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appears in stem cell ads

NEW YORK (AP) - The symp-
toms of Parkinson's disease that all
but ended Michael J. Fox's acting
career are makinghim apowerfully
vulnerable campaign pitchman for
five Democrats who support stem
cell research.
In 30-second TV ads for Rep.
Benjamin L. Cardin, who is running
for 4he Senate in Maryland, Senate
candidate Claire McCaskill in Mis-
souri and Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle,
Fox shakes and rocks as he directly
addresses the camera, the effects of
his disease clearly apparent.
In the McCaskill ad,.which has
been viewed by more than1 million
people on YouTube.com, Fox tells
voters, "What you do in Missouri
mattes to millions of Americans.
Americans like me."
Fox was considering appearing
with several political candidates
who support stem cell research
around the country.
Celebrities have a long history of
supporting political candidates. But
there's no question that Fox, who
campaigned for John Kerry in the
2004 presidential race, is uniquely
suited as a spokesman for embry-
onic stem cell research, which
some scientists believe could aid in
discovering treatments or cures to
Parkinson's and other diseases.
"The reason thathe's powerful is
thathe's comparatively young," says
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director
for the University of Pennsylvania's

Annenberg Public Policy Center.
"As a result, a lot of people in that
age range can look at him and say,
'If that can happen to him, it can
happen to me."'
Jamieson notes that the issue of
stem cell research has the potential
to be an advantage to Democrats in
the upcoming midterm elections
since polls have shown the major-
ity of Americans favor some form
of stem cell research. The risk, she
adds, is that the ads could appear
as using Fox's hopes for a cure for
political gain, as some claimed was
the case when the paralyzed actor
Christopher Reeve lobbied for stem
cell research before his death in
2004.
Parkinson's disease is a chronic,
progressive disorder of the central
nervous system that leaves patients
increasingly unable to control their
movements. In his ads, Fox shows a
remarkable nakedness that recalls
Dick Clark's appearance last Dec. 31
on ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve,"
displaying the effects of his debili-
tating stroke a year prior.
Fox was diagnosed with Par-
kinson's in 1991 and revealed his
condition publicly in 1998. In 2000,
the "Spin City" and "Back to the
Future" star quit full-time act-
ing because of his symptoms and
founded the Michael J. Fox Foun-
dation for Parkinson's Research,
which has raised millions of dol-
lars.

He has since acted sporadi-
cally in smaller roles, such as in a
several-episode guest appearance
earlier this year on ABC's "Boston
Legal," playing a business tycoon
with cancer. For that role and oth-
ers, Fox generally has sought to
control his movements, though his
illness was evident. He told The
Associated Press in January that
one long scene was physically tax-
ing and that because of Parkinson's
disease, he "can't show up with a
game plan."
In the same interview, Fox said
he felt sympathy for Clark, who
received a mixed reaction for his
New Year's appearance.
Similarly, some have criticized
Fox's ads as exploitive. Conserva-
tive radio commentator Rush Lim-
baugh claimed Fox was "either off
his medication or acting" during
the ad.
Others defend Fox's aggres-
sive campaigning for a Parkinson's
cure.
Dr. John Boockvar, a neurosur-
geon and assistant professor at
Weill Cornell Medical Center at
New York's Presbyterian Hospital,
called Limbaugh's claim that Fox
was acting "ludicrous." Boockvar
said those with Parkinson's have
"on" and "off" spells.
"Ifthereis one single diseasethat
has the highest potential for benefit
from stem cell research," Boockvar
said Tuesday, "it's Parkinson's."

for decades.
The society also allegedly violated
a1989 agreementtostopusingNative
American culture. In 2000, the Uni-
versity kicked Michigamua out of its
home in the tower of the Michigan
Union for the alleged breach.
"We are in agreement with the
Native American Student Associa-
tionwho statedthey'officially with-
hold support, both now and into the
future, from any organization that
maintains ties to Michigamua,' "

Perkins and Johnson wrote.
Last December, the Native Amer-
ican Student Association asked
campus progressive and cultural
groups to sign a statement cutting
all ties with the society.
"Since 1902, Michigamua has
a documented history of dis-
crimination, racism and cultural
appropriation," the statement said.
"Michigamua has also been repeat-
edly deceitful and noncompliant in
both inter-community dialogues
and official University contracts
and agreements. This behavior
runs counter to our organizational
mission and commitment to a safe,
respectful campus community."

Saunders said this policy does
more harm than good.
"The society has been one of the
most diverse organizations on cam-
pus for a long time, and it is impor-
tant that this diversity continue to
include black community leaders,
as it has for decades," Saunders
said. "By expelling and harassing
students of color affiliated with the
society, are they trying to turn it
into an all-white organization?"
- Although Daily Editor in
Chief Donn M. Fresard usually
edits articles on the front page,
he did not edit this story because
of his membership in the group.


ARRINGTON
From page 1
After the game, Carr comment-
ed on the legal situation.
"There's an issue and I'm not
going to discuss it, except to say
that I take any allegation of this
type very seriously," Carr said.
"But I do not think the allegation is
supported by the facts."
Arrington's attorney, Chris East-
hope, told The Ann Arbor News
that the case is not all the police
report makes it out to be.
"Mr. Arrington didn't assault
this woman, and she is dumb-
founded how this even became a
domestic violence charge," East-
hope said.
Easthope, who is also a Demo-
cratic member of City Council, did
not return repeated phone calls

from The Michigan Daily.
The incident occurred the day
before the away game at Penn
State.
"I was first informed that there
was an issue mid-week," Michigan
coach Lloyd Carr said through ath-
letic department spokesman Bruce
Madej on Monday. "This is a new
issue and if he was drinking, I have
to find that out, and it is a team
issue. And we handle team issues
internally."
Arrington has recently seen an
increased role in the passing game
with star wideout Mario Manning-
ham out with a knee injury.
The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, native
has caught 25 passes for 357 yards
and four touchdowns.
The past few years have seen
several suspensions of Michi-
gan athletes stemming from legal
problems. The previous repercus-
sions may shed some light on what

Arrington's future holds.
Two years ago, point guard Dan-
iel Horton faced domestic abuse
charges after allegedly pushing his
girlfriend. Originally suspended
indefinitely, Horton sat out the
remainder of the season when he
pled guilty to the charges.
Defensive tackle Larry Harri-
son was involved in the last major
legal incident concerning the foot-
ball team.
Charged with indecent expo-
sure in December, 2004, Harrison
was found guilty of being a sexu-
ally delinquent person along with
the original charge. Carr suspend-
ed Harrison indefinitely immedi-
ately following the arraignment
that December, a year before the
conviction.
- The Associated Press
contributed to this report.


DEBIT
Hurricane Paul weakens of From

facilities that are under investiga-
tion. Aramark spokeswoman Sarah
Jarvis said the company is cooper-
atingfullywith Michiganand is not
a targetofthe investigation.
The amount of money stolen
ranges from petty sums to several

thousand dollars to entire checking
accounts wiped out, Brown said.
"It's real sad because people
are here because of their loved
ones," Lewis said. "A lot of them
can't even afford to be eating here
in the first place."

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University contracts to provide
food services to the hospital dining

Mexico's Pacific coast


SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico
(AP) - Hurricane Paul weakened
to a tropical storm yesterday as it
headed toward the southern tip
of the Baja California peninsula,
whipping up high surf that left one
person dead and another missing in
the resort region.
Paul's maximum sustained
winds fell to near 45 mph and the
storm was expected to weaken fur-
ther before making landfall south
of Los Cabos early Wednesday, the
U.S. National Hurricane Center in
Miami said.
Forecasters warned, however,

that the storm could still dump up
to 10 inches of rain in the moun-
tains on Mexico's mainland, caus-
ing severe flooding.
Paul'smaximumsustainedwinds
had reached 110 mph on Monday,
making it a Category 2 hurricane. It
was the third hurricane to threaten
the Pacific coast's resort areas this
season.
Late yesterday, Paul was 130
miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas
on southernmost Baja California,
and about 300 miles southwest of
Mazatlan on the mainland. It was
moving northeast at 14 mph. A trop-

ical storm warning was in effect for
the tip of Baja.
A 23-year-old Mexican fisher-
man died Monday after he slipped
off rocks being battered by the
rough sea in the coastal com-
munity of Todos Santos, north of
Los Cabos, said Baja California
Sur civil defense director Jose
Gajon.
Off the coast of Cabo San Lucas,
officials were searching for the
body of an American man who was
swept away by the waves while he
was walking along the beach with
his wife and sister.

DAAP
From page 1
their absence was due to illness, an
exam or deaths in their families.
Two of the five prominent
DAAP members, LSA Rep. Nicole
Campbell and Law School Rep.
Israel Moya, resigned earlier in the
semester. Public Health Rep. Katie
Taylor resigned recently and Rack-
ham representatives Ben Royal
and Kate Stenvig have not attended
meetings or contacted MSA.
Royal, who was re-elected to his
position last March, did not return
calls for comment. MSAVice Presi-
dent Justin Paul said that up until
this semester, both Royal and Sten-
vig had been "very active."
Stenvig is working in Wash-
ington as a national organizer for
the radical pro-affirmative action
group By Any Means Necessary,
which has strong ties to DAAP.
She is organizing the participa-
tion of BAMN chapters across the
nation in a march on Washington
to defend the Supreme Court deci-
sion Brown v. Board of Education.

The march is slated for Dec. 4, the
day the Supreme Court will hear
oral arguments on two school inte-
gration cases, which Stenvig said
could segregate schools and chal-
lenge affirmative action programs
nationwide.
"This is kind of everything," she
said. "Which is why I'm in D.C."
As for her MSA term, which
ends this semester, Stenvig said she
is not sure if she had told MSA she
would not be present this semes-
ter.
"I didn'treallythinkthatanyone
expected me to be there," she said.
"I think a lot of people thought I
was graduating. I have two classes
left that are independent study so
I didn't have any classes to take on
campus."
At the spring MSA election,
Stenvig ranunsuccessfully as pres-
idential candidate Monica Smith's
running mate.
Smith, perhaps the most vocal
of DAAP members, graduated last
year and is now at Wayne State Uni-
versity Law School. She is involved
in DAAP there but is "not really"
involved in Michigan's party.
"I think we are a party, but I'm

not sure that we're running this
time," she said of next month's
election.
In the . past, Campbell, Sten-
vig and Royal have succeeded in
getting MSA to pass resolutions
pertaining to Proposal 2, such as
last fall's resolution to support the
state's investigation into claims
that proponents ofthe ballot initia-
tive had used fraudulent methods
while collecting petition signa-
tures.
Paulsaid MSAhas passed anum-
ber of resolutions at the request
of DAAP members concerning
Proposal 2 or the Michigan Civil
Rights Initiative, and he is unsure
as to why many DAAP members
have not come to meetings.
"I don't know why they haven't
been attending," he said. "Obvious-
ly if you're running for a student-
elected position, you should be
fulfilling your duties as an elected
representative and part of those
duties are attending MSA meet-
ings."
After a representative is official-
ly kicked out, their school's student
government is responsible for find-
ing a replacement.

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For Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006
ARIES
(March 21 Ia April 19)
Intimate relationships are passionate
now. Your feelings are very intense. You
want your experiences to transcend ordi-
nary reality. (Good luck; we all put our
pants on one leg at a time.)
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
Casual relationships might become
committed partnerships now. (Be still,
my beating heart.) Things could defi-
nitely hr heating up for you.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
One of the reasons you can get a lot
done now is that co-workers are
extremely supportive. Not only are they
willing to help you, they're willing to
follow your suggestions as well.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
This is an unusually romantic, playful
time for you. Enjoy working with chil-
dren. Express your creative talents. Slip
away on a vacation. It's all about
indulging yourself now!
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
Increased chaos or activity at home
might be stressful, but you have plans to
improve things! You want to make
where you live look more beautiful.
(You love your home.)
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Your ability to sell, influence, market,
persuade or teach is marvelous today.
You're so convincing! (A good product
always sells itself.)
LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
You adore beautiful things. Today,
you're excited about a special purchase.
You're spending money on something
quite lovely for yourself or loved ones.

SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
This is a great day to hay wardrobe
items You will instinctivelywchoose
something that looks good on you.
Social discussions with partners and
friends are pleasant.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
You'll be pleased to have a quiet
momentito yourself today, especially if it
is outdoors isa beautiful place. (You like
the freedom of having nothing but sky
overhead.)
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
This is truly a great day to schmooze
with friends. You genuinely enjoy the
company of someone (perhaps even a
group), and vice versa. You will like
talking to someone who's special to you.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
Discussions with the head honcho (or
a parent) will flow easily today. Others
feel well-disposed to you. You might ask
for a favor and get the answer you want.
(Try it.)
PISCES
(Feb. 19 to March 20)
Political, religious and philosophical
debates intrigue you today. You might
also, have a good time with someone
from a very different background from
yours.
YOU BORN TODAY You have a mar-
velous imagination! You just need to
find the right format for the expression
of your ideas and visions. You want an
orderly support system that is reliable so
you can perform to your best ability.
Family and loved ones know they can
depend on you. You will enjoy more
solitude in the year ahead so that you can
learn something exciting and fresh.
Birthdate of: Pablo Picasso, artist;
Anne Tyler, novelist; Tracy Nelson,
actress.

CHICAGO (AP) - The biggest
study ever to look at the side effects
of flu shots in children confirmed
that the vaccine is safe for babies
and toddlers.
Researchers studied 45,000 U.S.
children and found almost no side
effects requiring medical treat-
mentduring the six weeks after the
youngsters were vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention estimates that
more than 90 children under 5 die
of the flu each season.
Flu vaccine has a good safety
record, the researchers wrote,
though some formulations have
been linked to Guillain-Barre syn-
drome, a rare paralyzing disorder.
With the shots now recom-
mended for all children younger

than 5, the findings are reassur-
ing, said Dr. William Schaffner,
an infectious-disease specialist at
Vanderbilt University who was not
involved in the study.
"Linus had a security blanket,
and this is a huge security blanket,"
Schaffner said. "This is a comfort
to all providers, parents and poli-
cymakers that we can move ahead
with great, great confidence."
Researchers found a few more
cases of mild nausea and diarrhea
than expected within the first
two weeks after the shot, but the
numbers were extremely low con-
sidering the thousands of children
studied: 13 cases.
After their flu shots, the children
were less likely to get treated for
upper respiratory tract and ear infec-

tions. That could have been because
parents feltreassured that the symp-
toms were notsigns of flu, said study
co-author Dr. Simon Hambidge, an
investigator at Kaiser Permanente
Colorado's clinical research unit.
The federally funded study
appears in today's Journal of the
American Medical Association
"This is really reassuring for
parents and for doctors who want
to protect children from what's a
pretty nasty disease," Hambidge
said. "We know children in this
age group gethospitalized for com-
plications of influenza as much as
elderly adults do."
Nine of the study's 19 co-authors
reported financial ties to vaccine
manufacturers, but the industry
had no direct role inthe study.

Classified documents found at
home of Los Alamos scientist

WASHINGTON (AP) - A drug
bust at atrailer park in New Mexico
turned up what appeared to be clas-
sified documents taken from the
Los Alamos nuclear weapons labo-
ratory, authorities said yesterday.
Local police found the docu-
ments while arresting a man sus-
pected of domestic violence and
dealingmethamphetamine fromhis
mobile home, said Sgt. Chuck Ney
of the Los Alamos, N.M., Municipal
Police Department. The documents
were discovered during a search of
the man's records for evidence of
his drugbusiness, Ney said.
Police alerted the FBI to the
secret documents, which agents
traced back to a woman linked to
the drug dealer, officials said. The
woman is a contract employee at
Los Alamos National Laboratory,
according to an FBI official who
spoke on condition of anonymity
because of the sensitive nature of
the case.
The official would not describe

the documents except to say that
they appeared to contain classi-
fied material and were stored on a
computer file.
FBI special agent Bill Elwell
in Albuquerque, N.M., confirmed
that a search warrant was execut-
ed on Friday night in connection
with the classified documents, but
he refused to discuss details.
"We do have an investigation
with regard to the matter, but our
standard is we do not discuss pend-
ing investigations," Elwell said.
A spokesman for the Los Alamos
National Laboratory, in Los Ala-
mos, N.M., declined to comment.
Los Alamos has a history of
high-profile security problems
in the past decade, with the most
notable the case of nuclear scien-
tist Wen Ho Lee. After years of
accusations, Lee pleaded guilty
in a plea bargain to one count of
mishandling nuclear secrets at
the lab.
In 2004, the lab was essential-
A

ly shut down after an inventory
showed that two computer disks
containing nuclear secrets were
missing. A year later the lab con-
cluded that it was just a mistake
and the disks never existed.
But the incident highlighted
sloppy inventory control and
security failures at the nuclear
weapons lab. And the Energy
Department began moving toward
a five-year program to create a so-
called diskless environment at
Los Alamos to prevent any clas-
sified material being carried out-
side the lab.
Even though Los Alamos is now
under new management, Danielle
Brian, executive director of the
watchdoggroup Project onGovern-
ment Oversight, said the lab has not
done much to clean up its act.
"Los Alamos has always seemed
to be rewarded for its screw-ups,"
Brian said. "We're waiting with
bated breath to see if anything has
changed."

; 2006 King FeaUes Syndicate. Inc.

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