IIe 1Midigan hailj Ann ArborMichigan _ www.michigandaily.com Weeks of speculation. Months of preparation. Years of tradition. It all comes down to ... OMORR Friday, November 17, 2006 UAAO demands society be more open TOP: Wolverine quarterback Chad Henne. BOTTOM: Buckeye leader and Heisman candidate Troy Smith. In hostile Horseshoe, Better than drinking everything on the line alone: Where to watch Threatens to kick out member groups By CHRISTINA HILDRETH Daily News Editor The debate over the senior soci- ety formerly known as Michigamua has flared up again. This time, entire student groups are at stake. United Asian American Orga- nizations, a congress of 37 Asian/ Pacific Islander student groups, passed a resolution last month insisting that the senior society meet five demands by the begin- ning of winter semester. If it does not, UAAO promised to oust two member groups - the South Asian Awareness Network and the Indian American Student Association. IASA president Gopal Pai and SAAN co-chair Ashish Shah are members of the society. The society denounced the reso- lution, calling it a "strong-arm tac- tic." For decades, the controversial society appropriated Native Ameri- can imagery and artifacts in rituals and various traditions, practices now decried as racist. The document, which was amended into UAAO's constitution, mandates that the society disclose a new name and a list of unabridged membership, issue a public apol- ogy to students of color on campus, implement an open meeting policy in which non-members are allowed to attend gatherings and dissolve the tapping system - the secret selection method used for genera- tions to choose new-members., Society members refused to say whether they are considering drop- ping the tap system. The society claims to have already met some of these demands. Last April, it announced the list of members of its last two classes and dropped the name Michigamua (it has not yet announced a new name). The society has also publicly apologized. In an article in the Feb. 21, 2000 issue of the University Record, Michigamua member Nick Delgado is quoted as apologizing to "mem- bers of the Native American and MORE ONLINE For complete statements from UAAOand the society formerly known as Michigamua, visit The Wire news blog at michigandaily.com. University communities to whom these actions have caused offense" at a University Board of Regents meeting. But UAAO said this is not enough. "Michigamua fails to prove to the campus community that they are no longer a racist establishment. The only way they could prove this is through transparency, a method they do not employ at this time," UAAO executive board members wrote in a statement. "Because of this lack of transparency, United Asian American Organizations has taken steps to ensure the safety of the student of color community to which we belong." UAAO said the amendment was "one of the few tangible ways through which we could take action against the group formerly known as Michigamua." Should the society fail to meet the demands and UAAO suspend IASA and SAAN, the two groups would be eligible to reapply for membership - as long as they can prove their leaders no longer have ties to the society. Members of IASA declined to comment for this article, but it appears their group does not intend to force Pai, the group's president, to quit the society. It also seems unlikely that they will force him to resign. SAAN has no intentions of bar- ring its leaders from the society, said Shah, SAAN co-chair and soci- ety member. "At this time, SAAN's central planning team has decided to give the opportunity to the organization formerly known as Michigamua to implement the changes it promised last year," he said. In April 2005, SAAN forced then co-chair Neal Pancholi to resign after discovering his society mem- bership. A person familiar with the pro- ceedings, who was granted ano- nymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, said SAAN's deci- sion severely affected attendance at their annual conference. See UAAO, page 7A Players brace for deafening crowd By STEPHANIE WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor It's hard to imagine a game with more on the line than tomorrow's showdown between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan. An outright Big Ten title. A possible Heisman Trophy for the winning team's offensive star (Ohio State's Troy Smith and Michigan's Mike Hart). And, most important, a berth in the National Championship game. With so much at stake, the mania surrounding college foot- ball's greatest rivalry has never been bigger. And the Wolverines know they're goingto hear it from Buck- eye fans as soon as they set foot in Columbus for the 103rd meeting between the teams. "We're not going to have many fans there ... so it's just us against the whole stadium, pretty much," senior co-cap- tain LaMarr Woodley said. "We know it's going to be rowdy. From the bus ride, it's always loud. ... When you get 4 off the bus, they're yelling. When you're on the field, they're yell- See GAME, By AMANDA MARKOWITZ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO and DREW PHILP GO TO A BAR Daily StaffReporters Are you bored of sitting in your empty house watching football games alone? Tired of trying to push through a mob of people for a cup of flavorless keg beer at a Saturday-morning tailgate? You need not fret. Here's a list of a few places to watch Saturday's big game against Ohio State: THEARENA Where: East Washington Street and South Fourth Ave- nue When: Doors open at 11 a.m. Owner Gordon Loll said he expects people to be waiting outside before then, so get there early. Bars aren't the only places to watch the epic clash on Satur- day. You can always opt out of the crowded bar scene. LSA junior Jer- emy Nolan said he will spend the game with close friends. He plans to host a group of buddies at his spa- cious apartment and avoid rowdy crowds at the bar. LSA junior Nadia Stecker said packed bars are not for her. Sheswill also entertain friends at home. One thing is certain: Wherever you go to watch the game, whether you're equipped with fake lDs or red cups, you won't find a matchup like this for a long time. Why: The Arena has more than 30 regular televisions. On top of that, there are four high-defini- tion TVs, three plasma TVs and See WHERE TO WATCH, page 7A Facebook racial slur A HALF-BUILT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS targets foe of Prop Increase in campus racial DON'T STAY SILENT 2 harassment reported after Proposal 2's passage By ALEX DZIADOSZ Daily StaffReporter There's a word in our language with a peculiar amount of power. It's a word that gets attention fast. Last week, Business School senior John Andrews, who was checking his Facebook. '0 com profile between classes in the lower levels of the Ross School of Business's Executive Residence, found that word at the end of a message. The message was in response to his pro- file picture, which shows a map of Michi- gan and the words "No on 2" printed in forceful red. It began, "no on 2 eh??? im a WOMAN and i say YES on 2!!!!!" Students can report instances of harass- ment to the Hate and Bias Report Line at 734-615-2427 or fill out an incident report form at ww.urespect.umich.edu/reportform. html. It ended, "you must be a nigger." Andrews, who is black, is no stranger to unsolicited messages. During the 2004- 2005 varsity basketball season, he saw playing time as a walk-on point guard. But aside from the occasional jab at his ball handling, the e-mails he received were supportive. "Nothing like this," he said. After reading the message, he let the word simmer for a moment. "I was taken aback," he said. "It took me a few minutes just to work through those emotions." The message was sent from a Facebook See HATE MAIL, page 7A Students did their part to build house - but others did not By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter This holiday season, while most students are yearn- ing for new clothes,, the lat- est iPod or a PlayStation 3, a local family's wish to have a roof over its head might go unfulfilled. Every year, students from the Ross School of Busi- ness raise money and build a house for an underprivileged family through Habitat for Humanity. This year, the project hasn't gone smoothly. The University's two Habitat for Humanity chap- ters raise between $25,000 and $30,000 each year. They combine that with a contri- bution fromthe HuronValley chapter to fund the construc- tion of a new home. The Huron Valley chap- ter usually arranges about $25,000 worth of cash and materials in donations from various sponsors. This year, the students raised their share of the money. The Huron Valley chapter did not. Sarah Stanton, executive director of the Huron Valley chapter, said every year the money "comes in pieces and parts." This year, the puzzle didn't fit together. The money just didn't come in, Stanton said. Some See HOUSE, page 7A Business School senior John Andrews received a Facebook.com message that used a racial slur to decry his opposition to Proposal 2. 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