The academic year through the lens of the Daily The Statement. F-(;R'\l i 46F N N \} l Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Beilein In as hoops coach Former WVU coach to be introduced today By MARK GIANNOTTO Daily Sports Writer Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin will hold a press conference today to introduce former West Virginia coach John Beilein as the new Michi- gan men's basketball coach. The announcement will end the 17-day search by Martin and a four-person advisory committee that began after for- mer coach Tommy Amaker was fired on March 17. "I am very pleased to announce John Beilein as our new head coach for the men's basketball program," Martin said in a written statement. "He is an individual with a great knowledge of the game. He is a proven winner. He is an extraordinary teacher of the game. He is a great basketball coach." In a somber afternoon meet- ing in Morgantown, W.Va. yes- terday, Beilein told his former team about his decision to come to Ann Arbor, said a source who 'as at the meeting but asked to remain anonymous because he is not allowed to speak to the press. The source said Beilein told his staff and players that money was not a factor in his decision, See COACH, Page 3A 12 students arrested in Fleming Protesters wanted 'U' to act on sweatshops By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor Campus police arrested 12 stu- dent activists yesterday after they refused to leave University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman's office in the Fleming Administration Build- ing when it closed at 5p.m. The protesters, who staged the sit-in as part of Students Organiz- ing for Labor and Economic Equal- ity's Sweatfree Campaign, were all released later last night. They were demanding that the Univer- sity toughen its labor standards for suppliers producing University- licensed apparel. Administrators didn't interfere with the students or ask them to leave until the office closed, pro- testers said. At about 5:20 p.m., Dean of Stu- dents Sue Eklund and Gary Krenz, special counsel to the president, gave the students a final warn- ing before waiting Department of Public Safety officers entered the office to arrest the students' "I want to make sure that an arrest this evening feels like this is the best decision to help your cause," Eklund told the protesters. Everyone remaining in the building, including news report- ers, was then warned that if they did not vacate the building imme- diatelythey risked arrest. Before taking the students into custody, police again gave each protester the option of leaving the building. Meanwhile, about 40 SOLE sup- porters circled the building chant- See ARRESTS, Page 3A PHOTOS ON TOP AND BOTTOM LEFT BY ZACHARY MEISNER; PHOTO ON BOTTOM BIGHT 00 DEBREK BLUMK E/Daily TOP: LSA fresh- man Yousef Rabhi is escorted out of the Flem- iog Building yes- terday evening. BOTTOM LEFT: LSA junior Aria Everts is put into the back of a police car. BOTTOM RIGHT: Protesters post a sign on the door of University President Mary Sue Coleman's office yesterday. PROF. RICHARD BAILEY Professor in intensive care In MSA, a new way to train campus leaders Bailey was slated to retire at end of year By LAYLA ASLANI Daily StaffReporter English Prof. Richard Bailey's lunch break came to a tragic end on March 13 when a car ran a red light, crashed into his Volvo and sent it flying into the front yard of a house on Pauline Boulevard. Bailey, who suffered bruised lungs, frac- tured ribs and a frac- tured pelvis, has been on a ventilator in intensive care at the Univer- sity Hospi- tal since the BAILEY crash. Bailey's wife, Julia Huttar Bai- ley, said the other driver crashed into the driver's side door of her husband's car and totaled it. Rich- ard Bailey had to be cut out of the wreckage by emergency person- nel, she said. Bailey's friend, who was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, escaped uninjured. Julia Huttar Bailey said prog- ress has been slow, but her hus- band is alert. Although he is unable to speak, he can mouth words, she said. A full recovery is expected after he goes through rehabilitation, and a release date has not been set. Because of the severity of his injuries, his doctors have discour- aged friends from visiting him in the hospital. As an alternative, the family has set up an online blog where friends can read updates by Bailey's wife and son, Andrew, who flew in from England to be with his father. Richard Bailey left the Univer- sity last semester after teaching for more than 40 years. He will officially retire at the end of this year. Julia Huttar Bailey, a self- described optimist, said there is a bright side to the timing of her husband's accident. "He's not missing his classes at least," she said. "But he's got books to write and projects." Ernesto Medina, an Episcopal pastor and friend of Bailey's who flew in from Los Angeles after the accident, described the hospital room. "I swear, there must be over 200 cards here," said Medina, who is the godfather of Bailey's 8- year-old daughter, Oceana. "The nurse said she doesn't even get that much at Christmas." Another friend, English Prof. Anne Curzan, said she has visited Bailey to keep him up to date on news from the department and to pass along messages from col- leagues. "We want to see him back in Angell Hall," Curzan said. Bailey mentored Curzan when she attended the University as a See PROF, Page 3A Internship program to train students in leadership, campus politics By ARIKIA MILLIKAN Daily StaffReporter It may not be a gig at Goldman Sachs, but the Michigan Student Assembly is planning an unpaid internship during the school year for first-year students to learn the ropes of student government. At last night's meeting, the assembly passed a resolution to establish the MSA Intern Pro- gram Select Committee. The com- mittee will establish and oversee the recruitment and selection of interns who will be trained in lead- ership, campus politics and how to work on student government proj- ects. The first class of interns are slat- ed'to start when school resumes in the fall. The idea for an internship com- mittee came from observing other student governments at the Asso- ciation for Big Ten Students confer- ence, which some members of MSA attended in January. In an interview after the meet- ing, MSA vice president Moham- mad Dar said the intern program would have a dual effect - help new students become more involved with campus and provide a more experienced MSA for the student body. "A well structured intern pro- gram is a really good way to teach students about how to get work DEREK BLUMKE/Da Mohammad Dar, vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, with gavel in hand during last night's meeting. The group passed a resolution tostart an MSA internship program done," said Dar, who is also the executive director of the Asso- ciation for Big Ten Students, an umbrella organization for student government groups at other uni- versities in the Big Ten. Dar said other student organiza- tions could also potentially benefit from the program. He said an intern from Ohio State's student govern- ment program went on to serve as the president of Dance Marathon there. The interns might also serve on MSA committees, Dar said. Representatives on the assembly will mentor interns by coaching them on organizing events and giv- ing effective leadership tips. "It's almost like planning aclass," he said. Dar said.he expects the chair for the intern committee to be selected at next week's meeting, and the majority of preparation will be car- ried out this summer. During the meeting, assembly, members said they were expect- ing a high turnout for the intern- ship positions after seeing a great deal of interest in the Assembly expressed by new students each year. "This just came as a really good way to take the enthusi- asm and desire to work that new students have and put them in a more structured environment," Dar said. To ensure that the committees' efforts are noticed, Dar said he plans to "ramp up" advertising for the internships. 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