2A - Wednesday, November 7, 2007
MONDAY:
In Other Ivory Towers
TUESDAY:
A'rbor Anecdotes
THURSDAY:
Before You Were Here
FRIDAY:
The Extremist
BEST SEAT ON THE BUS
Pressing issues
Phil Pochoda, director of the
University Press, said wheo he
tells people that he works for
the University Press, they often
assume that he works for anews-
paper or a printing press - not
that he's in the business of pub-
lishing books. .
That maybe because until the
recent headline-making con-
troversy surrounding the pub-
lication of Joel Kovel's book,
"Overcoming Zionism," not many
students had heard of the Univer-
sityPress.
So what does the University
Press do?
Pochoda said that out of 90 uni-
versitypresses nationwide, Michi-
gan's is within the top ten in size.
But Pochoda said it isn't uncom-
mon for university presses to go
largelyunnoticed by students.
The University Press was
CRIME NOTES
founded 77 years ago to dissemi-
nate scholarship, Pochoda said.
Research universities have an
obligation to sponsor, generate
and publish their findings, he said.
But most commercial publishing
companies shy away from publish-
ing scholarly works, because they
only reach a small audience and do
not bring much profit.
The only way to guarantee that
research got published was to
have a university press, Pochoda
explained.
The University of Michigan
Press, located at 839 Greene St.,
publishes about150 books per year
and has about 2,500 books cur-
rently in print.
Notable bestsellers this sea-
son have been "The Strategy of
Campaigning," which was co-
authored by Condoleezza Rice,
University Prof. David Halperin's
"What Do Gay Men Want" and
Ronald Magill Jr.'s "Chic Ironic
Bitterness."
Pochoda said the Univer-
sity Press specializes in certain
academic areas and routinely
publishes books in classics, eco-
nomics, theater studies and per-
formance, political: science and
cultural studies.
The University Press also has
a notably large English as a Sec-
ond Language department, he
said.
The University Press also pub-
lishes regional and historical
books that appeal to a wider audi-
ence than scholarly publications
might - like books about the state
of Michigan.
AMINA FARHA
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headed from North Campus to Central Campus. Of 50 stu-
dents that participated in an informal three-day Daily survey,
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Man arrested for
stealing 2 class
rings from Union
WHERE: Michigan Union
Bookstore
WHEN: Mondayat about 12:25
p.m.
WHAT: A man was arrested
after police found two class
rings and various other items
in his possession, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety report-
ed. The vendor selling class
rings from the Union Book-
store called DPS after seeing
the man steal two rings worth
$625. Police apprehended the
found him with the rings, two
iPods and a jaclet that didn't
belong to him.
the Ohio State game stolen, DPS
reported. The student said she
left the ticket in a day planner
and that it was onlyunattended
for five minutes.
Bike vandalized
near East Quad
WHERE: East Quad
WHEN: Monday at about 3:35
p.m.
WHAT: A female student '
claimed her bicycle was van-
dalized, DPS reported. An
unknown suspect disconnected
the brake line on the bicycle,
which was locked near Rast
uad. The victim also claimed a
bot wasmissing from the bike's
handlebars.
Food taken from
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES T G
Lectu.re on Free foreign
Le r . The city of Ann Arbor will
Detroit, Islam film screening conduct regularly sched-
uled trash pickups on
WHAT: A discussion led by
Andrew Shryock, a professor
of anthropology, that focuses
on Detroit and its connection
with Islam
WHO: Center for Middle
Eastern and North African
Studies
WHEN: Today at 3 p.m.
WHERE:1400 Chemistry
Building
Internship help
meeting
WHAT: An informational
session for students who are
thinking about applying for
internships in various fields
and want professional help
with their applications
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: Today from 5 to 6
p.m.
WHERE: Student Activities
Building, the Career Center,
Room 3200
WHAT: A Russian film that
details the rise of Soviet
social power in the 1920s
WHO: Center for Russian
and East European Studies
WHEN: Today from 7 to9
p.m.
WHERE: Angell Hall Audi-
torium A
CORRECTIONS
! A story on the front page
of yesterday's Daily (Court
set to hear benefits case)
said Prof. Michael Schoen-
feldt and his partner plan to
move to Baltimore. Though
Schoenfeldt is a plaintiff
in the lawsuit, he does not
plan to move to Baltimore.
The information and quo-
tations attributed to him
should have been attrib-
uted to Engineering Prof.
Michael Falk.
. Please report any error
in the Daily to correc-
tions@michigandaily.com.
Monday, even though it's Vet-
erans Day.
Jake Long, an offensive
lineman on the Michi-
gan football team, was
named a finalist for the Rota-
ry Lombardi Award, which is
given to the nation's best line-
man or linebacker. FOR MORE,
SEE PAGE 8A
The Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology has
filed a lawsuit against
famed architect Frank Gehry
for structural problems in a
building Gehry designed, The
Associated Press reported.
MIT had paid Gehry Partners
Inc. $15 million to design the
Stata Center, a building known
for its unusual angles.
Ohio State ticket cafeteria
stolen
WHERE: Duderstadt Building
WHEN: Monday at about 5 p.m.
WHAT: A female student
reported her football ticket for
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Monday at about 10:35
a.m.
WHAT: Someone stole a pair of
$3.99 chicken salad sandwiches
fro the University Hospital,
DPS reported.
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