2A - Monday, November 19, 2007 Y: dates WEDNESDAY: Explained THURSDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: The Extremist Once again, no Rhodes Scholars from 'U' TV4PN TE ('PO JnW The winners of this year's Rhodes next fivey Scholarships were announced Satur- have roug day and, for the third year in a row, no years. University of Michigan students were The to among them. for witha One Michigan resident did win, makingn though. Brett Masters, a senior at ally. Princeton University, who hails from The st Charlotte, won an award and plans to 434,000 study medieval history and literature five mon at Oxford. be placed The schools with the most winners 600,000s were the University of Chicago and institutio Stanford University, with three win- ners each. A student from Ohio State A B University won one, while two stu- Everyy dents from St. Olaf College, a small to a close liberal arts college in Northfield, pep rallyc Minn., won the prestigious awards. of that pe an effigy SHOWING INITIATIVE Universit Dissatisfied with the rising cost Clemson' of an education at California's public But aft universities, California college stu- month in dents have filed a ballot initiative that and oneC would prevent the University of Cali- Clemson fornia and the California State Univer- be inappri sity system from raising tuition for the ditional b CRIME NOTES 'U 'student immediately ca U S Ren Ltance and was t: assaulted by University Hos iPod stol OSU fan vehicle WHERE: Michigan Stadium WHERE: Thaye WHEN: Saturday at about 3:40 WHEN: Fridaya p.m. p.m. WHAT: An Ohio State WHAT: The vi fan assaulted a Univer- that his car win sity of Michigan student, the tered and his iP Department of Public Safety DPS reported.' reported. The victim was victim estimate treated at the first aid station on the car and t near the stadium. A first aid to be about $40 employee notified DPS of the situation. Chemica Employee falls, in room dislocates WHERE: West{ years. Fees at the two schools hly doubled over the last five ition freeze would be paid a 1 percent tax on taxpayers more than $1 million annu- tudents would need about signatures within the next nths for the initiative to d on the ballot. There are students at Cal and Cal State ins. REAK WITH TRADITION year, as football season comes Clemson University holds a called "Big Thursday." As part p rally, students usually burn of Cocky, the mascot of the y of South Carolina, which is s in-state archrival. er a fire at a beach house last which six South Carolina Clemson student were killed, officials decided that would opriate and cancelled the tra- urning of the rooster mascot. "We look forward to having the tra- ditional Big Thursday come back next year, but this year was definitely not the right time," said Anastasia Thy- roff, a Clemson senior and co-chair of the rally's organizing committee, in a statement released by the University. 'U' ON NOTICE College officials have voiced con- cern about a clause in the Higher Edu- cation Act, up for reauthorization in Congress, that would create a "watch list" of colleges that have instituted above-average tuition increases. They say circumstances beyond their control often lead to the increas- es. The University of Michigan, for instance, has raised tuition in response to declining state funding. Other measures have been proposed to curb the risingcost ofrcollege tuition. Rep. Michael Castle (R-Del) proposed an amendment that would cut federal funding for student aid to colleges that don't reverse their tuition increases, Inside Higher Ed reported. 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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES lled for assis- reated at the pital. en from er Carport at about 6:40 ctim reported ndow was shat- dnl(n tlr- Salsa lessons WHAT:A free set of specialized salsa dance lessons called Rueda de Casinothatrequire no part- ner or dance experience WHO: M-Salsa WHEN: Today from 7 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Ballroom roa was stolen, Together the Talk on violence ed the damage the stolen iPod and the British D0. l1 spills meia p.m. WHERE: 1014 Tisch Hall Free, anonymous HIV testing WHAT: A free and anony- mous offer of HIV testing from the counselor of the HIV and Aids Resource Center WHO: Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs WHEN: Today from 6 to 8 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, Room 3200 CORRECTIONS . An editorial in Thursday's edition of the Daily (Misfire) erroneously stated that state law prohibits guns on campus. Guns are prohibited on cam- pus by a University ordinance. . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently aired a new cam- paign video co-starring Chuck Norris, The Associated Press reported. The video is called "Chuck Norris Approved," and first aired during "Fox News Sunday" while Huckabee was doing an interview on the show. Britney Spears's new album, "Blackout," was No. 1 on both U.S. and European pop charts last week. >>FOR MORE, SEE PAGE 5A Monkeys are wreaking havoc in India, The Asso- ciated Press reported. Hundreds of monkeys have been seen stealing various items from citizens in various Indian cities. Some have com- plained that the simians are sometimes turning aggressive against humans. Ouad shoulder WHERE: Executive Residence WHEN: Friday at about 12:30 p.m. WHAT: A University employ- ee fell and dislocated her shoulder, DPS reported. She WHEN: Friday at about 12 p.m. WHAT: Twenty-five grams of a chemical were spilled in a room during an experiment, DPS reported. It was cleaned up bythe Occupational Safety and Environmental Health staff, and there are no reports of injuries. WHAT: University of Chicago Prof. Adrian Johns discusses his new book, "Death of a Pirate: Murder and Media in the 1960s," which details the death of a pirate radio station boss who committed murder and how that altered the land- scape of British media WHO: Science, Technology and Society Program WHEN: Today from 4 to 5:30 Rescuers search for cyclone survivors DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) of thousands of homes in south- country works to recover. - Hundreds of thousands of sur- west Bangladesh on Thursday The government scrambled vivors were stuck Saturday behind and ruined much-needed crops Saturday to join international roads blocked by fallen trees, iron just before harvest season in this agencies and local officials in the roofs and thick sludge as rescue impoverished, low-lying South rescue mission, deploying military workers fought to reach towns Asian country. More than a mil- helicopters, thousands of troops along Bangladesh's coast that were lion coastal villagers were forced and naval ships. ravaged by a powerful cyclone that to evacuate to government shel- Rescuers trying to get food and killed at least 1,723 people. ters, water to people stranded by flood- Tropical Cyclone Sidr, the The official death toll rose to ing struggled to clear roads that deadliest storm to hit the coun- 1,723 and authorities feared the were so bad they said they'll have try in a decade, destroyed tens figure could rise further as the to return on bicycles. Drunk drivers crash into same store at same time HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Police say two men face drunken driving charges after los- ing control of their cars and simul- taneously driving into the same business. 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