2 - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
MONDAY:
In Other Ivory TowersE
A birthdv
It was somebody's birthday last
Thursday, or so says the clump of girls
that have stumbled into NYPD on
South University Avenue after all the
bars have closed.
"It's (Birthday Girl's) birthday!"
announces one girl. The giddy gang
begins belting out the birthday song
over celebratory slices.
A group of guys - draped in over-
sized jackets and looking young enough
for me to guess they're still enrolled in
Pioneer High School classes - saunter
over to the girls.
One says, "OK, Stevie Wonder ver-
sion!" and, on cue, they all start ser-
enading "Ha-ppy birth-day to you-" for
the birthday girl.
In case you're unfamiliar, the Stevie
Wonder version is infinitely better than
the classic version. The girls cheer after
the guys finish, and the spontaneous
singers make their way out of the res-
taurant under the eyes of onlookers.
Probably perceiving the skepticism,
though, one of the guys yells, "Yeah, we
go here," finally adding "I'll show you
WEDNESDAY:
The Extremist
THURSDAY:
Explained
FRIDAY:
Before You Were Here
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my MCard. We go here."
KIMBERLY CHOU
Themed realization
When I walked into the party and
was greeted by several of my friends I
got a confidence boost.
"Great sweater!" one friend said. The
others agreed - it was a great sweater.
A couple minutes into the party, I
began to notice other people's cloth-
ing. "Why is everyone wearing plaid?"
I asked.
"It's a 90s party," my friend respond-
ed. "Wait, you didn't dress up for it?"
No, I hadn't known.
Shamefaced, I diverted my eyes to
my Keds and pondered what it meant to
be mistaken for a caricature of 1996.
JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN
A strange bus ride
I boarded a University bus for the
member ELECTIONEERING
first time last week. It was crowded x
beyond capacity and I found myself
without a seat, unbalanced and - at
5'1" - a bit too short.g
I barely reached the handrail. The
bus lurched forward, causing me to
crash backwards into a body behind
me. ,
At the next stop, I propelled for-
ward into another unsuspecting stu-
dent. I faced my new acquaintance and
smiled weakly.
"Sorry," I said. She flashed a thin .
smile before returning to the groove of -"
her iPod. 21M
I quickly found a new place to stand
since this one obviously wasn't work-
ing. As it turned out, the next seat didn't
work, either. I crashed into a pole andt
onto the floor. I brought myself up with
as much dignity as I could muster.
After regaining my composure, this
time I held tight, waiting for Pierpont
Commons. It wasn't until the bus CLIF tREEDER/Daly
pulled in front of C.C. Little again that LSAseniors Caroiioe Hogan and Kyle Suttoo and LSA
junior Kim Loveli hit the Diat yesterday to persuade
I realized I had missed my stop. students to vote uncommitted in today's primary to
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NIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
WHAT, DO
IHODESIMARSHALL/MITCHELL'
SCHOLARS
DO AFTER THEIR STUDIES
Well, this guy became
~.0..president.
What will you do?
Anything you want.
You've written your own game
plan so far in life. Why not take
it one step further and become
a Rhodes, Marshall, or Mitchell
Scholar?
COKE
From Page 1
The report also says the compa-
ny met all governmental pollution
and water quality standards. But in
some cases, the report says, Coke
failed to meet its own stricter qual-
ity standards.
The India investigation repre-
sents one half of the University's
original dispute with the soft-drink
giant. Students also lobbied the Uni-
versity to cut the contracts because
of alleged human rights violations
in the treatment of union workers
at a Colombian bottling plant.
In response to the student cam-
paign, the University's Dispute
Review Board agreed to look into
the alleged violations. In June 2005,
the Board reported it had found evi-
dence that Coke's practices in both
countries violated the code.
The University didn't renew its
contract with Coke when it lapsed
at the end of 2006 because Coke
failed to meet a deadline to appoint
an independent investigator to look
into the allegations.
After a four-month suspension,
the University reinstated its con-
tracts in April 2006 after the com-
pany agreed to two third-party
investigations in Colombia and
India,
The investigations missed sever-
al deadlines set by the University's
Dispute Review Board. The initial
deadline for the reports to be com-
pleted was April 30, 2007.
LIEBERMAN
From Page 1
a job in Michigan when they gradu-
ate from college?" he said. "When
I go cast a ballot for John McCain
tomorrow, it's not just because of
him getting elected as president. It's
because I want a job here in Michi-
gan."
Lieberman said McCain was the
best candidate to boost the state's
struggling economy.
"The auto industry, no pun
intended, really is and has been
the engine that drives the Ameri-
can economy," he said. "With John
McCain, that engine is not going to
slow, it's going to speed up."
The latest Reuters poll shows
McCain holding a three-point lead
over Romney in Michigan.
McCain supporters in attendance
were excited about the senator's
potential to win votes not just from
Republicans, but also Democrats
Peggy Norgren, associate vice
president for finance, said she's
received no indication of when the
investigation in Colombia will be
complete.
The International Labour Orga-
nization, a branch of the United
Nations that monitors human and
labor rights standards, is conduct-
ing that inquiry.
Norgren said the investigation
was initially delayed because the
ILO wanted to establish an office
in the Colombia before beginning
its work.
In a Jan. 11, 2008 letter to Timo-
thy Slottow, the University's chief
financial officer, Coke responded to
the TERI report and agreed to start
implementing the report's recom-
mendations including improving
the plants' water efficiency and
more rigorously evaluating existing
and future plants' water use.
According to a letter dated yes-
terday, signed by Slottow and Nor-
gren, the University has agreed to
continue its dealings with the com-
pany.
The letter says the University
considers the dispute concerning
India to be resolved, but that the
University's relationship with the
company is still dependent on the
Colombia investigation.
The University's direct contracts
with Coke total about $360,000,
Norgren said. The University also
has about a million dollars in con-
tracts with companies like vending
machine suppliers that contract
with Coke, she said.
Several students involved in the
and independents voting in today's
open primary.
Lieberman, the Democratic
vice presidential candidate . in
2000, pointed to McCain's bipar-
tisan approach to politics as the
reason he endorsed a presidential
candidate outside the Democratic
party.
"If you ask the question,
'what's a Democrat like me
doing in Michigan campaigning
for a Republican like McCain?,'
The answer is simple," Lieber-
man said. "No other candidate
in either of the political parties
is ready to become the president
that John McCain is."
Zack Zucker, an LSA junior
who attended the rally, said he's
not sure if he'll vote for McCain in
Michigan's primary, but thought
students should consider him
because of his ability to find com-
mon ground between an otherwise
divisive political system.
"John McCain really is a
Coke campaign said they'were not
impressed by the report's findings.
Neil Sardana, a Public Health
graduate student, said the report
won't affect the group's plans on
campus because water quality in
India was only one alleged violation
that concerned the group.
"This doesn't change the situa-
tion in Colombia," he said.
Coalition members have also
been critical of both investigations'
independence from Coke because
of what they say are financial ties
between the organizations and
Coke.
"We never saw them (TERI) as
a legitimate investigator in India,"
Sardana said.
LSA senior Lindsey Rogers, a
former campaign member who's
followed the issue since her fresh-
man year, said the report's findings
don't change her objections to the
company.
Rogers said that the report's
release may actually help to revive
the defunct campaign, which lost
momentum shortly after the Uni-
versity reinstated its contracts.
"This could be what's needed to
spark interest in this issue again,"
Rogers said.
The University will host a forum
to discuss the report tomorrow
fromIto 2:30 p.m. in room2105A of
the Michigan Union. Norgren and
Andrew Hoffman, a professor in
the Business School and the School
of Natural Resources and the Envi-
ronment, will present the report's
findings and take questions from
the audience.
'uniter,"' Zucker said. "He is one
of the few candidates that is will-
ing to work across the aisle to get
things done in Washington."
Andrew Boyd, an LSA junior
and the executive director of the
Michigan Federation of College
Republicans, said he supported
McCain because of his strong val-
ues.
"All the other candidates, com-
pared to McCain, lack experience,
they lack honesty and they lack
integrity," he said. "A lot of it comes
down to personal character."
McCaincampaignstaffers hinted
before the event that Lieberman's
speech would center on environ-
mental policy, but it focused more
heavily on McCain's national secu-
rity credentials and effectiveness as
a leader.
"Our friends will respect and
trust John McCain. And our ene-
mies of the world will fear him. And
that's the type of president America
needs today," Lieberman said.
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