2A- Monday, September 22, 2008
The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com
2A - Monday, September 22, 2008 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
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Well, forget calculus then...
A website run by a Yale Uni-
versity student promises to
predict the impact a class will
have on a student's grade-point
average, the Yale Daily News
reported.
The site, Gradificom, uses
an algorithm to determine
the grade a student will likely
receive from a course based on
the grades he received in previ-
ous classes. The developer, Yale
senior Dan Loewenherz, said the
site will feature a page for each
course offered that will include
grade distribution graphs, pro-
fessor reviews and a workload
comparison.
ASSAULT VICTIM
An internal investigation
found that the University of
Iowa failed to protect asupposed
victim of sexual assault, the Des
Moines Register reported.
Two former tows football
players were charged with sex-
CRIME NOTES
Two subjects
ual abuse and assault after bein1
accused of sexually assaultint
a female student-athlete. The3
are scheduled for trial on Nov
3.
The investigation found tha
University officials didn't tori
over certain documents for the
investigation and didn't provide
enough counseling for tbe vic-
tim, who said she became sub-
ject to intimidation by fellov
student-athletes on campus.
HER PASSWORD: 'ALASKA'
A University of Tennessee al
Knoxville student may be under
investigation for hacking lotc
Republican vice-presidential
nominee Sarah Palin's Yahoc
e-mail account, the Chronicle of
Higher Rducation reported.
The student is rumored to hi
the son of Tennessee State Rep.
Mike Rernell.
Newspapers in Tennessee
have been reporting that the
alcohol.
galleged hacker has been brag-
ing about how he or she used
yPalin's personal information to
.decipher her password.
Kernell has refused to deny or
itconfirm that his son is the sub-
nject of investigation.
e CLEAR YOUR SMART DESKSz
The Technology Rnhanced
-Learning Research group at
vDurham University in Rngland
was granted $2.1 million to
develop a "smart desk" that they
1hope will allow classroom set-a
Itings to be less teacher-orient-
red and more collaborative, the
oChronicle of Higher Rducation
1t reported.
o The desk will feature a screen
fenabling teachers to assign dif-
ferent tasks to different groups
- of students. Primary and sec-
ondary schools and universities
will test the software over the Egneigsue
e next four years. eeotgnern
eEMIILYBARTON was the Engineerloj
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Bingo game Law school
in the Union question and
its gather aroand a Caterham at the at the Cal-
g'a annaal Car thaw on Elbel Field yesterda. It
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try to steal Skater falls,
Stockwell sign glides to hospital
WHERE: 324 Observatory St.
WHEN: Sunday at about 4:05
WHAT: Two men were found
trying to cut down a construc-
tion sign outside Stockwell
Hall, University Police report-
ed. They were arrested, and
other previously stolen signs
were found.
WHERE: Yost Ice Arena
WHEN: Saturday at about 2:45
p.m.
WHAT: An ice skater slipped
and fell on the ice, University
Police reported. The skater
sustained a head injury and
was transported by ambulance
to the University Hospital.
Stairwell sleeper MIP given in
issued MIP West Quad
WHERE: West Quad
WHERE: Markley Hall WHEN: Sunday at about 4:10
WHEN: Sunday at about 12:55 am.
am. WHAT: A housing officer
WHAT: A student was found found a resident passed out
unresponsive in the stairwell, on the first floor, University
University Police said. She was police said. He was taken to
taken to the hospital and cited the hospital and issued an
for a minor in possession of MIP.
WHAT: Play free bingo and
win prizes like snacks, soda
and laundry detergent
WHO: University Arts and
Unions
WREN. Tonight at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union,
University Club
Talk on race,
gender and
bullying
WHAT: A lecture by Prof.
James Gruber of the Univer-
sity's Dearborn campus on
how race and gender affect
bullying and health issues
like self-esteem
WHO: Pord School of Public
Policy
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: Lane Hall, Room
2239
answer session
WHAT: A workshop about
the law admissions process
and how to avoid common
mistakes
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: Student Activities
Building, Room 3200
Relay for Life
open house
WHAT: Learn about the
charity event and sign up for
committees or tu be a team
captain
WHO: Relay for Life
WHEN: Today at 11 a.m.
WHERE: The Diag
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1Today is the deadline for
LSA students to drop or
add a class without pen-
alty. It is also the last day to
change whether a class will be
taken pass or fail.
2The Michigan women's
volleyball team went
undefeated in non-con-
ference play for the third year
in a row.
o>FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSMONDAY
3 A new study shows a
correlation between
finger length and the
desire to exercise, the United
Press International reported.
Researchers at the University
of Alberta and University of
California at Riverside studied
difference in the activity levels
of 1,000 white mice.
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