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Warrant issued for
Wildfires force out Southern California residents
suspect in dorm thefts Firefighters make
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Ramon charged with
first-degree felony
home invasion
By TREVOR CALERO
Daily StaffReporter
The Washtenaw County Pros-
ecutor's Office has authorized an
arrest warrant for a suspect to with
four residence hall break-ins that
occurred earlier this month, Uni-
versity Police said Friday.
Authorities are searching for
Rick Francisco Ramon, 33, a parole
violator from the Kalamazoo area
believed to be involved in as many
as 13 burglaries on campus or else-
where in Ann Arbor.
University Police spokeswoman
Diane Brown said Ramon, also
known as Roberto Ramon, has been
charged with first-degree home
invasion. The offense is a felony
ISRAEL
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of SAFE, said. "There's no reason
why we can't interact with each
other in a healthy and beneficial
way for the rest of campus just
because we disagree about a situ-
ation or on the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict."
The Parent's Circle Family
Forum is made up of Israelis and
Palestinians who have lost family
members in the conflict and now
focus on peace efforts. Robi Dame-
lin and Ali Abu Awwad, members
of the forum, will give speeches
and take questions from the audi-
ence.
The Union of Progressive Zion-
ists also sponsored the event.
The groups formed a commit-
tee with representatives that are
responsible for coordinating the
event. If disagreements arise, they
meet and discuss them until they
are settled.
Gribov said the groups' col-
laboration shows promise for the
that carries a penalty of up to 20
years in prison.
The warrant is connected to a
Nov. 6 break-in at Alice Lloyd Hall,
in which a resident who left his door
ajar returned to find a stranger in
his room. The student later report-
ed his iPod had been stolen.
Another warrant has been
issued for Ramon, stemming from
his failure to appear for court for
retail fraud in Battle Creek on
April 24.
A crime alert issued earlier this
month described Ramon as 5-foot-
8 and 150 pounds. He was last seen
wearing a black, puffy jacket and
carrying a black backpack, Brown
said.
Brown reminded students to
close the door whenthey leave their
rooms, even if only for a few min-
utes. Anyone who sees of Ramon
knows of his whereabouts is urged
to call University Police at (734)
763-113L
future.
"It isn't going to solve major dif-
ferences that our groups have,"
Gribov said. "But it's a step into a
good direction in understanding
where each other is coming from
and moving this campus further to
one where we can talk and under-
stand each other."
The groups' officials decided
to co-sponsor this event because
it doesn't favor any particular
side and demonstrates that both
sides are suffering from the con-
flict.
"We chose to co-sponsor this
event because it accommodates
both sides and it demonstrates
that it's not a Jewish-versus-
Muslim issue," Dalack said. "It's
a political issue that has claimed
the lives of individuals on both
sides. It's important that people
can still come together and begin
to understand each other in the
hope of achieving a just reconcili-
ation.
"It's that hope that made us
optimistic about this organization
and the event."
progress as winds
weaken
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) -
More residents of Southern Califor-
nia were urged to leave their homes
yesterday despite calming winds
that allowed a major aerial attack
on wildfires that have destroyed
hundreds of homes and blanketed
the region in smoke.
Fires burned in Los Angeles
County, to the east in Riverside and
Orange counties, and to the north-
westin SantaBarbara County. More
than 800 houses, mobile homes and
apartments were destroyed by fires
that have burned areas more than
34 square miles since breaking out
Thursday.
Nodeathshavebeenreported,but
police brought in trained dogs yes-
terday morningto search the rubble
of a mobile home park where nearly
500 homes were destroyed. They
didn't find any bodies after search-
ing about a third of the homes.
"This has been a very tough few
days for the people of Southern Cal-
ifornia," Gov.ArnoldSchwarzeneg-
ger said after touring damage.
The smell of smoke pervaded
metropolitan Los Angeles. Down-
town skyscrapers were silhouettes,
in an opaque sky, and concerns
about air quality forced organizers
to cancel a marathon in suburban
Pasadena where 8,000 runners had
planned to participate.
Fierce Santa Ana winds that
fanned the fires on Saturday weak-
ened yesterday morning, allowing
firefighters to set backfires to pre-
vent flames from advancing to hill-
side neighborhoods. Air tankers
swooped low over suburbs, red fire
retardant billowing from their bel-
lies as they painted defensive lines
between brushlands and homes.
Big helicopters shuttled back and
forth on water drops.
The most threatening blaze
had scorched more than 16 square
miles in Orange and Riverside
counties after erupting Saturday
and shooting through subdivi-
sions entwined with wilderness
parklands. Multimillion-dollar
homes were threatened in Dia-
mond Bar in Los Angeles County
as the out-of-control fire pushed
northward.
Fire officials on yesterday morn-
ing ordered 1,400 more residents to
evacuate, in addition to 26,500 who
had already been told to leave.
In the early morning, winds
pushed flames dangerously close
to a church and, adjacent mobile
home park in the Olinda Village
area north ofYorba Linda, but fire-
fighters were able to beat it back.
Only one mobile home was lost.
PROTEST
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Law school students, mobilized
using existing campus political
networks and Internet resources
like Facebook and jointheimpact.
com, a website supporting gay
rights that was launched just
after Election Day on Nov. 7.
Law School student Alysha
Rooks said the Ann Arbor pro-
test was organized in a Wednes-
day lunch meeting after some of
the organizers heard about the
national protest from forwarded
emails.
"We sat there and hammered
it out," Rooks said. "The entire
protest was pretty much born and
organized in under an hour."
Rooks and Bousnakis both said
they tried to keep the message of
protest positive and non-confron-
tational.
"We're trying to be really real-
ly positive about things. This is
about equality," Rooks said. "We
shouldn't have to live in a world
where it's still OK in polite society
to say, 'I really just don't particu-
larly care for gay people.'"
Ann Arbor Councilwoman
Sandi Smith (D -Ward 1) said she
decided the protest because she
cannot marry her partner of 13
years.
"To have rights taken away is
atrocious," Smith said. "Maybe
the opposition needs to real-
ize they've awoken a sleeping
giant."
Public Health and Public
Policy graduate student Linda
Galib said she attended the rally
because "everyone regardless
of sexual orientation or gen-
der identity or who they love
or whatever deserves an equal
chance at equal rights."
"I'm gay and I would hope that
if I want to get married some day,
I would have the opportunity to
do so just like my straight broth-
er and sister," Galib added.
FUNDRAISING
From Page 1A
note speech.
"In addition to all this generos-
ity, you have helped change the
culture of public higher educa-
tion," Coleman told donors. "You
have agreed that for a great pub-
lic university to succeed and truly
make a difference, it requires pri-
vate support."
NBC Sports anchor Andrea
Joyce and her husband Harry
Smith of the CBS Early Show,
both University alums, emceed
the event.
Students were also involved
in the event, which included a
performance by the Michigan
Marching Band and a song from
the musical "Rent," performedby
a group in the School of Music,
Theater and Dance.
About 364,000 donors have
given to the campaign, which
doesn't officially end until Dec.
31. The money has added more
than $910 million to the Univer-
sity's endowment, helped fund
22 construction projects, and
endowed 185 professorships and
funded 2,000 scholarships.
In his address, Schervish
called philanthropy "an impor-
tant human reality" and said
those who donated did so "for
care of students, for care of the
world."
Several donors, including
influential labor and employment
lawyer Curtis Mack, told their
stories about why they gave to
the University.
"I gave to the University
because someone gave and made
it possible for me to come," Mack
said. "I'm glad all of us decided to
make a difference at Michigan."
Coleman thanked donors and
called the University "an invest-
ment unlike any other."
"It is an enterprise that
advances worthy ideals, creates
productive jobs and opens the
doors to infinite possibilities for
the students who walk through
them," she said. "Hail to you, for
being the Michigan Difference."
Coleman said in today's strug-
gling statewide economy, private
donations are essential to the
University's operations.
The event also served to thank
the approximately 1,400 volun-
teers who helped coordinate the
campaign.
Jerry May, the University's
vice president for development,
said University administrators
played a crucial role in the suc-
cess of the campaign.
"I can't understate the impor-
tance of the president of the Uni-
versity and of the deans and of
the directors of programs around
the University," he said. "I can't
understate theirtremendous sup-
port to the fundraising process."
ASSAULT
From Page 1A
skull fracture and a fracture of the
upper part of (his) neck."
A judge denied Kampfer's
request for a restraining order,
stating that "repeated or continu-
ing harassment" is necessary for a
PPO to be granted, and Kampfer
only alleged one incident.
Milano, a walk-on running
back on the football team at the
time of the assault, was suspend-
ed indefinitely by the team last
month. Coaches declined to pro-
vide an explanation for the sus-
pension.
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ARIES SCORPIO
(March 21 to April 19) (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
This is a playful, fun-loving day. Some aspect of your private life will
Enjoy movies. the arts, sports or creative probably be public today. Be aware of
times with children. Romance and love this, because the people who will notice
affairs look promising! you are likely going to be bosses, parents
TAURUS and VIPs. (Gulp.)
(April 20 to May 20) SAITTARIS
Focus on home, family and domestic (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
issues today. Discussions with parents Try to do something different today.
might be particularly significant. You Go someplace you've never been before.
also might want a little time to just Talk with people from other cultures and
cocoon somewhere by yourself different backgrounds.
GEMINI CAPRICORN
(May 21 to June 20) (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
This isa busy day full of errands, short Discussions about shared property or
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Conversations with siblings might be today. This is a good day to deal with
important. Some of you are busy shop- anything related to property or responsi-
ping! bilities that are jointly held.
CANCER AQUARIUS
(June 21to July 22) (Jan. 20to Feb. 18)
Take care of fnancial issues today. You'll have to go more than halfway
Make friends with your bank account. when dealing with others today. That's
Find out how much money you don't because the Moon is directly opposite
have. It might be a good day to spend you. (This is no big deal.)
[Honey on entertainment and sports. PISCES
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