The ffidian 4Batty Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, November 18, 2008 GENDER AND ART michigandailycom DIVISION OF KINESIOLOGY To recast image, a new name proposed Regents will decide Thursday whether to change program's name from 'Division' to 'School' BY ANDY KROLL and JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily Staff Reporters Citing confusion about the academic unit's name and a desire to put the program on par with other schools at the University, Provost Teresa Sullivan has requested that the name of the Division of Kinesiology be changed to the School of Kinesiology. The Univer- sity of Michigan Board of Regents will decide whether to approve the request at its Thurday meeting. In an interview Monday, Sullivan said the request came from the Kinesiology Student Government and the faculty search committee in charge of finding the next kinesiology dean, both of which raised concerns about the school's name. Sullivan said students pushed for the name change to prevent confusion when applying for jobs and in- ternships. "The students pointed out that nobody knows what 'Division' means," she said. "So then they've got this on their resume, and nobody knows what it is." Shaun Spinner, president of Kinesiology Student Government, praised the proposal, saying the Division of Kinesiology deserves a name comparable with those of other academic programs on campus. "We are a school in the same sense that (the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts) is its own school, that (the College of) Engineering is its own school and that the Ross School of Business is its own school," he said. "I am absolutely all for this.' See KINESIOLOGY, Page 7 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Report. Colema f fth in salary 'U' president earned $760, 196 last year, fifth among U.S. public university leaders BY KYLE SWANSON Daily StaffReporter University President Mary Sue Coleman, who was the highest paid president of a U.S. public university when she arrived at the University of Michigan in 2002, ranked fifth among the highest-paid public uni- versity presidents in the country for the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to figures released Monday by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Coleman's compensation package for the year to- taled $760,196. It consisted of a salary of $531,996, an annual $100,000 retention bonus, $75,000 in deferred See SALARY, Page 7 TOP FIVE SALARIES FOR U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOL PRESIDENTS 1. E.Gordon Gee $1346 million Ohio State University 2. Mark A. Emmert $887,870 University of Washington 3. John Casteen $797,048 University of Virginia 4. Mark Yudof $786,045 University of Texas system S. Mary Sue Coleman $760196 University of Michigan SOURCE: CHRONICLE OFINIGHER EDUCATION LSA freshman Melissa Robinson looks at an interactive piece of art by Maxen Popkey at the opening night of the Tran- scending Gender Art Show in the Michigan Union yesterday. The show, held in conjunction with Transgender Aware- ness Week, was sponsored by the LGBT Commission, MSA, University Unions, and the Spectrum Center. Speakers push for peace in Israel CITY GOVERNMENT Council OKs Quickie Burger liquor license Event was joint effort by campus pro-Israel, Palestinian groups BY JENNA SKOLLER Daily StaffReporter Twopeaceactivistsrepresentinggroups for Israelis and Palestinians discussed pro- moting peaceful resolutions to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict last night at an event in the Michigan League Ballroom. The event, titled "The Parents' Circle Family Forum: Overcoming Pain to Work Towards Peace," was unprecedented because it was the first time two cam- pus groups often at odds - the American Movement for Israel and Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, a pro-Palestin- ian group - have collaborated on an event. The Union of Progressive Zionists also sponsored the talk. The speakers, RobiDamelin andAliAbu Awwad, each delivered a prepared speech and took questions together from an audi- ence of about 200 people. Damelin, who spoke first, asked audi- ence members to remove their labels of religion and ethnic identity and instead to "talk to each other's hearts." Shethentoldthestoryofthedeathofher son, David, who was killed by a Palestinian sniper while he was a 28-year-old student at Tel Aviv University. Damelin read aloud to the audience a letter she wrote to the parent of this sniper. "Each of us will have to give up our dreams for the sake of our children," Damelin said. She later emphasized that reconciliation and a non-violent solution is "the only way" to solve Middle East con- flicts. Awwad then gave his prepared remarks, See ISRAEL, Page 7 iNNoIFro OOS/Daily Peace activists Ali Abu Awwad (TOP) and JENi Damelin (LEFT) advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians during an event in the Michigan League last night. The event, sponsored by AMI and SAFE, marked the first time the two opposing student groups joined together. Restaurant will be first on corridor to serve alcohol BY LINDY STEVENS Daily StaffReporter In a decision that had been postponed for almost three months, the Ann Arbor City Council approved last night by a 8-3 vote a liquor license for near-campus restaurant Quickie Burger. Granted a Class-C liquor li- cense, which costs about $75,000, the owners of Quickie Burger now may serve beer, wine and li- quor on restaurant premises. Quickie Burger, situated in the commercial strip at the in- tersection of South State Street and Hill Street, is the first res- taurant permitted to serve alco- hol in the largely student-popu- lated area. Councilman Steve Rapundalo (D-Ward 2), head of the Council's liquor committee, raised con- cerns about the license before it was approved on Monday. With Quickie Burger located "right in the heart of student country," the license posed potential policing problems and public safety con- cerns, he said. Councilwoman Marcia Higgins (D-Ward 4) and newly appointed Councilman Christopher Taylor (D-Ward 3) joined Rapundalo in voting against Quickie Burger's request for a license. Citing prior approvalfromAnn Arbor police and fire services, the City treasurer and the City's Planning and Development team, the seven remaining members of Council expressed few reasons to deny the request. Quickie Burger owners had paid the required ap- plication fee, received full sup- port from the City staff charged with reviewing the request and had no delinquent property taxes on the restaurant. Councilwoman Margie Teall (D-Ward 4), who said she had held earlier concerns about granting the license, voted to approve the measure. She said it could increase foot traffic and bring more activity to the sur- rounding neighborhood. "I've gone back and forth with this, but I will be supporting it," Teall said. "I think it's an area that could use some vibrancy and some attention.' Councilman Mike Anglin (D- Ward 5), who also supported the measure, said approval of the license was an important dem- onstration of support for locally owned businesses. "We speak a great deal about encouraging business and bring- ing business in, but we also have to be very careful that we don't See COUNCIL, Page 7 Man hospitalized after fall at 'U' construction site Accident at football facility follows two fatal falls on campus this year BY LISA HAIDOSTIAN Daily News Editor A 32-year-old construction worker from Haslett, Mich., fell from scaffolding while working on the new indoor football prac- tice facility on South State Street at about 7:30 a.m. Monday, police said. University Police spokeswoman Diane Brown said the man's inju- ries weren't life-threatening. The man was speaking to paramedics in the ambulance on the way to the University Hospital, where doctors treated him for broken bones. While full details on the inci- dent haven't been released, Brown said the man was likely moving be- tween a mobile lift and scaffolding when he fell about 40 feet. Construction on the $26.1 mil- lion facility was shut down for the rest of the day and will resume Tuesday. The building, to be complete next fall, will be used for football practice, freeing up Oosterbaan Field House for use by other var- sity teams and intramural events. So far this year, there have been two fatal falls on construction sites on campus this year. In March, a masonry worker died after falling from a 40-foot scaffold at the University's Muse- um of Art work site. In August, an elevator mechanic died after falling five stories down an empty elevator shaft while working on the new Ross School of Business. After the August incident, Brown said the deaths were "very, very different" and couldn't be as- sociated with each other. According to the Michigan Oc- cupational Safety and Health Ad- ministration, falls are the number one cause of death on construction sites in Michigan. WEATHER HI: 34 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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