The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com _r SHAMAN DRUM From Page 1 which the task force ultimately recommended. It was implemented last November. The purpose of the uBook pro- gram is to make textbooks more affordable by encouraging pro- fessors to publish reading lists on Ctools, where an integrated exchange system allows students to buy, sell and trade. Task force members suggested that making required readings available in advance would help booksellers avoid expensive early- semester rush orders, potentially driving down prices. Pohrt said uBook effects have been more harmful than helpful, as it only causes more students to do their textbook shopping online. In the last two textbook rushes, sales have been "pretty terrible," Pohrt said, adding that if textbook sales are to be continued at all, which is still in question, the selec- tion would probably "specialize in courses inthe humanities andsome of the social sciences that are more analogous to the kind of books we sell on the first floor." Pohrt also wrote in the Ann Arbor Chronicle letter that Shaman Drum will be vacating the second floor, where textbooks are sold. Pohrt applied for nonprofit sta- Elizabeth Comer assists a customer with a book purchase at Shaman Drum on Feb.19, 2009. tus with the IRS last March, and while he's confident that it will be approved, the application is still being processed. "What I wanted to do was give my bookshop to the community," he said. As a nonprofit, the store, rein- carnated as the Great Lakes Liter- ary Arts Center, would be eligible to receive tax-deductible donations and government grants. Shaman Drum hosts a variety of author events, readings, classes, workshops, discussions and par- ties. As the GLLAC, these programs would be expanded. Pohrt said this kind of activity makes the store more likely to receive grants. Pohrt opened Shaman Drum in 1980, and he considers ita valuable intellectual and cultural hub in Ann Arbor. He said the change in business model is essential for Sha- man Drum's survival. Above all, he hopes that if he gives the shop to the community, the community will give back. "If we're not supported, we're not going to be here," he said. FOOTBALL TICKETS From Page 1 money in state. That is also very important during these economic times." Students will be able to pur- chase season tickets beginning in CANDIDATE From Page 1 Walker stressed the importance of a balance between the rights of students and the rights of the University and the city as a whole. He also said the University must continue to bear in mind students' individual needs. "You cannot have one formula that fits all students," he told audi- ence members. "There needs to be growth and development for the student throughout (the educa- tional) process." CONSTRUCTION From Page 3 TENURE-ELIGIBLE FACULTY The Regents approved University Provost Teresa Sullivan's request to grant tenure to faculty members in the Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics. Over 100 faculty members work in the center, which was created to foster interdisciplinary studies in the two fields and grow rela- SUSTAINABILITY From Page 1 Another member of SSI told the regents that a director would be necessary to manage the office's activities, but that more planning is needed. "Decisions need to be made about where the office sits, who will lead it and how it will be funded - until it pays for itself," he said. Rackham student Aaron James, an SSI member, stressed that sus- tainability efforts will pay for themselves. "We have an opportunity to simultaneously improve our finances and our environmental record," he said. "Green buildings are not an added expense, they are investments in the future of our university." James added that buildings account for 98 percent of the ener- gy use and greenhouse gas emis- Friday, February 20, 2009 - 7 April, and the application dead- line will be Friday, May 8. The first game of the season, a home game against Western Michigan, will be on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Michigan Stadium. - The Associated Press and Daily News Editor Jillian Berman Walker's luncheon was the last of the three finalists for the posi- tion as dean of students. On Tuesday Karen Boyd, for- mer senior associate for student life at the Georgia Institute of Technology visited the Univer- sity. Laura Jones, interim dean of students and director of the office of student life at the University of Oregon, visited on Wednesday. The three-day luncheon and forum series has been a final step in the search to replace former Dean of Students Sue Eklund, who retired from her position last year. tionships with other universities. Faculty members who are granted tenure will report to the dean of the Medical School. Sullivan said allowing tenure for these individuals would help to recruitthe highestqualified faculty for future openings at the center. "(This) will greatly improve our ability to attract world class inves- tigators," she said. -Daily Stalf eporter Kyle Swanson contributed to this report. sions on campus. Slottow said the University is taking steps to achieve sustain- ability, including changing from the 1999 American Society for Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers energy standards - which the state of Michigan currently uses - to the 2007 standards. "We have recently, in the last week actually, formally adopted the 2007 standards, which are 10 to 20 percent more efficient than the 1999 standards that the state is using," Slottow said. Slottow called energy perfor- mance extremely important to the University, and added that he is working with students to make sustainability a reality on cam- pus. "We have been working with the students," he said. "We are making significant progress." - Erik Torenberg contributed to this report. Clinton names special envoy to N. Korea Secretary of state's actions come amid hostile rhetoric SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton named a special envoy for NorthKoreaon todaybut warned the communist nation that ties with the United States will not improve unless itstops threateningSouthKorea. Amid a disturbing rise in belliger- ent rhetoric from the North toward the South and signs it may be getting ready to test-fire a ballistic missile, she urged Pyongyang to halt "pro- vocative and unhelpful" gestures and rejoin stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. "North Korea is not going to get a different relationship with the Unit- ed States while insulting and refus- ing dialogue with (South Korea)," Clinton told reporters at a news con- ference with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan. "We are calling on the govern- mentof North Koreato refrain from being provocative and unhelpful in a war of words that it has been engaged in because that is not very fruitful," she said. Clinton, who also received a mili- 'tary briefing on the situation along the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea and dis- cussed broader issues with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, praised Seoul for its democracy and prosperity. Shesaidthatwas "instarkcontrast to the tyranny and poverty across the border to the North" and commend- ed the "people of South Korea and your leaders for your calm, resolve and determination in the face of pro- vocative and unhelpful statements and actionsby the North." She declined to comment on intel- ligence suggesting the North could soon fire a missile but noted such an act would violate U.N. Security Council Resolution 1718, which was passed after Pyongyang detonated a nuclear device in 2006. "The North should refrain from violating this resolution and also from any and all provocative actions that could harm the six-party talks and aggravate the tensions in the region," Clinton said. She demanded that the North fol- low through on promises it made to dismantle and verifiably disable its nuclear weapons program dur- ing negotiations with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States last year, saying Washington is not willingto engage with Pyong- yang until it does so. Clinton said the new U.S. special representative for North Korea, Ste- phen Bosworth, a formerU.S. ambas- sador to South Korea, would work with South Korea, Japan, China and others to look at ways to get Pyong- yang back to the negotiating table and deal with broader policy. Bosworth will also deal with North Korean human rights and humanitarian issues, she said, prais- ing him as "a capable and experi- enced diplomat" who will report to her and President Barack Obama. En route to South Korea from Indonesia on Thursday on her first overseas trip as America's top dip- lomat, Clinton surprised reporters traveling with her when she spoke candidly about a possible succession crisis in North Korea and its impact on restarting the talks. Those comments marked a rare, if not unprecedented, instance of a senior U.S. official publicly discuss- ing such a diplomatically sensitive matter. On Friday in Seoul, Clinton again acknowledged concerns over a potential power struggle to replace ailingNorth KoreanleaderKimJong Ii, but she stressed that the United States was still addressing its con- cerns to the existing governnent. "As we look at planning and con- tingency planning, we're taking everything into account, but we feel there is a government in place right now and that government is being asked to re-engage with the six-par- ty talks, to fulfill the obligations that they have agreed to," she said. "And we expect them to do so," Clinton added, stressing that her earlier succession comments had not divulged any classified information and that similar analysis could easily be found in newspapers and online. Kim,67,inheritedleadershipfrom his father, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, in 1994, creating the world's first communist dynasty. Last year, South Korean and U.S. officials said Kim suffered a stroke and under- wentbrain surgery in August. North Korean officials have steadfastly denied Kim is ill but state-run media made no mention of Kim's public appearances for weeks last fall, feeding fears that his sud- den death without naming a succes- sor could leave a power vacuum and spark an internal struggle. 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