The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, Sephember 23, 2009 - 3A NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT GM raising output at three factories General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to make up for produc- tion lost from a large-scale factory consolidation announced earlier in the year. The automaker says it will add a third shift at its Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kan., in January. That will be followed in March or April by third shifts at factories in Delta Township, Mich., near Lansing, and Fort Wayne, Ind. About 2,400 production work- ers will be recalled as a result of the added shifts, and another 600 will be recalled at parts factories across the country, said Tim Lee, group vice president for global manufacturing. The increases announced yester- day, coupled with other production increases unveiled during the sum- mer, will allow GM to raise North American production from about 1.9 million vehicles this year to 2.8 mil- lion in 2010, Lee said. LOS ANGELES Hundreds of cops coordinate assault on L.A. street gang A notorious street gang accused of terrorizing a neighborhood for years and killing a sheriff's deputy was the target of a coordinated assault by hundreds of law enforcement offi- cials yesterday. Local police working with federal agents carried out a string of early- morning raids seeking key members of the Avenues street gang, a long- standing group that claims as its territory a swath of northeast Los Angeles. About 90 suspects were named in a massive federal rack- eteering indictment detailing crimi- nal activity spanning more than a decade. Officers in full body armor were seen at dawn yesterday at a blocked- off staging area at the Dodger Stadi- um parking lot, where suspects were being processed at a portable book- ing area. NEW YORK Pbama urges Israeli, &Palestinian sides to 'find a way' forward Pressing for elusive Mideast 'peace, President Barack Obama on 'yesterday challenged Israeli and tlPalestinians leaders to do more, say- ing it was time to "find a way for- ward." It was the president's most 'direct engagement yet on a problem that has vexed leaders for years. In a moment deep in symbolism but offering little expectation of any immediate breakthrough, Obama brought together Israeli Prime Min- ister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pal- estinian President Mahmoud Abbas for their first three-way meeting. - Obama's words as the meeting got under way showed frustration with the looming gap between the two sides as the U.S. again tries to foster a deal. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Deposed Honduran president holed up in Brazilian embassy Baton-wielding soldiers used tear gas and water cannons to chase away thousands who demonstrated out- side the Brazilian embassy, leaving deposed President Manuel Zelaya and 70 friends and family trapped inside without water, electricity or phones. "We know we are in danger," Zelaya said during interviews with various media outlets yesterday. "We are ready to risk everything, to sac- rifice." Heavily armed soldiers stood guard on neighboring rooftops and helicopters buzzed overhead. Zelaya, forced out ofhis country at gunpoint, triumphantly popped up in the capital on Monday, telling cap- tivated supporters that after three months of international exile and a w secretive 15-hour cross country jour- ney, he was ready to lead again. Interim President Roberto Micheletti's response was terse: initially he said Zelaya was lying about being there, and then - after Zelaya appeared on national tele- 'vision - Micheletti pressed Brazil to hand Zelaya over so he could be arrested under a warrant issued by the Supreme Court chargingtreason and abuse of authority. - Compiled from tDaty wire reports China vows action on climate threat In first U.N. speech, Obama says United States is "determined to act" China laid down a significant plan for curbing greenhouse gases yesterday, outlining ambitious goals of planting enough forest to cover an area the size of Norway and gener- ating 15 percent of its energy needs from renewable sources within a decade. Chinese President Hu Jintao also promised at the opening of the United Nations climate summit that the communist nation would take "determined and practical steps" to boost its nuclear energy, improve energy efficiency and reduce "by a notable margin" the growth rate of its carbon pollution as measured against economic growth. Experts were watching the Chi- nese closely because it had in the past largely ignored global efforts to diminish emissions. The goals Hu outlined also were held in contrast to the United States, where the Senate hasyet to take up climate legislation and likely will not have produced a new law by the time world leaders gather this December in Copenha- gen, Denmark, to negotiate a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto pact. "At stake in the fight against cli- mate change are the common inter- ests of the entire world," Hu said. "Out of a sense of responsibility to its own people and people across the world, China fully appreciates the importance and urgency of address- ing climate change." But China and some other major fast-developing econo- mies will not agree to binding greenhouse-gas cuts. Developing nations "should not ... be asked to take on obligations that go beyond their development stage," Hu said. Beijing wants to link emissions to growth in gross domestic product, meaning itnstill may increase emissions even as it takes fundamental steps to curb them in the long run. Much attention also was fixed on U.S. President Barack Obama's first U.N. speech, where he said the Unit- ed States is "determined to act." "The threat from climate change SETH WENIG/AP Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the sumnit on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday. is serious, it is urgent, and it is grow- China's more specific ambitions accelerate the pace of negotiations ing," Obama said, after receiving topped the lofty speechmaking as and to strengthen the ambition of loud applause. "And the time we U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- what is on offer" for a new global cli- have to reverse this tide is running moon called on presidents, prime mate pact at Copenhagen, Denmark out" ministers and other leaders "to in December. Learnmor e0 0auu L ereace tor es. Attend an information session. Wednesday, September 23rd a 12:00 p.m. School of Natural Resources Room 2024 800.424.8580 (www.peacecorps.gov Life is calling. How far will you go? CHRIS DZOMBAK/Daily Students eat at the Hill Dining Center last night. Some have complained that the dining hall can't accomodate nearby residents. DINING CENTER From Page 1A about 710 people. But according to the University Housing website, about 3,090 stu- dents live in the Hill area. Delays became a greater con- cern this year when the 400 or so residents who moved into the recently re-opened and revamped Stockwell Residence Hall this fall joined the crowd of approximately 2,700 students who reside in the Mary Markley, Mosher-Jordan, Couzens and Alice Lloyd Resi- dence Halls. Logan said that though no resi- dence hall is technically assigned to a specific dining hall, due to its location, the Hill Dining Center generally serves students living in the Hill residence halls. He added that that was not the main point of the dining center, though. "The Hill Dining Center was really built as more of a dining destination location as opposed to a specific dining hall designed only for certain students," he said. Though Logan said he recog- nizes that because of the dining center's location and the lack of dining halls in most of the Hill residence halls the Hill Dining Center would be the most logical MSA From Page 1A students. "We tried to take this complex, giant issue and bring it to fun- damentals and relevancy to stu- dents," Raymond said. "It's less symbolic and more action based." The resolution is likely to be voted on at next week's meeting. MSA REFORMS BUDGET TO CUT COSTS MSA presented a summarized budget last night that demonstrat- ed a clear move to increase fiscal discipline in assembly spending. The executive board noted that a spending cut was necessary because the current system won't be viable for the assembly in the following years. "We will look to see that MSA's budget is sustainable for year's forward, which right now it's not," said MSA Treasurer Vishal Bajaj. MSA Vice President Mike Rorro said the budget issues are not because of fiscal irresponsibil- ity or overspending, but because of a shift in professional staffing. Rorro said that about five or six years a9o the Division of Student" choice for all students living in the Hill area. Despite the additional 400 stu- dentsfrom Stocklwgl livingithe Hill area this year, Kathy White- side, Menu Systems & Nutrition Information manager, said there aren't too many more students going to the Hill Dining Center than there were last year. "It might appear to be more crowded," she said. "But I think part of it is just students settling in and adjusting to their schedules and figuring out where they want to eat." Logan echoed this senti- ment, saying he anticipates that once students settle in, the din- ing center will probably be less crowded. "It has been busy," he said. "We were anticipating all along that we would need to provide seat- ing for students who used to eat in the variety of four different dining halls. We figure that the rush is due to new students prob- ably not yet settled into their meal routines and their daily campus schedules." He added that the Hill Dining Center is fully equipped to accom- modate the Stockwell residents. Logan said students from Mar- kley and Oxford Hall also tend to use the Hill Dining Center. Whiteside said there is a mas- Affairs provided professional assistance to MSA, but because of budget cuts at the University, Stu- dent Affairs limited those profes- sional resources. MSA was then forced to hire more professional staff to fill the void. Although this transition happened years ago, Rorro said the financial burden has finally caught up to MSA. Rorro said that rollover funds covered these costs in previous years but that the surplus is now running low and the costs are add- ing up. MSA President Abhishek Mah- anti said the limited funds were also a result of more money being allocated to committees and com- missions because of increased activity on campus. He added in the decreased rev- enue from AirBus as a factor too. AirBus is an MSA-funded shut- tle to the airport during official school breaks. He said MSA plans to advertise the shuttle more, in hopes of increasing revenue. MSA funded student groups will not be negatively affected and they might even see an increase in their budgets because of the changes, Mahanti said. He also said if MSA can't make due with its funding, the assembly ter menu that each dining hall uses to create their respective menus, but some cafeterias have different equipmenlt .slcls at .y limit the type of food they can serve. "The Hill Dining Center was designed with a lot more options to offer a wide variety of food to the students," she said. "A goal and objective we have is to offer this at more of the dining facili- ties." Engineering junior Nirmit Agarwala, who usually eats at the dining center, said he finds it toube very crowded. "There's always a lot of people here," he said. "And the line to get in is always very long." LSA sophomore Sarah Correa said that on days when the din- ing hall is especially crowded, she and her friends take steps to avoid the crowds, like planning to come at less popular times. "It's hard to find seats on Sun- days, so we have to strategize for the best time to come eat," she said. LSA sophomore Ning Xie said she also tries to avoid eating in the dining hall during typical dinner hours when it's especially crowded. "I try and eat dinner later, around 7 or 8, to avoid the crowds," she said. might have to ask the Board of Regents for more funding in the future. HOMECOMING BUDGET APPROVED In its weekly meeting last night, the Michigan Student Assembly passed a resolution to authorize expenses for three days of homecoming events that will begin tomorrow. This year's homecoming - themed, "Those who stay will be champions" - will kick off with a "Burrito Mile" on Palmer Field. Participants will eat a burritothen race for one mile. bd's Mongolian Grill will donate $5,000 worth of food for participants and specta- tors at the event. Several student performances by groups like Dance 2X and the Michigan Bhangra Team - a group that tries to raise awareness of Punjabi culture through perfor- mance - will follow the race. The assembly will also host an alumni tailgate Saturday before the game. Last year, the assembly spent $12,000 on homecoming, accord- ing to Rorro. Homecoming will be about one-quarter of that cost this year. 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