4 2 - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 MONDAY: TUESDAY:WEC In Other Ivory Towers Off the Beaten Path Cam Art on a frozen canvas THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Before You Were Here Photos of the Week LSA junior Andrew Dick- son is an artist, but not in the traditional sense. His brush- es and colored pencils are a chainsaw and a blowtorch, and his canvas is a 300-pound block of ice. Dickson is an ice carver and one of three presidents of the University's Michigan Ice Carving Team. The group creates ice sculptures for sale and for competitions across the state. He said the uniqueness of the opportunity first drew him in. "I was looking for some- thing that was outside the mainstream," Dickson said. The team was started in 2001 as part of Alice Lloyd Hall's Arts on the Hill pro- gram and is now a full-fledged club advised by Michigan League chef Aaron Bruck. Most of the team's 20 some members were recruited with no prior experience. Engineering junior Stephen Wald, one of the team's presi- dents, said that joining the club can be overwhelming at first because of the dangerous tools members use and the difficulties associated with carving ice. "Ice is really fragile, but at the same time it's a ton a fun," he said. "When you mess up you have to keep going." But, members say, the amateur nature of the team doesn't hinder it in competi- tion. This past January, the Uni- versity received first place at the Plymouth Ice Festival for team competition. The team usually competes against students from culi- nary arts programs who learn ice carving as part of their curriculum. Among the team's creations are sculptures of the Univer- sity's block 'M', a starfish, a bear, Pikachu from Pokemon and a glass cup with ice cubes in it. "You see a lot of animals and swans and fish," said LSA senior Max Weston, a former team president. "Somebody carved a big tooth brushing itself. I've seen submarines, sharks. Last year I carved an elephant fish."' The team also carves cus- tom sculptures for students and organizations on campus. The sculptures start at a base price of $120. "We sold a couple to frater- nities for Saturday morning activities," Dickson said. Austin McHenry works on a 750-pound ice sculpts - ERIC PERKEY 2009 Plymouth Ice Spectacular. 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WHO: Michigan Union Bil- liards WHEN: Today from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. WHERE: Pierpont Commons to give lecture WHAT: Israeli Deputy Con- sul General Gershon Kedar is coming to speak about the relationship between Wash- ington and Israel and the future of Israel-American relations. WHO: American Movement for Israel WHEN: Today from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Hillel CORRECTIONS * The events calendar included in the Career Issue in yesterday's edition of The Michigan Daily gave an incor- rect date for the Career Cen- ter's Fall Career Expo. The event is scheduled for today, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Michigan Union. * Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandailycom. An 18-year-old in She- boygan, Wisconsin was arrested for trying to eat marijuana after being pulled over by a police office, accord- ing to The Star Tribune. The complaint said she was sur- prised by the arrest. "I only ate some weed, officer," she said. State Senate Major- ity Leader Mike Bishop's budget plan might break the stalemate and prevent a government shutdown, but it could hurt regular folks in a state that's already severely unstable. FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4A A highly trained group of Swedish soldiers acciden- tally blew up the wrong house during a demolition exercise, according to The Local. Somehow,theyattacked the wrong target, hitting a house that was 200 meters from the intended one. Toyota cites stuck accelerator risk for big recall Company will recall 3.8 million vehicles, including Camry and Prius WASHINGTON (AP) - Toyo- ta Motor Corp. said yesterday it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States, the company's largest-ever U.S. recall, to address problems with a removable floor mat that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. The recall will involve popular models such as the Toyota Camry, the top-selling passenger car in America, and the Toyota Prius, the best-selling gas-electric hybrid. Toyota said it was still working with officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis- tration to find a remedy to fix the problem and said owners could be notified about the recall as early as next week. Toyota spokesman Irv Miller said until the company finds a fix, owners should take out the removable floor mat on the driv- er's side and not replace it. "A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop a vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death," Miller said. NHTSA said it had received reports of 102 incidents in which the accelerator may have become stuck on the Toyota vehicles involved. It was unclear how many led to crashes but the inquiry was prompted by a highspeed crash in August in California of a Lexus barreling out of control. As the vehicle hit speeds exceeding 120 mph, family members made a frantic 911 call and said the accel- erator was stuck and they couldn't stop the vehicle. "This is an urgent matter," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a statement. "For everyone's sake, we strongly urge owners of these vehiclesto remove mats or other obstacles that could lead to unintended acceleration." The recall will affect 2007-2010 model year Toyota Camry, 2005- 2010 Toyota Avalon, 2004-2009 Toyota Prius, 2005-2010 Tacoma, 2007-2010 Toyota Tundra, 2007- 2010 Lexus ES350 and 2006-2010 Lexus IS250 and IS350. Toyota's previously largest U.S. recall was about 900,000 vehicles in 2005 to fix a steering issue. The company declined to say how many complaints it had received about the accelerator issue. The Japanese automaker warned owners that if they think their vehicle is accelerating out of control, they should check to see whether their floor mat is under the pedal. If a driver can't remove the floor mat, Toyota advises drivers to step on the brake pedal with both feet until the vehicle slows and then try to put it into neutral and switch the ignition to acces- sory power. For vehicles with engine start/ stop buttons, Toyota said the engine can be shut off by holding the button down for three sec- onds. In the August incident near San Diego, the fiery crash of a 2009 Lexus ES 350 killed Califor- nia Highway Patrol Officer Mark Saylor, 45, and three members of his family on State Route 125 in Santee. The runaway car was traveling at more than 120 mph when it hit a sport utility vehicle, launched off an embankment, rolled several times and burst into flames. One of the family members calledpolice aboutaminutebefore the crash to report the vehicle had no brakes and the accelerator was stuck. The call ended with someone telling people in the car to hold on and pray, followed by a woman's scream. NHTSA investigators deter- mined that a rubber all-weather floor mat found in the wreckage was slightly longer than the mat thatbelonged in the vehicle, some- thing that could have snared or covered the accelerator pedal. Toyota spokesman John Han- son said the final report had not yet been submitted in the Califor- nia case. "We don't know what the actual cause was of that accid5ent other than preliminary reports that have been published so it's impossible for us to comment on that particular incident," Hanson said. In mid-September, Toyota ordered 1,400 Toyota and Lexus dealers nationwide to ensure that each new, used and loaner vehi- cles had the proper floor mats and that the mats were properly secured. In September 2007, Toyota recalled an accessory all-weath- er floor mat sold for use in some 2007 and 2008 model year Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry vehicles because of similar problems. 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