C , iC i HIT I)a IV Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 10, 2010 michigandaily.com CHILLIN' ON THE DIAG UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL Innocence Clinic case to undergo retrail JAKE FROMM/Daily LSA senior Joey Thorn makes on the Diag yesterday what he claims is his first-ever snow angel. The Ann Arbor area got hit with upwards of 10 inches of show yesterday, blanketing campus and forcing school closings in the area. MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA passes resolution to voice support for MIP amnesty bl In light of new evidence, man freed by clinic will stand trial again By KAITLIN WILLIAMS For the Daily Though the University's Innocence Clinic helped Dwayne Provience get out of jail last November, prosecutors now plan to retry the case. Provience, 36, was tried and convicted of the murder of Detroit resident Rene Hunter in 200t. With the help of the Law School's Innocence Clinic, University Law students got Provience's conviction thrown out by a Wayne County judge on Nov. 3, 2009 on the grounds of withheld evidence. Though the Law students thought the case was over when Provience was set free, the prosecution has now called for the case to be retried. Innocence clinic officials said legal constraints prevent them from commenting on why the prosecution is motioning for a retrial. In a Detroit News article published in December, Maria Miller, spokeswoman for Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy, said the prosecution intends to proceed with the case, but also would not com- ment on the specifics of the retrial. "It is appropriate for a jury to hear this case and make a deci- sion based upon the evidence we will produce at trial," Miller said in the article. Provience was originally con- victed of murder based on the testimony of Detroit resident Larry Wiley, who said Provi- ence shot Hunter while Provi- ence and his brother drove by in a beige Buick two-door. After a hearing last year, Wiley said he was not at the scene of the crime and recanted his 2001 testimony. In a hearing held on Jan. 27, Circuit Court Judge Timothy Kenny ruled Wiley can't tes- tify in the retrial scheduled for April 5 without incriminating himself for lying under oath during the first trial. If Wiley doesn't testify on April 5, his testimony from the first trial cannot be used as evidence either. A police report that surfaced in Deceinber cites seven eyewit- nesses who claimed the shoot- er was driving a vehicle that looked different than the beige Buick that Wiley had described in his original testimony. . See RETRIAL, Page 7A If state law passes, minors seeking help for intoxicated friends can't get MIP By ELYANA TWIGGS Daily StaffReporter The Michigan Student Assem- bly passed a resolution last night in support of a state bill that pro- tects intoxicated students who call an ambulance for an intoxi- cated friend fromgettingcharged with a Minor in Possession. With the passage of the reso- lution, MSA officials will inform the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee that MSA supports House Bill 4876 - or the Medical Amnesty Act. If passed, the act would allow intoxicated minors for friends or themselves to be exempt from punishment. The Michigan House of Repre- sentatives passed the bill by a vote of 98-7 on Oct. 21, 2009. The bill was passed on to the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee the next day, where it is now waiting to be voted on in the committee. If the Medical Amnesty Act passes, the University's Depart- ment of Public Safety will have would call for. MSA representatives are work- ing with the Michigan State Uni- versity Student Government to lobby for consideration and pas- sage of the bill. The Medical Amnesty Protocol - the policy that inspired the bill - was first introduced by Cor- nell University in 2002. Studies found that the protocol positively changed alcohol-related conse- See MSA, Page 7A who seek medical attention to adopt the procedures the law OFFICE HOURS University faculty offer analysis on Asian carp Experts diScuSS the Great Lakes, University faculty The Obama administration are offering their expert opinions announced Monday a $78.5 million impact invasive and man hours to help government plan to control the spread of the inva- officials combat the problem. sive species to Lake Michigan, the species could have on Faculty members within the Associated Press reported. School of Natural Resources and According to the AP, the plan - Great Lakes Program in the Environment have called the Asian Carp Control Strat- offered their advice to news out- egyFframework - has faced criticism By TORREY ARMSTRONG lets, researchers and state, local and for not proposing to completely close Daily StaffReporter federal government leaders and are the shipping lanes between the carp's currently participating in the state's route to Lake Michigan and the lake As Asian carp, a group of invasive efforts to lobby President Barack itself. species of fish, threaten to infiltrate Obama's administration for help. See OFFICE HOURS, Page 7A CAMPUS HEALTH 'U' student launches campaign to encourage HIV AIDS testgin A FIERCE GAME OF FOOSBALL LSA freshman Natasha Patel-Murray and Engineering freshman Victor Braciszewski celebrate a victory over fellow Foosball Club members yesterday in the Billiards Room of the Michigan Union. G1NG GREEN A2 to streamline recycling program P2 Initiative uses images of confident students to promote * knowing your status' By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter Though the concept of knowing one's status may be most commonly associated with Facebook, a new campaign launched by a Univer- sity student is aimed at encouraging other students to pay attention to a different kind of status. LSA senior Brandon Littlejohn launched the P2 Initiative last week in an effort to promote HIV testing among students at the University. The campaign, which is a collabora- tion between University Health Ser- vices and the Multi Ethnic Student Association, uses images of confident See images for this story. at MicsgvnDatyYcom University students to encourage students to "know their status" when it comes to HIV/AIDS. Littlejohn said the campaign is an extension of The Promiscuity Proj- ect - an event sponsored by his fra- ternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, in October 2009 to educate students about HIV through live music and short films. See TESTING, Page 7A City urges residents, students to learn guidelines By MELISSA MARCUS For the Daily' In an effort to encourage stu- dents and Ann Arbor residents to recycle more, the city of Ann Arbor and non-profit organi- zation Recycle Ann Arbor are working together to streamline the city's recycling system and increase awareness about recy- cling. The city of Ann Arbor cur- rentlyuses a dual-streammeth- od of recycling, featuring two main components. The first category of products that can be recycled are paper products, which includes magazines, newspapers and flattened cere- al boxes. The second group is containers made from metal, glass and plastic. . But, in the summer of 2010, the city will begin to use a sin- gle-stream, which officials say is a more efficient system. This means that more products will be able to be recycled, accord- ing to Kendra Pyle, residential coordinator for Recycle Ann Arbor. The revamp of the sys- tem will focus on expanding the types of plastics that can be recycled within the city. Pyle explained that the rationale behind the new, sin- gle-stream system is that new See RECYCLING, Page 7A WEATHER H I: 28 TOMORROW Lo:13 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and letus know. QOlirM MMCOG00Alf M 'U' one of top Peace Corps volunteer producers. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX NEWS................2A .CLASSIFIEDS...........A....6A Vol. CXX,No.91 OPINION ..........................4A ARTS....................9A ©2llO TheMichiganDaly SP RTSA.............................5A THESTATEMENT..................1B michigandoily.com I