0 2A - Wednesday, February]17, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0sse smilovitz@michig'andaily.com tmdbusiness@gmail.com 0 President Ford's life as a Wolverine The relationship between President Gerald R. Ford and the University is a storied one. He was a student at the Uni- versity and during his time here played center for two national championship Michi- gan football teams. In addi- tion, the Public Policy school also bears Ford's name. But a better-kept secret is that Ford served stints as a University professor. Ford was invited to be an adjunct professor in 1977, according to a Michigan Daily article at the time. The offer was made after Ford lost the 1976 presidential election to Jimmy Carter. The invitation reportedly surprised Ford's colleagues in Washington, who were not aware of the appointment. The Daily interviewed Rich- ard Wennekamp, director of CRIME NOTES Backpack theft WHERE: Shapiro Undergrad- uate Library WHEN: Monday at about 9:30 a.m. WHAT: An unknown person stole a female student's unat- tended backpack from the second floor study lounge, University Police reported. The backpack contained a laptop, Coach wallet and credit cards and was left unattended for 10 minutes. Piano destroyed WHERE: Michigan League WHEN: Monday at about 7:40 p.m. WHAT: An unknown suspect damaged the wood and lock on a piano in the Hussey room of the League, University Police reported. The value of the dam- age is unknown. the White House transition team at the time, about the offer. "Anything like that should have come through here first," Wennekamp told the Daily at the time. Conflicts eventually sub- sided, however, and Ford made his first teaching visit to the University's Ann Arbor cam- pus on Apr. 5, 1977. He taught 10 classes during his four-day trip on the topics of political science and public policy. Ford continued to make similar teaching visits to the University over the next 10 years. At his Apr. 6, 1977 lecture at Rackham Auditorium, Ford recommended ending the Electoral College and keeping presidential debates, accord- ing to a Daily article at the time. The professorship was part of a long-standing history Ford had with the University of Michigan. Ford graduated from the University in 1935 with under- graduate degrees in econom- ics and political science. He also spent the summer of 1937 studying at the Michigan Law School. Ford spoke at the University many times during his politi- cal career, including a speech at Crisler Arena that launched his presidential re-election campaign in December 1976. His dedication to public ser- vice prompted the University's Board of Regents to unani- mously approve renaming the Institute of Public Adminis- tration to the Gerald R. 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Hit and run WHERE:4260 blockPlymouth WHEN: Monday at about 12:40 p.m. WHAT: Two vehicles of unknown affiliation were involved in a minor accident with one of the drivers fleeing the scene of the accident, Uni- versity police reported. WHAT: Talk about how Jewish culture sp -ead through the mass media in America and eastern Europe in the 19th and 20th centu- ries. WHO: Judaic Studies WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: 202S. Thayer, Room 2022 Scientists in war zones talk WHAT: University scientists who work in war zones like Iraq and Pakistan will talk about their experience work- ing with governments and armed forces. WHEN: Tonight from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. WHO: Exhibit Museum of Natural History WHERE: Conor O'Neill's Traditional Irish Pub African concert WHAT: Musician Bela Fleck will play his banjo in a per- formance emanating from his travels and explorations throughout Africa. WHO: University Musical Society WHEN: Tonight at 8p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium CORRECTIONS . An article in yesterday's edition of The Michigan Daily, "MSA reps form new party," incorrectly stated that Jason Raymond is a LSA junior. He is a junior in the School of Business. " A photo caption in yes- terday's edition of The Michigan Daily, incor- rectly stated that Rack- ham students Ibrahim Boulares and Paul Gromek were fighting. They were demonstrating a kick. CORRECTIONS " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. According to MSNBC.com, schools across the country have been trying to stop freak dancing and sexual behav- iors on the dance floor at school dances by doing clothing checks and making students sign contracts. Minnetonka High School inMinnesotacreatedthe "Dance Like Grandma's Watch- ing" campaign. The current recession has forced many Univer- sity graduates into a tough job market. This economic climate, however, has helped turn Ann Arbor into an incu- bator for young entrepreneurs. "oOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT According to the Los Angeles Times, archae- ologists discovered that Egyptian King Tutankhamen died of malaria and not by poi- son aswas previously believed. King Tut was 19 years old when he died. 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William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States of America, 1992-2000 Come to a Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell Orientation Session: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 . 5:00-6:00pm Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League, 2nd Floor Wednesday, February 10, 2010 + 5:00-6:00pm Pierpont Commons, Center Room Monday, February 22, 2010 . 5:00-6:00pm Pendleton Room, Michigan Union To learn more, please contact the Provost's Council on Student Honors at 734-763-8123 or visit the website at www.provost.umich.edu/scholars/ Vice President promotes one-year anniversary of $787 billion stimulus plan UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. (AP) - The year-old federal Recovery Act that has pumped billions in stimulus dollars into economically devastated states such as Michigan is working well, Vice President Joe Biden said yesterday, disputing Republican claims that it has failed. The. Democratic vice presi- dent was in the Saginaw area, dispatched by President Barack Obama to defend the $787 billion stimulus plan on its first anniver- sary. "It's gonna take us a while to get us out of this ditch, but it's working. It's working," Biden said after touring a job training pro- gram at Delta College that he said benefitted from stimulus cash. He later ate lunch at a Sagi- naw restaurant and toured the Thomas Township headquar- ters of Hemlock Semiconductor Group, which makes materials used in solar power technology. Both businesses also benefitted greatly from stimulus cash, he said. "I absolutely refuse to accept the notion that the United States of America is not going to lead the world economically throughout the 21st Century," he said dur- ing remarks to supporters on the Delta campus. "Second place is not an option for us," he said. As part of an effort to convince a skeptical public that the stimu- lus is helping, Obama this week is sending Biden and other high- ranking administration officials across the country to defend the program. Republicans say the deficit- spending program has failed. "For the state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, every job created in Michigan is a step in the right direction," said Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski. "Unfortunately, the administra- tion spends more time parading officials into the state to make promises than they spend deliver- ing on them." Michigan has had the nation's highest unemployment rate for much of the past four years. It slightly improved in December for the third straight month, drop- ping slightly to 14.6 percent. But it still towers above the national rate of 10 percent. The governor's office says $10.6 billion in Recovery Act funding has been invested in the state. Biden encouraged stimulus skeptics to look at the case of Justo Gonzalez, a Saginaw-area native and resident who lost his job in the auto industry last March. Gonzalez heard about a pro- gram at Delta that offered train- ing to become a chemical process technician. Hehad his tuition paid by stimulus money, graduated in October and now is employed by Hemlock Semiconductor. "Life has a funny way of work- ing things out," Gonzalez said before introducing Biden at the Delta event. Biden was expected to present a report to Obama on Wednesday assessing the effects of the stimu- lus plan. Vice President Joe Biden takes a look at some on-site solar panels at Hemlock Semiconductor during a tour of the HSC facility in Saginaw, Mich. yesterday. Biden visits Saginaw, talks success of stimulus funds *I