2A - Friday, September 24, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 90"% 1 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers LEFT A University of Massachu- setts marching band member plays at Michigan Stadium on Sat., Sept. 18. Michigan won 42-37. (ARIEL BOND/Daily) TOP RIGHT Tyler Katz, an eighth grade stu- dent at Tappan Middle School in Ann Arbor, rallies with Michigan students during a live show of SportsNation at Ingalls Mall on Wed., Sept. 22. (SALAM RIDA/ Daily) BOTTOM RIGHT: The Law School celebrates Constitution Day by hosting a panel discussion about emerging issues in the U.S. Supreme Court at Hutchins Hall on Mon., Sept. 20. (SAM WOLSON/ Daily) NEED MORE PHOTOS? See more Photos of the Week on our website, michigandailycom. CRIME NOTES Parking permit plundered WHERE: 1211 Kipke WHEN: Wednesday at about 8:15 a.m. WHAT: A contractor not affiliated with the University had his parking permit stolen from his vehicle, University Police reported. 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Additionaicopiesmay bepickednopat theDailysofficefor$2.Subscriptionsforfaliterm, starting innSeptember viaU..malare$110. Winter termanuary through April)is$115,yeariong (September throughApr)is$195.Universityaffiliatesaresubjectraeducedsubscriptionrate. Or-ampus subsciptonst i river1rmar e bscriptions ur tbepraid. The icigan Daily in a cember dofiTheroieted lirceand TnoAasocvated triingi:Plrese. .,-_. " Narcotics stolen from Hospital WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m. WHAT: A female employee at the University Hospital stole a significant amount of narcotic: and needles, University Police reported. The case is still under investigation. Truck rams into clearance bar WHERE: 201 Observatory WHEN: Wednesday at about 2 p.m. WHAT: A 2004 Dodge Ram scraped a clearance bar as it tried to enter the parking garage, University Police reported. No injuries were reported. ic gadiiyvon/bhis/the we Careers for writers Slam poetry In an effort to increase performance absentee voting, Equality Ili'ois, Rock the Vote and in th'U C u Roosevelt University are lead- ing the "Vote Naked Illinois" symposium WHAT: A conference that will feature panel discus- sions to address career ps- s sihilities for skilled writers. WHO: English Language & Literature - MFA Pro- gram in Creative Writing WHEN: Today from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. WHERE: Palmer Commons 'U' Symphony Orchestra concert WHAT: The University Symphnr y Orchestra will jperfornm follorwincg a pre- concert lecture at 7:15 p.m. WHO: University Symphony Orchestra WJIEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium WHAT: Seven poets will perform for three minutes each. There will be an open mic session before the competition. WHO: University Unions Arts & Programs WHEN: Tonight from 8:30 p.m. to11 p.m. WHERE: The University Club in the Michigan Union CORRECTIONS . A Sept.22 article in The Michigan Daily ("'Four Days With Cancer") omit- ted the name of the hospi- tal where the biopsy was performed. It was not at the University Hospital. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. campaign, The Huffington Post reported. The campaign urges voters to take advantage of the state's new law that allows citi- zens to vote by mail. Senior Lexi Zimmer- man is 25 assists away from breaking Michigan's volleyball record for all-time assists. The team plays Iowa at home tonight. " FOR MORE, SEESPORTS, PAGE5A President Barack Obama will hold "backyard con- versations" with citizens throughout the campaign sea- son to listen to their concerns about the economy and the new health care bill, The New York Times reported. So far Obama has held three talks. GET YOUR SENIOR PORTRAIT TAKEN Monday 9/20 - Friday 9/24 in the Sophia B. Jones room of the Michigan Union The sittingfee is just $10! This price includes your portraitfeatured in the 2011 Michignensian Yearbook Sign up online by visiting www.OurYear.com and entering School Code: 87156 Phone 734.418.4115 ext. 247 E-mail ensian.um@umich.edu Bring in this ad and receive $2 off the sitting fee. Michiganensian Y E A R B O O K A detective, left, briefs New York City Council Member Fernando Cabrera, center, and Assemblyman Nelson Castro as they arrive at the scene where Nicaraguan diplomat, Cesar Mercado, 34, was found dead with his throat slashed in his New York apartment. He was found by his driver, who was picking him up for the United Nations General Assembly's annual meeting. icaraguan official found dead before metin g at the U.N.. Diplomat discovered with throat slashed, knife in apartment NEW YORK (AP) - A Nicara- guan diplomat was found dead yes- terday with his throat slashed in his blood-spattered apartment and a knife by his side, hours before he was to attend the United Nations General Assembly's annual meet- ing, officials said. Cesar Mercado, 34, who had worked at the Nicaraguan consul- ate as acting consul general, was found at 10:35 a.m. in his apart- ment in the Bronx by the driver who came to pick him up to attend the meeting, police said. The driver found the door ajar and Mercado's body lying just inside, police said. "The knife was found on the floor next to him," said Paul Browne, the NYPD's deputy com- missioner for public information. Police were investigating and no suspects were immediately iden- 4i tified. Investigators were looking into Mercado's recent contacts, his relationships and where he had been during the days leading up to the slaying. A motive remained unclear. "He had no enemies. He was loved by everyone who knew him," a friend, Amparo Amador, said in Spanish. "When I first heard of his death, I thought he must've died from natural causes because there would be no way he could be killed." Mercado came to the U.S. in 2001 to work as an assistant in the office of Nicaragua's ambassador to the United Nations, a friend said. He was single and his family was in Nicaragua. He eventually took on the duties of consul general, working with passports and immigration visas. Amador said he was like a son to her. Recently, she'd urged him to go to the doctor because he looked thin, and he was diagnosed with diabetes. The two danced at a wed- ding of another friend in Brooklyn last week, she said. "He was the perfect guy. The best person, just wonderful," she said. "I feel as if one of my children has died." Leaders from 192 nations were in town for the General Assembly, including Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who is a fierce critic of the United States and a defender of North Korea and Iran. President Barack Obama addressed the Gen- eral Assembly on Thursday. Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales said U.S. Ambassa- dor Robert Callahan assured him that the FBI would do everything possible to investigate. The assistant to the ambassa- dor said the Nicaraguan mission in New York couldn't immediately release any information. Mercado lived on the top floor of a six-story apartment building in a working-class section of the Bronx. Police barred reporters from entering the building yes- terday. Residents said they didn't hear anything out of the ordinary Wednesday night, but some said it's often noisy in the building at night.