2A - Monday, September 27, 2010 TUESDAY: Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week WHERE'S THE ALKA-SELTZER? Purdue Greeks ban alcohol Officials within the Greek system and other student orga- nizations at Purdue Univer- sity recently established a ban on alcohol in fraternities and sororities, according to an arti- cle in The Exponent, Purdue's student newspaper. An emergency meeting held by the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Coun- cil, the Panhellic Association and the Purdue Cooperative Council came to the conclu- sion that it would be in the best interest of the students' safety to place a "moratorium" on alcohol consumption with- in Greek houses, the article reported. According to the article, the decisionto place the ban on alto- hol came from a series of unsanc- tinned functions by various fraternity and sorority houses. HARVARD PLACES STRICTER REGULATIONS ON FACULTY TIES TO INDUSTRY According to The Harvard Crimson, Harvard Medical School will tighten regula- tions on faculty ties to industry organizations in an effort to reduce the number of conflicts of interest. The regulations state that medical school faculty mem- bers - of which there are 11,000 - will be prohibited from accepting gifts from companies, primarily pharmaceutical ones. On addition no the ban on accepting gifts, the school has cut maximum compensation of researchers who are doing research for the pharmaceutical industry by 50 percent - from $20,000 annually to $10,000. KENT STATE LIBRARY TO CUT BOOK COLLECTION IN HALF James Bracken, dean of the Kent State University's library system announced that he pians to cut the university's collection of academic research books in half according to a Sept. 22 article in kentwired. rum, a media site with contri- butions from various campus According to the article, Bracken's pian to reduce the book collection stemmed from the need for more student study space. The books will be sent to Ohi- oLINK, an organization that houses books, which are shared by multiple Ohio universities and the State Library of Ohio. - TOREHAN SHARMAN ANNA SCHULTE/Da BTB Cantina held a burrito eating contest on Friday night. The winner received a $100 gilt card to BTB and second place received a $50 gift card. The Michigan Daily - mitbigandaily tom hfite 1id41ian ~aik 420 Maynard Sc. 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Radar detector WHERE: Michigan Stadium, Tower 2, Room 6027A WHEN: Saturday at about 1:45 p.m. WHAT: Two male students were caught urinating on the wall and were ticketed and expelled from the foot- ball game, University Police reported. stolen from car Theft at library WHAT: The 4th annual Pre- chter Scientific Lecture will present a summary and dis- cussion of the current state of bipolar disorder research. WHO: Depression Center WHEN: Today from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School, 4th floor auditorium. Talk on the social impact of 2008 Olympics WHAT: The director of the Olympic Center of Beijing Sport University will dis- cuss how the 2008 Olympics reshaped China's national image and cultural identity. WHO: Confucius Institute WHEN: Today from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHAT: Participants will experience situations of poverty to understand the experience oaf living on welfare in Michigan. WHO: Ginsberg Center WHEN: Tonight from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Pop concert WHAT: A perforacte by Nashville-based songwriter Griffin House whose con- temporary music draws from rock and pop influences. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark CORRECTIONS *Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandailycom. 1Starbucks anonounced last week its plan to raise some coffee prices due too ris- ing bean costs, Yahoo! Pinance reported. Beverages that require preparation will see a rise in costs, but Starbucks plans no keep its $1.51) tall brew toffee at its current price. 2Senior Lexi Zimmermnan broke Michigan volley- ball's record for all-time assists on Friday. Zimmerman needed 25 assists and ended the game against Ioawa witho 36. FoOR MORE, SPORTSMONDAY, INSIDE 3China's one-child policy reached its 30th anniver- sary this sweekend, Tele- graphcouk reported. When the temporary policy was intro- duted in 1979, Chinese officials said they would lift the policy after 31) years of curbed popula- tion growth. The policy is still in place. WHERE: 700 Block Tappan WHEN: Friday at about 8:15 p.m. WHAT: A man unaffiliated with the University reported his radar detector stolen from his car after it was valeted, University Police reported. There are no suspects. WHERE: Shapiro Undergrad- uate Libary WHEN: Saturday at 8:30 p.m. WHAT: A person not associ- ated with the University was arrested for stealing Univer- sity property that was left unattended, University Police reported. MORE ONLINEL Love Crie Ntes? Get moremnlrne at wrotgandaily~co blogs/the mint 01 01 A