The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, October 1, 2010 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, October 1, 2010 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT MSU football player pleads guilty in DPS laptop theft A Michigan. State University football player has pleaded guilty to receiving and concealing stolen property in the theft of laptop com- puters from several Detroit Public Schools. Dion Sims entered his plea yes- terday in Wayne County Circuit Court and will be sentenced Dec. 6, the county prosecutor's office said in a statement. The 19-year-old sophomore from Detroit was one of 10 men charged following an investiga- tion into the theft of 104 laptops valued at $158,000 from several Detroit schools. Sims was charged with handling between $1,000 and $10,000 worth of stolen goods. Michigan State has suspended Sims indefinitely fromteam-related activities. He has not played in the first four games this season. SAN ANTONIO American tourist shot on jet ski ride An American tourist was shot in the back of the head in Mexican waters on yesterday after being ambushed by armed boaters, a Texas sheriff said. It happened on a lake where run-ins with pirates had already put fishermen and Texas officials on alert. Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo Gonzalez said a 30-year-old man and his wife were riding jet skis back from Mexico when about six gunmen approached in two boats. Gonzalez said the man was shot as the couple sped away. What happened to the man was unclear. Gonzalez said the man's wife tried circling back to get him, but retreated back to U.S. waters after being fired upon again. "They saw them approaching and started revving it up back to the U.S. side," Gonzalez said. "The guys just started shooting at them from behind." MONTERREY, Mexico Small-town mayor killed in $6,000 hit Two men were arrested for kill- ing a small-town Mexican mayor for $6,000 in a land dispute, prosecutors said Thursday. Nuevo Leonstate Attorney Gener- al Alejandro Garza y Garza ruled out the involvement of drug gangs that have been blamed for the assassina- tion of many other mayors in Mexico. Prisciliano Rodriguez, mayor of Doctor Gonzalez, was gunned down Sept. 23 along with an aide. He was the fourth mayor killed in northeast- ern Mexico in a month. Garza y Garza said the two detained men confessed to the con- tract killing of the mayor in a land dispute. He said an uncle of one of the two suspects hired them a week before the assassination, asking themifthey"wanted alittlejob." The uncle remains at large. The men were paid an initial $3,000 and given an R-15 rifle, an Uzi and a revolver, Garza y Garza said. On the day of the assassina- tiontheuncle called his nephew and demandedthemoneybackiftheydid not carry out the killing, the prosecu- tor said. The suspects told police they traveled later that day to Doctor Gonzalez, where the mayor was coordinating a program to provide metal roofing to residents, Garza y Garzasaid. CARACAS, Venezuela 16 inmates killed in Venezuelan prison A Venezuelan official says a riot involving rival gangs inside a prison has killed 16 inmates and injured 35. Chief prisons official Consuelo Cerrada says authorities peace- fully retook control of the prison after the violence. Cerrada told the TV channel Globovision 'yesterday that fight- ing erupted the previous day between inmates feuding over control. She says six of the injured remain hospitalized and the rest are back in Tocoron prison in north-central Aragua state. officials have said three other inmates were killed and four guards injured in violence at the same prison Monday. Violence is common in Venezu- ela's crowded prisons, where rival gangs often fight for control of cellblocks or the sale of drugs. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. Rick's owner says. he's 'not a big fan' of the site From Page 1 viewers per day, with almost 400 Facebook members "liking" the street from Rick's. Orlofsky said website, according to Anderson. their proximity to the bar is ideal The website's peak traffic days since they can monitor the line are Thursdays, Fridays and Sat- from about 60 feet away without urdays, Robbins said, though they having to venture outside. This have also found that a large num- thinking became the basis for the her of people check out the web- concept of Ricksline.com. site Monday afternoons as well. "There was always that sort of "If you are trying to beat the mindset," Orlofsky said. "Once we line, (the website) allows .you to moved in there we were going to get there quicker and make sure able to observe the line ourselves. you are there before a big line I guess once we were actually forms," Orlofsky said. "But also there somehow the camera idea some nights if you are not sure popped up, the website idea cange if you should go you can tell if up and the name Ricksline.com there's a line, which means there's had a good buzz to it so we rolled a lot of people there and that real- with it." ly excites people when they go to Ricksline.com was fully func- bars." tional and complete with adver- Hesse said Rick's patrons said tisements on Sept. 14. The camera they like the website. But he said linked to the website is located this technology isn't ideal for the inside the students' house facing bar since people will be deterred Rick's and streams 24-hour live from coming if they see a line footage. Since the website went forming. Hesse said some Rick's live, it has received over 14,000 regulars told him they decided to hits according to Google metrics, come to the cafe later than usual O'Leary said. after checking out Ricksline.com. But before launching the "I feel that if it's 11 o'clock, site, the five friends didn't con- instead of rushing to Rick's to sult Rick's, according to Hesse. make sure you get in line, you can He said he wasn't aware of the get online and find out there's not website until one of the bar's a line and either stay home (or) employees pointed it out about stay home longer than you would two-and-a-half weeks ago. normally," he said. Hesse said he's "not a big fan" Everyone who already knows of the website because he thinks about Ricksline.com found out the creators are taking advantage through either word of mouth or of the popularity of Rick's in order online advertising, Anderson said, to make a few bucks. but very few people know who's "I believe that in this situation behind the website's creation. somebody else is profiting off our "It's kind of cool that, at the hard work and success that we've moment, we're very mysterious," had over the last 31 years, which Anderson said. is fine," Hesse said. "You know it's Orlofsky said one night he the American way." went to Rick's and his friend The five University students announced that Orlofsky was one created the website with the goal of the creators of the website and of making the going-out experi- a girl said, "'No, Pizza House runs ence more convenient, O'Leary that."' said. But Hesse said many bar-goers "The point was really to create think the bar is responsible for the a method for people to have this site, which is problematic because view of the line and get in faster there have been "really inappro- without the hassle of waiting in priate comments" on the website the cold," he said. under the user comment sectifn. But Hesse said he thinks Rick- Hesse said he doesn't want Rick's sline.com can be "misleading," to be associated with these "vul- because the camera doesn't show gar" comments. how many people are actually "I don't like that type of image inside the bar. So if there's no line being portrayed on a website pro- outside the bar, people who arrive jecting my name," Hesse said. " ... still may not be able to getin if the You know anytime that anybody bar is at capacity. Hesse said this reads anything on there, they're happened last weekend. assuming that it's coming from us "The line moves until we hit and we're filtering it and that's not capacity and once we hit capac- the case." ity, the line basically stops and Hesse said he's also concerned we can't let people in until people that having a camerauon the estab- leave," Hesse said. lishment 24/7 could taint the bar's The website has about 1,000 image if people see some sort of ries of her work in the shelters - CACHO where women and children have From Page 1 been held at gunpoint - several audience members seemed taken many officials and civil servants aback by the extent of the corrup- are corrupt, Cacho said. tion, while others nodded along, "In Mexico, when we call the obviously familiar with similar police they will go to protect the tales. batterer," she said. Despite these issues, Cacho The idea for Ciam Cancun was said she has faith that Mexico an extension of Cacho's work in will overcome these challenges radio, through which she often and move forward. spoke out against domestic abuse. "We are a huge country with "All of these women started many good things to give to the coming to the radio station and world and ourselves," she said. saying to me, 'What you're say- Marilyn Williams, a Univer- ing is true, but where can we go?' sity alum and adjunct lecturer Cacho said. in the University's Undergradu- Cacho explained how she ate Comprehensive Studies Pro- stayed in a battered shelter to gram, said it was moving to hear understand an abuse victim's from an activist who puts her life experience. Helping people on the line every day, especially through first-hand experience since people in the United States is necessary to fight Mexico's appear somewhat unaware of the human rights problems, she said. extent of the danger in Mexico. "We cannot eradicate violence "People go there to party and if we do not work within our- to enjoy their spring break but selves as individuals," she said. they don't know what truly goes Despite her efforts, Cacho on in that area when they leave," said her actions are rarely well received, especially because she is a woman working to eradicate political corruption. "The government in Mexico 1 thinks of me as a public enemy," she said. "We have a macho soci- ety in Mexico. And the fact that S IARTI V N I am a women and a journalist, that I have a sense of humor G E T about this and I am not a victim - the government doesn't know what to do." But Cacho's work has paid off. By exposing some of these human rights crimes through her journalism, the Mexican government has passed sev- eral laws against the violence of women and child pornogra- phy. She said the criminal jus- tice system is a mess and she believes it will take a long time to see it corrected, but that change has to start somewhere. "We are, I believe, in the seeds," she said. "Eventually we will see a change." As Cacho told several to- problem like a fight happening outside the cafe while viewing Ricksline.com. "They kind of see a negative picture of Rick's, and even though those probleins may not necessar- ily come from Rick's, it's hard to tell what's going on if all of a sud- den you log on, you see something going on outside," Hesse said. The creators of Ricksline.com and Hesse met on Wednesday, Hesse said, during which time he expressed some of his opinions of the website. "They were very open to my comments," Hesse said. "I think the last thing that they want todo is upset us. They are loyal Rick's goers. However, I don't know if they're going to be able to satisfy Rick's by the issues that I raised about the website." Though they didn't want to comment on the details of the website's further development, Orlofsky said they're working on expanding the website including getting more advertisers. O'Leary also said they plan to encourage user interactivity by having more than just a comment board on the website. "One thing that we are work- ing on that we are really excited about is a photo contest," O'Leary said. "That's all I'll say about it for now but that's a project we hope to unveil soon." The website's developers and Hesse have plans to meet again "in the near future," Hesse said. Though Hesse has mixed views on the sight, students have been raving about it. LSA senior Kyle Tenenbaum called it the "best website ever." "I think it's great. It saves me so much time. I can sit here and know the line and walk over when I'm ready," he said. Engineering senior Connor Moelmann said he's used it every time be's gone to Rick's since finding out about the site from a friend. "It's definitely helpful espe- cially because I have one of those phones where I can check the Internet so I can check it at anoth- er bar," he said. LSA senior Jamie Keith said he found out about the site through Facebook, adding that he thinks it will be more helpful during the winter months. "Right now you can assume Rick's will be busy Thursday, Fri- day and Saturday, but if there's a way to get it at multiple bars that'd be even better to compare lines and such," he said. Williams said. Rackham engineering student Paul Arias, chair of the Univer- sity's Hispanic Heritage Planning Committee, said it's important to draw attention to the Latino com- munity on campus. "We want to bring big speak- ers to give the Latino commu- nity here a visibility that perhaps has been lacking in the past few years," Arias said. In an interview after her speech, Cacho said.she has high expectations for University stu- dents to initiate change. "I think the world is pretty much a mess because of what my generation did," she said. "And I just truly expect a revolution from the younger generation." Students shouldn't be afraid of the obstacles ahead of them, but rather rise to the challenge and embrace them, Cacho said. "You have to take the world in your hands because otherwise it will destroy you," she said. "This is your chance." ARMSTRONG From Page 1 during rituals in the past. In2007 the group - formerly known as Michigamua - changed its name and began releasing its members' names in an effort to be more transparent, though its meetings and activities are still secretive. Armstrong filed a personal pro- tection order against Shirvell on Sept. 13, according to a represen= tative at Washtenaw County Trial Court. The hearing will be held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Ann Arbor As long as all parties appear, the judge will make a decision regard- ing the personal protection order on Monday, according to the rep- resentative. Messages and e-mails to Arm- strong seeking comment went unreturned last night. But atTues- day night's MSA meeting Arm- strong said he "wouldn't succumb to any unwarranted attacks." "I, along with the rest of this assembly, (was) elected to this body to represent the University," he told the assembly on Tuesday. "And nothing said about us, or regarding our personal merits, will waive our commitment to serve the student body." On Sept. 14, the University's Department of Public Safety issued a trespass warning - ban- ning Shirvell from University grounds - after receiving com- plaints of Shirvell stalking and harassing Armstrong outside his house in Ann Arbor, according to DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown. DPS is still investigating the complaints, Brown said, and Shirvell is in the process of appeal- ing the order with DPS Executive Director Ken Magee. In her press release, Coleman wrote that the University is work- ing to ensure appropriate mea- sures are taken. "In addition to its internal action, the University also has called upon others in positions of authority to take all appropriate action to address this situation," Coleman wrote. The incidents began gaining national attention after CNN's Anderson Cooper interviewed Shirvell on Sept. 28 and Michigan Attorney General Michael Cox - Shirvell's employer - on Sept. 29. During the broadcasts, Cooper discussed Shirvell's blog and ques- tioned Cox about his thoughts on Shirvell's behavior. In his interview on Anderson Cooper 360, Cox said that while he deems Shirvell's behavior inappro- priate, it would be against the law to fire him for First Amendment- p'rotected speech that Shirvell produced off the clock. However, Cox did say that he would consider sending Shirvell to an "employee assistance program" if Armstrong was granted a personal protec- tion order or if a lawsuit was filed against Shirvell. While Shirvell said he was not a cyber bully and defended the claims stated on his blog in the interview with Cooper, Cox called DIABETES From page 1 diabetes - is an endocrine disease often diagnosed in children, adoles- cents and young adults. "(The) pancreas can no lon- ger manufacture any insulin for the body," said Dan Diepenhorst, manager of the diabetes and kid- ney disease unit at the Michigan Department of Community Health. This lack of insulin production affects blood sugar levels and causes glucose to build up in the bloodstream. According to the press release, more and more children and adults are getting diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and the disease is "approaching epidemic levels." "It's a public health problem," Pietropaolo said. "One can treat these patients, but unfortunately Shirvell's actions "offensive" and "unbecoming of civil discourse." In response to the CNN broad- cast, viewers throughout the country have contacted Cox and urged him to fire Shirvell. There is also an online petition created by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, which enables the public to send messages directly to Cox. The University community is also responding to the incidents by rallying around Armstrong. In an e-mail from the Spectrum Center that was sent to the MSA e-mail listserv yesterday, the cen- ter presented several ways stu- dents can support Armstrong. According to the e-mail, the center sponsored an "informal community gathering" in its office last night where students could talk about the incident. The Spec- trum Center also urged students, faculty and staff who support Armstrong to change their Face- book statuses to "Elected By Us, Respected By Us. Today, the center is hosting a "Brown Bag" lunch where stu- dents can learn how to be an ally to the LGBT community and how to take action when incidents of bias occur on campus. Armstrong supporters, not lim- ited to University students, are also adamantly voicing opinions on Facebook pages, such as "We Support Chris Armstrong," which has 5,610 members, and "Fire Andrew Shirvell," which has 5,976 members - both as of 8:54 p.m. Thursday night. On the "We Support Chris Arm- strong" discussion page, a post titled "An Open Letter to Attor- ney General Cox," includes adults from the University and other col- leges sharing their opinions on the issue and calling on Cox to remove Shirvell. In the release, Coleman reiter- ated the solidarity of the Univer- sity community and wrote that the campus will maintain unwavering support of the student body leader. "As a community, we must not and will not accept displays of intolerance," Coleman wrote. "We are heartened, but not surprised, by the response of the campus community in supporting Chris. We are impressed with his resil- iency and stand by him and the important work he is doing on behalf of all of our students." Those outside the University have also been voicing support for Armstrong. Michigan Demo- cratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm also voiced her opposition to Cox's decision not to fire Shirvell in a Tweet posted at 3:12 p.m. yesterday. "If I was still Attorney General and Andrew Shirvell worked for me, he would have already been fired," the Tweet stated. In The Detroit News article, Cox called out Granholm's Tweet - say- ing that the move was unprofes- sional. "I don't know why she's so freak- ing irresponsible. ... she went to Harvard Law School," Cox said. "The civil service rules are a huge shield for free speech and she knows that. they will have to be treated for their whole lives." To treat type 1 diabetes, patients monitor their blood sugar levels and take insulin - administered in a variety of ways - to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. They're also usually advised to exercise and eat healthy. Diepenhorst said Michigan cur- rently has the 15th highest num- ber of diabetes cases in the United States, and the number of statewide cases has increased about 15 per- cent over the past five years. By gaining a greater compre- hension of the mechanisms of the disease, Pietropaolo said, he and his team can create better diabetes treatments and perhaps eventually a cure. "Once we understand the basis of what leads to type 1 diabetes ... we can translate this knowledge into healing disease," he said.