2A - Thursday, February 3, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A -Thusda, Feruay 3 201 Th Mihiga Daly micigadaiyca *I I WILL SURVIVE 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.miehigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager. 734-411-4115 eat. 1252 734-418-4115 eat. 1241 steinberg@michigandailycom emdbnsiness@grnail.com A fashionable cause Though purchasing new clothing is often accompanied by buyer's remorse, one new group on campus can help ease thatcguilt. Life Changing Apparel, an orga- nization first developed by Cornell Univeraity alum Peter Cortle, sells T-shirts and hats to raise money for clean drinking water in developing countries. The group donates person- al water purification systems, called LifeStraws, to children living in areas where safe drinking water is sparse. After hearing about the group from his sister who attends Cornell, LSA freshman Howie Robins decided to create an LCA branch at the University. Robins said the purpose of the group is to foster activism among college stu- dents. The organization aims to appeal to students through the clothing itsells and a music blog featured on the LCA website. "The goal behind it is to create a community where people are genu- inely interested in making change for the world," Robins said. "And we think music is a really good gateway or meth- od of reaching out to people, getting people united." The group is trying to establish itself on campus by raising awareness about diseases from unclean drinking water that specifically affect children and how to increase water purification efforts around the globe, Robins said. To do this, the group plans to host an event for World Water Day on March 22. "There's so many diseases like cholera and dysentery that are all waterborne, and (children) dont have any choice so they have to drink that water," Robins said. "So many children die because they get these diseases from the water." while the group mainly sells T-shirts to raise funds for the LifeStraws, the organization is looking to expand its merchandise to sweatshirts, collared shirts and button-downs. Cortle wrote in an e-mail interview that he originally developed the group based oncthe idea that selling apparelcto college students for a cause and raising awareness about issues like safe drink- ing water can have a big impact. "It really is something most of us take for granted, and we can easily provide clean water to the thousands of people who die from water-related disease every day," Cortle wrote. - KIMBERLYPAGEAU Newsraam 734-418-4115 apt.t torreclians cor-rections@m~ichigandaily.com ArtsSnclin arst@michigndaity.com, .Sports Sectin sports@michigandaily.coms Display Sales display@michigandaily.coms Online Sales ontieads@ihigndasily.com Seas Tips news@m~ichigandaily.com LetersltolhelEditor tthedaily@m~ichigndaiy.com Editorial Page opinion@miehigandaity.com Phatngraphy Sectian photo@snichigandaiay ssn Classified Sales clstsified@nslshighdatysson Finance fiance@misbigandity.cso CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Who let the Not so easy mac Faculty music dogs out? WVHERE: Northwood III performance WHERE: Nichols Arbore- tum WHEN: Tuesday at about 4:30 p.m. WHAT: A caller reported seeing four dogs roaming without leashes, University Police reported. Officers could not locate the loose dogs. Apartments WHEN: Wednesday at about 3:45 a.m. WHAT: A student reported smoke after setting off the fire alarm while cooking macaroni and cheese, Uni- versity Police reported. No one was injured. Vehicephacks Theft in five it up too far minutes WHERE: Hatcher Gradu- ate Library WHEN: Wednesday at about 2:45 p.m. WHAT: A backpack on the sixth floor was taken between 2:34 and 2:39 p.m., University Police reported. There are no suspects. WHERE: 1600 East Medi- cal Center WHEN: Tuesday at about 3 p.m. WHAT: A male not affili- ated with the University found that another vehicle had backed into his parked car, University Police reported. The cost of the damage is $2,500. WHAT: University faculty members Stephen Shipps, Joseph Gramley, Stephen West and Louis Nagle will play the violin, drums and bass. Admission is free of charge. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall Water and ice in the Andes discussion WHAT: A discusaion about how climte change nega- tively affects water supplies in the Peruvian Andes. WHO: Museum of Natural History WHEN: Today at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Natu- ral History CORRECTIONS " An article in yester- day's edition of The Michigan Daily (" Campus severe-weather policy mandates faculty atten- dance") inaccurately reported how staff mem- hers at the Univeraity would be compenaated if they did not report to work. Staff membera may uae a vacation day, take paid time off or take time off without pay. " The article also inac- curately reported that a University policy "man- dated" that faculty mem- hers must report to work. * Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandailycom. 1About 91,000 people and businesses have filed for compensation from SF due to the Gulf of Mex- ito oil spill, the Associated Press reported. Checks are expected to be sent out by February at the earliest. 2Two under-the-radar video game commu- nities on campus are devoted to "Super Smash Bros." and "StarCraft IL." > OR MORE, SEE THE I-SIDE, INSIDE 3Legislation was pro- posed in San Francisco 3to ban the distribution of the Yellow Pages phone book, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. If passed, San Francisco would be the first city to ban the phone books. 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Osesopy is availaile free of shage tosallreaders. Additinalopis maye ikedp athe Daiys oie fr$Suscl riptios fr fallte, starting inSepteme,sia U.S.mailare$110. Winter erm (Januay tlhruhnpl)is $115,yearlong (SeptemberhoughAprl) s $195.,Uniesiy affliaes are subjecttoa edued subscriptionsrae.On-campus subscriptios sforfalltrmsae $35. Sascipiosns mste pepai. The Michigan Daily is a snmbr of The Associated Pess and The Associated Coleiate Press. Aay'-fe Dow tops- 12,000,9 stocksmixedx 0 Unrest in Egypt causes uncertainty after highest finish since June 2008 NEW YORE (AP) - Stocks ended yesterday mixed,'a day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed above 12,000 for the first time since June 2008. The Dow traded in a tight range throughout the day as investors weighed the impact of unrest in Egypt against better- than-expected news on the job market. "The market seems to be catching its breath after that strong run Tuesday," said Alan Gayle, senior investment strat- egist for RidgeWorth invest- ments. Traders' television screens were filled with scenes of fight- ing in Egypt between groups that support President Hosni Mubarak and those who are calling for his ouster. Mubarak vowed Tuesday that he will not run for president in September but did not say he would take any steps to leave office before then. Egypt is not a major produc- er of oil but controls the Suez Canal, a key shipping lane in the global oil business. Oil prices fluctuated throughout the day as traders balanced the clashes in Egypt with a report that fuel supplies were growing in the U.S. Oil settled 9 cents higher at $90.86 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The Dow rose 1.81 points to end the day at 12,041.97. That's the highest close since June 19, 2008. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 3.56 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,304.03. Nine of its 10 company groups fell. Finan- cial companies had the largest fall of any group, dropping 0.9 percent. The Nasdaq composite lost 1.63 points, or less than 0.1 per- cent, to 2,749.56. Early yesterday, payroll pro- cessor ADP said that private companies added more jobs in January than analysts predict- ed. That's a hopeful sign for the Labor Department's monthly employment report, due out Fri- day. Economists expect the gov- ernment to say the unemploy- ment rate rose to 9.S percent in January from 9.4 percent the previous month. Time Warner Inc. rose almost 9 percent after the owner of War- ner Bros., HBO and CNN said its fourth-quarter profit jumped 22 percent. The company also raised its 2011 forecasts. Video game publisher Elec- tronic Arts Inc. jumped 16 per- cent after the company also raised its profit forecast. The company was the best performer in the S&P S0O. Mattel Inc. gained 1 percent after the country's largest toy maker said its revenue rose 9 percent on strong sales of Barbie and Fisher-Price toys. Whirl- pool Corp. fell 2 percent after the company said it would raise prices in response to higher costs of raw materials. Treasury prices fell, pushing their yields higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.48 percent from 3.43 percent late Tuesday. Falling shares outpaced rising ones by a small margin on the New York Stock Exchange. Trad- ing volume came to 4.15 billion shares. A wan views a fallen toolsi Caitns, Australia today, alter Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting at speeds uy to 186 miles yet hoot. Powerful cyclone stri~kes northeastern Australia 1 A Symnposium on Successes and Failures in International Human Trafficking Law Featuring AMBASSADOR LUIS CDEBACA, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. State Department Thousands flee to evacuation centers, no deaths reported CAIRNS, Australia (AP) - A massive cyclone struck north- eastern Australia early today, tearing off roofs, toppling trees and cutting electricity to thou- sands - the most powerful storm to hit the area in nearly a century. The eye of Cyclone Yasi roared ashore at the small resort town of Mission Beach in Queensland state, battering the coast known to tourists as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef with heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph (300 kph). "Vegetation has been reduced to sticks," said Sgt. Dan Gallagher, Mission Beach officer in charge. Yasi compounded the suffering for Queensland, waterlogged by months of flooding that killed 35 people and inundated hundreds of communities. It struck an urea far north of the flood zone, but the Bureau of Meteorology said its drenching rains could cause floods in new parts of the state. The extent of property damage across Queensland was unknown just before dawn because it was still too dangerous to venture very far outside homes and evac- uation centers, with strong winds and torrential rain continuing to batter towns. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported. About 175,000 people were without power, and restoring it would be a major priority when the storm had fully passed, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said.- "This has been ... a terrify- ing experience, but this morning because so many of them did take precautions, it seems that we cer- tainly kept people safe in those centers and Inm very pleased about that,' Bligh said. "The early news is not anything like I expected to hear this morning... I do stress in many cases we are yet to see any assessments." More than 10,000 people fled to 20 evacuation. centers in a danger zone stretching 190 miles (300 kilometers), amid strong wurnings in the past two days. Many others moved in with fain- ily or friends in safer locations. Still, authorities prepared for the worst, including serious damage devastation and possible deaths. Witnesses reported roofs being ripped off, buildings shak- ing and trees flattened under the power of the winds. Officials said the storm surge would flood some places to roof level "This is a cyclone of savagery and intensity," Prime Minister Julia Gillard said in a nationally televised news conference as the storm moved toward the coast. "People are facing some really dreadful hours in front of them." The storm's front was about 300 miles (500 kilometers) across, with the worst of the winds expected to lash the coast for up to four hours, although blustery conditions and heavy rain could last for a day. "It's such a big storm - it's a monster, killer storm," Bligh had said Wednesday, adding that the only previous cyclone measured in'the state at such strength was in 1918. "This impact is likely to be more life-threatening than any experienced during recent* generations." Feb. 4-5 Hutchins Hall University of Michigan Law School For more info and to register, visit http:/llstudenfts law.umich.edu/mjil/Symposium/