2A - Thursday, March 10, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmail.com DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT Fol famil fromc old, K Webe take cance friend Jus man branc Resea zation cance dren's in De mone, the g 30th Aft involy Fundraising to fight cancer lowing the death of a mother in the group, Weber- local restaurants and] y friend who suffered man said she wanted students nesses to host fundra cancerwhenonly12years to be able to work with the nights, from which a po inesiology junior Rachel organization at the university of the venue's proceeds rman was inspired to level. donated to the charity. the initiative to fund Additionally, Weberman "We're hoping to fund r-related research in her said by creating the group, she at least once a month and I's honor. hopes to inculcate increased have a larger-scale fundn t two weeks ago, Weber- interest in aiding cancer towards the end of they created the first college research among college stu- she said. h of the group Leukemia, dents in an effort to find a cure , In addition to increasin rch, Life, Inc., an organi- for cancer. 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WHAT: A University wheel chair was stolen on March 6, University Police report- ed. It was taken at about 5 p.m. and is valued at $400. Phone tries to find Narnia WHERE: University Hos- pital WHEN: Tuesday at about 10:45 a.m. WHAT: A staff member reported her phone stolen on March 7, University Police reported. The phone was left unattended in a supply closet for about 15 minutes. Free rock climbing clinic WHAT: A rock climbing clinic for new and experi- enced climbers. Participants will receive lessons in boul- der skills and can become certified climbers. WHO: Outdoor Adventures WHEN: Tonight at 6:30 WHERE: Intramural Sports Building I slam, therefore I am WHAT: Students will per- form in an open mic night. Afterward, seven students will compete in a poetry slam. Students will have three minutes perform their best work before judges. WHO: University Unions Arts & Programs WHEN: Tonight at 8:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union U-Club Water art talk A bill awaiting the gov- WHAT: Artist and ecologist ernor's signature in Utah Betsy Damon will discuss will require schools to her various art projects, teach that the U.S. is a consti- which help raise awareness tutional republic rather than about water conservation, a democracy, The Salt Lake WHO: Water Theme Tribune reported. Some fear Semester that this may instill socialist WHEN: Tonight at 5 p.m.. t WHERE: Michigan Theatre sentiments. EDITORIAL STAFF Kyle Swanson Managing Editor swanson@michigandaily.com Nicole Aber Managing News Editor aber@michigandaily.com SENIORNEWSEDITORS:BethanyBiron,Dylaninti,CaitlinHuston,JosephLichterman, ASSIS T NEWS EDITORS:Rachel Brusstar, ClaireGoscicki, SuzanneJacobs,Mike Merar Michele Narov. 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The MichgerDl isaremberofTheArrocietei Pesand TheAorrated ColegiaePress.r 0 0 4 i Visiting author WHAT: New York Times bestselling author Matthea Harvey will give a talk as part of the Zell Visiting Writers Series. WHO: English Language & Literature - MFA Program in Creative Writing WHEN: Tonight at 5 p.m. WHERE: University of Michigan Museum of Art CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. Former Top Chef con- testant Eve Aronoff's newest endeavor, Frita Batidos, serves up the tradi- tional burger, fries and milk- shake with a generous heap of Cuban flair. > FOR MORE, SEE B-SIDE, INSIDE Shortly after the death of a 75-year-old woman , a relative of the known hoarder found the mummi- fied remains of the woman's mother among her belong- ings, stltoday.com reported. How long the mummy was in her home remains unknown. House GOP says federal employees are overpaid MUHAMMEU MUHEISEN/AP An anti-government protestor, center, holds the Tunisran flag during a deronstration in Sanaa, Yemen yesterday. One killed, many injured after Yemeni army raids universit House Repbulicans argue statistics, call for pay cuts WASHINGTON (AP) - While conservative GOP gover- nors are demanding concessions from state workers, House Republicans are making federal employees the next target. Republicans at a House hear- ing on yesterday complained that the 2.1 million-strong fed- eral work force is overpaid compared with workers holding similar jobs in the private sec- tor. The personnel chief for fed- eral workers cried foul. He said many federal employees earn too little. Competing witnesses and House members threw out one statistic after another to fit their descriptions of an overpaid or underpaid government work force. In a larger sense, the hearing was part of Republican demands for cutbacks in Obama administration programs and spending. On the wall directly behind Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massa- chusetts, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Gov- ernment Reform panel, major- ity Republicans had erected a large poster saying: "Employ- ment Changes December 2008-December 2010; Private Sector Jobs -8,817,000; federal government jobs +157,000." A sign next to it said: "2010 Average Total Compensation; Government Worker $101,628; Private Worker $60,000." John Berry, director of the Officeof PersonnelManagement, said President Barack Obama has frozen annual pay increases for two years. Before Obama took office, he said, government employees received raises "in virtual lock step with the private sector labor market regardless of who controlled Congress or the White House." Berry said many federal work- ers are underpaid and many com- parisons are phony. He noted the government doesn't employ retail clerks, waiters, short order cooks or other specialties whose salaries are included in pay comparisons. The few cooks employed usually work in pris- ons and have responsibility over inmates, he said. Panel chairman Dennis Ross, R-Fla., cited Office of Personnel Management numbers showing the average salary for federal employees was $74,311 in 2010. He then referred to an analysis by the Cato Institute think tank showing the average private sector worker earned $50,462. Those numbers did not include total compensation. "The federal government also pays an average of 36 percent of employees' base pay health insurance and pension benefits, in addition to generous paid leave. Taken together, federal employees on average earned $101,628 in total compensation in 2010," he said. Army opens fire on protesters calling for Saleh to resign SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Thou- sands of Yemenis defiantly demon- strated yesterday at a public square, a day afterthe army stormed Sanaa University, firing live ammunition, killing one person and wounding scores of others. The attack escalated tensions in Yemen, which has been rocked by weeks of protests against Presi- dent Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al- Qaida who has been in power 32 years. Abdullah al-Jeifi, 24, died and several other protesters who were shot in Tuesday's raid were in seri- ous condition, said Mohammed al-Abahi, one of the doctors vol- unteering at the Sanaa University campus. Soldiers also used rub- ber bullets and tear gas in their assault. Outraged at the government raid, more protesters camped out in tents near the university and on campus Wednesday. A group of young protesters issued a "black list" with the names of 13 officials they say are responsible for the violence against peaceful protest- ers. The names include the son of President Ali Abdullah Saleh who heads the Republican Guards, the interior minister and other top security officials. DEi iA GAMMA I,- hope.;-strength., rwMlife.r CENTER FOR ETHICS IN PUBLIC LIFE NI VERSITrY OF MICHIGAN Inaugural Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics 'Speak Truth to Power' Kerry Kennedy, International Human Rights Advocate and Author Thursday, March 10th, 4pm Michigan League Ballroom k