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Vandals violate vending machine WHERE: Alice Lloyd Residence Hall WHEN: Thursday at about 4:45 a.m. WHAT: A University Housing official discovered damage to a vending machine, University Police reported. Chemical spill WHERE: Lot SC-7,1202 Kipke Drive WHEN: Wednesday at about 9:45 p.m. WHAT: A University bus leaked about one gallon of antifreeze prior to the vehicle beingtowed for repairs, University Police reported. The liquid was contained before it leaked into any storm drains. Hit-and-run WHERE: Glen carport WHEN: Wednesday at about 8:15 p.m. WHAT: A female driver disclosed hit-and-run damage that occured to her vehicle more than a week before, University Police reported. The cost of damage to a mirror and hubcap is estimated at $800. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Impact Dance Symposium performance on the arts WHAT: The Impact Dance team will perform to student-choreographed jazz, contemporary and musical theater numbers. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Today at 7 p.m. WHERE: Mendelssohn Theatre Panel about Afghanistan WHAT: Scholar Gilles Dorronsoro, University alum Patrick Kelley and Middle East Studies Director Amin Tarzi will give a talk titled "Intervention and the Dilemmas of Security in Afghanistan." WHO: Center for Russian and East European Studies WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School ~ WHAT: The A20 Arts, Activism, & Organizing Summit will celebrate various functions of art through performances and presentations. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: Today at 6 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work Building Film screening WHAT: Film Director Roman Polanski's 1974, detective flick "Chinatown" will be shown for free. WHO: Water Theme Semester WHEN: Today at 7 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall CORRECTIONS " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. The collective wealth of the rich people featured in Forbes's 2011 list of billionaires has reached $4.5 trillion, the BBC reported. Six billionaires associated with Facebook, including founder Mark Zuckerberg, recently joined the list. - The Ann Arbor Civic Theatre will be stag- ing John Patrick Shan- ley's "Doubt." The 2005 Tony winner is playingtonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. and Sun- day at 2 p.m. >> FOR MORE, SEE ARTS, PAGE 8 Detroit was recently ranked as the "Angri- est Town in America," Men's Health Magazine reported. The ranking is based on the number of aggravated assaults and cases of high blood pressure of resi- dents in the city. 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One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additionaicopies may be picked up at theoDaily's office for s2.tSubscriptions for fail term, starting in September, via U.S.mail are $110. Winter term (Januarythrough April) is $115, yearlong (september through April) is $195.University affiliates are subject to a reduced iubicriptionrae.On-campussubscriptionsforatlltermare$3.Subsciptioiutbeprepaid. The Michigan Daily is a ember of The Associated Pess and The Assoiated Collegiate Pess. CFO of General Motors leaves amid management changes e 4 Finance Chief Chris Liddell overlooked for CEO position DETROIT (AP) - General Motors' finance chief is leaving after being passed over for the CEO job. Chris' Liddell, who guided the company to its first profit- able year since 2004 and led its successful publicstock offer- ing, will step down on April 1 after just15 months atGM. He'll be replaced by Treasurer Dan Ammann, a former Wall Street banker, the company announced yesterday. Liddell, the former CFO of Microsoft Corp., was once con- sidered a candidate to succeed Chief Executive Ed Whitacre. But GM's board instead picked current Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson when Whitacre left last August. During a hastily arranged conference call with reporters, Liddell said he had no job lined up, but doesn't want to be a chief financial officer any longer. He said he achieved his goals of pulling off GM's IPO, fixing its accounting problems and get- ting the company back on sound financial footing. Ackerson's appointment as CEO meant that Liddell, 52, could wait years before getting the job. The move is another in a series of management changes that started soon after GM emerged from bankruptcy protection in July of 2009. The company has had four CEOs in less than two years, and it recently changed its top executives in sales, market- ing, product development and engineering. Shares of GM fell 85 cents, or 2.6 percent, to $31.40 in after- noon trading yesterday, below the November initial public offer- ing price of $33. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 209 points, or 1.7 percent. Itay Michaeli, auto analyst with Citi Investment Research, blamed most of yesterday's stock drop on the broader market decline, but said Liddell's depar- ture would have an impact. "To see a major management change just when you thought there would be no more manage- ment changes is going to rattle things a little bit," he said. In 2009, Liddell said he was leaving Microsoft with an eye on taking a higher position, and Whitacre even told reporters that Liddell would be a candidate to replace him. When Akerson got the job, that led to speculation that Liddell was unhappy about being passed over. Liddell has held the CFO job at three companies: GM, Microsoft and International Paper. He said he has not looked for another job while at GM, but indi- cated yesterday that a CEO post might be in the offing. "I have a number of interesting ideas which I have in the back of my mind, but none of them have CFO on it," he said during the conference call. KOJiSAsAHARA/AP Japan's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto speaks during an interview with media in Tokyo yesterday. Matsumoto pledged to reset strained relations with China and resolve diplomatic spats. New Japan rime minister pledges to improve relationship with China 'so TO foreig day t Matsumot emphasize mportance lid partner KYO (AP) - Jap n minister pledge o reset strainedi The UMHS Departments oftGynecology andUrology and Chronic Paln & Fatigue Research Center are sponsoring an educational session: k¢A Pelvic Pain, In Women Monday, March 14h 6:00- 7:30 pm ..when symptoms may be Lane Auditorium more than a recurring UT1School of Public Health-15 floor Vaughn Bldg The event is offered free of chargebut to assure sufficient seating and materials, pre-registraflon is requested To register please call (734) 936-4349 or email laguis umich.edu o with China and resolve diplo- matic spats stemming from com- s peting claims to islands in the East China Sea. of While he sought to strike a conciliatory note, Takeaki Mat- 'ship' sumoto also renewed concerns about Beijing's expanding mili- an's new tary and maritime activity in the d yester- region. relations Matsumoto took office Wednesday after his former boss suddenly quit over a' political donations sandal. "Our geographical proxim- ity has made our relations very important but also posed many problems," Matsumoto told reporters. "It is important to establish a solid partnership so that we can resolve the issues one by one." During a phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jie- chi, earlier yesterday, Matsumoto agreed to cooperate to improve ties ahead of the 40th anniver- sary of the 1972 signing of their peace treaty. The 51-year-old veteran law- maker in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan is seen as more neutral toward China than his predecessor. Yet, Matsumoto noted with concern China's growing military presence in the region during an interview with a small group of journalists. China's military spending has surged in recent years, including a 12.7 percent hike announced earlier this month for this year, the latest in dou- ble-digit increases. Its rapidly improving military capabilities have been coupled with a more assertive stance on disputed islands, such as the ones in the East China Sea - worry- ing countries throughout the region. T etween Japan and China have been particularly strained since September when a Chinese fishing trawler and Japanese patrol vessels collided near islands both claim in the sea. The dispute has prompted nationalistic protests in both countries and led China to post- pone talks on the joint develop- ment of undersea natural gas fields. Beijing also temporar- ily imposed a de facto ban on exports to Japan of rare earths, essential for making high-tech products. In the interview, Matsumoto also urged China to observe an earlier agreement to jointly develop undersea gas deposits in the East China Sea. But he added that he and Yang agreed to "work together to deepen mutually beneficial relations, and that includes our effort to resolve various pend- ing issues." I I I 0