2A - Thursday, March 24, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, March 24, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom thle Michigan 43atiy 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief BusinessManager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-410-4115 exe. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmnailccom ACTING OUT Falling into fun Some University students like to take risks and try new things, and for students in the Michigan Skydive club, that means jumping out of a plane at 18,000 feet. Michigan Skydiving began in 2006 with just a few students who shared a unique hobby. Timothy Montrief, LSA sophomore and club president, said his vision is to expand the club's outreach and recruitment process for new members. The club recently cre- ated a new logo, marketing plan and website in. what Montrief called "a com- plete overhaul and new approach." Additionally, the club is recruiting rookies and long-time aficionados of the sport. From December through April, the club holds month- ly meetings on campus, often inviting instructors or other guest speakers with different approaches to the sport. During the remain- ing months of the year, the club takes weekly trips to Skydive Tecumseh, a local skydiving facility located in Tecumseh, Michigan about a half hour from campus. First-time jumpers pay about $200, which decreas- es to $150 after the first five times. Eventually, partici- pation costs $20 for a plane ticket and $20 for equipment - if the jumper doesn't have his or her own - bringing the total cost for long-time jumpers to about $40 a week. Though the cost may seem high to many college students on a budget, Mon- trief said he thinks the sport provides a new outlook on life. "I had both a fear of heights and a massive fear of flying when I tried it the first time," he said. 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Valet won't be getting a tip WHERE: M-18 Carport WHEN: Tuesday at about 5 p.m. WHAT: A car was damaged after it was parked by valet, University Police reported. An accident report was filed. Patient loses 'Fat Men in Science in 15 patience Skirts' play minutes talk WHERE: University Hos- pital WHEN: Tuesday at about 2:45 p.m. WHAT: An ER patient assaulted a hospital security officer, University Police reported. No medical atten- tion was given to the officer. Fanny pack under attack WHERE: Taubmen Health- care Center WHEN: Tuesday at about 7:45 a.m. WHAT: Belongings were stolen from a fanny pack in an unlocked locker, Univer- sity Police reported. The fanny pack was not dam- aged. WHAT: "Fat Men in Skirts," a play by Nicky Sil- ver, will be performed. The play is about a mother and son who are stranded on an deserted island for five years. WHO: Basement Arts WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: Walgreen Drama Center Seminar on thinking WHAT: A workshop on thinking patterns and how they can create negative emotions. Participants will identify their thought pat- terns and find ways to think positively. WHO: Counseling and Psy- chological Services WHEN: Today at 3 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union WHAT: Astronomy Prof. Gerald Smith will give a short lecture about water's origins on Earth. WHO: Water Theme Semes- ter WHEN: Tonight at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Cen- ter, room 1180 Faculty reading WHAT: Authors Linda Gregerson and Nicholas Delbanco will read selec- tions from their poetry and non-fiction works. WHO: University of Michi- gan Museum of Art WHEN: Tonight at 5p.m. WHERE: University of Michigan Museum of Art CORRECTIONS " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. A new study found that people who attend regu- lar religious services are more likley to become obese, MSN reported. The study did not determine whether the obesity and being reli- gious are linked. It's been over a decade since "Freaks and Geeks" left the air, but the show, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, still resonates as an unflinchingly accurate portrayal of the joys and pains of high school. FOR MORE, SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE 3Congressional Republi- cans proposed a bill to overturn a law signed in 2007 that requires all incandescent, 100-watt light bulbs to be 30 percent more energy efficient by 2012, Fox News reported. These bulbs will be more expensive and will not last as long. 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One copy is avalable free of charge to all readers. Additional copiesmay be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in september, via U.S. mail are $110. Winter term( anuary through April) is $15, yearlong (September through April) is $195. Universityaffiliates are subject to a reduced subsitonrate.O-npuubs onsforel tem arne$AStscipetoeutepreaid Theoihian Daly ,is ebetfTheAssociatei PressssndTelAssociatetolegaterss. C h .-_ , .'.' .-.,-"^.-er "r Children's Mirandarights argued in Supreme Court Court considers if age is a factor in police questioning WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court delved yesterday into two cases involving the wel- fare of children, including one where justices seemed ready to force courts to consider age when examining whether a child is in custody and must be given Miran- da rights. The justices wrestled with whether a child, in this case a seventh-grade special education student, could understand he was free to end police questioning and leave, a key indicator of whether someone is in custody. In the second case, the court appeared unlikely to rule that delinquent parents must be given a lawyer before judges can jail them for not paying child support. The special education student, known as JDB in court papers was 13 in 2005 when he confessed to a rash of break-ins in Chapel Hill, N.C. while interviewed in a closed room at his school by police and school officials. JDB's lawyer challenged the use of his confessions. Previ- ous court rulings have required Miranda warnings before police interrogations for people who are in custody, which is defined as when a reasonable person would think he cannot end the question- ing and leave. The North Carolina Supreme Court refused to throw the con- fession out, saying the youth was never actually in custody since he had not been formally restrained and the door to the room was not guarded. It also said courts can- not look at age when examining whether the boy thought he could leave. The court's four liberal-lean- ing justices, as well as the more conservative Anthony Kennedy, seemed uncomfortable with this idea during the argument. "Just as a matter of common sense, how can you say we're going to have the same test for this 8-year-old as we would for the 30-year-old?" Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said. Judges take into account whether a person speaks English and a person's physical shortcom- ings - such as deafness - when determining whether someone thinks he is in custody, said Jus- tice Stephen Breyer. "There are all these things around that might suggest to a 20-year-old, yeah, you could leave, but to a 12-year-old, 'no," Breyer said. 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