ONE UI"N 1i1 T NTY (}NEl E1SI 1F E I Il E Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 18, 2011 michigandaily.com SPRING COMMENCEMENT Ceremony security to return to past levels MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Junior quarterback Denard Robinson gives two thumbs up at Saturday's Spring Game at Michigan Stadium. Early in the scrimmage, Robinson ran for a 55-yard touchdown. For more coverage on the game, see SportsMonday, inside. Afterbran r surgery, year old leads healthy life With Snyder as speaker, officials revert to previous safety measures By PAIGE PEARCY Daily StaffReporter Though the class of 2011 will not hear President Barack Obama address them at next week's Spring Commencement, they can take solace in the fact that they will not have to deal with Secret Service imposed security mea- sures. The Commencement will have several marked changes from last year's momentous cer- emony. Alterations to this year's event - where Republican Gov. Rick Snyder will deliver the key- note speech - include changes to security and increased efforts promoting environmental sus- tainability. According to the University's Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown, security at the ceremony will be the same as two years prior and will not include the metal detec- tors that visitors had to walk through at last year's ceremony, when Obama spoke to the gradu- ating class. "While there are the standard lists of prohibited items for the stadium because of the venue, it'll be ... how we typically have a commencement ceremony," Brown said. "Last year was the anomaly, not the standard." Last year, the Secret Service dictated some of the security requirements, including the clo- sure of the parking lots on the east side of Michigan Stadium, according to Brown. ThWs year, however, all the main arking lots and walkways will be open to students and guests, Brown said. Additionally, since areas sur- rounding the Big House are public property, Brown said pro- testors have the rightto protest or demonstrate as long as they don't cause a significant disturbance. "People can be holding signs, or handing out literature, or whatever it is that they so choose that they wantto do," Brown said. After hearing that Snyder will be giving the commencement speech this year, some students have said they will protest on commencement day to demon- strate their opposition to the gov- ernor's proposed funding cuts to Michigan's public universities See CEREMONY, Page 5A C.S. Mott makes strides in tumor diagnoses and surgeries By CLAIRE GOSCICKI Daily StaffReporter Following a 1-hour surgery at the University's C.S. Mott Children's and Women's Hos- pital, then-6-year-old patient Samantha Provenzano set her sights on one thing - getting back to the playground. After being diagnosed with a benign brain tumor early last spring, Samantha, now 7 years old, underwent a successful sur- gery at Mott to prevent future cranial nerve damage. Samantha's mother, Lee Ann Provenzano, said a problem with her daughter's hearing indirectly led to the discovery of the tumor. After taking a rou- tine hearing test in kindergar- ten, it was discovered that Samantha had hearing loss in one ear. After receiving the news, Lee Ann and her husband Bud sought a second opinion at the University of Michigan Health System. The University Hospital's Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, which has been open for 107 years, performed more than 5,180 sur- CONTINUING SERIES MEDICAL VICTORIES AT UMHS geries and received more than 60,000 patients in 2010, accord- ing to the department's website. The family met with Marci Lesperance, a pediatric oto- laryngologist at UMHS, who immediately recommended that Samantha receive a CT scan. See SURGERY, Page 5A CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS Order of Angell releases list of new members for class of 2012 Senior society includes members from wide variety of campus groups . By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter In an exclusive disclosure to The Michigan Daily, Order of Angell - the elite senior soci- ety on campus formerly known as Michigamua - released the names of its newest members. See ORDER, Page SA ORDER OF THE ANGEL CLASS OF 2012 Eman Abdelhadi, Muslim Students' Association Vidhi Bamzai, South Asian Awareness Network Tim Bergsma, Men's Soccer Jonathan Blaha, Army ROTC Michael Brown, Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan Amanda Chidester, Softball Meagan Cobb, Water Polo Laura Flusty, Relay For Life Luke Glendening, Ice Hockey Matthew Griffith, Men's Glee Club Jonathan Hornstein, University of Michgian Hillel Alex Hunt, Volleyball Chatoris Jones, Intellectual Minds Making A Difference Jeff Larkin, LSA Student Government Aryn Lipnicki, Society of Women Engineers Dan Madwed, Men's Swimming and Diving Ankit Mehta, MPowered Entrepreneurship Patrick Omameh, Football Kellen Russell, Wrestling Clare Stachel, Women's Soccer Stephanie Steinberg, The Michigan Daily Vivian Yu, Circle K Honorary Member: Ken Fischer, University Musical Society WASHTENAW COUNTY BOARD Rabhi working to help county balance budget Four months into expected. fortable on the board, in which After graduating from the he works with the other com- the job, recent grad. University in December, Rabhi missioners to balance the bud- had less than a month's reprieve get in addition to serving on focused on outreach before being inaugurated as multiple committees. a member of the Washtenaw Rabhi said he was nervous By K.C. WASSMAN County Board of Commis- when he first took office because Daily StaffReporter sioners. At age 22, Rabhi is the he was worried he wouldn't fit youngest member of the 11-per- in on the board, but after a short The transition from col- son board. amount of time, he realized lege student to politician was With four months under his the commissioners all share smoother than Yousef Rabhi belt, Rabhi said he feels com- See RABHI, Page SA University students coordinate activities for the 13th annual K-grams Kids Fair in the Cliff Keen Arena on Friday. 900 children meet pen pals at13th K-grams Kids Fair Campus groups collaborate for event activities By JENNIFER LEE Daily StaffReporter More than 900 elementary school students wore huge smiles last Friday as many of their college pen pals greeted them in person for the firsttime. The students came together for the 13th annual K-grams Kids Fair housed in the Intra- mural Building and the Cliff Keen Arena, which was divided into four zones representing the board games Candyland, Legos & K'nex, Operation and Classics. Within these areas, kids from11 elementary schools in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Detroit joined their University pen pals in playing games and doing various interactive and educational activities. LSA senior Adam Manning, executive director of K-grams, described the fair as the cul- minating event for everyone involved in the organization, which seeks to connect students See K-GRAMS, Page 6A WEATHER HI: 44 GOT A NEWS TIP? TMRO O:4 Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail TOMORROW LU: 40 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Kylee Botterman wins NCAA All-Around Title MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE GAME INDEX AP NEWS... . 3A CLASSIFIEDS ...............6A Vol. CXXI, No.133 OPINION.. ............. 4A ARTS.... ...... ....7A ®2 1 TheMichigan Daily NEWS .........................5A SPORTSMONDAY.........1B michioondoily.cvmr a,4'