THE WHOLE COLE enard RObinson -Rapper J. Cole discusses his "e n.ghtmares new album 'Cole World' prior to Royal Oak show. 0 aa PAGE7 N 1.1 UN II)\TWENY-)NE YEARS OF 11 IORIAL FA".EI11DOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 7, 2011 ~'9 michigandaily.com STUDENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION 'U'instates new policy for sexual misconduct which was the first Occupy Ann Arbor event, urged attendees to contact government officialsto epress their disconte not with politics a ond corporatioss. 2 " Occupy brings Street m ov ement to Diag Interim policy created to follow federal guidelines By HALEY GOLDBERG Daily Staff Reporter The University announced a new interim procedure for han- dling allegations of sexual mis- conduct this week. In an e-mail sent to the cam- pus community on Tuesday, E. Royster Harper, the Univer- sity's vice president for student affairs, and Suellyn Scarnec- chia, the University's vice president and general counsel, announced temporary measures thatlower the required standard of evidence needed to report an alleged incident of sexual mis- conduct. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the interim pro- cedure was developed during the summer after a letter was issued by the U.S. Department of Education in April to all fed- erally funded universities in regard to how they address sex- ual misconduct allegations. "It was based on that addi- tional guidance from the Department of Education that the interim policy was sort of developed over the summer and put in place to maintain the Uni- versity's compliance with those Title IX regulations," Fitzgerald said. The main change in the pro- cedure isthe amount of evidence needed when addressing a claim of sexual misconduct. Before, students needed to provide "clear and convincing evidence" that an incident occurred. Now, students only need to meet the standard of a "preponderance of evidence" to corroborate the allegation. According to the guidelines established by the Depart- ment of Education, a prepon- derance of evidence is when "it is more likely than not that sexual harassment or violence occurred." Clear and convincing evidence, meanwhile, is defined as a situation where "it is highly See MISCONDUCT, Page 5 Hundreds gather at local event to talk economic disparity By ANDREW SCHULMAN Daily StaffReporter In the middle of Occupy Ann Arbor's assembly on the Diag last night, University alum Matt Bussey asked the crowd of about 200 students and Ann Arbor residents to take out their cell phones and call U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.). Bussey told the crowd that Dingell and other government officials need to be more con- scious of their constituents who aren't in the highest income brackets. Though few people appeared to heed his suggestion to call Dingell, Bussey's request reflected several key topics dis- cussed duringthe event. Attendees and leaders of the Occupy Ann Arbor event focused on their desire to curb corporate power and stand up for the rights of the working and middle classes. Occupy Ann Arbor is a local offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York last month in protest of the nation's economic conditions and the influence of corporate America on politics. Bussey, who graduated from the Rackham Graduate School last December, was one of about 20 speakers who decried the nation's political and economic state. In addition to discussing income inequality and corpo- rate greed, the speakers talked about major U.S. banks, the University's handling of con- tract negotiations with nurses See MOVEMENT, Page 5 SPRING COMMENCEMENT 2012 Petition calls for Tina Fey for 'U' graduation speaker ACADEMIC ACTING More than 980 students sign petition supporting comedian By TAYLOR WIZNER For the Daily A new name has entered the ring in the battle for the Univer- sity's Spring Commencement 2012 speaker. A student-led petition that calls for actress and comedi- an Tina Fey to be the keynote speaker has been circulating on campus. The petition, in compe- tition with another for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to be the speaker, has amassed more than 980 signatures since it was started on Sunday. LSA senior Jessica Kurs- man, who started the petition, said she'd like to see Fey deliver the commencement address because of her accomplishments and humor. "I chose Tina Fey because she has broken a lot of gender barri- ers, and I thought that she could produce a pretty well written as well as funny speech," Kursman said. Kursman is in the process of submitting a formal application to nominate Fey as the speaker. She said another reason she wants Fey to deliver the gradua- tion address is because she'd like to have a female commencement speaker. The University has not had a female keynote speaker for the Spring Commencement ceremony since 2006 when journalist Christiane Amanpour gave the address. See PETITION, Page 5 STUDENT START-UPS Business students make note-taking application for web, mobile devices David Doris, associate professor of art history, and a member of The Ring of Steel Troupe simulate violence in the Law Quad yesterday as part of a demonstration for Doris's seminar, Disney's Lands: Consuming Wonders in America. SPEAKERS ON CAMPUS Journalist Andrea Mitchell talks state of politics, media Fetchnotes app intended for personal, group use By PATRICIA SNIDER Daily StaffReporter For two University students, taking notes on paper and lap- tops have become an antiquated from of academic engagement. Instead of using existing forms of note-taking like the fast fleeting pen and paper, and Microsoft Word, Business juniors Alex Schiff and Chase Lee are hoping their new start- up, Fetchnotes, will become the standard for documenting information in lectures as well as personal reminders and com- municating with others. Fetchnotes, a note-taking application designed by Schiff and Lee after they took an entrepreneurship class at the University, enables users to cre- ate, send and receive notes. It is available as a desktop, Inter- net and cell phone application and will be released later this month. The mission of Fetchnotes is to provide an efficient note- taking application for users that minimizes complexity - See APPLICATION, Page5 NBC broadcaster recounts visits with Ford family By KATIE BURKE For the Daily Andrea Mitchell, NBC's chief foreign affairs corre- spondent and a close friend of late former President Ger- ald Ford's family, spoke to a packed audience at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library last night. Students and Ann Arbor res- idents congregated to listen to Mitchell's speech - a celebra- tion in honor of the library's 30th anniversary. Mitchell discussed the importance of the media in conveying accu- rate, detailed information to inform citizens about political happenings and shared per- sonal stories about her time with the Ford family. Susan Ford Bales, daughter of the late former president and late former First Lady Betty Ford, introduced Mitch- ell, recalling memories of their friendship over the years. 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