0 2A - Thursday, October 27, 2011 , The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History WEDNESDAY:- Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief, Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 eat. 1241 seeinberg@michigandailycom zyancer@michigandailycom Profess- in g love for writing What inapired you to start teaching? Well, the honest answer is to earn a living so that I can spend the rest of my time writ- ing. But I suppose there are plenty of things that I could have done to finance my writ- ing habits, so I'm happy that I'm doing something that I love doing that I think is also worthwhile ... I'm happy that I get to work with young people who are smart and interesting and many of whom share the same loves I do - reading and writing - so that makes me happy. What sets you apart from other professors? I try to be a human being as I'm being a professor. I think more than some people, I'm willing to reveal my own ques- tions and frustrations and the intersection between my life and my work in ways that maybe other professors aren't comfortable with, or their sub- ject doesn't really allow them to do. How would you define success as a teacher? I want people to develop confidence in their own ques- tions about the world. To think of the world as an interesting place, a mysterious place, an exciting place, a frustrating place and realize they have COURTESY Of EILEEN POLLACKt Eileen Pollack is a professor of English Language and Literature. CRIME NOTES A hazy shade of Break an arm CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES iuesuay WHERE: Bursley Resi- dence Mall WHEN: Tuesdaynat about 11:40 p.m. WHAT: A substance suspected to be marijuana was obtained from a resident, University Police reported. An investigation is pending. WHERE: Church Carport WHEN: Tuesday at about 5:25 p.m. WHAT: A male staff member reported an entrance gate arm broken after it lowered onto his vehicle, University Police reported. The staff member did not report damage to his vehicle. AT - L - 7_ -- ! _,.i_ i Dental damage IN o1 a brighlt move Etiquette event WHAT: Keith Soster, Union food services director, will guide participants through a four course meal and explain the do's and don't's of formal dining. The cost of the event is $15. WHO: University Unions Arts and Programs WHEN: Today at 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Pierpont Commons Acupuncture instruction WHAT: A demonstration of proper acupuncture techniques will be given by Dr. Li Coger, an accupuncture specialist. WHO: Michigan Alternative Medicine Club WHEN: Tonight from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Palmer Commons, Great Lakes South, fourth floor CORRECTIONS " A Oct. 26 article in The Michigan Daily ("°GSRA group against union asks assembly for support") incorrectly identified to the Center for Campus Involvement. The article also incorrectly stated that graduate student research assistants do not get compensated for their research. *A Oct26 article in The Michigan Daily ("University Healthj Service to go paperiess to kelp transfer patient data") misidentified the electronic health records provider Epic. . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. a lot of questions about their experience and what they are reading ... It's not that you wait for other people to tell you what's important to have ques- tions about. How do you encourage your students to think in new ways? In some ways it's very old. Socrates was doing it, and it's not that I'm Socrates, but these are Socratic methods. You teach the questions and you try to connect to people, to texts and to ways of thinking about the world. So, I actually think itos a very old method. - JORDAN ROCJHELSON 1PETA plans to file a lawsuit against Sea World for enslaving killer whales, MSNBC reported. PETA is citing the 13th Amendment which prohibts slavery. Legal experts say the chances of the suit's success are slim. 2 Beevus and Butt- head" will be revived this week on MTV, but long-forgotten is "Dania," the show about strong female characters who embodied teenage angst. >> FOR MORE, Stt THt B-SIDt, INSIDt 3 Aturf war between the biker gang Hells Angels and a rival group erupt- ed in front of a Starbucks in California, Yahoo News reported. According to local law enforcement, the fight between the two gangs was the worst in nearly a decade. 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