4 2A - Wednesday, November 2, 2411 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A~~~~ - ededaNoeme.2.01 heMJhgaaiy-_iciana .yo The Hebrew word, means magic - exact the non-profit, Universi ter of Camp Kesem s deliver to children with battling cancer. The student organ main event is a week-lo mer camp for almost 1 dren in Michigan wh parents fighting cancer survivors of the disease Established as a S University project in Camp Kesem now has lege chapters across th try, including the Univ whichbegan fiveyears Engineering senior Payne, co-chair of the sity's Camp Kesemc A week of magic Kesem, said the camp strives to create for counselors and campers. ly what a fun escape for kids. Camp "It is powerful how the kids ty chap- Kesem offers a variety of tradi- and students that come from all eeks to tional camp activities, including walks of life transform into a parents canoeing, rock climbing, bon- close, supportive family in just fires and group activities. six days," Arcori said. ization's "We do not provide therapy," LSA sophomore Anna Myers ng sum- Payne said. "Camp is meant experienced what she calls the 00 chil- to be a week of fun away from "life-changing camp" for the io have home where kids can meet, first time this past August. r or are other children who they can "The strength thatthe camp- . relate to." ers show despite the adversity Stanford Payne added that the camp in their lives is unbelievably 2001, also provides college students inspirational," Myers said. "I 38 col- an opportunity to give back to have pictures that some of the e coun- the community and develop girls in my cabin drew for me 'ersity's, professional skills. Echoing during camp on display in my ago. Payne's sentiments, LSA senior dorm room to remind me of r Nick Leann Arcori, co-chair of the their strength and courage." 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The camp is for kids who have parents battling cancer. - ALEXANDRA MODALEK CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Caught in the Drive, park, The Civil Symphony smoke get smashed Wars concert performance WHERE: Lane Hall WHEN: Monday at about 11:20 a.m. WHAT: An unknown man was seen smoking a ciga- rette in the basement, Uni- versity Police reported. This is against the University's smoke-free policy. X-tremely busted WHERE: Catherine Car- port WHEN: Sundayat about 3 p.m. WHAT: An individual received a citation for skateboarding in the structure, University Police ren.rteda WHERE: 2300 block of Hayward St. *WHEN: Tuesday at about 4:15 a.m. WHAT: A University vehicle was hit by another vehicle while parked, University Police reported. There are no suspects. No longer an, acquaintance WHERE: Stockwell Resi- dence Hall WHEN: Sunday at about 5:05 p.m. WHAT: A student said he was punched in the face by an acquaintance who is not a student, University Police reported. The student did not n-ai tnAdi a gninn^ WHAT: Folk band, The Civil Wars, will play songs from their album "Barton Hollow." WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Tonight at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Theater WHAT: Guest conductors Scott Boerma and John Pasquale will lead a per- formance by the Symphony Band Chamber Winds. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: Walgreen Drama Center Stamps Auditorium Author's forum Dance Two former members of Pakistan's national cricket team were convicted of conspiracy to cheat in a game against England last summer, The New York Times reported. The men are expected to spend time in prison. Tim Rabb spends Fall Break taking in the sights, sounds and smells of the Occupy move- ment in Zuccotti Park in New York City. *> FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT, INSIDE Since the revolution in Egypt, many different weight loss resources have been popping up around Egypt, the Los Angeles Times reported. About 48 percent of Egyptian women are obese, and nearly 76 percent are overweight. 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WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: Duderstadt Center CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. U.S. schools show improvement but have not reached federal goals Higher math scores on math and reading shows every child in America be pro- The figures were from the fourth- and eighth-graders ficient in math and reading by National Assessment of Educa- reported for fourth scoring their best ever in math 2014. tional Progress. and eighth graders making Just a little more than one- "The modest increases in and eighth graders some progress in reading. But third of the students were pro- NAEP scores are reason for con- the results released yesterday ficient or higher in reading. In cern as much as optimism," said WASHINGTON (AP) - Some are a stark reminder of just how math, 40 percent of the fourth- Education Secretary Arne Dun- progress. Still needs improve- far the nation's school kids are graders and 35 percent of the can. "It's clear that achievement ment. from achieving the No Child eighth-graders had reached that is not accelerating fast enough The nation's report card Left Behind law's goal that level. for our nation's children to com- pete in the knowledge econo- my of the 21st century." There were few notice- able changes in the achieve- ment gap between white and black students from 2009. While the gap is smaller than in the early 1990s, the new test results reflect a 25-point difference between white and black fourth- and eighth-graders in reading and fourth-graders in math. However, Hispanic stu- dents in eighth grade made some small strides to narrow the gap with white students in both math and reading. In reading, the gap was 22 points in 2011 compared to 26 in 1992 and 24 in 2009. The reading test asked stu- dents to read passages and recall details or interpret them. In math, students were asked to answer questions about topics such as geometry, algebra and number proper- ties and measurement. The Education Depart- \ 40u ment's National Center for C et 9aEducation Statistics admin- 49,isters the test. On a 500- 0 4.point scale, both fourth- and - eighth-graders scored on average one point higher in math in 2011 than in 2009 and o o more than 20 points higher x:3 l UA0 than in 1990, when students were first tested in math. In ., reading, the score for fourth- graders was unchanged from two years ago and four points a , -11L J higher than in 1992, when 4_7-d T that test was first admin- istered. Eighth-graders in %i 4at shesthefirst.orgreading scored on average \Vilt UI t.one point higher in 2011 than and Qoggow uz ©shesthefi rst to earn moiie in 2009 and five points high- er than in 1992. 0 Protesters dressed as prisoners outside the Greek parliament in Athens yesterday. Greece to vote on new economic plan Financial reform expected to affect U.S. stock market NEW YORK (AP) - A wave of selling swept across Wall Street and stock markets around the world yesterday after Greece's prime minister said he would call a national vote on an unpop- ular European plan to rescue that nation's economy. The Dow Jones industrial average finished down nearly 300 points. It swung in 100 point bursts throughout the day as investors reacted to sometimes conflicting headlines about the next steps in Greece's long- running debt crisis. Treasurys and other assets considered safe surged. The stocks of major banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, were hit hard. Intense selling roiled mar- kets in Europe. Italy's main stock index dropped 6.8 percent. France's fell 5.4 percent and Ger- many's fell 5 percent. The value of the dollar rose, and bond prices jumped so dra- matically that analysts said they were stunned. Analysts said the bond action reflected fears that the turmoil in Greece would tear at the fabric of Europe's financial system and create a crisis that could engulf the entire European Union, which together forms the world's largest economy. "This brings all of the con- cerns about Europe back to the front burner," said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James. "If this ends up turning into a financial catastrophe in Europe, then no one will escape it." The prime minister of Greece said unexpectedly Monday that he would put the European res- cue plan to a popular vote, the first referendum to be held in Greece since 1974. The plan requires banks that hold Greek national bonds to accept 50 percent losses to help keep the Greek economy afloat. It also beefs up a European bail- out fund and requires banks to strengthen their financial cush- ions. There were also late reports that Greek lawmakers dissented 0 from the plan, raising the possi- bility that Greece's government would not last until a confidence vote on Friday.