The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, November 11, 2011 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Friday, November 11, 2011 - 3 NEWS BRIEFS YPSILANTI, Mich. System for failing schools may move beyond Detroit The head of Michigan's new system for failing schools is con- sidering the inclusion of public I schools outside Detroit in its first year of operation-. Education Achievement Sys- tem Chancellor John Covington said yesterday in Ypsilanti that the system's initial phase should be open to the lowest-perform- ing 5 percent of rural and urban schools across the state. Plans had been to serve about 38 schools in Detroit in 2012-13 and expand statewide the follow- ingyear. Under the new system, school control is placed in the hands of principals, teachers and school staff. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Governor asks PSU students to halt violent acts Gov. Tom Corbett asked Penn State students yesterday to refrain from the violence that wracked their college town after famed football coach Joe Paterno was fired, saying the nation is watching their behavior. At a news conference in State College, Corbett also expressed disappointment in Paterno and university President Graham Spanier, who were fired by uni- versity trustees the night before for their handling of child sex abuse allegations against a for- mer assistant football coach. Thousands of students took to the streets Wednesday night after Paterno's dismissal, over- turning a TV news van and I throwing rocks, bottles and other hard objects at police and others. JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD U.S. soldier found guilty in Afghan civilian killings Army soldier accused of exhorting his bored underlings to slaughter three civilians for sport was convicted of murder, conspiracy and other charges yesterday in one of the most gruesome cases to emerge from the Afghan war. Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, of Billings, Mont., was the highest ranking of five soldiers charged in the deaths of the unarmed men during patrols in Kandahar prov- ince early last year. At his seven- day court martial at Joint Base Lewis-McChord south of Seattle, the 26-year-old acknowledged cutting fingers off corpses and yanking out a victim's tooth to keep as war trophies, "like keep- ing the antlers off a deer you'd r shoot." EL-ARISH, Egypt Attackers blow up Egyptian gas line S Attackers set off explosives along a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel and Jordan early yesterday, Egypt's state news agency MENA report- ed. It was the seventh attack on the pipeline since the popular uprising ousted longtime Egyp- tian leader Hosni Mubarak in February. The report on MENA said unidentified assailants placed explosive charges in two sepa- rate places on the line that trans- ports natural gas near the north Sinai town of el-Arish, causing blasts and huge fires. The explo- sions forced a shutdown and halt- ed exports to Jordan and Israel. But later, a Sinai security official said there was only one explosion yesterday on the pipe- line. He said the attackers blew a hole in an underground part of the pipeline, causingless damage than in past attacks, which most- ly targeted pumping stations. -Compiled from Daily wire reports ADAM GLANZMAN/Daily A pedestrian walks through a crosswalk on South University Avenue yesterday. JOURNALIST From Page 1 ton D.C.) I realized that this was going to be a tough slog." Eleveld returned to her alma mater last night to speak to stu- dents aboutherfirsthandexperi- ences inthe world ofWashington politics and the contemporary progressive movement. In MSA Chambers in the Michigan Union surrounded by about 20 antendees, Eleveld discussed LGBT rights, which she said have not made enough headway in the nation's capital. Washington is "way behind" in LGBT equality perspectives, Eleveld said, more so than the American public because poli- ticians are reluctant to make radical changes and distinguish themselves as leaders in LGBT rights. However, the reluctance of politicians to stand up for LGBT rights alone doesn't character- ize issues of the contemporary progressive movement, Eleveld said. Environmentalism, social justices and reproductive rights are a few facets of the movement that haven't been adequately addressed in American politics NETWORK From Page 1 Weinert added that the Uni- versity has been at the fore- front of corporate engagement. "(It's) partly a testament to the fact that the University of Michigan has shown the lead- ership on this front, and it's very fulfilling to see that taken forward to additional institu- tions across the state," Weinert said. Charles Hasemann, execu- tive director of Business- CONNECT, the business engagement office at Michigan State University, said the net- work is especially beneficial to the University of Michigan- Dearborn, Michigan Techno- logical University and Western Michigan University because these schools didn't previously have business develop- either, she said. Eleveld contrasted journal- ists' pursuitofthe truth to politi- cians, whose campaign promises are influenced by which groups provide them the most funding, she said. "Our Washington advocates or organizations are not get- ting the job done," Eleveld said. "The individual activists are the ones holding our government accountable." However, the LGBT commu- nity is taking strides to educate and motivate citizens whether they're in Washington D.C. or on the Diag, Eleveld said. Shedding light on shadowed issues isn't easy, but it's not impossible, she added. Eleveld noted the repeal of the U.S. Military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy - which banned gays from openly serving in the military - as one of the several achievements LGBT activists have made in the last 18 months. "There's a long way to go, but I feel like the pastyear and ahalf has been incredibly significant," she said. Helen Fox, professor of human rights in the Univer- sity's Residential College, said before yesterday's forum, she thought LGBT issues were easy ment offices. Wayne State Uni- versity is also involved in the collaboration. "It will be a really nice tool for connecting - in a really cool and informative way - what is it that we have at the univer- sities both in terms of faculty and just resources," Hasemann said. He added that the network's focus on small businesses is important. "One of the hallmarks of small companies is that they don't have a lot of money. They're trying to make their way," Hasemann said. "While they would love to work with a university, when they don't have deep pockets that's hard, so this money will subsidize that relationship." The network also includes three programs - the Small Company Innovation Program, the Small Company Intern- to address in the media and in politics. However, after the dis- cussion, she gained an under- standing of the challenges facing the LGBT community and the progressive movement. "(Eleveld) really showed how these issues take a tremendous amount of work, and not only work, but knowledgeable activ- ism," Fox said. She added that while the mil- lennial generation is extremely progressive, students can still do more to make greater social impacts. "(Students should) delve into the reasons for the problems that we see in the world, exactly the kinds of changes we would like to see and what it would take to see a different world," Fox said. LSA junior Ethan Hahn, chair of the Michigan Student Assem- bly's LGBT Issues Commission - which sponsored the event - said he would also like to see changes in student activism and involvement. "I seefearofgettinginvolved," Hahn said. "Someone who is not affiliated with our community might not want to advocate for rightsbecause they don't want to be perceived as part of our com- munity." ship Award program and the Instant Innovation Program. The first program is designed to help small businesses devel- op technologies with members of the universities. The second program will provide compen- sation for students to intern or work with small businesses in the STEM - science, technol- ogy, engineering and math - areas. The third program will partner university faculty with businesses to solve various problems the companies face. Hasemann explained that the entire state will benefit from the collaborative work of the businesses and universities involved in the project. "I think it helps us be more relevant as we do work that helps advance commerce and helps us be a part of the solu- tions in making Michigan a more competitive and success- ful state," Hasemann said. DPS From Page 1 incident likely caused the stu- dent's hesitation to report it, and DPS did not issue a crime alert due to the delay in the reporting. "We didn't perceive that by the time we had the informa- tion there still was a threat to the community's safety," Brown said. "But that did not stop us from investigating because we do want to hold this person accountable." After obtaining security foot- age, DPS officials conducted an investigation and internal- ly shared pictures of the man believed to be connected with the sexual assault, Brown said. However, DPS could not identify the suspect and decided to share the evidence with the public. "At this point we are releas- ing them more broadly so that perhaps members of our broad- er community might be able to assist in that identification," Brown said. Brown could not confirm whether police have received any tips since the pictures have been released. She added that no similar incidents have been reported to DPS since the stu- dent contacted the police. Brown said the incident is "not at all" related to the string of sexual assaults that occurred throughout Ann Arbor last summer. AAPD Chief Barnett Jones also said the East Quad incident isn't related to previ- ous assaults. Residents and employees of East Quad were upset about the 11-day period between the inci- dent and the e-mail notifying them of the assault. LSA freshman Melissa Free- land said the decision to post- pone notification to residents was "ridiculous," and students should have been given some type of warning immediately after the crime was reported. "I think that this should be something they send an emer- gency alert about," Freeland said. "East Quad has always seemed like such a safe place ... (I am) a little more nervous now. (This is) something to be careful about." Freeland said she will begin taking additional safety precau- tions in the residence hall at night, like making an effort to stay with other students at all times. University Housing officials organized a meeting in East Quad yesterday to provide stu- dents the opportunity to meet with Brown, DPS Lt. Bob Larry and representatives from the University's Sexual Assault Pre- vention and Awareness Center and Counseling and Psychologi- cal Services. About 20 female students attended the meeting and addressed the lack of security on the residence hall's first floor and DPS's decision to delay notifying students of the incident. Several students called for the installation of additional Mcard readers to secure doors within the building. Brown and Larry suggested that students keep curtains and windows closed and refrain from holding the building's main doors open for people waiting to get inside. Kelly Pearson, a graduate stu- dent in the School of Social Work and an East Quad resident advi- sor, said she plans to hold a meet- ing with University Housing security officers for her residents to attend. "I'm living on the ground floor, (and) a few of my residents were at the meeting tonight and were concerned," Pearson said. "I'm setting up (another) secu- rity meeting to ensure my resi- dents feel safe." Brown said DPS currently sta- tions Housing security officers in each residence hall to ensure a quick response should an inci- dent arise. Officer protocol in the residence halls will not change in wake of the sexual assault, she added. "Housingsecurity will contin- ue to do the things they've been doing well; (which is to) be able to build awareness of risk reduc- tion techniques," Brown said. "I'm sure the Housing security staff will be focused on provid- ing that because that's one of their significant functions." Engineering freshman Scott Wigler said he is satisfied with the security presence in East Quad, but thinks officers should spend more time in certain areas of the building. "DPS walks around my hall a lot, but there's never a DPS officer-by the entrance (of the building), so I think they should increase that," Wigler said. -Daily staff reporter Adam Rubenfire contributed to this report. A Chinese papercut found in the basement of the Center for Chinese Studies. COUNCIL From Page 1 enter the crosswalk, but it also provides drivers with much- needed clarity as to whenthey're obligated to stop for pedestri- ans," Taylor said. Council member Carsten Hohnke (D-Ward 5) noted that the original ordinance was drafted as a result of a two-year research project and public input. He advised the council to be careful when alteringthe law. "It's useful to make sure that we keep in mind what we're try- ing to accomplish here, which is ... to ensure the safety of pedes- trians," Hohnke said, adding that pedestrians should not be asked to risk "life and limb" to use a crosswalk. Hohnke said he wasn't sure if the amendment addresses citi- zens' concerns. He said he wants to leave the text of the ordinance unchanged. "I'm much more confident in the language we earlier had, and it's not clear to me that this addresses any particular chal- lenge that we have," Hohnke said. "We're simply shifting the burden of discretion to the weak- er party to which the heavier machines should be yielding." Ann Arbor Mayor John Hief- tje said he believes the amend- ment offers clarification of the ordinance. "We may have thought that 'approaching' was a term that had been used in other places and was working well," Hieftje said. "Obviously not everyone considered it that same way." He added that input from community members has been particularly helpful to deter- mine how to alter the ordinance. While answering questions from council members last night, Ann Arbor Police Chief Barnett Jones noted that from Sept. 18 to Nov. 1 about 30 accidents in Ann Arbor involved pedestri- ans or bicyclists using a cross- walk. Though many residents have attributed several rear-end accidents to drivers' confusion regarding the ordinance, Jones said pedestrians are not at fault for suchcollisions. In the public commentary section of the meeting, Architec- ture and Urban Planning gradu- ate student Joel Batterman, vice chair of the Washtenaw Bicy- cling and Walking Coalition, praised the current pedestrian ordinance. "The ordinance is working," Batterman said. "A few months of education and enforcement will dramatically increase the proportion of folks stopping for pedestrians on our streets." Batterman, also a Michigan Daily columnist, said local media outlets have attributed rear-end crashes on Plymouth Road near North Campus directly to the ordinance. He noted, however, that pedestrian safety has been a long-standing problem. He referred to an accident in 2003 in which two University students were killed when they were hit by a pickup truck while attempt- ing to cross the five-lane thor- oughfare. Batterman said while he believes the ordinance will pro- tect pedestrians' rights, driv- ers will need to embrace the changes for the ordinance to be effective. "What's been needed on Plymouth for years is greater awareness and better facilities," Batterman said. "Not backped- aling on our commitment to pedestrian safety."' ARTWORK From Page 1 gher, director of the Center for Chinese Studies, papercuts are a traditional type of Chinese folk art that consists of images made from thin red paper that is cut into various designs. This par- ticular set of papercuts tells the story of China's Cultural Revo- lution and features key images and people who defined the time period. Gallagher said while the papercuts are not rare artifacts themselves, it was special to find a complete set. She added that it was particularly unusual that some of the papercuts depicted Lin Biao, a controversial politi- cal figure in China who was sup- posed to succeed Mao Zedong as emperor before he was killed in a plane crash in 1971. Biao gained notoriety when it was later discovered he was fleeing China at the time of his death in an attempt to plot a coup against Zedong, Gallagher said. "A lot of papercuts that were produced in the Cultural Revolution that showed Lin Biao would've been destroyed because his reputation was destroyed after his death," Gal- lagher explained. "So it is also unusual that they had this aspect too." Gallagher said the papercuts were likely originally acquired by the late Prof. Mike Oksenberg during his visit to Hong Kong in the early 1970s. Oksenberg was a senior staff member in the U.S. National Security Council from 1977 to 1980 and worked dur- ing the Carter administration to improve relations with China after the Cold War. While it is not exactly clear how Oksenberg obtained the papercuts, Gallagher said the center's staff believes he either bought or was given the col- lection, and then proceeded to donate the set after he left the University in 1991. Wang Zheng, a University professor of history and women's studies, was able to contact the artist of the papercuts, according to Gallagher. Wang discovered the papercuts were created in a small art academy in Guangdong - a southern Chinese province near Hong Kong. According to Gallagher, the artist crafted the papercuts with knives, rather than scissors, which made them easier to replicate. The center has digitized images of the papercuts so that people can view them online. Currently, the center is trying to find a way to display the paper- cuts, but it first plans to frame them so they are preserved and protected.