(I! INII 16F1V ININ I I Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 17, 2011 michigandaily.com FEDERAL LEGiSLATION Tom Daschle discusses changes to health care Students prepare for a vigil on the Diag last night in honor of those who have lost their lives during the protests in Syria over the past few months. The event was organized by campus group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality. SAFE members host Diag vf i i 1 i4I orCS victr ms n S1ri Former U.S. senate majority leader praises insurance created at 'U' By PAIGE PEARCY Daily Staff Reporter When provisions of the Affordable Care Act go into effect in 2014, health insurance will undergo a drastic change in its methodology - part of which was developed at the University. As the keynote speaker of the symposium on "The State of Value Based Insurance Design" yesterday, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-South lakotaaddrhssed.tai crowd of about 150 insurance industry leaders, University stu- dents and faculty. At the Univer- sity's North Campus Research Complex, Daschle discussed the necessity of changing the health care perspective from being ill- ness centric to wellness centric. Daschle noted that some cur- rent issues with health care are quality, access, cost and trans- parency. However, he lauded Ann Arbor for excelling in these areas. "We have islands of excel- lence; Ann Arbor's a good example in a sea of mediocri- ty," Daschle said. "We haven't addressed the quality challeng- es that we face effectively in our country today." Value Based Insurance Design, or V-BID, which is used in the national health care reform bill and the public and private insurance sectors, was created by University fac- ulty. The University's Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, which is housed in the School of Public Health, was formed in 2005. The goal of V-BID is to bal- ance health carp 'co ts with quality. In order to do this, health care services are equated based on their different val- ues, and patients' out-of-pocket costs are adjusted in accordance to the value of the service. The University also uses V-BID in MHealthy, which offers wellness programs, including resources to help See HEALTH CARE, Page 5A Students share personal stories about effects of repressive regime By PETER SHAHIN For the Daily When Zanah Ghalawanji logged onto Facebook one day, she was met by a chat detailing her friend's torture at the hands of the Syrian government. Ghalawanji, a freshman at the University of Michigan-Dear- born, said herfriend hadwritten a poem promoting democracy in Syria and was subsequently arrested and tortured by Syrian intelligence agents. His father then paid a large sum of money for his son's release, according to Ghalawanji. Last night, Ghalawanji joined the campus group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality as members held a candlelight vigil on the Diag to commemo- rate those who have lost their lives protesting against the current Syrian government. The crowd of about 50 stu- dents, mostly SAFE members, observed a moment of silence in remembrance, while individu- als shared personal views and experiences with the uprising. The Syrian uprising began in March as part of the larger Arab Spring movement across the Middle East. However, the regime of SyriaPresident Bashar al-Assad has cracked down on protesters, and Syrian armed forces have remained loyal to the government. According to the United Nations, more than 3,500 people have been killed since the uprising started, but many more may be unaccounted for. The Arab League suspended Syria's membership on Nov. 12, See VIGIL, Page 5A STATE LEGISLATION Second bridge to Canada on hold after Senate vote Senate committee votes down bills due to taxpayer funding concerns By ANDREW SCHULMAN Daily StaffReporter After years of struggle, the battle over a second bridge that would link Detroit and Wind- sor took a new turn. The state Senate ended an argument between Repub- lican Gov. Rick Snyder and Manuel Moroun, the owner of the Ambassador Bridge, after members in the Senate Eco- nomic Development Commit- tee voted to kill bills 410 and 411, which would allow for the creation of a second bridge to Canada. The Oct. 19 vote was made based on senators' belief that the bills lack protections against public funding, Sny- der's projections of the bridge's economic impact were overly ambitious and the likelihood that the project's cost will exceed estimates. While Snyder proposed that Michigan and Canada co-own the new bridge, Moroun wants to privately construct and own the potential second bridge. Mike Murray, chief of staff for state Sen. Mike Kowall (R- See BRIDGE, Page SA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH University professor, student discover two dwarf galaxies TERESA MATHEW/Daily Jim Saborio, owner of Comet Coffee in Nickels Arcade, works during his morning shift on Nov. 9. Comet Coffee owner brings love of coffee to Nickels Arcade I )warf galaxies in July, he came to a realization - one that would lead tothe discov- found near ery of two new dwarf galaxies. Bell realized the latest data Andromeda released from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey was not yet analyzed By PAIGE PEARCY by any group to find dwarf galax- DailyStaffReporter ies around the galaxy Androm- eda. He quickly downloaded Associate Astronomy Prof. the data and began his search. fell tried to get his restless Within a week, he and Rackham r old to sleep late one night student Colin Slater each found a galaxy: Andromeda XXVIII and Andromeda XXIX. "We know there are some around Andromeda but we don't know how many, (and) we don't really know the properties of them," Slater said. "We don't know this because they're hard to detect. They're faint, they're small, (and) you need to look through a lot of sky to find them." See GALAXIES, Page SA By CHELSEA LANDRY Daily StaffReporter The aroma of freshly roast- ed coffee wafts from Comet Coffee - filling the corridor of Nickels Arcade and beckoning passersby into the specialty coffee shop. After spending more than 20 years as a barista, Comet Coffee owner Jim Saborio, a Saline, Mich. native, opened the small, modern-styled store three years ago to share his love of coffee. "I've always really enjoyed working with coffee ... I want- ed to share my experiences with coffee with other people," Saborio said. "I tried to create an environment ... that enables baristas to really flourish and enjoy the craft." Saborio, who frequented Nickels Arcade as a teenager, CONTINUING SERIES- BEHIND THE BUSINESS said Comet Coffee's location near the Diag is an asset to his business and "brings in an interesting mix of people." "I love the arcade," he said, "It's a real landmark for Ann Arbor, (and) it doesn't seem to See COFFEE, Page SA . As Eric B 2 year WEATHER HI 49 TOMORROW LO: 38 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Med School students push for free health clinic news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX Vol. CXXII, No. 51 d011 The Michigan Daily michigandoily.com AP NEWS. OPINION.... NEWS........ . 3A CLASSIFIEDS...............6A . 4A SPO RTS.....................7A .5A THE B-SIDE..................1B A