I 2A - Thursday, November 17, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Marveling at magazines Che Ifidiligan lBaily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-415 ext. 5251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaiycem zyancer@michigandailycom BRAND-ISHING COMEDV What is your favorite class to teach? It's the one that I'm teaching right now: The History of Ameri- can Magazines. I love that course because magazines are wonder- ful windows into everything that is happening in a culture at apar- ticular moment. When you put all the magazines together, it's like a time capsule. What is one word students might use to describe your classes? The most common word in my teaching evaluations is "enthusi- astic." What message do you wish to leave studentswith? College is a chance to think, explore and to become an intel- whole career because it's such lect. It's a great chance to reform an intellectually exciting place. yourself, to integrate the life of Although I've been teaching here the mind into everything you do. for 30 years, I had the wonderful . What was your most awk- opportunity to move around the ward teaching experience? University to take advantage of I brought my older son who was its strength in interdisciplinar- 10 or 12 at the time to my class. ity. Every three years, I change And for some reason, having him the emphasis of what I'm doing to there made me so self-conscious. anything from administration to It was so different to have him teaching different topics, includ- there. Fortunately, we were doing ing women's studies and ameri- Shakespeare so I just decided to can studies. have students run scenes in small What is one tip you would groups. The funny thing was that give to students who wish to he wasn't even paying attention - pursue an English degree? he was reading a comic book! You have to know how to write. Whathaveyoubeen involved It's not just for English; it's for with outside of English? anything related to humanity. I've stayed at Michigan for my - JOSH QIAN Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt.3 torrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales display@michigndaily.com OnlineSales onlineads@michigandaily.com News Tips news@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com Finance finance@michigandaily.com Russell Brand preforms a stand up commedy acta the EMU Convocation Center last night. CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Locker unlocked WHERE: Mosher Jordan Residence Hall WHEN: Tuesday at about 9:40 a.m. WHAT: A female staff member said $100 in cash was stolen from her purse that was locked ina locker, University Police reported. The locker was not damaged. Backpack back Transgender Fiction reading WHERE: Michigan Union WHEN: Monday at about 9:30 p.m. WHAT: A backpack and a laptop valued at $1,200 were taken from the lower level of the Union, University Police reported. The backpack was later turned in to the West Quad Residence Hall com- munity center. Tnder my Break it down umbrella remembrance WHAT: The University's sixth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony and reception plans to raise awareness about violence against the LGBTQ community. WHO: Spectrum Center WHEN: Tonight from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Pendleton Room Oliver! performance WHAT: The Ann Arbor Young People's Theater will perform Oliver!, a musical based on the Charles Dickens novel of thessame name. Tickets start at $10. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Tonight at 7p.m. WHERE: Mendelssohn Theatre WHAT: Author and journalist Wells Tower will read some of his work. His short stories have been featured in many publications, including The New Yorker. WHO: University of Michi- gan Museum of Art WHEN: Tonight at 5 p.m. WHERE: UMMA CORRECTIONS * Anarticle in the Nov.15 edition of The Michigan Daily ("High candidate interestin DPS oversight Committee")misreported the number of student positions open on the DPS Oversight Committee. One position is open. " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. An 11-year-old boy in Minnesota sent photos of his mother and step father's marijuana stash to police, which led to their arrest, The Associated Press reported. The boy said he was sick of the marijuana smoke in his house. After the owner of Encore Records on East Liberty Street announced his retirement in July, the store was brought back by two of its employees. Now the business is thriving. FOR MORE, SEE THE B-SIDE, INSIDE North Korea has started to allow foreign tourists to enter the country, The Washington Post reported. 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Obama:1i pyto 2,500 Marines will deploy to northern Australia 0 Move aimed to counter Chinese influence throughout Pacific region CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Signaling a determination to counter a rising China, President Barack Obama vowed today to expandU.S. influence intheAsia- Pacific region and "project power and deter threats to peace" in that part of the world even as he reduces defense spending and winds down two wars. "The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay," he declared in a speech to the Australian Parliament, sending an unmistakable message to Bei- jing. Obama's bullish speech came several hours after announcing he would send military aircraft and up to 2,500 Marines to north- ern Australia for a training hub to help allies and protect American interests across Asia. He declared the U.S. is not afraid of China, by far the biggest and most powerful country in the region. China immediately ques- tioned the U.S. move and said it deserved further scrutiny. Emphasizing that a U.S. pres- ence in the Asia-Pacific region is a top priority of his administra- tion, Obama stressed that any reductions in U.S. defense spend- ing will not come at the expense of that goal. "Let there be no doubt: in the Asia Pacific in the 21st century, the United States of America is all in," he said. For Obama, Asia represents both a security challenge and an economic opportunity. Speaking in broad geopolitical terms, the president asserted: "With most of the world's nuclear powers and some half of humanity, Asia will largely define whether the century ahead will be marked by conflict or cooperation, needless suffering or human progress." Virtually everything Obama is doing on his nine-day trip across the Asia-Pacific region has a Chinese subtext, underscoring a relationship that is at once coop- erative and marked by tensions over currency, human rights and military might. China's military spending has increased threefold since the 1990s to about $160 billion last year, and its military recently tested a new stealth jet fighter and launched its first aircraft carrier. A congressional advisory panel on yesterday said China's buildup is focused on dealing with America's own defenses and exploiting possible weaknesses. The panel, the U.S.-China Eco- nomic and Security Review Com- mission, urged the White House and Congress to look more close- ly at China's military expansion and pressed for a tougher stance against what it called anticom- petitive Chinese trade policies. The U.S. and smaller Asian nations have grown increasingly concerned about China's claims of dominion over Pacific waters and the revival of old territorial disputes, including confronta- tions over the South China Sea. China says it has sovereignty over the vast sea. Responding to questions at a news conference yesterday with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Obama said, "The notion that we fear China is mistaken." While stressing his intent to increase'influence in the Asia- Pacific region, Obama avoided a avoided a confrontational tone with China in his speech to the Australian parliament. "We've seen that China can be a partner, from reducingtensions on the Korean Peninsula to pre- venting proliferation," he said. "We'll seek more opportunities for cooperation with Beijing, including greater communica- tion between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. In a note of caution, however, he added: " We will do this, even as continue to speak candidly with Beijing about the impor- tance of upholding international norms and respecting the univer- sal human rights of the Chinese people." China was immediately leery of the prospect of an expanded U.S. military presence in Austra- lia. Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said there should be discussion as to whether the plan was in line with the common interests of the international community. With military bases and tens of thousands of troops in Japan and South Korea, the United States has maintained a significant mili- tary presence in Asia for decades. Australia lies about 5,500 miles south of China, and its northern shores would give the U.S. easier access to the South China Sea, a vital commercial route. The plan outlined by Obama will allow the United States to keep a sustained force on Aus- tralian bases and position equip- ment and supplies there, giving the U.S. ability to train with allies in the region and respond more quickly to humanitarian or other crises. About 250 U.S. Marines will begin a rotation in northern Aus- tralia starting next year, with a full force of 2,500 military personnel staffing up over the next several years. The United States will bear the cost of the deployment and the troops will be shifted from other deploy- ments around the world. Having ruled out military reductions in Asia and the Pacific, the Obama administration has three main areas where it could cut troop strength: Europe, the Middle East and the U.S. All U.S. troops are being with- drawn from Iraq by the end of this year, and a drawdown in Afghanistan is underway. But the Pentagon has said recently that the U.S. will maintain a major presence in the greater Middle East as a hedge against Iranian aggression and influence. A more likely area for troop reductions is Europe, although no decisions have been announced. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, talks toa Thai couple during a visit to an evacuation center for flood victims in Bangkok, Thailand today. US pr ovides assistance to flood victims in Thal and Clinton announces $10 million aid package for ravaged nation BANGKOK (AP) - U.S. Sec- retary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a $10 million aid package for flood-ravaged Thailand yesterday during a visit to express solidarity. Clinton met with Prime Min- ister Yingluck Shinawatra as flooding continued to plague areas around Bangkok, the capi- tal. Thai authorities announced, however, that water in the capi- tal is receding and all main streets will be dry in two weeks, providing good news after months of floods that have killed 564 people nationwide. Some 20 of Thailand's 77 provinces have been hit by floods since late July, mostly in northern and central areas, and more than one-fifth of the country's 64 million people have been affected. The flooding has scared away tens of thousands of tourists. Thailand is a long-standing U.S. ally. Clinton is in the region to attend a Southeast Asian sum- mit in Bali, Indonesia. "During the past century we have stood by each other in times of challenge and we are proud to stand by you now in this time of challenge, as you contend with the worst floods in your nation's history," she said in a news con- ference with the Thai leader. She said the U.S. was provid- ing both military and civil assis- tance "to save and restore lives and to support Thailand's long- term rebuilding and recovery," and that teams were currently assessing how best to help. The U.S. is already providing medical assistance and the U.S. Navy ship Lassen is in a Thai port with crew and helicopters to help relief efforts, Clinton said. She said the U.S. would help reopen Bangkok's inundated Don Muang domestic airport and rehabilitate flooded police stations. Washington is also consult- ing with the Thai government on how to restore important cul- tural sites, such as the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, which is in one of the mostbadly hit areas. Clinton is to visit a flood vic- tims evacuation center today. Also in town was U.N. Secre- tary-General Ban Ki-moon, who visited some flood-affected areas yesterday. Many areas remain flooded, especially those to the west and east of Bangkok, and it is still expected to take weeks for all that water to reach the Gulf of Thailand. The runoff spread to some sections of Rama II, a major road in Bangkok, but vehicles were still able to drive through, officials said. But the government appears to have averted a worst-case sce- nario in which the densely pop- ulated and economically critical center of Bangkok would have succumbed. The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority said the overall situ- ation in the capital is improv- ing quickly, especially in Don Muang, where the domestic air- port is located, and Lad Phrao, a district studded with office tow- ers, condominiums and a popu- lar shopping mall. 0 4