2A---'Wednesday;, February 8, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom TALK OF THE TOWN Gibe 1Midigan Daij 420 Maynard St. AnnArbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPHLICHTERMAN ZACHARY YANCER Editor in Chief easiness Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 lichterman@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com Volunteering abroad Childreach, a newly formed campus organization, will soon take a group of students to Peru and Tanzania to assist in reno- vating schools and developing sustainable programs in the two countries. LSA sophomores Lisa Nations and Olivia Thompson lead the campus chapter that was formed this fall as a branch of Childreach International USA, a non-profit organization dedi- cated to improving healthcare and education for children in developing countries. The orga- nization aims to create sustain- able solutions to these problems while empowering . community members. Nations said she specifically chose to bring Childreach to the University because of its unique goal of achieving sustainable development, in addition to its international outreach. To remain sustainable, the organization hires local commu- nity members in the countries to carry out large construction tasks beforethe Childreach team mem- bers arrive in order to give locals hands-on experience building so that if anything breaks or becomes run down in the future, they have the experience to fix it, Nations said. The Childreach team members then focus their two-week trips on light renovation work, like decorating classrooms and paint- ing the exteriors of schools. "We get to see firsthand what all of our fundraising efforts are giving to this community, which is really awesome," Nations said. "The fact that we run sustainable development projects means that we know that this is going to be a lasting thing for the commu- nity members in years to come, so children, say, 10 years down the road will still benefit from the work we put in." Thompson said the group hopes to have a safe and success- ful first trip as a new organization on campus and expect to expand their group in the future., - ZENA DAVE Newsrnnn 734-41-4115 opt.3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales display@michigandaily.com Online Sales onlineads@michigandaily.com News Tips news@michigandaily.com Letterstothe Editor tothedaily@michigahdaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaity.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com Finance finane@nichigandaity.eon Students attend the opening of the Library Celebrates Langauge exhibit at the Hatcher Graduate Library. CRIME NOTES Computer caper WHERE: Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning WHEN: Monday at about 10:40 a.m. WHAT: A laptop in a locked office was stolen between 5:15 p.m. last Friday and 8:15 a.m. Monday with noo evidence of forced entry, University Police reported. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES ETHINGSN,, 3 KN 04W 1)(. iAY Twist and shout Film screening Comedy contest .Scientists at Virginia WHERE: Northwood II WHAT: The four finalists Tech University have Residence Hall WA ,Th re be of MI Favorite Comic will found why people are WHEN: Tuesday at about shon as part of Winter perform in the final stage' shy in small groups, The Wall 12:20 a.m. .2 012 LSsThemeSemester of the contest. The winner Street Journal reported. Fear WHAT: An oral dispute L012uLgA The Semese' will receive $150, a trophy levels were shownto increase took place between a stu- Language: The Human and bragging rights in intimate settings with pe- dent and her guest, Univer- Quintessence. WHO: Center for Campus ple thought to have celatively sify Police reported. There WHO: Language Theme Involvementphghveofhanteliele was nonhvsical contact.! SemesterW rnrsnnis . i ,,, higher levels of intelligence. 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The impact caused damage to the bum- er o ditaigh WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: North Quad Resi- dence Hall, space 2435 Girlyman concert WHAT: The Atlanta-based band Girlyman will be performing a musical mix of folk, country, pop and rock. The band recently added a fourth member to its ensemble. Tickets start at $22.50. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark iHiN: Tonignt at is p.m. WHERE: Michigan League Ballroom Worry less WHAT: A drop-in seminar to help students relax more and help them manage their worries. WHO: Counseling and Psy- chological Services WHEN: Today at noon WHERE: Michigan Union, room 3100 CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. The University may have invented the Inter- net in the 1980s, with associate dean for research and innovation Doug Van Houweling playing a major role in its creation. FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT Florence Green, the last known World War I vet- eran, died in her sleep yesterday, the BBC reported. Green, who was 110, was a member of the British Wom- en's Royal Air Force in 1918. Her 111th birthday would've been this month. SControversies overabortion, 0- birth control grab spotlight Komen, Obama contraception ruling fuel discussions DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Politi- cal turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on yesterday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komenbreast- cancer charity after its back- tracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospi- tals and contraception. The White House made a point of declaring it wanted to ease the concerns of church-affiliated employers - many would be required to provide birth control coverage to their workers under the new rules - but there was no word on how those concerns might be addressed. The two-track drama pumped new furor into longstanding disputes that sometimes take a backseat in political campaigns because the lines are so familiar and firmly drawn. Last week's Komen-Planned Parenthood dis- pute stirred many women's groups that support legal abortion. And the Obama ruling touched a nerve with moderate Roman Catholics who support contraceptives but also defend their church's right to run its hospitals and other institu- tions according to religious con- victions. Republican presidential can- didates pounced on what they considered a blunder by Presi- dent Barack Obama. They believe his administration's ruling will alienate moderate Catholic vot- ers who could prove crucial in November in Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere. There also could be political repercussions from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure controversy. The breast-cancer charity, fac- ing fierce criticism, mostly from women's groups, quickly over- turned its decision to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a major provider of abortions, but it also screens women for breast cancer and other health problems. In Atlanta, Karen Handel, a Komen vice president who played a role in the fund cutoff decision, resigned yesterday. A Republican who ran for governor in Georgia, Handel was seen by some as an example of what they felt was an increasing tendency by Komen to bring partisan poli- tics into the charity's decisions. "I am deeply disappointed by the gross mischaracterizations of the strategy, its rationale and my involvement in it," Handel said in her resignationletter. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, for his part, said he sup- ported Komen's original decision to stop funding Planned Parent- hood. The arguments came as the GOP presidential hopefuls cam- paigned in several states and Republicans voted in Colorado and Minnesota. Each candi- date tried to take advantage of the unusually intense focus on reproductive issues. A PiPhOto/Madives President's Office Mohammed Waheed Hassan, second left, who previously worked as a top UNICEF official, is sworn in as Maldives new president after Mohamed Nasheed announced his resignation yesterday afternoon in Male, Maldives. Maldives president resigns as police forces, army clash Vice president, a former UNICEF official, sworn in MALE, Maldives (AP) - The Maldives' new president prom- ised to protect his predecessor from retribution after he stepped down amid protests and clashes between the army and police over his decision to arrest a top judge. President Mohammed Waheed Hassan, who was sworn in yes- terday, called for chaos on the streets to stop and for citizens of this Indian Ocean island nation to work together after months of political turmoil. "I urge everyone to make this a peaceful country," he said. Former President Mohamed Nasheed's Maldivian Democrat- ic Party insisted his ouster was a "coup" engineered by rogue elements of the police and sup- porters of the country's former autocratic leader. However, a Nasheed adviser denied the resignation came under duress from the military. The adviser, who spoke on condi- tion of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said Nasheed was left with two choic- es: order a bloody military crack- down on the police dissidents or resign. Hassan's office also denied the military pressured Nasheed to quit in the wake of yesterday's street clashes. "It was not a coup at all. It was the wish of the people," said Ahmed Thoufeeg, Hassan's sec- retary. Nasheed's resignation marked a stunning fall for the former human rights campaigner who defeated the nation's longtime' ruler to become its first democrat- ically elected president. Nasheed was also an environmental celeb- rity, traveling the world to per- suade governments to combat the climate change that could raise sea levels and inundate his archi- pelago nation. Nasheed presented his resig- nation in a nationally televised address after police joined the protesters and then clashed with soldiers in the streets. Some of the soldiers then defected to the police side. "I don't want to hurt any Mal- divian. I feel my staying on in power will only increase the prob- lems, and it will hurt our citizens," Nasheed said. "So the best option available to me is to step down." Maldivians waving flags poured into the streets to cel- ebrate Nasheed's resignation. Some playfully threw water at each other. Soon after, the judge was released. U.S. State Department spokes- woman Victoria Nuland said that Hassan had informed the U.S. that the security situation in the Maldives was now under control and generally peaceful. In a phone call with U.S. officials, Hassan expressed his strong commitment to a peace- ful transition of power and the preservation of democracy. According to Nuland, the new Maldivian leader expressed his intent to form a national unity government with opposition participation in the lead-up to a presidential election scheduled for November 2013. Environmentalist group challenges candidates' support in Asian carp fight Plan in question would protect fish in the Great Lakes region TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Environmental activists yesterday challenged President Barack Obama and the Repub- licans hoping to unseat him to support a hotly debated plan to protect the Great Lakes from an Asian carp attack by cutting off their Chicago-area connection to the Mississippi River water- shed. The Healing Our Waters- Great Lakes Coalition, which includes more than 100 groups in the region, included the pro- posal in a pledge submitted to the campaigns of Obama and Republicans Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. None of the campaigns had any immediate reaction. The Great Lakes region includes heavily contested and vote-rich states such as Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylva- nia, New York and Wisconsin. Michigan's primary is Feb. 28 and Ohio is among states with a Super Tuesday " primary on March 6. The environmental coalition asked the candidates to promise if elected to continue an Obama administration program dealing with some of the Great Lakes' most pressing environmental problems, including invasive species, toxic pollution, farm and urban runoff and wildlife habitat loss. Congress has appropriated more than $1 billion for the Great Lakes Restoration Initia- tive since 2009. But supporters say billions more are needed over many years to fix the prob- lems, which have been decades in the making. i A