iC ipan 3at l Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, February 15, 2012 michigandaily com UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 'U' stem, cell line added to NIH Researchers continue to work on * additonal lines By KATIE BURKE Daily StaffReporter Yesterday the- University announced it will contribute a line of human embryonic stem cells to the U.S. National Insti- tutes of Health registry as part of a continuing effort to develop treatments for life-threatening diseases. For the past two weeks, the University has been' finalizing plans to make the line available nationally. This will be the Uni- versity's first national addition to the registry since Michigan voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing research on surplus embryos unfit for reproduction in 2008. Other universities, including the Uni- versity of California, Los Ange- les, Stanford University and the University of Connecticut, have also contributed to the registry. The NIH registry created guidelines in July 2009 that make independently generated embryonic lines for federally See NIH, Page 7A NINJAS OF LOVE LEGAL DISPUTE Pescovitz: review of UMHS now over PAUL SHERMAN/Dally Students, dressed as ninjas, offer candy to passersby yesterday in honor of Valentine's Day. STUDENT GOVERNMENT OurMichigan party to vie for C SG presidency Joint Commission ends investigation of hospital after child porn incident By PAIGE PEARCY Daily News Editor The University received notification Monday that the Joint Commission - a national health care accreditation orga- nization that can take action when its standards are found to be out of compliance - would not take further action in its review of the University of Michigan Health System after the University waited six months to report the alleged discovery of child pornog- raphy on a USB flash drive belonging to a UMHS resident, according to Ora Pescovitz, the University's executive vice president for medical affairs. Though Joint Commission spokesman Bret Coons said last night that there were no "updates from the Joint Com- mission at this time," Pesco- vitz informed University of Michigan Health Services employees via e-mail that the Joint Commission decided on Monday to drop the case after the University released find- ings from its internal report to the organization on Friday. "We learned that the Joint Commission reviewed our response to the incident and our plan moving forward, and determined that they do not need to take further action at this time," Pescovitz wrote in the e-mail. Pescovitz also posted the message to her blog, making the statement available to the public. Last May, a University Hos- pital employee reported that Stephen Jenson, a medical res- ident, was found in possession of child pornography on a USB flash drive. After no action was taken regarding the discovery, the same employee reported the claim to the Office of Clini- cal Affairs in November, who then contacted the Universi- See UMHS, Page 7A Kevin Mersol-Barg announces plan to. run in election By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily StaffReporter Though Kevin Mersol-Barg didn't win the MForward nomination for Central Stu- dent Government president on Feb. 3, he recently announced he has made alternative plans to run. Mersol-Barg, a Public Policy junior and a LSA representa- tive in the CSG Student Assem- bly, said he plans to run on the OurMichigan party ticket. He will be running with LSA junior Amy Navvab, a former member of LSA Student Gov- ernment and chair of the Open Housing Initiative - a group dedicated to provide housing to LBGTQ students at the Uni- versity. Mersol-Barg said the Our- Michigan party is a "coalition" of campus leaders and student organizations that will advo- cate for students. Members and supporters of the organization See OURMICHIGAN, Page 7A GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS ELECTION 2012 Michigan Democrats slam Romney over auto bailouts C GOP candidate to Republican presidential candi- date and former Massachusetts calls Obama s Gov. Mitt Romney's criticism of the government bailouts of the policy «crony auto industry as several polls have m shown that the race in Michigan's capitalism Republican presidential primary is tightening. By KATIE BURKE In an opinion piece published Daily StaffReporter in yesterday's edition of The Detroit News, Romney criticized a conference call yesterday, President Barack Obama's han- rs in the Michigan Demo- dling of the bailout of the auto party reacted with disdain industry, describing Obama's approach as "crony capital- ism." He also sug gested that his own plan of "managed bankruptcy" would've been a more efficient way to fix the problems that have been plaguing car manufacturers. Mark Brewer, chairman of See ROMNEY, Page 7A In leade cratic STUDENT GOVERNMENT Assembly discusses protocol for granting money to student groups CSG members propose seven resolutions By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily Staff Reporter The Student Assembly of the Central Student Government had its busiest meeting of the semes- ter last night, proposing seven resolutions during a session last- ing for more than three hours. CSG members primarily dis- cussed resolutions relating to. protocol for granting funding to student organizations, as well as furthered discussion on ongo- ing efforts to support medical amnesty - a policy that would protect students from receiv- ing Minor in Possession charges for reporting a friend in need of medical assistance for intoxica- tion. The group also discussed granting additional benefits to members of the Graduate Employees Organization who are both students and parents. One proposed resolution, which fundamentally affects how student groups receive funding from CSG, dominated the discussion. The resolution was debated for 20 minutes and the Assembly spent an additional 20 minutes addressing questions on the policy. Students groups currently See ASSEMBLY, Page 7A Students study at the the Ross School of Business yesterday. WEATHER HI 39 GOT A NEWS TIP? T L E Call 734-418-411s or e-mail TOMOR ROW LO: 28 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM lands battle for a shot at fame MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE FILTER INDEX NEWS.........................2A SUDOKU..............5A Vol. CXXII, No.95 OPINION.....................4A SPORTS .............. . 8A ©201tTheMichipan Daily ARTS ..........................SA T ESTATEMENT .......B..1B michigondaily.com A