I 2A - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPH LICHTERMAN ZACH YANCER Editnr in Chief asiness Manager 734-410-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 lichteerman@michigandailyeeom zyancer@michigandailyecom Localizing communil After interning with the United Way of Washtenaw County during the summer of 2010, two University students decided to develop a club on campus to get students more involved with the organization. Club president and LSA senior Andrea Gregorka and LSA senior Mackenzie Lebeis said Student United Way currently has about 30 members that help provide support for community members in need through volunteer activities throughout the year. Gregorka said while United Way of Washtenaw County is more fundraising-based, Student United Way focuses on volunteer events in the community. Specifically, the club aims to provide students with volunteer opportunities outside of the United Way Day of Action - a nationwide day of non-stop service events in June, which many students are unable to attend because it takes place after winter semester is over. Gregorka said the club's presence on campus has strengthened after a few semesters of planning, and she credits its recent growth to the many leadership positions offered on the club's board, as well as an internship opportunity with United Way of Washtenaw County offered last semester. Gregorka added it's an easy way for students to get involved in the community because there is no ty service specific time commitment, and students can choose to participate as much as they would like. Most recently, the club volunteered at a kite-making festival for children and put together donation boxes for SOS Community Services, a housing organization in Ypsilanti. Gregorka said part of what makes the experience so special is the variety of work they do. "Usually when someone is homeless, they're also hungry, so (United Way) works together with organizations to get someone help inboth areas," Gregorkasaid. "We have the opportunity to work with all the organizations that help people get back on their feet." - LIANA ROSENBLOOM Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales display@michigandaily.com Online Sales Finante onlineads@michigandaily.com flae miigditum 734-18-415 ~'* 5 news~imichigandaily.com Letterstothe Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com PhotographySection photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com finance@michigandaily.com I* PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREA GREGORKA Student United Way members volunteer at a kite-making festival for children in the community. CRIME NOTES iTheft WHERE: Lot M-7, 1504 East Medical Center Dr. WHEN: Sunday at about 4:10 p.m. WHAT: Two iPods were reportedly taken from a vehicle while it was valet parked on Dec. 31, between 3 p.m. and 7:15pm, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Fast cash WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Sunday at about 3:35 p.m. WHAT: $100 in cash was reportedly taken from a female staff member's purse that was left in a conference room between 3 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, University Police reported. There are no suspects. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Laptop swap Art exhibit WHERE: Campus Safety Services WHEN: Sunday at about 7:05 p.m. WHAT: A subject reportedly purchased a laptop that he later determined was University property, University Police reported. The subject then decided to returnt the computer.An investigation is pending. Lights out WHERE: South Quadrangle Residence Hall WHEN: Monday at about 1:35 p.m. WHAT: An emergency sign light was found broken in what appeared to be accidental damage, University Police reported. There are no suspects. WHAT: Mark di Suervo: Tabletops shows 15 of the American sculptor's smaller pieces, displaying ideas relating to nature, balance and movement. WHO: University of Michi- gan Museum of Art WHEN: Today at 10 a.m. WHERE: Irving Steno, Jr. Family Project Gallery Art in science show WHAT: An exhibit showing photographs of artistic patterns in nature and a seasonal flower display. WHO: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum WHEN: Today from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. WHERE: Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory Engineering meeting WHAT: The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers will give a presentation on their organization. WHO: Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers WHEN: Tonight at 6 p.m. WHERE: Herbert H. Dow building, room 1005 New workouts WHAT: Excercise classes will be available for 30-min- ute sessions. Students will be able to try out various classes for free. WHO: U-Move Fitness WHEN: Today at 8 a.m. WHERE: Central Campus Recreation Building CORRECTIONS . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Researchers recently dis- covered that Alzheimer's disease and mild demen- tia can be detected early by examining fluid surrounding the spinal cord and the brain, CNN.com reported. The find- ing could play a large role in finding a cure for the illness. Michigan hockey got its season back on track by winning its second straight Great Lakes Invita- tional. The Wolverines beat Boston College and Michigan State at Joe Louis Arena. a> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTSWEDNES- DAY, INSIDE Pro-ferret activists in California are mobi- lizing in support of overturning a ban on ferret ownership in the state, The Los Angeles Times reported. Lawmakers claim the ani- mals are detrimental to agri- culture in California. 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French president accuses Syria of killing its citizens Sa Syria BEIRT dent Ni Syrian l "barbart day and down, sa sacring i Sarko be allow own futn "Ther ted by t arouse d Arab wo and ever Sarkozy: addressa veoc-Pou "The leave po of the Fr In Wa spokesm the viol stopped. rkozy urges that if the Arab League initiative is not implemented, the interna- in leader Assad tional community will have to consider new measures to corm- to resign pel a halt to the regime's vio- lence against its own citizens," UT (AP) - French Presi- he said. colas Sarkozy accused The U.N.'s last estimate, eader Bashar Assad of announced several weeks ago, nus repression" yester- estimated that more than 5,000 demanded that he step people have been killed in the lying the regime is mas- government's military crack- its own people. down on the revolt that erupted zy said Syrians should in mid-March, inspired by upris- ced to determine their ings across the Arab world. But ure. since that report, activists say massacres being commit- hundreds more have been killed. he Syrian regime rightly The violence has drawn broad isgust and revolt in the international condemnation and rld, in France, in Europe sanctions, but Assad remains rywhere in the world," defiant. The Arab League sent said during a New Year's in about 100 observers a week at a Navy air base in Lan- ago to verify Syria's compliance almic, France. with the organization's plan that Syrian president must requires the regime to remove wer," he told members security forces and heavy weap- ench military. ons from city streets, start talks shington, White House with opposition leaders and free an Jay Carney insisted political prisoners. Syria agreed ence in Syria must be to the plan, intended to halt the "We have made clear crackdown completely, on Dec. 19. The Local Coordination Com- mittees, an umbrella group of activists, put the death toll at more than 390 people since Dec. 21. Activists reported more bloodshed yesterday. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that as dozens of soldiers were defecting in the southern village of Jassem, they came under fire from security forces in a clash that killed at least 18 of the government troops. The Observatory said security forces later launched raids in the area, detaining more than 100 people in and around the village. The group also said security forces shot dead three people in the restive city of Homs and three in the central province of Hama. The LCC had a higher toll, saying security forces killed four people in Homs, one in the Damascus suburb of Kfar Batna and four in the central province of Hama. The Arab League's chief acknowledged Monday that killings have continued even with the monitors working on the ground. The League called an emer- gency meeting on Saturday to discuss whether to with- draw the monitors because security forces are still kill- ing people, an Arab official said. The meeting will be in Cairo, where the Arab League is based. Syrian opposition groups have been deeply critical of the Arab League mission, say- ing it is simply giving Assad cover for his crackdown. The LCC says the observer mis- sion is witnessing mainly regime-staged events, and they move about the country only with the full knowledge of the government. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said the regime must not be allowed to inter- fere with the observers on the ground. 0 Thousands of North Koreans gather in Pyongyang at Kim II Sung square to hold a mass rally in support for their country's policies and new leader Kim Jong Un yesterday. Thousands of North Koreans gather to celebrate new leader Kim Jong Un continues to consolidate power PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - Pumping their fists and chanting, tens of thousands of North Koreans packed the snowy main square of the capital yester- day to pledge their loyalty to new leader Kim Jong Un as the cam- paign to consolidate his power deepened. State television also aired foot- age of Kim's recent visit to an elite tank unit with family and historical ties that showed him interacting with soldiers with ease and carrying out inspec- tions much like father Kim Jong I1 and grandfather Kim Il Sung did before him - footage that aimed to show off his youth and health and put his confidence and authority on display. Soldiers cheered and chanted his name as Kim made an inau- gural solo trip to provide "on- the-spot guidance" in the first official documentary of the new leader shown on North Korean TV. The campaign to install the third-generation Kim as leader has hastened since Kim Jong Il died more than two weeks ago of a heart attack, leaving the nation of 24 million in the hands of a young man who was a mystery even to the North Korean people until his emergence in September 2010 as his father's favored successor. Since Kim Jong Un, who is in his late 20s, was made a four-star general and a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers' Party, the campaign to groom him has been swift. Within a year, Kim Jong Un had become a fixture at his father's side for inspection visits to military units and factories and at official events. However, Kim Jong Il's sud- den death catapulted the son to the limelight at adelicate time for North Korea. It was discussing with Washington much-needed food aid in exchange for nuclear disarmament. North Korea has tested two atomic devices since 2006. Kim Jong Un did not have the benefit of 20 years of grooming like Kim Jong II did when his father, North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, died in 1994 of a heart attack. Instead, North Korea has sought to highlight Kim Jong Un's heritage as heir to North Korea's founding fathers, underlining his physical resemblance to the late President Kim Il Sung and char- acterizing him as an "identical" extension of his father. In the documentary of his mil- itary visit Sunday, he was dressed in a long, dark overcoat similar to the coat his grandfather used to wear. He is shown in an exhibi- tion room lined with black-and- white photos, including an image portraying a young Kim Il Sung. The footage also served to show the confidence of Kim, who mingled easily with soldiers and appeared to be giving them pointers in the documentary shown just days after the rul- ing party officially proclaimed him supreme commander of the 1.2-million-strong Korean Peo- ple's Army. 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