DYNAMIC DUO: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill team up for the hilarious, well-written buddy-cop parody, "21 Jump Street." ) PAGE 6A E-HUN £idan 0 a Ij ONI IL N1I1 I)- r '-I {}E 0t SO I )110111 110 1 IIO Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 19, 2012 michigandaily.com CENTRAL STUDENT!GOVERNMENT Mirante key to backroom negotiations Source: MForward * VP candidate struck deals to get on ticket By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily Staff Reporter As five students sought the 9 MForward presidential nomi- nation, several candidates tried to strike deals with each other behind the scenes in order to get endorsements and then limit the fallout from the contested nomination fight. According to a source with knowledge of the situation, who wished to remain anonymous, Mirante met with Public Policy junior Kevin Mersol-Barg, the OurMichigan party's candidate for president, before Mersol- Barg announced his candidacy. During the meeting, he suppos- edly offered Mersol-Barg -who originally ran for the presiden- tial nomination at MForward's con- vention - a position on CSG executive board in return for Mersol-Barg not running for CSG president against Aditya Sathi, MForward's candidate for president and LSA junior. "Louis approached Kevin and took him out for coffee," the source said. "(Mirante) fore- saw the elections getting ugly and offered (Mersol-Barg) an executive position as an incen- tive not to run against him and Aditya." The source was concerned that such negotiations would disrupt the election's democrat- ic process, and are being used to boost MForward's position in the upcoming election. "I feel like (MForward members are) trying to use the executive positions to lever- age themselves to gain support rather than giving everybody an equal chance," the source said. Mirante acknowledged that he met with Mersol-Barg a week after MForward's nomination convention on Feb. 3, but denied that he sought to strike a deal with him. "I didn't offer him a spot on exec; it wasn't really my role," Mirante said. "I'mnot the presi- dential candidate. I'm not the person who makes those deci- sions." Mersol-Barg also acknowl- edged the meeting, but said they did not meet to discuss politics. See MFORWARD, Page 3A Bystanders take refuge from the crowds early Sunday morning on Sooth Unioersity Aoeoue. AAPD, DPS shut down South U. afterincdent Fights break out amid St. Patrick's Day festivities By ADAM RUBENFIRE . Daily News Editor About 20 officers from the University's Department of Public Safety and the Ann Arbor Police Department responded to a small riot at South University Avenue and Church Street just past midnight on Sunday morn- ing. Bystanders said about 300 people were present as a group of about 15 males jumped on top of a car, smashing out its wind- shield and windows before the male driver was able to drive his car away. The men reportedly damaged two other cars as well. Ann Arbor Police on the scene said they had to force about 2,000 people away from the area. They were armed First reported on with pep- MichgnDailycom per spray. On Sunday morning, Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Mike Scherba said police made "a couple" arrests, but was not able to give an exact number. Several scuffles broke out on South University following the riot, and police blockaded South University from traffic at South Forest Avenue and East University Avenue, slowly forc- ing people away from the bars lining the street. Police ordered the bars to stop admitting new patrons at about 12:30 a.m. and See INCIDENT, Page 3A ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Medical students celebrate, Match Day Graduating students receive residency placement at annual event By JOSH QIAN Daily StaffReporter At the annual Match Day on Fri- day, 146 fourth-year University medical students, along with thou- sands of anxious students around the nation, awaited the fate of their future careers in medicine. The group of students celebrated their placements for their residen- cy-training program with faculty members, family and friends at the annual event, held this year at the North Campus Research Complex. Though students could check online at the National Resident Matching Program's website at 1 p.m. for their placement, it is a medical school tra- dition for all graduating students to gather as a group to share their placements. During the lunch banquet, Medi- cal School Dean James Woolliscroft delivered a champagne toast to cel- See MATCH DAY, Page SA An attendee of the 40th Annual Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Powwow at Pioneer High School on Saturday. Native American culture focus of annual Powwow CAMPUS EVENTS Duderstadt shares history of activism Former 'U' ism, which he said is largely inspired by his family mem- president bers. According to Duder- stadt, his brother was the first discusses student Znscientious movements Vietnam War and his sister was the campaign manager for Jim Harris, a vehement By AARON GUGGENHEIM opponent of the Vietnam War Daily StaffReporter and candidate for student- body president at Stanford On Friday, former Univer- University. sity President James Duder- When Duderstadt arrived stadt addressed a crowd of at the University in 1968 to students, faculty and others join the faculty, it was the about the history and role of height of the era's protest activism at the University. movement and many students Duderstadt - who spoke were rallying against the war at Weill Hall as part of the in Vietnam, he said. "Equity, Justice and Social He noted that his first chal- Change: The Michigan Tradi- lenge as an administrator tion of Activism and Educa- was establishing a University tional Opportunity" lecture police force and student code series, which was spurred by of conduct. Robben Fleming, the nationwide Occupy move- interim University president ment - said that despite the in 1988, faced large-scale pro- decrease in student activism tests when he eliminated the at the University in recent student code of conduct and years, it has played an essen- attempted to instate a new tial role in raising awareness one. Despite opposition, a pro- about societal issues through- gram was eventually estab- out history. lished to equalize University "I believe, on many occa- policies with those of other sions, student activism has higher-education institutions, had a positive effect on rais- Duderstadt said. ing issues of great importance "Like most protests that on this campus," he said. "You resist efforts to bring the Uni- have to get people to realize versity in line with the rest of how important these issues higher education, these even- are." tually faded away," he said. Duderstadt has a deep per- Duderstadt added that in sonal involvement with activ- See ACTIVISM, Page 3A Festival celebrates heritage with authentic art, food By ANNA ROZENBERG Daily StaffReporter While many students chose to engage in St. Patrick Day debauchery this weekend, more than 2,000 people came togeth- er at Pioneer High School for the 40th Annual Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Powwow. Forrest Cox, external co- chair for the University's Native American Student Associa- tion and a member of the Prai- rie Band Potawatomi tribe, explained that Powwow aims to feature Native artisans - pri- marily invited from the Great Lakes area this year - selling merchandise and food, such as authentic sweet bread. The Powwow's main attraction is the dance competition subdi- vided into age groups, gender and style. "It's not a performance ... It's not something you see in Hill Auditorium," Cox said. "It's a place where the audience can be up and out of their seat and involved." Cox said while Powwow used to be held on campus at Crisler Arena, in recent years it has moved off-campus to local high schools, like Saline High School. NASA organized the event at Pioneer this year as a progres- sive movement to hold the Pow- wow closer to campus. "One of the photos that See POWWOW, Page 3A WEATHER HI 81 TOMORROW LO:56 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS_ .....................2A ARTS.............5 A Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail 'American Idol' recap Vol. CXXII,No.110 AP NEWS........... 3A CLASSIFIEDS ...............6A news@michigandaily.com and let usknow. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE FILTER @20t2 The Michigan Daily OPINION.....................4A SPO RTSMO N DAY.......1B michitondollycow