4wbe ffk4iaw~a~ ON l- ItT Nu I I I ARLN 1 1EDTORIA)1 (11 I 'l P1 1(l\ Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, April 9, 2012r michigandaily.com Mike Wallace, 1918-2012 LEFT: University alum Mike Wallace speaks on a panel at the University in 1998. (FILE PHOTO/Daily) RIGHT: Wallace's many awards sit on display at the Mike and Mary Wallace House at 620 Oxford Road under a picture of the late newsman an his wife. (ADAM SCHNITZER/Daily) NU' alum, iconic journa ist ies at 3 Notoriously tough interviewer def ined an age of broadcast news Fellows honor Wallace's legacy By ADAM RUBENFIRE, PETER SHAHIN and STEVE ZOSKI Daily News Editor and Daily Staff Reporters Pioneering broadcast jour- nalist Mike Wallace, a Univer- sity alum and former Michigan Daily reporter, best known for his scathing interviews on the CBS News program "60 Min- utes," died Saturday in New Cannan, Conn. Wallace was 93. Wallace graduated from the University in 1939, but he long remained connected to Ann Arbor. He endowed an inves- tigative reporting fellowship to the Knight-Wallace fellow- ship - a year-long program for mid-career journalists to study at the University - and donat- ed the fellows' residence at 620 Oxford Road, which is filled with memorabilia and awards from his six-decade long career. Wallace also worked at the University's radio station, and after graduating he reported for news radio station WOOD- WASH in Grand Rapids, and later at WXYZ in Detroit. Known for being an excep- tionally tough interviewer, Wallace was one of the jour- nalists who helped launch "60 Minutes" in 1968. Wallace formally retired from the pro- gram in 2006 to become a "cor- respondent emeritus." He did many major interviews in this role, including his last appear- ance on the venerable news magazine show in January 2008, in the first public inter- view of former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clem- ens after a report suggested he used performance-enhancing drugs. Wallace has interviewed many notable figures, includ- ing Jack Kevorkian - a famous doctor and University alum who was imprisoned for assist- ing individuals in committing suicide. Oakland County pros- ecutors used his interview with Kevorkian during a trial that resulted in the doctor's even- tual imprisonment for second- degree murder. See WALLACE, Page 5A By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily NewsEditor While others were celebrating Easter or Passover yesterday, the University Knight-Wallace fellows gathered with their families and co-workers to watch video clips in honor of the late namesake of their fellowship program, Mike Wal- lace, who passed away at 93 in New Canaan, Connecticut yesterday. Wallace - a University alum and renowned broadcast journal- ist known most prominently for his work on CBS' "60 Minutes" - and his wife Mary donated the home to the University in 1992. The build- ing houses offices, weekly seminars and other events for members of the fellowship, designed for mid- career journalists to study at the University. Though the house for- mally stands asa workplace for the fellows, the group gathered there yesterday to celebrate the esteemed newsman and reflect upon his influential work. Charles Eisendrath, director of the Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan, said Wallace's most See FELLOWSHIP, Page SA CAMPUS EVENTS SpringFest fundraises for Mott's MUSIC Matters brings J.Cole to campus last Friday By CHELSEA LANDRY Daily StaffReporter A homemade sign wielded by LSA sophomore Alex Hanna adver- tised free hugs and high-fives on the Diag Friday as the part of the student group Do Random Acts of Kindness's contribution to the first annual SpringFest. More than 50 restaurants, stu- dent clubs and performance groups participated in SpringFest, hosted by the student group MUSIC Mat- ters, which fundraised throughout the year to bring Grammy-nomi- nated artist J. Cole to Hill Audito- rium Friday night. Along with promoting the con- cert and raising money and aware- ness for the C.S. Mott Children's and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, SpringFest was created to bring the University community together, according to LSA sopho- more Adrian Muguerza Ibarra, chairman of SpringFest. As part of the event, students See SPRINGFEST, Page 6A GREEK LIFE Fraternity learns about living with disabilities at event University alum Link Kokiri celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, on the Diag yesterday. The event was spon- sored by the Hindu Student Council. LEGAL DISPUTE External report announced Pi Kappa Phi holds dinner to raise awareness By K.C. WASSMAN Daily StaffReporter At the second annual Empathy dinner on Friday night, a group of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity brothers were bound, blindfolded or given earplugs as their brothers aided them through the meal, as part of an effort to simu- late the day-to-day struggles that students with disabilities face. At the end of the dinner, LSA junior Lars Johnson, philanthropy chair for Pi Kappa Phi, announced that throughout the year, the fra- ternity raised $875 to donate to the Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living, a local nonprofit organization that aims to provide support and services to people in the com- munity with disabilities. According to Johnson, Pi Kappa Phi also typically rais- es more than $7,000 a year for their national philanthropic organization Push America - which aims to enrich the lives of people with disabilities - as well as additional money for local organizations, such as the Ann Arbor Center for Independent living. Jill Rice, coordinator of services for deaf and hard- of-hearing students at the University, gave a presenta- tion about challenges Univer- sity students with disabilities face as well as services the University provides for those students. Rice said she, estimated there are about 2,700 students with disabilities at the Uni- versity, but only 1,700 actually registered with the .Services for Students with Disabilities branch oftheUniversity's stu- dent affairs office. In an interview before her presentation, Rice said she was very impressed with the idea of giving people a chance to see what it's like to have a disability. See DISABILITIES, Page 6A Firms to look into UMHS reporting delay By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily News Editor- The University has cho- sen Latham and Watkins - an international law firm - and Vermont-based campus safety consulting firm Margolis Healy & Associates to perform exter- nal reviews of the University in light of a six-month delay in reporting the alleged posses- sion of child pornography by former University of Michigan Health System resident Stephen Jenson. Latham and Watkins was chosen by University president Mary Sue Coleman and Uni- versity regent Denise Ilitch (D-Bingham Farms) to conduct the external review. Chicago- based attorney Zachary Fardon will lead the review, University spokeswoman Kelly Cunning- ham confirmed in an interview on Friday. Cunningham said Latham and Watkins will have three See REPORT, Page 6A WEATHER HI 47 TOMORROW Lo:33 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-411s or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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