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Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 3A
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NEWS BRIEFS
DETROIT
Recall hampers
Toyota comeback
The largest recall in Toyota's
75-year history could undermine
the carmaker's comeback from
natural disasters and embarrass-
ing safety problems.
The company on Wednesday
recalled 7.43 million cars, trucks
and SUVs worldwide to fix faulty
power window switches that can
cause fires. The recall affects more
than a dozen models produced
from 2005 through 2010 around
the world including the Camry,
the top-selling car in the U.S. It's
bigger than the 7 million vehicles
recalled two years ago for floor
mats that can trap accelerator ped-
als and cause unintended accelera-
tion.
The problem centers on the
power window switch, which is
inside the driver's door and con-
trols when a window is opened or
closed. Toyota said grease wasn't
applied evenly to the switch dur-
ing production, causing friction
and sometimes smoke and fire.
NEW YORK
Could pepperoni
spoil presidential
the next debate?
During the next presidential
debate, the candidates will be pon-
dering the important questions
of our time. But the most contro-
versial may be "Sausage or pep-
peroni?"
Pizza Hut is offering a life-
time of free pizza - one large pie
a week for 30 years - or a check
for $15,600 to anyone who poses
the question to either President
Barack Obama or Republican can-
didate Mitt Romney during the
live Town Hall-style debate next
Tuesday.
The proposed stunt, which the
pizza chain announced Tuesday,
is unlikely to happen because of
the strict rules that these types
of debates typically follow. But if
it does occur, it threatens to tick
off millions of viewers who are
expected to tune in to the debate
to hear what the candidates have
to say about the economy, health
care and other serious concerns
facing this country.
STOCKHOLM
2 U.S. scientists
win Nobel prize
in Chemistry
Two American researchers
won the Nobel Prize in chemistry
Wednesday for studies of protein
receptors that let body cells sense
and respond to outside signals like
danger or the flavor of food. Such
studies are key for developing bet-
ter drugs.
The Royal Swedish Academy
of Sciences said Robert Lefkow-
itz and Brian Kobilka had made
groundbreaking discoveries,
mainly in the 1980s, on an impor-
tant family of receptors, known as
G-protein-coupled receptors.
About half of all medications
act on these receptors, including
5 beta blockers and antihistamines,
so learning about them will help
scientists to come up with better
drugs.
KABUL, Afghanistan
Afghan offers
bounty for anti-
Islam filmmaker
A religious cleric in western
Afghanistan said Wednesday he
is offering a $300,000 bounty to
anyone who kills the maker of an
anti-Islam film that has angered
Muslims aroundthe world.
Mir Farooq Hussini, a cleric
and the spokesman for an orga-
nization representing about 450
religious schools in Herat prov-
ince, made the latest bounty offer.
U.S. federal prosecutors said
Mark Basseley Youssef, 55, an
Egyptian-born Christian who
is now a U.S. citizen, is behind
the film, which portrays Islam's
Prophet Muhammad as a reli-
gious fraud, womanizer and child
molester.
-Compiled from
Daily wire reports
CAMPUS PR OTFSIT
Students gather to support
affirmative action policies
North Campus
rally mirrors those
in Washington
By SAM GRINGLAS
Daily StaffReporter
Calls for justice rang across
the North Campus Diag early
Wednesday afternoon, and
multi-colored "Diversity Mat-
ters" posters waved in the hands
of more than 40 students rallying
in support of affirmative action
policies.
At the same time, nearly 600
miles away in Washington D.C.,
the U.S. Supreme Court began
hearing oral arguments in Fisher
vs. University of Texas - a case
that could determine the fate of
race's role in the country's higher
education admissions processes.
Though outlawed in Michigan
since 2006, the University is no
stranger to the affirmative action
debate. In 2003, the University
was part of the two Supreme
Court cases, which eventually
established the current national
standards for the legitimate use
of race as an aspect in admissions
decisions.
Last week, the National
Black Law Students Association
reached out to the University's
BLSA chapter to help organize
a rally on campus to coincide
with the oral arguments in the
Supreme Court. BLSA rallies
occurred across the country on
Wednesday, including an event
held outside the Supreme Court
in Washington, D.C.
Law student Eric Jarrett, the
coordinator of the event, said
the cases involving the Univer-
sity and affirmative action make
the issue relevant to the campus
PETERSON
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time. "A first lecture is necessar-
ily one that looks ahead. It is nec-
essarily one that takes us into the
future."
At the event Peterson said
while he had received many
awards, the Golden Apple -
which is given annually to a
student-nominated University
professor - was the most mean-
ingful to him.
Peterson's research focused
primarily on "character strengths
and how they pertain to such
outcomes as happiness, achieve-
ment and physical well-being,"
according to his University
profile. "Character Strengths
and Virtues," a book Peterson
co-authored, defines character
strengths as qualities that con-
tribute to the presence of six major
virtues in the human psyche.
VANDALISM
From Page 1A
the University's Asian/Pacific
Islander American Studies Pro-
gram.
Kurashige - whose office is
located in Haven Hall - wrote
in a statement to the Daily that
fliers hanging in the hall por-
traying issues of diversity had
been torn down in his depart-
ment. He said some of his col-
leagues working in fields such
as Arab American Studies,
Native American Studies, Afri-
can American Studies, Wom-
en's Studies, and LGBT studies
reported similar events.
Kurashige added that the
University should denounce
the vandalism out of respect to
these areas of study.
"It's important for the Uni-
versity to affirm that these
are vital and essential areas of
scholarship, while taking proac-
tive measures to make the valu-
able contributions of work done
in these fields accessible to all,"
Kurashige said.
He added that Gregory Dowd,
the chair of the Department of
American Culture, is collecting
information to "assess the over-
all impact" of the vandalism,
and Dowd has been in contact
with University officials.
University spokesman Rick
Fitzgerald said the University's
community.
"I think it's symbolic reason-
ing. It is particularly important
people come (to Ann Arbor)," Jar-
rett said.
On North Campus, a multitude
of guests spoke to students on the
merits of affirmative action and
the significance ofthe case. Many
referenced the civil rights move-
ment of the 1960s, indicating the
next step in fighting for equality.
Candace Moore, an NBLSA
Midwest attorney general, read
from Dr. Martin Luther King's
1968 speech "I See The Prom-
ised Land," in which, if given the
choice to inhabit the moments of
history's greatest triumphs, King
says he would choose the present.
Moore quoted King's words:
"But I know, somehow, that only
when it is dark enough, can you
see the stars. And I see God work-
ing in this period of the 20th cen-
tury in a way that men, in some
strange way, are responding -
something is happening in our
world."
Moore also reflected on King's
philosophy, calling for voices to
be raised in support of affirma-
tive action.
"There has never been a time
in history that did not possess its
own share of problems," Moore
said. "None but this one, because
as we stand here today, we recog-
nize the need for our voices to be
heard here in Michigan, over in
Washington, D.C. and through-
out this nation."
For many students, Jarrett
said, affirmative action is not only
a continuation of ongoing nation-
al debate, but also an aspect of
their everyday experiences in
higher education.
"For everybody in the class-
room, diversity is important and
not just in race. I think diversity
Caroline Miller, a gradu-
ate student who studied under
Peterson at the University of
Pennsylvania, said one of his
most well-known contributions
to psychology is the Values in
Action personality test, which
he co-authored with UPenn Prof.
Martin E.P. Seligman. The test,
which Miller said has now been
translated into several languages,
analyzes the character strengths
of individuals.
Miller fondly recalled the way
Peterson treated his students with
respect and optimism, noting that
he had a likable sense of humor.
"Chris Peterson didn't just
do research and teach research
about what makes for a good life,
he also role modeled it for us,"
Miller said. "'Other people mat-
ter' was his trademark phrase
and he was one of those unique
individuals who actually walked
the walk, didn't just talk the talk.
That is why his passing is having
Department of Public Safety
conducted a thorough inves-
tigation Wednesday morning,
but will continue to look into
the incident and determine an
appropriate response.
"Our understanding is that
their investigation determined
that the incident was not hate-
related," Fitzgerald said. "That
said, we certainly understand
that many people would still
be concerned about this type of
incident happening on our cam-
pus."
DPS spokeswoman Diane
Brown said University police
canvassed departments
throughout Haven Hall after
reports of the vandalism, and
do not believe the alleged crime
constitutes a bias incident.
DPS reported in its incident
log that the act "did not appear
to be malicious as materials
were not strewn about."
Regardless of confirmation of
the crime, Frelier said she and
the other students turned out
to show their support and offer
messages of inclusion to their
classmates.
"The group of student's that's
here ... represents a group of
people who were, A, disturbed
by the vandalism that occurred
in this building last night, and
B, disappointed with the Uni-
versity's lack of response or lack
of addressing the vandalism,"
Frelier said.
and people from different per-
spectives adds to the learning
experience," Jarrett said.
Social Work student Priscilla
Cortez completed her under-
graduate degree at the University
of Texas, the school at the heart
of the current case. She said she
hopes the justices will consider
the effects of striking down affir-
mative action in highereducation
admissions.
"They know how this is going
to affect states like Texas and
Michigan," Cortez said. "It's
wrong. It would affect the coun-
try in a major way. For me it's like
a slap in the face. It's just a really
important issue. As a social work-
er, social justice is near and dear
to my heart."
Law student Brittany Nash
said she sees the issue as two
fold: first as an important step
in building equality and second
as a critical means for generat-
ing diverse classrooms in terms
of gender, hometown and other
characteristics.
"I believe that we still haven't
reached a point where it's abso-
lutely equal," Nash said. "There's
equal access and equal outcome.
Without affirmative action, maybe
everyone will have equal access,
but it won't be equal outcome."
Guest speaker Rev. David
Bullock of Greater St. Matthew
Baptist Church in Highland Park
echoed Nash's sentiments, and
said affirmative action is impor-
tant in increasing accessibility to
higher education.
"We want a fair shot, a fair
chance, and we want to level the
playing field. In order to do that
there needs to be criteria like
affirmative action in place so
that those who want educational
opportunitiescantake advantage
of them," he said.
such an incredible impact around
the world."
LSA junior Molly Martin, who
is currently enrolled in Peterson's
Psychology 476 course, said she
believes his legacy will continue
to inspire students.
"Professor Peterson would
put his heart into what he was
(doing), he was so unbelievably
present," Martin said. "The Uni-
versity has really lost someone
influential (who) can't be over-
looked."
According to Psychology
Today, Peterson was one of the
top 100 most-cited psychologists
in the world.
Peterson graduated from the
University of Colorado in 1976
with a doctorate emphasizing
social psychology, personality
psychology and animal learning.
He went on to complete his post-
doctoral training at UPenn from
1979 to 1981, and began work at
the University in 1986.
Frelier said the posters she
and the other GSIs created
display words of encourage-
ment from University students
against the reported vandalism.
"A lot of people who were
not able to come but wanted to
make their voices heard in some
capacity would give us a state-
ment that they wanted us to
hang for them," she said.
Rackham student Paige
Rafoth said she attended the
event because she believes the
alleged vandalism that trans-
pired was a hate crime targeted
at certain minority demograph-
ics at the University.
"The University needs to
share this information so that
the students know that it hap-
pened," Rafoth said. "It needs
to be addressed and denounced,
(and) in a timely manner too."
Rackham student Silvina Yi
said she too found out about the
vandalism through a Facebook
post and became distressed that
a potentially hate-related crime
could occur at a public institu-
tion "in this day and age."
"It made me want to send a
message of inclusion, and a mes-
sage of love and understanding
that this is a safe place and it
should be a safe place for every-
body," Yi said.
Daily News Editor Paige Pearcy
and Daily Staff Reporter Katie
Burke contributed to this report.
HATHITRUST
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lng.
"The (Hathitrust program)
allows scholars to identify rele-
vant works far more efficiently,"
Baer wrote. "In addition, the
program helps Defendants pre-
serve their collections in the face
of normal deterioration during
circulation, natural disasters,
or other catastrophes that deci-
mate library collections, as well
as loss due to theft or misplace-
ment."
The Authors Guild, Inc., The
Writers' Union of Canada, the
Australian Society of Authors
and 12 individual authors filed
the suit against the University,
and other HathiTrust partici-
pant schools such as the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin and Indiana
University.
The judge wrote that the case
may set an important precedent
for future digital copyright laws,
noting there are comparatively
few prior standards regarding
digitization and its fair use.
"I cannot imagine a defini-
tion of fair use that would not
encompass the transformative
uses made by (the Hathitrust
program) and would require
that I terminate this invaluable
contribution to the progress of
science ... " Baer wrote.
When someone uses the
database to search a word in a
copyrighted book, the full text
is not available; only the page
number and number of occur-
rences in the book is shown.
The defendants claimed this
does not infringe on copyright
law because copyrighted books
cannot be read in their entirety
through the Hathitrust system.
The system is also used for
preserving physical texts in case
the originals are somehow lost
or destroyed. It already contains
nearly 10 million volumes and
about 73 percent of those are
copyrighted, the rulingstated.
In order to actually digi-
tize the works, the universi-
ties signed an agreement with
Google. The company is being
sued in a separate lawsuit by
the same plaintiffs for adding
parts of the scanned books to
its Google Books online service.
According to Wired Magazine,
the lawsuit with Google is ongo-
ing, and settlement talks are in
the works.
The Orphan Works Project
intended to allow full and free
access to books with indeter-
minable copyright information.
When the lawsuit was filed, the
program had not launched, and
in light of the lawsuit, the uni-
versities involved decided to
postpone its debut.
The judge wrote he could not
rule onthelegalityofthe Orphan
Works Project because it never
went into effect and is currently
undergoing evaluation.
If a student is blind, the stu-
dent is able to access all of the
books in the system beyond
only non-copyrighted works.
Baer said giving access to copy-
righted material for blind indi-
viduals was acceptable because
the Americans with Disabilities
Act allows libraries and other
institutions to create blind-
accessible copies of copyrighted
works.
Baer added that the digiti-
zation program did not eco-
nomically harm the plaintiffs
and that establishing a similar
commercial system would be
too expensive and not commer-
cially viable.
He also ruled that the plain-
tiffs had no legal standing to
sue, noting that the authors
associations and guilds could
not sue for copyright violations
on behalf of the authors who are
the actual copyright holders.
"(The plaintiffs) can win on
behalf of only themselves, but
can lose on behalf of their mem-
bers as well," Baer wrote.
In a tweet, Jeff MacKie-
Mason, the dean of the School
of Information, expressed ela-
tion about the decision.
"Bigwin for searchable digital
library of world's books: Judge
Says Fair Use Protects Universi-
ties," he tweeted.
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