2A- Thursday, October 18, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, October18, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * FRiDAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers This Week in History WEDNESDAY: Campus Clubs FRIDAY: Photos of the Week DR. SMILE 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPH LICHTERMAN RACHEL GREJNETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 lichterman@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandaily.com It's all Greek to me What did you study when you were a student? I studied classics, so I spent most of my undergradu- ate years learning Latin and Greek. I came into college with the, idea that I was interested in history and I thought, "Well, let's start with the Greeks. That sounds like a good start- ing point and I'll gradually move forward through time." But I got hooked on the Greeks. Which classes do you teach? I teach a whole range of classes. At the undergradu- ate level I teach language classes. I'm teaching a course on Herodotus - the so-called father of history - the one who founded the whole genre of historical writings. Can you tell me about yourbook "Exile, Ostracism and Democracy: The Poli- tics of Expulsion in Ancient Greece"? My first book was on ostra- cism. That goes back to a legal practice of the Athenians where they had a formal vote on whether they wanted to exile anybody from the city for 10 years. People were puzzled about that. My book is trying to explain that it was actually fairly democratic - it was a popular vote. What are some of your research techniques?, One of my favorite tech- niques with these texts is to read between the lines - to pick out the episodes that aren't the major wars or major figures. But what are the inci- dental episodes along the way and what do they reveal about the culture? It's reading r against the grain. 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Fearsome foursome WHERE: Michigan Union WHEN: Tuesday at about 1:05 pm WHAT: Four males, alleged to be between 15 and 16 years old, are suspected of stealing a cellphone from an information desk, University Police reported. They were also seen taking a $1 bill from Amer's tip jar. Up and down WHERE: Hatcher Graduate Library WHEN: Monday at about 1:10 p.m. WHAT: Two Emancipation Proclamation posters in a south elevator were removed from frames and crumpled on the floor, University Police reported. There are no suspects. The writing in the wood WHERE: Thayer Building WHEN: Monday at about 8:55 a.m. WHAT: Five inches of undechipherable text was discovered etched into a wooden.balcony edge, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Election prediction WHAT: Michael Lewis- Beck, a University alum and professor at University of Iowa will discuss the likely outcome of this year's elec- tion. Lewis-Beck is one of the world's experts on elec- tion forecasting. WHO: Political Science Department WHEN: Today at noon WHERE: Michigan League Michigan Room . Mosque talk . WHAT: A panel will discuss the role of the Mosque in Islam in Detroit and the United States. WHO: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies WHEN: Today from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. WHERE: Michigan League Vandenberg room Change in policy WHAT: A discussion open to members of the Univer- sity community to discuss the ways thatthe definitions of sexual misconduct are changing on campus. WHO: Office of Student Conflict Resolution WHEN: Today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Anderson Rooms A, B and C Engineering abroad WHAT: A seminar for Engineering students will provide insight into securing international engineering internships. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Tonight from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Herbert H. Dow Building, room 1014 Lance Armstrong stepped down as chair- man of the Livestrong Foundation on Wednesday, CNN reported. The change comes in the wake of a series of doping allegations which have been exposed in the past week. Spending 36 hours in The Nichols Arbore- tum uncovers the hid- den entertainment and secrets of the beloved enclo- sure. FOR MORE, SEE THE B-SIDE INSIDE A new study suggests that taking multivitamins may decrease the risk of cancer, The New York Times reported. 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Retail sales rose 14.4 per- cent, a small acceleration over the first half of the year, and investment in industrial assets and some other indicators also showed small improvements. "Judging from the third quarter figures, we can see a clear sign of steady economic growth," said Sheng Laiyun, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, at a news conference. "There is a smaller margin of decline and some major indicators have been growing faster." Analysts expect China's eco- nomic growth to rebound late this year or early next year but say a recovery is likely ti be too weak to drive global growth without improvement in the United States and Europe. The slowdown is due large- ly to government lending and investment controls imposed to cool an overheated economy and inflation. But the down- turn worsened sharply lastyear after global demand for Chi- nese goods plunged unexpect- edly. The government has cut interest rates twice since early June and is injecting money into the economy through high investment by state companies and spending on building air- ports, subways and other pub- lic works. But authorities have avoided launching a massive stimulus after huge spending in response to the 2008 global cri- sis fueled inflation and a waste- ful building boom. Premier Wen Jiabao, the country's top economic offi- cial, said Wednesday growth appeared to be stabilizing and he expressed confidence the country can meet its official targets for the year. Wen gave no growth forecast or a possible. time frame for a recovery. Monument erected on Roosevelt Island in the East River NEW YORK (AP) - Dignitar- ies on Wednesday dedicated a new memorial state park over- looking the United Nations to former President Franklin Roos- evelt. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, on an island in the East River, "will stand for- ever as a monument to the man who brought us through the Great Depression and brought us victory over great evil," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told several hundred people at the dedication ceremony, celebrating a design 40 years in the making. Former President Bill Clinton said Roosevelt's dream for a bet- ter world "is still the right dream for America" and the park should 6 0 Michigan Daily opinion. Page 4A. Everyday. The memorial sits on the southern tip oft2-mile-long Roosevelt Island between Man- hattan and Queens. remind the nation his lofty goals are worth pursuing. The triangular park is named after Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address, known as the Four Freedoms Speech, given before America got involved in World War II. Roosevelt said the way to justify the enormous sacrifice of war was to create a world centered on four essential human freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. The words were later incorporated into the charter of the United Nations. The park sits on Roos- evelt Island, a 2-mile slice of land between Manhattan and Queens. The 4-acre expanse of green is flanked by 120 trees leading to a colossal bronze bust of Roosevelt at the threshold of a white granite open-air plaza. The statue is an enlargement of a 28-inch bust of Roosevelt, also a New York governor, cre- ated by American sculptor Jo Davidson. It sits in a stone niche on the back of which a passage from the Four Freedoms speech is carved. The statue sits a mere 300 yards across the river from the headquarters of the United Nations, which Roosevelt helped found. The park will open to the pub- lic on Oct. 24. Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. William vanden Heuvel, chairman of the Franklin D. Roo- sevelt Four Freedoms Park LLC, said, "We hope visitors of differ- ent ages will understand that the four freedoms are the core values of democracy and that each gen- eration has to be sure to protect them." Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay first announced creation of the memorial park and appointed. Louis Kahn as its architect in 1973. Vanden Heuvel, who was there that day, said Kahn completed the drawings a year later. That year, Rockefeller became vice president, and the city verged on bankruptcy. With no money, the park was shelved. The project was revived by vanden Heuvel in 2005 after. an Oscar-nominated documentary about Kahn, "My Architect," brought renewed interest. Over the next seven years, $53 million was raised, $34 million from private donors. 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