4 2A -'Thursday, October 25, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 9hcft idhipan Oddu 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPH LICHTERMAN RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief usiness Manager 734-41e-4115 eat. 1252 734-41e-4115 eat. 1241 lichterman@michigandaily.com rmgrein@michigandailyecom M THE HEIR OF SLYTHERIN West Coast meets Midwest What topics do you teach? WI accept War, Violence and Human Rights for International Stud- ies. I real the pe Where did you get your coming doctoral degree? compar a vibrar UC Berkeley. ties goi: winter., How long have you been grounds teaching? How I just came to Michigan in dents, August. I taught a couple of years before as a graduate stu- I tea dent instructor and an add-on student faculty at the University of San might s Francisco. then ha CRIME NOTES After hours Miss hijinx infori WHERE: Nichols WHERE: Arboretum Medical C WHEN: Wednesday at WHEN: about 12:35 a.m. 5:25 p.m. WHAT: Police found and WHAT:F warned two subjects for tant's rec being in the park after its was foun closing time and were told Universit to leave. Some of t missing. MIP time Love WHERE: Oxford Housing WHERE: WHEN: Tuesday at about tommons 10:15 p.m. WHEN:1 WHAT: Two underage 1:40 p.m. students were reported by WHAT: A another student and found were foun in possession of alcohol, women's 1 University Police reported. receiveda The students were arrested Universit3 then released. They then hy did you choose to a position at the Uni- versity? lly liked Ann Arbor and ople were really wel- . The student size was able to Berkeley and it's nt campus with activi- ng even in the midst of And the different back- s of the people. do you keep your stu- engaged in learning? ch a class that has 30 s, so it's a tricky size. I tart off with lecturing, ve them do group work and discussion. I have them talk not only in large groups as a class, but also in small groups. Sometimes I have them do debates for variety. I also incor- porate different media - film, music, art, visual arts are good. What do you do outside of the classroom for fun? 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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Assault policy Peace Corps conference seminar nation 1500 East enter Tuesday at about A research assis- ord of a lab's drug d to be fabricated, y Police reported. he drugs are in the loo Pierpont IS Tuesday at about A female and male id indecent in a bathroom and a verbal warning, y Police reported. n left. WHAT: A two-day sym- posium on the University's official stance on sexual misconduct featuring Uni- versity and law enforcement speakers. WHO: Center for the Edu- cation of Women WHEN: Today from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. WHERE: North Campus Research Complex, Build- ing 18 WHAT: Workshop in which veteran Peace Corps volun- teers will speak to students on the opportunities for future careers and benefits, of participating in the inter- nationally recognized orga- nization. WHO: International Career Pathways Committee WHEN: Today 7:00 p.m. WHERE: International Center, Room 9. Psy, a SouthKorean pop artist made famous by his single, "Gangnam Style" visited the UN headquarters in New York Tuesday, BBC reported. The singer taught UN secre- tary-general Ban Ki-moon his signature dance moves. Local metallurgy shop METAL prides itself on eco-friendly artwork in addition to hosting performances by poets One Pause Poetry.> FOR MORE, SEE THE B-SIDE INSIDE 3 A new species of fern has been named after pop star Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stone reported. Duke botanists classified the plants Gaga germanotta and Gaga monstraparva Wednesday for their individual and unique sexual characteristics. EDITORIAL STAFF Andrew Weiner Managing Editor anweiner@michigandaiy.com Bethany Biron Managing News Editor biron@michigandailycom SENIORNEWSEDITORS:HaleyGlatthorn,HaleyGoldberg,RayzaGoldsmith, Paig earcy,AdaRubenfire ASsisTN uN WS EDIT OS: Giacomo Bologna, Anna Rozenberg, Andrew Schulman, PeterShahin,K.C. 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Kennedy cousin denied parole in 1975 Conn. slaying parle0 Pleaded innocent at appeal hearing on golf club attack SUFFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Imprisoned Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel lost a bid for free- dom on Wednesday, turned down at his first parole hearing since he was convicted a decade ago of beating his teenage neighbor to death with a golf club and told he would not be eligible again to be considered for release for five DO , years. Skakel, who proclaimed his innocence at the hearing, nod- ded, grimaced and patted his attorney on the back as he was led away after the three-person state parole board announced the unanimous decision. Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Ken- nedy, the widow of Robert F. Ken- nedy, was convicted in 2002 of fatally beating Martha Moxley in Greenwich in 1975, when they were 15. He is serving 20 years to life in prison. The decision was the latest HSUlD0K',, setback for Skakel, who has lost appeals challenging his convic- tion. Skakel, whose case has long drawn national attention, has another appeal challenging the work and competency of his trial attorney coming up for trial in the spring. Skakel claims the trial attorney had financial problems and didn't devote enough money to prepare the case, but the attor- ney insists he did everything he could to keep Skakel from being convicted. The denial of parole came after Skakel's supporters, including his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., sent letters to the parole board describinghim as a model inmate who has touched many lives in a positive way with his artwork and by helping recovering alcoholics and teaching English as a second language to prisoners. The sup- purters also say hers been devuted tu his sun despite being in prisun. At the hearing at McDougall- Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, Skakel spoke slowly and softly, saying: "I did not com- mit this crime." In attendance was the victim's mother, Dorthy Moxley, who said losing a child is the worst thing in the world and Skakel should serve at least 20 years. "Martha, my baby, will never have a life," she said, her voice breaking. Skakel told the parole board he prays every day that whoever committed the crime is brought to justice but he is the wrong man. He said his best chance to win parole was to admit guilt. "If I could ease Mrs. Moxley's pain in any way, manner, shape or form I would take responsibility all daylongforthis crime,"Skakel said. But, he added, "I cannot bear false witness against myself." The 52-year-old Skakel, with gray, thinning hair, wore a tan prison jumpsuit to the hearing. To support his claims of innocence, he told ofhowhe became sober. "I pose to you: How can a guilty man stay sober for 30 years with that kind of guilton his mind?" he said. BBC Director General George Entwistle, center, leaves Portcullis House in London aftergiving evidence to the Parliament Select Committeeon theJimmy Savile case,Tuesday,Oct. 23, 2012. NYT defends incoming chief amid sexual assault ,96 Former CEO under suspicion of having prior knowledge of employee's abuses LONDON (AP) - The New York Times stood by its incom- ing chief Wednesday, even as questions about a BBC child sex abuse scandal followed him from one of Britain's most respected news organizations to one of America's.. But as new CEO Mark Thompson was getting support from his new bosses, the Times ombudsman questioned his fit- ness for the job. And in Britain, a lawmaker said he had more questions for Thompson. As Thompson prepares to take over as president of The New York Times next month, he has been put on the defensive about his final days as head of the BBC and the broadcaster's decision to kill what would have been a bombshell investigative story alleging the late Jimmy Savile, one of its biggest stars, had sexually abused up to 200 children. In a letter to a lawmaker and an interview with the Times, Thompson said he never knew of the Savile story before it was spiked and had never met the network's popular star. New York Times Co. spokes- man Bob Christie said Wednes- day that the BBC scandal had "obviously been a topic that we've discussed" internally, but the Times was satisfied with Thompson's answers. "Mark has done an excellent job of explaining the matter," Christie said. Thompson said he played no role in spiking the BBC investigation and "we're satisfied with that." Thompson will start as the organization's CEO on Nov. 12, Christie said. The BBC scandal has hor- rified Britain with revelations that Savile, a popular children's television presenter, cajoled and coerced vulnerable teens into having sex with him in his car, in his camper van, and even in dingy dressing rooms on BBC premises. He is also accused of sexually assaulting disabled children at hospitals that he helped by raising charity funds. Police say there couldbe more than 200 victims, leading one child protection charity to say that Savile could rank among Britain's most prolific child sex predators. The BBC said Tuesday it was looking into claims of sexual abuse and harassment against nine other current and former employees and contributors. As increasing numbers of BBC executives come under the microscope over what they knew about Savile - and why the posthuious expose about his sexual crimes was shelved - Thompson, 55, the BBC direc- tor-general from 2004 until last month, is being quizzed about his role as well. In a letter to Conservative lawmaker Rob Wilson, Thomp- son said he never met Savile or worked on any of the entertain- er's programs, and had never heard any rumored stories about Savile's interest in young 4 girls. "If I had, I would have raised them with senior colleagues and contacted the police," he said. 4 n