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UNIVERSITY ADMINIST RATION
Lynch to
be next 'U'
general
counsel
Regents must
approve Dept. of
Energy lawyer's
appointment
By ADAM RUBENFIRE and
PETER SHAHIN
Daily News Editor and Daily Staff
tReporter
Timothy Lynch, the deputy
general counsel for litigation
and enforcement at the U.S.
Department of Energy, has
been recommended as the'
University's next vice presi-
dent and general counsel by
University President Mary Sue
Coleman.
If approved by the Univer-
sity's Board of Regents at its
monthly meeting on Thursday,
* Lynch will assume the posi-
tion on Jan. 7. He'll suceed
Suellyn Scarnecchia, who
stepped down in May to return
to a faculty position at the Uni-
versity Law School.
In her recommendation to
the regents, Coleman wrote
that Lynch is highly qualified
for the position as the Univer-
sity's chief attorney.
"I look forward to the lead-
ership, depth of experience,
and vision that Mr. Lynch
will bring to the University
as vice president and general
counsel," Coleman wrote.
"The Board of Regents and
I are deeply committed to
maintaining a well-respected
and superior office of general
counsel for the university, and
we are very confident that Mr.
Lynch will excel in managing
this area."
Associate General Counsel
Debra Kowich assumed the
position of interim vice presi-
dent and general counsel while
the University searched for
someone to permanently fill the
position. The national search
for Scarnecchia's replacement
was led by Sally Churchill, the
See COUNSEL, Page 3A
PAUL SHERMAN/Daily
Students buy lollipops from members of the Pi Kappa Psi Fraternity to fund a tripto campus for underfunded students from Detroit on the Diag Tuesday.
CAMPUS CRIME
ormer employee ept eys
for two years; stole blue bus
'U' working to stole a University bus on Sep .21, lot. James proceeded to drive a versityPolice Officer forspeeding
had kept his keys for two years University Blue Bus out the Park- on South State Street. The driver
prevent similar after being fired from the Univer- ing and Transportation Services claimed he was only speeding in
sity, a policc report obtained by lot Ificated or Ripke Drive just order to followthestolenbus. The
incidents The Michigan Daily revealed. east of Michigan Stadium, and officer left the scene and began
In the early morning of Sept. drove it along south State Street searching for James, who is also a
By AUSTEN HUFFORD 21, after all University bus routes before merging onto Interstate former student.
DailyStaffReporter had finished for the night, James, 94. The officer was able to locate
of Romulus, Mich., used his old As this was happening, a cur- the bus, and pulled it over at
Antoine James, a former Uni- employment keys to sneak into rent University bus driver, Larry
versity bus driver who allegedly the University's transportation Skrdla, was pulled over by a Uni- See KEYS, Page 3A
START SPREADING THE NEWS LEGAL DISPUTE
State appeals judge's ruling
granting Shirvell benefits
Former Asst. AG
says he deserves
unemployment
By PETER SHAHIN
Daily StaffReporter
In a motion filed yesterday,
state officials asked an Ingham
County judge to reconsider her
recent decision to grant unem-
ployment benefits to Andrew,
Shirvell, a former Michigan
assistant attorney general who
was accused of stalking and
harassing Chris Armstrong, the
first openly gay president of the
University's student govern-
ment.
Shirvell's employment was
officially terminated by the
state in 2012 after a long leave
of absence resulting from his
harassment of Armstrong.
Beginning in 2010, Shirvell
operated a blog tracking the
student leader's movements
and warning readers about his
"radical homosexual agenda."
The blog included images of a
swastika adorned rainbow flag
pointing at Armstrong's face.
Shirvell became a media sen-
See SHIRVELL, Page 3A
ALDEN REISS/Daily
Sophomore guard Trey Burke goes up for a layup during Michigan's 77-47 victory Tuesday night over Cleveland State. The
Wolverines will now advance to the NIT Season Tip-Off next week in New York. For more see Page 8A
CENTRAL STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CSG site not often updated
VETERANS WEEK
World War II vets recount stories
to commemorate Veterans Day
Minutes not posted
since Sept. 25
assembly meeting
By AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR
For the Daily
As the semester passes the
halfway point, the Central Stu-
dent Government has not public-
ly released resolutions, meeting
minutes or agendas from the past
three months in a manner con-
sistent with its governing docu-
ments.
The minutes were last pub-
lished on Sept. 25, and CSG has
neglected to upload information
from five, meetings since that
date.
Article II of the CSG Consti-
tutionr states that the Assem-
bly "shall produce, publish, and
maintain an Assembly Register
as an account of all Assembly
proceedings." The register is
ordained to include "minutes,
attendance, reports, recorded
votes, and resolutions."
Additionally, Article II of the
Compiled Code, a document
defining the logistics for all com-
mittees of the CSG, further man-
See CSG, Page 3A
More than 675 'U'
students, faculty
served in military
By ARIANA ASAAF
For the Daily
Six World War II veterans,
proudly wearing baseball caps
and leather jackets adorned
with patches, spoke about serv-
ing in the U.S. military and
returning from service at a Vet-
erans Day event Tuesday eve-
ning.
The event, hosted by the
University's Student Veterans
Assistance Program, was part
of Veterans Week 2012, a pro-
gram started five years ago to
showcase, honor and support
veterans affiliated with the
University.
At the event, the panelists
each gave detailed recounts of
their experiences at war.
Bob Davis, one of the speak-
ers, said he was drafted in 1943
after his freshman year at the
University. On his first day of
combat in Germany, he was
wounded and spent the next 90
days in a hospital, but remained
with his division until the end
of the war. After he was dis-
charged, he looked into continu-
ing his education by contacting
an old roommate, who told him
they would "put a bed in the
See WORLD WAR 1I, Page 3A
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