~~I1E0 #AI1311&ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 12, 2013 michigandaily.com CRIME Police: Cab driver made unwanted advances Business junior Jamie Kosberg, LSA freshman Lauren Klemz, and LSA senior Kit Clement give free hugs and high fives along with other members of the Do Random Acts of Kindness club on the corner of South University and East University Monday night. RESEARCH Grant fundscell research Physical description of assailant released as inquiry continues By ARIANA ASSAF Daily StaffReporter The Ann Arbor Police Depart- ment is continuing to investigate allegations that a Blue Cab driver made unwanted advances on a female client on Sunday. The inci- dent comes a week after a student reported she was raped, by an unknown cabbie. The incident occurred at around 3:30 a.m. onthe 1100 block of South University Avenue, according to AAPD Sgt. Mike Scherba. The woman told police that the driver touched her leg and kissed her before droppingher off. The latest assault was reported Sunday evening. AAPD has not yet named the suspect, but describes him as a dark-skinned male with a light beard, 29 to 35 years old. The driver was employed by the Blue Cab taxi company, which declined to give any comment on the incident. Blue Cab's website states that its cabs are operated by independently contracted drivers, but all taxi companies and drivers must be licensed with the city to be in accordance with Ann Arbor law. However, some cabs pick up pas- sengers as fixed-rate limousines to avoid licensing fees. University Police spokeswoman Diane Brown said AAPD officials confirmed to her that the woman attacked was not a student. AAPD Sgt. Mike Scherba said investigators are working to deter- mine whether the assault is related to previous incidents. "Our investigators are look- ing into the (latest) incident and the possibility of it being linked to other incidents of the recent past." On Feb. 3, a 21-year-old stu- dent reported that she was raped by a taxi driver in an off-campus parking lot on the 300 block of East Madison Street. The cab company was not named in that incident. Brown added that a University Police crime alert was not emailed to the campus community because the crime did not occur on campus and does not involve sexual assault in its legal definition. Crime alerts are generally sent out when UMPD qffcals determine t4 4 suspect or trend in crime poses a continu- ous threat to the University com- munity. $500K study will explore genetic differentiation By IAN DILLINGHAM Daily StaffReporter All humans begin as a single cell that divides and eventually forms the complex structure of the human body. However, the process by which one cell gives rise to hundreds of differ- ent types in humans is largely a mystery to scientists. Yukiko Yamashita, a research assistant professor at the University's Life Sciences Institute, has been awarded a $500,000 W. M. Keck Foun- dation grant to study the bio- logical processes behind cell division and differentiation. The organization is known in the scientific community for funding "high-risk, high- reward" research projects. The grant will likely fund the next two years of research at Yamashita's lab, where researchers aim to shed light on one of the most basic ques- tions of modern biology: how genetically identical cells can develop different functions in the human body. "When one cell becomes two, this is supposed to be an exact copying process, but then if you are exactly copying (the cells), we shouldn't be us - (we're) made of different kinds of cells," Yamashita said. "If (all cells) were just the same, you would just be 100 or 200 pounds of cell mass," Yamashita continued. "But we are not ... all of the cells in our body are different and know how to coordinate." The lab research hypothe- sizes the link to this cell differ- entiation lies within the cell's genetic material - its DNA. "Quite a bit of who you are is defined by what kind of gene combination you have, and this information is stored in DNA," Yamashita said. "All DNA is like an encyclopedia, (it holds) everything about you - what See CELL, Page 3A CAMPUS EVENT Linkedl n rep. teaches online networking 'Evangelist' says alumni are big advantage in search for jobs By ASHWINI NATARAJAN Daily StaffReporter Awkwardly hinting that you want a'summer internship is much easier than it would have been just a few years ago thanks to online tools that con- nect prospective employers and job seekers, John Hill, LinkedIn's high- er-education "evangelist", lectured to 150 University students at the Alumni Cen- ter Monday about networking and building a personal brand through LinkedIn. Launched in 2003, LinkedIn is a profes- sional networking site with approximately 200 million users. In his presentation, Hill dis- cussed the importance of creat- ing a compelling and effective network, establishing qual- ity relationships and taking risks in utilizing LinkedIn as a professional resource. Hill emphasized that reaching out to alumni to build networks and create meaningful profes- sional relationships is vital to students' success during and after college. "I think in the U.S. there's an emotional connection back to the institution; there's a lot of school spirit," Hill said. "(This leads) to that emotional con- nection back to an institution and that opens up the door for one Wolverine to connect with another Wolverine." Hill encouraged students to be adventurous in their profes- sional pursuits, reminding his audience that the University's alumni network can help along the way. "What I'm asking of you is to dream big," Hill said. "Go out for the opportunities that are there for you ... I will show you the pathways of U of M, where you can get to where you want to go." According to a Harvard Business School study, 65 to 85 percent of jobs are found not through formal searches, but rather through networking and personal connections. Laura Turner, the Alumni Association's senior career ser- vices manager, said she coor- dinated this event to educate students about LinkedIn as a vital professional resource and about the University's network on LinkedIn. According to Turner, there are more than 190,000 University alumni on the networking site. "I can't underestimate the power of leveraging the See NETWORKING, Page 3 Rich Robinson, the executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network, speaks in front of a forum about the judicial system in the Law School Monday night. Iss.ue ads topc of panel on Mi~ch. Sup.re-me Court SUSTAINABILITY 'U' and A2 plan new bike-share program Second phase of expansion begins after Blue Bike rentals By ARIANA ASSAF Daily StaffReporter The University is teamingup with Ann Arbor's Clean Energy Coalition to bring a simplified bike-share pro- gram to campus and downtown Ann Arbor, beginning the second phase of a push for bike transit. The CEC is a non-profit organi- zation that works with a number of partners,'including the University and the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority to focus on decreasing fossil fuel emissions and promoting the use of clean energy. The idea for the bike-sharing program began with University President Mary Sue Coleman's sus- tainability address last year. In her remarks, she touched on her wish to bring a bike-sharing program to Ann Arbor similar to the ones that had been successful on other university campuses. Students have advocated for the program in recent years as well. Stephen Dolen, executive director of Parking and Transportation Ser- vices, formed a partnership with the CEC, the Downtown Development Authority and the AATA to launch the program. Dolan said while the groups have all committed to work- ing on the project, some technical See BIKE-SHARE, Page 3 Nonpartisan advocates campaign finance reform. elections grow MaryAnn Sarosi, senior adviser for Bridget McCor- inCreasingly heated mack's successful campaign for Michigan Supreme Court By CHANNING ROBINSON in the Nov. 2012 elections, Daily StaffReporter spoke on behalf of the recently elected justice. The University's Law School A major topic of the event co-hosted a forum Monday was issue advertising which evening to discuss how Michi- interest groups and political gan Supreme Court justices are parties spent millions during appointed. the nonpartisan state Supreme The event, organized for Court elections. members of the Law School "Issue ads are ads that char- community, included panelists acterize the suitability to hold such as former Justice Marilyn office of the candidates, but Kelly and Rich Robinson, exec- don't explicitly tell you to vote utive director of the Michigan for or against a candidate," Campaign Finance Network Robinson said. "These are not - a nonpartisan coalition reported anywhere in the cam- paign financial disclosure sys- tem." However, because issue advertisements are not a part of a candidate's campaign, they are not included in the campaign's financial report. As a result, Robinson said many voters are ignorant of the source and cost of the ads that may sway their decision at the polls. Robinson added that while partisan campaign reform may still be out of reach, judiciary campaign reform should be held to a higher standard. "One could make the case that elected executives and legislators have .legitimate relationships with interest See COURT, Page 3 WEATHER H1I:42 TOMORROW LO: 31 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Students, faculty react to Pope's resignation MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THEWIRE INDEX NEWS............ ..2 SPORTS .........................7 Vol. CXXIIll,No 67 0PINION .......................4 SUDOKU.....................,..3 ©2013TheMichiganDaily ARTS..,......................5 CLASSIFIEDS .................6 michigandoily.coo