() c ) )T\\LNTY II T HrL Y R AISOF I E)ITORIi L EE Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 14, 2013 michigandaily com TICKET CONFUSION Big Ten. tickets? Loyalty, required Policy shift awards tourney tickets based on mobile app, attendance By ZACH HELFAND Daily Sports Editor The senior who has missed two home basketball games in four years didn't receive an offer for a student ticket to the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament from the Michigan Athletic Deparment. Other students waited for an email notification that never came. One house of basketball fans hoping to go to Chicago was led in circles by the Michigan Ticket Office. As the Big Ten Tournament approaches this year, Michigan students face two novelties: the fourth-ranked Wolverines are considered an earlyfavorite, and many fans don't know how they'll get in the building for the potential coronation. In a policy shift, the Michigan Athletic Department this season distributed student tickets to the tournament based on loyalty to the program, measured by game See TICKETS, Page SA CARTOGRAPHY REVISITED Law dean reflects on time at post Caminker leaves legacy of expansion, tradition By SAM GRINGLAS Daily StaffReporter After lunch Friday, Law School Dean Evan Caminker leaned back in one of the leather armchairs in his bright Hutchins Hall office. "What'd I do this morningDefine this morning," he said. Even as Caminker concludes his second, final term as dean he doesn't have much time to relax. After a decade at his post, Caminker hasn't slowed down - his days typically begin before dawn and end after 2 a.m. Nodding at the can of Diet Dr. Pepper resting on a coaster in front of him, Caminker talked about the e-mails, reports and appointments that kept him awake until 4 a.m. the night before. "The day is so jam packed with doing things and meeting with people, I don't have time during the day to make decisions or execute," Caminker said. "And maybe that means I'm not the most efficient per- See DEAN, Page 5A PAUL SHEtRMA/Daily Prof. Deidre de la Cruz and librarian Tim Utter discuss the science and history of mapping in East Asia for an Asian 480 class at Hatcher Graduate Library Wednesday. CRIME Taxi driver, arraigned Assault allegation is third against cab drivers since late January By DANIELLE STOPPELMANN Daily StaffReporter A taxi driver for the Blue Cab compa- ny who is accused of making unwanted advances on a 23-year-old Ann Arbor woman during the weekend pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery during an arraign- ment in the 15th District Court Wednes- day. Ann Arbor Police have acknowledged that the case is the third allegation of "assaultive behavior" - including a rape - that has been made against Ann Arbor taxi drivers since late January. The driver, Ypsilanti resident Mohamed Ahamok, is accused of touch- ing the passenger's leg while driving, then parking and kissing her before she exited the cab. The woman - who is not a student at the University - was picked up on the 1200 block of South University Avenue at 3:30 a.m. on Feb.10. Judge Elizabeth Hines scheduled Aha- mok for a pre-trial hearing on Feb. 25 and appointed him a lawyer, accordingto court documents. Ahamok is prohibited from having any contact with the victim in the case. Ahamok was released on a $10,000 personal recognizance bond, AnnArbor. com reported. This type of bond only requires a defendant to pay if they don't appear at their next court hearing. John Etter, president of Blue Cab Com- pany, wrote in a statement that Ahamok has independently contracted with the See TAXI, Page SA GOVERNMENT Irwin drafting legislation to decriminalize pot Pr ex pot Sta Ann islatio marij infra deme is alre such Detro Rapid bill ai state introd mont InY tion f result ing to where ered face quenc A sity that spend lion e annua oposal aims to Irwin said he would even- tually like the state to move :pand A2-style toward legalizing marijuana - classified as a Schedule I. laws statewide controlled substance federally - and regulating the market. By BEN ATLAS He believes decriminalization Daily StaffReporter is a logical first step toward achievingthat goal. te Rep. Jeff Irwin (D- He added that marijuana Arbor) is drafting leg- prohibition has failed, much on that would make like alcohol prohibition did in uana possession a civil the early 20th century. ction rather than a mis- He said bringing pot out of anor. Decriminalization the black market would allevi- eady onthe books in cities ate problems for government as Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and consumers. it, Kalamazoo, Grand "When you make some- Is and Traverse City. The thing illegal and attach very ims to expand the policy large penalties to it, it drives wide, and Irwin hopes to all of the trade into the shad- duce it in the next several ows - into the black market hs. where criminal gangs and vio- Ann Arbor, a civil infrac- lent individuals get the lion's or marijuana possession share of the benefit and run s in a $25 fine, accord- the show," Irwin said. the city charter. In cities Despite potential health e possession is consid- risks, Irwin argues that legal- a misdemeanor, offenders ization of things like alco- nuch more serious conse- hol and marijuana is not an ces. endorsement to use it. 2010 Harvard Univer- To Irwin, taxes and restric- publication estimated tions on alcohol are an indica- the state of Michigan tion of the government's desire is approximately $1 bil- to lessen negative impacts, and nforcing marijuana laws he believes the same should be ally. true for marijuana. LSA senior Nick Zettell, outreach director for Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said he believes statewide decrimi- nalizationwould be "a positive step forward." "I definitely think with the state of the overcrowding in the prison systems, it would do a lot of good to alleviate the pressures and tensions within the criminal justice system and expedite the process for a lot of people facing charges," he said. Irwin's legislation faces some opposition from mem- bers of the legislative and executive branches. Joy Yearout, spokeswoman for state Attorney General Bill Schuette, wrote in an email statement that the Attorney General Schuette opposes efforts to legalize drugs. "Creating a marijuana free- for-all would undermine pub- lic safety and endanger our children," Yearout wrote. Irwin cited that public opinion in favor of reforming and improving marijuana laws has exceeded 50 percent. His bill could appeal to Republi- cans who emphasize smaller government and reducing See IRWIN, Page SA ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Members of the United Students Against Sweatshops chapter at the University of Michigan welcome two former Adidas employees who worked at the PT Kizone plant in Indopesia Wednesday. Indonesian workers ask Coleman to pressure Adidas for severance pay Students want 'U' to use major licensing contract as leverage By JENNIFER CALFAS Daily StaffReporter Led by former garment worker Aslam Hidayat, the voices of nearly 50 students filled the Union Pond Room chanted in Indonesian: "Long live the workers." With the help of a translator, Hidayat and his co-worker Heni - who only disclosed her first name - shared their personal experi- ences and financial troubles of liv- ing without the severances many allege are owed to-them and other workers by the Adidas company. Since the closing of the PT Kizone factory - a facility that produced Adidas apparel - in April 2011, Hidayat and Heni have struggled to find new jobs and pro- vide financially for their families. The factory owner fled the country after the company's bank- ruptcy, failing to pay 2;700 workers at least $3.3 million. 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