t 4e ffikCjigan &iIgV Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 21, 2013 michigandaily.com RESEARCH Researchers 'find water in , 1960s moon samples BARKING MAD Finding at odds with previous moon theories By DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN Daily Staff Reporter Your impression of the moon might just be a mirage. Geology Prof. Youxue Zhang is part of a research team that recently discovered plagioclase mineral moon rocks that con- tain up to six parts per million of water - a finding that could have much larger implications. "By the nature of the min- eral, it should not even have the very low water concentration," Zhangsaid. Zhang and his team have been studying plagioclase from the moon's crust obtained during the Apollo missions between 1961 and 1972. These rocks would have been part of the Genesis region of the moon. The finding is important because, according to the cur- rent theory of moon formation - giant impact theory - the moon formed when hot mete- ors collided with Earth, form- ing an ocean of molten lava that cooled to form the moon. Zhang said all water should have been lost in this process. "Now, when we've found so much water in the great early moon, it's difficult to reconcile with the giant impact hypoth- esis," he said. The first detection of water on the moon occurred in 2008, but that water was contained in more recent moon rocks, and could have been contaminated by other factors like meteorites and comets. "Just in the last couple years we have been working on this," Zhang said. "It's one surprise after another. It's just very exciting," Hejiu Hui, postdoctoral research associate at the Uni- versity of Notre Dame, was the member of the research team who pushed for the project. Hui received his Ph.D. under Zhang at Michigan. Hui said it has taken a long time to make this discovery because there was no obvious evidence of any water during the Apollo missions. "Through the Apollo mis- sions, people didn't see any liq- See MOON, Page 5A NicHOLASWILLIAMSV/Daily School of Music, Theater and Dance sophomores Storm Lever and Bebe Browning play with Dr. Tiggs in Pierpont Commons during the CAPS Play Day Wednesday. THEME SEMESTER NIPR host takes on race Norris heads project to spark conversation By STEPHANIE SHENOUDA Daily StaffReporter Inspired by author Ernest Hemingway, who felt any story could be told in six words, National Public Radio host Michele Norris created the Race Card Project to get people talk- ing about the subject of race and expressing their thoughts in a single, six-word sentence. After Norris mentioned the project in her Martin Luther King Jr. convocation speech last year, the University asked Norris to bring the project to campus. As part of the theme semester, "Understanding Race," University members con- tinue to submit cards online to the University's contribution to the project. Norris said in an interview with the Daily that she was inspired to create a race-orient- ed project after examining the theme in her family history. "I wrote a book in 2011, and it was about my family history and the secrets that the people who raised me kept," Norris said. "I knew from then on I would be engaged in a conversation about race, but I thought combining my personal experiences with other people's would be differ- ent." The race cards were initially intended to be a "vehicle" for getting people to talk, but they See RACE, Page SA Az BUSINESS Vegan cart to shed its wheels The Lunch Box to leave Mark's Carts for new space By ASHWINI NATRAJAN Daily StaffReporter Fans of vegan food cart The Lunch Room will soon be able to enjoy their fare indoors. The Lunch Room is making the transition from the food- cart courtyard, Mark's Carts, to a permanent restaurant in Ker- rytown, replacing the recently closed Yamato restaurant at 403 N. Fifth Avenue. The restaurant is set to open in June and will serve lunch and dinner five days a week, break- fast on Ann Arbor Farmer's Mar- ket days and brunch on Sundays. Owners Phillis Engelbert and See LUNCH, Page SA ENTREPRENEURSHIP New Facebook game teaches players about healthful habits NICHOLAS WILLIAMS/Daily Oncology Prof. Max Wicha, director of the University of Michigan Health System's Comprehensive Cancer Center, speaks on Wednesday as part of a new lecture series. Oncologist highlights need to crack cancer ste-m cells FriendsLearn sees value merging games and education By STEVEN YENG Daily StaffReporter A group of University stu- dents and an alum have devel- oped a unique way to combat social problems. FriendsLearn, a startup company based in Sili- con Valley aims to use a game to educate people on global issues. Friendslearn was founded by Bhargav Sri Prakash, an engi- neer who earned his master's degree in automotive engineer- ing from the University in 2000. Engineering juniors Andy Lee and Josh Kim joined the compa- ny after encountering Prakash at the University's 2011 Startup Weekend. Lee and Kim now serve as the director of tech- nology and creative director of FriendsLearn, respectively. "We went there with our own idea, but our pitch was declined ... and Bhargav pitched his idea and said he was going to merge games with education, and we thought 'Wow, what a great idea."' Lee said. After hearing Prakash's pitch, Lee and Kim came up with the concept of Fooya that weekend. Fooya, a third-person shooter game in which the players use food as weapons, aims to edu- cate players on obesity and the global-health crisis. "At (MPowered) startup weekend, we had two topics in our head: education and gam- ing. So we thought, 'Why don't we combine something that we all like?' For example, food and. gaming, how can we possibly put them together and make it fun, and people can play it and get something out of it?" Kim said. The pair found a way to con- nect the areas of interest, and their pitch for Fooya earned third place at Startup Weekend 2011. "After the competition, Bhar- gav called us again a couple of months later and asked us if we See GAME, Page SA First lecture in new health sciences series By STEPHANIE DILWORTH DailyStaffReporter On Wednesday, Oncology Prof. Max Wicha, director of the University of Michigan Health System's Comprehen- sive Cancer Center, gave a lecture entitled "Cancer stem cells: A new frontier in cancer research," the first in the Uni- versity's Health Science Lec- ture Series sponsored by the Taubman Institute, the Pro- gram in Biology and several student organizations. The lecture series aims to inform the public of impor- tant health information from University experts in medi- cal and life science. Wicha's lecture focused on the theory that cancers are driven by cells. with stem-cell properties. He is optimistic that understand- ing the intricacies of cancer stem cells will aid cancer treat- ments. "In order to eradicate can- See HEALTH, Page 5A MONO WEATHER * H1I: 23 TOMORROW LO 17 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail momentUM holds first mass meeting news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS INDEX NEW S ......................... 2A SUDOKU...................3A Vol. CXXIII, No. 55 OPINION.....................4A CLASSIFIEDS ...............6A 2013ThegMichigantaily SPORTS ......................7A B-SIDE.................1B michigandaily.com I