2A - Thursday, February 21, 2013.
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2A - Thursday, February 21, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom
PUZZLE MASTER
'U' alum is crossword king
Benjamin Tausig, a 2002 Uni- pitched the idea of a crossword structor have a weird, medi-
versity alum, is addicted to writ- for younger crowds to various ated relationship in that way.
ing crossword puzzles. He writes alt-weeklies around the country. As a solver, you try to get on the
puzzles for The New York Times A bunch of them bit, and I started wavelength of the constructor,
and the Chicago Reader, and he is syndicating in the Village Voice, which may be devious, playful,
a weekly writer for the San Fran- Chicago Reader, Detroit Metro raunchy, subtle, breathless or, in
cisco Bay Guardian. Intended for Times and many others. Two some cases, rather serious. As a
young adults, Tausig's crosswords years later, I began editing the constructor, your mindset deter-
contain contemporary references. crossword puzzle for the Onion mines everything about the kind
A.V. Club. The gigs made money of puzzle you are likely to pro-
What made you decide to and were fun, so I kept going. duce.
write crossword puzzles?
Is there a specific thinking Any advice for college stu-
Channeling Jay-Z, it's prob- process that goes into doing a dents?
ably more accurate to say that crossword puzzle? Or writing
crossword puzzles decided to let one? Think of the world before
me write them. I made one as a you think of yourself, and it will
hobby out of boredom in 2004, Whether you're solving or reward you infinitely. That is the
and then some very generous writing, you are effectively fac- most important career advice.
people took me under their wing ing off against another person.
as a student. Within months I The solver and the puzzle con- - KAITLINZURDOSKY
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LSA sophomore Ariana Nasseri performs at the RC
Republic's Talent Show Wednesday.
CRIME NOTES
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Stolen jams
WHERE: University
Hospital
WHEN: Tuesday at about
12:25 p.m.
WHAT: An iPod was
reported to be stolen
from the women's locker
room between 8:30 a.m.
and 9:30 a.m., University
Police reported. There are
currently no suspects.
Hot cash
WHERE: University
Hospital
WHEN: Tuesday at about
3:05 p.m.
WHAT: About $30 in cash
was reported stolen from
a cash bag assigned to the
Radiation Department
within the last week,
University Police reported.
There are no suspects as
of yet.
U-go's revenge
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Tuesday at about
3:05 p.m.
WHAT: A cell phone and
wallet were reported stolen
from the U-go's office in
the Union at about 2 p.m.,
University Police reported.
The subject of interest is a
heavy-set black male in his
late 30s.
Laptop thief
WHERE: Hatcher
Graduate Library
WHEN: Tuesday at about
3:50 p.m.
WHAT: A laptop was
reported to be stolen
between 3:45 p.m. and 3:50
p.m. The subject of interest
is said to be 5'6" black male
of unknown age, dressed
in all black and carrying a
black backpack.
African music
performance
WHAT: Dobet Gnahore,
an African vocalist, dancer,
and percurssionist, and
Acoustic Africa, an African
music group, will perform
music.
WHO: Michigan Union
Ticket Office
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
Journalism
lecture
WHAT: Scott Wilson,
White House Correspon-
dent for thesWashington
Post, will discuss the chal-
lenges of being a White
House journalist and the
evolution of the White
House media operation.
WHO: Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library
WHEN: Today at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Gerald Ford
Library
Ecology topics
WHAT: Susan Kalisz,
professor of evolutionary
ecology at the University
of Pittsburgh, will give a
lecture on matingsystem
changes and species diver-
gence in Collinsia.
WHO: Ecology and Evolu-
tionary Biology
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Chemistry
Building
Feminism talk
WHAT: Setsu Shigematsu,
assistant professor of media
and cultural studies at the
University of California,
Riverside, will discuss her
new book, 'Scream from the
Shadows,' which covers the
1970s women's liberation
movement in Japan.
WHO: Center for Japanese
Studies
WHEN: Today at noon
WHERE: School of Social
Work Building, room 1636
1 Crufts, the World's Larg-
est Dog Show, will now
include a competition
specifically for mongrels and
crossbreeds, the Telegraph
reported. This decision was
made in response to critcism
that pedigree breeds undergo
damaging health effects.
Oscar season is upon
us, but how do gender
boundaries factor in
filmmaking, an interview
with james newton howard
and a profile of an sac pro-
duced film.
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A new federal law
change has now made
it illegal to unlock a
phone, or switch phone pro-
viders, without permission
from the initial provider,
NPR reported. Those against
the law have started to peti-
tion the White House.
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michigan business challenge
Zell Lurie Institute Awards More Than $60,000 to University of Michigan
Students through the Michigan Business Challenge
The four-month, multi-round Michigan Business Challenge helps students to transform their business idea from a rough
concept into a sound business plan. Over 70 teams from around campus applied to participate in this year's
Michigan Business Challenge and nine teams have advanced to compete in the final rounds of competition on Fri. Feb. 22.
Michigan Business Challenge Semi Finals & Finals 8 am-5 pm (lower level classrooms, Ross School of Business)
Awards Reception 5:30-7 pm, (colloquium, Ross School of Business)
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Congratulations to the nine teams advancing to the
Michigan Business Challenge Semi-Finals on Feb. 22.
join us to hear them present for the awards reception
afterwards. See www.zli. bus.umich.edu for details
Dinner With a startup crowd-funding platform leveraging the social
media networks of celebrities to connect nonprofit organizations with
new donors and volunteers. Catherine Fish (MSW '13), Jillian Badanes
and Sam Chen (MBAs '14)
DiscoverREAD is a digital platform that provides online readers with a
marketplace where they can purchase previously unavailable magazine
content on a per-article basis. Alexander Donics, Daniel Han, Patrick
Huang, Michael King (MBAs '13)
Exo Dynamics is a medical device company dedicated to creating the
next generation of spinal orthoses. These devices, will drastically
improve treatment processes for people afflicted with spinal ailments.
Maren Bean (MBA '13), Sam Beckett (BSE '12), Jorge Sanz Guerrero (ME
'11), Daniel Johnson (PhD '12), Pat Milligan (BSE '14), Mushir Kwaja and
Joungwook Lee (MBAs '12)
Focus - The Focus bracelet+app system automatically identifies and
records repetitions, sets, rest periods, weights, and exercises/motions.
Workout data is then uploaded online where users can track progress,
compete, and share results. Cavan Canavan (MBA '12), Grant Hughes
(MBA '13)
Go Tickets is an innovative digital ticketing and promotional platform
that provides college athletic programs with the tools necessary to
more effectively control their ticket market and fan base. AriLuks (BBA
'13), Tarrence van As (CSE '13)
Password Patterns is a company that seeks to use innovative designs
to make it easier for people to remember their passwords. Benjamin
Bagazinski (MSE '13), Bradley Kowalk (BA '13) Round 2 Marketing Award
Recipient $2500
PhasiQ, Inc. is a biotechnology startup that develops, manufactures,
and markets multiplexed protein biomarker tests to life scientists in
academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Arlyne Simon
(PhD '13), Josh White (PhD '13)
Torch Hybrid LLC is an engineering service provider that offers marine
hybrid powertrain manufacturers design and development support in
order to make boating cleaner and more sustainable. Justin DAtri, Matt
Lankowski and Sid Menon (MSs '12), Nate Henschel (BA '14), Sammit
Nene (BS '13), Swapna Potluri (MS '13), Rob Round 2 Marketing Award
Recipient $2500
Universal Vaccine is a research based startup company with a novel
vaccine technology platform that can produce vaccine candidates
against mutable viruses such as HIV, Hep C and Influenza. Arjun Gupta
(MsE '13), Dr Marilia Cascalho, Dr Jeffrey Platt
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