2A - Thursday, February 21, 2013. The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 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. 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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. 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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) a a mill - - - - I - mosmom SWAMOM 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 0 1