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MOON
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uid water on the moon," Hui said.
While better technology
also allowed for the water to
be found, even he was skepti-
cal of the finding at first and
thought it could be contamina-
tion. Zhang said Hui persisted in
the research and the finding has
proved important.
Zhang and Hui both said this
finding might lead to a revision of
the giant impact theory, adding
that there are no current theo-
ries that provide a better expla-
nation.
"Impact formation scenario is
still the best theory for the moon
formation, but the problem is we
need to reconcile the hydrogen -
the water - with other volatile
elements," Hui said.'
Hui asked Clive Neal, a pro-
fessor of geology at Notre Dame,
to join the team in order to help
interpret the data findings.
It's still too soon to say if the
results are correct.
"It's early days yet to say
everything we knew about the
moon was wrong," Neal said. "It
may be that we need to adjust
those models of giant impact and
magna ocean a little bit rather
than say, 'oh, no, they cannot
have occurred."'
Neal said he is excited to
see what will come of this new
research.
"The moon itself is still reveal-
ing new secrets to useven though
Apollo ended in 1972 ... we're still
understanding a lot more about
our nearest neighbor."
GAME
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wanted to finish what we had
started," Lee said. "From there,
we decided to join Friends-
Learn."
Lee believes that gaming as
education is a part of the grow-
ing trend of technology in the
classroom and can be an effec-
tive solution to many global
issues today.
"A lot of companies are mov-
ing towards 'gamification'...
and with this technology today,
learning really becomes acces-
sible and tangible at hand, even
from remote places." Lee said.
As of now, Fooya is in its
prototype, single-player ver-
sion. However, FriendsLearn
has started a Kickstarter cam-
paign in the hopes of expand-
ing Fooya to a multiplayer
platform, called "Fooya with
Friends." If they can garner
$50,000 by March 21, the proj-
ect can move forward.
Though they have had suc-
cess, Kim and Lee voiced
concerns about the spirit of
entrepreneurship at the Uni-
versity.
"We are indeed from Michi-
gan, and we do appreciate the
fact that entrepreneurship is
becoming a big boom here," Lee
said.
"At the same time, I feel like
there aren't enough resources
available at hand for students
to really get involved in. There
is a really high entry bar to this
entrepreneurship spirit here at
Michigan."
Kim noted that when he
and Lee approached the Cen-
ter for Entrepreneurship to
spread their startup's name,
CFE didn't promote the group
because FriendsLearn was not
rooted in the state.
"They would only be strictly
involved in student entrepre-
neurship or businesses sprang
from Michigan, only if there
was any stake for the Universi-
ty, because of the fact that it's a
public institution and it's fund-
ed by tax dollars." Kim said.
In the future, Lee and Kim
hope to create more educa-
tional games that will make an
impact.
"There's a big gap between
different backgrounds on
understanding finance across
the world," Lee said. "We can
leverage our financial knowl-
edge and educate people about
that."
Lee said he believes that
in order to effect meaningful
change in the world, one has to
take risks and harbor an endur-
ing vision.
"At the end of the day, what
really changes the world (are)
your radical ideas -contro-
versial ideas that people some-
times don't have belief (in), but
you just have to keep at it. I
think persistence and tenacity
is what really makes that."
LUNCH
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Joel Panozzo are excited about
turning their cart into a brick-
and-mortar establishment and
sharing their passion for vegan
cuisine.
Engelbert said she sees the
restaurant as part of the revolu-
tion where veganism is becom-
ing more mainstream and people
are more open to trying vegan
food.
"We will be able to experi-
ment with vegan food and
expand what people think about
vegan food," she said. "And not
just locally, but we are putting
ourselves out there nationally as
a vegan destination."
An extensive new menu has
been created for the restaurant,
featuring items such as vegan
pizza, sushi and roasted root
vegetable pasties, like those
found in Michigan's Upper Pen-
insula. The restaurant will also
be serving up a wide array of
" vegan desserts.
Engelbert accredits the menu
expansion to new freedoms
that a large restaurant kitchen
entails and the greater clientele
she hopes to attract. There were
HEALTH
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cer, we have to eradicate cancer
stem cells," Wicha said.
Wicha explained that recent
developments of cancer therapies
have given researchers the abil-
ity to low cancer development.
However, while shrinking cancer
makes patients feel better, Wicha
said it is not enough to prolong the
lives of patients.
"The problem is, just shrinking
cancer will not make patients live
longer," he said.
" Wicha developed the can-
cer stem cell hypothesis, which
argues that cancers arise from
cells with dysregulated self-
renewal. While it was previously
believed that any cell in your body
could become cancerous, the real-
ity, according to Wicha, is that
only certain cells in your body are
RACE
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became the entire project when
people from around the world
began posting their stories
without hesitation. She added
that the insight she has gained
from reading individuals'
responses has been one of the
greatest learning opportunities
- "better than any classroom or
newsroom."
"Michigan definitely has
a place in history for all the
things it's pioneered, so there's
a very natural partnership
between the University and
the Race Card Project," Norris
said. "Since we began this year,
responses have been pouring in,
and they run the gamut" '
Along with their six-wordc
statement, submissions can now
include photos, longer essays
and audio clips, allowing people
to tell their stories and share
their experiences in any way
comfortable. Selected submis-
sions appear on the project's
website.
Norris said she's continually
surprised by the level of honesty
displayed by the submissions.
"Some of the posts will make
you laugh, some will make you
cry and some will make you
want to spit, but all of them will
make you think," Norris said.
"The history of racism is pain-
ful, and a lot of times, people
don't want to say anything and
offend someone, or worse, be
labeled as a racist, but ultimate-
ly we have to air things out in
the open, and this is a means of
doing that."
many limitations with the food
cart: Business was dependent on
the weather, there was limited
space to cook and certain cook-
ing equipment was impractical
to use.
"We couldn't do pizza in a cart
because we couldn't bake food
to order ... We couldn't do veg-
gie burgers because there was no
griddle."
Engelbert said while she won't
miss being in the cart, she will
miss the atmosphere of Mark's
Carts.
Lisa Sauv6 and Adam Smith,
designers at the Synecdoche
design studio, are looking to cre-
ate a modern, yet earthy ambi-
ance for The Lunch Room to mark
the move from cart to restaurant.
The space will feature decor such
as metal origami chairs, wood
paneling and green plants.
"We want to create a more
permanent, warm atmosphere
for people who are dining in,"
Sauve said.
They hope to find a way to
build an open kitchen within the
confines of the small restaurant
space.
"The space is small and the
ambitions are big," she said.
"The biggest challenge is layout
so far."
Karen Farmer, manager of
Kerrytown Market & Shops, said
The Lunch Room is a perfect
fit for Kerrytown because the
owners are already so actively
involved in the community.
"They're part of the local food
summit; they know the commu-
nity really well; they're going
to bring more people to Kerry-
town," Farmer said. "(For) peo-
ple who are already regulars to
Kerrytown, this is just going to
enhance their experience."
She also said she is glad they
are joining the community
because their food will attract a
variety of customers.
"We think that they will be a
really good fit because they are
going to cater to a diverse crowd,
including the vegans, but it really
caters to everybody because I'm
not vegan and I love their food,"
she said.
Engelbert made it clear that
The Lunch Room will not be a
high-end restaurant. She said she
wants to make the menu afford-
able and casual.
"We hope to be the type of res-
taurant where people can afford
to eat often and feel comfortable
being regulars," she said. "It'll be
the kind of place where the orders
will be there all the time, where
you can make a personal connec-
tion."
Medicaid to be expanded
in Fla. under Obamacare
prone to become malignant.
Much of these findings were
discovered in recent research
that involved growing human
breast cells in Petri dishes and
in mice in research labs. Though
the research is promising, Wicha
said much more needs to be
done, especially for patients with
advanced stages of cancer.
"The goal is to cure cancer,"
Wicha said. "In the common
cancers, we've made really good
progress in treating early stages
of it, but in advanced cancers we
haven't made nearly enough prog-
ress."
Marty Fischhoff, the man-
aging director of the Taubman
Medical Research Institute,
said he is impressed by Wicha's
research.
"(Wicha) is one of the leading
figures in cancer research," Fis-
chhoff said. "When he first came
out with the hypothesis about
cancer stem cells it was revolu-
tionary and a lot of people didn't
believe it. Now the rest of the
world has come over. It's not uni-
versally accepted but most people
believe it's true."
Several student groups helped
organize the series. LSA sopho-
more Shivani Deshmukh said
she found Wicha's talk intel-
lectually stimulating. Desmukh
is a member of the Society of
Biology, the Student Society of
Stem Cell Research and the Uni-
versity's chapter of Alpha Chi
Sigma, a professional chemical
fraternity.
"Our entire goal of this lecture
series is to have medicine and
health-related TED-like talks,"
Deshmukh said. "I think this is
really good because stem cells are
a huge part of our society. Finally
the technology is coming to it. We
are literally on the brink of cancer
research."
Gov. Rick Scott
to propose bill to
state legislature
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -
Gov. Rick Scott announced plans
Wednesday to expand Medicaid
coverage to roughly 900,000
more people under the federal
health overhaul, a surprise deci-
sion from the vocal critic of Pres-
ident Barack Obama's plan.
Scott said he will ask the Leg-
islature to expand the program
under a bill that would expire in
three years, after which it would
require renewed legislative sup-
port. He's the seventh Republi-
can governor so far to propose
expanding the taxpayer-funded
health insurance program.
Scott said he would support
the expansion as long as the
federal government pays 100
percent of the increased costs,
which is the deal offered to
states by the Obama adminis-
tration for the first three years.
After that, the federal gov-
ernment said it would pay 90
percent of the cost for the addi-
tional enrollees.
The governor said he gained
new perspective after his moth-
er's death last year, calling his
decision to support a key pro-
vision of the Affordable Care
Act a "compassionate, common
sense step forward," and not a
"white flag of surrender to gov-
ernment-run healthcare."
"Before I ever dreamed of
standing here today as gover-
nor of this great state, I was a
strong advocate for better ways
to improve healthcare than the
government-run approach taken
in the President's healthcare law.
I believe in a different approach.
But, regardless of what I -
or anyone else - believes, a
Supreme Court decision and a
presidential election made the
President's healthcare mandates
the law of the land," Scott said at
a news conference.
The governor said he still
worries that the president's
plan could "lead to less patient
choice, worse care, and higher
costs" but he can't "in good
conscience deny the uninsured
access to care." Scott stressed
he won't simply deny new Med-
icaid recipients health insur-
ance after the three years are
up, but said he will spend that
time measuring how the expan-
sion impacts healthcare costs,
quality and access.
Scott, a former CEO of the
HCA hospital chain, entered
politics in 2009 running
national cable TV commercials
criticizing the president's plan.
Florida led the way in challeng-
ing the ACA in a lawsuit that
went all the way to the Supreme
Court. Scott also made the
rounds on conservative talk
shows repeatedly expressing
concern that expanding Med-
icaid would put too much of a
strain on Florida taxpayers.
At one point, he said the
expansion would cost $26 bil-
lion over the next decade, but
the state's health care agency
slashed its estimate to $3 billion
after backlash from lawmakers
over how the initial figure was
calculated. After Obama was
re-elected, Scott toned down
his rhetoric, signaling he want-
ed to work with federal health
officials. He even flew to Wash-
ington to meet with Health
and Human Services Secretary
Kathleen Sebelius last month to
discuss the expansion.
Florida lawmakers must still
sign off on Scott's decision, and
the Legislature doesn't meet
until next month.
"I am personally skeptical
that this inflexible law will
improve the quality of health-
care in our state and ensure our
long-term financial stability,"
Florida House Speaker Will
Weatherford said.
Angry conservatives said
Scott owes his support base an
explanation.
"I am flabbergasted. This
is a guy who, before he was a
candidate for governor, started
an organization to fight 'Obam-
acare' in the expansion of medi-
cal entitlements. This is a guy
who said it will never happen on
his watch. Well, here it is," said
Slade O'Brien, Florida director
of the conservative group Amer-
icans for Prosperity.
Scott's announcement came
hours after federal health offi-
cials said they plan to approve
the state's longstanding request
to privatize its Medicaid pro-
gram statewide if they agree
to beef up transparency and
accountability measures. He
said that decision signaled that
feds were willing to work with
the state to give them the flex-
ibility they need.
The other six GOP gover-
nors who plan to expand the
program are the leaders of
Michigan, Ohio, Arizona, New
Mexico, Nevada and North
Dakota. So far 21 states plus
Washington, D.C., plan to
expand their Medicaid pro-
grams under the health care
law. Fourteen states have said
they'll turn it down, although
the debate is still going in sev-
eral of them. Another 15 are
weighing options.
Under the federal law, states
were given the choice of whether
to expand Medicaid to people
whose incomes equal 138 percent
of the federal poverty level -
about $15,000 for an individual
and $32,000 for a family of four.
Florida has one of the high-
est rates of uninsured resi-
dents in the country and some
of the most stringent eligibility
requirements. A family of three
with income of $11,000 a year
makes too much and single resi-
dents are not covered. The bulk
of residents getting coverage
under the Medicaid expansion
will be childless adults.
Norris has worked with sev-
eral other universities across
the country with smaller events
but said this partnership is by
far the most formal. She believes
that the concept of the theme
semester is an important one, so
long as it gets people in an open
conversation about race.
"That's what this project is all
about - to get people to talk and
understand one another," Norris
said. "It's a portal to things you
wouldn't normally say aloud, a
window and a mirror in a sense,
allowing you to better under-
stand others and yourself."
Norris will be visiting Ann
Arbor in March to meet with
University President Mary Sue
Coleman, and again in April
for a series of lectures and dia-
loguestwith students ahoutrthe
concept of race and the race
cards submitted.
Theme semester co-chair
Martha Jones said the Race
Card Project is a major aspect
of the theme semester, which
includes more than 100 events,
16 exhibitions and courses
revolving around the concept of
race on a global scale.
Jones was "pleasantly sur-
prised" by the enthusiastic
response of the community.
"I think it's an opportunity
for reflection and only having
six words really helps narrow
down what it is you want to say,"
Jones said. "There was a post
written entirely in French, and,
reading it, I thought that was
so indicative of Michigan, that
someone would feel comfort-
able enough to write in their
native tongue to express how
they feel."
Jones felt that because the
University itself is such a glob-
al campus, the community
was ready to take this big step
toward having more open dis-
cussions about race.
Anthropology Prof. Bruce
Mannheim, who used his six
words to say, "Still a long way to
go," said he believes that while
racism in our country has a lot
to do with slavery, it's not all
historical at this point.
"A lot of people believe that
because the institution of slav-
ery is over, racism is an issue of
the past," Mannheim said. "A
lot of everyday practices seem
unaware of the implications of
racism on an institutional level."
Mannheim added that he'd
like to see the University
become even more of a "global
campus," especially in regard to
increasing intellectual diversity.
"Race can be complex and
messy, but that doesn't mean
that we can choose to ignore it,"
Mannheim said.
Art & Design freshman Jil-
lian Manning said her desire to
experience diversity was one of
the things that drew her toward
the University in the first
place, though she initially had
concerns about inadvertently
offending people she wasn't
accustomed to inter'acting with.
"The community here is very
open about race, but there are
still people here like me who
are from small towns and might
want to sweep it under the rug
like it doesn't matter," Manning
said. "As in almost everything
in life, conversation is key, and
we just have to keep working for
that."
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