2 - Friday, March 22, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2 - Friday, March 22, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 944 fiiigan Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER RACHEL GREINETZ Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@michigandailycom rmgrein@michigandaily.com Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt.3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales dailydisplay@gmailcom Online Sales dailydisplay@gmaiLcom News Tips news@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales dailydisplay@gmail.com Finance dailydisplay@gmail.com "r y LEFT Ta'amullat perform folklore dances at Eshghe Bahar, presented by the Persian Students Associationat the Power Center Saturday. (PATRICK BARRON/Daily) RIGHT CSG President Manish Parikh prepares his dinner of dumplings and salad at the end of the day. (ADAM GLANZMAN/Daily) CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Party on top of Statutory Etiquette Beyond t Mason Hall statue climbing luncheon playing fi he eld WHERE: Mason Hall WHEN: Wednesday, at about 11:00 p.m. WHAT: Three students were found on the roof of Mason Hall banging on glass. The students were found by University police and told to leave the area. You here? iGone WHERE: The Duderstadt Library WHEN: Thursday at about 1:00 p.m. WHAT: An iPhone was reported stolen from the thrid floor study area between 11:30 and 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday. There WHERE: 300 Glenn WHEN: Wednesday at about 4:30 p.m. WHAT: University police received reports of a person climbing a statue. When officers arrived on the scene the subject could not be located. There are no suspects. WHAT: University Unions Food Services Director Keith Soster will teach formal dining etiquette with a four course meal WHO: Center for Campus. Involvement WHEN: Today at 12 p.m WHERE: Boulevard Room, Pierpont Commons WHAT: A conference aims to raise awareness about the impact of sports on social development during the daylong symposium WHO: School of Social Work Office of Alumni WHEN: Today at 12:30 p.m to 5 p.m. WHERE: Hatcher Library THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY According to the Wash- ington Post, naturalist Jane Goodall has been accused of plagariz- ing parts in her new book, "Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants." She has apologized for failing to cite all sources. The Michigan men's basketball team won its first game of the NCAA Tournament with a 71-56 vic- tory over South Dakota State. The Wolverines will meet Virginia Commonwealth Saturday. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGE8 The Huffington Post reported that a chihua- hua named Isabella is acting as a seeing eye dog for a blind Husky, named Isaac. The pair were found wander- ing the streets in Fontana, California before being res- cued by the an animal shelter. 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WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Today at 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. WHERE: Google+ WHAT: Amazin Blue, the University's oldest co-ed a capella group will perform during an interactive murder mystery program. Performances will include pop, jazz, and rap.. WHO: Michigan Union Ticket Office WHEN: Saturday at 8 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Audi- torium LIKE CHEAP WINE? COME HELP US FINISH THIS BOX OF FRANZIA JOIN THE MICHIGAN DAILY: Click "Join the Daily" on michigandaily.com, and choose the section(s) you're interested in. LEO ratifies 'U' contract Civil unions legal in Cobo. 6 6 I Lecturers to receive gradual wage increases By JENNIFER CALFAS DailyStaffReporter The Lecturers' Employee Organization ratified their labor contract with the Univer- sity Thursday after creating a tentative contract earlier this month. LEO - a union representing 1,500 lecturers across the Uni- versity's Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses - voted 93.5 percent in favor of the con- tract, which includes increased wages over the next five years and bolstered job security. While lecturers from the Flint and Dearborn campuses will receive the same wages as faculty on the tenure track, lec- turers on the Ann Arbor cam- pus will face a more gradual increase in wages, starting at a zero-percent increase the first year of the contract and ending at a 2.75-percent increase in the fifth year. Earlier this month, Univer- sity spokesman Rick Fitzger- ald said the University and LEO reached a fair contract for employees and the University as a whole. Bonnie Halloran, LEO presi- dent, said that the agreement for the Ann Arbor campus was more difficult to reach than for the Flint and Dearborn campuses. Halloran said the University worked conserva- tively with its budget due to the impacts of sequestration, declining state appropriation and a focus on tuition afford- ability. Although lecturers' salaries will increase, they remain the lowest-paid University fac- ulty members, with annual salaries of $33,300, $27,300 and $26,300 at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, respectively. The contract will add an average of $1,100 to lec- turers' starting salaries begin- ning in the fourth year of the agreement. Despite the increases in sal- ary, Halloran said LEO will continue to advocate increases in lecturer's salaries in the future. "No one with a master's degree or a Ph.D. should be starting with a salary as low as that," Halloran said. "People can't believe the salaries are that low, so we're really goingto work hard to improve that." Earlier this month, LEO spokeswoman Lila Naydan said the current contract does not allow University lecturers to reach equitable pay structure - equal pay for the teaching portion of their work in com- parison to tenured faculty and faculty on the tenure track. She added that LEO hopes to achieve this in the future. Michigan's so-called right- to-work law - which makes it illegal to require financial sup- port of a union as a condition of employment - goes into effect on March 25 after a lame-duck session of the Michigan legis- lature at the end of 2012. Since the new contract was ratified Thursday, LEO and the Uni- versity can still work under the contents of the agreement. While Halloran said there was "tension" between LEO and the University during negotiations, she said the fact that lecturers from all three campuses voted with at least 90 percent in favor of the contract shows its success. She added that while the vot- ing process for ratification only requires at least two campuses to approve, all three campuses voted in favor of the contract. "We worked hard and we feel that we wrote the best contract we could for the mem- bers," Halloran said. Governor signs bill six years after voters banned civil unions DENVER (AP) - Civil unions for gay couples got the gover- nor's signature in Colorado on Thursday, punctuating a dra- matic turnaround in a state where voters banned same-sex marriage in 2006 and restrict- ed protections for gays two decades ago. Cheers erupted as Demo- cratic Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill during a cer- emony at the History Colo- rado Center near the state Capitol. Hundreds looked on, with many chanting "Equal! Equal!" Some wiped away tears and others hugged during the sign- ing ceremony. "There is no excuse that peo- ple shouldn't have all the same rights," Hickenlooper told the crowd, which included doz- ens of gay couples and others watching from floors above. The law takes effect May 1. "It means I can change my name finally," said 21-year-old Amber Fuentes of Lakewood, who plans to have a civil union with Yolanda Martinez, 34. "It's not marriage, but it still gives us a lot of the rights," Martinez said. Colorado will join eight states that have civil unions or similar laws. Nine states and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage. The signing in Colorado comes less than a year after the proposal was blocked in the House by Republicans. "It's really meaningful. To have the recognition of your love and relationship just like any other relationship by the state is an important both legal and symbolic thing," said Dem- ocratic House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, a sponsor of the bill and the first gay lawmaker to hold the title of speaker in Colorado. Supporters of civil unions say the passage in Colorado also is telling because in 1992, voters approved a ban on municipal antidiscrimination laws to pro- tect gays. Four years later, the U.S. Supreme Court said the law, known as Amendment 2, was unconstitutional - but not before some branded Colorado a "hate state." Ferrandino said the shift "shows how much through hard work and through a very thoughtful approach you can change public opinion." Civil unions grant gay cou- ples rights similar to marriage, including enhanced inheritance and parental rights. People in civil unions also would have the ability to make medical deci- sions for their partners. Most Republicans opposed the bill, saying they would've liked to see religious exemp- tions to provide legal protec- tions for those opposed to civil unions. Churches are shielded under the new law, but Demo- crats rejected protections for businesses and adoption agen- cies, arguing the Republican suggestions were too broad and could provide legal cover to dis- criminate. In May, Democrats said they had enough votes to pass the bill. But Republicans who controlled the House by one vote prevented debate on the measure. Democrats took control of the House in November and retained the Senate. Some Republicans insist the bill is too similar to marriage, and therefore violates the will of voters in 2006. Because of that constitutional amendment, civil unions are the only option for gay couples in Colorado for now. That could change with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage bans in the com- ing months. 4