2A - Wednesday, September 11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, September11, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREW WEINER KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 eat. 1252 734-41-41taext.1241 anweiner@michigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.com DEMAND STUDENT REPRESENTATION ON BOARD OF REGENTS Students work to pass amnesty bill I LUNGING AAOUND Two University of Wis- consin-Madison students are pushing to pass bills in the Wisconsin state Assem- bly and Senate, The Daily Cardinal reported Monday. The students, Morgan Rae, Associated Students of Madison legislative-affairs chair, and Kaitlyn Novotny, ASM vice chair, initiated the Responsible Action bill and the Student Regentbill, respectively. The Responsible Action bill aims to create medi- cal-amnesty legislation in cases of underage drink- ing that lessen penalties for intoxicated minors who seek medical attention, while the Student Regent bill looks to add two stu- dent representatives on that university's Board of Regents. Rae and Novotny tried to push the bills this summer, but have encountered set- backs in working with state legislators. UCLA wide receiver killed in traffic accident University of California, Los Angeles wide receiver Nick Pasquale was fatally struck by a Mercedes sedan on Camino de los Mares at 1:27 a.m. Sunday, The Daily Bruin reported. The driver stopped immediately and called the police. There was no evidence of drugs or alco- hol, and the driver was not arrested at the scene. A candlelit vigil was held at Pasquale's high school football field Sunday night for friends and family. Bruins coach Jim Mora spoke to the crowd about Pasquale's time playing for him. 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Broken up WHERE: 700 South University WHEN: Monday at about 9:45 p.m. WHAT: A vehicle's rear window was shattered dur- ing a traffic stop, University Police reported. The driver said there was no appar- ent reason for someone to smash her window. WHERE: Central Campus area WHEN: Monday at about 9:15 p.m. WHAT: A student reported unwanted contact from a known subject, University police reported. Multiple officers asked the subject to cease following the student. He was later arrested and jailed for stalking. Take a flyer? WHERE: 500th block of Church St. WHEN: Monday at about 10:30 am. WHAT: University police received a report of an unknown female solicit- ing near East Hall. Officers were unable to locate her, University police reported. WHAT: The Computer Showcase will hosta sale with special prices on lap- tops, tablets, software and accessories. The sale will run through Sept.13. WHO: Information and Technology Services WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union and Pierpont Commons Harmon exhibit WHAT: The famed #98 jersey of Michigan football legend Tom Harmonwill be "unretired" for a exhibit of his life here in Ann Arbor. A collection of artifacts includes photos, documents and other materials. Har- mon was Michigan's first Heisman winner. WHO: Bentley Historical Library WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. WHERE: Bentley Histori- cal Library Spanish lunch break WHAT: Join other Span- ish enthusiasts for lunch and conversation. People all levels of proficiency are wel- come to attend. WHO: School of Nursing WHEN: 12 p.m. WHERE: Nick's Cafe, 300 N. Ingalls Building Med School- interview prep WHAT: Learn what steps you should take to prepare for a medical school interview. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: 3200 Student Activities Building CORRECTIONS " Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY A new study by the World Health Organization shows women over 50 years old are living on average 3.5 years longer over the last two decades, The New York Times reports. Most of the gains were made by women in wealthier nations. The Statement explores campus perception of 9/11 and changes in the Army ROTC program 12 years after the attacks. " FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT, INSIDE President Barack Obama has signalled for Congress to push back its vote on military intervention in Syria fol- lowing the Assad regime's willingness to turn over its chemical-weapon stockpile. 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Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fallterm, starting in Septembervia U.S.mal are $110. Winter term (anuary through Apri) is $115 yalong (eptember thoushAp il)is$195.aUnieity afiaa eo sujc to a redce uhsipinat.yn-capsmbscripo nsT falltenPres35sdSuhAscitionmuste rtepaid. Te McanoDaily is a member of The Associated Pesaned Asstociated Colegiae Press. SFederal officials to 'crush' six tons of ivory in October EVAN VUCc President Barack Obama addresses the nation in alive televised speech from the East Room of the White House. Obama delays Syria vote, rempains 'ready to respond' U.S. seeks to eliminate $10- billion illegal industry DENVER (AP) - Federal wildlife officials plan to crush more than 6 tons of ivory in Denver as part of a new push by the United States to com- bat illegal wildlife trafficking worldwide. The ivory that is beingstored in a warehouse near Denver was seized around the country in an effort to block imports of tusks from elephants that have been slaughtered for their ivory. - The seized items include large balls of ivory delicately carved in layers and whole tusks that have been sculpted into pagodas and scenes from daily life. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said publicly crush- ing the expensive smuggled tusks and carvings is part of an effort to put an end to what has become a $10 billion illegal industry. Steve Oberholtzer, the agency's Denver-based spe- cial agent in charge, is lining up rock-grinders to pulverize the ivory in October. Governments cooperating with the efforts to stem the slaughter of elephants already have destroyed some of the ivory seized from poachers, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Monday at a White House forum where the initia- tive was launched. "The U.S. supports these actions, and we want to make sure we are doing the same," Jewell said. President Barack Obama issued an order July 1 to fight the killing of protected wild- life, stop the trafficking, and reduce demand for illegal rhino horns and ivory. Members of a newly created advisory council sketched a broad approach of enlisting governments, compa- nies and nonprofits worldwide, the Denver Post reported Tues- day (http://tinyurl.com/pzm- cz9g). U.S. officials said they will. also give $10 million to help fight poaching in Africa and will try to persuade Asian gov- ernments to outlaw trinkets and other products made from elephant ivory. Tactics being considered include using technology to monitor elephants, a social media campaign in China to stigmatize the industry, and cooperation with companies such as eBayto curb commerce. The National Wildlife Prop- erty Repository at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado holds smuggled wildlife parts seized atseaports,border cross- ings and airports nationwide. Other items seized include leopard and tiger heads, bear claws and crocodile boots. Much of the ivory no longer fits on shelves. Piles of tusks and boxes full of bracelets and decorations clutter the floor. Forklifts are used to clear path- ways between heavy pallets of the plunder. Some tusks are from young elephants, representing gen- erations lost because elephants cannot reproduce until age 25, and poachers usually kill ele- phants before sawing off their tusks. U.S. authorities are prohibit- ed from selling seized items but have debated whether destroy- ing them is the best approach. Ivory selloffs in 2008 and 2010 supported by the 178-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna proved controversial. Even if U.S. officials could sell seized ivory, some say it would not makea dent in illegal market demand. Grinding up all ivory in October "will make more room in our warehouse," repository supervisor Bernadette Atencio said, but she fears it will fill again soon. Pres. says Assad threatens national security, violates international law WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Barack Obama said in a nationally televised address Tuesday night that recent diplo- matic steps offer "the potential to remove the threat of chemi- cal weapons" inside Syria with- out the use of force, but he also insisted the U.S. military will keep the pressure on President Bashar Assad "and be ready to respond" if other measures fail. Speaking from the East Room of the White House, Obama said he had asked congressional' leaders to postpone a vote on legislation he has been seeking to authorize the use of military force against Syria. Acknowledging the weariness the nation feels after a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama said, "America is not the world's policeman." And yet, he added, "When with modest effort and risk we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, I believe we should act. That's what makes America different. That's what makes us exceptional." "Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security, are at stake in Syria," he declared. The speech capped a frenzied 10-day stretch of events that began when he unexpectedly announced he was stepping back from a threatened military strike and first asking Congress to pass legislation authorizing the use of force against Assad. With public opinion polls con- sistently showing widespread opposition to American military intervention, the White House has struggled mightily to gener- ate support among lawmakers - liberal Democrats and conser- vative Republicans alike - who have expressed fears of involve- ment in yet another war in the Middle East and have questioned whether U.S. national security interests were at stake in Syria. Obama had trouble, as well, building international support for a military attack designed to degrade Assad's military. Suddenly, though, events took another unexpected turn this week. First Russia and then Syria reacted positively to a seemingly off-hand remark from Secretary of State John Kerry indicating that the crisis could be defused if Damascus agreed to put its chemical weapons under inter- national control. The president said he was sending Secretary of State John Kerry to meet with Russian For- eign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, and he added, "I will continue my own discussion" with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the same time, he said the United States and its allies would work with Russia and China to present a resolution to the United Nations Security Council "requiring Assad to give up his chemical weapons and to ulti- mately destroy them under inter- national control." In a speech that lasted 16 minutes, Obama recounted the events of the deadly chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21 that the United States blames on Assad. "When dictators commit atrocities, they depend upon the world to look the other way until these horrifying pictures fade from memory. But these things happened. The facts cannot be denied," he said. The president said firmly that Assad's alleged attack was "not only a violation of international law, it's also a danger to our secu- rity." 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