46F 46F 46F '3 4c c I an a Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 25, 2013 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG reps upset with counsel candidate ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily LSA senior Antoyrie Green gets ready to read from "To Kill a Mockingbird" during the University Library's Read Out in honor of Banned Book Week. Participants read a two to three minute excerpt of some of their favorited banned books in order to raise awareness about literary censorship. Bannedb spotlight Despite allegations, Keeney appointed as general counsel By AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR Daily StaffReporter Party politics took a toll on the Central Student Govern- ment agenda on Tuesday night as assembly representatives made accusations against Law stu- dent Jeremy Keeney, who was nominated to be student general counsel, of being ethically com- promised. The University Election Com- mission is a five-member body responsible for settling election- related disputes in CSG. A mem- ber of the assembly is required to serve on UEC each year. Keeney, who served as an independent assembly representative for the 2012-13 academic year, was nom- inated for the position. The assembly members voted to appoint Keeney as SGC with 20 yes votes, six no votes and 12 abstentions. During the last CSG election cycle in late March, LSA senior Chris Osborn - political party forUM's presidential candidate - was disqualified from the CSG elections on grounds of election code violations despite garner- ing a plurality of the popular vote. Candidates of opposition party youMICH, Business senior Michael Proppe was instated in his place. Rumors that Jeremy Keeney had been promised a position in the executive branch of CSG in return for ousting forUM through the UEC from the elec- tion circulated, along with an e-mail that allegedly proved Kee- ney's prior affiliation with you- MICH. In April of last year, Univer- sity alum Shreya Singh, former See CSG, Page 2A 'I on Bens lead out' held bans on certain literature are still an issue across the United n Diag to start States. Tuesday afternoon, Univer- sorship dialogue sity Libraries hosted its fourth annual Read Out on the steps By SARA YUFA of Hatcher Graduate Library to For theDaily raise awareness of censorship during national Banned Books town like Ann Arbor, it's Week. o imagine access to books Participants read a few pas- ever be denied. However, sages from books that have his- torically been contested and banned such as "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison, "And Tango Makes Three" by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, and "Waterland" by Graham Swift. Other Banned Books Week events at the University include an exhibit at Shapiro Under- graduate Library that took place last week and a Virtual Read Out Thursday. Associate Librarian Emily Hamstra, who has planned the event for four years, said it is an advocacy week from the Ameri- can Library Association to spot- light censorship policies. "It's mainly to make people aware that these sorts of things happen in our community because people have pushed to have (books) taken off of the See BOOKS, Page 2A In a hard t would RESEARCH 'U' researchers work on brain i breakthroughs WRITE OFF u. -Iam Work focuses on synapses, has potential clinical applications By IAN DILLINGHAM Daily StaffReporter The human brain forms syn- apses - microscopic connections between neurons in the brain - to record thoughts, memo- ries and ideas. When 100-billion neurons need to find their con- nections, the biology behind the process is complex, to say the least. Assistant Biochemistry Prof. Hisashi Umemori said many debilitating diseases, including autism, epilepsy and schizo- phrenia, could be linked to certain neurodevelopmental dysfunctions that occur when brain structures fail to properly mature. Umemori's research was pub- lished in the scientific journal, Nature, on Sept. 15. At the molecular level, these dysfunctions are caused by improper wiring of synapses. Recently, Umemori's lab identi- fied an important new molecule, SIRP-alpha, which is involved in the process of synapse matura- tion in the brain, thus opening the door to possible therapeutic treatments. "These diseases are caused by defects during synapse for- mation, so that's why under- standing the steps of these molecules - by which the brain is formed - we hope to con- tribute to the treatment and prevention of those diseases," Umemori said. The lab is exploring neuron connectivity and brain develop- ment, especially the pathways by which the brain systems become wired early in life. "Neurons are precisely con- nected to each other, mean- ing each neuron knows exactly wheretoconnect,"Umemorisaid. "We're interested in how such a precise network is formed." Neuronal pathways in the brain are formed in two distinct steps, Umemori said. The first step, which begins at birth and continues until adolescence, establishes the initial connec- tions between neurons and forms a preliminary network. In the second step, the con- nections are either reinforced or eliminated based on the amount See BRAIN, Page 2A Ross sophomore Angie Pae works participates in the Great Write Off at Espresso Royale on State Street on Tus- day. In honor of the upcoming State of the Book literary symposium on Saturday, Espresso's front window area was decked out with typewriters and free donuts in order to raise money for six local literary organizations. CRIME Lectures focus on minors' safety on college campuses ACADEMICS History professor's lecture to be aired on C-SPAN Lecture recorded in Ann Arbor to be featured in history series By SAM GRINGLAS Daily StaffReporter History enthusiasts, mark your calendars. C-SPAN, the cable network known for uninterrupted broad- casts of congressional hearings, is set to air a lecture Saturday that was delivered by History Prof. Gina Morantz-Sanchez. The lecture will air at 8 p.m. on C-SPAN3 - channel 105 in Ann Arbor. Morantz-Sanchez's lec- ture will be featured on Ameri- can History TV, a weekend-long programming block designed especially for history buffs. Each weekend, a college lecture is featured in the 8 p.m. timeslot, branded as "Lectures in History." Morantz-Sanchez's lecture will cover the backlash toward the Women's Liberation Move- See C-SPAN, Page 2A Presenters a yearlong series on the safety of minors on colleges cam- reflct n caes t puses. Supported by a grant from University, UPenn the Family Assessment Learn- ing Laboratory for Education By RACHEL PREMACK and Research, the series will Daily StaffReporter consist of eight three-hour dis- cussions on the maltreatment In a small School of Social of minors on college campuses. Work classroom Tuesday, the The series is a response to school held the first seminar in the child sexual abuse scan- dal involving Jerry Sandusky, Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach, and the child-pornography case involving former medical resi- dent Stephen Jenson, along with the institutional failures surrounding these events. Social Work Prof. Kathleen Coulborn Faller said these incidents highlighted flaws in See LECTURES, Page 2A Dave Brandon's fireworks A look at the athletic director, businessman and Michigan man INSIDE WEATHER HI: 74 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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