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A common language
Milka Eliav is a Hebrew lec-
turer for the Near Eastern Studies
Department and has worked at the
University since 2000.
How did you end up
at the University?
I followed my husband's aca-
demic path. We had a lot of stops
- a stop in Princeton, in New.
York City, back to Israel and Ann
Arbor. I had not taught at a uni-
versity before Ann Arbor, so these
are the only students I know, and
they're awesome. They are usu-
ally very smart, sometimes too
stressed about grades, but other
than that pretty cool.
How do you approachteach- people and talking.
ing a foreign language?
I try to make it about the stu-
dents, so I try to bring up topics
that the students relate to. For
example, I teach Hebrew, so if I
am teaching the verb "to drink,"
I won't be afraid to say 'do you
drink at parties?' The students
will giggle, and it creates sparks
and makes them a lot more
engaged. Or, if I am teaching the
word "roommate," we can gossip
about students' roommates, and
then we use the language. Essen-
tially, the goal is to use the lan-
guage. I make an effort to use the
language through the students'
experiences. Really, I just like
What is your favorite spot
in Ann Arbor?
I like the park - any park or,
playground. I have a little kid,
and the parks are beautiful. I also
love State Street during the Ann
Arbor Art Fair in July. Students
are not here then, so they don't
know about it. During Art Fair,
Ann Arbor comes to life. There
is no parking anywhere, and lots
of people in line and outside. I
like that because I miss a big city
sometimes.
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Public Health student Jake Bundy prepares to throw
a football during practice tor the Graduate and Statf
Flag Football League at Palmer Field Monday.
CRIME NOTES
Caught in traffic Bus blues
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Blood Battle Band and
WHERE: Plymouth
WHEN: Sunday at about
12:25 a.m.
WHAT: A 22-year-old pas-
senger was arrested for
possession of suspected
marijuana during a traf-
fic stop, University Police
reported. He was later
released pending warrant
authorization.
WHERE: 2145 Hubbard
Street
WHEN: Saturday at about
5 p.m.
WHAT: A subject reported
that a University bus had
struck his arm earlier in
the day when he was at a
bus stop, University Police
reported. An investigation .
is pending.
WHAT: Competition
with students from Ohio
State University to donate
the most blood during the
month of November.
WHO: Blood Drives United
WHEN: 8:30 a.m to 11:30
p.m. every day this week
WHERE: Michigan Union
Buddhism
Car trouble At least it
WHERE: 1535 Hospital
Drive
WHEN: Saturday at about.
2:55 p.m.
WHAT: A University ser-
vice vehicle accidentally
backed up into a parked
vehicle, University Police
reported. There was minor
damage to the bumper of
the parked vehicle, and the
case is still open.
wasn't stolen lecture
choir concert
WHAT: A combined con-
cert with the Symphony
Band, Chamber Choir,
Orpheus Singers and Uni-
versity Choir.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: Today at8 p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
Chemistry
seminar
WHAT: Dr. Brian Strahl
will presenta seminar on
the "histone code."
WHO: Biological Chemistry
WHEN: Today at 12 p.m.
WHERE: Medical Science
Unit I, Room 5330
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Guidance counselor
Estella Pyfrom used
money from her savings
to create a mobile com-
puter lab, CNN reported. Her
goal is to keep the children of
in-need families from falling
behind in computer literacy.
A large coalition of
University employees
and organizations have
signed on to an open let-
ter advocating that the next
University president be specif-
ically experienced in diversity.
FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4
On Sunday, a missing
NYU student was found
trapped in a tight space
between a dorm and
parking garage, NBC New
York reported. Officals do
not know how he became
trapped. He is now stable.
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WHERE: 1919 Green Road
WHEN: Friday at'about
1:40 p.m.
WHAT: University Police
reported that a University
laptop was found damaged,
but the time and location
of the incident remains
uncertain.
WHAT: Paul Copp, Associ-
ate Professor at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, will discuss
the history and importance
of stamp seals in Chinese
Buddhism.
WHO: Center for Chinese
Studies
WHEN: Today at 12 p.m.
WHERE: School of Social
Work building Room 1636
LAX gunman's family
breaks silence after attack
Despite shock, they working-class town near Wilm- officer in the death of TSA
ington, Del., where Ciancia screener Gerardo I. Hernandez
offer condolences grew up. and committing violence at an
"Paul is our son and brother. international airport.
We will continue to love him In the Ciancia family's neigh-
aro oti and care for him and support borhood in New Jersey, stop
airport shooting
him during the difficult times signs at either end of the street
ahead," Jordan said on the fam- - were adorned with stickers
ENNSVILLE, N.J. (AP) - ily's behalf advertising Infowars.com, a
Relatives of thesuspect charged The relatives, who had not website that discusses many of
in last week's Los Angeles air- spoken publicly before, said the same anti-government ideas
port shooting offered sympa- they were cooperating with the officials said Ciancia mentioned
thy Monday to the family of FBI and other law enforcement in a hand-written note found
the TSA officer who was killed, agencies. in his bag. There was no way to
saying they were "shocked and Jordan, who is also the town's tell who put the stickers on the
numbed" by the deadly ram- municipal judge, did not take signs.
page. questions. Orange construction cones
An attorney for the family of Ciancia, a 23-year-old unem- blocked the family's long drive-
Paul Ciancia said his relatives ployed motorcycle mechanic, way, and two police officers
also expressed hope for the is accused of shooting his way were at the auto-body shop
recovery of the other victims past an airport checkpoint owned by Ciancia's father, also
and regret for the travel disrup- with a .223-caliber rifle he named Paul.
tion caused by the attack on the pulled from .a duffel bag. He On Monday, the FBI revisited
nation's third-busiest airport. was wounded in a shootout the suspect's Los Angeles apart-
Family lawyer John Jordan with airport police. ment - the same duplex that
read a brief statement outside Prosecutors have charged agents searched Friday.
the town hall in Pennsville, a him with murder of a federal 'On the morning of the shoot-
ing, Ciancia entered his room-
mate's room unannounced and
asked to be driven to the airport,
authorities said in an affidavit
supporting a search warrant.
The roommate agreed, tak-
ing the suspect to Terminal 3.
The attack began minutes later.
4 8 7 6 He told authorities he did not
learn of the shooting until after
6 returning to the apartment.
On Monday, a man was
escorted out of the apartment
8 2 4 and drove away in a black Hyun-
dai - the same type of car that
7 1 authorities said was seen in
surveillance video dropping off
8 2 6 Ciancia at the airport. The FBI
would not identify the man or
discuss the investigation.
6 2 Neighbors say they remem-
bered little or nothing about
7 1 8 5 Ciancia. Some did not even rec-
ognize his photograph.
Ciancia, who was shot four
5 3 times before being subdued,
remained in critical condition.
2 5 8 He has not been scheduled to
appear in court. Any appearance
will depend on when his doctors
say he's ready, FBI spokeswom-
an Laura Eimiller said.
Gay rights bill tackles
obstacle in U.S. Senate
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Bill on employee
discrimination faces
tough road in House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
Senate pushed a major anti-bias
gay rights bill past a first, big
hurdle Monday, a clear sign of
Americans' greater acceptance
of homosexuality nearly two
decades after the law prohibit-
ing federal recognition of same-
sex marriage.
The vote of 61-30 essentially
ensured that the Senate has the
votes to pass the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act that
would prohibit workplace dis-
crimination against gay, bisex-
ual and transgender Americans.
Final passage, possibly by
week's end, would cap a 17-year
quest to secure Senate support
for a similar discrimination
measure that failed by one vote
in 1996, the same year Congress
passed and President Bill Clin-
ton signed the Defense of Mar-
riage Act.
Reflecting the nation's shift-
ing views toward gay rights
and the fast-changing political
dynamic, seven Senate Republi-
cans joined with 54 Democrats
to vote to move ahead on the leg-
islation.
"Rights are sometimes intan-
gible but, boy if you've ever been
discriminated against, seek-
ing employment or seeking an
advancement, it's bitter," Sen.
Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., the
only openly gay member of the
Senate, said after the vote. "And
it's been a long, long fight, but
I think its day has come. And
that's just very exciting to wit-
ness."
The legislation would be the
first significant gay rights legis-
lation since Congress ended the
ban on gays serving openly in the
military in December 2010. The
Supreme Court in June affirmed
gay marriage and granted fed-
eral benefits to legally married
same-sex couples while same-
sex marriage is legal in 14 states
and the District of Columbia.
About a half hour after the
Senate acted, President Barack
Obama cited the vote as anexam-
ple of "common sense startingto
prevail" in a Congress that has
opposed much of his agenda.
"Inexorably, the idea of a more
tolerant, more prosperous coun-
try that offers more opportunity
to more people, that's an idea
that the vast majority-of Ameri-
cans believe in," the president
told a group of supporters gath-
ered for a summit in Washington
Monday night. I
Prospects are dimmer in the
Republican-led House where
Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio,
remains opposed.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine,
a chief sponsor of the legislation,
said the 60-plus bipartisan vote
should force the House to vote
on the legislation.
"It was Republican votes that
made the difference tonight and
that that is a strong signal," Col-
lins aid. "I also think that atti-
tudes are changing very rapidly
on gay rights issues and we're
seeing that with each passing
day. More and more people have
embraced equality."
The vote served as a vivid
reminder of the nation's chang-
ing views and lingering resis-
tance to homosexuality. The
political implications resonated
in Maine, as six-term Demo-
cratic Rep. Mike Michaud, who
is running for governor, said he
was gay and questioned whether
it still mattered to voters.
In high drama for the Sen-
ate, the typical 15-minute vote
stretched beyond 30 minutes of
waiting and cajoling.
Two backers of the measure
- Sens. Claire McCaskill of Mis-
souri and Lisa Murkowski of
Alaska - were on planes back to
Washington. That left sponsors
stuck at 58 of the necessary 60
votes, forcing Collins and Jeff
Merkley, D-Ore., to lobby fierce-
ly, sometimes at the door of the
Republican cloakroom off the
Senate floor.
Minutes into the vote, Sen.
Kelly Ayotte of New Hamp-
shire emerged to vote yes. Then
the outcome rested with Sens.
Rob Portman of Ohio, who
announced earlier this year that
his son was gay and he support-
ed same-sex marriage, and Sen.
Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania.
After extended discussions,
Portman and Toomey emerged
to vote yes.
"I have long believed that
more legal protections are
appropriate to prevent employ-
ment discrimination based on
sexual orientation," Toomey
said in a statement after the vote,
in which he promised to offer an
amendment to protect religious
freedom.
The other Republicans who
voted yes were Sens. Orrin
Hatch of Utah, who had opposed
the discrimination measure in
1996, Dean Heller of Nevada,
and Mark Kirk of Illinois.,
Kirk delivered his first speech
on the Senate floor since suf-
fering a stroke in January 2012:
Seated at a desk, Kirk said it was
especially important for an Illi-
nois Republican to speak out for
the legislation in the tradition of
Everett Dirksen and Abraham
Lincoln, two leaders on civil
rights.
The three potential Repub-
lican presidential candidates
- Marco Rubio of Florida, Ted
Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul
of Kentucky - voted against, a
reflection that among core GOP
conservative voters opposition
to gay rights remains strong. No
senator spoke in opposition to
the measure during Monday's
debate.
Tony Perkins of the conser-
vative Family Research Coun-
cil said in a statement that he
was disappointed in the Senate
vote, but "confident that the
U.S. House of Representatives
will ultimately reject ENDA
because it not only threatens
the free market but religious
liberties as well."
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