2 - Tuesday, November 5, 2013 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com m~e aIdICgan BMWl 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ANDREWWEINER KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 anweiner@mtichigandaily.com kvoigtman@michigandaily.com 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. 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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 CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. 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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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 0 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." I