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Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 3

The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 3

NEWS BRIEFS
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.
Mayor of Traverse
City pleads guilty
to drunk driving
Traverse City Mayor Michael
Estes has pleaded guilty to a mis-
demeanor charge of driving while
impaired.
The Traverse City Record-
Eagle reports that Estes appeared
in district court on Monday, less
than two weeks after his arrest
on a drunken driving count. He
pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
The 63-year-old mayor was
pulled over Oct. 23 after a candi-
dates' forum. Police spotted his
pickup truck weaving across turn
and bike lanes on a downtown
street. A breath test recorded a
blood-alcohol content of 0.12 per-
cent, exceeding the 0.08 percent
legal limit for driving.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Federal court halts
plans for horse
slaughtering
A federal appeals court on
Monday temporarily halted plans
by companies in New Mexico and
Missouri to begin slaughtering
horses, continuing on-again, off-
again efforts to resume domestic
equine slaughter two years after
Congress lifted a ban on the prac-
tice.
The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals in Denver issued a tem-
porary injunction barring the
Department of Agriculture from
inspecting the plants, which were
gearing up to open in the com-
ing days after a federal judge in
Albuquerque on Friday dismissed
a lawsuit by The Humane Society
of the United States. The Humane
Society and other animal protec-
tion groups alleged the depart-
ment failed to conduct proper
environmental studies when it
issued permits to the slaughter-
houses.
MEXICO CITY
* Mexico takes
control of Lazaro
city and seaport
Mexico's military has taken
control of one of the nation's big-
gest seaports as part of an effort
to bringdrug-cartel activityunder
control in the western state of
Michoacan, officials said Monday.
Federal security spokesman
Eduardo Sanchez said soldiers
are now responsible for policing
duties in the city of Lazaro Carde-
nas as well as in the Pacific sea-
port of the same name. The port is
a federal entity separate from the
city.
"We have received anonymous
tips that lead us to believe there
has been corruption and collusion
from people at the port," Sanchez
said.

BAGHDAD
Double suicide
bombing and other
* attacks kill 12
A double suicide bombing and
other attacks killed 12 people in
Iraq on Monday, said officials,
while Iraqi legislators passed a
law laying the groundwork for
next year's parliamentary elec-
tions.
Violence has spiked in Iraq
since April, with the pace of kill-
ing reaching levels unseen since
2008. U.N. figures released last
week showed that at least 979 peo-
ple, mostly civilians, were killed
last month alone.
The latest attacks came two
days after Prime Minister Nouri
al-Maliki returned from a trip to
Washington in which he sought
assistance fightingthe insurgency,
including weapons and help with
intelligence.
President Barack Obama
pledged Friday to help combat an
increasingly active al-Qaida in
Iraqbutstoppedshortofannounc-
ingnew commitments of the assis-
tance al-Maliki sought.
-Compiled from
Daily wire reports

DRIVER
From Page 1
terroristic acts.
During the trial, it was deter-
mined that President George
W. Bush had overstepped his
constitutional authority by fail-
ing to formally charge Ham-
mad for two years after he was
apprehended and violating

detainment rules of the Geneva
Convention.
On Feb. 7, 2002, Bush decided
that the Geneva Conventions
would not apply to detainees cap-
tured in the conflict in Afghani-
stan. Schneider pointed out the
irony of this, as the United States
had been a major player in secur-
ing the rights of war prisoners at
Geneva in 1949.
Schneider said he suspects
the U.S. government waited to

charge him so could build a case
against him.
"There was no upside in pro-
ceeding before they were ready,"
he said.
These unusual and controver-
sial factors made the victory that
much sweeter, Schneider said.
Seven years after being appre-
hended, Hamdan was finally
released in January 2009.
"It was pretty close to the best
thing that could have happened."

PROTESTED
From Page 1
day where volunteers made 600
phone calls to the John Bry-
ant, CEO of Kellogg Company,
to break their partnership with
Wilmar. Kellogg, based in Bat-
tle Creek, Mich., is known for
producing cereals like Frosted
Flakes and Rice Krispies. It
also owns several major snack
brands, including Cheez-it, Pop
Tarts and Pringles.
On Nov. 20, Forest Heroes
will travel to Kellogg's Battle
Creek headquarters to protest
against the companies relation-
ship with Wilmar. Kellogg is one
of the palm oil supplier's biggest
customers.
Eva Resnick-Day, campaign

organizer of Ann Arbor's section
of Forest Heroes, said the orga-
nization is recruiting students
to get involved in efforts to pres-
sure Kellogg to break its part-
nership. She said the group is
also petitioning in several areas
around Ann Arbor, including
the Ann Arbor Farmer's Market.
The campaign's online petition
has over 150,000 signatures.
Resnick-Day said it is possible
to produce deforestation-free
palm oil, as corporations such as
Nestle have done in the past.
Public Policy senior Alex
Leader, a member of Forest
Heroes, said if Kellogg breaks
ties with Wilmar, the event
would have a "tipping-point
effect." And if Wilmar becomes
a more sustainable corporation,
other corporations will follow
their example, he said.


DIRECTOR
From Page 1
through our state and nation."
Zurbuchen's main duties will
involve constructing an entre-
preneurial curriculum that will
benefit all 19 schools and colleg-
es, including a minor available
to all students in fall 2014. The
goal is to increase opportunities

for students - especially in the
smaller schools and colleges -
meshing co-curricular and aca-
demic programs.
Today, the University offers
more than 40 entrepreneurial
programs concentrated within
the Business School and the
College of Engineering. There
are also student-led endeav-
ors, such as MPowered's 1,000
Pitches program, which attracts
thousands of participants every

year.
The administration has
emphasized entrepreneurship
outside of the business and
engineering schools this year
with the creation of several pro-
grams, such as the Law School's
Entrepreneurship Clinic, which
advises students in any college
about the common start-up legal
issues, from intellectual proper-
ty laws to drafting finance docu-
ments.



RENOVATIONS
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really the center of their social
life and political life."
The Halfway Inn, a concert
space known among students as
"the Half-ass," was one of the
major parts of East Quad and was
eliminated during renovations,
sparking discontent among some
students.
"That was a huge central
aspect of the East Quad com-
munity, and they actually took it
away in the renovation, and a lot
of people were really, really upset
about that," Levine said.
Joellyn Plasterer, a sophomore
inthe Residential Collegeadmits
that students living in East Quad
have experienced a loss of com-
munity during this transitional
period for the RC, which was
relocated to West Quad Resi-
dence Hall duringconstruction.
"Half of us in the RC didn't
have that sense of community, so
we don't even know how to fos-
ter it. We don't know what the
RC was before," Plasterer said,
"People will tell us it was bet-
ter, but how do you fix that? The
administrators are trying really
hard, but I think the community
is suffering."
Having lived in East Quad
both before renovations and
after, Madeline Higgins, an RC
junior and East Quad resident
adviser, said she had a very posi-
tive experience living in the old

East Quad.
"It was a blast. The commu-
nity was just really great. There
was a lot of art work on the walls
- murals and stuff; it just had a
great personality," she said.
Higgins added that her expe-
rience with the new East Quad
has been similarly positive thus
far.
"Coming back from West
Quad has been a great experi-
ence; everybody is a lot more
open here, especially because of
the layout of the building," Hig-
gins said.
Though students complain
about how the RC has changed
with the renovation of East
Quad, Levine sees the changes as
"complicated."
"The new building definitely
matches the University's goals
for the future, andI think there
were a lot of problems with the
old building, like structurally
and health-code wise, for sure,"
Levine said. "But I definitely
think that the building itself was
a point of similarity between
people from the RC from dif-
ferent generations; people came
together around that, and there
is a lot lost there even though it
had to happen."
The dining hall has been a
source of frustration for students
actually living in East Quad. Stu-
dents from other dorms choose
to eat there frequently and crowd
the room, as South Quad dining
hall is closed this year for con-
struction.
Peter Logan, the director of

communications for University
Housing, said in comparison to
other dining halls, East Quad
provides more options for veg-
etarian and vegan students, more
local foods - all meat and poul-
try at East Quad is local - and
made-to-order food:
However, Plasterer mentions
overcrowding and the general
time-consuming nature of eat-
ing in the East Quad dining hall
affect her and other residents on
a daily basis.
Students are still adjusting to
this new dining experience, and
are finding ways to cope with the
crowds.
"We aren't restoring residence
halls to be what they were or to
meet expectations of those who
used to live there," Logan said,
"We are renovating them for
the contemporary and emerging
needs of current and future stu-
dents."
The post-renovation East
Quad, Plasterer said, almost
feels like a hotel. Things are very
clean, modern and nice, but it
doesn't always feel like home.
But Plasterer and other students
are also excited to see what East
Quad becomes.
"I think it is kind of cool that
we have this opportunity to put
our unique imprint on this build-
ing." Higgins said.
"East Quad was definitely
home to both students and facul-
ty before the renovation," Levine
said, "Maybe it will become that
for a new generation again, but
this building was really special."

SERVICES
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He said many neighborhoods
where students live are mag-
nets for crime.
"I'd like to see our police
department and the University
Police cooperate on crimes" he
said. "We need to work togeth-
er to address how students are
victimized."
Eaton also plans to strength-

en the relationship between
the University and the city.
He believes believing that
increased discussions between
the administration and the city
will create a more transparent
environment. He added that a
lack of communication often
results in citizens' not having
a say in what goes on in the
town, citing the University's
installation of solar panels on
Plymouth Road in January as
an example.

Ousted leader Morsi defiant in
early stages of long-awaited trial

Former president
questioned
legitimacy of court,
refuses jumpsuit
CAIRO (AP) - Ousted Presi-
dent Mohammed Morsi refused
to wear a prison jumpsuit, enter-
ing the caged dock in a dark
business suit as his co-defen-
dants applauded. He defiantly
questioned the legitimacy of the
court and proclaimed himself
still Egypt's leader. His fellow
Muslim Brotherhood members
chanted, "Down with military
rule!"
Morsi's long-awaited trial
got off to a chaotic start Mon-
day, with outbursts and inter-
ruptions, and it was quickly
adjourned until Jan.8.
The dramatic first public
appearance for Morsi since
the July 3 military coup that
removed him from power was
meant to be a step toward due
process. Instead, it highlighted
the challenges facing Egypt's
interim authorities as they
attempt to close a chapter of his
presidency, while his Islamist
supporters seek to disrupt the
effort.
Morsi and 14 co-defendants
- seven of whom are still at
large - are charged with incit-
ing the killing of protesters
who massed outside the presi-
dential palace in December
2012 and demanded that he
call off a referendum on a new
Islamist-drafted constitution.
Brotherhood members attacked
a sit-in by the protesters, spark-
ing clashes that left 10 people
dead.
Before Monday's session

began, silent video broadcast on
state TV showed Morsi arriving
in a minibus outside the make-
shift courtroom at a police acad-
emy in eastern Cairo. He wore
the dark suit, light shirt and no
tie, flanked by burly policemen.
A smiling Morsi later walked
into the cage in the court -
still in the same garb, unlike
his co-defendants in white
prison jumpsuits. They stood
in two lines like a presidential
honor guard, applauding and
raising their hands in a four-
fingered gesture - commem-
orating the hundreds of his
supporters killed when secu-
rity forces moved to clear pro-
test encampments in August.
Another defendant - an aide
held with him in the secret
military location - also was in
a suit.
Feisty and healthy-looking
after four months of secret
detention, the '62-year-old
Morsi immediately started talk-
ing even before Judge Ahmed
Sabry Youssef gave him the
floor.
"What is going on now is a
cover for a military coup," Morsi
shouted in a voice that echoed
through the courtroom. "I warn
everybody. ... I wish that the
Egyptian judiciary would not
become one day a cover for the
military coup."
The defense lawyers clapped.
Chants from his fellow defen-
dants followed: "Down, down
with military rule!"
Yousseftried to calm the rau-
cous scene.
"This is enough. The court
wants to carry on and provide
you with the guarantees neces-
sary" for a fair trial, he said.
But Morsi repeated at least
four times, "I am the president

of the republic."
He rejected the proceedings
and said he had been forced to
attend. "I am here by force and
against my will. The coup is a
crime and treason," he said
Morsi refused to enter a plea
and demanded that he be given a
microphone, although his voice
was loud enough for everyone
in the courtroom to hear.
"This is not my court," Morsi
went on. "This court, with all
due respect, doesn't have juris-
diction over the president.
There is a military coup in this
country. The leaders of this
coup must be brought to trial
according to the constitution."
At one point, some journal-
ists in court shouted: "Execu-
tion, you will get execution,
Morsi!"
Morsi had set the unruly
tone, interrupting the judge,
speaking when he wanted to,
and once even talking over a
defense lawyer. "I want to com-
ment here," he said.
Similarly defiant was
Mohammed el-Beltagy, a senior
Brotherhood leader who repeat-
edly interrupted the judge.
"You are not paying atten-
tion. You will get the chance to
speak," the judge told him.
Snapped el-Beltagy: "It is you
who is not paying attention."
After a rowdy 10 minutes,
Youssef adjourned the session
because of the interruptions.
When it resumed more than 75
minutes later, the lawyers had
had their first meeting with
Morsi and the co-defendants.
Lawyer Mohammed El-Dam-
aty said Morsi spent most of
the time inquiring about condi-
tions in Egypt, his supporters
and what happened during his
detention.

Kerry and Saudi
leadership pledge
to work together
Promise of relationship between friends is
based on sincerity, candor and
cooperation comes frankness, rather than mere
.b t courtesy." The pair appeared
n b es together not long after Kerry,
for two countries apeakingtoU.S.employees atthe
American Embassy here, hailed
the kingdom's role as "the senior
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) player" in the Middle East.
- The United States and Saudi For his part, Kerry said: "this
Arabia promised each other and is a deep relationship and it has
the region Monday that they endured for 75 years and it will
would continue to work togeth- endure well into the future."
er, with Saudi Arabian Foreign Kerry in the past has played
Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal down the separate stances as dif-
saying "our two friendly coun- ferences in "tactics" rather than
tries" are busy dealing jointly in the end goal.
with troublesome issues like "Right now, we have some
Syria, Iran and the Mideast very important things to talk
peace process. about to make certain that the
"There is no room for emo- Saudi Arabian-U.S. relationship
tion and anger here, but rather is on track, moving forward and
for policies of commonsense and doing the things that we need to
level-headedness," Saud said at accomplish,"he told the embassy
a joint news conference with staffers. Kerrylisted anumber of
Kerry. keyareas, includingSyria, Egypt
Nevertheless, U.S. Secretary and Iran, but also mentioned the
of State John Kerry arrived for Israeli-Palestinian peace pro-
his visit to Saudi Arabia as dif- cess and the broader effort to
ferences between the two coun- tamp down "nihilism" that leads
tries intensified over the Obama to extremist violence.
administration's policy toward The Saudis have complained
war-torn Syria, its movement that the United States did not
toward a possible dialogue with follow through on its threat to
Iran, a regional rival of the Sau- punish Syrian President Bashar
dis, and its stance on Egypt's Assad with military strikes for
military coup. his government's use of chemi-
Saud also expressed his deep cal weapons. Last month, the
frustration with the United Saudis won but turned down an
Nations, where the Saudis elected seat on the U.N. Securi-
recently rejected a seat on the ty Council, saying the body had
Security Council because of its proved itself largely meaning-
inability to achieve progress in less because of its inability over
the Syria or for the Palestinians. two years to address the crisis
The prince told Kerry: "A true in Syria.
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