t:Ije £ ~~an &)IJ Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, November 21,2013 michigandaily.com #BBUM -fl\ ADAM tLANZMAN/Daviy The Black Student Union blacked out the Posting Wall in Mason Hall Wednesday in an effort to give students a place to express their expereinces as part of the Being Black at the University of Michigan Campaign, which gained national attention as the hashtag #BBUM trended on Twitter Tuesday. GREEK LIFE The ifaces public hearin Frat charged with hearing against members of the the plaintiffs in the case, which the Facebook event went viral. University's chapter of Theta Xi was heard by the Greek Activi- The event was later cancelled. Violating student org fraternity for a Facebook event ties Review Panel - the judicial Theta Xi's national headquarters posted by a brother that drew body for the Panhellenic Associa- also launched its own investiga- code of conduct for sharp criticism from the Univer- tion, the Interfraternity Council, tion into the incident. sity community for its insensitive the National Pan-Hellenic Coun- The review panel is comprised racist party content. cil and the Multicultural Greek of five members of the Greek A case brought on by three Council. community. It has three busi- By ALICIA ADAMZYCK university students alleges that The Facebook event was for ness days to privately consider DailyNewsEditor the fraternity violated sections a party that promised twerking and issue any sanctions against of the Standards of Conduct for contests and used terms such as the fraternity or individual mem- There was standing room Recognized Student Organiza- "ratchet pussy" and "bad bitch- bers, which could range from only in the Anderson Room of tions. es" to describe intended party- educational programs to fines. the Michigan Union Wednes- Music, Theatre & Dance senior goers. Dean of Students Laura LSA senior Eric Quang, presi- day night as more than 100 peo- Erica Nagy and LSA seniors Erin Blake Jones filed an official com- dent of Theta Xi, and LSA junior ple gathered to watch a formal Fischer and Brian Thomas were plaint with the fraternity after See HEARING, Page 5A ADMINISTRATION Professors rally over 'U' shared services Dept. chairs and faculty join to oppose planned centralization By SAM GRINGLAS Daily StaffReporter With the University's Shared Services Center sched- uled to open next year, Univer- sity officials have scrambled to quell the fears of faculty and staff amid a growing chorus of complaints. Since the beginning of November, at least seven Uni- versity departments have sub- mitted letters to University President Mary Sue Coleman or Provost Martha Pollack criticizing the University's implementation and commu- nication of the shared services initiative. The consolidation of servic- es is a part of the Administra- tive Service Transformation Project, a cost-saving measure that will transfer 275 depart- mental human-resource and finance staff to a centralized location where the support staff can be shared across departments. Earlier this year, the University hired Accenture LLP, a major consulting fim, to plot out how to implement shared services, The Accen- ture contract is valued at $11.7 million. The initiative wss initially expected to save $17 million per year, but that estimate has been reduced to savings between $5 and $6 million. On Wednesday, University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the reduction in estimat- ed cost savings came about because administrators decid- ed to decrease the extent of the changes to services. However, University faculty members have voiced concern focusingon the project's trans- parency and equity, as well as its consequences for the intel- lectual environment of depart- ments and academic units. Some University employees interviewed about shared ser- vices agreed only to speak anonymously due to the sensi- See SERVICES, Page 5A HOSPITAL Cancer Center . director to step down from post Ma res cen By Aft versity Cente behin Institu Cente decide post. Und Cance the lea resear rankin ed fr Institu ty-bas Loot direct a stat would ax Wicha, noted and research was significant highlight of his career. He led earcher, oversaw the effort to expand the Cancer Center's reach even further with nter's formation the 2010 acquisition of the North Campus Research Complex from and growth Pfizer. During Wicha's time, the y AMABEL KAROUB center also developed new tech- Daily StaffReporter niques for treating cancers, and created one of the first breast er establishing the Uni- cancer centers in the country y's Comprehensive Cancer that brings together physicians r in a temporary trailer and nurses from different spe- d the Simpson Memorial cialties. ute 27 years ago, Cancer Every five years, the NCI must r Director Max Wicha has renew the grant for the Cancer d to step down from his Center to continue its work. As the grant was recently renewed ler Wicha's leadership, the for the sixth time under Wicha's r Center has become one of leadership, he said he feels that ading cancer treatment and it is the ideal time to hand the ch centers in the country, baton over to his successor. ng fourth in grants award- Over the next year, the Univer- om the National Cancer sity of Michigan Health System ute and first for a universi- will conduct a national search for ed cancer center. Wicha's successor. king back on his time as Wicha said a good replace- or, Wicha said building ment would have avision in mind e-of-the-art facility that for how to take the center for- house both clinical work See DIRECTOR, Page SA LSA sophomore Danielle Purtell speaks at a candlelight vigil for the millions of victims of Typhoon Ha"yan in the Philippines on the Diag Wednesday. Purtell discussed her personal connection to the afflicted nation and how the typhoon affected her family. Students organize vigil for Typhoon Haiayan relief BUSINESS Charitable business opens on South U Merit aims to help underserved high- school students get into college By HILLARY CRAWFORD Daily StaffReporter Even though the streets out- side of the new Merit storefront were cold, the crowd of Ann Arbor residents and students from Detroit and the University created a buzz of excitement on South University Avenue. Merit, which seeks to raise awareness about education issues through the commercial- ization of its clothing brand, was founded by University alum David Merritt. Merit Goodness, Inc. is made primarily of two components, FATE mentorship and the Merit clothing line. FATE, which is based at the University, pairs University stu- See MERIT, Page 2A Over 10,000 dead, 4 million displaced by storm By NEALA BERKOWSKI For the Daity To honor of the victims of the catastrophic devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, more than 60 students gath- ered on the Diag Wednes- day evening for a candlelight vigil. The storm ripped across the nation on Nov. 8, and entire villages were swept away, over 10,000 people have been reported dead and an estimated four million people have been displaced, according to The Wall Street Journal. Organized by the Filipino American Student Associa- tion and the Michigan Envi- ronmental Group Alliance, the vigil opened with the singing of the Philippine National Anthem and continued with students sharing personal sto- ries of friends and family who are living in the Philippines See VIGIL, Page 5A WEATHER HlI:44 GOT A NEWS TIP? TMRO L:4 Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail TOMOR ROW LO: 42 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS .........................2A SUDOKU..................... 2A Scandinavian artists pushing the boundaries of jazz Vol. CXXIV, No. 33 OPINION..........4A C LASSIFI EDS...............6A MICHIGANDALY.COM/BLOGS 2 h ian Dai s ORTS......................7A B - SI D E.................1 B I a