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Alum disscusses social role of University

Since G.A. Finch has been at the
University, he has been a partner at
Chicago-based lawfirm Hoogendoorn
E Talbot LLP and served as Chicago's
deputy planning commissioner, gen-
eral counselor to the Chicago Housing
Authority and now, as chief of staff
to Cook County Board President Toni
Preckwinkle.
You seem to be deeply involved
in public service, education being
of particular interest to you. Why
have you taken up such a role?
Well, I think public service is
something that everyone should
do. Whether they're serving for the
military or doing stints in the gov-
ernment sector, I think we all have a

duty to be active citizens.
The benefits of doing public ser-
vice are that it makes you a better
professional, a better leader to be
in these kinds of roles. You develop
a new skill set. You develop broader
relationships. I think it makes you
better at what you do, wherever you
come from. It's helped to me a better
counselor and adviser and advocate
for my clients.
What steps do you think need
to be taken by the University or
by the state government at large
to ensure the representation of
minority groups at institutions of
higher learning?
I think it's the responsibility of

the University community and the
administration to make sure there is
a nurturing, benign environment for
all students, whatever persuasion or
ethnicity or gender orientation.
In terms of the mechanics and the
practicalities of how you increase
the number of minorities, I think it's
critical to provide sufficient finan-
cial aid to anyone who has an ability
to get in and to succeed at Michi-
gan. But I think what's happened is
that because it's been tied to race
and ethnicity, it is being perceived
as giving advantages to particular
minorities to the disadvantage of
other ethnic groups of whatever per-
suasion. I think financial aid should
be tied to one's economic circum-
stances. Not all African Americans

CRIME NOTES
Password,
please
WHERE: Hatcher Gradu-
ate Library
WHEN: Tuesday at 11:50
a.m.
WHAT: About 100 high-
school students protested
on the steps of the library,
blocking the entrance, Uni-
versity Police reported.

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES

Very Bleed Maize,
superstitious beat OSU

WHERE: 1300 McIntyre
WHEN: Tuesday at about
8:45 a.m.
WHAT: A side mirror was
broken off a vehicle parked
in a public lot, University
Police reported. The
incident occurredbetween
Nov. 18 and Nov. 19.

Bumper cars,
Branching out anyone?

WHAT: Come participate
in the blood drive, taking
place up until Nov. 27th, to
beat OSU in the Blood Battle
and do a good deed for the
day.
WHO: Blood Drives United
WHEN: Today from 8 a.m.
to 11:30 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
Law School
App Prep
WHAT: Current law school
applicants can make an
appointment through the
Career Center to attend this
workshop to learn how to
write personal statements.
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: Today from 3:30 to
4:10 p.m.
WHERE: Student Activities
Building

Interview inp
WHAT: This interview
workshop is open to und
grads from all grades, an
will outline strategies th
prove helpful in intervie
for either full time jobs o
internships.
WHO: The Career Cente
WHEN: Today from 3:3(
p.m. to 4:30 p.m
WHERE: Student Activ
Building
Annie's back!
WHAT:Annie will be pe
formed tonight. Families
are welcome!
WHO: Michigan Union
Ticket Office
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Mendelssohn
Theatre
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are impoverished. Many come from
a solid middle-class and upper-class
background, and they don't need
financial aid. .
In terms of increasing minorities
at Michigan, I think Michigan has
a good story to tell and it needs to
be told better. My father, he went to
Michigan in the 1920s, and they've
always had African Americans going
to the University. And so I think
Michigan has a good story to tell;
that there is a long history of African
Americans matriculating and doing
well at Michigan.
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T H REE T HINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW TODAY
Sut 1Burger King announced
Tuesday that it plans
er- to expand to India, The
d Wall Street Journal report-
at ed Wednesday. It plans on
ws tweaking the menu by add-
r ing a "local twist" and has yet
to decide which burgers to
0 include on the menu.
ities "RENT" will be put on
by MUSKET, the stu-
dent-run musical the-
ater organization on campus
that is made up entirely of
r- students. Read about it inthis
week's b-side.
" FOR MORE, SEE INSIDE
People Magazine has
named Adam Levine
the official "Sexiest
Man Alive," reported People
on Tuesday. The singer has
been especially successful
this past year, after develop-
ing his own clothingline. But
he has a girlfiriend, ladies.

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WHERE: 1919 Green
WHEN: Tuesday at about
7:30 p.m.
WHAT: A U of M vehicle
was damaged by a broken
branch, University Police
reported. The vehicle suf-
fered damage to the door
and fender, but no injuries
were sustained.

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WHERE: 1520 Fuller
WHEN: Tuesday at about
9:20 a.m.
WHAT: A parked vehicle
sustained bumper damage
after being backed into by
another car, University
Police reported. The culprit
left the scene.


Nuclear talks begin amid Iran's
warning of negotitation limits

U.S. officials seek
agreement through
bilateral meetings
despite tensions
GENEVA (AP) - A new round
of Iran nuclear talks began in fits
and starts Wednesday, with the
two sides ending a first session
just minutes after it began amid
warnings from Iran's supreme
leader of "red lines" beyond

which his country will not com-
promise.
Still, both sides indicated a
first-step agreement was pos-
sible on a deal to roll back Iran's
nuclear program in exchange for
limited sanctions relief, despite
strong opposition from Israel
and unease in both Congress and
among Iranian hard-liners.
President Barack Obama
appears determined to reach such
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former ally that turned adversary
after the Islamic Revolution of
1979.
But America's longtime allies
Israel and Saudi Arabia fear a deal
will fall short of ending the Ira-
nian threat and that a resurgent
Iran will transform the balance
of power in the Middle East.
A senior U.S. official said
Wednesday's brief plenary was
only a formality and that bilateral
meetings would continue through
the evening to try to hammer
out the first steps of a deal. She
demanded anonymity under U.S.
government briefing rules.
However, there was also tough
talk, reflecting tensions from
nearly a decade of negotiations
that have begunto make headway
only recently.
While voicing support for the
talks, Iran's supreme Leader,
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted
there are limits to the concessions
Tehran will make. And he blast-
ed Israel as "the rabid dog of the
region" - comments rejected by
French President Francois Hol-
lande as "unacceptable."
French spokeswoman Najat
Vallaud-Belkacem told report-
ers in Paris that such statements
complicate the talks, but France
still hopes for a deal and its posi-
tion has not changed. At the pre-
vious round earlier this month,
France said it wanted tough con-
ditions in any preliminary deal
with Iran, and those negotiations
then ended with both sides speak-
ing of progress but continued dif-
ferences on a final agreement.
Khamenei gave no further
details in a speech to a paramili-
tary group aimed at both placat-
ing hard-liners and showing his
backing for the Iranian officials
meeting with international nego-
tiators in Geneva. But his men-
tion of Iran's "nuclear rights" was
widely interpreted as a reference
to uranium enrichment.
For his part, Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
pushed ahead with criticism of
what he asserts is a deal in the
making that will give Iran too
much for too little in return.

MERIT
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dents with students from
the Jalen Rose Leadership
Academy, a public charter high
school on the Northwest side of
Detroit founded by the former
Michigan basketball player of
its name. Merit, the business
side, donates 20 percent of its
revenue toward scholarships
awarded to mentees who par-
ticipate in FATE.
The store opened its doors
South University Avenue ear-
lier in the month, but officially
joined the Ann Arbor business
community in a ribbon cutting
ceremony Wednesday night.
The ceremony began as Com-
pulsive Lyres, a University a
cappella group, performed out-
side of the storefront. Univer-
sity alum Kuhu Saha, founder
of FATE, addressed the audi-
ence gathered on the sidewalk,
thanking them for their sup-
port.
The ribbon was cut by Jan-
Ida Ripton, a student at the
Jalen Rose Leadership Acad-
emy. Ripton told the crowd
that the opportunities offered
by the FATE program and that
the promise of a $5,000 college
scholarship, raised by Merit
revenues, has encouraged her

aspirations to attend New York
University and study theater.
Merritt gave remarks after Rip-
ton's address.
"When David and Kuhu first
came to the Jalen Rose Leader-
ship Academy and talked about
how the program would help
students get to college, I was
just awestruck and said, 'I just
need to enter this program,' "
Ripton said. "I love the fact that
we get to visit different organi-
zations and businesses and get
to go outside our community."
LSA senior Dailyn Foster,
president of FATE, said the men-
torship and outreach program
has done its part by spreading
the word through social media
and other means.
"Part of our mission is to
support the store," Foster said.
"The whole purpose is so that
kids get scholarships ... and get a
chance to go to college."
Ann Arbor resident Suzanne
Upton, who has a daughter in
high school, came to the open-
ing to support the new business
in the community.
"I think the way David put
it - that you're wearing a badge
that supports something larger
than yourself - is kind of cool,"
Upton said.
Members of the Ann Arbor
Chamber of Commerce were
also present at the event. Joey

Blaszczyk, membership sales
representative of the chamber,
said he respects the fact that
Merritt chose to return to Ann
Arbor to establish his business.
"They give back so much to
the youth, funding so many
scholarships - really going out
of the way to make them suc-
ceed is what makes them stand
out," Blaszczyk said.
Merritt said he wants to
expand the store by opening an
outlet in Detroit, which he pre-
dicts will happen in the next
12-to-18 months. Marketing the
brand is a part of the process,
and much of it will rely on get-
ting word out to University stu-
dents.
"So many of our U of M stu-
dents are so dedicated to giving
back, that we can connect with
them on that, and know that
we're going to connect fashion-
wise with a lot of students,"
Merritt said. "We're trying to
get the best of both worlds -
whichever hits the heart - so
we can hopefully become a fab-
ric of the community."
Zingerman's and Google,
which have provided workshop
to FATE mentees, have signed
on as two of the 20 community
partners supporting Merit.
- Anna Grant contributed
to this report.

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