2A - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A - Wednesday, February 12, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Ohio State promotes wellness Student wellness programs at Ohio State University have been reformed to align with the find- ings of a new study conducted by Brown University and the Miriam Hospital, The Ohio State Lantern reported Monday. The study suggests that col- leges should intervene early, even during a student's freshman year, to assess alcohol abuse risk and provide one-on-one feedback. In addition to individualized assessments and counseling, the study also showed the effec- tiveness of teaching moderation strategies. A Brown press release said colleges "screen all freshmen within their first few weeks for alcohol risk and offer effective combinations of interventions for those who report drinking." The Brief Alcohol Screen- ing and Intervention for College Students program has shown its commitment to making more of an impact on campus. Amanda Blake, program coordinator for Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Education and Prevention at OSU's Student Wellness Center, described the program that has been set in place as a potential model for other universities. MSU Launches Website Geared Toward Higher Education Advocacy A new website created at Michigan State University will serve as an outlet for advocates of LSA senior Ali Pierce poses during the tent the ton- way fashion show in the Michigan League Tuesday. CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES A catnap outside Cook WHERE: Martha Cook Residence Hall WHEN: Monday at about 3 p.m. WHAT: A 53-year-old subject found sleeping on a heating vent outside the building was asked to move, University Police reported. Intruder alert Concert band Urban life WHERE: University preformance seminar higher education, The State News reported Tuesday. The website, named Spartan Advocate, allows students to reach policymakers so they can take direct action toward decreasing tuition and dealing with other challenges facing MSU. Governmental Affairs at MSU has heightened efforts to educate alumni clubs and legislators on how the university allocates state funds. Monique Field, assistant vice president of strategic initia- tives for Governmental Affairs, said the website aims to reach out to alumni who have the greatest ability to influence legislators to make degrees both more afford- able and accessible. -HILLARYCRAWFORD TH REE T HINGS YOU SHO UL D KNOW TODAY Grand Rapids native fired a gun at the drive- thru window at McDon- alds after employees botched her order twice in a row, the Huffington Post reported. No one was injured and the woman was later arrasted by Grand Rapids police. President Coleman may spin the Cube each morning, but it's the service staff who move the 'U' each day. The Statement takes an in-depth look at the staff who shape this campus. so FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT The Associated Press reported Tuesday that an Ohio woman chris- tened Sheila Ranea Crabtree changed her name to one that reflects her "fun and free-spirited nature": Sexy. Her husband and daughters approve of her change. 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Main St. 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. k 1 Asteroid mining could be Petition started to revive beneficial for space travel part-time legislature Materials from space potentially beneficial to Earth resource supplies ByTOMMCBRIEN Daily StaffReporter Earth is more than just our home planet - it's is a giant spaceship with a finite amount of materials. Strain on Earth is resources grows in propor- tion to the human population, and the planet is already run- ning out of important materials such as the rare earth metals that make our electronics work. However, some University researchers are embarking on an effort to lessen the stress on the mother ship: the endeavor of asteroid mining. Asteroid mining refers to a future practice in which humans could prospect, cor- ral and mine asteroids - flying chunks of rock in space - for useful materials such as water, iron, platinum and rare earth metals. The materials could be used for many different eco- nomic and welfare purposes. NASA's 2014 budget proposal contains the Asteroid Initiative, which provides a model of what asteroid mining would look like. The first step of the initiative would be prospecting, or exam- ining an asteroid to determine what elements it contains. The second step would be redirec- tion, or capturingthe asteroid to bring it under control and mov- ing it to a safe place for mining, such as the Moon's orbit. The third and final step would be EU .' K the mining itself, either manned or unmanned. One purpose of asteroid min- ing would be to utilize materials in space exploration. Engineer- ing Prof. Alec Gallimore said asteroid miningwouldbe avalu- able contribution to expanded space programs. "The question is,'What is the most efficient way of colonizing the solar system?"' he said. "And the notion of doing that might be so-called 'living off the land.' Instead of bringing resources that we need to colonize Mars, asteroids, etc. all the way from the Earth, what if we were able to actually extract those essen- tial materials that are needed locally?" With a current cost of about $10,000 per pound to send something into orbit, the pos- sibility of using materials found in space,.as opposed to bringing all supplies from Earth, would be the most cost- and energy-effective option available. This would fit into what Engineering Prof. Brian Gilchrist said is a "resurgence and entre- preneurial mindset of new things we can do in space that haven't been considered at all." Gilchrist's research focuses on space teth- ering, which involves connecting two space- craft with a conductive cable. As the spacecraft orbit in Earth's elec- tromagnetic field, the cable becomes charged. Solar power is used to add or leak charge from this circuit, causing the two spacecraft to move up or down. This theo- retical system would allow the satellites to gain momentum with- out a propellant, and could have practical applications for tug- See ASTEROID, Page 3A Michigan group to gather signatures for small government ballot proposal ByANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily StaffReporter This weekend, organizers will begin the hunt for more than 320,000 signatures necessary to put their proposal for a part- time legislature on a statewide ballot. The Committee to Restore Michigan's Part-Time Legisla- ture launched a petition to bring the question of a part-time leg- islature before voters on the Nov. 4 election ballot. The peti- tion was approved Feb. 6 by the Board of State Canvassers. This petition is the first attempt by this eight-member committee to bring the proposal before voters. If the petition is approved, it would not be the first time the state has operated under a part-time legislature. Though Michigan has had a full-time legislature since 1963, it is only one of four states - along with California, New York and Penn- sylvania - that still have a full- time legislature. By enacting a part-time legis- lature, lawmakers would be paid less and would work on a part- time basis. Additionally, the leg- islature would only meet during a limited number of days. Committee Chairman Norm Kammeraad said a part-time legislature would help lawmak- ers prioritize their work in Lan- sing. "(The proposal) will make government more efficient by taking the legislature that we have ... and placing it in a part- time role," he said. The petition would establish 60 days as the maximum annual number of legislative sessions, and would reduce legislators' salaries from roughly $75,000 to $35,000 annually. The plan would also reduce the total number of legislative staff mem- bers to 250. Kammeraad also wants to see full disclosure of payments of legislators' expenses. He added that one of the main issues behind the propos- al is that the cost of producing, adopting and enforcing each leg- islative bill is too high. By short- ening the time legislators spend in their roles, they will be forced to prioritize the bills they work on. "They are not going to have the time to sit there and try to make a name for themselves," he said. State Rep. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) said he views the effort as an unproductive reaction of dismay toward the government. "Part time legislature is going to guarantee that we have less capable, less qualified and less well-informed legislators," he said. The pay cuts will also nega- tively affect legislators, Irwin said. People will be less effective as legislators because they will be more focused on doing other jobs to generate income. "It will also mean that the types of people who can run for office are going to be either retired folks or extremely wealthy folks because (those) who have to work for a living and have to pay for their mort- gage - those people aren't going to be able to be public servants," he said. Another component of the proposal will require the disclo- sure of all bills five days before a vote of the legislature. This change will allow the public time to examine the content of the bill, Kammeraad said. Under the current system, legislators do not know the content of all the bills they pass. "What we've got right now is it comes out of the committee and it goes for vote, instantly," Kammerad said. "And there's no disclosure, nobody is given the chance to absorb it. Not even the legislators themselves know what they are voting on half the time." Though Irwin said he rec- ognizes the volume of bills can pose a challenge, he said a part- time legislature would only increase the extent of the prob- lem. "There will still be a flood of complicated issues; legislators will just have far less time and it will be far more likely that leg- islators will be voting on issues that they don't really under- stand," he said. LSA sophomore Derek Magill, president of the University's chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, said he fully supports the idea of a part-time legisla- ture, as well as the reduction in pay. He added that though some members of his organization have been working closely with those involved in the part-time legislature committee, there has been no formal alliance between the two groups. "My organization hasn't thought about doing that yet, but that may be something coming down the pipeline depending on whether it gets enough atten- tion on campus," Magill said. "It's something my organization definitely supports." As the committee begins to gather signatures, Kammeraad said the petition drive will be conducted on a grassroots basis. "Right now we have already allocated captains in just about every county in the state who will be leading the petition drive in their counties," he said. The committee needs to gath- er the signatures before July 7 for the proposal to appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. The committee will end the petition drive on July 1 so it can prepare to submit the results to the Michigan Secretary of State. Kammeraad also said the group has set a 400,000-signature tar- get to ensure its goal is met. I r t 1 0