The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 3A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 3A PEACE CORPS From Page 1A Smyser said. "The Peace Corps sees University of Michigan undergrads as well prepared for Peace Corps service, and so I think that's a positive thing that makes Peace Corps take atten- tion of undergrads here." Smyser served in the Corps from 2010 to 2012 in Malawi. He said the University's branch is particularly tight-knit, with for- mer volunteers often returning to the program as staff members or continuing to help. "Returning Peace Corps vol- unteers are attracted to Michi- gan as a graduate program, and that kind of maintains conti- nuity between undergraduate and graduate programs, kind of establishing a larger ethic of Peace Corps service, public service, volunteerism, stuff like that," he said. In terms of the composition of volunteers from the University, Smyser said the group is highly qualified, many with high lan- guage skills and experience in environmental studies and health. He said the Corps draws most students from LSA and the College of Engineering, but also has members from the Ross School of Business and the Ford School of Public Policy. Volun- teers work on a variety of proj- ects ranging from manual labor and infrastructure to education. Nate Gire is another former Peace Corps volunteer and Uni- versity alum, and worked in Peru promoting public health from 2010 to 2012. He also said the University has a strong ethic of volunteerism, adding that Peace Corps members form bonds together through their shared experiences abroad - even between students working in different parts of the globe. "There's a reason they call it the toughest job you'll ever love," Gire said. "It's inspired me to go more into public service and to come to U of M for grad school. I think that both U of M and Peace Corps go hand-in- hand." I In the press release from Tuesday, Hessler-Radelet said graduating college students are still able to apply for a 2015 pro- gram; the deadline is March 1. SEXPERTISE From Page 1A ual choices. Based on research conducted in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe, Neale found many young people are being forced or pressured into engag- ing in sexual activity. "Lots of young girls are hav- ing sex that they are not choos- ing to have," she said. Neale also provided three main pointers for a happy, healthy sex life, including "knowing your body," "granting yourself permission for plea- sure, and understanding that pleasure is both your right and your responsibility",and "decid- ing for yourself what's right and what's wrong," in terms of your sexual behavior. She concluded her address by encouraging the audience to stop judging others on their sexual choices, and to instead become empowered to make their own. Elizabeth Armstrong, asso- ciate professor of sociology & organizational studies, dis- cussed her research, which she saidwasinspiredbyherstudents in her section of a sexual diver- sity class she taught at Indiana University. In her inquiry, she surveyed more than 20,000 col- lege students across the United States about their experiences with hooking up and sexual rela- tionships on campus. Armstrong found that, on average, students reported abouteighthookups, seven dates and two relationships by their senior year of college. "The notion that relation- ships are dead, dating is dead on college campuses, is just not true," she said. Additionally, Armstrong found that not many students are engaging solely in random hookups. In her survey, 46 per- cent of students reported they knew the other person moder- ately to very well in their last hookup. She also found that both women and men reported a better sexual experience after repeated sex with one person, and that men and women actu- ally have a similar desire for lasting relationships. Both speakers. emphasized the importance of students tak- ing charge of their sexuality. In an interview after the event, Neale said it is crucial for students to put what they know about sexual activity into prac- tice. "I don't think the question is whether or not students are informed. It's whether or not they use that information," Neale said. "There aren't many students who aren't aware of the concept of safer sex, not all students know that safer sex supplies are available for free at UHS and not all students recog- nize that they are personally at risk for negative consequences." Armstrong said events such as Sexpertise are an important part of that learning process. "I think what most of what people learn in college they learn from each other. I think one of the ways that people can become better educated about sexuality is talking," she said. "To their friends, to their lovers, to their partners ... and finding out what sex means to them." Over the next three days, Sexpertise will continue with a series of events, including pre- sentations titled "Finding Plea- sure," "Kink for Beginners" and "Mobile Love." As part of the event, anony- mous HIV testing will be held throughout the week at UHS and on Wednesday and Thurs- day at the Safe Sex Store on South University Avenue. UHS From Page 1A sibly within the next decade, the same idea of combining the Uni- versity's wellness groups would apply. "If given the option many years forward I would like to see a larg- er facility that could co-locate the UHS, CAPS, Wolverine Wellness, SAPAC and other health related services" Winfield wrote in an e-mail interview. Agreeing on the common agen- da is an essential first step before any plans can be made for a new facility, Desprez said. In the next month, Wolverine Wellness will be surveying the student body to see if they agree with the four goals proposed in the agenda before moving for- COLEMAN From Page 1A "Few individuals have matched the indelible mark she has made on the face of American higher education, from fostering initia- tives that greatly improved the academic lives of her students to speaking out about the edu- cational importance of diver- sity and helping launch efforts to increase our nation's ability to better compete on the global eco- nomic stage," Broad said in a press release. ACE cited Coleman's impact CSG From Page 1A within the current legislation to help enroll African-Americans of deserved stature into the Univer- sity of Michigan," Mays said. Rackham student Samuel Mol- nar, a CSG representative who co-authored the resolution, said BSU's withdrawal of support was a detriment to the bill but not a coincidence. "The point of this is to get all these (student) groups to be allies and I think that we're going to be a lot stronger if we can stick together," Molnar said. "The schism between these groups is not new and it's not by accident, it's meant to keep us from build- ing a real, strong movement." Mays' amendment was one of roughly 10 to the resolution, five of which were passed. one amendment added Native Americans and Native Alaskans ward. Students know the facts and know what is good for their per- sonal well-being, Desprez said, but that does not necessarily correlate with a typical college social life. The hope is that Wol- verine Wellness shows up more in a student's everyday life as a reminder to make responsible decisions. Wolverine Wellness recently piloted a new wellness coach- ing program where students can make an appointment with awell- ness coach to talk and set goals for themselves. Mobile applications including the Stress Buster and Stay In The Blue apps are other ways Wolver- ine Wellness is trying to stay at the forefront in students' lives. Another goal Desprez has for the Wolverine Wellness program on improving student life - spe- cifically residential life and inter- disciplinary studies - as well as innovation and creativity as top considerations for the award. The announcement also noted Cole- man's expansion of academic partnerships, both with univer- sities around the world and with Google, which will "enable the public to search the text of the University's 7-million-volume library." During her tenure at the Uni- versity, Coleman spearheaded The Michigan Difference cam- paign, which raised $3.2 billion for a variety of programs and to minority groups in need of more representation on the Uni- versity campus. CSG President Michael Proppe moved to change a line that origi- nally stated, "... and be it further resolved that CSG defends the right of minority and anti-racist students to speak the plain truth about racism ..." to "CSG defends the right freedom of speech for all students." Molnar said this wasn't a worthwhile rewrite. "This isn't a resolution about free speech, it's a resolution about racism," Molnar said. "Should we defend to the free speech of stu- dents to be racist?" Eventually, this language changed to say "CSG defends the right of all students to speak the plain truth about racism," avoid- ing the problem of free speech but including the entire student body rather than restricting the resolu- tion to minorities. Public Policy junior Carly is to cross-train coaches to know the connections between sexual health, eating and body image and alcohol- and drug-related issues, so they can properly educate and help students. Winfield said alcohol use on campus is clearly related to issues of serious harm, including sexual assault, violence and academic failure, and hopes that the Wol- verine Wellness program can work to address these issues and their causes. Wolverine Wellness will also work to eradicate the stigma sur- rounding mental and behavior issues that students have, a con- cern voiced by students as well as administrators, Desprez said. "I hope that students will be more accepting of imperfection, void of the stigma associated with mental and emotional health, and initiatives. Additionally, Cole- man created the Residential Life Initiative to renovate residential halls across campus. The organization also noted Coleman's selection as one of six university presidents to help launch the Advanced Manufac- turing Partnership an effort that fosters collaboration between industry, universities and the fed- eral government. Coleman will receive the award on March 9 at ACE's 96th Annual Meeting in San Diego. She will also deliver the annual Robert H. Atwell Lecture, which focuses on a timely higher education topic. Manes, an LSA representative in the Assembly and the 2014 forUM presidential candidate, suggested an amendment stating "the CSG assembly requests that the presi- dent of CSG shall express his sup- port for this resolution at the next regent meeting." This amend- ment was passed as well. Prior to discussing the resolu- tion, speakers from The Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, asked CSG to declare direct sup- port for 10-percent minority enrollment, a policy that BAMN claimed the University promised to achieve over 40 years ago, BAMN members in attendance included a University alum, cur- rent University students and sev- eral high school students mostly from the Detroit area. Mays said that the focus on overturning Michigan's ban on affirmative action ban would free from spaces that threaten the safety and wellbeing of oth- ers in the community," Engineer- ing senior Jake Heller, a student focus group participant, wrote in an e-mail. This past weekend, Desprez and 29 University students and staff traveled to Purdue Univer- sity and the University of Illinois to examine how other universities approach wellness in rec sports programs. University staff from Student Life, Recreational Sports, Uni- versity Unions, Auxiliary Capi- tal Projects and Architecture, Engineering and Construction observed newly renovated spaces, including leisure pools, multi- activity courts and group exercise rooms and had the opportunity to speak to students and staff at the respective campuses. Last March, more than 1,500 leaders in higher education con-" vened in Washington, D.C. for the four-day meeting, which focused on massive open online courses, or MOOCs. Since announcing her retire- ment last spring, Coleman has been awarded several honorary degrees, including ones at Michi- gan State University and Indiana University. President-elect Mark Schlis- sel, the current provost at Brown University, was announced as Coleman's successor at the end of January. His term will begin July 1. reward BAMN's "past behavior," which he labeled as aggressive and not worthy of merit. Maya, added that affirmative action should have a resolution to itself, separate from the BSU's more attainable goals. Public Policy junior Bobby Dishell, CSG vice president; reminded the assembly that while a well-formed proposal support- ing diversity was important, rep- resentatives needed to keep the feasibility of new initiatives in perspective as a student-based organization. "It's very effective to work with the administration with active action plans that we at CSG can do, and not necessarily take posi- tions on national policy issues that aren't going to be decided here in this room," Dishell said. Now, the resolution will head to the Senate Advisory Commit- tee on University Affairs and eventually to E. Royster Harper, vice president for student affairs. Afghanistan domestic violence law draws international response, outcry ASTEROID From Page 2A ging asteroids around in the Moon's orbit. Apart from colonization of the solar system, another potential purpose for mining asteroids is bringing materials back to Earth for environmen- tal and commercial purposes. "t think one of the best prod- ucts from (asteroid mining), whether you're mining for pre- cious metals that are rare on earth or water for propulsion, is that there's the opportunity for us to stop destroying the Earth's environment," said Engineering senior Bradley Costa. U.S. embassy becomes involved in recent limitations to women's testimony KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A new draft law in Afghani- stan that would limit testimony in domestic violence cases is drawing international outcry, with activists warning it is part of a broader trend toward roll- ing back women's rights in the nation. Afghanistan's parliament last month approved changes to the country's criminal code that would prevent relatives. of alleged abusers from testify- ing against them. Legal experts say this would have a chilling effect on prosecutions involving violence against women, where relatives are often the only wit- nesses. As the law awaits final signa- ture from President Hamid Kar- zai, a growing chorus of Afghan activists and of Kabul's Western allies alike are urging him to veto the legislation. The issue is buried in about 100 pages of Afghanistan's new criminal code - labeled Article 26. While it does not specifically mention women or domestic violence, Article 26 bars a broad swath of "relatives" for acting as witnesses - an issue in a coun- try where the bulk of violence against women is committed by or in front of family members, especially given how restricted freedom of movement is for many women. In practice, legal experts say, it would mean that a woman cannot testify that her uncle raped her, that a mother who sees her daughter beaten by her father or brother, cannot testify; that family members witness- ing a young woman being forced into marriage by her father can- not be used in a prosecution, that a sister or brother who wit- nesses an honor killing cannot be questioned. They say it would mean there would have been no short-term justice for Sahar Gul, a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan when it emerged that her in-laws had kept her in a basement for six months after her arranged mar- riage, tortured her with hot irons, and ripped out her finger- nails. Her in-laws were sentenced to 10 years in prison - an out- come that never would have been possible if Gul's relatives were unable to testify. Kimberley Motley, who repre- sented Gul, called the new legis* lation a "catastrophic nightmare for women's rights" in AfghaniW stan and goes against the nation'sg constitution and Shariah law. WE MADE THIS AD AT 2:30 A.M. (We wish we were kidding.) DO US A FAVOR AND FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! @michigandaily AND LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. IT'LL MAKE US FEEL BETTER ABOUT OUR SLEEP DEPREVATION.