OE 1MidUigan 0aL i ON:I Ill..N1I'I) 1\ NI I 0{ Is I \ B 0 t~12 i L tId)I0( , N ~L I Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, January 21, 2014 michigandaily.com MILK DAY Belafonte addresses inequality in keynote ALLISON FARRAND/Daily Kinesiology sophomore Capri'Nara Kendall participates insa demonstration organized by the Black Student Union in front of Hill Auditorium Monday. As a follow-up to their #BBUM campaign the students announced seven demands and gave University administrators seven days to respond. Protests call for inclusion Social activist, musician delivers speech to celebrate Dr. King's legacy By TANAZ AHMED Daily StaffReporter For the 28th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sympo- sium, Hurry Belafonte, a social activist and award-winning musician, delivered the keynote memorial lecture at Hill Audito- rium. Every year, the University holds the largest Martin Luther King, Jr. Day symposium of any college in the nation. Along with the keynote speech, the Univer- sity held several other events that examined the symposium's 2014 theme, "Power, Justice, Love: Heal the Divide." According to the symposium's website, the notions of power, justice and love were trans- formed during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Together, these changed concepts helped bridge the divide created by racial violence and inequality. Belafonte, a noted singer and songwriter, worked with King and former President John F. Kennedy during the Civil Rights Movement. He was formerly a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, promoting one of the United Nations principal charitable organizations. Belafonte called onthe attend- ees to look for solutions to a variety of systemic problems, ranging from lingering racism to violence agasint women, adding that, "somewhere along the line we (the nation) seemed to have lost our moral compass." During his speech, Belafonte discussed issues the country cur- rently faces, such as the unequal distribution of wealth and its connection to the prevalence of racism and sexism in popular culture. Belafonte also recounted the See KEYNOTE, Page 5A BSU demands seven initiatives aimed to improve diversity By YARDAIN AMRON & CLAIRE BRYAN Daily StaffReporters The protest lasted barely ten minutes, but the ultimatum was clear: seven demands, seven days. Coinciding with Martin Luther King, Jr. Dayon Monday, students from the Black Student Union protested the Universi- ty's response to racial issues on campus across Central Campus. As the first wave of students and staff filed out from social activist Henry Belafonte's key- note address at Hill Auditorium, a line of about 15 students from BSU were waiting on the steps, signs in hand. Engineering junior Rob- ert Greenfield, BSU treasurer, stepped onto a lamppost plat- form and addressed a crowd of about 30 people. "What brings me here today is not that social action is done. What brings me here today is the unfinished business of the first three fights of the Black action movement," Greenfield said. LSA senior Erick Gavin, a member of the BSU, took Green- field's place on the lamppost and laid out a concrete list of demands, some of which were addressed late last week by the University. Business senior Shayla Scales, who spoke last, demanded a response from the University's administration. "We have heard the Universi- ty use the phrase 'We are listen- ing' since 1970, and I am tired of waiting for a response. We are tired of waiting for a response," Scales said. "We allow the University seven days to end negotiations and to come to con- clusions on our seven demands." See PROTESTS, Page 5A ENTREPRENEURSHIP MHacks moves to Motor City for third event Three-day computer dents, who may not have even known each other prior to the programming expo event, were required to brain- storm, design, build and dem- draws 1200 student onstrate a piece of technology within the event's 36-hour win- participants dow. While prizes are awarded for By IAN DILLINGHAM the best creations, many partici- DailyNews Editor pants said hackathons represent the beginning of a transition in DETROIT-While many peo- how colleges teach computer ple from around the nation flood- science. Rather than traditional ed into Detroit this weekend lecture-style instruction, hack- for the annual North American athons focus on the project- InternationalAuto Show, agroup based learning, which many of computer science students view as more applicable to real- made the journey for a different world industries. reason. Engineering junior Dylan Hosted by MPowered and Hurd, one of the event's Michigan Hackers, MHacks - a directors, said computer sci- three-day computer program- ence programs across the ming competition and expo country have been delving - moved to Detroit this semes- in project-based learning - ter to better suit the needs and which MHacks demonstrates. mission of the event. This week- "A lot of schools are seeing end's event was the third pre- that learning extends beyond the sentation of the hackathon at classroom - it's about know- the University in the last two ing how to work in a real-world years. environment," Hurd said. "I Following the format of pre- think the University does a vious years, teams of four stu- See MHACKS;Page5A Students, faculty fill the Michigan Union's new Starbucks in its soft opening Monday. Private preview kicks off opening of new Starbucks CAMPUS LIFE Students develop new video games in contest Wolverine Software hosts intensive 48-hour competition By EMILIE PLESSET Daily StaffReporter A video game can take up to 100 professional developers and over a year to create, but this past weekend, 70 University students created them in teams of four in only 48 hours. Wolverine Software, a student group dedicated to the develop- ing video games, ran the 48-Hour Game Jam competition, which began its run Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. and ended Sunday at 7:00 p.m. in the Duderstadt Cen- ter on North Campus. At the end of the 48th hour, students played each other's games and ranked their top three favorites. Judges also scored the games on various aspects includ- ing gameplay, creativity and originality, visuals, audio, polish and bugs, and the incorporation of the theme. See GAMES, Page SA Coffee chain serves as final addition to Union eateries By CAROLYN GEARIG Daily StaffReporter Let the caffination begin. Or not, decaf's fine too. Starbucks opened its Michi- gan Union location at a private preview event Monday morn- ing and will host its grand opening Tuesday. The coffee chain joined a host of recent additions including Ahmo's Gyros and Deli and Au Bon Pain. Starbucks occupies the space next the Union Court- yard that previously held Amer's Mediterranean Deli, which closed in May after its reapplication for the space was rejected. The location will serve coffee beverages, sand- wiches, baked goods and other items, similar to other loca- tions near campus on South University Avenue and State Street. One unique factor from the other stores, however, is that the Union location will accept Blue Bucks. Michigan Union director Susan Pile said she hoped the addition of Starbucks - as well as Au Bon Pain, which opened Jan. 7 - will bring more activ- See STARBUCKS, Page SA WEATHER HI.11 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM TMOR L 11 Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Sexual assult reported in Mason Hall TOMORROW news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS INDEX Vol, CXXIV, No.51 02014 The Michigan Sally michigandaily.com NEWS ....... 2A CLASSIFIEDS ...............6A SU D O K U ..................... 2 A RTS ...........................7 A O PINIO N.....................,4A SPORTSTUESDAY.......... 1B 1i