2A - Monday, Janurary 13, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 2A -MonayJanrary13,201 Th Miciga Daly micigadaiyco 9hic Michigan Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETERSHAHIN KIRBY VOIGTMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-410-4115 ext. 1251 734-410-4115 ext1241 pjshahsin@michigandailyecom kvoigtman@michigandailyeom Tribes gather at 'U' for pow wow Forty years ago this week Thirty years ago this week Twenty years ago this week (January 13, 1974) (January 14,1984) (January 14, 1994) DANCE Native Americans from 24 tribes gathered in the Michigan League ballroom for a pow wow sponsored by the University's Native American Student Orga- nization. More than 200 Native Americans from cities and res- ervations across the country attended the pow wow. Teddy Deverney, Native American from the Ottawa tribe and student at the time, sup- ported the pow wow because he said many people "think Indi- ans are a defeated race." Two students were sexually assaulted, one off campus and one in South Quad Residence Hall. The assaults, assumed to be unrelated, occurred at about midnight. An 18-year- old woman was raped in the driveway of a residence at the intersection of Washtenaw and South University avenues. She was walking home when a man grabbed her from behind and attacked her. , The other student was in a South Quad bathroom when a 20-year-old male, whom she knew, sexually assaulted her. The University's Black Student Union boycotted events for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Sym- posium because they thought the University failed to "honor the history of activism out of which the symposium was created." BSU said the theme of the activities, "'American Culture' or 'America-the Multicultural'?" was not relevant to the Black community King represented. "This holiday is not just a Black celebration. It was not intended that way," Jack Matlock, Director of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives, said. - CAROLYN GEARING Newsroom 734-418-415 opt.3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com ArtsSection arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales dailydisplay@gmail.com Online Sales onlineads@michigandaily.com News Tips news@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com Finance finance@michigandaity.com [SA sophomores Jessica White and Anne Pingel talk to Sean Miller during Dance Marathon at the University's Charity ball on Friday. CRIME NOTES CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Return to sender WHERE: Biomedical Sci- ence Research Building WHEN: Friday at about 12:40 p.m. WHAT: A University deliv- ery account was used fradu- lent during the past week, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Hit and,.. stop? WHERE: 815 S. University Ave. WHEN: Saturday at about 4:15 a.m. WHAT: A University vehi- cle was struck by another vehicle, University Police reported. The car in ques- tion was found nearby shortly afterward and the driver was arrested. No inire e re rennrted Bike still on winter break WHERE: Argus Building II WHEN: Friday at about 10 a.m. WHAT: A bike was report- ed stolen sometime between Dec. 20 and Jan. 5, Univer- sityPolice reported. There are no suspects. Trickle down effect WHERE: School of Den- tistry WHEN: Friday at 11:20 a.m. WHAT: A third floor leak damaged ceiling tiles and may have also damaged an elevator, University Police reported. Plant Operations was contacted for repair. Shale gas lecture WHAT: A Cornell Univer- sity professor will discuss local government responses to fracking. WHO: Center for Local, State and Urban Policy WHEN: Today from 12:00 p.m. to1:00 p.m. WHERE: Weill Hall Chicago Public Schools play WHAT: Framed by dis- cussion, this performance depicts a first-year teacher's experience in Chicago Public Schools. The script was developed from an interview with a teacher who worked with struggling students. WHO: Ford School WHEN: Today from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Weill Hall Internship workshop WHAT: Participants in these small group discus- sions will focus on the internships search process. WHO: Career Center WHEN: Today from 6:30- 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Student Activity Building, Career Center Program Room Anxiety workshop WHAT: Counselors will discuss managing anxiety. WHO: CAPS WHEN: Today from 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union, CAPS Office 3100 CORRECTIONS . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. Businesses, restaurants and schools in Charles- ton, West Virgina have been closed and 300,000 resi- dents have been left without tap water following a chemi- cal spill into the water supply Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Michigan football team, which recieved an invitation to the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, will play its postseason in Arizona for the first time since 1986. >> FOR MORE, SEE OPINION, PAGE 4 Following his arrest for using Nike brand shoes to stomp in the face of a client, Oregon pimp Sirgior- gio Clardy is suing Nike for not warning consumers that the shoes can cause injury if used as a weapon, The Orego- nian reported. 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The action means that more t allowed, then than 1,000 same-sex couples who were married in Utah in the ealed and later last month can file federal taxes jointly, get Social Security bene- reinstated fits for spouses and request legal immigration status for partners, LAKE CITY (AP) - among other benefits. tples in Utah have expe- Gay couples rejoiced over the a helter-skelter wave news. ions over the last three Seth Anderson and Michael They were suddenly Ferguson were the first gay cou- to marry, then saw the ple to legally marry in Utah, and gs stopped by the U.S. they were thrilled at the thought e Court and were told of having the same federal ben- e wouldn't recognize the efits as straight couples. They plan to file their taxes jointly the federal government because of the change. ervened and said it will "Our apartment burst into cel- ze their weddings. ebratory anthems of Cher and announcement Friday Beyonc6," said Seth Anderson Attorney General Eric about his reaction to Holder's that the government statement. "It is a great feeling nor gay marriage in Utah to know the federal government the latest strong show of stands with us, especially in a for same-sex weddings state that has for years tried to exclude us." A federal judge overturned Utah's ban on same-sex mar- riage on Dec. 20, and hundreds of couples got married. The U.S. Supreme Court put a halt to the weddingsuntilthecourtssortout the matter. Utah then declared it would not recognize the wed- dings, but would allow couples to continue to receive whatever benefits they had obtained before the high court ruling. Utah leaders reiterated on Friday that the state would not recognize same-sex weddings, meaning couples can receive federal benefits but are limited at the state level. The Mormon church weighed in again Friday, instructing local leaders that same-sex wedding ceremonies and receptions are prohibited in its churches and reiterating its belief that homosexuality is not condoned by God. But for same-sex couples who have experienced a wave oftemo- HU tions, the show of support from " the federal government turned a rally at the Utah state capitol into a raucous celebration. People held signs that read, "Two moms make a right," "Love is love" and "Marriage is 7 5 a human right - not a hetero- sexual privilege" and "We are 2 6 $ Family" played through loud- speakers. Laura Fields, who retired 7 9 from the Air Force in 2006, said her new wife can now get a 5 9 4 military identification card that will allow her to take advan- tage of benefits offered military spouses, such as health coverage and access to commissaries and 9 exchanges on the base to buy food and household items at a discount. Until now, Fields said she has had to carry an extra insurance 2 8 policy to cover her partner of five years. They live in a small 8 2 city outside Hill Air Force Base in northern Utah and married * on Christmas Eve. "It has a real effect," Fields said. "Legal limbo hurts." Syrian National Council agreed to uphold a cease-fire PARIS (AP) - Syria's West- ern-backed opposition came under steely pressure Sunday to attend peace talks in just over a week as envoys from 11 countries converged to help restore, and test, credibility of a rebel coali- tion sapped by vicious infighting and indecision. But diplomacy's limits were starkly apparent in Syria itself, where activists said rebel-on- rebel clashes have killed nearly 700 people in the deadliest bout of infighting since the civil war began. The bloodshed, pitting al- Qaida-linked militants against several Islamist and more mod- erate rebel brigades, has begun to overshadow the broader war against the government. Sunday's meetings in Paris came just over a week before the scheduled talks in Switzerland, as the Syrian National Coali- tion nears collapse, its influence eroded by the chronic infight- ing, international pressure and disagreement over whether to negotiate with Syria's president, Bashar Assad. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined 10 other foreign ministers who urged coalition President Ahmed al-Jarba to deliver his group to the Switzer- land talks and finally meet face- to-face with the government it hopes to overthrow. Kerry said he was confident the coalition would be at the talks, and hinted at a diplomatic backlash from its allies if it skips the meetings. "I think they understand the stakes," Kerry told reporters Sunday. "But I'm not going to get into consequences other than to say it's a test of the credibility of everybody, and it's why I am confident that they will be there. Because I think they understand that." Al-Jarba, who will meet again with Kerry on Monday, tried to put the best face on his coali- tion's precarious position. The Syrian National Council will vote Friday on whether to attend the peace talks but already has agreed to uphold a cease-fire once negotiations begin. "We have made clear the reality of the situation on the ground," al-Jarba said. "We have addressed issues, preoccupa- tions and worries that we know exist." Sunday's gathering clearly aimed to boost the coalition, in part with a 14-point declaration of goals to allow the Syrian peo- ple "to control its own future" and "put an end to the current despotic regime through a genu- ine political transition." Within Syria, the moderate rebels say the coalition-in-exile is little help as they find them- selves battling on two fronts - against al-Qaida-linked mili- tants on one side and Assad's forces on another. One brigade after another has broken with the group, calling it out of touch with the harsh reality of a war that activists say has killed more than 130,000 people. Assad himself has said there will be no discussion of giving up power, throwing the entire premise of the peace talks into doubt. On the other side, the rebel groups with the most men, arms and territory have already rejected any idea of an armistice. Sunday's declaration released by the 11 envoys included an explic- it request for the Syrian National Coalition to accept the invitation to the peace talks. "As the weaker party, they could agree to things that are not in our interests. And most of them are exiles, or have been outside the country for such a long time now that they don't even feel the suffering of their people," said Abu al-Hassan Marea, an activist from Syria's northern city of Aleppo, which has seen near-daily combat for months as rebels and the govern- ment fight for control. "If they agree to things that we don't approve of, it will be betrayal of the revolution." The indecision and weakness of the Syrian coalition also has tested the patience of its back- ers, including the U.S. Washington had to suspend shipments of nonlethal aid to moderate rebel fighters last month after insurgent groups broke into a warehouse where it was stored, raising the specter that the U.S. supplies and equip- ment would fall into extremists' hands. Kerry on Sunday said the Obama administration is con- sidering when it can restart the aid shipments and indicated that moderate rebels may now be able to better secure them. He also cited an unidentified "extremist group on the run" that he said is losing strength among the rebel factions. But overall, the Syrian moder- ate opposition would lose moral authority if it refuses to engage in negotiations - especially con- sidering Assad's regime has long signaled it plans to attend the peace talks. French Foreign Minister Lau- rent Fabius said the talks were the only hope for a political solu- tion in Syria, "the only prospect that can lead to a true solution." German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier made clear that the series of meet- ings, which include talks with the Russian leadership, would include pressure for the peace conference. "We want to do some per- suading here and clear away the last obstacles that might exist - at least try to do that," Stein- meier said. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the coali- tion had, in fact, agreed last fall to attend the meeting, but since then has reconsidered as the result of renewed violence and brutality he blamed on the regime.