2A - Thursday, October 30, 2014 '' { The Michigan Daily -- michigandaily.com 2A - Thursday, October 30, 2014 INCW K The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom ihe Stdigan DAMl 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN DOUGLAS SOLOMON Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-411a ext1241 pjshahin@michigandaiycom dougsolo@michigandaiycen MIlTEDM 7EN THE PERFECT FIT Students plan Halloween costumes Halloween in college is an er. The next, she plans to be a cat. of sorts. She was a"condom fairy." event to behold. Creatively titled The last, she will dress as a pilot. "Ihad apinktutu, acrop top and parties abound, as do perfor- "Mainly, the reasons I picked a fairy condom wand. And then I mances and events hosted by all of my costumes is because taped condoms all over myself," student organizations. But even it's based off of clothes I already Peterson said. "And they were all before one attends any of these, have, so it's really cheap, and I'm gone by the end ofthe night. I defi- for many, the costume is the pin- a college student, so affordability nitely prevented teen pregnancy... nacle of the night. Some are driv- is a bonus," she said. or twenties pregnancy." en by puns; others are inspired Although Brennen won't She said she came up with by aesthetic appearance. Regard- explicitly be trick-or-treating, she the costume in an attempt to less, costumes are important - said variation in costumes was an engage in sexual education with here are some students' plans for important factor for her weekend her peers by encouraging people Halloween costumes. celebrations. to use condoms. 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One day, she will go as Rosie the Rivet- "All three days I'm going to go out with the same group of friends, and it's more fun to switch it up," she said. India Peterson, LSA junior Last year, Peterson's costume was aimed at community service 11 r ; TER 'Fog of War' BY BRIAN BURLAGE 'Fog of War,' an Academy-Award-winning documentary, is an amazing and haunting view into the mind of Robert S. McNamara, the longest- serving Secretary of State in U.S. history. T HE FILT ER Open mic night BY MICHAEL FLYNN A first performance at an open mic night can be a terrifying proposition. To enjoy success, it is good to go in with a plan.Five successful tips to follow are to know what you are performing, believe in it, show up, learn from mistakes, and enjoy yourself. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Euphonium and Penny Stamps Law workshop tuba concert lecture series WHAT: The University's Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble will perform a range of pieces, from seasonal music and jazz to songs originally featured in films. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: Moore Building, Britton Recital Hall Antebellum America WHAT: History Prof. Mary C. Kelley will talk about the antislaverytexts of African Americanwomenin during America's Antebellum period. WHO: EisenbergInstitute for Historical Studies WHEN: Today from 4 to 6 p.m. WHERE: 1014 Tisch Hall WHAT: Ryoji Ikeda, a Japanese sound artist who combines sound, visuals, math and 'datamatics,' will perform as part of the Stamps lecture series. WHO: Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design WHEN: Today from 5:10 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Theater Zombie WHAT: Allan Rosas, a judge in the European Union's Court of Justice, will discuss recent anti- terrorism measures reviewed by the Court and their relationship with the basic constitutional rights of citizens in the EU. WHO: Center for International and Comparative Law WHEN: Today at 11:50a.m. WHERE: 1020 South Hall Book drive nothing new for her, as she is on the board of the Body Peace Corps, an organization that pro- motes positive body image. -MICHAEL SUGERMAN Read more of these Halloween plans at MichiganDaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY A river of lava slowly crawling toward a residential areain Hawaii may claim dozens of homes within the next day. The lava, with a temperature of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, travels at about 30 feet per hour. This Halloween, Luther House will host its annual Halloween Party, which will feature a wide selection of local bands andlive performances. " FOR MORE, SEE B-SIDEiB More than 2,400 Chinese students were caught using high-tech gear to cheat on national exams. Radio signals would transmit codes to ear pieces or "electronic erasers" on students' desks. 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Experts weigh in on ISIS threat, ideology Tobacco whistleblower talks cigarette policies Diverse panel provides context to evolving conflict By GENEVIEVE HUMMER Daily StaffReporter Despite a summer of increas- ing fear concerning the spread of the terror group ISIS in the Middle East, some University professors argue the global threat might be relatively mini- mal in the long term. The International Policy Center and the Center for Mid- dle Eastern and North African Studies co-sponsored Wednes- day's event at the Ford School of Public Policy, "Understanding ISIS: Evolution, ideology, and implications," which discussed the origins, ideology, popular support for and international impact of ISIS. H-S ISIS, short for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, is a Sunni Muslim extremist group that has drawn increasing inter- national attention in the last few months. In June of this year, the group seized control of terri- tory in northeastern Syria and western Iraq, including Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul. In the same month, ISIS declared the creation of a caliphate in the conquered regions of Iraq and Syria and named Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi as caliph. The media's growing fascina- tion with the extremist group is one factor that prompted Social Work student Angela Joo to attend the event. "ISIS has been covered in the media a lot so I was interested in learning more about it as a citi- zen, and I just wanted to know what the issues were and how the federal government planned on taking care of the problem," 5-m Joo said. To address the many fac- ets of ISIS, the event featured four panelists, each focusing on a different aspect of the issue: History Prof. Juan Cole, Political Science Prof. Mark Tessler, Political Science Prof. James Morrow, and Moham- mad Khalil, associate professor of religious studies at Michigan State University. In Cole's talk, he said the Iraqi transition from a socialist to a neo-liberal government fol- lowing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 prompted Sunni dis- content. The new government placed the Shiite elite in power and marginalized Sunnis, he added. "These were the capable people in Iraq, they were the equivalent of West Point gradu- ates and Harvard Law and high politicians and the people who managed things," Cole said. "And they were all told you're now unemployed, if you behave yourself you might be able to get a job as a shoe-shiner to the Shiites, and so they went into rebellion." Tessler presented findings from surveys he and ateam con- ducted in Iraq in 2004, 2006, 2011 and 2013, the results of which were consistent with many of Cole's assertions. Tes- sler and his team also noted growing Sunni discontent dur- ing the U.S. occupation of Iraq. One important shift that the surveys reflected was a shift from Iraqi national iden- tity among citizens in the early years of the U.S. occupation, to more sectarian identities among Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds in 2011 and 2013. The surveys also indicated that, with time, Sunni interest in an intersection between Islam and political life increased substantially. Read the rest of this artide online at MichiganDaily.com By CARLY NOAH For theDaily Jerry Wigand, the former vice president for research and devel- opment of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, caused significant public outrage when he exposed the company's inten- tional attempt to increase the carcinogenic and addictive com- ponents in its cigarettes. Since then, he's traveled the world just to talk about it. Wigand spoke at the School of Public Health Wednesday after- noon to a crowd of about 100 people, discussing the potential public health impact and contro- versy surrounding e-cigarettes, the science behind tobacco engineer- ing that promotes addiction and the «JV current state of the tobacco industry in to U] the United States. Wigand lost his obli job at Brown & Williamson and the received numer- ous death threats to av after disclosing the company's secrets. After his dismiss- al, he assisted the U.S. Federal Drug Association with their investi- gation of Brown & Williamson. He became nationally known as a tobacco whistleblower after revealing that the company had altered the tobacco content in its cigarettes on the CBS news pro- gram "60 Minutes." This expose inspired the 1999 movie, "The Insider." In 1995, Wigand reached international prominence when he became the tobacco industry's highest-ranking former execu- tive to address public health and smoking issues. Under incredible pressure himself, with even his wife and family members also receiving threats of violence, he informed the public about the industry's poor health and safety practices. When discussing his decision to go public with Brown & Wil- liamson's fraudulent practices Wednesday, Wigand stressed the importance of reacting ethically. "It's a gradual evolution to understand what moral obliga- tions one has with the knowl- edge they have and to avoid that culpability by being a bystander," he said. "A bystander is someone who watches on and does noth- ing about it. I had to do some- thing about it." Wigand recounted how after he went public, Brown & Wil- liamson filed a lawsuit against him because of his public disclo- sures about the industry's effort- s a gradual evoluti nderstand what m igations one has w knowledge they ho void that culpabilit3 being a bystander" to diminish the health and safety issues with tobacco use. The law- suit was dismissed as a condition in the historic 1996 settlement agreement between the U.S. Attorney General and the tobac- co industry. Currently, Wigand spends his time in lectures around the world advocating for employ- ees of morally corrupt compa- nies to not stand by idly. He is still active in ligations in the tobacco industry and is works as consultant on tobacco. He also leads a non-profit organization for kids, Smoke-Free Kids Inc., with which he concentrates his energy educating kids about the tobacco industry. When asked if he would blow the whistle again, Wigand said his involvement in the process was simply planting the seed of change and that he was generally proud of his actions. "Never did I expect that there would be success or the belief that it would really make a dif- ference," he said. "The media, my students, my family, law enforce- ment, justice department - they all made it happen. I was just this substantial catalyst." The event drew a wide variety of attendees, ranging from cur- rent students to international tobacco experts. Pharmacy student Brad Vin- cent was inspired to attend the lecture after he watched "The Insider." "I'm in the health and tobacco class and we watched the on movie, 'The Insider' oral last week and it was a great movie, we ith learned a lot about tobacco and the ave whole process. I was born in the early y by '90s so I never got to know what hap- pened," Pittson said. LSA senior Emily Long said she found the lecture particu- larly relevant to her field of study. "I am actually writing a senior thesis on electronic cigarettes so I thought this would be a really interesting piece to come here and learn about someone who has a lot more expertise than I have," Long said. Jose Monzon, a tobacco researcher from Guatemala, found the lecture to be helpful from an international perspec- tive. "He's a big figure in the tobac- co world. I'm interested to learn about the current trends in how tobacco control is affecting pop- ulations nowadays and particu- larly how to reduce tobacco use in low and middle income coun- tries, such as Guatemala." 0 0 0 AA