I e iC1 ii1 i. LI y IL l(\r j)lBONL 1f 1 N) l') i S Ate .. r Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 10, 2014 BANKRUPTCY CASE New fiscal plan for Detroit approved by court Judge Rhodes deems adjustment plan feasible as city exits bankruptcy proceedings ByNEALA BERKOWSKI Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - In the Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse Friday after- 9 noon, Judge Steven Rhodes deter- mined Detroit's proposed plan of adjustment is feasible, marking a new chapter for the city as it exits bankruptcy. The decision comes more than a year after the city of Detroit became the largest munici- pality to declare Chapter 9 bank- ruptcyin U.S. history. The decision states that the city filed for bankruptcy in good faith, that the plan of adjustment is fea- sible, passes "fair and equitable" and that it is in the best interest of credi- tors. In his decision, Rkodes wrote to the city of Detroit at large, thank- See DETROIT, Page 3A michigandailycom GOVERNMENT Dems.' Senate legacy rides on Peters Lone new Democratic senator to follow Carl Levin's 35-year run By SHOHAM GEVA Daily Staff Reporter Over the two-year lead up to Tuesday's midterm elections, six Democratic U.S. senators announced their retirement, including one from Michigan, Sen. Carl Levin (D), a 35-year veteran of the upper cham- ber. Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D-Detroit) won the election to suc- ceed him, beating out Republican challenger Terri Lynn Land, for- mer Michigan Secretary of State, to become the next U.S. senator from Michigan. The win was a unique one for Democrats in a night that saw the GOP wrest control of the Sen- See ELECTIONS, Page 3A Members of the Indian American Student Association perform in "Kalyara: The Spark of Festivity," the organization's annual cultural dance show Friday at Hill Auditiorium. Cultural show celebrates 'Sp arkofestivity Annual IASA "Kalyara: The Spark of Festiv- tory video for Kalyara played makeup and pinning jewelry. ity" and featured 10 different on two screens at each side of It took three different people event highlights dance groups, each represent- the Hill stage. The audience to get one girl ready head-to- ing a different Indian festival. chanted "Raas" as the first toe with her outfit, makeup, pageantry of The balcony section of the dance group, Raas, took the hair and jewelry. show was packed with Uni- stage by formingthe block'M' The three choreographers Indian festivals versity students, students with maize and blue lighting for Classical, LSA sophomore from other schools and IASA behind them. Sahithi Akasapu, Ross 'senior By TANYA MADHANI alumni, as everyone stood Three hours before the Ishika Rajan and LSA junior Daily StaffReporter for the American and Indian show, the Classical dance Kinari Shah, had been at the national anthems performed group was huddled in Room League since noon. This year The 31st Annual Indian by 58 Greene and Maize Mir- A on the third floor of the marked the return of the Clas- American Student Associa- chi, respectively. League. Most of the girls in the sical dance group after miss- tion cultural show filled Hill When the lights dimmed, group had begun an extensive ing the show last year. Auditorium Friday evening. the balconies chanted the process of spraying their hair Rajan said she and the other This year the show was titled show's name as the introduc- down, applying meticulous See IASA, Page 3A STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG, 'I Will' campaign launch workshops to discuss sexual assault As a part of the University's Vetrans Day celebrations, University veterans participate in the fifth annual Army-Navy wheelchair basketball game at Chrisler Arena Sunday. Annu sketball game honors veterans Participating in national dialogue, new program lays foundation for action By WILL GREENBERG Daily NewsEditor As conversations on sexual assault continues to grow on campus, the Central Student Government has partnered with the I Will campaign to facilitate peer-to-peer efforts to address the issue. Sunday morning, a group of more than 20 students attended a workshop to discuss education, awareness and resources, as each relates to sexual assault preven- tion. The meeting was the first of several meetings meant to build a foundation for future action. CSG President Bobby Dishell, a Public Policy senior, and LSA senior Hannah Crisler, direc- tor of I Will, hosted the event and invited Engineering Prof. Thomas Zurbuchen; Jen Weg- ner, assistant director of Stu- dent Affairs for the School of Engineering and Holly Rider- Milkovich, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Aware- ness Center, to help facilitate group discussion. While students had var- ied affiliations with different groups and schools on campus, the workshop was designed to include students already pas- sionate about the issue them- selves. Students from across campus, student government representatives among them, shared thoughts on where the University has fallen short in handling sexual assault and offered ideas of how to improve. However, this first work- shop was not focused on finding immediate solutions. Organizers acknowledged the importance of first removing the stigma sur- rounding the discussion of sexu- al assault and aimed to consider new ideas to tackle the issue. "We are in a marathon, not a sprint," Rider-Milkovich told the room. Still, by the end of the session, the attendees landed on a hand- ful of ideas that could be imple- mented in the near future. Most notably, the idea of expanding the required prevention training to all student groups - includ- ing clear language about sexual See CSG, Page 2A Army, Navy ROTC programs face off in wheelchair rivalry By EMILIE PLESSET Daily StaffReporter Instead of tennis shoes, rub- ber wheels raced back and forth around Crisler Center Sunday night as part of the fifth annual Army vs. Navy Wheelchair Bas- ketball game in honor of Vet- erans Day. The game was the final event of the University's Investing in Ability Week and the second event of the Univer- sity's weeklong celebration of the nation's armed forces. About 52 University veter- ans of the United States Navy and Army, as well as University ROTC cadets and professional wheelchair basketball players, battled against each other in the popular rivalry game. Team USA Paralympians Scot Severn, an army veteran and member of the Paralympic track and field team, and Paul Schulte, co-cap- tain of the United States Para- lympian basketball team, also participated in the event. "Veterans Day comes and it goes and you think, 'OK have I done anything meaningful with this,"' Shulte said. "This is a chance to help celebrate along with them." While Navy beat Army for the second year in a row with a score of 44-37, the game brought the two branches of the armed forces together to honor those who have served. "It's an opportunity to say thank you to the many people that served," said Gerald Hoff, the event's organizer and an See WHEELCHAIR, Page 3A WEATHER HI:52 TOMORROW - LO:28 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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