The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 18, 2014 - 3 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Tuesday, November18, 2014-3 NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Conviction stands for dad in girl's disappearance The Michigan appeals court has affirmed the murder con- viction of a Detroit man whose 2-year-old daughter has not been found. The court says there was "suf- ficient circumstantial evidence" to support D'Andre Lane's convictions. He was charged with first-degree child abuse and murder committed during another felony. Lane claimed Bianca Jones was abducted during a carjack- ing in 2011, a tragic story that led police and volunteers to scour Detroit's most depressed neigh- borhoods during the Christmas season. NEW YORK City's plan would replace payphones with Wi-Fi hubs Pay phones on New York City streets would become a thing of the past under a plan announced Monday that would replace them with stand-alone devices offer- ing free Wi-Fi and nationwide phone calls as well as mobile phone charging capability. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said LinkNYC, a plan proposed by a group of compa- nies working together under the name CityBridge, had been selected to replace the old pay phone system. Up to 10,000 column-like devices would be placed in all five boroughs starting next year if the plan is approved by the city's Franchise and Concession Review Com- mittee. The devices, alongwith Wi-Fi, would also have touchscreens for users to access city agencies and digital displays for advertis- ing and announcements. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Governor activates National Guard ahead of ruling Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergen- cy Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Nixon said the National Guard would assist state and local police in case the grand jury's decision leads to a resur- gence of the civil unrest that occurred in the days immedi- ately after the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. "My hope and expectation is that peace will prevail," Nixon said. "But we have a responsibil- ity - I have a responsibility - to plan for any contingencies that might arise." VIENNA U.S. "disappointed" by Iran's level of nuclear cooperation A U.S. envoy says Washing- ton is disappointed with Iran over the degree of cooperation it has shown with the U.N. nucle- ar agency's attempts to probe whether Tehran ever worked on atomic arms. A report this month from the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said the investi- gation has made no headway for months despite pledges by Ira- nian leaders to cooperate. The IAEA has tried to follow up on the allegations for more than a decade, with little suc- cess. Iran denies it has any inter- est in - or is working on - such weapons. -Compiled from Daily wire reports CHAT From Page1 for learning and growth," said Business sophomore Aditi Pad- manabhan. "Right now they just view it as a hindrance to what they want to do. I don't want students to feel like just because where they live they're so much more inconvenienced than everyone else." Both Schlissel and Harper responded to additional con- cerns regarding Bursley Dining Hall and other accommodations with assurances that these reno- vations are in the planning stag- es. Harper referred to plans for North Campus as well as Mary Markley Residence Hall as the "third round" of renovations and the next project in line after the completion of West Quad. Following several other con- cerns raised with this issue, Schlissel also noted that the complaints of a vast difference in food quality between North andCentral Campus dininghalls will be examined. Another issue students emphasized was underage and excessive drinking, which stu- dents said continues to be a major problem on campus. The students' concern focused on the effectiveness of programs and heightened punishment to mini- mize risk in situations involving alcohol. Harper responded by saying discussions about diminish- ing alcohol-related incidents are constantly occurring - in addition to the several pro- grams incorporated into freshman orientation and University-sponsored sober events held throughout the year. Conversations about gradu- ally increasing enforcement for underage drinking are also underway. Schlissel was also open to suggestions from the audience about controlling alcohol abuse on campus. The possibility of parent intervention and target- ing leaders in student organiza- tions to promote a safe campus culture was also discussed. "A lot of the policing can be done not from authority figures that work at the University, but authority figures within student organizations like fraternities, sports teams and clubs," said Law student Greg Berman. "I think that sort of policing and prevention can be more effective for students that look up to and value the opinions of the upper- classmen that they interact with ona regular basis." Schlissel's next Fireside Chat is scheduled for Dec. 8. ENTEROVIRUS From Page1 As flu season approaches, this situation makes it more difficult for experts to accurately detect the cause of respiratory illness since EV-D68 and influenza share similar symptoms. Arnold Monto, a professor of epidemiology at the University's School of Public Health, noted the difficulty in learning about EV-D68. His team is planning on tracking individuals with mild symptoms of EV-D68, but according to Monto, it is difficult to do so because EV-D68 is a sea- sonal virus. He emphasized the impor- tance of developing a faster. diagnostic test for EV-D68. Developing a faster way to detect the enterovirus similar to the way potential flu cases are tested would aid Monto and his col- leagues in learning about the spread of EV-D68. According to the CDC, there were 1,116 confirmed positively tested cases of EV-D68 from mid- August to Nov.12, 2014, across 47 states and the District of Colum- bia. Twelve patients have died from EV-D68, including one in Michigan. As of Nov. 13, the CDC has removed its EV-D68-like illness activity map due to the reduction in reported cases for the virus as well as the difficulty in attributing instances of respi- ratory illness in the winter to EV-D68 or influenza. Similar to recommendations designed to minimize influenza, the CDC, along with state and local governments, continues to emphasize good hand hygiene in schools and at homes as aprecau- tionary measure. They are also advising parents to seek medical attention if their child experi- ences any difficultyinbreathing. AGREEMENT From Page1 current agreement's wide-rang- inglanguage and said it prevents important or relevant informa- tion from reaching the public and faculty. They also pointed to recent scandals at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Pennsylvania State Univer- sity, where many have blamed lax athletics oversight for allow- ing transgressions. He added that he initially saw the agreement earlier this year when he became part of ABIA as one of his duties as chair of SACUA. The chair of SACUA serves on ABIA, per the regents' bylaws. He has not signed the agreement but has been able to attend ABIA meetings, while negotiations on a new agree- ment are continuing. In similar committees, such as the Board of Regents or SACUA, information discussed is deemed public unless spe- cifically qualified as private through a vote. The confiden- tiality agreement for ABIA members takes the opposite approach. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald wrote in an e-mail that other other groups such as executive search committees also use confidentiality agree- ments. Members of the Chief Financial Officer search com- mittee were asked to sign a copy of the group's charge which asks members to "maintain confiden- tiality as directed." Masten and members of SACUA raised concerns with the University's Office of the Gener- al Counsel, asking if the agree- ment violated ABIA's mandate outlined in the regents' bylaws. The bylaws state, "At any time, the Advisory Board may consult with the University Senate." "Both I and SACUA object- ed to the agreement as being excessively broad and restric- tive, as well as to the fiduciary language" Masten wrote. "We also felt that it conflicted with the spirit of the regents' Bylaws, which provide for consultation between ABIA and SACUA and the Senate Assembly." A legal memo from the Gen- eral Counsel's office, according to Masten, argued that since ABIA is not actually required to consult with the University Senate, the agreement does not violate the exact wording of the regents' mandate. The Uni- versity declined to provide the memo. There has been pushback- within some parts of the Univer- sity for changing the agreement. "Initially, the General Coun- sel told (Masten) that they would revise the agreement, but within hours informed (Masten) that there was 'resistance' to changing the agreement," state SACUAs minutes for Sept. 29, 2014. Masten and other members of SACUA have been working for several weeks on negotiat- ing, writing and editing a new agreement, which was approved by SACUA. This new agreement stands in contrast to the current agree- ment. The proposed confiden- tiality agreement states most things are non-confidential by default, unless ABIA votes for an executive session. All "fidu- ciary" language was removed. The proposed agreement was recently sent to the General Counsel's office and SACUA is awaiting a response. COUNCIL From Page1 center and help it be open longer and hold more people." The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development formed a response workgroup followinglast winter's extreme weather conditions and the subsequentcalls for moreshel- ters and warming stations for the homeless. The group began meeting dur- ing the summer months, publicly asking in August for any local facilities willing to provide shel- ter duringthe 2015winter season. The committee announced in August that it had already deter- mined a plan for staffing the loca- tion, but had yet to determine a proper place to hold the shelter. The workgroup formed follow- ing public concerns surrounding the availability of shelters during record-lowtemperatureslastyear, especially at night when daytime warmingstations are closed. Yousef Rabhi, chair of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, said he will also be supporting an increase in the funds designated for the Delonis Center. The Nov. 7 Council meeting includedupdates fromthe mayor's office regarding the committee's findings and an initial discussion of the city's plan for expanding shelter offerings this winter. The Delonis Center was sched- uled to open Mondaynightinlight . of predictions that temperatures, would fall to 10 degrees. Another resolution, which was added to the agenda at the meet- ing and provided for re-opening the affordable housing site Burton Commons, passed unanimously as well. Resolution to approve Fuller Park parking lot land lease with the University The Council passed a reso- lution to alter the duration of the current lease held with the University for their use of the parking lots on Fuller Road from two years with an option for a two-year extension to one year with aone-year extension. Discussion included two rounds of amendments, the first proposed by Councilmem- ber Jack Eaton (D-Ward 4), that would change the lease to expire after one year, offer-, ing the University a one-year extension if it chose to con- tinue leasing the property. The second amendment, proposed by Councilmember Stephen Kunselman (D-Ward 3), would have changed the lease to be one year in duration without any option to continue the lease for another year. This amend- ment did not pass, and instead councilmembers voted unani- mously to pass the resolution with Eaton's amendments. "I would like to see this ter- minated, but not abruptly," Eaton said. "This gives us time to look at what we would like to do with this property, and whether we want to provide the University parking. This gives them time to devise a parking management plan." Eaton wrote in an e-mail cor- respondence with Jim Koste- va, the University's director of community relations, that Kosteva found this amendment of the lease from two years to one year agreeable. Taylor, who was in support of the one-year lease, said it is important for the city to main- tain a strong relationship with the University, adding that this is the first step in addressing a larger parking problem. "Shortening this lease from two and two to one and one increases uncertainty," Taylor said. "I am willing to support it because I want one and one more than zero and zero. I will say that I don't see this as one and done; I am certain that there is an alliance of interest here given the history of park- ing problems in this area." The city leases parkingspace to the University, which is used by its staff. This lease includes three parking lots, one of which has been leased to the Univer- sity since 1993. The Fuller lot's original lease expired Aug. 31. This resolution has been presented to the Council three times, once in August, once in October and once at the Nov. 7 meeting, but a decision was postponed each time. Public commentary and councilmem- ber discussion have indicated the delay in renewing the lease stems from the possibility of the city using the area as the site of its future train station. The Parks Advisory Com- mission's recommendation to the Council said the lease amount to be paid by the Uni- versity will not increase this year because the University leases overflow Argo Canoe Livery parking to the city at no charge, but the Council will consider increasing this amount in the future. Council- member Julie Grand (D-Ward 3) said she was hesitant to remove the option of extend- ing the lease by a year because of the free parking provided by the University. "We don't often hear about amicable or good relationships with the University, so for me this is a perfect example of our cooperation," Grand said. "And you know, when times were hard, the money from this lease kept facilities open. So though this money may be small, it does matter to the park's bud- get. The relationship that was established between the park and the University has provid- ed for the city's use of 100 free parking spots. There have been multiple locations under consideration for a new train station, with the Fuller Park location being one of three. FARC to release army general upon request DESIGNS From Page1 as graduate and undergraduate student collaboration. The renovation is also expected to add 1,500 gross square feet of space to the building by enclosing an over- hang area on the first floor and extending windows outward on the 10th floor. This will create a 10-story high-rise section of the building. The estimated $49 million project will be funded entirely by LSA resources and invest- ment proceeds. Scheduled con- struction will be completed in the summer of 2017. Approved last winter, the new Biological Science Building will be built adjacent to the Life Sciences Institute on the site of the historic North Hall and the Museums Annex, both of which will be demolished. The building is expected to cost $261 million, funded by LSA and Office of the Provost resources. From that total, $9 million is earmarked for the demolition of North Hall and the Museums Annex. Currently, the Kraus Natu- ral Science Building, built in 1915, houses the Depart- ment of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and the Department of Ecol- ogy and Evolutionary Biology. This building has reached its capacity for the current number of researchers it can support and is limited in its ability to allow contemporary research, according to the project pro- posal. The two departments will eventually relocate to the new building. The Ruthven Museums Building houses an additional part of EEB and the Anthropol- ogy, Natural History, Paleon- tology and Zoology museums. These museums, along with a portion of Herbarium speci- mens and dry collections, will transfer to the new building. The facility will include new research laboratories, active learning classrooms with group tables instead of auditorium- esque seating, offices and the four museum collections. The laboratories will be construct- ed in an open plan to allow for increased collaboration. The project will also build a connector from the new build- ing to the Life Sciences Insti- tute. Both the EEB and MCDB are slated to complete their reloca- tion to the new facility by 2019. BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - President Juan Manuel Santos demanded Colombia's larg- est rebel group demonstrate its commitment to peace and immediately release an army general it captured Sunday, say- ing the resumption of suspend- ed talks to end the half-century conflict depend on it. Santos addressed the nation Monday night little more than 24 hours after Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, dressed in civilian clothes, was snatched by gun- men alongwithtwootherswhile visiting a hamlet along a remote river in western Colombia. A soldier who managed to flee in the group's boat, and reportedly had advised the general against traveling deep into the jungle, said the rebels belonged to the recalcitrant 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. It's the first time thatthe guer- rillas have taken an army general captive and couldn't have come at a worse moment for Santos. Even before Santos suspend- ed two-year-old peace talks, frustration with the slow prog- ress and the guerrillas' refusal to wind down attacks had been building. Earlier this month, the FARC captured two sol- diers during intense fighting in northeast Colombia and killed two Indians who confronted rebels hanging up revolution- ary banners on their reserva- tion. It has since offered to free the soldiers. Calling Alzate's abduction "totally unacceptable," San- tos ordered government peace negotiators not to travel Mon- day to Cuba as planned for the next round of peace talks until Alzate and the two others - an army captain and a female law- yer advisingthe army on a rural energy project - are freed. "The FARC have to under- stand that, although we're negotiating in the middle of the conflict, peace doesn't come by resorting to violence and undermining confidence," Santos said Monday night in a 5-minute, televised address. U-MOVE PERS q# Set your goals. Meet your goals. Succeed! We offer individual, doubles and small group training packages to fit your needs. Your certified personal trainer works with you to help you achieve your personal fitness goals. Starting in 2015, there will be 8 and 12 week packages available. 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