w_ ft The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 25, 2014-- 3 w NEWS BRIEFS DETROIT Honda admits to airbag defects Honda is admitting that it failed to report more than 1,700 injury and death claims about its vehicles to U.S. safety regulators, a violation of federal law. The Japanese automaker, in statements issued Monday, also said it became aware of the omis- sions in 2011, yet it took about three years to take action. The company said it filed doc- uments detailing the lapses on Monday with the National High- way Traffic Safety Administra- tion, which had demanded an explanation on Nov. 3. The agency said at the time that Honda may have failed to report incidents related to air bags made by Takata Corp. as well as other defective parts. Honda has recalled more than 5 million vehicles in the U.S. since 2008 to fix a potentially fatal defect in air bags made by Japanese auto supplier Takata. The air bag inflators can rupture after a crash and injure occu- pants with shards of metal. FERGUSON, MO. Grand jury rules not to indict officer A grand jury declined Mon- day to indict white police officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed, bldck 18-year-old whose fatal shooting sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests and inflamed deep racial tensions between many African-Ameri- cans and police. Moments after the announce- ment by St. Louis County's top prosecutor, crowds began pour- ing into Ferguson streets to pro- test the decision. Some taunted police, broke windows and van- dalized cars. Within a few hours, several buildings were ablaze, and frequent gunfire was heard. Officers used tear gas to try to disperse some of the gatherings. VIENNA 7isria Iran's nuclear talks extended to July A yearlong effort to seal a nuclear deal with Iran fizzled Monday, leaving the U.S. and its allies little choice but to declare a seven-month extension in hopes that a new deadline will be enough to achieve what a decade of negotiations have failed to limit Tehran's ability to make a nuclear weapon. Pushback from critics in Con- gress followed almost immedi- ately, with powerful Republicans saying that Iran is merely trying to buy time. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other Western foreign ministers defended the add-on time as the best way forward. "We would be fools to walk away," Kerry declared. LISBON, Portugal p Former P.M. sent to prison for fraud A judge sent former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates to prison Monday while the ex- leader fights accusations of cor- ruption, money-laundering and tax fraud. The judge decided after an ini- tial hearing there was sufficient police evidence to keep Socrates in custody on preliminary charg- es of wrongdoing, a court state- ment said. Socrates's lawyer, Joao Araujo, said his client denies the charges and would appeal the custody decision. Under Portuguese law, the public prosecutor will now inves- tigate further before presenting formal charges, a process that could take more than six months. A magistrate will then decide whether to put Socrates on trial. The crimes carry a maximum sentence of 21 years. But a week of tough maneuver- ing appeared to have achieved lit- tle more than agreement to keep on talking. Negotiators will now strive to nail down by March 1 what Iran and the six world pow- U ers it is negotiating with must do, and by when. A final agreement is meant to follow four months later. -Compiled from Daily wire reports CEO From Page 1 Dr. Michael Johns, former Emory chancellor and execu- tive vice president for health affairs, has been serving as interim Executive Vice Presi- dent of Medical Affairs since June 2. University spokesper- son Rick Fitzgerald said Johns has agreed to retain his interim position until the transition date of March 1. The University enlisted the services of Russell Reynolds Associates, an international con- sulting firm that serves a role in executive searches, in the selec- tion process. To collect feedback and nominations from the medi- cal community, the University also hosted public forums with UMHS faculty and staff and other related groups during the summer of 2014. In a July University press release, Schlissel outlined the criteria for an ideal EVPMA. He or she would need exten- sive research leadership expe- rience, have a medical or equivalent degree and expe- rience that reflects an abil- ity to manage an institution like UMHS. "We'll need someone with a good sense of trends in health care, good business sense, a commitment to quality care and a real sensitivity to what faculty and students need to be success- ful," Schlissel said in a press release. Daily News Editor Rachel Premack contributed to this report. BLUEDAY From Page 1 arships and other areas of the overall Victors for Michigan campaign. Victors for Michigan, which began last November, is the Uni- versity's sixth major fundraising campaign and aspires to raise $4 billion by 2018. This fundraising goal is the second-largest in pub- lic institution history, surpassed only by the $4.2 billion goal of the University of California, Los Angeles's Centennial Campaign. Before the campaign began, the University received $1.7 bil- lion in gifts during a two-year "silent phase," but after this past year the campaign has raised a total of $2.45 billion. So far, the University has raised $418 mil- lion of its goal of $1 billion for student scholarships. "We have a lot of very gen- erous individuals that went to Michigan and they feel good about Michigan," said Jerry May, vice president of develop- ment. "That's what we're really lucky about." While the campaign started under former University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman, May said the campaign planned for a transition in presidency and that current University President Mark Schlissel has been forming relationships with prominent donors and loyal alumni. "He has totally embraced the goals of the campaign," May said. "Especially the scholarship goal" REPORT From Page 1 duct took place. This year's sexual misconduct, report, which spans July 2013 to June 2014, describes the pro- cedures students followed after reporting an incident as a way of educatingthe University aboutthe new policy. "In pulling this out separate from the OSCR report, my hope is that anybody who reads it - facul- ty, staff, students, members of the public - will be able to say, 'OK, here is what happened in these cases,"' Walesby said. "They were alltakenveryseriously." This year, students reported 129 issues of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault, sexual harassment and stalking, among others. This is an increase from the 83 reported in 2012-13, the 71 reported in 2011-12 and the nine reported in2010-11.During2009- 10, onlyfourwere reported. "The more reports, the bet- ter," Walesby said. "Again, I wish these things were not occurring, but I think it's a healthy sign that we have so manystudents who are willing to come forward andshare their experiences. So I think it's a good thing in an otherwise bad situation." Walesby said the increased reporting may requirethe Univer- sity to hire additional investiga- tors in the future. Of the 129 reported incidents this year, 68 were for sexual assault, 34 for sexual harassment, 18 for stalking, two for retaliation - actions taken against the com- plainant for filing a complaint and 11 classified as "other." Twenty-seven of the 129 were investigated by OIE, 48 went to a review panel and 58 were deter- mined to "not fall within the scope. of the policy," according to the report. This means that alleged misconduct did not constitute sexual misconduct, even if proven true. In these instances, the report says, appropriate steps were taken for the complainant, such as a referral to Counseling and Psy- chological Services. A review panel is formed when it is initially unclear whether investigation will be necessary or possible given the information available. The panel, made up of University faculty and staff mem- bers, reviews the situation and offers advice about how to pro- ceed to Walesby, who then deter- mines to either close the case, proceed with investigation or take other interim measures. "Interim measures" are imple- mented to ensure the safety of the campus community, specifically the complainant. The report lists the changing of academic sched- ules and housing arrangements as examples. Of the 27 incidents investigated by OIE, 11 were found to be viola- tions. Fifteen resulted in rulings of no violation and one was closed without a finding. The report details the severity of discipline for students found to have violated the University's sex- ual misconduct policy after these investigations. According to Walesby, disci- pline can entail educational out- reach such as writing a reflective essay and completing a reading list. Discipline can also be more severe, including temporary or permanent separation from the University, equal to expulsion The report lists our incidents in which the University placed a student on disciplinary probation for more than one year - twice for non-penetrative sexual assault and once for stalking and sexual harassment. One student was placed on dis- ciplinary probation for less than one year for stalking. In addition, there were two instances of tem- porary separation of greater than oneyear for stalkingand non-pen- etrative sexual assault. One student was permanently separated from the University, which corresponds to a report in The Michigan Daily that former MichigankickerBrendanGibbons was permanently separated from the University after being found responsible for sexual miscon- duct. Last month, an anonymous group of survivors and allies held a protest on the Diag in which they directed seven demands to the University for improving its approachtosexualassaultoncam- pus - including increased support for survivors of sexual violence, mandatory signs posted in every Greek -and cooperative house defining the definition of consent and a mandatory training system for incoming students regarding sexual assault to be completed before comingto campus. - In addition, the University is one of several institutions under investigation by the Depart- ment of Education's Office for Civil Rights for allegations that it committed Title IX violations by failing to adequately respond to instances of sexual misconduct. An analysis by The Washington Post in July reported that the Uni- versity ranked second among the universities in question in sexual assaults between2010 and 2012. "When I see those high report- ing rates, I think to myself that's one more student who has felt comfortable in sharing the feel- ing of harm and has connected to the spectrum of resources," said Holly Rider-Milkovich, director of the University's Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, in a July interview. "I am proud of the reporting rate that we have achieved." The University's report on sexual misconduct does not list specific geographic trends that might provide a pattern for sexual misconduct activities on campus, partly because the Uni- versity is trying to maintain a balance between maintaining the privacy of complainants while beingtransparent about what sex- ual misconduct trends there are, Walesby said. "We're always looking for pat- terns," Walesby said, noting that students have pointed out spots on campus that are particularly dark at night. During an investigation, OIE will often look to see ifa per- son has been accused in the past, and will connect those instances to patterns of sexual misconduct in certain residence halls or other locations. Each step of the process also results in an evaluation that the complainant and the accused - which the report calls "the respondent" - can appeal. In 70 percent of cases, there was no appeal by either the complainant or the respondent, according to the report. Walesby emphasized the importance of a fair and thor- oughprocess inwhichall involved communicate separately with the University while being given the option to have a lawyer present, appeal and remove or reinsert themselves at any point. Thisgoesfortherespondent,too. "I know for the persons who are accused it can be a very dif- ficult time, so we have resources as well," Walesby said. "We want them to also feellike, 'OK, I would rather not be in this situation, but I do have confidence that the pro- cess is fair, I do have confidence that the process is thorough, that my voice is heard."' NUTRITION From Page 1 the courses that are required for the students to take are admin- istered through our current department, which is environ- mental health sciences," Aar- onson said. "Since it will now be nutritional sciences, we will focus on nutrition-related top- ics." Karen Peterson, professor of environmental health scienc- es and director of the Human Nutrition Program, said faculty members already have a few new specializations in mind for the new department, including a focus on sustainable food sys- tems. This initiative will be in collaboration with the School of Natural Resources and Environ- ment, the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Plan- ning and the Ecology and Evo- lutionary Biology Department. Peterson said cross-school col- laboration will be a priority of the Department of Nutritional Sciences. "We want to build in even more flexibility into the programs than we have now. Michigan in general is known for having interdisci- plinary opportunities," Peterson said. "One of the areas that we've been pushing into is sustainable foods systems." Peterson said the department will also emphasize the relation- ship between physical activity and nutrition. To do this, Peter- son said the department will work with the School of Kinesi- ology. The third innovative aspect of the program will be a con- centration in maternal and child nutrition. Peterson said this spe- cialization is important because it is a significant part of under- standing health-related issues, both in the United States and globally. While there are several degrees available to graduate students interested in nutrition, there are currently few under- graduate opportunities in this field. Aaronson acknowledged this creates an educational gap in regard to undergraduate opportunity. "We recognize there's a tre- mendous need at University of Michigan to do more for our undergraduates related to nutri= tion." Peterson said there is not cur- rently a plan to add a nutrition major to the undergraduate cur- riculum, but faculty members do hope to establish an undergrad- uate course in the next couple of years that will focus specifically on nutrition. Peterson said the Public Health School also wants to gar- ner more undergraduate appli- cants in its LSA-SPH Sequential 4+1 Sequential Undergraduate/ Graduate Studies Program. The SUGS 4+1 Program allows undergraduate students inter- ested in attending the Public Health School to begin their degree at the end of their senior year. Starting early allows stu- dents to complete a graduate degree in one year rather than two. Peterson said the Pub- lic Health School is looking to increase awareness about the program, and possibly expand it to schools other than LSA. This year, 63 graduate stu- dents are working toward a degree in nutrition. Aaronson said student enrollment will likely increase due to the estab- lishment of the specialized Nutritional Sciences Depart- ment and to department faculty plans to increase recruitment efforts. If the number of stu- dents increases, Aaronson said the school will need to hire new faculty members. "As we see our student enroll- ment grow, that will allow us to open up more lines to hire more faculty members," Aaronson said. "I think it will be a gradual, sequential process. We'll try and get two new faculty members hired within the next year." Student interest in nutrition is growing as the field itself grows. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth in nutrition should grow by 21 percent between 2012 and 2022. Peterson said nutrition is an avenue both for treating health issues such as obesity, as well as preventing other health prob- lems. "There's this growing rec- ognition that nutrition is an essential cornerstone to human health," she said. "When we look at people who have health prob- lems in developing countries, or we look at health problems in the U.S., so many of those are related to nutrition." FERGUSON From Page 1 against police brutality drew national attention, conversations about the relationship between race and law enforcement at the University. On Tuesday evening, the decision to not indict Wil- son resulted in riots in Ferguson throughoutthe night and into early Wednesday morning. The discussion at the University Tuesday night was the second of two meetings. The first took place in October when Jones, McCoy and Singleton returned from visit- ingFerguson, where they observed the Ferguson October weekend, an event that gathered people from all over the countrytraveled to the city to protest against police bru- tality. Students said they found out about the event through tweets posted by Jones on Monday morn- ing. She emphasized that these meetings are part of an ongoing conversation. "What I am most interested in is listening to students," she said. "One of the things we know about the movement in Ferguson is that it is a youth movement. It was time for us to hear from students." Questions , led to a discussion about the role the grand jury deci- sion will play in the larger context of the protests inFerguson. "I'm really proud of us for tak- ing time ^to talk about something we care about, to do it collectively and to wrestle with what are real- ly hard questions not only with what's happening in Ferguson, but what this says about the country and where we should go," Jones said. "We have to stretch ourselves to expand our ideas about where jus- tice is and how we can call it into being. I think that we may not get it fromthe grand jurytoday," Jones said before the announcement was made. "If there is no indictment people will be deprived even fur- ther ofthis senseofjustice." After the group watched the grand jury deliver the announce- ment, students were silent, reserv- ing four and a half minutes of silence in Brown's honor. Multiple students bowed their heads and cried. After the four and a half min- utes were over, the room remained silent. After 10 minutes, several students began to share their thoughts with the group. Countryman ended the meet- ing by announcing a vigil on the Diag on Tuesdayat 6 p.m. Students made a collective decision to wear black inBrown's memory. PANTRY From Page 2 nization Circle K to provide volunteers. "Our club's goal is to start an entrepreneurial project, work on it as a club for a few years, and slowly bring in clubs like Student Food Co. to eventually manage the project themselves and put in the man hours them- selves because we have estab- lished everything for them and from there, they just have to execute the project," Burczak said. The next distribution event is tentatively scheduled for Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at First Baptist Church.