2 - Tuesday, December 2, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandailom 2 - Tuesday, December 2, 2014 The Michigan Daily - michigandail~om (The idlcigan BatIly 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com PETER SHAHIN DOUGLAS SOLOMON Editor in Chief Easiness Manager 734-415-4115 eat. 1251 734-418-415 eat.1241 pjshahin@michigandaily.com dougslo@michigandaily.com ROCK AND ROLL Music prof. continues to perform ON STAGE. I Bruce Conforth is a professor of American music culture at the University. Before starting a career in teaching, Conforth performed as a jazz musician with numerous bands and toured across the nation. In 1991, Con- forth became the first curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, where he worked with renowned Ameri- can song artists such as Johnny Cash, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin. What inspired you to study American pop music and culture? I guess growing up during the time I did, which was in the early '60s with the folk and blues revival, and people like (Bob) Dylan and the Beatles making their mark, really inspired me both as a performer and later as an academic to take the whole concept of an American popular culture seriously. It was evident to me that what was happening in a cultural perspective was going to be really important in a historical perspective. How was your experience as the founding curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? That's a loaded question. My experience as the founding cura- tor of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was both interesting and eye-opening. I got to see the music business up close and per- sonal from the inside, got to meet virtually all of smy idols, but also begin to really see how much of a business popular music is. What is the most rewarding part ofbeing a performer? I still think I'm a performer. I think teaching is a performance. So to me, the most rewarding part of being a performer is being able to share something new with your audience, whether it's an audience to come to listen to music or an audience of students who come to listen to your lec- tures. -ALLANA AKHTAR Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt.3 Corrections cosons@miegandaily.com Arts Section arts@emichigandaily.com Sports Setin sports@michigandaily.com' Display Sales dailydisplny@gmail.com Online Sales ontineads@michigandaily.com News Tips news@michigandaily.com Lettersnto thelEditor tothedaily@michigandaily.con Editnrial Page opinion@mieeandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandailycoi Finance finance@michigandaily.com g 6 CHARLES UOWALC/Daily Engineering senior Deepak Kumar, vice president of Maize Mirchi, sings during a performance in the Michigan Union Ballroom on Monday. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Chinese Ritual Finance talk Race dialouge Biochem speaker WHAT: History Prof. Michael Puett will discuss indigenous theories concerning ritual in the classical Chinese tradition. WHO: Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies WHEN: Today from noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work, Room 1636 SPORTS Men's swim team celebrates BY TED JAMES Swimmers from last year's Big Ten championship team, coaches and alumni dined and shared stories in preparation for the winter championships. WHAT: This semi- nar will outline basic financial principles for students who are in or aspire to be in manage- rial roles. WHO: Human Resources Development WHEN: Today from 8:30 a.m. to noon. WHERE: Administra- tive Services Building "Eleven WHAT: Male students of color are invited to talk about their experiences and the role race has played in determining their college path. WHEN: Today from noon to 1:30 p.m. WHO: Our Mission: My Brothers organization WHERE: Michigan Union, CSG Chambers seminar WHAT: A visting professor will discuss CTP synthetase and enzyme regulation. WHO: Department of Biological Chemistry WHEN: Today from noon to 1 p.m. WHERE: Medical Science Unit 11, North Lecture Hall Dean's speaker Ross lecture The Simon Weisenthal Center discovered that the world's most wanted Nazi died in Syria in 2010. The criminal, Alois Brunner, was responsible for sending 128,500 Jews to death camps, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. The Michigan' men's basketball team faces Syracuse on Tuesday night in a rematch of the 2013 Final Four. Just three Wolverines, including Spike Albrecht, remain from that year's team 5FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PG.7 A congressional staffer has resigned from her post following her Facebook post criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama for their appearance at the annual presidential turkey pardoning, The Washington Post reported. EDITORIAL STAFF KatieBurke ManagingEditor , kgburke@michigandaily.com lenniferCalfaS Managing News Editor jcalfas@michigandaily.cpm SENIOR NEWS EDITORS: Ian Dillingham, Sam Gringlas, Will Greenberg Rachel Premnack ,adStephnie Shn,,,da ASSISTAn soWn ITORS: Allana Akhtar, Neala Berkowski, Claire Bryan, Shoham Geva, Amabel Karoub, Emma Kerr, Thomas McBrien, Emilie Plesset, Michael Sugerman and Jack Turman Megan McDonald and Daniel Wang Editorial Page Editors opinioneditors@michigandaily.com SENIOR EDITORIAL PAGE EDITORS: Aarica Marsh and Victoria Noble ASSISTANTEDITORIALPAGEEDITORS:MatthewSeligmanandDavidHarris Greg Garno and AlejandroZiliga ManagingSportsEditors sportseditors@michigandaily.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITORS: Max Cohen, Alexa Dettelbach, Lev Facher, Rajat Khare, Jake Louran"JereySumit ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITORS Max Bultman, Minh Doan, Daniel Feldman, Simon Kaufman, Erin Lennon, Jake Lourimi and Jason Rubinstein John Lynth and jplynch@mihigandaity.com AkshaySethMeanaginArts Editors akse@mihigandaily.com SENIOR ARTS EDITORS: Giancarlo Buonomo, Natalie Gadbois, Erika Harwood and ASSSTNT ARTS EDITORS: Jamie Bircoll, Jackson Howard, Gillian Jakab and Maddie Thomas Teresa Mathew and Paul Shernan ManagingePhototEditors photo@nihigandaity.coa SENIOR PHOTO EDITORSAllison Farrn and Ruby Walau mchgndiy~o ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITORS: Luna Anna ArcheVirginiaLozano, JamesColler,McKenzieuBerezn, and NicholasWiliams Carolyn Gearig and GabrielaVasquezManagingDesignEditors design@michigandaily.com SENIOR DESIGN EDITORS: Amy Mackens and Alicia Kovalcheck Carlina Duan Magazine Editor statement@michigandaily.com DEPUTY MAGAZINE EDITORS: Max Radwin and Amrutha Sivakumar STATEMEN PHOTO EDIT R:RubyWl STAEMENT L ssEAD D SIG E:Ay Makns Mark Ossolinski and Meaghan Thompson Managing Copy Editors copydesk@michigandaily.com SENIOR COPY EDITORS: Mariam Sheikh and Alisha Qiu Austen Hufford nlineEditor ahufford@michigandaily.com VIDEO EDITORS: Paula Friedrich and James Reslier-Wells SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR: Brianne Johnson BUSINESS STAFF Madeline Lacey University Accounts Manager Ailie Steir classifieduanager Simonne Kapadia Local Accounts Manager Lotus An National Accounts Manager OliviaJones Production Managers Nolan Loh Special Projects Coordinator Jason Anterasian Finance Manager Th Michiga"nDalyISN 045-9671' sbishedMonday throughFridaydur'"ngthe 'fa l '"andwntee by students at tiheUniversity of Michigan. One copy is avaiablefree o charge to al readers Additionacopesmay be picked upat the Dailysofice for$2 Subscriptions for fall term starting in Septembe viaU.S. mal are $110. W'iner term (January I ough Apri) is511, yealong(September through Apri) is $19s . University ates are subjectto a reduced subscpion rateOn-campus subscriptions for fall term are $5. subscripti ust be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Cllegiat ess. 6 Years" lecture series WHAT: Artist Jen Davis WHAT: Jimmy Chin, will discuss her exhibit, a a National Geographic collection of self-portraits photographer and one of that chronicle her body the few people to ski on Mt. over time and explore Everest, will discuss his life modern beauty standards. as an adventurer. WHO: Institute for the WHO: School of Natural Humanities Resources and Environment WHEN: Today from WHEN: Today from 6 p.m. 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: 202S. Thayer WHERE: Rackham St., Osterman Common Graduate School Room Auditorium WHAT: Kohl Gill, CEO and founder of LaborVoices, will discuss how workers drive supply chain transparency with cell phones. WHO: Kohl Gill WHEN: Today from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. WHERE: Ross School of Business CORRECTIONS . Pleasereport any error in the Daily to correc- tions@michigandaily.com. Extremists kill at least seven in Nigeria attacks TWo state capitals targeted by supposed Islamic extermists ago. A vigil: young fen were also day's blas recovered BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) - Sus- with those pected Islamic extremists struck tal official in two state capitals in northeast- ing more ern Nigeria on Monday, killing serious in at least seven people and injur- and hospi ing dozens with a double bomb- condition ing at a crowded market and an they were attack on a police base. Around informatit 30 extremists were also killed In Dam in clashes with security forces, capital of police said. kilometers The attacks were the latest Maidugur in a week of violence linked to several bu Islamic militants that has killed least two more than 170 people in northern stormed tf Nigeria. at the gene Police spokesman Gideon to the H Jubrin said at least five people Board. Th were killed at a market in Mai- abducted. duguri, the capital of Borno state Police t where two female suicide bomb- ers drove! ers also killed 70 people a week agents frc -Un ante official said two male suicide bombers responsible for Mon- ts and that they had their bodies along. e of six victims. Hospi- s said they were treat- than 40 people with juries. The vigilante tal officials spoke on of anonymity because not authorized to give on to reporters. naturu, the provincial Yobe state some 135 s (85 miles) west of i, extremists destroyed uildings and killed at doctors when they he residential quarters ral hospital, according ospitals Management ree other doctors were there said the attack- State Security Service om their offices but .5U were repelled, and about 30 ter- rorists were killed when they tried to take over Yobe Govern- ment House, where there is a military armory. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Maiduguri blasts but people blamed Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist group that has carried out.many such attacks in a 5-year insurgency that has killed thou- sands and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Bala Dauda, a trader at the market there, said rescue work- ers were evacuatingthe dead and wounded from the site. "I have seen very many vic- tims dripping with blood, others with parts of their bodies dis- membered by the blasts," Dauda told The Associated Press by telephone. After the explosions, young men in vigilante groups bar- ricaded some Maiduguri roads to try to ensure safety in the city. These community defense groups and security forces are accused of summary executions and other rights abuses of people they believe are extremists. In Damaturu, explosions and gunfire erupted before dawn Monday causing some residents to flee into the bush and others to cower in their homes. The mili- tants targeted a rapid-response police base on the outskirts of Damaturu, said resident Garba Musa. "It has been burned down completely," he said. Police said the attackers also destroyed multiple buildings at the Yobe state university, while the Defense Ministry headquar- ters said a fighter jet was repel- ling the attackers. A helicopter gunship was hovering over the town. Witnesses said the aircraft drove the fighters out of Dama- turu, strafing and bombing. "We don't know where to hide, the shooting is all over ... We are running for our lives," said resident MusaAbbas. Police officers throw a pro-democracy protester on the main road outside governrent headquarters in Hong Kong. Taiwan, Hong Kong a challenge for China's Xi Voters turn out to support Dem. Progressive Party TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - An electoral pummeling for Tai- wan's pro-Beijing ruling party and a new spike in pro-democ- racy protests in Hong Kong have delivered a reality check to Chinese President Xi Jinping just when he was riding a wave of high-profile diplomacy. Xi's message of a better eco- nomic future by joining forces with Beijing rather than align- ing against it doesn't seem to be working with the electorate in Taiwan, where voters turned out in droves over the weekend to support the chief opposition Democratic Progressive Party in local elections. The DPP advocates more distance between Taiwan and China and taps into concerns many Taiwanese have over any eventual unification with authoritarian Beijing. Likewise, Xi's message is not working with the Hong Kong protesters, who clashed with police early Monday as they tried to surround government headquarters to revitalize their flagging movement in the face of Beijing's intransigence on democratic reforms. The Hong Kong protests reminded Taiwanese voters of what Taiwan could become in the event of unification with China, said Kweibo Huang, associate professor of diploma- cy at National Chengchi Uni- versity in Taipei. "Hong Kong consolidated Taiwan voter worries about relations with mainland China," Huang said. The DPP won seven of nine races for mayors and county chiefs, delivering a major set- back to the ruling Nationalist Party, which advocates greater economic integration across the Taiwan Strait. That poses a complex chal- lenge for Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to take control of the island by force if neces- sary. The poll results build on months of opposition among the young and middle class to Taiwanese President Ma Ying- jeou's steps to further reduce economic barriers between the sides and propel them toward talks on political unification. Concerns in Hong Kong that the economic rise of mainland China marginalizes the former British colony also are high among the pro-democracy pro- testers there. Likewise in Tai- wan, many residents fea the island's economy could be swal- lowed up by China, flooding its labor market to keep wages low as living costs rise. "Ma Ying-jeou's policies don't seem to be producing a trickle-down effect. Voters had the feeling that, today Hong Kong, tomorrow Taiwan," said Joseph Cheng, an expert on Chinese politics at City univer- sity of Hong Kong. Beijing has limited room to adjust to changes in Taiwan and Hong Kong, given its fears of stoking pro-democracy sen- timent at home and its long- established positions on the two territories. It has long pushed for Tai- wan to accept the "one country, two systems" policy it negoti- ated for Hong Kong when it was returned by Britain in 1997, which allows the city some autonomy and a separate eco- nomic and judicial system, but places it firmly under Beijing's ultimate authority. I rq 6 6 4 r