2 — Friday, March 13, 2015 News The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY The Michigan men’s basketball team domi- nated Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, winning 73-55. It takes on Wisconsin today at the Unit- ed Center in Chicago (12 p.m. Eastern, ESPN). 2 CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Two police officers were attacked at a protest in Ferguson, Mo. on Wednesday night. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the shots did not come from among the protesters, but from across the street, Reuters reported. 1 TUESDAY: Campus Voices THURSDAY: Twitter Talk FRIDAY: Photos of the Week WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers MONDAY: This Week in History LEFT LSA senior Anna Baumgarten performs in the play “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee presented by RC Players at the Keene Theater in East Quad Thursday. 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WHO: Department of Anthropology WHEN: Today at 3 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Graduate School Holy War lecture WHAT: James Siegel of Cornell University will speak about the history of Holy War and jihad in Sumatra WHO: Center for Southeast Asian Studies WHEN: Today at 12 p.m. WHERE: School of Social Work Building Masters recital WHAT: Francisco Bedoy on the tenor will perform a set featuring pieces from Handel, Lalo, Brahms, Guastavino and Soutullo. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Today at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Walgreen Drama Center, Stamps Auditorium l Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. “Vain Labor” WHAT: Associate Prof. Achim Timmermann will explore the relationship between Christian and Jewish tradition in medieval art, the role of public images and monuments, as well as his research in moralizing in public imagery and ancient civic rituals. WHO: History of Art WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Tappan Hall “Infra-tecture” lecture WHAT: Jeanne Gang, MacArthur Fellow and architect, will give a lecture focusing on the changing economic and development landscape of cities, as well as sustainability and capital- markets. WHO: Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning WHEN: Today at 6 p.m. WHERE: Museum of Art “Rome in Cinema” WHAT: This edition of the Thomas Spencer Jerome Lecture Series will examine the role of Roman history in silent cinema. WHO: LSA Development, Marketing & Communications WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Angell Hall ON THE WEB... michigandaily.com THE WIRE Former employee faces charges BY IRENE PARK Steven Germinder, a former hospital employee, is facing charges for the receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography. THE WIRE University in top 20 in the world BY NABEEL CHOLLAMPAT The University has been ranked the 19th best univer- sity in the world, according to the Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings released on Thursday. Monday meeting to also include report on homelessness By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULUS Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor City Council will meet Monday to discuss a number of topics, including a reso- lution to support a state ballot pro- posal for allocation of funds by the Michigan Department of Trans- portation, the annexation of the Nixon Farm and a report from the Delonis Center. Ballot Proposal 15-1 City Council will hear a resolution to support of State Ballot Proposal 15-1, a part of a proposal to improve Michigan’s roads passed earlier this year by the state legislature. Because the proposal includes amending the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent, which chang- es the state constitution, it requires a statewide vote that will occur May 5. If passed, among other changes it will allow funds to be allocated to the counties of Michi- gan for a variety of infrastructure- related improvements. According to the Transportation Revenue Sales Tax Ballot Proposal, Washtenaw County will receive an estimated $21,402,244 for the 2016 fiscal year, $25,339,238 for the 2017 fiscal year and $29,276,232 for the 2018 fiscal year and beyond. Of these funds, Ann Arbor would receive $9,193,546 for the fiscal year of 2016, $10,851,563 for the 2017 fiscal year and $12,509,579 for the 2018 fiscal year and beyond. Along with the sales tax increase, the ballot proposal would increase the fuel tax and modify tax credits and school funding, among other changes. The earned income tax credit will rise from 6 percent to 20 per- cent of the federal credit amount and eligibility for these credits will increase. Additionally there would be a $300 million annual increase for the School Aid Fund, $100 mil- lion more for revenue sharing and more funding for community col- leges. Universities will no longer receive funding from School Aid monies. In Ann Arbor, the funds for the proposal are slated for used on a variety of projects in the city like fixing roads. The state gas taxes will also be used for transportation. The legislation text notes that 24 percent of the City of Ann Arbor’s streets are classified as in poor condition. Nixon Farm Annexation Council will hear two resolu- tions: one resolution calls for the annexation of the Nixon Farm North, a 69-acre area and the other for the Nixon Farm South, a 41-acre area. Should City Council adopt the resolutions, the city of Ann Arbor would take on the designated areas of the Nixon Farms from the Ann Arbor Township. Each resolution requires eight votes to pass. The resolutions note that the City Planning Commission pro- posed the annexation at a meeting held Oct. 21, 2014. Delonis Center City Council will also hear an interim report on the winter expan- sion of the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County at the Delo- nis Center. The Warming Center expanded its operations to full-time hours from November to March. According to the report that will be presented to Council, the shelter required that all occupants register through the Housing Access of Washtenaw County and go through a screening test. The report notes that through Feb. 27, 2015, 488 unique individuals were screened at the Delonis Center and referred to the Warming Center. Subsequently, 367 people used the Warming Center 1, Warming Center 2 or the Rotating Shelter. Council will also hear about the challenges the Delonis Center faced that included reluctance of some people to go to the Warm- ing Center and the refusal by some to go through the screening process. City Council to discuss state ballot proposal on road funding in Sderot featured a bomb shelter that was painted to appear like a caterpillar. “For me the sum of this entire presentation in one photograph … this is it… when you picture a playground and a bomb shel- ter in one photograph. What other country in the world has a bomb shelter right next to a play- ground?” Bedein asked. In a video clip he showed the audience, kindergarten students were seen playing outside when sirens went off. The students immediately ran inside to the nearest bomb shelter and began counting down. At the end of the countdown they sang a song. Bedein explained that the chil- dren are taught to sing the song to distract them from the sound of explosions hitting Sderot. Bedein, who dedicates much of his time to interviewing and photographing those affected by the threat of rocket attacks, told the audience that virtually every- one living in the western Negev region of Israel has his or her own unique story about an expe- rience with a rocket explosion. Bedein also discussed the effect of media bias on the issue of coverage in Israel. He said many people know about the humanitarian issues in Gaza but not of those in Sderot or neigh- boring Israeli communities. Due to Israel’s missile defense system, Bedein said recent con- flict has produced unbalanced fatalities — 72 Israeli deaths com- pared to the over 2,000 deaths of civilians in the Gaza strip. Since last summer, members of the University student group Students Allied for Freedom and Equality held candlelight vigils in response to the violence. The University’s chapter of J Street, a national organization advocat- ing for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, also held a vigil in September. Siren systems implemented in Israeli cities warn residents of approaching rockets roughly 15 seconds before they hit the ground. Israel has also provid- ed extensive funding to at-risk communities for bomb shelters, minimizing rocket fatalities as a result. At the end of his presentation, Bedein shared with the audience several drawings from elementa- ry school students in Israel who are under the threat of rockets. Many of them were addressed to children living in Gaza, asking for peace and showing support for children their own age who are under the threat of violence as a result of the conflict as well. LSA freshman Rachel Byrd said she had knew about the situ- ation in Sderot, but found the pre- sentation was still eye opening. “Those videos were pretty powerful, to see how normalized rocket fire has become in Israel and how little I knew,” Byrd said. “(The presentation) definitely made me want to look into differ- ent resources or different news outlets because I’ve definitely been getting different informa- tion than what I heard today.” LSA sophomore Ben Siegel was especially affected by the drawings Israeli children had made for Palestinian children. “What stood out to me the most would probably be that even through all these kids are going through, they still have this good sentiment towards Pal- estinians and they want peace even though they’re constantly under pressure,” he said. SDEROT From Page 1 BEGIN YOUR WEEKEND WITH THIS INSPIRING QUOTE FROM FORMER UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JAMES BURRILL ANGELL ANGELL ENVISIONED THE UNIVERSITY AS PROVIDING.... “AN UNCOMMON EDUCATION FOR THE COMMON MAN.”