michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, March 23, 2015 CELEBRATING OUR ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM The Michigan hockey team lost in the Big Ten title game, ending its season » INSIDE SportsMonday CAMPUS LIFE RUBY WALLAU/Daily LEFT: Ann Arbor residents Keith Orr and Martin Contreras toast during a celebration for their anniversary and the anniversaries of 300 same-sex couples who married one-year ago before the ban was upheld. The gathering took place at the couple’s bar, Aut Bar, on Tuesday. TOP RIGHT: Some of the same-sex couples who married last year raise their hands. BOTTOM LEFT: Ann Arbor residents Alexi and Jennifer Chapin-Smith toast during the celebration. MUSIC Matters to host Oscar, Grammy-winning hip-hop artist By MICHAEL SUGERMAN Daily News Editor One could say that this year’s MUSIC Matters headlining act has a certain amount of “glory.” He’s known for his philanthropy and his meaningful lyrics. He’s “faithful,” he’s “funky for you” — and at the end of the day, sign- ing him just seems like common sense. Common will take the Hill Auditorium stage April 17 to close SpringFest. He follows in the footsteps of 2 Chainz in 2014, Ben Folds in 2013 and J. Cole in 2012. Though Common has been a mainstay in the hip-hop com- munity for years, he has recently received acclaim for his collabo- ration with John Legend on “Glory,” a song from the film “Selma” that won both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award this year. He also won a Gram- my in 2003 for Best R&B Song, “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop).” Business senior Darren Appel, MUSIC Matters president, said the organization signed Com- mon to close SpringFest because his background aligns with MUSIC Matters’ philanthropic goals. In addition to funding an endowed “Big Thinkers” schol- arship that is set to support its first recipient in Fall 2016, MUSIC Matters is in the process of funding and designing a sum- mer leadership camp through the University for underrepre- sented youth from the Metro Detroit area that will launch in summer 2016. Student tickets for the event will cost $15 for balcony seats, $30 for mezzanine, $40 for main floor and $70 for front row. Non-student tickets will cost Former fraternity brothers charged with destruction of property, MIPs By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter Several members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity will face criminal charges for vandalizing a Gaylord, Mich. ski resort in Janu- ary, the Otsego County prosecutor said Friday. In a press release, Otsego County Prosecutor Michael Rola said several members of the fra- ternity will be charged, including the SAM president, treasurer and another member. The president and treasurer have been charged for minors in possession of alcohol and drugs and the other member will face a felony charge of Malicious Destruction of Building over $1,000, but under $20,000. The fraternity has already said it will pay the restitutions in full. The prosecutor said charges will likely be brought against additional members, as more iden- tification information becomes available. The release said the Treetops Resort does not have security cameras in their common areas at the time of the ski trip. “Due to the significant number of students attending at the time of the event in question deter- mining the identities and spe- cific actions of other individuals believed to be involved has been hampered, however additional steps are currently being taken to hold them accountable, and also to see to it that persons who were not involved in any of the alleged criminal activity are not falsely accused,” the release stated. According to the Michigan State Police post in Gaylord, the state police has closed its investi- gation, which had been in process over the last few months. In January, the fraternity caused an estimated $250,000 worth of property damage to the Treetops Resort. Resort officials also reported $200,000 in dam- age to the resort’s brand, lost revenue and legal fees. ‘U’ organizers narrow project proposals to 70 before final round By BRANDON SUMMERS-MILLER For the Daily Three months after receiving almost 500 startup pitches from high school students, Startup High School has narrowed its pool to 70 semifinalists, all of whom gathered for an “Entrepreneur- ship Field Day” in Ann Arbor on Saturday. Innovatrium, a local consulting firm, hosted the event in its down- town Ann Arbor office. Startup High School, now in its third year, is run under the umbrella of MPowered, one of the University’s flagship entrepre- neurship-focused student organi- zations. Startup High School will help winning applicants prepare to launch their own project pitch- es. Business sophomore Ovijit Annual conference draws 1,200 participants for lineup of 14 speakers By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter “Constructive Interference” was the theme at play during the sixth annual TEDxUofM event Friday at the Power Center. The event drew 1,200 people and featured 14 keynote speakers, all whom are affiliated with the University. Constructive interference, in physical application, refers to waves meeting when travel- ing along the same medium in opposite directions. The TEDx conference transformed this concept to discuss how the con- fluence of conflicting ideas can shape each of the originals for the better. Broken into four sessions of three to four speakers each, the day-long event included perfor- mances by students and local acts and lunch provided by local venues. Those who purchased tickets beforehand were able to attend a dinner after the event supplied by Zingerman’s, which allowed the audience to meet the speakers. Throughout the day, organiz- ers promoted communicating with its participants through social media. People were encouraged to send any ques- tions they had for the speakers via Twitter with the hashtag One year ago, 300 married in Mich. before judge granted emergency stay By ALLANA AKHTAR Daily Staff Reporter Outside a small Ann Arbor pub Sunday evening, dozens of couple drank champagne, chat- ted excitedly and blew bubbles in celebration of their wedding anni- versaries. However, in the minds of many, Sunday was no ordinary anniversary celebration. Same-sex couples from the Washtenaw County area gathered at Aut Bar on Sunday to commem- orate the anniversary of their first year of marriage — unions granted during a one-day period last year when same-sex marriage was legal in Michigan. On March 22, 2014 — the day after U.S. District Judge Ber- nard Friedman struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban — Washtenaw County recognized 74 same-sex marriages. The state issued 300 marriage licenses and married more than 100 couples directly within a five-hour period. However, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) request- ed an emergency stay on the deci- sion, which the Court of Appeals granted the day after Friedman’s ruling. Once the emergency stay went into effect, same-sex mar- riage was no longer permitted. Even so, the district court decided to recognize the 300 mar- riages preformed prior to the stay. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the Mich- igan’s same-sex marriage ban last November. The case is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments on April 28. Keith Orr, co-owner of Aut Bar, ENTREPRENEURSHIP GREEK LIFE See STARTUP, Page 3A See TEDX, Page 3A See CHARGES, Page 3A See COMMON, Page 2A See ANNIVERSARY, Page 3A GRANT HARDY/Daily Workers demolish North Hall, the building that housed ROTC departments, to make way for the new Biological Sciences building on Friday. NORTH HALL FALL Common to perform at Hill Aud. this April Same-sex couples celebrate first wedding anniversaries Startup High School hosts field day for semi-finalists Sigma Alpha Mu executives face criminal charges Sixth TEDxUM explores ‘constructive interference’ INDEX Vol. CXXIV, No. 86 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A ARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A SPORTS MONDAY.........1B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Menstrual pad activism MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS GOT A NEWS TIP? 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