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a Turkish immigrant in
1980, brings a clean, classic and
distinctive aesthetic to Tree
Town’s fashionably inclined.
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CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Dance
performance
WHAT: Join Amy
Chavasse, professor of
dance, for a lecture and
performance centered
around Chinese dance.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: Today at 12 p.m.
WHERE: Vandenberg
Room, Michigan League
Fall open
house
WHAT: Tour the Inter-
national Institute. Dis-
cover academic and
funding opportunities.
WHO: Intertnaional
Institute
WHEN: Today from
12 p.m to 3 p.m.
WHERE: School of
Social Work Building
New York Yankees catcher
and baseball icon Yogi
Berra passed away on
Tuesday, The New York Times
reported. He was 90 years
old. Berra was a three-time
American League MVP. He
also received a Purple Heart
for his service in World War II.
1
Peace Corps
workshop
WHAT: Learn about
the Peace Corps as
well as receive help
on applications for the
international program
during this workshop.
WHO: International
Center
WHEN: Today from 4 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Conference
Room, International
Center
Volkswagon
CEO
Martin
Winterkorn,
resigned
from
the
company
Wednesday,
CNN reported. VW was
recently found cheating its EPA
emission tests for diesel cars.
The diesel emissions were up
to 35 times higher.
3
Flute and
guitar duo
WHAT: Flutist Tracey
Kash and guitarist Pat
Shanley will perfrom a
wide variety of blues and
rock ensembles.
WHO: Gifts of Art
WHEN: Today from 12:10
p.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: University
Hospital, Main Lobby
Lecture on
graphic arts
WHAT: Anthony Geist, a
Spanish and comparative
literature porfessor,
will talk about visual
postmodern discourse in
Madrid during the ‘70s.
WHO: Romance
Languages and Literature
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m.
WHERE: RLL Commons,
Modern Languages
Building
TUESDAY:
Campus Voices
THURSDAY:
Twitter Talk
FRIDAY:
Photos of the Week
WEDNESDAY:
In Other Ivory Towers
MONDAY:
This Week in History
Social justice
fair
WHAT: Learn about stu-
dent organizations and pro-
grams on campus dedicated
to social justice. Sociology
faculty will also discuss
the social change minor.
WHO: Department
of Sciology
WHEN: Today at 11 a.m.
WHERE: The Diag
Applying to
law school 101
WHAT: The Career Center
will review the law school
admission process and
provide tips on how to
submit a strong application.
All students are invited.
WHO: Career Center
WHEN: Today from 1 p.m.
to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Program Room,
The Career Center, 3200
Student Activities Building
LSA Dean Andrew Martin met
with students Monday.
“Great evening. Stop 2. Meeting
some of our newest #LSAstudents
on scholarships. Wow. Giving
back in big ways.”
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our rally in Jackson, Michigan!”
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Presidential candidate Dr. Ben
Carson spoke today in Spring Arbor,
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BP America
info session
WHAT: An opportunity
to learn about careers
offered by BP America.
The company is seeking
math, statistics, economics,
finance, accounting and
engineering majors.
WHO: Career Center
WHEN: Today from 5:30
p.m to 7 p.m.
WHERE: Room 420, Ross
School of Business
Peter Smereka won
teaching honors,
national awards
By TANAZ AHMED
Daily Staff Reporter
Mathematics
Prof.
Peter
Smereka died unexpectedly Sept. 15
following a heart attack.
Smereka began working at the
University in 1994 as an assistant
professor of mathematics. He was
promoted to a full professorship
in 2003. Smereka obtained a
bachelor’s degree in physics from
the University of Waterloo, Canada,
in 1983 and a Ph.D. doctorate in
chemical engineering from the
University of California, Santa
Barbara, in 1989.
During his time at the University,
Smereka was a member of the
Michigan Center for Theoretical
Physics. He was also a part of the
math department’s Applied and
Interdisciplinary
Mathematics
program, which he directed for
several years. He also helped
develop and instruct an honors
program for freshman science and
engineering students.
While in Ann Arbor, Smereka
was awarded the National Science
Foundation Career Award in 1996
and the Excellence in Education
Award from LSA in 1997.
In an obituary submitted by
the Smereka family and the math
department, family and colleagues
described him as funny and
insightful.
“Smereka was always inquisitive
and provided a lot of humor, insight
and thought-provoking questions
for his family over the years,”
they wrote. “He was an incredibly
sensitive and kind person often
running to help his family members
when in need.”
Smereka published more than
60 research articles throughout his
lifetime. His work in fluid dynamics
— the science behind liquids and
gases in motion — was influential.
Condolences
from
faculty
members filled the comments
section of the obituary posted
on the website for the University
Record.
“Peter was a dearest friend and
my best colleague,” wrote Giovanni
Russo, a mathematics professor at
the University of Catania in Italy.
“To work with him has been one
of the most exciting experiences of
my life. Very dedicated to science,
with an extraordinary good taste
for interesting problems, he was an
extremely sensitive, scrupulous and
kind man with highest intellectual
honesty. I always admired him, and
I will miss him forever.”
A memorial will be held for
Smereka in the spring. Memorial
contributions can be made to the
Peter Smereka Memorial Graduate
Student Fund.
Mathematics professor
dies of heart attack
Ann Arbor staple to
shutter storefront
after two decades
By LEA GIOTTO
Daily Staff Reporter
BethAnn Karmeisool, owner
of the S3 Safe Sex Store, said
Wednesday the store will close
its doors at the end of October.
She said her decision to close
the storefront, located on South
University Avenue, is a result of
her building being sold and the
recent decline of in-store sales.
“My building has been sold
and I don’t know the future
of the building,” Karmeisool
said. “I don’t know exactly, but
the rumors are the building is
going to be knocked down for a
larger project to go up much like
Landmark.”
The owner said she thinks
sales have declined in recent
months
due
to
increased
competition and popularity of
online retailers, such as Amazon
Prime.
While physical sales have
decreased, Karmeisool said the
need for the community outreach
services she offers, such as free
HIV
testing
and
individual
counseling, have increased.
“I think (the closing) is going
to have a large impact on the
community because of all of the
services we do provide,” she said.
“People in the community are
going to have to go elsewhere
for that, and many do not have
transportation options.”
Karmeisool
stressed
that
while she close the physical
storefront, S3 is not going out of
business.
She is going to maintain S3’s
online store, which is currently
running in tandem with the
storefront location. She plans
to update the store’s website
to include a blog stocked with
sexual health information.
“That telephone number will
be linked directly to me, so if any
student needs someone to talk to,
and they don’t have that outlet, I
will still be available to them as
much as possible,” Karmeisool
said.
The owner also ensured she
will remain involved with the
University
through
outreach
programs, as a visiting lecturer
at the School of Public Policy and
through hosting sexual health
workshops.
“I
plan
on
quarterly
workshops where people can
get their sexual health questions
asked, learn about new things
going on with sexual health
at large and also get free HIV
testing,” she said.
Safe Sex Store closes
amid declining sales
Thompson Street and Pack-
ard Street. Planners are also still
considering an alternative plan
to renovate the current center on
Washtenaw Avenue.
Trotter Director Jackie Simpson
said in a poll of 715 students, most
respondees said they preferred the
State Street location.
Amid talk of relocating, LSA
senior Bree Sullivan pointed to the
significance of the current build-
ing for many students. She said
for decades, the building has been
a home for minority students on
campus — and the space may not
feel as safe if located closer to cam-
pus.
“This is a lot of history, this
building,” she said. “I want it, and I
want future generations to have it.”
Harper recalled the tradition
and activism from which the Trot-
ter Center was born. According to
their website, Trotter opened in
1971 as a space to hold meetings
and cultural events for Black stu-
dents. The desire for the multicul-
tural center grew out of efforts by
the Black Action Movement and
other prominent civil rights move-
ments in the 1970s.
“We are doing for the next gener-
ation what the people you were talk-
ing about did for you,” Harper said.
However, Harper also drew
upon the difficulties that come
with the current Trotter location.
The decision to build a new mul-
ticultural center closer to campus
came from organizers of the 2013
#BBUM movement, who said the
site’s location between fraterni-
ties and sororities made minority
students feel uncomfortable when
walking back and forth at night.
“This movement to move as
fast as it can has been built on the
notion that this place does not meet
students’ needs,” Harper said. “We
are at some point going to have to
say this is what we need.”
Gott listed the criteria that stu-
dents and administrators worked
on last year when looking for sites
of a new center. Some of these cri-
teria included making sure the new
space is able to accommodate ban-
quet or multi-purpose rooms and is
near loading and unloading docks
for special events. The checklist
also prioritizes a new location near
the Diag and other student servic-
es — such as transit, food services,
study spaces and computer labs.
Gott said the administration has
worked to expedite the selection
process to fulfill the needs of a new
multicultural center on campus.
“What is so unique here is we
just spent a lot more time with the
students,” Gott said. “We asked
over and over again what Trotter
should be doing for Michigan.”
Sullivan also suggested building
a space solely for Black students,
adding that the voices of Black
students are sometimes overshad-
owed. She said though the stu-
dents at the time of the #BBUM
movement liked the idea of moving
Trotter closer to Central Campus,
students now might not feel the
same way.
“I would say we should take
into consideration how times
change, and how things in world
are changing around us,” Sullivan
said. “What students might need at
the moment could be very different
from what they needed two years
ago.”
Rackham student Asya Harri-
son, secretary of Students of Color
of Rackham, said while moving to
Central Campus would allow for
more use of the site, Trotter would
lose its current quietness and dis-
tance from classes and schoolwork.
“That is one of the downsides, it
will get a different kind of use and
more use,” Harper said.
Social Work student Zachary
Pritchett said though he likes the
current location of Trotter, moving
the building would lead to more
visibility on campus and subse-
quently a larger voice on campus
issues. He pointed to the Spectrum
Center as an example of a powerful
voice because of their location in
the Michigan Union.
Gott said no matter the deci-
sion on renovating or relocat-
ing Trotter, it is important to
remember the history of the cen-
ter and the significance it will
have for future generations of
students.
TROTTER
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