News THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW TODAY Main Street boutique Ayla & Co., founded by a Turkish immigrant in 1980, brings a clean, classic and distinctive aesthetic to Tree Town’s fashionably inclined. SEE B-SIDE, PG. 1B 2 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.” — @ProfADM “Thank you to everyone who came to our rally in Jackson, Michigan!” —@RealBenCarson Presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson spoke today in Spring Arbor, Mich. Each week, “Twitter Talk” is a forum to print tweets that are fun, informative, breaking or newsworthy, with an angle on the University, Ann Arbor and the state. All tweets have been edited for accurate spelling and grammar. Gov. Rick Snyder tweeted his support for University’s Mott’s Children’s Hospital. “I joined the fight to #BlockOutCancer with @ MottChildren. Let’s help all the #LittleVictors” - @onetoughnerd FOLLOW US! #TMD @michigandaily “ “ 2A — Thursday, September 24, 2015 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com CRAZY CRAIG DAVID SONG/Daily Ypsilanti resident Craig Wise juggles on the Diag on Wednesday. Wise runs a family comedy juggling variety show business under the name of “Crazy Craig”. 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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 From Page 1A