michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, November 25, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Scenes from the iconic shops that house literary treasures » INSIDE bookstores galore GOVERNMENT Surgeries resume after contamination caused cancellations, postponements By SAMANTHA WINTNER Daily Staff Reporter U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D– Dearborn) sent an inquiry Mon- day to the director of tzxzhe VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System regarding dozens of surgeries for veterans that were cancelled or rescheduled in the past few weeks because of a potential equipment contamination. Though concerns with ster- ilization of surgical equipment were also raised in 2014, Dingell said in an interview Tuesday that she recently began receiving calls from concerned constituents about what appears to be a simi- lar issue. According to Derek Atkinson, a public affairs official for the Healthcare System, nurses at the hospital began noticing inorganic particulate matter several weeks ago on the cases containing sur- gical equipment that had previ- ously been sterilized. The system has been working to determine the cause and solve the problem since that time. “Our O.R. nurses, as part of their normal inspection process perhaps, would notice one of these little micro particulates. Essentially — just to kind of give you an idea of what you’re look- ing at — it’s almost like a speck of pepper in the case that would house the equipment, but not on the equipment,” he said. To rectify the situation, Atkin- son said the Healthcare System opted for a “surgical stand-down” the week of Nov. 11 — cancelling and rescheduling veteran surger- ies to later dates at the Healthcare System or at the University. In Dingell’s letter to the Healthcare System, which fol- lowed a phone call with Robert McDivitt, the hospital’s director, she posed several questions about actions the hospital is taking to address the situation and ensure See VA, Page 3A Michigan does not restrict sale to minors By ALEXA ST. JOHN Daily Staff Reporter More than 75 percent of teens and adults say e-cigarettes should carry restrictions similar to traditional cigarettes, accord- ing to a C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Chil- dren’s Health published Nov. 16. Commonly known as vap- ing, e-cigarettes simulate the feeling of smoking a traditional cigarette. The battery-powered device delivers nicotine, which is often flavored, as well as other chemicals in the form of vapor rather than smoke. Matthew Davis, professor of pediatrics and internal medicine and director of the National Poll on Children’s Health, said the poll asked teens aged 13 to 18, as well as their parents, about their attitudes toward e-cigarettes and what they thought would be approporiate for regulating the devices. Currently, few restrictions exist with on how e-cigarettes are marketed. “These (potential) restric- tions would entail the prohibi- tion of e-cigarette use in public spaces that would be similar to See E-CIG, Page 3A BUSINESS Piada aims to attract students through fast- causal model By EMMA KINERY Daily Staff Reporter Five Guys is out and one Ital- ian restaurant is moving in. Piada Italian Street Food is set to open in spring 2016 on State Street in the former home of Five Guys Burgers and Fries. The burger shop closed in June after financial troubles, and the building has been vacant since. Piada currently operates in two cities in Michigan, as well as in a number of other states. Matt Eisenacher, director of marketing for Piada, said Ann Arbor was an attractive city for the restaurant brand to expand into for two main reasons. “Ann Arbor is just a good food community, a good food culture,” Eisenacher said. “The community really appreciates good food and seeks better food options. Two, we just heard from a lot of people as we moved into Michigan — and obviously we’re in Toledo and Cleveland as well — we just kept hearing ‘Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor’ over and over again so really we just had our eyes so I’m finding the perfect site.” In addition to Ann Arbor food culture, Eisenacher believes the business will thrive because of the city’s young residents. “Especially younger genera- tions are looking to put more of their fingerprint on the food that they’re choosing,” he said. “They like the fact that they can choose what goes into their meal, and two, they like the fresher options. The younger generation realizes they can get better food without having to empty their pockets for it. We seek to provide fresh or food at an affordable price and obvious- ly I think that’s something that appeals to college students.” LSA sophomore Alex Ngo, who worked at the Troy, Mich., Piada for five months before See ITALIAN, Page 3A Residents earn extra income by cashing in on bottle deposits By GIANCARLO BUONOMO Daily Arts Writer Ann Arbor, on a football Sat- urday, is one big party. Swarms of maize-and-blue-clad fans carouse on lawns and spill out into oncoming traffic. The air is thick with the aroma of char- coal-grilled hot dogs and hor- monal sweat. So thick, it seems to catch and hold cellphone sig- nals like flies in a web. Everyone drinks a Great Lakes’ worth of beer, vodka, tequila, boxed wine and more beer, until it’s time to head in a mass exodus to the sta- dium. After they leave, it’s a ghost town. Plastic bags drift along like tumbleweeds. Thousands of beer cans litter the streets, over- flow from garbage barrels and fill giant, leaking bags on the sidewalk. But by sundown, most of these cans will be gone. A small economy, a culture even, springs up in Ann Arbor on football Saturdays. Each game day, dozens of individuals can- ALLISON FARRAND/Daily There’s a new Thanksgiving tradition. Dubbed “friendsgiving,” the occasion allows friends to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday together a few days ahead of the traditional family feast. In recent years, the unofficial holiday has become increasingly popular, especially among millennials. LSA senior Breah Dean hosted a gath- ering for a group of six friends, who met last semester while studying abroad in Switzerland. “There was one guy in our group. I ran into him on the street and we talked for like five minutes,” LSA senior Marissa Henry said. “And then Breah came, and happened to run into us, too. And then we got really excited because it’s very rare that we all see each other randomly so we thought, ‘Friendsgiving, let’s do it. Everyone’s doing it, we all like food, no one’s gonna say no.’ ” FRIENDSGIVING RUBY WALLAU/Daily Ann Arbor resident Jerry Quigley empties cans from recycling bins in front of the Michigan Stadium before the Rutgers game on Nov. 7. See CANNING, Page 3A PHILANTHROPY Development staff aim to top $3.2 million in donations during 24-hour event By TANYA MADHANI Daily Staff Reporter The University will conduct its second annual Giving Blueday on Tuesday, a 24-hour event during which students and alumni are encouraged to donate to campus organization and programs. The event is a spinoff of Giv- ing Tuesday, a global movement dedicated to philanthropy and giving back to communities and is inspired by Black Friday events. “When it comes to philan- thropy, Michigan students are no strangers to accomplishing great things,” wrote E. Royster Harper, vice president for student life, in an e-mail about the event to the student body Tuesday. “From supporting medical treatments for underserved populations, to funding community service trips See GIVING BLUE, Page 3A Dingell addresses concerns at VA hospital Study: Parents, teens want additional e-cig regulation Italian eatery to fill former Five Guys spot One man’s trash: A look at ‘canning’ culture in A2 Giving Blue Day calls on students to contribute INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 36 ©2015 The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS ......................7A SUDOKU..................... 2A CL ASSIFIEDS...............6A T H E S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . .1 B NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Girl’s Guide to Thanksgiving MICHIGANDAILY.COM/SECTION/ARTS GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 54 LO: 48