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Snyder is silent while Dems rally for Schauer PATRICK BARRON/Daily
LSA junior Lars Johnson also member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraterniety, participated in the “Wheel in their Shoes” event by racing wheelchairs from the Michigan Cardiovascular Center to the Union Sunday.
Trying life in a wheelchair Fraternity event focuses on disabilities through wheeled-5K By ALICIA ADAMCZYK Daily News Editor
About 40 members of the University’s chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity gathered Sunday for the fourth-annual Wheel in their Shoes 5K. But instead of lacing up tennis shoes in preparation of the event, the brothers lowered
themselves into wheelchairs for the trek across campus. The two-hour event, which began at the University of Michigan Health System’s Cardiovascular Center and continued across Central Campus, was held to raise awareness for people with disabilities among the University community. The 2012 event raised about $1,500 for Push America, a national non-profit that serves people with disabilities. LSA junior Nicholas Guys, Pi Kappa Phi’s philanthropy chair, said
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they expect to raise roughly the same amount of funds in 2013. Guys said the 5K is the fraternity’s largest event of the fall, and, in addition to raising awareness, the event also allows the brothers to gain a better understanding of the difficulties of using a wheelchair for mobility. “The point of the event is for us to learn firsthand about ways that we can make campus a little bit more accessible for people with disabilities,” Guys said. “Because as ... we all know from doing this, it’s really, really tough.”
In addition to those in wheelchairs, other members of the fraternity helped to push their brothers up hills and keep them on course. As the caravan made its way down from the Cardiovascular Center, a few members slid into the street or off into the bushes. A minor traffic jam was caused when the brothers crossed State Street on their way to the Cube. One wheelchair lost its tire. LSA senior Paul Willar, a member of Pi Kappa Phi, said the event can be an “eye-opening See WHEELCHAIR, Page 3A
GOP governor hasn’t yet said whether he’ll run in 2014 By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter
With this November’s ballot absent, Detroit’s mayoral contest is likely to grip political focus throughout the fall. But more than a year from midterm election season, state political organizers are beginning to mobilize forces around two crucial decisions in 2014: the election of a U.S. senator and governor. Though Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said he wouldn’t announce whether or not he would seek a second term until early 2014, Michigan Democrats have been rallying prospective Democratic nominee Mark Schauer for much of the summer. Schauer, a former state and
U.S. representative from Battle Creek, announced his candidacy last spring and will likely glide through primary season without another Democratic challenger. Schauer has spent most of the summer attempting to build statewide familiarity, a challenge faced by most non-incumbent candidates. It’s especially crucial for Schauer to gain recognition because he hasn’t previously competed in a statewide race. In an interview with The Michigan Daily Thursday, Schauer said a unified Democratic Party has provided him the chance to construct a solid campaign organization much earlier in the election. He also noted that there has only been an unopposed Democratic primary once since 1970. “I can focus on 2014, and that’s a fantastic position to be in,” Schauer said. Schauer has already racked up significant millage crisscrossing the state over the past few See DEMS, Page 3A
HANGING OUT
ADMINISTRATION
SI students to Students injured tackle India’s after falling from University bus toughest issues Trip participants to work with local technology leaders By RACHEL PREMACK Daily Staff Reporter
In the summer of 2014, a select group of students in the School of Information will be given the opportunity to tackle some of the toughest problems facing Indian society, including agricultural marketing, health care and job skills. Up to 18 students will receive funding to participate in the program through the Global Information Engagement Office. Information Dean Jeffrey MacKie-Mason said the students will be able to use skills learned to leverage India’s technological capabilities to help alleviate some long-standing general issues. “One thing that is interesting about India is a vast population living in poverty ... but, at the same time, it’s a country that is very technologically advanced and has strong systems of high-
er education for those that can afford it,” MacKie-Mason said. Though the school’s faculty works on projects around the world — like a venture in South Africa to create a Nelson Mandela archive — this is the school’s first formal education program abroad. MacKie-Mason said the program will expand to other countries in coming years after its initial run in India. Other top information schools, such as the University of Maryland and the University of Washington, have also established programs in the country. Information prof. Joyojeet Pal, the faculty lead for the program, said the investigation of information problems in India will begin this academic year before students travel to India next summer. Indian technology organizations submitted their most pressing issues to the School of Information for evaluation, but Pal said the college is not considering those issues that only have relevance in India. See STUDENTS, Page 3A
Three hospitalized after door gave way in transit
By WILL GREENBERG and KATIE BURKE Daily Staff Reporter and Daily News Editor
Your campus commute may be more dangerous than you previously thought. At about 10:30 a.m. Saturday, three students fell out of
the rear-side door of a Blue Bus headed to Michigan Stadium, according to University Police. The bus was heading westbound on Huron Street and was turning onto southbound Fletcher Street. It’s suspected that the weight of the 60 or so students on board shifted and caused the door to open, police reported. The three students were taken to the University Hospital for treatment of nonlife threatening injuries and See BUS, Page 3A
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A window washer scales the Shapiro Undergraduate Library Friday while cleaning the building’s large windows.
ACADEMICS
Entrepreneur class shakes up lecture format ‘Talk-show’ format gives students more variety By YARDAIN AMRON For The Daily
As students shuffled into Stamps Auditorium for their “Entrepreneurship Hour” seminar, the stage was set with
a rug, coffee table covered in colorful books, and two homey armchairs. The set up was quite different from most lectures, as was the class that followed. Engineering prof. David Thompson introduced this week’s guest entrepreneur, Josephine Polich, founder and CEO of Cearna, a homeopathic medicine company developing surgery and trauma recovery products. Thompson played interview-
er, asking Polich questions about her personal story and company’s founding. The hour ended with questions from the student audience. The class wasn’t a lecture, but it wasn’t always that way. “Entrepreneurship Hour” began in 2008 as a one-credit pass/fail seminar required for a Program in Entrepreneurship certificate — a nine-credit “mini-minor” offered through
the Center for Entrepreneurship within the College of Engineering, though the program is open to students across the University. Thompson said a significant percentage of the 440 students in the course are from LSA and other schools. Each week, the course provides a forum for entrepreneurs to come and share their stories with the students. Thompson See ENTREPRENEUR, Page 3A
Unfamiliar territory Volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer tally first losses of year.
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