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ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Ann Arbor, Michigan

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RESEARCH

Prof. to talk addiction in regard to Buddhism Psych. professor will attend conference with Daili Lama

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Issamar Almavur, a BAMN organizer, attends a speech by Jennifer Gratz at an event about the affirmative action case in North Quad Tuesday.

Gratz speaks at N. Quad Alum reflects on 2003 affirmative action case By CAROLYN GEARIG Daily Staff Reporter

Jennifer Gratz, plaintiff in Gratz v. Bollinger, a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the University’s race-based admissions policies that were

in place, spoke to more than 150 people at North Quad Residence Hall Tuesday night. Student organization Young Americans for Liberty hosted the event, which was held in a large classroom that was standing room only. Outside, a crowd holding signs and chanting through megaphones protested Gratz’s views on affirmative action. During the talk Gratz discussed the history of her

case as well as current events surrounding affirmative action. Students and visitors from surrounding areas — including several high-school and middleschool students from Detroit — asked her questions and gave their opinions on the issue, at times raising their voices and engaging in arguments with Gratz. Gratz’s talk came after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 15 for Schuette

By RACHEL PREMACK Daily Staff Reporter

v. Coalition, which seeks to reverse the 2006 ballot initiative that amended the Michigan Constitution to ban race and gender consciousness in college admissions, commonly called Proposal 2. Gratz sued the University in 1997 after she applied and was denied admission to the College of Literature, Science and the Arts in 1995. At the time, the University used a 150-point See GRATZ, Page 3A

Kent Berridge, the James Olds Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, hesitated a year ago before taking the offer to discuss his research on addiction with the Dalai Lama. “It seemed so overwhelming; it was certainly nothing I would put myself forward for,” Berridge said. “I didn’t feel quite up to what the Dalai Lama group might want.” But now Berridge is in Dharamsala, India, the site of the exiled Tibetan government, preparing to participate in Mind & Life XXVII: Craving, Desire and

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ANN ARBOR

City Council requests removal of marquee

Councilmembers say giant video screen on East Stadium Dr. distracts drivers By MATTHEW JACKONEN Daily Staff Reporter

Certain members of the Ann Arbor City Council hope to see the new marquee digital bill-

board at Michigan Stadium shut off – at least partially. Monday night, Councilmember Christopher Taylor (D–Ward 3) announced he, Margie Teall (D–Ward 4) and Marcia Higgins (D–Ward 4) will bring forward a request to discontinue the digital billboard at the next council meeting on Nov. 7. In June, City Council passed an amendment to the existing outdoor advertising ordinance that prohibits the introduction

Addiction. It’s the 27th lecture sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute, a nonprofit organization that investigates the intersection between Buddhism and science founded in part by the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism. All experts in their respective fields, the dozen event speakers typically include philosophers, scientists, psychologists and Buddhist monks. Berridge said he looks forward to the interdisciplinary perspectives the dialogue will offer. Psychology Prof. David Meyer attended and organized a research dialogue with Daili Lama in 2009. He said the interdisciplinary nature of the dialogues led to “profound new insights.” “Buddhism has a lot of neat ideas that you can bring into a scientific framework to pursue further and that will advance both the science and, like the Dalai Lama would want, the Buddhism,” Meyer said. See LAMA, Page 3A

of digital billboards into the city or the transformation of old billboards into digital ones. Taylor said he and the other supporters are going to suggest that the University discontinue use of the billboard off East Stadium Boulevard because it can be distracting to drivers. “We are going to request they … either decommission the billboard, or, if they decline to do that, to limit its usage to events See MARQUEE, Page 3A ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily

Grizzly Bear of Therapaws gets some attention from University students on the Diag Tuesday. Puppies came to the University as a stress reliever and part of the week-long Investing in Ability event.

CITY COUNCIL

From NYC to A2: Westphal Student and alum partner up to runs for council in 2nd ward launch South U food cart court BUSINESS

Candidate says council should focus on long-term issues By FARONE E. RASHEED Daily Staff Reporter

With the general election approaching on Nov. 5, Ann Arbor resident Kirk Westphal is gearing up to run for city council in the Second Ward.

Westphal grew up on Long Island before subsequently moving to New York City. He describes the decision to move to Ann Arbor nine years ago as a mutual one with his wife. “After we got married, we thought, ‘What’s the next phase of our lives?’ ” Westphal said. “We both were still fans of New York, but we felt like it was time to see something else for a while. We were thinking of starting a family, so we decided we need-

ed to pick a place we’d be happy regardless.” Westphal got his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, earning an economics degree from the Wharton School. Upon moving to Ann Arbor, he acquired a Master’s degree in urban planning from the University. While Westphal worked in marketing and advertising in New York, he now devotes See KIRK, Page 3A

Founders own Beet Box, formerly in Mark’s Carts By ANASTASSIOS ADAMAPOLOUS For The Daily

South University Avenue will see a new addition to its already wide array of food options once

a new food cart enterprise opens. The cart collection, named Eat The Hub, will take over an outdoor space located at 1215 S. University Ave. between Momo Tea and University Towers. University alum Alex Perlman, co-founder of Eat The Hub, said he started the venture with Public Policy senior Noah Hoffman after working

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at the Beet Box cart at Mark’s Carts, a food cart space that has been running for three years on West Washington Street. Hoffman said that Eat The Hub expects to open during the fall semester, but doesn’t know the exact date as final details are being settled with Washtenaw County. Though the opening date is not set, Perlman said See CARTS, Page 3A

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