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New theme semester to study India’s global impact FILE PHOTO/Daily
Former offensive coordinator Al Borges was let go on Wednesday after spending three seasons as Michigan football’s play caller.
AD set to name new offensive coordinator Alabama offensive coordinator to replace Borges, reports say By ZACH HELFAND and LIZ VUKELICH Daily Sports Writers
The Michigan football team has hired Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, according to multiple
reports, to replace former offensive coordinator Al Borges after the Michigan Athletic Department announced Wednesday afternoon that he would not be returning for the 2014 season. The news, which appears to have been broken by Football Scoop, came just five hours after the Wolverines announced that Borges had been fired. ESPN’s Joe Schad also tweeted confirmation. CBS Sports’s Bruce Feldman reported that Nussmeier, 43, will become
one of the top-five paid coordinators in college football. That would put his salary at no less than $850,000. Nussmeier made about $680,000 at Alabama. Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Mattison is the fourth-highest paid assistant in the nation, earning more than $851,000, while Borges was No. 9, at about $709,000. The Nussmeier hiring likely signals a continuation of the offensive philosophy favored under Michigan coach See OFFENSIVE, Page 5A
After Coleman’s trip to the country, classes and events aim to change popular perceptions By AMIA DAVIS Daily Staff Reporter
University President Mary Sue Coleman brought students back a souvenir from her recent trip to India: a new theme semester. Mirroring the University’s involvement in the subcontinent, the LSA Winter 2014 Theme Semester explores India’s changing role in the world through courses, lectures, museum exhibits and other opportunities. Students from India make up the fourth largest group of international students at the University. Additionally, the University of Michigan India Alumni Association has over 1400 members, according to the organization’s Face-
book page. Called “India in the World,” the theme semester will focus on changes in the world’s second-most-populous country. Associate Prof. Farina Mir, director of South Asian Studies and the Winter 2014 Theme Semester, said the theme aims to change some popular perceptions of India. “Conceptions of India have been changing from this sort of limited spectrum that focuses on mysticism and poverty to this sort of complex understanding of this dynamic society and impact on the world,” Mir said. She added that — despite the fact India is the world’s largest democracy and has the largest middle class — many reduce it to a backward, poverty-stricken nation. LSA has offered theme semesters since 1980, according to its website. The college fuses the University’s classroom and research opportunities to provide a comprehensive discussion of a particular topic. See INDIA, Page 5A
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Local shelters provide warmth for homeless Charitable orgs., ‘U’ and city open doors to protect against the elements By EMMA KERR Daily Staff Reporter
The past few days have marked some of the lowest temperatures the University and surrounding Ann Arbor area have ever experienced. While many students opted to stay home, many of Ann Arbor’s homeless individuals were forced to find refuge in emergency housing. Mary Jo Callan, director of the Washtenaw County Office of Community & Economic Development, said on Jan. 6 — the day Ann Arbor experienced its lowest temperatures this week — over 100 calls were placed to its emergency housing line by those seeking shelter. “To this point, the Delonis Center has not turned anyone out into the weather,” Callan said. “Unfortunately, I don’t know what they did at night. It’s terrible when our community is confronted with these situations.” The Delonis Center can accom-
modate about 200 people, and is just one of the shelters available during the day. The University of Michigan Medical Center, along with public Ann Arbor buildings and First Presbyterian Church are some of the other locations where people were able to find temporary shelter. Many shelters generally do not provide housing for temporary circumstances, but took special measures because of the dangerous conditions. Housing Access for Washtenaw County connects homeless people to resources depending on their needs. While rotating shelters exist to provide a warm place for the homeless to sleep during the winter months, the First Presbyterian Church provided additional warming shelters during the worst days of the storm, which were open to anyone. “People came to our building, had coffee, snacks and lunch,” Reverend Renée Roederer, director of campus ministry at First Presbyterian Church, said. “Church members have the opportunity to volunteer and stay the night as well. It’s a great opportunity to meet these men, show hospitality and learn from them.” See HOMELESS, Page 5A
University will add new sorority in fall 2014 Gamma Phi Beta the first of three new chapters to be introduced By AMIA DAVIS Daily Staff Reporter VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily
Huron High School students Molly Shapiro and Naomi Cutler take advantage of the weather to go skiing in Nichols Arboretum on Wednesday.
PHILANTHROPY
Grant established to fund study abroad trips to E.U. New program will focus on Eastern European nations By SHOHAM GEVA Daily Staff Reporter
Students looking to study abroad in Europe will now have more options, as a new program on campus will
provide funding for classes, research and internships in several countries admitted to the European Union in the past decade. The newly created Kabcenell New Europe Initiative Fund, established in late December through a gift from University alum Nicholas Kabcenell, will fund summer experiences in what the fund is labeling as ‘New Europe:’ Bulgaria, Croa-
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tia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and other countries that were formerly part of Yugoslavia. Any full-time University undergraduate not graduating in the winter term can apply for funds. The grant amounts will range from $1,000 to $5,000. New Europe primarily See GRANTS, Page 5A
Gamma Phi Beta sorority will be reestablishing a chapter on campus in the fall after receiving approval from the University’s Office of Greek Life. Mary Beth Seiler, director of Greek Life, wrote in an e-mail that on-campus sororities are becoming too large. Seiler said adding more chapters rather than turning pledges away is the best way to accommodate interest. To ensure students are not turned away by the increasingly crowded sororities, Seiler wrote that the Panhellenic Association voted to install two more chapters on campus, as long as the community is strong enough to support both old and new chapters at the University. The Panhellenic Association plans to add Alpha Omicron Pi in Fall 2016 and Kappa Delta in Fall 2018 as See SORORITY, Page 5A
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