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Members of the Michigan Raas Team practice in Mason Hall Tuesday. The team, which is dedicated to promoting Indian culture through dance, will start competing next semester and plans to travel to competitions at several universities, including Texas and Purdue.
Third and final suspect yet to be charged in murder of Paul DeWolf By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter
IN REMEMBRANCE
Former SPH dean dies in NYC Noreen Clark remembered for her relentless dedication to public health By SAM GRINGLAS Daily Staff Reporter
Noreen Clark, a former dean of the School of Public Health, died in New York City Saturday after a brief illness.
Clark was the Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor of Public Health and the director of the University Center for Managing Chronic Disease. She was also a professor of health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health and a professor of pediatrics at the University Medical School. By Tuesday night, almost 90 people had contributed to an online guestbook commemorating Clark, posted on the School
of Public Health’s website. Dozens of University faculty members, and former colleagues from an array of institutions, remembered Clark’s infectious smile, wit and can-do attitude. “We are stunned and saddened by Noreen’s passing,” University President Mary Sue Coleman said in a statement. “She was incredibly dedicated to the health and well-being of others, as evidenced by her teaching, research and leadership as dean. She was a friend and colleague,
and I will miss her enthusiasm.” During her tenure as dean, Clark oversaw a multitude of change within the School of Public Health. She led the reorganization of the school’s programs, which reduced the number of individual departments, establishing new interdisciplinary programs. Clark also championed the creation of 24 new academic centers. By the end of her term as dean, the school led the UniSee DEAN, Page 7A
A second South Carolina resident has been charged in the murder of Medical student Paul DeWolf. Joei Alexander Jordan, a 20 year-old man from Sumter, S.C., was arraigned Tuesday on one count of homicide, two counts of first degree homicide and one count of conspiracy to commit home invasion. The home invasion charges pertain to incidents at 210 North Ingalls and 220 North Ingalls. The latter is the address of the Phi Rho Sigma fraternity, where DeWolf was found dead in July. Last week, 21 year-old Shaquille Alexander Keiley Jones was arraigned on identical charges.
FRIENDLY RIVALRY
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
CSG meetings consumed by election reform Recent assembly meetings have lacked legislation that isn’t related to election By AMRUTHA SIVAKUMAR Daily Staff Reporter
It has been four weeks since the Central Student Government Assembly last passed an initiative not related to reforming its election process. As the current administration gears up for the winter semester, elected representatives may not accomplish as much as other assemblies have in the past, judging by the volume of legislation passed. While Law student John Lin, a CSG representative, acknowledged that the majority of the representatives’ accomplishments were made outside of CSG, he said the lack of initiatives passed this semester is an ongoing problem for the assembly. Lin, who is chair of the Reso-
lutions Committee, said only one piece of legislation that dealt with “grassroots initiatives” was passed this year. All other work approved by CSG either amended the governing rules of student government or funded and sponsored campus organizations. “That’s shocking,” Lin said. “The problem lies in what happens in a Tuesday night where it’s been overwhelmed by the rule changes — it hasn’t become that forum for ideas.” In 2010, CSG advocated student veteran benefits and convinced University administrators to provide former service members with waived application fees and in-state tuition. The annual four-day Fall Study Break in mid-October and more Saturday night University dining options are also accomplishments of previous CSG administrations. While the executive body of student government continued to work on its own initiatives — such as the off-campus bus route and the 24-hour café See CSG, Page 5A
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According to Sumter County court records, Jordan was in traffic court in South Carolina on March 19 for a speeding violation. David Goldstein, an attorney from Ann Arbor, will represent the Jordan, who is currently being held without bond. His preliminary examination has been set for Dec. 12 at 8:30 a.m. DeWolf, a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force, was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the neck in his room at the Phi Rho Sigma house on July 24. A coworker discovered his body after he failed to show up to work at the Ann Arbor Veteran Affairs Healthcare System. Earlier this month, police reported that they had arrested three people in connection with the murder. University and Ann Arbor Police offered a $10,000 reward for information in the case, but officials said that reward wasn’t claimed as a result of the arrests. One of the three arrested suspects still has not been charged in the case.
Rep. Peters, Sen. Brown wager over OSU game Senate candidate bets on Michigan despite his Spartan past By KATIE BURKE Daily News Editor VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily
Art & Design junior Elizabeth McCubberey and LSA junior Jake Cinti light candles at the Stop Violence Against Women event on the corner of South and East University Tuesday.
Objectification of women challenged by students Project connects violence to potrayal of women in media By JACK TURMAN For The Daily
Many television and Internet marketers aim to produce the most eye-catching advertisements hoping that consumers
will remember their product. But, are they reinforcing negative gender roles in the process? The Stop Violence Against Women event Tuesday night on the corner of South University and East University Avenues stemmed from this topic in a Women’s Studies class. Art & Design juniors Madelyn Etzcorn and Elizabeth McCubbrey, and LSA junior Zachary Howard organized the project to raise
awareness about how women are portrayed in the media. The trio chose to focus on advertisements because they believe some can promote rape culture or the idea that women can be bought for sex. Their hope is that the project will create a safe environment where people can freely discuss rape culture. The event included two projection screens showing a sixSee EVENT, Page 5A
The matchup ESPN has dubbed “the greatest North American sports rivalry of the twentieth century” has infiltrated an already divided environment — the U.S. Congress. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D– Ohio) and U.S. Representative Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Hills) placed a “friendly wager” Tuesday on the outcome of Saturday’s football game between Ohio State University and Michigan football. On the line is a six-pack of craft beer — the loser must give the winner beer from his home state. The beers of choice are Great Lakes Christmas Ale, brewed in Ohio, or a brew from the Detroit Beer Company, based in downtown Detroit. Brown initially approached Peters with the idea of such a wager, which Peters enthusiastically accepted. “I’m glad to make a safe and See BET, Page 5A
In Washington, D.C., a University staff fights for federal research funding.
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NEWS......................... 2A OPINION.....................4A SPORTS......................6A
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