By BRITTNEY WALKERTimes Senior Reporter

Next May, history majors will be given the opportu-nity to venture outside the western world and get a glimpse of Japanese culture during this year’s Wyatt Exploration Program en-titled “Japan: Tradition and Change.”

The Wyatt Exploration Program is named in honor and memory of Dr. Doro-thea E. Wyatt, one of the original faculty members of the Flint College of the University of Michigan. Wyatt gave a donation upon her death to UM-Flint’s history department. This donation is used to support the Wyatt Explora-tion Program.

The program is in its third year running, with the first trip being to Poland and last year’s trip being to the southern United States.

History Professor Roy Hanashiro was chosen as the 2011-2012 program fellow. Hanashiro said that the schedule of the trip to Japan was not finalized, but would take place in May and last for about three

weeks.“It offers students to get

exposed to a lot more of Japan and Japanese studies,” Hanashiro said.

In addition to next year’s trip, Hanashiro said that he is currently teaching two special courses that coin-cide with the 2011-2012 program. He also said that there is a series of four lec-turers that will be coming to the university to speak throughout the semester about related Japanese topics. There will also be a series of Japanese films with sub-titles.

“Combining all of these three pillars, activities, you get a pretty good exposure to Japan and it’s going to highlight with the study abroad to Japan in May,” Hanashiro said.

All students are invited to participate in the coin-ciding activities.

Although some history students’ field of study may not be concentrated in Japanese history, Hanashiro said that the study abroad experience is still beneficial no matter what country a student may choose to study.

“You look at study

abroad, it does not matter where you’re going,” Ha-nashiro said. “And I often say, when students come back they come back with an additional layer of matu-rity and its overall as a life experience. Does not have to be to Japan, it could be wherever. Study abroad is a very positive experience.”

Azmi Qubty-Kandalaft, sophomore history major, said that he felt it was important to be under-standing when traveling to another country.

“Anytime you actually go

out and learn you [are] ob-viously going to have to be open to it, the more open you are the more tolerant you are,” Qubty-Kandalaft said.

For history majors that are interested in more information regarding the Wyatt Exploration Pro-gram and study abroad trip to Japan visit the UM-Flint Department of History 260 French Hall or www.umflint.edu/history.

Brittney can be reached at brittnwa@umflint.edu

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By SIRIUS WELCHTimes Senior Reporter

On Oct. 5, the Interna-tional Study Abroad Fair will be held. Vendors and faculty will be on hand to dispense information about the programs they are lead-ing.

Asinda Gadzama, Coor-dinator of Office of Study Abroad in the International Center, says this is a good opportunity for students, even if they are not current-ly interested, to learn more about studying abroad.

“The Study Abroad Fair is an opportunity for current students to meet our various study abroad vendors and also meet with faculty that are leading programs during the 2012 Academic year,” Gadzama said.

Gadzama, originally from Nigeria, studied abroad in the United States. She be-lieves that studying abroad can help students network, as well as achieve a global

mindset, which is impor-tant to employers.

“I think it tells an em-ployer that this is some-body who is able to adapt and take challenges and run with it,” Gadzama said.

There will be seven to eight different faculty members promoting their programs. One of them is Elizabeth Kattner, a dance lecturer. During the Spring 2012 semester, she will be teaching a Study Abroad course in German Dance and Education in Berlin. Students will have the op-portunity to have classes in one of Berlin’s colleges. Kattner says that the class should be of interest to not just students of dance.

“This course is not only for students of dance, but for anyone interested in the arts, politics and history,” Kattner said via email interview. “Many pivotal events have been centered around the city of Berlin in the past 100 years, and the city continues to play a

vital role in Europe and the world.”

Kattner has had her own varied experiences in Ber-lin, including visiting it in 1987, two years before the Berlin Wall fell.

“I never forgot my experience in East Berlin, at that time the capital of a Communist country, or visiting the Reichstag, the West German parliament building which at that time was sitting empty, waiting for a united German gov-ernment,” Kattner said.

Kattner moved to Berlin in 1998 and lived for ten years there. She also studied at Free University Ber-lin where she earned her Ph.D. in theatre and dance in 2010. She says that her personal story is specific to her generation.

“Each student will expe-rience the city in a personal way, but, I can guarantee that each person’s life will be enriched through the experience,” Kattner said via email interview.

Yener Kandogan, associ-ate dean and professor of international business, will be promoting a semester-long exchange program for Business students. Kandogan believes that the cross-cultural understand-ing that can come from study abroad programs is important.

“Such experiential learning opportunities are especially important for business students, as their future partners and com-petitors will be from out-side U.S.,” Kandogan said via email interview. “Thus, it is important for them to be cross-culturally literate so that they understand how cultural differences about the way business is practiced.”

Maureen Tippen, clinical assistant professor in nurs-ing, has been participating in study abroad courses for 17 years. She has taken

History program explores Japan

By JEFF KAROUBAssociated Press

DETROIT (AP) — The University of Michi-gan is putting millions of dollars into a broad-based effort to boost energy conservation and other forms of envi-ronmental sustainabil-ity, officials announced Tuesday.

University President Mary Sue Coleman said the Ann Arbor-based school plans by 2025 to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per-cent, decrease university vehicle carbon output by 30 percent for every occupant and shrink the amount of waste sent to landfills by 40 percent.

Coleman announced $14 million in commit-ments to the goal. That’s in addition to $64 mil-lion in energy-efficient construction activity and $20 million supporting sustainability efforts on campus.

As part of the plan, the university is buying 37 hybrid vehicles, including seven hybrid buses that will begin to arrive on campus in December. The university also is work-ing with DTE Energy to install solar panels on its North Campus, and a golf center on its South Campus will be heated and cooled with geother-mal technology.

It’s also creating a mi-nor in sustainability and hiring faculty who are experts in the field.

Coleman and other of-ficials described the goals as broad and ambitious, encompassing educa-tion, global research and university operations. University officials say more than 500 students, faculty and staff took part in a two-year study that led to the plan an-nounced Tuesday.

“I want the message to be clear: Sustainability defines the University of Michigan. Combine maize and blue, and you get green,” Coleman said

in prepared remarks that kicked off the univer-sity’s annual EarthFest celebration.

The University of Michigan said its plan is among the largest and broadest of its kind, though similar efforts are under way at campuses nationwide.

University of Oregon officials this month set a goal of expand-ing the campus without increasing energy use. New campus buildings would have to meet higher energy efficiency requirements, at least 35 percent more efficient than required under state building codes.

Miami University of Ohio said in April it aims to eliminate coal as an on-campus power source by 2025, and the Uni-versity of Utah last year released a 56-page plan to become carbon neutral during the next 40 years. Utah looks to convert diesel-powered shuttles to cleaner-burning natu-ral gas and promote car-pooling, car-sharing and bicycling and more use of electric utility vehicles by maintenance workers.

Michigan is join-ing about 260 institu-tions from the U.S. and Canada participating in the Sustainability Track-ing, Assessment and Rating System developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The track-ing system known by its acronym STARS involves public reporting of com-prehensive information related to a college’s or university’s sustainability performance.

Participants in STARS include in-state rival Michigan State Univer-sity.

Copyright 2011 The Associ-ated Press.

University of Mich. going green -

environmentally

Submitted PhotoThe UM-Flint history department chose Japan as this year's location for the Wyatt Exploration Program. The 2011-2012 program entitled "Japan: Tradition and Change" will be led by history professor and program fellow Roy Hanashiro.

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ONE WEEK ON CAMPUSWhen: Mon., Oct. 3, 5-6 p.m.What: Kappa Sigma Frater-nity CelebrationWhere: UCEN Ontario

When: Mon., Oct. 3, 6 – 10 p.m.What: Monday MannaWhere: UCEN Kiva

When: Mon., Oct. 3, 5– 9 p.m.What: Panhellenic Bid PartyWhere: UCEN Happenings and Michigan Rooms

When: Mon., Oct. 3, 5:15-9 p.m.What: IM Co-Ed VolleyballWhere: RecCen Gym

When: Tue., Oct. 4, 10-11 a.m.What: Resume WorkshopWhere: UCEN Ontario

When: Tue., Oct. 4, 2-3 p.m.What: Career 4 Years WorkshopWhere: UCEN Happenings

When: Tue., Oct. 4, 7 – 8 p.m.What: CAB MeetingWhere: UCEN Alumni

When: Tue., Oct. 4, 6-9 p.m.What: Stage Combat Re-hearsal ClubWhere: Outside Area UCEN

When: Tue., Oct. 4, 5:30 -6:45 p.m.What: Common Read Discussion GroupWhere: UCEN Ontario

When: Wed., Oct. 5, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.What: Study Abroad Fair Where: UCEN

When: Wed., Oct. 5, 1:45-2:30 p.m.What: Muslim Student As-sociation MeetingWhere: UCEN Ontario

When: Wed., Oct. 5, 7-9 p.m.What: Common Read Film SeriesWhere: UCEN Michigan Room B

When: Wed., Oct. 5, 7:30-9 p.m.What: MusiCollageWhere: UM-Flint Theatre

When: Thurs., Oct. 6, 3-7 p.m.What: Volunteer Expo 2011Where: UCEN Michigan Rooms

When: Thurs., Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m.What: CAB Presents: The Showoff ShowWhere: UCEN Kiva

When: Fri., Oct. 7, 1-3 p.m.What: Student Government MeetingWhere: UCEN Happenings

When: Fri., Oct. 7, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.What: Greek Council Meet-ingWhere: UCEN Ontario

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Each week, just before deadline, I sit down to write my weekly ‘From the editor’s desk.’ Usually I just go with the obvious summing up the week and promoting upcom-ing events. However, this week was different. This week I wanted to address some real issues.

Over the course of the past few weeks I have been trying to settle into this role of soon graduat-ing senior, student leader and of course, Editor-in-Chief. Let me tell you, this thing us student leaders do, it’s tough. Is it worth it? Absolutely. Is it easy? Absolutely not.

Most students will barter a professor for an extension on that eight

page paper or to have open-note tests. What does the student leader ask for?

I ask for understand-ing everyday. Each day that I walk in late or with only half an assignment complete, I simply ask for forgiveness and under-standing. What can they do? We chose this, right? That may be the case, but did we also sign up for unavoidable meetings or constantly running to and from events, and extremely late nights?

This week, new to a leadership position, I experienced this chal-lenge first-hand as I was constantly running from one meeting to the next and somehow making

it (on-time) to class in between.

Therefore, this week I challenge each and every one of you to support your fellow clubs and organizations. Attend an event you might not have in the past or talk to a fellow classmate about their organization. The amount of time and en-ergy student leaders put into this campus, wher-ever that may be, helps make UM-Flint a great place to go to school and a great place to have fun.

GO BLUE!Lacee-Starr HortonEditor-in-Chieflaceesth@umflint.edu

BY SIRIUS WELCHTimes Senior Reporter

The Film and Media Club is a new club on campus that allows students a chance to show off their artistic talents.

The club was started by Ramone Williams, a junior majoring in computer information systems, and Brent Crews, a sopho-more majoring in business management. Both had just graduated from Mott Com-munity College and trans-ferred to UM-Flint, when they noticed there was no film club on campus. Wil-liams and Crews started the club recently. It already has 26 members and clear goals for what they want the club to do.

“Along with the long term goal of working on a short movie, we are essen-tially the forum to allow students to showcase their artistic talents,” Williams said via email interview.

Members can submit any of their artistic or media-related projects to the group. Williams outlines the other goals of the club.

“We also plan to be able to create videos for other student organiza-tions, UM-Flint in general, and Greater Flint,” Wil-liams said. “We felt that the students don’t get enough of a chance to show their abilities and have a sense

that they’re accomplish-ing something other than academics here.”

One of their current members is Richard Oliver, a sophomore majoring in English. He is interested in radio broadcasting and hopes the club can help inform him about it.

“Maybe not so much the technicalities, but how to at least start out knowing what you’re doing instead of just coming out with a blank slate,” Oliver said.

Both Williams and Crews attended a video production class at Mott, where they made short videos. They were also on set for 12 hours during the production of the feature film “Mary’s Buttons”.

Williams says it piqued his interest in media.

“As someone who wanted to act and edit, it piqued my interest and definitely increased my desire to work with film, or in media, pho-tography, graphic design or journalism. All these things are included in media, and that definitely piqued my interest,” Williams said.

Crews thought it was an interesting process.

“I thoroughly enjoyed it and as far as feature films, I’d like to do more in the future,” Crews said.

Cody Roblyer, a fresh-man majoring in architec-ture, is especially enthused about the group. Roblyer

had a video production class at his high school that captured major events such as concerts, sports games and graduations. He believes this club can help improve people’s perception of the city of Flint

“We need to get it out there that Flint is a good place rather than what everyone else thinks of it as being bad,” Roblyer said via email interview. “This is why I am so enthused about this group. There are so many things that can be done around this city when working with these types of media.”

Sarah Conquest, a junior majoring in media theory communications and mi-noring in journalism, also got to visit the taping of a media production. While in Los Angeles, she went to the tapings of television shows and saw the behind the scenes work that goes into them. Conquest wants to help affect the mass population.

“Hopefully, one day I can have a hand in producing a show that can affect the mass population in a posi-tive and fun way,” Conquest said via email interview.

Conquest’s goals also involve Flint.

“I want Flint to be known for something more positive. I want to show outsiders that creative people come from here and

that UM-Flint Film and Media club are a positive way to help students reach their creative goals,” Con-quest said.

Crews believes the club can have a direct positive impact on UM-Flint.

“I hope the club is able to one day bring a film program to the campus. I believe it would draw more students to the university,” Crews said.

The club’s tentative schedule for bi-weekly

meetings will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone interested in joining the group should contact Ramone Williams or Brent Crews. The group also has a Facebook page at http://facebook.com/Film-MediaClubUMFlint.

Sirius can be reached at siri-usw@umflint.edu.

Film and media club arrives on U campus

Sirius Welch/Times PhotoFilm and Media Club members include Richard Oliver, a sophomore majoring in English; Jasmine Keys, a senior ma-joring in graphic design; Brent Crews, a sophomore major-ing in business management; and Ramone Williams, a junior transfer student majoring in computer information systems. "We felt that the students don't get enough of a chance to show their abilities and have a sense that they're accom-plishing something other than academics here. We are the voice of the voiceless, and we intend for them to have a voice here. We are just the drivers that will steer the rock band towards green pastures," Williams said. Williams is Co-President of the club, along with Crews. There are currently 26 members.

Late artist’s work on display at Michigan event

By JEFFREY KACZMARCZYKAssociated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — ArtPrize 2011 artists by the hundreds have been in town to meet and greet the more than 250,000 estimated viewers.

Artist Ken Burt is here in spirit only.

Burt’s ArtPrize entry, “Alu-minum Spiral Vase,” is on display in the Federal Square Building’s “The Spot.”

But the metalshaping artist from Dundas, Ontario, died suddenly of a massive heart attack on July 30. He was 50 years old.

ArtPrize organizers decid-ed in August, that since Burt had been properly registered and matched with a venue, his entry would be a part of the exhibition that opened Sept. 21.

No public mention had been made earlier so as not to attract sympathy votes.

“We were told we couldn’t emphasize that we had lost him,” said Kevin Boehm, co-owner of Byrneboehm Gallery, who curated the 20 works on display in “The

Spot.”Burt’s 11-inch high vase,

fashioned from four separate, flat sheets of aluminum, bent and riveted together, needs no sympathy votes, said Boehm, who called it “an astounding piece.”

“I have no idea how this is made,” he said. “But I know it took him three years to make it.”

A DSL technician by day, Burt was a self-taught metalshaper and steel fab-ricator who had developed an international reputation for his skills, ranging from custom motorcycle bodywork, to metal sculpture.

Prior to ArtPrize, he didn’t know the Canadian artist and artisan personally. But Boehm soon caught Burt’s enthusi-asm for his work.

“He was just so excited about ArtPrize, it was all he could talk about for six months,” he said. “He was a really great guy.”

Information from: The Grand Rapids Press, http://www.mlive.com/grand-rapids

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.

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By SIRIUS WELCHTimes Senior Reporter

The University of Michi-gan - Flint chemistry club chapter of the American Chemical Society has recently won two awards. The American Chemical Society is one of the largest organizations of profession-al scientists in the world.

The UM-Flint chapter was formed in 2002 by faculty advisor Dr. Jes-sica Tischler, an associ-ate professor of organic chemistry. Every year since then, the club has won at least one recognition out of either “outstanding,” “commendable,” or “honor-able mention.” Out of more than 900 chapters, only 25 to 30 a year are recog-nized as being “outstand-

ing.” This is the third time UM-Flint has been rated as “outstanding.” They also won recognition for being a green chemistry chapter.

Dr. Robert Stach, profes-sor of biochemistry and department chair, said he is extremely impressed with the students and staff involved in the club.

“I think the American Chemical Society student chapter emphasizes helping others to not only better understand chemistry, but help them with what’s hap-pening with their lives. I think it’s been a very posi-tive thing,” Stach said.

The team meets roughly every other week to discuss their plans for future events. The club will pro-mote National Chemistry Week through seminars

and demonstrations. One of these demonstrations will be for the children in the Early Childhood Develop-ment Center. They’ve also received funding from ACS to teach elementary teach-ers how to do demonstra-tions in class.

The Chemistry Club PR officer is Alexa Barres, a junior majoring in chemis-try. Barres has a very high opinion of the club and its activities.

“The club is very active in community service; for example, volunteering at lo-cal schools, the on-campus [Early Childhood Develop-ment Center], as well as hosting teacher workshops for Genesee County teach-ers who need help getting kids excited about science in the class room,” Barres

said via email interview.Fellow club member Sa-

mantha Grathoff, a junior majoring in biology, agrees.

“Our excellent focus on raising interest in chemistry in young people through-out the community is what I believe to be one of our best attributes,” Grathoff said via email interview.

The president of the club is Caitlin McCarthy, a senior majoring in molecu-lar biology with a minor in chemistry. She became in-terested in the club during her sophomore year when she allowed club members to set her arms on fire dur-ing an organic chemistry class demonstration.

“Ever since, I have been an active member and love my time spent with the chem club both volunteer-

ing and just socializing. I have made great friends and connections during my time with the club and am also able to say I am a proud member of our nationally accredited club,” McCarthy said via email interview.

Tischler said the club is not only a good way to meet people and get involved, but it is also a memorable experience.

“I think that at the end, when you graduate, you probably won’t remember every class you sat in, but you’ll probably remember all the cool stuff you did, so it’s a really good way to make the most of your time here in college,” Tischler said.

The team will receive their awards in an award

ceremony in San Diego in the spring. They will also present a poster of their activities. The club will also host the fifth annual Battle of the Chemistry Clubs, a competition between different universities in Michigan. In addition, they are also planning a lab coat tie-dye party.

Anyone interested in becoming a member of the UM-Flint chapter should contact chemistryclub@umflint.edu or Dr. Jessica Tischler. The club also has a website at http://sitemaker.umich.edu/chemclub/home.

Sirius can be reached at siri-usw@umflint.edu.

UM-Flint Chemistry Club receives national recognition

By DAVID CHARNSKELLY F. ZIMMERMANKRISTEN BARBARESIAssociated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight of every 10 members of Congress are on Facebook and Twitter, but social media experts say lawmakers should be more interactive in using online communication tools to reach out to young people, one of their most elusive constituent groups.

People ages 18 to 29 — the so-called millennials — practically live online. Yet simply adopting the lat-est technology isn’t enough to bring them into the political world of Congress, according to the experts and leaders of youth-based political groups. Lawmak-ers instead should be using social media to actively engage that 18-29 crowd instead of as another one-way communication tool to tout their latest talking points.

“Social media has gone from a publishing plat-form to a really interac-tive space,” says Andrew Foxwell, manager of marketing and new media at iConstituent, a firm as-sisting congressional offices with constituent outreach.

“You have to interact. That’s the added value of social media.”

Foxwell advises lawmak-ers to respond to millenni-als’ comments on Facebook and to their tweets, the 140-character-or-less mes-sages sent to those who follow Twitter accounts.

It can be a significant audience. Three-quarters of Americans 18 to 29 use social media, and one-third go online to connect with government officials, ac-cording to a survey by The Pew Internet and American Life Project.

In Congress, 433 mem-bers of the House and Senate, or 81 percent, use Twitter, a recent survey of members found. Eighty-three percent, or 441 mem-bers, use Facebook.

When it comes to tweet-ing, Republicans have an edge over Democrats in both chambers.

In the House, 86 per-cent of Republicans tweet compared with 75 percent of Democrats. Forty-one of the 47 Republicans in the Senate tweet, as do 41 of the 51 Senate Democrats and both independents.

Youth advocacy group leaders urge lawmakers to use social media for more than dry policy statements

and talking points.“We want to know how

you’re feeling,” says Angela Peoples of Campus Prog-ress, who advises members of Congress to be “genuine” in their social media usage. “If you’re frustrated with the process, share that with your social media tools.”

Heather Smith, presi-dent of Rock the Vote, also pushes for authenticity. “Have a real conversation. Talk about the issues and engage them in authentic ways,” she says. “Be your-self, use the technology and people will write back.”

For Emily Bartone, an 18-year-old student at George Mason University in suburban Washington, personalizing the message is key to connecting.

“I want it to be some-thing that’s going to be val-id to me as an 18-year-old, as a new voter,” Bartone says. “They can talk and talk and talk about whatever their agenda is, but if they don’t personalize it to their viewers and their audience, then they’re not going to get anywhere with it.”

Social media should be a catalyst for political dia-logue, Foxwell says.

“It’s what I call a 360-de-gree conversation,” he says. “The ultimate you could

have is that somebody gets an email or e-newsletter from their representative. Then, they start following that representative on Face-book or Twitter, they ask a question and the represen-tative responds back. Then you’re having a real experi-ence, with a person.”

Like other media, it can be misused. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., was forced to resign in June after send-ing sexually explicit mes-sages and photos to women who were following him on Twitter.

The 2008 presidential election showed tangible benefits for a candidate who could engage young voters via social media. Ac-cording to The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 51 percent of eligible voters ages 18-29 cast ballots, up 2 percentage points from 2004, and most voted for Barack Obama, whose campaign used social media extensively.

Three years later, some millennials say lawmakers who have yet to become social media-savvy are missing an opportunity to connect with their genera-tion.

“We’re a very underap-preciated group of voters,

but the thing is, when we’re passionate, we’re a very powerful group of voters,” Bartone said. “When you’re not using social media to contact us, to really get to us, you’re really . neglecting an entire group of voters that could really do well for you.”

Sarah Richard, a 22-year-old graduate student at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., said members of Congress who aren’t using social media well are viewed as minor players, if not insignificant.

“If you’re looking for the youth vote for any election coming up, you need to have social media on your side,” Richard says.

Experts say lawmak-ers should develop spe-cific strategies for targeting young people. Peter Levine, the director of The Cen-ter for Information and Research on Civic Learn-ing and Engagement, says lawmakers should hire millennials from their own congressional district or state to contribute their own content as a way to connect with others like them.

“If a staffer is writing the tweets for a member of Congress, say so,” Levine says.

He also suggests that lawmakers or their repre-sentatives invite comments and responses and then reply to them to make the conversation interactive.

Lack of a social media presence is a sign of being out of touch, says Matthew Segal, 25, the co-founder and president of Our Time, an organization created to bolster the voice of young Americans. The more out of touch the lawmakers seem, he says, the more millenni-als feel removed from the political process.

“Members of Congress have an obligation to stay on top of new emerging trends and culture be-cause they represent the American people,” Segal says, “and that’s what the American people are using and consuming every single day.”

___Editor’s Note: This story

was reported for The Asso-ciated Press by students at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journal-ism.

Copyright 2011 The Associ-ated Press.

Congress still a bit short on media savvy

By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prosecutor who charged seven teen-agers in an SAT cheating

scandal tells The Associated Press more can be done to secure the tests.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice says photographs should be taken of every person tak-

ing the exam. She also says colleges should be notified when students are caught cheating on the SAT. That is currently not done.

Six current or former Great Neck North High

School students allegedly paid a college student to take the SAT for them.

The college student, Sam Eshaghoff, is a 2010 Great Neck North graduate. He spent his freshman year at

the University of Michigan before transferring to Emo-ry University in Atlanta.

Rice says more arrests are possible.

Officials at the company that administers the SATs

believe cheating is not widespread.

Copyright 2011 The Associ-ated Press.

NY prosecutor: Better SAT exam security is needed

both nursing and non-nurs-ing students to places like the Dominican Republic, Peru, Cambodia, India and Kenya. Tippen says that it is a very good experi-ence, both for her and the students.

“Life-changing is what I’ve been told by students,” Tippen said.

These are service-learning courses that are country-specific. In the Dominican Republic, students are part of a surgical team and a clinic team. In Cambodia, work is done in orphanages and rural clinics. Tippen said these trips allow stu-dents a chance to see the different aspects of health

care in developing country, as well as learn language and communication skills. They also help to validate a student’s career.

“It helps [students] to be a better nurses because they’re able to communi-cate with people at a level that they weren’t able to beforehand, seeing the potential problems,” Tip-pen said.

Lauren Hyslop, a senior majoring in elementary education when she studied abroad throughout Europe in places such as England, Netherlands, France, Swit-zerland, and Italy. Hyslop said it was amazing to see buildings she had only before seen in photographs in movies, meet interest-ing people, eat the food, and see places she had only dreamed of.

“There can be a lot of anxieties with study-ing abroad, but it is well worth it. You only live once so learn and embrace the world as much as you can,” Hyslop said via email interview.

There will be vendors from external providers like International Stud-ies Abroad, which has programs in Spain, Latin America, China, and South Africa. The School of Inter-national Training will also be there. STH Travel will be there to assist students with travel arrangements.

This event will be on the third floor of the UCEN from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on October 5.

Sirius can be reached at siri-usw@umflint.edu.

By SIRIUS WELCHTimes Senior Reporter

The play “Animals Out of Paper”, directed by lecturer Phillip Barnhart, was the most recent work performed in the University of Michigan – Flint Blackbox Theatre.

The play centers around Ilana, a famed origami artist who has resorted to letting the trash pile up around her apartment. Andy is her biggest fan and an even bigger optimist. He brings Ilana his student, Simon, who is an origami natural and Hip Hop music enthusiast.

The characters are all distinct and played with a diversity that reflects their distinct person-alities. Ilana, played by senior theatre major Brittany Reed, starts out apathetic and antago-nistic, but eventually opens up more to the other characters. Simon is energetically played by Alex Ghattas, a senior theatre major. Hip Hop enthusiast Simon is

played by Josh Clark, a senior theatre major.

Most of the scenes take place in Ilana’s studio, which starts out as a messy place filled with random pieces of origami and boxes of take-out. Eventually, the student, Simon, cleans up her apartment.

The characters were all very strong individuals who changed through the course of events. At the start, Ilana was bit-ter and abrasive, while Andy was nearly always smiling and excitable. By the end, Ilana was less bitter and Andy became less idealistic about the world. Simi-larly, Simon started out being closed off, con-stantly listening to Hip Hop music through his iPod. By the end, he was a lot more open and even rapping to Ilana about skim milk, per her request.

Barnhart said the characters were very important to the story.

“Animals Out of Paper is a poignant story of

what happens when that creative impulse is arrested – and how sometimes we need the shock of one another to get us creating again,” Barnhart said.

The play seemed to lose the speed it had built up during the Nagasaki hotel scene in the second act. Until then, all of the scenes had both humor and emotion. This scene kind of fell flat because it didn’t have the humor of the other scenes, and it shoehorned in a plot point that seemed a

little late to introduce. Overall, however, this

was a very well written and well performed play. The dialogue was laugh-out-loud funny and was delivered con-versationally, at a quick pace. It was interesting to see how the different talking styles meshed with each other. Since my main disappoint-ment with the play was that it ended too soon, it’s almost a compli-ment.

Sirius can be reached at siriusw@umflint.edu.

Monday, October 3, 2011 A-4 The Michigan Times www.themichigantimes.com

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By JOSEPH PATTERSONSports Columnist & Adver-tising Manager

Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock.

Monday Night Foot-ball. Ford Field. The Detroit Lions vs. the Chicago Bears.

Tick, Tock. Arguably the best

defensive line in football vs. the worst offensive line in the NFL.

Tick, Tock. The storylines are

great. The Calvin Johnson touchdown that apparently was not. Rod Marinelli, former head coach of the Lions, is now with the Bears. Lions former offensive coordinator Mike Martz now serves the Bears. Tick, Tock. The man who coined the name “MegaTron” now catches (or is it drops?) passes for Chicago as well. Rashied Davis now is a special teams standout for Detroit after serving with dis-tinction in the windy city.

Now, it’s time to profile the worst of all fantasy leaguers. These owners have the ability to ruin any social function in a matter of moments. Whether it’s getting $1.50 tall boys at the local watering hole or grabbing some wings at Hooters, this owner can take a good night with even bet-ter conversation and make you wish you would have stayed home to watch the Home and Garden network. They don’t even have a snappy title such as the Professional or the Fantasy snob.

No, these owners are in last place, but also first. They have won championships and have also never made the playoffs.

They draft at the top and the bottom. They are found in all groups. These owners reside in each and everyone one of us.

This owner makes their presence known with the tell-tale “I al-most…” or “if I would have…”

Really now, if you would have started this back instead of that one, or played this wideout in your flex instead of Reg-gie Bush, (is anyone actually playing him anymore?) you would have won. Yeah, OK, and if I could go back and start the best of mine for the week I would have beat you any-way. Nobody wants to hear about it.

Whats worst is the high score of the week type. Be happy you won your match-up and survived the week without injury. The league doesn’t want to sit around drinking beers and listening to you complain about your win. “Oh, if that Fred Jackson touchdown would have counted then I would have…blah, blah, blah.”

Now, at one point or another, we have all been that owner. Certainly Fantasy Football provides a great hobby and we spend countless hours reading and watch-ing sports and pon-dering waiver moves and trades. Just remember, no matter how interesting you think your team is or just how close you were to whatever, nobody cares. At least no other fantasy leaguers do. Shut your mouth and set your lineup.

Joseph can be reached at josephpa@umflint.edu.

The Average Joe:Fantasy Football reflections

Animals Out of Paper Review

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has announced its football schedules for the next two seasons, featuring home games against

Massachusetts in 2012 and Akron in 2013.

The Wolverines’ 2012 schedule released Tuesday opens Sept. 1 against Alabama in Arlington, Texas. Michigan next hosts Air

Force on Sept. 8 and Massachusetts on Sept. 15. Michigan then hits the road to play Notre Dame and Purdue, fol-lowed by home games against Illinois and Michigan State.

The 2012 regular season concludes with games against Nebraska, Minnesota, Northwestern, Iowa and Ohio State.

In 2013, the Wolver-ines open at home

against Central Michi-gan on Aug. 31, fol-lowed by home games against Notre Dame and Akron. Michigan visits Connecticut, then plays Minnesota, Penn State, Indiana, Michi-

gan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Iowa and Ohio State.

Copyright 2011 The As-sociated Press.

UM hosts Massachusetts in 2012, Akron in 2013

By J.M. HIRSCHAssociated Press Food Editor

So political kerfuffle aside, you have to wonder exactly what a $16 muffin would taste like.

Last week's news that the government supposedly paid $16 apiece for breakfast muffins at a Justice De-partment conference set off critics of gov-ernment spending.

Hilton Worldwide, the hotel company that hosted the 2009 confab in Washington, disputes the accuracy of the claim in a report by the Justice Depart-ment's inspector gen-eral. The hotel called it an accounting thing, explaining that the price included vari-ous drinks and gratuity charges, in addition to the muffins. The IG stands by the report.

Which all kind of misses the most com-pelling issues. If you did spend $16 on a muffin, what would it look like? How would it taste? Is it even possible?

The typical muffin baked in an institu-tional setting such as a hotel costs about 50 cents or less, not counting labor. If you go crazy extravagant and reach for the top-shelf organic flour, maybe some hand-harvested wild blue-

berries from Maine and fancy sugar, you're still going to max out around $1 per muffin on raw ingredients.

Here in The Associ-ated Press test kitchen, we started searching for ways to bump up the price of your basic muffin. The end re-sult was anything but basic. We're also pretty certain you'll never see one of these babies served at a govern-ment conference.

Getting the price-per-muffin that high was hard. We took the obvious steps first — organic flour, sugar and milk, cultured but-ter, sea salt and free-range eggs. But we still weren't even close. A rare honey imported from Zambia helped, as did a healthy amount of pricey macadamia nuts and some Tahitian vanilla beans.

But in the end, the only way to get to $16 was to reach for some old fashioned booze and gold. That's right, we glazed our muf-fins with a chocolate sauce made from organic dark choco-late cut with reduced Scotch Whisky (the good stuff!) and edible gold leaf flakes.

The result? A rather stunning and intense muffin that would cost a mere $192 per dozen

(not counting labor) — or $16 each.$16 MUFFINSStart to finish: 1 hourMakes 12 very over-the-top muffinsFor the muffins:2 1/2 cups organic all-purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon sea salt6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted cultured butter1/2 cup maple sugar1/2 cup imported honey (the rarer the better)Seeds scraped from 2 Tahitian vanilla beans2 free-range, organic eggs1/2 cup organic milk2 cups chopped dried strawberries (soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes, then drained)1 cup chopped maca-damia nuts, lightly toastedFor the topping:2 cups top-shelf Scotch Whisky16 ounces high-end, organic dark choco-late, chopped, divided2 tablespoons unsalted cultured butter2 tablespoons import-ed honey (the bigger the carbon footprint, the better)1 teaspoon canola or vegetable oil12 fresh strawberries1 cup chopped maca-damia nuts, lightly toasted1/4 cup gold leaf

flakes, loosely packedHeat the oven to 375

F. Line 12 muffin tins with muffin cups.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and sea salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, maple sugar, honey and vanilla seeds until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl between addi-tions. Add half the flour mixture, then the milk, then the remaining flour mixture, beating and scraping the bowl between each addi-tion.

By hand, stir in the dried strawberries and macadamia nuts. Spoon the mixture into the lined muffin tins. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

While the muffins bake, prepare the top-ping. In a skillet, heat the Scotch Whisky (be careful, it will flame). Bring to a gentle sim-mer and reduce to 1/2 cup.

Place half of the chocolate, the butter and the honey in a heat-safe bowl. Pour the hot reduced liquor

over the chocolate. Al-low to sit for 2 minutes, then stir until com-pletely smooth and glossy. Set aside.

Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine the remaining chocolate with the oil. Microwave on high in 15-second bursts, stirring between, until completely melt-ed and smooth. One at a time, dunk each strawberry into the chocolate, covering about three-quarters of the berry. Set on the waxed paper, then

refrigerate for several minutes to harden the chocolate.

Once the muffins are cool, spoon the choc-olate glaze over the top of each, spreading it to coat the top sur-face. Sprinkle the mac-adamia nuts around the outer edge, then sprinkle the gold leaf over the center sur-face. Top each with a chocolate-covered strawberry.(Recipe by Alison Lad-man) Copyright 2011 The As-sociated Press.

How good is a $16 muffin?Find out for yourself

Sirius Welch/Times PhotoSenior theatre majors Brittany Reed and Josh Clark participate in dress rehearsal for Animals Out of Paper. “Animals Out of Paper is a poignant story of what happens when that creative impulse is arrested – and how sometimes we need the shock of one another to get us creating again,” Barnhart said.

The Michigan Times www.themichigantimes.com Monday, October 3, 2011 A-5

Deus Ex: Human Revolution reviewedIn thehouse of Maize &

Blue

By KEVINCHAMBERSWeb Design and Social Media Editor

“Deus Ex: Human Revolution” is a sci-fi RPG set in futuristic Detroit that struggles to overcome the technical and story-telling inadequacies of its development team. For every one of the game’s stron-gest attributes, sev-eral completely un-acceptable mishaps in design destroy any chance of salvaging the project.

Players star as Adam Jensen, a law enforcement spe-cialist whose body is completely ravaged in a massacre and now has portions of his body replaced with superhuman mechanical aug-mentations. The al-lure of this prospect is that, as Adam grows stronger, the player is able to select various augmentations to

complete missions in any number of ways. These augmenta-tions can range from temporary invisibil-ity to the ability to punch through walls. This illusion of choice also extends into the mission structure as players are given the option to complete their objective in any way they see fit.

But that’s all the game can boast. Outside of the im-pressive amount of special abilities, the game turns into one large smoke and mirrors trick that fools players into assum-ing they have a choice in the events that are unfolding. In reality, players will end up crawling into hundreds of vents, hacking endless ter-minals and reading hundreds of emails. Mindless, poorly writ-ten banter is gener-ally accompanied by the option of responding as either

a complete pushover or a brutish thug.

None of this is helped by weak character represen-tation. Voices rarely fall in line with the movement of char-acter’s lips, nice tex-tures are plastered onto weak rectangu-lar models that look like they were ripped from a PlayStation game, and voice

work ranges from booming to muddled to incoherent with-out the assistance of subtitles. All of this is worsened by excru-ciatingly long load times that break the flow of an otherwise fast paced game.

The Victorian fu-turistic city of Detroit is breathtaking, and the ideas that fuel “Human Revolution”

are enticing beyond comprehension. But it is a title that suffers under the weight of a sloppily meshed together experience that should have been held back for quality control.

Verdict: C

Kevin can be reached at kev-chamb@umflint.edu

By AUSTIN BAILEYSports Columnist

For the third season in a row, Michigan entered Big Ten con-ference play unde-feated. But this year, the Wolverines will be judged more than ever by how they fare against Big Ten opponents, some-thing the team has struggled with the past three seasons.

Under former head coach Rich Rodri-guez, Michigan was 6-18 in conference play. During that stretch, Michigan was 1-13 against Penn State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan State and Ohio State - teams that they have traditionally defeated and teams that consistently compete for Big Ten championships.

When Brady Hoke was hired in January, he insisted that his goal every year was to win the Big Ten conference cham-pions title. In order for the Wolverines to reach that goal, they will need to make sure they handle their conference rivals, Michigan State and Ohio State, who, along with Wisconsin last season, shared the Big Ten title.

Following their conference tune up against the Minne-sota Gophers, Michi-gan heads to East Lansing on Oct. 15 to take on in-state rival Michigan State in their annual battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. The Wolver-ines look to regain their dominance in this rivalry series, as they’ve dropped the last three to the Spar-tans. The last time Michigan lost four straight to MSU was from 1959-1962.

If Hoke and Michi-gan are able to start collecting victories in the Big Ten, it will quickly help Wolver-ines fans forget that woeful era.

Austin can be reached at aubai-ley@umflint.edu.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT (AP) — A group of local artists, designers, writers and others has transformed a piece of vacant land in Detroit into a European-style beer garden.

The Tashmoo Biergar-ten will pop up once a

week and feature a ro-tating selection of beer by Michigan brewers, local food vendors and board games to keep patrons enter-tained throughout its run, which will be five Sundays, from Sept. 25 through Oct. 23.

Organizers say “tashmoo” is a Native American word under-

stood to mean “meet-ing place.”

Event co-founder Suzanne Vier says Tash-moo Biergarten is pat-terned after European beer gardens, which she says are great places “for people within a community to come together while drinking a beer, having a bite to eat, or play-

ing a game of chess outdoors with their neighbors.”

Online: http://www.tashmoodetroit.com

Copyright 2011 The As-sociated Press.

Vacant land in Detroit turned into beer garden

ASK KERRYSend your questions to Kerry at kedaly@umflint.edu.

You won’t be sorry.

By JOSEPH PATTERSONAdvertising Manager

So often we hear about how something or somebody rocks. It has become so over-used that it really has lost its meaning. Do we really think that those socks rock, or that Jus-tin Bieber rocks?

I will tell you this. I take responsibility for becoming a drone, allowing words such as “love” and “hate” become so common that they hold no meaning anymore. I will also tell you that I will no longer suffer; for I have been reminded just what it is to rock. In turn I have also found inspiration, all thanks to Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters.

“So, how many of you are seeing us for the first time?” Grohl asked the eclectic crowd at the Palace of Auburn Hills. “12 years of rocking and now you come?”

And so it began.Only minutes into the

show Grohl had the Palace singing along with the chorus to “My Hero.” Throughout the show, the Foo Fighters kept a dialogue with the fans. At one point, Grohl told the crowd about how they did a show in Kansas City in protest of the Westboro Baptist Church just a

few days earlier. He ended the story quip-ping that he thought that by the time they had reached the end of the show, the protes-tors may have actually liked his music.

At first, I thought that they were slow-ing down and talking to the crowd to grab a break. Nearly three hours later, I knew the real reason: the crowd needed a break. They played nearly all their hits along with many from their new album “Wasting Light.” The band also managed to slip in a cover of Tom Petty’s “Breakdown,” which, although fa-miliar with Tom Petty, I had no idea how edgy and hard that song

could be.One of the best

moments was the solo-acoustic version of “Best of You” Grohl sang perched atop a tower about two hours into the show. It was just amazing to see a man completely enthralled in his work. I found myself wonder-ing several times whom they were playing for; the crowd or them-selves. People have their opinions about the Foo Fighters and they are welcome to them but those in at-tendance that night know the true meaning of rock.

Joseph can be reached at josephpa@umflint.edu.

Rock rejuvenation with the Foo Fighters

Monday, October 3, 2011 A-6 The Michigan Times www.themichigantimes.com

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thinklabBe on the lookout for the new thinklab in the ThompsonLibrary. The thinklab will let students experience someof the latest learning technologies and be a valuable resource for all who take advantage of it. The thinklab will include:

-Interactive white boards for group projects and lectures

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