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Lieutenant Dan Choi vis-ited campus, last week, to tellhis story about “Don’t ask,don’t tell” and his dischargefrom the U.S. Army.The event was the creation

of the Student Activities Of-fice with the help of on-cam-pus LGBT programming.“He’s definitely a national fig-ure, in terms of LGBT advo-cacy,” said Director ofStudent Activities, Kris Day,who went on to say, “I sawhim at an event in March2011, and thought he wouldbe a good figure to bring tocampus.”Lieutenant Choi, a West

Point graduate and Iraq Warveteran, gained notoriety in2009, when he announced thathe was gay, on an episode ofThe Rachel Maddow Show,

and was subsequently dis-charged from theArmy due tothe Army’s former policy of“don’t ask, don’t tell.”What helped bring about

greater awareness to the con-troversial policy were hisskills as an Arabic translator.In a war set in an Arabic na-tion, it was reasoned, it wasnot prudent to discharge anArabic translator due to a pol-icy that discriminates againstsexual preference.Since that event, Lt. Choi

has become an outspokenLGBT activist. In 2010, he–along with fellow ousted, gaysoldiers–was twice arrestedafter handcuffing himself tothe gate outside the WhiteHouse, in a sit-in style protestagainst “don’t ask, don’t tell”.“Don’t ask, don’t tell” was re-pealed in September 2011.Lt. Choi delivered the lec-

ture about his personal storythat used an often humorousand relatable delivery (likequoting Beyonce’s Crazy inLove) to connect with the au-

dience, and spoke to the largerthemes of equality, integrity,and honor.Lt. Choi spoke about being

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BY STEPHANIE COSBYNEWS EDITORDid you know that one in

four women will experiencedomestic violence in her life-time? Did you know that mostof these victims are attackedor abused by someone theyknow and trust? How aboutthat the fact that the majorityof sexual and domestic as-saults go unreported?Last week’s student-driven

“UM-D for Vista Maria” cam-paign shared these grave factsand more through a week ofawareness-raising andfundraising for the local non-profit and domestic violencein general.UM-D Abuse and Assault

Awareness week was the cul-mination of a semester-longproject by Susan Sheth’s PRCampaigns class. The studentsput on a flash mob, a domestic

violence expo, special pro-gramming on WUMD, and afundraising event at Black-Finn Restaurant and Saloon inRoyal Oak.According to Meghan

Sears, the team captain forFriday’s event, the BlackFinnfundraiser attracted 60 peopleraised more than $800 for

Over the past few years, Dr.Ronald Stockton, a politicalscience professor at UM-Dearborn, ventured to severaldifferent graveyards in South-east Michigan to take picturesof over 1000 Muslim grave-stones.

“Nobody has ever donethis. Nobody ever thought,‘Why don’t we do an exhibiton Muslim gravestones inAmerica?’” Dr. Stockton said.But now someone has.This act, driven by a life-

long passion for graveyards,

Local non-profit Mercy Ed-ucation Project (MEP) isopening its doors for a freespring tour from 9-10 a.m. onApril 19.Founded in Detroit by the

Sisters of Mercy Ministry in1992, Mercy Education Proj-ect provides free educationalprograms to girls and womenliving in inner-city Detroitwho have limited access to re-sources.As showcased on their

website, in providing “a car-

ing, supportive learning envi-ronment for low-incomewomen and girls...our results-driven educational programsimprove academic outcomesand help girls and women be-come strong, confident, morehopeful and better equippedfor success in school and inlife” (http://mercyed.net/).The girls and women are

able to engage in after-schooltutoring, summer enrichmentprograms, GED preparation,selected career and workforcedevelopment services, as wellas receive other life skills sup-port. These programs are de-signed to foster increased

self-esteem, self-sufficiency,and the development of serv-ice and leadership qualities.“In Detroit, only one-quar-

ter to one-half of high schoolstudents graduate, and nearlyhalf of the adult population isconsidered functionally illiter-ate,” highlights MEP(http://mercyed.net/girls-pro-grams).By serving girls and

women in inner city Detroitand providing them with valu-able resources to ensure their Broadcast legend Mike Wal-

lace, known for his impecca-ble and tough interviews onCBS’s “60 Minutes,” diedSaturday. He passed awaypeacefully at a care facility in

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from his parents. While in themilitary, he had to hide his re-lationship with his boyfriend,Matthew, by referring to himas “Martha” to fellow soldiersand family members.

“There’s paranoia that asoldier should not have to gothrough, when you’re on thefrontlines, and you’re sacrific-ing doubly,” said Lt. Choi,adding, “It’s also a feeling ofisolation and loneliness of notbeing able to share your mostintimate self with anybody ina way that comforts.”

He brought a real humanface to the subject of beinggay and coming out of thecloset, when he told his storyof coming out to his parents,who initially refused to be-lieve him. Stories about his

mother had him doing a high-pitched impression of her,similar to that of comedianMargaret Cho. The humor ofthe situations kept the lecturelighthearted, yet still on point.

As his prepared remarksdrew to a close, he called onthe crowd to repeat after hima set of simple words, “I amsomebody. I deserve fullequality, right here, rightnow.” He is a big believer innot postponing one’s personalliberties and rights, as that wasthe thesis of his lecture.

When asked about his im-pact on the repeal of the pol-icy, Lt. Choi said, “I thinkeverybody who stood up anddared to violate ‘don’t ask,don’t tell,’ in order to get it re-pealed, did the most good.”This was in reference to thedomino effect of other gaysoldiers coming out of thecloset in support of the cause.

As to whether he wouldlike to rejoin the Army, Lt.Choi remarked, “I think it hasbeen an on-again-off-again re-lationship.” He applied to re-join the Army in October2010, and stated, “I would liketo serve in any capacity thatI’m needed.”

The event was well at-tended, and Lt. Choi’s mes-sage touched many of those inattendance. “We were thrilledwith the positive reaction, andthe impact he had on our stu-dents,” remarked Ms. Day.

After the event, those in at-tendance met with Lt. Choi,shook his hand, asked himquestions, and some even gottheir picture with him. SaidMs. Day, “He stayed over anhour with the students, andthat showed us he was theright person to bring on cam-pus.”

Sexual Assaultcontinued from page 1Vista Maria. “The night was asuccess and we are thrilled tohave raised so much money!”Sears said.

The awareness week coin-cides with National SexualAssault Awareness month,which runs through April. Thegoal of the month is to “raisepublic awareness about sexualviolence and to educate com-munities and individuals onhow to prevent sexual vio-lence,” according to the Na-tional Sexual ViolenceResource Center.

Sexual violence rangesfrom unwanted touching toforcible rape. Women ages 16to 24 are the most likely to ex-perience it, though people ofall ages, races, ethnicities, andgenders have been or could bevictims. According to the Na-

tional Coalition Against Do-mestic Violence, it is one ofthe most “chronically underre-ported crimes” due to it beinga taboo, unpleasant subject formany.

If you want to get involvedwith the fight against domes-tic violence and sexual as-sault, check out organizations

like Vista Maria (www.vista-maria.org), First Step(www.firststep-mi.org), SafeHouse (www.safehousecen-ter.org), and HAVEN(www.haven-oakland.org) orevents like the Sexual AssaultPrevention Workshop in theFieldhouse on Tuesday, April10.

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educational and professionalsuccess, MEP is working tobuild a stronger communitywhile decreasing illiteracy inDetroit.

Two informational toursare held every month, and allinterested community mem-bers are welcomed to visit thefacilities and learn more aboutthe great work of this organi-zation.

Students from KappaOmega Chi sorority are look-ing forward to carpoolingfrom campus and visitingMEP, their local philanthropy,on April 19.

“Our sorority has beenstriving to raise awareness, in-crease visibility, and dofundraising for MEP since wewere founded in 2002,” ex-plained Brannigan Powell,Vice President for KappaOmega Chi.

As a local sorority, MEPwas chosen because it is a De-troit-based organization withwhom the Kappa ladies coulddevelop a meaningful connec-tion and work to support theirprograms through volun-teerism and direct donationsmade possible throughfundraising efforts.

The Kappa ladies’ involve-ment with their local philan-thropy has steadily grownover the years as they en-deavor to strengthen commu-nity support for MEP.

With alumni Magaly Uristacurrently working with theWomen’s Program at MercyEducation Project, the sororitymaintains a vital living linkwith the non-profit and re-mains up-to-date on all newdevelopments and events.

Furthermore, KappaOmega Chi is proud to be de-veloping and offering oppor-tunities to the teenage girls atMEP to come visit UM-Dear-born and learn more about

college opportunities, pro-grams, resources, and studentlife.

Having recently teamed upwith students from BlueprintsLeadership Program 2011-2012 to volunteer at Pancakesfor the Planet on April 21, theKappa ladies and Blueprintsstudents will be welcomingteenagers from MEP and pair-ing up with them to help servehot pancakes.

This is the first of manyprojects coming to fruition tonot only support the girls andwomen of MEP, but to alsoensure the organization’s visi-bility and connection to thecommunity.

If interested in workingwith Kappa Omega Chi onthese projects and learningmore about Mercy EducationProject by taking their springtour on April 19, please con-tact the Kappa Omega ChiVice President, BranniganPowell atbkpowell@umd.umich.edu.

Muslim graves continued from page 1resulted in Dr. Stockton creat-ing an exhibit out of thesephotographs so other peoplecould enjoy them the sameway he had. “I’ve spent daysin these graveyards. It’s amaz-ing what you learn fromgravestones. You learn historyand culture. You learn about aperson’s life and what theyvalued in life. The gravestoneis the last chance to tell theworld who you were, or whatyour survivors admired inyou,” he said.

The Muslim graves repre-sent a wide range of peoplefrom diverse cultural back-

grounds and countries, whoare buried in at least 20 differ-ent locations in southeastMichigan. Most of them haddiverse ways of conveyingtheir beliefs or expressingthemselves. Some of thestones included an emphasison hobbies, marriage, her-itage, military service, or faithin God. Some graveyardswere large and contained de-tailed and elegant stones;some were small and had sim-ple stones made of wood. Butevery one was unique in itsown way. Of the 1000 picturestaken, Dr. Stockton took thebest 39 and put them on dis-play in Mardigian Library inan exhibit that will run until

the beginning of May.The Muslim Graves Ex-

hibit will be on display on thesecond floor of Mardigian Li-brary through May 6, 2012. Itwill then travel to Ann Arborand other select locations.Make sure to stop by andcheck it out it before it’s gone.

Mike Wallace continued from page 1you” became the frightfulmessage to those who had toface the “60 Minutes” inter-rogator. His fearsome reputa-tion and contributions werewhat made the show addictingand led it in television ratingsfor decades.“Wallace was from the begin-ning and for many years, theheart and soul of ‘60 Min-utes,’” said Dan Rather, a for-mer CBS Evening Newsanchor who contributed to theshow. “Mike was sharp andquick of mind, a fierce com-petitor and a master inter-viewer.”The New York Times had satdown with Wallace in 2006and asked how he would like

to be remembered.“Tough but fair,” said Wal-lace. “I think that’s a credo fora good reporter, a good jour-nalist. Tough but fair.”Before his broadcast career,Wallace attended the Univer-sity of Michigan in Ann Arbor.As a student, he was a re-

porter for the Michigan Daily,the university’s student news-paper. You can read moreabout the alum from theirwebsite at www.michi-gandaily.com.Upon graduation from the uni-versity, Wallace began his ca-reer on radio in Michigan. Hisfirst job was in Grand Rapidsas a writer and newscaster forWOOD radio. Afterwards, heheaded to Detroit as an an-nouncer for WXYZ Radio(now WXYT).

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Students can’t liveat UMD

This piece was inspiredby “Campus Engagement:Where Did We Go Wrong?”by Uzoma Okeke, and notjust because he called outthe radio station for havingthe lights on and no onehome (which, by the way,just because you don’t seeanyone doesn’t mean thatthere isn’t a show going on– you cannot see into the DJbooth from the hallway).Moving on.

I agree with Mr. Okekethat there are problems withstudent leadership. Pettinessruns rampant on the secondfloor, as does gossip. Thereare problems with the ad-ministration, too – I’m notdenying that. But I think theproblem goes much deeper.

There’s an image on theUM-Dearborn Memes Face-book page that reads,“Wayne State gets Lupe Fi-asco, we get a yelling athe-ist.” And that’s just oneexample of the cool thingsthat happen on other cam-puses that we never get.

Recently, Kal Penn Annspoke at Central MichiganUniversity of their AsianPacific American Heritagemonth. Our big brother,Ann Arbor, had Obamaspeak at their 2010 com-mencement. We got MarySue Coleman. And no oneas famous as Penn has everspoken here for any reason.

This year, Ann Arbor’scommencement will featureDr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’schief medical correspon-dent. We’ll have DavidBrandon, UM’s Director ofAthletics and Chacona W.Johnson, President andCEO of the Detroit PublicSchools Foundation. I’msure Brandon and Johnsonare wonderful people and

short, I don’t know what is.I often hear people refer

to this school as “not a realschool” or “a continuationof high school.” I referredto my freshman year as “the13th grade.” Many peoplereading this might protestand say, well, look at all ofour organizations! Andthat’s great, but a lot of peo-ple have no idea that theseorganizations exist. And or-ganizations – no matter howhard they try – do not makea college campus when thatcampus was not designedwith student life in mind.

I have no idea what itused to be like around here,but in my time here, all I’vesee is people coming herefor class and then leaving.Of course, on the secondfloor, you have people whostick around a little longer.But if someone doesn’thave to be here, they won’t.

And it’s not just becausethe food options here areterrible (which they are, bythe way – thanks, Ara-mark!) or because there’snot really anywhere to hangout (the downstairs of theUC gets pretty gross as theday goes on, let’s get real) –although those are con-tributing factors.

It’s because everyoneshares this mentality thatthis isn’t a real school. Thatnothing cool happens here,or will ever happen. Sure,SAB gives us Segways andslushies, but that’s not re-ally anything to brag toyour non-UM-D friendsabout.

And so you can critiquestudent leadership and SAOand the UC Front Desk andmake valid points abouttheir downfalls. But untilyou look at the school as awhole, you’re missing thepoint – this school was notdesigned to sustain thrivingstudent life.

they’re obviously success-ful.

But trying to compareGupta to them is like tryingto compare apples to or-anges – if apples are nation-ally known and orangesonly grow in southeasternMichigan.

Going back to my pointabout Lupe Fiasco, I actu-ally got his opening act forthat show – two dudes whocall themselves Passalacqua– to come to UM-D. No-body showed up. I couldn’teven get people from myown organization to showup.

So I started thinking,why was the turnout solow? We had Passalacquaon the UC Stage, so itwasn’t that people couldn’tfind it or that it wasn’t ac-cessible.

As I was asking peoplewhy they thought theturnout was low, someonein my org mentioned thatmost people who hang outin the UC are looking to dohomework or talk to theirfriends – not listen to livemusic. And I realized thatthey were right.

That’s another way ofhow the school isn’t con-ducive to student life – wedon’t even have a properperformance venue. If youthink about it, almost everyevent is held in Kochoff oron the UC Stage – some-times the BorgWarner Audi-torium if it’s a biggercrowd. We don’t have a the-ater, so even if we couldsnag Lupe Fiasco or a na-tionally known actor, wherewe host him? In Kochoff,where the acoustics are ter-rible? BorgWarner onlyseats 220. That’s not even1/9th of our student body.

I mean, we graduate in agymnasium. A gymnasium.If that isn’t the best exam-ple of how this campus falls

Meditations ongood, evil, and the

in-betweenI wake up to cryptic mes-

sages on my Facebook feed."Senseless tragedy. Pray-

ing for everyone.""I had just seen him Sun-

day.""This just doesn't seem

real.""I don't want to remember

him this way. I CAN'T.""How could someone do

this?"I'm sifting through these

comments, trying to under-stand what everyone is talk-ing about. My heart isracing. Is it someone Iknow?

That's when I see the mes-sage in my inbox, a link to anarticle. As I begin to read,the wind is knocked out ofme.

"Livonia police say a 19-year-old man assaulted hisex-girlfriend and used an axto kill her mother and hernew boyfriend, before killinghimself."

Brian Douglas White.Jacob Lee Burns. To mostpeople, these are just thenames of two people, a head-line that dies down after aweek. Faceless, indistinct,bound to an unimaginabletragedy.

But for the people that Iknow, these aren't just twonames. These were neigh-bors, people, FRIENDS.

"Police say Brian DouglasWhite was apparently upset

over the breakup with the17-year-old girl who lived atthe home," the article read."Police say they believeWhite went to the home,killed Angela Kim Staper-fene, the mother of the 17-year-old with an ax . . . [and]killed Jacob Lee Burns alsowith an ax. They say a shorttime later White shot andkilled himself."

There is so much disso-nance happening, in myheart and in my head. Howcould this be? Friends areposting their pictures withBrian. They seem so happy,laughing, carefree. Is this thesame person? They recounttheir memories, say theirprayers, try to make sense ofhow someone they lovedcould suddenly become...this. A monster? They don'tknow how to process thegrief. "God makes us good,"one friend posts. "We do evilthings, but we are all good."

But there are other posts,those grieving deeply forJacob and the girl's mother."My brother was one ofJacob's best friends," some-one writes. "Why wouldsomeone do this?" A mon-ster, they say. "Some peopleare just batshit crazy," an-other writes. "It's sick."Again, the trauma is toomuch. There are Biblequotes, trying to find a dif-ferent kind of comfort, onewhere Brian is not forgiven.Some hellish place, where

murderers burn endlessly.One where justice is served.

People are digging deepinside themselves, siftingthrough personal faith, tryingto explain what can't be ex-plained. Verse after verse,prayer after prayer, there's nosolace. Just a senseless, un-believable tragedy. Our com-munity is shaken, our heartscrushed.

Good, evil, good, evil. Myheart aches. The distinctionbetween the two suddenlyseems less clear. No matterhow we use the words, theynever answer the ultimatequestion: WHY. Why wouldhe do it? The one wholaughed, smiled, loved.These absolutes--good andevil--don't seem to functionwhen we're in the midst ofthis. There's that blurryplace, that gray place whichwe all seem to struggle with.The ambiguity is scary. It'sparalyzing. It doesn't feelsafe.

What do I believe? Howwill I pray? How will Imourn? I ask myself thesequestions. For a long time, Ilay on my bedroom floor,staring up at the ceiling fan,dizzy with sadness.

I'm of the belief that we'reall connected--there's an un-dercurrent of vivacity thatwe feel together, vibrationsand lights and energy, ashared history that is woventogether in ways we can onlyglimpse. The loving energy

we put into the world ismeaningful. We are not dis-connected entities. What wedo, feel, and give is not inde-pendent of other beings. Wehave an amazing capacity toreach others in beautiful, di-vine ways.

At this place in my life, Icope with meditation. I sitdown and try to feel all ofthat energy. It is always calland response. My love, con-fusion, and sadness throbs inmy bones. When I begin toache, I listen. The quiet,yearning song of a bird, orthe breaking of a branch be-neath an unknown foot...thesun's warmth against myback, the laughter of some-one I love. I hear the shud-dering of the leaves in thebreeze, the chaos of a busystreet corner. I remember thewords of people who havechanged me, and those whohave been changed by me. Iwatch the steam dancing offof my coffee, recall thememories of a beautifulplace, settle into the feelingI get when strings shift fromdissonance to harmony,when a song reverberates inmy chest...all of these thingsare answers. The differentkind of "why"--why I'mhere.

The laws of entropy tell usthat energy is not created nordestroyed, but rather,changes. Take your energy,and create something mean-ingful with it, big or small orin between. Live in your sad-ness, let it pass only when itis ready. Walk away fromthese words, the newspaperor the blog, wherever youare. Visit a friend, paintsomething, write a song, takea hike. If you don't feel likemaking something, just sit.Listen. Weep. Thrash.Dance. Live in the world--remember what the windfeels like on your face. Holdsomeone's hand, stand besidethem, breathe. In every mo-ment, the world, the universeeven, is trying to tell yousomething. Open yourself toit.

Personally, as someonewho has gone to death andback, there's only so much Ican say. I can't say that thereis some loving, forgivingGod, some old dude upstairswho's going to give you agift basket (halo, wings,chocolates?) when you die. Idon't know if Jesus will bethere later on, to give you ahigh five for the good thingsthat you did. I can't sayyou're a cat with nine lives,

that this is only the begin-ning of many living forms. Ican't tell you if you'll be ademi-god or a hungry ghost.I don't have a verse to recite,a saint to look to. Thosearen't the things that I sawwhen I knocked on that door.

I can't tell you that it getseasier afterward.

But I do know, with ab-solute certainty, that there isa light in all of us. I don'tknow what it means. It's theonly thing that I saw. It's tornout of you--a burst of sparksthat comes together, andgoes flying backward at aspeed you can't conceive of.When I almost died, every-thing changed.

The only thing I know, allthat I can say, is that there issomething so bright, and youwon't be standing still.

You're going somewhereelse, wherever that might be.You can decide where that is.

I think that all of the lov-ing that we do makes thatlight in all of us stronger. Ibelieve that with my wholeheart. When we love othersand love ourselves, we allbegin to shine a littlebrighter.

Tend to that light. Foryou, for Brian, for Jacob.

For everyone.

Autism speaks:What is it saying?

A new statistic releasedby The Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention(CDC) draws attention to thealarming prevalence ofautism in the United States.As of 2012, 1 in 88 childrenwill be diagnosed withautism. Boys are five timesmore likely than girls to bediagnosed with autism (1 in54 boys and 1 in 252 girls).Autism affects more childrenthan diabetes, AIDS, cancer,cerebral palsy, cystic fibro-sis, muscular dystrophy, andDown syndrome combined,and the most unsettling thingis that we do not know why.So what is autism truly say-ing to us?

As a nation, it is our dutyto band together and focuson the problems, facts, andsolutions to this issue that di-rectly affects so many of us.It is clear from the risingnumbers that many of ushave family members thatare affected by the disorderand that many of us in thefuture will have familymembers/children affectedby autism. Better screeningmethods and broad catego-rizations of autism only ac-count for a portion of the78% increase in diagnosis inthe last 6 years. The cause of

the other portion is largelyunknown. Autism has beenlinked genetically in familytrees, but the environmentaltriggers have yet to be iden-tified and specified. So whatcan we do? The nation'slargest autism science andadvocacy organization,Autism Speaks, has assem-bled a national strategy thatcalls on us all.

What is needed is moreresearch into the genetic andenvironmental causes ofautism. Funds dedicated tomore efficient medical treat-ments for those currently di-agnosed. Earlier diagnosisno later than 18 month ofage, more trained teachersand therapists, and most im-portantly, a growing body ofeducated citizens who canhelp to integrate those withautism into our community.That is where the collegiatechapter, Autism Speaks U atthe University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D), comesinto play and where you canhelp directly.

Early screening is notenough. Once a child is diag-nosed with autism, he/sheshould be raised in a societythat can accommodate his orher medical needs and socialneeds. Autism Speaks U atUM-D strives to assimilatethese children and futureadults into our university,

community, and lives. Wealso strive to raise money tosupport research on thecauses, prevention, treat-ments, and a cure for autism.Even with the growing num-bers of autism cases in theU.S, insufficient funds arebeing devoted to autism re-search each year, $169 mil-lion out the 2011 NationalInstitutes of Health budgetof $30.5 billion.

The solutions to a nationalproblem can only come withnational participation. I urgeall to join Autism Speaks Uat UM-D in order to put intheir greatly needed contri-bution. April is AutismAwareness month and tohonor it, artwork done bylocal children with autismwill be on display on the UCboards. Please come by andsee what they have to ex-press and say! Also, duringthis month, monuments fromall over the world will be litup blue to shine a brightlight on autism. To see pic-tures and read more aboutAutism Speaks’ Light It UpBlue campaign, visitwww.lightitupblue.org.

For more information,questions, or comments,please contact Danya Berri,President of Autism SpeaksU at UM-D ,atdberri9@gmail.com.

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Parking lot precautions: What not to do inparking predicaments

BY ELIZABETH BASTIANOPINION EDITOR

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BY SAMANTHA ELLIOTTEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Parking--it’s the biggestcomplaint from students atthe University of Michigan-Dearborn, and understand-ably so. A student body that iswilling to go to almost anylengths to walk the least dis-tance possible to their classes,including circling the rows ofcars waiting for someone toexit a building so they canstalk them, is only going toperpetuate the problem.

But we digress.Construct a series of park-

ing lots with roughly fourthousand spots and you arebound to have vehicular col-lisions now and then. It’s un-fortunate but, inevitable. Thetruly harrowing fact is theutter lack of preparation theUniversity provides whenthese accidents happen.

There have been severalarticles written already thisyear concerning student be-havior while driving aroundcampus, essentially advocat-ing for people to “be nicer”and not to drive like insaneasylum patients. Whether this

lack of respect for other com-muters is true or not, it cannotbe denied that people oftenreact with anger when theircar is violated. Sadly, thisusually only serves to worsenthe problem.

Last week, someonebacked into my (Elizabeth’s)car while I was braking toturn out of the parking lot,claiming that I was speedingand that, though they looked,they did not see me, leaving adent in my front passengerdoor. They then refused totrade insurance information(or any information) with me.After I admitted that if theywould not give me any infor-mation, there was not muchwe could do, they drove awaybefore I could get the licenseplate. Seeing as I had to run toa three hour class immedi-ately after the collision, it wasnot until nearly four hourslater that I had a chance to filea report with campus safety.The situation could have beenhandled so much better, had Ia better knowledge of the bestway to go about things.

My (Sam’s) story is verysimilar to Liz’s. It was thevery first day of Winter 2010semester. I had a four hourbreak in between classes andwas off to buy some newschool supplies that I had

neglected to purchase before.Before class I had managed tofind a parking spot in parkinglot E, the one northeast of theAdministrative and SocialScience buildings. I wasparked in a spot where I justhad to pull forward to get out;convenient since no one likesbacking out of a spot anyway.There was already a lineforming since classes had justbeen dismissed. A nice stu-dent waved me to get in linein front of them. I pulledhalfway out and sat, waitingfor the red pickup in front ofme to pull up so I could fullypull into the line. The pickuphad been idling in neutral andseeing brake lights, I got ex-cited that we were about tostart moving. The next sec-ond, the pickup was zoominginto reverse, and I had a niceview through my windshieldof the truck bed sitting on thehood of my tiny Sunfire.

Naturally I was outraged.They clearly hadn’t looked intheir rear-view mirror, and itall happened so fast that I did-n’t even have time to honk,much less back up (althoughI just would have hit anothercar in line). I got out of mycar, unsure exactly what to dosince I had never been in a sit-uation like this before. Istared the girl down until she

finally got out of her car. Shetold me she was sorry andsaid, “Good thing there’s nodamage.” My anger level roseas I glanced back at my, hoodwhich looked more like acamping tent than somethingthat was supposed to covermy engine. When I asked forher information, I was giveninstant attitude and she de-manded mine also. I wasslightly confused since Iclearly hadn’t been at faultbut agreed to give it to heranyway. We were at her truckwhen we exchanged informa-tion, and as I grabbed her slipof paper I said, “I’ll be rightback,” and started towards mycar to grab my phone and callCampus Safety. By the time Iturned around, she was gone.

Dumfounded, I glanceddown at the slip of paper, onwhich was scribbled her nameand a cell phone number. Icouldn’t believe it. I hadgiven her all of my informa-tion--name, phone number,car make, model, and licenseplate. I sat confused for a fewminutes until the beeping ofcars around me brought meback to my senses, and Iheaded over to CampusSafety. The officer, Moses,was very nice to me. He tookme back to the scene anddrew out the situation for me.

should always have in yourcar anyway!).

2b) Program CampusSafety’s number in yourphone for situations like this.I had to look it up online,wasting time that I could havebeen using to file a report.Their office is 313-593-5333.Chances are, whether you areinvolved in a fender-bender,lock your keys in your car, orleave your lights on and comeout to a dead battery, you’regoing to need the number atone point or another.

3) If the other involvedparty (or parties) turn(s) out tobe irrational or simply unco-operative, note thecolor/make/model of the carand at least write down the li-cense plate number.

4) A picture is worth athousand words. Take photosof the scene with your phoneor camera; you may needthem for insurance purposeslater.

Accidents happen. Some-times they are everyone’sfault; sometimes they are noone’s fault. If students couldsimply maintain a level headin the face of adverse situa-tions and handle the conse-quences like prepared adults,they will foster a much morefriendly environment.

However helpful he was, itwasn’t any good. When myinsurance company called thegirl’s insurance company, sheinsisted it never happened.Her insurance company in-formed me that they sidedwith their clients and I wasstuck with the bill for thedamages, $700 total since Ididn’t have full coverage atthe time. It still angers menow and I know, like Liz, if Ihad known the proper proce-dure, the situation could haveturned out a lot differently.

So, to all students who everhappen to bump into some-one’s car (or have their owncar bumped) on campus, hereare some valuable tips,brought to you by people whowish they had known thesebeforehand.

1) Remain calm. Angerwill only escalate the situa-tion, and yelling at anotherstudent in a parking lot is ex-tremely unclassy (#umdbrn-problems).

2) Call 911 or CampusSafety right away. If no one isseriously injured, the Dear-born Police will normally dis-patch you to Campus Safetyanyways. However, if you aregoing to file a report, makesure that you have an updatedinsurance card and vehicleregistration (which you

Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful

#UMDrbnProblems- a look at campus issues

BY GABRIELLE BOYERSTAFF COLUMNIST

It’s hard being pretty. Noone understands when the oldand frumpy female professorfails me because she is jeal-ous of my beauty. No onefeels sorry for you when youlose your girlfriends becausethey’re afraid that you aregoing to steal theirboyfriends. And no oneknows your pain when menjust give you things becauseyou’re so cute.

Now, I am no Beyonce,but I am what many peoplewould consider a “prettywoman.” I am tall and thin,with what many people call astunning face. I am often mis-taken for a model, to which Ihave to embarrassingly ex-plain that I am not. I know Iam blessed, but there aredownsides to being this

good-looking.The first downside is

that I become a vapid, self-absorbed idiot.

If you couldn’t tell, I waspoking fun at journalistSamantha Brick, who lastweek posted an article in theDaily Mail about the dangersof being pretty. Unlike thisarticle, it wasn’t a joke.

I am not mad at Ms.Brick for being pretty, be-cause frankly if you got it,flaunt it. I’m mad becauseshe is perpetuating stereo-types about women that aresimply not true. Stereotypessuch as women who work to-gether can’t get along if oneis prettier than another andmen think about women withthe head inside their pants.

I’m going to talk aboutthe women working togetherthing because that one of-

fends me the most. I’ve beensurrounded by women myentire life, and worked withthem in my entire academicand professional career. Idon’t think I’ve ever heardsomeone openly hate some-one or refuse to work withthem because they’re toopretty. Insecure people mayget a little snarky, but toopenly refuse someone some-thing because they’re attrac-tive? That’s so “Mean Girls.”

In fact I’ve seen moretrouble with pretty girls get-ting mad when attention is di-verted from them to “that fatgirl” or “the ugly one” (yes,that is the terminology). Tome, it’s a defense mechanismthat “pretty girls” have tolearn because they aren’t val-idated in much else. It’s easyto tell a girl that she’s pretty,but you have to get to know

her before you tell her she’ssmart. Usually one has to bein proportion to another. Forsome reason in our society,we can’t be both.

There seems to be two pre-vailing archetypes in womenwho are climbing up the pro-fessional ladders, the womenwho use sexuality andwomen who use skill. Seduc-tion is a powerful tool in anybusiness. Yes, it will get yougood places, but people willhate you for it. It’s also kindof the easy way out. Workinghours and crunching numbersis harder than flirting withyour boss. And if you are acruncher, and see a girl getpromoted who’s a flirter, thenyes, you are going to bepissed. It’s not because she’spretty, it’s because she had anin.

Another thing that both-

ered me was the way shetalked about men in her arti-cle. Men just shower her ingifts because she’s pretty andhas a cute bubbly personality.In some cases, it’s probablytrue. In others, it’s not. In myvery limited experience withmen on a romantic level, usu-ally if you flirt and playdumb, they’ll do little thingsfor you, like homework, orget you coffee. But whenyou are a professional, thissends the wrong message. Ifyou’re flirty with co-workersor your boss, you aren’t get-ting the scorn of other womenbecause you are pretty;you’re getting scorned be-cause it is highly inappropri-ate. And if you’re the manwho promoted the “hottie”you better be damn sure shecan live up to the job becauseyou promoted her. I bet (and

hope) the higher you get in acorporation, the less this hap-pens.

So why do women like thisbother me? Why don’t I justlet it go? Because it sets usback as a gender. I could ac-tually understand if this wasabout people being jealous ofSamantha Brick’s accom-plishments, which she hashad. I applaud her for beinggood at her job. But to turnaround and blame people fornot liking her because ofgood looks, and then call thepeople who didn’t like her“heavy” and “old” makes herseem like a shallow, almostdelusional person. The bot-tom line is that if you don’twant scorn from otherwomen, don’t use your “goodlooks” as stepping stone inbusiness. You’re setting your-self up for a nasty fall.

BY ALEX MICHSTAFF COLUMNIST

I stumbled upon a facilitiesworker here on campus andwe had a very nice, brief chatabout the smoke-free initia-tive, or the lack thereof, onthis campus. He managed tocatch me while I was readingsome tweets from this UMD-problems account. As such, itgot me thinking about all theproblems on our campus andjust for fun, I figured I wouldtry to answer them. Are theseanswers accurate? More thanlikely they will just add moreto the next tweets that will beposted on there.

The actual smoke free ini-tiative is supposedly in force.Now, I remember manymonths back that people wereworried about this term “vol-untary compliance” and thatin essence, it is just some-thing that everyone does nothave to comply with. Well, Igot a bit side-tracked andfound a Q and A page in re-gards to the policy and

yes…the campus does saythat it will enforce the banthrough this voluntary com-pliance strategy. However, itdoes go on to further state thatthose students who are re-peated offenders of the policywill go through existing dis-ciplinary actions through theStudent Rights and Code ofConduct. So how about that,there is an actual way to po-lice this for the countless stu-dents who complain about thepresence of cigarette smok-ing. May I suggest actuallygoing about and doing some-thing about it.

Yet, there is nothing to doabout the geese. Although, Ido find it entertaining thateveryone is afraid of thegeese. In my time, there hasbeen only one good story thatI can account for of any geeseactually putting up a fight.That goose would actually sitin one of the parking lots andactually prevent people fromgoing to their cars. In fact, Ihad to deal with this goosewhen barbecuing for an event

over by the Fieldhouse, andthis crazy goose kept inchingever closer to our tent and to-wards the food. It simplywould not go away. So I sup-pose maybe its offspring willeventually come to rule thecampus, but as for now, therest of the geese are justpushovers. You can try andwalk about 5 feet from themand they will just stare youdown. Stare back at them asyou walk by, they won’t care.Just do watch for the drop-pings, though. I am actuallykind of shocked at how wehaven’t just changed ournickname to the “CrazedGeese” instead of the Wolves.

Speaking of which, I heardmore than a month ago aboutchanging our nickname to theWolverines, and yet we haveheard nothing more about theissue. I do not know who toattribute for this latest disap-pointment to. It is not the stu-dents’ fault. StudentGovernment has more impor-tant stuff to worry about andThe Michigan Journal can’t

keep following up on everysingle news headline. No, Iwant to know when this fel-low, this Ken Kettenbeil, willdecide to actually let the restof us know about the latestdevelopment behind this pro-posal.

Again, there is a lot of crit-icism over the quality of stu-dent life on the campus. Sigh,yes there needs to be somedrastic improvements aroundthis subject. Certainly, stu-dent life will get a big liftwhen I leave this campus.But as for the other areas ofstudent life, well as I said,certain improvements need totake place. Overall, thechanges that ought to be mademimic in large part to whatwas said by a guest writer nottoo long ago. What I havetaken from the message is thatthere needs to be a muchstronger effort to reach out toa wider audience. It is not justin the way that the organiza-tions design and market theirevents, but also in the widerapproach to things in general.

There just needs to be thatfocus towards incorporatingthe other 95% of students.Rather than focusing on thegoals and necessities of eithera group of people or evenone’s own selfish purposes toget money, focus on what isneeded for the entire campus.

Just deal with the highschool students in the library.Supposedly, they are not theones causing all the troubleanyway. Rather, it is our fel-low classmates that are re-ported by Campus Safety asthe one that are causing themost disturbances. Granted,I still consider such behavioras more becoming of a highschool student than a collegestudent. Maybe that is wherethe source of the confusionis? Either way, just accept thatyour classmates are rather ob-noxious, or kindly bust themin the act so that they may beremoved from the library.

As for this talk of a frontdoor that has been goingabout for a few years, I oftenwondered about the success

of such a project. I had theprivilege to be privy to a con-versation between the Direc-tor of the Library and one ofmy friends about the pro-posed new door. She waskind enough to at least ask usto consider the aesthetics ofthe idea. What is truly thecenter of the campus? Dopeople really want to walk outof the library and look at theparking lot or something a bitmore scenic? Now, I do un-derstand that there are cer-tainly many practical reasonsfor adding a “front door,” butagain, is it absolutely neces-sary to do so? In essence, Iwonder about the issue. Is itsimply that we are out oftouch with the little campusatmosphere that we possess oris it that the library is out oftouch with the practical needsof its students? We like tothink it is the fault of the cam-pus, but is it honestly our ownfault for being too lazy towalk to the other side? I hopenot.

BY CHRIS ZADOROZNYSTAFF COLUMNIST

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Emma’s Eats:Basement Burger Bar,Farmington

I somehow wandered ontoGroupon earlier last weekand found a $16 Groupon toBasement Burger Bar for $8.I like basements, burgers, andbars, so this seemed like aperfect fit. Also, I couldn’tpass up the deal. I don’t knowwhy I haven’t been usingGroupon for all of mycolumns, but I should havebeen.

Not wasting any time, I gotCharlie on board and weheaded up to Farmington thispast weekend. The BasementBurger Bar is ridiculouslyeasy to get to, and there’sparking behind the restaurant.It is, in fact, in the basementof a photography studio – but,fortunately or unfortunately,this isn’t as seedy as itsounds.

Imagine your friend’s fin-ished basement “man cave”and you’re on the right track.Typical sports bar feel to it,just underground. It coulddefinitely have more charac-ter, but it’s a great hangoutplace where you really don’thave to put in any effort.

Being the diligent review-er I am, I ordered way toomuch food. Frickles (fried

pickles!), the “beef sampler”– three mini burgers; onebeef, one bison, one Kobebeef – and loaded chili cheesefries. Charlie made his ownburger.

The fried pickles were(thank goodness) fried picklespears. Never bother withfried pickles if they’re justthe tiny sliced disks. Toomuch breading, not enoughpickle. These were hugespears, scalding hot andcrunchy. They came with athick ranch dipping sauce –not as good or interesting asthe dipping sauce at TrafficJam and Snug, but still deli-cious.

They were filling, though.So filling that it was nearlyimpossible to eat anythingelse afterwards. Our burgersand fries arrived at the table,enough for a few more peopleat least. We reluctantlytucked in.

Neither of us were blownaway, at least not by our ownmeals. My sliders were, as Ihad expected, overdone andindistinguishable from oneanother. Which is disconcert-ing when you’re supposed tobe comparing run-of-the-millBlack Angus with Kobe beef.All three were dry, crunchy,

Loaded chili cheese fries

"Beef Sampler" sliders - beef, bison, and Kobe beef mini burgersEmma Slonina/ MJ

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Detroit: A City on the Rise - Belle Isle

The largest island citypark is in Detroit? Youwouldn’t think such anobscure title would belongto Detroit, a city that justvoted to a consent agree-ment with the state ofMichigan concerning itsfinancial instability. Well,this is true, and it will prob-ably stay true for manyyears to come.

Belle Isle, named forIsabelle Cass, daughter ofthe territorial governorLewis Cass, is locateddirectly between the city ofDetroit and Windsor,Ontario. The island todayis now a city park, but itwasn’t that way when theFrench found it.

When Cadillac landed,the French did settle inparts of the island. Thatwasn’t the case originally.The settlers used the islandto house their pigs andchickens, keeping themaway from coyotes andother animals. The islandwas actually called PigIsland for awhile, until thename changed to Belle Islein 1845.

People did settle onthe island too, but many ofthe houses were destroyedin the French and AmericanWar in 1763. In 1817,Barnabus Campau, whonamed the island Belle Isle,bought it for $5,000. Heheld onto the island until1879, when the city ofDetroit bought the island

for $200,000. It was part of a plan to

make the city more beauti-ful. It was called,“Beautify Detroit,” and theplanners wanted to create aboulevard circling the city,starting at Belle Isle, andextending all the way toWest Jefferson. This iswhere Grand Boulevardcame from. It was the orig-inal “city limits.” In 1881,the city changed the nameto Belle Isle Park. BelleIsle does mean somethingin French--beautiful island.With the French foundingthe city, a better namecould not have been cho-sen.

Once the city incorpo-rated the island into a park,it was time to find a design-er. Who better than theman who designed CentralPark in New York City?Fredrick Law Olmsteaddesigned the islandbetween 1884 and 1908. Inits development stage, thepark opened to the public.

For 5 years, peoplehad to take a boat over tothe island. That changed in1889, when a woodenbridge was constructed.Unfortunately, it was acci-dentally destroyed in a fireon April 27, 1915. Plansfor a new bridge were soonstarted, and at the cost of$2,635,000, a concrete andsteel arched bridge wasbuilt. It was completed onSeptember 1, 1923. It wasoriginally called the “BelleIsle Bridge,” but afterWorld War II, they named

the bridge after U.S. ArmyGeneral DouglasMacArthur.

The island today isdedicated to keeping itself apark, amid the financialconstraints of the city.There are buildings on theisland though, courtesy ofAlbert Kahn. The BelleIsle Casino, Anna ScrippsWhitcomb Conservatory,and Belle Isle Aquariumwere all designed by him.

The Casino, built in1908, is used for publicevents, none of which aregambling. TheConservatory, which wasbuilt in 1904, houses agreenhouse, a botanicalgarden, and thousands ofplants. It’s 13 acres largeand open to the public--forfree! It’s open everyWednesday-Sunday from10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AnnaScripps donated her 600-orchid plant collection tothe conservatory, which iswhy it is now named afterher.

Finally, the Belle IsleAquarium, which is unfor-tunately closed for the timebeing, was built by Kahn in1904. It was the largestaquarium ever when itopened, and before itclosed, it was the oldestoperating aquarium in theUnited States. It closed in2005 because of decliningmembership and funding.The Belle Isle Conservancyis now looking to open theAquarium sooner ratherthan later.

Also on the island isthe Belle Isle Nature Zooand the Dossin Great LakesMuseum. The zoo is cur-rently closed, and is alsoplanned to be opened soonby the Belle IsleConservancy. The museumis open and focuses onMichigan maritime history,especially on the GreatLakes and the DetroitRiver.

The Detroit Yacht Clubis also on the island, hometo the most prestigious

and flavorless.I would have lost hope had

I not tried Charlie’s burger.Just plain Black Anguscooked medium rare, but ittasted like heaven. I got a bitof the edge, but it was stillmore juicy and flavorful thanmy burgers. If this is whattheir regular burger tasteslike, then their bison andKobe burgers must be off thecharts.

The fries were ridiculous.Beer-battered French fries,topped with chili and cheese,bacon, onions, and sourcream. One order is enoughfor four people, easily. Ishould have gone for the chili

cheese tater tots (how oftendo you find tater tots at arestaurant?) but I really likedhow crispy and tender thefries were, so maybe tater totsnext time. You won’t go hun-gry here and it’s definitelyaffordable, just don’t go over-board.

I was happy to see a couplevegetarian options – portabel-la cap “burgers” and blackbean burgers, as well as some“lighter” options – turkey andchicken burgers. Their “makeyour own” option lets youplay around, writing withwhiteboard markers on theirlaminated menus. They havea ton of toppings and options,

so you’re sure to get whatyou want.

We obviously didn’t haveroom for dessert, but theyserve cupcakes from NomNom’s Cupcake Factory inWestland. I’m surprised theydidn’t serve cupcakes fromSunflour Bakehaus just downthe street from them instead,

but Westland is still ratherlocal so I can handle that. Imay have to go try the cup-cakes on my own sometime.

Open every day for lunchand dinner. Contact 248-957-8179 or visithttps://www.facebook.com/BasementBurgerBar for menuand more information.

yachts and boats on theGreat Lakes and in Detroit.It is a private yacht cluband opened in 1868, butdidn’t move to Belle Isleuntil the 1900s.

The island also willboast a Grand Prix race onJune 1-3, 2012. There havebeen races on the islandbefore, and this year, withthe help of Chevrolet, theisland will once again be acenterpiece in the IndyGrand Prix series.

To help with any ofthese projects, go to

www.belleisleconservan-cy.org

Belle Isle still needshelp. Most weekends par-ties happen, but the weekafter is cleaning up. Thecity is in a financial crisis,and cleaning up a park isthe least of their worries.Belle Isle can become agem, like it once was, and itis on its way. If Detroitwere to have a beautifulcity park that others canmodel after, Detroit can bethe center of attention, butthis time in a good way.

1.bp.blogspot.comAn aerial view of Belle Isle

A view of Downtown Detroit from Belle Isle 2.bp.blogspot.com

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Wednesday - April 11

Thursday - April 12

Friday - April 13

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Student (is this real) Life

Sexual Assault Prevention Workshop6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

BY SARAH LEWISSTUDENT LIFE EDITOR

Wolf Pack Pickup Soccer12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Next to the UC

I Am Not A Thing Day6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.Borg Warner Auditorium IAVS

32nd Annual Student Leadership Awards4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.Kochoff Hall

Fairlane Music Guild Concert7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Pool Room Henry Ford Estate

Pre-Meditated1:00 p.m.1072 CASL

PSA’s Team Trivia Tournament4:00 p.m.Kochoff B

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Saturday - April 14

UMD Choir Spring Concert7:00 p.m.Atrium CASL

Phi Mu’s Mr. UMD6:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.Quad E in FCN

First Saturday at the Henry Ford Estate9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Phi Sigma Phi - Pink Party 20128:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.Kicker All Start Grill

SG makes history with approval of 37 orgs

During the 2011-2012school year, UM-Dearborn’sStudent Government ap-proved 37 new organizations,the highest ever in campushistory.

President-elect seniorDennis Lienhardt played alarge role in helping to bringthese new organizations tocampus. This year, Leinhardtheld the role of Director ofClubs and Organizations.When students looked tostarting a new organizationon campus, Leinhardt wasthe person who helped themwith the process. He wouldlook over the constitutions toensure each group was fol-lowing the UM-Dearbornguidelines. Once approved,the groups would be invitedto attend a Student Govern-ment meeting. There theywould present their ideas, an-swer any questions from sen-ators, and if the votes went intheir favor, be approved as a

new student organization.Lienhardt took pleasure in

the fact that he was able tohelp bring so many groups toUM-Dearborn.

“Being a part of StudentGovernment, especially inmy position, was a great op-portunity for me to have animpact on student life,” Lien-hardt said. “To be able toreach out and promote cam-pus life is a great pleasure toall of us in Student Govern-ment.”

The new organizationstook no time in gettingstarted up and putting onevents for students. New or-ganizations this year put onevents such as the visit of Dr.Patch Adams (Phi Delta Ep-silon), Poetry Picnics(League of ExtraordinaryPoets), and Tennis Tourna-ments (Tennis Club) just toname a few.

Lienhardt, and StudentGovernment as a whole, takepride in the fact that they areable to help increase studentinvolvement on campus.

“We enjoy being here to

help not only students, butalso organizations, through-out campus. I think the addi-tion of this manyorganizations in one yearonly shows that students arebecoming more active thanever before,” Lienhardt said.

Closing in on 150 studentorganizations on campus,Student Government was in-formed by University ofMichigan President MarySue Coleman that the UM-Dearborn campus now has alarger student to organization

ratio than the UM-Ann Arborcampus.

With that many organiza-tions calling UM-Dearbornhome, it is hard for studentsto find something they arenot interested in.

“The wide variety of or-ganizations we have on cam-pus offers a place for justabout every student to findsomething they are interestedin and get involved. I lookforward to even more neworganizations starting up nextyear,” Lienhardt said.

Texting has unfortunatelyintegrated itself into our gen-eration. I say unfortunatelybecause I’d much ratherwrite letters or speak face toface with a person. Yeah,yeah. Call me maybe, or justcall me old fashioned. Obvi-ously, I find texting to be anannoying task. You’d thinkthat since most of us havegrown up with cell phonesglued to our hands that wewould all know how to com-municate through texting, butthat’s exactly where youwould be thinking quite in-correctly.

Every time someone sendsme the letter “K” as a re-sponse to a long message, Ican’t help but think, “Is thisreal life?” I have a list ofother pet peeves that gnaw atme when I’m texting. Maybepeople don’t know the do’sand don'ts, but I’ve narroweddown my annoyances to ashort list of seven things thathave a way of crawling rightunderneath the fingernails ofmy quick texting thumbs.

1. If you start a tex-ting conversation with me, itbetter have a point.

Example... Persontexting me: Hey, what’s up?

Me: Just working on somehomework and hangingaround my humble abode.What are you up to?

And then they don’t an-swer. WHY DID YOU TEXT

ME THEN? You’re wastingmy time.

2. Don’t ignore text mes-sages unless you really, re-ally don’t want to talk to theperson, but then why do theyeven have your number inthe first place? This is onlyokay if the person textingyou is a complete weirdo, butlike I mentioned, you should-n’t give your phone numberto loose cannons. Basicallywhat I’m getting at is thatyou should always text yourfriends back even if you re-spond hours later. This is es-pecially annoying if you seethe person who is ignoringyou update their Facebook orTwitter via their cell phone. IKNOW YOU SAW MYMESSAGE, JERK.

3. Don’t text things thatyou wouldn’t say to a per-son’s face. Let’s say you texta guy more than you speak tohim face to face. You’re au-tomatically setting that rela-tionship up for a failurewhere communicationdoesn’t exist. You knowwhy? Because textingdoesn’t get deeper than“Omg bby girl u r so hawt&& i cant wait 2 kiss urface.” That’s gross, and youwouldn’t ever say that to aperson in a normal conversa-tion.

4. Let’s say a person textsyou, and you decide to callthem instead of texting a re-sponse because you’re driv-ing. The person then doesn’tanswer the phone call, yetthey immediately send a text

saying, “Did you just call?What’s up?” Answer yourfreaking phone calls, that’swhat’s up.

5. Don’t incessantly textwhen you are hanging outwith your friends, on a date,in a meeting, or any other so-cial interaction. Why, youask. Because that is so in-credibly rude. You should bepaying attention to the peo-ple around you, not the beep-ing box in your hand. I’msure your conversation isn’tthat important. You can tellyour boyfriend how muchyou “wuv him so werymuch” some other time.Thanks.

6. Be smart. Don’t textthings that you wouldn’twant other people to read.This leads me to the advice

of texting in the right state ofmind. Otherwise, you’ll sim-ply embarrass yourself. NeedI explain more?

7. Don’t hold importantconversations about any typeof relationship problem orfight through texting. Thisisn’t AIM in middle school,and you can’t throw up anaway message when you getmad. I promise face to faceinteractions aren’t that nervewracking.

Follow these simple wordsof advice, and you can’t helpfurther our generation into aplace where texting is actu-ally a usual tool of conversa-tion rather than sending,“Sup broski letzzz hit da club2nitteeeeee.” Shut up, andjust turn your phone off ifthat’s how you plan to text.

Wolf Pack hosts basketball charity event

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Last Friday, Wolf Packheld its first annual charity3v3 basketball tournamentin the Fieldhouse.

According to Ryan Ko-scielny, the inaugural tour-nament’s success will help

similar tournaments in thefuture.

“We wished more teamssigned up,” Koscielnysaid. “But, I feel it was agood turnout considering itwas our first year. Feed-back was positive and welook forward to hostingmore tournaments.”

Over seven teams partic-ipated in the afternoonlong tournament for achance to win Pistons orTigers tickets along withMichigan basketball ap-parel.

Games lasted 12 min-utes with the winner ad-vancing to the next round.

If the games ended in a tie,both teams would shootthree free throws with thewinner advancing.

Team Zwier took first,Team Hamilton won sec-ond and The Devils tookthird.

All the teams helpedraise over $80 for charity.

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numbers that will help you while attending UM-D!

Fieldhouse

313-593-5540

Nights/Weekends: 313-593-

5432

www.UM-D.umich.edu/athletics

Mardigian Library

313-593-5400

Mon. - Thurs.: 8 am - 11:45pm

Fri - 8am - 8pm

Sat - 10am - 6pm

Sun - 12pm - 11:45pm

Computer lab, Berkowitz Gallery,

Club Cappuccino

Financial Aid

313-593--5300

Mon. & Thurs.: 8 am - 6 pm

Tues., Wed., Fri.: 8 am - 5 pm

1183 UC Walk-ins & Appts.

Cashier’s Office Student Accounts

313 - 593 - 5255

Inclement Weather & Emergency

Closure Hotline

313 - 436 - 9157

Wellness Center

313 - 593 - 4599

Mon. - Thurs.: 6 am - 10 pm

Fri. - 6 am - 8 pm

Sat. - Sun.: Closed

Free entry and use of racquetball

courts with UM-D ID

Academic Support & Outreach

Services

313 - 593 - 5340

T, W, F: 8 am - 5 pm

M, TH: 8 am - 6 pm

Free tutoring (Meet with tutor

whenever)

University Center (UC)

313 - 583 - 6330

Mon. - Thurs.: 8 am - 11 pm

Fri.: 8 am - 10 pm

Sat.: 9 am- 6 pm

Sun.: 2 pm - 11 pm

Campus Safety 24-hr Dispatch

313 - 593 - 5333

Bookstore

313 - 593 - 5551

Mon. - Thurs.: 8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Fri.: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Books, supplies, UM-D Gear

Student Activities Office (SAO)

313 - 593 - 5390

Enrollment Services/Registration&

Records

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Mon & Thurs: 8 am - 6 pm

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SAB hosts annual Spring Blowout

On April 3 and 4, The Stu-dent Activities Board (SAB)brought the beach to UM-Dearborn during this year’sSpring Blowout

SAB Vice President Bren-dan Gallagher said the event isthe “last hurrah” before thewinter term is done.

“In a time where the schoolyear is ending, finals are uponus, and everyone is ready tojust get outside, springblowout was the perfect es-cape for everyone,” Gallaghersaid. “It was nice to see thestudents truly enjoying them-selves and alleviating stress,all while having a bit of fun.”

Tuesday’s weather forcedthe event inside a Hawaiianthemed Kochoff Hall in theUniversity Center where, onceyou entered, SAB Membersgreeted you with leis and sun-glasses.

Decked out in blown-uppalm trees, tropical flowersand tiki torches, the hall wasfilled with students playing air

hockey, ping pong, and play-ing Dance Dance Revolution.

Many students said theythoroughly enjoyed the eventincluding live music by thePass Alacgua.

"I always look forward tothe Student Activities Boardevents,” said freshmanChristina Pedersen. “With allthe activities, it just makes myschool day much more enjoy-able.”

“This was a pleasant sur-prise,” said freshman SusieZhen. “It was a great way forall of the students enjoy them-selves between classes.”

The weather on Wednesdayallowed SAB to display theevent’s full potential, provid-ing students with various ac-tivities, including a mixture ofinflatable games, carnivalgames, Segway rides, piethrowing, and rock climbingbehind the UC.

“I think everyone in SABreally worked hard to put onthis amazing event and it def-initely showed in the qualityof the event itself,” Gallaghersaid. “This was a good eventto end the year on as we worktowards bigger and better pro-gramming next fall.”

Tau Kappa Epsilon and Phi Mu take Greek Week BY SAMANTHA ELLIOTTEDITOR IN CHIEF

Last week students couldbe found wandering campus,decked in entire outfits ofpink, purple, green, and red,just to name a few. Mondaythrough Saturday, the UM-Dearborn Greek Week was infull swing.

Greek Week is a time forsororities and fraternities aliketo show their pride for their re-spective groups. Held yearlyevery Winter semester, theweek is dedicated to eventsthat each group will competein, earning points that add upto winning the Greek WeekCup. The trophy is a long run-ning tradition, in which thewinner’s get their organiza-tion’s name engraved into themetal plate, along with theyear they won. The win is alsoa way for the group to pro-mote their great teamwork toincoming members.

Tau Kappa Epsilon chapterpresident, Jesus Madrigal,views Greek Week as a chancefor all fraternities and sorori-

ties to come together as acommunity.

“Greek week gives theGreek community of UM-Dearborn a chance to come to-gether both as individual orgsin competition, and as a com-munity on our campus,”Madrigal said.

Each day held severalevents for groups to partici-pate in and earn points. Theweek kicked off Monday,April 2 at 11:00 a.m. with theopening ceremony. Sororitiesand fraternities were eachgiven a window in the cafete-ria area of the University Cen-ter to decorate, promotingtheir organization.

Events throughout theweek included; pyramid races,quiz bowl, dodgeball, hulahoop contest, obstacle course,volleyball, Texas hold ‘emtournament, softball, aBuffalo Wild Wings blazingwing challenge, and a cannedfood drive, just to name a few.

Mock Rock, held Fridaynight, is considered to be thebiggest event of the week. Theevent entails coordinateddancing and lip syncing, and

is judged based on creativityand skill. Delta Phi Epsilontook first place in sororitieswhile Phi Sigma Phi took firstplace for the first time ever inUM-Dearborn history.

At the end of each weekafter points are totaled, onefraternity and one sorority areannounced winners. Allgroups involved workedequally hard this year, puttingin great amounts of effort.Breaking the Delta Sigma Phitwelve year winning streak,Tau Kappa Epsilon came infirst place for fraternities this

year with Phi Mu winning forsororities, their third consecu-tive title.

Phi Mu member, KatieMacari expressed her excite-ment at winning for the thirdyear in a row.

“You win some you losesome but come down to it wejust like to win Greek Weekback to back,” Macari said.

Madrigal was equally ex-cited about his fraternity win.

“We started Greek Week asbrothers on a mission andended the week as brotherswith a trophy,” Madrigal said.

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As the weather getswarmer, and the winter se-mester winds down, theMichigan Wolverine footballteam is gearing up for theirannual Spring Game. Thiscoming Saturday, theWolverines will play them-selves, giving both the of-fense and defense and a goodlook at each other.

Before we get to theSpring Game, we will pre-view the offense and the de-fense.

Offense: It’s prettyobvious that Denard Robin-son will be starting for theWolverines come September.He has had stellar years in themaize and blue and youshouldn’t expect it to stopanytime soon. Although hewill be a senior this comingyear, he will definitely be aHeisman candidate.

Devin Gardner will backhim up as usual, as he willbecome a junior. Ideas havebeen thrown around aboutusing him in a different way.

A slot receiver perhaps? Itprobably wouldn’t be the bestidea, although running thewildcat with Robinson as awideout isn’t a bad idea. Infact, its been used before.

As for the running game,Fitzgerald Toussaint willmore than likely carry theload of the running game,with Stephen Hopkins as thebackup. Toussaint had ahuge impact last year andcoming back as a redshirtjunior won’t stop him. Vin-cent Smith will also be a partof the three man backfield,which has some great depth.Smith also contributed lastyear with some great runs.

The tight ends weren’tmuch of a factor last year atall, considering Robinsonwas usually running half ofthe time. It’s not expected tohave much of a factor thisyear either although the posi-tion has some great depthtoo. Redshirt seniors MikeKwiatkowski and BrandonMoore could have the edge,considering they are seniors.

On the wide receiving sideof things, well it seems theWolverines have depth in thatdepartment too. RoyRoundtree is a redshirt sen-

ior, allowing him one moreyear of eligibility. TheWolverines also have juniorDrew Dileo, who is impor-tant on special teams, andredshirt junior Jeremy Gal-lon. Expect all to start atsome point this coming sea-son. Michigan also has fiveother wide receivers ready toplay.

Taylor Lewan returns forhis junior year as an offen-sive lineman, and will leadthe team as one of the cap-tains. Elliott Mealer, a red-shirt senior will get a chanceto start this year replacingsome seniors lost to gradua-tion. Also returning for hissenior season is PatrickOmameh. He will be key inhelping to keep the offensiveline sturdy throughout theseason.

The offense will look toimprove on its second yearunder Al Borges, offensivecoordinator/quarterbackscoach, Darrell Fulk, offen-sive line coach, Jeff Hecklin-ski, wide receivers coach,Fred Jackson, running backscoach, and Dan Ferrigno,special teamscoordinator/tight ends coach.

Defense:

Last season the Wolver-ines resurgence on defensewas a pleasant surprise underfirst year head coach BradyHoke. The numbers don’t lie:No. 108 in the nation in scor-ing defense in 2010 (35.23)to No. 6 in 2011 (17.38). No.110 in total defense (450.77)to No. 17 (322.15), No. 95 inrushing defense (188.92) toNo. 39 (161.59), No. 112 inpass defense (261.85) to No.16 (190.46), No. 103 in passefficiency defense (144.79)to No. 36 (120.49).

So, what will Team 133’sdefense look like? Here’s apreview for Saturday’s springgame.

Defensive Line:Michigan looks to replace

seniors Mike Martin and WillHeininger who anchored thedefensive line last year withseniors Craig Roh and WillCampbell. Roh is experienc-ing his third position changein as many seasons to SDEwhere his hand will be in thedirt and his responsibilitieswill be less about chasing andmore containing ball carriers.Campbell will finally get hismoment to shine as the cen-terpiece of the d-line alongwith Jibreel Black, who has

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added weight to play DT.Sophomores Frank Clark andBrennan Beyer are compet-ing hard at the rush end spot,a completion that will go intofall camp.

Linebackers:Senior Kenny Demens, the

team’s leading tackler from ayear ago, leads this group andis holding his starting spot amiddle linebacker. However,according to reports he’s get-ting a strong push from earlyenrollee, Joe Bolden whowill serve as his backup fornow. SAM linebacker will beanchored by Redshirt Sopho-more Jake Ryan who leadsjourneyman Cam Gordon andDesmond Morgan will returnto the weak side where hestarted most of last season.Another player to look outfor is early enrollee KalebRinger, who according to re-ports is adapting well to thecollege game.

Cornerback:It’s hard to think of a time

when the Wolverines hadsolid depth at cornerback.But, in Hoke’s second year,the depth looks pretty good.So good, in fact DefensiveCoordinator Greg Mattison ischallenging senior J.T. Floyd

Michigan football gears up for seasonby having Terrence Talbot, aplayer who has impressedcoaches when before he wasconsidered an afterthought.Sophomore Blake Countesshas been focusing on build-ing off an impressive fresh-man debut concentrating onthe nuances of the positionlike footwork and breaking tothe football. Junior CourtneyAvery is getting work innickel situations as wellbeing a solid option for theWolverines.

Safety:Senior Jordan Kovacs has

been a staple in Michigan’ssecondary and this year willbe no different. Kovacs alongwith Thomas Gordon bothhave had solid springs main-taining their roles, keepingbackups Jerrod Wilson andMarvin Robinson at bay. Wil-son, Michigan’s third earlyenrollee, has also caughtMattison’s eye picking up thedefense exceptionally well.

While we don’t know ifTeam 133 will make leapsand bounds like their prede-cessors, we’ll get to see whatthis defense can really be-come since this is its secondyear in Mattison’s system. Itshould be exciting.

A litt le over a yearago, Trey Burke had a bigdecision to make: Staycommitted to Penn State,or play ball at Michigan.But, after his freshmanseason, Trey has beenmulling over a newchoice: stay at Michigan,or enter the NBA Draft.

Luckily for Michiganfans, Burke has onceagain chosen Michigan.

"I have so much moreto develop as both a stu-dent and athlete, andthere is no better place todo that than here at

Trey Burke chooses Michigan Michigan.” Burke said ina statement. “I love myMichigan family and amreally excited about play-ing with my teammatesand our incoming fresh-men.”

According to NCAArules, a player must de-cide if he will enter hisname into the NBA draftby April 10, which meantBurke had to be very dili-gent with his thoughtprocess. As the deadlineapproached, reports sur-faced that Burke wasleaning towards the NBA,even though he never had“both feet out the door.”

“We laid out the pros

and cons for me to leaveand laid out the pros andcons for me to comeback," Burke said. “Atthe end of the decision Ifelt like it was in my bestinterest and the team'sbest interest for me tocome back for my sopho-more year and competefor a national champi-onship."

Burke also reached outto various outlets forguidance, including hishigh school coach Satchand childhood friendJared Sullinger, who an-nounced he would go tothe draft last Tuesday.

“Both of them pretty

much said the same thing:they were going to sup-port me either way Iwent," Burke said.“Coach Sullinger washonest with me and hetold me that he thinks Ishould stay another yearbecause I can developmore."

Most NBA draft ex-perts projected Burke togo in the second round,even though, according toTrey’s father Benji, otherreports put him as high as18 in the first round.

Burke said returning toMichigan will help theWolverines have a chanceto play for champi-

onships, something Burkeconsidered "unfinishedbusiness."

"I saw how bright thefuture was for this teamif I were to come back,"Burke said. "[I saw] howclose we were this year toconquering our goals, butwith the three freshmencoming in, I see the fu-ture for us is that muchbrighter."

Michigan coach JohnBeilein has no idea if thiswas the best decision forTrey, but said “it was agreat decision for Michi-gan.”

"We loved coachingTrey this season,” said

Beilein. “It is very un-usual to have a freshmanpoint guard play withsuch poise and confi-dence all year long. He isa clutch performer with agreat work ethic and abrilliant future in front ofhim..As our team leader-ship changes hands, Iknow Trey will join theother returning players aswe strive to be the lead-ers and best in all we do."

With the drama aside,the Wolverines can nowrefocus on next seasonand on defending theirregular season Big TenChampionship, and possi-bly even a Final Four run.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. –American Gerry “Bubba”Watson could barely holdback his emotion when hesank the final putt at Au-gusta to win the 2012Masters.

He reached down tograb his ball out of thecup when his tears andhappiness started toemerge. Watson immedi-ately started to cry whenhe hugged his caddy afterwinning his first PGAmajor of his career.

He defeated SouthAfrican Louis Oosthuizenon the second playoffhole to clinch the victory.Watson battled back toforce a playoff by birdingfour consecutive holes,13-16.

For a player who has

Bubba Watson waves after putting on the green jacket following his winSunday at the Masters golf tournament. At right is 2011 Masters cham-pion Charl Schwartzel.

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Brandon Inge. It’s aname that sends a goodmajority of Detroit sportsfans into instant aggrava-tion. It’s definitely alove-hate relationshipboth inside and outsidethe city limits.

I’m sure, since I’mwriting this, everyone’sasking one question.What are my feelings onBrandon Inge. Whateverflack it causes, I’ll goahead and say it. I’m afan of Inge.

Do I think that he’s theabsolute greatest playerto ever swing a bat wear-ing the old English D?Absolutely not. Do Ithink that he’s helped theteam over the past fewyears? Yes, I do.

I’m sure this will bemet with anger from thoseof you who would have

It’s that time of the yearagain! April is upon usand that means the start ofRed Wings playoff hockeyand Tigers baseball. Un-fortunately, for the pastfew years it has meant theend of the Pistons season,and not the playoffs, butthere’s always a hopefuloffseason ahead.

Detroit Tigers:The Tigers just keep hit-ting. In the opening seriesagainst the Boston RedSox, they swept them outof town, scoring a total of26 runs in just threegames. That is the mostruns they have scored inan opening series in fran-chise history. OpeningDay went off with a bang,and Verlander was theMVP and Cy Young win-ner he normally has beenthroughout the past year.Although he didn’t get thewin, he did throw eight in-nings, only allowing twohits, one walk, all thewhile striking out sevenbatters.

Closer JoseValverde blew his firstsave since 2010, but hedid get the win with awalkoff single from AustinJackson in the bottom ofthe ninth inning. Fanserupted with joy after theOpening Day win. Finalscore: Tigers 3, Red Sox 2.

Two days later, theyfaced the same team witha different pitcher. Thistime, Doug Fister started,but unfortunately, left in

the fourth inning with apulled muscle in his ribs.He was immediatelyplaced on the 15-day DL(disabled list) after thegame. The Tigers didn’tneed Fister, though, astheir bullpen held the RedSox scoreless for all nineinnings.

Michigan nativeand reliever Duane Belowearned the win in the sec-ond game, throwing twoand a third innings, allow-ing only one hit and strik-ing out two. MiguelCabrera and Prince Fieldereach hit a pair of homeruns, while Alex Avila hithis first of the year. It wasTigers offense from thestart to the end, and it did-n’t stop in the third game.Final score: Tigers 10.Red Sox 0.

Max Scherzerstarted game three, but hedidn’t have the “stuff” thatmade him the secondstarter last year. On Sun-day, Scherzer only lastedtwo and two-thirds in-nings, allowing seven runson eight hits, walking twoand striking out three. HisERA (earned run average)jumped all the way to awhopping 23.63 after thatouting and will hopefullyrecover before his nextstart. It was a back andforth game between theRed Sox and Tigers, but inthe end, some more lategame heroics from Cabr-era and Avila captured asweep in the opening se-ries.

The Tigers took an

early lead, but soon gaveit up, and were trailingfrom the third inning onbefore tying it the follow-ing inning. Then itseemed to go downhill.The pitching wasn’t on parand the offense seemed tostall. That all changedwhen Cabrera smoked aball to deep left field withtwo men on, to tie thegame in the bottom of theninth inning at 10-10. Un-fortunately, the Tigerscouldn’t hold it aftergoing into extras, whenJoaquin Benoit allowedtwo runs in the top of the11th inning.

The Tigers found away to win, though. Aftergetting an out, the Tigersgot a few baserunners, andCabrera scored on a sacri-fice fly. Catcher AlexAvila came up to bat, andhit a bomb to right field,allowing the Tigers tohave their second walk-offwin in three games. Thecrowd erupted with joy,sending the Red Sox fanshome with nothing but theexperience of OpeningDay and the opening seriesin The D. Final score:Tigers 13, Red Sox 12.

Detroit Pistons:The Pistons have a handfulof games left in their sea-son, out of the running formaking the playoffs.Looking to the offseason,they have dropped two oftheir past three games.They won a close game,99-94 against the Wash-ington Wizards this pastThursday. Then, they did-

n’t seem to have enoughgas left in the tank playinga back-to-back, as theylost to the Atlanta Hawks,101-96. They had the leadfor most of the game, butcouldn’t hold it until theend. Finally, the Pistonsplayed the Miami Heat,who (without DwayneWade) destroyed the Pis-tons, 98-75.

It wasn’t a goodshowing at all for the Pis-tons, who are just playingfor pride right now, somefor their jobs for nextyear. As the Pistons lookto next year, (comingsooner than you think),they have nine games re-maining, six of which areat home. Their next gameis against the MilwaukeeBucks at 8:00 p.m. on Fri-day, April 13.

Detroit Red Wings:The NHL Playoffs are

upon us, and the RedWings have finished as thefifth seed in the WesternConference. That setsthem up with a date withthe Nashville Predators,the fourth seed. They split

preferred the Tigers notre-sign him. The groupwho hates him seems toalways be growing andI’m finding it hard to findfans to bond with. MaybeI’m crazy or maybe I justhave a soft spot for thoseplayers that are generallyhated by fans.

But isn’t there a reasonthat he’s still around? Ifhe was truly that bad andthe organization, who al-ways seems so close totheir salary cap, didn’tactually want him, would-n’t he be gone? Doesn’the, more often than not,come around in a cinch?When it’s really needed,such as in 2010, doesn’the always find a way toshock everyone with ahomerun? Doesn’t he al-ways find a way to fly al-most horizontal throughthe air and make an out-standing, diving catch?

I’m sure for every goodthing he’s done for theteam, Inge haters willfind something bad thathe did, and that’s fine.The fact of the matter is,he’s still with the teamand we should all be fo-cusing on one thing andone thing only; the onething that we all have in

common. The love of theTigers and the want forthe team to have a longseason this year.

Although we’re justthree games into the sea-son, it’s looking to be agreat one. The team went3-0 against the BostonRed Sox this past week,scoring more runs in threegames than any seasonsince 1985.

For any worriers thatInge could cause prob-lems in his new position,you don’t have to worrytoo much. He’s currentlyon the 15-day DL and notexpected back until nextweekend. Leyland hasalso claimed that Ingewon’t be playing everygame against left-handedbatters. In that case, theposition will be given toRamon Santiago.

Inge, however, seemsto be confident of him-self.

"There's not a spot onthe field you can't putme," Inge said. "I canplay short, I can play sec-ond, I can play third.Anywhere you want toput me, I can play."

Love him or hate him,there’s one saying we canall agree upon. Go Tigers!

never taken a single golflesson in his life, it isquite an accomplishment.He hit an incredible snap-hook wedge around thetrees on the last playoffhole to set himself up forthe win.

Watson finished thetournament at 10 underpar and joins two otherleft-handed champions atAugusta, Mike Weir andPhil Mickelson. Fellowplayers Rickie Fowler,Ben Crane, and AaronBadds greeted Watsonwith hugs at the finalgreen.

Watson earned the firstspot in PGA Grand Slamfield and is currently sec-ond in the FedExCupstandings.

The next PGA majorevent will take place atthe U.S. Open on June 14.

the season series 3-3, andit should set up as a verylong, eventful first round.

The first game istomorrow, Wednesday,April 11 at 8:00 p.m. inNashville. Game 2 is alsoat Nashville, on Friday,April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Bothgames will be on CNBC.Game 3 is at the Joe, onSunday, April 15 at 12:00p.m. on NBC, and Game 4will also be at Joe LouisArena, on Tuesday, April17 at 7:30 p.m. on theNBC Sports Network.Game 5 will be atNashville on Friday, April20 at 8:00 p.m. on CNBC,Game 6 back in Detroit onSunday, April 22 andGame 7 back in Nashvilleon Tuesday, April 24. Thefinal two games have TBDstart times and channels.Games 5-7 are also if nec-essary.

The Red Wingshave gotten to the secondround the past two sea-sons, so lets hope they canmake it farther than thatthis year. As always, GoWings!

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