LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 3A Caller complains about domestic verbal dispute Two subjects loudly arguing in a Northwood Three apartment on 1700 Murfin St. prompted a caller who lived nearby to inform the Department of Public Safety of the dispute ati 1: 37 a.m. Sunday morning. DPS units responded and investigated the allega- tions. No report was filed. No damage reported after car hits parked vehicle A caller reported that a vehicle backed into a car that was parked in Lot S-5 on 700 Monroe St. Sunday evening. There were no injuries involved, and the driver who had struck the other car waited for police to arrive. No report was filed because there was no damages done to either vehicle. AAPD suspect caught inside MLB A subject was interrogated inside of the Modern Languages Building by DPS because of a warrant from the Ann Arbor Police Department. While searching the suspect, DPS found a knife in his possession. DPS said the knife was not a weapon and turned the subject over to the AAPD. Strange woman disappears before DPS arrives A bus driver called DPS to report a strange woman on the side of Baxter road, Tuesday at 8:12 p.m. But when DPS arrived, the subject had fled the scene. DPS searched the woods near the area but did not find the woman. Attempted escape of patient results in room change A psychiatric patient at the University Hospital broke the door handle of his room while trying to escape. The patient was transferred into another room, because the broken door handle. Hospi- tal security filed a report with DPS. Injured subject rushed to hospital A caller reported that a subject was injured while playing basketball at the Intramural Sports Building located on 606 Hoover St. The injury occurred when the subject was diving for the ball and his nose hit another player's leg. A Huron Valley ambulance then rushed the subject to the University Hospital. DPS filed a report on the incident. Markley resident receives MIP, charges pending A Mary Markley Residence Hall resident was arrested on grounds of being a minor in possession of alcohol yesterday at 1:24 p.m. at his dorm. The subject's charges are pending until his court date which will be on Nov. 18. Subject's attempt to forge morphine prescription fails University Hospital staff reported that a subject illegally forged medical records in order to get morphine Sun- day at 1:07 a.m. The doctor realized he had not issued that prescription of mor- phine for the patient and the prescrip- tion was cancelled prior to the person receiving it. A report was filed by the hospital DPS officer. Projectors stolen from Observatory Over the weekend an LCD pro- jector was stolen from room 2522 of the Observatory. The incident occurred between the dates of Oct. 24 at approximately 12:30 p.m. And Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. The projector was an Epson Power Lite model 7250 and was valued at $4,227. DPS currently has no suspects for the theft. Money stolen from League, no suspects reported Two hooded male subjects stole an undisclosed amount of money a from a cash reaizter at the Michigan I 'U' says potential financial aid plan not viable By Adrian Chen For the Daily The Carolina Covenant - as the I NC Ice cream mourning The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill unveiled a new financial aid plan earlier this month that will cover poor students' need without loans, but officials say such a plan is not feasible for the Univer- sity of Michigan at this time. The Carolina Covenant - as the UNC financial aid initiative is called - aims to lift much of the financial burden of higher educa- tion from the shoulders of needy students and their families. The Covenant pledges to cover 100 percent of the demonstrated need of these students - without the use of loans - provided the student works 10 to 12 hours a week in a work-study job. The Covenant applies to students at or below 150 percent of the fed- eral poverty level. A family of four at this level would have an annual income of about $28,000. Approxi- mately 8 percent of next year's freshman class - 281 students - will be eligible for the program, said Vince Amoroso, deputy direc- tor of financial aid and scholarships at UNC. Amoroso said the Covenant is "an out-growth of the university's desire (for) access to be available to any student who wants to attend," and has the ability and academic record to succeed at UNC. The introduction of the Covenant has led to a flurry of interest in UNC's financial aid program, said Mike McFarland, UNC spokesman. Amoroso said his office has received "literally hundreds of inquiries" from parties across the country interested in the Covenant, ii -C V11%.,V . .11 . a iC V1 financial aid initiative is called - aims to lift much of the financial burden of higher education from the shoulders of needy students and their families including the University of Michi- gan and other public schools. Pam Fowler, the director of the University financial aid office eval- uated the feasibility of a Covenant- like plan for the University community. The University currently has no loan-free plan for needy students like the Covenant. Instead, it "(strives) to achieve a 65/35 ratio of gift aid to self help aid in the overall (financial aid) package," Fowler said in a written statement. Students normally receive 35 per- cent of their aid in loans or work- study programs. The remaining 65 percent is drawn from grants available to stu- dents, which totaled over $85 mil- lion in the 2001-2002 academic year. Although Michigan does not guar- antee 100 percent loan-free financial aid, Fowler said UNC accounts for only the direct cost of attendance - such as books, tuition and housing - when cal- culating financial aid. In contrast, the University takes into consideration such factors as travel and miscellaneous expenses. This results in "a student at UNC (getting) only a little more grant aid than a student with the same family contribution at Michigan, because UNC does not include the miscella- neous costs that we include," Fowler said. Fowler said the Covenant will "reduce the total indebtedness" of needy students at UNC. But in a phone interview, Fowler said a plan like the Carolina Covenant is not being considered at the University. The higher amount of out-of-state students at the University - 32 percent compared to 17 percent at UNC - and the University's higher tuition are two major reasons that such a plan is not financially viable at this time, she said, as both fac- tors lead to higher financial aid needs, and a greater stress on resources. In her statement, Fowler outlines the increases in financial aid funding that would be needed to implement a Covenant-like plan at the University. Fowler said that while UNC esti- mates the total cost of their plan to be $1.38 million after four years, the University would require an additional $844,272 in grant fund- ing this year alone. Fowler said that the current state of the economy prevents these funds from being raised. She did not, however, rule out a Covenant- like plan for the future, "that main- ly depends on the success of the upcoming capital drive during which we hope to raise funds for financial aid." Andrea Zoll takes a moment to reflect on the broken ice cream machine in Markley's dining hall yesterday. Two sentenced for murder of Detroit hunters STANDISH - A jury yesterday con- victed Raymond and Donald Duvall of first-degree murder in the deaths of two Detroit area hunters who disappeared 18 years ago. The six-man, six-woman jury in Arenac County Circuit Court deliberat- ed about two hours before returning the verdicts. Donald "Coco" Duvall, 51, of Monroe, and Raymond "J.R." Duvall, 52, of South Branch, now face sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole. "God answered my prayers," said Helen Ognjan, mother of Brian Ognjan, 27, of St. Clair Shores. He and David Tyll, 27, of Troy, never returned from a hunting trip to Northern Michigan in November 1985. Their bod- ies have never been found. Prosecutors charged the Duvalls after a woman came forward claiming to have witnessed the Duvalls attack the hunters on a dark, snowy night across the road from her home in rural Oscoda County. Prosecutors told jurors in closing arguments yesterday that the Duvall brothers savagely bludgeoned Ogn- jan and Tyll to death and should pay the price after getting away with it for too long. "Don't reward the defendants for 18 years of lies and intimidation," state prosecutor Donna Pendergast said. Defense attorney Seymour Schwartz said he was disappointed with the verdict against his client, Donald Duvall and would seek to appeal. Defense attorneys had argued that the state had not met its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt and said the case against the Duvalls depended overwhelmingly on the testimony of an admitted drunkard whose story made no sense. "We don't know what happened, but we do know they didn't do it," Schwartz said. the daily -m ensapuzzle The Prnceton Review 1-800-2-REVIEW INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY RIGHT ON CAMPUS! Interested in building your resume while you're still in school? Want to work during Fall/Winter Semesters? The Michigan Daily will give you the opportunity to gain the following business experiences: * Sell Advertising to Local and National Businesses e Manage your own account Territory " Work in a team-oriented environment * Earn Commission-based pay Please pick up application at THE MICHIGAN DAILY Student Publications Building