Thursday, January 26, 2006 Opinion 4A From the Daily: Gov. wields fuel cell, ignores education Arts 5A New Orleans brass band comes to town AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT TH D IFFI CULT q J LIFE OF A STUDENT ATHLETE ... THE STATEMENT One-hundredfifteen years of editorialfreedom Sports 8A Singer: Sparties can't handle five-man game "NOMMMONNNNOM www.mizchganday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVI, No. 62 ©2006 The Michigan Daily MICHIGAN 72, Michigan State 67 .ta-ement game Gra hoim takes on state stem cell laws Governor calls for new laws to loosen restrictions on controversial research By Justin Miller Daily Staff Reporter LANSING - Jennifer Granholm delivered a State of the State address yesterday that had major implica- tions for the University's stem cell research programs. Granholm called for less restrictive laws regulating embryonic stem cell research to attract more scientists to the state and develop treatments for diseases like dia- betes and Parkinson's. "Talented researchers and businesses around the world are working right now on those cures, but we can't recruit them to Michigan to do their work because of the limits Michigan law puts on them," Granholm said. Michigan isn't just having a tough time attracting researchers, it's having a tough time keeping them. Medical Prof. Michael Clarke, a prominent stem cell researcher, left the University last fall for Stanford Uni- versity. Other states' less restrictive laws and funding priorities have heightened competition for the Univer- sity's researchers. Granholm said she wants the Legislature to pass three bills sponsored by Rep. Andrew Meisner (D- Ferndale), who is also a University alum. Meisner said the package would improve the health of Michigan's economy and its residents. "It would help the University keep its researchers and push ahead on research," he said. "It's currently legal for (surplus in vitro) embryos to be thrown out, but it's not legal for brilliant researchers to rescue them and use them to cure Parkinson's or diabetes." Meisner's bills were introduced to the House Com- mittee on Health Policy last June, but the bills were never brought to a vote in the House. Granholm breathed new life into the bills when she pressed for their passage, but Republicans are hesitant to endorse the proposals. Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema (R-Wyo- ming) said the party will consider Meisner's bills, but he expressed moral concerns about their implications. "If you're asking me at the end of the day if I'm wil- EMMA NOLAN-ABRAHAMIAN/Daily Gov. Jennifer Granholm gives the State of the State address in Lansing yesterday. ing to make moral and ethical compromises so that I can keep a professor in Ann Arbor instead of Califor- nia, I'm not willing to do that," he said after the gover- nor's address. Speaker of the House Craig DeRoche (R-Novi) said he did not think the state's laws have hindered research. After Clarke's departure, DeRoche said he spoke to the University Board of Regents, who told him the researcher's decision to leave the University was not simply the result of the state's restrictions. Granholm devoted most of the address to her eco- nomic agenda, which includes tax cuts, infrastructure projects and efforts to keep and attract business. Granholm also wants to give all students who are state residents $4,000 after finishing two years of college. The proposal would likely not affect stu- dents currently enrolled in college. RYAN WEINER/Daily Brandishing signs and chanting "It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine," jubilant students rush the court following Michi- gan's 72-67 victory over Michigan State. Second-half comeback sparks Wolverine upset Coca-Cola's image main casualty of contract cuts Horton's 23 points propel Michigan to victory over 11th-ranked Spartans By Scott Bell Daily Sports Writer The electricity at Crisler Arena last night could have been summed up by many different words. Words like amaz- ing, breathtaking and thrilling were thrown around the sold-out crowd fol- lowing what was arguably Michigan's biggest win of the Amaker era. But the most fitting word to describe last night's action was undoubtedly foul. Foul was how Michigan played during most of the first half. The foul was what got Michigan back into the game. And foul was the mood Michigan State coach Tom Izzo was in after his team's first loss to Michigan in three years. "The officiating, I question," said Izzo, whose team went 6-for-10 from the line, compared to the Wolverines' 27-for-34 performance. "It didn't cost us the game, it didn't cost us turnovers, but ... it's just too bad, because I think we played well enough in a lot of ways to win the game." Michigan's 21-point advantage at the free throw line helped spur it to a 72-67 win over No. 11 Michigan State. The Spartans had a chance to tie the game with seven seconds to go. Trail- ing 70-67, they put the ball in the hands of leading scorer Maurice Ager. But his 3-pointer in the game's waning seconds fell short. And after junior Dion Harris corralled the rebound, a Michigan vic- tory was just a formality. The win was the Wolverines' first in four tries against ranked opponents this year and also put them in the driver's seat for Big Ten notoriety. If it beats Wiscon- sin on Saturday, Michigan (4-2 Big Ten, 14-3 overall) will claim a share of the conference lead. "It feels good to finally get one," senior Daniel Horton said. "We've always believed. We know we have the pieces to be a very good basketball team - we just finally did it today." Just like in previous big games, it was once again the Daniel Horton show. Horton's 23 points paced Michigan. He shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the line and drained a trio of big 3-pointers at critical points in the game. He made one in front of the Michigan State bench less than a minute into the game to get the crowd going early. He made another to put an exclama- tion point on Michigan's 23-9 run in the second half. And he made the final Michigan 3- pointer, an inside-out play which resulted in a Graham Brown kickout that Horton swished from the right wing. The shot gave Michigan its biggest lead of the University only one of 19 schools who have suspended Coke contracts By Neil Tambe Daily Staff Reporter The University is not the only school that has cut its contracts with the Coca-Cola Company. Nine- teen other schools have called the company out on its refusal to submit to third-party investigations of alleged human rights violations in Asia and South America. But even with the loss of revenue from the schools, the major victim of the suspensions will be the com- pany's public image - not its pocketbook - accord- ing to a financial analyst who monitors the beverage industry. But the analyst, who wished to remain anonymous because of legal complications, said the loss of busi- ness is not likely to have a noticeable effect on the company unless the contract suspensions continue for an extended period of time. About 25 percent of Coca-Cola's profits are made in North America and schools compose only a small part of sales. Any tangible effects caused by Universities turning away from Coke would only be felt by local bottlers - who buy syrup from Coke - with a large portion of their income tied to a Uni- versity contract, he added. Lauren Torres, a financial analyst for HSBC Group, said smaller bottlers would be most affected by the cuts, adding that even they might not feel any effects. Coca-Cola Enterprises, the largest bottler of Coke products, makes more than $18 billion in worldwide revenue. According to Percy Wells, spokesman for the Coca-Cola Bottling Group of Michigan, the Univer- sity purchased 80,000 cases of Coke products annu- ally. In comparison, sales across Michigan are in the millions. "That equates to a small percentage of our overall business," Wells said. Wells added that the small amount of sales lost when the University suspended its contract "doesn't (undermine) the importance of every case we sell and how it affects our business." New York University began pulling all Coke prod- ucts from campus in early December. Pepsi had been the primary beverage provider on campus and Coke products were mostly found only in vending machines on campus, according to an NYU spokesman. Rutgers University in New Jersey discontinued its contract with the soft-drink giant last June. Rutgers then entered into a ten-year exclusive contract with Pepsi. The school claims the decision was not based on civil-rights issues. "Ultimately it was Pepsi's proposal that was far more advantageous," spokeswoman Sandra Lan- man said. The old contract with Coca-Cola generated $10 million in revenue for Rutgers in 10 years. The Pepsi deal is expected to bring in $17 million over the same time period. Lanman said Rutgers held several open forums when deciding on a soft-drink supplier in which allegations of civil-rights abuse in Colombian Coca- See COKE, page 7A RYAN WEINER/Daily Michigan State coach Tom Izzo cring- es early In the game. game - eight points - which it never relinquished. But unlike the big games earlier in the year when Michigan kept coming up just short, it wasn't a one-man show - this time, Horton had a supporting cast. Four Wolverines contributed at least nine points. But none added more than senior Chris Hunter. The Indiana native had 13 points off the bench - six more than Michigan's State entire bench combined. With less See BASKETBALL, page 7A U.S. Hispanics retain native language Lawyer tackles off-campus housing Third-generation Hispanics in U.S. more likely to speak native language than others By Mariem Qamruzzaman Daily Staff Renorter In contrast, only 8 percent of third-generation Asians speak their native languages. The ratio is higher with most other third-gen- eration ethnic groups. For example, about 90 percent of third-generation Asians speak only English at home. LSA soohomore Xavier Segura, who is a SLS attorney to help students navigate choppy waters of off-campus housing By Carissa Miller Daily Staff Reporter Living in an apartment near Central Campus for a summer gave Stephanie Chang, the newly appointed Housing Law Reform attorney for Stu- Chang said she also intends to help students deal with problems before they become severe and to make certain that the fees tenants pay, such as for overdue rent, are lawful. Since assuming her position Jan. 9, Chang has addressed seven housing cases, most of which dealt with repairs. Chang said repair problems are espe- cially common because much of the city's housing is old. Students need to be aware of what to do if repair requests are ignored. In addition to landlord-tenant disputes and other prohibit landlords from showing a property to potential tenants or entering into a lease agreement with new tenants until one-fourth of the current lease period passes - has been criticized by local landlords and realtors. At some point this semester, SLS plans to con- duct a survey of off-campus tenants to gain more information about common housing-related issues, such as tenant-landlord relationships and ongoing problems with specific landlords or management companies.