NEWS
Monday, October 9, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 3A
ON CAMPUS
Book editor to
speak on cultural
competence
Janet Bennett, executive director
of the Intercultural Training Insti-
tute in Portland, Ore., will discuss
intercultural competence in her
lecture, "On Becoming a Global
Citizen: The Path to Engaged Citi-
zenship' The presentation will be
in the Michigan Union ballroom at
4 p.m. today.
Free orchestra
performance at
Hill Auditorium
The University Symphony
Orchestra will perform today at 8
p.m. in Hill Auditorium. Led by
conductor Kenneth Kiesler, the
performance will include pieces
from Britten and Beethoven. The
event is free.
Workshop to
GO RED
Detroit to host
boot camp for
entrepreneurs
Two-year ent, based on the phi
have about how wealt
program expected to Gilbert told Detroit F
launch in Janurary umnist Tom Walsh.
Gilbert turned a $
DETROIT (AP) - Dan Gilbert, ment in the mid-1
the founder of Quicken Loans Inc. online mortgage
and owner of the Cleveland Cava- bought the Cleveland
Tiers, plans to create a boot camp $375 million in early
to develop young entrepreneurs en Loans includes M
and fund start-up costs for busi- gage company Rockl
nesses they create in Detroit. An office for Bit
Gilbert
plans to , always
spend about ve halwayshoped
$10 milliont
to create the ould do
boot camp. something that we
The 2-year,
full-time resi- could fund ourselves,
dential pro-
gram called something different,
Bizdom U
is expected based on the
to launch in
January with philosophies we have
Janar
ilosophies we
th is created,"
ree Press col-
.5,000 invest-
980s into an
empire and
Cavaliers for
2005. Quick-
ichigan mort-
Financial.
zdom, which
is incorpo-
rated as a
nonprofit
academy,
has been
picked
out on the
Wayne State
Univer-
sity campus
near where
the students
will be
housed. But
FOREST CASEY/saly
Dick DeVos, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, walks with his wife Betsy around a parking lot
near Michigan Stadium during the tailgate festivities before the football game against Michigan State
on Saturday. He was campaigning for next month's election.
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The University's Digital
Library Productions Service
will hold a free workshop and
discussion on Google's digitiza-
tion of University libraries, at 4
p.m. today on the second floor
of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate
Library. Participants will learn
to use the Mirlyn search tool
to find full-text works on the
Internet.
CRIME
NOTES
Undercover
officers catch
scalpers
Undercover police officers dis-
covered ticket scalping Saturday
morning near Michigan Stadium
just before the football game
against Michigan State, the Depart-
ment of Public Safety reported.
The officers were in plainclothes
and were searching specifically for
ticket scalpers.
Construction
triggers fire
alarm
DPS officers responded to a
fire alarm in Weill Hall Saturday
afternoon. No evidence of fire was
found. Police said that dust from
construction triggered the false
alarm.
Football ticket
reported stolen
at stadium
A fan reported having a foot-
ball ticket stolen from his pocket
at Michigan Stadium on Satur-
day afternoon at about 3 p.m.,
DPS reported. Police have no
suspects.
THIS DAY
In 'U' History
Profs discover
space region
October 9, 1981 - Associate
Astronomy Prof. Robert Kirshner
and three colleagues recently dis-
covered a region of space 200 to 300
million light years in diameter con-
taining almost no detectable matter.
The discovery is the largest void ever
found in outer space. It has caused a
renewed interest in astronomy and its
applications.
The void was discovered with a
University telescope located near
Santiago, Chile, during a survey con-
ducted to study galaxy clusters.
Astronomy Prof. Gordon McAlp-
ine uses the Santiago telescope fre-
quently to conduct research on voids
in space. He said Kirshner's findings
could have a "universe-shaking"
h impact.
"The laws of physics are at stake
and the understanding of black holes
is at stake, McAlpine said.
He explained that black holes are
thought to be collapsed stars with a
gravitational pull so strong that light
cannot escape.
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State has discussed
'Dealer Direct' system
for more than a decade
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The
joy that comes with buying a car
in Michigan can be soured by the
hassle of having to make a return
trip to the dealership for a license
plate and registration tab.
That's no longer the case at a
small but growing number of deal-
erships.
They're issuing new license plates
and tabs immediately, which lets cus-
tomers drive off the lot with every-
thing they need. For $24, car buyers
don't have to bother with temporary
plates, return trips or checking the
mail for plates and tabs.
"They never have to worry about
it again," says Spencer Galloway,
chief operating officer for the Grand
Auto Family, a group of seven deal-
erships in the greater Grand Rapids
area. "When they drive out of here,
it's done."
The Michigan Department of
State has thought about the so-called
"Dealer Direct" concept for more
than a decade, but it stalled because
of cost concerns and inadequate
technology. Now better technology
is allowing the idea to go forward.
More than 20 of the state's 750
new-car dealerships are participat-
ing in a pilot program launched by
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land.
Thirty more will come online in
coming months, and 120 others have
signed up to join later on.
Toyota
topped
in vehicle
study
DETROIT (AP) - Toyota Motor
Corp. lost some ground to the com-
petition in an annual vehicle value
survey released yesterday.
Honda Motor Co. held onto its
overall ranking as the best full-line
automaker, while General Motors
Corp., which won in four segments,
was the only domestic automaker
with any top-ranked vehicles.
Toyota, which had seven segment
winners in 2005, took only three cat-
egories in this year's study by Strate-
gic Vision Inc. Meanwhile, Hyundai
Motor Co. gained ground, with its
Kia Optima taking the top spot for
medium car, the Hyundai Azera
winning for larger car, and the Kia
Sedona ranking as the top minivan.
The Hyundai Tucson tied with GM's
Saturn Vue for top-ranked small
sport utility vehicle.
San Diego-based Strategic Vision
surveyed more than 64,000 people
who purchased new vehicles from
October 2005 to March 2006. Par-
ticipants were questioned after 90
days of ownership. The study, sepa-
rate from Strategic Vision's quality
survey, tries to capture whether con-
sumers believe they got their mon-
ey's worth and factors in emotional
components.
Honda took top honors in the
small car category for the Honda
Civic and in the compact pickup seg-
ment with the Ridgeline. The Honda
Accord Coupe was the top mid-spe-
cialty car, and the Honda Pilot was
the top medium crossover SUV.
The new program lets dealer-
ships link to the secretary of state's
office and instantly transfer license
plates from the buyer's old car onto
the newly purchased vehicle or cre-
ate new plates and tabs altogether.
Dealers also process vehicle titles,
though the state still mails them to
the owners.
The traditional system requires
buyers to drive with a temporary
plate and registration and either
return to the dealership to get the
permanent plate and tab, or wait for
them to arrive in the mail and attach
the plate and tab themselves.
Terry Burns, executive vice presi-
dent of the Michigan Automobile
Dealers Association, says the pro-
gram's biggest attraction is conve-
nience.
"Most of our customers today are
time-crunched. They want it now,
they don't want to make a second
trip," Burns says, adding that drivers
don't like driving with the piece of
paper in the rear window that counts
as a temporary license plate.
The onsite service is optional
because it costs $24, with the deal-
er getting half to cover costs and
the rest going to the vendor whose
software allows the dealership to
do the transaction.
Two of Grand Auto Family's
five new-car dealerships have the
technology, and the other three
will install it soon. Galloway says
he can't think of any customers
who have decided against getting
a new license plate on the spot.
"Most customers express sur-
prise. 'You can do that right here? 18 to 22 years
Wow, that's great,"' he says. of age and
Dealerships lixe the service high school graduatesv
because it expands what they can smarts.
offer customers. Letting dealers "I've always hopedt
handle the paperwork also eases could do something that
crowding at busy secretary of fund ourselves, someth
state branch offices, where one or
two clerks may exclusively pro-"
cess transactions dropped off by Boat capsi
dealerships.
Dealer transactions account for GRAND MARAIS.
9 percent of business at branches, 90-year-old man and h
which process about 1Imillion daughter-in-law were
new vehicle title and registrations after their fishing boa:
transactions a year. in heavy seas on Lake
Twenty other states have the officials said.
technology, which also helps cal- A fourth person was:
culate taxes and fees for titles, the U.S. Coast Guard or
registrations and permits. Enter- after spending nearly 1
ing information at the dealership 55-degree water.
is believed to reduce potential
errors or glitches because secre-
tary of state workers don't have
so re-enter paperwork received
from dealers, who usually deliver
it in person under the traditional
system.
State officials and dealers cau-
tion the program is in its infancy,
and they want to proceed carefully
to make sure it runs smoothly. In Enthusiastic and pr
Wisconsin, where the technology teach English convei
has been in place for years, more 300 Al
than 90 percent of dealerships are We will be ite
using it, Burns says. BA/BS req
The program excludes dealer- Japanese languac
ships that solely sell used cars, Ar
though people who buy used cars at Vsito
new-car dealerships also can drive
off the lot with their new license
and tab in place.
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wealth is Bizdom is
not directly
affiliated
with the
university.
- Dan Gilbert Ross
of Quicken Loans Sanders,
executive
director
of Bizdom U, has studied other
urban entrepreneurship efforts
around the country. He said most
programs, however, end with the
development of a business plan.
zes on Lake Superior
(AP) - A
is son and
missing
it capsized
Superior,
rescued by
n Saturday
4 hours in
The boat capsized about noon
Friday, the Coast Guard said. About
1:45 a.m. Saturday, the Coast Guard
rescued passenger Robert Nyman,
62, of Grand Marais, who was
clinging to the overturned boat. A
Coast Guard helicopter crew spot-
ted Nyman, and a rescue swimmer
was lowered to help him into the
helicopter's basket.
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