Wednesday, October 11, 2006 News 2A With new law, Indian youth can't work Opinion 4A Whitney Dibo: Liberal arts and proud ot it Arts 5A Beck stays solid with latest release One-hundred-sixteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michiandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXVII, No. 27 2006 The Michigan Daily Page: Foley touched page on House floor Pages worry fallout from Foley scandal might threaten program's existence By Walter Nowinski Daily Staff Reporter A former House page said he witnessed inappropriate contact between former Republican Con- gressman Mark Foley and another page in the back of the House floor in early 2001. The page, Richard Nguyen, a first-year student at the Universi- ty's Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, said he saw Foley pat a male page's behind. Foley's attorney did not return calls for comment. Nguyen said he was not sure during-which month the incident took place. He was a page between January and June of 2001. Nguyen did not report the inci- dent to authorities. At the time, the then-16-year-old thought it was "questionable activity," but he was unsure how to interpret it. "I wasn't sure if it was a social norm I wasn't accustomed to," Nguyen said. "I mean, you see athletes patting each other's asses all the time on the field." Nguyen, a first-generation Viet- namese American from Califor- nia, said he was amazed by what he learned about other points of view and other lifestyles while serving. "It was one of the most reward- ing experiences of my life," he said. However, the positive experi- ence Nguyen had as a congres- sional page has recently been dimmed by doubts about the pro- gram's future. In the aftermath of an unfold- ing sex scandal involving sexu- ally explicit instant messages and inappropriate c-mails between Foley and several underage male pages, there have been calls for the program to be suspended or abolished. See PAGE, page 7A Page basics A Congressional page is a high school junior who works in the House of Representatives and assists members of Con- gress with their duties on the House floor. They are housed in a Capitol Hill dormitory and attend class- es at the Library of Congress. Manningham undergoes knee surgery 'LEAP OF FAITH' Star wide receiver's I surgery successful, but he will miss at least Saturday's game By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor Mario Manningham underwent successful arthroscopic knee sur- gery yesterday morning. The nation's leader in touch- down receptions will miss at least this weekend's game at Penn State. Michigan coach Lloyd Carr yes- terday confirmed reports that first surfaced Monday morning. The sophomore wide receiver had sur- gery on what was believed to be a torn meniscus, he said. But Carr seemed pleased about the results of the operation. "We got great news as far as the injury," Carr said during yes- terday's Big Ten teleconference. "He'll miss this week, but we're very excited about the news we received." Carr did not elaborate further and didn't give a timetable for the sophomore's return, but his com- ment seems to quell the fears raised by some reports that said Man- ningham would miss the rest of the season. With Manningham out for Sat- urday's game against Penn State, freshman Greg Mathews is expect- ed to join starters Steve Breaston and Adrian Arrington at wide receiver. Early yesterday morning, the news didn't look good for Michi- gan fans. The Detroit News reported that Manningham was to undergo sur- gery early in the morning to repair a torn meniscus in his knee. There was speculation that Manning- ham might also have damage to his medial collateral ligament, or MCL, which could cause him to miss several weeks. ESPN reported during Satur- day's Michigan-Michigan State game that Manningham injured his right knee late in the third quarter. It appears that the injury occurred on a non-contact play. Last spring, wide receiver Anto- nio Bass also injured his knee in a non-contact manner. The sopho- more's season came to an end when he hurt his knee in a preseason con- ditioning drill. Comparing Carr's statement at the time of Bass's injury to his com- ments yesterday, Manningham's injury appears to be much more minor than his teammate's. "I can't speculate when (Bass) See FOOTBALL, page 7A Two scenarios Doctors had two options for surgery for a par- tially torn meniscus, which is the cartilage between the tibia and fibia: Doctors could remove the torn portion and sand down the rough edges around it. Timetable for return: 3-6 weeks 2Doctors could repair the actual tear. This procedure Timetable for return: Out for season Source: Orthopedic surgeon Jamie Engels University alum Jeremy Meuser poses last week in Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, where he is pursuing the priesthood. ou one of a declining few By the Anumbers choosing life in priesthood g P 35992S By Brian Tengel He never thought he would Detroit. If all goes according to plan, Diocesan priests in 1964 For the Daily DETROIT - During his fresh- man year at the University, Jeremy Meuser pledged Pi Kappa Phi and joined the Solar Car Team. The Highland native thought he was des- tined to becomea computer engineer like his father. become a priest, save one five-min- ute interval in his senior year of high school. "I immediately dismissed it;' he said. Things change. Meuser, who graduated in 2000, just started his second year of study at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in he will be ordained a priest in 2011. "It was a leap of faith,' he said. "But this was God's plan for me." Meuser's decision to pursue the priesthood isn't as common as itused to be. He entered the seminary with only 14 other students, a dramatic decline from the 27 who entered in See PRIEST, page 7A 28,967 Diocesan priests last year Source: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Complex begins recycling program Despite student complaints, University Towers didn't act before media attention By KatieL..Woods Daily Staff Reporter Prompted by a public outcry, Uni- versity Towers, the popular off-cam- pus apartment complex, has started a recycling program. The first scheduled pickup for the giant recycling bins now in the laun- dry room of the 19-floor building was yesterday morning. Not providing recycling is a viola- tion of a city ordinance that requires Gov hopefuls spar in second debate EMMA NSOLOS 505555MIAN/LDaily LSA sophomore Laura Dillon places a bag in the new recycling bins in the laundry room on the ground floor of University Towers yesterday. owners of rental units to supply rent- time, but the building's management page of the Daily and (a letter to the ers with outdoor recycling contain- did not respond until an article pub- editor) got published from one of our ers. lished in The Michigan Daily two former tenants;' property manager Tenants have been complaining weeks ago. Dena Isley said. "It shocked all of us about the lack of recycling for some "I can't believe it made the front See RECYCLE, page 7A dismal economy By Andrew Grossman Daily Staff Reporter Democratic Gov. Jennifer Gra- nholm fought once more to defend her record last night in the second televised debate with Republi- can challenger Dick DeVos, who sought to blame her for Michi- gao's struggling economy. While the first debate left some disappointed with what they saw as a lack of focus on substantial policy questions, these issues consumed much of the discussion last night. See DEBATE, page 7A