;T Will you be able to hide the skeletons in your closet in the age of cell phone cameras and YouTube? The science of love tdiian al Ann Arbor, Michigan www.michigandaily.com * FUELING THE FUTURE Energy chief speaks at U' Panelists call for new, sustainable technology ByARIKIAMILLIKAN Daily StaffReporter Everyone has turned on a light switch. It doesn't require much thought. There's just a quick flick, and then back to everyday life. At an energy crisis symposium yesterday, experts warned that if we don't start thinking about that light switch soon, the world will soon be left in the dark. That's the analogy BODMAN Keith Trent, chief strategy and policy officer for Duke Energy - one of the nation's larg- est electric power companies - used to describe the need for energy conservation. More than 400 people gathered in Rackham Audito- rium yesterday to hear experts speak about the state of the world's energy supply at the Energy Science, Technology and Policy Symposium. The event's keynote speaker was U.S. Secretary of Energy Sam- uel Bodman, who announced a $500 million plan to reduce gasoline consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, increase the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and reduce dependence on what he called "hostile and unstable" regimes. Bodman also announced a preliminary plan that would speed develop- ment and production of hybrid vehicles. By combining internal com- bustion with an electric bat- tery, current hybrid models can travel for about 40 miles with- outburningfuel. Bodman said his plan would See ENERGY, page 7A (IIG AN STATE 59, MICHIGAN 44 Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Native son launches bid for presidency Romney announces plans in Dearborn By ALESE BAGDOL Daily StaffReporter DEARBORN - Standing in front of symbols of a 1954 Ameri- can Motors Rambler and a 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid, symbols of Michigan's past and present, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney announced his candida-. cy for president yesterday at the Henry Ford Museum. Romney likened Henry Ford's influence on the auto industry to his own potential to revitalize America. "This place is about innovation - innovation and transformation - which have been at the heart of America's success," Romney said. "If there ever was atime when inno- vation and transformation were needed in government, it is now." To win the Republican nomi- nation, Romney will have to overcome the public's familiarity with bigger, names like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giu- liani. McCain and Giuliani have bothtakentheinitialstepstoward a White House run in 2008. Rom- ney will face the challenge of being from one of the nation's most liberal states, though he has distanced himself from Mas- sachusetts since announcing he wouldn't seek a second term as governor. In an e-mail to Michigan Republicans last month, Rom- ney's brother Scott, a trustee at Michigan State University, quot- ed Romney calling Michigan his home. Mitt Romney emphasized his Michigan roots in his speech. "I always imagined that I would come back to Michigan someday," he said. Romney's first run for elected office came in1994, when he failed to unseat Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy. After running the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002, Romney returned to Massa- chusetts and ran for governor. LSA senior Rob Scott, the chair of the University's chapter of the College Republicans and a Rom- ney supporter, said Romney chose a fitting location to announce his bid for presidency. "Coming to Detroit with all the problems the auto industry is having right now is a good way for Romney to show his strength on the domestic front," Scott said. Scott said the College Republi- cans as a group don't back any one candidate in the primary and that his support for Romney is personal. Romney, who grew up in Bloomfield Hills and attended the prestigious Cranbrook King- swood School there, sought to distinguishhimself fromthe other potential candidatesby emphasiz- ing his distance from Washington politics. See ROMNEY, page 7A ZACHARY MEISNER/Daily Michigan State center Drew Naymick blocks Michigan guard Dion Harris during last night's game at the Breslin Center. After the two teams entered halftime nearly deadlocked, the Spartans took control in the second half and won 59-44. first, hope, then a loss In East Lansing 44 victory over their not-so-com- petitive rivals. Michigan State has showdown, Blue won six of the past seven contests. The Wolverines committed 20 keeps it close turnovers and were left wondering what might have been had they just before faltering held onto the ball. "I didn't even know," said Michi- By DANIEL LEVY gan guard Dion Harris after learn- Daily Sports Writer ing exactly how many times his team turned the ball over. "That's EAST LANSING - It was a game unbelievable to me ... knowing we Michigan State had to have. have full strength on the perimeter. It was a game Michigan would That's terrible." have liked to have. Despite the turnovers, Michigan And as'the two conference foes still found itself in the game late, battled down the stretch last night trailing 40-36 with less than seven at the Breslin Center, that differ- minutes remaining. ence was obvious. Unable to penetrate Michigan The Spartans snapped their State's defense, junior Ron Cole- four-game losing streak with a 59- man was forced to heave a des- peration 3-pointer as the shot clock expired. The Spartans capitalized on the wild possession with a Ray- mar Morgan lay-up to extend their lead to six. Michigan center Courtney Sims dribbled into trouble on the next possession, leading to two more for Morgan, who finished with 18 points. The following time down the floor, it was Michigan guard Jer- ret Smith's turn to lose the ball. The turnover led to a Drew Neitzel three, an 11-point Michigan State lead and the nail in the Wolverines' coffin. "That was the turning point in the game," Sims said. "We didn't value the ball. You can't do that, especially See BASKETBALL, page 7A DEREK BLUMKE/Daily Flanked by his wife Ann and twograndchildren, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney waves to the crowd at his presidential announcement at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn yesterday. SNOW WAY PARKING IN ANN ARBOR On the streets with A2's ticketmaster A day with the city's most unwelcome public servant By KATHERINE MITCHELL Daily StaffReporter A white and red receipt whirs out of the handheld ticket machine. Community Standards Officer Jes- sie Rogers rips it from the proces- sor, sticks it into a white envelope and slides it under the left wind- shield wiper of a steel blue Toyota Matrix with Virginia plates out- side of East Quad Residence Hall. It is 9:45 a.m., feels like 3 degrees below zero, and the day has barely begun. Rogers, a city employee for 14 years, has been a community standards officer for 10. She and 12 others are the parking meter attendants who trudge up and down Ann Arbor streets Monday through Saturday. In addition to parking infraction enforcement, community standards officers deal with issues of over-littered lawns, uncut grass and - during snow season - unshoveled sidewalks. OUT IN THE COLD Rogers, a single mother of three who lives in public housing, began work yesterday at 8 a.m., and her shift didn't end until 4 p.m. She was dressed like an ice fisherman - heavy duty winter boots with two pairs of socks; pantyhose, long underwear and pants; a wool sweater, thermal shirt and a jack- et; thick knit gloves and a fleece- lined winter hat. "You can never get used to 10 or 15 below," Rogers said. Employees won't go out if weather conditions become too intense. Rogers chose not to go out last Monday and Tuesday due to the extreme cold. "They want you to do the job but they don't want you to get hurt," she said. The icy wind through the arch- way below the new School of Pub- lic Health building on Washington Heights reinforced the need to bun- die up. The blustering gusts would deter any normal person from leav- ing a building, even if the tempera- ture stays positive, Rogers said. "You have to take care of your- self," she said. "Most importantly, you have to take care of your feet." Over the course of 2.5 hours yesterday, Rogers covered most of the east side of campus, includ- ing main thoroughfares like East University Avenue and Hill Street. Under better conditions she would have parked in one place and spent the entire day on foot. On frigid days like yesterday, though, it's better to drive. See TICKETS. page 3A METER-OLOGY 0 If a vehicle accumulates four tickets that haven't been paid in 22 days or more, the city of Ann Arbor can tow it. 0 There is a10-minute grace period built into Ann Arbor parking meters. A community standards officer will not ticket a car whose meter reads 0:00 but is not flashing, indicating the end of the extended time. " A person who receives a ticket can contest the ticket with a parking referee. If the person isnt't happy with the decision, he or she can request a formal or informal hearing in front of a district court judge. A woman recoils after being hit in the face with a snowball by the man next to her daring last eigbt's annual West Quad on. Soutb Qaad snowball figbt on Madison Street. Tbe battle, widely expected throughoat the day as the first major soow storm of the year advanced on Ann Arbor, started at midnight when someone pulled fire alarms in each dorm. Students from both dorms claimed victory last night. 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