Maybe all those student loans really are worth it. A look at the University's six wealthiest alumni - and two very rich dropouts. PLUS: Why Mary Sue Coleman would have been better for Harvard lIie 1Midtciga n Da1j Ann Arbor Michigan www.michigandaily.com Wednesday, February 21 2007 From the editor Several articles that have recently appeared in these pages have been found to contain plagiarism. At least four articles by Devika Daga - three sto- ries on the arts page and an unsigned editorial on the opinion page - contain pla- giarism. They are: . "Didn't get your 'Kicks?' indie group struggles with coherent live act" (11/15/06): This piece contained lan- guage taken from The Harvard Crimson and char- tattack.com. . "Exploring darker territory" (01/30/07): This entire article was taken from har- moniummusic.com. * "Ex-Hood member creates, fills 'Need"' (02/07/07): This article contained several pas- sages taken from opuszine. com. * "From the Daily: More pills, fewer abortions" (09/14/06): This unsigned editorial to which Daga contributed con- tained a phrase taken from The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy. light earlier this week. However, this marks the third time since 2004 that plagiarism has been discov- ered in the Daily. While the act is not entirely prevent- able, Daily editors share some of the blame. The previous two times, we promised a comprehen- sive effort to prevent its reoc- currence. The editors carried out the steps they promised at the time, but some of the initiatives have not been continued with their original rigor. We have formed a com- mittee to study how to guard against plagiarism more effectively in the long term. I will keep readers updated on its progress on my blog at michigandaily.com/edi- torspage. Readers can also expect a full report in the print edition before the end of the semester. The Daily is committed to providing information to the University community with the highest journalistic integ- rity, and we apologize for this regrettable lapse. PEnER S COTTNEsLS/Daily A Woman walks pasta statue of Moses holding the Ten Commandments toward the library at the Ave Maria School of Law on Plymouth Road last niPht. Ann ArboEr's/ther law school is moving to Florida. A2 law school heads south The Daily does not toler- 8 .e-, ate plagiarism, and the writer Karl Stampfl was fired when it came to Editor in Chief Catholic law school founded by pizza baron to move from p Ann Arbor to Florida From staff and wire reports Ave Maria University's board of governors has voted to move its law school from Ann Arbor to Florida, the Catholic school currently locat- ed on Plymouth Road said yester- day. After almost five years of dis- cussions and research, the board determined that relocating the Ave Maria School of Law gives it the best opportunity to thrive. "In roughly seven years in Michigan, Ave Maria has become a tremendously successful law school," law school President and Dean Bernard Dobranski said. "The board believes significant future success will be found in southwest Florida where the law school will be co-located with a new and vibrant Catholic univer- sity." Thomas Monaghan, founder of Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza Inc., has pledged more than $250 million to construct Ave Maria Uni- versity. The Florida school, located between Naples and Immokalee, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2009. Ave Maria opened its doors in 2004 on an interim campus in Naples, about 25 miles west. The school graduated its first class in 2005. It currently has about 400 undergraduate students. Monaghan, a former owner of the Detroit Tigers, initially intend- ed to build a permanent campus for Ave Maria in Ann Arbor near the Domino's headquarters, but he couldn't secure the necessary rezoning rights. The new campus will be located inthe town of Ave Maria, a self-con- tained community being developed by Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic. Monaghan had said that busi- nesses Ave Maria Town - the name is Latin for Hail Mary - would be restricted from selling products that violated Catholic teachings on issues like birth control and por- nography. "You won't be able to buya Play- boy or Hustler magazine in Ave Maria Town," Monaghan said at a conference in 2004. "We're going to control the cable television that comes in the area. There's not going to be any pornographic tele- vision in Ave Maria Town. If you go to the drugstore and you want to buy the pill or the condoms or contraception, you won't be able to get that." After the ACLU threatened law- suits, though, Monaghan backped- See AVE MARIA, page 7A Abram may not play in tonight's game Captain arrested for driving with suspended license By DANIEL BROMWICH Daily Sports Editor Michigan basketball officials said senior captain Lester Abram's status for tonight's game at Illinois is uncertain. Abram was arrested for driving with a suspendedlicense early Monday morning. Abram was also ticketed for speeding and for failing to pro- vide insurance ABRAM when an officer with the Ingham County Sheriff's See ABRAM, page 7A Before break, long lines for tans, treadmills Iraq native Zainab Salbi speaks about women in war at the Mendelssohn Theater yesterday DISPATCHES FROM THE HOME F'RONT Salbi speaks about plight of female war victims By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter When Zainab Salbi describes war, she doesn't describe the sol- diers fighting on the front lines - she describes the decision she and her family had to make about whether or not they should sleep in the same room so they could die together if a missile fell on their house. Growing up in Iraq during the eight-year war with neighboring Iran, Salbi witnessed war's toll on civilians. "We only talk about the front side of war," Salbi said. "War for me is about anything but the front line." Salbi spoke about war's effect on women at the University's annual William K. McInally memorial lecture in almost filled Lydia Men- delssohn Theater yesterday. In 1993, Salbi founded Women for Women International, an orga- nization that helps female victims of war. See WAR, page 7A 'U' warns students about parking, heating By DANIELLE KRUIZENGA Daily Staff Reporter With Spring Break just days away, it's getting harder to look good as students pack gyms and tanning salons near campus. Business School junior Rachel Gutierrez, who plans to spend next week on the beaches of Aca- pulco, found this out first-hand last weekend when she found her- self fourth in line for a treadmill at the Intramural Sports Building on Hoover Street. Gutierrez, who said she exer- cises in the IM Building regularly, was annoyed she had to wait in line. "I have never seen so many girls waiting for treadmills," she said. Cora Huscher, an employee at Campus Tan on Church Street, said the salon has been-doing brisk business recently. "Most people like to get a base tan before they go away for break," she said. "Then they won't burn as easily when they're in the sun." But appointments are becom- ing harder to find as the break approaches. "I used to be able to stop by the tanning place when I had spare time," Gutierrez said. "NowI have to work it into my busy schedule." Managers at two other local tanning salons - Tanfastic and Big House Tanning - said they were too busy to comment. Gutierrez isn't the only student who has noticed more students making their way to the gym as Spring Break approaches. LSAsophomore Evan Sands said he thinks that some of their efforts are to compensate for excessive partying. "Guys are just trying to work their arms because that's what they think looks good on the beach," he said. "I've seen a lot of them work- ing on their stomachs to burn off all the Natty Lights they've been drinking the past two months." But LSA freshman Ryan Dolan LSA sophomore Gwen Braude lies in a tanning bed at Big House Tanning on South University Avenue yesterday. said Spring Break wasn't student's pare for the break. only motivation. The Office of the Vice President "I think we're working out more for Student Affairs sent a caution- just for our well-being," he said. "I ary e-mail to students yesterday have definitely noticed a lot more reminding them to turn off appli- people, though." ances and lock up before leaving The University is urging stu- for break. The e-mail also includ- dents to take other steps to pre- See SPRING BREAK, page 7A TODAY'S HI: 38 WEATHER Lo: 27 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michgandaily.com and let us know. ON THE DAILY BLOGS Detroit Tiger gives $100,000 to Mott Hospital MICHIGANDAILY.COM/THE WIRE INDEX NEW S.............. 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