46F tc4toan 4:3atl4m Ann Ar bor. Michigan www.michigandaily.com ICERS BACK INTO NO. 2 PLAYOFF SEED SPORTSMONDAY Sliding off the bubble Monday, March 5 2006 'ZODIAC' IS A MYSTIFYING TRIUMPH ARTS, PAGE 5A RIAA to students: Pay up Music industry intensifying threats against downloaders By KATHERINE MITCHELL Daily StaffReporter RC sophomore Baird Campbell knows the perils of illegally down- loading music. Last semester, he received a warning from the University threatening to cut off his Inter- net access shortly after he began downloading music with Ares, a file-sharing program. It persuaded him to delete the software - and the downloaded music - from his computer in East Quad. "I haven't downloaded a single thing since," Campbell said. The music industry is widening its fight against illegal file sharing on college campuses. In the past, it has either sent notices like the one Campbell received to people to sus- pected of illegal file sharing or filed lawsuits against them. The result was that many just received warn- ings while only a few had to pay to settlethesuits. On Wednesday, though, the Recording Industry Association of America, which represents major record companies, announced a new plan to make many more peo- ple pay for illegal downloads. TOP TARGETS Schools that received the most pirating settlement offers from the music indus- try duringa recent spate: School Rank Letters OhioUniversity 1 50 North Carolina State 2 37 University Syracuse University 2 37 University of 2 37 Massachusetts at Amherst University of Nebras- ka at Lincoln 3 36 osc E: RIAA The group said it sent 400 let- ters to universities identifying stu- dents that the group believes have illegally uploaded or downloaded music. The letters say the students have 20 days to reach a settlement with the record company before the company files a formal lawsuit. Although the University did receive any of the letters, it will likely be a target in the future. RIAA officials said they hope to send out 400 such notices each month. The RIAA has also increased the number'Hof Warnings issued to copyright infringers since the beginning of this academic year. Four times as many University stu- dents have received notices this year as last year. See FILE SHARING, Page 3A BOTTOM: Ohio State freshman Greg Oden boxes out Michigan's Epke Udoh. no. rOSU eked out a win against the Wolverines Saturday. TOP: Michigan forward BrIent Petway dunks over Michigan State center Drew Naymick Tuesday. Michigan went ontto win that game. Seniors have night to remember FUNDING YOUR EDUCATION t seemed fitting. years, they both came up short yet again. Seniors and roommates Courtney With just one minute remaining and Sims and Dion Har- the Wolverines trailing to the top-ranked ris have underachieved Buckeyes by two on Saturday, Sims throughout their entire bounced a dunk off the back of the rim. careers. Figures, right? Highly recruited out Known for his inability to finish strong, of high school, both had Sims missed the easy finish. become known bet- But then Ohio State turned the ball over ter for failing to reach and Harris had a chance of his own. their potential than DANIEL He drove the lane hard and forced for exceeding or even BROMWICH a Buckeye foul. Sent to the line with consistently meeting an opportunity to tie the game, Harris expectations. missed the front end of a 1-and-1. The And on Senior Day, after a 15-minute guard, who has struggled to find his presentation honoring them and their con- niche on the team throughout his career, tribution to Michigan over the past four couldn't find the net on a crucial free throw in his final regular-season home game. Ohio State grabbed the rebound. When the game ended just moments later, it had snatched any of Michigan's remaining NCAA Tournament hopes along with it. Sims and Harris talked before the sea- son about their legacy, the lasting impres- sion they would leave on the program. Both envisioned a trip to the NCAA Tour- nament. The images that most will remember are the botched dunk and the blown free throw. But that isn't fair. See OHIO STATE, Page 7A A NWH MAJOR A CHANCE TO MAJOR IN ROMANCE? Concentration would allow students to pick two languages By EMILY BARTON DailyStaffReporter LSA sophomore Daniel Berman came to the University hoping to learn multiple romance languages. He was surprised to learn that the in the Romance Languages and Literatures Department didn't offer a major for students inter- ested in learning more than one romance language. "Employers are lodking for ver- satile employees," Berman said in an e-mail interview. "Having the ability to cover a lot of ground when it comes to meetings, phone calls, etcetera would be a valuable asset." If one professor the department gets his way, though, students like Berman will be able to major in two romance languages. In an e-mail sent to romance language concentratorslastmonth, associate department chair Jerrod Hayes floated a proposal for a new major that would allow students to concentrate in two languages. The department formed a com- mittee in fall of 2005 to design a concentration program that would allow students to do so. Students are currently unable to earn majors in two romance lan- guages or a major in one language and a minor in another because See MAJOR, page 7A AP PHoTo University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman (right) and MSU President Anna Lou Simon (left) during a meeting with the Detroit Free Press editorial board Wednesday after testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee. Asking a strapped state for more cash ing comes as the state battles bud- get shortfalls. counterparts say Still, the university presidents said their mission was vital to help- university funding ing the state's battered economy , recover. will boost economy "It's just their opportunity to expand on their special missions," By KATHERINE MITCHELL said subcommittee chair Pam Daily StaffReporter Byrnes, a Democrat whose district - __ includes the University of Michi- DETROIT - University Presi- gan's North Campus. dent Mary Sue Coleman joined her Byrnes said that the testimony counterparts from the state's two allowed the universities to promote other research universities in an themselves as an economic asset. appearance before the state House The university presidents appropriations subcommittee on emphasized that the only way higher education in support of a bill to remain economically stable that would increase funding to the is through innovation, and that three schools by 2.5 percent. Michigan's research universities Wayne State University Presi- are critical toproducinginnovative dent Irvin Reid said that these individuals. "powerhouses of research" are "We are at risk if we don't com- vital to Michigan's entrepreneurial mit to more math and science," future and that economic devel- Coleman said. opment starts in Ann Arbor, East One way the universities want Lansing and.Detroit. to promote economic growth The call for the increase in fund- See PRESIDENTS, page 3A In 'U' press office, another departure. Peterson will take top communications post at University of Chicago By ALLISON GHAMAN For the Daily Forthesecondtimeinsixmonths, the University has lost one of its top public relations specialists. Julie Peterson, the University's interim vice president for com- munications and former chief spokeswoman for the Univer- sity, is leavingk at the end of -- the semester , to take the top PR job at the University of Chicago. PETERSON Peterson was spokeswoman for the University of Michigan dur- ing the Supreme Court battles over affirmative action and was a key part of the University's public response to November's ballot ini- tiative that forced the University to stop using affirmative action. With the University still adapting to the constitutional amendment and implementing a controversial plan to renovate Michigan Stadium, its public rela- tions and communications office faces a challenge in replacing its two highest administrators. Lisa Rudgers, the University's vice president for communica- tions, stepped down in December to start her own consulting firm. Peterson assumed her position on an interim basis, but her own tenure will be short-lived.In May, Peterson will become vice presi- dent for communications at the prestigious Chicago school. "Chicago is a better career choice for me, with new envi- ronments and new challenges," See PETERSON, page 3A TODAY'S WEATHER HI: 22 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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