The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com LOBBYING. From page 1 group in the United States, spent almost $15 million on lobbying last year, according to its filings. About two-thirds of the University's research dollars come from the Department of Health and Human Services. The National Science Founda- tion and the defense depart- ment both contribute about 10 percent. "This university is a three- to four-billion-dollar entity," said Michael Waring, the University's executive direc- tor for federal relations. "For it not to care about what goes on in Washington would be foolhardy." With the U.S. House and Senate scrambling to complete the federal budget for the 2008 fiscal year, University lobby- ists are trying to persuade leg- islators not to cut funding for research and financial aid pro- grams, said Sarah Walkling, the University's director of federal relations for research. Prospects look good so far - the House of Representatives approved last month a $260 increase to the maximum pos- sible Pell Grant. University President Mary Sue Coleman did some lob- bying of her own last week in a speech to the state House appropriations subcommit- tee on higher education, urg- ing the panel to allocate more money to the state's three research universities. The University's Tech Transfer program - which helps University employees commercialize and mar- ket products based on their research - earned the Uni- versity more than $20 million in revenue last year..The pro- gram has become more prof- itable every year since it was started in 2001. Although funding is the main focus, the University's lobbyists aren't just out to secure cash from Congress, Walkling said. He and his col- leagueslobbydozensoffederal agencies off Capitol Hill, too. They recently spoke with the State Department about revisions to the nation's immi- gration policies to accommo- date international students, changes to intellectual prop- erty and patent law with the U.S. Patent Office and Internet legislation related to the Uni- versity library's partnership with Google, Walkling said. Although most universities still hire lobbyingfirms to rep- resent them on Capitol Hill, some have decided that hav- ing an in-house operation is a more effective way to protect their interests, Waring said. When the University's office opened in 1990, it was one of the first college-run lobby shops in the nation's capital. Harvard University, another pioneer in higher edu- cation lobbying, opened an in- house lobbying office around the same time. About 30 universities main- tain Washington lobby shops today, Walkling said. Six of them, including Harvard, GRAD STUDENT Michigan State University From page 1 and Purdue University, share the building on South Capitol "I've used photos and Street with the University of film before for fundrais- Michigan's lobbyists. ing and it really does have "Just walking around these an impact," she said. "But buildings, you pick up a lot of these rundown areas in intelligence that you wouldn't Detroit aren't a secret, they get if you were back on cam- are literally in people's pus," Waring said. "It lets you backyards. Policymakers be abigger player." should already be aware of Lobbying has taken a public them." relations hit in recent years, as Over a nine-day period in scandals have tied the practice Kashmir, children ranging with bribery and pork-bar- from 6 to 11 years old each rel politics. Waring said some took 48 photos. They wrote people are surprised to learn their own captions for the that he represents a university images. because they associate lob- Janmohamed and local bying with corporate corrup- facilitators then met with tion. the children to discuss the Waringsaid the University's images, the earthquake and four Capitol Hill lobbyists use their memories surrounding many of the same techniques the incident. as often-maligned corporate "It is important to include lobbyists use when meeting children in the rebuilding with staffers or congressmen process," Janmohamed said. - the just don't spend a lot of "Many of them had friends money doingit. who died in the earthquake. "We don't wine and dine One girl told me she dreamt people," Waring said. "People the Earth was bleeding. This out in the hinterlands have was like group therapy, a fun this impression that all lob- way of grieving." byists have large expense Every day, a different accounts." child led the group on a walk Waring said he thinks lob- through familiar areas that bying is honorable in spite of had some significance to the its tarnished reputation. child. "It's political speech - The walks were also a way which is the most protected for Janmohamed and other speech in the Constitution," relief workers to assess the Waring said. "Being involved damage. in the debate about issues is "I bonded very quickly really important for the Uni- with the children, even versity." though there was a language barrier," Janmohamed said. "We communicated through smiles and laughs, and they often referred to me as 'baji,' which translates to sister. " Janmohame said she felt connected to the community after visiting Pakistan three times. Nine days after the earthquake, she started a fundraising blog, which has helped raise more than $90,000. Wanting to visit the area personally, Janmohamed first approached the School of Social Work about con- ducting a research project in the region, but school administrators told her they couldn't support the proj- ect. She then began working with the University's Cen- ter for South Asian Studies, which sponsored her trip with the University's Inter- national Institute Individual Fellowship program. The Aga Khan Develop- ment Network, which pro- vides logistical and financial support to the area, hosted the project and helped Jan- mohamed start Photovoice. Janmohamed turned the children's photos into an exhibition titled "Youth Per- spectives of the South Asian Earthquake," which also includes freelance photogra- pher Aasil Ahmad's photos of the region. The photos will be on dis- play in the School of Social Work until March 15. TAXICAB From page 1 a friend at a house on the 900 block of Mary Street. He told police that he grew frustrated with the unexpected pit stop, so he got in the driver's seat and drove away. Heys, who was in the pas- senger seat, said he had noth- ing to do with his friend's decision. "I was a victim in the sense that the other suspect made a decision without my input," he said. Police said the suspect hasn't admitted to hitting Eleby. He claims not to remem- ber what happened between the time he took the taxi and when he left the vehicle on the 1400 block of White Street, said Dave Monroe of the Ann Arbor Police Department. Heys said he and the sus- pect were taking the taxi to Fraser's Pub on Packard Street. Monroe said the case is still being reviewed, but the suspect will likely be charged with car theft. He said car- jacking charges won't be brought against him because the taxi driver was not in sight of his vehicle and the suspect didn't threaten violence. Tuesday, March 6, 2007 - 7 Monroe said the taxi driver will likely be charged with fil- ing a false felony report. The taxi driver did not explain to police why he left his taxi running with passen- gers in it or why he fabricated the carjacking, Monroe said. Monroe said the taxi driver told police that it isn't against company policy for a driver to leave his or her cab with a cus- tomer in it. A Yellow Cab manager could not be reached for com- ment. The School ofDentistryhad suspended Heys on Feb. 13 for "allegations of non-academic misconduct." The suspension was later dropped. Heys said he was relieved when the charges and the sus- pension were dropped. "This was four full years of grad school in the balance," Heys said. "I was staring down losing my future." Heys, an Ann Arbor native, said the charges and suspen- sion were difficult for his family. His father, uncle and cousin teach in the School of Dentistry. "I was hopeful that the truth would come out," he said. 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