Arts, page 5A Monday, September10, 2007 michigandaily.com N 9, MICHIGAN 7 DUCK AND COVER Congress passes student aid hike Bush set to sign bill that would raise maximum Pell Grant, lower some interest rates By DANIEL STRAUSS For the Daily Congress passed a bill Friday increasing finan- cial aid for college students. The legislation, which is awaiting President Bush's signature, aims to overhaul federal student aid by cutting subsidies to student lenders by $21 billion and using that money to reduce costs for college students. About $11billion of the $21billion would go toward raising the maximum Pell Grant from $4,310 to $5,400 over the next five years. Last year, 3,350 University students received Pell Grants, and 152,729 total students received them in the state of Michigan. As states across the country cut funding for higher education and colleges increase tuition, many have expressed concern that college is becoming unaffordable. Supporters of the bill say it will counter that trend by reducing the burden of student loans oncollege graduates. The Senate voted on and approved the bill Fri- day with a vote of 79-12. The House approved it later that day 292-97. While all Democrats voted for the bills, Republicans were split. The bill would also cut interest rates for need- based student loans from 6.8 to 3.4 percent. In addition, the bill would cap the monthly amount any borrower earning less than one and a half times the poverty line can repay to 15 percent of the borrower's income. It also says that graduates that go into occu- pations described as "areas of national need" wouldn't have to begin repaying those student loans for 10 years. That includes fields like emer- gency management, government, public safety and law enforcement. See CONGRESS, Page 7A Oregon running backJonathan Stewart leaps over Michigan's defensive line during the Wolverines' blowout loss to the Ducks on Saturday. Michigan's defense allowed 624 yi the game, its second-worst performance in history. Even after worst loss-since 1968, Hart vows victory over 0-2 Notre Dame By SCOTT BELL Daily Sports Editor The first 0-2 start at home in 48 years. The first four-game losing streak in 40 years. The worst margin of defeat in 39 years. The second most yards allowed in a single game in the program's 100-plus-year history. No matter how you measure it, things are going south for the Michigan football team fast. Saturday's 39-7 home loss to Oregon dropped Michigan to 0-2 and affirmed most people's fears from last week about the Wol- verines. With a game against winless Notre Dame looming on Saturday and a freshman quar- terback at the helm, Michigan is looking to get back on its feet after two straight embar- rassing losses. At least one person is sure the team will get back on track. "We're going to win next week, there's not a question in my mind," senior captain Mike Hart said. "I guarantee we win next week." But to win next week, the Wolverines will have to forget about what happened on Sat- urday. They'll have to forget about Dennis Dixon. Forget about his 292 yards and three touchdowns through the air. Forget about his touchdown and 76 more yards on the ground. Forget about him embarrassing the entire defense with a fake Statue of Liberty play Boise State's Jared Zabransky would applaud. Add in Jonathon Stewart and Jeremi- ah Johnson's 200 additional yards on the ground, and that's a lot to forget. "We need a better performance from' everyone," running backs coach Fred Jack- son said. "No one can point fingers. Nobody is going to drop their head and talk about other See FOOTBALL, Page 7A Study is latest salvo in clash over ' state funds for higher education - Last in a five-part series High prices aren't our fault, say ailing book publishers Insiders: Bookstores BY THE BOOK like Shaman Drum How the average dollar spent on textbooks gets divvied up: Report says three research universities add $12.8 bil to state By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporter A study being released today could help the University of Michigan win the debate over how Michigan should divide higher education funds between the state's public universities. The report - paid for by a coalition made up of the Univer- sity of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Michigan State University and Wayne State University - high- lights economic contributions the three universities made to the state in 2006. The study, performedby Ander- son Economic Group, says the three universities brought 68,803 jobs and $12.8 billion to the state's economy last year, the Detroit Free Press reported. According to the report, 54 percent of science and engineering degrees and all medical doctorates in the state are granted by the three universities. The reportis partofacampaign by a coalition, called the Univer- sity Research Corridor and com- posed of the state's three research universities, to push state legisla- See STUDY, Page 7A After theft of keys, 'U' re-evaluates locks just easiest to blame By CHRIS HERRING Daily News Editor While students tend to blame bookstores for high textbook pric- es, industry insiders say it's a much more complex issue. Jeff Neel, a sales manager for McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., one of the leading book publish- ers in the country, said the text- book industry is in turmoil and in need of reform. He said even pub- lishers aren't making very good profits, despite the high cost of textbooks. "It's such a complex issue that I don't really know where you can assign blame," Neel said. See TEXTBOOKS, Page 7A 7.1 cents Publisher's income 1.7cents 10cents 15.5 cents 4.9 cents Author's Publisher's admin- Publisher's Pre-tax book- royalty istrative costs marketing costs store income DPS: No threat to dorms, sensitive labs By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor The theft of a set of master keys from a campus building last month has raised concerns over campus security levels. On Aug. 30, a University employee left the keys unattend- ed on a tool cart and returned about 10 minutes later to find them gone. He reported the keys stolen to the Department of Public Safety the following day. Police have no suspects. The DPS incident log says the theft occurred outside Medi- cal Science Research Building I. DPS Spokeswoman Diane Brown would not comment on which buildings were affected by the theft. Brown said police are still determining which doors the keys unlock. The affected areas are mainly offices and main- tenance areas like custodians' supply closets. Sensitive areas See LOCKS, Page 7A 32.5 cents Publisher's paper, printing and editing 11.4cents 1 cent 5.9cents Bookstore Shipping Bookstore personnel costs operations sOURE:TEXTBOOK TASK FORCE REPORT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE STORES GRAPHIC BY BRIDGET O'DONNELL AND EILEEN HENGEL/Daily TODAY'S WEATHER HI: 72 GOT A NEWS TIP? LO: 54 Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. ON THE DAILY BLOGS The Daily's website gets a facelift. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/EDITORSPAGE INDEX NEWS................................2A ARTS...............................5A Vol.CXVil,No.5 SUDOKU.........................2A CLASSIFIEDS....................6A r2007The MichiganxDaily OPiNiON................... ........ 4A S P O R T S MO N D AY..............1t michigandaily com