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Monday, September 10, 2007 - 7A
Key theft
spurs lock
questions
LOCKS From page 1A
like lab facilities have multiple
locks and security measures in
place, Brown said. No residence
halls are affected Iecause they
use magnetic key cird readers to
control access.
Brown said meetings about key
access have been part of ongo-
ing reviews about security and
whether or not to expand the use
of card reader access systems to
other campus buildings.
Brown said the cost of a new
system varies from building to
building depending on how many
doors and access points need to be
secured.
Brown said University mas-
ter keys have different levels of
access. Most master keys are
building-specific, allowing a high
level of access within one build-
ing.
"We don't have asingle master
key ring that can open the entire
University," she said
Brown said it would be imprac-
tical to implement key card access
across the entire campus because
of the combination ofoublicbuild-
ligs like the Michigan Union and
restricted buildings like labora-
tories that require a mixture of
security systems.
Bill would slash
subsidies to
loan companies
We're going to win next week.
There's not a question in my mind.
Michigan running back Mike Hart after Saturday's loss to Oregon
CONGRESS From page 1A
President Bush has pledged to
sign the bill.
This summer, Democrats in
the House and the Senate intro-
duced two different bills modify-
ing financial aid in more extreme
ways, but neither one passed.
President Bush opposed those
measures, joined by some Repub-
licans and student loan compa-
nies.
Democrats say the bill is
important not only because it
encourages higher education but
also because it punishes the stu-
dent loan industry for unethical
practices.
Investigations by Congress
and Andrew Cuomo, the attorney
general of New York, have uncov-
ered that some loan companies
have offered gifts, cash and vaca-
tions to college administrators
so colleges would steer students
toward certain loan companies.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-
Mich.) said in a written statement
that the bill is a victory for the
state of Michigan.
"Increasing access to higher
education will help keep Mich-
igan's workforce competitive in
the global market," Stabenow
said. "In today's world, educa-
tion policy is economic policy,
and by making sure that more
students can afford to go to col-
lege, we will help keep America
on the cutting edge of innova-
tion as we compete in a global
economv."
State appropriations
Michigan fans showered the field with boos on Saturday as the Wolverines ran off the field at halftime. Later in the
game, the student section chanted the name of backup quarterback Ryan Mallett, who eventually replaced an injured
Chad Henne.
Quarterback Henne doubtful to
budget still undecided start next week against Notre Dame
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STUDY From page 1A
tors to reconsider the way they
allocate funding for higher edu-
cation.
The University of Michigan,
Michigan State University and
Wayne State University say they
should be funded separately from
Michigan's other public univer-
sities because they bring more
research and business to the
state, while many of the state's
12 smaller universities argue
that this would create a two-tier
appropriations system with them
on the bottom.
Cynthia Wilbanks, the Uni-
versity's vice president for gov-
ernment relations, said a similar
study willbe conducted each year
to track the group of three's eco-
nomic impact over time and to
compare it to similar coalitions
in California, Illinois, Pennsyl-
vania, North Carolina and Mas-
sachusetts.
Wilbanks said the report sup-
ports the group's argument for
reworking the way higher educa-
tion funding is allocated.
"The institutions represent
a powerful force in the state's
assets," Wilbanks said. "When
you look at the type of change our
state is undergoing, the need to
monitor these universities' con-
tribution becomes apparent."
Wilbanks said the report
describes direct and indirect
effects of the universities on
the state's economy like costs
to the state and the amount of
funding brought in from out-
of-state investors as well as
advancements in establishing
new technological industries in
the state.
The report is being released
at a time when the annual state
appropriations budget - which is
usually decided by mid-summer
- is still undecided and univer-
sities are working to offset the
higher education funding cuts
the state has already pledged to
make this year.
The Michigan House of Repre-
sentatives has passed two sepa-
rate appropriations bills - one
for each group of schools, as the
research universities advocated.
The Senate has passed one bill
for all 15 universities.
The negotiations over fund-
ing for higher education and the
entire state government are still
far from complete.
Wilbanks said the timing
of the report's release was not
influenced by the state's budget
deadline, because in other years,
state appropriations would have
been decided months before the
collection and analysis of the
study's data was slated for com-
pletion.
FOOTBALL From page 1A
players. Every guy can play better."
It looked easy for both teams early. Michigan
and Oregon (2-0) moved the ball with ease in the
game's opening half.
There was just one punt in the first half, and
even that came after a sack and delay of game
penalty pushed the Wolverines back 15 yards
and out of scoring range.
But while more than 300 of the 697 total yards
in the opening half belonged to Michigan, yard-
age means nothing if you can't convert it into
points.
"We knew we had to come out here and score
points," said Hart, who rushed for 127 yards. "I
think we came out, we moved the ball, we did
what we wanted to do. We just needed to put
the ball in the endzone. When you don't score
points, you're not going to win."
A Chad Henne interception, a Carlos Brown
fumble, a Jason Gingell missed field goal and a
loss of downs inside the 10 all served as first-half
drive-stoppers for the Wolverines.
As halftime arrived and the boo birds came
out louder than ever, the scoreboard read 32-7.
For all intents and purposes, the second half was
nothing more than a formality.
But for a mere formality, boy was it an ugly
one.
Henne never even left the locker room in the
second half after suffering an apparent lower leg
injury. He's "very doubtful" to start next week
accordingto Michigan coach Lloyd Carr.
True freshman quarterback Ryan Mallett,
whom the student section called for in the sec-
ond quarter, saw his first action as signal caller
for the Wolverines.
What followed were fewer than 60 yards, two
Oregon rushed for 331 yards against Michigan on Satur-
day. Michitan only ran for 144.
turnovers and zero points in six second-half
possessions.
And - though it seemed impossible - there
are even more questions for a team that had its
fair share entering the game.
"We obviously have a challenge in front of
us," Carr said. "But we've got good kids. They're
hurting and they should hurt. That's what losing
does."
MSA textbook expert: Bookstores
profit more on used books than new
Barack Obama and Hlary Clinton during the first presidential debate ever broadcast in Spanish last night. The debate,
held at the Universityof Miami, focused on the Iraq War and immigration.
Democrats take on war in Spanish debate
TEXTBOOKS From page 1A
Many people attempt to do just
that, though. Students blame local
bookstores for high prices, book-
stores blame the rise of Internet
retailers for poor sales and pub-
lishers blame the used book mar-
ket for limiting the sales of new
books.
Neel admitted that publishers
have raised prices sharply in recent
years.
According to the Association of
American Publishers, the college
textbook industry earns $6.5 bil-
lion in profits each year from col-
lege textbook sales.
But Neel said students have con-
tributed to that increase by utiliz-
ing the used textbook market and
Internet to shop for the lowest pric-
es, forcing publishers to raise prices
to offset losses.
He also said the cost of making
software and websites that supple-
ment textbooks increases their
prices. Neel said 25 to 33 percent
of McGraw-Hill's employees work
with textbook technology.
Edward Sidlow, a political sci-
ence professor at Eastern Michi-
gan University, has written several
textbooks and said the development
of the Internet has caused the text-
book industry to shift.
"The industryistryingtobalance
the traditional role of publishing
along with the booming Internet
world," he said. "It's a goofy indus-
try that's in transition."
WEALTHY BOOKSTORES?
LSA senior Eric Li, a Michigan
Student Assembly representative
who developed a group to report
on the textbook operations at Sha-
man Drum Bookshop last year,
said bookstores usually make more
profit selling a used book than a
new book.
Students are willing to return
their books for much less than
publishers charge for new copies,
meaning bookstores can charge
close to wholesale for used books
and make greater profits.
Campus bookstores usually
mark up the price of new textbooks
between 33 and 42 percent, Neel
said.
Even so, Shaman Drum doesn't
seem to be making that much
money, Li said.
Neel said bookstores catch the
brunt of the complaints because
they're in closest contact with the
students.
"Shaman Drum and bookstores
like it are often on the frontline and
easiest for students to blame," Neel
said. "It really has to be difficult
for the independents like Shaman
Drum to operate during a time like
this in the industry."
With online marketplaces boom-
ing, independent bookstores have
struggled.
People can buy textbooks online
for a lower price than they would if
they bought the same book from a
campus bookstore.
Shaman Drum owner Karl
Pohrt declined to comment for
this story.
WILL THE INDUSTRY
IMPROVE?
Many in the textbook business
said it will take time for the text-
book industry to improve its profit
margins.
Neel said he wouldn't recom-
mend investing in the textbook
industry right now. McGraw-Hill,
which posted 19.7 percent returns
in 1999, had profits of just 4.2 per-
cent ($38.9 million) last year.
"I'd say it's an industry in tur-
moil and that it needs to consolidate
more," he said. "There are definitely
problems."
Sidlow said the industry will
always have problems because
some group will always be stiffed in
the process.
He compared the sale of text-
books to an owner buying dog
food.
"Manufacturers are selling the
dog food to people who aren't going
to eat it," he said. "Publishers are
selling to bookstores and instruc-
tors. But isn't it the student who's
ultimately going to be using that
book?"
Clinton: It's time to
bring U.S. troops
home, no matter
what report says
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP)
- Democrat Hillary Rodham Clin-
ton said yesterday itS time to start
bringing U.S. troops home from
Iraq, no matter hos optimistic an
assessment President Bush's lead-
ing advisers give ofthe war there.
In the first presidential debate
ever broadcast it Spanish, her
primary campaign rival Bill Rich-
ardson challenged Clinton to get
every U.S. soldier out, not just
some of them.
"I'd bring them all home with-
in six to eight months," the New
Mexico said in the debate which
took place in south Florida and
was broadcast on Univision, the
nation's largest Spanish-language
network. "There is a basic differ-
ence between all of us here ... This
is a fundamental issue."
Clinton said that a report being
presented in Washington by
Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan
Crocker this week won't change
the basic problem that there is no
military solution in Iraq.
"I believe we should startbring-
ing our troops home," she said dur-
ing the debate at the University of
Miami. "We need to quit referee-
ing their civil war."
That the Democratic Party held
the debate here is the clearest
sign yet of the growing influence
of Hispanic voters. Candidates in
both parties are reaching out to
Hispanics with an intensity that
speaks to the importance of the
nation's largest and fastest-grow-
ing minority group in the cam-
paign.