eA~cI anaij .r .k I 1x~7 ll 00 The B-side Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 27,j2007 michigandaily.com "What is left when payment is delayed while tuition skyrockets? I can tell you what is left: nothing." - Mohammad Dar, vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, speaking at a rally for more higher education funding in Lansing yesterday. Dar was referring to payments to state universities withheld by the state of Michigan this summer because of cash shortages. With tales of woe, students rally in Lansing UND E RAG E D RINKI NG Court ends forced tests State can't ticket minors who refuse breath tests, judge rules ByANDREW GROSSMAN and CHRIS HERRING Daily News Editors A federal judge yesterday struck down a Michigan law that made it illegal for pedestri- ans under the age of 21 to refuse a breath test for alcohol. U.S. District Court Judge David Lawson ruled the state law unconstitutional in a 32- page opinion, saying the law was an unreasonable search prohibited under the Fourth Amendment. Lawson said the minor in possession law previ- ously gave police officers the ability to "perform a search of minors without a warrant or legal excuse for not obtaining one." Until yesterday's ruling, Michigan was the only state in whichrefusingabreathtestwas illegal, according to the Ameri- can Civil Liberties Union. The ACLU of Michigan filed the lawsuit on behalf of two women from Saginaw County - both of whom were forced to submit to Breathalyzer tests. Ashley Berden and Katie Platte, the plaintiffs in the case, took the tests and registered 0.00- percent blood alcohol levels. They said they hadn't been act- ing suspiciously but were made to take breath tests because See COURT, Page 7A 300 rally for more funding for colleges and universities on Capitol lawn By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporter LANSING - Mohammad Dar, vice president of the Michigan Stu- dent Assembly, said his father told him he'd give up everything to have one of his children graduate from college. Ultimately, Dar said, his father did. Dar shared the story of his father's death with a group of about 300 college students from around the state at a rally outside the state Capitol yesterday. Dar's father died this summer after being diagnosed with can- cer. The cancer would have likely been treated sooner, Dar said, if his father hadn't given up his health insurance to pay for Dar's educa- tion. His speech added an emotional element to the rally, which was held to protest budget cuts that threaten state appropriations for higher education. The state is facing a $1.7 billion deficit, and cuts to higher educa- tion could be a part of any budget settlement. Although officials have refused to speculate, funding cuts or delayed payments from the state could force the University to raise tuition in the middle of the year. The University's August pay- ment of $29.6 million has already been withheld because the state was low on cash this summer. About 120 maize-clad students from the University of Michigan marched onto the Capitol lawn singing "The Victors." Eastern Michigan University students responded with an Eagles cheer. School pride took a backseat to the cause when Wayne State Univer- sity students began chanting, "For higher education, make the right decision." Dar started the rally by identify- ing the universities that had sent representatives and explaining the protest's purpose. See RALLY, Page 5A PHOTOS BY ZACHARY MEISNER/Daly ABOVE: Mohammad Dar, the vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, said his father went without health insurance to help his son pay for college. TOP LEFT: After a rally on the Capitol lawn, student protesters went into the state House gallery, where they were greeted with applause from some legislators. Med School gets $22 million gift Taubman has given The donation will establish the A. Alfred Taubman Medical millions to Research Institute within the University Medical School. University Taubman, who donated $30 million in 1999 to the Taubman By ANDY KROLL College of Architecture and Daily StaffReporter Urban Planning, said the Univer- sity is "one of the great institu- The University Health System tions in America" in a podcast on announced yesterday a $22 mil- the new institute's website. lion gift from shopping center Jerry May, the University's pioneer and longtime donor A. vice president for development, Alfred Taubman. See DONATION, Page 5A Shutdown would end some state services U' officials dedicate Undergrad Sci. Building $61 million said the goal of the tiered class- rooms was to allow students to structure has 30 work in both lecture and small group formats. classrooms and labs, LSA Dean Terry McDonald said 125-seat auditorium the building serves as "a geograph- ic and intellectual crossroads for science on campus" because of its By RYAN A. PODGES location near the medical campus, For the Daily School of Dentistry, Life Sciences Institute Building and Chemistry Although classes have been Building. held in the Undergraduate Sci- At the dedication ceremony, ence Building since last fall, the University President Mary Sue building was officially dedicated Coleman praised the new facility yesterday. and emphasized the importance The dedication wasn't held until of science for all students. yesterday because not all of the "We need our students, regard- computer simulators and mechan- less of career interests, to be scien- ical lab equipment were fully tifically literate because scientific installed and operational until the literacy is absolutely necessary in spring. The building is part of a today's society," she said. "Just complex of sciences buildings that (reading) the front of the newspa- includes the Life Sciences Build- per requires a basic knowledge of ing and Palmer Commons. global warming, nutrition, genet- The $61 million building is ics and stem cells." 140,000 square feet. Ithas3 class- About 100 people attended the rooms and lab spaces, a 125-seat dedication, including represen- auditorium and two classrooms tatives from the Undergraduate designed after a dinner theater Research Opportunity Program with tiered seating at semi-circu- and Women in Science and Engi- lar tables facing the instructor. neering, both of which'have their Associate Provost Phil Hanlon main offices in the building. (AP) - If no budget agree- ment is reached by the end of the week, it's likely state govern- ment will partially shut down on Monday. Here's what that shutdown might look like, based on a release from Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Associated Press interviews with interest groups, labor unions and other organizations. K-12 SCHOOLS All districts should be able to remain open at least the first three weeks of October, after which they'll learn if they're going to get their next round of state aid pay- ments. But then it gets dicey - especially for schools that already have tapped their reserves while dealing with stagnant state fund- See BUDGET, Page 5A BEN SIMON/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman cuts a ribbon to dedicate the Undergradu- ate Science Building yesterday. Coleman said the facility would help all students become "scientifically literate." TODAY'S H! :70 WEATHER LO: 48 GOT A NEWS TIP? call 734-763-2459 ore-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know, ON THE DAILY BLOGS Freshman goalie has mono MICHIGANDAILY.COM/THEGAME INDEX Vol. CXViII, No.18 02007 The Michigan Dai michigandaily. cow NEW S...... SUDOKU.. 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