wr ,_. .... : .. _.. _ _.. 1 F j. t You got in. Your parents have gone home. You're supposed to go to a few classes. But there's a lot more to the University and Ann Arbor than class. Check out the New Student Edition inside. Sections C-E mIE4Lid ji Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 4,f2007 michigandaily.com STATE APPROPRIATIONS Budget battle leaves'U' waiting With deadline drawing near, legislators can't agree on plan to close $1.6 billion deficit By EMILY BARTON Daily Staff Reporter The amount of money the University will receive from the state for the 2008 fiscal year is still up in the air. Although the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, leg- islators in the Democratic-controlled state House of Representatives and the Republican-controlled state Senate are still trying to resolve a projected $1.6 billion deficit. Gov. Jennifer Granholm and House Democrats are supporting a plan to increase funding to state universities by at least2.5 percent, but Republicans say the state can't afford to spend the extra money. The University would receive a 5.3 percent fund- ing increase under the plan. See BUDGET, Page 7A BY THE NUMBERS ABOVE: Left tackle Jake Long walks off the field after Michigan's loss to Appalachian State on Saturday. Long is part of a trio of Michigan seniors who put off their NFL aspirations for a year in hopes of capturing a national championship. Now those hopes are all but gone. BELOW: Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore is carried off the field after the win. App. State was a " scheduling blunder veryone realizes that what hap- pened this past Saturday was terrible. What I'm not sure people understand is how preposterously, appallingly awful the, game was from the moment it landed on the schedule. If the idea is to DANim open with an easy BROMWICH win, why pick the national champions of anything? Appalachian State hadn't lost a game since its 2006 season opener, which means that nobody really knew exactly how good they were. They hadn't lost in 14 games, and quarterback See SportsTuesday for more cov- erage of Michigan's historic loss to Appalachian State. whdt wahnr 'l lB What's mnt f or Mtcbtuacn lB blocS's horroc contm tys short 4B Armanti Edwards hadn't lost one col- lege game, meaning tape showing how to stop an offense that scored more than 40 points in eight of last year's contests was scarce. This Appalachian State team defi- nitely wasn't a bad team. And it certain- ly wasn't worse than the squads that comprise the bottom rungs in Division See APP. STATE, Page 7A Percentage of the University budget that comesfrom state funding Days until the beginning of Michigan's 2008 fiscal year Percentage bywhich a bill passed by the state House would increase funding to the University's Ann Arbor campus Number of appropriations bills signed into law by Gov. Jennifer Granholm First in a five-part series Money- saving textbook lists still a year away Police: Partygoer yelled slurs Responding to racist taunt from Theta Chi porch, officers find kegs By DAVE MERELBURG and JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporters The University chapter of Theta Chi is facing sanctions after a person on the fraternity's porch yelled racial slurs at two black Ann Arbor Police officers during a party last week. When the officers investigated, they found three kegs of beer in the house, a violation of Interfra- ternity Council regulations and the fraternity's national chapter. While the University's Greek Activities Review Panel isn't likely to kick Theta Chi off campus, the fraternity's national chapter could revoke the University chapter's charter because of the kegs. Theta Chi's national chapter prohibits alcohol in all of its houses. The incident started early on Aug. 27 when police pulled a car over near the fraternity house on Washtenaw Avenue, the police report said. A male on the porch shouted at the officers, called them the n-word and referred to the people in the car with the n- word, accordingto the report. The person yelled that he had been See FRATERNITY, Page 7A Administrators say computer updates are stalling launch By CHRIS HERRING Daily News Editor One way to alleviate the bur- den of high textbook prices seems simple. Numerous groups - including Michigan Student Assembly repre- sentatives and the University's task force on textbook prices - have called for professors to release their textbook lists before the start of each semester so students have more time to shop around and get the best price. But aside from the professors who e-mail lists or syllabi to stu- dents, early distribution of text- book lists still isn't widespread, and likely won't be for at least a year. Last semester, a University task force ranked the University 38th out of 39 schools in making book lists available early to students. The panel recommended that faculty release information about which books will be used sooner. Lester Monts, senior vice provost for academic affairs, who created the task force in 2006, said the lists for most classes aren't available yet because online technicians are Coming tomorrow: How to save money while textbook shopping upgrading the University's com- puting systems to accommodate them. Monts said the book lists will eventually be part of Wolverine Access, the system students use to schedule classes, once the system is implemented next year. MSA Vice President Mohammad Dar said students shouldn'tbe frus- trated with the textbook task force for the lack of progress. "As students, we all want to see fast results," Dar said. "But See TEXTBOOKS, Page 7A Two charged with throwing drawer Police say men yelled anti-gay slurs By ANDREW GROSSMAN and JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporters For what may have been a crime motivated by anti-gay bias, a Uni- versity of Michigan student and another man were arraigned in Washtenaw County court on Fri- day. The suspects allegedly shouted homophobic slurs and threw a dresser drawer from an apart- ment balcony at two men walking below. Cody Williamson, 22, and Michael A. Brown, a 21-year-old University of Michigan student in the College of Engineering, were each charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of assault and bat- tery. A 24-year old Ann Arbor resi- dent, whose name police have not released, told police that he and a friend were walking on the 700 block of East Ann Street early See DRAWER, Page 7A TODAY'S S HI: 85 WEATHER LO. 58 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. ON THE DAILY BLOGS How to avoid hearing about Saturday's game MICHIGANDAILY.COM/TIHEGAME INDEX OPINION..................... Vol. CX VIII, No.1 SPORTSTUESDAY....... 02007 TheMichigan Daily N S E UNIVERSITY.......... michgondaily.com ..4A NSE ARTS. . .D..........1D .1B N E SPORTS.......................1E ..1C NSE ANN ARBOR ................1F :1