Ir.aq vet: 'U' does't accomodat Opinion, page 4A cii~e liaid jigan 4 haij Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, October 8, 2007 michigandaily.com A WIN. AND A RECORD CRIME ON FOOTBALL SATURDAYS Rowdiness on rise at Big House More citations, arrests at big games, 3:30 starts By JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN Daily StaffReporter Crime at Michigan Stadium during home football games has increased so far this year, according to statistics from the Department of Public Safety. There have been 240 inci- dents - citations, arrests or ejections from the stadium and its adjoining parking lots and the University golf course - this year. There had been 224 such incidents by the fifth home game in 2006 and 176 by the same point in 2005. The crimes with the highest incidence in all three seasons are possession of alcohol in the stadium, minor in possession and disorderly conduct. DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said DPS officers aren't approaching stadium security any differently than in past years. "There's been no change in philosophy, particularly since 9/11," she said. The spike in crime is likely See ARRESTS, Page 7A Mike Hart, who broke Michigan's career rushing record on Saturday, runs for one of his three touchdowns during a 33-22 victory over Eastern Michigan University. MICHIGAN CAREER RUSHING LEADERS ARRESTS, CITATIONS AND EJECTIONS Incidents in and around the Big House at the first five home games 250 r- 1. Mike Hart, 4,655 career yards 2. Anthony Thomas, 4,472 yards 3. Jamie Morris, 4,393 yards 4. Tyrone Wheatley, 4,178 yards 5. Butch Woolfolk, 3,861 yards Mike Hart's career rushing yards after Saturday, a school record Mike Hart's rushing yards this season Number of lost fumbles by Mike Hart in his three-and-a- half seasons at Michigan 200 F 150 100 SEE TODAY'S SPORTSMONDAY FOR MORE ON THE GAME " Hart's record-breaking game, page lB " Why a roster full of injuries is no excuse for lackluster performance, page1B " The future of Mario Manningham, the perplexing star wide receiver, page 2B AN ALTERNATIVE TO STUDYING ABROAD A semester in Spain? Try Detroit 50 2005 2006 2007 SOURCE:DEPARTMENTOFPUBLICSAFETY Students propose a residency in the Motor City By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter University alum Rachael Tan- ner was sitting in her urban and community studies class in April when a thought struck her: The University already sends students to Washington, D.C. for a semester. Why not set up a similar program in Detroit? So Tanner came up with the idea for a semester-long residency in Detroit. She's now organizing a program in which students live and work there for a semester while taking classes at the University's Detroit Center. The program's goal is to get stu- dents interested in Detroit and its problems, said LSA senior Aditi Sagdeo, who is organizing the semester's planning team. "We're really hoping students will get a meaningful experience about what it means to live in a city and contribute to the community," she said. Tanner said the semester in Detroit program is still in the plan- ning stages. A group of 10 to 15 students is working with Univer- sity faculty and staff members to gauge interest and begin laying the groundwork. Sagdeo said organizers are still talking to University departments about course offerings. Organiz- ers also need to find housing and employment for participants. Tanner said she would love for the program to allow students and the University to be a part of the revitalization of Detroit. "That would be really amazing," she said. The program would become one of many University outreach pro- grams in Detroit, including the Detroit Project and the University's Detroit Center. It plays in to a larger University strategy of reaching out to poorer cities and towns around the state as a way of maintaining ethnic diversity. Outreach was a major part of the University's Diversity Blueprints task force report. The task force was charged with finding ways to main- tain diversity in the wake of Pro- posal 2 banning affirmative action programs in the state. The University is. also plan- ning a larger outreach center that would coordinate outreach to high schools around the state, including in Detroit. On Thursday, the University announced plans to create an out- reach center in hopes of develop- ing closer relationships with K-12 schools throughout the state. The University's Diversity Blueprints task force first floated the idea for this program in its March report. The report contained ideas for pro- grams the University could use to maintain ethnic diversity after the passage of Proposal 2. The University is beginning its search for a director of the program, said Education Prof. Percy Bates, co-chair of the Diversity Blueprints task force subcommittee that sug- gested the outreach center. "If we're going to maintain a diverse campus, we're goingto have to increase outreach," he said. Bates said the program will also consolidate all the University's efforts at networking with K-12 schools. Once a director is hired, Bates said, the center will target school districts for outreach. ATHLETICS AND ACADEMsCS Graduation rates steady for Michigan athletes coURTESY OF MATTHEW MCKEOWN Members of the Michigan Aeronautical Science Association set up the Mav- erick III rocket in the Black Rock Desert outside Reno, Nev. Sky-high dreams dashed in desert Men's basketball grad rate falls; football up slightly By KEVIN WRIGHT Daily Sports Editor There has been no significant change in the University's student- athlete graduation rates for most sports since last year, according to statistics released by the NCAA last week. The numbers reflect the suc- cess of the class of athletes who entered universities between 1997 and 2000. The Michigan men's basketball's graduation rate fell from 74 percent in last year's statistics to57 percent this year. Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin cautioned against reading too much into fluctuations. He said it's tough to measure smaller sports that only have three to four stu- dent-athletes in a class. "There's a big difference between four seniors and fifteen you would have in football," Martin said. "That has to be taken into consideration." The Wolverines showed improve- ment in football (up 2 percent to 73), women's soccer (up 9 percent to 88) and women's gymnastics (up 10 percent to 100). Martin said he was pleased with the latest numbers. He said that his goal has always been to have the graduation rate of Wolverine athletes mirror the University's general undergraduate population. The overall graduation rate for University athletes will be released later this month. The graduation rate is the per- centage of athletes who graduate within six years of entering a Divi- sion I university. The overall Division I gradua- tion rate remained at 77 percent, the same as last year. NCAA President Myles Brand has targeted 80 percent as his eventual goal for the Division I graduation rate. But he said he was pleased with the efforts universi- ties have made to raise expecta- tions. "NCAA student-athletes are students first, and by and large they are good students," Brand said last week. "They have been afforded the privilege of compet- ing in their chosen sport while pursuing their studies as full- time students, and most of them are handling those twin responsi- bilities quite well." Students' goal to break record ends in pair of crashes By KELLY FRASER Daily News Editor Engineering senior Kip Daugirdas went to the Black Rock Desert outside of Reno, Nev. at the end of September in hopes of setting a world record. He wanted to watch the Maver- ick III, a rocket that he helped design and build, soar 70,000 feet. Instead,he watched the rock- et ascend a few thousand feet and spin end-over-end before falling back to earth - twice. Daugirdas was one of a handful of engineers from the University's Michigan Aero- nautical Science Association who attempted to set a new record by launching the rocket 70,000 feet in the air - higher than airplanes fly - and more than twice the current record for a rocket of its class. 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