The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom PFIZER From page 1A The Ann Arbor Summer Festi- val, a series of performances at the Power Center, also benefited from Pfizer's presence in the city. Pfizer made large annual donations to the show and purchased substantial amounts of tickets for employees. Robb Woulfe, executive direc- tor of the festival, called Pfizer one of the festival's "major" spon- sors and said his organization is already feeling the effects of the company's departure. "It's been challenging to put together a budget for the upcom- ing festival without Pfizer's contri- butions," Woulfe said. Woulfe estimated that Pfizer contributed between $75,000 and $80,000 each year to the Summer Festival. Woulfe said the festival's orga- nizers plan to step up fundraising efforts by marketing more aggres- sively, offeringnamingrights oppor- tunities to businesses and attracting more individualsponsors. "I think we really have a solid plan in place to make up for the loss of Pfizer's contributions," Woulfe said. "But now we need to be a bit louder about getting donations from the community at large." Donald Harrison, director of community and development for the Ann Arbor Film Festival, said his organization would look for new contributions from outside the Ann Arbor community to offset the loss of Pfizer's contributions, which he said totaled between $5,000 and $10,000 annually. Harrison said the film festival's latest fundraising campaign has gotten off to a good start, aided by film festival advertisements in national magazines like Variety. But he said replacing Pfizer's donations will take time and hard work. "Replacing (Pfizer's) contribu- tions is easier said than done," Harrison said. "We'll have to work extra hard to make up that money with other sponsors." For the Ann Arbor Area Cham- ber of Commerce, its relationship with Pfizer was more than just donations and ticket purchases. Jesse Bernstein, president and CEO of the Ann Arbor Area Cham- ber of Commerce, said his orga- nization would miss the Pfizer employees that attended chamber- sponsored events and served on various chamber committees. "We'll be losing the brainpow- er of the Pfizer employees that worked with the Chamber of Com- merce," Bernstein said. He said that Pfizer has pledged. to continue in its role as a "Plati- num Sponsor" until 2008, which gives Bernstein and his colleagues time to plan how they'll recoup the losses resulting from Pfizer's departure. - Despite losing an important community partner like Pfizer, Bernstein said he was confident in the ability of Ann Arbor's economy to weather the storm. "Pfizer's decision is certainly a blow, but we've seen a lot of chang- es here in Ann Arbor," Bernstein said. "This is another opportunity for us to evolve." - Chris Herring contributed to this report. NOISE From page 1A aren't near as rowdy as our fans." When Navvab and his team took measurements during Saturday's halftime, they found that the soUnd - almost exclusively from the stu- dent section - was 100 decibels, or the equivalent of a chainsaw. With the skyboxes, which will stand about 10 feet higher than the scoreboards and further enclose the stadium, the soufid level of the stadium would reach 110 or 111 LSA From page 1A posed to take place last year. Before lastyear's event was canceled, orga- nizers discussed having a cham- pagne toast on the Diag the last day of exams, including a toast from the dean and a faculty speaker, Sche- peler said. But the event started to fall apart in April as the event coordinators ran. into more and more red tape prohib- iting them from using the Diag. "We were really upset," Schepeler said. "We began working on this year's event in the summer to make sure it happens." LSA-SG and administrators have been working together on this year's event. "It's really been a joint effort betweenthe studentgovernment and REPORT From page 1A fleet in the state, and 87 percent of its passenger-vehicle fleetuse alter- native fuels. The University finished in the decibels, about the noise level of a loud rock concert, Navvab said. In order to measure how much of an impact the skyboxes would have on sound in the stadium, Navvab used a sensor that measures sound from all angles at the same time. The sensor consists of 120 small microphones that absorb every decibel within hundreds of feet.. The device can pinpoint exactly how much sound individual people and instruments make in a crowd of thousands. Navvab and his team then took what each individual microphone administration," said Evan Hansen, director of marketing and communi- cations for LSA. "Its really important to have the support of the student government and student body when planning an event like this." To incorporate student opinions into the process, LSA-SG posted a survey online earlier this fall. The survey asked LSA seniors what types of events they would like, where they would like the event to be held and how much the pres- ence of food and alcohol at this event would affect their decision to attend. LSA-SG and administration are now using the results of this survey to determine the specifics of this year's event. "It would be a great way to make students feel associated with LSA," Schepeler said. "We feel we can make graduating more personal for students." upper quartile of the schools sur- veyed. Just 3 percent of the schools in the survey finished with an A average, while 28 percent received a B. Forty-two percent of schools received C's, 25 percentreceived D's and 2 percent of colleges received a failing grade. measured, compiled it and used a computer program to translate the measurements into architectural graphics that allow the research- ers to see exactly where the sound is located and where it is loudest. During the game, Navvab and his team measured crowd noise levels from various points along the sidelines. There were other factors that Navvab had to take into account when measuring, such as the dura- tion of the yells from the crowd. Navvab used the sensor to mea- sure how long it took the crowd COUNCIL From page 1A tional studies minor already exists, Cohen said he believes that stu- dents should be able to concentrate their education on global issues. Cohen said he's talked with LSA Dean Terrence McDonald about developing a major that focuses on global issues. Cohen said McDon- ald was very receptive to the idea, but that establishing the new major will be a difficult feat in the upcoming years. Members of existing student groups said they were enthusiastic about the networking opportuni- ties that the IHC provides. LSA junior Blase Kearney, a member of the IHC organization Students Organizing for Labor Equality, said that similar attempts to form such an organization have failed in the past, but that the IHC seems to be doingthings right. "People want to bring progres- sive groups together on campus but they have no idea how," he said. Kearney said the IHC is differ- ent. "It's good because we'll know Thursday, November 1, 2007 - 7A to reach "full loudness," the point at which the noise intensity level remains steady. Crowd participation was almost entirely located in the student sec- tion. If all 109,840 individuals had yelled at the same intensity, Navvab said the measurement would have increased to 102 or 103 decibels - a significant sound increase. The loud noise from the crowd can drown out the sound of the opposing quarterback giving instructions to his players on the field - giving the home team a sig- nificant advantage. more about particular groups that are members of theIHC when they have their monthly lectures and I think it will be good for under- standing each other's issues," Kearney said. "That's what I'm kind of excited about." The IHC brings together activ- ist groups with those that are politically inactive, like Habitat for Humanity. SOLE - which has members who were arrested last year after a sit-in protest in University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman's office to demand the University adopt a new labor policy - is both activist and somewhat controversial. That hasn't given pause to lead- ers of less political campus groups. Pharmacy graduate student Lisa Treumuth, the leader of RESULTS at UM, an activist group focused on fighting poverty, said that while she doesn't disagree with SOLE in particular, she doesn't think people will attack her group for SOLE's actions just because they're under the same umbrella organization. "I think every group still repre-- sents their own group," she said. "Whatever any sort of group does doesn't necessarily trickle downtn o the IHC." N EW S TIP? E-mail news@michigandaily.com. the michigan daily FALL '08 HOUSE RENTALS. PEPPERS Recently remodeled, 6 bdrm. on Houses, 5- White St. and 10 bdrm. on S.Forest ing now f keysmanagement.net or ldry. and p 734-651-1593. PERFE 5&6 Bdrm. H ouses 6 hdrs. h May 2008 rental. Prk $2900 neg Copi Properties PETS an GREAT 2 BEDROOM apartment lo- RM. IN cated in quiet west side neighborhood. prkg/ldry. New Kitchen and carpeting, furnished or unfurnished. Call 668-1100. SPACIOU house at IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY. 2008, plea LARGE two bedroem apartments TRE located near U-M Medical Campus. May & 2 blocks to Central Campus. Lots of wwv amenities. Heat, water, parking, laundry. Can be furnished. Call Michigan Realty 734-662-5500 or UNIVERS www.michcomrealty.com for details. pus Apart now!!! Fur rooms. 734 LARGE FURNISHED 2 or 3 bdrm. University' apt. at 1111 S State, Near U-M bus stop, Avail. Fall '08, Heat & water incl. Balc., A/C, prkg.,, Idry., $1180-$1850, No smkg/no pets.. 734-996-3539 or 734- 678-7250. ehtseng@comcast.net NOW LEASING FOR MAY 2008 Apartments and Houses *Great locations and Amenities* Wilson White Management www.wilsonwhitemanagement.com Live in LuXury ; 2 blocks from Hill St. 6 Bedroom 2 Bath House 1208 Prospect S PROPERTIES, GREAT -8 people great location, leas- for fall '08, furn, free onsite rkg. 810-231-0229. ECT FOR U OF M BAIND MEMBERS! ouse. 2 baths. Spacious group g. Ten min. walk to stadium. . Jacinda 313-623-0921. WELCOME SPACIOUS drms. in historic west side available! 741-9300. narborapartments.net KERRYTOWN area, free $425 plus util. 734-449-4797. 1S WELL KEPT 7 bedroom 1120 Oakland available May se call 668-1100. E CITY PROPERTIES & September 2008 Leases w.treecityproperties.com 734-994-8733. SITY TOWERS ON Cam- ments. Taking reservations wished Studio, 1, 2, & 3 Bed- 4-761-2680. ARABIC LANGUAGE TUTORING, call 313-674-0740 or email hkawada@umich.edu PERSONAL TRAINING/PILATES. 734-678-3422. Maryheth2@juno.com PRIVATE TUTORING FOR LSAT, LAW SCHOOL, BAR EXAM My credentials: - perfect 180 on LSAT - Michigan Law graduate (3.85 GPA) - licensed attorney - 15 years ofteaching experience - hundreds of delighted students 734.996.2861 www.TESTGURU.com THESIS EDITING- LANGUAGE, organization, format. 25 yrs. U-M exp. 996-0566 or wrieo@iserv.net We Buy TEXTBOOKS Good Prices Paid N David's Books U 516 E. William St. 665-8017 he wanted 090 !!!BARTENDING!!! $300 /day poten- tial, Age 18+ ok. No exp. necessary, training provided. 800-965-6520 x 125. $10.00/HR. MICHIGAN TELEFUND now hiring. Great Resume Builder! Ap- ply @ telefund.umich.edu or 763-8180. ANONYMOUS EGG DONORS help create a family. $6,000 compensation to healthy women, ages 20-28, height/weight proportionate, and non- smokers. You will take medication and undergo a minor surgical procedue. Call ARR: (248j723-9979 for more info. www.arrl.com CAR AND DRIVER Mag needs a gofer. 12-6 Monday through Wednes- day. Must be able to drive a stick shift. 20 years or older. Perfect driving record and detail oriented. $7.50/hr. Email resumeslto lwebster@hfinus.com EARN $800-$3200 A month to drive brand new cars with ads placed on them. www.AdCarClub.com EXCEPTIONAL EGG DONORS needed $8000-$15000 for qualified, re- sponsible applicants. All ethiciies welcome. Special need for Jewish, Asian, East Indian donors. Close per- sonal support by experienced donor. Contact Dawn 951-696-7466. FertiityAlternative.com/eggdonors FULL/PART-TIME SERVERS needed. Apply within Monday-Friday between 2 and 5. 512E. William. GAMESTAKES.COM A leading en- tertainment website is seeking 1 agent per university. No selling- Huge income potential! Email now: playersU@gamestakes.com LOCAL ANN ARBOR company is looking for an individual to program a short movie to automatically run on 50 promotional USB drives. This assign- ment would be ideal for a computer sci- ence student looking to cam some extra money. If interested please send qualifi- cations to sevans@hda.net MOVIE EXTRAS. NEW opportuni- ties for upcoming productions. All looks needed no experience required for cast calls. Call 877- 218- 6224. OFFICE ASSISTANT: AT least a 3.8 high school GPA, age 18 or older, job experience(s) extra-curricular activi- ties, computer skills. Very flexible hours. $12/hour. Part-time position. Apply to flexskills@yahoo.com PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR INFLUENZA VACCINE RESEARCH STUDY The University of Michigan School of Public Health is enrolling volunteers in a study to compare the flu shot with the nasal spray influenza vaccine. You will be asked to attend 3 shortvisits this study year (Fall 2007-Spring 2008). You maybe a candidate if you are 18-49 years old and in good health. Compensation: Participants will receive at least $100 for completion of 3 scheduled visits. 734-615-8331. www.umich.edu/-fluvacs IRBMED #HUM-14574 Principal investigator: Arnold S. Monto, MD. SCOREKEEPER'S SPORTS GRILL & Pub now hiring talented, hardworking individuals for our wait staff, floorman, and cooks. No experi- ence necessary. Apply in person at1310 Maynard St., Ann Arbor. 734-995-0100. WOLVERINESNEEDJOBS.COM Paid survey takers needed in A2. 100% FREE to oin. Click on Surveys. RESERVATIONS AGENTS Mainstreet Ventures is now hiring reservations agents. Candidates must be articulate, detail oriented and have computer knowledge. Restaurant/Hos- pitality exp. preferred but not req. Must have evening availability. Enjoy work- ing in a quiet, casual, downtown Ann Arbor location. Free prkg! Contact Nicole at 1-888-456-3463. SIDEWALK SHOVELERS NEEDED mostly nights, P/t for snow removal co. Exc. pay. 663-3343 ext. 24. SPRING BREAK REPS Wanted: Free Travel & Cash. 1-800-426-7710 or visit www.sunsplastours.com UNDERCOVER SHOPPERS Earn up to $150 per day. Under cover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments. Exp. Not req. Call 800-722-4791. WEEKEND DRIVER Drive me to & from Muskegon area. My car, earn $75 for round trip. 665- 0566. WEST SIDE FAMILY looking for en- ergetic, organized mother/father's helper for light house work/errands in busy family w/ 3 small children. 10-15 hrs./wk. Day hours very flexible. $10/hr. 994-4938 cild Care 095 A BABYSITTER FOR FRIDAY evenings for 2 children. $10/hr. Trans- portation necessary. 734-709-1867. **#I SPRING BREAK Website! 4 & 7 night trips. Low prices guaranteed. Group discounts for 8+. Book 20 peo-' ple, get 3 free trips! Campus reps needed. www.StudentCity.com or 800- 293-1445. SPRING BREAK '08 Lowest Prices!!! www.sunsplashtours.com 800-426-7710 SPRING BREAK 2008. Sell Trips, Earn Cash, Go Free! Best Prices Guar- anteed! Call for group discounts. 1-800- 648-4849 or www.ststravel.com TRAVEL TO TROPICS and beyond. Single female wife.opportunity avail- able to accompany me, your new hus- band - 40 year old world traveller. Able to hike 7 hours through mountain- ous jungle, swim in tiger's river, carry 25-30 pound pack. Life-long multicul- tural, global peace and educational op- portunity for kind person interested in gardens/farms. Training and love pro- vided. Drug-free, smoke-free work- place. Visit www.omaisa.com or email bwsnyder2000@yahoo.com Daily Classifieds: serving the UofM YOUV community for been hundreds upon served hundreds or so years.. 12 STEP MEDITATION class for be- ginners. Free ($1 donation requested). Sundays @ 2:30pm. Washtenaw Alano Club, 995 N. Maple, Ann Arbor MSU VS. U of M football tickets for sale @ 517-351-1992 or order online at www.jamestheticketman.com IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY. 6 bed- room house located near U-M Campus. Great location for Med and Engineer- ing students. Call Michigan Realty 734- 662-5500 or www.michcomrealty.com for details. For Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007 friends. Just cope as best you can. ARIES SCORPIO (March 21 to April 19) (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Partners, spouses and old friends sud- Research into the past can go very denly are back in your life. There's no well for you now. Answers to old prob- getting around this. lems might arise easily. Trust your abil- TAURUS ity to discover these. (April 20to May 20) SAGITTARIUS For the next few weeks, all kinds of (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) delays and silly errors are going to occur Because old friaends are back in your at work. Your only recourse is patience life, you have a chance to bounce your and acceptance. ideas off them. Talk about your goals GEMINI and dreams for the future. Their feed- (May 21to June 20) back could help you to make the eight Old business about children and the changes. custody or maintenance of children, as CAPRICORN well as past business about sports, must (Dec. 22to Jan. 19) be dealt with now. In addition, expect to This is an excellent time to rehash old hear from old flames! < business with parents and bosses. You'll CANCER find that they're surprisingly receptiveto (June 21to July 22) your suggestions. You're dealing with old domestic mat- AQUARIUS ters. However, relatives you haven't (Jgn. 20 to Feb. 18) heard from are suddenly camped on your If you're involved in schooling, stud- doorstep. Oops, stock the fridge! ies of any kind, training, travel or work LEO in publishing and/or the media, finish (July 23 to Aug. 22) old business first. Pay your phone bill. Car problems, PISCES transportation delays and all kinds of (Feb. 19to March 20) silly errors in communication will dog . This is an excellent time to tie up loose your steps now. Take extra time to do details about inheritances, insurance things slowly and carefully. matters or how to divide things with VIRGO someone. Figure out what you're doing (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) with shared property. Financial issues from the past are back YOU BORN TODAY You will always on your plate. However, this is an excel- seek excitement in your life. You need lent time to clear these things up. If bustle and activity to make you feel you're looking for work, go back to jobs alive. You have excellent technical to which you've applied before. Things know-how. Other people are quick to from the-past will give you greater suc- admire you because of these qualities. cess. Personally, you're quite private; you LIBRA choose carefully what you share about (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) yourself. There is something important Mercury continues to be retrograde, for you to learn in the year ahead. which is why you find yourself dealing Birthdate of: Aishwarya Rai, actress; with lots of old business and people from Fernando Valenzuela, baseball pitcher; your past, especially partners and close Gary Player, golfer. 0 2007 Kingeaures Syndicate, inc. nHuge living room with high ceilings and oak trim. -Built-in A/C! - -Large beautiful kitchen with dishwasher and disposal. -Outdoor deck. 'Iwo spacious luxury baths. -Gigantic side and back yards. *New entry-way. -Free laundry on-site. Individual locking bedrooms. -Lots of Free parking on-site. Just $2999 a month Call today for a showing! campus realty (734)665-8825 HOUSE FOR 5-6, 852 Brookwood. Prkg., porch, wshr./dryer, dishwshr., garage, & lg. bdrms. Basement. 248- 214-8708. $2400 per month. Fall 2008. APTS., SUBLETS, & Rmmte(s). List and Browse FREE! All Cities & Areas. 1-877-367-7368 or www.sublet.com CAMPUS REALTY. NOW taking reservations for '08-'09. Stop by our of- fice for a full housing brochure. 1335 S. University 734-665-8825 campusrealty.com ONE BDRM. DIVISION & Packard. $750/mo avail now. 269-779-6588.