The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 7 STADIUM From page 1 Office for Civil Rights that said the University denied investiga- tors access to the stadium. She said the University gave OCR officials five unrestricted site visits, interviews with 20 staff members and "volumes" of pages of information related to the sta- dium. "The Letter of Findings con- tains an irrefutably skewed and flawed depiction of the access that OCR has been granted to University documents, witnesses and facilities, as well as misrep- resents the University's posi- tion over the course of the past eight years as we have worked to resolve this matter," Hage's letter said. University officials have ques- tioned the Department of Educa- tion's motivation for sending the letter while the school and the Office of Civil Rights are still in negotiations. While University officials refused to comment on the details of the discussions, the Michigan Stadium expansion project scheduled to begin after this football season would fix some of the problems cited in the letter while expanding the num- ber and variety of wheelchair- accessible seats in the stadium. What the Department of Edu- cation wants' on top of those changes and what drove the department to send the let- ter regardless remains unclear. Hage said she couldn't speculate on why it chose to send the letter despite ongoingnegotiations. "What we've said to the OCR repeatedly is 'Look, let's get past talking about, the legal regula- tions and figure out how to best continue to improve the acces- sibility of Michigan stadium,' " Hage said. "I'm still optimistic that we can keep talking and reach a resolution." - Bernstein was less positive about the University's chances. "The hubris of this adminis- tration is destroying this institu- tion," he said. - Gabe Nelson contributed to this report. ELECTION From page 1 and it's really hard to be a candi- date when you know you aren't going to win." Edwin Amonsen, a write- in candidate running against Rapundalo, said he's detected a lack of interest on the campaign trail. "I've had a number of people tell me, 'Now, I didn't even know there was an election,' " Amon- sen said. Voting in the August prima- ries is difficult for University stu- dents because many of them are away from Ann Arbor until fall semester begins in September. This summer's Democratic primary featured three contested races-. Briere beat out two opponents. Incumbent City Council member Wendy Woods (D-Ward 5) lost to challenger Mike Anglin, a bed and breakfast owner. Paul pulls in $4.2 mil in 24 hours WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential can- didate Ron Paul, aided by an extraordinary outpouring of Internet support yesterday, hauled in more than $4.2 mil- lion in nearly 24 hours. Paul, the Texas congressman with a libertarian tilt and an out-of-Iraq pitch, entered heady fundraising territory with a surge of Web-based giving tied to the commemoration of Guy Fawkes Day. Fawkes was a British merce- nary who failed in his attempt to kill King James I on Nov. 5, 1605. He also was the model for the protagonist in the movie motivated donors on the Internet with mashed-up clips of the film on the online video site YouTube as well as the Guy Fawkes Day refrain: "Remember, remember the 5th of November." Paul's total deposed Mitt Romney as the single-day fund- raising record holder in the Republican presidential field. When it comes to sums amassed in one day, Paul now ranks only behind Democrats Hillary Rod- ham Clinton, who raised nearly $6.2 million on June 30, and Barack Obama. STATE From page 1 came from Hart's post-game press conference. "I was just laughing," Hart said after being asked how he felt when Michigan trailed by 10 points with seven minutes remaining in the Wolverines' 28-24 win. "I thought it was funny. They got excited. Sometimes you get your little brother excited when you're play- ing basketball, and you let him get the lead, and then you come back and take it back." Hart may have been laughing, but Dantonio wasn't. "If they want to mock us, I'm telling them, it's not over," Danto- nio said. "They can print all that crap they want all over their lock- er room. It's not over. It'll never be over here. It's just starting." Dantonio later joked about Hart's height, saying the running back may be the little brother con- sidering his short stature. Michigan State's starting quar- terback, Brian Hoyer, wasn't amused by Hart's comments either. "Let's put it this way, if any- body hadn't takenthis personal up until this point, it's personal now," Hoyer said. "It just shows what kind of class he has." He continued: "Sooner or later, the little brother, you want to put us that way, you get pushed around enough, the little brother fights back and kicks the other brother's (butt):" Aside from Hart's post-game comments, Dantonio and his team were also upset with Michigan's antics following the final whistle. At the end of Saturday's game, the Wolverines gathered near mid- field, knelt down, held a moment of silence for the Spartans and then bowed to the crowd before head- ing into the locker room. The moment of silence was in response to Dantonio's call for a moment of silence after follow- ing Michigan's historic loss to Appalachian State earlier this season-. Yesterday, Hart shed some light on the origin of the celebration. "It was their idea," Hart said. "Coach Dantonio said some- thing about it after the Appa- lachian State loss - 'Let's take a moment of silence.' So when we beat them, we took one." Hart continued: "We heard that was what he said after the Appa- lachian State loss, and he talked a lot, all week and all season about us. We figured we'd let him know (we heard)." Hart wouldn't name the mas- termind behind the moment-of- silence idea. Later on, he shrugged off some of the antics as another way to have fun. "I just like doingthings like that at the end of games to get on peo- ple's nerves," he said. "Whether he said that or not doesn't make us play or practice harder, but at the end of the game, you just have fun with things like that." But if the comments coming out of East Lansing are any indication, the damage has already been done. It's safe to say there's already a countdown leading up to next season's matchup. 'U' joins ACLU in benefits court case BENEFITS From page 1 Tier this year, the University altered the wording of its policy to ensure it could legally continue to provide same-sex partner benefits by offer- ing benefits under an employee's contract to an "other qualified adult." That policy is slated to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008. But while many say they are pleased with the University's response to the court battles, there are fears about its ability to offer benefits in the future if the ACLU loses its case. Bruce Frier, a University law pro- fessor who has served as the chair of the Task Force on the Campus Climate for Transgender, Bisexual, Lesbian and Gay Faculty, Staff and Students, shared those concerns. "The University has done a good and thoughtful job with tying to come up with possibilities," he said. "But it's doubtful that there's a right solution to the problem unless the court is prepared to listen to ratio- nal argument." Scott Dennis, a senior associate librarian at the Hatcher Graduate Library, is one of the plaintiffs in the case. "My partner of six years is a psy- chotherapist. He runs a small prac- tice," Dennis said. "He has relied on my benefits from the University. If he did not have those benefits it would be a profound financial bur- den." Prof. Michael Schoenfeldt is also a plaintiff in the case. An associate dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, Schoenfeldt saidhe and his partner plan to leave the state because of the ruling by the appellate court in February. "We were extremely disappoint- ed and we felt targeted essentially by the citizens of the state unfairly," Schoenfeldt said. Schoenfeldt has accepted a job offer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. Some supporters of same-sex partner benefits say it is unlikely that state voters intended to deny health coverage to same-sex part- ners of employees whenthey passed the 2004 constitutional amend- ment. "The people did not think they were taking away partnership ben- efits from anybody," Dennis said. "They were deceived." Jay Kaplan, a staff attorney for the Michigan ACLU working on the case, agreed. "It was never the intention of voters to take away health insur- ance from people. They were told this amendment was about preserv- ing the so-called marriage between a man and a woman," Kaplan said. "The idea that voters would put something in the constitution that they didn't understand - that's a radical idea." Frier said that because he finds the court conservative, .the deci- sion will be affected largely by precedent-even though he thinks the University and the ACLU have strong legal arguments. "There's not much chance of a successfuloutcome inthe sensethat domestic partner benefits would be consistent with the constitutional amendment," Frier said. "The rea- son for that is more political than legal. The majority on the Supreme Court is very conservative. Sym- bolically they would find it very difficult to do what they should be doing." Alexandra Stern said she would not have come to the University if domestic partner benefits were not available. The medical historian and associate professor of obstet- rics and gynecology at the Univer- sity is a plaintiff. Win or lose, she is not particularly optimistic about the case. "Either"way, I'm not expecting any great celebratory win," she said. "There are still no civil unions. There are still no marriages." Although she has no immedi- ate plans to leave, Stern said los- ing in the Supreme Court would be depressing and make her more likely to leave the University. "I have been recruited - approached by universities in Cali- fornia, and Chicago and New York - places where this isn't even an issue," she said. "Would those kind of recruitments seem more appeal- ing if the case was lost? Yeah." Stern said the decision to ban public employers from providing same-sex partner benefits is bad for the state economy as well, because it sends a message to qualified peo- ple who want to work in Michigan that they are not welcome. "Most Fortune 500 companies and all private universities and most public ones have benefits," she said. "The (appellate court's) deci- sion is somewhere between foolish and cruel. It's a bad decision and it's a mean decision." Dennis said a loss at the Supreme Court is not necessarily the end of the story, and he plans to stay and fight for same-sex partner benefits regardless of the case's outcome. "I think it's important to stand up for what's right," he said. "I have deep roots in this state. It's my state. I'm as native as any Michi- gander gets." NEWS TIP? E-mail news@michigandaily tom. the mich iganday AVAILABLE NOW! GREAT 6 bdrm. 2 bath. house. Free laundry, A.- su l e C., lots of parking. $2999/mo. 734-665- 8825. 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For Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007 ARIES (March 21to April 19) Be patient with partners and family members today. It's easy to jump the gun. Just remember: Anger serves no purpose other than to make everyone miserable. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Do not force issues if you're working with co-workers today. It won't get you anywhere; worse yet, it could alienate you from others. GEMINI (May 21 toJune 20) Romance might be a bit touchy today. People are easily offended. Because Mars challenges the Moon today, people are irritated and emotionally volatile. Yikes! CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You have to appreciate that Mars is in your sign now, and this makes you unusually aggressive and feisty. If peo- pie act defensive aeoand you, it could be for a reason. Lighten up. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This could be an accident-prone day because of your impatience, but that's the only reason. Cool your jets. Think twice before you speak, especially with relatives and siblings. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Quarrels about money and possessions are totally possible today. More likely, you'll feel aggressive about something that's financially related, especially when buying something. Stay mellow. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct 22) Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you more emotional. On top of this, the Moon makes a tough aspect to fiery Mars, which makes your emotions even more fiery! (Be nice.) SCORPIO (Oct. 23 toNov. 21) You might feel disgruntled and not know why today. Don't worry about it. The Moon is going through a subcon- scious, hidden part of your chart, but it's only for two days. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Arguments or debates with friends or members of groups could arise today. You might avoid this by simply refusing to take the bait. Why promote discord? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22to Jan. 19) Something will happen today that calls attention to you. 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