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THE QUIET ELECTION

PAYlNG FOR COLLEGE
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ition for classes Uniyersity's 2007-2008 operating
budget in July.
dropped after In a letter to students this
AugustUniversityProvostTeresa
an. 3 due date Sullivan cited reduced state fund-
ing and an increase in University
By ANDY KROLL expenditures as the reasons for
Daily Staff Reporter .. making payments due sooner.
- ---- University spokeswoman
rting next semester, the due Kelly Cunningham said making
for tuition, fees and room payment deadlines earlier will
oard at the University will increase the University's efficien-
ved up one month in order cy because it aligns the payments
n with the start of each aca- with financial aid disbursements,
term. which the University also handles
ording to the Office of at the beginning of each semes-
cial Aid, the new deadlines ter.
e upcoming winter semester Cunningham said making pay-
. 3, and the 2008 fall semes- ment deadlines earlier doesn't
adline will be Aug. 31. necessarily mean students have
e University Board of to pay their whole bill at once.
its endorsed the decision, "With the University payment
will also apply each sub- See TUITION, Page 7A

Oly one of the five Ann Arbor City
Council seats up for election yester-
day featured more than one candi-
date. Incumbent Stephen Rapundalo
(D-Ward 2) edged out write-in candidate Edwin
Amonsen. The almost completely uncontested
election made for a slow day for election workers
John Dahl and Angelina Rodriguez (above) who

ROB MIGRIN/
worked at the polling station in the Michigan
Union. The Union is in Ward 1, where newcomer
Sabra Briere, a Democrat, ran unopposed. As of 5
p.m. yesterday, only five people had voted at the
Union. But Dahl was planning to stay at his post
until polls closed at 8 p.m. "It doesn't matter if
you have 1,000 votes or 10, you have to go through
the same procedure," Dahl said.

SAME-SEX BENEFITS BEFORE THE COURT
Voter intentkey
to arguments

STUDENT ENGAGEMENTSURVEY
EXaminn te college experience

Studying abroad,
seeing an adviser
cited as helpful
By JAKE SMILOVITZ
DailyStaffReporter
Intellectual activities, such as
study abroad and internships, and
involvement with one's parents or
academic adviser are key to having
a .meaningful college experience
for students, according to a report

released Monday.
The National Survey of Student
Engagement, an annual report
from the Indiana University Cen-
ter for Postsecondary Research,
found that students who take part
in "enriching high-impact experi-
ences" gain more from their time in
college than their peers, who do not
have such experiences.
The survey lists learning com-
munities, research with faculty,
study abroad and culminating
senior experiences as activities that
provide enrichment.

The NSSE reported that students
who take part in learning commu-
nity opportunities gain various
educational and personal develop-
mentbenefits.
Wendy Woods, associate direc-
tor of the Michigan Community
Scholars Program - a learning
community based in Couzens Hall
- pointed to strong grades, a high
rate of retention and interest in
community service as signs of the
success of learning communities at
the University of Michigan.
Woods said that students ben-

efit from learning communities
because the communities offer a
smooth transition for first-year stu-
dents and better contact with fac-
ulty members.
The survey also found that stu-
dents who take part in faculty
research come to understand the
research process. The survey also
found that these students'spend a
lot of time with faculty members
and gain insight into how they
think and deal with setbacks in the
research process.
See PARENTS, Page 7A

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niversities say people" and rule that domes-
tic partner policies at the city of
uling against Kalamazoo and elsewhere are
efits would hurt On the other side were attor-
neys for 21 gay couples and Dem-
recruling ocratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm
who said the 2004 amendment
SING (AP) - Three years was about marriage and preserv-
ters approved a constitu- ing the status quo - not taking
an against gay marriage, away benefits from hundreds of
'higan Supreme Court yes- gays.
weighed its ramifications Up to 20 public universities,
versity and government community colleges, school dis-
s whose same-sex part- tricts and local governments in
t health insurance. Michigan have benefits policies
ne side was a lawyer from covering at least 375 gay couples.
can Attorney General Some of the plans began as far
ox's office who urged the back as'the early 1990s.
to follow the "will of the See COURT, Page 7A .

THE HOMEFRONT
A search for causes of veteran suicide

A RESOLUTION TO BEAT THE BUCKEYES

Young, white male
vets at greater risk
By ELAINE LAFAY
Daily StaffReporter
Depressed veterans are more
likely to commit suicide if they are
young, white, male, abuse substanc-
es or if they aren't diagnosed with
post-traumatic stress disorder or a

service-related disability, accord-
ing to a recent University study.
The study, released last week,
examines 800,000 military veter-
ans of all ages who were diagnosed
with depression in the Department
of Veterans Affairs health care sys-
tem between 1999 and 2004. Of the
depressed veterans, 1,683 - 0.21
percent of the subjects - commit-
ted suicide during the study peri-
od.
Veterans are already twice as

likely as the general population tp
c'mmit suicide.
KaraZivin,anassistantprofessor
of psychiatry at the University and
a Department of Veterans Affairs
researcher, said individuals with
PTSD or a service-related disabil-
ityhave lower suicide rates because
they are more likely to already be
receiving treatment.
The study shows that many sui-
cide risk factors - such as old age -
See VETERANS, Page 7A

MICHIGAN VS. OHlO STATE
Film chronicles a rivalry that spans decades

Preview showing of
HBO doc tonight at
Michigan Theater
By RYAN A. PODGES
Daily StaffReporter
Though the University of Michi-
gan and Ohio State University
began playing each other annually

in 1900, some believe the teams
didn't really become rivals until
coaches Bo Schembechler and
Woody Hayes faced off in a series
of bitterly-fought games starting in
1969.
The origins of that rivalry are
the subject of a new documentary
scheduled to air on HBO next week.
A reservation-only HBO advance
screening is scheduled for tonight at
the Michigan Theater at 7:30.

The film covers nearly every
aspect of the rivalry, from its
famous figures like Bo and Woody
to the effect that the games' out-
comes have on fans.
At first, Director George Roy
admitted, he might not have fully
understood the intensity of the
rivalry. But he didn't get beyond
the order of the names in the title
before he realized how much peo-
See DOCUMENTARY, Page 7A

MAx cOLLINS/Daily
Michigan Student Assembly Chief of Staff Nate Fink spoke in favor of a resolution to hold Beat OSU Week before the Michi-
gan vs: Ohio State game on Nov. 17, For more on the event, visit the Daily's news blog at michigandaily.com/thewire.


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