The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, September 5, 2007 - 7A PRIMARY: Gov. signs bill moving up contest HOTLINE: Anew initiative to fight hazing From page 1A LSA sophomore Kelly Bernero, co-chair of the University chap- ter of Students for Hillary. The change seems to be having a small effect on political activ- ism on.campus. So far, there are groups supporting Republicans Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and John McCain and Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Both Bernero and LSA senior Travis Radina, Students for John Edwards for President chair, are hopeful that a compromise will be made between the Michigan legislature and the DNC so that Michigan will be represented at the convention. The Students for Edwards group had hoped to kick off the new school year with a visit from Edwards or his wife, Elizabeth, which would have coincided with the group's mass meeting. But because Edwards has vowed not to campaign in Michigan, the group has decided to put the meeting on hold. The group is considering bringing other speakers to campus on Edwards's behalf. Radina said the earlier primary puts more pressure onthe Students for Edwards group because it will have to provide more information to students about the Democratic candidates. "We'll have to do the campaign for him," Radina said. LSA sophomore Tom Duvall, chair of the University chapter of Students for Obama, said he doesn't share Radina's concern. "We will continue our plan just as it was before," he said. "The primary is an important test and event that will show Obama's sup- port in a key battleground state for the election." Duvall said the Obama group had no previous plans to arrange a campus visit for Obama and will continue to promote his candi- dacy. LSA senior Amy Drumm, chair of the University chapter of Students for Romney, said the group's plans for the fall wouldn't be affected. Those plans include participating in regular phone banks, recruiting members, regis- tering new voters and promoting Romney's candidacy in other ways around campus. "As long as we are having a pri- mary, there will still be voters, which would (include) students," Drumm said. Romney - a Bloomfield Hills native and the son of former Gov. George Romney - is polling even in Michigan with Rudy Giuliani for the Republican nomination. Clinton is leading the Demo- cratic field in Michigan by a large margin. - The Associated Press contributed to this report. From page 1A Two attorneys from the firm listen to messages left on the hot- line and forward reports to the national offices of the Greek orga- nizationsinquestion. InMichigan and most other states, the report ends there, but in six states, the firm must also contact state law enforcement agencies because state law requires it. The law firm will look into hazing allegations if the Greek organization asks for help in the investigation. The idea for a national hazing hotline was first discussed at a January conference of fraternities and sororities, McCarthy said. The fraternities chose to run the hotline through Manley Burke, which has 26 years of experi- ence providing legal counsel to national Greek organizations and publishes a monthly newsletter called Fraternal Law. "It was kind of a natural selec- tion," McCarthy said. The University's Greek system already runs a similar service, called the Hazing Task Force. Students with concerns or tips can anonymously e-mail hazing- hotline@umich.edu. In Febru- ary 2005, the task force found three campus fraternities and one sorority guilty of hazing after receiving e-mail tips. The Michigan Greek com- munity welcomes extra help in responding to reports of hazing, said Evan Waters, a spokesman for the University's Interfrater- nity Council, in an e-mail. Several Greek organizations that weren't among the founders of the program have expressed interest in being associated with the hotline. Sigma Alpha Mu is investigat- ing becoming a user of the hotline, said Andy Huston, risk aware- ness director for the fraternity's national chapter. "All the national fraternities and sororities have the same goal - that's to eliminate hazing com- pletely," McCarthy said. The University plans to pub- licize the new hotline to fra- ternity and sorority members during National Hazing Preven- tion Week, which runs from Oct. 22 to Oct. 28, said Chris Haughee, assistant director of the Universi- ty's Office Greek Life. HAZING HOTLINE FOUNDERS The national chapters of these University fraternities and sororities are sponsors of a new hazing hotline: Fraternities Alpha Epsilon Pi Alpha Sigma Phi Delta Chi Delta Sitma Phi Delta Tau Delta Delta Upsilon Phi Gamma Delta Phi Kappa Psi Sigma Pi Sororities Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Phi Alpha Sigma Tau Chi Omega Kappa Kappa Gamma TEXTBOOKS: To save money, shop around From page lA 0 Some students prefer to wait until after classes start to buy textbooks to better gauge whether a class relies heavily on the text- book listed on the syllabus. If a book is only going to be used once or twice, it might be better to find a copy at the library or share with a friend. Waiting to buy books, however, may lead to having to pay more as a result of not being able to find used copies. Buying older editions of text- books will often drastically reduce cots. For example, the seventh edtion of "Psychology: Themes ant Variations" costs $132.95 as a ew book on Amazon.com. The sane edition of the book can be found used for about $70 on mar- ketelace.umich.edu. But the sixth editon of the book is listed on the sane site for $20. Comparing both editons can help you determine whther there's a significant dif- ference between them. Having an older edition of a textbook is not always ideal, though. The infor- mation might be outdated, and the page and chapter numbers of the older edition might be different from the new one. " As a final option, check whether the books for your classes are available in the course reserves at the library. Most are. Keep in mind that most course reserve items can only be checked out for two to four hours at a time. PLANE: Student won wealthy alum's contest From page 1A READ THE DAILY'S NEWS BLOG Visit vww.michigandaiiy.coni/thewire team's winged helmet. It features a blue nose, maize cockpit area and a maize-and-blue stripe running the length of the plane along the top. There's a block 'M' logo on the tail. Rogel began advertising the competition on the Art and Design career website on Aug. 20, offering a $500 prize to the winner. When the contest ended Aug. 27, Rogel said there was an obvious winner. "It was clear what the best design was," he said. "But there was another one that came very close, so I decided to add a $100 second place prize." Kuehl had never entered a design competition before. "I thought my design was good, but I was surprised when I found out the day after submitting it that I had won," she said. It's fitting that Rogel would ask students to design his plane. He's the chairman of the Michigan Dif- ference campaign, a member of one of President Coleman's advisory committees and a former Alumni Association president. Art and Design freshman Sean Thompson came in second place. Like;f uehl, thefootball team's helmets inspired Thompson. He alsoincludedamulti-coloredblock 'M' in the design and a large sun in his design, which was meant tc symbolize the University's ideals of excellence and social aware- ness. John Luther, a career develop- ment coordinator in the School of Art and Design, said work or projects like Rogel's is essential tc students because they each cus- tomize their own bachelor of fine arts program. "Studentsneed freelance oppor- tunities, contests, exhibitions and internships to build their portfo- lios," he said. "Contests especially are a way for students to play with the real world and earn money or top ofit." JET SET Katie Kuehl's winning design for University alum Richard Rogel's new Learjet _._.._, .,....... .