Sports, Page 9 Ann Arbor, Michigan CITY DEVELOPMENT 26-story South U. high rise planned Developers target students with proposed luxury apartment complex set to open in 2010 By KELLY FRASER Daily NewsEditor Developers are proposing plans for luxury high- rise student apartment building just steps from cen- tral campus. Ann Arbor-based developer Dan Ketelaar and Bingham Farms-based developer Ron Hughes sub- mitted plans for University Village - a 26-story high- rise complex - to the city's Planning Commission Wednesday. The complex would stand on the southeast corner of South University and South Forest avenues, across the street from University Towers. The several building on the 2-acre parcel, including the Village Corner grocery store, will be torn down to make room for the development. University Village, which would open by the fall of 2010, would feature two towers of student apartments, a floor of retail space, a courtyard and two parking decks. The 726,000-sqaure-foot complex would have about 500 units, ranging from studios to two and four bedroom suites, and a capacity of about 1,750 residents once completed. The project's cost has not been released. Together the two towers would from a U-shape anchored by a landscaped courtyard and circle drive, according to the plans submitted to the city. Developers are also considering adding penthouse- style units, said Tracy Koe Wick, a public relations representative for The Krickwood Group, a firm hired by the developers. University Village would boast many luxury ame- nities not offered by on-campus housing. Proposed amenities include a washer and dryer in every unit, floor-to-ceiling windows, flat-screen tele- visions, a fitness center and caf6. The plans also include parking for about 380 cars and about 300 bicycles. Security measures are also touted in the proposal. Residents will be issued key cards to gain access to the building and the developers are also considering adding a thumbprint-identification system, Koe Wick said. Many students, like LSA sophomore Ike Odum, said the complex's amenities sounded appealing, but expensive. "What's the price?" Odum said. "It sounds nice, but it comes down to the price." LSA sophomore Allison Hughes said she thought the complex's parking accommodations "would be great, because it's impossible to find a parking space in Ann Arbor." Resident advisors will live on each floor of the com- plex. While some students said they thought RAs would be out of place in a privately-owned building, others See APARTMENTS, Page 7 Friday, January 4, 2008 michigandaily.com CAMPAIGN 2008 * Obama, Huckabee win Iowa Barack Obama (ABOVE) won last night's Iowa Democratic caucuses, garnering 38 percent of the delegates allotted. Young voters overwhelmingly supported Obama at the cau- cuses, propelling him to victory overJohn Edwards and Hillary Clinton. Mike Huckabee (BELOW), beat Mitt Romney in the Republican caucuses. Edwards edges Cli*nton for second Student groups stay in Mich. for caucuses Despite heavy spending, Romney finishes distant second in GOP race From staff and wire reports DES MOINES, Iowa - Sen. Barack Obama swept to victory in the Iowa cau- cuses yesterday night, pushing Hillary Rodham Clinton to third place andtaking a major stride in a historic bid to become the nation's first black president. Mike Huckabee rode a wave of support from evangelical Christians to win the open- IOWA CAUC DEMOCRATS FR DWARD CLINTON T 29%l OTHER 3% ing round among Republicans in the 2008 campaign for the White House. Obama, 46 and a first-term senator from Illinois, told a raucous victory rally his triumph showed that in "bigcities and small towns, you came together to say, 'We are one nation, we are one people and our time for change has come."' Nearly complete returns showed the first-term lawmaker gaining 37 percent support from Iowa Democrats. Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina appeared headed for second place, rel- egating Clinton, the former first lady, to a close third. See CAUCUS, Page 7 Students for Hillary only group to canvass in Iowa By EMILY BARTON Daily StaffReporter Following last night's Iowa caucus, which mark the offi- cial start of the presidential primary season, University of Michigan student groups are preparing to campaign for their candidates on campus. LSA sophomore Kelly Ber- nero, the chair of Students for Hillary, has been in Iowa since Dec. 29. Bernero and other members of the group spent much of their time calling potential voters to encourage them to caucus for presiden- tial candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton. Yesterday they went door to door for the New York See GROUPS, Page 7 US RESULTS REPUBLICANS RESULTS AS OF12:45 A.M. STUDENT-BUILT SEGWAY STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSA rep. pleads guilty to felony aim& n s' _ 17 Vuljaj participated in website scandal during'06 student government election By DAVE MEKELBURG Daily News Editor Ross School of Business School junior and Michigan Student Assembly Rep. Anton Vuljaj pled guilty at a pretrial hearing yester- day in to one felony count of using a computer to commit a crime and a felony charge of interfering with an electronic device. The first charge has a maximum penalty of four years in prison and a $5,000 fine and the second carries up to two years in prison and a $1,000 fine. Vuljaj, represented by Student Legal Services attorney Doug Lewis, said during the hearing that he used a computer pro- gram "to disrupt a website" from his dorm room on March 20 and 21 of 2006. Those dates overlap with that 'spring's MSA elec- tions. The website belonged to the Michigan Progressive Party, a party challenging the then-domi- nant Students 4 Michigan, of which Vuljaj was a member. Party websites provide a link for potential voters to the voting website, and election periods gen- erate the highest site traffic for the sites. The MPP site was attacked during the election by a program that downloaded a single file over 200,000 times without ever actu- ally visiting the site. S4M went on to win most of the seats in elections, includ- ing the highly contested presi- dency. In written statement, Vuljaj apologized early this morning to campus for his actions during the election. "I understand what I did was irresponsible, inappropriate and unacceptable," he wrote. "I com- promised my own morals in that election, letting down my fellow Wolverines and the Michigan tra- dition." He also laid out plans for his future on the assembly, saying he would work toward election reform. Vuljaj will be sentenced Feb. 14. See SCANDAL, Page 7 BENJI DELL/Da College of Engineering graduate student Jason Moore rides between the Duderstadt Center and Pierpont Commons on a Seg- way-style scooter he built with classmates for a class. Students were asked to build a working scooter on a $1,500 budget. TODAY'S Hi: 29 WEATHER ' 23 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.comvandmletus know. ON THE DAILY BLOGS More coverage from the Iowa caucuses MICHIGANDAILY.COM/THEWIRE INDEX Voi. CXVil, No. 69 @2007 TheMichigan Daily michigandaily com NEW S......... SU DO KU..... OPINION...., . 2 ARTS...................5 ...........2 CLASSIFI EDS........ . ...6 ...........4 SPO RT S ..... ........... ......... 9 oA