Uie iidigan hailj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 30, 2008 michigandaily.com VOTING ON CAMPUS 'U' bars voter drive from dorms Cit of p ba regi With before vote in ing has bers of up vote register ing complaints A University Housing staff . , member sent an e-mail Friday to artisanship, U the co-chairs of Voice Your Vote, a group from Michigan Student Assembly com- IIS gmission, telling them suspend all stering in dorms voter registration efforts in the residence halls. The staffer cited complaints she received about By JULIE ROWE people registering voters in the DailyStaffReporter dorms. One complaint alleged that one person tried to convince just six days remaining a student who was under 18 to use the deadline to register to a fake birthday when registering. Michigan, University Hous- She also cited complaints of Voice barred all but three mem- Your Vote members wearing cam- the only group that can sign paign buttons supporting Demo- rs in residence halls from cratic presidential nominee Barack ring students in the dorms. Obama - a violation of the group's agreement with the University, which requires it to remain non- partisan. The University hasn't shown evidence that the complaints are valid or that the people involved were acting as representatives of Voice Your Vote. In a statement, Housing spokesman Peter Logan said his department had restricted VoiceYour Vote access to residence halls until concerns regarding the conduct of Voice Your Vote repre- sentatives can be resolved. "We are meetingwithVYVlead- ers soon, and hopefully University Housing will be assured that the registration campaign can resume in the halls," he said. Egler said she and Lieberman will meet with University Housing representatives at noon today to discuss the program's future. At 9 a.m. today, members of the College Democrats and lawyers from Obama's campaign will also meet with representatives from University Housing and the Office of the General Counsel to discuss the College Democrats's voter registration efforts on campus, according to a member of the Col- lege Democrats executive board who spoke on the condition of ano- nymityso as not tojeopardize talks See VOTING, Page 7 LIGHTING UP DOWNTOWN THE FINANCIAL CRISIS Michigan delgation divided, on bailout Stocks dropped tive because the bailout would set a bad precedent without offering sharply as House long-term solutions to the nation's vote dow pro osal financial crisis. voted down proposal Opponents included three Democrats - Reps. John Cony- From wire reports ers and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpat- rick of Detroit and Bart Stupak WASHINGTON (AP) - Mich- of Menominee. The six Repub- igan's House delegation was licans who opposed it included deeply divided Monday over a Reps. Joe Knollenberg of Oak- $700 billion Wall Street rescue land County's Bloomfield Town- plan, as opponents said their ship, Tim Walberg of Tipton, constituents didn't want taxpay- Pete Hoekstra of Holland, Mike ers to shoulder the burden of a Rogers of Howell, Thaddeus massive bailout. McCotter of Livonia and Candice Nine of Michigan's 15 House Miller of Macomb County's Har- members voted against the bill in rison Township. an unusual alliance, joining with Knollenberg, who faces a tough skeptical colleagues in Congress to re-election campaign this fall defeat the proposal. They said Con- against Democrat Gary Peters, said gress needed to develop an alterna- See BAILOUT, Page 7 A HOUSE DIVIDED How Michigan's U.S. representatives voted on the bailout bill yesterday DEMOCRATS James Conyers, Detroit Nay John Dingell, Dearborn Yeas Dale Kildee, Flint Yea C CarolynKilpatrick, Detroit Nay Sander Levin, Detroit Yea Bart Stupak, Menominee Nay John Dingell Joe Knollenberg REPUBLICANS Mike Rogers. Brighton Nay Fred Upton, St. Joseph Yea Thad McCotter, Livonia Yea Dane Camp, Midland Yea Vern Ehlers, Grand Rapids Yea Pete Hoekstra, Holland Nay JoeKnollenberg, Bloomfield Twp. Nay Candice Miller, Harrison Twp. Nay Tim Walberg Bart Stupak Tim Walberg, Tipton Nay T Pete Capling of Holiday Lighting Service installs lights in trees at Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor yesterday. The LED lights, installed around the downtown area and sponsored by Ann Arbor businesses, use 80 percent less energy than conventional lights. Provost creating new student budget panel APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL ./ 1/ . - With tuition on the rise, top academic official seeking student input By JACOB SMILOVITZ Daily StaffReporter At a time when declining state funding has pushed the Univer- sity to increase tuition by more than 5 percent in six of the last seven years, the University's top academic administrator is build- ing a committee aimed at letting students have their say in how the University spends its money. Provost Teresa Sullivan said in an interview this month that the. Student Budget Advisory Commit- tee will be comprised of graduate and undergraduate students and will meet with her periodically to discuss budgetary issues affecting students, including increases to tuition costs and student fees. Sullivan, who came to Ann Arbor from the University of Texas System two years ago, has created several committees to bring the suggestions, ideas and opinions of students into the decision-making process. It's a strategy she brought with her from the University of Texas, where she created several student and faculty committees as Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. "I think it's important for us," Sullivan said about the impor- tance of getting input through committees. "Kind of keeps us grounded." The new committee is a stu- dent-focused version of the Fac- ulty Budget Advisory Committee, which Sullivan formed in 2006 to get faculty input on financial issues. For students, she has also created the Provost's Student Advisory Committee and the Pro- vost's Student Leadership Board. She said she expects the bud- get committee to include about a dozen students "who would have an intellectual interest in the bud- get." That might include students who are studying business and organizational studies, or those who might be considering a career in higher education. Sullivan said she has received about 30 nominations for the committee to date, with the bulk coming from faculty and student organizations like the Michigan Student Assembly and deans' offices. The Provost's office is asking that any nominations be turned in by today. See PROVOST, Page 7 No LSAT? If you've got the grades, no problem Law School to allow 'U' students with high GPAs to apply without exam By LINDY STEVENS Daily StaffReporter Thanks to a new policy, law school-bound students with hopes to stay in Ann Arbor after graduation don't need to worry about taking the LSAT anymore - as long as they have top-flight grades. For University undergraduates with a 3.8 GPA or higher, the Wolverine Scholars Pro- gram. doesn't require enrolled students to submit an LSAT score with their application to the University's Law School. Unveiled earlier this month, the program is intended for students who haven't taken the LSAT but who might consider starting law school in Fall 2010. Students who are eligible for the program will also receive first priority in the admissions process, with their applications being considered months before the early-decision and regular admis- sions cycles begin. Sarah Zearfoss, dean of admissions at the Law School, said the new program is intended to attract current juniors and seniors who might otherwise be hesitant about applying to their alma mater for law school. "There's this persistent rumor that every- one who's interested in law school seems to haveheardthatifyouwanttogotolawschool at Michigan, you shouldn't go to Michigan undergrad," Zearfoss said. "In fact, it's the exact opposite." She said past undergraduates are con- sistently the single largest pool of students accepted to the Law School. In a normalyear, she said, between SO and 60 former Universi- ty undergrads are included in a typical class of about 360 students. Zearfoss said she expects between five and 10 undergrads to be admitted from this year's anticipated applicant pool of about 100 Wolverine Scholars. In a normal admissions cycle, about one in five applicants is admitted to the Law School. The combination of a required 3.8 mini- mum GPA and limited interest among under- grads who meet the requirements, Zearfoss said, will likely limit the number of students who actually apply. "I don't think there's any way in the uni- verse that we're going to be getting more See LSAT, Page 7 annEMY CHO/DaiY In her two years as University provost, Teresa Sullivan has formed numerous committees to give students more say in the University's decision-making process. TODAY'S HI: 59 WEATHER LO:44 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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