Michigan has beaten Penn State nine years running. Now, they're 23.5-point underdogs. Can they win? See Sports, Page 5 Michigan should stand up for gay marriage in the civil rights battle of our time. See Opinion, Page 4 Iie ffid anDiIj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 17, 2008 michigandailv.com LEARNING TO WRAP PAYING FOR EDUCATION Citigroup ends int'l student loan plan Ineligible for federal aid, more than 100 foreign graduate students in business school must now find new loans By NICOLE ABER For the Daily A loan program offered through the University's Ross School of Business will be scrapped for the 2009- 2010 academic year, which means graduate interna- tional students could have a tough time finding new funding for their tuition. The Ross CitiAssist Loan Program, offered by bank- ing giant Citigroup and used by more than 100 gradu- ate international students in the Business School, announced it would terpminate all future loans as of Nov. 2 in light of the tightened credit market world- wide. CitiAssist has said it will honor all loans for the current academic year. The second CitiAssist program, the University's CitiAssist Graduate Loan Program, will still-be available. Program officials declined to comment on the matter. The loans, previously available to students seek- ing Master's of Business Administration and Master's of Accounting degrees, are especially important for students from abroad because unlike students from the United States, they are ineligible for federal loans. Thoughinternationalstudentscanstillborrowthrough the University's CitiAssist Loan Program, they need a U.S. co-signer, which is often difficult for such students to find. About114internationalstudents inthe Business School See LOANS, Page 7 Employees at the new Chipotle restaurant on State Street train by serving free burritos to customers last night. Dozens of people waited in line along State Street for free food. The restaurant, a national chain, is slated to hold its "Grande Opening" today. RESIDENT ADVISORS RA icant face housing dilemma Because notification comes late, hopefuls can't sign leases By JILLIAN BERMAN and AMY MUNSLOW Daily StaffReporters The application for University Hous- ing's resident advisors for the 2009- 2010 school year went online yesterday, beginning the three-month process by which officials determine who will monitor quiet hours, plan hall bonding activities and rescue locked-out fresh- men next year. But because students can't find out whether they get the position until well after most students sign their off- campus housing leases, some don't fill them out at all. After Housing staff evaluates the applications, due Nov. 3, students receive notice by Jan. 6 if they have been offered a position. Competi- tion is stiff; in past years, there have been an average of 400 applicants vying for about 130 spots, said Uni- versity Housing spokesman Peter Logan. Although there are more appli- cants than positions available, some students put their RA dreams on hold, fearing they'll be rejected and left in the off-campus housing dust as a result. LSA sophomore Martha Stuit said she considered applying to become an RA, but decided against it. If she didn't get the position, she said, she wouldn't be able to live with her friends because they would have already made their housing plans for 2009. "The timeline of the application pro- cess was a big factor in my decision not to apply," she said. "It made it difficult to figure out my housing, because now is the time when everyone is figuring out where to live next year." Current RAs said recalled the anxi- ety of putting plans on hold until they heard back from Housing staff. LSA senior Tony Nguyen, an RA in Alice Lloyd Residence Hall, said he knew he was taking a leap of faith when he applied for the position. "I knew it was a big risk, and it wor- See HOUSING, Page 7 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 'U' stem cl lab unlocks clue to aging Researchers publish paper today revealing genes that regulate stem cell division 0 By ELAINE LAFAY Daily StaffReporter University scientists have unlocked a clue to why humans age the way they do. In a study that clari- fies the link between stem cells, cancer and aging, researchers have identified an entire set of genes that regulate stem cell division with age. The study, to be published tomorrow in the peer- reviewed journal Cell, found that the same genes that switch off stem cell division are already well known to guard against cancer, implying that stem cells also shut down as they age. In a paper published two years ago in the peer- reviewed journal Nature, Sean Morrison and his lab identified one of the tumor suppressing genes - Ink4a - that also regulates stem cell division as mice get older. After three years of experimenting on mice brain cells, scientists now know the sequence of genes that triggers Ink4a. The pathway is presumably the same in " humans as in mice, since humans have the same four genes. Morrison's lab, the Center for Stem Cell Biology, discovered that because the mechanisms causing stem cell division are the same ones hijacked by can- See STEM CELLS, Page 7 Five students to appear on 'Family Feud' Team will face off against Harvard, Texas, Ohio State By JILLIAN BERMAN Daily StaffReporter The prospect of being seen on television for a split second doesn't excite LSA senior Jeff Zebrowski anymore. As part of the Michigan Marching Band, he knows there's always a chance he'll be shown while the band is playing at a televised football game. "Being in the marching band, I've been on TV before, but I didn't know it," he said. "Not knowing that you're on TV is one thing, but knowing that you're going to be on completely chang- es everything." Zebrowski will experience the difference about a month from now when he and four other Uni- versity students compete on the College Edition of "Family Feud," the fabled daytime game show. He and his teammates - LSA juniors Dele Ajagbe and Byron Conway, Ross School of Busi- ness junior Marisa Meddin and Business School senior Franklin Shaddy - will flyto Hollywood to tape a show scheduled to air Nov. 10. Taping begins tomorrow. The 32-year-old show usu- ally pits two families against each other for a half-hour. For the College Edition, though, the University's team will compete against teams from other colleg- es, including Harvard University, the University of Texas and rival See FAMILY FEUD, Page 7 University students Byron Conway (right), Jeff Zebrowski (center) and Marisa Meddin (left), all af whom will compete on "Family Feud," shopped for Michigan gear at Steve and Barry's Wednesday. ACTIVISM ON CAMPUS Students to 'stand up' against poverty, hunger in Diag Initiative aims to draw attention to United Nations goals By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter A group of University students will take a stand against poverty and hun- ger tomorrow on the Diag. One 4 Results, a student group working to end poverty and hunger, will host an event today called "Stand Up Against Poverty," designed to bring attention to worldwide poverty. A series of speakers are scheduled to address the audience about the causes of poverty. After the speeches, every- one will stand up to represent his orher will to fight against poverty. According to Ross School of Business sophomore Joshua Lee, the event's Uni- versity co-chair, 189 nations and more than 43 million people observe the rally. Lee said the rally started as a way to draw attention to the Millennium Development Goals - the eight moral benchmarks set by the United Nations in 2000. It airis to have those complet- ed by 2015. Among the goals is ending poverty and hunger. This year marks the third straight the University has been involved. "The number of people participat- ing has kept increasing ever since we started the rally," Lee said. Lee's co-chair Lisa Treumuth, a Col- lege ofPharmacygraduate student, said a more diverse group of speakers would address the group this year. She said a homeless man will talk abouthomeless- ness and how it relates to Ann Arbor. Lee said the group recruited 80 peo- ple last yearto stand up and sign a pledge for the Millennium Development Goals. He said this year's goal is 200 people. Along with One 4 Results, ONE Campaign, STAND, Hope North Korea, Alternative Weekends and Habitat for See POVERTY, Page 7 WEATHER HI:58 GOTANEWSTIP? TOMORROW LO: 35 Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. ON THE DAILY BLOGS Gourmet: A great online resource THETABLE.BLOGS.MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS.............. Vol. CXIX, No. 34 SUDOKU.......... 2008TheMichigan Daily. OPIN ION.......... michigondaily.com . 2 SPORTS....... . 3 CLASSIFIEDS.. .4 ARTS .............. . .............6 ............ ..... 8 4