Once big donors, the Detroit Three are now turning to the University to gain a technological edge. 4Iiffiid1 pn &xiIa Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, January 21,2009M michigandaily.com From D.C. to Ann Arbor, University students watch historic ceremony By KYLE SWANSON Daily Staff Reporter With the world watching, Barack Obama was sworn in yesterday as the 44th president of the United States on the west steps of the Capitol Building. Obama's inauguration, the 56th in American history, drew millions of supporters to Washington, D.C., and millions more to television sets around the world. In his inaugural speech, Obama reassured the coun- $ try and the world that the problems facing America would be addressed methodically and with immediacy. "Today I say to you that the chal- lenges we face are real. They are seri- ous and they are many. They will not k be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met," he said just after taking theoath of office. Obama then called on Americans to assume a greater role in government to help rebuild the country. "Starting today, we must pick our- selves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work ofremakingAmerica," Obama said. LSA senior Jason Emmendorfer was in D.C. for the inauguration yes- terday. "It was such a big deal," he said. "History was being made, which is why we made this trip - to be a part of history." School of Music, Theatre, & Dance senior Liam White, who also attended the inauguration, said he was there to celebrate the start of the Obama administration and the end of the Bush administration. "We were delebratingthe change of regime," he said. "We were so happy that Bush was over." See INAUGURATION, Page 7A (Top) Barack Obama, left, takes the oath of office, as his wife Michelle, holds the Lincoln Bible and daughters Sasha, right and Malia, watch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington yesterday. (Left) People gather in the Blau Auditorium in the Ross School of Business to watch the inauguration yesterday. (Right) LSA-RC Sophomore Aditi Hardikar (left) and School of Music, Theatre, & Dance sophomore Patrick Fromuth (right) watch the inauguration in the Michigan Union Ballroom yesterday. City Council passes new graffiti ordinance ByLARA ZADE graffiti and the associated costs Daily StaffReporter will be passed on to the property owner. At last night's City Council The new ordinance will shift meeting, members voted unani- the focus of current city graffiti mously to approve a new anti- regulations, which target the per- graffiti ordinance, which requires son who applies the graffiti, not property owners to remove graf- the property owner, according fiti from their property within to City Council member Christo- days of the vandalism but affords pher Taylor, one of the sponsors them a less strict timeframe. of the proposal. The ordinance will take effect Some Ann Arbor property own- in 90 days. ers wanted to amend the current Property owners now have city graffiti regulations because seven days to remove graffiti from they felt that other property own- their property if the city notice ers didn't care enough to remove wasgiven directly to them or nine graffiti from their property. days if the notice was mailed. If According to Newcombe Clark, property owners fail to remove owner of Bluestone Realty Advi- the graffiti within the given tine- sors and president of Main Street frame, the city will remove the See GRAFFITI, Page 7A MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY After long debate, MSA passes Gaza resolution REBULDING A FOOTBALL TEAM Robinson chosen to solve defense's woes ByJENNA SKOLLER Daily StaffReporter For the second week in a row, issues surrounding the situation in Gaza dominated a majority of the Michigan Student Assembly's weekly meeting in the Michigan Union. Amended versions of ttwo reso- lutions discussed at last week's meeting concerning the conflict were brought up for a vote at last night's meeting. The debate and subsequent consideration of the proposals attracted numerous speakers from the community, including several students and a multitude of opinions on the topic. The first resolution brought before the assembly, "Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza," authored by Rackham Rep. Kate Stenvig, called for a letter to be sent to The Michigan Daily and The Ann Arbor News demonstrating MSA's support for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Stenvig adamantly defended the resolution, though it eventu- ally failed to pass. "I think that we need to be taking a stand and saying that we support a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, including allowing the pas- sage of humanitarian aid to the thousands and thousands that See MSA, Page 7A By ANDY REID ManagingSportsEditor The Rich Rodriguez era offi- cially has its second defensive coordinator., Greg Robinson, who was fired from his head coaching position at Syracuse on Nov. 17, 2008, two games before the end of his fourth season, will take over the Michi- gan football team's defense next season. Robinson replaces Scott Shafer, who resigned after the Wolver- ines' 3-9 campaign. Despite having a defense full of veterans that was expected to be the team's strong point last year, Shafer's unit was For analysis about the hire, see Sports, Page 8A largely a disap- pointment dur- ing Rodriguez's first season in Ann Arbor. Before his time at Syra- cuse, Robinson ROBINSON proved himself an apt defen- sively minded coach, with stints as defensive coordinator at the Kan- sas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets - 10 years See ROBINSON, Page8A WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 31 0 22 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news ii mohiezodailovow anets noom NEW ON MICHIGIANDAII.COM Why the Daily wasn't at the inauguration EDITORSPAGE.BLOGS.MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEW S -................... Vol. CXIX, No. 77 OPINION................. 2009 The Michigan Daily ARTS ... michigondoiy.com . .2A CLASSIFIEDS.....................6A ...........4A SPORTS..................... 8A ...........5A THE STATEM ENT..................1B M h Af