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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 7

TUITION FREEZE
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"We share (Granholm's) con-
cernsaboutthefinancialhardships
of our state and all the citizens of
our state," he said. "I can assure
you that financial aid will be a big
focus in our budget planning and
development."
The University has raised tuition
every year for the past nine years.
Increases have ranged from a 2.8
percent-increase in 2000 and 2004
to a12.3-percentincrease in 2005.
The University raised tuition
by 5.6 percent last year, when
the state's 15 public universities
averaged a seven percent tuition
RECYCLING
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plastic products to be recycled.
For the recycling program to be
changed, Weinert said in his state-
ment that the city must ensure that
there is a long-term market for the
plastic product, that it generates
enough volume to be economically
beneficial and that it can be stored
on-site at recycling facilities for a
given period of time.
Weinert added that there are
facilities that recycle No. 6 plas-
tic in Michigan, but that many of
them ship the plastic materials to
processing plants overseas.
Both Teall and Weinert agreed
that the city is hesitant to give
materials to facilities that ship
abroad because of the environ-
mental, health and safety and
the michigan daily

increase.
Hanlon saidsalthough the Uni-
versity has raised tuition in the
past, financial aid increases have
often outpaced tuition increases.
Increasing financial aid
resources and containing costs
will continue to be priorities for
the University, Hanlon said.
"One thing I can assure you is
that accessibility is going to be a
really high priority," he said.
Granholm's will deliver the
State of the State tonight at 7 p.m.
from the House chamber of the
state Capitol before a joint session
of the state House and Senate.
- The Associated Press
contributed to this report.
economic conditions associated
with processing plastic in devel-
oping countries.
Despite this setback, Levine was
not discouraged about the pos-
sibility of his proposal and spoke
again at last night's City Council
meeting to discuss his ideas.
Levine said he plans on doing
more research to find places that
are closer to Ann Arbor that don't
send plastics overseas.
"I would like the city to work
with one of the facilities I find
after my research to recycle No. 6
plastic," he said.
In addition, Levine wants to
garner support from the Univer-
sity to further his proposal.
"The University and Ann Arbor
are so closely related," he said. "If
the University would get behind
this idea I think the city would
take a bigger look into this."

Michigan Difference campaign
ends at more than $3.2 billion

Total sets new record
among all public
universities in the
United States
By LINDY STEVENS
Daily StaffReporter
After almost five years of fund-
raising, the final tally from the
Michigan Difference campaign was
announced yesterday. Coming in at
over $3.2 billion, the effort was the
largest fundraiser in the history of
the University and set a new record
among all public universities in the
United States.
The previous record was held

by a 10-year, $3.06 billion cam-
paign at the University of Califor-
nia at Los Angeles that ended in
2006.
The Michigan Difference,
which was made public in 2004
and officially ended on Dec. 31
of last year, surpassed the initia-
tive's original $2.5 billion goal by
28 percent.
The $3.2 billion campaign raised
$519 million for student support,
including 1,969 scholarships total-
ing about $260 million. The effort
generated $10 million for students
in fiscal year 2008 and added more
than $910 million to the Univer-
sity's endowment.
The campaign also helped fund
185 new professorships and 22
building projects, including the

Ross School of Business building,
the Gerald R. Ford School of Public
Policy's Weill Hall, the C.S. Mott
Children's Hospital and Women's
Hospital, the Wilpon Baseball and
Softball Complex and the Museum
of Art expansion.
Since its outset, more than
365,000 donors have contributed
to the campaign, which was coordi-
nated by approximately 1,400 vol-
unteer organizers.
University President Mary Sue
Coleman thanked those individu-
als involved with the campaign
during an event unveiling the
drives previous tally of $3.1 billion
in November.
During her speech at the event,
Coleman emphasized the impor-
tance of contributing to the Univer-

sity, calling it "an investment unlike
any other."
"It is an enterprise that advances
worthy ideals, creates productive
jobs and opens the doors to pos-
sibilities for the student who walk
through them," Coleman said.
"Hail to you, for being the Michi-
gan Difference."
At other universities across the
country, similar campaigns are
underway, with $4-billion fund-
raising efforts at Cornell University
and Columbia University.
As of October, Cornell had
raised $2.3 billion and Columbia
had raised $2.9 billion, according
to the Chronicle of Higher Edu-
cation. Both schools are set to
end their fundraising campaigns
in 2011.

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LSA junior Allison Grekin was one of the performers who auditioned in the Michigan Union yesterday for the play Yoni Ki Baat, which is expected to open in April.
Daschle pleads case to keep nomination

For Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009
ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
For some time now, you've been feel-
ing rebellious or unhappy at work. Today
these feelings might come to a head.
Something seems to be the last straw.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
Parents need to be patient with chil-
dren today. Creative projects might be
halted, delayed or entirely changed.
Vacations might be canceled. Yikes!
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
Difficulties on the home front or with
family members are likely now. You feel
something has to change because it cant
go on the way it is. (You're probably
right.)
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
This is an accident-prone time for you
right now. Certain restraints are testing
your independence. The result is you
want to speak your mind!
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
Sudden upsets, surprises or reversals
with financial matters are coming to a
head now. You definitely have to decide
what to do. Someone will help you.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Difficulties with partners and close
friends might be very clear today. Ask
yourself what your long-term objectives
are. (Why win the battle if it means
you'll lose the war?)
LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
You're prepared to assert yourself at
work today. You're no longer willing to
do something that you just don't want to
do. And that's OK, too.

SCORPIO
(0c. 231to Nov. 21)
Difficulties with friends or groups
could become very clear today. If you
don't want to be part of something any-
more, just leave.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
Relations with parents, bosses and
VIPs are challenging for you now. You
want to have the freedom to do your own
thing. (Freedom has always been a sur-
vival issue for you.)
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Be careful. Slow down. Think before
you speak or act. This is an accidetnt-
prone day for you, both verbally and
physically.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20to Feb. 18)
Stay on top of ytrtfiancial scene.
Keep track of your money. If shopping
today, keep your receipts. It's easy for
something to get out of hand.
PISCES
(Feh. IS to March 201
You wait more freedom in your rela-
tionship with partners. You feel your
independence is threatened or smoth-
ered. Because of this, you're prepared to
make a stand about something today.
YOU BORN TODAY You're individ-
ualistic, and you're a straight shooter
who is sincere about going after what
you want. You always defend the rights
of the underdog. You have many hobbies
because you like to be stimulated and
entertained. (No bores allowed!) Get
ready for probably one of the best years
of your life. You're very powerful in
2009!
Birthdate of: Oscar De La Hoya,
boxer; Denis Savard, hockey Hall of
Famer; Rosa Parks, civil-rights activist.

Obama's pick for
health secretary
failed to pay over
$120,000 in taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fight-
ing to salvage his Cabinet nomina-
tion, Tom Daschle apologized from
morning to night yesterday for
failing to pay more than $120,000
in federal taxes. President Barack
Obama said he was "absolutely"
sticking with his choice for health
secretary, and a key senator added
an important endorsement.
The White House both under-
scoredthemagnitudeofthe problem
and tried to downplay it in the space
of seven words. "Nobody's perfect,"
said press secretary Robert Gibbs.
"It was a serious mistake...."
RED HOT
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"If you're going to put money
into something, you need the secu-
rity," Slade said.
Toward the end ofhis 30-year own-
ership of Red Hot Lovers, the previ-
ous owner had a series of year-to-year
lease extensions from Johnston, Slade
said. He added that the former restau-
rant owner worked with the short-
term commitment in part because he
was nearingretirement.
In January 2007, the property
next to Red Hot Lovers was pur-
chased by the developers of Zara-
gon Place, an apartment complex
TOWN HALL
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wonderful advancements in medi-
cation and treatment that we're
able to welcome more and more
students into our institution that
have a higher level of concern in
the sense of development and well
being in the community."
LSA-SG President Leslie Zai-
kis, said questions like those were
the kind she wanted asked at the
town hall. She said although LSA-
SG is not currently working on an
autism or mental illness project,
she hopes to start one in response
to the subject being brought up at
the forum.

Nobody was predicting defeatfor
Daschle's nomination as secretary
of health and human services, but
it was proving an unsavory pill to
swallow for senators who only last
week confirmed Timothy Geithner
as treasury secretary despite his
separate tax-payment problems. It's
an issue that strikes a nerve among
lawmakers' constituents who are
struggling with their own serious
money problems.
On the bright side for Daschle,
he got warm words of support from
the chairman of the Senate Finance
Committee, the panel that will have
the first say on his fate. Daschle has
been "an invaluable and expert
partner" in efforts toward health
care reform, said Democrat Max
Baucus of Montana - an especially
important endorsement since the
two men have had tussles in the
past over Baucus' handling of GOP
that is set to open in May. Formerly
the site of the Anberay apartments,
the Zaragon's property had an ask-
ing price of $5.45 million - roughly
$354 per square foot for the land,
according to the Ann Arbor Busi-
ness Review.
With a short-term lease, John-
ston's property could remain avail-
able for similar opportunities.
Slade, a 2003 University graduate,
lives in and operates the business
from New York, where he grew up.
He works for Eli Lilly and Company,
a pharmaceutical company.
Red Hot Lovers was Slade's
favorite restaurant in Ann Arbor
when he was a student, but he often
wished it was open later than 8 p.m.
After the meeting, MSA Presi-
dent Sabrina Shingwani, an LSA
senior, said she would have liked
a bigger turnout, though she said
an effort was made to tell students
about the forum.
"We put out the viewpoint,"
Shingwani said, referring to a let-
ter to the editor published in The
Michigan Daily yesterday. "We sent
out the e-mails, we had the Face-
book group and the turnout was
less than desired.
Despite the low turnout, Shin-
gwani said she liked the questions
that were asked.
"I wish there had been more
students to voice concerns," she
said.
Public Policy senior Jeremy

tax-cut proposals, Medicare chang-
es and other issues.
A number of other Democrats
on the committee also voiced their
support. John Kerry of Massachu-
setts said that "there is a completely
understandable, absolutely accept-
able and rational explanation for
what happened here."
Republicans weren't so quick to
get in line.
Going into a private meeting
between Daschle and committee
members late Monday, Iowa Sen.
Chuck Grassley, top Republican
on the Finance panel, was asked
if he supported the nomination.
He responded, "Ask me after the
hearing a week from tomorrow," a
reference to Daschle's public con-
firmation hearing.
After the meeting, which lasted
a little more than hour, Daschle
apologized anew.
When he was back in town for his
sister's graduation, he "hit it off"
with the former owner during a
conversation that ultimately led to
Slade's acquisition of the business.
Soon, Red Hot Lovers was open
until 4 a.m. six nights per week,
joining the likes of New York Pizza
Depot, Backroom Pizza and BTB
Burrito as late-night destinations.
Slade said he's committed to pre-
serving the tradition - and improv-
ing on it.
"Red Hot's is not going any-
where," he said. "I paid too much
money. I love the business. I love
the concept. I want to do something
with it. I have tremendous plans to
do more with the business."
Borovitz, who is not a member of a
student government but attended
the event, said the town hall was
a good idea. But since student gov-
ernment elections start in March,
he said there isn't enough time to
enact what was discussed at the
forum.
"In theory, it's a good idea. It's
unfortunate that it's happening
at the end of the term for most of
these members," Borovitz said.
"I can't even tell you how many
of my friends tell me MSA is use-
less. I don't think we have to be
entrenched in this system of dis-
content."
- Sagar Deshpande
contributed to this report.

"It was completely inadvertent,
but that's no excuse," he said. "I
apologize to President Obama, to
my colleagues and to the American
people."
Daschle, the former Senate
Democratic leader, expressed his
remorse earlier in a letter to the
Finance Committee, saying he was
"deeply embarrassed and disap-
pointed" about what he said was an
unintentional failure to pay taxes
that he owed. He recently filed
amended returns for 2005-07 to
report $128,203 in back taxes and
$11,964 in interest.
Obama, asked at the White
House whether he was standing by
his nomination, answered, "Abso-
lutely." He did not elaborate.
Vice President Joe Biden, a for-
mer longtime senator, was mak-
ing calls to Capitol Hill trying to
cement support.
MOCK ROCK
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"In this economic time it is
especially difficult for people to
reach into their pockets and help
out," she said.
About 800 people made per-
sonal donations for the event this
year, she said.
"It shows everyone's com-
mitment to the cause and to the
Michigan community," she said.
Part of the proceeds - about
$33,000 - will help revamp the
new cancer floor at the Children's
Hospital. Another portion of the
donations will be given to the
Residential College-sponsored
"Telling It" program, which uses
the arts to promote literacy for
children in high-risk situations
in Washtenaw County.
Former University athletes
will also judge the competition.
The celebrity judges include
former University athletes
Peter Vanderkaay, an Olym-
pic gold medalist swimmer,
and former NBA player Jimmy
King, as well as two-time
field hockey Olympian Marcia
Pankratz, a former University
coach.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at the door,
and doors open at 7 p.m. General
admission tickets are $10 and
premier seating is $15.

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