t f ' 9 v 1 ! A III 4 le ic i an 4:)at Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, February 12, 2009 michigandaily.com BONDING THROUGH DANCE CAMPUS LANDMARK Red Hot to leave East U. Owner says landlord denied the hot dog joint's lease renewal By MATT AARONSON Daily Staff Reporter Red Hot Lovers, the legendary campus hot dog eat- ery on East University Avenue, will not be reopening in its current location. "I feel like I was jerked around," said Troy Slade, the owner of Red Hot, who claims he was all but guar- anteed a lease renewal by the landlord and the former owner of the restaurant when he bought the business in the fall of 2007. "I take it personally," he said. "I bought the business under the impression that I was going to get this long- term lease. That was why I bought it." Slade said his landlord, Dick Johnston, told him in an e-mail yesterday afternoon that his lease will not be renewed. Slade, who operates the business from New York, had given Johnston somewhat of an ultimatum last year. He told him that he would only stay if he was given a longer-term lease when his current one runs out in a few months. Johnston had offered a one-year extension, which Slade said wasn't acceptable given the long-term planning and investment needs of this kind of business. When reached at home last night, Johnston declined to comment on the e-mail. Slade closed Red Hot Lovers during winter break, expecting to resolve the conflict with Johnston by the time students came back to campus.When break ended, the restaurant needed some renovations, so without a decision from Johnston, Slade decided to keep it closed rather than invest more money in a location he might have had to leave soon. "In retrospect now, I made a savvy decision in a tough economy," Slade said. He added that the construction of the Zaragon Place apartment complex next door to Red Hot wasn't good for business. The site of Zaragon Place, where the Anberay apart- See RED HOT, Page 7A CHANEL VON HABSRG-LTRINt/Day Liz Lerman Dance Exchange presented 'Small Dances About Big Ideas: Experts and Reflections' in the League Ballroom yesterday. The performance was in conjunction with a aph Wil iams class, AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Art School: Time abroad a must Students required to complete at least three weeks at an overseas institution to graduate By NICOLE ABER Daily StaffReporter When Bryan Rogers, dean of the School of Art & Design, addresses the freshman class at the beginning of each academic year, he tells them three things: to take care of themselves, not to define themselves too narrowly and to use their passports. This international mentality has been channeled into a new require- ment for students at the School of Art & Design. Starting in the fall of 2010 all incoming Art & Design students will be required to study abroad at some point during their time at the University. Currently, about half of the school's 500 undergraduates study abroad at some point during their four years at the University, said Mary Schmidt, associate dean for academic affairs and undergraduate education at the School of Art & Design. The graduate program at the School of Art & Design already has a study abroad requirement. Joe Trumpey, associate professor and director of international engage- ment at the School of Art & Design, has been working with Rogers for three years to develop this new requirement. He said the program's aim is to give students a more global education by requiring them to study in a different cultural setting. "The goal is to have our students get beyond our borders to engage in some interdisciplinary and intercul- tural learning and experiences, so the requirement is broader than just study abroad," Trumpey said. The minimum time a student must study abroad to fulfill the requirement is three weeks. But the School of Art & Design administration encourages students to study abroad for at least a semester to get the optimal experience, Schmidt said. Art & Design students can choose from a variety of programs including volunteer, internship and not-for-credit programs, as well as the University's Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates program. The School of Art & Design has already established 22 partnerships with various foreign institutions, Trumpey said. He added that the school is lookingto establish between 10 and 15, more partnerships in the next two years so that students will have a variety of locations from which to choose. "The real strategy here is to be able to have a spectrum of the kinds of expe- riences that a diverse group of students could find appealing," he said. "China and India are certainly top priorities, and I'd like to get a sub-Saharan Africa culture on that list as well." Through these partnerships, a Uni- See ART ABROAD, Page SA STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Money woes hit Student Pubs. MINI MASTERPIECE The Daily's parent FOR DAILY EDITOR organization faces IN CHIEF GARY financial troubles as GRACA'S TAKE, SEE industry hits skids OPINION, PAGE 4A By CAITLIN SCHNEIDER Daily StaffReporter Consistent with a trend that is overwhelming print publica- tions across the nation, the body that oversees the finances of The Michigan Daily and other student publications at the University is grappling with significant inan- cial issues. A budget summary dated Feb. 2 forecasts that Student Publica- tions' cashflows would be in the red by the end of the 2009 fiscal year in June. The prediction, along with months of mounting revenue decline, forced the organization to take a serious look at expenses, and develop new plans for generat- ing income. Student Publications, which is not funded by the University, and is almost entirely student-run, includes The Michigan Daily, the Michiganensian yearbook and the Gargoyle magazine. It also pro- duces the student directory, and employs a staff of over one hun- dred students and seven full-time professionals. Of the units within Student Publications, The Michigan Daily is by far the largest, accounting for about half of the money budgeted for the remainder of the fiscal year. Projects overseen by the Board of Student Publications are allotted 28 percent of the funds, and 22 percent go to development proj- ects like seeking alumni donations. Combined, the Michiganensian, the Gargoyle and the directory use about two percent of the total budget. In December, the financial situation of Student Publications led the board to decide to with- draw $300,000 from its $3 mil- lion invested in the University's endowment, which is usually not intended for day-to-day operations. See PUBLICATIONS, Page 5A CHANGES AT RACKHAM Ph.D.s in uproar over new po icy By KYLE SWANSON faculty body last week, would Daily StaffReporter require all Ph.D. candidates to - - -register pay tuition each semester, A continuous enrollment pro- something not currently required. posal for Ph.D. candidates has It would also lower the average come under fire recently by the tuition rate for candidates and Continuous Enrollment Work provide them with uninterrupted Group, an organization of Univer- access to University resources. sity graduate students who say the Formally approved by the Rack- proposal is not being accurately ham Executive Board in Decem- portrayed to the community. ber, the proposal has been under The proposal, which was development for more than a pitched to the University's top See RACKHAM, Page 7A MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY MSA mulls changes to public comments By JENNA SKOLLER Daily StaffReporter In light of a recent surge of community members protesting the conflict in Gaza, Michigan Student Assembly representatives are considering modifying the portion of their weekly meeting devoted to community members' concerns. Currently any member of the community is permitted five minutes to speak about any topic, regardless of whether or not that person is affiliated with the Uni- versity. At Tuesday's MSA meeting, Business Rep. Jason Raymond made an announcement to the assembly urging discussion about modifying this system of "Com- munity Concerns." "I don't know where I stand on it, but I think it's something we could really talk about," he said. "Obviously we had some commu- See MSA, Page 7A ANNA BAKEMAN/Daily The Arts & the Environment's Earth installation incorporates video, poetry and original music into its reflection on the relationship between humans and the Earth. The instal- lation will be on display at the Duderstadt Gallery on North Campus until Feb. 20. WEATHER HI: 37 TOMORROW 0 23 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news a michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Daily vault: Making fun of MSA, circa 1988 EDITORSPAGE.BLOGS.MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS ............. Vol CXIX,N o 93 SUDOKU...... 2009 TheMichigan Daily O PIN N.I.... michigondaily com .............2A CLASSIFIEDS......... .............3A SPORTS................. .............4A THE B-SIDE.......... hA A f