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Illinois SenatorI ^Page1A
did try to raise
money for Gov
Burris explains he
tried, but did not
succeed in his
fundraising effort
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP)- U.S.
Sen. Roland Burris now acknowl-
edges attempting to raise money
for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich
- an explosive twist in his evolv-
ing story on how he landed a cov-
eted Senate appointment from
the man accused of trying to sell
the seat.
Burris made the admission
to reporters late Monday, after
releasing an affidavit over the
weekend saying he had more con-
tact with Blagojevich advisers
about the Senate seat than he had
described under oath to the state
House panel that recommended
Blagojevich's impeachment. The
Democrat also said in the affida-
vit, but not before the panel, that
the governor's brother asked him
for fundraising help.
Though Burris insists he never
raisedmoneyforBlagojevichwhile
the governor was considering
whom to appoint to the seat Presi-
dent Barack Obama vacated, the
revelationthathehadattempted to
do so is likely to increase calls for
Burris' resignation and an investi-
gation into whether he committed
perjury before the panel.
Illinois Democrats havesent doc-
uments related to Burris' testimony
to a county prosecutor for review.
In Washington, agood-government
group recommended Burris' expul-
sion from the Senate if an ethics
committee investigation shows he
FINKELSTEIN
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Palestinian conflict, Finkelstein
said that the United States is part-
ly culpable for the continuation of
diplomatic gridlock between the
two sides.
"It's clear that Israel can't do
anything without the United States
- that's transparent," he said.
Finkelstein also compared the
Palestinians in Gaza with prison-
ers in the Warsaw Ghetto of Nazi-
occupied Poland, saying that both
are "captive populations," that
have been "deprived of food, water,
medicine and other necessities."
In addition, Finkelstein argued
that the two sides have yet to
reach a peace agreement because
the Israelis have a vested interest
in keeping moderate Palestinians
out of the government, and do not
want to negotiate with the Pales-
tinians.
"Israel had a problem with
Hamas, it was getting too moder-
ate," he said, adding that it was a
goal of Israel to "keep hounding
CANDIDATE
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Academy for Student Conduct
Administration, a conference to
educate higher education admin-
istrators.
In addition to her job as associ-
ate dean at Georgia Tech, Boyd is
currently a Ph.D. candidate at the
University of Georgia. Her disser-
tation focuses on the role of uni-
versities and campus institutions
on the social and personal respon-
sibility of students.
Before becoming a Ph.D. candi-
REGENTS
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ment and maintenance project
for approximately 600 feet of tun-
nels in the northwest section of
the Diag and 125 feet of piping in
liedto Senate leaders.
Burris, in the middle of a previ-
ously scheduled tour of northern
and central Illinois cities, would
not discuss his attempts to raise
funds for Blagojevich, but said
he didn't do anything wrong and
encouraged officials to look into
the matter.
"I welcome the opportunity to
go before any and all investigative
bodies ... to answer any questions
they have," he told reporters in
Peoria, before declining to answer
questions.
Burris, who declined to address
reporters again during a later
stop in Bloomington, also said he
planned to release later this week
"a concise document" related to
his testimony, but he would not
elaborate.
After an event Monday night
in Peoria, Burris told reporters
that he had reached out to friends
after Blagojevich's brother, Rob-
ert, called him before President
Barack Obama's election asking
him to raise $10,000 or $15,000 for
the governor.
"So sometime shortly after
Obama was elected, the brother
called and in the meantime I had
talked to some people about trying
to see if we could put a fundraiser
on," Burris said, according to an
audio clip provided by the Peoria
Journal-Star.
But Burris said his friends
weren't willing to contribute and
suggested that Robert Blagojevich
talk to Burris' partner about
approaching other potential
donors.
Burris reiterated that in the end,
he raised no money and hosted no
fundraiser.
Palestinians until moderate posi-
tions are untenable."
Theorizing that the Israeli gov-
ernment is more opposed to a two-
state solution than Palestinian
leaders in Hamas, Finkelstein said
that Israel hopes to subdue Hamas
to the point where it no longer
holds enough political clout to be
a negotiating partner.
School of Education senior
David Metler said the event would
have been more interesting with
a counterpoint to Finkelstein's
views on the region.
"It would have been nice to
have an opposing view presented,"
he said. "I liked how the heated
debate during the Q&A presented
some different opinions."
Nick Stery, a graduate student
at the University of Michigan-
Dearborn, said that he enjoyed the
lecture but didn't learn anything
new from it.
"He needs to reach out to a
broader audience with his infor-
mation. The people who attended
his speech tonight already know
the truth and agree with him,"
Stery said.
date, Boyd attended the University
of North Carolina and Appalachian
State University.
The two other dean finalists
- Laura Jones, interim dean of
students and director of the office
of student life at the University
of Oregon and Richard Walker,
assistant vice president for stu-
dent affairs at the University of
Miami - will be at open lunches
on Wednesday and Thursday.
The lunches are one of the
final steps in the search process
to replace former Dean of Stu-
dents Sue Eklund, who retired
last year.
Lorch Hall. The maintenance is
part of a four-year plan developed
in 2006 to repair the University's
underground tunnel and piping
system.
If approved, construction for all
three projects is expected to begin
in fall 2009.
she said. "I feel like MSA just has
better things to do."
Bekkers disagreed with Londy,
saying it was important for MSA
to start the dialogue so that RHA
could take action.
"I think MSA works well enough
to have a big voice and also has the
possibility of working together
with RHA," he'said. "Someone had
to start the dialogue."
Student General Counsel
Michael Benson echoed Bekkers's
sentiment. He said it was important
for an assembly member to present
the issue to promote collaboration
with RHA.
"It's an issue that affects all of
our constituents," he said. "So now
we'll work collaboratively, as we
have in the past, with RHA to try
and find some sort of a solution."
Though he agreed with the ideas
put forth in the resolution, Benson
urged the assembly to take more
action rather than simply writing
letters.
PEDICABS
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belts, is $3,500 to $4,000. Other
costs include maintenance, storage
and insurance, which Annis has not
yet estimated.
Her plan is to bring a fleet of 10
pedicabs to Ann Arbor and adjust that
number after gauging popularity.
Though pedicabs operate the same
way as taxicabs and are primarily
owned by private companies, Annis
said she would like to see Ann Arbor
employ free pedicab service. That
would require the city to manage the
cabs and be funded by sponsorships.
The deadline for the last Ann
Arbor Community Foundation
grant proposal has already passed,
but Annis said she's still looking for
a sponsor.
Pete Hines,chairoftheWashtenaw
Bicycling and WalkingCoalition, said
that hisgroup is in full support ofhav-
ing pedicabs as an alternative source
of transportation in Ann Arbor. He
added, however, that as a nonprofit
organization, it wouldn't be able to
JED MOCH/Daily
Michigan Student Assembly President Sabrina Shingwani (right) and Vice President Arvind Sohoni at last night's weekly meeting.
"I'm trying to encourage people let's do something tangible. Let's
to go beyond just 'let's write a let- have a rally, have a protest, let's
ter,"' he said. OK, we support it, have meetings with people."
offer a sponsorship.
Annis also spoke with Nancy
Shore, the director of Ann Arbor's
getDowntown - a program that
focuses on finding sustainable
transportation options for the city's
commuting employees - about the
practicality of bringing pedicabs to
the city.
Shore liked the idea, but didn't
think it was feasible for such a
form of transportation due to win-
ter weather conditions and a small
population density.
"I'm very supportive of all types
of alternative transportation,
but I'm just weary of some issues
regarding our density here," Shore
said. "Right now I don't think that
pedicabs will work in Ann Arbor."
However, other Michigan cit-
ies - including Grand Rapids and
Detroit - have joined the trend.
Darin Galinis, owner and opera-
tor of Elite Pedicabs, became the
first pedicab operator in Michigan
when he opened his business with
co-owner Randy McCullough in
Lansing in 2007.
Shortly after opening in Lan-
sing, Galinis moved his business to
Grand Rapids so that he could be
closer to his family.
Currently Galinis operates four
pedicabs in Grand Rapids, but
is looking to at least double that
number and expand to other cities,
including Ann Arbor.
"We'd love to have our business
in Ann Arbor," he said. "It could be
in there in a matter of weeks."
Although Shore had concerns
about Ann Arbor's low population
density as a potential issue for sup-
porting a pedicab service, Galinis
said that the city's size is not a
major problem.
"If there's one thing I can say, as
long as you have any sort of night
life, size doesn't matter, you can
have pedicabs there," he said. "It's
just how many bikes you allow."
But even with the most expensive
ride settling at $5, a lack of custom-
ers forced Galinis to cut operation
in Grand Rapids from seven days a
week to Wednesday through Satur-
day from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
"At first it was our intention to
go every day of the week but we
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found out that it was harder to get
started during the day than during
the night," he said. The nightlife is
more accepting of it."
In addition, Galinis acknowledged
the fact that weather during the win-
ter months can make for uncom-
fortable conditions outside, but that
business is just about as busy now as
it is during summer months.
"The one thing that definitely
stops us is the wind," he said. "It's
just unsafe."
Even last Friday - whentempera-
tures were near 22 degrees - Galin-
is said he made as much money as he
would have on an average summer
night with perfect weather.
And in regards to competition
with taxi cabs, Galinis said he
knows it's there, but thinks that
time will mend any ill feelings after
cab drivers realize that it's a give-
and-take relationship.
Although the pedicabs business
takes away some shorter rides from
taxicabs, Galinis said he also refers
longer distance rides to cab drivers.
"I think it just needs time," said
Galinis.
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(March 21lto April 19)
Becamse yomr birthday is a month
ammay, sneb more solitmude for yomrself so
that yO can contemplate what your new
year will be. Work alone or behind the
scenes as much as possible.
TAUR US
(April 20 to May 20)
The next six weeks will be unusually
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classes and organizations. Share your
dreamsand goals with others to hear
their feedback.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
For the next month, the Sun is at high
neon in your chart, acting like a spotlight
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mole than usual, especially bosses, par-
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you're great!
CANCER
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(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Today the Sun starts to oppose your
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(Nov. 22to Dec. 21)
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Birthdate of: Karen Silkwood, activist;
Cristina Kirchner, Argentine president;
Jayde Nicole, model.