The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 14, 2009.- 7A RICH ROD From Page 1A go through practice to see 25-30 kids or more on Saturdays in the offsea- son in the summer, calling us up and saying, 'Open the building up, we want to go in there.' It's tremendous the commitment they want. They're all hungry. And that's the key." On Saturday,the Wolverines won in Rodriguez fashion. His gutsy playcalling in the fourth quarter led Michigan to a touchdown instead of settling for a field goal. When the defense stumbled and allowed Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen to throw for 336 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions, and the Irish (1-1) gained the lead on back-to-back fourth-quartertouchdowns,Rodri- guez showed why he can win. The quarterback he recruited and signed looked like a hero in just his second-ever collegiate game. Forcier's 240 yards, 69.7 comple- tion percentage and veteran-like poise earned him praise from every teammate, coach and maize-clad fan. But immediately followingthe game, you couldn't miss Forcier's biggest admirer. As the field turned into a sea of commotion, Rodriguez embraced Forcier and ruffled his light brown locks to congratulate the 19-year-old on one of the big- gest games of both of their careers. And the veterans, the most obvi- ous reminders of the Lloyd Carr administration, looked like they had been Rodriguez's players all along. Mathews' fourth-quarter catch erased his unfulfilling junior year and rekindled the promise fans saw in him with Chad Henne under center. Minor's 106 yards on 11 carries reminded everyone that it's not just Rodriguez's recruits that want to run his offense. "Yeah, you know, I told Coach Rod, I told everybody we about to make history," Minor said on the field, seconds after Michigan's win. "I told them this our time." CRIME From Page 1A the incident who have experienced similar break-ins last weekend. "There was a big party going on next door when it occurred," Ham- burger said. "It must have definite- ly made it easier for someone to slip by unnoticed." } Blackwell noted that house par- ties could make a theft easier for burglars to carry out. Despite the fact that there may be hundreds of witnesses, he said, there is usually no way to pinpoint a suspect. "There are 200 to 300 people at a house party,"Blackwellsaid."People go to house parties and mingle right on in and scope out the place. They might come back another time, or if they see the opportunity they'll take something right then and there." Music, Theatre & Dance senior Laura Lapidus arrived home with twoofherroommatesshortlybefore the football game on Saturday to find that three of the bedrooms had been broken into. Items miss- ing included four laptop computers, personal credit cards and cash, an iPod, and a digital camera. Lapidus estimated that everything in total was worth more than $5,000. The intruder or intruders broke in between the hours of noon and 3 p.m. Saturday, Lapidus said, while students and fans alike covered the heavily populated area. "Assillyas itsounds,wearescared that whoever broke in was watch- ing us," Lapidus said. "They broke in the middle of the day at just the right time that none ofus were home." Kinesiology senior Dan Schach- ne and Business senior Dave Jablonski said their house was broken into through one of the side doors Thursday afternoon. A laptop, a 42-inch LCD TV, a Play- station 3, two controllers and two video games were stolen from their home near the intersection of Hill and State Streets. Blackwellsaid the bestway to pre- vent a breaking-and-entering from occurring is lock all of your doors and windows when you are gone, and be sure that there is never any- one you don't know in your home. "When people ask for someone who does not live at your house, call 911 - it is a ploy for thieves," Blackwell said. "Even if it seems like they are actually a student looking for their friend at the wrong house, it's better to be safe now than to find you are missing personal items later." Music, Theatre & Dance senior Bridget Gabbe, one of Lapidus' housemates, said they are now sec- ond-guessing their houses safety because of the break-in. "It's notjust the fact that the com- puters were taken," Gabbe said. "It's the fact that there were strangers in our house and it was so easy for them to get in. None of us feel right about staying in our house now." Like Gabbe, Kaplan said he finds the fact that strangers so eas- ily entered his house a sobering thought. "You come home to find that someone was in your room, touch- ing your personal items," Kaplan said. "It's not just the hardware. I feel invaded - myprivacy is gone. I have to keep worrying about this. I can't think of my room as the safest place for my things anymore." LEGISLATION From Page 1A of.08, the level oflegal intoxication. Initially, State Rep. Lee Gonza- les (D-Flint) introduced a bill to the House Transportation Committee calling for text messaging while driving to be classified as a second- ary offense. Inother words, a driver would need to be pulled over for an offense like speeding or weaving in lanes, both primary offenses, and only then could be charged with text messaging while driving. But recently, the bill's sponsors altered it to include more serious penalties. Tim Sneller, legislative direc- tor for State Rep. Gino Polidori (D-Dearborn), said the represen- tative decided to change the bill after receiving new information about the dangers of text messag- ing while driving. "Statistics have shown text mes- saging causes accidents. Many groups have confirmed that," Sneller said. "What is so damn important? If you want to text, pull over to the side of the road." The new bills have not yet been introduced to the House Transpor- tation Committee. Engineering freshman Pam Haupt said she felt frustrated with text messaging drivers. "Texting while driving is worse than using your cell phone," Haupt said. "You get on the freeway and people are all over the road." Though Haupt agreed with the initiative,she admitted to sometimes text messaging while at a stoplight. Engineering freshman Andy Scheffer said he would also be in favor of the ban because he feels it would help increase safety on the roads. "I saw a'guy driving the other day with his knees and texting," Scheffer said. "It makes me wor- ried about my own safety."