The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 5A PANEL From Page 1A major shifts in economic policy at the macro level," Weisskopf said. Weisskopf explained that in order for the recovery to continue to progress, the federal govern- ment must oversee issues like wealth redistribution and emis- sions control. Lisa Dugdale, co-founder of Transition Ann Arbor - a group that works specifically with city residents to create a low-energy future - addressed the need for change at the local level. "Look at our own individual energy usage," said Dugdale. "Reduce your carbon footprint in BIG HOUSE From Page 1A confiscated from apartments Zazi had visited in New York. Zazi, his father and New York City imam Ahmad Wais Afzali were arrested on charges of lying to the FBI. Brown said the bulletins did include information about the arrests. "We've always recognized that our stadium, not only by being so large, but so well-known, makes it a possible target," she said. "That's common knowledge, quite hon- estly." A no-bag policy was intro- duced in Nov. 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. For the 2002 season, officials stepped up secu- rity further, requiring students to present MCards at the gate for the first time. Brown said the bag restriction was lifted during the 2002 season. p TAILGATES From Page 1A assumes things will be "business as ustal" come Saturday. ,They've come by and yelled at us before," he said. "As long as we pretty much keep people off the roof and keep people from doing stuff that's too stupid, I think we'll be fine." Grobler of Arch Realty said this was the first time she received a the areas of transportation, hous- ing and food." By creating a sustainable envi- ronment, people are, uncon- sciously, improving their own personal well-being, according to Ellen Clement, executive director of Corner Health Center in Ypsi- lanti. "When people live in healthy places, they are healthier people," said Clement. "When people have access to jobs, they are healthier people. When people have access to education, they are healthier people." Clement said economic prog- ress could be made by expanding current projects. "We need to take some of the things going on in our state and take them statewide," Clement said. "One of the things we've been doing in Ann Arbor is moving to LED street lights." Heiftje said these streetlights, which are made in Michigan, have the potential to be on college cam- puses across the country, adding that the expansion would not only benefit the nation's environment, but also the state's financial situ- ation. "What may be the most impor- tant thing that we can do to turn around our state is to refocus on our cities," Hieftje said. "Focus doesn't need to be on serving industries so much as it needs to be on making cities a place where people want to live." - Joseph Lichterman contributed to this report. First-year Business graduate student Gordon Saft, who is from New York, said the move doesn't bother him. "I remember going to Yankee playoff games three weeks after Sept. 11, and no one could bring anything in," he said. "I think people can make that sacrifice if there actually is a threat that seems legitimate," he continued. "It's 100,000 people in one place. I see no issue with it." Saft added that he doesn't bring bags into the stadium to begin with, and that it was the female fans he would "imagine would have a problem with it." "I think it's a little bit expreme," said Kanika Kochhar, an LSA freshman. She said there should be "a different process," like one similar to airport security screen- ings. Asked if metal detectors would be used by security at the game, Brown said DPS reserves the right to do so, though "it has not been a traditional method." But some female fans down- played the inconvenience. Katie Jourdan, a first-year Pub- lic Health student, said her pock- ets were enough. "I think a lot of people don't mind just bringing their ID, a little bit of cash or maybe a camera or something," she said. Kinesiology junior Lara Hitch- cock agreed. "Personally, it wouldn't be a big issue for me," she said. "I don't really bring anything." The press release encourages fans to arrive at the gate earlier than usual, as the increased secu- rity could slow the flow of entry. The gates will open at 10 a.m. "Students have been arriving very, very late," Brown said. "They should come sooner this week- end." - Daily Staff Reporter Mallory Jones contributed to this report. PROMISE From Page 1A In a phone interview, Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) said she is against cutting the program. "I'm opposed to those cuts," Brater said. "We made a promise, and it's very difficult for Michigan families to find the money to send their sons and daughters to col- lege." Brater sponsored an amend- ment to a Senate bill earlier in the budget process to restore funding for the scholarship program, but it was rejected in a vote that followed party lines. In an e-mail interview, Rep. Rebekah Warren (D-Ann Arbor) stressed the importance of the Michigan Promise. "Investing in education is an investment in our future, and the Promise Scholarship continues to help thousands of families fulfill their dreams of a college educa- tion," Warren wrote. Warren wrote that now, more than ever, the program is needed and she would fight to maintain it. "In these difficult economic times, we have an even greater responsibility to help our young people get the skills they need to compete for those good-paying jobs," she wrote. "Cutting the Promise scholarship is completely counterproductive and unaccept- able - I will continue to fight to save this vital program." Vice President for Government Relations Cynthia Wilbanks, who acts as a liaison between the Uni- versity administration and Lansing, said she understands the difficult position legislators are in. "This is really difficult, and I don'tthinktherewere alotofcheers in the room when this conference report was passed," Wilbanks said. "But we all acknowledge there are really tough decisions that need to be made." Wilbanks said that she looks forward to seeing the higher educa- tion budget in the near future, and that legislators are currently work- ing on it. "It's all coming pretty fast and furious, and there are a lot of mov- ing parts; there's a lot of differing views," Wilbanks said. "I think there's a common goal at least of having a state budget in place by Oct. 1." The conference report will now go to the House and Senate to be voted on, Wilbanks said. "(Conference reports) cannot be amended and they are simply voted up or down and neither the House or the Senate have voted so far on these conference reports, including thehigher educationbill,"Wilbanks said. "That might come (today), so there may be another pickle to this debate that could occur in the next several days." Despite uncertainties to the state budget, Wilbanks said she still hopes that a solution may be found to maintain the Michigan Promise Scholarship. "I'm an optimist, so based on that, I'd like to believe that with the governor and the leadership in the House and Senate, they may yet find a way, a means, a funding source, and use the Promise grants in some shape or form," she said. Of the 6,096 students eligible to receive the Michigan Promise scholarship on campus, Fitzger- ald said 1,717 students currently demonstrate financial need for the scholarship - as calculated by an internal University formu- la - while 4,379 students do not demonstrate financial need for the scholarship. "The U of M is committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of all undergradu- ate students from Michigan," Fitzgerald said. "If the state were to ultimately reduce or eliminate the Promise scholarships, the University would provide addi- tional financial aid up to the level required to meet the students' full demonstrated need." Phil Hanlon, vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs, echoed Fitzgerald, saying it is one of the University's highest priori- ties. "We will find the money to com- plete their financial aid packages," Hanlon said of students who were promised the scholarship as part of their financial aid. "There's almost no higher priority than that for the University." Hanlon said that in planning this year's budget, University officials set aside additional fund- ing for financial aid that could be used to fill gaps for students with demonstrated need. "We also set aside some one time funds that will allow us to meet some of that $2 million," Hanlon said, noting that when planning the budget University officials noticed that some legislation proposed cut- ting the Michigan Promise pro- gram. Students who are eligible for the scholarship but do not demonstrate financial need will not receive scholarship payments from the University if the Michigan Promise Scholarship program is cut from the state budget. However, Fitzgerald encouraged students to contact the Office of Financial Aid if their circumstances have changed and they believe they may now eligible for an increase in need-based scholarships. "For students who have not pre- viously demonstrated need, they have been asked to sort of pay that amount up front and then they would be credited that amount if the Promise scholarship comes through," Fitzgerald said. - Daily Staff Reporter Nicole Aber, Daily News Editor Jillian Berman and Managing News Editor Jacob Smilovitz contributed to this report. letter like this from the city, but added that she has "heard of such a letter" before. "We just directed the letter to the tenants just to let them know that the city is willing to take action," she said. "What I've heard is that it's mainly the people that go to these parties that cause these problems." Larcom said police have given the houses citations in the past, but she's not sure what actions the office will take if the block contin- ues its rowdy behavior. "We have to wait and see what happens," she said. RALLY From Page 1A gy Jobs Tour. The tour has been on the road for a month, hosting 50 events in 22 states. Luke Canfora, the Michigan director for Repower Michigan, said the campaign was started as part of former Vice President Al Gore's organization to promote cli- mate change. "We are a grassroots-driven organization supporting federal climate change legislation," Can- fora said. Canfora works with Repower America to recruit members, gen- erate support for federal climate change legislation and educate the public about the urgency of com- prehensive reform. "We want to see an end to our dependence on foreign oil and the creation of essentially a whole new sector of jobs in America," Canfora said. He explained that clean energy jobs are very similar to things Michigan's workforce already does every day. He said clean energy jobs range from the people who build things like solar panels, windmills and solar batteries to the people who operate them, sell them and make the components for them. "The No. 1 way to create energy is efficiency," Canfora said. LSA .freshman Nikki McIntyre attended the rally and said she made the trip to learn more about the ways in which the United States can promote clean energy jobs and what she as an individual can do to help. "The rally is just there to raise awareness and get people involved and let the government know that we want action to be taken," McIn- tyre said. Canfora said he hoped the rally would demonstrate to leaders gath- ered in Pittsburgh how critical it is for the world to create clean energy jobs. Besides making their voices heard and their numbers seen, the rally's attendees also got to enjoy musical performances and hear from keynote speakers. Performances by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and country sing- er Kathy Mattea entertained the crowd while prominent figures like Leo Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers; Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club; Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO; and Maggie Fox, CEO and president of the Alliance for Climate Protec- tion, offered their perspectives on a green energy economy. McIntyre said the musical per- formances were both "great" and "diverse." "It brought all these people together from different walks of life and everyone was just having a good time together," McIntyre said, adding the politicians and other leaders who spoke at the event were also interesting. Canfora said that Gerard's pres- ence at the rally was a big deal. "I think that with Mr. Gerard, the president of the United Steel- workers, you can't think of any- thing more blue collar and more labor and frankly more American worker than the steel workers and to see them say that our future is in the green economy and that we need to go in that direction, I think that's very poignant," Canfora said. McIntyre said attending the rally was fun and energizing, but also provided a valuable educa- tional experience. "I learned a lot about how our economy can turn towards new sources for jobs," McIntyre said. "We can also keep the jobs that we have right now and keep the quali- fied people working and just apply them to green jobs." Asked whether she thought the rally accomplished everything the group hoped it would, McIntyre said she thought it did. "I think they met their goal despite some of the obstacles they had to overcome," she said. 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