The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 28, 2009 - 7A A PRE-GAME PEP TALK TOREHAN SHARMAN/Daily Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez speaks at the Homecoming Pep Rally on Friday. Rodriguez spoke about the team's future prospects. will allowsome students to be eligible and 1,531 graduate students at the in an e-r FINANCIAL AID for more aid. University participated inthe Perkins Commit From Page 1A "The benefit of getting rid of the Loan Program for the 2008-2009 aca- and Pen mail statement that the Senate ttee Health, Education, Labor nsions is still working on the LEADERSHIP From Page1A gyrations in the price of cheese." Brandon described a Wall Street Journal article printed after he was chosen as Domino's CEO that highlighted his inex- perience in the quick-service in- dustry. "I cut that article out, lami- nated it and put it in the corner of my desk for my first two years as a CEO," Brandon said. "Every day I saw this son of a bitch tell- ing me I couldn't do it, and every day it motivated me to prove him wrong." Grace Singleton, a managing partner at Zingerman's Deli- catessen, said she was excited when MSA asked someone from Zingerman's to speak. During her breakout session, she offered advice about students' struggles with campus leadership. Single- ton also described unusual busi- ness decisions that Zingerman's has made and how that has led to the company's success. Singleton said when the own- ers of Zingerman's had the op- portunity to franchise the busi- ness, they decided to grow the business within Ann Arbor in- stead because franchising didn't fit with the company's mission. Zingerman's now has eight busi- nesses in the Ann Arbor area. Student leaders also heard from three White House staffers, all of who worked in different areas of Barack Obama's presi- dential campaign and graduated from the University. Lisa Ellman, who works in the Office of Legal Policy in the De- partment of Justice, described the path that led her to work for Obama. "I went to the University of Chicago Law School and had a professor named Barack Obama," Ellman said. "After being voted a delegate for John Kerry, I moved back to Chicago and was a poli- cy staffer during Obama's cam- paign." Business junior Lee Quack- enbush said he was impressed by the accomplishments of the speakers, particularly Nick Col- vin, special assistant to the White House Counsel and a 2006 LSA graduate. "He's so young and yet he's al- ready worked with the first lady, the president and soon-to-be (Supreme Court) Justice Sonia Sotomayor," Quackenbush said. White House Staffer Eugene Kang, a 2006 LSA graduate, de- scribed a few of his experiences while working on Obama's presi- dential campaign. "Toward the end of the pri- mary season, when they were deciding if Michigan and Florida would count, the decision came out at 1 p.m. I was in a room with Barack Obama, and he turned to me to ask what we should say," Kang said. "He actually used one of my lines in the press confer- ence later that day." The White House staffers, who all worked in different areas of Obama's presidential campaign and currently work on his staff, are recent University graduates. Additional speakers included President of the Alumni Asso- ciation Steve Grafton and former presidential candidate for the Czech Republic Jan Svejnar, a professor in LSA, the Ross School of Business and the Ford School of Public Policy. LSA senior Anudeep Mukka- mala, the executive director ofIn- noWorks - an organization that encourages kids to be involved in math and science - said he was impressed by the range of speak- ers and student leaders who at- tended the event. "I'm trying to connect with others. I wanted to hear about their struggles and successes and learn from that," Mukkamala said. "I am planning to go back and share what I heard here with the rest of my organization." Margolis said he hoped par- ticipants could use the event as a way to network with other stu- dent leaders. "Especially now, with the tight financial situation, it'd be great if a lot of these organizations could collaborate and co-sponsor events," Margolis said. Engineering junior Ambreen Sayed, chief of staff for MSA, said she would like the event to con- tinue in the future. "Every year, we need to start ... with this," she said. "It spear- heads the discussion for what we have the potential to do. This motivation needs to infiltrate campus organizations." - Daily News Editor Trevor Calero, Editor in Chief Gary Graca and Managing News Editor Jacob Smilovitz attended this event. None of these individuals edited this story. be directly affected by switching from private lenders to direct loans, they will feel the effects of other provi- sions ofthe bill,like the simplification of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form. As part of the changes to the FAF- SA form - which determines how much of a student's education costs their family is expected to contribute - many questions about assets and tax income will be eliminated, which ARGO DAM From Page 1A ing me the advocacy of removal." Briere said the council was mis- taken in talking about removal of the dam in the first place. "The issue of getting rid of the pond is no longer on the table," she said. "The dam itself is not in trouble. We were acting as if we had to take care of Argo on an emergency basis - when that was never the problem." The Huron River Watershed Council, anonprofit organization, has been advocating for the dam's remov- al since 2000. asset questions means there will no longer be any factual or perceived penalty for saving for college or sav- ing for any other purpose for that matter," Kantrowitz said. The bill also includes an expansion ofFederalPerkins Loan Program from $1.5 billion to $6 billion per year. Kantrowitz said additional funds would be available for Perkins loans because the program will shift from a private program to aloan program. Fowler said 3,403 undergraduates demic year, totaling over $8 million. The Senate version of the bill con- tains the same language as the House bill regarding the Pell Grants, said Bank, who expects this would likely result in the increase in Pell Grants from the legislation. But Bank does not know what oth- er provisions the Senate bill, expected to be released this week, contains. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D- Mich.), who is in support of many of the provisions in the House bill, wrote Senate version of the legislation. "I have been a long time propo- nent of increasing Pell Grant funding, expanding Perkins Loan criteria and reforming loan repayment standards, and will continue to follow the prog- ress of this legislation in the Senate," Stabenow wrote. As part of the House bill, changes would go into effect in July 2010. Eli- gible students would then see a change in their financial aid packages for the 2010-2011 academic year, Fowler said. HRWC Executive Director Laura Rubin said the removal of the dam would benefit the city financially and environmentally. "Basically, it's better for the envi- ronment, it's cost effective and it will increase recreational value," she said. "More specifically, the dam is aging. Dams have a finite life, and you need to keep paying to clean it. "The pond behind it is filling with a lot of sediment coming from up- stream which encourages a lot of algae growth," she said. "It is a poor quality fishery; fish that used to live there can't survive there anymore. It has the potential to be a high-quality fishery. It would help in terms of wa- ter quality - it would clean up the river, it would restore flows and add flood storage." Rubin said from a taxpayer's point of view, removing the dam makes sense, as it could save "anywhere be- tween $250,000 and $500,000" in maintenance costs per year. Questions over the dam's future have left the Michigan Men's Club Rowing Team concerned about their program. The team practices in Argo Pond, which would be impossible if the dam is removed. Removing the dam would level the water, making it shallower, and increase the flow of water to nat- ural speeds, which are unsuitable for rowing practice. LSA senior David Horvath, a mem- ber of the rowing team, said if the team did not have Argo Pond as a training site, they would most likely have to use Barton Pond or Geddes Pond, both of which are smaller than Argo. "There is no area for a dock or boathouse in Barton Pond, and Ged- des Pond has bridges, which make it harder to row in," he said. Horvath said the team already has one of shortest home courses of the top national rowing programs. But according to Anglin, the row- ing team's worries - at least for the time being - are overblown. A ONE-MAN BAND k I i TOREHAN5HARMAN/Daily MrJoJangles, a multi-instrumentalist, performs on the corner of South State Street and North University Avenue yesterday. WANT TO JOIN DAILY NEWS? 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