PAPER RIVALS Concert c AN Sports writers from the Daily No matter the ty and The State News face-off or~ how o ffensv i in honor of Saturday's game. people have a igI SEE SPORTS, PAGE 8 SEE OPINION, PAGE } Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 2, 2009 michigandaily.com MIDNTGHT ON THE DTAG FINANCING YOUR E UC ATION 'Promise remains in limbo New House bill may tors have yet to identify a funding source, the bill represents the first breathe new life into step in restoring funds for vital programs, including the Promise scholarship, though Scholarship. "At least it got through the House funding still unclear with the intent that we think these are three important issues for very By NICOLE ABER important things to fund," Bauer Daily StaffReporter said in an interview with The Michigan Daily Wednesday night. The Michigan Promise Schol- State Rep. Dave Agema arship and funding for other state (R-Grandville), among other financial aid programs were left Republican legislators in the state, as two casualties of the melde that opposes the spending bill because played out in the wee hours of it does not identify a source of rev- Thursday morning as legislators enue to fund the programs. raced to reach a compromise on the "If you don't have a funding state budget following a temporary source for what you're spending government shutdown. your money on, you're going to But the House also passed a sup- have to increase revenue through plemental spending bill yesterday increasing taxes, and it was not that would restore funding for the what was agreed to between the $120 million scholarship program. Senate and the House," Agema The supplemental spending said in an interview with the Daily Bill, or House bill 5403 - which Wednesday night, referencing the was introduced on Sept. 17 by final budget the two houses agreed State Rep. George Cushingberry on. Jr. (D-Detroit), chair of the House The Senate has not yet voted on Appropriations Committee - pro- the bill, but Sen. Liz Brater (D-Ann poses to provide funding for the Arbor) said yesterday there is "no Promise Scholarship and other guarantee" it will get passed as programs that received cuts like there is currently no identified community health programs, but source of revenue to provide the does not identify a source of fund- funding. ing for the programs. "We're not getting cooperation State Rep. Joan Bauer (D-Lan- as of now from the other side of sing) said that though !egisla- See PROMISE, Page 7 MAX COLLINS/Daily Members of Zeta Phi Beta perform their act in the annual Midnight Madness-held on the steps of the Hatcher Graduate Library. Each of the historically African Ameri- can fraternities and sororities included in the University's chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council put on an act in front of a crowd of roughly 500 people. HOLLYWOOD MEETSc MICHoIGANa Fl a rdito ayot 'U says its film office will operate even if cuts are made ByJOSEPH LICHTERMAN For the Daily With the spotlight on Michi- gan's legislature to balance the state's budget, several state law- makers are pondering whether to lower the curtain on the state's tax incentives for movies shot here. The state offers filmmakers a 40 percent tax credit if they spend more than $50,000 on production costs in the state and an addition- al 2 percent if they film in select Michigan cities, including Ann Arbor. It's this benefit that has lured stars like Clint Eastwood and Drew Barrymore to film their movies in Michigan. However, with a $2.8 billion budget deficit for the 2610 fiscal year, Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Republican- controlled state Senate have both issued proposals to reduce the tax credit. Granholm's plan would lower the incentive to 37 percent of pro- duction costs. Republicans, meanwhile, would like to cut the credit to 35 percent and cap the total rebate for all films at $50 million annually. In 2008, the state paid out $32 mil- lion to filmmakers. Lee Doyle, director of the Uni- versity's Film Office, said the tax credit has spurred filming on cam- pus. "Beforethetaxincentivewesaw maybe one script every five years, and this year we've reviewed 20," Doyle said. Prior to the implementation of the Michigan film tax credit, See FILM OFFICE, Page 7 CAMPUS CRIME DPS reports on-campus crime data held steady BYOP: BRING YOUR OWN PADDLE Significant changes seen in motor vehicle theft, liquor arrests By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor A publication released yesterday by the University's Department of Public Safety reported that overall campus crime levels for 2008 were on par with 2007 levels, though there were noticeable changes in a few areas. The 2009-2010 Campus Safety Handbook - required by law under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Cam- pus Crime Statistics Act - includes statistics of campus and area crime reported to legal authorities and campus officials. Some of the changes in crime levels from 2007 included the num- ber of motor vehicle theft, drug law arrests and liquor law arrests, cita- tions and violations in residence halls categories. Motor vehicle thefts on campus reported to University Police were up from 4 in 2007 to 17 in 2008. Department of Public Safe- ty spokeswoman Diane Brown explained that although the num- ber is higher than last year, the category is not limited to theft of automobiles. The category also includes theft or improper alloca- tion of golf carts and Gators - small utility vehicles used frequently around campus. In contrast, druglaw arrests on campus were down a significant amount, falling from 79 in 2007 to 56 lastyear. Brown said she wasn't sure why the number had fallen, since Uni- versity Police weren't handling violations differently than in 2007 or running any special campaigns against drug use last year. Though overall liquor law vio- lations, arrests and citations on campus saw only a modest increase - from 952 reports to University Police, University Housing and the Office of Student Conflict Reso- lution in 2007 to 1,077 reports to the same agencies in 2008 - the number of alcohol-related reports increased substantially in the resi- dence halls. Residence hall liquor law viola- tions, which are included in the overall number of liquor law inci- dents listed above, increased from 440 in 2007 to 526 in 2008. During the same time, liquor law arrests and citations increased from 135 to 240. Asked about the fluctuation, Brown said she wasn't certain what caused the increase, but said sev- eral factors influence the number of alcohol violations, citations and arrests campus-wide from year to year. "(The number) also includes alcohol violations at the stadium and some of the variance will depend on how many home foot- balls games we had that year," BY THE NUMBERS Changes in on-campus crimes from 2007 to 2008 17 Number of motor vehicletheft incidents - a 350 percent increaseover last year -16% Percentage decrease in druglaw arrests and violations to 56 cases last year 1,077 Number of liquor law arrests, citations andviolations on-campus last year, a13 percent increase from 2007 766 Number of liquor law arrests, citations and violations in residence halls, which is included in the on-campus number above SOURtE: 2009-2010 Campus Safety Handbook,UM Dept. of PublicSafety Brown said, adding that the num- ber of football games played at 3:30 p.m. can also influence the number of alcohol-related reports. Brown said the number of inci- dents could vary not only on the number of actual incidents, but also on the number of reported inci- dents. However, Brown said DPS is working on ways to increase stu- dent responsiveness to crimes. "It's not just a police issue to help See CRIME, Page 7 AtItL tOND/Daily LSA juniors David Clyde (left), David Sherman (center) and Kevin Kozlowski (right) play ping-pong in the math atrium of East Hall yesterday Students can play ping-pong at any time in the atrium, providing they bring they bring a ball and paddle. Sober monitor program to grow IFC teams with UHS to improve safety at fraternity parties By VERONICA MENALDI Daily StaffReporter In an effort to create a safer environment at fraternity par- ties, the Interfraternity Council is implementing a program that will ensure that in four years every member in the IFC community will be a trained sober monitor. Jason Mohr, IFC's vice president of social responsibility, said the training - which is done in part- nership with University Health Service - addresses crisis and conflict management and focuses on recognition of alcohol poison- ing and the proper measures to take when it occurs. Sober monitors are fraternity members who are required to remain sober at parties in case of an emergency. Mohr, an LSA senior, said par- ticipants will learn about ethi- cal decision making and how to be responsible partygoers, even if they're not sober monitors that night. "It really tries to attack a party from multiple different angles to give you the safest environment," he said. "I think it's going to revo- lutionize our community safety- wise. AriParritz, IFC's president, said the IFC and UHS have been test- ing the program for a number of years and have arrived at the point where they believe they have found an effective method for training sober monitors. "We have a formula that works really well," he said. "One that the participants enjoy, but UHS feels confident that they actually know what they are talking about as See SOBER MONITOR, Page 7 WEATHER HI: 60 TOMORROW LO: 45 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILYCOM Where does Mo Rocca buy his glasses? MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE FILTER INDEX NEWS .................................,2 ARTS.................. 5 Vol. CXX, No.19 SUDOKU............................3 CLASSIFIEDS. ...........6 O2090TheMichganDaily OPINION...............4 SPORTS....................I........