iC i Hll 4:)atIV Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, November 9, 2009 michigandaily.com A SECOND HALF TRAIN WRECK ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Despite study, Coleman says Athl. Dept. is under control SAID ALSALAH/Daily Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier gets sacked during a two-point conversion late in Saturday's 38-36 loss to Purdue. For more on the game, see SportsMonday, inside. CAMPUS CRIME i Questions loom in Em St falout Report: Many college presidents say they can't fix their athletic departments' budgets By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffReporter The majority of Division IA presidents said in a recent study that they feel they have no con- trol over their respective athletic department budgets. But Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman says she's an exception to the rule. The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics issued a report last month that found uni- versity presidents feel powerless in combating the rising costs associ- ated with intercollegiate sports. The KnightCommissionisacollege sports think tank operated by col- lege administration heavyweights from around the country - includ- ing University of Michigan Regent Andrea Fischer Newman, who is a member of the organization. The report - which was based on interviews this spring and sum- mer with 95 of the 120 presidents of Football Bowl Subdivision schools - found the majority of college presidents recognized a need to restructure athletic departments to reduce costs. But many of the presidents reported that they don't feel like they're in a position to cre- ate that change. "Presidents would like serious change, but don't see themselves as the force for the changes needed, nor have they identified an alter- native force they believe could be effective," the report stated. In an interview late last month with The Michigan Daily, Univer- sity President Coleman said she could not remember if she hadbeen interviewed for the study, but said she had read the report and doesn't think the findings are true for the University. "I understand that maybe a lot of presidents feel like they can't do anything, but I guess I don't feel that way about myself at Michi- gan," Coleman said. She added: "Maybe I'm very privileged to be in this circum- stance', (but) I do feel like we have good control." While the Athletic Department's finances are separate from those of the academic operations of the Uni- versity, Coleman said Michigan has had a tradition of firm presidential control over intercollegiate athlet- See COLEMAN, Page 10A Two students say they gave AAPD evidence, which the police lost By DEVON THORSBY Daily StaffReporter More than a week after the violent Halloween beating on Elm Street that left a 19-year-old man hospitalized, police won't confirm whether any of the alleged attackers have been iden- tified or arrested. Two students who witnessed the violent beating said they were able to take photos and a video of the incident, which they claim they turned over to the Ann Arbor Police Department as evidence. LSA seniors Brian Barton and Zachary Ward said they took pictures of brutal beating on Barton's digital camera shortly before the attack, then a video once it began. After giving a statement to AAPD, Barton said he handed over his memory stick to be used as possible evidence. The next day, Barton said he received a call from an AAPD officer who had been in posses- sion of his memory card tell- ing him that the memory card had been lost before police had viewed it. Barton and Ward said they believe the police department has dropped the ball on the whole situation. Ward said he believes the memory card could have been essential in identifying the assailants and that its loss dem- onstrates the police department's mishandling of the incident. "Losing the memory card was a vital piece of evidence," Ward said. "That could have easily identified the people involved or at least been on the news to show people and make them aware of the current problems with vio- lence on campus." AAPD Sgt. Mike Lance, who arrived at the scene of the beat- ing, was unable to comment on the loss of the memory card . See ELM STREET, Page 9A GETTING AROUND ANN ARBOR With 'U' help, Fuller Rd. parking project advances LITIGATION REPORT Citing Whistleblower Act, alum suing'U' for dismissal from posi Research assistant Regents in Washtenaw County radiological sciences, fired Mc{ Trial Court today for allegedly as his graduate student resea says he was fired for being fired when he reported labo- assistant four days after Mc( t Gee rch Gee University will cover PROPOSED INTERMODAL STATION 78 percent of costs 0 and get 78 percent of parking spaces Station By DYLAN CINTI Daily Staff Reporter fIermodal Faiit reporting violations By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily StaffReporter University alum Robert McGee is suing the University Board of ratory safety violations. McGee is suing under the Whis- tleblower Protection Act - an act that protects employees who report violations of local, state or federal law. Michael Hartman, assistant pro- fessor of nuclear engineering and reported Hartman had commit- ted safety violations by dumping chemicals down a laboratory sink, according to a Nov. 6 annarbor.com article. The article also states Hartman asked McGee to come with him to SeeLAWSUIT, Page 10A MITCHELL FIELD In a deal approved at last V Thursday's City Council meeting, the University will shoulder 78 percent of the costs to build a pro- posed parking structure on Fuller Road, and, in return, the Univer- sity will receive 78 percent of the spots available in the lot. City Council also unanimously approved a master design plan for the 1,000-plus spot parking struc- ture on Fuller Road, just north of thehospital,whichisthefirstphase oftheFuller Intermodal Transpor- tation Station (FITS) - a project that some view as the future of transportation in Ann Arbor. Councilmember Mike Anglin (D-Ward 5) emphasized that while construction will begin on the Fuller Road parking structure in the near future, the accompa- nying transportation hub is still in the initial design phase. "The only permanent thing we're getting is a parking struc- ture," Anglin said. Platforms Potential Signature Service Transit Line HORSING AROUND Future overhead connection to hospital The structure will includeme than 1,000 spaces, 78 percent which will be reserved for Univ sityuse, accordingto Jim Koste the University's director of co munity relations. That percenta corresponds to the Universit funding of the project, estimat at around $45 million of the es mated $60 million total cost. The parkingstructure will a include a covered bus waitingar and space for bike racks and loc in preparation for the possibil of a transit center. Kosteva said the structure w most likely be operational by t middle of 2012, in time for t EAST MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 4 Source: City of Ann Arbor ore opening of the new 12-story C.S. of Mott Children's and Women's er- Hospital. va, He pointed outthatthe parking m- structurewillprovidemuch-need- ige ed parking to hospital employees, y's patients and visitors. ed Kosteva said that was the main ti- reason the city approached the Uni- versity regarding funding support. lso He said that in 2005, the University rea began planning a similar parking ks, structure on Wall Street, near the ity medical campus. However, the plan fell through earlier this year, Koste- till va said, when the University began he negotiating with city officials about he See TRANSPORTATION, Page 10A WEATHER HI: 52 GOT A NEWS TIP? LO: 35 Call 734-763-2459 ore-mail TOMORROW news@michigandaily.com and let us know. Medical School employee Pieter Kleymeer reaches for the ball during a game of bike polo yesterday on a basketball court near Palmer Field. This three-year-old club is made up of University students and employees as well as students from other schools in the area. BM INDEX NEWS .................................2A ARTS.. . . ..A...... A es with Bloomberg Vol. CXX, No. 43 SUDOKU . ............................3A CLASSIFIEDS......................6A GS/THE WIRE @2009TheMichigan Daily OPI N I O N.. . ..A SPORTSMONDAY. B michigondaily.com4A SOTM NA.........1 NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.CC Video: Coleman talks 'U' financ MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOI )