0 2A - Wednesday, February 3, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com MONDAY: TUESDAY: ' m THURSDAY: FRIDAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: WDEAY In Other Ivory Towers Professor Profiles B Reining in the Athletic Dept. THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week CARVING WOOD 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.micliigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 smiloitz@michigandailycam tmdbusiness@gmait.com Imagine if football coach Rich Rodriguez's contractcwasn't cleared by University President Mary Sue Coleman when he was hired in 2007? Before 1995, the Athletic Departmentcould do just that. Steps were taken to centralize the Michigan Athletic Department in 1995, tying it more closely to the rest of the University. A Sept. 15, 1995 article in The Michigan Daily reported that the Universitywasintheprocessofcen- tralizing the Athletic Department. The plan, according to then-Uni- versity President James Duderstadt, was to "bring the Athletic Depart- ment in line with the rest of the Uni- versity operations." After a string of press confer- ences throughout the summer of 1995, the University began drafting changes to its bylaws, under which "theAthletic Department'sbusiness contracts would be controlled by CRIME NOTES the University's financial office according to the article. The change was prompted by incident the previous fall. TheA letic Department had negotia a contract with Nike without regents' approval, Regent And Fischer Newman (R-Ann Ar told the Daily at the time. "I think this is an effectivec to deal with it," Newman told' Daily at the time. "What it doe provide a coordinated checking: tem - a reporting link up into executive officers." In addition, in June 1995, Daily reported that officials at Athletic Department had bou out former football coach G Moeller's contract, costing a t of $386,026, without informing regents or University officials. At the time, Chief Finan Officer Farris W. Womack General Counsel Elsa Cole w rs," part of a committee working "to incorporate business aspects of yan the Athletic Department with the th- University's financial division," the sted article reported. the Joe Roberson, the Athletic Direc- lrea tor at the time, had reportedly con- bor) tributed to the drafting ofthe bylaw changes, which were to be intro- way duced in October 1995 for further The discussion amongthe regents. s is "There have been meetings on sys- how things would change in the the future, which Joe Roberson was at," Cole told the Daily at the time. the Duderstadt explained in an inter- the view with the Daily at the time, "If ght the Athletic Department wants to ary negotiate a contract with a radio otal station, it will go through the chief the financial officer, the general counsel and, if it's large enough, to a (Board cial of Regents) vote," according to the and September1995article. vere - PETER NOORANI CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTE Educational Matt I CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom News Tips Corrections Letterstothe Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales officerhoursSu.-Thuts. 11a.m. - 2a.. newso@michigandaily.cm corections@m~ichigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.cm phoro@michigandaily.com artsagec@michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com disptay@oichigasdaity.cn casifid@michigandaily.com ontineadspmichigandaily.com Jim Horton teaches a wood engraving workshop at Hollander's in Kerrytown. According to Horton,"Of1all the fine arts pro- cesses, this is probably the most challenging." Computer stolen from lab WHERE: Biomedical Science Research Building WHEN: Monday at about 8:40 WHAT: A computer worth $1,259 was stolen from a labo- ratory with card reader access, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Vehicle struck three cars WHERE: Thompson Carport WHEN: Monday at about 12:30 p.m WHAT: A vehicle hit three parked cars, University Police reported. The owners of the cars were not affiliated with the University. There were no injuries, but there were minor damages to the vehicles. Laptop snatched from dorm room WHERE: South Quadrangle Residence Hall WHEN: Monday at about 4 p.m. WHAT: A student reported that his laptop, wallet and $100 cash were stolen from his room which was left unlocked between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., University Police reported. Cafeteria door damaged WHERE: Couzens Residence Hall WHEN: Monday at about 10 a.m. WHAT: The screws and crash bar were removed from a caf- eteria kitchen door, University Police reported. There are no suspects. finances WHAT: Speech about under- represented students and their struggles with finances and education. WHO: Center for Education- al Outreach WHEN: Today from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Assem- bly Hall Global warming talk WHAT: A talk about global warming and the combined research of animal migration and climate change. WHEN: Today from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. WHO: Exhibit Museum of Natural History WHERE: Ruthven Museums Building concert WHAT: Matt Hires will per- form songs from his album. American idol runner-up Jason Castro is opening the show. WHO: MUTO WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark InFocus event WHAT: Learn about envi- ronmental topics and how to get involved with environ- ment-related student groups. WHEN: Tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. WHO: University Unions Arts and Programs WHERE: Michigan League, Vandeburg Room CORRECTIONS . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Street gangs are using Face- book and Twitter to comu- nicate their dealings, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The gangs are bragging about shootings and gang achieve- ments in their posts. Antonio Bass was one of Michigan's most promising recruits ever. After a career-end- ing injury, he was forced to give up football long before that potential was realized. >>FORMORE,SEETHESTATEMENT, INSIDE An inventor unveiled a $7,000 sex robot named Roxxxy at a Las Vegas Adult Entertainment Exposi- tion, CNN reported. The robot is 5 feet, 7-inches, weighs 120 pounds, has five distinct per- sonalities and is complete with voice recognition technology. 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In 2009, Puerto Rico, with nearly 4 million people, had its third-worst year for homicides on record, with more than 890 people slain. Officials said traf- fickers flooding the island with drug money were making it one of the most violent places under the American flag. Capt. Paul Dahlen, the Puerto Rico Guard's public affairs offi- cer, said yesterday that as many as 1,000 soldiers will join police patrolling in high-crime areas of San Juan, Bayamon, Carolina and Ponce. About 100 of them will be focused on repairing police squad cars. Training for the troops going out on crime-fighting operations will begin this weekend. It's not yet clear when they will start joining patrols. [ Well, this guy became president. What will you do? Anything you want. s, You've written your own game plan so far in life. Why not take it one step further and become a Rhodes, Marshall, or Mitchell Scholar? William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States of America, 1992-2000 Come to a Rhodes/Marshall/Mitchell Orientation Session: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 . 5:00-6:00pm Kalamazoo Room, Michigan League, 2nd Floor Wednesday, February 10, 2010 . 5:00-6:00pm Pierpont Commons, Center Room Monday, February 22, 2010 . 5:00-6:00pm Pendleton Room, Michigan Union To learn more, please contact the Provost's Council on Student Honors at 734-763-8123 or visit the website at www.provost.umich.edu/scholars/ Fortuno distanced his plan from the "hard-hand" strategy that former Gov. Pedro Rossello adopted in the 1990s, when fre- quent raids of housing projects cut crime but led to accusations of rights violations. Even so, the local director of the American Civil Liberties Union said adding soldiers to the island's 19,000-strong police force is a poor strategy. "The problem is not numbers," said the ACLU's William Ramirez. "It seems like there are enough men on the streets. It's a matter of how you move them around." The United States has a con- stitutional tradition of keeping military and civilian authorities separate, and the law limits use of federal troops to enforce civil laws. The last time troops assisted police patrols was in 2004, when former Gov. Sila Calderon acti- vated the National Guard, sending 500 troops to help police patrol public events and areas where large amounts of people gather. Serving Ann Arbor j since 1980 &