ALF SLIDE MYSTERY MESS tern gave Michigan a Sherlock's got plenty of comeback medicine. abrawn, not enough brains. E SPORTSMONDAY, PAGEBSEE ARTS, PAGE 5A 7 4cIfte Mii an Ba Ily Ann Arbor, Michigan Monday, January 11, 2010 michigandailycom DRUMMING IN THE NEW YEAR y Cti :..w Y1s.. 5 _ .mw 3 U :Pay raise shift not the result of LEO grievance MIA MARINO/Daily Caren Sole and her father, Brian Sole, play the drums in Raoin Taiko, a traditional Japanese drumming group, during the Mochitsuki Japanese Cultural Fair at the School of Social Work on Saturday. The fair was hosted by the University's Center for Japanese Studies in honor of the Japanese New Year. IIN IaN Te RESIn-NCpHAL Houigcagssg-pplc Lecturers' union accused 'U' of using fuzzy math to avoid giving pay increases By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor A significant shift in the funds used to determine faculty raises is drawing different responses from University administrators and the lecturers' union on campus. Documents obtained by The Michigan Daily through a Freedom of Information Act request detailed dramatic changes to the four funds used to fund pay raises for faculty, which directly impact the size of THE ABC'S OF LSA SALA 60 50 to 40 aro 30 U 20 10 pay raises for lecturers. The Lecturers Employment Organization - the union that represents lecturers on campus - contends the shift in funds came as a result of a grievance they filed with the University in November 2008. But University officials say the change is simply part of the University's cost-cutting strategy given the down economy. LEO and the University were at odds last year when the union accused University adminis- trators of moving money from faculty salary funds that would obligate the University to give larger pay raises to lecturers into See LEO, Page 3A See FOIA documents for this I story on RIES Funds: A C+ .. Residents who have been living in 'U' Housing the longest will have priority By OLIVIA CARRINO Daily StaffReporter In an effort to make the Univer- sity Housing system fairer, Hous- ing officials are implementing a new policy initially proposed in October that eliminates the option for students to request the same room or hall that they currently live in for next year. Instead, Housingis instituting a campus-wide pool in which prior- ity is given to residents who have lived in the residence halls the most consecutive terms. As anoth- er change, the entire process will now be completed online. Lastweek, Housing officials sent an e-mail to students currently liv- ing in University residence halls that included links to informative tutorials on how to sign up. University Housing spokesman Peter Logan said the new process will be more fair for all current residents who want to live on cam- pus next year. "This year we've eliminated the same room and same hall selec- tion," Logan said, "and essentially, we've broadened this, really, to be more equitable in providing residential choices to all students across the board." In the new policy, students will be able to request to live in a single, double, triple or quad. They will" also still be able to sign up to live with a particular roommate or group of friends. However, there are a few excep- tions to the new policy because some residence halls are only open to first-year or second-year students or reserved for learning communities. Logan said that rooms will first be set aside to accommodate the various learning communities, and then the selection process will be opened campus wide. He added that ifa student living in a learning community this year is readmitted to the program next year, they will most likely be in the same hall, but he doesn't know if they will be able to request the same room. He added that there will be some adjustments made to the location of certain learning communities due to the closing of Couzens Resi- See HOUSING, Page.7A 2009 2010 SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN OBITUARY '' prof. who used numbers to fight against war dies A former Navy sailor, Singer spent his life quantifying the dangers of war By CAITLIN HUSTON Daily StaffReporter M University Prof. Emeritus J. David Singer, an internationally renowned teacher, researcher and scholar of international poli- tics, died in Ann Arbor on Dec. 28 at the age of 84. Singer, who had been hos- pitalized since last September when he was involved in a car accident, is survived by his wife Diane Macaulay, who currently resides in Ann Arbor, his daugh- ters Annie and Katie Singer and his two grandchildren. Singer joined the Political Sci- ence Department at the Univer- sity in 1958, where he remained a professor until 2007. As a pro- fessor and researcher, Singer focused on finding ways to eradi- cate war through a scientific approach. While at the University, he founded the Correlates of War project in 1963, which collects scientific knowledge about war. David Gellar, professor and chair of the political science depart- ment at Wayne State University, described the project as "the See SINGER, Page 7A New A2-based rail line in the works MIA MARINO/Daily Former presidents of the campus chapter of the National Society Of Black Engineers hold a panel discussion on Friday. At event, former NSBE presidents . . emphasize com-mumit outreach System would Arbor and Detroit could soon alleviate transportation frustra- include stops in tions. Last month, the United States Ypsilanti, Metro Senate budgeted $331 million for the state of Michigan, including Airport and Detroit $3.5 million for a proposed rail service between Ann Arbor and By MIKE MERAR Detroit that would include stops For theDaily in Ypsilanti, Dearborn and the Detroit Metro Airport. Traveling to the airport and Carmine Palombo, director downtown Detroit can be a of Transportation Programs for nightmare for students with- the Southeast Michigan Council out access to cars, but a newly of Governments, said the budget proposed rail line between Ann for the new service is not yet set in stone. But, he said a number of aspects of the project would be completed by October 2010. From Ann Arbor to Detroit, the service is expected to take around 50 to 55 minutes. Palom- bo said exact prices have yet to be determined, but the cost for a round-trip ticket will be competi- tive with other comparable ser- vices and will most likely range between $6 and $7. While many officials have voiced support for this new ser- vice, additional funding for the See TRANSPORTATION, Page 7A Panelists stress mentoring students from local schools in the sciences By MICHELE NAROV For the Daily A panel from the National Soci- ety of Black Engineers spoke to about 100 Engineering students on Friday night about the group's efforts to reach out to elementary, middle and high school students in Southeast Michigan. The meeting - held in the Industrial & Operations Engi- neering Building on North Cam- pus - featured five panelists, four of whom were past NSBE presi- dents at the University. The panel- ists - Damaune Journey, Jolene Ferguson, Erin Teague, Maurice Telesford and Deandre Reagins - addressed the organization's role at the University and in the com- munity. NSBE, the largest student-run organization in the country, pro- vides academic and professional opportunities for African-Amer- ican engineers at the University and across the nation. In recent years, the University's chapter has put an emphasis on reaching out to students in the Ypsilanti school districts. Teague told the audience that See PANEL, Page 7A WEATHER HI:23 TOMORROW LO:19 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Cooking up a sexier version of oatmeal. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE TABLE INDEX NEWS................ Vol. CXX, No. 70 SUDOKU........... )2010The Michigan Daily OPINION... michigondailycom """"" ...2A ARTS.............5A ...3A CLASSIFIEDS.. ..A...........6A ...4A SPORTSMONDAY............ .1B