z ; r."; +.,M aF . ' :; ' ^c S Y k Y r; . fir~ fir. ;: r a.: L i t? , s; z ;., Yf ', MAKING A TOURNEY RUN? Michigan's Big Ten Tournament In a digital world, matchup with Iowa today is thed e p et team's first must-win in an- unlikely NCAA bid scenario. experience that keep \ n PAGE 8 patrons coming to museums. f~~ 1be1Aidigan 0i~ rm W. 0 Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday March 11, 2010 michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Universities see risein demand for financial aid In response to BY THE NUMBERS increased need, Financial aidat'U, across the country colleges boost 56% . available funds Increase intheamountof financial aid made availablefto students nationwide. Former Michigan quarterback Justin Feagin (right) with his mother Linda following his sentencing in Washtenaw County Circuit Court yesterday. Feagin was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to a charge of delivering less than 50 grams of cocaine. With sentence former Michigan QB Feagin gets a second chance If Feagin completes probation, drug charge will be dropped from record By JAMES LEE For the Daily The Michigan football program may not have given former quar- terback Justin Feagin a second chance when he was kicked off the team last year, but the Washtenaw County courts did when Feagin appeared for his sentencing yes- terday. Washtenaw Circuit Court Judge Archie Brown sentenced the for- mer Michigan player to two years of probation after Feagin, 21, pled guilty to the charge of delivering less than 50 grams of cocaine. Feagin's guilty plea did not result in a criminal conviction, however, because he was able to qualify for the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act - a provision in Mich- igan's Criminal Code, which eras- es the defendant's criminal record if they complete their sentence. Feagin was first charged with conspiracy to deliver less than 50 grams of cocaine, conspira- cy to possess 25 to 50 grams of cocaine and conspiracy to possess less than 25 grams of cocaine in March 2009 after a drug deal went awry between him and Univer- sity student Timothy Burke. Burke attempted to set fire to a hallway in West Quad after Feagin did not deliver cocaine to Burke. Feagin was later dismissed from the football team in July, for what Michigan Football coach Rich Rodriguez called at the time "a violation of team rules." At his sentencing, Feagin apolo- gized to his mother, his family and the University of Michigan for the disruption his offense caused. Resolving not to let this mistake interfere with his future, Feagin told the court he is "just trying to make it in life, just trying to learn from all this." As he prepared to deliver the formal sentence, Brown explic- itly told Feagin that he was being given a second chance to "get it right." Brown explained that the youthful trainee status is reserved for defendants Sthe court believes to have potential to change their See FEAGIN, Page 7A By DEBJANI MUKHERJEE Daily StaffReporter With the tough economy, universities nationwide have recently seen a big increase in the number of students applying for financial aid and scholarships - and colleges have been respond- ing by making more financial aid funds available. According to Mark Kantrow- itz, founder of FinAid.org - an educational website that discuss- es financial id options available to students - there was a 56-per- cent increase in the total amount of financial aid available for col- lege students from the 2008-2009 academic year to the 2009-2010 academic year. Kantrowitz said the jump in available financial aid is directly related to the increasing number of students that qualify for need- based financial aid during the past year. "The economy is causing more people to be needier," he said. 33% Increase inthetotal numberof Fell Grants available to eligible students. b 40% oncreaseintenumberpof tUniversityof Michigan studentsseeking reassesment otheir financial aid.statusthisyear. Teamount of money in need-based scholarships raised bythe Fresidentt Donurtfampaignat the sniversity. "The people in the economy who have lost their jobs are going to need financial aid." A 33-percent rise in the total number of Fell Grants available to eligible students may also explain the increase in financial aid. Decided annually by Congress, the maximum amount a student can receive from the federal Pell Grant program also increased See FINANCIAL AID, Page 7A EARTH DAY ANNIVERSARY EDUCATION SIMULATION 40 years after its founding, 'U' officials re-envision Earth Day University to launch website today, host month-long series of related events ByKYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor University officials are expected to launch a new website later today to highlight more than a month- long string of activities that will take place on campus throughout the rest ofthe semester to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. According to a press release expected tobereleased latertoday, the series of events, a joint collabo- ration between several student groups on campus, faculty and University administrators, is part of the University's effort to "turn Earth Day into Earth Month." In the release, President Mary Sue Coleman calls the collabora- tion of events a chance to reflect on the past and to think about how to move forward. "With our growing level of teaching, research and action related to sustainability, the Uni- versity continues to build on the foundation set 40 years ago by students and faculty committed See EARTH DAY, Page 7A TURNING EARTH DAY INTO A MONTH OF FESTIVITIES A selection of Earth Day events Tomorrow: Ross School of Business forum on the interaction between ethics, the economy and the environment. March 22: White Houseofficial John Holdren will deliver the ninth annual Peter M. Wege lecture. March 25: A teach-infthat is similar, but on a smaller scale, to the oneheld in the 1970s will be held inbthe Michigan League. April10: Bioblitz, an event where students will work to identify as many species as possible in Nichols Arboretum. DINING NEAR CAMPUS Tian Chu opens its doors on East William Ted Hall, a research computer specialist at the UM3D labs in the Duderstadt Center, shows the Cave Automatic Virtual Reality installment. The installment is available for all students to access and has been used to simulate jet skiing as well as various emergencies to teach residents in the University of Michigan Health System about medical triage. 'U' conference puts spotlight on stigma associated with depression As feats di ian restaurant as well as Chinese and Japanese dishes, opened its doors on 613 ures a variety of East William St. earlier this month in the space formerly occupied by shes, cuisines Rio Wraps. The new restaurant on the block will provide some By SCOTT SUH competition to Korean restaurant For the Daily Maru, also located on East William Street, just a short walk away from w Asian cuisine restaurant Tian Chiu. le its wayto the State Street Tian Chu manager Lin Cui said she wanted to run a restaurant that several months of con- offered a plethora of dishes. n, Tian Chu, which offers "I prefer having people come in election of Korean cuisine with a lot of choices," Cui said. "It's not only Korean food, but Chinese and other types of food as well. You can come with all your friends, and everyone can enjoy the meal because there are many options." Maru's owner Dukki Hong said he has not yet taken a look at Tian Chu's offerings and initially believed that the restaurant only served Chinese food. Kong added that despite the emergence of a second Korean restaurant on East William Street, he does not mind the competition. See RESTAURANT, Page 7A Depression at colleges the focus of two-day forum By SUZANNE JACOBS Daily StaffReporter Students and faculty from universities across the country gathered in Rackham Audito- rium yesterday for the first day of a two-day conference intended to address depression on college campuses. The University Depression Center has hosted the national conference for the past seven years in an effort to emphasize the importance of early detec- tion and intervention in treating depression among college stu- dents. This year's conference, called "Many Faces, A New Look," features two days of intensive three-hour workshops, keynote presentations and panel discus- sions. The conference opened with a brief greeting from John Greden, executive director of the Depres- sion Center. He emphasized the importance for those in atten- dance to bring the lessons they learn at the conference back to their respective communities. See DEPRESSION, Page 7A A ne has mad area. 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