Michigan hockey takes -From the Daily: The on Miami (Ohio) in the University and Ann semifinals of the CCHA Arbor community need Tournament at the Joe to put all their weight Louis Arena tonight. behind Google Fiber. ) PAGE 8 } )PAGE 4 The Ingenious MUSKET The student-run theater program takes on the classic musicaL: "Man o La Mancha." Athe play's known for cheesiness, the director says this time, "The Cheese works." ))PAGE 7 aswS rr' 1 I e f ic4ioan 4:Dat1V Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, March 19,2010 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOTBALL Michigan to host Notre Dame under the lights In 2011, the rivals a three, three-and-a-half hour commercial that shows off the will play the first great University and the stadium and our passionate fans. SoI think primetime game it's awin-win in all areas." College football teams around ever at the Big House the country have been playing night games for a while now, and By TIM ROHAN Michigan has been involved in Daily Sports Writer plenty of games after dark. The Wolverines are 22-11 in games The Michigan football team will starting after 5 p.m. all-time. And make history on Saturday, Sept. 10, games like last season's close two- 2011 when it takes the field at 8 p.m. point loss to Iowa in Iowa City fuel eastern time to play rival Notre the excitement for night games for Dame in the first-ever primetime Michigan fans. football game at the Big House. Michigan took part in the first- New athletic director David ever night game in 1944 against Brandon made the announcement Marquette in Milwaukee, Wis- about the his- consin. Sixty-seven years later, the toric game First reported on Wolverines will don their home on Thursday. Michiganlailycom jerseys for a night game. The game will Brandon started working be televised nationally on either toward organizing the game a cou- ESPN or ESPN2. ple weeks ago, and met with con- "It's exciting for them as student ference officials and Notre Dame athletes to be able to perform in Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick front of a lot of people," Michigan in Indianapolis during the Big Ten coach Rich Rodriguez said. "From basketball tournament last week. a coaching standpoint, it's obvi- When he returned, Brandon said, ously a great benefit in recruiting University President Mary Sue when the nation gets to watch you Coleman and her staff were very play. And I think it's also great for cooperative. the University, ina sense. You have See FOOTBALL, Page 5 AARON AUGSBURGtR/Daily University students and Olympic ice dancers, (from left) Meryl Davis, Charlie White, Evan Bates and Emily Samuelson, stand next to University President Mary Sue Coleman at a meeting of the University Board of Regents yesterday. The regents passed a resolution honoring the four Olympians at the meeting. Regents honor O1mpic ice .danc rs at monthy meeting Regents also OK honorary degrees for Obama, others BY KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor Excitement was on the agenda during the University's Board of Regents monthly meeting yes- terday, when four Olympic ice dancers and University students paid a visit to receive a resolution from the University's governing board. Meryl Davis and Charlie White, who took the silver medal in Van- couver last month, and Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates, who finished in 11th place at the winter games, were honored with acom- mendation from the regents. Regent Andrea Fischer New- man (R-Ann Arbor) read the reso- lution out loudbefore presenting a copy to each of the four University students. "The" regents take great pride in Meryl Davis, Charlie White, Emily Samuel- son and Evan KYLE SWANSON Bates for being such splendid Covering the ambassadors Administrotiont for the maize and blue at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games," Newman said. "Their enthusiasm, poise and dedication showed the world what it means to be a Michigan Wolver- ine." Due to a previously scheduled practice session, the four arrived lateto themeeting,buttheregents broke from their agenda to honor the four University students as soon as they arrived, calling a recess so they could talk with the students. During the recess, which lasted See REGENTS, Page S SPRING COMMENCEMENT Valerie Jarrett to speak at Law School graduation Senior Obama advisor will come to campus a week after Pres. Obama By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily StaffReporter Senior White House Advisor and University Law School alum Valerie Jarrett will deliver this spring's Law School commence- 0 ment address. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on May 8 at Hill Auditorium, one week after President Barack Obama is slated to deliver the Uni- versity's spring commencement address. Jarrett is the head of four departments in the White House, chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls and heads the White House's business outreach program. She said in a press release that she is honored to be speaking at the Law School's commencement. "I am very excited to return to the Michigan Law campus and congratulate this year's graduating class," Jarrett said in the release. "Some of the best times of my life were spent in Ann Arbor, and this is an incredible honor, not just as an alumna, but as somebody who's very familiar with how much we need these smart, talented and committed scholars to help us con- front the many challenges facing our country." In an interview yesterday, University President Mary Sue Coleman said she was initially con- cerned that Obama's trip to Ann Arbor would prevent Jarrett from delivering the Law School com- mencement address. "I just had a little worry when we knew the president was going to come because we put the invitation out to Ms. Jarrett a long time ago too for the Law School," she said. "I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to do that, but she is, so she is making that commitment." See JARRETT, Page 5 TORESHAN SvheMAs/Daivy Jim Neumeister, one of the final two candidates to become the director of the Office of Student Conflict Resolution, talks with students about raising awareness about OSCR on campus, OSCR director candidate talks raisin awareness in interview CAMPAIGNING ON CAMPUS ACLU pushes Housing to allow canvassing in res. halls Organization sent letter to University 0 President Coleman By VANESSA NUNEZ Daily StaffReporter The University's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman earlier this week requesting a meeting to discuss lifting the current ban on political campaigning in residence halls in advance of the midterm elections this coming November . Under current University Hous- ing policy, students are prohibited from canvassing for political can- didates in the residence halls with- out prior approval. As it stands, if students are found doing so, they can be charged with criminal tres- passing and may be barred from entering all residence halls. This policy also extends to student organizations, which face fines at an amount determined by the Uni- versity for the same offense. The letter the ACLU sent to Cole- See ACLU, Page 3 Neumeister wants to help students learn to mediate conflict on their own By SARA BOBOLTZ For the Daily The University's Office of Stu- dent Conflict Resolution contin- ued its search for a new director yesterday with a presentation given by Jim Neumeister, the director of Northwestern Univer- sity's Office of Judicial Affairs. Neumeister is the second candi- date for the post to visit campus this week. On Wednesday, OSCR held a forum in OSCR's office in South Quadrangle to give students the opportunity to ask Neumeister questions. Yesterday, Neumeister gave a SO-minute presentation in the Wolverine Room of the Union for an audience of about 30 fac- ulty members and students. Jay Wilgus, the other candi- date for the director position, also gave, a presentation this week for students and faculty. In an effort to find a replacement for its pre- vious director Jennifer Schrage, who stepped down in December, OSCR has narrowed the list of candidates to Wilgus and Neu- meister. During his presentation, Neu- meister said if hired he would work to spread campus aware- ness of OSCR and its services, including training services for residential advisors in campus residence halls. Neumeister added that he would continue using the Spectrum of Conflict Resolutions Options model, which was developed in 2008 by Schrage and Monita Thompson, co-director of The Pro- See OSCR, Page 5 WEATHER HI: 60 TOMORROW LO:41 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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