The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 5A With open field, Ilitch may enter Dem. primary Former Michigan football player reaches plea bargain on charges From Page 1A experiences would make her a sufficient candidate, according to the source. litch is the daughter of Michael Ilitch, the founder of Detroit- based Little Caesars Pizza. She is also the former CEO and presi- dent of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. - a company that manages Little Cae- sars Enterprises, The Detroit Red Wings, The Detroit Tigers and Olympia Entertainment. Ilitch is the owner of Ilitch Enterprises, the owner and pub- lisher of Ambassador Magazine in Detroit and founder of Denise Ilitch Designs, a handmade jewel- ry company. She is also of counsel at Clark Hill PLC - a law firm in Detroit. The newest member of the Uni- versity's Board of Regents, Ilitch was one of two regents to vote against last years tuition hike, which raised tuition by 5.6 per- cent. An alumni of the University, Ilitch earned her bachelors degree in 1977 from Michigan before STEM CELLS From Page 1A With results showing that European ancestry is vastly over- represented, research on these stem cells may neglect to address minority groups, according to Rosenberg. "We know that in most areas of medical research, it's important to study individuals from diverse populations in order to examine whether different groups might respond differently to therapies," Rosenberg said. "We hope that same principle will be applied to works based on embryonic stem COUNCIL From Page 1A munity. "We feel that we could put the flagpole down and show the Uni- versity that this is a worthwhile communityandthatalltheprofes- sional fraternities are worthwhile to join since they give members opportunities they might not have anywhere else," he said. Jeremy Gove, an LSA senior and president of Kappa Alpha Pi Pre-Law Fraternity, saidthe coun- Scil will help each organization and the community as a whole to grow. "Basically, it was formed because many of us have very separate interests that often times coincide," he said. "We thought that we could strengthen our indi- vidual groups and the whole enti- ty of the professional organization by working together on campus." Because some of the profes- sional fraternities are larger, Gove said they have a greater network and will be able to help out some of the smaller organizations. "(Thecouncil) hasalotofpoten- tial to do a lot of good because indi- vidually our groups vary in size," he said. "We'll be able to pool all our resources together." Wongsaid she would have liked to see the council formed earlier, but it took a while to get all of the executive members of the frater- going on to earn her law degree from the University of Detroit in 1980. Illich reportedly ventured to Washington earlier this week to meet with White House officials. The Associated Press reported that President Barack Obama also "stopped by the meeting." After Democratic front-runner Cherry - the Democratic front- runner at the time - announced he would not run for governor, an increasing number of Democrats entered the field. If Ilitch does decide to enter the race she'll face competition from others, including state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem) and Lansing Mayor Virg Berne- ro. Though he hasn't officially announced he will be running for governor, state House Speaker Andy Dillon (D-Redford) formed an exploratory committee last week. Dillon is currently pre- sumed to be the Democratic front- runner. - Daily News Editor Kyle Swanson contributed to this report. cells." Mosher said he expects that the lines will become more rep- resentative of various origins when other ethnic groups start to generate their own stem cell lines. The researchers said they hope their work will highlight the need for more diversity in the stem cell lines that are used for research. "Right now there has not been focus on individual ancestry of embryo donors," Rosenberg said. "Our paper will hopefully draw attention to this issue so that labs currently deriving stem cell lines will attempt to include more diverse lines." nities on the same page. "All the fraternities are in the right place and we have some really great people on the com- mittee committed to making this happen," she said. "This is the first time that it is really starting to get going and everyone is really invested in it." The Professional Fraternity Council will be a separate entity from the four existing Greek Councils, Wong said, since the current four are social fraterni- ties, not academic ones. Rosenfield said if the Profes- sional Fraternity Council were to join under the same umbrella organization as the four existing Greek councils, it would be "a very small fish in a big pond" because they wouldn't feel their unique goals were represented. "We really feel that if eight of us are coming together, our goals are going to be a little more aligned and we'd be able to be more responsive to each other," he said. Rosenfield said the Profes- sional Fraternity Council will aim to become an organization where students can get involved and work together to meet their goals. "We all happen to be profes- sional fraternities," he said. "But we also could be considered orga- nizations. We are just working together to form a professional community on campus where everyone can benefit." Feagin was charged with cocaine possession after fire in West Quad By NICOLE ABER Daily News Editor Former Michigan football quar- terback Justin Feagin, has reached a plea bargain on his charges for three drug counts, according to a report published by The Detroit Free Press yesterday. According to the article, Feagin plead guilty to controlled sub- stance delivery and will be sen- tenced on March 10. Feagin was also charged with conspiracy to deliver less than 50 grams of cocaine, conspiracy to posses 25-50 grams of cocaine and a charge of possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine, according to a Nov. 18 article in The Michigan Daily. According to the article in the Free Press, whether he is guilty of the additional charges will be determined at his sentencing. Feagin waived his right to a preliminary exam in Washtenaw County Court on Nov. 18, moving his case directly to circuit court, according to the Daily article. Though Feagin plead guilty to JAKE FROMM/Da Former Michigan Football player Justin Feagin in Washtenaw County Court on Nov.18, 2009. the controlled substance deliv- ery charge in the plea bargain, Feagin's lawyer told the court he planned to plead not guilty to the charges, according to the Daily article. The former Wolverine was first charged in the Winter 2009 semes- ter after a drug deal went awry between him and University stu- dent Timothy Burke, who set a fire to a West Quad hallway after Feagin failed to deliver cocaine to him. Feagin was dismissed from the football team in July 2009 by Coach Rich Rodriguez for a "vio- lation of team rules," and subse- quently left the University. The plea bargain was reached at Feagin's pretrial hearing last week, according to the Free Press article. The plea deal will be considered in correspondence with the Hol- mes Youthful Trainee Act, which allows for more lenient sentencing for people ages 17 through 21 who have committed crimes during those years, according to the Free Press article. ued. "Those are important things increasingly tight budget, will be "What I think I'm probably SULLIVAN to do too." useful in Virginia. proudest of is the team of deans From Page 1A Despite the amount of work she "There's just a lot that I have - how good they are, how well needs to do by the time she begins to learn, because while I can see they work together, how well the don't have to do anything, just her time as UVA's president, Sul- the external situations are the newly recruited deans have fit send us your vitae and that'll be livan said she's confident she'll be same,,I don't know enough about in," Sullivan said. "It's really just enough.'" ready to hit the ground running. the internal workings - how the an exceptional group of deans "'Well, that'll be pretty easy to "I did it here at Michigan, so I organizational structure works that the University should really do,' " Sullivan saidshe thought at know I can do it," she said. "And I and so on and what kind of flex- be proud of." the time. "'In fact, it's online.'" actually look forward to it. I enjoy ibility deans have and all those Knowing the office and duties Sullivan said she sent an elec- meeting new people." sorts of issues," Sullivan said. "I she will leave behind at the Uni- tronic copy of her curriculum "I went to a class (Tuesday) at have a lot of studying to do, but versity, Sullivan said it is impor- vitae, but was caught off guard UVA and it was really fun," Sul- fortunately I have six months." tant that her successor have an when they called back asking livan said. "Then I went to a lab And in those six months, Sulli- ability to manage both academics if she would be available for an in the afternoon. I got to meet van will still be highly engaged at and budgetary concerns. interview. some of the graduate students the University of Michigan - hav- "This job is a little bit unusual "I was somewhat surprised, and engineering faculty. I really ing agreed to continue to serve as compared with most provost jobs but when they called me they said think I'm going to enjoy that part provost until July 31. because of the budgetary respon- 'Would you come in for an inter- of this an awful lot." In her remaining time with sibility and so I do think it's going view,' " Sullivan recalled. "So I Upon assuming her role at the Michigan, Sullivan is slated to to be important to have someone went for an interview." University of Virginia, Sullivan lead the annual promotion pro- who has either budgetary expe- From there, things just seemed will also face many of the same cess for faculty and to oversee the rience or the ability to pick that to fall into place for Sullivan. issues as those at the University preparation of next year's bud- up pretty quickly," Sullivan said. "Then there was another inter- of Michigan - both states are in get. "But, I think it's also important view after that and another one a recession with cuts expected to "The promotions are very that you have somebody in this after that," Sullivan said. state appropriations next year. important and that process job who has a strong academic Sullivan said once she was "Thetwocampuses aresurpris- begins in a couple of weeks," Sul- background and understands the called back for the second inter- ingly similar, not just in terms of livan said. "And the budget will aspirations of faculty." view, she knew things were get- their quality, but in terms of the be presented to the regents in Additionally, Sullivan said ting serious and that she needed problems they face," Sullivan said June, but we have already started the issues the provost faces will to inform University President of Michigan and Virginia. working on a budget and so we require her successor to be for- Mary Sue Coleman of the situa- "I think that the financial will continue to do our budget ward-thinking and open-mind- tion. issues at Virginia aren't actually preparation." ed. "When you get called back for too different from those that we Sullivan told the Daily she "They need to be broad minded an additional interview, then it's face here," Sullivan said. "It's a will also continue to work on enough and interested enough so time to let your boss know what's situation in which there is a state cost containment efforts already that they can have conversations going on," Sullivan said. "And so, deficit, there's going to be a very underway and hopes to wrap up with people from many fields, I did that." likely decline in the state appro- searches for key positions. because in one day the provost "One of the reasons you do it priation." "There's a lot of work to do," interacts with people from all is because you know she's going When Sullivan assumes the she said. "In many ways that over the campus and it's impor- to be called for a reference check presidency at the University of hasn't changed - the Provost's tant to be able to have important and I don't want her to be sur- Virginia, she will also inherit a Office always has a lot of work to conversations with them no mat- prised by something like that," $3 billion capital campaign. The do and we still do." ter where they come from," she Sullivan said, explaining her campaign is similar to the Michi- And though the countless said. "That does take a kind of a choice to inform Coleman of the gan Difference Campaign that hours she spends in her office at breadth of intellectual vision that situation when she did. "I told her Sullivan worked on, which ended the University will draw to an not everyone finds congenial." that I knew I was going to go back in 2008 and raised a national end in a few months, Sullivan Sullivan also emphasized the for the second interview." record-setting $3.2 billion. said she's confident her staff is in importance of servant leadership, Despite considerable experi- The similarities continue into a good position to help her suc- saying a person who understands ence as provost at the University the role the two universities play cessor. what it means to be a team player of Michigan and the University of in their communities, Sullivan "I have an exceptionally strong and a leader at the same time will Texas system, Sullivan admitted said. staff and I'm not worried about be critical to success. that she has a great deal to learn "Like Michigan, they are the discontinuity at all," she said. "I think there's also something before she takes the reins at the major employer in their commu- "The people here are pros, they that we think of as the adminis- University of Virginia. nity," Sullivan said of UVA. "Like know what they're doing, so I feel trative personality," she said. "It's "I have a big learning curve," Michigan, they are a major health really good about the situation the ability to listen carefully and Sullivan said. "I've got a busy care provider, so there's a lot of I'm leaving the office in." commute your own self-interests year carved out ahead of me." interest in what's going to change In fact, Sullivan said her staff- in a conversation." "I have to learn a lot about the in the health care system." ing of the University's deans has "When you're provost, what's state of Virginia, not just the uni- But despite the similarities, been her greatest accomplish- important is the University. Every versity, but also about how the Sullivan said she's not yet sure ment. conversation is not about you." generalassemblyworks," Sullivan whether her highly successful said. "I need to know some things strategies to deal with the pres- about the regents and there are sures of the office, including an two campuses beside the cam- pus in Charlottesville, so I need to learn that community too." "There's also just the names and faces and putting them together with the positions 4 2 1 people hold," Sullivan contin- ZARAGON PLACE 8 4 6 THE BEST APTS IN TOWN 5 1WWWZARAGONPLACECOM _ w SECONDS FROM DIAG ..FULLY FURNISHED 27 T-SHIRT PRINTERY LUXURYAPARTMENTS SCREENPRINTINGIEMBRODERY r247HIGHENDFITNESS 2 6 5 9 FULLCOORDIGTALPNS TCENTER F C O L4 P M D6AN Y Q ' Y/ WIRELESS IN UNIT3 8 INSDAYS OR LESS8t 5 WUIUTS FRM AMPUS I__ 1002 Pontiac T r,58c TEL 734-994-1367 51 .S nce 19K3 E j l t } r t k t t a ,- } T WANT TO WORK IN THIS REALLY OLD BUILDING? 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