0 DAILY-SPORTS POWER RANKINGS DETROIT 1-8-7 In the Daily's first edition of weekly power rankings, Daily Sports Editor Nick Spar ranks Michigan's top 10 individual athletes. PAGE 8 b £ilia &i Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 28, 2010 michigandaily.com FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION Affordability of college key to economy, Obama says In conference call "If we're serious about building a stronger economy and making with college papers, sure we succeed in the 21st centu- ry, then the single most important president stresses step we can take is to make sure that every young person gets the fixing education best education possible, because countries that out-educate us By BETHANY BIRON today are going to out-compete us Daily StaffReporter tomorrow," Obama said. Obama said it is crucial that President Barack Obama said college becomes more affordable in a conference call with students for students. He said this can be yesterday that he wants to ease achieved through increasing fund- financial burdens for college stu- ing for need-based Pell Grants, dents and increase the quality of simplifying the financial aid appli- higher education across the coun- cation process and allowing fed- try. eral loan subsidies to go directly Obama said that though the to students rather than through nation has slipped in college grad- major banks. uation rates internationally - from "The key here is, is that we want first to 12th in a generation - he to open the doors of our colleges wantstoreclaim thehighestgradu- and universities to more people ation rate by 2020 through offering so they can learn, they can gradu- stronger financial aid programs so ate and they can succeed in life," more students have the opportu- Obama said. nity to earn a degree. He said this He also said his administration would ultimately strengthen the has emphasized higher educa- ailing national economy by creat- tion initiatives through stressing ing a work force that is competitive programs like the G.I. Bill, which with that of other nations. See OBAMA, Page 5 Kevin Reinsmith works on the construction site at 311 State St. that will become a Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Once construction is complete the restaurant will join a number of new burger joints in Ann Arbor. FACULTY A SSEMLY Provost Han on tal s tuition, cost-cuttingtcisa 'U' provost also sity Affairs yesterday, University of reinvestments in need-based The University has been able Provost Phil Hanlon addressed financial aid programs, the actual to effectively strike a balance discusses rankings faculty concerns about tuition increase has been about 2.8 per- between adding programs and and budget changes, the integra- cent annually. faculty and not straining the bud- to be released today tion of out-of-classroom student Hanlon added that with the get, especially compared to other experiences and University rank- tuition increases, need-based institutions around the country, By CAITLIN HUSTON ings. financial aid has also grown over Hanlon said. Daily StaffReporter Hanlon said though the Uni- the last six years. Looking toward the 2013-2017 versity's tuition rate has appeared "We absolutely want to keep budget, Hanlon said the Universi- In a meeting with the Senate to increase 5.1 percent annually (the University) as affordable as ty is already considering cost-cut- Advisory Committee for Univer- over the last five years, because possible," Hanlon said. See SACUA, Page 5 THE CHANGING FACE O STATE STREE FIGHTING FOR A DREAM Officials: CVS slated to open near campus earl next year Nearby businesses say construction has hindered foot traffic By K.C. WASSMAN For the Daily Historic Ann Arbor will soon see the much anticipated - and much debated - opening of a major chain pharmacy in the heart of its downtown. In the midst of both excitement and disagreement with the placement of the nationally owned store, CVS prepares to open its doors. Construction began this sum- mer on a new CVS pharmacy - to be located on the 200 block of South State Street next to Buffalo Wild Wings. The new location is slated to open early next year, according to Mike DeAngelis, director of pub- lic relations at CVS. DeAngelis said the pharmacy will be "full service" with a special emphasis towards catering to stu- dents' needs. Currently, the closest CVS to campus is located by Michigan Sta- dium on South Industrial Highway. According to an Ann Arbor Plan- ning and Development Services Staff Report, the new CVS will be located in the city's historic dis- trict, and the building itself dates back to 1899. CVS got permission from the Historic District Commission in See CVS, Page 5 UNIV E RS l- LI H Y ?A * 'U' clinic allows patients at risk of SAM WOLSuN/uaily Desire Semana (right) demonstrates at the Michigan Union yesterday in support of the DREAM Act, a bill that would help undocumented students attend college. Semana, an undocumented student, said students like him are "just waiting for the right to be able to chase the American dream". losing fertility to opt for freezing 'U' looks to highlight dangers of drinking Cryogenic freezing an option for sperm, egg, testicular tissue By CLAIRE GOSCICKI DailyStaffReporter For cancer patients already fac- ing an overwhelming number of decisions upon receiving a trou- bling diagnosis, one medical team at the University Health System's Center for Reproductive Medicine hopes to make having children a possibility - and a priority. Senait Fisseha, clinical assis- tant professor in the University's department of obstetrics and gyne- cology, leads a team off campus at the Briarwood medical complex to help patients with fertility-threat- ening conditions. Fisseha said a study conducted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology - a professional organi- zation of cancer-treating physi- cians - revealed that while nearly 70 percent of oncologists surveyed said they had discussed the issue of fertility with their cancer patients, only 25 percent referred a patient to a fertility preservation special- ist for counseling and preservation services. e See FREEZING, Page 5 Program gives incoming students virtual lessons about alcohol By OLIVIA CARRINO Daily StaffReporter Drinking has become ingrained in the weekend culture of many college campuses. to an effort to help students make educated choices when they choose to drink, the University is offering an online education tool to incoming students. The University started Com- munity Matters, a program in the form of an online multime- dia course that incorporates two modules, AlcoholEdu and Sexual- AssaultEdu, last fall. The course is administered to all new Universi- ty students - including incoming freshmen as well as undergradu- ate transfer students - through an e-mail that students receive before the semester begins. Though the program was brand new last year, students have been responsive to it. According to aggregate data, 96 percent of stu- dents participated in the course last year, said Mary Jo Desprez, the University's administrator for See ALCOHOL, Page 5 WEATH ER HlI:68 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail TOMORROW L L: 52 news@michigandaily.comand letus know NEW(ON MICHIGA NOAILY.COM INDEX NEWS...................................2 ARTS .............. The virtues of naturally ground peanut butter. Vol. CXXI, No.16 A P EWS .............................. 3 CLASS IF IEDS. 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