0 2A - Monday, November 29, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com TUESDAY: Michigan Myths WEDNESDAY: Professor Profiles THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ KATIE JOZWIAK Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-41a-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-41ia eat. 1241 smilovitz@michigandailycom tmdbusiness@gmsailtcom 0 Razor blades mailed to prof. as threat The Justice Department of UCLA, an anti-animal research extremist group, is suspected of sending multi- ple threats to David Jentsch, a University of California, Los Angeles neuroscientist and researcher, including a package filled with razor blades allegedly contami- nated with AIDS, according to a Nov. 24 article in The Huffington Post. Police say that they are investigating the group, which criticized Jentsch for injecting addicting drugs into primates for his research on tobacco addic- tion, according tothe report. A note sent to Jentsch read, "How would Jentsch like the same thing he does to primates to be done to him? That would be justice. CRIME NOTES Stop your sick experiments or hell awaits you." AFTER $500 FEE, STUDENTS DROP OUT OF HONORS PROGRAM Enrollment in the Honors College at the University of Arizona dropped almost 19 percent after students were required to pay a $500 year- ly fee, according to a Nov.22 article in the Arizona Daily Wildcat. The article reported that some students felt that grad- uating with honors wasn't worth the fee, while others said it wasn't clear where the extra money would be spent. "I still agree that they are vague with where the money is going, and I think that's something students deserve to know because $250 is steep for a semes- ter," University of Arizona senior Ryan Kreisberg, who dropped out of the college, told the Wildcat. However, some students said in the article that the benefits of the Honors Col- lege, like smaller classes, were worth the extra fee. PROF. HAS CAMERA IMPLANTED IN HEAD WafaaBilal, a visual artist and professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, had a small digi- tal camera implanted in the back of his head, according to a Nov. 23 article in The Huffington Post. The article reported that Bilal decided to undergo the procedure as an art project for a new museum in Doha, Qatar. As part of Bilal's project, called "The 3rd I," the cam- era will capture his every- day activities at one-minute intervals for one year, and the images will be transmit- ted to the museum. Bilal said in the article that the project will illu- minate "important social, aesthetic, political, tech- nological and artistic ques- tions." The article also reported that Bilal chose to implant the camera in the back of his head as an "allegorical state- ment" about the things that people don't see. - ALYSSA ADLER CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroomc News Tips Corrections letters tothe Editor Photography Department Arts Section Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales Online Sales office hours:sun.-Thurs.11a.m.-2a.m. y34-418-4115 opt.3 news@michigandaily.com corrections@michigandaily.com tothedaily@michigandaily.com photo@michigandaily.com artspage@michigandaily.com opinion@michigandaily.com sports@michigandaily.com diaplay@michigandaily.com classified@michigandaily.com onineads@michigandaily.com TONY DEJAK/AP' Sheldon Lovejoy, 45, celebrates as he enters Bese Buy on Friday in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Lovejoy came into the store early to shop, CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES No more patience for ex-patient WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Friday at about 12:30 a.m. WHAT: A 50-year-old man unaffiliated with the Univer- sity was escorted out of the University Hospital when he refused to leave after being discharged, University Police reported. Police subsequently escorted the man out without incident. Angell roamers WHERE: Angell Hall WHEN: Friday at about 5:30 p.m. WHAT: Two men unaffiliated with the University were dis- covered roaming Angell Hall, University Police reported. One of the men was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Triple offender WHERE: Campus Safety Ser- vices WHEN: Friday at about 1:15 p.m. WHAT: A subject was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, violating a controlled substance and driv- ing with a suspended license, University Police reported. Woman roaming in 'U' hospital escorted out WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Yesterday at about 12:55 p.m. WHAT: A 20-year-old woman unaffiliated with the Universi- ty was discovered roaming the halls of the University Hospi- tal, University Police reported. She was escorted out. Papyrus exhibit WHAT: An exhibit fea- turing highlights from the University's extensive papyrus collection. The event will also focus on the work of papyrologists. WHO: University Library WHEN: Today from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. WHERE: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Audubon Room Lecture by UN special advisor WHAT: Columbia Uni- versity Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, who also serves as a spe- cial advisor to the United Nations, will answer ques- tions about his work. WHO: International Policy Center WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Rackham Gradu- ate School Auditorium Free HIV tests for students WHAT: An opportunity to get anonymously tested for HIV. The test is available only to University students. 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McClary said these new devel- opments could be detrimental to Ann Arbor because the city is already crowded with housing units. The North Quad Residential and Academic Complex opened this fall - and made available for roughly 460 students. McClary said the new residence hall didn't impact foreclosure rates in the city and emphasized it is the private sector building housing for Uni- versity students that is having an effect. In 2009, two high rises - Zara- gon Place on East University Ave- nue and 4 Eleven Lofts on East Washington Street - opened. Combined, the buildings made 590 spaces available for residents. Developers are currently con- structing Zaragon Place 2 on the corner of East William and Thomp- son streets, which is expected to house 200 to 350 residents. Before the housingbubble burst, McClary, who has been work- ing with foreclosures since 1999, started noticing foreclosure trends around 2005. McClary said that foreclosure rates in the eastern part of Washt- enaw County - like in Ypsilanti - are currently the highest, but the number of tax delinquencies, or unpaid taxes, in the area was sta- bilizing. While delinquenttaxes do not directly affect a foreclosure, McClary said they are a leading indicator of foreclosure trends. Tax delinquencies in Ann Arbor are rising faster than those in other parts of the county. As a result, McClary said foreclosures in Ann Arbor will likely continue to increase. Nancy Bowerbank, foreclosure and short sale manager for Charles Reinhart Company Realtors, said the number of foreclosures in Ann Arbor has been historically low, but that the city has experienced an uptick in foreclosures over the last few years. However, Bowerbank said the presence of the University and the student housing market has helped keep down the number of foreclo- sures in Ann Arbor. Though accommodating Uni- versity students is what motivated the private sector to build more housing, ultimately creating a sur- plus, McClary said Ann Arbor ben- efits from the University because the school significantly contrib- utes to the city's service and entre- preneurial sectors. McClary said these are two key sectors that have kept Ann Arbor from heav- ily relying on the auto industry, the collapse of which has left some Michigan towns in financial ruin. According to McClary, the city is entering the third phase of the foreclosure crisis in which people are leaving their homes and pur- suing job opportunities in other states. The first phase began in the mid- 2000s, with predatory lending and subprime loans. It was during this time that McClary's office set up a program that allowed Ann Arbor homeowners to modify loans. McClary said the program took away some of the more predatory aspects of loans, and that the pro- gram was adopted in some other parts of the state. The second phase began when massive numbers of Ann Arbor residents began losing their jobs, McClary said. During this time, home and commercial values were hit hard, as many people lost their homes because they couldn't pay their mortgages. McClary added that the prob- lem was exacerbated when Pfizer Inc. moved its employees and offic- es out of Ann Arbor in 2007. According to McClary, Pfizer promised to give its employees up to $100,000if they sold their homes and moved locations to remain with the company. McClary said Pfizer was a large employer that contributed to the abundance of houses for sale in the city. October foreclosure rates were astronomical in some other parts of the state. Monroe county's 48145 ZIP code, home to La Salle Town- ship, saw a 1,425-percent increase in foreclosures from last year - with one in every 12 properties in foreclosure. In Van Buren County, one in every 24 households was in foreclosure in the city of Breeds- Ville. Oakland County, one of the nation's wealthiest counties, also experienced rises in foreclosures - with one in every 53 house- holds in foreclosure in South Lyon Township. Cities home to universities are not immune to foreclosures. The area surrounding Eastern Michi- gan University saw a 4.2-percent increase in foreclosure filings from September to October - a 54.3-percent jump from October 2009. In Detroit's 48202 ZIP code, home to Wayne State University, there was a 19.1-percent increase in foreclosures from October last year, though there was no increase in filings from Septemberto Octo- ber of this year. Despite the University's positive impact on Ann Arbor, it has not guarded the city from Michigan's economic problems. McClary said there is a stereotype that the Uni- versity protects Ann Arbor on all economic fronts. "There's not a brick wall between Ann Arbor and Washt- enaw County," she said. SquaresTakeout.com r------ ----- (Coupon) -- -- -- Get Al6oz. 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