-SNOOZE ELUSIVE MICHIGAN MANSHCKACA 4 +4.4.1 SHACKALACKA # yd What Rich Rodriguez's emotional Why EA Sports's new NBA gan Ma appeal last week says about.. a 0Jam is way too similar to tate of college athletics. PAGE___ the 1993 original. ))PAGE8A Monday, December 6, 2010 michigandaily.com MICHIGAN FOOT ALL Wolverines to play in Gator Bowl Michigan will face Mississippi State on New Year's Day in first bowl appearance in three seasons By TIM ROHAN Daily Sports Editor The decision was unanimous by the Gator Bowl selection committee: Michigan was extended an invitation yesterday to play in the afternoon New Year's Day bowl against No. 21 Mississippi State. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two teams. Even though the Wolverines finished the regular season with two losses at the hands of No. 4 Wiscon- sin and No. 6 Ohio State and a 7-5 record, Gator Bowl President Rick Catlett and his committee liked the matchup between these Big Ten and Southeastern Conference schools. "We're excited about (Michigan's) ability to move the ball offensively," Catlett said in a phone inter- view with The Michigan Daily yesterday. "And we think Mississippi State plays really good defense. I think it's going to be a classic college matchup." Added Michigan Athletic Director Dave Brandon via a press release: "We are excited about represent- ing the Big Ten Conference in the Gator Bowl. Our players, coaches and football support staff have worked hard all season and this is a great reward for them. We have great alumni and fan support in the Sunshine State and I anticipate a large Michigan con- tingent in Jacksonville. The Wolverines are headed to a bowl game for the first time in the three seasons Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez has led the program. And it's a New Year's Day bowl nonetheless. Before the two-year drought, Michigan had made 33 straight bowl appearances and was a fixture on New Year's Day. The school's rich tradition played a factor in selecting the Wolverines over both Illinois See BOWL, Page SA A RUN TO THE CLLTEG~E CUTP Senior forward Justin Meram (9) and freshman midfielder Fabio Pereira (10) celebrate after Pereira scored a goal in overtime capping the Wolverine's upset win over Maryland in College Park Sat- urday. The 3-2 win earned Michigan its first ever trip to the College Cup. The team will play Akron in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Friday night. For coverage of the win, seelSportsMonday, inside. LSA-SG -makes push for Blue Bucks optionat restaurants near campu s LSA-SG president: Similar colleges have extensive programs By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter Students may not need to reach for cash anymore at off-campus eat- eries if the LSA Student Government gets its way. LSA-SG President Steven Benson said the organization is trying to get the University to expand its Blue Bucks program so that the curren- cy associated with University meal plans is accepted at local off-campus restaurants. Benson said the orga- nization decided to make the push after approximately 66 percent of students who answered a poll ques- tion on the'LSA-SG ballot said they would eat at off-campus establish- ments at least one more time a week if they accepted Blue Bucks. In a viewpoint printed in The Michigan Daily last month, Benson, along with LSA-SG Vice President Carly Goldberg and LSA-SG Student Life Committee Chair Caroline Can- ning, encouraged students to vote in favor of expanding Blue Bucks to off-campus eateries. In the piece, Benson, Goldberg, and Canning wrote that because dining halls are closed Saturday nights, they want students to have more choices as to where they could use Blue Bucks. LSA-SG got the initial idea for the campaign after an executive trip during the University's fall break to Ohio State University, Cleveland State University and the University of Akron, Benson said. Every university the group visited had a similar program to the Blue Bucks program and Benson said the programs at all three university also allowed students to use their Blue Bucks equivalent at off-campus eat- eries. Benson added that because OSU has successfully implemented an off-campus meal program, the Uni- versity should be able to sustain a similar plan. See BLUE BUCKS, Page 5A PLAYING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON Man fires gun at house party, two shot, wounded Police haven't The shooting took place after know if the victims were Univer- located suspect in Sat. night shooting By STEPHANIE STEINBERG Daily News Editor Two people received non-life- threatening gun shot wounds after a man fired a gun at an off- campus party Saturday night, according, to a Department of Public Safety crime alert issued Sunday morning. midnight at an indoor party locat- ed across from Ocker Field on the 1400 block of South State Street, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department. The suspect shot the victims - a 21-year-old male and 18-year- old female - each one time with a handgun. The male was taken to the University of Michigan Hos- pital and the female was taken to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital before officers arrived on the scene, according to AAPD Sgt. Craig Martin. Martin said he did not sity students. In an interview Sunday morn- ing, AAPD Sgt. Andrew Zazula said both victims were treated and released. Zazula said he did not know the exact number of people who attended the party, but there were no other victims. According to Martin, officers first responded to a call at about 11:45 p.m. Saturday after a caller complained of loud noise. The officers issued a noise citation and See SHOOTING, Page 5A TOREHAN S5ARMAN/Daily Conductor George Thompson directs the Tuba Christmas performance yesterday on the corner of North University Avenue and South State Street. An Ann Arbor tradition, Tuba Christmas invites area tuba players to perform Christmas-themed songs. GETTING AROUND ANN ARBOR A2 Council, DDA working to shift burden for parking administration The upside of honesty: Experts say 'U' error policy shown to drop claims costs If passed, DDA would be responsible for setting rates * By JORDAN STEIGER For the Daily The Ann Arbor City Council and the Downtown Development Authority are working together to develop a proposal to transfer decision-making responsibility regarding parking in downtown Ann Arbor from City Council to the DDA. Though officials have already drafted the proposal, they haven't taken any further action to put the plan into effect. In crafting the proposal, City Council proposes transferring its power to enforce parking decisions - like setting rates and enforcement hours - to the DDA. The proposal stems from a 2005 agreement between the DDA and City Council in which the DDA gave $10 million to the city over a span of 10 years to fund parking enforcement. However, city officials say they no longer have sufficient fund- See PARKING, Page BA UMHS program encourages doctors to admit mistakes to patients By BRIENNE PRUSAK Daily StaffReporter Instead of keeping quiet, Uni- versity doctors are encouraged to inform patients of medical errors thanks to a University of Michigan Health System program that will soon celebrate its tenth anniver- sary. The program, which encour- ages all hospital employees to pro- actively look for medical mistakes, began in 2001 because of the work of Richard Boothman, the chief risk officer of UMHS. After looking though years of medical files and concluding that honesty is vital to the future of medicine, Boothman said he real- ized the University hospital would be a perfect place to start a pro- gram. "I didn't bring ethics to this place. It was always a highly ethi- cal place," said Boothman, refer- ring to UMHS. 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