2 Fine arts columnist 4 Leah Burgin recounts her experience with erotic pottery in Peru. PAGE 4 46F 46F 46F -411ic4t 0 an 4,3atig 4 Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, September 14, 2010 michigandaily.com TN A RUSH. UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS Coleman wants lower freshman enrollment JAKE FROMM/Daily Business School senior Caitlin Gilfeather directs students into and out of the Michigan Union as part of the Panhellenic Association's recruitment last night. The event was part of a recruitment process that lasts about three weeks for female students to join sororities on campus. Board of Regents toroensind Incoming class projected to have 300 more students than last year's class By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor University President Mary Sue Coleman said in an interview last week she hopes admission num- bers will be better controlled next year to ensure that every student can have a quality Michigan expe- rience. The University received a record number of applications last year, with 30,947 students apply- ing for admission, according to the office of Admission's website. Of those stu- dents, 15,436 students had been offered admission as of June 1. And while Coleman said having so KYLE SWANSON many students Conertng qthe interested in Adnsingtfo attending the Adm istn University is a "good problem to have," she added that University officials need a better estimate of how many students will choose to attend the University when making offers of admission. "We don't want this," Coleman said in an interview last week. "This isn't a planned increase in the studentpopulation." And while the University's offi- See ENROLLMENT, Page 3 Brandon, Slottow recommend $1.8M project in advance of night games By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor The University's Board of Regents will hear a proposal to install permanent stadium lights at Michigan Stadium when it meets during its regular monthly meeting on Thursday. The proposal, submitted by Athletic Director David Brandon and Tim Slottow, the University's executive vice president and chief financial officer, requests that the regents approve the proposal to place the project out for bids and to award the project, provided it falls within the established bud- get. The budget of $1.8 million for the entire project would include funds for purchasing the nec- essary materials as well as the architectural, electrical and mechanical work necessary to install the new lights. According to the proposal, the project would be fully financed by Athletic Department resourc- es. The Athletic Department is a financially independent arm of the University, which contributes money to the University's general fund. In the past, temporary lights were used to light the stadium for games where it was necessary. However, with two night games already scheduled at the Big House in the next year, the lights, if approved by the regents, are expected to be used somewhat regularly. "The Department of Intercol- legiate Athletics plans to host a night hockey game at the stadium in December 2010, and a night See REGENTS, Page 3 ADMISSIONS BY YEAR 30000 Enrolled 24000 Admitted 18000 Applied 2010 Enrollment Projected 12000 6000 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010* MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Mich. ass't attn'y general a derisive critic of MSA pres. ART WORK Alum Andrew Shirvell decries Armstrong's 'radical 0 homosexual agenda' By DEVON THORSBY Daily News Editor An assistant attorney general in the appellate division for Mich- igan Attorney General Mike Cox is inserting himself into politics on campus. University alum Andrew Shirvell has been actively speak- ing out against Michigan Stu- dent AssemblyPresident Chris Armstrong since shortly after his election in March. Shirvell has periodically appeared at various campus events to protest Armstrong's presidency. He also maintains a controversial blog called "Chris Armstrong Watch," where he criticizes what he calls the MSA president's "radical homosexual agenda." Officials at theAttorney Gener- al's office confirmed that Shirvell works for Cox and that they are aware of his public disapproval of Armstrong, including the blog. Officials also said on Wednes- day that they would provide The Michigan Daily with a statement on the issue, but despite several follow-up inquiries over four business days, a statement was never received. Shirvell declined to comment in an e-mail interview last month about whether his decision to speak out against Armstrong has affected his work for an elected See SHIRVELL, Page 5 CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY Former computer science students develop official iPhone app for U' A construction worker moves fencing near the University Museum of Modern Art yesterday. CAMPUS WATERING HOLES With new management, Packard Pub works to bring back crowds App features dining hall menus, bus info and the fight song By SABIRA KHAN Daily StaffReporter Imagine being able to find everything you need to know about the University - from your professor's office phone number to the menu at campus dining halls on any day to the current location of your bus - while lis- tening to Hail to the Victors and standing virtually anywhere. Thanks to University alums Kevin Chan and Mark Yang, who graduated in 2010, an imagina- tion is no longer necessary - just an iPhone. What eventually became the official Michigan iPhone applica- tion was initially co-developed by Chan and Yang as a class project for a programming class in the Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science Department. "The theme of the class is a semester-long project where you have to create any application that you like for any smart phone; so we chose to make an app for the iPhone because it is the most widely available smart phone and, at the time, Kevin and I both See APP, Page 5 New manager plans to install slide in once-popular bar By LINDSAY KRAMER Daily StaffReporter After Packard Pub opened on the corner of State and Packard streets in March, it was jam packed for the first few weeks. But then interest began to diminish and support for the new bar on campus waned. Part ofthe pub's problem was due to the way the restaurant was being managed, according to the bar's current manager Chris Bommarito. Former Packard Pub Manager Kyle Miller claimed he was the owner of the bar-restaurant and was run- ning the establishment in a fashion contrary to the intent of the actual owner, Michelle Trybyla. Bommarito, who said in an inter- view that the pub wasn'tbeing man- aged in a way that maximized its potential, replaced Miller in July. "Although he did have almost full controlofthebarwhile he was here, the owner did step up and say she didn't appreciate what he was doing with it and simply removed him and put me in place," Bommarito said. Trybyla didn't respond to mul- tiple interview requests from The Michigan Daily. Because of low profits while Miller was running the bar, the Pub had cut its hours and scaledback on See PUB, Page 3 WEATHER HI: 67 TOMORROW LU: 54 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILYCOM Is the iClicker better than Quizdom? Weigh in. 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