SSPOR T S Senior Lion Kim of the Michigan men's golf team is the first Wolverine in 71 years to qualify for the Masters. > PAGE 8A I i~ :al Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, September 16, 2010 michigandailycom CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY U' officials: Qwizdom to be replaced by i>clicker MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Charlie Michaels, an Art & Design masters student and an employee of the Work Gallery, showcases "Face Lift" - a part of the "Sub Terrain" exhibit at the gallery. The piece is designed by Scott Wagner and Morgan Morel, performing arts technology majors in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. E LE C TION 2010 On campus, Ba engr predc gov., election is 'ndrst oe Profs., students say new prompt system is more user-friendly By VALIANT LOWITZ Daily StaffReporter' After a three-year stint as the University's preferred Audience Response System, the Qwiz- dom remote has been replaced by an updated clicker tool - the i>clicker. The new i>clicker system has been in a pilot phase since 2008 with three faculty members and four GSIs participating in the program. Faculty response to the i>clicker was overwhelmingly positive, according to Lynne Crandall, manager of Instruc- tional Technology Consulting at the University's Instructional Support Services. In an e-mail to interview, Crandall wrote that of the 36 fac- ulty members who used either the i>clicker or the Qwizdom during Fall 2009, Winter 2010 and Spring 2010, 26 expressed an interest in moving to the i>Clicker. Among the remaining faculty members, eight did not respond, one reported no opinion and another was unsure if any stu- dent response system ought to be used in the future. "The i>clicker system is cer- tainly more, robust, has a faster learning curve on both the fac- ulty and student side and is more flexible," wrote Brenda Gunder- son, a professor in the Depart- ment of Statistics, in an e-mail interview. Instead of being forced to fol- low a linear PowerPoint presen- tation-style structure, as was the case with the Quizdom remote, professors can use the i>clicker when discussing movie con- tent, Internet content and other images, while still using question prompts - a feature, that accord- ing to Crandall, "translates into a richer learning experience for students." Physics Prof. Gus Evrard said the i>clicker is also more user- friendly than its predecessor. "The interface for students and faculty is infinitely better," Evrard said. In the past, students using Qwizdom were required to type in their student identification number and class code at the beginning of lectures, Evrard said. The i>clicker remote, how- ever, requires students to register only once online which creates "less of a hassle to get going," he added. "For faculty, the i>clicker See CLICKER, Page 5A Political insider: * GOP will take state House, Senate By STEPHANIE BERLIANT Daily StaffReporter * Michigan political pundit Bill Ballenger gave his predictions for the state's upcoming mid- term elections at a campus event last night. Speaking to a crowd of about 100 people at the Ford School of Public Policy, Ballenger dis- cussed each of the November elections, including the race for governor, State Senate, State House and State Supreme Court. He said the goal of the talk wasn't to sway voters towards either party, but to inform them about which races he views as important. A former state senator, Bal- lenger predicted a better year for the Republicans than in 2006 and 2008, adding that he expects Republicans will con- tinue to control the state Senate 21-17. He added that he thought Republicans will likely make gains in the state House, though the make up there will still likely be 50 Republicans to 62 Democrats. The race for governor is "(Republican candidate) Rick Snyder's to lose," Ballenger said, adding that one out of five people polled had no name recognition of the Democratic candidate, Lansing mayor Virg Bernero, whose disapproval rat- ing is higher than his approval. See BALLENGER, Page SA MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY Attorney General scolds ass't AG for derisive MSA pres. blog Cox in statement: Shirvell's 'lack of judgment outside the office' is clear By JILLIAN BERMAN ManagingNewsEditor Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox scolded one of his employees, Andrew Shirvell, for his outspoken criticism of Michi- gan Student Assembly Presi- dent Chris Armstrong First seen on last night, according to an article published by The Detroit Free Press. The Michigan Daily first pub- lished an article about Shirvell's derisive criticisms of Armstrong on Monday. Shirvell, who's rants on his "Chris Armstrong Watch" blog slam Armstrong for his "radical homosexual agenda," has also been showing up at events on campus criticizing the MSA pres- ident. Shirvell spoke during the community concerns portion of last week's MSA meeting, calling for Armstrong's resignation and he repeatedly talked over Arm- strong and accused him of beinga racist at a protest urging tolerance in May. See SHIRVELL, Page 5A ELECTION 2010 Lt. gov. cand. touts 'Main Street Michigan' University Provost Philip Hanlon (left) talks with Associate Vice President of Facility and Operations Hank Baier at an house- warming event to showcase North Quad yesterday. 'U' officials welcome students, staff0to brand new North Quad Brenda Lawrence talks education funding on campus By SARA BOBOLTZ Daily StaffReporter As the gubernatorial race heats up in Michigan, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor and current mayor of Southfield, Brenda Lawrence, visited campus yesterday afternoon to talk about the issues she and running mate Virg Bernero face in the upcom- ingelection. A crowd of about 20 people - comprised mostly of members of the University' chapter of Col- lege Democrats - gathered in a conference room at the Michigan Union for the discussion. Law- rence began by walking around the room and introducing herself before taking a seat and start- ing her talk on the "Main Street Michigan" agenda touted by Ber- nero, who is currently the mayor of Lansing. This is the first time two may- ors have run for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, but Law- rence expressed her feeling that their experience - Bernero has held his position for five years, and Lawrence for nine - will act as an advantage. "We are working, we are on Main Street, we know what the issues are because we live them every day as mayors. We have to fix them," she said. She stressed the importance of education "as an economic stimu- lus," and especially the impor- tance of funding the Michigan Promise Scholarship. The schol- arship was cut from the state's See LAWRENCE, Page 6A At open house, audience gets a chance to tour global themed facility By KYLE SWANSON Daily News Editor With a marimba playing, food flowing and students, faculty and staff mingling, University leaders gathered yesterday to celebrate the completion and opening of North Quadrangle. The housewarming, for the University's newest residence hall and academic center, included speeches from key administra- tors, student activities, tours and a reception. Speaking at the event, E. Roys- ter Harper, the University's vice president for academic affairs, called the new facility a "vibrant center for teaching, learning and discovering." Harper also shared her excite- ment for the new facility, the first new residence hall at the Univer- sity in over four decades. "It's been 43 years since we last opened a new residence hall and I imagine there was a great deal of excitement among the first residents of Bursley Hall," Harper said to a light laughter in the audi- ence. "One of the things about a housewarming is that you get to feel the very people in the wood- work and it's what makes the See NORTH QUAD, Page 5A WEATHER HI:68 GOTA NEWS TIP? NEWONMICHIGANDAILYCOM Call 734-763-2459 or e-mail Football injury update for Saturday's game. 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