bE Ilictdli an ai& Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 15, 2011 PURSUIT OF A HAIRCUT michigandaily.com STATE BUDGET 'U' officials prepare for possible cuts to higher ed. SAM WOLSON/Daily F m e o Tiffany Royal, owner of Arcade Barbers in Nickels Arcade, holds a mirror for LSA sophomore Skyler Fulton For moreonthe production of'The after his haircut yesterday. Fulton said he made a pact to get a haircut after his video; "Pursuit of Jappiness," Pursuit of Jappiness'video, visit filter got more than 100,000 hits on YouTube. michigandaily.com/blogs/The Filter. ile REGENTS PREVIEW to become dept. with Board of Regents approva Goi unl pF Wi Snyde get fo on T Unive to see highe lion st Bec need versit a dec appro Thouj curre ty adr place cuts S Cyr versit gover think v. Rick Snyder to the board, e "We expect it to be a com- veil state budget prehensive budget that will not only look at the expenditures, an on Thursday but at the revenues," she said. Because the University has By MIKE MERAR been anticipatingsome decrease Daily Staff Reporter in funding to higher educa- tion, Wilbanks said, it has been th Republican Gov. Rick actively preparing for this out- wr set to announce his bud- come. r the upcoming fiscal year "I think, again, we expect hursday, legislators and that there will be some measure rsity officials are waiting of shared sacrifice and impact," how the budget will affect she said. r education amid a $1.8 bil- According to Wilbanks, the tatewide deficit. University has been bracing for cause the state faces the a decrease in state funding for to balance its budget, Uni- several years. y and state officials said "We have beenlookingahead, regsin highereducation knowing that thi _ 4gy be a priations is expected. time in the future - which is gh funding specifics are now - that we may have to face ntly ambiguous, Universi- a pretty severe budget chal- ministrators have plans in lenge," she said. "We continue to to offset whatever budget press our case that support for nyder will propose. the universities is important." nthia Wilbanks, the Uni- For the current fiscal year, y's vice, president for state universities received a nment relations, said she 2.8-percent decrease in funding s there will be cuts across See HIGHER ED., Page 3 Board to vote on renovations to C.C. Little, Social Work By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily News Editor Pendingapproval bythe Uni- versity's Board of Regents, the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies will be reor- ganized as the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. Founded in 1970, CAAS is currently an interdisciplin- ary program within LSA. In a communication to the regents, University Provost Philip Han- lon and LSA Dean Terrence McDonald recommended the regents approve the reorgani- zation effective Sept. 1,2011. "The shift to departmental status will fortify their under- graduate program, develop graduate studies beyond their two graduate certificate programs and facilitate the recruitment, promotion and support for a diverse range of scholars and instructors," Hanlon and McDonald wrote. "It will also serve to improve internal controls for this grow- ing and maturin unit." According to the communi- cation, departmental status is just one in a series of changes made to CAAS overthe years. In 1995, CAAS received enhanced program status, which expand- ed its budget and allowing it to hire faculty and grant tenure. CAAS's undergraduate cur- See REGENTS, Page 3 GREEK LIFEr 'U 'confirms parent e-mail prompted SAE investigation Suspended the suspension of the University nity Council and the fraternity's chapter of Sigma Alpha Epilson national organization, which is fraternity now fraternity due to hazing allega- in the process of reviewing the under review By CLAIRE HALL Daily Staff Reporter University officials confirmed that a parent's e-mail to the Office of Greek Life prompted tions. The e-mail, which detailed specific hazing activities that the parent's son endured, sparked the Office of Greek Life's investigation of the frater- nity, University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald confirmed last night. The University's Interfrater- University's chapter, suspended SAE last week. "The University has not dis- closed the details of that e-mail communication," Fitzgerald said. "It was sent to us in con- fidence and we have kept it in confidence." See SAE, Page 3 UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES New Bert's Study Lounge in UGLi to debut next month HALEY HOARD/Daily Rachel Portnoy instructs a yoga class at the Center for Yoga on East William Street on Sunday, Feb. 13. Yoga classes on campuslocal studios strive to meet high student demand Sp me ace to contain ing, students studying at the Sha- piro Undergraduate Library may re technology soon be at ease. Construction on Bert's Caf6 resources Study Lounge adjacent to Bert's Cafe at the UGLi is nearing 'SARAH ALSADEN completion and will likely open Daily StaffReporter after spring break, according to Laurie Alexander, director of the r months of crowding into library. Though it will already rs and fighting for seat- be available for use, the grand opening of the lounge is slated for March 22. "We envision it as being (an) inviting and informal envi- ronment right when you walk through the doors of the library," Alexander said. She added that the space, which has been under construc- tion since October, is intended to See UGLI, Page 3 U-Move Fitness program expands workout options By SAMANTHA NORMAN Daily StaffReporter An increasing number of students looking for a break from classes and studying are doing downward dogs and sun salutations to relieve stress. With several local yoga studios and classes offered at gyms on campus, yoga classes aren't in any shortage in Ann Arbor. The U-Move Fitness program at the University and off campus studios have increased the number of yoga classes in recent semesters, to meet the high student demand for the workout. Sheila Calhoun, assistant director of U-Move Fitness, said yoga classes have been filling up quickly and have become some of the leading fitness classes provided by the U-Move program. Several dif- ferent types of yoga classes are offered through U-Move including "Beginners Yoga", See YOGA, Page 3 By Afte elevato WEATHER HI:42 GOT A NEWSTIP? 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