UoIidyganchIa i0j ________________Monday, March 7, 2011 * Ann Arbor, Michigan michigandaily.com STATE BUDGET Coleman talks higher ed. budget before cmte. 'U' to receive less funding if it exceeds tuition cap By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily News Editor LANSING - Since he took office in January, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has repeatedly spoken about the "shared sac- rifice" required to right Michi- gan's economy and balance the state's budget. In . response, University President Mary Sue Coleman and presidents from other public universities across the state have been prepar- ing for potential cuts to higher education funding, while still emphasizing the importance of higher education to the state's long-term fiscal health. Snyder's budget proposal calls for a 15-percent across- the-board cut to the state's high- er education appropriations. But See TUITION, Page SA MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein celebrates after a 70-63 win over in-state rival Michigan State on Saturday, March 5. Freshman guard Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Wolverines with 20 points in their victory over the Spartans. For more coverage of the game see SportsMonday, inside. CHANGES FROM LANSING Mich igan to crack down on student Bridge Card abuse Stricter guidelines for eligability to take effect April 1 By HALEY GLATTHORN Daily Staff Reporter Thousands of college stu- dents in Michigan may soon no longer be eligible to receive nearly $200 in federal tax money each month to buy food. While many students depend on the money for meals, for others this may just mean the elimination of superfluous pur- chases like late night pizza and caffeinated beverages. The Michigan Department of Human Services will be cracking down on abuse of the Michigan Bridge Card program - which provides federally financed debit cards that can be used for food expenses - by establishing stricter qualifica- tion guidelines that will take effect April 1. Though state officials intend for the program to serve only those who are in need, others find the new regu- lations unwarranted. Under the upcoming law, Michigan residents are eligible if they care for children, are physically or mentally unfit for employment or participate in job training. Additionally, fed- eral officials will evaluate pro- gram applicants' income and household size and will estab- lish the amount of money an individual is eligible to receive. Michigan DHS Director Maura Corrigan wrote in a Feb. 9 press release that the new restrictions on Bridge Card use will benefit those who need the financial support it provides. See BRIDGE CARDS, PageSA VISUALIZING THE STATE BUDGET CUT A 15-percent cut to higher educationfunding would result in alosstof $47.4 million* for the University. Here are some comparisonsfto whatthe funding decrease would equal. Each image tepresents 50 Inivensity of Michigan tuitions or the salaty of President Mary Sue toleman. 4,073.8 IN-STATE TUITIONS 1,325 OUT-OF-STATE TUITIONS 83.3 PRESIDENT MARY SUE COLEMAN SALARIES -cations based on the rent academicyear andthe LSA lowerivson uto ae AROUND ANN ARBOR IT'S A WALK-OFF A2 law clinic offers support for undocumented residents Law students, immigrants benefit from program By RACHEL BRUSSTAR Daily StaffReporter After crossing the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso border with her family in 1997, an undocumented woman now living in Michigan said she hoped to escape the vio- lence and poverty in Mexico and establish a new life in the United States. "We came here because the violence was starting to get out of hand, and we were really poor down in Mexico," the woman, who requested anonymity, said. "Sometimes we didn't have any food. My mom worked two jobs, my dad worked two jobs and we were barely making any money." But when the woman's family members were arrested in Mich- igan as a result of their undocu- mented immigration status last November, she faced the possi- bility of deportation and turned to the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center in Ann Arbor for legal aid. The MIRC is part of the Ann Arbor-based Michigan Pov- erty Law Program - a partner- See LAW CLINIC, Page 6A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH New method employs digital images to identify diseases MARISSA MCCLAIN/Daily Models rehearse for an annual fashion show to be held by NOiR, a fashion organization, in the Michigan Union on Sun- day, March 27. Part of the proceeds for the show will go to The Yubbie Foundation, an anti-bullying organization. CAMPUS BUILDINGS Students, faculty complain of noises disrupting classes in Dana Building Technique to allow for more effective viewing of tissue By CLAIRE GOSCICKI Daily StaffReporter Digitization and computer- ized images will now help the field of pathology with a new technique developed by Univer- sity researchers. The innovative method, called Spatially-Invariant Vec- tor Quantization, will allow pathologists to more accurately and efficiently pinpoint signs of disease. According to its devel- opers, SIVQ carefully targets signs of a disease, such as cell or tissue abnormalities, by analyz- ing digital images. The findings were published in the Journal of Pathology Informatics online on Feb. 26. Jason Hipp, co-lead author of the findings, and contributing author Ulysses Balis - both pathologists at the University Htespital - began working on the SIVQ software's first algo- rithm in the late '90s. After a series of successes and See DISEASES, Page SA SNRE official says administration is unaware of sounds By RAYZA GOLDSMITH Daily Staff Reporter A mysterious sound has been emanating from the bowels of a campus building. But this noise isn't someone's stomach growl- ing before lunch. This sound is coming from somewhere in the Dana Build- ing on Central Campus. The sound is so loud that students and faculty with classes in the buildingsaid ithas forced them to temporarily halt lesson plans and discussions. Students taking classes - in the Dana Building - which houses the School of Natural Resources and Environment - have reported noises described as "whiny" and "high-pitched" that come intermittently. But the source of the noise is unclear, and building adminis- trators say they have no record of the sounds. While administrators don't acknowledge the noise, stu- See DANA BUILDING, Page SA WEATHER H I 41 TOMORROW LO: 34 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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