9 2 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com ........... Che Michigan Daily 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com tmdbusiness@gmail.com Fast food places vetted by'U' Despite several fast food options in University Unions, students may not be able to order some of their favorite eats, like an Arby's roast beef sandwich or this season's Shamrock Shake from McDonald's, without taking a drive off campus. Though the University doesn't have any provisions that prohibit competing establishments from set- ting up shop on campus, vendors typically opt out of moving into the same facilities as their major com- petitors, according to Uni- versity spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham. However, there have CRIME NOTES been exceptions. McDon- ald's occupied the space now filled by Panda Express in Pierpont Commons while Wendy's was concurrently operating in the Michigan Union. And currently, Sub- way and Quiznos are both contracted with the Uni- versity in the Union and Pierpont Commons, respec- tively, despite being compet- ing vendors, according to Cunningham. The University's pro- cess of determining which restaurants will come to campus is a lengthy one, Cunningham wrote in an e-mail interview. Whenever a contract with a food vendor ends, existing vendors may submit a pro- posal to expand their loca- tions on campus. Outside, vendors are also encouraged to compete for the space, Cunningham wrote. A committee of students and staff review the poten- tial vendors' proposals and judge them based on their product quality, customer service and operator expe- rience, among other things, according to Cunningham. z The evaluation process often includes trips to off campus locations to judge the restau- ANiELLt TOLL/Oai rants' quality, she wrote. LSA junior TI Scott and Subway employee Zanthus Al-lateef (right) make sandwiches for Engineering junior Andrew Roach, LSA freshman Mary -DEVONTHORSBY Reid and Education junior Tricia Bradley at the Michigan Union yesterday. 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The aged when something may schools. About 25 schools Natural History student could not remember have been thrown from the are expected to attend the WHEN: Today at 5 p.m. when the card was stolen. fifth floor, University Police event. WHERE: Exhibit Museum 1 reported. There are no sus- WHO: The Career Center of Natural History Snack time pects, but similar reports WHEN: Today at 3 p.m. W HER E: Michicran Union. nave been made in the past. g Shakedown second floor Double trouble WHERE: West Quad Resi- Senior viola dent Hall WHERE: Bursley Resi- WHEN: Saturday at about dence Hall performance 11n n WH EN. S dn tb hnnt ll, 1p.m. WHAT: Three male stu- dents were found shaking vending machines, Univer- sity Police reported. They were able to remove some items. r n: 3unuay at au 3:30 a.m. WHAT: Two male visi- tors who appeared drunk were found in the hallway, University Police reported. They were issued MIPs. WHAT: Erin Nelson will perform her senior recital. The program includes music from Bach, Fritz and Clarke. WHO: School of Music, Theatre & Dance WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: University Commons, room 817 Film screening WHAT: A showing of "Google Baby," a film about how societies use technol- ogy for reproduction. WHO: Center for Ethics in Public Life WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. WHERE: University of Michigan Museum of Art CORRECTIONS . Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. Al-Queda has created a women's magazine called Al-Shamikha, meaning The Majestic Woman, the Daily Mail reported. Nick- named "Jihad Cosmo" by its critics, the magazine praises acts of suicide bombing and encourages readers to take part. The Michigan women's basketball team failed to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament yester- day, more than a week after losing its first Big Ten Tour- nament game. >> FOR MORE, SEE SPORTS, PAGE 6 A train derailed in Tama County, Iowa yesterday, spilling ten railcars filled with cheese and yogurt, ABC News reported. There were no injuries, but hazmat crews cleaned a small amount of spilled Diesel fuel. 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Onencopynis avaiable free of charge to ali readers.Additional copiesmay be picked up at the Daily's office for $2.Subscriptions for fail term, starting in September, via u.S. mail are $110. Winter term a anuary through Aprillis $ii, yearlong (September through Apriilis $19s.University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. SNYDER From Page 1 night and was created by LSA senior Zach Goldsmith, who has planned a Diag protest sched- uled for tomorrow. Snyder's proposed budget for the 2012 fiscal year cuts funding to Michigan's public universities by 15 percent. This number will be even higher if schools don't cap tuition increases for in- state students at 7.1 percent. In such an event, the University's state funding would decrease by about 20 percent. With a 15-percent reduction in state dollars, the Univer- sity would get nearly $47.5 mil- lion less than what it currently receives - $316 million. And if the University faces a 20-per- cent decrease in state funding, it would see a $61.5 million decline in state funds. Burance and Ashlee Lori Will, a junior at the University's Dear- born campus who is not cur- rently enrolled, said they plan to attend the University's Board of Regents Meeting on Thursday to address the regents on the issue and try to persuade them to choose another commencement speaker. Burance said he hopes to present the Board with a peti- tion signed by 2,000 to 3,000 students who support changing the speaker. Students from sev- eral campus groups and orga- nizations, such as members of co-operative housing and the University's chapter of Col- lege Democrats, have expressed negative opinions about the prospect of Snyder speaking, Burance said. But other students, like LSA sophomore Vinh Phung, said they expect the speech to be an interesting opportunity to hear Snyder's perspective. "(He) has some controver- sial ideas," Phung said. "It will be good to get his ideas out. We should be open to everybody, not so close-minded." Lori Will has begun organiz- ing a protest set to occur during the commencement ceremony if the speaker isn't changed. She said she and other protestors would bring signs and "make as much noise as possible" outside Michigan Stadium during Sny- der's speech. "We're not looking to destroy the commencement (ceremony) and the achievement that the students have made by get- ting their degrees," Lori Will said. " ... At this point, it's early on, (but) I have a feeling we're going to get an immense amount of support from an immense amount of organizations and people." The city of Ann Arbor requires that protestors obtain a permit 60 working days prior to the event. Lori Will said she has contacted the American Civil Liberties Union for assis- tance. Burance expressed his disap- pointment that the focus of com- mencement has shifted too far toward politics instead of repre- senting the achievements of the students. "People who feel strongly about the state and the Univer- sity would be great speakers," Burance said. "With the gover- nor, I don't think he feels that same way." Burance and Lori Will each said their disapproval of the University's choice doesn't stem from political affiliation but from Snyder's plan to cut higher education funding. However, other students feel more positively about Snyder's upcoming speech. "Obama (is) a hard act to fol- low. I think it's the next best thing," Business School senior Alecos Nicolaou said. "He's well known (and) an (alum). I think (he's) a good choice." LSA sophomore Adrianna Katsimpalis said she thinks Sny- der could have a positive impact on the ceremony. "He's obviously still an impor- tant political figure," Katsim- palis said. "There's no way anyone was going to compare to Obama. It's an interesting con- trast." REGENTS From Page 1 zations in the Business School, said in an interview last month that she is thrilled to be coming to Ann Arbor. "The three things I'm most excited about are the amazing faculty, the world-class programs and, of course, the (University) itself - a great University with so many great programs," she said. REGENTS TO CONSIDER RENOVATIONS TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL The University Hospital will likely get the green light to pro- ceed with a $6 million renovation and expansion to its Medical Pro- cedure Unit. The construction plan includes a 4,000-square-foot expansion to the unit and a 2,200-square-foot renovation of a nearby storage space, according to a communica- tion to the regents by Ora Pesco- vitz, the University's executive vice president for medical affairs, and Timothy Slottow, the Uni- versity's executive vice president and chief financial officer. The renovation and expan- sion will add new preparatory and recovery bays, something the hospital is currently lacking, Pescovitz and Slottow wrote in -the communication. "The medical procedure unit (MPU) at University Hospital has a ratio of 2.3 prep/recovery bays per procedure room, well below the industry standard of four to one, hindering patient throughput," Pescovitz and Slot- tow wrote. The project will also create procedure rooms and storage space, in addition to upgrading and renovating the waiting room. The project,whichwill take place in several phases, is scheduled to be finished in spring2012. REGENTS TO APPROVE SALE OF COMMERCIAL PAPER The regents are also expected to approve the sale of up to $200 million in commercial paper to replace the current commercial paper program that is expiring Commercial paper are short- term debts the University sells to investors in order to finance con- struction projects. The Univer- sity is obligated to pay back the debt in at least 270 days. According to a communication to the regents written by Slottow, the previous series of commer- cial paper issuances expired in November 2009. "The existing commercial paper program needs to be replaced by a new program to allow short-term funding of capital projects financed by tax- exempt debt and refunding of outstandingdebt," Slottowwrote. The funds generated from sell- ing the commercial paper could be used to fund several construc- tion projects around campus, Slottow wrote. These projects include renovations to Alice Lloyd Residence Hall, Crisler Arena and the C.S. 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