I THE GRADING SCALE THE DAILY'S PICKS Breaking down the grades for the WeendorseMForward candidate easiest and toughest University DeAndree Watson and Brendan departments. Campbell for MSA's top positions *)INSIDE a PAGE 4A Ije Ifiljiga0n &I Ij Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, March 23, 2011 michigandaily.com ART AS AN OUTLET UNIVERSITY FACULTY 'U' Senate in favor of new tenure-clock pause plan JED MOCH/Daily TOP LEFT: Buzz Alexander, founder and director of the Prison Creative Arts Project, speaks at the opening of the 16th annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners at the Duderstadt Center Gallery yesterday. BOTTOM LEFT: Ann Arbor residents at the exhibit. RIGHT: A work titled "Corporate" by R. Horeczy. 2010 U.S. CENSUS 4 Census shows populati A2stable, but falls in Detroit to ext By Wh meeti dry a eye a Salmc of pol his d last m Sal group - con fessor time andf Unive after 1 accou sity's "Cr ibility stanc beyon accou Salmc Members vote In recent months, the ten- ure clock, which is the window support break of time when a faculty member can be granted tenure, has been ension from one a source of contention between University administrators and to two years faculty members. At its meet- ing Monday afternoon, the Uni- KAITLIN WILLIAMS versity Senate voted on several Daily Staff Reporter action items regarding proposed changes to the University's ten- sile University Senate ure policy. ngs are usually cut-and- The University Senate voted ffairs, there wasn't a dry 83-35 to endorse a proposed n the room when Robert amendment to the Standard ond, an assistant professor Practice Guide. This would itical science, spoke about allow faculty members a two- aughter who passed away year hiatus on their tenure clock sonth. while also expanding permis- mond explained to the sible reasons for such stoppages. of about 120 members Currently, the University only mprised of University pro- allows a one-year halt on the rial faculty, librarians, full- clock. research faculty, deans Salmond said he told his story executive officers of the to the University.Senate to high- rsity - how his situation light the importance of support- his daughter's death wasn't ing the proposed amendment. nted for under the Univer- As Salmond explained, the tenure-clock policy. loss of his daughter placed him urrently, there is no flex- in a difficult situation that he for that set of circum- felt warranted special consid- es, which I (admit) were eration from the University. ad my control, to be taken He added that there should be nt of in my tenure clock," increased understanding on the and said. See TENURE, Page 3A Detroit lost 25 percent of residents in decade By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter Though several municipali- ties across Michigan may see changes in state or federal funding they receive due to dips in population sizes, Ann Arbor is most likely not one of them. The results of the U.S. Cen- sus, which were released yes- terday, show that though Ann Arbor's population has not sub- stantially changed in the last 10 years, the population in Washt- enaw County has increased by about 7 percent. But a more sig- nificant change has occurred in Detroit, where the city's popula- tion diminished by 25 percent in the past decade. While its population has remained fairly constant, Ann Arbor has moved up from the seventh to the sixth largest city in the state. Lisa Neidert, senior research associate inthe Population Stud- ies Center at the University's Institute for Social Research, said the population changes were mostly expected and there was nothing "real earth shatter- ing" about Ann Arbor's results. However, Neidert said a closer examination of Ann Arbor would most likely reveal significant changes about the population. She pointed to racial dynamics in the city as a key area of interest for her, saying she plans to analyze if the His- panic and Asian populations have increased. See CENSUS, Page 3A STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS Polling stations to be used for first time in 10 years LSA-SG candidates uncontested Voting method aimed at raising voter turnout By ROBIN VEECK Daily StaffReporter Students casting their bal- lots in student government elections today and tomorrow will be able to do so at various locations around campus - not just in front of their laptop. In addition to voting online, ballots can be cast at polling stations in University resi- dence halls and other locations on campus - a voting method the Michigan Student Assem- bly and LSA Student Govern- ment last employed more than a decade ago. The added option is in an effort to increase low voter turnout and avoid digi- tal problems that have plagued student government elections in years past. In studentgovernment elec- tions this past fall, roughly 10 percent of the University stu- dent body voted. Last year's MSA elections drew voter participation from 14 percent of the student body. How- ever, voter turnout had previ- ously been lower - with 12.8 percent of students voting in winter 2009 and 6.4 percent of students voting in the winter 2008 elections. "When it shifted over from voting stations to online vot- ing, we kind of lost a couple people," LSA junior Breah Pat- terson, MSA's election direc- See POLLING, Page 3A Platform aims to address concerns of LSA students By RACHEL BRUSSTAR Daily StaffReporter After spending five semesters on the LSA Student Government, LSA juniors Anne Laverty and Jeff Larkin have their sights on the organization's top positions. Laverty and Larkin, who are running uncontested for LSA- SG president and vice president, respectively, in the elections today and tomorrow, are stress- ing the importance of making sure the voices of LSA students are heard and valued by their governing body. LSA juniors Anne Laverty and Jeff Larkin pose for a portrait yesterday. Laverty and Larkin became active members of LSA-SG dur- ing the second semester of their freshman year and currently hold positions on the body's executive board as secretary and treasurer, respectively. See LSA-SG, Page 3A LSA-SG seeks to add $1 to fees PATROLLING CAMPUS POLICE DPS Oversight Cmte. lacks student interest Increase in funding would affect all student gov'ts By BRANDON SHAW For the Daily Students may have to reach into their pockets for an extra dollar if an LSA Student Gov- ernment initiative passes in this week's election. Appearing on the Michigan Student Assembly election bal- lot today and tomorrow, LSA- SG is proposing an increase from $1.50 to $2.50 in student dues paid per semester to vari- ous colleges at the University. LSA-SG officials estimate the $1 increase per student will result in an additional $18,000 for each school's budget. LSA-SG President Steven Benson, who spearheaded the initiative, said 85 percent of LSA-SG's budget goes directly to student groups and event planning. The other 15 percent is reserved for internal com- mittee use and discretionary spending. The amount that University students payto their respective colleges hasn't been increased since 1998, when the amount See FEES, Page 3A State law violated if two student positions not filled By ZACH BERGSON Daily StaffReporter Two student seats on the Uni- versity's Department of Safety Oversight Committee are up for grabs this semester. But only one student, LSA junior Ellen Steele, is slat- ed to run for the elected position. Since she's uncon- tested, Steele is expected STEELE the end of the semester, the com- mittee will be in violation of state law. The DPS Oversight Commit- tee is an advisory group that makes recommendations to the administration about grievances filed against DPS officers. State law mandates that the commit- tee consist of two students, two University faculty members and two University staff members, See DPS, Page 3A to win one of the student spots. However, if another student isn't elected to the twin position by WEATHER HI 31 TOMORROW LO: 18 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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