a 2A - Tuesday, November 1, 2011 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Afo,% IL A r AA Iri UNIVER'Ts Y REQUESTS LRGEST AM oN O r 'U' as fr $7.6 mllion from state ('e IIC gan DAMl 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG ZACH YANCER Editor in Chief BusinessManager 734-418-4115 ext. 1251 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 steinberg@michigandaily.com zyancer@michigandaily.com 45 years ago this week (Nov. 1, 1966): The Uni- versity requested its largest amount of state funding ever as it announced a record- high proposed budget for the 1967-1968 school year. The University asked for $74.6 million from the state - 28 percent more than the $58 million the state Leg- islature had granted the University for the previous schoolyear.The University's total operating budget was projected at $93.3 million. At the time, 13 of the University's 20 graduate departments had declined in national rankings. The University hoped the increased funds would pro- vide a boost in quality of the academic programs. 30 years ago this week (Nov. 1, 1981): The Michi- gan Student Assembly urged students to write letters to members of Con- gress protesting a $562 mil- lion reduction to federal financial aid programs. MSA representatives handed out paper, enve- lopes and stamps through- out campus. Then-MSA PresidentJon Feigersaid he thought the initiative would be effective since many University students were from states with influential congressmen such as New York and Illinois. The proposals in Con- gress included a decrease in Pell Grant funding from $2.65 billion to $2.37 billion, excluding up to 600,000 students who were eligi- ble for the funding. There would also be fewer guar- anteed loans for students because bankers were afraid of an increase in defaults. 15 years ago this week (November 1, 1996): MSA sponsored a two-hour debate for candidates run- ning for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Four candidates for Michigan's 13th congres- sional district debated in the Michigan League's Van- denberg Room. U.S. Rep Lynn Rivers (D-Mich.) was joined by candidates from the Libertarian, Workers World and Socialist Equal- ity parties. Rivers expressed her sup- port at the time for increas- ingeducation funding. 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The quest for knowledge WHERE: Hutchins Hall WHEN: Sundayat about 2:45 p.m. WHAT: A student's text- books were stolen from her locked locker at some point between Oct. 28 and 29, University Police reported. The locker and the lock were not damaged. WHERE: Mott Children's Hospital WHEN: Sunday at about 12:30 p.m. WHAT: Approximately 200 pounds of copper wire was taken from the hospital con- struction site, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Unanswered questions WHERE: The Diag WHEN: Sunday at about 8:45 p.m. WHAT: Two large signs advertising the film "Answer This" were stolen from the Diag some time between Oct. 3 and 24, University Police reported. There are no suspects. I interview help estrangement WHAT: A workshop for pre-health students who are preparing for medical or professional school inter- views and would like advice. WHO: The Career Center WHEN: Tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. WHERE: Career Center, room 3200 Hebrew group meeting WHAT: A conversational Hebrew group meetingto improve language skills and meet other students. All levels of proficiency are welcome to attend, and free beverages will be provided. WHO: Hillel WHEN: Tonight at 6:30 p.m. WHERE: Espresso Royale on South University WHAT: A lecture about viewing the world with a new perspective and learn- ing to utilize this skill ina helpful way. WHO: Institute for the Humanities WHEN: Today at 12:30 p.m. WHERE: 202 South Thay- er, room 2022 $2 Yoga class WHAT: A $2 Vinyasa yoga class available to all stu- dents. No prior experience with yoga is required. WHO: U-Move Fitness WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Central Cam- pus Recreation Building CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. A same-sex couple at Pat- rick Henry High School in San Diego, Calif. was crowned one of the nation's first lesbian home- coming king and queen, ABC News reported. Both girls said they have received much support from friends, family, and faculty. Florence + the Machine return with their sophomore album Ceremonials, a spiritually themed effort that remains true to its roots. FOR MORE, SEEARTS, PAGE 7A Several retailers, including Target and Macy's, will be open- ing stores at midnight on Thanksgiving for Black Friday shopping, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new time is four hours earlier than previous years. 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The military says he is suspected of inciting Christian protesters to attack soldiers during an Oct. 9 protest in Cairo that turned into the bloodiest violence since the February fall of President Hosni Mubarak. His supporters dismiss the claim, sayingthemilitaryis trying to silence a prominent critic and to deflect blame on its soldiers in the violence, which left 27 dead - most of them Christians - when troops cracked down on the pro- test. In yestserday evening's march, the crowd shouted, "Down, down with military rule" and "Alaa, we're behind you, don't stop," as they moved into central Tah- rir Square, then headed toward Cairo's main police station, where Abdel-Fattah is being held. About 200 police formed a line around the station. There were no clashes. Abdel-Fattah, who turns 30 in November, was Egypt's first blogger activist, launching a blog years agoorganizingoppositionto Mubarak. Since Mubarak's Feb. 11 ouster following an 18-day upris- ing, he has been a vocal critic of the military's rule. "Alaa is causing them trouble because he's been an activist for so long. 40 FERNANDO VERGARA/AP Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe, left, talks to his Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, during a military ceremony in Bogota, Friday, June1, 2007. The Colombian government began transferring imprisoned leftist rebels to a temporary holding center. Columbian residen eradicates controversial domestic spy agency. Jury convicts man in serial killer case Killer faced 72 charges, including 9 counts of murder PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona jury yesterday found a former con- struction worker guilty of killing nine people in the so-called Base- line Killer case that terrorized the Phoenix area during the summer of 2006. Mark Goudeau was accused of attacking his victims as they went about daily activities, such as leaving work or washing their car. He left most of them with their pants unzipped and partially pulled down. The victims - eight of them women - ranged from 19 to 39 years old Prosecutors had called the 47-year-old Goudeau a "ravenous wolf" driven by a hunger to rape women and kill those who didn't cooperate with his demands. Defense attorneys insisted that there are likelier suspects than Goudeau and questioned DNA tests linking Goudeau to the crimes. In all, Goudeau faced 72 counts, including the nine murders and various counts of kidnapping, sex- ual assault and robbery. He was found guilty of all but four counts, and the jury failed to reach a ver- dict on one charge. "Hopefully there's going to be some closure in my mind now," said Alvin Hogue, 53, whose wife was killed with another woman as they cooked food inside a lunch truck in Phoenix. His wife left behind Hogue and six children altogether, including their then 4-month-old twin boys. Agency had been connected to criminal activity BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - President Juan Manuel Santos dissolved Colombia's scandal- plagued DAS domestic intelli- gence agency yesterday, saying its employees will be transferred to other state offices. He had already announced that the agencywould be replaced by a new entity. The agency was caught spy- ing on presidential foes includ- ing judges, reporters and human rights activists during the 2002- 2010 administration of San- tos' predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, Washington's closest ally in the region at the time. Some DAS agents and officials also colluded with extreme-right militias that killed and displaced thousands and persecuted labor activists. Uribe's first DAS chief, Jorge Noguera, was convicted last month of murder in the 2004 death squad killing of a left-wing university professor. A later DAS director, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, obtained political asylum in Panama with Uribe's help to avoid a fate similar to Uribe's former chief of staff, Ber- nardo Moreno. Moreno was jailed in July pending trial on criminal con- spiracy charges for allegedly ordering illegal espionage. He says he is innocent. About half the 6,000 DAS employees will go to the chief prosecutor's office, where many investigators will join the CTI investigators' corps. Others are being shifted to the national police and government minis- tries. "A lot of people in the DAS have been stigmatized, unjustly I would say," Santos told report- ers, speaking with current DAS director Felipe Munoz at his side. "So many law-abiding people shouldn't pay for a few sinners." Munoz said 92 percent of the agency's employees will retain government jobs, and the agency's liquidation will take until Dec. 31. He said Santos would announce the creation of a new intelligence agency later this week. Neither he nor the president, who did not take questions, explained how they would pre- vent DAS employees who might have been involved in illegal activites from being incorporated in the new agency. It was not immediately clear, either, how much U.S. assistance the new agency might receive. Before the scandal, the DAS received some U.S. training and equipment, including a unit that worked closely with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administra- tion. U.S. government officials say the agency's use of that aid was closely monitored to prevent abuses. The scandal broke in Febru- ary2009 afterthe newsmagazine Semana revealed the illegal spy- ing on promiment Uribe foes. At least 20 current and former DAS officials have been jailed. Two senior agency officials cooperated with prosecutors and have received eight-year prison sentences in return. The DAS has been a multi-fac- eted agency, with responsibilities - that encompassed not just intelli- gence work against criminals and leftist rebels but also protecting Colombia's borders and handling migration matters. The latter responsibilities will now be transferred to the Foreign Ministry. In previous administrations, the DAS was an important tool in the government's fight against drug traffickers. In December 1989, a car bomb attack ordered by the late cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar ripped open the agency's Bogota head- quarters, killing more than SO people.