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IDASCHTIND' INTO CHRISTMAS
FINANCING YOUR EDUCATION
Students
petition for
Congress
to keep aid
Ann Arbor artist John Copley paints holiday-themed displays on storefronts in Nickel's arcade yesterday.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Touted recruit Mitch
McGary commits to Mich.
MSA joins national
initiative to prevent
higher ed. cuts by
U.S. committee
By ANDREW SCHULMAN
Daily StaffReporter
With college students nation-
wide vocalizing their outrage,
in response to higher education
funding cuts, the Michigan Stu-
dent Assembly recently joined
the cause by endorsing an ini-
tiative to prevent future federal
funding slashes.
In an e-mail to about 2,600
students on Wednesday, MSA
President DeAndree Watson
endorsed the "Save Student
Aid" petition. The petition was
penned by the Student Aid Alli-'
ance - a national coalition of
universities promoting aid ini-
tiatives - that aims to keep
higher education affordable. The
endorsement comes less than
three weeks before the Nov. 23
deadline set by the Congressio-
nal supercommittee on deficit
reduction to pare the federal
budget by at least $1.2 trillion,
which could have an effect on
federal financialaidi
The Alliance plans fn deliver
the petition to the committee
before its deadline to demon-
strate the fight against cuts to
higher education funding.
Watson wrote in the e-mail
that the committee, also known
as the Joint Select Committee on
Deficit Reduction, may continue
to scale back and eliminate more
student aid after already cutting
$30 billion from federal student
aid programs. He wrote that
students need to express their
concerns that any rollbacks will
bring down the affordability and
accessibility of higher education.
"Our members of Congress
need to hear from us directly, so
that they understand the impor-
tance of student aid and the vital
role it plays in ensuring access
to higher education for all stu-
dents," Watson wrote.
To emphasize the importance
of supporting student aid initia-
tives, LSA junior Sean Walser,
chair of MSA's External Rela-
tions Committee, said students
should remember there are two
U.S. representatives from Michi-
gan serving on the Joint Select
Committee on Deficit Reduc-
tion - U.S. Reps. Dave Camp
See PETITION, Page 2A
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Power foward That's when Chesterton, Ind.
native Mitch McGary committed
urns Duke, puts to the Wolverines. McGary, the
consensus top power forward
Michigan in recruit in the nation for the class
of 2012, is rated No. 2 overall by
tional spotlight both Scout.com and ESPN.com.
The left-handed big man
By BEN ESTES picked Michigan over Duke and
Daily SportsEditor Florida. He was also considering
such programs as North Caro-
:04 p.m. on yesterday eve- lina, Kentucky and Maryland
he Michigan men's basket- before recently cutting the list
ogram took another leap down to his three finalists.
d. "I felt most comfortable being
(at Michigan) and I trusted the
coaches, mostly, out of any other
coaching staff," McGary said
during his announcement that
aired on ESPNU. "(I felt) I could
talk to them about anything.
"And I know (Michigan's) on
the rise again, and I feltlike I can
build that program up and make
an impact my freshman year."
McGary's probably right
about his ability to make an early
impact, especially since he'll be a
year older than most freshmen.
Originally a member of the 2011
cycle, McGary reclassified to
2012 after his junior year.
No one on Michigan's ros-
ter has the combination of size,
athleticism and skill that the
6-foot-10 power forward/center
possesses.
McGary's stock went through
the roof last summer after he
dominated the AAU circuit for
the SYF Players.
"Offensively, he can do a lot
on the court," said Scout.com
recruiting analyst Brian Snow
See MCGARY, Page 3A
UNIVERSITY FACULTY
Senate Assembly recruits
students for committees
Faculty body looks
to students for
feedback, ideas
By ALYSSA ADLER
Daily StaffReporter
Though University commit-
tees are comprised of adminis-
trators and faculty, some also
have room for students who
want to become more involved
with decision-making on cam-
pus.
Members of student advisory
committees are chosen or nomi-
nated by the Michigan Student
Assembly. The student advi-
sory committees for the Senate
Assembly, a group of 74 elected
faculty from the University's
three campuses, is in the process
of recruiting new members that
are expected to be chosen with-
in the next few weeks, accord-
ing to MSA President DeAndree
Watson.
The Senate Assembly noti-
fied MSA members on Oct. 25
of openings on its student advi-
sory committees. Fifty-nine stu-
dents completed the application
- which was due Oct. 30 - for
See COMMITTEES, Page 3A
LOCAL BUSINESSES
Silvio's Organic Pizza waiting
for dancing permit from state
Sumi Bhojani, owner of Hut-K Chaats Indian restaurant on Packard Road, prepares the restaurant's award-winning dish
Shan Chaats on Oct. 26, 2011.
Prof uses health background in kitchen
Owner: 'We want
to make this
place more fun'
By SYDNEY BERGER
For the Daily
Instead of just a regular meal,
patrons of Silvio's Organic Pizza
may soon have a dinner-and-a-
show experience.
Silvio Medoro, owner of Sil-
vio's Organic Pizza located at
715 N. University Ave., said he
received a temporary dancing
permit, but is waiting for state
approval for the rest of the res-
taurant's entertainment license.
Medoro said he applied for the
permit to enhance the customer
experience.
"We want to make this place
more fun," Medoro said.
Silvio's currently hosts week-
ly performances by Classical
Revolution Ann Arbor, a local
orchestra group, in addition
to live shows by jazz and other
local bands.
Anissa Bowden, administra-
tive coordinator for the Ann
Arbor City Council, said the city
signed off on the restaurant's
See DANCING, Page 3A
For new Indian
restaurant,
nutrition is priority
By CHELSEA LANDRY
DailyStaffReporter
The rigors that arise from
being a research investigator
in the department of radia-
tion oncology, dentistry and
anesthesiology at the Univer-
sity's Medical School haven't
prevented, Mahaveer Swaroop
Bhojani from also pursuing a
culinary career.
Inspired by his Indian roots,
Bhojani opened Hut-K Chaats,
an Indian restaurant located
on Packard Road, last April,
as well as a second location
more recently at Mark's Carts,
the outdoor food court locat-
ed in downtown Ann Arbor.
CONTINUING SERIES:
BEHIND THE BUSINESS
While the connection between
his highly technical cancer
research and his skills in the
kitchen may not be immediately
obvious to some, he insists his
passions are connected.
"What intrigued me in the
See KITCHEN, Page 3A
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