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Duderstadt hired illegally
20 years ago this week (J-
ary 24,1992): The Michigan Cc
of Appeals ruled that the Uni
sity's Board of Regents was in
lation of the state's Open Meet
Act during the process of hi
University President James F
erstadt inl1988,the Daily repor
The Ann Arbor News
Detroit Free Press claimed
regents engaged in activities
traveling to candidates' ho
to keep details of the hiring1
cess private. The Open Meet
Act requires that the public 1.
access to meetings of gov
ment bodies, however the reg
argued that since they were pc
larly elected officials, they shi
be able to make some decisi
privately.
CRIME NOTES
Busted gates
WHERE: Church Carport,
525 Church St.
WHEN: Saturday at about
noon
WHAT: The gate blocking
an exit from the parking
garage was found broken,
University Police reported.
The incident occured
Saturday between 2:19 a.m.
and 11:50 a.m.
Strike out
WHERE: Lot NC-10, 900
Baits Ave.
WHEN: Sunday at about
12:30 p.m.
WHAT: A man reported
that his vehicle was hit by
another vehicle at between
11:35 a.m. and 12:10 p.m.,
University Police reported.
The vehicle was parked in
the 1nt whn- ;t -n:+i
Ultimately, the University was
ordered to pay $66,000 in legal
fees, according to the Daily.
40 years ago this week (Janu-
ary 26, 1972): In a historic case, a
University research associate had
her final court appeal in charges
regarding sex discrimination and
unfair wages.
Cheryl Clark was the first
woman in the country to request
increased wages from a university
on the basis of gender discrimina-
tion. Her initial complaint to the
University stated that her male
coworker, who held thesame posi-
tion, made $3,400 more than her.
She also argued that her salary
should be higher than his, as she
claimed to have more seniority,
training and experience.
The University originally
denied her request and stated any
discrimination was not intended
and therefore did not merit legal
action.
70 years ago this week (Janu-
ary 27, 1942): After winter break,
95 University students were
infected with a highly contagious
form of German measles.
At the time, hospital officials
said they witnessed an increas-
ing number of cases every day fol-
lowing the initial outbreak. The
contagion ward reported to the
Daily that it was able to handle the
increased patient load, but said it
was unsure if that would remain
true if the disease was not con-
tained.
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Poet C. D. Wright reads her poems at the Hopwood
Underclassmen Awards Ceremony yesterday.
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Backpack
sacked
WHERE: Duderstadt
Building
WHEN: Sunday at about
4 n.m.
WHAT: A student's back-
pack was stolen from a
study area between 5 p.m.
Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday,
University Police reported.
The student left the back-
pack unsupervised multiple
times during the period.
Hit and run
WHERE: Lot M-15, 1170
West Medical Center Drive
WHEN: Sunday at about
2 p.m.
WHAT: A parked vehicle
was hit by a unknown vehi-
cle while parked in the lot,
University Police reported.
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Science policy
info. session
WHAT: An information
session for graduate stu-
dents interested in applying
to the Science, Technology,
and Public Policy Graduate
Certificate Program.
WHO: Ford School of Pub-
lic Policy
WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Weill Hall, room
1220
Piano
performance
WHAT: Ning Wu Du and
Helen Sim, internationally
recognized piano players,
will play a duet concert.
They are faculty members at
the Xinghai Conservatory of
Music in Guangzhou, China.
WHO: School of Music,
Theatre & Dance
WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m.
WHERE: Moore Building,
Britton Recital Hall
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GSRAs say dismissal
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assistant unionization.
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The largest solar storm
to hit Earth since 2005
may interfere with satel-
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The Associated Press report-
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may malfunction due to large
amounts of radiation from
the sun.
From the Daily: Stu-
dent and youth activ-
ism spiked after
Internet blackouts in pro-
test of federal anti-piracy
acts SOPA and PIPA. Youth
engagment in political arenas
can't stop here.
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3 Health officials in
China and Taiwan
expect to see an
increase in the birth rate this
year, CBS News reported.
The start of the Chinese New
Year signified the Year of the
Dragon, which is considered
a lucky sign to be born under.
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COLEMAN
From Page 1
Coleman said the University
has "an academic environment
that is almostunparalleled," add-
ing that its focus on global oppor-
tunities and its vast involvement
in the arts are particular areas
where the University hopes to
demonstrate its excellence.
"The great strength of the
University is in the breadth of its
scholarly endeavors," Coleman
said. "... We are trying to engage
students in as many ways as we
can."
Coleman continued, discuss-
ing the necessity of providing
accessible and affordable educa-
tion for University students.
"We have to find ways to offer
higher education at a cost that is
sustainable," she said.
However, she said many states,
including Michigan, are disin-
vesting in higher education, not-
ing that the state has continued
to decrease allocations to higher
education funding over the past
few years - including a 15-percent
cut to higher education funding
enacted by Republican Gov. Rick
Snyder in the last fiscal year.
"The state has a role, and we
need to be articulating that role,"
she said.
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While Coleman said the Uni-
versity understands that the
state can't provide funding at
the levels it has previously sus-
tained, she said she hopes the
gap in funding can be alleviated
by donations from businesses.
"To be successful in this
endeavor we need strong sup-
port and advocacy from the busi-
ness community," she said. "I
am pleased that we have a group
of business owners ... that are
advocating for a reinvestment in
higher education."
Outside of business and state
support, Coleman also noted the
need for private support for the
University.
"Private support is no longer a
luxury - it is a necessity," she
said.
Coleman said the University
is tightening its budget, focus-
ing on what she called "cost
containment." She said the
University has saved $400 mil-
lion in budget cuts since 2003,
and plans to save an additional
$90 million in further budget
cuts this year.
"We have to find smarter
ways to do things," she said.
She said the funds saved
from the cuts have been allo-
cated toward need-based
student financial aid and the
hiring more staff, ultimately
leading to the hiring of more
than 150 new faculty members.
There was a double-digit
increase in demand for under-
graduate need-based financial
aid in six of the last seven years,
according to Hanlon. Hanlon
said he is glad that the Univer-
sity had the money to invest in
those areas.
"I'm glad that we were able
to find the funding to do it," he
said. "I think (it) had (a) tre-
mendous benefit."
Republicans sieze
opportunity to gain
Congressional seat
PHOENIX (AP) - U.S. Rep.
Gabrielle Giffords' decision to
resign from Congress sets up a
political free-for-all in her com-
petitive southeastern Arizona
district, with voters set to pick
a temporary replacement and
then a full-term representative in
rapid succession.
As Giffords, critically injured
in a mass shooting last year, steps
out of the public eye this week
to focus on rehabilitation and
recovery efforts, her departure
thrusts Tucson into the national
spotlight.
The three-term Democrat was
heavily favored to be re-elected,
so her decision to step down cre-
ates an opportunity for Repub-
licans to pick up a seat in the
House.
But holding onto Giffords' seat
has sentimental as well as sym-
bolic value for Democrats as the
elections will come as the presi-
dential race intensifies - in a Red
state that the Obama campaign is
targeting.
Bruce Ash, Republican nation-
al committeeman for Arizona,
said the upcoming special elec-
tion "will be a bellwether prob-
ably for the November elections."
Giffords was shot in the head
as she met with constituents out-
side a Tucson supermarket on
Jan. 8, 2011. Six people died and
13 were wounded, including Gif-
fords. She has made steady prog-
ress in her recovery, returning
to the House chamber in August
to cast a vote for the debt-ceiling
compromise, but she still has dif-
ficulty speaking.
With both parties expected to
target the race, "it means money.
It means lots of national money,"
said Carolyn Warner, Democratic
national committeewoman.
Under a timetable set in Ari-
zona law, Republican Gov. Jan
Brewer will schedule the special
elections - both a primary and
a general - once Giffords leaves
office and a vacancy is declared.
The primary is expected to be
held in April and the general in
June.
But only months later, there
will be the regular primary elec-
tion in August to pick nominees
for the Nov. 6 election for the full
two-year term that starts next
January.
"We have no idea how this is
going to go," said state Rep. Steve
Farley, a Democrat who said he
had his sights on running for a
state Senate seat but now is leav-
ing open the possibility of a con-
gressional race. "The dynamics
are going to be very hard to pre-
dict."
In another twist, the district
itself changes between the two
elections, shedding some outly- *
ing areas of Tucson and including
more of the central city.
The special election is for the
8th Congressional District. The
regular election is for the 2nd
District, recently renumbered
and reconfigured under the once-
a-decade redistricting.
"It's goingto complicate things
for people who are running in
that they have to run in both
districts," said Jim Kolbe, the
Republican who held the con-
gressional seat before Giffords.
Both versions of the district
are regarded as competitive, but
Democrats pick up a few percent-
age points in voter registration
under the newer version to pull
roughly even with Republican.
Independents make nearly a third
of the electorate.
Voter turnout typically is low
in special elections, but the extra
attention devoted to this cam-
paign could spur participation,
particularly among Democrats,
who tend to vote at lower rates
than Republicans, said Patrick
Kenney, an Arizona State Univer-
sity political science professor.
Matt York/AP
U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords, (D-Ariz.), toured the Gabrielle Giffords Family Assistance Center yesterday.
Gifod'resignation prompts
parties to compete for seat