WEARING OUT THE WELCOME: Michigan thumped Nebraska, 62-46, in the team's first meeting in Lincoln as Big Ten opponents. PAGE8A tb \3IidT iT'ianRS & DITORIdiIE4j)()M Ann Arbor, Michigan U'TECHNOLOGY Google seeks to increase access NextGen works to improve accessibility for the disabled By CECE ZHOU Daily Staff Reporter As the University prepares for the transition to Google web * services on March 5, officials are working to ensure that pro- grams will be fully accessible to all members of the campus com- munity, including disabled stu- dents and staff members. Jane Berliss-Vincent, assis- tive technology lead for Infor- mation Technology Services, said that while certain Univer- sity web services catered to the disabled community are not currently compatible with cer- tain Google applications, Uni- versity officials are committed to increasing accessibility and fixing flaws in the system. "The accessibility issues that See GOOGLE, Page SA Thursday, Feburary 9, 2012 OCCTPV ROSS michigandaily.com UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION NHL, beer coming to Big House for $3 mu. Members of Occupy UM interrupt the Defining 'Occupy' presentation being held in the Ross School of Business on Wednesday. UNIVE RSIT Y FA CU LTY Lecturer layoffs m--ake wayfo tenured prof In special meeting, regents vote to lease stadium for Winter Classic By PAIGE PEARCY and MATT SLOVIN Daily News Editor and Daly Sports Edrtor In the midst of college football's bowl season and winter break, a professional hockey game at the Big House will bring life to the Universi- ty's campus on Jan. 1, 2013. During a rare Wednesday morning meeting, the Univer- sity's Board of Regents met in a special session to discuss and approve the National Hockey League's lease of Michigan Stadium for its Winter Classic - the league's annual outdoor hockey game. The NHL will pay the Uni- versity $3 million to rent the Big House and will use the stadium from Dec. 1,. 2012 to mid-January, according to a communication to the regents from Athletic Director Dave Brandon and Timothy Slot- tow, the University's executive vice president and chief finan- cial officer. The Winter Classic game will take place on Jan. 1, 2013 and has an alternate date of Jan. 2, 2013. During the meeting, Bran- don said the NHL is expected to donate a "significant" amount to student scholarships at the University from its charitable foundation According to Brandon, the NHL approached the Uni- versity last November, and since then, discussions about the event have been under- See NHL, Page 5A Philosophy In September, he received a let- ter informing him he would be department faces laid off June 1, 2012. MacPherson isn't the only cutbacks lecturer who will be dismissed in June. He and Lecturer Greg- By DANIELLE ory Sax have both been laid off STOPPELMANN by the Department of Philoso- DailyStaffReporter phy to be replaced by tenured professors who will teach intro- Lecturer Brian MacPherson ductory courses. According has worked in the philosophy to University spokesman Rick department for the last 16 years. Fitzgerald, philosophy is one of many University departments to hire tenure-track professors in place of lecturers as part of a University-wide attempt to increase the number of tenured research professors. Fitzgeraldsaid the University is in the process of hiring 150 professors to teach in to vari- ous areas of study, in contrast to other universities around the country that are laying off See LAYOFFS, Page 7A TAPE IT UP CAMPUS COMMUNITY Minority retention rates discussed at town hall event a ta Bef tors, regarc admis ing hE um laE Th Minot broug tors Students, discuss the trials and tribula- tions of increasing diversity in dministrators admissions at the University. Since the decline of affirma- ilk diversity in tive action following the adop- tion of Proposal 2 - a Michigan admissions law passed in 2006 that banned favorable treatment of minori- By BEN SEIDMAN ties in college admissions - Daily StaffReporter ensuring minority equality in universities has been a con- ore a panel of administra- tinued topic of discussion at students discussed issues schools across the nation. ding minority student LSA senior Kristina Felder, sions at a town hall meet- chair of the Minority Affairs eld at Rackham Auditori- Commission, said the organiza- st night. tion decided to hold the meeting e event, hosted by the to foster discussion on univer- rity Affairs Commission, sity admissions policy between ht nearly 100 administra- students and officials in the and students together to community. "I know that admission and retention of minority students is a concern of many students," Felder said. "We wanted to give the students the opportu- nity to interact directly with the administrators who can make the changes on campus." Felder said that while she wishes more could be done to assist minorities in gaining admittance in schools in the state, she acknowledges that ultimately it will be challeng- ing to make headway in alter- ing current legislation banning affirmative action. "I wish that more could be done about the admission and retention of minority students, See MINORITY, Page 7A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH Liquid laser technology aids in cancer detection and prevention Recent discovery able to detect potential cancer- causing DNA more easily. allows scientists to Xudong Fan, an associate pro- fessor of biomedical engineer- identify dangerous ing, and Yuze Sun, Engineering graduate student graduate a DNA member of Fan's research team, recently discovered a method of By JOSH QIAN utilizing liquid laser technol- Daily StaffReporter ogy to detect DNA that makes a human more susceptible to can- With the help of a new tech- cer and other diseases. nique developed by University Since 2007, Fan's lab has been researchers, scientists may be developing the process to nar- row down mutant genes to a sin- gle base difference within the DNA. Fan said using liquid laser technology, instead of a solid laser, has many advantages. "You cannot put the biomol- ecules into the laser if it's in a solid state," Fan said. "A liquid laser is unique because it gets the sample into the laser cavity for detection." Fan said the key difference between his technology and See LASER, Page SA IMCKNtJIE nEl/Duoaiy A University student puts up posters advertising for tutoring services on campus yesterday. WEATHER H1: 35 TOMORROW LU 17 GOT A NEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX NEWS .........................2A SUDOKU..................5A Behind the Statement: History of Research Vol. CXXiI, No. 91 OPINION ....................4A SPORTS................8A MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE TANGENT 02011 The Michigan Daily AP NEWS..........5A THE B-SIDE...........,..1B michisandaily.com 4