e , i1V Ann Arbor Michigan Friday, February 10, 2012 michigandaily.com STATE BUDGET Proposal to hike higher ed. funding Snyder's budget From the Daily: Snyder can't make up harm to higher education in Mich. offers 3.1 percent >>See Opinion, Page 4A ADAM GLANZMAN/Daily Five Detroit Red Wings pose with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after a press conference to announce the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium yesterday. 1s Leafs t face O in 2013 W inter ter Classic is coming to the Big The announcement came a said Toronto President and gen icr By Rep annout for Mi budget which in funs that w ria me and en Sny( invest higher budget priatio lic un The U 1.4-per amoun in tota Univer The receivi increa Univer State University, which will 'ease contingent receive 0.9 percent more fund- ing. on formula Snyder's proposal noted that a university's level of funding ADAM RUBENFIRE will depend on its ability to keep Daily News Editor tuition affordable. "Universities that better con- ublican Gov. Rick Snyder strain tuition and fee increases nced his recommendations will receive greater funding," ichigan's fiscal year 2013 the proposal stated. "Tuition in Lansing yesterday, restraint funding will be allocat- includes a 3.1-percent hike ed to qualifying universities once flog for public universities all institutions have set their sea- ill be tied to several crite- demic year 2012-13 tuition rates." ant to contain tuition hikes The proposal also recom- courage performance. mends that state universities der's proposal aims to receive varying levels of fund- $36.2 million more in ing based on their outcome in a education than last year's new performance formula. The , which cut state appro- formula measures include four ns to Michigan's 15 pub- factors:growth in undergraduate iversities by 15 percent. degree completion, undergradu- Jniversity will receive a ate degree completion in "critical -cent increase in funding, skill areas," the number of under- ting to the same increase graduate Pell Grants awarded i funds as Michigan State and the ability of the university sity. to comply with tuition restraint University and MSU are standards issued by the state. ing the second-lowest During last year's budget se in funding among state cuts to higher education, fund- sities, just above Wayne See PROPOSAL, Page 3 r- Classic hopes to . draw world-record crowd at Big House By STEPHEN J. NESBITT Daily Sports Editor DETROIT - After months of speculation, the National Hock- ey League made its worst-kept secret official - the 2013 Win- House. In a Thursday morning press conference, the league announced the Winter Classic at the'Big House and the inaugural Hockeytown Winter Festival, which will be held at Comerica Park, the home of the Detroit Tigers. "The NHL in the Big House - it doesn't get any bigger than that," said Christopher Illitch, son of Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Illitch. day after the University regents approved a proposal to lease Michigan Stadium to the NHL from early December to mid- January for $3 million. The match-up will pit long- time rivals Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1, 2013 in hopes of eclips- ing the world-record attendance mark of 104,073 sdt at The Big Chill at the Big House. "It's Hockeytown versus The Center of the Hockey Universe," eral manager Brian Burke. "It's one of the most historic stadiums in the country," added Red Wingsgeneral manager Ken Holland. "To have two Original Six teams playing at historic set- ting, it has the makings to be an incredible day." It will be red against blue in the Big House, but it's certainly not The Game. The all-time record between the two clubs currently stands in the Maple See WINTER CLASSIC, Page 2 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS Nursing School, Peace Corps start joint grad program New master's degree to be offered this fall By K.C.WASSMAN Daily Staff Reporter After serving as the site where then Senator John F. Kennedy announced his inten- tions to create the Peace Corps more than Soyears ago,the Uni- versity is yet again proving to be a leader in international service as it will partner with the Peace Corps to develop a new collab- orative nursing master's degree program. The program, Peace Corps's Master's International, will be incorporated into the School of Nursing's new International Health concentration this fall and will include 27 months of service overseas, ultimately becoming the first Peace Corps nursing program in the country. The University collaborated with the Peace Corps in 2010 to create Master's Internation- al programs in the Schools of Social Work, Natural Resources and Environment and Educa- tion. The new nursing program was added to this partnership through an addendum signed last December, according to a Universitypress release. Interested students are required to apply to both the Peace Corps and the Nursing master's program, the release stated. Accepted students will serve as health extension volun- teers around the world as a part of Master's International. Leslie Dorman Davis, pro- gram director of the Office of Global Outreach at the School of Nursing, said she believes the program will largely benefit students, allowing them to fur- ther their academic goals while gaining valuable life experienc- es through assisting others. "(The program) enables the students to graduate in four years withnot only the Michi- gan master's in nursing, but also with two years of very solid, hands-on, practical, formal experience," Davis said. Bill Nolting, assistant direc- tor for Education Abroad at the University's International Cen- ter, said the program showcases the growth of the Peace Corps at the University. "(The relationship) is clearly growing," Nolting said. "I think that one reason why nursing and the Peace Corps itself are interested in establishing a Mas- ters International program is the strength of our Peace Corps See PEACE CORPS, Page 3 TERESA MATHEW/Daly University President Mary Sue Coleman speaks to students at a fireside chat in the Michigan Union yesterday. Coleman talks gym, renovations at forum CAMPUS COMMUNITY Center aims to increase innovation in fifth year Center for Entrepreneurship celebrates anniversary By AUSTEN HUFFORD For theDaily As part of its fifth anniver- sary celebration this year, the University's Center for Entre- preneurship is commemorat- ing the programs and business ventures it's helped inspire and facilitate since its onseL. Founded in 2008,by the Col- lege of Engineering, the Center for Entrepreneurship encourag- es innovative business projects among the campus community by providing tools and resourc- es to foster entrepreneurial growth, accordingto Doug Neal, executive director of the center. Neal said the center has multiple methods of fulfilling its goal, through techniques like entrepreneurial related classes, hands-on practicums and business related activities coordinated with other campus groups. The center also runs a nine-credit program, the Pro- See INNOVATION, Page 3 At fireside chat, students share campus qualms By PETER SHAHIN Daily StaffReporter University President Mary Sue Coleman and E. Royster Harper, the University's vice president for student affairs, discussed potential renova- tions to recreational facilities and improving transportation on campus at a fireside chat yesterday at the Michigan Union. Complete with a real crackling fire, couches and stuffed armchairs, Coleman and Harper convened with a diverse group of students to foster discussion on a variety of concerns on campus. At the meeting, many attendees asked questions regarding construc- tion and renovation projects at the University, specifically pertaining to the state of cam- pus recreation and exercise facilities. LSA senior Adam Davis, who has previously served as a supervisor at both the Intra- mural Sports Building and the North Campus Recreational Building, told Coleman and Harper that he believes the buildings are in poor condition compared to recreational facil- ities at peer universities. Davis asked whatthe admin- istration plans to do to in the future to modernize the build- ings, and Coleman acknowl- See COLEMAN, Page 3 * WEATHER HI: 27 TOMORROW :0:21 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Gas leak hinders traffic onE. Liberty and S. Division news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX CRIME NOTES..........2 ARTS ...................5 Vol. CXXII,No.92 AP NEWS ..................3 CLASSIFIEDS ......... 6 c011 TheMichiganDaly O PINION................ 5 SPORTS... ............6 michigandoily.com f I J I