2 - Friday, February 17, 2012 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 0 2 .%rdy Febray 17, 202 .h McinDal.y - m.c-iandai&y m eF Ge: l ii f - r a/Cj .ice, E - .IL jw p IIC41-an 4Baity 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JOSEPH LICHTERMAN ZACHARY YANCER Editor in Chief Business Manager 734-418-4115 ext.1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 lichterman@michigandaily.com yancer@michigandaily.com Newsroom 734-418-4115 opt.3 Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Arts Section arts@michigandaily.com Sports Section sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales display@michigandaily.com Online Sales onlineads@michigandaily.com News Tips news@michigandaily.com Letters to the Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinion@michigandaily.com Photography Section photo@michigandaily.com Classified Sales classified@michigandaily.com Finance finance@michigandaily.com CRIME NOTES Made a racket Grand theft about ajacket bicycle CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES WHERE: Hatcher Gradu- ate Library WHEN: Wednesday at about 12:40 p.m. WHAT: A jacket was stolen from a locked office, Uni- versity Police reported. There are no suspects. Midnight munchies WHERE: Mason Hall WHEN: Thursday at about 12:05 a.m. WHAT: A vending machine was vandalized, but it was unclear if anything was stolen, University Police reported. There are no sus- nects. WHERE: 400 Block of South State Street WHEN: Wednesday at about 5:55 p.m. WHAT: A student's bike was stolen and his lock was found nearby, University Police reported. There are no suspects. Open mic Story SLAM WHAT: Audience members can get up and tell a five minute story related to the theme of the night. The theme for today's SLAM is infatuation. WHO: Word of Mouth Stories WHEN: Tonight at 6 p.m. WHERE: Work Gallery, 306 State Street No cash back Comedy play performance Talent show WHAT: The Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity is hosting a talent show that celebrates the winners of a fraternity sponsored essay contest. Performers will sing and show off their writings. WHO: Multi-Ethnic Stu- dent Affairs WHEN: Tonight at 6 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Ballroom Improv show WHAT: ComCO, a Univer- sity improv comedytroupe, will perform. Tickets are available for $2 at the door. WHO: ComCO/UAC WHEN: Tonight at 8:30 p.m WHERE: Modern Lan- guage Building Auditorium 3 CORRECTIONS 0 Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michi- gandaily.com. Panasonic has halted production of VCRs for the Japanese market, ending a production run that started in 1977, the New York Post reported. When the cur- rent supply of VCRs runs out, Panasonic will no longer sell new cassette players. Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney visit- ed metro Detroit on Thursday and convinced us of (some of) their qualifica- tions and Vice President Joe Biden's shares his thoughts on domestic violence. 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The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Fridayiduring thenfall and winterterms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily's office for $2. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S.mail are $110. Winter term(J:anuarythrough Apri)is $115, yeariong (September through Aprilis $195. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscriptionrate.On-campussubscriptionsaforfaltermare$35.Subscriptionsmustbeprepaid. 0 WHERE: University Hos- pital WHEN: Wednesday at about 5:43 p.m. WHAT: A visitor's purse was found missing a wallet and cash, University Police reported. It was reported lost on Tuesday. WHAT: Noises Off, a play by English playwright Michael Frayn, tells of the comic misadventures of producing a play. Tickets are $17 and $10 with an Mcard. WHO: School of Music, Theatre and Dance WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: Mendelsshon Theatre EQUALITY From Page 1 schools every year with the hopes of bettering our communi- ties and lives, do not simply give up. I was an American at heart and more definitely, I was a wol- verine." Morales addressed the board during the public comments sec- tion of the meeting and spoke about his struggle to attend the University. "I come here today to proudly tell you my story because it rep- resents the absolute complexity of this issue," Morales said at the meeting. "I am here today because we would like to work with you to remedy this injustice, alleviate inequal access to higher education for undocumented students and to invest in a rich and truly diverse experience for all Michigan stu- dents." Morales spoke on behalf of the Coalition for Tuition Equality, a student organization founded by Public Policy junior Kevin Mersol- Barg when he started his term last fall as an LSA representative in Central Student Government. Mersol-Barg, who is running for CSG president, said he hopes the regents will collaborate with the coalition. "I'm hoping that they recip- rocate our offer' to work with them, that they would too want to work with us," Mersol-Barg said. "When Daniel spoke they looked very receptive." Morales echoed Mersol-Barg's sentiments, and said in an inter- view after the meeting he hopes the University will work with the organization to increase college accessibility and affordability for all students. "My biggest hope is that they will work with our coalition to craft a new policy which is more inclusive to all students from the state of Michigan, and that we can regain our status as a progressive and fair school that gives any stu- dent who is deserving of that edu- cation a great education." Mersol-Barg said he formed the coalition, which is comprised of representatives from various student groups, because he saw an injustice and wanted to fix it. He said the number of undocumented students at the University is not possible to determine but is likely very small, which could be due to their difficulties affording tuition. "This is a pressing issue for stu- dents not only here at the Univer- sity but even more students that are very talented and bright and can't be here," Mersol-Barg said. After the speech, Morales said though he was nervous before he spoke, the nerves faded as he began talking and he received positive feedback from the regents and people in attendance at the meeting. "Once I was up there, and once I began to speak, I was kind of amazed at the positive receptive- ness of the entire board of regents as a whole," Morales said. "I felt they were very receptive to the overall message once I was fin- ished delivering the speech." In his speech, Morales said dur- ing the year he deferred his enroll- ment, he sought and received residency, which qualified him to pay the in-state rate. "As soon as I mentioned how my acceptanceto the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was riding on this, the ICE agent's eyes shot up from his desk, and he smiled; he was a Michigan Wolverine," Morales said. At the end of Morales's speech when he mentioned the different student organizations that con- tribute to the coalition, members stood up around the room holding signs naming their representative groups - including Central Stu- dent Government, American Civil Liberties Union-Undergraduate Chapter, Latino Students Orga- nization and Muslim Students' Association - then walked out of the Regents' Room on the first floor of the Fleming Administra- tion Building. Though the timer went off that indicated Morales's five-minutes of allotted speaking time was up, the room remained silent, and he quickly finished the last few sen- tences of his speech. Upon commencing his speech, regents Laurence Deitch (D- Bingham Farms) and Andrea Fischer Newman (R-Ann Arbor) commended him and the mem- bers of the coalition for attending the meeting. Morales said he was encour- aged to speak at the regents meet- ing by E. Royster Harper, vice president for student affairs, at a town hall meeting on Feb. 8. "I went directly to the source because I thought that was the way that change can come about," SANTORUM From Page 1A like as a zero percent corpo- rate tax rate - that would ben- efit manufacturing companies. "Manufacturing, making things, is the key to wealth cre- ation in any society," Santorum said. Santorum also suggested large-scale changes to energy policies. Specifically, he empha- sized the importance of cheap energy, citing that countries with high standards of living have lower energy prices and noting that the 2008 economic recession was exacerbated by high energy costs. Santorum said President Barack Obama views American oil, gas and coal resources as a "liability," but Santorum said he believes it is necessary to extract more natural energy resources. "I want to open up the Alaska Wildlife Refuge to create more opportunities for us to extract oil," Santorum said. Santorum criticized Obama in a variety of areas, specifically stating that he was "suffocating" the economy, adding that Obama was more concerned with forc- ing automakers to produce clean- er cars than with encouraging oil drilling and pipeline creation. Santorum added that Obama's views are not compatible with a country "that believes in free people and free markets." In a question-and-answer ses- sion after the speech, Santorum said Obama instigated a "war on private education," citing community colleges and private schools as the only way to meet the "exploding demand" for skilled and semi-skilled labor. He also discussed the need to fund private schoolsto help meet the needs of businesses. Students from Eastern Michi- gan University, Baker Univer- sity and several high schools in Michigan attended Santorum's speech. Noah Crowder, a senior at Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Mich., came with his govern- ment class and said he enjoyed the speech. "I think he hit a lot of issues that were really true to Detroit and the Michigan area," Crowder said. Gary Lesnau, a teacher at Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Mich., accompanied his students to the speech and said it was an educational trip. "It's good exposure to the peo- ple who are the movers and the shakers in this country," Lesnau said. Amy Pestenariu, a senior at Divine Child, said she thought Santorum would be a good candidate for students and the younger generation to support. "Younger people should be concerned about the job market, and, in that respect, he would be a good candidate for them," Pes- tenauriu said. FOLLOW THE DAILY ON TWITTER @MICHIGANDAILY @MICHDAILYNEWS @MICHDAILYSPORTS @MICHDAILYOPED @MICH DAILYPHOTO @MICHDAILYDESIGN 0 DROPPED From Page 1 nal investigation to review "individual accountability" in the case and determine if fur- ther corrective actions need to be taken. The motion called for the hiring of experts to exam- ine the organizational struc- ture of the University's public safety agencies and the refor- mation of the University's 911 system so callers clearly know whether they are calling police or security. "When people call, it should be clear who they are talking to and under what authority," Tay- lor said. To execute these actions, the motion instructed Coleman and Regent Denise Ilitch (D-Bing- ham Farms), chair of the board, to hire relevant experts or con- sultants to perform the external review and assist other tasks moving forward. "This situation is one that is unacceptable to the regents," Taylor said. "And we the regents feel we must do everything in our power to ensure that it is not repeated." The board passed the motion unanimously, and Taylor read a statement on behalf of the regents that pledged their full attention to the case moving for- ward. Jenson was arraigned today at the federal courthouse in Detroit. Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen released him on a $10,000 unsecured bond. Court records show that Jen- son will be represented by Farm- ington Hills attorney Amanda Paletz, who could not be reached for comment as of yesterday eve- ning. His preliminary examina- tion on the federal charges is set for March 8. -Daily News Editor Paige Pearcy contributed to this report @MICH DA ILYARTS 0