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NEWS BRIEFS
PONTIAC
15 and 22 year-old
charged in murder
of 2 women.
A 15-year-old boy and a
22-year-old man are jailed on
murder charges in the shoot-
ing deaths of two Detroit-area
women in their home.
The Oakland County Sheriff's
Department said in a release yes-
terday that the teen is believed
to be the "actual shooter" in the
slayings of 58-year-old Luann
Robinson and 52-year-old Loret-
ta Fournier.
Their bodies were found
Friday night on the floor of
their home in Pontiac, Aorth of
Detroit.
DETROIT
Archbisop: 53
Mich parishes to
close or reorganize
Fifty-three Roman Catholic
parishes in southeastern Michi-
gan will undergo mergers, reorga-
nizations or closure over the next
five years in the face of population
shifts, changes in the worship
habits of Catholics and a short-
age of priests, Archbishop Allen
Vigneron said yesterday.
Vigneron described the wide-
ranging restructuring of the Arch-
diocese of Detroit at an afternoon
news conference releasing results
of the latest phase of an intense,
monthslong study called "Togeth-
er in Faith." It involved 1,500 lay
people as well as clergy.
TEHRAN
Iran may extend oil
embargo beyond
France, Britain
Tehran is considering extend-
ing an oil embargo on France and
Britain to other European coun-
tries, a semiofficial Iranian news
agency reported yesterday.
The head of Iran's state oil
company Ahmad Qalehbani was
quoted by Mehr as saying that
the country would stop selling
crude to nations who take action
against Tehran.
"If the hostile acts of some
other European countries con-
tinue, oil exports to these coun-
tries will be cut," he said.
Iran announced the cut-offs
to France and Britain on Sunday,
a pre-emptive retaliation for an
EU embargo over Tehran's con-
troversial nuclear program that
is scheduled to go into effect in
July.
Since the embargo was
announced last month, Iranian
officials have said that Tehran
should enact its own sanctions
immediately, before European
countries lined up alternative
suppliers.
The news sent oil prices to a
nine-month high, reaching $105
per barrel in Asia on Monday.
PARIS
Former IMF chief
questioned about
prostitution ring
Former IMF chief Dominique
Strauss-Kahn will be questioned
today by French police investi-
gating a suspected hotel prosti-
tution ring.
Police in the northern French
city of Lille are probing a sus-
pected prostitution ring in
France and neighboring Belgium
that has implicated police and
other officials.
Police have questioned prosti-
tutes who said they had sex with
Strauss-Kahn during 2010 and
2011 at a luxury hotel in Paris,
a restaurant in the French capi-
tal and also in Washington DC.
Strauss-Kahn lived in the U.S.
capital while he was head of the
International Monetary Fund
before resigning his IMF posi-
tion in May.
Two men with ties to Strauss-
Kahn have been put under pre-
liminary investigation in France
on charges including organizing
a prostitution ring and misuse of
corporate funds.
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APPLICATIONS
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1964, when the University had
half the number of students it
currently has, he said.
Hanlon said he was glad the
University had a voice in the state
budgetary allocation process.
"We did have input, and Sm
grateful for that," he said.
Hanlon added that he is proud
of the efforts made by the Uni-
versity over the last several years
to cut costs as state and federal
allocations have continually
decreased amid the challenging
economic climate in the state.
"(All of this) has been achieved
by the hard work and sacrifice of
those all over the University," he
said.
Despite the increase in state
funding, Hanlon said the Uni-
versity would continue its efforts
to curb costs, but cautioned that
some costs were uncontrollable
and more sacrifices would be
made.
"We have done our best to
protect academic enterprise ...
(but) the low hanging fruit are
gone at this point," Hanlon said.
Specifically, the University is
trying to cut costs by being more
efficient with efforts such as
funding cuts for low-performing
departments and fewer classes
in fields that are not as popu-
lar, Hanlon said. However, he
emphasized that the University
would keep a focus on maintain-
ing a high quality of education,
despite the budget cuts.
He added that an increase in
tuition was inevitable, despite
the University's ongoing
attempts to prevent further costs
to students.
MEMBERS DRAFT
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING EXTERNAL
INVESTIGATION
SACUA members also drafted
a resolution in support of the
University's Board of Regents,
following the recent vote by the
regents for an external inves-
tigation of the University of
Michigan Health System for
delaying to report that former
medical resident Stephen Jen-
son was allegedly in possession
of child pornography.
"(SACUA) supports all fact-
finding external investigations
that seek to identify factors that
led to the incident, its initial
investigation, as well as the delay
in reporting," the statement read.
Last Tuesday, an affidavit
was filed by the U.S. Secret Ser-
vice in regard to Jenson, report-
ing that 97 photos and four
videos were found on a flash
drive reportedly owned by Jen-
son that depict suspected child
pornography.
Prosecutors in Washtenaw
County last week announced
that they would be dropping
charges at the state level, fol-
lowing the announcement that
Jenson would now be facing
ROMNEY
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the 2008 auto industry bail-
outs and with one week until
Republican voters head to the
polls, he is still in second.
Michigan, which has 30 del-
egates to the GOP convention,
is regarded by many observers
to be a fulcrum in a Republican
nomination race that began with
a close contest between the two
candidates in the Iowa caucuses
last month.
Vincent Hutchings, an assis-
tant professor of political sci-
ence, said if Romney loses
Michigan, it could compromise
'his national support and boost
Santorum asa viable Republican
alternative.
Last week, Romney's chances
for winning the state got a boost
when Republican Gov. Rick Sny-
der formally endorsed him at a
campaign event in Farmington
Hills, Mich.
LSA senior Brian Koziara,
external vice chair of the Univer-
sity's chapter of College Republi-
cans, said that similar to Snyder,
the organization supports Rom-
ney for his vast understanding
of the state's economy and the
automobile industry, particular-
ly since Romney's father, George
Romney, was formerly president
of American Motors.
"There's a lot of people who
say, 'Oh, (Romney's) not really a
Michigander. He was only born
here and spent his childhood
here,"' Koziara said. "I think
that he can identify with the
auto industry, and he can iden-
tify with so many people here in
the state."
Much of the support from the
College Republicans stems from
the belief that Romney would
ultimately be more likely to
defeat President Barack Obama
in November than Santorum,
Koziara said.
He added that a majority of
the organization's familiar-
ity with Romney stems from the
members' southeast Michigan
roots, a region where the Rom-
ney family has been especially
visible and popular because of
their grasp on the auto industry.
"The people of Michigan
know Mitt Romney better,"
Koziara said. "He's the native
son, if you will, and I think a lot
of people will be relying on that.
At the end of the day, Romney is
a known quantity here."
Still, Hutchings said it's
"easy to overstate" the advan-
REGENTS
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Richardville's (R-Monroe)
introduction of Senate Bill 971
last week, which includes a pro-
vision that ensures that GSRAs
cannot be classified as pub-
lic employees and thus denies
them collective bargaining
rights.
Today, Engineering Prof.
Fawwaz Ulaby and Melinda
Day, a member of SAGU, are
testifying in support of the bill
tage Romney's upbringing in
the state might offer him in the
polls. He added that Michigan
voters will still fill out their bal-
lots based on the issues, and the
perception that Romney is not a
true conservative will harm him
more than the home state advan-
tage will help him.
"He's got name recognition,
so people know him and they
know in many instances that
he's from the state," he said.
"But unfortunately, what people
know about him, or at least what
they think they know, they don't
like."
Last week, Romney authored
an editorial in The Detroit News
defending his preference for
managed bankruptcy in the bail-
out and slamming Obama's poli-
cies in aiding the auto industry.
The piece earned considerable
backlash from Democratic law-
makers statewide and in Con-
gress, but Hutchings said it is
unlikely that.the position will
hurt Romney much in the pri-
mary.
"People who are likely to vote
against Romney aren't necessar-
ily doing so because of his stance
on the bailout," Hutchings said.
"They're doing it because of the
perception that he's not a true
conservative."
The latest Public Policy Poll-
ing survey of Michigan Republi-
cans found that Romney is still
trailing Santorum by 4 percent,
with 37 percent of respondents
supporting Santorum and 33
percent supporting Romney.
That deficit is down from the
15-percent gap seen in last
week's Public Policy Polling sur-
vey.
In a conference call with
reporters yesterday, Tom Jen-
sen, director of Public Policy
Polling, said Romney's strategy
in Michigan has focused less on
attacking the competition than
he has in other states.
"(Romney has) really
increased his own positive
image with the voters in Michi-
gan," Jensen said. "That's dif-
ferent than what he did in
Florida, where he really gained a
lot of momentum by just totally
attacking the heck out of Newt
Gingrich."
In 2008, Romney defeated
Arizona Sen. John McCain in
the Michigan Republican pri-
mary election by a vote of 39
percent to 30 percent. Romney
earned 30 percent of the stu-
dent vote, but finished second to
McCain among voters in 15 pre-
cincts near campus.
before the Senate committee,
according to Raiman.
Ulaby received attention
last month for starting a peti-
tion addressed to the regents,
opposing the unionization
efforts of the GSRAs.
In addition to today's emer-
gency meeting, GSRAs are also
gearing up for presentations
before Administrative Law
Judge Julia Stern.
Parties opposed to unioniza-
tion, such as SAGU and Attor-
ney General Bill Schuette, were
granted permission to call wit-
nesses and present evidence
In preparation for the upcom-
ing primary, the city has issued
about 2,000 absentee ballots,
City Clerk Jacqueline Beaudry
said.
Beaudry said she expected
turnout for the primaries this
year to be "low to moderate,"
based on her expectation that
most Ann Arbor residents will
vote Democrat or choose not to
vote in primary elections at all.
"You just see less people
vote in the primaries," she said.
"More people are interested in
the final election. That's when
we'll see the huge turnout both
in person and in absentee ballot
requests."
In a separate conference
call yesterday, Virginia Gov.
Bob McDonnell and Michigan
Attorney General Bill Schuette
discussed their support for
Romney. McDonnell arrived in
Michigan last night to campaign
on Romney's behalf.
Though Romney's campaign
is quickly gaining momentum,
the primary will not be easily
won, Schuette said.
"(Romney) is running a
tough, nitty-gritty campaign,
and I think Michigan likes that,"
Schuette said.
Romney has shownhe isncapa-
ble of handling financial issues,
McDonnell said. He added that
Romney's ability to balance the
budget without raising taxes
while serving as governor of
Massachusetts is an indicator of
his potential for success.
McDonnell announced his
endorsement of Romney on Jan.
20, the day before the South Car-
olina primary.
McDonnell said Romney's
experience working in the pri-
vate sector will serve as a great
advantage in dealing with
national fiscal issues, empha-
sizing the 100,000 jobs Rom-
ney created while working with
other business leaders during
his time at Bain Capital, a pri-
vate investment firm.
He also said family values are
important for Republican vot-
ers in Michigan, which Romney
effectively demonstrates.
"(Romney) is concerned about
kitchen table, bread and butter
issues, and that has overwhelm-
ingly been (his) focus," McDon-
nell said.
Schuette saidRomney's recent
surge will continue to help him
as the primary approaches.
"(Romney) is scrappy - he's
sharp on all the issues, and I like
his position. He's goingto be the
comeback kid," Schuette said.
before Stern, who will'hear tes-
timony today through Friday.
GEO and the University had
the opportunity to provide
evidence and testimony and
cross-examine witnesses at the
hearing before the administra-
tive judge that took place ear-
lier this month.
In May, the regents voted
to give GSRAs collective bar-
gaining rights in a 6-2 vote..
University President Mary Sue
Coleman expressed disapprov-
al with the regents' decision at
the time and added that Uni-
versity Provost Philip Hanlon
HOUSING
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this fall.
The University announced
in December that it would give
housing priority to those who
have lived in the residence halls.
for two or fewer terms rather than
to upperclassmen. The policy
change forced many upperclass-
men to look for alternative hous-
ing options.
University Housing spokesman
Peter Logan said all the rooms
were filled by mid-day on Feb. 10,
the last day of open housing sign
up. In response to the fewer avail-
able residence halls due to renova-
tions, Logan said housing options
were changed to better accommo-
date undergraduates who wanted
to live on campus.
This year, Northwood III
apartments house students par-
ticipating in the First Year Expe-
rience program and upper level
undergraduates, but next year the
First Year Experience program
will include all of the buildings
in Northwood III and house only
freshmen.
To accommodate the change,
Northwood I and II will be
available for upper-level under-
graduates next fall, with gradu-
ate student housing available in
Northwood IV and V apartments.
Student Affairs Director
Michael Zabriskie, who oversees
the housing sign up process, said
when all the housing spots were
filled, students who were not able
to signup were notified via e-mail.
"We sent an e-mail out to the
students to let them know what
was happening so that way they
weren't logging on without hav-
ing some sort of notification about
it," Zabriskie said. "We had been
keeping a close eye on the avail-
able spaces when itcgot to be a very
small number."
The e-mail provided students
with alternative housing options,
as well as offered a sign-up wait-
list for students still interested in
living on campus so they can be
notified if room openings arise,
Logan said.
Though 180 students were
unable to sign up for on-campus
housing, Logan said the housing
office hasn't received many com-
plaints.
"We have not been over-
whelmed by a large number of
concerned students or parents,
but there have been several,"
Logan said. "And we've been try-
ing to help them each on an indi-
vidual basis."
LSA freshman Jonathan
Lesnau said though he willlive off-
campus next year, he feels bad for
those who didn'treceivethe hous-
ing plans they wanted because of
the now-limited options.
"I know I'd be pretty upset,"
Lesnau said. "I think especially
for freshmen right now who are
living on North (Campus) and
really wanted to maybe get, like,
West Quad or North Quad -
that'd be pretty disappointing."
University Housing also. held
an Off-Campus Housing Fair on
Feb. 14 for students unwilling to
wait for on-campus housing. The
fair provided students with the
opportunity to meet and talk to
landlords with available proper-
ties in the area.
The University has held simi-
lar fairs in the past, but this event
wasthe firstintwoyears.Housing
officials decided to bring the fair
back due to the on-campus hous-
ingshortage.
Coleen Kendall, manager of
Fuller Apartments at 800 Fuller
St., said she talked to about 50
students about leasing rooms in
her building, but noted that was a
low number comparedto previous
University housing fairs.
"Well, normally here you
wouldn't even be able to count
(the students)," Kendall said. "But
I don't think they let people know
soon enough. It was kind of a last
minute thing."
Logan said the event wasn't
promoted heavily because it was
organized quickly.
"We probably could have puta
bit more promotion into it," Logan
said. "This one came together ...
pretty quickly. So something we
need to continue in the future is
better promotion."
Logan added it would be ben-
eficial for University Housing
to continue hosting off-campus
housing fairs inthe future, but did
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