9 0" m6 Wensdy Mrh7,212/ heSatmn Wednesday, 012 - 36 tweets of the week #rushlimbaugh Anonymous y I'm not amazed that Rush Limbaugh lost 9 advertisers. I'm amazed he had 9 advertisers to begin with. Mike Birbiglia That Rush Limbaugh has a way with the ladies. Bette Midler Rush Limbaugh is the Taliban!! Garry Shandling I think rush limbaugh owes me an apology for saying he was "trying to be humorous." tate some time of - I [status update] by jordan rochelson a week of daily stories The Michigan men's basketball team won a share of the Big Ten title on Sunday after Michigan State fell to Ohio State, resulting in a three- way tie for the title. [Pease cal' -s- o or email Mchancestudyumicnneau for more informatir H,-,,oo is for Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and state legislators to invest more resources in higher education, according to Pol- lack. And in a state with limited financial resources, it is difficult to convince Lan- sing to invest in higher education above other fields. "We need citizens, business people," Pollack said. "Everyone has to buy into the value of higher education and explain why it's so important. It's going to take some political will and it's going to take some recognition of the value of higher education by the legislators." On Feb. 15, representatives of Business Leaders for Michigan went before the Michigan Senate Appropriations Sub- committee for Higher Education to argue that the trend of divesting in higher edu- cation was a huge mistake. A main point of the testimony was that this year the state will spend 76 percent more of its general fund on prisons than on higher education. The group said it couldn't understand whythe state spends more money on prisons than public uni- Obama cited the University as an example of how this plan can be successful. "Here at Michigan, you've done a lot to find savings in your budget," he said. "We know this is possible." The University has worked to cut down its general fund budget. Since 2003, the University has slashed $235 million and has saved almost $400 million through cost sharing and other changes. The University has cut down its expenditures by cre- ating energy-saving programs. It also recently imple- mented a policy that requires departments to schedule more Friday and early morning classes to better utilize classrooms. And the University is "actively pursuing e-books," according to Pollack, in order to cut down text- book expenses. But there are morethings the University can do, accord- ing to Watson. What do you say to students worried about their futures? Take some time off. I say that because, forcing the issue, I don't think necessarily ever really works. Sometimes you need to allow for the happy accident to occur Is there a certain event or work of art that moved you to study American Culture? I think the whole period of the early 7960s. 1 don't think that 1 could point to a specific album. But it was the context of the folk music revival. The whole vibrancy of America rediscovering its musical roots. If you had any superpower, what would it be? I hate traveling. I hate the time it takes to travel. So I'd like to be like either The Flash or Superman. AUSTENHUFFOD/Dail A major fire broke out at Broadway Auto Care on Monday night. The blaze caused sig- nificant structural damage, but there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown. FUICKR Movie star and former presidential aide Kal - Penn will visit the University campus on Thursday. Penn will be campaining for Presi- dent Barack Obama's re-election. Bruce Conforth American Culture lecturer No. 395: A country isn't "Third World" simply because it isn't "all-inclusive." No. 396: Springtime means heading into the Arb and ... and damn, lost my train of thought. THE rules No. 397: Your GSI is most certainly NOT flirting with you. ADAM GLANZMAN/Ualy . Kellen Russell, a fifth-year senior on the Michigan men's wrestling team, won his fourth Big Ten title on Saturday. Technical issues delayed the application of television programming at campus recre- ation facilities. The introduction of program- ming is part of a $1.6 million renovation.