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BUDGET
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introduced the ceremony's grad-
uates, a group of undocumented
students from southwest Detroit.
After alluding to Clint East-
wood's infamous speech at the
Republican National Conven-
tion, where the actor spoke to
an empty chair as if President
Barack Obama were sitting in it,
Morales addressed the Univer-
sity's absent president.
He said the coalition would
like Coleman to publicly
acknowledge, on the record, her
support for tuition equality. He
added that he wants the Uni-
versity to be transparent in any
potential future implementation
processes.
"Unfortunately the Univer-
sity of Michigan doesn't see all
Michigan students the same,"
Morales said. "(Coleman) must
take the steps towards tuition
equality."
The ceremony included
speeches by leaders from seven
University groups, including the
Muslim Students' Association,
the South Asian Awareness Net-
LANGUAGE
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versity's language programs and
analyzing how students are dis-
tributed throughout the courses.
Though the University offers
a plethora of languages, approxi-
mately 75 percent of students
studying a foreign language at the
University are enrolled in Spanish
classes, according to Rogovyk.
She noted that she believes
many students are in a rush to ful-
fill the LSA's four-term proficien-
cy requirement, and feel Spanish
is the easiest option since many
have already been exposed to the
language.
With only seven students
enrolled in her Ukrainian classes,
Rogovyk said the light student
interest may be a result of lack of
awareness about the Ukrainian
culture.
"People simply do not know
much about the country itself,"
she said. "The literature was
ngt wel4 gtanslated 4t one point
because Ukraine) usd ftobe part
of the Soviet Union. Even if (it
was) a Ukrainian author, it (was)
translated as Russian."
Due to the small class sizes,
Rogovyk said her students are
part of a tight-knit community,
noting that her students make
occasional trips to her home to
learn more about Ukrainian cul-
ture.
Despite her desire for students
to be more curious about less
common languages, she lauded
the interest of students to learn
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confirmed again next week, and
the executive board still lacks a
chief programming officer.
CSG treasurer Chris Osborn,
an LSA junior who was promot-
ed from last week's provisional
status at the meeting, presented
a resolution to approve the fall
budget. Osborn and the chair of
the Student Organization Funding
Committee were both provision-
ally confirmed last week to allow
CSG to begin funding student
organizations.
According to the budget resolu-
tion, CSG has $350,865 in revenue
for fall 2012, $261,865 of which
comes from the $7.19 student fee
and $89,000 in roll-over funds
from last semester.
The budget's main recipient
is SOFC, which was allocated
$156,875 of the total fund. The
remaining funds are dispersed
throughout CSG to its commis-
sions, programs and various dis-
cretionary funds.
However, that value could be
significantly lower in fall 2013 if
RSG secedes from CSG, taking
one third of CSG's annual revenue
while implementing an entiiy
new student government on eaif-
pus explicitly for graduate stn-
dents.
CSG president Manish Parikh,
a Business senior, addressed the
proposed secession at the meet-
ing, defending CSG's commitment
to graduate students and the indi-
vidual student governments of the
work and the Latino Students
Organization.
Central Student Government
President Manish Parikh, a
Business senior, said he attend-
ed the event not only to display
CSG's support, but also to pro-
vide guidance to the student
activists struggling to work with
University leaders.
"One of those aspects of
advice is to keep working with
the administration, and to keep
treating the administration, who
are their elders, with respect and
kindness," Parikh said.
Sanjay Jolly, a public policy
graduate student and repre-
sentative from the University's
chapter of the American Civil
Liberties Union, spoke next, and
apologized to Parikh for ignor-
ing his suggestions of politeness
before starting an impassioned
speech about the administra-
tion's lack of support.
"I have one thing to say," Jolly
said to a cheering crowd. "Stop
this bullshit!"
LSA senior Chris Askew-Mer-
win, a coalition member, said he
believes the group would make
faster progress with the Univer-
sity if it hosted more dramatic
demonstrations like student sit-
ins to attract the attention of
administrators.
"I'm worried that rallies won't
accomplish as much as they
should," Askew-Merwin said. "I
think the way that we could real-
ly show the power of the student
body is by doing something a bit
more visible."
Public Policy senior Eli Day, a
member of Students Organizing
Against Prisons, said he was glad
to see the strong turnout for the
event.
"I think it's a righteous cause,"
Day said. "I think it's good to
highlight the linkage between
the unavailability of education
for certain demographics and
the causal relationship with that
and incarceration."
Engineering senior Kanchan
Swaroop, who wore a "Tuition
Equality" pin on her chest and
clutched a poster in support of
the cause, said she attended the
ceremony because she believes
every student who has been a
Michigan resident their entire
life should pay the in-state
tuition rate.
"No human being can be ille-
gal," Swaroop said.
NICHOLAS WILLIAMS/Daily
Panelists discuss presidential tax policies at the Ross School of Buisiness on Tuesday.
new languages.
"I think the more languages
you know, the more intelligent
you are because you are learning
not only the language, but you're
learning the culture with it,"
Rogovyk said. "It's like buy one,
get one free."
LSA sophomore Jamie Nadel,
who studies Yiddish, said he
appreciates small class sizes
because it offers more one-on-one
attention to each student.
"The professors are amazing
and it is a very tight-knit com-
munity ... not too many people are
interested in Yiddish so we grab
onto the people that are," he said.
While studying a less common
language has its benefits, Nadel
said finding textbooks can be
tricky.'
"Textbooks can be a little
expensive, but they are not
exactly diverse in their teaching
method so they can be a little con-
fusing," Nadel said.
Rachel Ross, an LSA sopho-
more concentrating in Judaic
Studies, said a disadvantage of
pursuing a less commonly taught
language is its lack of applicabil-
ity.
"If you don't have a specializa-
tion in that area, or if you're not
planning on going to the small
countries or cities that speak that
one dialect or that one particular
language, then you really won't be
able to practice it," she said.
Ross said while it can be hard
to find practical uses for unique
languages, like Swahili or San-
skrit, they provide an insight into
other parts of the world.
"You are opening your mind
up to different aspects of smaller
areas of a certain culture (more
so) than if you would have just
learned it from a history book,"
Ross aid.
Asian Languages and Cultures
lecturer Zenaida Fulgencio said
though Filipino isn't a language
used globally, it could one day
become more commonly used,
especially with its ties to Spanish.
"Language always changes. It
changed in the past and itnchanges
in the present," Fulgencio said.
LSA sophomore Isha Iyer, who
is studying Hindi, said the variety
of language courses helps pre-
pare students for the competitive
nature of today's world.
"The University offers such a
wide range of language courses to
enable students to become more
active members of our increas-
ingly globalized world," she said.
"Michigan is always striving to
create a well-rounded generation
of students, and language learn-
ing is a crucial part of any educa-
tion."
Elise Lawley, an LSA sopho-
more studying sign language,
said she enjoys learning a unique
language because it brings atten-
tion to a deserving community of
people.
"I find it fascinating to learn
(about) a culture that is over-
looked most of the time," Lawley
said. "They have a language that
should be respected just as much
as Spanish or German."
-Danielle Raykhinshteyn
contributed to this report.
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the American Revolution start-
ed as a tax revolt.
He added that a major differ-
ence between the budget plans
of the candidates is Romney's
focus on cutting entitlements
and Obama's push toward rais-
ing taxes, two very different
approaches to deficit reduction.
Burman, who served as dep-
uty secretary for tax analysis in
the Clinton administration, said
Obama's budget plan was too
complicated and could have bet-
ter accomplished its objectives in
more efficient ways.
He specifically noted that the
Buffett Rule - which mandates
that high-income earners pay
an income tax rate of at least 30
percent - risks creating anoth-
er Alternative Minimum Tax,
which was originally intended to
tax the wealthy, butended up tax-
ing the middle class.
Hassett, a senior economic
adviser to Sen. John McCain (R
- Ariz) during his 2008 presi-
dential campaign, said in an
interview before the event that
Obama isn't prepared to solve
budgetary problems.
"Obama doesn't really have a
plan at all," Hassett said.
A major critique of Romney's
plan from all three speakers was
that he hasn't actually provided a
detailed plan.
Burman said he feared that
Romney's plan could lead to a
repeat of challenges under the
Bush administration, where the
former president alleged that tax
cuts were accompanied by failed
promises to cut spending. He
said ultimately this led to large
increases in the deficit and a
financial crisis when the expect-
ed economic boom didn't occur.
Despite promises by candi-
dates to alter the tax code to fix
the economy, Bartlett - who
formerly served as deputy assis-
tant secretary for economic
policy during the Reagan and
Bush administrations - said past
reforms had little effect on the
economy-at-large
"People make extravagant
claims about what tax reforms
can do," Bartlett said.
When discussing the nation's
current economic woes, Hassett
said the combination of a high
deficit and large future financial
obligations has created a prob-
lematic situation.
"Deficits are large and the
promises we made are even larg-
er," Hassett said.
Burman said the private sec-
tor could play a substantial role
in revitalizing the economy, but
is inhibited by hesitancy to begin
spending again due to an uncer-
tain economic climate.
While tax codes and policies
may seem like daunting topics,
the speakers agreed it is impor-
tant for students to educate them-
selves on the matter, so they can
be informed voters and citizens.
In an interview after the event,
Burman said if fiscal policy isn't
changed, students will end up
bearing the burden, so it's criti-
cal that they inform themselves
on the issue.
UMHS
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the federal sex offender reg-
istry and would be mandated
to update the registration for
at least 20 years, and possibly
throughout the rest of his life.
University of Michigan
Health System officials waited
six months to report a fellow
resident's account of discover-
ing Jenson's child pornography
in the residents' lounge in May
2011. In an internal review of the
case released in February, Uni-
versity President MarySue Cole-
man called the delay a "serious
failure on the part of the institu-
tion."E
Cassar pointed out that Cohn
may be concerned with the sen-
tencing in the case because Jen-
son possessed a small amount of
child pornography compared to
other offenders.
University Police seized 97
photos and four videos of child
pornography from Jenson's
home last December, as opposed
to most offenders who accumu-
late thousands of images and
videos, Cassar said.
Cassar said Cohn was also
apprehensive thatthe agreement
waives Jenson's right to appeal
a conviction for possession of
child pornography, as well as his
right to appeal a sentence if it
doesn't exceed the maximum of
10 years.
Though it's often common
practice for federal prosecutors
to include a waiver of appellate
rights, Cassar said Cohn is a
"very fair judge," and showed his
concern for Jenson's legal rights.
Cassar said he and Roth will
wait to see what action Cohn will
take in the coming months.
different schools and colleges at
the University.
"There have been allegations
that we focus only on undergradu-
ate issues. I don't think that's the
case," Parikh said. "I think it's
important for all of CSG to treat
other student governments on
campus as equals rather than little
brothers."
However, LSA representative
Arielle Zupmore, an LSA senior
and former member of LSA stu-
dent government, said "serious
action" would be needed to pre-
vent other student governments
from becoming similarly disinter-
ested in CSG.
FIRST PROPOSED RESO-
LUTION SEEKS INCREASED
ACCESSIBILITY TO GOOGLE
APP
Aside from administrative pro-
cedures, Rackham representative
Patrick O'Mahen presented the
first resolution of the semester on
disability accessibility to the Uni-
versity's recently launched Google
applications.
The resolution argued that
the newly implemented Google
applications aren't accessible for
some students with disabilities,
citing the National Federation
for the Blind and other disability
awareness activists who have filed
litigation against similar Google
applications at other universities.
Two members of the Graduate
Employees Organization, includ-
ing its president Katie Frank,
addressed the assembly about the
issue, noting that GEO has taken a
personal interest in the matter.
The resolution, which is only in
its firstread, calls for CSGto inves-
tigate the issue and begin working
with University administrators to
correct it.
O'Mahen, a former Michigan
Daily columnist, said the issue
could use "big public presences" to
garner support, citing the actions
of the Coalition for Tuition Equal-
ity and the crowd of supporters it
brought to the University's Board
of Regents meetings.
However, he also stressed
the importance of meeting with
administrators to work within the
University.
ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
SEEKS TO ENFORCE ATTEN-
DANCE
Assembly speaker Michael
Proppe, a Business junior, said he
will begin enforcing representa-
tive attendance to committee and
commission meetings since the
committees, commissions and
positions of CSG have solidified
and become more functional.
Proppe added that despite
past disinterest in the commis-
sions and committees, simply
enforcing attendance among
representatives could remedy
the situation.
"I think the representatives
are all pretty motivated people
and that if they are showing up
to committee meetings, they are
not going to want to be wast-
ing their time talking about the
football game last week; they're
going to be doing work," he said.
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ailored specifically to fit can be fitted with smaller side
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ne Division, who will long, if they lay their rifle on
ectly interacting with the ground or drop it, it's very
women during the hard to bend over to pick it up
deployment, have been because that plate digs into
ed with the female pro- their side. Now they can bend
of the newest genera- down and touch their toes and
Army tactical vests. so they are more mobile and
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ky state line, the female better," he said.
showed the new fea- The vest has a lighter feel
f the vests during quali- because it won't rest on the
trials with their M4A1 female soldier's shoulders like
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9 after female soldiers in the Army have been fighting
at they often had trouble on the front lines of Iraq and
g over, getting in and Afghanistan for years, Dillon
tight spaces like mili- said. He noted that women now
ehicles, or positioning make up 14 percent of the Army
fles against their shoul- and are closer to combat than
id Maj. Joel Dillon, the they have been previously.
assistant product man- "These female engagement
the vests. team soldiers will be going
on patrol with infantry units,
engaging with the female pop-
ulace. Because of that, they are
going to be on the front lines, so
we want them to be the first to
be fitted with this new armor,"
he said.
Based on comments from
19 female soldiers wearing the
new body armor, the Army will
continue to make adjustments
before going into large-scale
production for the rest of the
Army.
Spc. Gilliann Campbell, 22,
called the new body armor
"a dream" compared to the
old vests. A former gymnast,
Campbell said she feels much
more flexible in the new vests
and demonstrated that with a
couple of cartwheels.
"I remember as a joke, my
friends tipped me upside down
and my old armor fell right off
me. It didn't fit me at all. But
with this, I did a cartwheel
when I first got it and it did not
move at all," she said.
Small differences in the
vests, like having enough space
on her shoulder to set her rifle
or being able to get the armor
on quickly, can be critical when
you only have seconds to react
in combat, Campbell said.
"I feel safer in my own abili-
ties because it lets me do what
I need to do as a soldier," she
said. "With my other armor, I
felt a fear in my head that I was
not able to perform to the best
of my abilities. Now I can."
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