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Ross applications down
17 percent from 2011

Border patrol agent
shot dead in Arizona

Business School
mirrors national
trend
By MATTHEW JACKONEN
For the Daily
This year, the number of
applicants to the full-time MBA
program at the Ross School of
Business fell by about 17 percent
from 2011.
The decline of applicants
at the University mirrors an
international trend, as the total
number of MBA applications
decreased globally this year.
According a Sept. 17 article in
the Wall Street Journal, the
median number of applicants
to MBA programs worldwide
declined 22 percent, marking
the fourth consecutive year of
overall decline in applications.
Notable decreases among
U.S. programs include a 19-per-
cent drop at the Columbia Busi-
ness School and a decrease of 12
percent at the New York Univer-
sity Stern School of Business.
The Graduate Management
Admissions Report report -
which surveyed admissions
data of 359 schools - shows that
new data implies a different
CSG
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9
bieasfahani her third warning
of the semester midway through
her speech for calling out assem-
bly membersand saying "the few
Zionists on the assembly."
Savabieasfahani was not
allowed to finish her speech,
but would go on to receive
another warning before the end
of the meeting for attempting
to address the assembly when
she wasn't recognized. She will
not be allowed to speak at next
week's meeting.
Tension at the meeting subsid-
ed until Proppe gave Coleman his
second warning of the semester
- preventing him from speak-
ing further at Tuesday's meet-
ing - for applauding another
anti-Israel speaker, as applaud-
ing speakers during community
concerns is prohibited.
Coleman, who had not yet
given his speech that night,
stood up and gave Proppe a
dumbfounded look. Proppe again
explained the rule to Coleman
who began to storm Out of the
CSG chambers, but not before
MILLAGE
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informational material.
"There are 99,000 potential
voters in Ann Arbor and those
voters need to understand the
millage," Henry said.. "There
is some confusion in the pub-
lic marketplace about what the
millage would go towards and
why it's important."
Henry said the group primar-
ily hopes to clarify the minimal
cost of the proposed property tax,
which would span three years

 and cost most households about
$11 annually.
"We want the public to know
that it's a small amount," Henry
said.
Despite differing political ide-
ologies, area residents and stu-
dents have united in the effort
to support the art millage and its
potential effect on public art. All
but two City Council members -
Marcia Higgins (D-Ward 4) and
Jane Lumm (D-Ward 2) - have

pattern than seen in previous
years. Until recently, applica-
tion numbers have correlated
inversely to the overall state
of the world economy - if the
economy declines, application
volume increases and if it peaks,
applications decrease.
Though applications have
decreased 'globally, the report
noted that this year's numbers
show an improvement from pre-
vious post-recession statistics.
Soojin Kwon, the director
of admissions at the Business
School, said she's not concerned
about the decrease in appli-
cants.
"Our drop follows a year in
which we were one of only two
top-ranked schools that posted
an increase in applications,"
Kwon said. "If you look at a
multi-year picture of applica-
tion volume changes, you'll find
that most top-ranked schools
posted declines in at least two
out of the last three years."
Kwon noted that a drop in
application volume doesn't nec-
essarily imply a weaker class.
"Despite the drop in total
applications, we still had more
good candidates than we have
seats for in the class," Kwon
said. "At the end of the day, what,
schools need are enough great
turning to approach the sitting
representatives, vitriolically
raising an anti-Israel sign above
his head and staring down the
executive board.
Later inthe meeting, CSG pres-
ident Manish Parikh addressed
the situation in case any further
incidents unfolded.
"As soon as today's assem-
bly's meeting is over, let's not
hang around much here. We'll
just leave quickly, lock down the
place," he said. "DPS is on stand-
by in case there are any issues."
Parikh also delivered an exec-
utive address to the assembly
in light of previous anti-Israel
speakers decried the assembly's
disinterest in their speeches and
criticized the organization's lack
of diversity.
"We've been accused today
(of being) an assembly ... which
does not have diversity. I want
everyone to take a look around
this room. We have people of
Latino-American ancestry,
Native-American ancestry, of
Indian-American ancestry. We
have Serbian-Americans, we have
Chinese-Americans," he said.
"We are a diverse organization
and we will continue to fight for

applicants to make a great class.
We had that."
Business senior Clarence Ho
said a decrease in admissions
numbers could signify rejuvena-
tion of the economy.
"If you see a decrease in MBA
applicants, I don't think it's
going to be a Ross-specific prob-
lem," Ho said. "It's going to be
an indicator that things are get-
ting better."
MBA student Carlton Gordon
speculated that the decrease
in admissions might be signify
that students are applying to
graduate programs that better
match their career aspirations
rather than their desired salary.
"I think it's good because it
allows the focus to be on people
who actually want to go back
and learn as opposed to people
who are doing it solely to fur-
ther their career," Gordon said.
MBA student Ryan Fukushi-
ma suggested that prospective
graduate students may be more
hesitant to pay for further edu-
cation.
"I don't think it's necessarily
good or bad," Fukushima said.
"I think it's just reflective of
people's perception of the value
they're getting. With the price
increasing, people are more
reluctant to apply."
every single student on campus
no matter what religion of com-
munity they originate from."
The first community concerns
speaker was Law student John
Lin, who served as a representa-
tive in the assembly as an under-
graduate. He said the assembly
faced a similar situation from
protesters in 2009, but was pri-
marily able to prevent them from
speaking at meetings with a reso-
lution.
He encouraged the assembly to
pass the resolution, adding that
as a student, he did not want to
see his representatives discuss
issues that were not pertinent to
students.
During the matters arising
portion of the meeting, Rackham
representative Patrick O'Mahen
said regardless of the outcome
of the resolution, the assembly
already failed to serve its students
since it spent the rest of the meet-
ing extenuating arguments about
divestment from Israel rather
than movingto new topics.
"They baited us and we took
the bait, and we talked about this
again and again," he said. "Please
let's not have any more resolu-
tions on community concerns."

First agent
shooting since
2010 in Mexico
NACO, Ariz. (AP) - A Border
Patrol agent was shot to death
Tuesday in Arizona near the
U.S.-Mexico line, the first fatal
shooting of an agent since a
deadly 2010 firefight with Mexi-
can bandits that spawned con-
gressional probes of a botched
government gun-smuggling
investigation.
The agent,30-year-oldNicho-
las Ivie, and a colleague were on
patrol in the desert near Naco,
about 100 miles from Tucson,
when gunfire broke out shortly
before 2 a.m., the Border Patrol
said. The second agent was shot
in the ankle and buttocks, but
was reportedly in stable condi-
tion.
Authorities have not identi-
fied the agent who was wound-
ed, nor did they say whether any
weapons were seized at the site
of the shooting.
Ata news conference in Naco,
an FBI official said the agency
still was processing the crime
scene and that it might take sev-
eral days to complete. The FBI
and the Cochise County Sher-
iff's Office, which is also inves-
tigating, declined to say whether
investigators have recovered
guns or bullet casings.
No arrests have been made,
but authorities suspect that more
than one person fired at the
agents.
"It's been a long day for us but
it's been longer for no one more
than a wife whose husband is not
coming home. It's been longer
for two children whose father
is not coming home, and that is
what is going to strengthen our
resolve" to find those responsible
and enforce the law, said Jeffrey
Self, commander of Customs and
Border Protection's Arizona joint
AATA
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believe it's important," Ford
said.
The AATA also filed passages
accounting for board structure
and governance, as well as the
new powers and limitations for
the authority. Each community
has 30 days to decide if it would
like to join the authority.
Once AATA Inc. is established,
the authority will add representa-
tives to the board and restructure
its fundingmodel, as necessary.

field command.
Ivie, who is married, lived in
Sierra Vista with his wife and
their two young daughters.,
President Barack Obama
called Ivie's family Tuesday to
offer condolences and to express
his gratitude for Ivies "selfless
service to his nation," a White
House statement said.
Obama made it clear that
the administration "was doing
everything it could to locate
those responsible."
The last Border Patrol agent
fatally shot on duty was Brian
Terry, who died in a shootout
with bandits near the border
in December 2010. The Border
Patrol station in Naco, where the
two agents shot Tuesday were
stationed, was recently named
after Terry.
Terry's shooting was later
linked to the government's "Fast
and Furious" gun-smuggling
operation, which allowed peo-
ple suspected of illegally buying
guns for others to walk away
from gun shops with weapons,
rather than be arrested.
Authorities intended to track
the guns into Mexico. Two rifles
found at the scene of Terry's
shooting were bought by a mem-
ber of the gun-smuggling ring
being investigated.
Critics of the operation say
any shooting along the border
now will raise the specter those
illegal weapons are still being
used in border violence.
"There's no way to know at
this point how the agent was
killed, but because of Operation
Fast and Furious, we'll wonder
for years if the guns used in any
killing along the border were
part of an ill-advised gun-walk-
ing strategy," Republican Sen.
Chuck Grassley said in a state-
ment.
The Terry family said that the
shooting was a "graphic remind-
er of the inherent dangers that
threaten the safety of those who
AATA board member Jesse
Bernstein said in the press
release that increased public
transit will benefit the city eco-
nomically.
"Good, affordable pub-
lic transportation promotes a
healthier quality of life, attracts
businesses and jobs locally and
helps spur economic develop-
ment throughout our region,"
Bernstein said.
Bernstein, who just finished
his term as chairman of the
board, said the organization's
first priority is fixing present
services.

live and work near the border."
Authorities set up a check-
point on a dirt road about seven
miles southeast of Bisbee. A
Border Patrol truck and another
vehicle carrying two portable
toilets were allowed to drive
past the roadblock.
Agents at the checkpoint
declined to comment and barred
reporters from going further.
Two helicopters from federal
immigration agencies could be
seen from a distance circling the
area. And a fugitive-chase team
could be seen staging on a road-
side.
The area near the shooting is
scattered with houses, trailers
and ranchettes. Mesquite trees
and creosote bushes dot the land-
scape, with a mountain. range
nearby tothe west.
The U.S. government has put
thousands of sensors along the
border that, when tripped, alert
dispatchers thatthey should send
agents to a particularlocation.
The agents were fired upon
in a rugged hilly area about five
miles north of the border as they
responded to an alarm that was
triggered on one of the sensors,
said sheriff's spokeswoman
Carol Capas. It is not known
whether the agents returned
fire, she said.
The agents who were shot
were on patrol with a third
agent,,who was not harmed, said
George McCubbin, president
of the National Border Patrol
Council, a union represent-
ing about 17,000 border patrol
agents.
The Border Patrol said Ivie
worked for the agency since Jan-
uary 2008 and grew up in Provo,
Utah. He worked as an emer-
gency medical technician before
joining the Border Patrol, said
his'brother-in-law, Todd Davis.
He served a two-year mission
with The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints in Vexico
City after high school.
"Significant gaps exist in the
services being provided now,"
Bernstein said. "Some areas of
Washtenaw County have no
service whatsoever. We need
to ensure our growing elderly
population is able to remain
independent."
Bernstein will lead a district
advisory committee meeting in
October and will address spe-
cific concerns raised by resi-
dents and council members.
The new county-wide ser-
vices will go into effect if voters
from the joining communities
approve funding.


formally endorsed the proposal.
Henry said the passage of pub-
lic arts millage would immensely
benefit the community.
"I think that art is very impor-
tant to our community with
regard to making it competitive,
with regard to economic devel-
opment," Henry said.
Henry also noted that the
proposal would allow Ann
Arbor to continue to be a leader
in public art.
"Ann Arbor is known for
being a leader especially in
Michigan, especially in the U.S.
, for college town culture and
art. I think it is important that
the public make it a priority and
invest in it," he said.
Marsha Chamberlin, CEO of
the Ann Arbor Art Center, said
enthusiasm for the millage has
already spread throughout the
community, and local groups
have reached out specifically to
artists who specialize in tempo-
rary art. She alluded to a project
by Patrick Dougherty, who cre-
ates tent sculptures woven out
of tree branches and is expect-

ed to install a piece on campus
within the next few years.
Chamberlin noted that
Dougherty's sculptures are
temporary due to their natural
composition, and the proposed
millage would fund temporary
artworks like Dougherty's that
otherwise wouldn't receive city
funding.
Ann Arbor public art com-
missioner Theresa Reid said she
endorses the new millage, but
stressed that her support comes
as an area resident and not in
her official capacity as commis-
sioner. Reid is also the executive
director of the UM Arts Engine,
a program that facilitates stu-
dent artists and integrates art-
work throughout the University.
Reid said the millage has
put public art in the spotlight,
which she said will hopefully
bring more artists and tempo-
rary artwork to the city.
"It's just an incredible gift to
have a public art," Reid said. "So
I'm in favor of public art first
and also because of the way this
(new) funding will work."


LIBRARY
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the whole place."
In addition to maneuver-
ing the libraries through a new
digital age, Evrard said the new
dean will need to be able to
manage day-to-day operations
of the library.
While there are associate
University librarians who work
on the business side of the oper-
ation, Evrard said it's essential
that the new dean is business
savvy.

"The library is a ... $50 mil-
lion operation with over 500
employees," he said. "So it's
a good-sized business to run
so there's just managerial
aspects."
In an e-mail sent to Library
faculty and staff, Provost Han-
lon wrote that Courant spurred
significant innovation while
at the helm of the University
Library.
"With Paul's guidance, the
library has become an interna-
tional leader in areas beyond
digitization," Hanlon wrote.
"His wide-ranging expertise

.. has positioned the library to
engage some of the most press-
ing issues in academia today,
among them the impact of cur-
rent copyright law on research,
scholarship, and learning; the
future of scholarly communi-
cation; and the integration of
technology into teaching and
learning."
Courant is among four deans
- including Law School Dean
Evan Caminker, Dentistry
School Dean Peter Polverini and
LSA Dean Terrence McDonald
- who will leave the University
after this school year.


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HEALTH CARE
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sal health care, Harry Truman
failed, JFK failed, LBJ failed,
Richard Nixon failed and Bill
Clinton failed," Leonhardt said.
"Nearly everyone who has tried
failed."
Leonhardt noted that the
election is becoming increas-
ingly polarized between vot-
ers who support the Affordable
Care Act and those who believe
it should be repealed, even
though its legality was affirmed
by the U.S. Supreme Court ear-
lier this year.
Jonathan Gruber, a professor
of economics at Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, said the
country has two primary choices
for the future of health care.
"The fight in this country is
stuck between two extremes:
on the one hand we have the
left, which says we should have

a single health system like Can-
ada ... on the right they say the
system works fine," Gruber said.
Gruber said of the options,
neither is possible or sustain-
able, and the government must
build on the existing system in
formulating effective reform
policies.
He noted that Republican
presidential nominee Mitt Rom-
ney accomplished this medium
with his health care policy
when he was governor of Mas-
sachusetts. The Affordable Care
Act was modeled after the Mas-
sachusetts law.
"When Mitt Romney was
governor of Massachusetts, he
proposed a third way, which I
call incremental universalism,"
Gruber said. "What it really is,
is the incremental bar from the
right, which is building on what
works ... the universal bai from
the left is implementing univer-
sal coverage."
Katherine Baicker, a pro-

fessor of health economics at
Harvard University's School
of Public Health, said reform
should stem from increasingthe
value of what the health care
budget is spent on.
"The states where we spend a
lot of money on health care ben-
eficiaries are the states where
those beneficiaries are least
likely to get mammograms, to
have their eye exams, to get flu
shots," Baicker said. "These are
low cost, high value interven-
tions that aren't being done in
the places we are spending the
most money."
In closing, Leonhardt said
the upcoming presidential elec-
tion will be highly influential
in deciding the future of U.S.
health care reform.
"This is an enormously con-
sequential election, because it is
essentially a referendum on the
most significant piece of social
legislation in 50 years," Leon-
hardt sad

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