DUELING VIEWPOINTS: The University's chapters of College Democrats and Republicans debate higher education reforms. > PAGE 4A NlIiciLI1anailM .NE HUN... !D.ED WE TY -7'1 T HR V.11 .EEkYEARS OF EDt 6 OR AL F i f..R.EDOM Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, October 26, 2012 michigandaily.com FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Req uests M ~for shooter's' application £ d~eniedb 'U Engineering senior Rama Mwenesi leads students insa chant in the protestet for tuition equality near the Fleming Administration Building on Thursday morning. Administrators focus of early- morningpotest James Holmes applied to neuroscience graduate program By ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporter Though other universities, have approved requests for the release of the graduate school application of James Holmes - the 24 year old charged in the mass shootingthat took place at an Aurora, Colo. movie theater in July - the University denied a Freedom of Information Act request to view his denied appli- cation to the University's neuro- science graduate program. In a letter to The Michigan Daily on Tuesday, Gary Krenz, special counsel ' to University President Mary Sue Coleman, denied the Daily's appeal to the University's initial denial for the documents early this month. In a Sept. 11 letter to The Michigan Daily, Patricia Sell- inger, the University's FOIA coordinator, said an Aug. 31 request to review Holmes's application was denied because disclosing the application would "constitute an unwarranted invasion of an individual's pri- vacy," which is an excerpt from Section 13 (1)(a) of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, and details exemptions from the act. The state's FOIA law details how public records should be released and what types of records and information do not have to be released, ofare exempt from the law. In his response to the Daily's appeal, Krenz wrote that the University generally deems applications as exempt from FOIA. "It is our considered assess- ment that a student application is an integral record and that disclosure of any part ofit would constitute anunwarranted inva- sion of privacy," Krenz wrote. Though Michigan's FOIA law allows for private information within a document to be redact- ed, Krenz wrote that the release of any part of an application would put the entire admissions process in jeopardy. "The release of a student application inthis or other cases would havewebelieve, deleteri- ous effect on the applicants and on the admissions process, and we consequently believe that the University and the public are best served by protecting the integrity and confidentiality of See APPLICATON, Page 3A Coalition for Tuition Equality continues efforts By ALICIA ADAMCZYK DailyStaffReporter Though most students dread the thought of voluntarily wak- ing up before 8 a.m., the Coali- tion for Tuition Equality did just that Thursday morning to advo- cate for undocumented student tuition equity. More than 100 students rep- resenting all 17 member groups of CTE - including the Uni- versity's chapter of College Democrats and the Migrant and Immigrant's Rights Advocacy group - attended the protest outside the Fleming Administra- tion Building. Fighting Obstacles Knowing Ultimate Success, a student organization that uses the arts to promote social equal- ity, planned the early morning event in an attempt to attract administrator attention to their cause. Attendees plastered The Cube in Regent's. Plaza with stickers while carrying posters and banners boasting the pro- test's message - "the dream of affordable tuition for undocu- mented students is too large to be silenced." The theme of the event was "My dream is bigger than..." and attendees scrawled messages such as "My documents," "Mich- igan Football," and "Mary Sue" on stickers, posters and chalk- boards. After a few brief speeches and rally cries, the student activists linked arms, creating a human chain around the administration building. See PROTEST, Page 3A STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG contemplates altered policies in wake of election Assembly considers Commission, wrote the UEC's didn't own to encourage stu opinionon ahearingthatdelayed dents to vote for Parikh ant i- .d system revamp after marathon hearings By GIACOMO BOLOGNA Daily StaffReporter Seven months ago, Law stu- dent Peter Borock, the former chair of the University Elections the approval of the Central Stu- dent Government election by weeks and nearly cost Business senior Manish Parikh and LSA junior Omar Hashwi the CSG presidency and vice presidency. Today, the assembly is still discussing the charges of e-mail listserv abuse during the March CSG election, which spurred the hearing after a supporter e-mailed several listservs he Hashwi. Despite the 17 filed election complaints, Borock wrote - in a decision that essentially con- densed what was already the most competitive CSG election in recent memory into a 3-2 deci- sion - that these unprecedented legal proceedings were not the result of ill-intentioned candi- dates, but a deeply flawed elec- See CSG, Page 2A SPEAKERS ON CAMPUS Filmmaker Oliver Stone gives his take on American history ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily LSA freshman Drew Clayborn, his father LeDon Clayborn, and LSA and School of Music Theater and Dance freshman Lyndsay Burke celebrate a touchdown by Denard Robinson during the Michigan game on Sept. 8. Despite disability, student remains true to himself Politics, philosophy discussed at Penny W. Stamps talk By MATT EASTON Daily Film Editor Film dir-ector Oliver Stone doesn't deal with small issues. "We're dealing with huge issues here," Stone exclaimed near the end of his interview with University alum and jour- nalist Bob Woodruff, as part of the Penny W. Stamps speaker series at the Michigan Theater. Talk about an understate- ment. The topics touched upon dur- ing the acclaimed filmmaker's interview were much bigger. Stone, with his full attention toward a packed audience, con- templated the nuclear shadow his generation lived in, cracked jokes at the expense of George W. Bush (apparently, a certain mem- ber of the Reagan clan loved his film "W."), solemnly discussed his experiences during the Viet- nam War and doled out advice for burgeoning artists. Throughout the interview, Stone reiterated his opinion that American history, as taught in schools, lacks "empathy for the See STONE, Page 3A In face of adversity freshman adjusts to college life By ERIN KIRKLAND ManagingPhoto Editor Some have called him an inspiration. Others, a survivor. But to LSA freshman and quad- riplegic Drew clayborn, it's simple: "I'mjust Drew." The ventilator echoes behind him, a gentle reminder of why I'minhisroominthefirstplace. It seems to complete his sen- tences, acting as an extra form of punctuation. At first, I'm afraid to ask about his accident, but trying to dance around the question isn't getting me anywhere: "Do you mind tellingme what happened that day? What went through your mind?" But he doesn't mind. In fact, he's quite used to the inter- views. Three local Detroit TV stations - WJBK, WDIV, and WXYZ - have all profiled him. You name it, he's done it. But I'm not interested in formu- laic interviews consisting of See ADVERSITY, Page 7A WEATHER HI: 51 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM TO W L:7 Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail #michlinks TOMORROW news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS/THE WIRE INDEX Vol. CXXIII, No.35 02012 The Michigan Daily michigondaily.com NEWS .......................2A SUDOKU..................SA OPINION.....................4A CLASSIFIEDS..............6A SPORTSMONDAY.........SA THE STATEMENT..........1 rl