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': .e, f7aHa ' 'owC l :sw;.fE7 k, ' ; 3.; t 's7 :24 ?.:: Thursday, January 24, 2013 michigandaily.com TUNE UP MARCHING BAND Marching band gets new leader Former assistant Pasquale's accomplishments in the new position. director promoted "During the past five years, John has proven himself to be a to top spot person with the necessary musi- cal and leadership skills for this By DANIELLE important appointment, and I STOPPELMANN am delighted that the Univer- Daily Staff Reporter sity of Michigan will continue to benefit from his ongoing service John Pasquale, assistant to our campus and musical com- director of bands and associate munity,".Haithcock said. director of marching and athletic As a tuba player for Westlake bands, was named Wednesday High School in Austin, Texas, as the next director of Michigan Pasquale said he never imag- Marching and Athletics Bands, ined being a director for such a the Band announced units Face- respected marchingband. book page Wednesday. "I was trying to figure out Pasquale will replace Scott my career," Pasquale said. "My Boerma, who resigned from the family was pushing me to do position on Jan. 8. to accept a business, but I've always had position as director of bands my heart and my soul push me at Western Michigan Univer- towards the study of music and sity, his alma mater. Pasquale beings'a teacher. That's just who will also assume the position of Iam, and I'm proud of it." associate director of bands and Pasquale, who has been the Donald R. Shepherd chair in University's assistant 'director conducting. of bands for five years, studied In the Facebook statement, music education as an under- Director of Bands Michael graduate student at Texas Chris- Haithcock said Pasquale was tian University. He received a a qualified candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree position and looks forward to See BAND, Page SA { PAUL SHERMAN/Daily LSA freshman John Dickinson tunes his guitar during a recording session for the band The Good Plenty at the Duderstadt Center Wednesday. They will be performing at the Blind Pig on January 30. UNIVERSITY REGENTS Regents gain insight in Calif. Discussions focused on state funding By PETER SHAHIN Daily News Editor It's not always sunny in Cali- fornia - especially when it comes to higher education. Last week, seven members of the University's Board of Regents, University President Mary Sue Coleman and other University officials traveled to Los Angeles for a series of meet- ings with alumni and experts in higher education and educa- tion technology. The workshops were not made available to the public and were held in lieu of the regularlyscheduled January board meeting. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the "purpose of the trip was to provide regents. and executive officers the opportunity to strategize and speak about long-term plans for the University. The group also took time to meet with Robert Birgeneau, chancellor of the University of California, Berke- ley; Stanford University Presi- dent John Hennessy; Robert Berdahl, former president of the Association of American Uni- versities; and Dan Russell, one of Google's top research scientists. The University of Michi- gan delegation included seven. regents; Coleman; University Provost Philip Hanlon; Jerry May, vice president for develop- ment; and Sally Churchill, vice See REGENTS, Page SA Search begins, for new DPSS exec. director Commitee seeks to recommend candidates for new position By TAYLOR WIZNER Daily News Editor The newly formed Division of Public Safety and Security is beginning the search for a new executive director. The DPSS executive director reports to University President Mary Sue Coleman, is respon- sible for the development of the division as well as the manage- ment of a 314-person staff and a budget of $23.5 million. Univer- sity Police Chief Joe Piersante currently serves as interim executive director. The executive director of the newly-formed division will be responsible for all security agencies at the University's Ann Arbor campus, including the University Police Depart- ment, Hospitals and Health Centers Security Services, Housing Security and Safety Services, University Security Services and other campus- wide security functions. The University has formed a search committee made up of nine members who will recom- mend candidates to Coleman. The list of the members of the committee and information about the position were posted to the office of the President's website. The members of the search advisory committee - which is chaired by Liz Barry, manag- ing director of the Life Sciences Institute - includes leaders in University and hospital admin- istration, faculty and members the law enforcement commu- nity. See SEARCH, Page SA PAULSHERMAN/Daily Steven Ford, Chairman of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and former Democratic Michigan Senate Floor Leader Buzz Thomas discuss the legacies of former President Gerald Ford and Willis Ward at Weill Hall Wednesday. Event honors former pres. ADMINISTRATION Provost discusses tutition, budget SMTD group holds first-ever 'U' finance talk By JENNIFER CALFAS Daily StaffReporter A saxophone sextet's rendition of "The Victors" echoed through the Britton Recital Hall Wednes- day evening. University Provost Philip Hanlon sat in the front row, singing and clapping along with about 150 students before he gave his presentation. Hanlon spoke to students in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance to discuss the University's budget issues in the event, "Let's Talk Tuition," a product of the school's recently established Col- laborative Student Assembly. The assembly is a student governing body for the school that was for- mally launched at the beginning of the semester. See PROVOST, Page SA Football history documentary makes debut By STEPHANIE SHENOUDA Daily Staff Reporter Steve Ford, the son of Presi- dent Gerald R. Ford, said his father would walk down State Street as a freshman and won- der what they were going to make out of that "pile of dirt" on the corner of State and Hill Streets. More than 80 years later, Steve stood before a standing- room-only crowd in Weill Hall, which houses the School of Pub- lic Policy, which is named in honor of his father. A panel discussion was held Wednesday in honor of the 100th anniversary of the former president's birth and next year will mark 100 years of public policy programs on campus,. The event included the pre- miere of "Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward and the 1934 Michigan- Georgia Tech Football Game," a documentaryofGerald'sactions in response to the University's decision to bench then-senior Willis Ward at the request of opponent Georgia Tech. At the time, southern schools refused to play football against black athletes. Gerald and Ward became fast friends after meeting on the See FORD, Page SA WEATHER HI: 23 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail The Working Ethic: College ethics 101 TOMORROW LO: news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS Real drive. 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