)N1E 111. UND rI )1 TWNT TI r EI 1 A SF11 EDITO1 ) A1 )IIL FR111:E1)E 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, April 18, 2013 michigandaily.com TOWN HALL Tweets. discuss budget goals Regent says 'U' hopes to raise $1B in financial aid through capital campaign By PETER SHA HIN Daily News Editor It was all on the table on Thursday night - well, on the screen, at least. Regent Mark Bernstein, one of the newest members of the Uni- versity's Board of Regents, held a Twitter Town Hall to answer students' questions. Topics ranged from renovations of the recreational sports facilities and the Michigan Union to college affordability - all answered in 140 characters or less. The event was co-hosted by the Central Student Govern- ment, whose president, Manish Parikh, was standing by to help run the event. Students from various campus groups were also on hand to promote the event through their own tweets. The originalintent ofthe event was to help acquaint students with the function and responsi- bilities of a regent, Parikh said. He estimated that about 120 stu- dents tweeted at Bernstein over See TWEETS, Page 3A 'Feeling stuck? Us too' CTE plans to protest re gents Student group hopes presence will provoke discussion By JENNIFER CALFAS and SAM GRINGLAS Daily StaffReporters The University's Board of Regents received a report detail- ing the benefits and drawbacks of adopting an in-state tuition rate for undocumented students from the 'Coalition of Tuition Equality in mid-March. Since then, members of CTE have awaited University response. While the board's last meet- ing of the winter termis at 3 p.m. Thursday, CTE plans to make a presence to provoke a response, LSA junior John D'Adamo, the group's spokesman said. During the March meeting, University Provost Phil Hanlon said he and University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman will create a committee to review the report. Some members of CTE par- See PROTEST, Page 7A TERRA MOLENGRAFF/Daily LSA junior Ramiro Alvarez is arrested by a University Police officer during Wednesday's protest for tuition equality. Eight arrested at State Street sit-in for tuition equality By JENNIFER CALFAS and SAM GRINGLAS and ADAM RUBENFIRE Daily StaffReporters and ManagingNews Editor Led by a University Police officer, Public Policy senior Kevin Mersol-Barg crossed State Street, hands cuffed behind his back. Before enter- ing the squad car, he uttered a few words as chants advocating in-state tuition equality were echoed across the street. "We won't rest until tuition equality is passed," he said. Mersol-Barg - who is a col- umnist at The Michigan Daily - was one of eight protesters arrested after blocking traffic for around 30 minutes outside the Michigan Union at State Street and South University Avenue. About 40 people origi- nally impeded traffic, though many retreated as officers from the University and Ann Arbor Police Departments approached. The arrested include six University students. In a protest organized by One Michigan - a Detroit-based organization led by undocu- mented youth and allies - stu- dents and community members, gatheredinfrontoftheUnionto call attention to University pol- icy on undocumented students' tuition rates. A press release for the demonstration said stu- See STUCK, Page 7A STATE GOVERNMENT Professors say state GOP education bill is political strategy DOG DAYS House proposal would cut $47M from 'U' campuses in wake of right to work By DANIELLE RAYKHINSHTEYN Daily Staff Reporter As a result of a bill introduced in the Michigan House of Rep- resentatives by Rep. Al Pscholka (R-Stevensville) in late March, the University could experience bud- get cuts of $47 million between the three campuses for the 2013- 2014 academic year, raising ques- tions about the future of University funding. The bill allows for a $31 mil- lion increase in the state budget's allocation for higher education. However, any institutions that negotiated union contracts after the right-to-work law went into effect are penalized unless the new contracts amount to at least 10 per- cent in savings. Because the University rati- fied contracts with the Lecturers' Employee Organization; the Grad- uate Employees' Organization; The American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees; the Michigan Nurses Association; and the House Officers Associa- tion, it could be faced with possible cuts. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said it's still too soon to know if the University will actually face cuts or what its actions would be if the cuts do go through. "That's only a proposal in the House," Fitzgerald said. "It's not been approved by the House yet, and there's a completely different bill that doesn't have those kinds of penalties that's working its way through the Senate." Fitzgerald added that the Uni- versity's budget isn't finalized until June, and won't be sent to the University Board of Regents for See EDUCATION, Page 3A Students relieved stress by playing with therapy dogs on Wednesday as part of PAWS of Ann Arbor's annual Dogs on the Diag. ALLISON FARRAND/Daily TECHNOLOGY App competition pits students against MSU M obile games There's a new competi- er, free mobile applications from form" that aims to change the tion for students who enjoy ice the Apple App Store, students way college students play video aim to change cream and like beating Michi- can play the games tournament- games. PlayVS is currently the gan State University - the style against East Lansing oppo- only provider of tournament- online gaming weeklong Klondike Challenge, nents, with the winner earninga style games, though there are which runs until midnight Sat- point for their school. plans to introduce more in the By STEPHANIE urday. The game's concept was coming months. SHENOUDA By signing in before playing formed by a start-up based on "There's a new gaming plat- Daily StaffReporter either Mad Bounce or Tray Slid- a "social mobile-gaming plat- See APP, Page 3A WEATHER H1I:52 GOTANEWS TIP? Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail TOMORROW LO:33 news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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