E-Hp-*IiU d igan aiIj E i D)NL I I t I N r I rll 11 1 1 , hIM I' I \li'e 1 tt! 1)f tt 1 { ( I \ IIl' I I)O\I Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, September 18, 2013 michigandaily.com STUDENT GOVERNMENT CSG passes fall budget VIRGINIA LOZANO/Daily Hunter Lochman, chief marketing officer for the University's athletic department, right, discusses the new student ticketing system with members of Central Student Basketball ticktn cange b 1B i~g 9eS $301K budget is about 12 percent less than winter term By DAILY WRITER who has thisposition Implementing an agenda on campus doesn't come cheap. With lower-than-expected total student enrollment for this academic year - 38,125 students - to contribute to student gov- ernment dues and about $50,000 less than expected from last semester's carry-over, the Cen- tral Student Government budget- ed $301,104 for the fall semester. The new budget is approxi- mately 12 percent less than what was available winter 2012. Unlike previous semesters - where commissions were allocat- ed funds individually along with the other budgeted expenses - the 25 executive commissions were not allocated funds for the fall. As per the new commission structure implemented dur- ing the summer by CSG Presi- dent Michael Proppe and Vice President Bobby Dishell, the commissions are responsible for compiling research-based reports until November. The reports include information on the funds required during the remainder of the year to drive initiatives. In the meantime, if commis- sions require funds for their fall initiatives, they will draw from the $14,700 allocated to the com- mission discretionary fund. During the meeting, Proppe said this structure solved the dual purpose of allowing a great- er allocation to the Student Orga- nization Funding Commission - the body primarily responsible for funding voluntary student organizations - and accommo- dating the reduced budget. Despite the new commission structure, SOFC was allocated about 12 percent less than what they were given last semester. A portion of the debate surround- ing the budget was dedicated to passing an amendment that mandated that a minimum of 5 percent of the SOFC budget be spent solely on graduate student organizations. On the other hand, Proppe said it's necessary for the politi- cal insurance to be written into the budget, as graduate student organizations did not face dis- crimination when applying for funding through SOFC along with other undergraduate orga- nizations. "I don't think it is a good idea to earmark a percent of the SOFC budget to graduate stu- dents," Proppe said. He added See COUNCIL, Page 3A Students must claim tickets online 72 hours nil Hu ax dia pu before tip-off w befoe ti-off ga sai ByALEJANDRO ZUTNIGA the Daily Sports Editor ter to Less than a year after modify- mt ng its policy for student football ha seating, the Athletic Depart- ent will change the way in ma which men's basketball tickets ar are distributed. At a Central Student Govern- an ment assemblymeeting Tuesday tic MARCHING BAND Prep for Beyonce show was complex Marching band members, staff say show was one of the band's most difficult By ARIANA ASSAF DailyStaffReporter There aren't many things that can dazzle a student section quite like 400 Michigan Marching Band mem- bers twinkling in time to songs made famous by Queen Bey herself. But that's exactly what hap- pened when the marching band turned down the lights at a Beyon- ce-inspired halftime show during Saturday's football game against the University of Notre Dame. The idea for the show originated at the end of winter 2013 and the concept developed over the summer. Award-winning drill designer Cory Meals wrote the drill formation and former director Scott Boerma - now director of bands at Western See BEYONCE, Page 3A ght, Chief Marketing Officer unter Lochmann announced new system, effective imme- ately, in which students who rchased full season tickets ill have to individually claim mes they plan to attend. He id the move will help improve e atmosphere at Crisler Cen- r, which was often not filled capacity last season because any students attended just a ndful of games. "We want Crisler full," Loch- ann said. "We want a loud ena." According to Lochmann, average of 46.1% of student 'kets were used per game in 2012-13, well under the Big Ten average of 67%. This season, 4,500 tickets were sold - an all- time high - despite there being just 3,000 seats allotted for students. If seats go unclaimed by students, they will be made available to the general public. Under the new system, Mich- igan's 17 home fixtures will be split into six different pods of three or four games each. A cou- ple of weeks before each pod's contests, tickets will become available online for a 72-hour period. Students can then select which games they plan to attend, and the ticket will then be electronically transferred to the student's MCard where it can be used or sold. "The only con is not every student is guaranteed a seat," Lochmann said. "But I think - we don't know this - that if you want to go to every game, you're going to go to every game." The first online claim period will open Oct. 8, and the Wol- verines' first home exhibition tips off on Oct. 29. However, if a student twice claims tickets that he or she does notuse, hewill notbe eligible for tickets to the next pod of games. If a student misses four claimed games, he will not be eligible for See ATHLETIC, Page 3A TO INFINITY AND BEYOND CRIME Woman reports sexual assault on Maynard St. ERIN KIRKLAND/Daily Members of the Michigan Men's Gymnastics team show off their skills on the Diag Tuesday. ADMINISTRATION Committee ea sath to picCol eman's successor Ann Arbor Police release surveillance photo of suspect ByADAM RUBENFIRE Managing News Editor A woman reported that she was sexually assaulted early Sunday morning on the 300 block of May- nard Street, accordingto the Ann Arbor Police Department. Between 2:15 and 2:36 a.m., a 29-year-old female was walking to her vehicle on the 300 block of Maynard Street when an unknown male who had been walking toward her exposed himself and touched her, according to AAPD. The woman said she punched the suspect, who ran toward a nearby stair- well. The incident is currently being classified as fourth-degree crimi- nal sexual conduct, which is a misdemeanor. In addition to providing a sur- veillance photo, AAPD describes the suspect as a male of unknown race but medium complexion. The suspect is estimated to be in his early 20s, 5'6" to 57" in height and 130 pounds. He has brown straight short hair, a clean-shaven face and brown eyes. The 300 block of Maynard is Lack of students rare among public school committees By JENNIFER CALFAS DailyStaffReporter The search for the next University president is com- plex, to say the least. The University's Board of Regents announced the formation of a Presidential Search Advisory Committee in July. The committee, car- ried out by Russell Reynolds Associates executive recruit- ing firm and seven faculty members, has already met - and will continue to do so - to evaluate potential candidates for the next president of the University. University President Mary Sue Coleman announced her retirement at the April regents meeting. It will begin on July 31, 2014. Regent Katherine White (D-Ann Arbor) wrote in an e-mail interview that the firm and the advisory commit- tee will assist the board "in See PRESIDENTIAL, Page 3A AN N A RBOR POLICE DE PA RTIMENTI A surveillance photo of the suspect. close to Betsy Barbour, Newberry Hall and the Student Activities Building. Anyone with information about the incident or the sus- pect is asked to call the Ants Arbor Police Department at 734-794-6930, extension 49329, or Unviersity Police at 734-763r 1131. WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 81 GOT A NEWS TIP? LO: 6i7 Call734-418-4115 ore-mail news@michigandaily.com and let us know. NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM INDEX First public forums held as pres. search continues Vol. CXXIIINo.133 MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS 02013 The Michigan Daily micbigandaiy.com NEW S .........................2A SUDOKU..................2A OPINION .....................4A CLASSIFIEDS............... 6A SPORTS ......................7A STATEM ENT.................1B A I P