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LEADER
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tion-and-answer format. Univer-
sity President Mary Sue Coleman
announced in April that she will
retire in July 2014. Regent Lau-
rence Deitch (D-Bloomfield
Hills) said in a statement that he
hopes to hear from students, fac-
ulty, staff, alumni, community
members and others willing to
attend.
Regents and other members of
the Search Advisory Committee
will attend every session, along
with Alison Ranney, a search
consultant from Russell Reyn-
olds Associates, the executive
recruiting firm appointed to lead
the search, who will answer ques-
tions about the search process
itself.
Regent Katherine White (D-
Ann Arbor), who served on the
2002 presidential committee
with Deitch and Regent Andrea
Fischer Newman (R-Ann Arbor),
coordinated the public meetings
on behalf of the board. She said in
the press release that the various
locations and times of the meet-
ings should "allow for the broad-
est input possible."
Since the 2002 search com-
mittee included two students,
University alum Matt Nolan,
then-Michigan Student Assembly
(the former name of the Central
Student Government) president,
and University alum Lisa Jackson,
then a doctoral student of psy-
chology, some students expected
similar representation this time
around.
Business senior Michael
Proppe, Central Student Gov-
ernment president, just advocat-
ed for student representation on
the committee before the deci-
sion was made not to include it.
Since then, Proppe said he has
worked with White, Dean of
Students Laura Blake Jones and
E. Royster Harper, vice presi-
dent of student affairs, to ensure
that students will contribute to
the process.
In an e-mail interview, Proppe
wrote that a lot of Central Student
Government members plan to
attend the public forum on Sept.
26. The group will encourage
other student organization lead-
ers to attend and participate in
the discussion as well.
While Proppe could only spec-
ulate as to why there's no student
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premiums - the amount a per-
son is charged with up-front
for coverage. While some plans
are allowed to charge younger
people less, the lower cost still
overvalues the real cost of cov-
erage for the younger - and
generally healthier - popula-
tion.
"You're essentially going to
be paying a premium that's sub-
sidizing the 63-year-olds on the
plan," Hirth said.
In contrast, the student plan
groups its members into an
independent risk pool, mean-
ing student premiums only need
to support other students, not
elderly populations.
However, students can only
maintain insurance through
the University while enrolled,
meaning many must obtain
their own insurance upon
graduation. The exchanges
will likely be a main resource
for students to maintain health
insurance coverage if they
do not already have coverage
through their family.
"At that point I think it is
useful for people to know about
their exchanges and the types
of plans that are available,"
Hirth said. "Because once they
leave the student plan, that's
probably where they're going
to go."
The new law eliminates the
annual coverage cap previously
seen in many insurance plans. In
the past, very few students have
exceeded the $1 million cap pro-
vided under the University plan.
Other universities with lower
caps - some between $100,000
and $200,000 - will be more
affected by this change, Hirth
said.
Individuals who fail to
obtain health insurance after
Jan. 1 will face new penalties.
For 2014, the penalty is set at
the greater of $95 per adult or
1 percent of taxable income,
according to the Michigan
Department of Insurance and
Financial Services. However,
representation on the committee,
he wrote that he believes there
may have been concerns that stu-
dents would breach confidential-
ity by publicizing the identity of a
presidential candidate.
"I believe the regents are mak-
ing a mistake," Proppe wrote. "So
we the students are going to have
to take it upon ourselves to make
sure the regents have significant
input from students. It will lead to
a more rewardingsearch."
Proppe wrote that he hopes
the next president will continue
to show an interest in student
life and focus on lowering tuition
costs for students.
Regent White will speak to
CSG's University Council Mon-
day to give a more detailed expla-
nation as to why students will
not hold concrete positions on
the committee as well as pos-
sible solutions to increase student
input.
The 16-person search com-
mittee is made up of the eight
regents and eight faculty mem-
bers, including Professors Alec
Gallimore, Timothy Johnson,
Tiya Miles, Rebecca Scott and
David Ginsburg; Jeffrey MacK-
ie-Mason, dean of the School of
Information; and Associate Prof.
Lynn Perry Wooten.
While some meetings will be
directed at specific groups - such
as faculty, staff and specific cam-
pus communities - all meetings
will be open to the public:
-Sept. 17, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.:
Michigan Rooms C-D, Univer-
sity Center, UM-Flint campus,
primarily for UM-Flint campus
community.
-Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m to 7:30 p.m.:
Auditorium, Biomedical Sci-
ence Research Building, 109 Zina
Pitcher Place, primarily for Ann
Arbor faculty and staff, including
Health System faculty.
-Sept. 26, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.: 100
Hutchins Hall, Law School, pri-
marily for Ann Arbor faculty and
staff.
-Sept.26,6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.:
Auditorium 3 (1200), Modern
Languages Building, primarily
for Ann Arbor students.
-Sept. 27, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.:
BorgWarner Auditorium, UM-
Dearborn campus, primarily for
UM-Dearborn campus commu-
nity.
-Sept. 27,5:30 p.m . to 6:30 p.m.:
Blau Auditorium, Ross School of
Business, primarily for Ann Arbor
community and public.
the penalty grows to $325 or 2
percent of income in 2015 and
$695 or 2.5 percent of income
in 2016.
Laurie Burchett, the Univer-
sity's student insurance man-
ager, said the new law is still
unclear - especially regarding
the exchanges - to many health-
care providers and individuals
around the nation.
"There are a lot of unknowns,
and you can't really go (to the
exchange) right now to take a
look at what is available," Bur-
chett said.
According to Burchett, stu-
dents on the University's domes-
tic health insurance plan will be
covered nationwide, while those
on a parent's plan may only be
covered for emergency medical
needs while away from their area
of residence.
For students with limited local
coverage, University Health Ser-
vices offers many medical ser-
vices to students, such as clinic
visits, most laboratory tests and
nutrition counseling, the cost of
which is covered by the student
health service fee and is included
in tuition.
Asked about changes in
healthcare coverage on cam-
pus, many students declined
to comment, citing little or
no knowledge of the changes.
LSA freshman Brady Reeves
said health care is not an issue
that he has ever heard about
on campus, and that few stu-
dents concern themselves
with intricacies of the new
laws.
"I feel it's not really that talk-
ed about," Reeves said. "I don't
really worry about it because
I know my parents have good
health insurance."
Receiving coverage through
his parents, LSA sophomore
Francis Buggia said he does not
expect his health care to change
in the coming months.
"There's probably good infor-
mation out there," Buggia said.
"But there's a lot of hearsay too
- alot of uninformed people tell-
ing other people what isn't nec-
essarily true."
EVENTS
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Jones added that when the
University was first consider-
ing whether to have night games
at all, the longer time available
in the day for students to drink
was a prime consideration. A
2008 report from the University
of Colorado, Denver stated that
incidents of disorderly conduct,
assaults and vandalism increase
on college game days at Divi-
sion I schools, and Jones said
that, nationally, incidence rates
increase with later start times.
However, in the 2011 Notre
Dame-Michigan game, the inci-
dent rate was on par with an aver-
age game that started at noon.
Events kicked off on Friday
night with the "Maize Out. Lights
On." pep rally in the Diag. Thou-
sands of students attended the
event over the course of the eve-
ning to hear performances from
campus groups and more than a
few pep talks. Guests included
University President Mary Sue
Coleman, Football head coach
Brady Hoke, Heisman Trophy
winner Desmond Howard and
even "Glee" star Darren Criss, a
Michigan alum.
"There is no place in the world
like the University of Michigan -
anywhere," Criss said to roaring
applause.
On Saturday morning, more
than 1,000 of the most dedicated
Wolverines rose before the sun
to cheer for their team at ESPN's
College GameDay.
This is the second time in
three years that ESPN broadcast-
ed its College GameDay program
from Ann Arbor, and the 23rd
time Michigan has been featured
overall.
The show included appear-
ances from the University's
cheerleading and dance teams, as
well as sporadic performances of
"The Victors" from the Michigan
Marching Band.
Signs reading "Rudy was off-
sides" and "My girlfriend is real"
- in reference to former Notre
Dame player Manti Te'o's infa-
mous fake-girlfriend debacle
- were prominently displayed
throughout the event. A seem-
ingly lost Ohio State fan, decked
out in scarlet and gray, was booed
continuously throughout the
morning.
Sean Hanrahan, senior vice
president of marketing solutions
for ESPN, said though College
GameDay offers a different expe-
rience at each campus, the Uni-
versity offers a great location to
host the show.
"For excitement and pag-
eantry and good television, this
seems like a really good loca-
tion," Hanrahan said.
University students began lin-
ing up for front-row seats to the
show at about 9 p.m. Friday. By 7
a.m., the broadcasting area set-up
by ESPN was full, well before the
9 a.m. live filmingofthe show.
Engineering junior Corey
Greenawalt, who began camp-
ing out on the lawn at 10 p.m.
Friday with three of his friends,
was one of the first students in
line. He said he was most excit-
ed to see Howard and co-host
Lee Corso.
"It was a lot of fun camping out
and getting pumped up ... we all
couldn't wait," Greenwalt said.
Although the vast majority of
attendees to all of the weekend's
events were clad in maize and
blue, a few Fighting Irish turned
out to support Notre Dame.
"I love this game, it's my favor-
ite game of the year," said Notre
Dame senior Anna VanEgmond.
"I'm sad they're taking it off the
schedule."
This year, University Police
made 11 arrests for various vio-
lations, 10 citations for alcohol
in the stadium and 50 ejections
from Michigan Stadium before,
during and after the game. Emer-
gency medical personnel treated
133 people, with 21 taken to the
University Hospital for further
care. A record 115,109 people
attended the game.
While 8,000 students attended
the Central Student Government
tailgate two years ago, verified
from M-Card swipes upon entry,
CSG President Michael Proppe
estimated that only 1,500 stu-
dents attended this year's event.
He ascribed the low attendance
to inclement weather during
parts of the afternoon and the
new general-admission policy.
"With General Admission
seating, many students would
prefer to hold their spot in line,
where there was also free pizza
and a DJ, rather than hang out at
a tailgate on Elbel," Proppe wrote
in an e-mail interview.
Though she thought the CSG
tailgate was well-planned -
complete with a mechanical bull
and free food - LSA sophomore
Rachael Lacey said the low turn-
out surprised her: Elbel Field
had more family tailgaters than
students when she was there,
she said.
LIGHTS
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game in three years - people
seemed to know what they were
doing. Yes, there were people
passed out before lunchtime and
some people in the Big House
who were struggling to handle
their liquor, but for the most part,
the vibe was different than it was
two years ago. It wasn't the first
time in 131 years that Michigan
played a home game at night, but
it could very well be the last one in
the foreseeable future, and every-
one knew that.
There are times in the Big
House when all the bells and
whistles feel forced and out of
place. Saturday was not one of
those times.
Just like the Athletic Depart-
ment wanted, the student section
was full, and it was full early. It
was packed and roped off, to the
point where students complained
about not having enough room,
but that was forgotten by kickoff.
There was a flyover before the
game, which was similar to a fly-
over in the same way that a Honda
Civic is similar to a Lamborghini.
At halftime, Beyoncd apologized
for not being able to make it -
Queen Bey apologized for not
being in the Big House - before
finishingher video message with a
"Go Blue." Then, complete with a
lights show, the Michigan March-
ing Band proceeded to perform
a few of Beyonce's hits with the
lights off. Not exactly atraditional
show, but one that matched the
situation note for note. Plain and
simple, it was just cool.
Saturday would have been spe-
cial even if the game was awful,
which of course it wasn't, because
there's no situation in which
Notre Dame and Michigan could
play a boring game. Before Sat-
urday, the past five games were
decided by a touchdown or less,
and three were determined in the
final 30 seconds.
Notre Dame got into the game
with a touchdown that came off
a deflection into the back of the
end zone. Michigan ended the
game with an interception that
deflected off a defender's foot. In
between, fifth-year senior wide
receiver Jeremy Gallon and red-
shirt junior quarterback Devin
Gardner touched greatness, if
only for one game.
Wearing Legacy jerseys -
Gardner wearing Tom Harmon's
No. 98 and Gallon wearing Des-
mond Howard's No. 21 - theetwo
combined for almost 200 yards
and three touchdowns. Harmon's
son, Mark, was in attendance for
the pregame ceremony. Howard
was in attendance. Past and pres-
ent, under the lights, one more
time.
This week or next, maybe even
today, there will be a debilitating
realization that the Wolverines
are replacing the Fighting Irish
on their schedule with UNLV and
that there won't be an Under the
Lights III for a long, longtime.
In 2015, we get UNLV, along
with BYU and Oregon State, all of
them during the day, and none of
them with any sort of historic sig-
nificance. Michigan hasn't played
BYU or Oregon State since the
1980s and has never played UNLV.
Maybe the Wolverineswill play
another night game in the future,
and maybe they will convince
Beyonce to show up in real life
instead of just on the video board.
It could be as amazing as Saturday
was, who knows, butI doubt it.
Before the game, the video
boards showed highlights of for-
mer greats, people like Harmon
and Howard. Future generations
will see Gallon's performance
playing on those screens, but
there will be no highlights of Ore-
gon State or BYU.
You can blame whoever you
want for that, but the bottom line
is that it's truly a shame we won't
get an Under the Lights IIL
On ESPN's Football GameDay
on Saturday morning, analyst Lee
Corso showed a clip of Michigan
coach Brady Hoke saying over the
summer that Notre Dame "chick-
ened out" of the rivalry game
before donning a green hat and
producing four live chickens. It
wasn't win one for the Gipper - it
was win one for the chicken.
"I don't think we took it per-
sonally," Hoke said after the game.
"We were playing Notre Dame.
I'm going back to the Michigan
teams I coached on as an assis-
tant. There are just certain games
you get very excited about, those
rivalry games. I don't think there
was any kind of anger ... we just
wanted to win."
That mattered on Saturday.
All those people, 115,109 of them,
knew it was the last time they
would see things like Gardner to
Gallon dominating one the best
rivalries in college football, the
shadows of Harmon, Howard and
rivalries of old somewhere off in
the distance.
- Cook can be reached at evcook@
umich.edu and on Twitter
@everettcook.
RENOVATIONS
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cifically, the $110 million grad-
uate dorm set to open in 2015
thanks to an historic donation
by Charles Munger.
The lack of upperclassmen
- juniors occupied just 8 per-
cent of dorm rooms in 2012
- does not, however, indi-
cate a lack of graduate stu-
dents interested in dorm life.
In 2005, the last year before
housing renovations eliminat-
ed scores of University beds,
12 percent of housing resi-
dents were graduates.
Logan attributes these ratios
to undergraduates' desire to live
off-campus after their expe-
rience in University dorms.
Graduate students, on the other
hand, are still adjusting to a new
city and classmates.
"Graduate students are open
to campus housing that provides
an affordable location and social
connection with other grads,"
Logan said.
Two of the five Northwood
communities on North Campus
are exclusively graduate dorms.
Northwood IV and V offer one-
to three-bedroom homes and
on-site child care for gradu-
ate students with families. The
only existing graduate hous-
ing option on Central Campus,
however, is the newly renovated
Lawyers Club, which accommo-
dates about 260 law students.
Diane Nafranowicz, director
of the Lawyers Club, said more
than half of the incoming class
opts to live in one of the single
rooms.
New law students typically
spend their summer prior to
enrollment conducting research
or studying abroad, making a
housing search difficult, Naf-
ranowicz said.
Law students are also rela-
tively new to the University.
Not unlike undergraduate
freshmen, first-year graduate
students lack the social con-
nections to find group homes
and apartments, and they're
not familiar with Ann Arbor's
housing stock.
"A grad student who comes
for the first time has many
shared experiences with any
student who comes for the first
time," Nafranowicz said.
After living at the Lawyers
Club for their first year, she said
most law students move off-
campus for their second and
third years.
Since 2005, however, gradu-
ate students have lost some
of their on-campus housing
options to undergraduates,
as facilities such as Couzens,
Alice Lloyd, East Quad and,
most recently, South Quad Res-
idence Halls undergo renova-
tions.
The renovations delegated
three out of the five Northwood
communities, spaces tradition-
ally for graduates, as under-
graduate housing. Northwood
III is reserved exclusively for
freshmen.
In fact, graduate participa-
tion in housing dipped from 12
percent in 2005 to 9 percent
last year, when East Quad and
the Lawyers Club were closed
for remodeling. Presently,
Logan said, there's a shortage
of housing for graduate stu-
dents.
Renovations have also slight-
ed older undergraduates. Tra-
ditionally, those who have lived
in housing the longest, like
Holland, had priority choice in
housing. This advantage is now
given to students who have lived
in housing the shortest time,
such as returning sophomores.
As usual, freshmen are guar-
anteed housing but cannot pick
their dorm.
Renovations have left junior
and senior participation in
housing largely unaffected.
For example, the percentage
of upperclassmen in housing
is identical for 2005, the year
before renovations began, and
2012, the most recent year with
data during renovations. In the
years between, numbers were
largely similar.
Residence hall closings
proved led to higher participa-
tion for sophomores: In 2005,
when older students had more
freedom in choosing their hous-
ing, 24 percent of the housing
community was made up of sec-
ond-year undergraduates. It was
27 percent last year.
Upperclassmen participa-
tion in housing is low com-
pared to other institutions.
Ninety-seven percent of Har-
vard University students live
on campus for all four years.
Harvard students typically
remain in one house - dorms
that house between 350 and
450 students - after freshmen
year. Each house bears unique
traditions; one storms campus
once per year led by someone
in a penguin suit.
Closer to home, slightly
fewer upperclassmen at Michi-
gan State University return to
housing than at Michigan. MSU
communications manager Kat
Cooper said about 43 percent
of the housing population was
made of sophomores through
seniors compared to 49 percent
of Michigan's housing popula-
tion. Cooper said MSU encour-
ages students to return, but
recognizes East Lansing's capa-
bility to house its upperclass-
men.
East Lansing bears similar-
ity to Ann Arbor, which has
enough housing for the 18,000
undergraduates who live off-
campus. Logan, the Univer-
sity Housing spokesperson,
explained that other campus
communities often lack afford-
able and convenient off-campus
housing.
Additionally, students at cer-
tain colleges are required to
live on-campus for their first
year, and sometimes their sec-
ond. MSU requires students to
live in residence halls fresh-
man year, as does Harvard. The
University does not have such
a requirement. Students may
also live in University housing
all four years simply by cus-
tom. Logan noted that students
typically venture off-campus as
upperclassmen.
Logan said the University
supports those upperclassmen
who choose stay on campus
while prioritizing freshmen,
who generally require the most
support.
"The incoming freshman
needs the residential support
more than any other student in
order to acclimate to univer-
sity life," Logan said. "Lifelong
friendships are created in that
first freshmen experience on
campus."
Logan said housing is excited
to offer that community support
for graduates in the soon-to-
come residence hall, similar to
one Munger financed at Stan-
ford University. Graduates will
live in suites of up to seven other
students from various disci-
plines, providing collaborative
living and the single rooms that
graduates seek.
And such community exists
for upperclassmen like Hol-
land, who keeps his door open
and chats up his East Quad hall-
mates. Along with the dining
halls and proximity to classes,
Holland enjoys the halls' quan-
tity of people and his informal
mentoring role as an older stu-
dent.
"It's less of what can the
dorms do for me, but more about
how can I reach out to people,"
Holland said in his hall's lounge,
where Beyonce was blasting
from a nearby room. "How can
I meet them, befriend them,
impact someone's life simply
by knowing the ropes, knowing
what people go through?"