STUDENT GOVERNMENT Continued lawsuits stall CSG results Make Michigan files four new complaints against three parties By KRISTEN FEDOR Daily Staff Reporter Due to four new official com- plaints filed over the course of the weekend, the final outcome of the March 26-27 Central Student Government elections may really be decided in hearings by the University Elections Commission Monday. Business senior Matt Fer- nandez, rep-manager for Make Michigan, filed complaints against three other parties. Make Michigan is suing FORUM, the Party Party and the House of Cards Party for alleged campaign finance violations. Additionally, Make Michigan filed a complaint against FORUM for allegedly using e-mail privileges irrespon- sibly. The three parties whose finances are in question will their final vote count reduced if found responsible for the violations. The suit against FORUM regarding alleged e-mail use vio- lations could result in the dis- qualification of the entire party if the UEC agrees with Make Michigan's claims. All members running with FORUM, including executive and legislative candi- dates, would be entirely removed from the election. LSA junior Domenic Rizzolo, outreach co-director for FORUM, sent a campaigning e-mail on March 27 to the FORUM team and copied the CSG Executive Committee listserv. Since Rizzolo does not own this listerv, the suit alleges he is not prove authorized to use the listserv for communica- tion regarding campaign materi- als. CSG President Michael Proppe, a business senior, and CSG Vice President Bobby Dishell, a Public Policy junior and Make Michi- gan's presidential candidate, are the only two people with author- ity to use the listerv for campaign- ing purposes under the rules of the election code. Proppe and Dishell are listed as owners of the "csg.execs@umich.edu" listerv on the MCommunity online direc- tory. Make Michigan argues that Rizzolo was working for the entire FORUM party since he also sent his e-mail to the "FORUM Captains" and "FORUM Repre- sentative Candidates 2014" list- servs, both of which he owns. According to the provisions of the election code, two to four demerits are assigned per party per recipient of an e-mail deemed in violation of the code. If the UEC finds FORUM to be guilty of this major infraction, up to 28 demer- its will be assigned to the party because seven recipients received the e-mail in question. The assignment of 28 demerits would result in immediate dis- qualification of the entire party. The election code states that if any party exceeds 10 demerits, See CSG, Page 3A Philip Sanborn and Cathy Sanborn run in the Ann Arbor Marathon from the Big House, throughout campus, the city and finishing downtown Sunday. A2 marathon attracts hundreds of runners DETROIT DP Day engages hundreds of students Working with local community, organizers emphasize lasting impact By EMILIE PLESSET Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - On Saturday, about 1,400 students left campus to spend their day volunteering in Detroit as part of the Universi- ty's 15th Detroit Partnership Day. The Detroit Partnership, a student-run nonprofit organiza- tion at the University, holds DP Day every year as a day of ser- vice and promote ties between the University community and Detroit. The Detroit Partnership also holds weekly community service-based activities. From approximately 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., students volunteered with 19 Detroit-based organiza- tions at multiple sites scattered around Detroit's Brightmoor and Southwest areas. Throughout the day, students painted murals, cleaned up neighborhoods and boarded up abandoned houses. Many nonprofits and urban gardens have taken root in Brightmoor, a neighborhood in the northwest part of Detroit. Northwest Detroit comprises of Delray, Mexicantown and other neighborhoods. "There's so much hope here," said LSA junior Anna Salomons- son, DP community leader. "You can see that people care about See DP DAY, Page 5A Thousands turn out for early race with revised course By MATTHEW JACKONEN Daily StaffReporter It's a test of willpower-both mental and physical. Sunday morning, hundreds of runners laced up their shoes and set out on a journey through the heart of Ann Arbor for the city's third annual marathon. The marathon was hosted by Champions for Charity, a for-profit company based in Ann Arbor. Four non-profits also contributed to the event, including the Leslie Science and Nature Center, Shelter to Home Animal Rescue, Ann Arbor Marathi Mandal and Concordia Lutheran School. There were 367 5K finishers, 878 half-marathon finishers and 241 marathon finishers. These numbers are a decrease from last year's races, which included 578 5K finishers, 905 half-mar- athon finishers and 406 mara- thon finishers. University alum Penn Greene was the first person to finish the marathon. A 2012 gradu- ate from the School of Art & Design, he completed the 26.2 mile race in 2:48:07. Greene said the weather, although cold, was "beautiful" for the runners. "After running all winter in the snow and the slush, it was such a treat to run on a beauti- ful day like this," Greene said. "But the trick is if you're cold, run faster." Greene, a graduate student at the Center for Creative Stud- ies in Detroit, added that Ann Arbor is a fantastic running venue. "It was such a treat to come back and run in Ann Arbor," Greene said. "It was like coming home." Contestants began the race in the northwest corner of the Big House. The course went through downtown Ann Arbor, the University's campus, Ged- des Avenue and Gallup Park, ending on South Main Street between East Liberty Avenue and East Washington Street, where participants received medals for completing their respective races behind cheer- ing spectators. The original route also included alegthrough the Nich- ol's Arboretum, but icy condi- tions forced the marathon's organizers to use an alternate route. The event provided many amenities for the runners. These included an18 on-course aid stations where runners could re-hydrate and eat energy gel, a DJ at the finish line and a live band in the middle of the See MARATHON, Page 3A WEATHE R H I 54 TOMORROW LO 28 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILYCOM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Jerusalem Garden to fill Seva's location news@michigandaily.com and let us know. 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