ell iC i9 an atlm Ann Arbor, Michigan Thursday, October 16, 2014 michigandaily.com VOCAL VARIETY ADMINISTRATION Regents to discuss athletics controversy LSA sophomore Sarah Shelby performs with her a capella group, 58 Greene, at a fall variety show Wednesday sponsored by Blood Drives United ir the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, ELECTIONS 2014 Obama to visit Michigan to campain fo r emocrats In local TV interview, Hitch says safety policies are up for review By WILL GREENBERG and SAM GRINGLAS Daily NewsEditors University Regent Denise Ilitch (D) told a local CBS tele- vision program Sunday that the regents plan to discuss the Ath- letic Department at Thursday's monthly meeting. Ilitch appeared on Michigan Matters Sunday morning and said she has received extensive feedback regarding sophomore quarterback Shane Morris' con- cussion sustained against Min- nesota Sept. 27, how his injury was handled by the football team and the status of the Athletic Department as a whole. "The system failed that day and there are a lot of issues we need to review now," Ilitch told Michigan Matters. She said the regents will be discussing athletics Thursday and she expects many concerned citizens to speak out during the meeting's public commentary portion. The official agenda, released Monday, does not cur- rently include any discussion of athletics. However, it is not uncommon for supplemental agendas to be presented during meetings at the last minute. The meetings of the Board of Regents are regularly scheduled, public gatherings that occur monthly and the dates are typically set more than one year in advance. The regents meet once per year at the University of Michigan's Flint campus, usuallyin October. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said he does not expect any formal discussion of athletics to occur at Thursday's meeting and said he has no indi- cation there would be any kind of supplemental agenda. However, See ATHLETICS, Page SA Presidential stop follows First Lady's last week By RACHEL PREMACK Daily News Editor President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Michigan in the last full week of the cam- paign season later this month. Following his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state, Obama will promote Dem- ocratic hopefuls. Obama will also campaign for gubernatorial candidates that week in Wisconsin, Pennsylva- nia and Maine, a White House official told the Associated Press Wednesday morning. Polls show that incumbent Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is lead- ing his Democratic challenger Mark Schauer by an average of 3.5 points. Democrats have an edge in the U.S. Senate race, where U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D- Detroit) leads Michigan Secre- tary of State Terri Lynn Land by nine points. Peters is the only senato- rial candidate Obama will cam- paign for, and Peters is also the only Senate nominee that has requested an appearance with the president. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama, former Pres. Bill Clinton and other Demo- cratic figures have campaigned for a range of candidates across the nation for November's mid- term election. Candidates are likely distanc- See OBAMA, Page 3A RESEARCH UHS survey looks at student health, wellness Stress, anxiety identified as major academicimpediments By IAN DILLINGHAM Daily News Editor Wednesday morning, Univer- sity Health Service released a summary of results of its Nation- al College Health Assessment - a survey 7,000 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate and professional students designed to shed light on the current state of student health and provide the Universi- ty with a resource for addressing campus needs. The University has previously conducted the survey, based on recommendations from the American College Health Asso- ciation, in 2006 and 2010. The 2014 survey was conducted in February. The survey sought to gather data on a wide array of topics, including students' impediments to academic performance, vio- lence on campus, substance use and abuse, sexual health, nutri- tion and students' medical his- tory. The results of each survey item were compared against 2006 and 2010 responses, as well as Healthy Campus 2020 goals - a 10-year national campus health objectives set forth by the ACHA designed in parallel with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Healthy People 2020 initiative. The University has already met the Healthy Campus 2020 goals in several key areas, but acknowledged other areas where they have not yet achieved those goals. UHS Health Educator Carol Tucker said while the Uni- versity takes note of the Healthy Campus 2020 goals in the survey, it has independent and some- times more ambitious goals in some specific areas, such as alco- hol abuse. For instance, only 10 percent of undergraduate respondents indicated they had smoked a cigarette in the last month at the time of the survey - down from 16 percent in 2006 and 12 See SURVEY, Page 3A ALLISON FAeeANt/Daily Dr. John Pasquale, director of the Michigan Marching Band, speaks about the psychology of music and its ahility to affect the mood and outcome of athletic events at a panel on the subject at Hatcher Graduate Library Wednesday. Lecture discusses role of music inUniversity athletics GOVERNMENT Governor aims to up funding for higher ed. As elections approach, Snyder continues outreach to young voters By SHOHAM GEVA Daily StaffReporter In 2011, Republican Gov. Rick Snyder cut higher educa- tion funding by 15 percent - a number that's been widely advertised this election season as he campaignsto keep hisseat in what has become a tight race against Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, a self-described 'education governor.' Since 2011, Snyder has con- tinuallyadvocatedfortheincre- mental restorationof fundingto public higher education institu- tions each year, with raises of 3.1 percent in 2012, 2.2 percent in 2013 and 6.1 percent in 2014 all passing with the intended long-term goal of fully restor- ing the pre-2011 funding level. See FUNDING, Page 3A Panel looks at changing scene at the Big House By TOM MCBRIEN Daily StaffReporter "Hail to the Victors" is more than just a fight song - it's often how people are first introduced to the University. But how often it is played, at what tempo and how it is arranged with other songs are all decisions made by a variety of people. The coor- dination of music at University sporting events is a complicated affair. At a mixed lecture and open- table discussion hosted by the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at the Hatcher Graduate Library Wednesday night, more than 100 University students and Ann Arbor residents inter- acted with a panel well-versed in college athletics and music. Panelists included LSA junior Madison Ristovski, a Michigan women's basketball player; John Pasquale, direc- tor of the Michigan Marching -and; John U. Bacon, published See MUSIC, Page 3A WEATHER - Hi i65 TOMORROW LO: 44 GOT A NEWS TIP? NEW ON MICHIGANDAILY.COM Call 734-418-4115 or e-mail Police identify suspect in sexual misconduct case news@michigandaily.com and let us know. MICHIGANDAILY.COM/BLOGS INDEX Vol. CXXV, No. 12 Cc)2014 The Michigan Daily michigandoily.com N E WS............... .......... 2 A SP OR T S.,..........,.....,.... .5 A SUDOKU........... 2A CLASSIFIEDS .............. 6A O PIN IO N .....................,4A B -SID E....................1B 4