6 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday. May 8. 2006 ... .......o_.. _ ., ...........,, ., , ,,, .,,.,, 'U' AAPD sets new standard Continued froPage 1 (D-Ward 3) working with the University campus was discussed in the interviews. fo r fn c ia l hHe said Jones's previous experience work- esaing with smaller community colleges would aid him in his new position. Bess said, adding that Jones has been a long-time supporter of the Univer- sity. Bess added that Jones even said he "hleeds maize and hlue" at one point dur- ing the interview. Lieutenant Michael Logghe - who has worked under four chiefs in his 20 years with the AAPD - said that while any chief will run a department with his own philosophy, he does not expect Jones to make any major changes. Students: new $ 60 Financial Operations, the office that rec- limit on accounts ommended the reduction of the minimum. is too iow By Emilia Boffl For the Daily For University students, the pres- sure to pay account bills on time has just increased. For years, students could owe up to $300 before being placed under a finan- cial hold, or negative student indicator, which prevents students from registering for classes obtaining transcripts or receiv- ing a diploma. But last Tuesday, the University announced it was changing the dollar limit for holds on student accounts to $60. The new hold limit is intended to make the payment process more uniform, said Chip Simper, assistant director of Student The amounts necessary for a late-pay- ment fee and a financial hold are now both $60, which Simper said is intended to make the process less complicated for stu- dents. Simper said the difference between the late-payment fee and hold minimums was a source of confusion for many. Holds serve to remind students of standing fees on their accounts, he added. Simper said many students who have their tuition covered by the University do not realize they have miscellaneous charges on their bill. The new hold amount, approved by Peggy Norgren, associate vice president for finance at the University, will inform students of their student account balanc- es before the amount becomes too high, Simper said. The new hold amount is intended to prevent students from receiving multiple late-payment fees. The Office of Student Financial Operations also uses monthly e-mails and warnings of outstanding charges prior to registration as other methods to keep students up to date on their account balances. Simper said the decision was made to help students, but many students feel that the new hold amount has adverse effects on them. LSA junior Chelsea Otis was shocked when she heard about the change. To Otis, $60 seemed an unreasonably small amount for a financial hold. "Think about it: that's losing your M- Card three times," Otis said. LSA sophomore Kathleen List is espe- cially concerned with being barred from registration by the financial hold. "Blocking registration has a huge impact on the courses of our academic career," List said. PTO THRIFT Continued from Page 1 Many employees expressed opti- mism about the appearance of the new store, which provides 2,000 square feet more space than the last building. "The new building is so much nicer than other buildings we've had," said two-year employee Rudi Thornburgh. "It used be Pino's Marbles. They left us many nice things in there such as the marble floor, Greek columns and marble countertops." The nonprofit store is considered to be an integral part of the community. Michelle Sawyer, a 36-year-old local resident, has been a loyal cus- tomer of the shop, purchasing items such as antiques and furniture. "It's kind of a tradition," Sawyer said. "That's usually the first stop (for thrift-shop customers) because it's the best." For Sawyer, the thrift shop is more than just a store. "It's a social gathering place for like-minded people who like to hang out and talk and collect junk," she said. "It serves as a good place for college students and people who don't have a lot of money." PTO's employees - consisting of students from local middle and high schools and their parents - earn between $7 and $8 an hour, depending on the store's earnings. Students sign up to fund certain projects, such as field trips for band and chorus members or sports events, using their incomes from the shop. Since it was founded nearly It years ago, the shop has moved five times. Previous locations include Tappan Middle School and the cur- rent location of the Salvation Army on Arbana Drive. At the new location, the own- ers plan to open the store at 9 a.m. instead of 11am. The store's insurance company and fire inspectors have been inves- tigating the cause of the fire, which began in the store's back room. HOTLINE Continued from Page 1 Peterson emphasized that a number of programs are already underway to han- dle illegal or unethical behavior. "(The hotline) was a way to make that process more efficient, because one cen- tral hotline could cost less than a variety of individual ones," she said. Peterson acknowledged the wide range of responses from faculty and staff and said the University is work- ing on the details of implementation and will consider their concerns in the process. For many facultyhowever, the Univer- sity has a long way to go before it makes U-talk a viable system for reporting ethi- cal breaches. "This is a bad idea, badly imple- mented," Friedman said. "I hope the University administration will rethink it thoroughly." "His energy and love for the University and community are very refreshing," CORRECTIONS A story in last week's Daily (Speaker bids farewell to outgoing seniors, 5/2/06) incorrectly identified graduate Daniel Horton as an outgoing captain of the men's bas- ketball team. Horton was never a team captain. 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