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GOVERNMENT

Federal resouce 
to provide data on 
costs, financial aid 

by school

By SAMI WINTNER

Daily Staff Reporter

With college application sea-

son in full swing, the White 
House launched a new initiative 
Saturday to provide a compre-
hensive college data source for 
prospective undergraduates.

The 
College 
Scorecard 
— 

which includes data by college 
on cost of attendance, graduation 
rates and student loan debt — is 
intended to help families deter-
mine which schools may be the 
best fit. The scorecard also con-
textualizes each school’s set of 
data by providing comparisons to 
national averages.

The site also links to resources 

that provide students with infor-
mation on federal financial aid 
packages, as well as a tool that 
forecasts the federal aid students 

would likely receive.

Along with the rollout, the 

U.S. Department of Education 
highlighted the University’s for 
its high graduation rate and low 
costs for low-income students. 
The University was one of 30 
schools to make the list, which 
included several Ivy League 
schools like Harvard Univer-
sity and Yale University. Only six 
public universities made the list, 
including two of the University’s 
peer institutions, the University 
of Virginia and the University of 
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Obama has recently intro-

duced several policy initiatives 
focused on higher education, 
including a plan to move the Free 
Application for Federal Student 
Aid deadline forward to align 
the delivery of aid packages with 
college decisions, as well as a 
$175-million grant competition 
to promote apprenticeships.

Along with First Lady Michelle 

Obama, Dr. Jill Biden and Secre-
tary of Education Arne Duncan, 
Obama is leading a nationwide tour 
focused on education. The presi-

See SCORECARD, Page 3A

School of Music, Dance and Theater freshmen Cailin Ferguson (left) and Alyssa Gorman (right) dance improv under trees outside the Central Campus 
Recreation Building for a dance composition class on Tuesday.

DANCES WITH TRE ES

Mechanism 

developed at ‘U’ 

could also improve 

early detection

By IRENE PARK

Daily Staff Reporter

University researchers pub-

lished a study last week that 

could lead to a lower mortality 
rate for breast cancer patients. 

Lonnie Shea, professor of bio-

medical engineering and chemi-
cal engineering, and Jacqueline 
Jeruss, associate professor of 
surgery, developed a device to 
attract and capture cancer cells. 
The aim: improve early detec-
tion of breast cancer that spread 
to other organs — such as lungs, 
liver, brain and bones — and form 
tumors, which is called metasta-

sic breast cancer. This can subse-
quently cause organ failure.

The study, published in Nature 

Communications, reports the 
device can not only aid early 
diagnosis, but also prevent breast 
cancer’s further spread.

Shea said metastasis is often 

discovered when the tumor has 
already spread to other organs and 
the organs’ functions are impaired.

“Unfortunately, the available 

therapies are not very effective 

at that point,” Shea said.

According to the National 

Cancer Institute, breast cancer is 
the second most common cancer 
for women in the United States, 
and the second leading cause of 
cancer-related deaths in women. 
There are about 230,000 new 
cases in women and 2,300 cases 
in men each year.

The 
porous, 
sponge-like 

device described in the study is 

SCIENCE

See BREAST CANCER, Page 3A

RESEARCH

Study finds daily use 
climbed nationally, 
though prevalence in 
A2 remains unclear

By KATIE PENROD

Daily Staff Reporter

Students in the United States 

are using marijuana at the high-
est rate since 1980, according 
to recent results from a survey 
conducted by the University’s 
Institute for Social Research. 
Though the numbers attracted 
significant attention nationally, 
it’s unclear whether the findings 
mirror trends at the University.

The study, funded by the 

National 
Institute 
on 
Drug 

Research and conducted annu-
ally for the past 35 years, found 
that one in 17 college students 
smokes marijuana on a daily or 
near-daily basis.

The number of students who 

said they had used marijuana 
within the past 30 days also 
increased in recent years, from 

17 percent in 2006 to 21 percent 
in 2014. Additionally, the per-
centage of students who said 
they had smoked in the past 
year increased from 30 percent 
in 2006 to 34 percent in 2014.

Lloyd Johnston, a research 

professor and senior research 
assistant at the Institute for 
Social Research, said the sur-
vey doesn’t provide a defini-
tive answer as to whether these 
trends apply at the University. 
Because the survey pulled from 
students nationwide, there is no 
data specific to Ann Arbor.

However, he said because the 

University is academically rig-
orous and selective, marijuana 
use might not be as prevalent 
compared to other schools.

On the other hand, John-

ston said the perception of 
marijuana’s risks has decreased 
in recent years, leading to 
increased use in many parts of 
the United States. The survey 
found the percentage of high 
school graduates, ages 19 to 22, 
who thought marijuana was 
dangerous decreased from 55 

Pollack: Proposal 
could decrease 

alcohol consumption 

on Thursdays

By SHOHAM GEVA

Daily News Editor

University Provost Martha 

Pollack said Tuesday she was 
supportive of a faculty recom-

mendation that more classes 
be held on Friday to address 
excess student drinking.

The Senate Advisory Com-

mittee on University Affairs 
suggested the proposal Mon-
day during their weekly meet-
ing, which Pollack attended.

“I am very concerned — I 

think as is (University Presi-
dent Mark Schlissel), and Vice 
President (for Student Life E. 
Royster) Harper — about the 
issue of drinking on campus,” 

Pollack said in an interview 
with The Michigan Daily. “And 
we do know that one of the 
issues is that now the weekend 
often spans three days and that 
there is a problem with Thurs-
day evening drinking and there 
is research that shows that Fri-
day classes cut down on Thurs-
day-evening 
drinking. 
So, 

because I actually care quite 
deeply about the safety and 
well-being of our students, I 

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See PROVOST, Page 6A

RITA MORRIS/Daily

Engineering sophomore Jacob Lutz plays pool with friends at the Michigan Union Pool Room on Tuesday. 

BILLIARDS BONANZ A

ACADEMICS

Early-bird hours 
draw hundreds of 
students before 

Oregon St. matchup

By JACKIE CHARNIGA

Daily Staff Reporter

Central Student Government 

convened for their second meet-
ing of the semester on Tuesday to 
outline several initiatives for the 
upcoming year. Dean of Students 
Laura Blake Jones also addressed 
the assembly to promote a close 
working 
relationship 
between 

CSG and her office.

CSG President Cooper Charl-

ton, an LSA senior, also lauded the 
assembly’s joint initiative with 
University Dining to open din-
ing halls on last Saturday’s game 
day up to three hours earlier than 
normal weekend hours. The effort 
aimed to curb unsafe drinking by 
providing students, particularly 
freshmen, access to food before 
tailgating activities.

See CSG, Page 3A

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

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» INSIDE

Toeing the line: Navigating 
roommate conflict at the ‘U’

New college 
‘scorecard’ 
aims to aid 
applicants

New device could prevent 
the spread of breast cancer

Marijuana use 
among students 
reaches new high

Provost open to idea of 
increasing Friday courses

CSG touts 
success of 
game day 
dining plan

