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NEWS
Bio-artography The 54th annual Ann Arbor Art Fair shows off unique photo style. >> SEE PAGE 2
NEWS
MINTS Program
Grand, Eaton look to unseat City Council incumbents
‘U’ will invest $1 million toward faculty startup programs over 10 years. >> SEE PAGE 3
By TUI RADEMAKER Daily News Editor
OPINION
From the Daily: Regents should approve new in-state tuition guidelines. >> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
Americanarama Bob Dylan, Wilco and My Morning Jacket take on DTE for summer festival. >> SEE PAGE 8
SPORTS
Beilein Extension ‘M’ Basketball coach John Beilein signs contract through 2018-19. >> SEE PAGE 12
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On a hot Wednesday afternoon, the first day of the Art Fair, attendees peruse a jewelry booth on South University Avenue.
Regents to vote on tuition guidelines Undocumented students could have access to in-state rate By AARON GUGGENHEIM Managing News Editor
Eight students were arrested in front of the Michigan Union this past April for blocking traffic. Fifty crowded the April meeting of the University’s Board of Regents wearing bright maize shirts. These students — organized by the Coalition for Tuition Equality — gathered time and again to advocate for in-state tuition for undocumented students. After almost a year of activity, and the convening of a joint task force of administrators and students, University President Mary Sue Coleman’s promise of a “positive recommendation” for
tuition equality will be presented before the Regents at their meeting Thursday. University Provost Martha Pollack, in communication with the regents, has proposed simplified residency guidelines that will specify three pathways for attaining in-state residency status: being a Michigan resident, service in the U.S. military or attending Michigan middle or high schools. “Students who are not legal residents of the state of Michigan or of the United States may qualify for in-state tuition under this school-attendance-based approach,” Pollack said. Students who qualify for the attendance-based approach would be those who attended Michigan middle school for two years followed by three years of attendance at and graduation from a Michigan high school.
These students would also need to start their University education within 28 months of graduation from high school. These changes to determining residency, the first review of this policy since 2005, will be implemented by January 2014. However, this will still not change the ability for undocumented students to receive federal financial aid. University spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald said the University decided to implement the policy in January, rather than in September for fall semester, because it gives University staff enough time to make sure “all of the details have been adequately worked through.” Pollack said in a University press release that the changes provided a simpler path for those seeking to qualify for in-state tuition. See TUITION, Page 7
In a 90 percent Democratic Ann Arbor City Council, two of the five represented wards will be contested in the August 6th primary. Julie Grand, who currently serves as the chair of the city’s Parks Advisory Commission, is challenging incumbent Stephen Kunselman (D–Ward 3). Jack Eaton, a longtime neighborhood activist and labor attorney, is seeking to unseat Marcia Higgins (D–Ward 4). While Grand said she has been focusing her efforts on personally connecting with voters by knocking on doors, Kunselman said he is relying on the strength of his record on City Council to carry him through the primary. Kunselman was first elected to the council in 2006 and has held his seat since, apart from one year in 2008. He said his defeat resulted from distancing himself from Mayor John Hieftje and his supporters. “(Wanting to be a better communicator is) how I distinguish myself from my opponent,” Grand said. “I know that my opponent hasn’t made really thoughtful decisions on council — he’s just been very divisive … If you’re really listening to your constituents then you have a better idea of what the real issues are in the ward.” See PRIMARY, Page 6