Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Monday, January 13, 1992 RECESSION Continued from page 1 Director of Presidential Com- munications Shirley Clarkson indi- cated that private donations were critical to maintaining the Univer- sity's quality of education. "As a public institution, for many years it wasn't necessary (to obtain private donations), but the situation has changed and evolved," she said. "It's really a critical part of pur margin of excellence." Harrison said that while fund- ing from the federal government, the state and tuition account for approximately an equal distribu- tion of University funds, the Uni- versity needs to place more empha- sis on soliciting donations from private sources, both corporate and personal. "We need to move the private support from $100 million to a little more than $200 million," he said. "That's a major, major task ahead of us." Despite the current state of eco- nomic duress and a slight decrease in private funds, donations from the more than 350,000 University alumni have increased this year. Executive Director of the Alumni Association Robert Fore- man remarked that people priori- tize during times of economic pres- sure and end up lending education a helping hand. "In times of economic concern, people who do have resources at their disposal do look at the needs of organizations," Foreman said. "Education, in times of recession, turns out to be a prime gift of phi- lanthropy. People take gifts to the University seriously." He added that despite the state of the economy, an estimated 2,000 alumni participated in the Rose Bowl tour - the second largest contingent in University history. LSA junior Stephen Kelke, who solicits alumni donations for the Michigan Telefund, said that the University's football and basket- ball teams, in addition to its aca- demic reputation, have helped re- tain donors. 'That makes the alumni feel good about the University... It's very easy for them to be enthusias- tic about the school," Kelke said. While Telefund collected $3.4 million last year, the organization representatives expect to reach $3.75 million this year. "Last year, average gifts went down a little bit, but things have recovered," said Laura Bordeau, Michigan Telefund manager. "It was kind of a double whammy with the Gulf War and the reces- sion." Last year's dry spell in alumni donations is being quenched by an increase in donations this year. The current alumni pledge rate of 47.2 percent has grown from last year's 36.2 percent, Bordeau said. The pledge rate of regular donors, which comprises the bulk of revenue, grew from 63 percent to 72 percent. Michigan Telefund Program Manager Mark Brotherton said Telefund has adopted new strate- gies to ensure success. For example, less pressure is being placed on in- dividual alumni. "We're making our expecta- tions more realistic," he said. Kelke indicated that alumni are receptive to donation requests de- spite the recession. "Of course there are some that have had finan- cial crises, but overall our alumni are very supportive," he said. Alumni who decline to donate money do so begrudgingly, Kelke said. He said that those alumni tend to have financial troubles, children in college, are buying a house, or are making other major investments. Although Kelke speculates that donations will decrease if the re- cession continues, he argues that many alumni have established Uni- versity donations as an annual rit- ual in their lives. "A large portion of the alumni donors are in the recession-proof category," Brotherton said. "We're actually seeing that more people are getting involved this year." The University's revenue level will probably increase, Brotherton added, estimating that future fund- raising efforts should draw in even more funds. "Once the recession pulls out, we should be able to sustain the money increase," he said. "We're expecting to see a large increase in the money we raise over the next few years." Moscow Continued from page 1 - many were ambassadors' children and she did not know how politi- cally tolerant they would be. Her best times, Fred recalled, were those spent in an American friend's dorm, where the students could not speak English, but dis- cussed politics and the conditions of years. She observed an anti-Yeltsin demonstration outside the Kremlin. When the end of the day arrived, Yeltsin stepped out and led a pro- cession. Fred stood five feet away, snapping photographs of the leader to show friends and family at home. On weekend trips, Fred traveled to Kiev, St. Petersburg and Central Asia. "The cultures in all the re- 'The cultures in all the republics are so different. It's easy to see they were never meant to be connected.' - Ellen Fred LSA junior the new commonwealth for hours in Russian. "They think their problems as Russians are not unsolvable, but difficult. More students are into the politics of the international arena. As for at home, they don't know what to do either. As much as they love Russia, they're bummed out that they got stuck there. It's as though they feel helpless in the hands of the government," she said. On the other hand, a lot of stu- dents hold strong political views for or against Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Fred said. "There are many demonstrations against Yeltsin, but we don't hear about all of them here in the media. The media here sways America's opinion." Fred participated in a street march Nov. 7 to commemorate the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. It was the first time the holiday was not nationally recognized in 74 publics are so different," Fred said, referring to the ethnic strife which may have contributed to the the union's downfall. "It's easy to see they were never meant to be con- nected. No wonder there are so many conflicts." The host family Fred lived with in Moscow was wealthier than oth- ers, she said. They had a car and two summer homes, and fresh vegetables from their garden. Her host father held a position high up in the Rus- sian diplomatic arena, though he never went into detail about what he did,wFred said. When she would ask about the family's political opinions, he was formal in saying something like, "We feel like ev- eryone else feels." In the early 1970s, Fred's host family lived in the United States for six years while her host father worked under the General Secretary of the United Nations. She said that although her host family was well off, they experienced the freedoms and economic stability of the U.S. and knew what they were missing in Russia. Referring to the ever-changing exchange rate in Russia, she said members of her host family would sometimes ask, "Why can't we have bananas. Why is our system in such havoc?" Fred's host sister created an analogy which Fred said explained the situation best: "A dollar is like a tree forever growing. The ruble is now a log." Fred stood in line two hours for bread and four hours to call home in a local telegraph office. While she stood in line, she said she felt like a target. "I went to the bank to exchange twenty dollars into rubles. People behind me stared. Although it was just twenty dollars, that was more hard currency than an average Rus- sian family would see in a .year. I stood out as a foreigner. The prices were high, but the salaries are not there to compensate for them." "I got close enough to these peo- ple that I felt guilty holding an American passport knowing that at any time, I could leave," Fred added. As of Jan. 1, Russians may not leave without paying a fee in a more stable currency than the ruble, such as the dollar. When Fred did leave Dec. 10, she said she felt sad. But she said she looks forward to studying in Siberia for a month next summer while preparing her senior thesis on Lake Baikal's environmental problems. CANDIDATES Continued from page 1 with every dollar they spend." To be eligible to vote in the April 6 election, registrations must be processed by the city clerk's office by March 7. Anyone of voting age with an Ann Arbor address, including a University address, can register at the city clerk's office on the second the floor of City Hall, located at the corner of Fifth Ave. and Huron. III These are the candidates running for the Ann Arlor City Council in the April 6 general election: St Ward Larry Hunter (D) Howard King (R) © nd Ward Peter Fink (R) Ralph Michener (D) ©J rd Ward Bob Grady (D) * William Krebaum (D) Joe O'Neal (R) j th Ward Franz Mogdis (R) Peter Nicolas (D) © th Ward Jeff Muir (R) Thals Peterson (D) DENOTES INCUMBENT 0 I --- - David Rheingold/DAILY GRAPHIC HILLEL Continued from page 1 she said. "So if funds are cut, staff and programming suffer." Glaser declined to comment on possible cuts, but Harrison offered a few possibilities. Hill Street Cinema - a film co- operative run out of the Hillel building at 1409 Hill St. - has al- ready made cutbacks by showing three movies this semester instead of six, as in previous terms. A lack of funds could cause shorter building hours and could curtail the number of campus events Hillel is able to sponsor. One-third of Hillel's annual op- erating costs must be raised by the organization itself, with the re- maining two-thirds coming from regional and national organizations such as the Jewish Federation of De- troit and the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation. Hillel fund-raisers have included a student phone-a-thon last Novem- ber, which raised $13,000, and an ap- peal letter sent to parents in September, which raised $20,000. A student campaign raised $2,800 and a donation from Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity brought the organization $2,100. Individual contributions provided the remaining $71,100. Future fund-raisers include cam- paigns aimed at the Greek system early next month, fundraisers in various cities across the country and another phone-a-thon in February. In addition, Hillel is approach- ing Detroit businesses, said Bradley Keywell, chair of the Friends Fund- raising Committee. Staff and programming cuts might affect Hillel this year, but it is more likely to impact the organi- zation next year, Glaser said. "Over the last two or three years it has become increasingly difficult, but we've come to a point where we have to raise considerably more money," Brooks said. Fifteen hundred students visit Hillel each week and 4,000 of the 6,000 Jewish students on campus are involved with Hillel in some capac- ity, Harrison said. Hillel has eight full time em- ployees and one part-time employee. "Our economic situation is a pothole," Glaser said. "We have to learn how to fill it up by finding new sources of money. We need some help. We need a roadcrew to help us raise the money." Mollie Buckley, director of Com- munications in the Foundations Of- fice at the University of Wisconsin. "But we're already up from last year." Berkeley just completed "an outstanding year," said Brad Barber, assistant vice chancellor of Devel- opment. "The greatest amount of money we ever had was in this first quarter." Despite Berkeley's recent suc- cess, Barber is skeptical about future giving. "I must say this is a little bit of a mystery ... Maybe the reces- sion is not as bad as we think." join our Staff Write for the - Sports, Opinion, News, Arts & Photo Call 764-0552 for more info OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS? Volunteers needed for test of new and promising medicine to relieve intrusive, repetitive, nonsensical thoughts or overpowering urges to carry Jout repetitive nonsensical actions. Those qualifying will receive free medical and psychiatric assessment, free psychiatric treatment during the study and free recommendation about treatment afterward. Must be at least 18 years old, in good physical health and able to interrupt any current treatment with psychiatric drugs. For information call: Shannon at (313) 764-5349 (U-M Anxiety Program) between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. FUNDS Continued from page 1 director for the Challenge Fund at Emory University, and John Hayes, director of Development at Dart- mouth University, said donations have increased this year -yet both noticed significant changes which they attributed to the recession. "This December we were ahead of last December in gifts and pledges," McNay said. In addition, only four months into a year-long campaign that draws money just from individuals, the campaign has already reached 50 percent of the desired goal. However, the biggest difference is a trend of donors promising money instead of immediately send- ing it. "We have more pledges than cash this year." Hayes said that donations to Dartmouth are up 20 percent this year, but the actual number of con- tributions is lower than usual. "Our sense is that while our dollar con- tributions are running ahead of last year, the number of gifts are lagging. "No one has come out and said, 'We're in a recession and can't con- tribute,' but it's safe to say that looking at the number of gifts is the best indication that the recession is having an effect." Spokespersons from the Univer- sity of Wisconsin at Madison, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Chicago said that they do not be- lieve the recession has affected their campaign drives. "We're still in the process of wrapping up year-end figures," said VIDEO Continued from page 1 in, they would always tell was out. Finally, I went in; was there, and he took care of it, but he never really apologized." Wax could not be reached for comment. University students are not the me he and he I 1 only parties pursuing Wax in court. A silent partner in the video store has filed a claim against Wax to re- coup the money he invested, accord- ing to court records. The case, Murdock vs. Wax, al- leges that Wax gave Murdock a fraudulent representation of the store's finances. However, this case must also wait for the court to rule on Wax's bankruptcy petition. The silent partner has petitioned the court to dismiss Wax's bankruptcy claim. This petition was scheduled to be heard Friday in the Washtenaw Circuit Court, but has been postponed. There have been no criminal charges filed against Wax, according to Detective George Gallus of the Ann Arbor Police Department. 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