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Crew leaves Biosphere after controversial two-year stay

ORACLE, Ariz. (AP) -Biosphere
2's crew emerged yesterday from a
two-year experiment in self-sufficiency,
filling their lungs with fresh air and
waving to some 2,500 reporters and
cheering well-wishers.
"They said it couldn't be done,"
said crew member Mark Nelson. "But
here we are - healthy, happy."
The event, dubbed "re-entry" by
Biosphere operators, blended NASA-
style techno-speak with the trappings
of a Hollywood media event.
Festivities began with an early-
morning concertand a speech by chim-
panzee researcher Jane Goodall.

Operators say the crew set a record
for living inside an essentially closed
structure - designed as a mini-earth
with rain forest, ocean, savannah and
farm.
But the dome has been opened more
than two dozen times, first for crew
member Jane Poynter to get surgery
after injuring her finger and later for
import of thousands of small items,
including seeds, sleeping pills, mouse-
traps and makeup. Outside air was
pumped in once and pure oxygen was
added twice to balance the atmosphere.
After testing and upgrading equip-
ment, operators of the $150 million

'I milked the goats for the last time, fed the
chickens for the last time, I saw the sunrise on the
space frame in my apartment for the last time.'
- Sally Silverstone
crew member

private, for-profit enterprise plan to re-
seal the dome with a second crew early
next year for a one-year stay.
The four-man, four-woman crew
that left Biosphere yesterday ranged in
age from 29 to 69. All are single and
agreed to just one restriction on their
social life - no pregnancies. They

throat as I walked around Biosphere 2
this morning," said crew member Sally
Silverstone of Walthamstow, England.
"I milked the goats for the last time, fed
the chickens for the last time, I saw the
sunrise on the space frame in my apart-
ment for the last time."
Crew members lost an average of
13.65 percent of their body weight on a
diet heavy on such items as sweet pota-
toes, rice, peanuts, bananas and wheat.
They occasionally had an egg, chicken
or goat meat and coffee.
The experiment, once billed as a
prototype space colony, has been ac-
cused of deception and amateur sci-

ence and drawn unflattering compari-
sons to Disneyland, in part because it
attracted more than 400,000 paying
-visitors in two years.
AbigailAlling, theNewYorknative
who oversaw the ocean and coral reef,
said most of the controversy resulted
from the media's misunderstanding of
a complex project.
"Never did I give up on the experi-
ment," Alling said. "It never got to a
point where we all wanted to get out."
The project is run by Space Bio-
spheres Ventures, a private company
financed largely by Texas billionaire
Edward Bass.

have refused to discuss possible ro-
mances or arguments.
In their remarks, they didn't reveal
many personal details of life under the
glass-domed 3.15-acre world, or speak
concretely of plans. But most spoke
fondly of the world they were leaving.
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more behind us now than it was be-
fore," said captain Tanneisha Barlow.
This year, the cheerleaders will also
compete against collegiate squads from
across the nation at the National Cheer-
leaders Association Competition and
the Universal Cheerleaders Associa-
tion Competition.
"Our goal is to make the Michigan
cheerleaders one of the elite programs
in the country," Johnson said. "We
would like to be in the top five in three
years, and the top three in five years."
To reach the top, these men and
women must continue to build trust in
each others' abilities. Men and women
are paired together and use this rela-
tionship to perfect skills for competi-
tion.
The cheerleaders are used to com-
peting, as they have extensive sports
backgrounds.
Many of the men on the squad were
athletes in high school. However, none
of them were cheerleaders.
One of four captains, Dan Acciavatti,
who was on the football and diving
teams in high school, said he had no
intention of being a cheerleader when
he came to the University.
"I met a cute girl and she said I
should try out for cheerleading," said
Acciavatti, who is an Engineering se-
nior.
Coach Johnson admitted that the
squad will have to work very hard to
win the competitions, but right now his
concern is that the squad does what it
has to at the football games.

BYLAW
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Baker said he will continue to repre-
sent what he sees as students' position
on this issue.
President Duderstadt supported the
entire amendment.
"I think for many years it has been
known that the University has lagged
behind other universities," Duderstadt
said.
Law School Dean Lee Bollinger
said, "The deans unanimously simport
that decision."
Some students, staff and faculty have
pressed for this bylaw change for years.
In March 1984 the Lesbian and Gay
Rights on Campus (LaGROC) group
asked the regents to include sexual ori-
entation in the bylaw.
Then-President Harold Shapiro is-

sued the Presidential Policy Statement
on Sexual Orientation in March 1984.
The policy states that sexual orienta-
tion is "irrelevant" to academic and job
performance, as are race, sex hnd na-
tional origin.
The regents affirmed the policy in
January 1988.
The presidential policy does not
apply to the University's relationships
with outside organizations,-including
the federal government, the military
and the Reserve Officers' Training
Corps (ROTC).
The June 1991 report of the Study
Committee on the Status of Lesbians
and Gay Men recommended that By-
law 14.06beamendedtoincludesexual
orientation.
Duderstadt said Friday, "Both Presi-
dent Shapiro and I think the proper way
to deal with this was to make it part of
the regents' bylaw."



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ALCOHOL
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well. AndreaFoote, a research scientist
working with the Task Force, said that
a large percentage of underage drinkers
have illegally used alcohol at campus
bars and restaurants.
Of all campus community binge
drinkers, graduate students had the high-
est incident rate of drunk driving, but
were less likely to encounter problems
with authorities. Forty-three percent of
undergraduates, 56 percent of gradu-
ates, 40 percent of faculty, and 54 per-
cent of staff members said they had
driven drunk at least once during the
past year.
In the past, the University has drawn
few conclusions that link alcohol con-
sumption to sexual crimes. Reporting
campus-specific statistics, this survey
found that 17 percent of undergraduate
women had been sexually harassed or
assaulted by someone drunk or high in
the previous year.
Foote advised the campus commu-
nity about personal actions while under
the influence.
"Be sensible about what you want
to do," Foote said. "Don'tdo things that
will put yourself at risk and that will put
other people at risk." -
The survey did not address whether
any women who responded to this ques-
tion had been drinking prior to these
occurrences.
Before commissioning the study,
task force members believed that drink-
ing games were a widely used method
of binge drinking. And while there are
a number of undergraduates that do
partake in these games -12 percent-
the numbers where much less than the
task force expected.
Scott VanHorne, an Engineering
junior, clad in a Hash Bash T-shirt, said
his favorite drinking game is Chande-
liers.
"Drinking games are fun. They give
you something to do," he said.
While the data are now certain, the
question is what the University will do
with it.
Dr. Glaser expressed his hope that
the conclusions would result in a new
effort toward change. "This report pro-
vides a rationale for further action," he
said.
Foote agreed. "We hope the infor-
mation from the survey will feed into
policy makings," she said.
But one student said she feels that
the University is wasting its time.
Liz Vogel, an LSAsenior, said, "The
University treats us like children. It
would be better if they put more money

DUDERSTADT
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The money for the equity adjust-
ment will be drawn from the
University's auxiliary activities fund,
and not the general fund, which pro-
vides most salary money.
Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit)
said the regents want to provide
Duderstadt with the compensation he
deserves.
"We are committed to bring about
equality," she said.
Brown said the new plan will help
the University attract and retain high-
quality candidates for its administra-
tive positions.
"The University of Michigan is tra-
ditionally ranked among the very best
universities in the nation," he said.

"Therefore, the overall policy of the
University of Michigan is to compen-
sate its president at a level commensu-
rate with the top public universities in
the country.
Without the increase, Duderstadt's
pay ranks seventh among presidents of
Big Ten universities. Now he ranks
third. Northwestem President Arnold
Weber earns $285,386.
If the regents increase Duderstadt's
salary in this manner - a 5 percent
merit raise and a $16,000 equity boost
-he will earn $232,373 in fiscal 1995.
His salary in 1996 will be $259,991.
In addition to the $206,070 salary,
the plan aims to provide Duderstadt
with "security within the University
community after (he) ends his service
as president."
Providing he does not leave the
University to accept a post at another


REGENTS
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the East Engineering Building, C.C.
Little Building and an engineering
building on North Campus.
Preliminary plans were revealed for
a construction project on one of the
campus' most recognizeable land-
marks. The project, to be implemented
sometime next year, aims to connect
the south ends of Angell and Haven
halls.
The additional space will be used to
house classrooms and instructors' of-
fices. The English department will use
most of the space. The project is ex-
pected to cost $6 million and will be
funded with the University's non-capi-
tal resources.

Provostand ExecutiveVicePresi-
dent for Academic Affairs Gilbert
Whitaker announced plans to imple-
ment a University center for interna-
tional studies. .
The center, which is to be called the
International Institute, will consolidate
the University's study abroadprograms.
It will be located within the College of
LSA.
Whitaker said it will serve as a re-
source for students interested in study-
ing abroad, in addition to helping inter-
national students find a place at the
University.
He added that establishing the cen-
ter keeps in the spirit of University
President James Duderstadt's commit-
ment to a global and international focus
in University education, which he men-
tioned in his inaugural address.

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