The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 16, 1993 - 7 ,Admitted students voice views in'U' survey By NATE HURLEY DAILY STAFF RPORTER Large. Chalenging. Prestigious. ;Athletic. Admitted students used these four words most frequently in their re- sponses to a survey focusing on their perception of the University. The findings of the newly released "Survey of Freshman Admits" showed Atudents admitted in 1992 felt the University had an excellent academic reputation, outstanding facilities and a diverse field of concentrations. But they also felt that University faculty members do not focus on un- dergraduate teaching and rarely offer students personal attention. "We didn't find any major sur- across the board," said Frank ildiams, director of strategic plan- ning for University relations. The survey is given to admitted first-year students once every four or five years and the findings are used by the Office of Admissions for recruit- ment programs. Marilyn Knepp, director of the Office of Academic Planning and Analysis, said monetary costs and time &onstraints preclude conducting the urvey every year. "Our assumption is things don't change a lot year to year," she said. Among the survey's findings: Michigan residents listed tradi- tion of academic excellence, good programs in theirchosen field of study and cost as reasons for enrollment. Non-residents listed tradition of aca- icexcellence,athletics/sportsand Uze of the University. Both residents and non-residents listed cost and size of the University as reasons why they didn't enroll. Six of 10 admitted Michigan residents planned to enroll. Fewer than three of 10 admitted non-resi- dents planned to enroll. 0 For in-state students, Michigan State University (MSU) is the top ompetitor. Forty percent of all in- '"tate admitted students were also ad- mitted to MSU. University recruiters use the re- suIts to determine how to better com- municate with potential students. "What they are doing is to convey information to students and to con- vince them that Michigan is a place for students to come and be success- 'ul,"Knepp said. Williams stressed the importance of providing information to students at recruiting seminars. "Students will come and listen to a recruiter and have a question in their mind and never ask it," he said. THE DEATH OF A CAR 'Uopposes part of sexual assault Survivors bill ELIZABETH LIPPMAN/DaIly Ryan Rezmierski drains an '87 Chevy Cavalier. The car will be stripped and its parts will be scrapped or recycled. City to IreinVest;inA. Afica By DAVID SHEPARDSON DAILY STAFF REPORTER The University has officially ob- jected to proposed language in the Campus Sexual Assault Victims' B ill of Rights Act of 1993. The protest came in a letter to Glenn Stevens, the executive director of the Presidents Council of the State Universities of Michigan. Vice President for Government Relations Richard Kennedy said the University is concerned that federal law may already cover certain aspects of the bill, and that the University may be held responsible for non-com- pliance. "The lawyers have some ques- tions that we have to get squared away," Kennedy said. "We support the concept of the bill but still have to get some of the legal stuff fixed." The bill is sponsored by Rep. Tracey Yokich (D-St. Clair Shores) and has more than 100 co-sponsors. A similar version of the bill sailed through the Michigan House last Novemberbut died in the Senate when the session ended. The proposal would establish aset of standards for survivors of sexual assault within 120 days of passage of the bill. Bill Drake, an aide to Yokich, said his office is willing to make changes to the bill to accommodate universities. "We don't want to hurt universi- ties that are already working to make sexual assault an important issue," he said, noting that the University's Flint campus sent a copy of its sexual as- sault policies. Drake said he sent a copy of the bill to Stevens last Wednesday and is waiting for a response. "Most universities have responded by sending us their policies or for- warding complaints to the Presidents' Council," he said. Erika Gottfried, an LSA junior and co-chair of the Michigan Colle- giate Coalition's (MCC) Women's Affairs Commission, noted that the University is not in compliance with the Higher Education Act Amend- ments of 1992, which mandate a fed- eral version of the "victim's bill of rights." "The University (under the act) would be required to print copies of the act in bulletins and make people aware of their rights," she said. "I think they think it will costtoomuch." Currently, Gottfried is working with Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness CenterDirectorDebi Cain to form a University policy. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Higher Educ- tion. Rep. Kirk Profit(D-Ypsilanti), th Democratic co-chair of the commit - tee will hold hearings throughout the month, beginning today. Members of MCC will testify in today's hearing to introduce the bifl before the committee. No University students will attend. With the legislature's attentioO focused on the governor's plan for K- 12 funding, neither the University nor state officials believe the bill will be considered until after Jan. 1. By JAMES NASH DAILY STAFF REPORTER Encouraged by the prospects of free elections in South Africa, the Ann Arbor City Council voted last night to renew trade relations with the nation as it breaks from its racially divisive past. A resolution sponsored by Councilmember Larry Hunter (D-1st Ward) passed unanimously after a brief discussion and no debate. The move carries little economic weight as Ann Arbor's sole invest- ments in South Africa were in the form of pension funds. In 1986, the council voted to sever ties with South Africa in protestof the country's policy of apartheid - the enforced segregation of Blacks and whites. A more liberal South African government has gradually abolished the tenets of apartheid and declared its intention to hold free, non-racial elections early next year. In his resolution on the council table last night, Hunter added a caveat allowing Ann Arbor to pull its money out of South Africa if the political situation there deteriorates. "This is a difficult first step for us to take," Hunter said of reinvestment. "This is an issue we'll need to revisit in another four or five months, which will make us more aware of the situ- ation at that point." Sunday night, Hunter half-jok- ingly offered his council colleagues a position on the U.N. team monitoring the South African elections. Mayor Ingrid Sheldon noted in an interview that Ann Arbor is following a precedent set by other governments nationwide. Heeding a call by South African Black leaderNelson Mandela, many governmental bodies-includ- ing the University Board of Regents -have voted to reestablish economic links with the nation. The political and economic pres- sure exerted on South African leaders by sanctions like Ann Arbor's played a major role in that country's racial reforms, Hunter told the council. Didier to join Rackham, leave SACUA Clinton struggles for NAFTA votes By JAMES CHO DAILY STAFF REPORTER Graduate students should be pre- pared to welcome a new face to the Rackham family Dec. 1. Elaine Didier, formerly of the Business school, has been appointed to the post of associate dean of Rackham. "I'm very excited and I'm looking forward to this move. This is a won- derful opportunity," Didier said. Rackham Dean John D'Arms ap- pointed Didier two weeks ago to fill the vacancy created when Susan Lipschutz became associate provost of academic affairs. Didier, director of Information Resources in the Kresge Business Administration Library, will become the chief operating officer of the graduate school. She will oversee the school's budget and its 55-member staff. The appointment is subject to ap- proval by the University Board of Regents, which will meet later this week. Didier will leave more than just the Business school behind when she takes her position at Rackham. Be- cause of her move to the administra- tion and her "full plate in that role," Didier said she felt compelled to re- sign her seat on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), the executive branch of the faculty's government, Senate As- sembly. "In my new position, I will still be working with the faculty. I will cer- tainly miss the things that SACUA gets involved in," she said. Yesterday, the Senate Assembly unanimously approved Jean Loup to fill Didier's seat on SACUA. Lqup, who is the assistant to the dean of the University Library for M- Quality, will serve out the remainder Didier's three-year term, which ends in 1995. Loup has servedas SACUA's vice chair. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Strug- gling for votes with time running out, President Clinton leaned on Demo- crats opposing a trade agreement with Mexico yesterday and tried to hold Republican supporters. The White House tried to pick up farm-state votes with a wheat deal. Two days before the showdown, the outcome rested with 42 House members who said they were still undecided. Clinton argued there was nothing to lose by giving the agreement a chance. "If all the nay sayers turn out to be (correct), the treaty gives us a right to withdraw in six months," he said. The White House claimed to have picked up 15 votes over the weekend. 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