eahor onight: Chance of snow, ow around 30*. omor~ro: Partly sunny, igh around 37°. I "U One hundred six years of editornzlfreedm Wednesday October 30, 1996 ...... ' . a t , > ",f 'ah i v 'fi N k .u "ki4 r rr+' r #a' ,? ' :; .... ^ , + ,. __. ' x " . " (6 t z: ... C .S te'w ar> kkcw.c hs. n.sN;x' x, wro: xr k ' £.,,v's^us ss rSo v v i .. . .... ... ... 1m BiA iJh ° .., 4ew 'U' Jodi S. Cohen nJef Eldr.dge 'y-Staff Reporters The next University president may be chosen " ss than a week. Board of Regents met privately yesterday nd decided to begin publicly discussing final- ists Nov. 5. "Next Tuesday, the _egents will meet in the Regents' Room to choose he next president of (the University)," Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann or) said last night. egents have spent the 1 week interviewing d socializing with the Presidential Search dvisory Committee's four recommended candi- tes - Dartmouth Provost Lee Bollinger; Stanley Chodorow, provost at the University of Pennsylvania; Carol Christ, provost and vice Student may have falsified tesearch From Staff and Wire Reports The University found its scientific integrity questioned yesterday when it was revealed that a junior scientist had falsified research in five major genetics projects. The junior scientist worked on vari- ous studies with Dr. Francis Collins, a former professor of human genetics at tUniversity and the current head of t:National Center for Human Genome Research. The head of the National Institutes of Health agency has asked that all or part of five published articles on a mnajor leukemia research project be with- drawn. "This is a very disturbing series of events," Collins said yesterday. In a "Dear Colleague" letter mailed 1 othe genetics research commu- Rp SCollins said the junior scientis~t Reun had confessed "to a stunning series of rnm performing some experiments and that he made up the data that he reported. The data was used both in the scientif- By Je ic publications and as his thesis for a lDaily *doctorate at the University. En The alleged fraud is being investigat- welfa ed by the NIH's Office of Research Th Integrity, Collins said. front The University has also started its abou own investigation. Weif 'This is an unusual incident. It is Thi very serious. We dealt with it by com- recei mencing an investigation. We want to fundi see what the full extent of this is:' said A U a Baker, associate vice president for "I versity relations. bill,"' "Obviously this is of great concern, for t We have policies and processes in place "The to deal with misconduct in research:' Fil Baker said it is important for the - University to resolve this problem. "It is incumbent upon the University toQ keep public faith. The public should. have no doubt of the institution's com- mitment to academics" she said. Some members of the University a ilty said they were shocked that ollins' research was found to be falsi- fied, but said they could see how this might happen. By K "Collins is a man of high scientific Daily standard and ethical standard," said Tl Julian Adams, a biology professor. annu "This can happen in any big lab in the room world. Collins has a large research and operation and what happens some- man} times, unfortunately, is someone breaks "1 * rules." com Medical students at the University Rucl also said they understood how this kind the c of problem could occur. one "It can happen anywhere. It's hard to Al talk to everyone (who assists in their research). Mentors don't have to verify or en pres. may be named next week Regents to open discussions on Election Day chancellor at the University of California at Berkeley, and Provost and Vice Chancellor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Larry Faulkner. Vice President for University Relations Walter Harrison said he was not sure about the Tuesday meeting's format and did not estimate its probable length. "They will start this deliberation process Tuesday. They might complete it by Tuesday," Harrison said. "I would hope that we will come to some sort of conclusion as quickly as possible," said Regent Andrea Fischer Newman (R-Ann'Arbor). The board will use this week to individually review transcripts from interviews and town-hall meetings with the four finalists, Harrison said. They also will most likely conduct reference checks with the candidates' colleagues and seek input from members of the University commu- nity. "Part of the difficulty is that they don't know how each other feels!' Harrison said about the regents' upcoming decision. According to a recent court decision, regents cannot discuss candidates with each other or with a PSAC member. Regents also cannot pri- vately discuss recommendations they get from third parties. Newman said it is difficult to predict whether the board will come to a consensus about a can- didate on Tuesday because regents have not been able to discuss their opinions with each other. "I would hope we have an 8-0 support," Newman said. "With this board, lots of things could happen." PSAC Chair Jeffrey Lehman and search con- sultant Malcolm MacKay also will attend Tuesday's meeting. Until that meeting, the regents will have a lot to consider. Regent Shirley McFee (R-Battle Creek), who co-chairs the Presidential Search Committee, said she will use the next week to sift through doc- uments and contemplate the candidates.. "That's, in my mind.: the cooling down period > that we now do," Mc Fee said. She said regents will use the coming days to "reflect on what we learned." Each candidate came Mc ee with a different emphasis and personal style. Though the four candidates look similar on paper - all are provosts at major universities, and all have backgrounds in the arts and sci- ences - their approaches were different enough to satisfy Newman. "There's been a diversity of ideas and experi- ences, and each one is very different," Newman said. "Each one comes at everything differently. Each one has given a variety of answers:' Without naming her preference, Newman said she is slowly designating a favorite among the four. "I definitely have some strong feelings. I am not completely there yet," she said. The last nine days were a benchmark in the University's history of presidential searches. For the first time, finalists for the presidency were publicly questioned by the regents. Candidates and questioners were left to sink or swim on their own, without the shield of confidentiality. Bollinger discussed philosophical ideals about academic freedom and open communica- tion. Christ talked about implementing a 16-per- cent across-the-board budget cut at Berkeley while preserving undergraduate education. See PRESIDENT, Page 7 Candidates or regent debate U' concerns By Jeff Eldridge Daily Staff Reporter Four candidates for the University Board of Regents met last night under the shadow of recent developments in the presidential search - a subject that led off more than an hour of discus- sion. Gathering in the Michigan League. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor), Republican Mike Bishop and Democrats Olivia Maynard and S. Martin Taylor discussed issues facing the University. The meeting was mod- erated by Michigan Student Assembly members, and about 25 students were in attendance. Near the top of the agenda was the presidential search and the duties of the next president. Baker, the only incumbent in the race, said choosing the new president is the issue of greatest significance to students, adding that board members hope deliberations will be completed by Tuesday night. Taylor noted the coincidence that the University will choose its president on Nov. 5 - the same day the 50 states will pick a leader for the country. "We'll be getting two presidents on that day," Taylor said. Maynard said the four candidates for University president possess strong credentials. "'ve been impressed with the thoughtfulness and ability of the three men and one woman!' Maynard said. Bishop said the next president needs See DEBATE, Page 2 WARREN ZINN/Uaily blican candidate Mike Bishop from Rochester Hills gestures during last night's debate of candidates for regent. He is ng against Democrat Olivia Maynard from Detroit for University regent. candidates clash over welfare bill signing ennifer Harvey Staff Reporter notions run high when candidates talk about are. is election season, those emotions are at the of political debates. Candidates disagree t whether or not the recent passing of the are Reform Bill was the right decision. he bill institutes a five-year lifetime limit for ving welfare and changed rules about the ing of and eligibility fqr welfare. lot of Republicans said it was a good move. am absolutely in agreement with the welfare said Joe Fitzsimmons, Republican candidate he U.S. House in Michigan's 13th District. current system hasn't worked" tzsimmons said the changes will help people move off welfare and into the work force.: "The best welfare in- the world is a job," he ' said. "People need a- helping hand, not a_ handout."" But Democrats are, divided on the issue, some maintaining the changes made by the No. .1 i bill are wrong, and oth- ers saying the bill is a good start but needs requ improvement. Fn U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) said she quat thinks the bill is far from perfect. "The current bill "' has a number of problems and cannot deliver tool 3 . x , r t , : . in a 12 part series everything it promis- es," Rivers said in a written statement. Rivers said she thought a move for change was necessary. "I voted for the welfare bill with great reluc- tance" she said. "But I wanted to be clear that I supported change and responsible making this bill work for real families in the real world." Gov. John Engler, a Republican, said President Clinton and other Democrats are not committed to welfare reform. Engler said that even though Clinton signed the bill, he has no intention of enforcing the bill as is. He said Democrats will try to change the bill in the 105th Congress. "(Republicans) are delighted the president signed the bill," Engler said. "But we don't like his apologies for signing the bill. It's all 'wink, wink, nod, nod - we'll fix it."' Mark Brewer, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, said Clinton signed the bill to set change in motion, but that Clinton knew changes would need See WELFARE, Page 7 irements." urther legislation is necessary to ensure ade- e services for current recipients, Rivers said.. Real reform means giving people the right s," she said. "The next Congress must focus on urvivors share stories of rape, & ' ssault in 10th Spea Out' atie Wang Staff Reporter he warm glow of two candles set the stage for the 10th al "Speak Out," last night in the Michigan Union ball- n. After two hours of sharing stories about sexual abuse the road to recovery, one candle was left glowing and y of the 250 attendees left feeling overwhelmed. thought it was pretty amazing to hear all the strength ing from the women and men who spoke tonight!' said hi Mishra, an LSA first-year student. "If everyone had courage to speak out against sexual assault, it would be way we can fight it" bout 25 females and one male shared with the audience stories of abusive relationships that resulted in violence motional abuse. For several of the survivors, this was not "It was scary not to remember everything then and it was scary to remember everything when it did come back," she said. After the memory of the rape surfaced, she said she began to experience nightmares. "For the first two years after the rape. I had nightmares every night," she said. "I expected to be raped in my night- mares, I expected to be raped everywhere. "When I'm awakened at night, I am not a 20-year-old girl, I am a 12-year-old child," Loughran said. Phil Francis, the only man to speak, spoke emotionally of the verbal abuse he receives from his father. "This is the first time I'm disclosing this!' he said. "Even though I'm speaking out tonight, I still feel it's silent because there's one person I wanted to get my message to tonight and . .- ._.. : _rri.. _ ., _.:, ,,.