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Amendment.
"Still in America today, we have
policies that forbid people to show up
at the polls because they are the wrong
race, Blum said.
Blum also outlined the lawsuits
against the race-conscious admissions
c in University's College of Literature,
cience and the Arts and Law School.
Blum said that based on the results of
similar court cases across the nation, he
believes affirmative action laws in
Michigan need to change. He added
that while he fully supports the concept
of diversity, he doesn't believe the issue
is solely a matter of skin color.
"In truth, race and ethnicity tell us
nothing of importance of a person,"
Blum said. "1t doesn't tell us how
smart a person is, how artistic or ath-
tic, if they read novels or if they read
TV Guides.
"These policies make all blacks, all
Hispanics, all Asians and whites inter-
changeable with each other," Blum
added.
Blum also highlighted University
Residential College Prof. Carl Cohen
as "a hero." Cohen has been criticized
for his outspoken views against the use
frace as a factor in admissions.
"Carl Cohen is the most courageous
man ever to have come forward in the
history of the University of Michigan,"
Blum said. "He has been demonized
and villanized and treated as is he
were a naked, blatant racist because of
his views."
Blum said that while he has never
met Cohen, he wrote him a personal
letter telling him how "greatly I
admired him."
During a question-and-answer ses-
sion following the speech, many stu-
dents asked Blum about issues ranging
from the opposition he has dealt with
for his views to his suggestions for
mobilizing people for his cause.
Blum said even though he has been
confronted with demonstrators and
"glares' he believes in pushing forward.
"We will win if we rationally and
almly argue the issues," he said.
Students seemed satisfied with
Blum's presentation.
"Affirmative action is always a big
issue on campus and it's important to
provide a counterpoint to the tradition-
al view on campus," LSA freshmen
Chip Englander said.
VOICE President Dustin Lee, an
LSA sophomore, said the speech was
the organization's first official event,
The group plans to develop more
speeches, panels and debates next
Achool year, as well as to recruit new
students and add to its e-mail list of 70
members.

Programs, opportunities attract students

By Lindsey Alpert
Daily Staff Reporter
Many prospective students flock to the U.niversi-
ty for the football. Some come for the Nal'.ced Mile
and Hash Bash. But some, with aspirations of med-
ical school or research positions, comer for the
research opportunities.
The University boasts the top ranking in the
nation for research spending and fifth in th :e nation
for quality of research, according to the Ins jitute for
Scientific Information.
"The primary people who do research on cam-
pus are the faculty" Vice President for Research
Fawwaz Ulaby said. "But every graduatei. student
on campus is a researcher and there are many
undergraduate students who participate inr UROP
cent ins
RESEARCH physica
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accounted for 12.2 percent. The Mone
remaining 19.3 pci-cent of the money distribu
came from industries, non-profit orga- ones re
nizations and foundations as well as money.
trade and professional associations. Befor
The University funds used to sup- the Univ
port research comes out of the school's grant an
general fund, not out of student's "Wer
tuition, Ulaby said. from ex
"When the University receives Offhaus
grants and contracts from the federal the Res
government, we charge an indirect cost Departm
to cover everything that happens on ical Sch
^ampus," Ulaby said. "That money "WeI
goes into the general fund." look foi
The University will supply small sponsoi
amounts of money to researchers for lines," O
labs, equipment, supplies and salary, but the flags
the majority of the money researchers There
use comes from federal grants. the 1999
Many of the grants for medical July 1,1
research are received from the NIH. are 1,06
Of the money spent by the University, ty today
47 percent was spent in life sciences, some th
19.6 percent in engineering, 13.7 per- multi-ye

and other such programs across campus."
The University created the Undergraduate
Research Opportunity Program in 1988 as a way to
involve women and minorities in research. It has
evolved into a 650-project, 900-person program for
freshmen and sophomores to work one-on-one
with a faculty member. Students participate in a
wide range of academic fields including humani-
ties, biomedicine and engineering. Last year,
UROP developed a pilot program for juniors and
seniors, UROP director Sandra Gregerman said.
Eighty members are participating this year.
LSA junior Deepa Kamath, a UROP humanities
peer adviser, said the program isn't for everyone.
"If a student doesn't want to put anything into it,
they're not going to get anything out of it,' Kamath
said.

Kamath helped transcribe a diary of a University
medical student during her freshman year and
interviewed women before'and after receiving
anesthesia. She said a research stint the next year
solidified her decision to study biopsychology.
Students not involved. in UROP still have the
opportunity to work with some of the top
researchers in the country. Many researchers post
notices for lab assistants or select students to help
in their projects. "I wouldn't think of doing research
here at the University without involving students,"
psychology emeritus Prof. Martin Gold said.
Gold said he chooses students based on their
interest. "The students are already screened
because they attend the University of Michigan,
and if they're in good standing, I select on interest."
The students help reduce the workload that

would otherwise be done by paid assistants from
outside of the University while learning the ins and
outs of research. Many students are also included
as co-authors in works published by the professor.
"Students often are at least acknowledged for
their help," Gold said. "Quite a bit of graduate and
undergraduate students have been published"
Researchers need to have their work published to
continue receiving funds and be considered top
researchers. "It's very common to have successful,
powerful scientists who are recruited heavilyby
other universities," said Stanley Watson, co-direc-
tor of the Mental Health Research Institute. "Uni-
versities will go out and try to find someone with
particular skills."
- Daily Staff Reporter Robert Gold contributed to
this report.

social sciences, 9.3 percent in
i sciences and 10.4 percent in
glds.
ey that comes from taxpayers is
ted to the projects, with the top
ceiving the most amount of
e grant proposals can go out of
versity, they must pass through
d contract offices.
review all requests for grants
ternal sponsors," said Heather
, an administrative assistant in
search and Grant Contracts
ient, which is part of the Med-
ool Dean's Office.
look through the grants and
r compliance of the University
r and medical school guide-
ftbaus said. "We make sure all
s are in place."
were 1,101 grant proposals in
9 fiscal year, which lasted from
1998 to June 30, 1999. There
5 active grants at the Universi-
y, some of which are new and
hat are continuations from a
ear grant.

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