The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 10, 2000 - 7A &tudy: Minority enrollment has increased in last 10 years [Getting defensive The Associated Press Black and Hispanic high school graduates are get- wing swept up in the tide of Americans pouring onto college campuses, with enrollment climbing steadily for both groups in the 1990s, a study found. But the rate of blacks finishing high school fell in the late 1990s, and Hispanics lagged far behind whites and blacks in getting their high school diplo- mas, according to the report released last Thursday by the American Council on Education in Washing- ton, The study analyzed Census and Education Depart- ment figures for 1996-97, the latest available. The E Fund, the charitable arm of General Electric Co., aid for the research. College attendance at any time among all high school graduates ages 18 to 24 reached a record high of 45 percent in 1997. Among whites, the figure was 45 percent, up from 41 percent in 1991; blacks, a record 40 percent, up from 32 percent in 1991; His- panics, 36 percent, vs. 33 percent in 1994. Enrollment for blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Ameri- cans and American Indians rose 4 percent between 1996 and 1997, the study found. Between 1994 and 1995, their numbers climbed by just under 3 percent. The study was too soon to gauge the full effect of California and Texas dropping affirmative action in college admissions in the two most populous states. The University of California system did away with affirmative action beginning with the undergraduate class that entered in 1998. After a federal court rul- ing, Texas ended racial preferences at state schools beginning with students applying to enter in the fall of 1997. Washington state voters banned race and gender criteria in admissions starting in 1999. - As for the high school graduation figures, the dropout rate represents "a very serious problem for African-Americans, for Latinos a catastrophe," said Gary Orfield, professor of education and social poli- cy at Harvard University. Nearly 83 percent of whites ages 18 to 24 had high school diplomas in 1997, compared with rough- ly 75 percent of blacks. In 1990, the rate among blacks was 77 percent. Whites holding high school diplomas were 8 per- centage points ahead of blacks in 1997, the widest gap since 1992. The gulf between whites and Hispanics was far greater: Only 62 percent of Hispanics ages 18 to 24 had completed high school in 1997. That was some improvement, up from about 58 percent the year before. Orfield blamed high-stakes testing -- "They don't pass the test. They get discouraged. They drop out" - the push to end social promotion and poverty afflicting both schools and students. Among Hispan- ics the problem is also a lack of English among immigrants, he said. Gwendolyn Cooke at the National Association of Secondary School Principals blamed teachers with low expectations and inadequate training. ,'U' halts appeal to study new information CRAWFORD Continued from Page IA LeRoue, who had not commented on the case, also could not be reached for comment. LeRoue's attorney in the suit, William Spurr, did not return several phone calls placed to his Seattle office. Henthorn said LeRoue knew well of is relationship with Crawford, one hich he calls paternal. Henthorn previously told the Daily that he and Crawford became close after his fourth year of high school. Crawford moved in with Henthorn with a letter from Crawford's mother, Venora Skinner, asking Henthorn to be Crawford's guardian. Neither Hen- thorn nor Skinner could ascertain exactly how Crawford met Henthorn d when he moved in with him. The relationship between Crawford and Henthorn caused the NCAA to suspend Crawford for six games for violating an amateurism bylaw that prohibits present or future NCAA ath- letes from receiving preferential bene- fits or services. A source within the Michigan Athletic Department told the Daily that the Crawford incident led to the forced resignation by Athletic Director Tom Goss on Tuesday. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported yesterday that the NCAA rul- ing wasn't the first time Crawford and Henthorn's relationship has led to an investigation. Rainier Beach High School in Seat- tle, which Crawford attended, asked the Washington Interscholastic Activi- ties Association during the 1998-99 academic year to rule on the 1993 Jeep Cherokee that Henthorn gave to Craw- ford, the Post-Intelligencer reported. The paper said the WIAA decided Henthorn was a family friend and not an agent, thus no action was taken against him. Rainier Beach officials asked Crawford not to drive the car. Michigan coaches could not be reached for comment as to whether they knew about the high school ruling during the recruiting process. When asked if he knew about the relationship, Michigan basketball coach Brian Ellerbe has refused com- ment. Henthorn said Ellerbe knew of the situation and had met Henthorn during the recruiting process. Michigan, currently in the appeal process, has stopped its appeal of the NCAA ruling to study the information released by the two Seattle papers. "We have just learned of the infor- mation. Anytime we receive new information, we look into it - and we will do so in this case," University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said yes- terday. "The University's appeal has been delayed while we investigate this new information." According to the Post-Intelligencer, LeRoue worked for Henthorn at Inno- vative Communications Technologies, a privately-based telephone company that offers long distance services for businesses. She quit her position when she did not receive repayment on the loans used to buy Crawford the Blazer and jewelry in 1998. Her attorney told the newspaper she had no knowledge of NCAA rules when Henthorn asked her to co-sign on the loans. Crawford missed the third game of his suspension last night. He is sched- ule to return, barring a winning appeal by Michigan, for the Feb. 24 game against Purdue. AP PHOTO Jerome Williams of the Detroit Pistons jokes around yesterday at the team's practice facility at the Palace of Auburn Hills, where the Toughman World Championship will be held today and tomorrow. SCHOLARSHIP Continued from Page1A annually. The award was created "to reward students for demonstrating leadership and support for LGBT students teach- ing tolerance and making this a more comfortable place," said Edith Bletch- er, scholarship unit coordinator at the Office of Financial Aid. 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