LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2000-- 5 " Cancer organization fundraises for afflicted youths By Shabnam Daneshvar Daily Staff Reporter Thanks to University Students Against Cancer and 340 participants, nearly a dozen cancer patients age 5 to 17 can enjoy sum- mer camp without having to pay a dime. Charity Night,'the first event of Cancer Awareness Week for children who live with cancer and their siblings, raised more than $9,000 last night at the Cavern Club in Ann Arbor. "We've been working on this for weeks," said Business senior Erica Karp, one of the three directors in charge of the charity event. Karp and her roommates LSA seniors Lara Englebardt, Allison Sherman and Stacey Goldberg have all knocked on doors asking people to buy tickets for the event, with all proceeds from this and every event this week going to Special Days summer Camp. "We completely exceeded our expectations since we were hoping to.make about $6,000 to $7,000 through this charity event. Now, we're looking at $9,000" for the summer camp, she said. The event included a comedy act and dancing at the club. "By holding it at a bar, we thought we would get more people than if we held it at the Union, which has less space. We (were) even at maximum capacity at the Cavern Club," Karp said. Julie Blaszak, president of USAC, said this week is the biggest event of the year for the student group. "Our goal for this week is two-part. One, we want to raise greater awareness of can- cer in terms of educating people about the disease and prevention, and two, we want to raise money for Special Days Camp," in Portage, she said. Awareness Week Co-chairwoman Christie Wiles said students are adamant about cancer support because "anyone that you ask has probably known someone who has been touched by cancer," she said. To provide a support group for students who are cancer patients, or their family members, USAC was established in 1989. From what was once a one-student endeavor, Blaszak boasts that USAC has "skyrocketed since then" to nearly 200 members who have joined together to "make people more sensitive to the dis- ease" since it is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, Blaszak said. This week, USAC has planned events including bucket drives on the Diag, a candle-light vigil planned for tonight on the Diag at 9, a mass meeting tomorrow in the Union with two guest speakers who live with cancer and a five-kilometer run or two-mile walk Sunday at the Indoor Track Building. An art exhibit featuring cancer patients' and survivors' works of art will also be displayed at the Union Study Lounge throughout the week. Get your cookies! GOSS, Continued from Page 1 in spite of the micro-management from a few regents," Goss wrote. "The questioning of the qualifica- tions and hiring of personnel is a dan- gerous precedent to set with the Regents in the athletic department or for that matter any university depart- ment. I am sure you would agree that it is not their role," Goss wrote. But perhaps the largest problem in Goss' and Bollinger's relationship was one of communication. In the August letter, Bollinger addressed their mis- communication. "Another matter of concern for me has been not learning about issues ... until they're far along." Goss apparently shared this con- cern, saying he needed to have a clear- er picture of what Bollinger envisioned for the department. "I need to have a better understand- ing of our relationship going forward. I need to understand when you have concerns so that they can be addressed," he wrote. Goss added that he felt unsupported by the administration. "I expect to manage through a hostile external environment. However, internally I must know that I have a President that supports me in this role." But the problems of miscommuni- cation continued and culminated with the events surrounding the suspension of men's basketball guard Jamal Craw- ford. Bollinger was apparently unaware of the questions surrounding Crawford's living arrangement with Seattle businessman Bary Henthorn and the athletic department's investiga- tions into the matter. In a letter dated Feb. 2, the day after Crawford's initial suspension, Bollinger wrote he was "speechless to have found out for the first time this morning about the issues relating to Jamal Crawford and especially about "I hope you can understand just how unacceptable this state of affairs is." - Lee Bollinger University president in a letter to former Athletic Director Tom Goss the dealings with the NCAA." "I can think of numerous questions that institutionally I should be address- ing, and we should be addressing together, and yet steps have already been taken without my knowledge. I hope you can understand just how unacceptable this state of affairs is," Bollinger wrote. Bollinger stated that the Crawford situation only added to the issues where Bollinger felt "inadequately prepared" to deal with other problems involving players. At that time, men's basketball coach Brian Ellerbe was scrutinized for his possible intervention in an alleged theft involving three of his players. "What is going on?" Bollinger asked at the end of the Feb. 2 letter. Goss officially announced his res- ignation just six days later. Camp Michigania Alumni Association of the University of Michigan Working at the University of Michigan alumni camp is a rewarding and exciting opportunity. Since 1961 Camp Michigania has been a treasured experience for thousands of UM alumni and their families. 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