The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 9, 2001- 7 IJDGET Continued from Page 1 tier system that gives the state's 15 public universities one of five funding floors. The University, which belongs to the top tier, already is above the $9,000 per-student funding minimum. "The higher education part looks inadequate to me, said Rep. John Hansen (D-Dexter), whose district includes North Campus. "I don't think cages as a whole will be pleased with the bud- get." Although the proposal calls for less of an increase in higher education spending than recent years, Lannoye said education "remains the No. 1 priority of Governor Engler and the Michigan Legislature." The $38.2 billion total budget calls for a $1.2 billion - or 3.3 percent - increase over this year's budget. "This is a conservative spending plan," Lannoye said. "The January revenue estimates were unwel- come news," she said. Many lawmakers agree the higher education aspect of the budget proposal will likely be the part most altered by the Legislature. "There will be some shifting, and we may also find some new revenue sources. Last year we put some money from the tobacco settlement into higher education," said Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem Twp.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a member of the higher education subcommittee. But, she added, "I don't know if we're going to do that this year." Sen. Harry Gast (R-St. Joseph), who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he sup- ports repealing the tuition tax credit. "It's presumed by the administration that that the tax credit goes back to the universities in the form of a budget increase, so consequently they are giving it to the people that are educating their sons or daughters," Gast said. "On that basis it is a lot more salable than if it was just going back to the state to use to fund corrections or something like that." Sen. John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek), who chairs the higher education subcommittee, also supports a repeal. Smith pointed out that the governor made the same proposal to repeal the credit last year. The repeal, although supported by most Democrats, was rejected by the Legislature. "It will definitely be on the agenda and they've TRIAL Continued from Page 1 "Attitudes are not genetically based," Foner said. "They are the product of a long, long history of different experiences." In Foner's recent book about American perspectives on freedom, he said, he found that most white Americans think freedom is some- thing they have and most black Americans think freedom is some- thing they are still trying to achieve. "This attitude percolates into every other aspect of society," Foner said. Kai Richter, attorney for the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Individual Rights, cross-examined Foner, paying particular attention to the report that Foner was commis- sioned by the intervenors to pro- duce for the lawsuit. Richter pointed out passages in the report that noted the long histo- ry of American discrimination against Asians and worked to demonstrate that Asians, who are not beneficiaries of affirmative action policies, have also shared a history of exclusion. Foner said he agreed that there is some discrimination against Asians that still exists in today's society but that it is "considerably less than in the past." got our votes," she said. Senator Schwarz has to find seven votes." "So then in this instant go over to his side and TESTING Chnued from Page 1 you're not capable of taking on a leadership position," Wilt said. The standardized tests affected do not include those for medical or law school, as they are not part of ETS. A panel will be looking at applying the new policy to the Scholastic Aptitude Test, which is a part of ETS but is owned by College BW. egardless of whether the Col- lege Board decides to go along with the ETS policy, undergraduate admissions at the University will remain unchanged. "Even though we may get flag- ging, people who are reviewing the applications never see it," said admissions counselor Paul Fincan- non. But some people view flagging positively, feeling that it alerts admissions officers to the fact that the student has overcome obstacles to succeed. "If that is the case, I don't think removing the flag will dismiss those benefits," Ewing said, adding that a disability will likely show up else- where in an application. Grubaugh said she is "less apt" to see flagging as a positive, as admis- sions officers aren't legally allowed to ask a student if they have a dis- ability. "It just creates so much discom- fort," she said. DOT=COOM Continued from Page ± panies would always need good writers but now with the instability of e-business, the job market doesn't look as good," said Tori Turner, an LSA senior. Some students have ignored employment opportunities with internet companies because of their current financial instability. "I wouldn't want to work for e-businesses because they would pay me in stock options, and stock options don't pay for dinner," said Marvin Benninghoff, an LSA senior. Despite the now lethargic growth of most e- business, some internet based companies contin- ue to prosper and expand. Yahoo!, which produces no original material but simply distributes information and advertis- ing, still is showing revenues of more than $1 billion a yeat. Additionally, the popular Internet auction site eBay nearly doubled its revenue last year despite the sudden drop in the NASDAQ. "E-business companies were somewhat of a fad, and now the good ideas are succeeding while the bad ideas are failing," Dominguez said. While some e-businesses are down from their peak value by as much as 98 percent, many econ- omists feel there is still a great deal of growth potential for internet based companies. E-businesses cut down on cost by allowing software, customers and other businesses such as shipping companies to share the work. The Inter- net's growth potential is considerable when inter- national expansion is considered. Amazon already has business centers in Britain, Germany, France and Japan. In response to the failure of other internet companies, dot-coin liquidators such as Smart- bargains.com and Overstock.com have sprung up. These liquidators buy products at discounted rates that didn't sell from other companies, and then resell them at near wholesale. So far, the sagging dot-com economy has had little impact on University of Michigan students seeking jobs. Lynne Sebille-White, assistant director of recruitment services for Career Planning and Placement, said, "The number of e-businesses recruiting this year are about the same, but some have changed names after merging with other companies." The online world suffered a blow in the last year but growth opportunities and technology careers are still abundant. "Internet companies with good business plans that offer a product that is in demand will still succeed when they don't over extend them- selves," Dominguez said. .. t je michigan daily FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, CLUBS, STUDENT GROUPS: Earn $1,000-$2,000 this semester with the easy Campusfundraiser.com three hour draising event. No sales required. Fu aising dates are filling quickly, so call today! 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