The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 16, 2001- 7 4aw School trial set to conclude today !S1 nrive f t am Page 1 the new nartvj's chc~oi'c f RIAL ontinued from Page 1 Alumni reported that there are considerable benefits rom attending the Law School, such as the friends nd contacts made in Ann Arbor and the prestige of he University, Lempert said, and it is these kinds of actors that contribute to the success of alumni. npert also concluded that although he supports s Law School Admission Test scores as a criteri- n for admission, they are not an accurate predictor f future success. The LSAT "has a limited purpose, we should not verweight it," he said. During cross examination, Center for Individual fghts lawyer Larry Purdy argued that while diversi- y is important, it's not enough to justify using race s a factor in admissions. Purdy proposed a system in which there would be a threshold index score for applicants, who would be selected randomly from that pool. Lempert said such a system would not be practi- cal in real-world situations and would end up excluding more minorities, which would cancel the educational benefits the University seeks to obtain through diversity. "Because of the bias in the test and because of the way scores are distributed, there is no threshold you could pick," Massie said. But Purdy also questioned whether the benefits of diversity were that important to alumni. By listing the factors that a random sample of alumni said con- tribute most to the classroom experience, Purdy demonstrated that, on average, ethnic diversity was ranked second to last in importance. But Lempert said the rankings were not statistical- ly significant among each other. Also testifying yesterday was Oakland, Calif., public school teacher Tania Kappner. An ardent sup- porter of and activist for affirmative action, Kappner described her efforts to mobilize her high school stu- dents in the "new civil rights movement." "We have to have a future of equality. I try to con- vey to (my students) that this can be done," she said. Kappner also described her own education as the only black student in her program at the University of California's Berkeley campus after the passage of Proposition 209, the voter initiative which ended affirmative action in California. Kappner said her education was greatly affected by the experience and she was forced daily to "debunk a lot of racist myths" that even the most well-meaning of her classmates had about black people. Today, each side will have 45 minutes to present closing arguments. To finish the case, each side will also submit a 30-page brief summarizing their case to the judge, due by Feb. 27. a name. "I was enormously disturbed when I heard that the Democratic Party has actually allowed a student organization to adopt their name to run for office on campus," said . Coulouris, who votes Democratic. "It runs completely contrary to any notion to the way a student govern- ment should work." "Bringing the state Democratic Party into student government poli- tics is like diving into Lake Michi- gan in the middle of February," said Blue Party presidential candidate Matt Nolan. an LSA representative. "It might be new and innovative, but it's a bad idea all-around." Nolan said using a well-known political party name would be tak- ing advantage of uneducated voters on campus who do not know exact- ly what each party stands for. "The Democratic Party isn't the only liberal-oriented group run- ning," Nolan added. A full list of students running for MSA in the upcoming election and their party platforms will be released next week. SNOW Continued from Page1. iealth fair in the Michigan Union Pond Room adorned tables around he room. LSA -junior Pierce Beckham, who :oordinated the health fair, said the fternoon event went beyond pro- noting education and awareness of ex and sexually transmitted dis- a The tables lining the walls of the Pond Room reflected organizers' fforts -to include a wide variety of wealth concerns pertinent to the LGBT communities, including psy- hological aspects, in the health "The suicide rate for the LGBT communities is alarmingly high," said Ben Conway, co-chair of the LGBT committee. le added that depression rates are also high. "Addressing depression, self-morti- fication, eating disorders and self- image ... is very important, specifically to the LGBT communi- ties for overall health," he said. Speakers came from Counseling and Psychological Services and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center provided addition- al information. "It's not us-them. It's everybody," said LSA freshman Clair Morrissey, who worked at SAPAC's table. "Peo- ple of all orientations are survivors of sexual assault and dating vio- lence." Other groups came to increase their visibility on campus and to let students know their resources are available. "It's because no one else talks about it," said Medical student Nersi Nikakhtar, co-coordinator of Les- bian, Gay and Bisexual People in Medicine. "There are not a heck of a lot of out med students, so we try to provide a place for those who are or want to be." LGBPM provides resources within the medical community and also tries to establish mentoring relation- ships between faculty members and students. MGRAS Continued from Page 1. .to the overwhelming attraction of New Orleans at this time of year, hotels and hostels encourage people o make reservations the summer before the actual pring celebration. Considered by the Lonely Planet ravel guide as one of the "premier hotels" in New Orleans,. the Soniat House said that one-third of their current Mardi Gras reservations made arrangements the day of their departure last year. Hotels advise visitors to plan, ahead, and University ilum Paul Hanna, who partied at Mardi Gras last year, il nouraged students to research flights in advance. "Driving from New Orleans back to Ann Arbor was oo much driving if you ask me. Avoid it if you can," [lanna said. Each year on the day before Mardi Gras, the mayor :eremoniously relinquishes control to Rex, the "King of Carnival" for 24 hours. Leading up to this transfer of power parades, food and costumes run the spectacular nomentum of the city. Lawlessness may live in the hearts of visitors but there are still laws governing acceptable behavior. William Bess, director of the University's Depart- ment of Public Safety, encourages students to use com- mon sense in an atmosphere of the most uncommon and unexpected circumstances. "Keep personal safety in mind. If you have a gut feel- ing that something is wrong, listen to it," Bess said. Hanna said he left New Orleans last year a little rat- tled by his first Mardi Gras and the demise of his san- dals. "I had to forfeit my pair of Doc Martens as unrecov- erable after walking around the street in them," he said. Although Spelman and Kleinman said they anticipate an experience like no other, Hanna was able to equate his experiences at Mardi Gras to the University's Naked Mile that takes place on the last day of classes each spring. "I kind of relate Mardi Gras to the Naked Mile in one sense. Having run the Naked Mile three times, I think it's an awesome event," Hanna said, "But what ruins it is all the news channels and all the perverts on the streets with cameras. Mardi Gras is awesome except there might be even more perverts on the streets." REG ENTS Continued from Page 1 Harper's outline of a general plan for the construction of a new residence hall and emphasized the need for reno- vations to current halls. The regents unanimously supported moving forward on plans for a new hall. Harper noted that while the number of University students has increased by more than 5,000 students since 1968 when Bursley Hall opened, the number of residence facilities has remained the same. "This translates into fewer spaces for upper-class and graduate students," Harper said, adding that a lack of interaction between older and younger students alters the intellectual experi- ence in halls. Harper also pointed out how the needs of students have changed drasti- cally in the past three decades. "Students today have more material goods than any other generation," she said. She also mentioned the demand for technology and need for dining hall improvements. University Provost Nancy Cantor said a new residence hall can continue the University's efforts to "stretch beyond the boundaries of traditional classrooms." She suggested the hall could work towards "intertwining student life and academic pursuits" by incorporating public performance spaces, office hours for faculty fellows and graduate student instructors, classrooms for minicourses and a health or global studies living-learning community. HELP NEW STUDENTS HAVE SOME FUN! The University Mentorship Program is now recruiting for the SOCIAL MENTORING PROGRAM We are seeking to hire two people to coordinate the Social Mentoring Program. This program begins when freshmen arrive on campus and lasts throughout the first month of school. It is designed to provide 'new students with an upperclass mentor who will help introduce them to the UM social scene in a safe and healthy way. This program is targeted tozi'ards new students who z'Want to make their transition to college without alcohol. 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