O hneeeeit One hundred eleven years of editorial freedom "U1W NEWS: 76-DAILY S CLASSIFIED: 764057 Wednesday October 3, 2001 I *~*~:-: @MW 4* Search panel settles on 'U, chief for post By Rachel Green and Jeremy W. Peters Daily Staff Reporters University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger has accepted an offer to take over the top post at Columbia University, The Michigan Daily has learned. Columbia's presidential search com- mittee on Monday recommended Bollinger to succeed the university's 18th president, George Rupp, who is stepping down next summer. University of Michigan Regent Andrea Fisher Newman told the Daily last night that Bollinger indicated to the regents that this academic year would be his last in Ann Arbor. "My understanding from talking to one of the other regents is that he told us he was going to Columbia," said Newman (R-Ann Arbor). "We knew it was coming for some FILE PHOTO time," she said. "My colleagues and I have received calls from the members of the Columbia search committee, so I was aware that this was very serious" ? IlColumbia's new presi "We knew it was coming for some time." - Andrea Fischer Newman Regent (R-Ann Arbor) A member of the Columbia search committee confirmed yesterday that the committee voted Monday to rec- ommend Bollinger to the university's trustees. The source said all committee members were instructed to refer ques- tions to committee chair Henry King. King did not return several messages left at his home and office yesterday. "After we voted yesterday, we decid- ed to leave everything to our chair," the committee member said. Columbia's trustees could approve Bollinger for the job at their scheduled meeting later this week. This is not the first time Bollinger has been sought after by the Ivy See COLUMBIA, Page 9 University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger, shown here testifying in Lansing earlier this year, has accepted an offer to become Columbia's new president. What does the future hold for U By Elizabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter With University President Lee Bollinger poised to assume the presidency at Columbia University, he will leave behind a number of initiatives for which he has provided momentum during the past four years. With the Life Sciences Institute rapidly taking shape to become a real, physical presence on campus and as the appeals hearing for two high-profile law- suits challenging the University's race-conscious admissions policies looms, the future of these and other University issues are suddenly in doubt. Even more progress has been made on these fronts since March, when it was first rumored that Bollinger might leave Ann Arbor for Harvard University. Only weeks after Harvard passed over Bollinger in favor of former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman dealt the University of Michigan's Law School a blow, striking down the school's race sensitive admissions policies. The lawsuit was filed early in Bollinger's presiden- cy, and the former Law School dean has been a vocal supporter of the benefits of divetsity in higher educa- tion throughout his presidency, affirming affirmative action policies as a means of achieving diversity. Bollinger will be at the University when the Law School case, along with a similar case challenging race-conscious admissions policies in the Universi- ty's College of Literature, Science and the Arts, are Oreoan d lw degree from Colubia U Uiversity, appealed in the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in where he was editor of the law review. Cincinnati later this month. He will most likely be in . Professional experience: President of the University Ann Arbor when the court hands down its decision. of Michigan since 1997, provost of Dartmouth The University maintains it has built strong cases College from 1994 to 1996 and from 1987 to 1994 for the use of race as one of many factors in admis- dean of the Michigan Law School. Bollinger first joined sions policies, and it has been speculated that the two the Law School faculty in 1973. Previously, he was a law cases will eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court. clerk for Judge Wilfred Feinberg on the 2nd Circuit Courtof If tht s hecaeB mlnger will almostcetil Appeals and for Chief Justice Warren Burger on the U.S. Supreme Court. Ifthat is the case, os certainly Expertise: Nationally known expert on free-speech and First Amendment issues watch from New York City as those lawsuits are and he has published many books, articles and essays in scholarly journals. Indeed appealed to the high court. Family: Married to Jean Magnano Bollinger, an artist' with studios in Dexter and In addition to providing a strong presence in sup- Vermont. Two children: Lee, a graduate of the University of California at port of the University's admissions policies, Berkeley and the Michigan Law School, and Carey, a graduate of Harvard Bollinger has spearheaded many campus initiatives. . University and current student at the Columbia University Law School. See BOLLINGER, Page 9 : Rumsfeld in Middle East to consult with U.S. allies State likely to slash funding for colleges By Louie Meizlish Daily Staff Reporter Michigan will likely face a serious revenue shortage in the coming year that could lead to dramatic decreases in state funding of higher education and result in substantial tuition increases. "It appears that the economy hasn't quite acted like we thought it would," said Jay Wortley, a senior economist with the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency. A consensus revenue estimating conference has been scheduled for next week - three months ahead of schedule - in light of the slowing economy. At the conference, the directors of the House and Senate fiscal agencies, along with the state treasurer, will agree on revenue projections. The governor and Legislature are not allowed to appropriate funds beyond those projections. Last May's projections, Wortley said, were no longer expected to be accurate. He predicted revenue for fiscal year IIAAI .. : L, -A a 1 ..ooL .,A n I-a tn *n Qonn _m:i- Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - The Bush administration yesterday presented evidence to its key allies that it said links Osama bin Laden to the Sept. 11 attacks, and dispatched Defense Secretary Don- ald Rumsfeld to the Middle East to consult with allies in the anti-terrorism campaign. The two steps increased the pressure on Afghanistan's Taliban regime to hand over bin, Laden, and were seen as necessary preconditions to military action in Afghanistan, where the ter- rorist leader makes his headquarters. The flurry of activity seemed to point to an imminent strike, though administration officials refused to discuss timing. President Bush repeated his demand to the Tal- iban to turn over bin Laden and other leaders of the al-Qaida terrorist network. But the president gave Afghanistan's Muslim fundamentalist gov- ernment no hint of how much more time it might have before facing military force. "I have said that the Taliban must turn over the al-Qaida organization living within Afghanistan anA mntd Aestrov the terrArist camns..ther- leaders. "There are no negotiations. There's no calendar. We'll act on our time." Rumsfeld was set to leave last night for Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and Uzbekistan, taking off just hours after Bush gave him the assignment. Saudi Arabia, Oman and Egypt are traditional U.S. allies in the region, but Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic strategically located on Afghanistan's northern border, has never loomed particularly large in U.S. diplomacy before. Victoria Clarke, the Pentagon's senior spokes- woman, said Rumsfeld "plans to talk about the campaign against terrorism and have significant consultations over there." Before heading to the airport, Rumsfeld said it is important to talk to potential allies, especially President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan. "It seemed to me that given their geography and their situation, that having a face-to-face meeting with the leadership (of Uzbekistan) would be a useful thing," he said. Karimov has agreed to open his country's air- space for U.S. military overflights but has left the status of Uzbekistan's valuable air bases unclear. "Ihekistan sunnorts the resolution of the AP PrnUIU i