F abe lsirbio'uu &dIi HAAMN G TIMES SECTION B 02002 The Michiga a} n r r ihgn.TedaArl1.20 Seniors share memories . as time in A2 runs short By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter When the Class of 2002 marches down the field of Michigan Stadium for commencement ceremonies on April 27, they will carry with them memories of football games, parties, scandals, deaths and Sept. 11. LSA senior Robert Clubb said his favorite memory of college is his first experience in the "Big House" in the fall of 98. Although the team lost to Syracuse that day, he said he still remembers the day with fond memories. "All the people, it was just humon- gous. I had never experienced any- thing like that in my life," Clubb said. Other memories that came to stu- dents' minds involved campus hang outs, classes and the other parts of college life they will soon leave behind. LSA senior Barry Sims said Blimpy Burger holds a special place in his heart with its "quad with pep- per jack cheese on an onion roll, grilled 'onions, mushroom and egg with Tabasco sauce, mayo and ketchup." But seniors said not all their memo- ries were fond ones. "I'm moving somewhere far away and working a while. Barry Sims LSA senior Another of Clubb's most vivid memories happened three years later when he saw the second tower of the World Trade Center crumble to the ground on Sept. 11 from a small tele- vision set in the E.H. Krauss Natural Science Building. "I couldn't believe my eyes. I remem- ber Dan Rather saying we were in the grips of an 'orgy of terrorism.' Words can't describe what happened that time," Clubb said. LSA senior Genevieve Geisler said she will remember the drama of the University being in the mid- dle of the lawsuits regarding the use of race in admissions, which were filed in 1997. "I was interested in (the) affirmative action debate and how it was centered here on cam- pus," she said. Geisler also said she has fond recol- lections of certain classes, particularly a medical anthropology class with Prof. Holly Golden. "I just thought it was really interest- ing and it had to do with what I wanted to do with my career," Geisler said. Many seniors said if they could change one thing about their college experience it would be either pursu- ing a different major or taking the opportunity to study abroad. Several seniors said some advice they would give to incoming Universi- ty freshman is to take advantage of everything offered, not get over- whelmed and slowly ease into college. "Take it easy your first year. Don't take on too much, college is a lot differ- ent than high school," Clubb said. "Just try to acclimate to college life." Though some seniors are staying in Ann Arbor, most will move away to attend graduate school, work or pursue their own lives. "I'm moving somewhere far away and working a while," Sims said. DAVID KAZ/Daily Seniors look forward to graduation on April 27 and bright futures filled with careers, families and for some, many more hours studying in the Law Library. Bollinger leaves 'U' for Ivy Leagues t W By Rachel Green and Jeremy W. Peters Oct. 3, 2000 University of Michigan President Lee Bollinger has accept- ed an offer to take over the top post at Columbia University, The Michigan Daily has learned. On Oct 1, Columbia's presidential search committee recom- mended Bollinger to succeed the university's 18th president, George Rupp,.who is steppingdown next summer. "My understanding from talking to one of the other regents is that he told us he was going to Coluibia," said University Regent Andrea Fisher-Newman (R-Ann Arbor). "We knew it was coming for some time. ... My colleagues and I have received calls from the members of the Columbia search com- mittee, so I was aware that this was very serious." A member of the Columbia search committee confirmed yesterday that the committee voted Monday to recommend Bollinger to the university's trustees. The source said all com- mittee members were instructed to refer questions to commit- tee chair Henry King. King did not return several messages left at his home and office yesterday. "After we voted yesterday, we decided to leave everything to our chair,"the committee member said. Columbia's trustees could approve Bollinger for the job at their scheduled meeting later thisweek. This is not the first time Bollinger has been sought after by the Ivy League. He has been rumored to be a top candidate for Columbia's presidency since March, when he was one of three finalists for Harvard Univer- sity's top job but was passed over by the university's search committee in favor of former U.S. Treasury Sec- retary Lawrence Summers. Bollinger's decision to leave the University of Michi- gan comes at a time when it is involved in numerous multi-million dollar development projects, including the $700 million Life Sciences Initiative and a search for a permanent provost. With the pending departure of Bollinger and the provost position still vacant since Nancy Cantor left this summer, Newman said the regents. must act hastily. "Michigan is bigger that one individual, and I wish Lee well and good luck, but we have tremendous people on this campus that could fill some big shoes. I'm really not con- cerned at all with the path that's been set," Newman said. 'U' awaits decision in admissions lawsuits By Shannon Pettyplece Feb. 5, 2002 Reports suggest that the decision from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the University's use of race as a factor in admissions may come down sooner than expected. University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said she believes decisions in the appeals of Gratz v Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger, filed by the Center for Individual Rights, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm, could be announced within the next four to six weeks. The suits challenge the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and the Law School's admissions policies. In both cases, the plaintiffs argued they were denied admission to the University because of their race. Oral arguments for the appeals ended on Dec. 6. Now, a panel of nine judges are reviewing material and discussing a verdict. "Litigation takes a long time and it's on a time table that is sort of foreign to our current day pace, and we are just in the period now of waiting for the court to rule, said Liz Barry, deputy general counsel for the University. After a decision is passed down, the next step for the University is uncertain because there are a num- ber of factors affecting both sides decision to appeal to the Supreme Court. : "The crnlv thing that is definite is Former University President Lee Bollinger said Jan. 6, 2000 that the yellow halo on top of Michlgan Stadium would be removed. Stadium halo removed for 2000 season By Anna Clark Jan. 7, 2000 The halo crowning Michigan Stadium - which students, alumni and other members of the University community have openly criticized - will come down before the 2000 football season, University President Lee Bollinger announced Jan 6. "While we don't have any official statistics, I have to con- cede that, according to public response, many more disliked the changes than liked them," Bollinger said. Bollinger said the upcoming renovations to the stadium will be "a much more public process," although he is not certain how the Athletic Department will garner community opinion. In September, Bollinger said "the renovations to the stadi- um were a mistake. We were rushed and we did not have sufficient public commentary on the changes." The halo debuted during the first game of the 1998 foot- ball season - the same year the Athletic Department recorded a deficit of $2.784 million for the 1998-99 fiscal year. Although some speculate that the Athletic Department lost revenue this year due to the halo's poor reception, Wayne Baskerville, director of development for the Athletic Department, said money matters were not the deciding fac- tor in the decision to remove the stadium's halo. "There were so many aspects of the decision to remove the halo," he said. "I imagine (finances) were looked at as one of many considerations, but it certainly wasn't the most crucial aspect." England first woman to lead 'U' marching band in history ,.... r . .. ,: