LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - 5A STADIUM Continued from Page IA looked like a torn up battlefield. Coach Lloyd Carr, along with several players complained of poor footing and drudg- ing through the numerous divots while playing the Nittany Lions on Saturday. The current Prescription Athletic Turf was placed in Michigan Stadium in 1991, and last re-sodded in the spring of 1999. But associate athletic Director Mike Stevenson said it has gotten pro- gressively worse this season. He said the roots for the turf have shortened from six inches in August to three-quar- ters of an inch deep. Stevenson said Michigan has utilized the expertise of agronomist experts from Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State over the past few years, and has come to the con- clusion that a change is needed. "You have to have a proper field to play on," Martin said. "Players can slip or get injured, and that shouldn't happen." Martin could choose to replace the grass at Michigan Stadium with the same FieldTurf used in Michigan's indoor practice facility, Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. That turf was installed in just a week, Martin said. The same company that furnished that surface, Montreal-based FieldTurf, feels it is a viable option. Mike Gruppe, direc- tor of sales and marketing for Quest Turf - which handles FieldTurf's marketing in six states - said a typical project for a college football stadium has cost any- where between $700,000 to $900,000. Other than Oosterbaan, FieldTurf can be found at Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, Maryland and Illinois - as well as the Detroit Lions' Ford Field. "There are many new, innovative sur- faces on the market today and our job will be to work with Lloyd to make sure we have the surface we feel is best for our student-athletes," Stevenson said. "Let's face it, we tried to make natural turf work, and we couldn't do it." LAWSUIT Continued from Page 1A does not believe the intervenor's position will improve the chance of the under- graduate case being taken up by the Supreme Court. He also said the Univer- sity is now preparing to respond to three petitions, hoping that the Supreme Court does not accept the Law School case. "In the Law School case, the Univer- sity has said that we believe the 6th Cir- cuit got it right, they held that our policy constitutional," Alger said. "We had a victory in the 6th Circuit and we will fight any attempt to overturn that victory at the next level." But Alger said that if the Law School case is to be reviewed, the undergraduate case should be too. The attorney Miranda Massie, who is representing the Law School inter- venors, said she supports the petition because deciding the cases together could strengthen the impact of the Supreme Court decision. "We need both cases there together and we need a strong ruling for integra- tion from the Supreme Court," she said. Massie added she asked for a delay in filing a response to CIR's petition for the Law School case because she has been ill. The court granted two weeks, moving the deadline to Oct. 29. Massie said it is not uncommon for the court to grant this sort of extension, but it requires a good reason. "In the context and how important the issues are, we just needed more time," Massie said. "The court sees the case as being critical just as the parties do." Alger said the University will use the extra time to improve its argument. Faculty meet Coleman, regents candidates By Soojung Chang and Michelle Zamplas D aily Staff Reporters Senate Assembly members got a glimpse of the future during their monthly meeting at the Business School on Monday, hearing from both University President Mary Sue Coleman in her inaugural address to the group and can- didates running for seats on the University Board of Regents in the Nov. 5 election. "I think that her speech was very informa- tive for the faculty," said Jack Gobetti, vice chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the leadership body of the Senate. Gobetti said he was especially impressed with Coleman's knowledge of the University after serving as President for only 10 weeks. She gave her perspective as a newcomer and mentioned a variety of campus issues, including last weekend's Second National Student Confer- ence on the Palestine Solidarity Movement, the Life Sciences Institute, the permanent appoint- ment of Provost Paul Courant, the University budget and the lawsuits facing the University regarding the use of race in admissions at the Law School and the College of Literature, Sci- ence and the Arts. Coleman said the University worked hard this weekend to keep the campus safe for conference attendees. "The University must be a place where any person is free to express any opinion on any subject," she said, adding that the conference seemed to have gone smoothly. In discussing the lawsuit facing the Law School, Coleman cited the ruling from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals stating that the admis- sions policy was fair and just. "I'm very proud to be a part of the defense of our principles," Coleman said. Coleman also said it is most important "to keep recruiting the best and brightest schol- ars" and to "enhance the undergraduate expe- rience" when asked about her vision for the University's future. Coleman said she was particularly impressed with the ability of the different departments on campus to work together on interdisciplinary initiatives. Following Coleman's address, a forum was held for University Board of Regents candi- dates, in which those running fielded a variety of questions regarding the role of a regent and their plans if elected. "The questions made it pretty clear who had some kind of real grasp of the issues," said a faculty member who requested to remain anonymous. University alum David Boyle said the ques- tions allowed the candidates to disclose more about their personal lives. He also found it encouraging that a number of students plan to run for the positions. The Senate Assembly is made up of 72 elected faculty members from the Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses. They represent the interests and concerns of faculty members throughout the University system. TONY DING/Daily University President Mary Sue Coleman addresses the Faculty Senate Assembly for the first time Monday afternoon. . DID WE MAKE A MISTAKE? PLEASE LET US KNOW ABOUT IT ASAP. E-MAIL US AT CORRECTIONS@UMICH.EDU. University Renal Research and Education Association (URREA) is an internationally respected not-for- profit health outcomes research foundation specializing in epidemiologic, health policy, and health economics studies. 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If you are interested in any of these positions, please send a cover letter, writing sample and resume to: Patti Fritz-Hobson, Director of Administrative Services URREA 315 West Huron, Suite 260 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 No phone calls, please. The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan presents The Harry A. and Margaret D.Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Inaugural Lecture Why Wait for Another Afghanistan? The Case for Increasing U.S. Aid by Catherine A. Bertini From 1992-2002, Ms. Bertini was Director of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), the largest humanitarian agency in the world. At WFP, she managed emergency, refugee, and development food aid operations designed to reach people in great need. Most recently she worked in Afghanistan, Kosovo, North Korea, and the Horn of Africa. Wednesday October 16, 2002 4:00 p.m. Schorling Auditorium