The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 7 EXHIBITION Continued from Page 1 For example, "Dr. Zhivago" was published in Ann Arbor before the censors allowed it to be printed in Russia. "Many of these works were acquired from donors and an exchange program with Soviet libraries," Crayne said. LSA accordingly assigned St. Petersburg as the theme of fall semester. The wide range of people at the University who do work relat- ing to the second-largest city in Rus- sia were enthusiastic about the idea of the theme semester, said political science Prof. William Zimmerman. "We have a strong Russian Department with strong ties to St. Petersburg University," he added. The classes offered include his- tory, political science, film, litera- ture and dance courses related to the theme semester. These pro- grams celebrate the "enormous lit- erary and artistic tradition of St. Petersburg," Zimmerman said. The program also includes a lec- ture series, a film series and per- formances of Russian ballet and theater by the University Musical Society. The library's exhibit will be over Nov. 22, and the art museum's exhibit ends Nov. 23. ::< ...,.. , ;::: ' , < %"kv t ? M t l,.i: " i r .? + A ;i 4. 'LC g<> > Y x f i C ri: t.f i \%:: i; { ;k k: "'%' ii {:: iv::::.::.:. .: :: : v,; . .,., 1 :}} i {.,*35 } +{ > 2: .ri. y{ ::s:J i Yi? ? ;X .:. ; " , :. ..:;:S:riS::: K fh 2 "C^ l ijir::{ n .. s} ..:5: .: +%x ;.g i i?1."i 4 Isabel stonms down coast at 160 mph RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) - Cars, recreational vehicles and SUVs streamed inland from North Carolina's Outer Banks yesterday as up to 90,000 people were urged to get out of the way of Hurricane Isabel, the most powerful storm in four years to menace the mid-Atlantic coast. Isabel's winds weakened during the day to about 105 mph from a peak of 160 mph over the weekend. But forecasters said the hurricane could strengthen when it crosses the warm waters of the Gulf Stream on a projected course that could take it straight into the Outer Banks early tomorrow. Holly Barbour, vacationing from Wheeling, W Va., said she and her family planned to head south to Myrtle Beach, S.C. "Yesterday was so nice, we couldn't believe that a storm was coming," she said. "A lot of people were saying they were heading out when they told us to evacuate. So we're going to do the same." Coastal residents from South Carolina to New Jersey board- ed up homes and businesses and stocked up on batteries, water and other supplies. North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley declared a state of emergency, allowing him to use the National Guard and also seek federal disaster relief after the storm passes. Easley urged residents to evacuate low-lying coastal areas. "Now is the time to prepare," he said. "The course and intensity of this storm may change very quickly." I Down by the river JOEL FRIEDMAN/Daily Members of the Michigan men's crew team row down the Huron River during practice yesterday. BIOTERROR Continued from Page 1 write grant proposals. "The initiative is basically a cross-campus initiative in research and training, bringing people together to develop their own research and align it with the initiative," said Public Health Prof. Arnold Monto, director of the initiative. "Our job is to try to take advantage of the strengths of the University's resources and to try and get funding." The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases distributed the funds among eight Regional Centers of Excel- lence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE), which then channel the money to various institutions for research and training. The Midwestern RCE received $35 million and will administer those funds to 14 institutions, including the University of Chicago and North- western University. The University of Michigan received $7.5 million, said James Baker, the initiative's director of research, who lobbied for the University. "The initiative is a means through NIAID to ensure that there is regional expertise in bioterrorism. They want to sup- port research in bioterrorism and to provide a central resource if there is an attack," Baker said. Throughout the University, departments can work directly with the issue of bioterrorism, conducting research on anthrax, for instance, Monto said. Other programs evaluate government policy and measuring threat response levels. The School of Public Health is working to improve Michigan's detection sys- tem so health officials can accurately identify a potential threat. "We are gathering people across campus who show interest in bioterrorist research," Monto said. Jenifer Martin, the initiative's administrator, said the initia- tive has an advisory committee made up of deans and faculty from throughout the University. "We work to link the University's research capabilities with federal and state demands to prepare for and prevent bioterror- ism in a post-9-11 world," Martin said. Biological research involves developing countermeasures such as drugs and decontaminants so that the state's health infrastructure can more effectively respond to a health crisis. Administrators noted that bioterrorism prevention involves both man-made and natural threats, including diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and smallpox. The bioterror initiative "will provide centralized resources so that communities like ours will not have to deal with such diseases, so that they will be contained within laboratories. You can reassure people in the community that they will not have to deal with live, toxic agents,"Baker said. Free lg/tbulbs, music draw students to Energy Fest 2003 ENERGY FEST Continued from Page 1 groups and organizations in one event," said Terrence Rindler, an Engineering senior and employee of the Uni- versity's Utilities and Plant Operations who has coordinat- ed Energy Fest for the past two years. The Energy Star award, created in 2000, has previously been awarded to only three other universities: the College of New Jersey, Louisiana State University and the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. Those universities achieved the EPA's stringent energy standards required to receive the award. The combined energy system is one of several EPA Energy Star conservation initiatives voluntarily imple- mented by Utilities and Plant Operations over the past eight years. Efforts such as the Green Lights Program, which replaced lighting across campus with more effi- cient lightbulbs over the past five years, save the Universi- ty $9.7 million per year, said Richard Robben, director of Utilities and Plant Operations. The University has already recouped its initial $10 mil- lion investment, he said. "It's really been a big win." Of Energy Fest, Robben explained, "It's all to raise awareness that we can all do a lot to save energy." Utili- ties and Plant Operations has sponsored posters across campus encouraging students and employees to save energy by turning off lights and computers, such as the "Turn off the Juice" posters that appeared in residence halls this year. Greg Keoleian, co-director of the Center for Sustainable Systems, a co-sponsor of Energy Fest, said increased fossil- fuel efficiency is important to domestic security in Ameri- ca. "We depend heavily on imports of fossil fuel," he said. "(Efficiency) allows us to become more energy secure." Some students attending the event preferred to focus on less scientific aspects of Energy Fest. "I'm here for a free water bottle or lightbulb," said Education student Jeff Nordine. He added that he heard about the event through a sustainable energy systems course he is taking. Jared Westbrook, an SNRE senior, took a more serious view. "I think it's very important for us individuals to conserve energy, but I'm also interested in upper-level infrastructure. I think that's where a lot of change can take place, so I'm interested in what the University is doing." Some students, like Engineering sophomore Devan Ghandi, came to the event to take advantage of free bicy- cle registration offered by DPS. Others clustered around the band, Oblivion, which was booked by event organizers to attract more students to the event. Oblivion introduced their set following the awards ceremony, announcing, "On behalf of the EPA, we are now going to rock." COLEMANtors"s McCc Continued from Page 1 sign up f dislikes, in order to pair them with Cole- then drop man, whose field is chemistry. These versity, r interviews are not normally standard sure that procedure, McConnell said. dIe any o The ONSP offers the Mentorship Colem Program as a way to help freshmen to scre further acclimate to the University. McConn The program pairs three freshmen Colen with one student mentor and one fac- program ulty mentor, all with similar academic a simila interests. The groups meet periodical- the Uni ly throughout the year. mid-199 McConnell said Coleman wanted to participa commit about five to six hours a get invo month to the program, while most munity. other mentors give six to eight hours. "I ceri "She would probably have more limit- differen ed time than any other faculty men- treated li the michigan daily e said. nnell also said many students for the mentorship program and p out after they come to the Uni- realizing it's not for them. "I'm President Coleman could han- of the students," she said. nan had no input in the decision en her potential mentees, hell said. man said she has enjoyed the so far, having participated in r one when she was provost at versity of New Mexico in the 90s. She emphasized that her ation is another way for her to lved with the University com- tainly don't want anything to be t for me ... I just want to be ke anybody else," she said. Two of the students mentored by Coleman, LSA freshman Sylvia Cho and LSA freshman Elizabeth Campbell, said they remember being interviewed during the summer about their interests, but don't recall why. "I just thought it was part of the process ... I didn't know if it was typical or not;'Cho said. 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