news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 3 THIs WEEK Student Affairs copes with financial woes I 1 111 LlL71L - 111V 1 Lliu Five years ago... The student body prepared for the annual Naked Mile ,which occurred on the last day of classes. The Michigan Student Assembly said it recruited more than 200 volunteers to line the runners path and protect them from safety hazards. The Department of Public Safety and the Ann Arbor Police Department planned to place extra officers on the street o protect the runners, but had no plans on making any arrests. They were more concerned with how much alcohol participants would drink beforehand. "Alcohol is a factor. Some of the runners, to get the nerve to run, have a few drinks," AAPD Sgt. Andrew Zazula said. "Some have more than a few drinks. It is a defi- nite risk and a hazard." Ten years ago... Juwan Howard, the first member of the Fab Five to sign with the University in 1990, announced he would forgo his senior year at Michigan to enter the NBA draft. Duing his time here, he led the basketball team in both scoring and rebounding, earning him a place on the All-mercanteam. "This is one of the toughest deci- sions I have ever faced in my life," Howard said. The Fab Five gained attention in the early 1990s when Howard, Chris Web- ber, Ray Jackson, Jimmy King and Jalen Rose became the first freshman quintent to start in a national champi- onship game in 1992. "There will never been another class like the Fab Five," Howard said. "We just tried to come out and play our best. We were strong individuals." April 18, 1986 Two University Regents said they might consider a revision of a bylaw that requires people receiving honorary degrees to accept them in person. This was in response to student protesters who wanted the University to give a degree to then-incarcerated civil rights leader Nelson Mandela. Students flooded the Regents meeting, demand- ing the University grant Mandela a degree. Regent Paul Brown said a bylaw might only be prompted by a com- mittee review, but added concern about the University getting involved in political issues. - "There's five Democrats and three Republicans on the board and I don't think we've ever discussed the party line or what the governor thinks," Brown said. April 15, 1966 A Michigan Daily article studied the lack of female professors at the Uni- versity and in academia in general. Between 1952 and 1962, only 10 per- cent of doctorates awarded in the nation went to women. The story noted that the mathematics, english, art histo- ry, and psychology departments were noticeably lacking of female tenured faculty. Most professors admitted that they were worried about female faculty get- ting married and handling the responsi- bilities of a family and their work. Some professors said they looked for females who tended to focus on their career. "Although most men won't admit it, they look at how marriageable a single girl Ph.D. is. A potential spinster is a better investment than an attractive lively girl," Prof. Oleg Grabar, art his- tory Dept. chair said. April 21, 1954 University President Harlan Hatcher said he would continue to fully cooper- ate with the government regarding any investigations of students or faculty. His statement was in response to a discov- ery that a former student had worked as an FBI informant. Several professors reacted with fear about the nature of suspicion at the University. "This kind of story makes all feel uneasy," English Prof. Arthur Carr said. "We begin to wonder what the FBI is doing, who they are watching, and why." That same year, Hatcher suspend- ed three faculty members after they refused to answer certain questions in front of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Two of the faculty members were later fired. April 16, 1983 A top University budgetary com- mittee recommended a 40 percent cut in the School of Education budget. Education Dean Joan Stark said the nlan wnuld result in the loss of nuali- By Alison Go Daily Staff Reporter As the Division of Student Affairs copes with a 4 percent budget cut this year, the department's directors are looking for ways to make cuts without alienating students. "Each of the units in the division is trying to keep students in the center of the service they provide," Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Frank Cianciola said. Student Affairs is allocated only 1 percent of the University's General Fund, which is the pool of money collected from tuition, state appropriations and other revenue that goes toward almost all academic and administra- tive units. The fund amounted to nearly $10 million in Fiscal Year 2004. As the University faces a projected $20 million deficit, administrators in Student Affairs worry about the effect of the cuts on their relatively small department. "The problem is where there are limited resources, (the cuts) feel more severe and have more of an impact," Cianciola said. This impact includes dissatisfaction of administrative decisions throughout the stu- dent body. For example, Student Voices in Action, a coali- tion opposing many Student Affairs changes including budget cuts, formed this term. However, Cianciola partially attributes the criticism of these students to a lack of "under- standing of who makes the decisions" While some groups within the division receive more cuts than others, the process of deciding which gets cut is more "participato- ry" than imposed, Cianciola said. "We try not to have (groups) pitted against each other," he added. "We all have a thor- ough discussion to gather info and elicit the best solution we can." Within Student Affairs, the groups that receive the most funding are Counseling and Psychological Services and the Career Center. The Office of Greek Life and the Student Theater Arts Complex are allocated the least amount of money. Some of the groups that experienced the biggest budget cuts in FY 2004 are the Interna- tional Center, the Office of Multi-Ethnic Stu- dent affairs and the Program on Intergroup Relations, a social justice education program. The Office of Greek Life and a number of coun- seling services were allocated more funds. Cianciola said departments and their direc- tors have a large amount of discretion regard- ing budget cuts. He added that individual directors evaluate their own groups and attempt to redistribute funds to save as much "It's not enough for students to be able to see what's been done, after it's been done.... They should ask students (instead of) just trying to figure out what they want." -Jenny Nathan MSA Vice President money as possible. These figures are then brought to the vice presidents and, in committees with a number of decision makers, are weighed to determine if the changes are sufficient to balance the Student Affairs budget, Cianciola said. If the budget is still not balanced, the vice presidents determine the final cuts. "Without compromising our mission (of providing for students), we have to figure out where we can make these cuts," Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper said. However, the communal process for imple- menting the budget has not satisfied many of the students affected by the cuts. "It's not enough for students to be able to see what's been done, after it's been done," said Michigan Student Assembly Vice Presi- dent Jenny Nathan, an LSA junior. "They should ask students (instead of) just trying to figure out what they want." And though Cianciola said the department works with "students more intimately" than others and "some organizations have more structured dialogue with students," members of activist groups like SVA continue to lobby for more student input in administrative decisions. "By getting a group of administrators and 'stu- dents who are really committed to finding a solution, there is more than enough brainpower to move funds and reallocate money and come up with necessary plans to accomplish what needs to be accomplished," said Lisa Bakale- Wise, an SVA member and LSA sophomore. Harper and Cianciola presented an expla- nation of the Student Affairs budget last night to members of MSA. While the presentation was "informative," members of MSA like Bakale-Wise criticized it for being not specific enough. Summer orientation unaffected by budget cuts By EkJyot Saini Daily Staff Reporter LSA freshman Katie Williams walked away from her summer orienta- tion last year with many memories, but one night stands out in particular. "The last night of orientation I stayed up talking to a couple members of (Res- idence Hall Repertory Theater) about Nintendo and other recollections from childhood. The next day I fell asleep and almost missed my registration appoint- ment." she said. With summer orientation around the corner, the Office of New Student Pro- grams is getting ready to give incoming freshmen a taste of University life. Unlike the summer program for interna- tional students, the regular summer ori- entation will not be forced to make major changes due to budget con- straints. "We happen to be fortunate not to have been affected by the budget cuts," Ann Hower, director of the Office of New Student Programs said. But some changes in content have been made. This year, a greater empha- sis is being given to academic integrity at the orientation sessions. Hower said academic integrity has always been important but this year the program hopes to "provide a more com- prehensive message on our University's policy." Those changes are based upon the responses received in the surveys that are conducted at the end of orientation, she said. Orientation is about making a smooth transition, personally and aca- demically, Hower said. This sentiment was echoed by LSA junior Adrienne Kraft, who is serving as summer orientation leader. She said she hopes to give incoming freshmen "a sense of the University as home and to make them feel comfortable as well as show them what the campus has to offer them." Hower hopes this year's orientation helps ease the uncertainties that incom- ing freshmen tend to have. "In addition to academic advising, orientation is a place to meet new and current students, so students feel confi- dent in returning in the fall," she said. Current students recall their summer orientations with fondness. "Basically I remember three days and two nights of partying with the big guys,"Business School junior Jeff Perlman said. LSA senior Wasseem Abaza however had a different experience. "I had the stomach flu. I was happily distracted by everything around me to avoid the pain," he said. Brett Paper, an LSA sophomore, said his orientation was helpful in adjusting to life at the University. "I really bonded with the peer coun- selors. 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