NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 12, 2004 - 7 VIOXX Continued from page 1. doctor said anything about heart attacks or strokes," Curtis said. He stopped taking Vioxx after nearly a year because he felt the drug quit working. "It did the job for a while, but my symptoms started get- ting more and more severe." He eventually switched to Celebrex and then Bextra, which are now the only other Cox-1I inhibitors available. The main differences between the Celebrex and Bextra are their chemi- cal composition, dosages and possible side effects. Curtis stopped taking Vioxx before the recall. While Celebrex and Bextra are now the only Cox-II inhibitors available, Fendrick is hesitant to recommend the drugs to people with cardiovas- cular risks. These two drugs may not be any safer than Vioxx, Fendrick warned. "At this point in time, I personally recommend people at risk for high cholesterol, heart attack or stroke stay away from other Cox-II inhibi- tors until safety is established," Fen- drick said. Since the recall, Merck's stock fell considerably, closing at $45.07 the day before the recall and $30.74 yes- terday, a total loss of $14.33 in the past 11 days. Both Celebrex and Bextra are made by Pfizer, which has a research and development location in Ann Arbor. Although Pfizer is now the only pro- ducer of Cox-II inhibitors, its stock has rising just 13 cents since Vioxx was taken off the market on Sept. 30. HONORS Continued from page 1 The changes to transcripts should not affect the way employers and admissions officers view them, particularly because the policy is now in line with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers and many other univer- sities, Monts said. The University has surveyed employers, graduate and professional schools, and it has found that they do not typically look to tran- scripts for a student's honorary achievements, said Simone Himbeault Taylor, associate vice president for student affairs and director of the Career Center. Employers and admissions officers typically turn to resumes or applications for the types of awards that are being omitted from tran- scripts, Himbeault Taylor said. Students can also describe the awards in resumes and appli- cations, whereas in a transcript, titles of awards can sound obscure, she added. The Provost's Council on Student Honors will review additional awards that colleges wish to add to the list, Monts said. "That council can be petitioned to have awards con- sidered for placement on the transcript, but it will be a very rigorous process," he added. The new policy will help encourage other means of documenting a student's accomplish- ments such as electronic portfolios, which are becoming popular at other universities, Him- beault Taylor said. "There's already some work occurring on campus with e-portfolio development. What we are hoping to examine is how that work can be leveraged with this documentation compo- nent in mind," she added. Changes in transcript policy will go into effect this semester. If an award is already on a student's transcript, it will not be removed, but further unapproved awards will not be added. WINNING BY A NOSE COLUMBUS Continued from page 1 first Native Americans to encounter Colum- bus. Vivid in his view of Columbus are the historical records that he says indicate the rape, murder and eradication of many of his people by Columbus and his men. Yet what frustrates Stehney the most is the lack of awareness about Columbus's his- tory. "There are people who say he didn't kill "It is the only holiday that recognizes the contributions of Italian Americans to the United States. We are largely absent from history books that children study in school. ... So we seize upon this one day," he said. Regardless of the cruelty endured by Native Americans, De Sanctis said even opponents of the holiday cannot criticize the positive impact colonization had on America. "If you blame Columbus for the coloniza- tion of America and th anyone. But there are journal entries of him of how he let his men rape the women and how they would have contests on who could cut an Indian in half," he said. Along with the forum, NASA has chalked slogans across the campus. In Columbus Debate Students and faculty share perspectives on Columbus and the Colonial Legacy Today in the Dana Building, Room 1028 at 7 p.m. e destruction of Native - Americans, then you also have to thank him for bring- ing democracy, law, science, medicine, technology and all the benefits of civi- lization to the new world," he said. Despite these arguments, an unjustified holiday, greatness is prevalent among many Ameri- cans. He added that many students like him adopted this image of Columbus in elemen- tary school. "We learned that Columbus discovered America and sailed the ocean blue. We had picture books and it was just another story, so I didn't think much of it," he said. For Heisler, that image of Columbus turned to fiction upon researching him for a paper in high school. Now Heisler said he remembers Columbus not as an American hero, but as a man who brutally mistreated many Native Americans. Although he did discover America for Europeans, Heisler said he questions why Columbus deserves to have a holiday, where- as other great figures who contributed more to America do not have one. Yet at the same time, he said he acknowledges that Columbus is part of an American legend that all Ameri- cans have grown up living with and will most likely continue to do so. "I think it is a folklore and we will always have it because it's always been there. Its' just part of what we expect from our tradi- tions, even if they are not completely true." But to Native American Studies Prof. Gregory Dowd, it might not only be due to an age-old tradi- tion. Rather it may be apart of an American mind- set that does not want to accept the dark reality of Columbus' impact. "Maybe people don't want to recognize a great deal of harm that occurred from colonization." Columbus may be a symbol of their ori- gins for Americans, but to Native Americans his image only evokes a great deal of loss, he said. But in the end, Columbus is not solely responsible for the colonization of America. Dowd said, "I wouldn't want Columbus to take the entire rap for what followed him in the United States, that diminishes American responsibility. ... The United States has plenty to answer for." ELECTION Continued from page 1 mated 36,000 total votes that were traded by similar sites in the last presidential election, according to VotePair. But Yoder said he expects the number of registrations to dramatically increase as the election approaches, anticipating the same accelerating trend that marked 2000's vote- pairing campaign. The 2000 effort was led by several independent sites, which this year pooled their resources and formed VotePair to seek better results this time around. Despite criticisms from diverse quarters - the Republicans have also condemned the practice and questioned its legality - Yoder defended vote trading as a way for third-party backers, who divide their support between at least five candidates, to avoid being marginal- ized and to unite in collective action. LGB3T Continued from page 1 Wilson stressed the need for conversations between gays and the rest of the population. "It seems to me that when I come out as transgender, it opens people up not only to transgender people but all LGBT issues. I realized that we'd be wrong to think we had to do the gay issues first and then transgender issues," Wilson said. Aimee Miller, a graduate student in the School of Social Work, said the lecture gave her increased awareness regarding transgender issues. "It's a form of discrimination people should be aware of," Miller said. The speech was followed by about an hour of questioning. Laura Sanders, a lecturer in the School of Social Work who teaches a course called "LGBT Interpersonal Practice," said Green was a powerful speaker. "I'm impressed with Mr. Green's eloquence and how he has helped create a language to He also challenged the assertion of many vot- ers that Bush and Kerry are essentially identi- cal. Third-party supporters have more common ground with Kerry than with Bush, he said. "We really believe that no matter where progressives are coming from, our issues are going to be more positively affected by Kerry," Yoder said. He also encouraged college-aged voters to participate in vote trading, adding that the group is doing college outreach. "We see a lot of potential among students and young people. They're on the Internet more," he said. Younger voters have more faith in online communication, he added. VotePair encourages Michiganders who support Nader, Cobb or Libertarian presiden- tial candidate Michael Badnarik to trade their votes with Kerry backers in safe states by reg- istering at www.votepair.org. Actual vote trad- ing begins Wednesday. begin to talk about and define transgender issues. He's made an incredible amount of progress and has really been a groundbreak- ing force," Sanders said. She used Green's autobiography "Becoming a Visible Man" as a central text in her class. Green's ongoing message stressed rights for future generations of LGBT members through education. He underscored the importance of the medical community's knowledge of trans- gender health issues such as sex-change opera- tions and hormone treatments. "Transgender people are everywhere. We are gay, straight, bi-sexual. We are mothers, fathers, teachers," said Wilson. Green concluded by encouraging those in attendance to vote this Nov. 2. "This year's (National Coming Out Day) theme is 'Come out, speak out, vote!' "Green said, "and I hope each and every one of you will do just that." Daily Staff Reporters Adrian Chen and Jeremy Davidson contributed to this report. some they have com- Columbus Day is still. pared the explorer to Hitler in the hopes to ignite students' interests about the issue of Columbus Day, Stehney said. Over the decades, efforts like those of NASA and Native Americans nationwide have initiated acknowledgement of the conflict behind the holi- day. Though yesterday marked the federal holi- day for Columbus Day, Michigan is one of the 17 states that does not observe it. California Rep. Joe Baca (D-Rialto) is also attempting to pass a federal bill which would change Columbus Day to Native American Day. But ignoring the holiday, let alone alter- ing it would also be overlooking Columbus's contributions, said Dona De Sanctis, the dep- uty executive director of the national Italian organization Sons of Italy. Contrary to Native Americans, Italian Americans view Columbus Day as an Ital- ian American ethnic holiday since he was an Italian explorer, De Sanctis said. the michigan daily said Rackham student and Potawatomi Indi- an Jon Low. He added that in legal terms, the question comes down to why Columbus Day, an ethnic holiday, should be state-funded. "Why should the tax payers be paying for this holiday? Why should we be subsidizing this holiday, when we aren't subsiding any one else's ethnic holiday," he said. Moreover, why is it necessary for Colum- bus to be the figurehead of an Italian Ameri- can holiday, Low asked. "As a native person, I would love to join Ital- ian Americans in celebrating their heritage. But having Columbus as their symbol makes it dif- ficult for us. 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