NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 15, 2004 - 3 ON CAMPUS Walk for Wishes to raise money for terminally ill kids The Michigan Make-A-Wish Foun- dation, which fulfills the wishes of terminally ill children, will have their annual "Walk for Wishes" tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. The walk covers 5 km and starts from Gallup Park; a shuttle from Huron High School will be available. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. For more information, call the Make-A-Wish Foundation at (800) 622-9474. Arabic music to feature traditional, jazz overtones The Arab World Music Festival, featuring Marcel Khalife and the Al Mayadtne Ensemble, will take place tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. in Hill Audito- rium. Khalife specializes in the Leba- nese oud, a lutelike Arabic instrument. He performs traditional Arabic music but often incorporates jazz and contem- porary musical styles. Tickets cost $10 to $40 and are avail- able in advance at Burton Tower, or by calling the University Musical Society at 764-2538. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Social justice author to speak for women's center The Center for the Education of Women will celebrate its 40th anni- versary with a lecture by Julianne Malveaux, an economist and syndicated columnist. The speech is titled "Mak- ing Room for Sadie: Race, Gender, and Access in Higher Education and Soci- ety." The talk will be today at 2 p.m. in the Michigan League Ballroom. Reading in RC features chant, oral poetry The English Department will host a poetry reading by Anne Waldman, a post-beat poet who cofounded the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poet- ics along with Allen Ginsberg. She is known for a collection of chant poems called "Fast Speaking Woman" and for her oral poetry. Waldman's reading will take place in the Residential College Auditorium at 8 p.m today. CRIME NOTES Threats of violence prompt police call 'A caller from Helen Newberry Resi- dence Hall reported to the Department of Public Safety Wednesday evening that he or she had been harassed by an acquaintance. The caller claimed to have received threats of physical violence. Soccer injury lands one in ER A caller Wednesday night requested an ambulance for a person who had been playing soccer and had bumped heads with another player. The injured person was transported to the emergency room of the University Hospital. THIS DAY In Daily History Off-campus alcohol taken out of Student Code Oct. 15, 1992 - University admin- istrators decided to remove a clause concerning illegal use of alcohol off- campus from the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. The clause had prohibited the illegal use, sale, dis- tribution and manufacture of alcohol off campus or at University-affiliated events, ADMISSIONS Continuedfrom.page 1 As part of the University's recruit- ment efforts, Coleman will be the main speaker at two events in Detroit, and the admissions office will be increas- ing its contacts with "minority-serving high schools" in such cities as Grand Rapids and Flint. Some campus activists say applica- tions from blacks decreased because of last year's strained campus climate. Last semester, dozens of University students staged protests and demon- strations, citing that the University did not take diversity seriously. Several students claimed that the University was not hospitable to minorities. One of their main concerns was the William Monroe Trotter House, whose dilapidated condition spurred the Uni- versity to provide some initial funding to renovate it. "A lot of people decided to go to Michigan State because of the climate," Education graduate student Kate Stenvig said, who works regular- ly with black high school students in Detroit through BAMN. "I definitely hold the University responsible for it, because they just haven't done enough to make it clear that students on the campus do want an integrated class." But application numbers have decreased at several universities across the country, administrators said, citing both Indiana University and Ohio State University. "There's something going on that moves beyond the University of Michigan," Monts said. Since more students decided to go to the University this year, despite fewer people applying, the University may need to lower its enrollment rate for the next year. Monts said this may or may not result in lower admissions rates. The year's admission rate was 62 per- cent, up from 53 percent the previous year and 49 percent the year before. Even though the high yield rate sug- gests that more students are willing to come to the University when accepted, Monts stressed that this is only one year's set of data, and that the admis- sions office will have to look at trends. The admissions office bases its enroll- ment rates, in part, on the number of students each college or department can hold. So if the University accepts the higher number of students who want to enroll, the importance of state funding is crucial, University Provost Paul Cou- rant said. "This growth in our enrollment underscores the need for a much stronger level of funding support from the state," Courant said in a written statement. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has expressed her desire to increase the number of col- lege graduates in the state, but the state's contribution to the University's general fund has dipped to 29 percent, the lowest in more than 40 years. Given the trends in state funding, it is unlikely that this funding will be fully restored. Fall Break reminder: Lock your doors, break-ins are on the rise While many students are printing boarding passes or gassing up their cars for fall break trips, the Ann Arbor Police Department has a concern a little closer to home - in fact, no farther than students' front doors. Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Ed Dreslinski said there have been 56 off-campus home invasions since Sept. 6, including 30 invasions where there is no forced entry, which he said is higher than in previous years. He reminds students of the importance of locking doors and windows, especially when they will be gone for long periods of time, such as over fall break. "If (students) keep their windows unlocked or if there's only one person that stays behind. there's less chance of someone coming back and interrupting some- thing. The potential for increase is definitely there when students leave town -whether it's accidental or laziness." he added. The Department of Public Safety also urges students living on campus to secure their belongings over the break. "People do need to take safeguards, both when they're around and when they're not. But certainly when people are gone, there isn't anybody to look out (for them)," DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said. Dreslinski said taking simple precautions can help protect students from home invasion because burglars will look for an "easier target." "People don't want to break doors and windows because it causes noise and they don't want to get caught. They'll look for an easier target," he added. The University's Campus Safety Handbook provides suggestions for home safety, including locking >our doors while sleeping and taking valuables home during vacation. TROTTER Continued from page 1 needed and was not taken out of student accounts. LSA senior Stephanie Chang, a member of Student Voices in Action, said the planned renovations would be an improvement over the house's current conditions. "It's a good step, but I haven't seen where the money is going," Chang said. House managers plan to begin reconstruction and renovations in 2005. Trotter House will be closed dur- ing the work. Managers are still looking for a tempo- rary location for the student group offices currently housed there and for the weekly multicultural events held at the house. The expected completion of the proj- ect is September 2006. KOIB Continued from page 1 H unnecessary expenditure. "Empty mass transit vehicles indicate I inefficiencies inherent in the system," Rep. Matt Milosch (R-Lambertville) said when voting against the bill. "Establishing DARTA would simply allow tax dollars to be thrown at a plan that has yet to deliver any indication of efficiency." But Kolb said there is a demand for the service among residents in Ann Arbor, especially students who need to travel to the Detroit Metro Airport. Being the only openly gay mem- ber of the state Legislature, Kolb also expressed opposition to the Proposal 2. ballot initiative that would amend thea state constitution to ban gay marriage. Sheagren said he would fight for the proposal to "defend the institution of marriage." Sheagren also expressed con- cern that Michiganders relied too much on Lansing and that he would focus on empowering the citizens of Ann Arbor. "I just want people to take responsi-7 bility for their own actions and be able to give to the organizations they feel are worthy, and keep their tax dollars to do that," Sheagren said. Kolb said Republicans have failed in an economy that is not currently grow- ing - Michigan's 6.7 percent unemploy- RayannF ment rate is the nation's second-highest. Symanzil The $200,000 assigned for facility needs will remain unspent until reconstruction blueprints are completed. The money is likely to be used for paint- ing, furniture and landscaping, depending on the advice of the soon-to-be formed Trotter Advisory Council, Aqui Pacania said. In addition to the money granted for building repairs, Trotter House has received $80,000 from the University to support its many multicultural pro- grams, as well as to fund new programs such as the 21st annual MESA Pow Wow, a forum to discuss minority issues and a luncheon focusing on race and gender issues. Rachkam student Roxanna Duntley-Matos, director of Asociacion Latina Alcanzando Suenos and of Lati- nos Unidos, two organizations serving the local Lati- no community, said she would like to see some of the E GREAT PUMPKIN HU money invested in keeping the Trotter House building open during the summer. In the previous summers it had been closed due to lack of funding. "During the summer we have to find other places to have sessions - sometimes in parking lots," she said. LSA freshman Magaly Grimaldo previously attended a barbecue for engineers at the Trotter House sponsored by University group Assisting Latinos to Maximize Achievement. "(Here) you are able to learn about others' views and your views on (ethnic) backgrounds," she said. Grimaldo added that she believes the renovations are important because the house "shows what Michi- gan has to offer." Both Burnett and Aqui Pacania said they are look- ing forward to the new and improved building. "We really appreciate all the support from students and the support of the University," Aqui Pacania said. T RAMADAN JNT Continued from page 1 focused more on the Quran. You read it a lot more during Ramadan. I've tried to keep reading it throughout the year," Haq said. Haq added that in general Ramadan makes her more conscious of God. No matter what she's doing, studying or taking an exam or any other activ- ity, she said she feels that she is more aware of God's presence in her life. To kick of the holy month, LSA junior As'ad Tarsin spoke at a meet- ing headed by the Muslim Students' Association last night in Hutchins Hall in the Law Quad. He talked about fasting and gave tips that Mus- lim students can use to grow spiritu- ally this month while juggling exams, homework and jobs. On Oct. 26 the Muslim Students' Association will also sponsor a Fast- A-Thon, inviting all University stu- dents to participate in a day of fasting capped off by a large dinner at the Michigan Union after sundown. P Prescott, 2, looks over the selection of pumpkins at k's Berry Farm in Atlas Township, Mich. on Wednesday. F C U S F E A T U R E S www.themotor'ycledarlesmovie.com . C 2004 FOCUS FEATURES, LLC. ALLRIGHTS RESERVED. EXCLUSIVE SHOWING MAPLE ART check Newspaper Directories for Showtimes. 4135 W. Maple Road " (248)263-2111 m m IISCIWHIN 11IH; T IH:1t 11MAN 114111IHA:IH:U:1H31:1TA11,111 LLI Ins nrvnLu IL/nHnUL I WU...NnY UU Ylin YnHMUL Inc wnau. 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