NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 - 7 SPEAKER Continued from page 1 ford University (Apple and Pixar co-founder Steve Jobs). Some schools with less prominent reputa- tions boast speakers who are household names, including High Point University in North Caroli- na (former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani) and Hillsdale College in Michigan (former U.S. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr). Coleman chooses the speaker from a list of honorary degree recipients compiled by the Committee For Honorary Degrees. The com- mittee is also in charge of gauging whether pos- sible honorary degree recipients have an interest in speaking. "Not everyone agrees to come," said Gary Krenz, a committee member and special counsel to the president. "Believe it or not, not everyone wants to." Committee chair Steve Kunkel said that no one declined to speak this year to his knowledge. Paul Edick, the committee's undergraduate student representative, said that this year some possible speakers did decline to appear but that he could not release the names because of pri- vacy issues. Edick added that possible speakers often defer because of scheduling conflicts. In the case of a conflict, the speaker is usually put DRINKING Continued from page 1 aware," LSA sophomore Lisa Glass said. Marsha Benz, Alcohol and Other Drug Edu- cator at the University Health Service, helped launch a social norms campaign last semester to combat the binge-drinking problem at the University. Their findings from a survey of ran- domly selected University students, conducted in winter 2003, showed that 61 percent of stu- dents have 0-4 drinks when they party. the michigan daiN on the list for the next year. Kunkel said the prominence of a speaker is not the committee's priority. "We'd love to have big-name people, but that's not our only criterion for selection," Krenz said. Krenz said criteria include how an individual conducts himself and his ability as a speaker. "I think fame is in the eye of the beholder," Kunkel said. "We're not so much into the flash of the big name." Ultimately, the University Board of Regents must approve Coleman's suggestion for com- mencement speaker. Last year, the spring commencement speak- er was David Davis Jr., founder of Automobile magazine. Students who expected a speaker as prominent as Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who spoke two years ago, or U.S. Sen. Hilary Clin- ton (D-NY), the speaker in 1993, criticized the University's selection. But after Davis spoke, most students and their families were satisfied, Krenz said. "Afterward, we got more positive correspon- dence about him than anyone I can remember," he said. As at other universities, the University does not pay speakers, but covers travel and accom- modation expenses if necessary. The selection process is the same for the win- ter speaker. Last semester's speaker was Robert Moses, president of a national mathematics liter- acy effort aimed at low-income students - par- ticularly those who are black and Latino. University alum Stacy Baker, who gradu- ated in December, said she could not remember Moses's name, despite hearing his speech. "He was a good speaker, but I just forgot," she said. "When you look at other schools attract- ing governors, celebrities, presidents and other high-profile speakers, it's kind of significant that I can't even remember his name." LSA senior Melodee Babcock disagreed that having a big name is the key ingredient to a suc- cessful speech. "Someone famous could be boring, and some- one with a lesser-known name could be exciting and inspirational," she said. Babcock said she has attended the last three speeches because she has had friends graduat- ing. Moses stands out as her favorite, she said. "I don't really think it's the name of the per- son that matters, it's what they have to say," Babcock said. But Sagherian said that after the thousands in tuition fees students pay, they deserve a higher- caliber speaker. "Who are they going to get next year, some- one from Home Depot? Some professor?" he said. "My sister's graduating next year and I just want her to have someone memorable." WOMEN Continued from page 1 women in state politics has negative effects on the state, in which women make up about 52 percent of the population. Byrnes said the low number of women in poli- tics affects the legislation. She said women tend to give family issues, such as education, day care and obesity in children, more attention than male repre- sentatives do. Smith said the women in the House have brought about a more focused conversation on education. "We started to change the curriculum. It's an incred- ibly different conversation that takes place when women are at the table," she said. Other issues tackled by the female representatives include the wage disparity between the genders in the state. A recent study published by the national Institute for Women's Policy Research gave Michi- gan a ranking of 49th in the country for women's wages. There may also be differences in the ways in which men and women negotiate with other legis- lators. Political Science Prof. Ann Lin said women tend to be able to work well with others. She said a great deal of research on women in the state Legis- lature has shown that women tend to be able to build bipartisan coalitions. "We now have a Democratic governor and a Republican Legislature - having more women may help us to build bridges, especially during a time of a bad budget," Lin said. April Shaw, senior policy analyst at IWPR, said the low number of women in politics is not unique to Michigan. "There are not enough women in elected office anywhere in this country," she said. In fact, Michigan was ranked the second best state in the country for women's political participation. To come up with this high rating, the study looked at female politicians, such as the governor and the secretary of state, as well as high voter registration and turnout among women in the state. "Women are still far from equal to men, but in terms of the rest of the country, Michigan is doing pretty well," Shaw said. But she added that there is always room for improvement. "There need to be policies in place that make sure the media is giving fair and equal coverage to all candidates," she said. Shaw also recommended campaign finance reform to help women who tend to not have as much access to economic resources. "It helps level the playing field when you don't need a ton of money to get elected," she said. Angerer said the good examples of women in politics should inspire other women to run for public office. She said Gov. Jennifer Granholm presents a good example of a woman who is both a mother and on top of her career in what is stereotypically known as a man's world. "She functions well, her being a woman isn't the first thing we see - we see a great leader," she said. Lin said that as more women are elected into political positions, they can have varied political careers and not simply represent women. "Whenev- er a group is not a token presence in the Legislature, the more effective they can be," she said. The social norm campaigns are a new strat- egy introduced by the Educational Develop- ment Center. Their researchers have argued that many students overestimate how much their peers drink. The campaigns are organized in hopes of reducing alcohol consumption by showing the popularity of binge drinking as a mis- conception. "Students tend to find no fault in binge drink- ing because they accept this behavior as normal or even expected in a particular social context," Murray said. 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