NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 7A SCAMS Continued from page 1A The American Red Cross itself does not solicit funds from the public in per- son, Reading-Smith said. "If the person is coming to your door, be careful about giving," she added. "If it is a bucket drive, ask, 'What is the organization?'" "We are 100-percent funded by the American public, so there are always groups raising funds for the Red Cross. But each person needs to be confident in who they are giving to," Reading-Smith said. She added that if people are com- ing to your home asking for donations, it would be wise to only donate to them if they are your neighbors and you know their cause is valid. "I wouldn't give to a person if I didn't know who it was," Reading-Smith said. Reading-Smith advised that, if peo- ple come up to you asking for dona- tions for Red Cross relief funds, you should ask for their names and call the Red Cross to verify that they are truly collecting money for their organiza- tion. As easy as it would be to commit fraud for the Red Cross, it does not hap- pen all that often, Reading-Smith said. She added that the Ann Arbor chapter has raised over 600,000 dollars so far. TULANE Continued from page 1A bolically," Strecker said. "They repre- sent the face of Tulane. They will carry a torch and give us a lot of diversion." The football team is anchored at Lou- isiana Tech University in Ruston and will open its season against Mississippi State Sept. 17. Dubbed the "Big Game For The Big Easy," 100 percent of its proceeds from a live telethon are slated to go toward rebuilding the city. Iblane will play an important part in rebuilding New Orleans, Strecker said. The 171-year-old university, which is the largest private employer in the Big Easy, is stitched into the city's culture. "The city relies on us and we rely on the city," Strecker said. "As we improve, the city will improve with us." Many students have stepped forward and offered to rebuild the campus. The administration has indicated that it will probably take them up on their offers. One student, incoming freshman Maren Leopold, has already pledged her time to the school. She spent the last three days earlier this month in Tulane's Houston offices volunteering her time by inputting payroll data for teachers in a spreadsheet. Leopold happened to be in Houston staying in a hotel after the storm and saw a woman walking around in a Tulane shirt. That woman turned out to be a Tulane vice president. Leopold - who wants to go back to Houston to assist the administration next week - also repre- sented the student body on NBC's "The Today Show" along with Cowen. Leopold will not enroll in an alter- nate school as many of her classmates have, but will return to campus for the second semester, which will be her first. She said that judging from sources such as Tulane blogs, most of her peers will return to campus in January. "To me, it seems like if you don't go back you're running away," she said. "I'm definitely going back." Tulane is accepting donations over the Internet at justgive.org, goodnet- workforgood.com and through the mail at Tulane University, 1700 West Loop South, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77027. IMPACT Continued from page 1A economy," said James Epolito, pres- ident and chief executive officer of Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "We have to embrace high-tech jobs." Conference panelists suggested strategies for Ann Arbor and other southeast Michigan cities to fur- ther develop these high-tech hubs in order for them to become pillars of the state's economy. Integral to this effort is for busi- nesses to capitalize on research from state universities like the University of Michigan. Because the University produces research from biotech to informa- tion technology, panelists said cities like Ann Arbor are poised to become robust high-tech commercial hubs if they can attract University graduates and create a marketable product. Marvin Parnes, University associ- ate vice president for research, said the University sponsored Impact 2005 to promote the need for part- nerships between businesses and University researchers. "We see that the well-being of Ann Arbor is important to (the University's life). So we have been a very active participant," Parnes said. "To pull out economic develop- ments, we need to make (the Uni- versity) available, and we need partners to help realize the eco- nomic developments." The University has helped to facilitate this exchange in the past several years with the UM Tech Transfer office, which acts as a liai- son between researchers and busi- nesses, and which has seen a steady increase in revenue generated since its inception in 1983. In the fiscal year 2004, UM Tech Transfer gen- erated a revenue of about $12 mil- lion and reported 285 invention disclosures. But most recently, the University strengthened its technology transfer efforts in May by pledging up to $1 million dollars to form SPARK, an Ann Arbor economic development group. Led by entrepreneur Rick Snyder, a former University assistant profes- sor, SPARK aims to develop a high- tech hub by doubling the number of technology companies and tripling tech jobs in the area by 2010. Snyder said SPARK currently is focused on attracting CEOs to Ann Arbor in the hope that their com- mitment will act as a catalyst to spawn technology companies. But in regards to University stu- dents, Snyder said SPARK hopes to attract graduate students in high- tech fields by establishing a Uni- versity liaison officer that can spot talent. "We are looking at the Medical School and LSA for physics and chemistry students. ... We are try- ing to create programs to get stu- dents interested," Snyder said. Echoing the Cool Cities initia- tive by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, conference panelists said in order to develop as hi-tech commercial hubs, cities need to keep college students from leaving the state. Sabrina Keeley, president and chief executive officer of the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce, said hopefully in the long term this would lead to more jobs for Univer- sity graduates. the michigan daily CONTRIBUTE TO SCIENCE and earn $100!- PIT RETAIL CLERK Apply in person. St UM freshmen needed to complete 12 surveys Vincent dePaul Thrift Store. 1001 Broadway. (one per week) over the Fall semester for a study of goals and adjustment to college. 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