NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - 3 ON CAMPUS Advanced Judaic Studies institute to celebrate launch The Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies will mark its launch and reveal its director, Deborah Dash Moore, at 4 p.m. today. Among the speakers will be University President Mary Sue Coleman and LSA Dean Terrence McDonald. The new institute was made possible by a $20-million gift - the largest in LSA history - from the Samuel and Jean Fran- kel Jewish Heritage Foundation. Pierpont to host book-binding class Arts at Michigan will hold a book- binding workshop at the Pierpont Com- mons Valley Room from 6 to 8 p.m. For a charge of $25, participants can learn two techniques for creating simple yet elegant book binds. Also included will be a session on how to decorate a book. Harvard professor to speak on asthma, stress Harvard Medical School Prof. Rosa- lind Wright will speak on stress and asthma disparities at the Vaughn Pub- lic Health building at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon with a reception immediately afterward. Women's Studies to hold talk on gender history There will be a lecture and discussion on research in gender history in room 2239 of Lane Hall at noon today. The talk is sponsored by the Department of Women's Studies. CRIME NOTES Driver hits walker without realizing it A male reported a vehicle hit- ting him while he was crossing the intersection of Fletcher Street and North University Avenue on Mon- day at around 4 p.m, the Department of Public Safety reported. DPS later located and interviewed the driver, who said she was not aware that she had hit someone. The victim declined medical treatment. Laptop burglar arrested at library DPS officers arrested a male steal- ing a laptop in the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library on Monday around 7:15 p.m. While searching the sus- pect's residence, DPS found two other stolen laptops. The suspect is in custo- dy and may be charged with receiving and concealing stolen property and attempted larceny. Rivalry gets out of hand at CCRB basketball game A Michigan State University stu- dent claimed he was assaulted when a University of Michigan student threw an elbow at him while playing basket- ball at the CCRB on Monday around 8:45 p.m. No ambulance was called because the victim sought medical treatment on his own. THIS DAY In Daily History Undercover cops bust 75 students drinking at parties Nov. 9, 1998 - Early Saturday morning, undercover Ann Arbor police officers nosin2 as nartiers. issued a Hendrix, Kilpatrick greet supporters at rallies DETROIT Continued from page 1 "Kwame needed a wake-up call - he got a little too comfortable," Saunders said. "Even if Kwame wins this race, it will be the wake-up call he needed. If he had been a good mayor, it wouldn't be this close." Constance Patterson, another voter at Bagley, said Hen- drix's experience was one of the main reasons she support- ed him. "I think Archer was one of the best mayors we've had," she said. But Patterson's friend India Bell voted for the incumbent mayor. Bell, who is 18, said Kilpatrick has a better connec- tion with her age group. "He can relate to the city more than the other candidate," Bell said. Michelle Waters, another young voter, agreed. She said she supports young people in political positions because she thinks it will open the door for more people in her generation to become involved. She said Kilpatrick's involvement in politics from a young age - he was the youngest man to serve as the state House Democratic leader before becoming mayor - is an inspiration to her. "Kwame's campaign spoke more to the people than Hen- drix. Hendrix just talked to the people - he didn't connect with them," Waters said. Elmer Murray said he voted because his 25-year-old daughter Beverley convinced him to. They both supported Kilpatrick. "He's the lesser of two evils," Murray said. "There's nothing good about Kilpatrick except he's the one I know." Darlene Smith said she supported the incumbent mayor because of the jobs his administration has created in the city. "(Kilpatrick) has a fresh vision for Detroit and needs time to finish what he has started," Smith said. Saunders said the mayoral race has been close because of the support that Kilpatrick has received from the city's youth. He said he had seen many young voters throughout the day. A noticeably younger crowd attended Kilpatrick's rally. The mayor's backers congregated at the Marriott Renais- sance Hotel, another upscale location just blocks away from the Hendrix rally in downtown Detroit. While Kilpatrick's rally was more subdued last night, volunteers stayed positive as some exit polls indicated a lead for Kilpatrick early on. Had he lost, Kilpatrick would have been the first incum- bent Detroit mayor to be unseated since 1961. AP PHOTOS TOP RIGHT: Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, with his mother U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Detroit) at his side, shakes a supporter's hand at his rally at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel last night. TOP LEFT: Detroit mayoral can- didate Freman Hendrix cheers on supporters at his rally at Detroit's State Theater. LEFT: Election volunteers organize and file absentee ballots i thebasement of Cobo Hall during Detroit's elections yesterday. Students surprised to learn dorm meals cost $ 7 to $13 PRICES Continued from page 1. There is also the question of why meal plans are required for students living in the dormitories. "It is in part to ensure that all of our fixed costs are appropriately paid for," Levy said. "But it's a more philosophical statement. Particularly for freshman and sophomore residents, it's our belief that it makes life easier for most students to be able to rely on a meal plan that's built-in, paid for as part of a standard fee." But some students question the rationale of deny- ing college-aged individuals - especially those who rarely use their meal plans - the right to decide whether to feed themselves or rely on the University. A typical case is that of LSA sophomore Jin Hee Hayward, who said she uses only 11 or 12 meals out of the 13 allotted to her most weeks. "Every week, they're making 7 to 14 dollars on me," she said. "They steal our meal credits when we don't finish all of our meals." Hayward suggested that meals should roll over from week to week. "Making us lose the meals we paid for is wrong in every way," she said. If students skip just a few meals a week, costs per meal become exorbitant. For example, students who skip three meals on the nine-meal-per-week plan pay almost $13 for every meal they eat. "The meals are way too expensive for a dorm," Caion-Demeastri said. "I could go to a restaurant and get a really good, healthy meal for six or so dollars." What goes into the cost University officials say every effort is made to keep the cost of food low for students. The University tries to use its purchasing power as a large-scale buyer to get the most value, Levy said. "The University is always a desired customer because we pay our bills," he added. Dining Services also constantly monitors pric- es to make sure the University is getting the best values, he added. "For instance, right now Michigan apples are coming into season," Levy said about a month ago. "We'll monitor that. We can buy a good qual- ity Michigan apple at a less expensive cost than a Washington apple." Raw food - which costs the University an aver- age of $2.33 per student per meal - is only a small portion of the cost to feed the students. In the yearly budget of Dining Services, food accounts for 56 percent of expenses; laundry, 1 per- cent; supplies, 2 percent; student wages, 19 percent; and equipment repair, 1 percent. The remaining 21 percent of expenses goes toward paying Dining Services administra- tors. Housing Director Carol Henry made about $145,000 last year, Dining Services Director San- dra Lowry made just under $71,000 and Levy made just over $77,000. Residence hall chefs make about $40,000 a year, and cooks earn about $30,000 a year. Levy said the University's dining budget comes out about even every year. But this winter, with room and board fees locked in but with utility costs rising, Levy said Universi- ty Housing will face a challenge. Its expenses will go up, but its revenue will not. So what will this mean for students? Lower-qual- ity food - like perch, Levy said, rather than cod. "Last year, we looked at the fishes and said, 'Well, we can afford the higher price for cod," Levy said. "This year, we'd pick the lower-cost one."" Food quality University Dining Services chefs, cooks, student workers and other employees prepare 2.5 million meals a year for students. "We're mass cooking for thousands of people," said LSA sophomore Raysa Leer, who works in the East Quadrangle cafeteria. "This isn't a restaurant. While we do our best, there is the issue of this being mass-produced." When asked to describe the biggest challenges chefs at the University face in the quest to produce quality food, University Executive Chef Steven Mey- ers said, "Busy restaurants may feed 200 to 300 cus- tomers on their best night, while an average meal at South Quad or Bursley is 1,300 customers." Meyers said the small allocation for raw food often limits the menu. Given more than $2.33 per meal, he said he would offer a steak option, an item highly demanded by students. But steak costs about $.50 per ounce. "The complete meal would be used up with 5 ounces, and 5 ounces is not enough for a quality steak experience," he said. Most students said they were content with the food when judging it independent of its price. "My dining experience has been satisfactory," LSA sophomore Gabriel Baker said. Baker was also comfortable with the price of meals. "I suppose with the amount of money they have to pay for employees, I'm OK with the price," he said. University President Mary Sue Coleman said she hasn't heard a lot of dissatisfaction about din- ing from students. "I have had some students say they like it a lot. There's a wide spectrum of opinions," she said. Coleman said the soon-to-be-built Hill Dining Center will centralize operations because of its large size and may even make food less expen- sive for students. "Smaller dining halls make things more expen- sive," she said. But until then, students will have to pay the high price of living in University housing. "It's just another fee we have to pay," Caion- Demaestri said. "It's another way the University finds to drain our money." U U So. You want one good reason to earn a pharmacy degree from the University of Michi*gan? Here reasons, Ewe 12 good for trrs. 1. Unparalleled career choices 2. Continuous growth potential 3. Job security in economically uncertain timeS 4. Unlimited opportunities to improve people ;lives 5. Outstanding pay 6. Life and career mobility 7. 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