NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 2005 - 3A ON CAMPUS Concert Band to perform at Hill Conductor Steven Davis will lead the University's Concert Band in a perfor- mance with pieces by Gabrielli, Rosetti, Perischetti and Colgrass at 8 p.m. in Hill Auditorium tonight. The concert is free and no tickets are required. Pianist to hold free recital on North Campus Musician Kay Marie Zavislak will perform a piano recital at the McIntosh Theater in the EV. Moore Building tonight at 8 p.m. The concert, "Dimen- tions of Sound: A Panoramic Journey Through Time and Space," featuring the music of Toru Takemitsu. The recital is free and no tickets are required. CRIME NOTES More trees stolen near campus The Department of Public Safety reported that two evergreen trees had been cut down near a parking lot at 1700 Broadway last Thursday at about 2:12 p.m. In a separate incident, a caller reported two people cutting down trees in Nichols Arboretum at 10:44 p.m. on Friday. Officers checked the area but did not find evidence of the alleged crime. Microwave in room burns food, sets off alarm Fire alarms went off at 11:43 p.m. in Couzens Hall on Thursday because of food burned in a microwave. DPS ruled the fire accidental. Snowball fight leads to violence A caller reported being assaulted during a snowball fight near South Quad Residence Hall Friday at about 1:13 a.m. He said he was picked up and dropped on his back. Slippery street causes injury An icy spot on the 200 block of Zina Pitcher St. caused a caller to fall at 11:33 a.m. on Friday, according to DPS. Main- tenance was notified to clean up the area. * Caller reports laptop larceny in East Quad A laptop was reported stolen from an East Quad Residence Hall cafeteria on Thursday. The owner of the laptop report- ed the incident at about 12:23 p.m. The laptop was later found. THIS DAY In Daily History Students protest Calif law banning services to illegal immigrants Dec. 12, 1994 - About 200 peo- ple protested California's Proposi- tion 187 last Friday, marching from the Diag to the Federal Building, resulting in the arrest of one par- ticipant. M-STOP 187, a coalition of Uni- versity student organizations, orga- nized the protest against the recently approved proposition, which restricts access to public amenities for illegal immigrants. "We're just trying to show that there's people up here in the Mid- west that care," said LSA sophomore Angelo Cisneros of Sigma Lambda Beta, a Latino fraternity. Advocates of the initiative say the limitations on public services would discourage illegal immigrants from Theme, speakers chosen for MLK Day OLD-SCHOOL LANDMARK Annual symposium will feature spoken-word events focused on Hurricane Katrina By Katerina Georgiev Daily Staff Reporter Inspired by the theme of Martin Luther King Jr. Sym- posium, "A Time To Break The Silence," organizers aren't keeping quiet about this year's series of events commeno- rating the civil rights leader. "It is still amazing how enormous and inspirational this dedication to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is," said Angelina Moya, organization committee member and LSA junior. The theme was inspired by a speech Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave to New York City churchgoers in protest of the Vietnam War in 1967. Faculty, students and Ann Arbor community mem- bers will host 60 different events in an effort to continue King's legacy and facilitate discussion of social justice and diversity. The conference will run from Jan. 9 to Jan. 31. Several events will be dedicated to discussing Hurricane Katrina. One will discuss race and class in the hurricane's wake and another will explore the little-known "prison epidemic" that occurred when authorities left prisoners behind in the panic and chaos that ensued the tragedy. The symposium will also include events to celebrate New Orleans's culture, including a performance by a New Orleans jazz band. The conference's annual student event will put a poetic spin on King's legacy by featuring renowned actor, art- ist and filmmaker Saul Williams in a spoken-word per- formance. His performance will be followed by several student poets. Flynn said she expects 12 to 15 students to partici- pate and has already received entries discussing dis- ability and race. She added that she is encouraging students to submit pieces that follow the symposium's theme and hopes that students will feel inspired to break the silence about issues that are important to them. While the committee wanted to host former President Bill Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to garner stu- dent interest, the high cost of big-name speakers forced organizers to turn to lesser-known people who are still accomplished. As keynote speaker, the committee chose Anna Deavere Smith, an acclaimed actress, playwright and teacher whose work explores America's multifaceted national identity. Smith was one of Oprah's "People You Should Know," according to LSA junior Angelina Moyer, a member of the planning committee. This year's opening speaker, Business School Prof. C.K. Prahalad, is known for his research in marketing to low-income consumers in developing countries. Prahland's selection is part of the symposium commit- tee's effort to highlight University faculty, organizer Gena Flynn said. Charlene Teters. an artist, writer and advocate spe- cializing in Native American issues, will close the symposium. The City of Ann Arbor has asked Tommy York and Matt Mor- gan,,owners of Morgan and York located at 1928 Packard to take down their sign to bring it up to code. NNW I WK 7IX M.' "MOMM Colleges could lose minority funding Decree required Tenn colleges to spend $75 million to increase staff and student diversity CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee colleges could lose millions of dollars used to recruit minorities if a 38-year-old desegregation lawsuit is dismissed. The Geier Consent Decree, estab- lished in 2001 to settle a longtime legal battle to desegregate Tennessee colleges, is up for final review in 2006 by a federal court in Nashville. If the court agrees that the terms of the con- sent decree have been met, the case will be dismissed. The consent decree required Ten- nessee to spend $75 million over 10 years to help public colleges and universities diversify their student bodies, faculties and staffs. So far, about $67 million of the Geier money has been budgeted to establish scholarships, faculty salary incentives, marketing campaigns and other initiatives to attract black stu- dents and faculty to state schools. Black student enrollment at the University of Tennessee at Chatta- nooga has outpaced the rest of the five-campus UT system. About 19 percent of the total student body is black, up from 11 percent two decades ago. The University of Memphis increased its black student population from nearly 19 percent in 1984 to more than 35 percent this year. The Univer- "There are probably better ways to spend the taxpayers' dollars than on this program." - Tenn. State Rep. Bill Dunn (R) sity of Tennessee's rose from 4.6 per- cent to 8.1 percent in that time period. Other state schools saw smaller increases: East Tennessee State Uni- versity's black student population rose from 2.7 percent to 4.2 percent; Ten- nessee Technological University saw an increase from 2 percent to 4.2 percent; and Austin Peay State Uni- versity increased from 16.2 percent to 17.9 percent. Deputy Attorney General Kevin Steiling said the case likely will go before the judge in July. Once Geier is settled, any continuing programs would have to include all minorities rather than focusing on just blacks, administrators said. Tennessee state Rep. Bill Dunn said he doesn't support continuing the funding once the case ends because the money has produced "little to no results." Wendy Thompson, who manages programs created by the Geier con- sent decree for the Tennessee Board of Regents, said she hopes the funding will continue so that schools can con- tinue to reach out to blacks. 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