NEWS The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 7 AID Continued from page 1 date, said he is vehemently opposed to assessing a contribution from noncustodial parents because he thinks it will discourage students from attend- ing the University. "We should be encouraging students of single parents to succeed," said Baker, who comes from a single parent. MSA Rep. Mat Brener said the policy presents difficulties lower-income students. "This is putting an overwhelming burden on the student from a single-parent, low-income house- hold," he said. Lester Monts, senior vice provost for academic affairs, contended that because the University does not currently use the new form, it is not able to offer aid awards that are as fair as at other schools. Some strong students have chosen to attend the more than 200 schools that already use the form, he said. "If Michigan is going to compete with other col- PROVOST Continued from page 1 Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. Sullivan cited two reasons why she thinks diversity in higher education would suffer if Michigan voters ban affirmative action programs in November. First, some minority students might stop applying. Second, those minorities who receive offers of admis- sion might refuse to enroll for fear that they might encounter a hostile environment. The administration will obey whatever the law is, but "we want a diverse student body," she said. Sullivan also said she doesn't think the 10-percent rule - the Texas law that grants admission to any pub- lic universities for high school students who are in the top 10 percent of their class - would work in Michigan because the two states are geographically and demo- graphically dissimilar. leges on several levels, don't you think we would want to compete in terms of our ability to provide financial aid to our students?" Monts said. Monts maintains that the University wants to assist students who may be hurt by the policy. "Any student who falls through the cracks - we hop to the task to help that student," he said. Nicole Stallings, who is running for MSA presi- dent with the Students 4 Michigan party, also said the problem with the policy lies with students who are put in a catch-22 because their noncustodial parents will be assessed a contribution but may be unwilling to pay it. If Stallings were an incoming freshman, she would have been affected by the change in policy. Her parents divorced when she was 5. While she occasionally contacts her father, he does not con- tribute to her education. She describes his financial support as "hit-and-miss." "It's not something I can count on, and not something I want my education to ride on," Stall- ings said. But according to federal policy, parental unwill- ingness to contribute to a child's education is not considered a valid reason to reduce an expected family contribution. Fowler said that since this is true for two-parent families, noncustodial parents must be treated the same way. "If their parent is alive,and well and working every day, (the student) will have to find some other means to find what they need to stay here," Fowler said. Administrators maintain that the form will also allow financial aid officers to treat students more equally by asking specific questions so that parts of a family's income are not overlooked. Fowler said that the FAFSA - previously the only form used by the financial aid office - has been streamlined over the past five years in order to make it more accessible to parents with less education. But as it has become simpler, she said, it has also provided problems for students whose finan- cial situations are not accurately represented by their family's adjusted gross income. "We want to treat everyone the same, and the FAFSA just doesn't do that," Fowler said. AP CREDIT Continued from page 1 Biology Prof. Bob Bender said he is confident that AP scores are an accurate measure of a student's understanding of first-year con- cepts. Data collected by his depart- ment indicate that students with AP credit do slightly better in second-year courses than students who took the course at the Univer- sity, he said. Chemistry Prof. Brian Coppola also said similar research indicates students scoring a three or above on the AP chemistry exam were, adequately prepared for second- year courses at the University. Coppola said his department tends to be generous with credit so that students can move into more specialized courses like organic chemistry. LSA Junior Jacki Fisher, who took both the chemistry and biol- ogy AP exams, said because of the strength of her high school pro- gram she was prepared for second- year course work. However, Fisher said other fac- tors, such as the structure of a college class, the way material is presented and intensive lab work, can't always be simulated by an AP course. Bender said that for concentra- tors, multiple lab requirements quickly cover any gaps in higher intensity lab work left by the AP. Jayne Brownell, director of the LSA advising center, said high AP scores can give students a "false sense of security." Because of an annual review roughly two years ago, the phys- ics department decided to begin only accepting AP scores of five to assure students had covered foun- dational material in-depth, said Physics Prof. Tim McKay said. McKay, who serves as an advis- er in the department, also said he often recommends that students who score a four or lower on the exam to take the first-year course as review or take it at the honors level if they do not find it chal- lenging enough. "There are worse things in the world than getting an 'A' in a dii- ficult science course," McKay said. To solve the translation probA lem between AP and Univer- sity courses, instead of offering equivalency for a particular course, some departments like English and history grant general department credits, which can be used toward graduation but do not place a student out of a par- ticular course. The math department's policy for LSA students rewards students who take both a version of the AP Calculus exam and Math 115 or 116 by giving additional retroac- tive credit for the AP score when the student passes the University course, Sally Lindsley, senior associate director of admissions, said the University is regularly among the schools with the most AP credit accepted because of the strength of its applicant pool. In the number of scores submit- ted, the University ranked eighth nationwide in 2004-05. ARMENIA Continued from page 1 sidered the architect of Armenia's transition to a market economy after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. His lecture, titled "Adapting to New Economic Values: Armenia in Transition," focused on prog- ress and evolution in Armenia. He also spoke about the prob- lems that arose after the first wave of reforms in the post-Soviet era, such as the difficulties stemming from privatizing businesses and industry after years of heavy state control over the economy. Bagratyan explained some of those issues using amusing, yet informative analogies. "An empire should be like a cake that's on the table until everyone has a piece," he said. "Once all the cake is gone, it should be over." He likened Armenia to a car that can only move forward if all the pieces are working properly. Since resigning as prime min- ister, Bagratyan has held 4 variety of positions, but he is currently the vice president of an Armenia- based brandy company, one of the oldest companies in Armenia. "He has first-hand experience in changing a part of the 20th cen- tury, and he will go down in his- tory," said History Prof. Gerard Libaridian. Libaridian, who organized the lecture, said he expected a large and diverse crowd of students to attend the event. Attendee Christine Harper, a graduate student in the School of Public Health, said she came to learn about how the country has recovered since the collapse of the Soviet system. Harper said her brother will be serving in the Peace Corps in Armenia in June. 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Your ability to illustrate your point is quite amazing.' You can really visualize what you want. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) In large measure, this is a wonderful day to do business. Nevertheless, there's an element of self-deception present. Make sure you have all your facts. , AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Because you're born 50 years ahead of your time, others often don't understand you. You might have to work to get oth- ers to appreciate your suggestions today. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is the day to practice generosity to others and show your kind, sympa- thetic side. Nevertheless, remember that true generosity is giving what is needed. (Don't be naive.) YOU BORN TODAY You're a natural leader, with charisma and magnetism! You're also ambitious to A p MADISON pPRTY COMPANY f A v -93 I