The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Bachelor's degree worth extra $23,000 a year WASHINGTON (AP) - How much is a bachelor's degree worth? About $23,000 a year, the govern- ment said in a report released yes- terday. That is the average gap in earn- ings between adults with bachelor's degrees and those with high school diplomas, according to data from the Census Bureau. College graduates made an aver- age of $51,554 in 2004, the most recent figures available, compared with $28,645 for adults with a high school diploma. High school dropouts earned an average of $19,169 and those with advanced college degrees made an average of $78,093. "There appeartobe strongincen- tives to get a college degree, given the gaps that we observe," said Lisa Barrow, senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The income gap narrowed slight- ly from five years earlier, when col- lege graduates made nearly twice as much as high school graduates. But the differences remained signifi- cant for men and women of every racial and ethnic group. Eighty-five percent of people 25 and older had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent in 2005, according to the Census Bureau's 2005 Current Population Survey. In 2000, 80 percent had a high school diploma or the equivalent, and a little more than half did in 1970. Twenty-eight percent had at least a bachelor's degree, compared with about 24 percent in 2000 and 11 percent in 1970. "I think we've done a very good job of getting individuals into col- lege," said Cecilia Rouse, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University. "But we don't fully understand why we don't do as good a job of graduating them." Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, said too many high school graduates are unprepared to succeed in college. "If you don't emerge from high school having done at least the equivalent of advanced algebra, you are not going tobe ready for college math," Finn said. "You can make similar points about English." Among the other findings in the report: * Minnesota, Utah, Montana, New Hampshire and Alaska had the highest proportions of adults with at least a high school diploma - all at about 92 percent. " Texas had the lowest propor- tion of adults with at least a high school diploma, about 78 percent. It was followed closely by Kentucky and Mississippi. * Connecticut was the state with the highest proportion of adults with at least a bachelor's degree, nearly 37 percent. It was followed closely by Massachusetts, Maryland and New Jersey. * Nearly 47 percent of adults in Washington, D.C., had at least a bachelor's degree. . West Virginia had the lowest proportion of college graduates, at 15 percent. It was followed at the bottom by Arkansas, Kentucky and Louisiana. FUNDRAISING From page lA At the University of Michigan, donors like Stephen M. Ross - an alum who gave $100 million, 75 percent of which was earmarked for the Business School - buoy the campaign. Colleges still solicit small dona- tions from young alumni, but that's largely to increase the odds that alumni who strike it rich like Ross, a real-estate mogul, will already be in a giving habit. "We have to have transforma- tional gifts," says Charles Phlegar, who heads Cornell's fundraising. "Fifty million, $100 million - in that range - and we will certainly have that." Typically, 80 percent of a col- lege's fundraising comes from 20 percent of the donors, says John Lippincott, president of the Coun- cil for Advancement and Support of Education. That ratio gets even more lopsided with the biggest campaigns. Some find the whole language of "campaigns" puzzling. Universities are always raising money; "cam- paigns" are just artificial start and end points. Typically, they involve a two-year "quiet" phase, for lining up top donors and securing about one-quarter of the goal. After that, the public phase typically lasts five years. Still, the process is valuable. Fundraising campaigns -like polit- ical ones - force the participants to articulate their priorities and val- ues. That's important because such campaigns often spark questions about whether the concentration of wealth at the richest universities is good for the public. A 2005 Associated Press analy- sis of the then-47 colleges with $1 billion or more found they held nearly two-thirds of the endowed wealth in American higher educa- tion, but educate fewer than one in 25 undergraduates. Those endow- ments are built with indirect public subsidies - tax-deductible donations and tax-exempt bonds. "There is greater public concern about, why are they doing this when they're charging such high tuition," said Cornell economist Ronald Ehrenberg. "It's absolutely incum- bent on the universities when they go out and seek this money to show they are using it for socially impor- tant purposes." Cornell, which is partly public, is in fact fairly poor by Ivy League standards. Skorton said he hopes the school will someday replace loans entirely with grants for low-income stu- dents, but can't promise that even with this $4 billion. The other priorities are recruit- ing top faculty to replace retiring baby boomers, and updating aging buildings. The money won't "sit in some Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 7A long-term investment pool some- where just so we can reach an arbi- trary level," Skorton said, reeling off a series of research initiatives in areas like medicine and Third World development. "Philanthropy should be spread around. But we should get our share because we're one of the places that's really turning the crank and changing the world." Officials at poorer schools envy Cornell's wealthy alumni base and access to sophisticated financial advice that produces better invest- ment returns. But most say they don't begrudge Cornell its dona- tions. Different colleges fish in different pools; Cornell's gain is usually not another's loss. Other colleges are busy with their own campaigns, which have fewer zeros, but are often compa- rable for their size. Mount Holyoke is announcing a $300 million cam- paign this weekend. About a mile from Cornell, Ithaca College just launched a $115 million campaign for financial aid, a new business school, and new dorms and sports facilities. Compared to Cornell, Ithaca "is another world. We're 6,000 students, not 20,000," said Ithaca President Peggy Williams. But, she said, "We really believe this is lay- ing the foundation for a very differ- ent future." - The Associated Press and Karl StampfI contributed to this report WANT TO MAKE MORE THAN $23,000 A YEAR? DON'T GO INTO JOURNALISM. 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The Business School usually hosts a homecoming tail- gate party for alumni on its cam- pus. However, this weekend the school will have to set up at the Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. "Thus far we're still able to meet both the needs of the school and our students," Murdock said. "But that doesn't mean we won't be happy to have our new building in two years." But Wilson said space is always at a premium and that this year is no different. The scheduling conflicts the Leim dance team faces are numer- ous. The team practices for three hours, three times per week, and puts on two full-length dance shows each year. The team's tap shoes require hardwood floors, which limits their options for rooms. Katie Sbordon, the troupe's leader, said the University has many dance studios, but they are not open to the public after oper- ating hours. Sbordon said the team wanted to perform in November at the Power Center, but the only performance she could schedule was in January at the Michigan Theater. The Royal Shakespeare Com- pany is performing at the Power Center this semester - and the usual performances that would have been held there have been moved to the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. The team could perform at the Mendelssohn, but because many several other groups' per- formances have been moved there, Sbordon had to schedule the performance at the Michigan Theater. It cost them $2,750 for one night. "We had to go to the Michigan Theater and rent out space there, which is way out of our budget," Sbordon said. "We didn't have anywhere else to perform." Even groups that the University provides with rooms have to pay for space. Campus Crusade for Christ holds its meetings in Auditorium 3 of the Modern Languages Build- ing. Member Kurt Heinold said the group has no problems reserving the space. However, Heinold said it does have to pay $200 each time it uses the room, which amounts to about $3,000 a year. Christopher Blauvelt, coor- dinator of the Muslim Graduate Student Association, said the Uni- versityunions - which include the Michigan Union, Pierpont Com- mons and the Michigan League - are the most difficult places on campus to get space, and it is nec- essary to plan far in advance to use their rooms. Last year, the Muslim Engi- neering Student Association requested a prayer room on North Campus, and Blauvelt said it was almost a year before the associa- tion received temporary space in a study room in the Duderstadt Center. The prayer room was relocat- ed this year to an old conference room in Pierpont Commons. This room was not being used because of mold, but the University took care of the problem before allow- ing students to use it, Blauvelt said. "We tried to work with (the administration) to prevent mov- ing, but we weren't able to get them to keep (the prayer room) in the Duderstadt Center," Blauvelt said. "We were just happy we had the room." Mexico, Bahamas & Florida. 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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20to Feb. 18) Disctissions with a friend, probably a female friend, aretvery intense today.yry to take everything with a grain of salt. Your emotions could distract you from the truth of the situation. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is not a good day to be pushy with parents, bosses or VIPs. The more aggressivey yu get, the greater opposi- tion yau will incur. Postpene important discussions until tomorrow, which is a far better day. YOU BORN TODAY You have strong reforming instincts: You want to make the world a better place. You understand the dynamics of society and how power is used. You appear fearless because you are in control of your emotions. You're practical and always plan ahead. You bave goodtmoney savvy. This year might be one of the best years of your life! Birthdate of: Hillary Rodham Clinton, politician; Bob Hoskins, actor; Pat Sajak, TV host- HYRBIDS From page LA The term "hybrid" refers to a cross between two species. At the lab on campus, the hybrid salamander tails are stored in a negative-80-degree freezer. The salamanders look exactly alike except for the bright red cheeks of the red-cheeked species. "The coloration of the cheeks is a warning to predators," Chat- field said. He said the salamander secretes a slimy substance through its skin when attacked. The hybrid species resembles the other two species but has red- dish-gray cheeks. Chatfield said the hybrid species is a "cryptic" hybrid because he has to carefully inspect the cheeks to determine if the salamander is a hybrid. The hybrids are increasingly populat- ing the region. Chatfield is currently workingto extract DNA to determine which genes are responsible for the color of the salamanders' cheeks. He hopes to learn about the environ- ment of the hybrid zone and the evolutionary value of the red pig- mentation gene. More generally, he wants to know why this useful genetic trait isn't more prevalent in other salamander species. Scientific studies like Chatfield's help shed light on evolution. The movement of a gene from one species to another is known as introgression and can result in a hybrid species. Selective breeding or the mating of two different spe- cies also creates hybrid animals. Many hybrid species occur nat- urally, like the zeedonk - a cross between a zebra and a donkey. But other hybrids are produced through human breeding tech- niques. Examples include tigons, a cross between a male tiger and a female lion, and beefalos, a cross between an American bison and a domestic cow. Tucker and others in her field of evolutionary biology refer to these hybrid animals as "charismatic mega-fauna." She said these ani- mals are the most popular example of a hybrid to many people because of the media attention they receive when they are bred. N. Korea warns S. Kor10a against joining sanctions SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea warned South Korea against joining international sanc- tions, saying yesterday that its neighbor would "pay a high price" if it joins the U.S.-led drive to pun- ish the reclusive communist nation for its nuclear test. The statement from the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reuni- fication of the Fatherland came as South Korea struggles to deter- mine how it should enforce the U.N. sanctions, including whether to help interdict North Korean cargo ships suspected of transport- ing materials for unconventional weapons. "If the South Korean authori- ties end up joining U.S.-led moves to sanction and stifle (the North) we will regard it as a declaration of confrontation against its own peo- ple ... and take corresponding mea- sures," the North's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland said in a statement. President Bush dismissed North Korea's threats, saying leader Kim Jong Il was probing for weaknesses in the international community. "The leader of North Korea likes to threaten," Bush told reporters in Washington. "In my judgment, what he's doing is testing the will of the five countries that are working together to convince him there's a better way forward for his people." The U.N. Security Council unan- imously adopted a sanctions reso- lution five days after the North's Oct. 9 test, and a South Korean task force met this week to determine how the country should address the measures, including what to do about joint economic projects with the North. South Korea's participation in the sanctioning the North is important because the country is one of the main aid providers to the impoverished communist nation, along with China. Both countries have been reluc- tant to impose stern measures against their volatile neighbor. China, North Korea's closest ally, voted for the U.N. resolution but is concerned that excessive mea- sures could worsen the situation. South Korea has expressed similar concerns, although there was no immediate response to Wednes- day's statement from North Korea. "If North-South relations col- lapse due to reckless and impru- dent sanctions against us the South Korean authorities will be fully responsible for it and will have to pay a high price," said the state- ment, carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency. 2006 King Features SyndicateInc.