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ted before Proposal 2 takes effect and one
for those admitted after - he also said he
hopes legal maneuvering might delay the
amendment's implementation until after
the admissions cycle is completed.
Both the University of California and the
University of Texas systems avoided chang-
ing their admissions policies mid-year by
delaying the impact of the new regulations
in the courts.
University spokeswoman Julie Peterson
said earlier this month that she could not
disclose the University's legal strategy in
advance.
Last week, University General Coun-
sel Marvin Krislov confirmed that the
University may ask a judge to grant a stay,
effectively pushing back the proposal's con-
sequences until after this year's admissions
cycle is finished.
Former University President James Dud-
erstadt said he thinks the University should
request a stay, and he is hopeful that a court
would grant one.
"I think a court would be receptive to
(granting a stay)," Duderstadt said. "You
can't make these changes midstream."
Duderstadt was less optimistic about
the long-term health of the University if
Proposal 2 passes. He said Proposition 209,
which banned the use of affirmative action
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in California in 1996, has crippled the Uni-
versity of California system's ability to serve
the state.
"I think the Medical School and Law
School will be devastated," Duderstadt
said.
But he added that if the undergraduate
admissions office is creative, it should be
able to preserve some degree of diversity.
The experience of the University of Cali-
fornia at Berkley suggests that maintaining
a diverse student body without affirmative
action policies is a daunting task.
Robert Berdahl, the former chancellor of
the University of California at Berkeley, said
that after Proposition 209 took effect, black
enrollment immediately plummeted.
In 1997, the last year that Berkley was
permitted to consider race in admissions,
there were 525 black students in the fresh-
man class. In the absence of affirmative
action programs the following year, that
number tumbled nearly 60 percent to 213.
"Out of 8,000 students admitted that
year, 300 oflthem gained admission because
of whatever advantage they had as a result
of affirmative action," Berdahl said.
Berdahl called that a small percentage of
the admission pool.
"And yet the cost of 209 - in terms of
social harmony, attitude and hope, and all
those things that are important to sustain-
ing avital society - the cost was enormous,"
Berdahl said.
Berkley developed several schemes to try
to maintain a diverse student body without
explicitly considering race. But Berdahl said
none of the alternative measures worked.
If Proposal 2 passes today, the Univer-
sity will have to stop considering race and
gender in admissions, but it is unclear what
other programs will be affected and how
they will have to be changed.
"We can be certain that there will be
a lot of litigation and arguing over this,"
Peterson said. "It is really going to be hard
to ensure that certain programs are going to
be in compliance."
While University officials said they are
optimistic that they will be able to review
all major University programs and ensure
that they are in compliance by the time the
amendment takes effect, the potential cam-
pus reaction remains unknown.
Last night, University President Mary
Sue Coleman sent a campuswide e-mail
announcing that she will publicly address
the University about the outcome of the
election at noon on Wednesday on the Diag.
In her e-mail, Coleman reiterated her
promise that the University is committed to
maintaining a diverse learning community
regardless of what happens today
Next year's freshman class might be admit-
ted under two separate admissions policies
- one for those admitted before Proposal 2
takes effect and one for those admitted after
- he also said he hopes that legal maneuver-
ing might delay the amendment's implemen-
tation until after the admissions cycle.
Both the University of California and the
University of Texas systems avoided chang-
ing their admissions policies mid-stream by
successfully delaying the impact of the new
regulations in the courts.
University Spokeswoman Julie Peterson
said earlier this month that she could not
disclose the University's legal strategy in
advance. But last week University General
Council Marvin Krislov confirmed that the
University may request a judge to grant a
stay, effectively pushing back Proposal 2's
consequences until after this year's admis-
sions cycle is finished.
Former University President James
Duderstadt said he believes the University
should request a stay and is hopeful that a
court would grant one.
"I think a court would be receptive to
(granting a stay)," Duderstadt said. "You
can't make these changes mid-stream."
Duderstadt was less optimistic about the
long-termhealth of the University ifPropos-
al 2 passes. He said Proposition 209, which
banned the use of affirmative action in Cali-
forniain 1996, has crippled the University of
California's ability to serve the state.
"I think the medical school and law
schools willbe devastated," Duderstadt said.
But he added that if the undergraduate
admissions office is creative, they should be
able to preserve some degree of diversity.
But the experience of the University of
California at Berkley suggests that main-
taining a diverse student body without affir-
mative action policies is a daunting task.
Robert Berdahl, the former chancellor of
U.C. Berkley said after Proposition 209 took
effect, said black enrollment immediately
plummeted after voters approved Prop 209.
In 1997, the last year that Berkley was
permitted to consider race in admissions,
there were 525 black students in the fresh-
man class. In the absence of affirmative
action programs the following year, that
number tumbled nearly 60 percent to 213.
"Out of eight thousand students admit-
ted that year, 300 of them gained admission
because of whatever advantage they had as
a result of affirmative action. I submit that
that is a very small percentage of the admis-
sion pool," Berdahl said. "And yet the cost
of 209 - in terms of social harmony, atti-
tude and hope, and all those things that are
important to sustaining avital society - the
cost was enormous."
Berkley developed several different
schemes to try and maintain a diverse stu-
dent body without explicitly considering
race. But Berdahl said none of the alterna-
tive measures that Berkley developed were
effective in maintaining a diverse student
body.
It is unclear what other University pro-
grams would be affected.
"We can be certain that there will be
a lot of litigation and arguing over this,"
Peterson said. "It is really going to be hard
to ensure thatcertain programs are going to
be in compliance."
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REGENTS
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bylaws, a majority of the regents
must support an action for it to
move forward.
A tie would mean the proposal
would fail.
Her decision not to make a deci-
sion is unique in this regents race
among major-party candidates - all
three of her. main opponents have
taken a stance on the suites. Republi-
can candidate Susan Brown said she
supports enclosed seating if it will
benefit the University financially.
"This is not about ducking an
issue," Darlow said. "Obviously,
there could be some political gain
if I took a position, but I don't think
it's right."
But even if Darlow defeats Bran-
don and joins the skybox opponents,
it could already be too late for her to
make a difference.
Last month, Athletic Director
Bill Martin said he hopes to present
the renovation plan to the regents at
their meeting in November.
By the time Darlow would take
office on Jan. 1, the architects would
have started drawing up detailed
architectural schematics.
University spokeswoman Julie
Peterson said it's usually four to
eight months between the time a
design is approved and the time the
a construction company is hired to
work on the project.
Although the board has the
authority to reconsider a previous
decision on a project, Peterson said
she couldn't think of an instance
where it has happened.
The heated debate over stadium
renovations has put the regents in a
tough position, Darlow said.
"Some people are making a deci-
sion a certain way becausecthey have
very strong opinions about how the
stadium should be," Darlow said.
"I don't think that's what a regent
should do."
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