The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com PROP 2 From page 1 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 Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 7 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." I REGENTS From page 1 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. 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