The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COLEMAN ADDRESS From page IA cial aid, scholarships and grants, and promised faculty and staff that none of their jobs are in danger. Bythetimethe affirmative action ban takes effect, which could be late December, University officials need to determine how the consti- tutional amendment applies to pro- grams that promote diversity. Coleman promised that the Uni- versity will retain all of those pro- grams, even if it must change them to comply with Proposal 2. "We will continue to review all of our programs dedicated to minority affairs and campus diver- sity to ensure that they comply with the law as we have done for many years," Coleman said. Coleman said the University will ask the courts to allow the Univer- sity to use its current admissions process for the duration of this admissions cycle. It would be unfair to judge applicants based on two different sets of criteria, she said. Because MCRI's language is vague, the University is not entire- ly sure how it will adapt to the pro- posal, Coleman said in an interview with The Michigan Daily after the speech. The University's legal team is currently considering multiple pos- sibilities, she said. In her speech, Coleman pledged that the University would continue to fight for diversity within the framework of the law. "We believe so strongly in affir- mative action that we went before the United States Supreme Court to defend its role, and we prevailed," Coleman said. "Today, I pledge that the University of Michigan will continue this fight." It seemed to be an emotional moment for Coleman, who hugged University Regent Olivia Maynard before the speech. CROWD REACTION From page IA dents soliciting donations for C.S. Mott Women's and Children's Hos- pital rose and fell above the masses of people. As Coleman said "I believe there are serious questions as to whether this initiative is lawful," three stu- dents stood eating Jimmy John's sandwiches and peering up at a news helicopter hovering above. "Vote Yes on 2" signs dotted the crowd, drawing scattered com- ments but not much attention. The crowd was mostly divided, but there were few moments of racial tension. Above the din of rining bells from Burton Tower, one black stu- dent said, "I wonder why it's only white people holding up signs." It was not all mild indifference, though. The crowd swelled to an estimated 2,000 people by the end. Some were lined up three deep on the ramps leading up to the library. Near the end, Coleman said, "No one - no one - should ever forget that every student at Michigan is highly qualified" - she had to stop here to wait for the most thunder- ous applause of the address to die down - "and has rightfully earned his or her place here." Afterward,peoplemilledaround, analyzing the speech and the situ- ation the University finds itself in. For some, it was probably the most in-depth conversation they would have about the proposal that could drastically change the makeup of campus. It wasn't long before one of the students manning the teeter-tooter said, "Let's raise some money while people are still here." A fewpeopleposedonthe lectern Coleman had been speaking from only moments before while their friends snapped their pictures, which have almost surely already turned up on Facebook.com. Coleman's walk back to the Fleming Administration Building was interrupted by a student who took a hiatus from a cell phone call to say "thank you" before returning the phone to his ear. Finally the Diag began to empty. Students headed off to class, prac- tice, their apartments, Espresso Royale, the Fishbowl. With their iPod headphones reinserted in their ears, they strode off toward the rest of their lives. - Christina Hildreth contributed to this report. COURTS From page lA halfway through the admissions cycle - a scenario the administra- tion desperately wants to avoid. "Today, I have directed our Gen- eral Counsel to consider every legal option available to us," Coleman told the crowd. Because the potential impact of Proposal 2 has been known for months, many observers expected swift legal action by the University yesterday to maintain the continuity of this year's admissions process. But it was the radical pro-affir- mative action group By Any Means Necessary, not University lawyers, that went to the U.S. District Court in Detroit yesterday afternoon to try to block the implementation. A spokesperson for BAMN did not return phone calls for comment on the lawsuit yesterday. In an interview after her address, Coleman said she was unsure when the University would file its first legal challenges to Proposal 2, but she expected she would know with- in a few days. "The lawyers are working hard on this," Coleman said. officials at the University of California and the University of Texas systems successfully delayed the bans on their affirmative action programs in the courts until after completingtheir admissions cycles. Coleman said she is optimistic the courts would side with the Uni- versity and allow this year's admis- sions cycle to continue unaffected by Proposal 2. DON'T JUST READ US. COME WRITE FOR US. But such an outcome is not nec- essarily certain. Any legal action brought by the University against Proposal 2 would name the state of Michigan, represented by Attorney General Mike Cox, as the defendant. Cox, a Republican who was elected to a second term Tuesday, has actively opposed the Univer- sity's affirmative action policies in the past. In rare act of defiance by an Attorney General, Cox refused a 2003 request by Governor Jennifer Granholm to author an amicus brief on behalf of the state supportingthe University in Gratz v. Bollinger. This year Cox was the only state- wide candidate from a major party that openly supported Proposal 2. Cox could not be reached for comment yesterday. Doug Tietz, a spokesman for the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, criticized Coleman yesterday for trying to "trump the opinion of 58 percent of the electorate." Looking to the long term, Cole- man reiterated the University's commitment to diversity. "We will find ways to overcome the handcuffs that Proposal 2 attempts to place on our reach for greater diversity," Coleman said in her address. She said the University cannot allow itself to experience the same fate as the University of California at Berkley, where minority enroll- ment collapsed after California voters banned affirmative action programs 10 years ago. Both California and Texas exper- imented with different schemes to Thursday, November 9, 2006 - 7A prop up minority enrollment after their affirmative action policies were banned. The University of Texas adopted a 10 percent plan, guaranteeing admission to the top 10 percent of every high school senior class. In an interview with the Daily after the speech, Coleman said she does not think a similar approach would work in Michigan and that such a plan would be harmful to students in highly competitive high schools. "We have analyzed (percent plans) and we don't think it is a good idea," Coleman said. "It is too mechanistic." In her address to the Univer- sity community, Coleman asked for help from alumni, current students, faculty and high school principals in reaching out to potential appli- cants. But beyond that, University offi- cials have not yet articulated how they intend to avoid the fate of UC- Berkeley. Still Coleman appeared confident that the University would be able to overcome the constraints of the proposal in the long term. After her address, Coleman said there are no easy ways to replace affirmative action programs, but that she has already asked the admissions office to begin think- ing about creative ways to maintain diversity on campus. "We will think of something," she said in the post-address inter- view. "This is the University of Michigan." - The Associated Press contributed to this report. the michigan daly CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER for small fitness center. 734.477.9430. EARN $4,000! Be an Egg Donor. Must be 20-27 years of age and a non- smoker. Please call Alternative Repro- ductive Resources at 248-723-9979 or www.arrl.com for info. SPRING 20th An EARN $800-$3200 PER month to Free trip drive brand new cars with ads placed Free Me on them. www.DriveAdCars.com Ever. Gr FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORES,& JU- Spring NIORS! 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