The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, November 29, 2006 - 7A COLEMAN From page IA Admission of black and Latino stu- dents plummeted. In an interview after the speech, Coleman said she didn't know what methods the University would use to keep that from happening here. She did suggest that the University might ask alumni to reach out to minority students and encourage them to apply. Minority applications declined in California after Proposi- tion 209 passed. Coleman has also drawn criticism for an e-mail she sent to students, staff and faculty last week asking for ideas to help keep the University diverse. That message struck a less defiant tone. The e-mail, co-signed by Uni- versity Provost Theresa Sullivan, urged recipients to "leave no stone unturned as we explore ways to encourage diversity within the boundaries of the law." Indeed, that seems to be the route the University is taking. It has yet to file any lawsuit challenging Propos- al 2 or its implementation. On Mon- NEW METHOD day, Sullivan announced that the From page IA University will stop taking race and - - gender into account if the amend- ao, assistant director ment goes into effect on Dec. 22 as and education for CA: planned. In 2004 and 2005 University spokeswoman Kelly ducted a mental healt Cunningham would not comment found that 23 percent on the editorials, but she reiterated students reported "so Coleman's goals. suicidal thoughts ove "The President is fully committed two weeks," Asidao sa to finding every possible way to sup- Suicide is thet port diversity at the University," she cause of death amon said in an e-mail. of outreach PS. 5, CAPS con- h survey and of University me degree of r a period of aid. third-leading g college stu- dents in the United States, and the suicide rate is estimated at 7.5 per 100,000 students. This is half the rate for non-students in the same 18 to 24-year-old age group. Forty percent of college students know of someone who has attemptedsui- cide, and 25 percent know of some- one who has died by it, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. Each year there are 1,100 sui- cides and an additional 24,000 attempted suicides by college-aged students, accordingto the journal. Since its establishment in 1999, the QPR Institute, which devel- oped the system the University has adopted, has addressed suicide prevention through education and trainingwith anemphasison warn ing signs and early intervention. "QPR recognizes that even socially isolated individuals who are at suicidal risk have contact with potentially helpful individu- als in the community," Asidao said. TOWER From page IA and an empty robin's nest. Phoenix's former sixth-floor room looks like a child's abandoned bedroom. It still carries an astro- logical theme reflecting the group's original name, Adara. Sponged-on gold stars with the first names of members dot the bright blue walls of the room's entryway. In smudged gold letters, "Abide Follow" is written backward on the floor in the center of the room. A mirror image of the words is reflect- ed on the ceiling. A giant blue star remains painted on the roof directly outside the room's window. The former headquarters ofVulcan on the fifth floor is dark and desolate. These rooms have been left empty since the groups left in 2000. Now only Union employees mak- ing rounds have regular access. University officials blame the tower's steps. In order to reopen the tower, they say, the University would need to renovate the space in compliance with the Americans with Disabili- ties Act regulations. Several members of the Michigan Union Board of Representatives, which must approve Union renova- tion projects, said the tower would need to be outfitted with an elevator before it could be reopened. The board is composed of the Union's director, two faculty rep- resentatives and seven student representatives. It also includes sev- eral advisors representing Univer- sity organizations like the Michigan Student Assembly and the Division of Student Affairs. The board has not done a formal cost estimate of the necessary reno- vations in recent years, Union Direc- tor John Taylor said. Members of the board said reopening the tower is not one of their main concerns. Deb Mexicotte, the Division of Student Affairs representative on the board, said they have been focused on other projects, like repairing sec- tions of the building's roof. "I doubt you could argue it's a pri- ority," she said of the tower. The project's high expected cost and the tower's space constraints have discouraged the board from considering renovations to the tower, Mexicotte said. Castro not well enough to "The tower itself is small real estate," she said. The apace an elevator would demand makes it impractical, Tay- lor said. In an October interview, Univer- HAVANA (AP) - The ailing country, I sign off with the great the celebrations along wi sity President Mary Sue Coleman Fidel Castro was not well enough pain of not having been able to Ecuadorean President said she had no plans for the vacant to attend the kickoff yesterday of personally give thanks and hugs Borja and Nicaraguan I space. It hadn't crossed her mind, his 80th birthday celebrations, to each and every one of you," the elect Daniel Ortega. she said. attended by hundreds of admirers message said. Also expected are C The board has not been who traveled here to fete him. The Cuban leader has been seen Nobel laureate Gabrie approached by any student groups A government worker at the by the public only in photos and Marquez and Nobel Pe inquiring about the tower, several gala launch of the five-day birth- videos since his July 31 announce- winner Adolfo Perez Es members said. day bash read a message which he ment that he was temporarily Argentine human rightsa LSA senior Nick Hoffman, a Union said came from the Cuban leader. ceding power to his brother, 75- Noticeably absent wil board member, said renovations would It said Castro's doctors had told year-old Defense Minister Raul tro's good friend and be impractical, but expressed regret him he was not in condition to go Castro, while he recovered from ally Venezuelan Preside that the space couldn't be put touse. to the party at Havana's Karl Marx surgery for intestinal bleeding. Chavez, who is up for re "It's a shame it's wasted," he said. Theater. Details of his ailment and his med- Dec., 3. In his absence Mexicotte said it's not likely that "I direct myself to you, intellec- ical treatment are state secrets. promised to dedicate his this space at the heart of campus tuals and prestigious personalities U.S. government officials said victory to Castro. will be used anytime soon. of the world, with a dilemma," said earlier this month there is still The festivities werec "Some people have pipe dreams," the note. some mystery about Castro's diag- scheduled around Castr she said. "(They're not always) finan- "I could not meet with you in a nosis, his treatment and how he birthday on Aug. 13. A cially or logistically practical." small locale, only in the Karl Marx is responding. But the officials ing ill, Castro asked toI ith former Rodrigo President- olombian 1 Garcia ace Prize quivel, an activist. 1 be Cas- political nt Hugo e-election Chavez electoral originally o's actual fter fall- postpone - Donn Fresard, who usually edits news stories, did not edit this article because he is a member of the society formerly known as Michigamua. Theater where all the visitors would fit and I was not yet in con- dition, according to the doctors, to face such a colossal encounter," it added. The reading of the message was broadcast live on state televi- sion. The crowd responded with a standing ovation. "My very close friends who have done me the honor of visiting our believe he has terminal cancer of the stomach, colon or pancreas. More than 1,300 politicians, art- ists and intellectuals from around the globe were expected to pay homage to the man who governed the communist-run island for 47 years. Presidents Evo Morales of Bolivia and Rene Preval of Haiti have confirmed they will attend them to Dec. 2to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces. Other events planned for the celebration include the dedication of the new San Geronimo College, a three-day academic conference, a concert, an art exhibit and a parade Saturday expected to draw 300,000 people. Judge: Bush has no authority to designate terrorist groups LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge struck down President Bush's authority to designate groups as ter- rorists, saying his post-Sept. 11 exec- utive order was unconstitutionally vague, according to a ruling released yesterday. The Humanitarian Law Project had challenged Bush's order, which the michigan c ON CAMPUS APTS. May Leases Available. Studio, 1 & 2 bedrooms. 734-761-2680. PEPPER'S' PROPERTIES 3 bdrm. apartments on East U. Furnished, hard- wood firs., prkg. avail., heat and water included. $1575-$1695. 810-231-0229. 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In doing so, you have a wonder- ful command of words and expressing yourself. Continue to work hard this year. Your rewards will follow very soon. (Count on it.) Birthdate of: C.S. Lewis, author; Cathy Moriarty, actress; Chuck Mangione, jazz musician. CORRIDOR From page IA settlement money for research and construction in a new Life Sciences Corridor. But it is not likely that the new University Research Corridor will receive such lavish support from the state. University spokesman Joe Serwach said the new corridor could best be compared with the, Research Triangle in North Caro- lina. Founded in 1956, the Research Triangle is a scientific campus where scientists from Duke Uni- versity, North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill work with the private sector on research and development proj- ects. Unlike the Research Trian- gle, which is home to dozens of research firms and laboratories, the University Research Cor- ridor will not take a physical form. "The difference between this and the Research Triangle in North Carolina is they got a hunk of land from the state and built a research park," Serwach said. "We are not planning on building anything new." Instead of establishing a physi- cal campus, Serwach said, the University Research Corridor will try to bring together the public sector and university researchers through a new website: www.urc- mich.org. The recently launched website has many vignettes touting the benefits of research conducted at the participating universities. However, it lacks any mecha- nism to coordinate scientific efforts between institutions. Serwach said the website is still in its infancy. "It is like a newborn baby," Ser- wach said. "You can't tell what it will do when it grows up." The partnership could help the University win additional research funding. Recently, Serwach said, diabe- tes scientists from the three uni- versities decided that they would each have a better shot at winning the funding they needed if they combined their individual proj- ects and applied for one 21st Cen- tury Jobs grant from the state. The plan worked and the researchers won the grant. One thing one won't change: when scarce federal dollars are on the line, the universities will still face off against each other to win grants. "(Researchers) will work togeth- er more," Serwach said. "But they will still compete for different grants and whatnot." APTS., SUBLETS, & Rmmte(s). List and Browse FREE! All Cities & Areas. 1-877-367-7368 or www.sublet.com DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE. $500 and all other traffic matters call David Bower, P.C. at 313-333-0309. FEM. RMMTE WNTD. for Fall '07 & Winter '08. Central campus $500+ util. 4 bdrm. apt. Call 310-766-5464 for info. 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