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DARLOW
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tions in Michigan.
When California voters passed
a similar initiative in 1996, public
universities there saw a decrease in
the enrollment of underrepresent-
ed minorities - something Darlow
said she doesn't want to see happen
at the University.
Even though yesterday was her
first official meeting, Darlow has
already begun meeting with cur-
rent regents and administrators
ADMISSIONS
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one place to another and their sta-
tus recorded by secretaries. Now
admissions counselors can move
applications electronically. Lucier
estimates that the paperless pro-
cess cuts about two weeks off each
application's the turnaround time.
But the time savings are even more
dramatic for the top applicants.
About 28 percent of applicants
would be accepted no matter who
reviewed their application, Lucier
said. Their applications go straight
to an upper-level admissions man-
ager after their first review, skip-
ping the secondary review.
Lucier said how much the elec-
tronic process accelerates admissions
decisions forthe University'stop appli-
cants came as a pleasant surprise.
The University trys to notify
potential students of their accep-
tance and financial aid packages as
soon as possible because it makes
them more likely to attend or at
to understand how the University
functions.
She received a bachelor's degree
from Columbia University and a
law degree from Wayne State Uni-
versity, where she later taught law.
Although she lives in Ann Arbor,
Darlow has no official ties to the
University.
She said her outsider status will
add a fresh point of view to the
board. She said her prior work as
a corporate and non-profit lawyer
will give her relevant knowledge
and skills for the job,
"Alums are important," Darlow
said, "ButI think it's good to have a
diverse group of regents."
After Darlow decided to decided
to run for the seat early last year, she
began traveling the state and talk-
ing to citizens about the University.
Darlow left her position at Novi-
based Varnum Law earlier this
month to avoid conflicts of interest
and to focus her attention on her
new position. She said she doesn't
know whether she'll continue to
practice law.
"I have every intention of giving
this job whatever commitment of
time it needs," Darlow said.
least find out more about the Uni-
versity.
Notifying the top applicants early
can even increase the number of
highly qualified students who decide
to attend. For instancethe yieldrate,
or chance an admitted student will
attend the University, increased by
3 percent for the Engineering School
this year, Lucier said.
He attributed this jump to noti-
fying accepted students early in the
year before they had heard from
other schools.
Those students who were admit-
ted before the end of December
were also the last admitted under
the University's old affirmative
action guidelines.
On Dec.29, the Sixth Circuit Court
of Appeals overturned a temporary
injunction that delayed the imple-
mentation of the affirmative action
ban until after the University com-
pleted this year's admissions cycle.
After a week-long pause, the Uni-
versity restarted its review of appli-
cations on Dec. 10. On that date, the
University said counselors would
ignore the applicant's race.
Through Dec. 31, 1162 under-
represented minorities submitted
completed applications to the Uni-
versity. Of those, 628 applications
were reviewed before the Univer-
sity stopped considering race and
76.3 percent of underrepresented
minorities were admitted.
Of non-minority applicants, 62.5
percent were admitted during the
same period.
Not all of those who applied
before the end of December had
their application reviewed under
the old admissions criteria.
Only about 60 percent of the over
15,000 applications the University
receivedinthatperiodwerereviewed
before the end of December.
Four hundred and forty under-
represented minorities,who applied
before the ban took effect, did not
have their applications reviewed
under the old system.
In a December interview, Luc-
ier said applications are reviewed
strictly in the order in which they
are received.
BRANDON
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much for him that he could not pos-
sibly articulate everything.
"If you review my life, it's kind
of eerie how all roads lead back to
the University," Brandon said. "It
has changed my life - and all for
the better."
The University offered Brandon
an athletic scholarship when he
was a senior at South Lyon High
School. Without it, he said, he
wouldn't have been able to afford
tuition.
"It was a dream to attend the
University while I was growing
up," Brandon said. "But it was a goal
that seemed unattainable based
on the economic circumstances
of my family. I'm reasonably sure
that, had I not been provided that
opportunity, I would have ended up
somewhere else."
Brandon vividly recalled his first
encounter with former Michigan
football coach Bo Schembechler in
1969. After suffering a heart attack
the night before the Rose Bowl,
Schembechler was at home recov-
ering when Brandon stopped by to
discuss playing football for Michi-
gan.
Schembechler, as it turned out,
was still dressed in his robe and
pajamas when Brandon arrived. It
didn't dissuade the future regent.
"By the time he got done with
me, regardless of the fact that he
was laying there in his pajamas, I
just wanted to know where I should
sign," Brandon said.
As a student and an athlete,
Brandon had little spare time. But
when he did get a moment to enjoy
himself, he frequented College Inn
Pizza and the Pretzel Bell, a popu-
lar bar that closed in the 1970's. He
also said Bimbo's, "a downtown
beer joint with a ragtime band,"
was a favorite hangout.
Brandon graduated from the
University in 1974 with a bache-
lor's degree in education. Bran-
don has since risen to the top of
the business world. He works
in Domino's Farms Office Park,
which stretches three-fourths of
a mile. The complex seems more
like a country club than a business
compound.
Brandon's experience with
Domino's began when he was a
football player living in South Quad
Residence Hall. When his hungry
friend suggested they order a pizza
for delivery, Brandon didn't under-
stand what he meant.
"'What doyoumean?' I said.Ijust
thought it was a miracle," Brandon
said. "So the first delivered pizza I
ever had was a Domino's pizza."
As a member of the Board of
Regents, Brandon said he has
faced many challenges, the most
significant of which was finding a'
new president. He said he views
selecting the right president to be
the primary responsibility of the
board.
Brandon said tuition restraint
has been difficult because the Uni-
versity has lost a significant amount
of funding from the state in the past
few years. He said he feels the board
has succeeded in keeping tuition
down, though.
"I still believe we've done a
pretty good job of holding down
the cost of tuition for our in-state
residents as much as possible,"
Brandon said. "Out-of-state resi-
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dents pay a significant premium to
come to school here, and that's just
the way it is."
Brandon said he was proud of the
success for both the Campaign for
Michigan and the Michigan Differ-
ence Campaign, which he said will
likely exceed its goal of $2.6 billion.
Among the other accomplishments
he cited was the improvement of
facilities on campus. He noted that
the board has invested wiselyin life
science facilities, the Medical Cam-
pus and the Ford School of Public
Policy.
"You can pretty much go around
campus - the Arthur Miller The-
ater - and there's just so many
really important and impressive
expansions and renovations going
on," Brandon said.
Brandon has devoted significant
time and moneyto the University -
especially to Mott Children's Hos-
pital, which he credits with saving
the lives of his identical twins in
1980.
Brandon has made several large
contributions to the hospital. His
largest was a $2-million gift toward
the construction of a new neonatal
intensive care unit in the C.S. Mott
Children's and Women's Hospital,
which is currently under construc-
tion.
In December, as Brandon pre-
paredto leave the Board of Regents,
he made one last gift to the Uni-
versity: 28,550 shares of Domino's
stock, amounting to $791,121.
Although Brandon's term as
regent ended in December, he said
he plans to remain involved with
the University.
"I've got a lot of touchstones
with the University, so I don't plan
to disappear," he said.
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ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
Friendships can become cozy today. In
fact, a platonic relationship might move
into a romantic stage. Either way, you
feel very loving toward others.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
If you are asked to give artistic input
where you work, accept the task. Right
now, your skills are ready for this. Plus,
bosses think very highly of your abilities
now.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
If you can travel for pleasure at this
time, do it. You will also enjoy exploring
new ideas and new subjects. You want to
expand your world this week.
CANCER
(June 211o July 22)
You might be in a position to show
compassion or offer help to someone
who is less fortunate than you. (Possibly,
the shoe is on the other foot.) Either way,
something is mutually beneficial
between you and someone else.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
You feel very loving toward partners
and close friends now. Be careful that
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Be generous and helpful to co-workers
today. In turn, others will be just as sup-
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Flirtations are exciting.
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love there is in your daily world. Ilt's all
too easy to miss as we deal with the
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