The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Wednesday, March 7, 2007 - 7A APPLICATIONS From page LA sions data, a total of 2,460 underrepresented minorities had applied to the University by the beginning of February - a 5 percent increase from the same point last year. The increase in applicants may have been due to the fact that Proposal 2 was loom- ing. Students at Cass Tech- nical High School in Detroit said that before the initiative passed, University admissions officers encouraged them to apply as early as possible because it would be harder to get in if Proposal 2 was approved. "Admissions officers came to our school and told us to apply early," said Cass Tech senior Dwayne Riley, who has already enrolled at the Uni- versity for next year. Admissions officers visited Cass Tech - a major feeder school for underrepresent- ed minorities who attend the University - frequently throughout the fall. Ashley Grant, also a senior at Cass, said the Universi- ty's image, may have even improved since Proposal 2 passed. "I definitely don't think Proposal 2 hurt Michigan's image," said Grant, who is still waiting to find out whether she's been admit- ted to the University. "If anything, I think it made the school look a lot better because it was trying to do everything in its power to admit as many students of color as possible." Doris Taylor Walls, a guidance counselor at Cass Tech, has worked as a liaison between high school students and admissions counselors for 33 years. While she has taken notice of the University's increased minority recruiting, Walls said what matters mostto stu- dents is that the University is reaching out. "I think students at Cass were aware of Michigan's stance on Proposal 2," Walls said. "The simple fact that the University stood up to fight for diversity matters to them." Another Cass senior Rayna Wright, has also been admit- ted to the University, but is still waiting to hear back from Yale. She echoed Walls's argu- ment. "There may be some stu- dents who are afraid to apply now because there is no affirmative action anymore," Wright said. "But it's still a great school, and it's helped that (University administra- tors) have made clear their need for diversity." ALUMNI PITCH IN Over the past few weeks, thousands of phone calls and e-mails have gone out to Uni- versity alumni asking them to help recruitunderrepresented minorities. But at first, many in the University administration - including admissions officers - didn't know where the calls were coming from. It turned out that the Uni- versity's Alumni Association coordinated the outreach calls. Alumni Association Presi- dent Steve Grafton said alum- ni have been helping recruit prospective students to the University for years. But he said this is the first time the Alumni Asso- ciation has targeted minori- ties. "We determined it would be good if we could help increase outreach, and in par- ticular convince underrep- resented minority students who have been admitted to the University to enroll," Grafton said. The Alumni Association paid for more than 8,000 automated phone calls and sent out about 5,000 e-mails to minority alumni asking for help in the recruitment pro- cess. Grafton said nearly 300 of those have offered to help in some way. Grafton said one of the rea- sons his group decided to get involved in minority recruit- ment was the negative per- ception of the University after Proposal 2. "Part ofit for us is that we're concerned about what kind of message - even though the University is not sending it - the passage of Proposal 2 sends to minority students," he said. Cunningham, though, was emphatic in expressing her belief that the affirmative action ban hasn't hurt the University's image among potential applicants. "This is one of the top schools academically," Cun- ningham said. "It's very rig- orous, but we believe that underrepresented minor- ity students are getting the message that they are wel- come." RAPE From page 1A hair, facial hair and a "dirty" appearance. There are no known wit- nesses, and police haven't identified any suspects, Con- nelly said. The Department of Public Safety issued a campus-wide crime alert last night that included a description of the suspect. The alert was issued because the suspect is still at large, DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said. In the past three years, DPS has issued four crime alerts for attempted rapes on Uni- versity property perpetrated by people the victim didn't know, Brown said. In all four cases the victims were able to escape before full rape occurred, she said. Brown said she couldn't remember an on-campus rape reported in which the vic- tim didn't know the attacker being reported to DPS in seven years. Both Brown and Connelly called such cases rare. Connelly said that there have been three reported rapes in which the parties didn't know each other in Ann Arbor during the five years he has worked in the police department. One victim was a University student, Connelly said. "The vast majority of cases where sexual assaults are alleged involve people who are known to the victim," he said. Ann Arbor police are ask- ing anyone with information to call the tip line at 734-996- 3199. COACH From page IA Still, Burnett was under fire as the season ended. Both the Detroit Free Press and the Ann Arbor News - two papers thatdon'tusuallycover Michigan women's basketball - ran stories critical of her in the last two weeks. According to the athletic department, she met with players following the meet- ing with Martin, but the team hasn'tyetbeenmade available for comment. Burnett will not do any direct interviews with the media, but may make another statement through the ath- letic department, athletic department spokesman Marc Ressler said. Burnett had one year remaining on her five-year contract with Michigan, according to a copy of the document obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. She was paid $154,000 in base salary for her first sea- son. Her base salary is adjust- ed each year in accordance with the University's Salary Program. Her base salary was $168,279.96 this past season. Burnett was also paid an additional $124,000 each year for her "television, radio, Internet, shoe and/or apparel sponsorships, con- sulting, development or pro- motion and other services" and receives the use of a car with paid insurance and maintenance. According to the contract, Burnett can resign for any reason before the basketball season begins without penalty. If Burnett had been fired without cause before the end of March, she would have been owed her entire-salary for the year. If Burnett was still employed by Michigan on April 1, the University would have been forced to pay her entire 2007-2008 salary. The Centralia, Mo. native came to Michigan after a year off following an immensely successful 15-year run at Southwest Missouri State (now Missouri State). She led the Lady Bears to a 319- 136 record (.701), 10 NCAA Tournaments bids, nine regu- lar-season conference cham- pionships and six conference tournament titles. She took Missouri State to two Final Fours in nine years. Burnett's run to the Final Four in 2001 is often credited to her shooting guard, Jackie Stiles, who was the NCAA's career scoring leader when she graduated. But she suddenly resigned as head coach at Southwest Missouri State in 2002, citing "philosophical differences" with the administration. At the time, Burnett said she was dissatisfied with the South- west Missouri State's dedi- cation to building a top-25 program. Minnesota offered her its head coaching job, but she turned it down. Although Burnett cited possible NCAA sanctions for the Gophers among her reasons for not tak- ing the job, some Minnesota players e-mailed their athletic director with concerns about hiring Burnett, according to The Associated Press. As Burnett sat out for a year, rumors swirled that someone - possibly Missouri State Athletic Director Bill Rowe - was badmouthing her and hurting her effort to get a job. This time, though, the part- ing seems more amiable. "We wish Cheryl and her staff allthe best in their future endeavors," Martin said. "Our search for a new women's basketball coach will begin immediately." Questions about the Daily? 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LEO (July 23to Aug. 22) Ex-partners and old friends might have played a role in your life recently. (Not easy for some of you.) Now this focus switches to current and even future events. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Delays, goof-ups and confused com- munication have dogged your steps at work. As of today, these little errors will return to normal. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Everything havingto do with children, sports, the entertainment world and vacations has been a bit topsy-turvy lately. Now that Mercury has turned direct, things will be more reliable in these areas. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) There have been so many delays on your home front! Now things will move forward much more smoothly. (You can relax on this score.) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Perhaps more than others, you have suffered from delays, breakdowns in communication, mixed-up messages, lost papers and transportation night- mares. You'll be glad to know that this horrid planetary influence is over. (Gasp!) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 toJan. 19) Recently, checks have been late in the mail, and delays and errors with a num- ber of financial transactions have been a problem. This stressful influence ends today. Yay! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20to Feb. 18) Mercury has been retrograde in your sign, causing you all kinds of confusion and delays. Not a pretty picture. However, as of today, things will tend to return to their normal level of insanity. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Behind-the-scenes issues and dealings with the government can now move for- ward more efficiently and speedily. Since your career looks so good this year, this is welcome news. YOU BORN TODAY You're com- plex. You have a fine mind that grasps abstract ideas. You want to give form to concepts. Personally, you are caring, giving and generous. You're also secre- tive and a bit of a dreamer. You're a good friend to those you care about. The year ahead is full of exciting new beginnings. Open any door! Birthdate of: Ivan Lendl, tennis player; Rachel Weisz, actress; Wanda Sykes, comedian/actress. ( 2007 King Features Syndicate, ne.