2 - Friday, A pril 13, 2007 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 4 MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here, CAN I TAKE LA SSE THURSDAY:F- Campus Characterse Cracking the books behind bars After Mary Glover and Joyce According to University policy, Dickinson finished their school- when an applicant marks "yes" for work for the University classes they the question on the application that weretakinginthe1980s,theyclosed asks whether they have ever been their books and went to bed like any convicted of a felony, the admis- other student would - except they sions office requires the applicant slept behind bars. to provide a detailed explanation of They were serving life sentences his or her conviction. at the Florence Crain women's pris- In instances where the nature on in Coldwater, Mich. of the applicant's crime raises con- Dickinson earned a bachelor's cerns for campus safety, the case degree in general studies and a is referred to the Applicant Con- master's in social work through the duct Advisory Committee, which University. Glover won a Hopwood decides whether the applicant is Award in 1988. dangerous. They did it without ever leav- If the committee decides there is ing prison, English Prof. William no threat, the application is treated Alexander said. A student took the like any other applicant's. women the materials they needed If the committee determines to complete class assignments and that an applicant poses a danger take exams, he said. to campus because of his or her The University has no rule criminal history, the committee against admitting students with must make a recommendation to criminal records - even if they're Senior Vice Provost Lester Monts, still in jail. who is the only person who can deny admission to an applicant for committing misconduct or crimi- nal activity - unless an applicant is guilty of academic misconduct like cheating, forgery or plagia- rism. An admissions officer can reject an applicant on the spot for aca- demic wrongdoing. But the University doesn't have a program to deliver coursework to students who can't physically attend classes, University spokes- woman Kelly Cunningham said. People accepted to the University while incarcerated in a penitentiary can still take courses at the Univer- sity as long as they can convince professors to waive attendance requirements and have someone deliver their blue books and home- work to professors. JESSICA VOSGERCHIAN - Scott Roffman contributed to this report. Architecture senior Charles Ng blows bubbles on the Diag during Goodness Day yesterday. In spite of overcast skies and rain, dozens of students set up tables on the Diag yesterday to hand out free food and promote their organizations. C, 4e ffiiian 0AM 413 E. 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Unattended valuables lifted WHERE: Central Campus Recreation Building WHEN: Wednesday at about 6 p.m. WHAT: Two gym bags left outside a racquetball court were stolen while the owners were playing, DPS reported. The bags were said to contain wallets and a $1,200 computer. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES No suspects were named. Man passes out in meeting WHERE: Auxiliary Services Building, 1919 Green Road WHEN: Wednesday at about 8:19 a.m. WHAT: An ambulance was requested for a 50-year-old man who passed out during a meet- ing, DPS reported. The man refused transport. His family members took him home. Dorm window destroyed WHERE: Helen Newberry residence hall WHEN: Wednesday at about 11:35 a.m. WHAT: An unknown subject damaged a window and screen on the corner of the building, causing $250 in damage, DPS reported. Police said they sus- pect a rock was thrown at the window. Carl Levin to speak at Union WHAT: A speech by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) about his experiences as s U.S. senator WHO: College Democrats WHEN: Sunday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Michigan Union Rally against sexual violence WHAT: The Take Back the Night Rally and March, pro- moting a campus free of the fear of sexual assault WHO: University Women Against Rape WHEN: Today from 7 to9 p.m. WHERE: The Diag Lecture on Lebanese crisis WHAT: Lecture by Prof. Juan Cole about the role of Shiite Muslims in Lebanon WHO: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies WHEN: Today from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. WHERE: Modern Languages Building CORRECTIONS " Due to an editing error, a letter to the editor in yesterday's Daily (Anti-Israel activists live in afalse reality) said that Benjamin Netan- yahu was the prime minister of Israel during the Camp David peace summit. Ehud Barak was prime minister at that time. * Due to an editing error, a story in the April 4 issue of the Statement (Changingyour life 101) said LSA senior Caitlin Graziano grew discouraged with the Prison Creative Arts Program and quit. Although several of Graziano's friends quit, Graziano did not. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. Aweekafter callingmembers of the Rutgers women's bas- ketball team "nappy-headed hos" on his radio show, Don Imus was fired yesterday by CBS, and his show was canceled, The Associated Press reported. The legislature of Nova Scotia, a province of Can- ada, passed a resolution Wednesday criticizingthe NHL for scheduling a playoff hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Ottawa Sena- tors during the afternoon, the Canadian Broadcasting Corpo- ration reported. 3 recent study conducted in Brazil by researchers from Northwestern Uni- versity showed that 14 of 15 Type 1 diabetics could survive for months without insulin injections after undergoing a stem cell transplantation pro- cedure, The Associated Press reported. 4 4 A Pick up your commencement tickets at the Alumni Center and enjoy the Class of 2007 celebration, brought to you by AAUM. Sign up for your free, one-year membership in the AAUM; enter to win a $250 Visa gift card; pick up your Maize and Blue graduation gift; and learn about our programs that help you in the real world, like career services, relocation, alumni clubs and much more. 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