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and 1980s.
"Ned was one of the great pub-
lic economists," Courant said.
"Whatever the problem was, he
would figure out a way to work
around it."
As interim provost, Gramlich
guided the University through a
time of tight budgets. Between
2003 and 2006, the state cut Uni-
versity funding by 13.6 percent.
"He understood better than
most the difficult transition
Michigan would have to make
as its state funding continued to
decline," said former University
President James Duderstadt in an
e-mail interview.
Friends said Gramlich was
amazingly efficient, completing
work as soon as it came across his
desk.
"He had the cleanest desk I've
ever seen," Chamberlin said.
Gramlich first came to the Uni-
versity in 1976 as a professor of
economics and public policy.
Courant, who served on the
search committee that selected
Gramlich as a professor, said he
was selected for his wide range of

experience in economics and pub-
lic policy.
Gramlich quickly became a stu-
dent favorite as well as a target of
good-natured ribbing.
Students often mimicked Gram-
lich in annual skits and dressed as
him for Halloween, said School of
Information Prof. Jeffrey MacKie-
Mason, who was Gramlich's stu-
dent in the early 1980s.
Gramlich took the teasing in
stride, even encouraging an under-
ground satirical newspaper at the
Institute of Public Policy Studies
in which he was regularly featured
as a power-mad dictator-like char-
acter.
But that was "just the opposite
of reality," MacKie-Mason said.
Chamberlin said Gramlich had
a reputation for fiercely throwing
his tall, lanky frame into the annu-
al student-faculty games of basket-
ball and flag football.
MacKie-Mason credits Gram-
lich for inspiring him to become a
professor. He said that as a teacher
Gramlich was clear and compas-
sionate but challenging.
MacKie-Mason stayed in touch
with Gramlich until his death.
University President Mary Sue

Coleman released a statement yes-
terday afternoon calling Gramlich
an "exceptional economist, a solid
administrator and a dedicated
Michigan faculty member. He also
was a kind and gentle man known
for his humility and humor."
Gramlich was diagnosed with
acute myeloid leukemia in March
after becoming ill during a trip to
Africa. Last month, Gramlich and
his family made the decision to
stop treatment for the disease.
Gramlich had battled leukemia
before.
In 2002, Gramlich was diag-
nosed with acute lymphocytic
leukemia, a more treatable form
of the disease. After completing
treatment, the leukemia went into
remission.
Gramlich graduated from Wil-
liams College in 1961 and went on
to receive his master's and doc-
torate in economics from William
and Yale University respectively,
before joining the Federal Reserve
as a research economist.
In addition to his wife, Ruth,
and two children, Gramlich is sur-
vived by his parents, two brothers
and one sister and six grandchil-
dren.

From STADIUM, page 1A
sion right now, and I expect that
we will come out with a good solu-
tion for everything."
There are some possible options
that would preserve the Big
House's size.
The Athletic Department could
reverse its plan to widen all seats
and aisles within the seating bowl.
According to information released
by the Athletic Department, wid-
ening the aisles and seats would
remove about 4,300 seats from the
bowl, meaning reversing that plan
would offset at least part of the
loss of seats causedbybringingthe
stadium up to ADA standards.
Another option could be add-
ing bleacher seats at the top of the

bowl behind the endzones, which
aren't blocked by the structures
on the sidelines.
The Athletic Department offi-
cials will not discuss the feasibil-
ity of either of these options.
Richard Bernstein, the MPVA's
attorney and a political science
lecturer at the University, said
the judge must decide whether
the concrete pouring project and
the stadium project constitute
repairs or alterations. While a
substantial alteration to the sta-
dium would legally oblige the
University to comply with ADA
standards, repairs don't have that
effect.
While University officials claim
the lawsuit relates to construction
on the stadium's concrete bowl

that took place over the last decade
- not the luxury boxes being built
along the bowl's rim - Bernstein
said the stadium project will alter
the stadium as a whole, which
would require the University to
bring the entire stadium up to
ADA standards.
Bernstein said the University's
argument that the lawsuit has
nothing to do with the current
construction is outrageous.
"Of course it does," Bernstein
said. "They're just parsing words
and doing what they always do."
Coleman said the renovation
project will help everyone, includ-
ing disabled people. It adds 192
wheelchair-accessible seats to the
stadium, bringing the total num-
ber to 282.


Italian tenor Pavarotti dies at 71

ROME (AP) - Luciano Pava- Dor
rotti, whose vibrant high C's and dot
ebullient showmanship made him ope
the most beloved and celebrated I
tenor since Caruso and one of the Pav
few opera singers to win crossover at a
fame as a popular superstar, died Wit
today. He was 71. Feb
His manager, Terri Robson, con
told The Associated Press in an ber
e-mailed statement that Pava- I
rotti died at his home in Modena, loss
Italy, at 5 a.m. local time. Pava- mon
rotti had been diagnosed with Sill
pancreatic cancer last year and mir
underwent further treatment in her
August. and
"The Maestro fought a long, I
tough battle against the pancreatic cha
cancer which eventually took his bus
life.Infittingwiththeapproachthat an
characterised his life and work, he him
remained positive until finally suc- Dot
cumbing to the last stages of his ill- par
ness," the statement said. con
For serious fans, the unforced "
beauty and thrilling urgency giv
of Pavarotti's voice made him unr
the ideal interpreter of the Ital- fro
ian lyric repertory, especially in top
the 1960s and '70s when he first go
achieved stardom. For millions An
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RENTAL
From page 1A
Aside from the costs involved -
the University would have to buy
and store the books prior to renting
them out - Weir said faculty would
probably be resistant to a rental
program because they would have
to commit to use a certain book for
a period of time.
But Andrew Soll, vice chancellor
of business and student affairs at
the University of Wisconsin at Eau
Claire, said the University of Mich-
igan could successfully implement
a rental program if it chose to.
Soll, who acknowledged the Uni-
versity of Michigan's start-up cost
would be high if it started a rental
system, said the University would
likely make its investment back
because of its large enrollment.
Sol] dismissed the idea that it's
easier for small schools to start
rental programs. The University
of Michigan might have more stu-
dents, but it also would have more
students paying into the program,
he said.
He also said that faculty should
know that rental programs don't
necessarily have to tie the hands of
professors.
"There's nothing that prevents
faculty from having required books
outside the rental program," Soll
said. "It's just that students would
have to pay for it. But then again, if
we didn't have the rental program,
students would have to pay for
them anyway."
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ma" from Puccini's "Turan-
" came to represent what
ra is all about.
n fact, "Nessun Dorma" was
arotti's last performance, sung
t the opening ceremony of the
nter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in
ruary 2006. Hislast full-scale
cert was in Taipei in, Decem-
2005.
t was the second monumental
in the opera world in recent
nths.AmericansopranoBeverly
s, whose widespread popularity
rored Pavarotti's, died July 2 at
home in New York. She was 78
suffered from cancer.
nstantly recognizable from his
rcoal black beard and tuxedo-
ting girth, Pavarotti radiated
intangible magic that helped
win hearts in a way Placido
mingo and Jose Carreras - his
tners in the "Three Tenors"
certs - never quite could.
I always admired the God-
en glory of his voice - that
mistakable special timbre
m the bottom up to the very
of the tenor range," Domin-
said in a statement from Los
geles.
I also lovedhis wonderfulsense
umor and on several occasions

of our concerts with Jose Carreras
_ the so-called Three Tenors con-
certs _ we had trouble remember-
ing that we were giving a concert
before a paying audience, because
we had so much fun between our-
selves," he said.
Pavarotti, who seemed equally
at ease singing with soprano Joan
Sutherland as with the Spice Girls,
scoffed at accusations that he was
sacrificing his art in favor of com-
mercialism.
"The word commercial is exact-
ly what we want," he said, after
appearing in the widely publicized
"Three Tenors" concerts. "We've
reached 1.5 billion people with
opera. If you want to use the word
commercial, or something more
derogatory, we don't care. Use
whatever you want."
In the annals of that rare and
coddled breed, the operatic tenor,
it may well be said the 20th centu-
ry began with Enrico Caruso and
ended with Pavarotti. Other tenors
- Domingo included - may have
drawn more praise from critics for
their artistic range and insights,
but none could equal the combina-
tion of natural talent and personal
charm that so endeared Pavarotti
to audiences.

FULBRIGHT
From page 1A
"Almost tripling that number
makes itunable to maintain the same
administrative process," Kehoe said.
"To interview close to 300 applicants
by the deadline is impossible."
The deadline for electronic appli-
cations to be received by the Insti-
tute of International Education, the
organization that administers the
Fulbright Program for the Depart-
ment of State, is Oct. 19. The dead-
line for hard copies is Oct. 22.
Kehoe said she contacted the
institute in August for advice about
the influx of applications and was
advised to schedule interviews
exclusively for doctoral students.
"(Theinstitute)saidthattheother
students would not be at a competi-
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In the past, faculty members
interviewed students and submit-
tedacampusevaluationformtothe
institute, similar to a high school
guidance counselor's attachments
to a college application.
Students also received faculty
feedback after the interview that
they were then able to use to edit
their applications before sending
them in.
PaulKoller, anLSAsenior apply-
ing for a Fulbright grant to study
the teaching of Jewish history to
non-Jewish Russian immigrants
in Israel, said he has mixed feel-
ings about not being interviewed.
Koller said he has a mentor who
has agreed to read his proposal
along with others who are familiar
with his subject area, but he said
he is concerned about not receiv-

ing feedback from a professor.
Kehoe said she tells students to
have several people read their pro-
posals and personal statements.
"It's really no different," she
said. "I always encourage students
to work as closely as possible with
faculty members, and all of their
recommenders should read their
proposal and give feedback, so
none of that has changed."
All Fulbright Program appli-
cants at the University of Califor-
nia at Berkeley who apply by the
school's Sep. 17 deadline receive
a faculty interview, according to
Maria Loza, the associate director
of Berkeley's Fellowship Office.
But only about 60 students
apply for the Fulbright Program
each year at Berkeley, more than
200 fewer than the University of
Michigan expects this year.

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