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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 7A
LECTURE
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"Tamara may not be here, but
she's always in my heart," the letter
read. "I look forward to when Kiara
(Tamara's daughter) enters the Uni-
versityofMichigan Class of 2017."
After showing a 10-year-old
news clip detailing events around
Williams' murder, School of Social
Work Prof. Daniel Saunders, who
is the co-director of Interdisciplin-
ary Research Program on Violence
Against the Lifespan, discussed
how his program hopes to end
domestic violence.
"We look for ways to prevent
tomorrow's tragedies," Saunders
said.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Prof. Beth Richie, who works in the
Gender and Women's Studies and
MSA
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sity of California at Los Angeles at
$3.06 billion. May said the Univer-
sity's official total is $2.99 billion,
but that a new number would be
released Friday at Hill Auditorium
when administrators celebrate at
the Campaign Finale Convocation
from 2:30 to 4 p.m. .
"It's going to be exciting," said
May,whoencouragedthe assemblyto
attend the event. "You might actually
COLEMAN
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According to University bylaws,
the APC, made up of all the fac-
ulty members and one Univer-
sity administrator on the athletics
advisory board, has the authority
"to determine (student-athletes')
eligibility for competition in
intercollegiate athletics." But the
bylaws give University Provost
Teresa Sullivan the final authority
on all eligibility cases.
Coleman said the Provost's
authority on athletic eligibility
cases along with the University's
disclosure of the practice of paying
for APC members to travel to bowl
games greatly decreases the poten-
tial for any conflict of interest.
Criminal Justice departments, deliv-
ered the keynote address. It focused
on the thesis of her forthcoming
novel, Male Violence and the Build-
up of a Prison Nation, which asserts
that factors like race, gender and
classism all intersect to contribute to
the inequality that leads to domestic
violence in today's society.
Richie emphasized that even
when people outwardly appear to
be stable, their race, gender, and
socio-economic status can make
them more susceptible to domestic
violence. She said women should
never protect their abusers by
remaining silent, as Williams did
and so many others have.
Richie cited the story of a
young, pregnant African Ameri-
can teenager who delivered her
baby herself, and then abandoned
the child in a trash can. Report-
ers later found the baby. Because
the girl was an exemplary student
remember it when you're myage."
The University raised $342 mil-
lion last year in the campaign -
more than the $300 million or so
that it received in state funding.
"Unfortunately, even though it
seems like your tuition is exorbitant,
it doesn't pay the cost of your educa-
tion," he said. "Eventhough$300mil-
lion from the state sounds like alot of
money, it still pays for only about 22
percentofthetotalcostofeducation."
May said about 75 percent of the
money raised in the Michigan Dif-
ference campaign came from indi-
viduals. "This includes "people that
"WhenIlookatit, we disclose the
potential - you know, everybody
knows about it," she said. "I believe
absolutely inthe integrity ofthe fac-
ulty in making these decisions."
Coleman added that adminis-
trators within the Office of the
Provost do not get their bowl
game trips funded by money the
Athletic Department receives for
makinga bowl game.
The bowl game trips for APC
members are valuable, she said
later, because it gives those indi-
viduals the opportunity to meet
with faculty from other colleges
and universities who serve on sim-
ilar intercollegiate athletics advi-
sory groups.
Though the Office of the Pro-
vost has final authority on athlete
eligibility cases, the minutes for
and college-bound, those close to
her said they didn't know she was
struggling.
"No one asked her about her
circumstances," Richie said. "This
young woman had been repeatedly
raped by her uncle for the past two
years. There were no records of
her victimization."
LSA senior Megan Zeller, a
member of the Sexual Assault
Prevention and Awareness Cen-
ter who attended the lecture, said
she thought the lecture served the
campus community well.
"To have a lecture for Tamara
Williams, commemorating her
horrific tragedy, is really impor-
tant to the campus community,"
she said. "I just think that Dr.
Richie's talk today keeps that girl's
memory alive, which I think is
very important for a community
where these things aren't talked
about. And that's why I came."
love football and Michigan athlet-
ics," people who have benefited
from the University's Health Sys-
tem and people who "love the arts
and culture of this institution."
The alumni, which comprised
the majority of the individuals
who gave, "stayed linked to the
University," May said, because
most of them "usually feel really
good about their education."
May said the nation's struggling
economy has had a minimal effect
on the campaign, sayingthat many
donors decided to commit to five-
year pledges when they gave.
the Advisory Board on Intercol-
legiate Athletics between January
2006 and Januaryl2008 do notspe-
cifically mention the Office of the
Provost overturning or changing
any decisions made by the APC.
Pharmacology Prof. Charles
Smith, who chaired the Senate
Advisory Committee on Uni-
versity Affairs from May 2006
to April 2008 and served on the
APC, said in an e-mail interview
that he "cannot recall the Provost
or her representative, Phil Han-
lon, ever rejecting a decision of
the (APC)."
The University faculty's main
governing body will vote on a res-
olution at its Dec. 8 meeting urg-
ing Coleman to stop the Athletic
Department's bowl game expenses
practice.
Houe Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined with President-elect Barack Obama in calling on the Bush administrati
ers to reach a deal that would aid the sputtering auto industry.
AP PHO
n to join lawmak-
Pelosi backs aid. for
U.S. automakers
Speaker says GM,
Ford should be
eligible for bank
bailout funds
WASHINGTON (AP) _ House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for
"emergency and limited financial
assistance" for the battered auto
industry on Tuesday and urged
the outgoing Bush administration
to join lawmakers in reaching a
quick compromise.
Four days after dismal finan-
cial reports from General Motors
Corp. and Ford Motor Co., Pelosi
backed legislation to make the
automakers eligible for help under
the $700 billion bailout measure
that cleared Congress in October.
In a written statement, the Cali-
fornia Democrat said the aid was
needed "in order to prevent the
failure of one or more of the major
American automobile manufac-
turers, which would have a dev-
astating impact on our economy,
particularly on the men and women
who work in that industry."
"Congress and the Bush admin-
istration must take immediate
action," she added. Administration
officials have concluded.that the
bailout bill that passed earlier does
not permit loans to the auto indus-
try, but lawmakers are expected
to return to the Capitol for a brief
postelection session beginning
next week.
Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid, D-Nev., also supports help
for the industry, and he issued a
statement saying Democrats were
"determined to pass legislation
that will save the jobs of millions"
as part of a postelection session.
"This will only get done if Presi-
dent Bush and Senate Republicans
work with us in a bipartisan fash-
ion, and I am confident they will
do what is right for our economy,"
he said.
The plight of the industry has
drawn attention from the White
House and the incoming Obama
administration in recent days, as
well as among lawmakers. ,
Last week, President-elect
Obama prodded the Bush admin-
istration to do more to help the
industry, and on Monday, aides
said he raised the issue with Presi-
dent Bush in an Oval Office con-
versation meant to underscore a
smooth transition of power.
Officials familiar with the con-
versation said the presidentreplied
he was open to the idea.
Before adjourning for the elec-
tions, Congress passed legisla-
tion providing for .$25 billion irS
government-backed loans to the
automakers to prod them to retool
their factories to makesnore effi-
cient vehicles.
Since then, executives from GM,
Ford and Chrysler LLC and offi-
cials in the United Autoworkers
union have called for more than
that to avert a possible collapse
of one of the nation's most basic
industries, including a $25 billion
loan to help keep the companies
afloat and $25 billion more to help
cover future health care payments
for about 780,000 retirees and
their dependents.
GM and Ford reported last
week that they spent down their
cash reserves by a combined $14.6
billion in the past three months.
Ford said it would slash more than
2,000 white collar jobs.
Pelosi's statement did not spec-
ify how large an aid package she
prefers.
Instead, she said she had asked
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.,
chairman of the House Financial
Services Committee, to draft leg-
islation.
A companion effort is under
way in the Senate.
The Senate is scheduled to meet
next week in a postelection ses-
sion, but until Pelosi issued her
statement, it was not clear the
House would follow suit.
The House already has passed
legislation to provide additional
unemployment insurance benefits
for some of the growing itnksof
the nation's jobless, as well as a
separate measure to stimulate the
economy.
That meant 'the Senate could
have passed either or both bills
and sent them to the White House
for Bush's signature without fur-
ther action by the House.
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ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
Be very careful about financial
arrangements, especially with partners.
Be equally as careful when discussing
sarsed properly. "There is same confa-
sion present today, and possibly even
deceit. (Yikes.)
TAURUS,
(April 20 to May 20)
Be very cautious before you agree to
anything important in discussions with
parents and bosses today. Quite likely,
you don't have all the facts.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
Double-check everything at work
today. This applies especially if you
work in publishing, the media, medicine,
higher education and the law. Something
is not as it appears.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
Romance might be a disappointment
today. Don't let this get you down.
Perhaps your expectations weren't real-
istic? Parents should be extra vigilant
with their children.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
Some kind of confusion exists at home
or within your family dynamic today.
Probably family commanication is
fuzzy. Confusion can lead to distrust.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
Be careful if you're signing important
documents today. You might nat have all
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you think something fishy is going on, it
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LIBRA
(Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)
Be careful with all financial transac-
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your change. Guard against loss, theft or
fraud.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
You might feel tired today. You also
might feel disillusioned with someone.
Don't take any of this too seriously,
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Nunn, Christopher
to help Pres.-elect
with his
transition
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi-
dent-elect Obama has hired former
Senate Armed Services Commit-
tee chairman Sam Nunn to help
shepherd his Pentagon transition,
a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Nunn, a former Georgia senator
and veteran Democratic defense
adviser, was once rumored as a
potential running mate for Obama.
Transition spokeswoman Stepha-
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"an informal senior adviser role
throughout the defense transition
process."
Nunn's role has been described
OBAMA
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of trade agreements with Colom-
bia, Panama and South Korea.
Communications Prof. Michael
Traugott said some policymak-
ers are insistent on bailing out the
auto industry, arguing that should
one of the Detroit Three fail, job-
lessness around the country could
spike.
"There are many economists
that argue that the spillover effects
of job losses in car manufacturing
to other kinds of supporting indus-
tries would be significant - maybe
up to 3 million jobs," he said..
Despite how far federal funds
are being stretched, though,
Traugott said he doesn't think
Obama's plans for a tuition tax
credit will be quickly pushed
aside.
"It's true that the resources
of the federal government aren't
unlimited, but I don't think that
these two things are directly
by others, speaking anonymously
because the transition teams have
not been announced, as the leader
of Obama's defense transition.
Similarly, a senior administration
official said former Secretary of
State Warren Christopher would
advise Obama on his State Depart-
ment transition.
Obama's national security tran-
sition offices will work with the
outgoing Bush administration
to hand off management of two
wars and complex diplomacy with
- North Korea, Russia and other
nations. Obama has not announced
his choices tobe defense secretary
and secretary of state.
Nunn and Christopher would
be part of a national security brain
trust for Obama that is heavy
on former Clinton administra-
tion officials, including possible
national security adviser James
competing for whatever available
funds there are," he said.'
Traugott said he thought the
Obama administration would
make the tuition tax credit a prior-
ity because Obama sees education-
as a matter of economic policy, not
a way to reward his base.
"I expect him to try very hard
to try to honor this commitment,
because he thinks it's in the best
interest of the nation more so
than he's trying to reward vot-
ers for supporting him," Traugott
said. "I think he'll try to do this
quickly."
The President- and Vice Pres-
ident-elect, along with their
wives, have long been involved in
higher education. Barack Obama
taught constitutional law and
Michelle Obama worked in medi-
cal administration at the Univer-
sity of Chicago. Joe Biden taught
constitutional law at Widener
University School of Law and Jill
Biden teaches English at a com-
munity college in Delaware.
Stephanie Young, a spokeswom-
an for Rock the Vote, a nonparti-
Steinberg, a former State Depart-
ment official.
At the Pentagon, the large tran-
sition office would likely include
former Clinton Navy Secretary
Richard Danzig and former Clinton-
era Pentagon comptroller Bill Lynn,
officials said. The announcements
are expected later this week.
"There's a lot of disinformation
out there," Cutter said. "We're
working hard to put the agenda
review teams together and expect
they'llbe announced and inside the
agencies by the end of the week."
Clinton Pentagon officials
turned think tankers Michele
Flournoy and Kurt Campbell are
also mentioned as part of the
Obama transition office at the Pen-
tagon. Clinton-era Mtate Depart-
ment officials Wendy Sherman
and Tom Donilon are mentioned
in similar roles at State.
san group that encourages young
people to vote, said she expects
younger Obama supporters to
understand that other issues might
take priority on the new presi-
dent's agenda.
"They know there are a lot of
issues," she said. "They will under-
stand that if their issues are not at
the forefront of the first thing the
president-elect does when he gets
into office."
Of course, the big issues that
Obama is already focusing on -
the economy, the wars in Afghani-
stan and Iraq.- have perhaps even
greater potential to impact the
lives of college-age Americans.
Young said that young Ameri-
cans ranked the economy, the war
in Iraq and health care higher on
their list of top issues than college
affordability.
"They understand that all of
these issues are extremely impor-
tant and therefore are going to
take some time to rectify," she
said. "They realize that this is all
goingto take time and nothing can
happen overnight."
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