News The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, March 30, 2009 = 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, March 30, 2009 - 7A "What a bitterweec achieve- BIRTHRIGHT ment," Mark wrote. "We are aking From Page 1A as many participants this year as could ever be expected inthis econ- li government,. aims to strengthen omy, but we're also at risk of leaving Jewish identity and bridge the gap behind more than ever before. It's between Israel and the rest of the an extraordinary challenge." Jewish world by providing young LSA freshman Sabrina Tharani JewishadultswithafreeO1-daytrip also applied for Taglit-Birthright to Israel, according to the Taglit- Israel trip through Mayanot's Birthright Israel website. Michigan program, but was placed During the past two summers, on the waitlist. She said she wor- the program brought a combined ries that she now won't be able to total of about 50,000 people from go Israel, something she said she colleges across the country and always wanted to do. around the world to Israel for the "I knw it's a wonderful experi- trip, or about 25,000 per summer. ence and you come back a changed This summer, the number has been person," she said. "With the suffer- reduced to 8,000, Sheren said. ing economy, I don't think I'll get A spokesperson for Taglit-Birth- another chance to go." right Israel, who wished to remain Therani said she wants to apply anonymous because she is not per- again next year, but worries she won't mitted to speak to the press on the have the same amount of free time. subject, said she attributed the cur- "It's harder, going into junior rent decline in trip availability to a year you need to startworking," she considerable spike in both funding said. "I don't know if I'll have the and participation during 2007 and availability next year, but I'm defi- 2008, the years corresponding to nitely going to apply." Israel's 60th anniversary. To meet the increased demand She added Bernard Madoff's for the trip and to compensate for Ponzischeme, whichaffected many the decline in available spots, the Jewish charities and organizations Birthright Israel Foundation has that invested with his companyhad expanded its fundraising efforts no effect on the program's finances through a new campaign. or the availability for participation. The core of the new campaign Kapnick said she will reapply rests with the Adelson Family Foun- nextyear, but worries the organiza- dation, a Jewish philanthropic foun- tion will run into the same problem dation, which has pledged to match' again next year due to the worsen- and double the funds raised in 2009, ing economy. She said her worries up to a maximum of $20 million. are driven by the fact that she and Sheren said she thinks the pro- six friends applied to go on the trip gram will continue to offer at least together, but that not one of her 8,000 students the chance to travel friends was accepted. to Israel in future years, despite the While the availability of spots state of the economy. on the trip is in decline, there is an "Although the 8,000 spots is a overflow of eligible candidates to reduction from the past, it is the fill them. approximate number Taglit-Birth- According to a Birthright Israel right Israel would like to maintain, Foundation press release earlier regardless of the economy," she this month, demand for the trip has wrote in the e-mail interview. doubled from previous years, with Michael Kaplan, an LSA junior more than 35,000 people vying for who participated in Birthright in the 8,000 spots. May 2007, said the fact that the trip Registration for the trip was was free drew him in. open for just nine days, the shortest "I found most of the students on . registration period in the program's my trip were pretty unreligious, history, accordingto the release. as am I, and ordinarily taking an Gidi Mark, a spokesperson for expensive trip to Israel would not Taglit-Birthright Israel, wrote in a be something I would strongly con- press release that the organization sider, especially with the economy was funding as many trips as pos- the wayitis," he wrote inane-mail. sible, but he expressed regret that it "Beingthat it is paid for, it suddenly could not fund more. becomes completely worth it." who is the executive director of DP DAY Detroit Partnership, has been part From Page 1A of the organization for four years. This year's DP Day, she said, their desire to connect more with saw an increase in community the city of Detroit, which cannot be involvement, something the orga- done while sitting in a classroom. nization has been focusing on in "You don't get a sense of Detroit recent years. while you're in Ann Arbor," he But Fotieo said one of the pri- said. "Coming to help out here is mary goals of DP Day, besides the ' just one small piece of the puzzle." city cleanup, is establishing a con- At the end of the day, students nection with the city. rallied at Stoepel Park in Detroit to "I think that maybe what the celebrate the day's work and listen bigger impact is, is connecting to speakers from the city, includ- people to the city," she said. "You ing Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrel. can't make long-lasting changes Education senior Ashley Fotieo, with just one day's work." the michigan daily Museum of Art opens to the public 24-hour grand reopening event well received by visitors By JOHN A. WEISS, JR. Daily StaffReporter The University of Michigan Museum of Art welcomed the general public back into Alumni Memorial Hall Saturday evening after nearly three years. UMMA, now sporting a newly added wing and a refurbished inte- rior, had its official 24-hour long grand reopening for the public this weekend. The museum had been closed while it underwent nearly $42 million worth of construction and renovations. A crowd of around 400 students and community members were waiting outside when James Stew- ard, the director of the Museum of Art, officially opened the doors. "Let's declare the art museum open, and let's go in," he said, tell- ing the crowd the museum already had 7,000 visitors during its "dynamic opening week." More than doubling the size of the original building, the $41.9 mil- lion Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing is a 53,000-square-foot expansion of the original facilities. The new wing, with its glass- oriented design drawn by architect Brad Cloepfil and his company, Allied Works Architectureis meant to complementthe Beaux-Artsstyle of Alumni Hall, which was erected in 1910 as a memorial for University veterans of 19th-century wars and to add lecture halls, meeting rooms and space for the Alumni Associa- tion headquarters. While helping house its 18,000-piece collection, the museum addition increases the number of galleries, study rooms, state-of-the-art conservation and art storage facilities, a 225-seat auditorium and classrooms and event spaces, along with a new research center, expanded museum store and a Wi-Fi accessible cafe. The museum also has expanded public programming, offering more events in performing arts, spoken word, film and art making. "I think we pretty much rein- vented ourselves," Steward said in a phone interview after the opening. Steward said the 24-hour opening was intended to draw different com- munities on campusto the museum. "We're really happy to see so many peoplehere,"he said."It seems to be a pretty diverse crowd." Many events and attractions were scheduled during the week- end to celebrate the museum's opening. Multiple University and community choirs, dance troupes and musical groups performed. There were also yoga sessions, fit- ness consultations, poetry read- ings, a scavenger hunt for kids and docent-led tours. Ruth Slavin, director of educa- tion at the museum, said she envi- sions UMMA as a place where staff, faculty, students and the public meet for the arts. "I see this as a place for every- one," she said, adding that whether coming for a class, a performance or to see a film, there is something for people of all interests. Slavin added that the museum expects 200,000 visitors this year. She said when she joined the museum's staff 11 years earlier, only roughly 1,100 students visited each year. Now roughly 30,000 students are expected to visit. Steward echoed Slavin's com- ments, saying the museum is once again open as a resource and attrac- tion on campus. UMMA had been operating on a temporary basis from an off-site exhibition space on South University Avenue while the museum was revamped. "We want to serve the Universi- ty's teaching and research mission, but that's not enough," he said. The purpose of the museum, Steward said, is to create "some- thing that will make your lives richer and fuller, to develop critical thinking, and to explore the things that bind us together." "Art canbe auniversal language," he continued. "I ask people to real- ly take the time to rediscover the museum and ask how artcan be part of daily life. Think of the art muse- um as something to turn to for dif- ferent reasons to cheer you up, calm you down or challenge yourself." Tiffany Purnell, an project coor- dinator of the Barger Leadership Institute with the organizational Studies program, was among those there for the opening. "I've never visited the museum before," she said. "I figured opening nightisthe bestdaycto do it." LSA freshman Anna Weiss attended the grand reopening because she wanted to see the architecture exhibit and photogra- phy displays. "I wanted to check it out," she said. "I have an interest in art. I have been craving goingto a muse- um for a long time." (their) future career path," he "Those who have studied not need to hire new professors, FINANCE said. "The classes will definitely market cycles understand that Narayanan said. From Page 1A give us a competitive advantage in the world isn't going to end, and To restructure the curricu- terms of what recruiters and com- that the next five to 10 years lum, Narayanan said some three- junior and co-president of the panies expect." will provide exceptional oppor- credit courses will be split up into BBA Finance Club, said the new Kavchak said while many stu- tunities for those who have the two one-and-a-half-credit, half- curriculum will give students a dents with a dual interest in mar- experience and capital to devote semester classes. chance to follow an educational keting and finance have chosen to them and for young people "The whole idea here is this path more tailored to their inter- marketing jobs because of the like us to learn from the best," allows students more flexibility," ests. economy, students who recognize he said. Narayanan said. "They don't have "I think that having more spe- the cyclical nature of the econo- The new curriculum will be to go through a whole three-cred- cialized finance programs defi- my still see the value of learning taught by current finance fac- it course if they are not that inter- nitely helps (students) navigate about finance. ulty members, so the school will ested in it" GOVERNOR From Page 1A large part, to the lack of leadership and vision of the professional politi- cians in Lansing." Snyder added that he wants to provide residents with the neces- sary tools to get out of this eco- nomic downturn. "The No.1 priority will be to pro- vide a vision to the people of this state that will give them hope and a clear road map back to sound eco- nomic principles and financial secu- rity," Snyder wrote in the release. 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This patience will pay off when you entertain at home or enjoy good times with relatives over pizza and beer! YOU BORN TODAY You're not a quitter. You're tenacious in whatever you pursue because you're passionately interested in your cause. You will fight for your beliefs. You're capable of mak- ing a radical change in your occupation; many of you do. This year something you've been involved with for the past nine years will diminish or end in order to create room for something new. Birthdate of Al Gore, Nobel laureate; Pavel Bure, hockey player; Gordie Howe, hockey player. Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, CEO of Domino's Pizza and former University Regent David Brandon, U.S. Reps. Peter Hoekstra and Can- dice Miller, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, state Sens. Tom George and Majority Leader Mike Bishop and 2006 gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos. If Snyder wins he will replace current governor, Democrat Jen- nifer Granholm, who will be term- limited by state law after 2010 Political Science Prof. John Jackson said early indications sug- gest that victory could be easier to attain for Republicans in the 2010 gubernatorial race than in past years particularly because of Michigan's economy. "I don't think the state economy is going to be better, and there is no dominant national race to compete with state races," Jackson said. Still, Jackson said it is too early to comment on how Snyder may fare in the primary against other Republican candidates. "He said that he was active in Michigan economic development affairs, but beyond that I don't know how he stands on a whole range of issues, particularly ones Republicans care about," he said. According to the Ardesta web- site, Snyder graduated from the University in. 1977 and earned a Master of Business Administration in 1979 and a Juris Doctor in 1982. 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