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Serving supper in sewage
Though Stockwell Resi-
dence Hall now features wire-
less Internet and a renovated
atrium, 26 years ago, problems
with old piping showed a grit-
tier side to the residence hall.
On Sept. 15,1986the Michi-
gan Daily reported that the
Stockwell cafeteria remained
open despite a leak in the
pipes that caused sewage to
leak into the kitchen. Food
service employees said the
cafeteria's failure to close as a
result of the spill was a viola-
tion of public health laws.
Myrna Adee, a food service
supervisor at the time, said
there were problems with
the piping in Stockwell about
every five years because it was
an old building, according to
the article.
Though the sewage did not
reach the area where food
was prepared at first, food
service employees had to
walk through it as they moved
around the kitchen.
A food service employee
at the time who wished to
remain anonymous said she
was ordered to clean the spill
that was on the floor, which
involved piling together the
solid waste and toilet paper
before removing it, according
to the article.
She also said that more
sewage continued to leak out
of the pipes after the waste
was removed.
"(Food) carts were rolling
through shit," she told the
Daily atthe time. "I'm shocked
that they would actually serve
food."
Though employees rec-
ommended the cafeteria be
closed, Mattie Reviere, the
head food service supervi-
sor for Stockwell at the time,
kept the cafeteria open until
the sewage seeped to the food
preparation area, according
to the article. Reviere also
advised employees to keep
quiet about the matter.
Reviere refused to com-
ment at the time about leak
and health violation.
Kevin Besey, an employee
of the University Occupation-
al Safety and Environmental
Health Services told the Daily
at the time that Stockwell
would not lose its food service
license because the health
code violation was an isolated
incident.
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CRIME NOTES
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Wallet swiped Building riddled
WHERE: Michigan Union
WHEN: Thursday at about 4
p.m.
WHAT: A wallet was stolen
from a student's jacket hang-
ing on a chair in the food court,
University Police reported. It
was taken when the student
went to the bathroom.
ER patient
attempts to steal
WHERE: University Hospital
Emergency Room
WHEN: Friday at about 3 a.m.
WHAT: A female patient tried
stealing medical supplies by
stuffingthem in her pockets,
University Police reported. The
patient stopped when a doctor
saw her.
qy painwais
WHERE: Institute of Social.
Research
WHEN: Tuesday at about 9:10
a.m.
WHAT: An unknown suspect
shot paintballs at the doors,
windows and walls outside
the building, University Police
reported. The estimated cost to
repair the damage is $200.
iPod stolen
WHERE: Moore Building
WHEN: Tuesday at about 3
p.m.
WHAT: A video camera and
iPod belonging to a male stu-
dent were stolen from a locked
office in the Music School, Uni-
versity Police reported.
Musical
instrument
exhibit
WHAT: A collection of 2,500
pieces of historical and con-
temporary musical instru-
ments from around the world.
Admission is free.
WHO: School of Music
WHEN: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Earl V. Moore
Building
Free game night
WHAT: University students
can play pool, foosball, Wii,
X-box, carom and snooker
for free.
WHO: Michigan Union Bil-
liards
WHEN: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
Billiards Room
Music
competition
WHAT: Final round of com-
petition for undergraduate
students competing in the
music contest. Admission is
free.
WHO: Life Sciences Orches-
tra
WHEN: 4 p.m.
WHERE: Hill Auditorium
LGBT film
WHAT: A free screeningof
lesbian romantic comedy "I
Can't Think Straight"
WHO: Spectrum Center-
WHEN: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
WHERE: Museum of Art,
Helmut Stern Auditorium
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Michael Kamrava, the fer-
tility doctor who helped the
Octomom conceive octu-
plets, was accused of negligence
and violation of California Med-
ical Board guidelines, the New
York Times reported. Kamrava
is accused of transferring too
many embryos and giving Sule-
man too much of a hormone.
Red Simmons, former
women's track and field
coach at the University,
turned 100 years old yesterday.
Simmons's track club, Mich-
igammes, paved the way for
female sports at the University.
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3Researchers at Harvard
University found that
men with restless leg syn-
drome are twice as likely to
have erectile disfunction com-
pared to those without the syn-
drome, ABC News reported.
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Sullivan can't promise cuts won't spike tuition
.
From Page 1A
academic and budgetary affairs,
said in an interview yesterday that
though the cuts could be significant,
officials have long been expecting
large cuts in state funding.
"Nothing we've seen from the
state recently looks any different
from what we've been expecting,"
he said. "Unfortunately, it's a very
difficult picture for the state."
With the cuts in state funding,
Sullivan said that units throughout
campus are likely to feel some of
the pain. But, Sullivan did say that
central units - like those that are
directly overseen by a University
vice president - would be asked to
make cuts before academic units,
as a way to shield students' educa-
tional experiences at the University
from some of the steepest cuts.
In the interview, Sullivan would
not rule out the possibility of a
tuition increase. She did say howev-
er that cost containmentefforts and
central cuts would be made before
any tuition increases or academic
unit cuts were to be considered.
Hanlon also said he couldn't
guarantee that there wouldn't be
an increase in tuition, but added
that University officials are looking
for other ways to absorb the loss in
funding.
"We are engaging (in) an
unprecedented set of initiatives
around cost reductions, efficiency,
and trying to work more effectively
with the dollars we have," he said
in the interview yesterday. "So, I
can't make a prediction on tuition,
except that we're trying to deal
with any reduction in state appro-
priations through our expenditure
side rather than trying to raise rev-
enue."
Sullivan said cost containment
efforts underway at the University
should be able to cover next year's
expected loss in state appropria-
tions over time.
At her annual State of the Uni-
versity address in October, Univer-
sity President Mary Sue Coleman
called on faculty and staff to double
their efforts to cut costs, announc-
ing plans to cut $100 million from
the University's budget over the
next few years.
Despite the expected loss in state
funding, Hanlon said there's no
reason to believe the University is
turning into a private institution as
some have argued.
"I think that criticism is mis-
guided," he said. "What makes the
University a public university is its
mission, not its funding. I think our
commitment to our public mission
is going to stand firm no matter
what our funding sources are."
Sullivan said that despite the
bad news from the state, she under-
stands the difficult position legisla-
tors are in, citing revenue shortfalls
as a major concern among lawmak-
ers.
"It doesn't mean the state legisla-
ture doesn't like higher education,
it just means they're not getting
enough revenue and they've got
to find something that can be cut
because the constitution requires
a balanced budget," she said. "It's a
very difficult place to be."
Hanlon said that state officials
are taking into consideration the
fact that the federal stimulus funds
will run out by the next fiscal year
leaving a 15 percent shortfall in the
state's general fund.
"What we don't know is how
they'll solve the problem," he said.
When Sullivan appeared at a
Senate Advisory Committee on
University Affairs' meeting on Dec.
14, she warned of dramatic cuts in
state appropriations.
Speaking before SACUA - the
University's leading faculty govern-
ing body - Sullivan cautioned fac-
ulty on what the future may hold.
"I do think we will have an his-
toric cut," Sullivan said of next
year's state appropriations.
In a letter to state lawmak-
ers released on Dec. 14, Coleman
described the role University can
play in the state's economic recov-
ery and outlined efforts underway
at the University to increase stu-
dent access to the school while also
cuttingcosts.
State appropriations to the Uni-
versity have fallen substantially
since the early 2000's. From fiscal
year 2003 to fiscal year 2004, state
appropriations to the University
fell approximately 10 percent -
or $36,356,600. Since that year,
state funding to the University has
remained around $320 to $330 mil-
lion each year.
Though Coleman did not specify
how much money the University
will need from the state, she out-
lined the successes of the Universi-
ty and what cuts may be necessary
in the future.
In her letter, Coleman told legis-
lators that despite the current dif-
ficulties in the state's budget, the
University must remain a top fund-
ing priority in order to better the
state's chances of experiencing an
economic recovery.
Coleman warned state lawmak-
ers that cuts to the University could
have serious consequences for
Michigan's economy.
"We acknowledge the fiscal cir-
cumstances of the state," Coleman
writes. "Nevertheless, the Uni-
versity of Michigan is an essential
component in the stabilization
and revitalization of the Michigan
economy."
"We also play a critical role in
the development and education
of our workforce and cannot risk
jeopardizing the quality of our
instruction, research and service,"
Coleman continued in the letter.
"The impact of the state's historic
contributions to the University
of Michigan's success cannot be
overstated, and we believe that the
state's continued investment in our
success is central to our collective
future.
Coleman also outlined potential
cuts to University programs that
may be necessary, saying, "aggres-
sive policy and organizational
changes will be required."
"Additional cost reductions of
over $22 million are factored into
our FY2010 budget," she wrote.
A draft ofthe letter was approved
bytheUniversity'sBoardofRegents
at their December meeting.
In negotiations last year, state
legislators cut approximately $1.9
billion from this year's budget,
though projections currently esti-
mate lawmakers may need to cut
an additional $1.4 billion from the
state's budget next year.
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