The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, January 11, 2010 - 7A The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Monday, January 11, 2010 - 7A HOUSING From Page 1A dence Hall dues to construction and the opening of North Quad next Fall. The Michigan Community Scholars Program will be mov- ing from Couzens to East Quad and the Global Scholars Program will be relocated from East Quad to North Quad, which Logan said was always "part of the original plan." Logan said the University is "confident" that all students who want to remain in a given hall will be able to. He said one "caveat" to that policy will be Stockwell Residence Hall, which houses the Sophomore Year Experience Pro- gram. "That community will be pre- dominantly, by intention, a soph- omore year population," he said. "So not every sophomore now living in Stockwell will have the opportunity to return because, of course, we have to keep it inten- tionally a sophomore popula- tion." Logan said in the "long haul" PANEL From Page 1A NSBE has a responsibility to help keep African-American students in Southeast Michigan in school. She noted that the dropout rate for African-American students in Detroit is 70 percent, and those students who don't graduate are three times as likely to end up in prison by the time they are 30 years old. "The statistics are devastating, and they are staring us right in the face," she said. "We all know what's happening in Detroit. This is literally a 30-minute drive from us, and it is a tremendous opportu- nity to give back." Currently, NSBE-run programs like ACT Pro, the Pre-College Initiative, the Academic Success Program and NSBE Junior men- tors students of all ages, from kin- dergarten to twelfth grade, with the goal of promoting interests in becoming an engineer. Telesford - who is currently a chemistry teacher at Ferndale High School in Ferndale, Mich. - said he was impressed with the outreach programs that the group has instituted since his time as president. the University feels this process is simply a more equitable way to offer room selection choices to all current residential students. LSA freshman Jennifer Leung, who is planning on living in Stockwell next year to try the Sophomore Year Experience Pro- gram, said she is in favor of the campus-wide pool but believes students should have the right to keep their room for the next year. LSA sophomore Margaret Moscati said that though she thinks the policy is "more fair," she preferred a system where stu- dents could request their current room for the next year. "It bothers me that I can't pick my same room and same hall," she said. "That's what I did last year, and it was really convenient." LSA freshman Curtis Austin said he would also like to be able to choose a specific room because they all vary in layout and size, but he said he is not opposed to the campus-wide pool. "A lot of other things are based on seniority - like registering for classes - so it makes sense that housing would also be that way," Austin said. He added that his experience as a high school teacher has taught him that it's important for African American students to have men- tors in their lives. "Eighty percent of my students are African American, and I don't think they have had many role models who are doing something that they can aspire to do," he said. While NSBE is looking to reach out to pre-college students in the area, the group's ultimate goal is to increase the number of minority engineers at the University. Reagins, an Engineering stu- dent who sat on the panel, said the two efforts go hand in hand. "I think the biggest thing is making sure we have a sustain- able future," he said. "Not only for us as members but for us as underrepresented technical indi- viduals." Engineering senior Lauren Fladger, who was at the event, said the comments by the NSBE alumni reminded her of the importance of the group has both on and off campus. "NSBE needs to step outside of its role as a support group for cur- rent engineers and press forward as an advocate for future engi- neers," she said. COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE David Singer, a former University professor and expert in the study of war, died at age 84. Singer founded the Correlates of War project in 1963, which collects and aggregates data about wars. Singer used the tools of math fight against the use of war From Page 1A gic Command 2010 Nuclear Pos- ture Review to address national security issues. most important advance in the While he taught at the Univer- scientific study of international "sity, Singer received numerous conflict in the 20th century." grants from the National Science Gellar added that the project, Foundation, Carnegie Founda- which has a database of the his- tion and the United States Insti- tory of wars and conflicts among tute of Peace. states since 1816, is used today by University alum Shahryar the U.S. government as a guide Minhas, who took a class with for the formation of American Singer in 2007 and worked on foreign policy. research projects with him, The Wages of War, one of the described Singer as an "amazing books published during the proj- teacher and an important men- ect in 1972, became the resource tor." for the standard definition of Minhas added that Singer war used by numerous scholars was a "very open" and "excit- throughout the world, according ing" teacher, who linked politi- to Gellar. cal theories with stories from his Singer served as a consultant own life. to the U.S. departments of State, "He was also an important per- Defense and Navy. Most recently, son in terms of helping students Singer served on the U.S. Strate- think through their ideas about where they'want to go and what they want to do," Minhas said. Despite his academic prestige, Annie Singer said her father was "just a thoughtful, caring, gener- ous, attentive guy," adding that he also had a serious side. "As we were growing up, what he always told us was that war was very destructive and that he was devoting his work to helping people find ways to eliminate it," she said. David Singer joined the United States Navy as a sailor two years after Pearl Harbor was bombed, according to Annie Singer who described him as a "patriotic kid." Singer was greatly affected by the deaths of his fellow service- men while he was enlisted in the Navy, Annie Singer said. Despite his feelings, Singer re-enlisted in 70,000 commuters that come into Ann Arbor every year (by car), and that (rail service) should cut down on that, which obviously has a positive impact on the over- all carbon footprint of the region," he said. Whether the city of Ann Arbor would be willing to foot some of the -bill for the new rail line is up for debate. Hohnke said Ann Arbor's budget is "incredibly pressed." However, Hohnke said there are ways to work around the tight budget by partnering with the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority to generate revenue for the Navy during the Korean War. But it wasn't until he began pursuing his Ph.D. at New York University and became an officer at the Officer Candidate School, that Singer truly began taking an anti-war stance, according to Annie Singer. "He put it all together and realized that war was bad and could be prevented if someone put their mind to it - that you could prevent war if you were smart enough about it," Annie Singer said. Annie Singer said though her father was a prominent expert in the field, she's pleased his legacy is his relationship with students, who have dedicated numerous books to him. "He's being remembered as a mentor, and I think that's per- fect," she said. the project. Kinesiology sophomore Brett Barocas wrote in an e-mail inter- view that he would consider using the service. "Since I do not have a. car and am a big sports fan, it would come in handy when I want to get to Detroit to watch ' a game," he wrote. Barcoas added that he thinks students with limited means of transportation would take advan- tage of the new service. "There are so many students without cars, and they are always looking for ways to get around," he wrote. WANT TO JOIN THE NEWS SECTION? * COME TO OUR MASS MEETING. TONIGHT 8 P.M. AT 420 MAYNARD TRANSPORTATION From Page 1A project has been hard to come by, Palombo said. "We are raising money from various little federal programs, and eventually we're going to be going to the private sector and even some local government," Palombo said. Palombo said the investment will be worth it, citing the new rail service's financial benefits for Michigan residents. "There could be some poten- tial significant savings in terms of cost," Palombo said, noting the ability to avoid parking fees at popular events, like Michi- gan Football games and sporting events in Detroit. Ann Arbor Councilman Carsten Hohnke (D-Ward 5) said the project would also benefit the city of Ann Arbor, offering a reliable and effective way to "significantly reduce the amount of commuting traffic that comes into the city." Hohnke added that the proj- ect would have an environmental impact by cutting down pollu- tion. "We have about 60,000 to ST U0DE14 T " 0 US G . I N C - Now Showing for . 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