l11E JMIliyan IaIjj Ann Arbor, Michigan Tuesday, February 1, 2011 michigandaily.com CHANGES AT RACKHAM Dean:New enrollment policy off to a good start Weiss says few an interview last week that t switch to the continuous enro complaints filed in ment policy has gone accordi the 0ll- ng Research Computer Specialist Ted Hall works in the Virtual Reality CAVE at the UM3D lab in the Duderstadt Center last week. This 3-D simulator has several different uses, including a virtual disaster simulator that helps prepare people for disaster scenarios. CAMPUS COMMUNITY T Irotter oniy building at tU named after minorit first semester By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN Daily News Editor. One semester after imple- mentation, the transition to the University's new policy of con- tinuous enrollment for graduate students has gone as anticipat- ed, according to University offi- cials. The policy, which was ini- tially proposed about three years ago, requires all doctor- ate students to enroll and pay tuition every semester. Students are allowed to take approved leaves of absence as well as one semester off during their time at the University for non-approved reasons. Previously, doctorate students were only required to pay tuition for semesters when they were enrolled in classes. Though the policy was sharp- ly criticized by some on campus before it was officially imple- mented last semester, Rack- ham Dean Janet Weiss said in to plan. "We've worked really hard to make the implementation go smoothly," Weiss said."... We've had to make a variety of adapta- tions in situations where per- sonal circumstances required, but we've gotten huge coop- eration from lots of people, and that's allowed us to be flexible when we've needed to be flexi- ble and accommodate individual circumstances." Weiss said 500 more doctor- ate students enrolled in Rack- ham Graduate School for the fall 2010 semester than the previous year. Still, Weiss said, the increase in students doesn't mean there are actually more doctorate students at the Uni- versity. "Those of course are not new students, those were students who were here and working, but previously not enrolled," she said. "So it looks like there is a big growth in the doctorate pro- gram. There is not. There's just a growth in enrollment." See ENROLLMENT, Page 6 Officials, students express mixed views about lack of representation By SABIRA KHAN Daily StaffReporter The University often pro- motes its commitment to diver- sity and boasts about its diverse student body. This dedication to maintaining a heterogeneous University community, how- ever, isn't reflected in campus building namesakes. Only one University build- ing, the Trotter Multicultural Center, is named after a person who is a minority. University officials said the lack of rep- resentation through campus building names isn't deliberate, and there are other areas on campus named after minorities. Other members of the Universi- ty community expressed mixed feelings, including pride and disappointment, of what this represents. The Trotter Multicultural Center, located at 1443 Washt- enaw Ave., is named after Wil- liam Monroe Trotter, who was a prominent African American civil rights activist in the early 20th century. With civil rights activist W.E.B. DuBois, Trot- ter founded the National Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Colored People. John Matlock, the Univer- sity's associate vice provost and director of the University's Office of Academic Multicultur- al Initiatives, wrote in an e-mail interview that there are several spaces on campus named after African American individuals, but the Trotter Multicultural Center is the only building that honors an African American See BUILDING, Page 5 CAREER CENTER A2 ON DISPLAY Internships expected to be more competitive Many interested in peak of summer internship application season for Universi- entrepreneurship, ty undergraduates, and accord- ing to a University Career social media Center official, this year is no exception. Students looking to By RAYZA GOLDSMITH secure the perfect internship For the Daily are currently fine-tuning their rdsumes, perfecting their cover The hunt for summer intern- letters and practicing their ships is on. interview skills. The first two months of the Geni Harclerode, the coor- calendar year are typically the dinator of internships and this year experiential learning at the University's Career Center, said internships have become an increasingly important com- ponent of the college experi- ence, which is true "this year more than ever." With more than 200 student internship opportunities post- ed on its website, the Career Center - a resource for under- graduate and graduate students See INTERNSHIPS, Page 5 GREATER ANN ARBOR . AAFD still investigating fire, victim status remains critical A photo exhibit at Caf6 Zola located on West Washington Street yesterday. The exhibit includes seven large-scale photographic prints taken around Ann Arbor by photographer Myra Klarman. GREEK LIFE Fraternities see high turnout for winter rush, implement alcohol-free recruitment policy 'U' offers support for Community High School alumni By DEVON THORSBY and KAITLIN WILLIAMS Daily News Editor and Daily StaffReporter A fire at an Ann Arbor house remains under investigation by the Ann Arbor Fire Department * after it killed one victim and critically injured another early Saturday morning. The fire took place off campus at 2275 Westaire Ct., where five people had been living, AAFD Fire Inspector Reka Farrackand said yesterday morning. Firefighters found Jacob Rachford, 20, of Ann Arbor, unconscious in the basement of the home, as well as a woman named Tyne Mosbey, who was also unconscious. Mosbey was transported to Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids, where she remains incritical condition, a Butterworth Hospital official confirmed last night. Rachford was pronounced dead at the University Hospital Saturday, according to AAFD Chief Dominick Lanza. Rachford is a 2009 graduate of Community High School in Ann Arbor. Neither Rachford nor Mosbey are affiliated with the University. Gabe Javier, the University's interim assistant to the dean See FIRE, Page 5 245 new members the Interfraternity Council's for- mal winter recruitment process. record for winter This semester's rush activi- ties for the IFC attracted record rush to date numbers for the winter recruit- ment cycle but remained charac- By CLAIRE HALL teristically smaller than the fall Daily StaffReporter cycle, according to IFC executive board members. The University's burgeon- LSA junior Rick Stepanovic, ing Greek population welcomed IFC vice president of exter- nearly 250 new members this nal recruitment, said 245 men weekend after the conclusion of accepted bids out of the 383 who registered. He added thattllstu- dents who originally signed up either didn't complete the rush process or didn't receive a bid. Stepanovic said these numbers set records for winter rush. 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