2 - Tuesday, February 22, 2011 w The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com STEPHANIE STEINBERG BRAD WILEY Editor inChief BusinessManager 734-418-4115 ext. 1252 734-418-4115 ext. 1241 sreinbergr~micsigandaily.com tnmdbusiness@gmnail.com A PIECE OF HISTORY Holding class on holidays Despite the everyday hustle and bustle of University students' schedules yesterday, many people outside the Uni- versity community didn't have work or class due to Presidents' Day. When the University recognizes a federal holiday, students, faculty and staff receive the day off. But when the University chooses not to recognize a federaliholiday - like Presidents' Day - University classes and activities aren't cancelled. In regard to Presidents' Day, Univer- sity spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said he was unsure if the University has ever recognized the federal holiday. "It's not been one of the recognized federal holidays for a long time," he said. 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While Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plan to wipe out collec- tive bargaining rights for most public employees has galvanized Democrats and union members in opposition, the GOP could benefit long-term by crippling a key source of campaign funding and volunteers for Democrats. "It would be a huge landscape- altering type of action, and it would tilt the scales significant- ly in favor of the Republicans," said Mike McCabe, director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which has long tracked union involvement in Wisconsin elections. "This is a national push, and it's being simultaneously pushed in a num- ber of states. I think Wisconsin is moving the fastest and most aggressively so far." The National Education Asso- ciation, which represents 3.2 million workers, said teachers' collective bargaining rights are also being targeted by propos- als in Ohio, Idaho, Indiana and other states. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, a Republican, said yesterday law- makers should pass a proposal to bar public employees from negotiating health insurance benefits. In Indiana, a GOP-led House committee debated yes- terday a right-to-work bill that would prohibit union member- ship from being a condition of employment. The Wisconsin plan strikes at a key Democratic Party con- stituency by eliminating the mandatory union dues teachers and other public workers are required to pay. The plan would take away the ability of most municipal and state employees to bargain any condition of employ- ment beyond their base sala- ries - including benefits, work schedules and overtime pay. And unions would need to survive a vote of their members every year to stay in existence. Public safety workers, includ- ing police officers, firefighters and state troopers, would keep their rights under the plan. Those unions endorsed Walker in his campaign for governor last year, but he said they were exempted because he did not want to jeopardize public safety if they walked off the job. Nancy MacLean, a labor his- torian at Duke University, said eliminating unions would do to the Democratic Party what get- ting rid of socially conservative churches would do to Repub- licans. She called unions "the most important mass member- ship, get-out-the vote wing of the Democratic Party." "It's stunning partisan calcu- lation on the governor's part, and really ugly," she said. Walker has denied political motivations, saying his proposal is about cutting state and local spending for years to come. But in an interview with The Asso- ciated Press last week as pro- tests raged inside the Capitol, he acknowledged his plan to allow workers to opt out of payingtheir dues could cripple unions. "That's something that threat- ens these national leaders. They want that money. That's their existence. Having mandatory membership is what keeps them going," he said. "If people have a choice, I think many of them are afraid that things will change, and that's where the intensity is. But for us, it's about balanc- ing the budget and doing it in the most responsible way possible." NURSING From Page 1 in last year's entering School of Nursing undergraduate class. Of the school's 225 master's stu- dents, 16 are male. And of the 69 doctoral students in the school, only two are male. For the University's sec- ond career Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, which is intended for college graduates interested in obtaining an accel- erated degree in nursing in 12 months, the 2010 entering class has the highest percentage of males of all nursing programs at 17 percent. But at 13 male stu- dents, this is still a lower num- ber than male enrollment in the school's undergraduate and mas- ter's programs. The gender imbalance at the school reflects the number of male professional nurses - with 6 percent of the total population of registered nurses being male, according to the nursing informa- tion website MinorityNurse.com. The numbers of males enrolled in School of Nursing degree pro- grams is just above or below this percentage. According to the most recent data available in the University's StatusofWomenReportfor2007- 2008, 8 percent of students who graduated with a baccalaureate degree from the School of Nurs- ing during that academic year were males. Additionally, males made up 6 percent of the gradu- ating master's class that year, and no males were in the graduating doctoral class. Kalvelage said he thinks low male interest in the field is due to the unrealistic perceptions the media produce. Kalvelage cited the films "Meet the Parents" and "Yes Man" - which have male nurses as main characters - as examples of the media skewing the image of the male nurse. "The media suggests thatnurs- ing isn't a manly field to be in," he said. Not only are students in the School of Nursing predomi- nantly female, but women have also made up the majority of the school's faculty since the 90s, according to the Status of Women Report. In 1990, there were 62 tenured and tenure-track women faculty in the School of Nurs- ing, but only 4 men in the same positions. In 2007, there were 38 females and three males who were tenured and tenure-track faculty members. Nursing School Prof. Reg Wil- liams said he finds the imbal- anced ratio of males and females in the field unfortunate, but sug- gested there may be hope for improvement. "Medicine started out being predominantly men, and over time now, it's evened out in terms of men and women," he said. Nursing School senior Kim- berly Cristobal, president of the Student Nurses' Association on campus, said she's noticed the gender imbalance in her classes, in clinical practice and within her student organization. She added that she's fielded patient requests to be cared for only by a female nurse, though male and female nurses are generally assigned the same tasks within a health care setting. "(These patients) have been older women, or those who object due to religious reasons or mod- esty," Cristobal said. She said she's observed more males pursuing graduate work to advance to specific nursing positions, like nurse anesthetist, which is one of the top-paying areas of nursing that many male nurses choose to enter. Accord- ing to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists website, about 46 percent of all nurse anesthetists are males. Kalvelage said he's considering becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist in the future. He said he thinks many men interested in medicine choose to be doctors since it's often viewed as a more prominent position than a nurse. "I think it's important to men to have a prestigious job," Kalvelage said. "I think nurs- ing, as a very care-focused field, expects women to fulfill that car- ing role." Williams, who has been teach- ing atthe Universitysince the80s, said he's seen the nursing stereo- type persist since he was a college student. As a nursing student at the University of Washington in Seattle in the 70s, Williams said he wrote a research paper that considered the presence of males inthe field. "I argued at the time that the field would benefit from a greater balance of men and women," he said. School of Nursing Dean Kath- leen Potempa wrote in a state- ment on the School of Nursing's website that building a hetero- geneous population at the school is a priority for students, faculty and administrators. "The school places great value on diversity and multiculturalism and seeks to ensure a positive, supportive climate in which all individuals are welcome,"Potem- pa wrote. "We are a community that is committed to building an environment that values and respects every person, regardless of gender, age, race, sexual orien- tation, cultural background, reli- gion, nationality or beliefs." Nursing School junior Kyle Brown said he thinks the stereo- type of nursing being a female- oriented field is decades old and is difficult to shake. However, Brown, who has been working in a hospital for a few years, said he has found it refreshing to be one of the few males in a nursing set- ting. "I went to a private all-boys school during high school, and now that I'm in nursing school ...it's a good change of pace," he said. Williams said despite being one of the few males in hisgradu- ating class at the University of Utah, he was able to thrive due to the support of his professors. "When I think back to my undergraduate education... I was very fortunate," he said. "I wasn't treated anydifferentlyormadeto feel foolish." Each male said ultimately, they are proud of their work and are excited to be able to provide a unique contributionto the field. "So often I hear that nurses are the ones that patients remember the most," Kalvelage said. "They can have the most personal impact (on patients) and can be there during all steps of care." Brown said he found his call- ing in nursing after observing the interesting and meaningful work nurses have the opportunity to do. "When you leave work for the day, you feel like you've done something worthwhile," he said. 0 0 I