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CAREER CONVERSATION
URC
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the state. He added that the URC
encourages the three universities
to collaborate instead of compet-
ing against one another.
The URC institutions are
also responsible for a significant
amount of job opportunities in
Michigan. The universities in
the URC had 50,531 full-time
employees in the 2010 fiscal year
and spent a collective $7.7 billion
on operations, according to the
report.
Mason said the report shows
why funding for universities is so
important, especially because the
state has seen a number of budget
cuts to higher education in recent
years. State universities saw a
15-percent reduction in state
funds forthe 2012 fiscalyear.
"Reports like this point out the
economic value and the tremen-
dous assets these three institu-
tions and higher institutions are
here in the state of Michigan,"
said Mason, addingthat he hopes
the data will influence the state to
invest more in higher education
in the future.
Mason added that he is
impressed with the numbers
released in this year's report.
"I think we were pleasantly
surprised to see this continued
growth, certainly given the econ-
omy and some of the challenges
our state faces," he said.
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the health care technology business at the Career Fair in the Michigan Union yesterday.
DPS
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arrest/citations and 116 drug law
arrests, which occurred on cam-
pus and were reported to DPS in
2010. The numbers do not devi-
ate significantly from the 2009
numbers. However, there were
62 fewer drug law arrests in
2009 and 60 fewer in 2008.
O'Dell, who joined DPS at the
end of August, said he supports
camaraderie among members
of the campus community in an
effort to decrease crime rates.
"My goal is to engage every-
one ... students, staff, faculty and
any other members pf the cam-
pus community as well as other
police agencies," O'Dell said. "No
police agency can do it all alone,
so engaging with others as well
as the whole community is vital
to the success of a successful
police agency, and that is what I
strive for."
In a letter accompanying the
security report, O'Dell outlined
his goals and strategic vision for
DPS.
"We must ensure that our
persons and property are secure
and protected by a responsible,
vigilant and caring population
of involved people who report
suspicious and unlawful behav-
ior immediately to the Depart-
ment of Public Safety," O'Dell
wrote.
DPS spokeswoman Diane
Brown said the report is not
particularly surprising, citing
the prevalence of larcenies on
campus - specifically larce-
nies involving automotive parts.
Brown added there was a larger
trend across Washtenaw County
of stealing items left in cars such
as GPS devices and other valu-
ables.
Certain aspects of the report
are mandated to be published
by law, but DPS includes infor-
mation such as critical safety
precautions for emergency situ-
ations and campus phone num-
bers in hopes of educating the
community, Brown said. DPS
printed 20,000 copies of the
report for the campus communi-
ty and published it electronically
to allow students to easily access
the information, Brown said.
Brown also pointed to presen-
tations and meetings DPS hosts
throughout the year regarding a
variety of topics including per-
sonal safety and how to deal with
an active shooter. Brown lauded
O'Dell for continuing to enforce
University standards, protocol
and policies.
"Our emphasis continues to be
what it was prior to his arrival,
that being that the highest prior-
ity being crimes against persons,
and also trying to provide safety
and security services to all of our
campus community, and con-
tinuing to educate our campus
community about ways to reduce
risk, and also being a very visible
and involved department within
our campus community," Brown
said.
BORDERS
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consumer privacy ombudsman,
Michael St. Patrick Baxter, and
voiced uncertainty about the
transfer of personal information
from Borders.
Compounding the sale's legal
hurdles, Baxter recommended
in his case report that the deal
not be approved without Barnes
& Noble receiving former Bor-
ders customers' consent to
transfer their personal informa-
tion. Since Borders customers
who registered their informa-
tion before May 27, 2008 had
agreed to a privacy policy with-
out a clause allowing for the sale
of their information, those cus-
tomers should have been able to
opt out of the transfer, Baxter
argued.
Attorneys representing for
Barnes & Noble and Borders in
a Sept. 21 hearing argued that
the consent requirements were
unnecessary because the stores'
privacy policies are similar, and
there was some overlap between
the two companies' customers,
according to Borders attorney
Andrew Glenn. As a compro-
mise, Barnes & Noble offered all
former' Borders customers the
chance to opt out of the transfer.
The judge then approved the
deal on Sept. 26.
If a former Borders customer
chooses not to opt out of the
transfer, his or her personal
information will be covered
under the Barnes & Noble pri-
vacy policy. Under this policy,
Barnes & Noble promises not to
sell or rent personal informa-
tion to third parties.
The terms of the transfer
amounted to a favorable set of
circumstances for former Bor-
ders customers, Glenn said in an
interview with The Michigan
Daily.
"There was no need for any
further measures," he said. "I
think that goes farther than any
case has ever required in terms
of consumer protections."
Carolyn Brown, Barnes &
Noble's director for corporate
communications, declined to
comment to the Daily on the
sale.
In an e-mail to former Bor-
ders customers sent on Sat-
urday, William Lynch, CEO
of Barnes & Noble, wrote that
those customers could opt out
through Barnes & Noble's web-
site until Oct. 15. If a customer
chooses to do so, he wrote,
"We will ensure all your data
we receive from Borders is dis-
posed of in a secure and confi-
dential manner."
However, Lynch urged for-
mer Borders customers to visit
Barnes & Noble stores, which he
wrote are nearby many former
Borders stores. Borders, which
was established in Ann Arbor
in 1971, its East Liberty Street
store closed on Sept. 12 - one of
399 stores nationwide that were
slated to be liquidated.
In his e-mail to Borders cus-
tomers, Lynch was transparent
about the company's motives
and encouraged the customers
to consider buying NOOK digi-
tal reading devices.
"Our intent in buying the
Borders customer list is simply
to try and earn your business,"
Lynch wrote. "We are readers
like you, and hope that through
our stores, NOOK devices, and
our bn.com online bookstore we
can win your trust and provide
you with a place to read and
shop."
Since the deal closed on Fri-
day, Borders should not have
any more legal hurdles, Glenn
said. However, the company's
future remains uncertain, as
Barnes & Noble holds onto Bor-
ders's website and brand trade-
marks.
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