l N H l UN \\ E WNI T DIT A) 1 \l 11 DOM Ann Arbor, Michiganv Thursday, October 20,2011 michigandaily.com THE BANK COMES TO BLAU UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT 'U' student enrollment at highest number TERESA MATHEW/Daily Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank Group, speaks in Blau Auditorium at the Ross School of Business for the 2011 Citigroup Foundation Lecture Series yesterday. Zoellick spoke about the debt crisis and the bank's plan to help solve it. >>See page 7A for the full story. UNIVERSITY HOSPITA L . . Ot 1ren s OS ia C.S. Mol Childed ns Hospi opening delayed until1 Dec. 4 Freshmen minority enrollment remains stable at 10.5 percent this year By JOSEPH LICHTERMAN DailyNewsEditor University enrollment is at an all-time high despite a smaller incoming freshman class than last year, accord- Michigan Daily log to data EXCLUSIVE released by the Univer- sity's Office of the Registrar this morning. For the third-straight year, the University's student popu- lation has grown to its largest size ever with 42,716 students enrolled this semester, up from 41,924 students last fall. The growth can be attributed to a 2.8-percent increase in gradu- ate students and a 1.4-percent increase in undergraduates. At 6,251 students, this year's freshman class is about 3.8-per- cent smaller than last year's class of 6,496 students. The Uni- versity also received its largest number of freshman applicants ever - a 25-percent increase from the 2009-2010 application cycle, which is attributed to the University's switch to the Com- mon Application last year. Last year, the Universityen- rolled a freshman class larger than projected numbers. This See ENROLLMENT.Page7A Postponement * due to fire safety regulations By MICHELE NAROV Daily StaffReporter The University of Michigan Health System's newly con- structed C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital will open its doors to patients later than anticipated. Though the hospital will be open for special events start- ing Nov. 1, the beginning of patient care - originally slated for mid-November - has been rescheduled to Dec. 4. Pat War- ner, executive director of the new hospital, explained that the delay stems from fire safety regulations and complications with obtaining the building's occupancy license, which forced administrators to revise the training. schedule for hospital employees. "We have 6,000 staff to ori- ent, train and get familiar with the building," Warner said. "We thought that we'd be able to get multiple faculty and staff in for that training earlier, starting this summer." She added that the state's fire marshal declared that no more than 50 people - not including construction workers - could be inside of the building at the same time prior to the hospital's opening. The fire marshal made the decision based on the build- ing's size and lack of adequate fire alarms. Additionally, the fire marshal recommended that any group in the building should stay on the same floor in the same unit to maximize safety. While the complex was scheduled to open Nov. 13, War- ner said the new facility will See HOSPITAL, Page 7A UNIVE RSIT Y T ECHNOLO GY MCommunity's group security settings changed farmers ma t ITS makes switch in response to student concerns By RAYZA GOLDSMITH Daily StaffReporter In response to concerns from students and faculty members about the lack of privacy settings on the University's new online directory, MCommunity, the University's Information Tech- nology Services made a portion of the website more secure. On Saturday, ITS eliminated the "Groups" tab, which previ- ously allowed MCommunity users to view other users' group memberships. With the change, users can still see their own groups when logged in, but they can only view basic informa- tion on others users' profiles. ITS also, removed the feature allowing individuals to search for groups that contain a specific person. Holly Nielsen, ITS interim executive director of applica- tion and information services, said ITS made the change to MCommunity - which was launched on July 17 - after students and faculty members complained about the website's lax regard of their privacy. At a Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meet- See MCOMMUNITY, Page 7A COMMUNITY COLLEGES Number of community college transfer students to the 'U' at highest in six years 1,016 community college students came to 'U,' up 60 from last year By CHELSEA LANDRY Daily StaffReporter Though community college enrollment across the state is fluctuating, the number of community college transfer students enrolling at the Uni- versity is at an all-time high. Dilip Das, the University's assistant vice provost for aca- demic affairs, said the number of community college transfer students at the University is the highest in the past six years, up by 60 students from last year. However, at community colleg- es across the state, numbers are varying from large increases to slight decreases. Of the 1,016 community col- lege transfer students at the University of Michigan this year, approximately 120-150 transferred from Washtenaw Community College, according to Das. The University works close- ly with Washtenaw Commu- nity College through a special recruiting program with the college called Michigan-Pursu- ing Our Dreams, or M-POD. As See TRANSFER, Page 7A Patrons walk throughout the Ann Arbor Farmers Market in Kerrytown last week. Federal grant to provide boost for Southeast Michigan farm start-ups Food System Southeast Michigan may result in Michigan. The funding will to more farms popping up in be used to purchase a tractor, Economic the region and a greater variety baler, heated greenhouse and of vegetables at local farmers' other farm implements for the Partnership to markets. Tilian Farm Development Cen- . 8 The organization, the Food ter - a 153-acre plot farm incu- receive $91,840 System Economic Partner- bator on the outskirts of Ann ship, will receive $91,840 Arbor Township. By ANDREW SCHULMAN from the U.S. Department of The investments will allow Daily StaffReporter Agriculture's Farmers Mar- Tilian to expand its incubation ket Promotion Program. The of farm start-ups with the hope A five-digit federal grant . grant, which was announced that they will spur economic to a nonprofit focused on sus- on Oct. 13, is the largest of the growth for sustainable agri- tainable food development in nine grants allocated to cities See FARM, Page 7A 4mk WEATHER TOMORROW HI: 55 GOT A NEWS TIP? 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