abz Mihidganki g One hundred sreven yen~ of ed turin! freedom News: 76-DAILY Display: 764-0554 Monday *MSA student regent quest moves to Secretary of State By Susan T. Port Daily News Editor After months of extensive plan- ning and meetings, the Michigan Student Assembly's fight for a stu- dent regent may have a few more *bstacles ahead. In this past semester's elections, University students approved a $4 increase for MSA to begin collecting signatures for a petition to place the student regent issue on the statewide ballot. But MSA President Trent Thompson said the University General Council has found the assembly's actions to be in violation of its campaign laws. In response, MSA has asked the Secretary of State to decide if it is legal to use student fees to collect signatures to place the issue on the statewide bal- lot would allow Michigan residents to determine if having a student regent on the University Board of Regents is prudent. If approved, stu- dent fees would be raised to $400,000 to hire petition gatherers. The Secretary of State must decide that MSA is a separate entity from the University and that the organiza- tion is not a public body. This would allow the regents to vote on the fee increase at their upcoming meeting on June 18 and 19. Since the assembly will not know the Secretary of State's decision until July, Thompson said there will be a stipulation at the iutie regents meet- ing that MSA w ill not do anything until we know it is legal. Thompson said assembly members have been meeting with various regents and executive officers "to prove hosva student voice would benefit them" MSA Treasurer Bram Elias, who See MSA, Page 2 SIRINGINCA-HI) By Amit Pandya Dily StaffhReporter While some University students spen months relaxing with family and friends, o different activity - hitting the books. S are several advantages to taking spring or es. LSA sophomore Roruika Singh said courses allows for more free time durin winter semesters. "By taking classes during the spring, credits during the fall and winter" Singh s give me more free time to get involved wi ular activities around campus." LSA sophomore Hanna Phan said he time during the fall and winter semesters, class during spring term "gets it out of th LSA sophomore Charul Patel said she reason for taking classes in May and June "I have more time to focus on a sing Patel, who is currently taking an economi Patel said the summer offers the opport small class, which gives students the cha relationship with a professor that may n the regular school year. "The fact that my biggest class has 30 lot," she said. University professors said they valued t that exists between teacher and student a they often see spring and summer classes ums in which to work and learn. "I refer a smaller class where the atmo ANDY YOUNG/ Daly Ipee Students participate in Chemistry 215, taught by Arthur Ashe, during spring intimate," said Barbara Weathers, a che term at the University. Many students use the summer to take courses. See SP MSA President Trent Thompson and Vice President Sarah Chopp are trying to earn a student seat on the Board of Regents. They wish to start a petition drive. 700 discuss future, effects d the summer ethers opt for a By Sarah Welsh ome say there Daly StaftReporter summer class- When historians reflect upon the crucial events of our centu- taking spring ry, which ones will stand out? One of the most noticeable g the fall and changes in daily life has been the development and growth of the Internet, but what elTect does computer technology have on I can take less society? aid. " This will These questions were the focus of the Marshall Symposium: th extracurric- The Information Revolution in Midstream. The symposium was held on campus last Friday and Saturday, and attracted sev- has more free eral hundred participants. The symposium, which commemo- since taking a rated the 45th anniversary of the Marshall Scholartship pro- e way." gram, brought together leaders from diverse quarters of society had a different - business, academia, journalism, law and government - to discuss the past, present and future of the information revolu- tle class," said tion. cs class. The keynote speakers were Vinton Cerf, MCI vice president unity to be in a of Internet Architecture and Engineering, and Douglas Van ance to form a Houweling, who is on leave from his professorship in the ot exist during University School of Information. Cerf is widely known as the "Father of the Internet,' and Van Houweling is president and people helps a CEO of "Internet 2," a consortium of universities, researchers and businesses which is investigating methods of adding new he relationship specialty "lanes" to the clogged information superhighway. nd agreed that Cerf's address surveyed the brief history of the Internet, as better medi- which began as a military project in 1973 and had no com- mercial services until 1990. Cerf also spoke about personal sphere is more impacts of technology - his wife's cochlear implant allowed mistry lecturer her to hear for the first time in almost 50 years. PRING, Page 2 Van Housweling looked to the future, predicting that new See SYMPOSIUM, Page 2 S ia owing Team this weekend's . owl 12. ' http://www.pub.umich.edu/daily * NEWS Proposed legislation that would aid arts funding moves to the House. Page 3. 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