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we're abnormally dry." in the near future. damental success ... in that the software problems in making the transition and
He said the heat caught many people Currently O'Shea is the only Univer- worked very well and the error rate was were limited to unique situations, sh
unprepared because "last year we never sity-affiliated scientist hoping to use the well within expectations," said University added.
got above 90 or higher." human embryonic stem cell lines for Chief Financial Officer Robert Kasdin. Weingrad said she herself did not
People do seem to be listening to research purposes. But Bush's "To the extent errors were made, they receive a paycheck, but when she
advice about drinking water and stay- announcement leaves the opportunity largely reflected the type of human error brought the error to the University's
ing out of the heat, said University for others. , which is perfectly understandable in these attention she received a paycheck almost
Health System spokeswoman Kara Sally Pobojewski, spokeswoman for circumstances and should become much immediately.
Gavin. "We've only had a handful of the University Health System, said less frequent as we learn from experi- "Payroll has been quick to get this rec-
folks (treated for heat-related illness) Bush's speech gave a clear understand- ence." tified," she said.
in the past couple days, and nothing ing of stem cell research and the issues Problems surfaced regarding how GSIs appear to be the only ones
too extreme." surrounding it. much money was deducted from who were not paid. Other faculty were
Kahlbaum had good news and bad "I don't know who wrote his speech, some paychecks for taxes and other not affected, and Weingrad attribute
news for those weary ofthe heat. but it was a great speech," she said. withholdings, in addition to the this in part to the fact that CSI
"The hot spells should become Pobojewski said Bush's decision and small number of graduate student appointments are much shorter and
less frequent with the nights becom- speech left out one concern: whether the instructors who did not receive pay- there are more people entering and
ing longer," he said, "but you can cell lines that are being funded for checks. leaving the system and so are more
still have hot spells, even in Septem- research will have the same potential as Green said the University is pay- difficult to keep track of.
ber." _the original stem cells. ing attention to and remedying all "It is not our perception that the Uni-
In theory, stem cells divide to produce individual cases of missing pay- versity is picking on GSIs," Weingrad
replicas of themselves. The replicas can checks. The University also sent out said.
then divide, creating a cell line. But, as an e-mail to every employee whose . For questions about the transition
in most copying processes, scientists are withholdings were incorrect to let to M-Pathways or incorrect pay-
worried that some details and some them know of the error and how they checks, the human resources payroll
information might be lost. can fix it. center's telephone number is 615
"Every time the cell divides and you The human resources and payroll 2000. The GEO's grievance is
fI freeze them and thaw them and use component of M-Pathways started scheduled to be heard Thursday.
best.! them, you look at the possibility of operation on all three campuses and BAR A
change," O'Shea said. the medical center June 11. The pay-BA RA
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moral and scientific implications of 13, the first of the 2001-2002 fiscal robbery suspect. Portage Police Depart-
stem cell research. year. ment Lt. Don Anderson said Baraka's
"Based on preliminary work that There were two biweekly payments arrest for possession was a "totally unre-
has been privately funded, scientists for July and one monthly payment. lated matter."
believe further research using stem Reports of errors went down in the Baraka posted a $100 bond after hi
cells offers great promise that could second biweekly payment, Green arrest on July 31 and a pretrial hearing
xcponal help improve the lives of those who said. was set for August 28. He was previously
ia*a3at k &se ProsS suffer from many terrible diseases. ... "One way to think of it is it's everyone arrested on May 13 on a marijuana pos-
and while scientists admit they are not who gets a paycheck," Green said. session charge.
t out ofr 0t Ann Anteg'eneit yet certain, they believe stem cells In a grievance letter to the University, William Fette, a former Michigan
derived from embryos have unique the Graduate Employees Organization football player, is representing Baraka in
potential," Bush said. asked the University to help determine court.
According to O'Shea, the medical how widespread the problem was, in Baraka led Portage Northern High
possibilities are endless. Stem cell line addition to discovering where the errors School to the state playoffs and was
research could yield cures for many dis- occurred and whether it could happen in selected as a member of the USA
abilitating diseases, including heart dis- the future, said GEO Vice President Peri Today High School All-American first
ease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's Weingrad. Ste added the number of GSIs team, scoring 26 touchdowns as a sen
disease, diabetes and even some cancers. teaching during the summer term is only ior.
"You could conceivably create layers a fraction of what it is during the fall In high school, Baraka was suspended
and layers of skin for bum victims," she term, so it is important that any errors be from the track team his senior year
said. "Name me a disease and I could corrected before fall. because of his first arrest for marijuana
tell you how a stem cell could help." "It was not a sstem pro lem. It was an possession.
Bush explained the important dif-
ference between human embryonic
stem cells and adult stem cells in hisS
address. Embryonic stem cells are
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