2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 21, 2001 HIGHER ED Continued from Page 1 the various schools, including the Univer- sity, have warned that without substantial increases in funding they might be forced to raise tuition by 10 percent or more. One method Senate Higher Education Subcommittee Chairman John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek) proposed is taking the $40 million extra from the MEAP Merit Scholarship Trust, which awards $2,500 college scholarships to high school stu- dents who successfully pass all four parts of the state's MEAP Merit Proficiency Test. Most legislators seem to be in agreement that not all of the money is being spent and support transferring some of the funds from the trust into the higher education budget. Rep. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Twp.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, said he supported the idea. "Those are dollars that weren't spent yet and look like they won't be spent in the next few years,'he said. Another measure discussed was a repeal of the tuition tax credit program which awards tax breaks to the parents of students attending universities that keep their tuition increase levels under the rate of inflation. Schwarz said a repeal of the pro- gram would garner each of the univer- sities a 1.5 percent increase over last year's funding, but legislators are divided over the issue. Jansen said he did not support a repeal. "It has allowed us to have some lever- age when it comes to increases that are hitting our students" he said. But Sen. Leon Stile (R-Spring Lake), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said the program never bore fruit. "As much as I know, it has not done what we had hoped it to do when it was passed a couple or three years ago and it really has worked in reverse," he said. The last measure Schwarz proposed involved taking $20 million from the state's Budget Stabilization Fund, also known as the "rainy day" fund, where surplus revenue accumulated over the last few years has been deposited. Sen. Chris Dingell (D-Trenton), anoth- er member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said times were bad enough to warrant dipping into the fund. "If this isn't a rainy day, at least a mildly rainy day, I don't know what is;' he said. But other legislators have cautioned that although there might be rain now, there is the possibility of a storm and do not want to wear out their one good umbrella now. "Higher education is not the only budget that is of concern," Stile said. "I would quite prefer to use some money from the budget stabilization fund to guarantee and to ensure K-12." "I think the budget stabilization fund should be held a little more sacred and used for statewide schools," Stille added. CALIFORNIA Continued from Page 1 The 22 UC regents voted unani- mously to symbolically repeal the ban on raced-based admissions. But this does not overturn Proposition 209, a 1995 statewide ballot initia- tive spearheaded by UC Regent Ward Connerly and approved by vot- ers. Its approval terminated affirma- tive action in the state of California. "They wanted to symbolically reach out to minority students and say, 'You're welcome here,"' Barry said. "(Banning affirmative action) sent out a really negative message about the value of minorities and women contributing to the University," said Justin Fong, student regent on the University of California Board of Regents. "The banishing of affirmative action has not increased the quality of students at the University of Cali- fornia," Fong added. Barry said although the regents' symbolic repeal of the ban on the use of race-based admissions is an eye-opener to several schools in the nation involved in similar lawsuits, it is not likely to affect the outcome of the appeal of the admissions cases brought against both the Uni- versity's College of Literature, Sci- ence and the Arts and the Law School. But Larry Purdy, who represented the Center for Individual Rights in its lawsuits against the University, said the decision in California has no bearing on the case against the University of Michigan. Barry added, "It just doesn't relate to our case in any sort of legal way." Hoku Jeffrey, a third-year student at the University of California at Berkeley said the regents' decision demonstrates to the country t1 importance of diversity in educa- tion. "The regents' 1995 ban on affir- mative action has led to national attacks on affirmative action. Reversing the ban puts us on the road to gains in the new civil rights movement. It sends a loud and clear message to the nation that this attack is a mistake," Jeffrey said. j Fong said the lesson the UC sys- tem learned should be an example for universities around the nation. "I'm hoping that the decision that we made here in California will send a national message that when you get rid of affirmative action, all kinds of problems follow," Fong said. POLICE CHIEF Continued from Page 1 Brooklyn borough branch of the New York City Police Department, said he is no stranger to working with a large student population. With an estimated 200,000 college and university students in New York City, Gates said he is well aware of the unique issues that come with mixing campus life and city life, both positive and negative. He said the University's Department of Public Safety and the Ann Arbor Police Department appeared to have a good working relationship. Sharon Lubinski, of the Minneapolis Police Downtown Command, also said. she worked in college towns before. "The presence of U of M was a big positive factor in my decision to apply for the police chief position," she said, adding that a university enhances the overall community. In his work with the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia, William McManus said he dealt with the problem of under- age drinking among college and university students. McManus sa he communicated with bar and restaurant owners in an effort to lessen the problem. Former Deputy Chief Walter Lunsford has served as interim police chief since January 2000. The first search for a new chief was narrowed to five candidates and then scrapped in March. Mayor John Hieftje said h hopes to have a final candidate by tiE middle of June. BIERBAUM Continued from Page ± "In her roles as policy analyst and senior science adviser in Washington, she has worked tirelessly to advance sound environmental policy based on scientific values," Bollinger said in a statement. "Her energy and commitment will surely infect faculty and students within the School and throughout the University." Bierbaum, Allan said, embodies lead- ership, scholarship and vision - all characteristics the search committee was looking for. Her experiences, he added, during the eight years of Clinton's tenure are a unique asset to the position. Allan also mentioned that Bierbaum has not only worked with the top spe- cialists in a number of environmental fields but is well-known and well- respected among them. Bierbaum's appointment "sends a message to people who are interested in the environment and the School that have a dynamic new-leader,"Allan said. Bierbaum's term is scheduled to begin Oct. 1, pending the approval of the Uni- versity Board of Regents. 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