be iaianl&g One hundred eleven years ofeditorzzl freedom Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Monday July 22, 2002 wonu neport ranked the University Medical Health System as the No. 8 hospital in the country last week in their annual poll. Page 3 OP/ED After approving the largest tuition increase in a decade, the University needs Ito be more responsible about budgetary choices in the future. Page 4 ARTS M A review of Wilco's concert at the Royal Oak Theater Saturday night reinforces the view that they are one of the best bands in America. Page 9 SPORTS B A tt .luition increase approved Regents also finalized the Olivia Maynard (D-Goodrich) said, adding 6.5 percent tuition increase. contract for President-elect that while it is not the first preference to raise "We have to do better for our students," she tuition, "you have to have said, asking Courant to make "tougher choic- Mary Sue Coleman resources" to maintain es"in the future. the University's standing. But Courant supported the budget, saying 3y Jeremy Berkowitz Regent Andrea Fischer every possible step was made to minimize )aily News Editor Newman (R-Ann Arbor) tuition. was the lone dissenter, "We work very hard to identify the resources There were mixed feelings at the Fleming praising interim Provost needed to maintain the high quality of the Uni- kdministration Building Thursday during the Paul Courant's work in versity" he said. "Tough decisions are made at nonthly Board of Regents meeting, with the putting the budget togeth- every step." Regents voting 6-1 to approve the 2002-2003 er but calling for further The University's tuition increase is the eneral fund budget including a 7.9 percent belt tightening rather than Coleman result of a deal made between Gov.. John uition hike. tuition increases. She also was the sole dis- Engler and state universities. Engler promised "I think it's a prudent budget," Regent senter last year when the regents approved a See REGENTS, Page 3 LRC staff member Emily Kenaga enjoys a cigarette Friday. Tobacco tax increases by 50 cents to fund deficit By Andrew McCormack For the Daily Gov.. John Engler signed a bill Thursday that imposed a 50-cent increase in cigarette taxes in order to' help balance the general fund's $1.3 billion deficit. "The rationale was simple," state Sen.. John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek) said. "We needed a non-con- troversial way to raise revenue." But some Ann Arbor residents expressed doubts about the deci- sion's simplicity and fairness. "It's typical government," six- year smoker and Ann Arbor resident Zack Zavisa said. "They tend to alienate certain groups and praise others." "They know that smokers are a certain type of people that do a cer- tain type of thing, and they know they can make money off of them," he added. The tax increase, effective Aug. 1, is expected to raise $350 million in the next two years. Ann Arbor resident Candice Williams smokes but said she finds nothing morally wrong with the tax. "Smoking is bad anyway," she said, adding that the government is sure to make a profit because many peo- ple are addicted to the habit. "They will make money off of it because (smokers) feel like they need it." But for many smokers, the tax will be an incentive to stop smoking. Williams said she has wanted to stop for a while and thinks the tax might be enough pressure to do so. Zavisa also is making efforts to stop, cutting down significantly after smoking a pack a day for four years. "I smoke about a pack every three days now," he said. But he See TOBACCO, Page 2 Photo courtesy of Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center website Bodily fluids including blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk are means of transferring the HIV virus, a precursor to AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Young people not fullyaware of illness' frnpact By Karen Schwartz Daily News Editor University alum Ben Fife spends his Friday nights at Necto, a local club, and Saturday nights at Ann Arbor restaurant the Aut Bar. But he's not there as a patron, he's there to educate people about human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. "I just try to make sure people know where they can go to get tested, what they can do to reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting HIV," he said. "I try to be a community resource within these spaces on issues con- cernng and surrounding HIV" Fife, an outreach worker with the HIV/AIDS Resource Center in Ypsilanti, pri- marily does outreach to men who have sex with men and spends over 10 hours a week talking with people about safer sex. "Especizlly for young gay and bisexual men, its impoftant for them to know that they can have fulfilling lives and not contract HIV, that coming out does not mean folks have to get this," he said. "They have to be aware of the risks and how it affects the community - and realize we need to figure out a way to See AIDS, Page 8 'U' scholarship started for children of Sept. 11 victims i a ne5(U1 Ipart insa three part series features basketball recruits freshman Chris Hunter and junior transfer J.C. Mathis. Page 12 CONTACTS NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily News Editor The families of the 18 University alum who were victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, many of whom have children, now have a little less to worry about when it comes to the future. In one of his last moves before his term expires, interim University President B. Joseph White announced Thursday that the University will offer the children of those alum who died a full undergraduate scholarship if they choose to attend school here. The scholarships will cover undergraduate tuition for the 11 children if they are accepted to the University under normal admissions proce- dures and maintain satisfactory progress. The scholarships will be funded by non-Gener- al Fund presidential discretionary monies. Jill Gartenberg, whose husband Jim worked for the firm Julien J. Studley Inc. on the 86th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower, said her husband would have been proud of the program. "He'd be so thrilled to know that the University was stepping up and doing something for the next See CHILDREN, Page 2 Jamie, Jill and Nicole Gartenberg w present at the University Board of Regents meeting Thursday.