aJe 1Mdrigun &zidg One hundred eleven years of editorial freedom Summer Weekly www.michigandally.com Monday May 20, 2002 EN; ~ v v A University Health System study investi- gates the pros and cons of mass vaccina- tion against smallpox. Page 3 P OP/ED Governor Engler and Wayne Coun- ty Executive Ed McNamara should not seize control of the new Pinnacle Aero Park. Page 4 ARTS Football players injured in Saturday shooting By Jennifer Misthal bystanders that gathered on Madison and Logghe said. After officers arrived on the One of the suspects from the fight pulled and Maria Sprow Fifth after the shooting scene, they broke up the out a gun and began shooting. Only Diggs Daily Staff Reporters was the horrible ending party of about 100 peo- and Curry suffered injuries, Logghe said. to an average Friday ple. The partygoers dis- Logghe said officers are still investigating Michigan football players Marcus Curry night filled with party- persed from Packard the reasons behind the shootings. and Carl Diggs were shot on the corner of ing - and fighting. Street, buta crowd began Assistant Athletic Director Bruce Madej Madison Street and Fifth Avenue early Sat- "About 11:30 (Fri- to form at Madison and said Michigan coach Lloyd Carr was at a Big urday morning. The gunman fled with three day night), we got a Fifth, Logghe said. Ten Conference in Florida Saturday. He was others before police arrived at the scene. call to a party in the Members of the crowd informed about the situation and returned to Ann Arbor Police Department Sgt. Michael 200 block of Packard. included four people who Ann Arbor that night. Logghe said Curry, a Kinesiology sopho- We were called police believed were Diggs was released from University Hospi- more, was shot in the back while Diggs, a because of a fight, but involved in the earlier tal early Saturday morning, a hospital spokes- Kinesiology junior, was shot in the leg. Both when we got there, the Curry Diggs fight, as well as Curry woman said. Curry's stay was longer. and the were driven by friends to University Hospital. fight was already over," Logghe said. and Diggs, who Logghe said did not partici- bullet was removed later that day. The scene of police cars and shocked - The reasons the fight began are unknown, pate in the altercation. See SHOOTING, Page 13 Budget The Decision Makers deficit may Fate of'U'admissions Members 0I t cause hk boliu'icsalso arncted 02 Usupreme Coirt Jus hikgedu Episode II - Attack of the Clones" receives *****. The film opened at movie screens Thursday. Page 10 in1 tuiion By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily News Editor Although the state government spared higher and K-12 education in April from budget cuts for the 2002- 2003 fiscal year, both areas may not receive the amount of funding they once expected. Government officials announced at a conference last week that the state's gen- eral fund has a $352 million deficit for the current fiscal year in addition to a deficit of $320 million for the coming fiscal year which begins Oct. 1. Because the state budget must be balanced, cuts are possible in many areas - including the $363.6 million originally allocated to the University for the 2002-2003 fiscal year. "We have a constitutional obligation to do so. We can't spend more money than we take in," State Budget Office spokeswoman Kelly Chesney said. See TUITION, Page 2 William Rehnquist (1972-Nixon; by Uni ersi regents 1986- Reagan for Chief Justice) By Shannon Pettyplece hnoPaute ves( Daily StaffReporter John Paul Stevens 1975-Ford) The fate of the University's use of race in admis- Antonin Scalia (1986-Reagan) sions lies not only in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Anthony Kennedy(1988-Reagan) Court, but also with the University Board of Regents, David Hackett Souter (1990-Bush) who will ultimately determine whether the University Clarence Thomas (1991-Bush) plans to maintain its race-based Ruth Bader Ginsburg=(1993-Clinton) admissions policies. Inside: Stephen Breyer (1994-Clinton) While the current Board of Businesses react Regents has repeatedly made clear to the 6th Circuit * Only two justices on the current court heard the that they support the University Law Court of Appeals' 1978 case Bakke v. University of Callfornia Board of School's admissions policies and decision Regents. At the time, both Rehnquist and Stevens will pursue the multi-million dollar regarding the voted against using race as a factor in admissions. lawsuits all the way to the U.S. Law School's Supreme Court, the regents have the admissions An appointment to the Supreme Court is lifelong power to dissolve or revise the use of policies Page 3. until retirement or death. Three of the current race in admissions if they so chose. justices are over the age of 70. Stevens is 82, "At the end of the day, the final decision on the matter Rehnquist is 77 and O'Connor is 72. of University policy rest with the regents," Regent Larry Deitch (D-Bingham Farms) said. Presidents are often forced to moderate their Deitch said the regents strive to do what is best for the choices for judicial nominees, especially If the entire state, not just the University. Therefore, while the opposing party has the Senate majority. See ADMISSIONS, Page 2 The baseball team beat Pur- due 7-4 yester- day in their last game but failed to make the Big 10 Tournament Page 13 r ONLINE Some schools are switching to coed rooms in residence halls to accomodate transgendered student popula- tions. PCONTACTS NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 On tn the and Promotions, lawsuit outcome discussed at regents meeting By Maria Sprow Daily News Editor Although the deadline for naming a new University president is rapidly approaching - the most recent estimation from the Universi- ty Board of Regents is the announcement will come in early July or earlier - the regent's monthly meeting, held Thursday at the Uni- versity's Dearborn campus, concentrated pri- marily on faculty promotions and the decision ruling in favor of the Law School's admis- sions policies from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. The major focus of the meeting was approving the tenure roster and new faculty appointments. Several of the administrators present at the meeting spoke of how important the appointment process is to the University. "There is nothing that we do that we take more seriously.... The process is arduous, particularly for those going through it," Interim Provost Paul Courant said. "In every stage along the way, there is discussion, there is back and forth. One of the most important things faculty at the University of Michigan do is figure out who should (join) the faculty." See REGENTS, Page 2 BRANDON SEDLOFF/Daly The Michigan softball team celebrates after Stephanie Volpe scores in the Wolverines 6-5 win over Washington. Inside: Softball qualifies for WCWS Page 8.