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May 12, 2003

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NCAA decides on
sanctions for 'U'
By Gennaro Filice ishment by the NCAA, but not in the form of another
Daily Sports Editor year of postseason ban. She says that the University
will "completely accept" the probation, loss of schol-
For what it called, "one of the three or four most egre- arships and disassociation aspects, but intends to
gious violations of NCAA bylaws in appeal the postseason sanction.
the history," the NCAA Division I NCAA"We've always accepted respon-
Committee on Infractions banned C sibility for the concerns raised by
the University's men's basketball ISContinued program'probat on the NCAA, and by the Infractions
team from next year's postseason on Until Nov. 6, 2006 Committee that are displayed in
Thursday. The com gittee also ruled this report," Coleman said. "We
that the pro will be placed on oPoteason ban for the 200:laown the wrongdoing, and we own
probation until November 2006 and 2004 academic year. the responsibility."
lose one of its 13 scholarships each "However, I have to tell you that I
year for four years starting in the I Reduction of one ham disappointed that the committee's
2004-05 ademic y . actions will have the effect of punish-
Michigan's violations date all the ing our current, uninvolved student-
way back to the early '90s Fab Five The University is require to dis athletes with this additional one year
era, and involved four former sociate itself with the former y ban from postseasonplay"she added.
Wolverines - Chris Webber, Robert ers involved for at least 10 years. Yeager feels that all sanctions
Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis were needed, regardless of
Bullock - who altogether received whom they affected.
over $616,000 from now-deceased boosterEd Martin. "The Committee on Infractions cannot shirk its
University President Mary Sue Coleman admitted responsibility to the entire membership by failing to
that the basketball program deserves additional pun- See SANCTIONS, Page 2

TONY DING/Daily
University President Mary Sue Coleman answers questions about the
NCAA sanctions from the national media Thursday at Crisler Arena.

A Mighty Wind
finally hits the-
aters across the
country. Four
killed, five more
missing and
dozens injured.
Page 10
SPORTS

administration
respond to the
sanctions hand-
ed down on the
basketball team.
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Graduates
struggle in
9current
job market
By DavW einer
ForThetDaiy
"One of my best friends has applied
for 120 jobs, and he's still looking,"
recent LSA graduate David Levin said.
"It's pretty difficult in this economy.
It is easier than I anticipated, but still
very competitive" said current job
hunter and recent LSA graduate Jenny
Chou, adding that she did not expect to
graduate with a job.
Many graduates are quickly discover-
ing that hunting for a job is very compet-
itive. While the general economic trend
has been downward, the job market has
remained relatively stable since last year.
According to a written statement from
the National Association of Colleges and
Employers, employers expect to hire
about the same number ofrcollege grad-
uates for 2002-03 as they hired in 2001-
02. NACE was initially predicting a 3.6
percent cut in college hiring.
"Unemployment has risen from
four percent to six percent in the
past four years," said Jay Wortley, a
senior economist for the State Sen-
ate Fiscal Agency said.
See EMPLOYMENT, Page 2


By Adam tRosen
Fsr the Daly
Two survivors of the 1984 chemical disaster in Bhopal, India spoke
to about 30 University students in the Michigan League on May 6.
Organized to demand proper cleanup of one of the worst industrial
disasters of this century, the meeting was sponsored by the University
student group Justice for Bhopal.
"By showing the survivors, and what they have gone through,
we hoped to put a human face on this issue," Justice for Bhopal
organizer and recent graduate Shivani Patel said.
Estimates vary, but it is believed that between 3,000-3,800
people died from exposure to this gas in the 24-hour period
immediately following the leak in the Union Carbide chemical
company's plant in 1984.
"As a result of a gas leak from a tank of methyl isocynate in
'1984, one of the survivors lost her husband and many other rel-
atives," Patel said. "Also, her son was so traumatized by the
incident that he committed suicide."
"Although this disaster occurred over 18-years-ago, our group is
See BHOPAL, Page 8

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Bhopal survivors speak to students

Members of Justice for Bhopal put up an image of a Bhopal survivor on
Thursday in Midland. The group protested outside of the Midland Center for
the Arts, where Dow Chemical held its annual shareholders' meeting.

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Iraqi war victim treated at 'U' hospital
By Victoria Edwards "I said a little prayer for this little girl and her UMHS's helicopter air ambulance.
Daily News Editor family. Suddenly, I was inspired to try to help. But that final destination was only reached
My thoughts went to the impossibility of the, sit- after what those involved say was an amazing
The first Iraqi war victir f4.i ated in a uation. But, I continued to be{moved ... com- amount ofteamwork and patience.
U.S. hospital was flown to the University of pelled, really, to make an attempt. I prayed for The crisis arose when Shihab was burned
Michigan Health System's Trauma Burn Center guidance and power," Thornberry added, in a during the war after an explosion near her home
on May 6 - largely due the help of Michigan written statement. caused a lantern to fall off a shelf and burn her
resident James Thornberry. UMHS spokesperson Krista Hopson said clothing. She had been unable to get care in
Thomberry said after watching a televised Thomberry then contacted the Trauma Burn Baghdad because of the state of destruction Iraq
documentary on the plight of injured Iraqi vic- Center and his congressman. Between their is in Hopson said.
tims, a divine inspiration moved him to help efforts and the help of Northwest Airlines, they "Her parentsfound two U.S. Military soldiers
Hannan Shihab, a 15-year-old girl who was were able to bring Shihab, accompanied by her that were able to get her first-aide and take her
severely burned during the first days of Opera- mother and an Arabic Interpretator, aboard the to a Baghdad Hospital," Hopson said.
tion Iraqi Freedom. Survival Flight Ground Transportation, See WAR VICTIM, Page 2

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