4 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, June 19, 2006 Graduate student dies after collapsing due to heart defect 'U clinic screens for the defect, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy By Leah Oraboski Daily News Editor A 25-year-old female Rackham student died due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a hereditary heart defect, earlier this month. HCM is the most common cause of sudden death in people younger than 25. The student was using the exercis- ing facilities in her apartment building, Huron Towers, when she collapsed. Family and friends of the student requested that her name not be used in this article. Rackham student Yueh-Chuan Tzeng was the roommate of the stu- dent who died. "We were just like family,"Tzeng said, who lived with her for two years. Tzeng said her roommate was a devoted patron of Grace Bible Church in Ann Arbor. A memorial service was held at the church, located on South Maple Street, on June 5. At the service, one of the student's co-workers said, "Everyone should have a friend like her in their life." The student was also part of Michigan Christian Grads, a fellowship formed by graduate students at the University. Tzeng said her roommate always had a positive attitude and was focused on her studies. "She worked very hard to complete a dual degree in Civil Environmental Engineering and Industrial Operations Engineering in two years;' Tzeng said. The studentgraduatedfromthe School of Engineering in April. Rackham student Rebecca Booi was also using the facilities at the time of the student's death. She said the student had been running on the treadmill after using an elliptical machine when she collapsed. Booiimmediately called911 and tried giv- ing her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. When the paramedics arrived four to five minutes after Booi called the stu- dent had already stopped breathing. The paramedics spent 15 minutes trying to revive her on site before taking the stu- dent to the hospital. HCM is characterized by an abnormal thickeningoftheheartmuscle,whichcan result in arrhythmias - irregular muscle contractions of the heart. HCM is caused by a genetic muta- tion and is usually present at birth. The mutation is passed to 50 percent of the individual's offspring. "(HCM) is definitely something that college-age people, especially athletes, See HCM, Page 3 COLEMAN Continued from Page 1 "In fact, those words might be an understatement," he said. Taylor highlighted Coleman's leadership during The Michigan Difference campaign, the 2003 Supreme Court case on the Univer- sity's admissions policies and state funding cuts to the University. Since Coleman took the reins in August 2002, the University's enrollment, research expenditures, private donations and endowment have all increased. Coleman's Michigan Difference fundraising campaign generated much of the donations. To date, the campaign - which set a goal of $2.5 billion - has raised $2.152 billion. Coleman briefly addressed the Regents, thanking them for their support and focusing on her initia- tive goals, including strengthening the University's research program. "I will work to sharpen the defi- nition of the University of Michigan as the great puhlic research institu- tion of the 21st century," she said During Coleman's first term, research expenditures have grown to $753 million in 2005, a $98 mil- lion jump from the same period in 2002. As the state's leading public higher education institution, Cole- man also said the University has a responsibility of public trust to help steer Michigan's economy out of recession. Coleman became the University's first female president and the 13th since it was founded in 1817 when she assumed the position. She replaced Lee Bollinger, who left the University in 2001 to head Columbia University. Prior to coming to the University, 4 Coleman - by trade a biochemist - served seven years as president of the University of Iowa. 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