MINORITY Partthreeofafour-part series on effortstomaintain RECRUITING diversity on campusafterthe statewideaffirmative action ban Detroit office focuses on prep OPINION Making the (green) grade on campus After the Princeton Review re- leased eco-friendliness rankings tor college campuses, the Daily looks at what the University can do to improve its marks. See Page 4 ARTS Stoners suck "Pineapple Express" proves that Judd Apatow and company are losing steam, yet other critics' fail to notice the noticeable lack' of artistry on display. See Page 9 ARTS Unrealistic drama Sequel to "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" fails to illus- trate the true hurdles of growing up, instead relying on unsatis- fying, one-dimensional drama. See Page9 INDEX Vol. CXVIII, No. 140 ©2008The Michigan Daily michigandaily.com SUDOKU................2 O PIN IO N ........... .......... ...............4 CLASSIFIEDS.................................6 CROSSWORD ................................6 A R T S ............................................9 SPORTS...............13 Prospective students stores, is the last place many high school students would thinkto start find application help the University's application process. But accordingto Tyrone Winfrey, downtown director of the University's Detroit admissions office located on Woad- By LINDY STEVENS ward Avenue, the Detroit-based Daily News Editor location is often the very first place that local students get a feel for any- Forty-five minutes away from thing maize andblue. Ann Arbor, situated in the heart "This officehas reallybeen abea- of Detroit on the same block as a confor families to have accessto the McDonald's and a handful of liquor University and to be visible in the GEARING UP Detroit community," he said. Offering one-on-one appoint- ments, application preparation workshops and an in-office finan- cial aid advisor, Winfrey said the Detroit office has become a sort of one-stop shop for students and fam- ilies who haven't had much experi- ence navigating the bureaucracy of higher education. But more than just answering questions about when to apply or See RECRUITING. Page 8 DETROIT OFFICE VISITS Visits made to the Office of Under- graduate Admissions in Detroit 2006-2007 Walk-ins:164 Office appointments: 218 TOTAL: 382 2007-2008 Walk-ins:181 Office appointments: 429 TOTAL:610 CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION At B-School site, worker falls to death Investigation into incident is underway By SARA LYNNE THELEN DailyNewsEditor Representatives from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the new Stephen M. Ross School of Business construc- tion site following the death of a worker. David Smith, a 31-year- old elevator mechanic died after falling five stories down an empty elevator shaft at about 6:30 a.m. last Monday. Despite CPR and resuscitation attempts made by co-workers and medical technicians, Smith, who went by his middle name Jeff, was pronounced dead at the University Medical Center about 15 minutes after the fall. Smith lived in Jackson and is survived by his parents. Construction resumed Tuesday but University Police and the MIO- SHA will look for possible viola- tions of the MIOSHA safety code over the next several weeks. Wes Cotter, a spokesperson fox Gilbane Construction, part of the Gilbane-Clark joint venture that manages the project, said he was confident that Gilbane-Clark was not at fault for Smith's death. "No one should misinterpret the fact that there's a rigorous safety system in place and that this is very unusual," Cotter said. "We're inves- tigating exactly what happened that led up to him stepping into the elevator shaft." University Police spokesperson Diane Brown said that Smith's fall "sounds like it was simply an accident." See CONSTRUCTION, Page 3 cHANEL voN HABSBURG-LOTH RING EN/Daily The Michigan football team opened its fall practice last Monday. The Wolverines rotated through stations in the practice field next to Oosterbaan Fieldhouse.