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with ARIZONA Kronos string quartet AILYW ILDCAT Page 11 Thursday,D November 7, 2002 wildcat.arizona.edu Vol. 96 Issue 53 University of Arizona, Tucson Diversity Napolitano plan meets on cusp of scrutiny gov victory BY KEREN G. RAZ Staff Writer THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Democrat Janet Napolitano defeated It was standing room only as faculty, staff, Republican Matt Salmon on Wednesday, students and alumni spilled out of ending 12 years of GOP control of the BioSciences West, Room 208, and into the Arizona governor’s office. hallway to voice concerns and comments Napolitano, the state attorney general, about the administration’s diversity plans will succeed term-limited Republican Gov. not being articulated clearly enough. Jane Hull in January in the midst of a state President Pete Likins released yesterday a budget crisis. memo dubbed the Diversity Action Plan, “I’m not yet declaring victory, but based which listed short and long-term steps that on what’s out there, we feel very confident administrators hope will recruit and retain that the numbers will hold,” Napolitano diverse faculty, staff and students, ensure said. “At this rate, Matt Salmon can’t catch academic fairness, and incorporate diversity up.” into campus activities. Both Napolitano and Salmon, a former The crowd asked administrators for congressman, had expressed optimism yes- specifics about the plan, but administrators terday, but she remained ahead as counting didn’t give details about how the UA of early ballots and ballots requiring verifica- would be made more diverse, or what tion continued. “diversity” means. Napolitano had 484,275 votes, or 46.8 per- In order to accommodate the large cent, and Salmon, a former congressman, numbers of attendees, Likins and Davis had 461,075, or 44.5 percent, according to gave their chairs to faculty members and results released late yesterday. The updated took a seat on the floor while a 20-minute numbers included more than 24,000 early promotional video presentation on ballots that had been counted during the day. diversity played. The Associated Press estimated that about “It’s good to see so many people in this room and so many people trying to get into 200,000 ballots remained to be counted. this room. It shows we need to have an ongo- Counties must verify and count ballots that ing discussion,” Likins said. arrived by mail Tuesday but weren’t includ- The problem with the diversity discus- ed in the election night count as well as early sion is that it separates people from diversi- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ballots that were left at polling places. ty, said Glenda Roark, disability specialist, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Janet Napolitano smiles as she listens to a reporter’s question They are required to complete the count after quoting a passage from the action plan regarding an Associated Press report declaring her the winner in a close election against Republican Matt Salmon last night, in Phoenix. The AP estimated that about 200,000 ballots remained to be counted. that uses the phrase “different from us.” See GOVERNOR,Page 8 “When I’m in this country, the approach of diversity is that you are diverse from me. That’s the mistake from the get-go,” she said. Many around the room cheered Approval from ASU essential in in agreement. But the idea is that everyone is different from each other and everyone must be sen- sitive to people as individuals, Likins passing Focused Excellence plan responded. Roark was not the only employee BY SARAH NIXON posed plans that will compliment agree upon. have a better idea of which pro- with concerns about the specifics of the Staff Writer each other, Likins said. There was “I think the board of regents grams will be modified, cut or action plan. Although the room was hot some talk about ASU not becom- will approve Focused Excellence merged in January, when the and overcrowded, most people stayed The Arizona Board of Regents ing the campus with massive if ASU stays on course,” Likins board of regents meets. for an hour and a half in order to express will likely pass a plan to make enrollment at a board of regents said. Administrators also plan to The Associated Students of the shape admissions requirements to their concerns. the UA a more research-inten- meeting held about a week ago. University of Arizona welcomed slow the growth of the student Director of Campus Recreation Juliette sive institution with stiffer Both universities have Likins to discuss Focused body in a campus of limited size, Moore wanted to hear administrators nar- enrollment requirements if acknowledged their different row their definition of “diversity.” roles in higher education and are Excellence with senators during a Likins said. Arizona State University goes meeting last night. “It will become more difficult “Everyone has a different definition of along with plans to expand and moving toward an exciting future, Likins told senators, Downsizing, merging and cut- to get into UA in the next few ‘diversity,’” she said. absorb growing enrollment, However, administrators said that they emphasizing that the university ting some programs will be part years. This is necessary because President Pete Likins told the could not pin down a concrete definition. presidents must present the of the UA’s plans to focus funds student government last night. regents with an agenda they all and attention on other depart- See DIVERSITY, Page 9 The UA and ASU have pro- ments, Likins said. Likins will See ASUA, Page 8 Now, that looks tasty Catholic researcher says some stem cell research acceptable BY RYAN JOHNSON are acceptable and viable within said, is when research destroys Staff Writer the boundaries of Catholic doc- human life. trine, said UA research associate The Catholic church says that Although the Catholic church Kameha Kidd, of the Arizona when a sperm and egg come has been opposed to many forms Research Labs. together, a person has been of stem cell research, there are The presentation, held at the formed — a topic of interest to ways to advance the goals of sci- Catholic Newman Center and many in the crowd. ence while respecting the beliefs attended by about 25 people, “The real question is, ‘When of Catholics, a UA researcher said went into detail about the differ- does life begin?’ Biological life in a speech yesterday. ent techniques used, their reli- begins at conception, but it isn’t a Two dozen people gathered gious implications and the chal- viable life until it implants itself in yesterday to see a young Catholic lenge the Catholic church faces in the uterine wall, and thirds never scientist weigh the advantages balancing concerns. implant,” said Thomas Lindell, and disadvantages of stem cell “The Catholic church an molecular and cellular biology research and cloning. embraces using science and tech- associate professor who teaches a Although the Catholic church nology to prolong and protect our bioethics course. KEVIN KLAUS/Arizona Daily Wildcat is adamantly opposed to any type life,” Kidd said. Kidd spent part of the one- Administrative vice president Jared Mansell dunks his cheeseburger in a large Pepsi of research that destroys life, Where the Catholic church yesterday on the UA Mall as part of the ASUA version of the MTV show “I Bet You Will.” some types of stem cell research argues against research, she See STEM CELL, Page 8