THE MICHIGAN REVIEW Volume 19, Number 3 the Campus Affairs Journal of the University of Michigan September 27
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i · THE MICHIGAN REVIEW Volume 19, Number 3 The Campus Affairs Journal of the University of Michigan September 27. 2000 Nike Ditches U of M Over of WRC --Instead ojrecieving $24 millionjrom Nike, school to pay $760,0001.....-- By MATTHEW FRANCZAK will be used to pay the $760,000 necessary U of M's contract to the level of any other has signed a contract with Michigan State to purchase the equipment Nike would Nike-sponsored university that negotiated University for sponsorship. Nike still must IKE MANY MAJOR universities, the have provided. a better deal, and a "living wage" condition pay some royalties on U ofM merchandise University of Michigan's high profile Originally, Nike was prepared to sign which the University itself might have it sells, but these are not nearly as lucrative L athletics are capable of drawing a a contract worth $24 million over the trouble meeting. The open-ended nature as the proposed contract. lucrative sponsorship contract from athletic course ofsix years. This enormous contract of these cwo provisions combined with the One of the key factors in the apparel companies and up was expected to be closed despite some University's membership in the Worker's breakdown of negotiations, the "living until this year, had received custom service problems and objections by Rights Coalition (WRC) proved to be too wage" requirement and WRC exactly such an arrangement membership, can be traced to political from Nike. With a 6-year $8 pressure applied by the anti-sweatshop million dollar contract movement. The University group most coming to an end, the University was in actively involved in this cause is Students the process of negotiating another 6-year Organizing for Labor and Economic contract in which it would receive $24 Equality (SOLE). SOLE has engaged in million, the largest such contract ever. In various protests over the course of the last return, all University teams would use Nike year, attempting to force the University to equipment and apparel, which would have sign the WRC and opposing the been supplied gratis. But things went encroachment of "Big Coffee" in Ann wrong. Now, instead of receiving millions Arbor. They were finally successful. After for using free equipment, President anti-sweatshop activists. The University much for Nike, which decided to break off seizing LSA Dean Shirley Neuman's office Bollinger has been forced to make a $3 also wanted a most-favored university negotiations, leaving the University with million allocation to athletics, part ofwhich clause that would have automatically raised no sponsorship agreement. Instead, Nike See NIKE on Page 3 The Many Faces of Academic Merit By BRAD SPRECHER in this year's state election races. saying that the course "is an inappropriate century, when educational pioneers like Leading state opposition to the course use of taxpayer funds." Henry Philip Tappan roamed campus. NeE AGAIN, THE University of is Auburn Hills mayor Tom McMillin, a Living in a democracy, one would During his tenure as president, from 1852 Michigan has chosen to conservative Republican and former assume that the course offerings in our to 1863, Tappan was devoted to creating a O jeopardize the quality of its Michigan field director for the Christian public universities meet publicly prescribed world-class university in Michigan. In education by shifting its academic resources Coalition. McMillin has been an academic standards that clearly advance the January of 1857, he traveled to Lansing to from areas of proven cultural influence to outspoken opponent of homosexual common good. To this end, one might plead that the legislature avoid positioning an area of questionable privileges in the state, leading a successful expect that University professors would be "its University (any) lower than the chief academic merit. The most campaign in Ferndale to outlaw special subject to the state's oversight when it institutions of the comparatively small recent example involves U of benefits to same-sex partners in the city. comes to assessing academic merit. This is states of Massachusetts and Connecticut" M's decision to offer English II, , Mayor McMillin was less successful in his certainly the case on the federal level, as (i.e. Harvard and Yale). At the time of course 317, "How to be Gay: Male bid for one of the two Republican university researchers applying for federal Tappan's address to the State House the Homosexuality and Initiation." The course nominations for University Regent; funds must endure countless hours at the University was only in possession of a scant offering has ignited public debate across ultimately losing to Susan Avery, a travel computer writing grant requests. When it 6,000 books, and was without a library the state and the nation concerning the agencY director from Grand Rapids, and comes to state aid, however, state approval building. Up until 1857, the University learning value of this subject matter. In fact, Wendy Anderson, a faithful Republican for course subject matter is paradoxically had received no special appropriations from the provocative course has garnered so fundraiser from Commerce Township. absent. How is it then, that university the state, but had been funded entirely by much attention that the University's McMillin contends that the majority of courses skirt such oversight? .. academic discretion has become an issue voters in Michigan do not find merit in To answer this question, one must See REGENT on Page 7 srudying homosexual identity fonnation, turn the pages of history back to the 19th Letters From More from El 12 Face-off! 3 to the Editor 4 Suite One 5-6 Columns 1 0 Senor Guipe We don't normally admit to Campus conservatives It's the premiere of the Six El Senor Guipe and El Rojo Yes, it's the first Face-off of making mistakes, but one UNITE! Together, we shall Million Dollar Column, by Grande want to get a pet. the school year! Some Face off's will be serious, and reader points one out, thus oil the machinery of capital "Stone Cold" Mike Austin, So who else is disturbed by making this issue lose its ism with the blood of the the return of Herr Painter, the fact that a living crea some will not. This one, is PG-13 rating. workers! the Country Gent. ture depends on those two not. (Although some engi for sustenance? neers may disagree.) IPage 2 ~, c ,. ~'- ~. /·~ TD~ ' ~ · .~ ~ 7OQftI_ .. 1- . '."... ~~; September 27 ~ 2()()(f"" " " ""' "C- ~ ' • SERPENT'S -TOOTH TilE \11("111<; \:\ RE\IF\\ It was revealed that the University of "Thomas and the Magic Railroad," Michigan ranked 12th in the Princeton "Outside Providence" and "The Juror?" Uh The Ca~pus Affairs Journal of the Review's survey of the tqp party schools in oh, if we're not careful, we might also lose University of Michigan America, beating Ollt Ohio State, which such talent as Paulie Shore or even the "/ wantul to 71lNt stimulating and i7lteresting peopu oflin ancimt cultur~. and /ri~ them. n was 14th, and Michigan State, which was incomparable Demi Moore. unranked. This is not surprising, however, Democratic loyalties aside, we at JamesY. Yeh considering that if this was a mail-in survey, Serpents can only speculate on why Alec Editor-in-Chief the students would have to be literate to Baldwin would want to leave the U.S. if presidential debate. Not to be outdone, be able to participate, George W. Bush is elected president, Ifhe ABC announced that it will air a special James Justin Wilson does leave, he'll presumably go to Canada, episode of 20120 featuring a startling expose Publisher, Managing Editor where his brother Daniel has already gone on the world of accounting and CBS will . A recent Vanity Fair article suggested to. We suppose he figures he wants to pay run a "lost episode" of Survivor where the Michael Austin the Presidential Candidate George W. Bush extremely high taxes and have inefficient Pagong tribe cut their toenails. Managing Editor suffered from dyslexia. Bush responded universal healthcare no matter who wins. saying, "Dyslexia have I don't." Matthew Franczak National Affairs Editor It's been reported that Germany is now The Olympics started last week in forcing retail franchises to keep their prices R. Colin Pilinter In an effort to increase post-graduation Sydney, and the Australians were proud to higher than that of local businesses so that Senior Editor success, the Music school introduced a feature such proud natives such as Paul the chains can't force the local businesses out of business. Yet another reason why series of new classes, They included: Hogan, Olivia Newton-John and John CAMPUS AFFAIRS ED: Dustin C. Lee Farnham. What, no Yahoo Serious? And Europe sucks ass. FEATURES EDITOR: Kurt Rademacher Music 462: Intro to Waiting Tables what abour that Energizer battery guy? COPY EDITOR: Rabeh Soon In this class, students will focus on SATIRE EDITOR: David Guipe ONLINE EDITOR: Rabeh Sooft race, class, and gender issues surrounding Choose or Lose came to campus and LAYOUT: Gina Fraternali the food service induscry. Themes include It was announced recently in Daily held audition for audience member this the Waiter/Waitress dichotomy, Variety that famed directors Steven week. Isn't this ironic? The students picked STAFF WRITERS: Ruben Duran, Dan Honig, Thn Maull, Dave Mollo-Christensen, Ryan SemI, Brad McDonalds vs. Burger }(jng, as well as Spielberg and Martin Scorcese will to represent our school as responsible SpredIer, MIcbaeI Veeser, Affirmative Action in reference to waitlists collaborate on a new film together. Sources citizens skipped a day's worth of classes to and reservations. claim that the new film will be about a cute audition. EDITOR-AT-LARGE: M.