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THE STATESMAN WWW.tJMDSTATESMA '.COM IVERSITY OF MlNNESOTA DULUTH WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7 News: April is Sexual Assault Opinion: Student Association Outdoors: Outdoor enthusiasts Awareness Month, new UMD candidates run uncontested, giv rejoice! Wilderness apps now Sexual Assault Protocol will fol ing students no choice in upcom available for your iPhone. B-t low. A3 ing election. 86 Alleged ringleader of million dollar marijuana operation in custody see, M.artjuan.a, A3 2010 State of the University of Minnesota Address canceled BY ALICIA LEBENS [email protected] University of Minnesota President Robert H. Bruin inks cancelled his traditional State of the University of JOE OLIVIERI/STATESMAN Minnesota Address on April 1 due to a case oflaryngitis, A transcript of the speech was made available on the Of A registr3.~o~ ~~rker fist bu~_P,_s -~.. ~~-~~~-~-~~ -~-u~_i~~ - ~~~ ~ul_~-c~-~t~-~ -' .. P~_ar~.3.~-~ -~-~~-~~-nt_?.r~-a~~z~~-~-n's_~°.."~--~ar_~~~ d~.i~~- fice of the President's Web site. ln his speech, Bruininks emphasizes the need for fac ulty, staff and administrators to work together with dear More than 1,000 register views of the challenges the university faces. He also men tions that the most difficult decisions are lelt to come. Some of the biggest decisions mvolve the future budget. to donate bone marrow "This year for the first time, tuition contributes sub stantially more to our budget than our state appropria tion, and that trend is all but certain to continue," wrote to DK.MS, who performs lab work on the with his ''got marrow" sticker he said he BY KRISTEN KREBS Brmninks. cheek swab sample and puts individu• registered to "help out." [email protected] In the budget for next year, there will be an additional als that are eligible to give bone marrow 'Td be pretty excited [ifl got matched]," cut of $36 million, bringing the total budget shortfall on the national "Be A Match Registry." Witzany said. "I think it'd be a pretty cool Last Wednesday at UMD, 1,069 people for the l.010-2011 year to $132.2 million. These cuts .1rc Once on the registry, individuals have the experience:· registered to donate bone marrow. attributed to declining public funding, changing demo chance of being matched to ~omeonc in It was people like Witzany that kept The Multicultural Pharmacy Student graphics, intense competition for resources and an in need of a bone marrow transplant. Maggie Kading, the bone marrow regis Organization put on the bone marrow creasing demand for .iccountability. According to a DKMS representative, trdtion drive coordinator, smiling all day registration drive in conjunction with Even with the current economy situation, Bruininks there are more than 10,000 patients annu• long. the largest international bone marrow re• looks to continue with the achievements made by the ally that could benefit from a bone mar· "People's enthusiasm makes me so hap• cruiter organization, DK.MS. university system. Application numbers, student diver row transplant. Donating bone marrow to py," Kading said. More than 100 volunteers, some in sity, scholarship support, retention and graduation rate, a cancer patient means giving them some Kading was inspired to coordinate the white lab coats, worked at the bone mar and levels of student s.itisfaction continue to trend up of your healthy, blood-forming cells that bone marrow drive after St. Scholastica row registration drive; their enthusiasm ward. The system attracts approximately $700 million in the patient lacks because ofhis or her can held two bone marrow registration drives throughout the day undoubtedly caught grants and contacts, supplying tens of thousands of jobs cer. Tue absence of such cells prevents the in the last two years. From those drives, the attention ofstudents, faculty, staff and and continues to close the gap between the university two people saved the lives of strangers community members as they walked by and other top national schools. by being matched and actually donating the Kirby Lounge and the tabling area UMD was praised by Bruininks for forging a national right outside the bookstore. Tot> scene their bone marrow. reputation as c1. regional comprehensive university. was hard to miss with congregations of "People's enthusiasm Statistically, seven to eight individuals people and a plethora of red tablecloths, makes me so happy." out of the 1,069 that registered at UMD balloons and clothing. will get matched to a patient waiting for a Shouts like, "Do you want to save a life -Maggie Kading transplant. Two could be matched in the today?" and "You look like you want to next year. Eligible donors stay on the na· save a life today sir," resulted in people tionaJ registry until the age of 55 unless Bulld9g Taxi stopping for just 10 minutes to register. they request to be taken off the list. As the Statesman reported last week, patient from fighting infection. Those who missed the registration the registration process involves provid Cody Witzany, a UMD junior, was one drive but would still like to register can do Program revived ing a brief medical history and a cheek of the 1,069 individuals who registered to so online through DKMS, https:/ /www. swab. After that, the information is sent donate bone marrow. As he walked away dkmsamericas.org. BY DAVID COWARDIN [email protected] Worry no more; the Bulldog Taxi Program has been 2010/2011 Student Service Fees revitalized, and students can once again take advantage of the inexpensive transportation. BY SYLVIA KROHN short presentations from the lhe program was on the verge offoldinguntil the UMD [email protected] groups that try to explain Top 10 SSF recipients Administration agreed last month to provide funding for their purpose and request Health Services/Health $1,412,250 the remainder of the academic year. Go to a movie, a museum or a concert for funds. Services capital IMP Bulldog Taxi Director Kara Hargesheimer requested for free this week. Well, actually, you al· Once the committee has $7, I 00 from the administration. According to Vice Chan ready paid for them. finished deliberating on the cellor Jackie Millslagle, the administration will cover any Along with tuition, students are budget they send their rec• Rec Sports Outdoor Prg./ $1,117,737 deficit the program is Jett with at the end of the year. charged a Student Service Fee (SSF) ev• ommendations to the chan RSOP capital IMP "I think we all agreed it was a program that the students ery year. The total amount gets distribut cellor. Alter any appeaJs are liked," Millslagle said. Before agreeing to help i.n funding ed to campus organizations that request a resolved, the budget is finally Kirby Student Center/KSC $1,265,207 this year, Millslagle said they wanted to see the program budget to provide valuable opportunities sent to the Board of Regents capital improvement make changes to avoid future deficits. and services to students. for approval. Hargeshcimer said possible changes to the program "I think it's a really good investment,tt The four organizations Intercollegiate Athletics $698,000 could include higher rates, limited availability and a said sophomore Nicole Brinkman, who that receive the greatest por registration fee. has gone to some Late Night Kirby tion of the funds are Health Kirby Program Board $110,000 This year, the program received $25,000 in student events. "More people should take advan• Services, Athletics, KSC and service fees, however, that amount was not enough to tage of it." the Recreational Sports Out• KUMD $75,000 cover monthly bills and a deficit of roughly $6,000 car• The fee this year was $279.32 per stu door Program. ried over from last year. dent, adding up to a grand total of more "I think it's nice that we What went wrong? The program was simply too pop• than $5 million. Next year projects higher pay extra so that we don't Music Organizations $55,000 ular for it's own good. enrollment, about 400 students more, and have to pay later," said Ex It works like this: a full-time student pays $2 for a the fee will be slightly higher at $293.61. ercise Science major Anika Theatre $47,500 Custom Cab ride and the remainder of the fare is picked After a multi-step recommendation Theisen. "I can just go to one up by Bulldog Taxi. Since so many students, roughly process run by the Student Service Fee of the movies if I want to." Student Association $43,000 3,000 in January, utilized the program, Bulldog Taxi Committee, this money is distributed Not only that, the fee al could not make up the difference. among student organizations that submit lows students to seek out Statesman $40,000 Next year, Bulldog T.1xi will receive $30,000 in stu a budget. The committee consists mostly counseling and medical as dent service fees, $5,000 more thdl1 they received last of students with faculty and staff who re sistance, work out at the year. Hargesheimer hopes that the increase in fund view all budget applications. gym, .ittend tons of events, In these hard economic times, students ing will allow Bulldog Taxi to stay open seven days per "We try to get a good mix of people to take a cheap taxi ride and even have a will want to get the most for their money. week, opposed to service limited to the weekends. be on the committee," said Pat Keenan, school newspaper, all for very little. To do this, Keenan stressed that students Millslagle said the .id111inistration's decision to help associate director of Kirby Student Cen While most organizations' budgets should join a club, read the Statesman, Bulldog Taxi was made out of a concern for student ter (KSC).