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Upgrades to Trotter Center cost $650,000

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Albanian President Bujar Nishani gives a speech about the democratic government of Albania and its hopeful transition into the European Union at Rackham Auditorium Monday.

By CLAIRE BRYAN

Albania’s president talks bid for EU membership Lecture touches on U.S. relations and liberalization after communism By ANASTASSIOS ADAMOPOULOS Daily Staff Reporter

Albania, the latest candidate for European Union membership, made a small piece of history at the University Monday with a lecture given by the country’s

president Bujar Nishani. Nishani spent his 48th birthday lecturing about Albania’s history and its transition to democracy before an audience of approximately 550 at the Rackham Auditorium. He also met with University President Mark Schlissel prior to the event and presented him with a statue of Mother Teresa, who was an ethnic Albanian. Rachel Brichta, a communications specialist at the University’s International Institute, said Nishani’s visit was made possible by a

student who approached the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies about bringing the Albanian president to speak at the University. Prior to being elected president in July 2012, Nishani served as Albania’s minister of justice and minister of the interior. He spoke about the evolution of Albania since the fall of the communist regime there in 1991, and discussed Albania’s candidacy for European Union membership. The Council of the European Union, made up of one representative from each EU mem-

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ber state, endorsed Albania’s bid on June 27. “During the last 24 years, Albania has undergone the deepest, widest and most intensive transformation known by our national history,” Nishani said. Nishani noted that EU membership is a top priority for the country and hopes Albania will be prepared to become a member within 10 years. “No other people in Southeast Europe has supported with such determination … the European integration like the See ALBANIA, Page 3

Though University officials pledged $300,000 in additional upgrades to the Trotter Multicultural Center last winter, the renovation’s cost ultimately totaled $650,000, according to officials familiar with the project. University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald said the University had already allocated $350,000 for renovations at Trotter when the University’s Black Student Union first lobbied for a more adequate facility in January, bringing the project total to $650,000. While the University announced it would provide $300,000 for repairs — in direct response to one of the Black Student Union’s seven demands to increase diversity and inclusion on campus — the project’s total costs had not been previously reported. The facility reopened its doors earlier this month. Loren Rullman, associate vice

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Schlissel fields questions in C-SPAN Q&A ‘U’ President calls for college affordability in network’s tour of college campuses By CLAIRE BRYAN Daily Staff Reporter

C-SPAN’s Big Ten Tour rolled into town Monday morning for an interview with University President Mark Schlissel. In a live, Q&A-style interview, Schlissel answered questions about a range of topics, though the conversation was dominated by questions regarding the accessibility and affordability of a University education. C-SPAN, a cable network that primarily airs federal government proceedings and other public affairs programs, is conducting a bus tour to all 14 schools in the Big Ten to discuss

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higher education policy with university presidents and provosts. Program hosts will speak Tuesday with Joseph Steinmetz, Ohio State University executive vice president and provost, followed by a discussion Thursday with Eric Barron, Pennsylvania State University president. Throughout the interview, which aired on the C-SPAN series “Washington Journal” and included call-in questions from students, educators, faculty and Michigan residents, Schlissel repeatedly emphasized the role of public universities in challenging inequality. “One of the missions of public universities is to, in effect, redress the misdistribution of income across our society,” he said. “To me, the most tried and true way to do that is through higher education. The challenge is to identify students, regardless of their background, who are See C-SPAN, Page 3

president for student life, said the University’s Architecture, Engineering and Construction — a division of Facilities and Operations — worked with students to identify priorities for renovation. “Feedback from students and staff about these improvements has been incredibly positive,” he said. Upgrades included removing and trimming of exterior shrubbery, replacement of old entrance doors and locking devices, new interior painting, window repairs and caulking, desk lams and task lighting improvements, parking lot repairs and resurfacing. “The second $300,000 was an acknowledgement that the multicultural center matters,” Rullman said. “It was sort of a bridge between the current multicultural center … and our plans for a new one. The funding conveys the University’s commitment to student needs and our institutional values of community and diversity.” “The funding conveys the University’s commitment to student needs and our institutional values of community and diversity,” Rullman added. The University has agreed to eventually relocate Trotter to a facility closer to campus, based See TROTTER, Page 3

Prof. lauds legacies of female activists Author discusses significance of “Silent Spring” SAM MOUSIGIAN/Daily Business Prof. Scott Masten, SACUA chair, speaks at the SACUA Meeting in the Flemming Building Monday.

SACUA calls for change to proposed NCAA rules Members express concerns about shifting focuses By CAROLINE BARON Daily Staff Reporter

The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met Monday afternoon to dis-

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cuss a proposal to change the governance of the NCAA in Division I schools. SACUA addressed the new NCAA Division I governance model approved by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors on Aug. 6, a remodel that will either pass or be overridden by University President Mark Schlissel next week. The Coalition on Inter-

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collegiate Athletics, a group comprised of faculty members from more than 50 Division I schools, has said the new model is inadequate and prioritizes economic issues over the educational value of sports. The Coalition brought the proposal to SACUA to consider and then advise Schlissel regarding his decision to overSee SACUA, Page 3

By IRENE PARK Daily Staff Reporter

Since the 1962 publication of her book “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson has been considered one of history’s most prominent female environmentalists. But Dr. Robert Musil, president of the Rachel Carson Council, aimed to tell a more inclusive story through his book “Rachel Carson and Her Sisters: Extraordinary Women Who Have Shaped America’s Environment” at a lecture Monday Musil detailed the contents of his book published earlier this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Carson’s death. See LECTURE, Page 3

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