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By SHELLEY SEEGER Market and Kerrytown are some- always something to do. Ann Ar-
Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, home of the Mighty
Wolverines, say many of you Uni-
versity students. But a good place
to settle down and raise kids?
Ha! All you see is high rent, bad
traffic, crowds, and lousy weath-
er. Why would you ever want to
live -here longer than it would
take to get a Ph.D.?
Sure, you want the right to vote
in city elections because you have
an interest in the amount of rent
you pay. But you don't want to,
reside here for the rest of your
days. You'd be like us townies
who have to battle the football
traffic on home game Saturdays.
I wish Michigan would be in at
least sixteenth place just one sea-
son so I could get to the grocery
on Saturday mornings. In the
summer you can wade your way
through the hordes at the Art
Fair. And all of the other times
play dodge the student in your
car. If it's so terrible, you may
ask, then why do I live here? I'll
tell you why.
AS MUCH as I complain about
Ann Arbor I wouldn't 'live any
other place. Do you know of any
other town that has a reputation
for being the "Dope Capital of the
Midwest?" Or how about the
"Research Center of the Mid-
west?" What town can boast hav-
ing such famed citizens as Dr.
Diag and, Jake the Shake? Ann
Arbor is also the birthplace of the
Rainbow People's Party, the
S.D.S., the annual Hash Bash,
and the polio vaccine.
Ann Arbor is also known for
its unique shops: Sam's, Good-
year's, Moe's Sports Shop, Ul-
rich's, and Drakes candy store.
Drake's is as much a part of Ann
Arbor history as the Michigan
stadium itself. The Farmer's
thing you don't see every
the Farmer's Market3
purchase fresh produc
from the farmer who gi
And Kerrytown is like
round ethnic festival.
Ann Arbor has som
places to eat, too. Yo
really get stuffed eating
.bo's, Weber's, Metzger's,
German, Bicycle Jim's,
Tree, The Victors, and tl
zel Bell, which has all-3
eat dinners almost every
the week.
AFTER DINNER
yday. At bor has plays, concerts, bars,
you can rock theatres, sports events, mu-
e right seums, lectures, libraries, exhib-
rows it! its - and if you find those boring
a year - the city has over ten movie
houses and drive-ins to choose
e great from. Not to mention the co-op
u could films shown on campus. There's
at Bim- always something going on in
The Old Ann Arbor.
Whiffle Ann Arbor has Veteran's Me-
he Pret- morial Park, with its baseball in
you-can- the summer, and sledding in the
night of winter. Nichols Arboretum, own-
ed by the University, is a nice
place for weekend outings. The
there's Huron River provides canoeists
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..you're not Just getting an
education here - you're part of a
fine community."
and picnickers with lovely
scenery on warm summer days.
Ann Arbor has enough activity to
keep its whole population happy.
I guess Ann Arbor is just in a
pretty good location for things to
happen. It's only 37 miles from
Detroit, and only 53 miles from
Toledo. Although Ann Arbor is
situated around big industrial
cities, it is a light research indus-
try city itself, so there's not much
noise or pollution.
Ann Arbor, home of the Mighty
Wolverines. Sure, Ann Arbor has
its faults, but it really is an ex-
cellent place to live. With its
stores, restaurants, entertain-
ment and recreational facilities,
schools, light research indus-
tries, and other attributes, you're
not just getting an education here
- you're a part of a fine com-
munity.
Ann Arbor is a good place to
settle down and raise kids. Why,
if you stay in Ann Arbor you
won't have to pay out of state tu-
ition or high room and board fees
when your kids go to the Univer-
sity. They can live at home and
still get an excellent education
for half of what they'd pay else-
where.
Anyway, I'll bet you're won-
dering why I even bother to ven-
ture out on football Saturday
mornings. Heck, it's so I can buy
sandwiches and beer to eat and
drink at the game!
Shelley Seeger, who man-
ages the Daily's Classified de-
partment, is an (almost) life-
long resident of Ann Arbor,
and admits she is an incurable
optimist.
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OK! All terrorists, psychos and innocent victims through the no- check gate.
The rest of you through the other gate!'
Progress
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OTj Red Sea, debate and
5finally subsided in the camf
search issue, clearing a d
University scientists to p
experiments.
The University has con
federal rulings and establis
ally-designed laboratory
certified last Saturday. R
,will begin controversial
risk" recombinant DNA
,sometime this week.
Some $430,000 has bee
safeguarding the lab so as
Zthe release of any lethal c
tganisms to the outside w(
afeatures include separate
tion systems and ultra-v
sealing all openings to the la
on DNA research
raters of the If all is in order, then let's go. The
delay have research is in capable hands here. The
pus DNA re- fears expressed by many University
ry path for community members were well found-
ursue their ed, and for the most part, have been
remedied in designing the DNA
npiled with research program.
hed a speci- Michigan now joins a mere handful
which was of other prestigious universities who
Iesearchers have been courageous and reasonable
"moderate enough to take on the challenge of the
k research mysterious DNA molecule.
n spent on The long philosophical debate over
to prevent whether man should tamper with DNA
or alien or- will no doubt continue to rage - no
rld. Safety matter what benefits are derived from
air circula- such activity here at the University.
iolet lights Congratulations and good luck to
ib. faculty researchers. Onward science!
Health Service
Handbook
By SYLVIA HACKER
and NANCY PALCHIK
QUESTION: Can you say something about
Librium? Is it addictive? I know lots of people
who are on it.
ANSWER: Librium was first discovered in
1933 when there was some interest in it as a
muscle relaxant. It wasn't until 1960, how-
ever, that researchers reported "taming" of
hostile animals with low doses of this drug.
When the taming was extended to monkeys, it
was inevitable that it would be tried on
humans for its tranquilizing properties. In-
deed, early studies demonstrated its effec-
tiveness in relieving anxiety and nervousness
without causing sleeping or sedation when
taken in low dosages. Thus, in 1960, Librium
was marketed as the first anti-anxiety agent
in a family of related drugs (eg. valium)
which appeared soon after. These drugs fast
became the most highly promoted and pre-
scribed drugs on the market.
In addition to its use as a tranquilizer, Lib-
rium is used to treat the D.T.s of acute alcohol
withdrawal. It appears to have very few side
effects although patients are instructed to ob-
serve caution when engaging in any activity
requiring full alertness because it sometimes
causes drowsiness. Another precaution we at
Health Service suggest for patients on Libri-
um is to never use it and alcohol together. The
effects are additive and can'be harmful, the
same as usingebarbiturates and alcohol to-
gether - they can cause an increase in seda-
tive and nervous system depressant effects.
Librium is not thought of as an addictive drug
although it is advised that those who are ad-
diction prone use it with' caution. There ap-
pears to be a possibility of developing a psy-
chological dependence on it as well as a toler-
ance to its effects. With very high doses, some
sources say that frank physical dependence
can result, characterized by some withdraw-
al symptoms when discontinued. It is there-
fore emphasized that people not take low dose
prescriptions of Librium indiscriminately or
increase the dosage on their own. Here at
Health Service, physicians generally confine
the prescription of Librium to low dosages for
a short term to patients experiencing temp-
orary stress periods in their lives.
QUESTION: I hear so many rules about
what a good diet is and warnings about dis-
eases that it gets confusing and I get turned
off. I really feel skeptical that anyone really
knows anything for sure. What's wrong with.
eating anything you want as long as you don't
get real fat?
ANSWER: You're right in one respect - no
one really knows anything for sure (except, of
course, death, taxes, and the unique weather
creasing evidence that "we are what we eat."
That naturally does not mean that we are
sweet if we eat lots of sugar but it does mean
that there may be a correlation between high
consumption of certain foods with some of the
diseases we get. The Select Committee on
Nutrition and Human Needs has put out a
number of basic guidelines to follow which
seem simple enough to reduce your confu-
sion about all the reports you've been
reading. They are as follows:
" Increase consumption of fruits, vege-
tables and grain products.
" Substitute nonfat milk for whole milk.
" Consume less butterfat, eggs and other
high-cholesterol foods.
" Eat fewer foods high in sugar and salt
content.
It sounds simple, but they promise that such a
diet can reduce the risk of heart disease and
diabetes, lower the incidence of bowel cancer
by providing more fiber and supply more
vitamins and micro-nutrients at less cost. In-
cidentally, these are good basic rules to follow
even if you're thin because girth is not the
only indicator of health.-
Please send all health related questions to:
Health Educators
U-M Health Service
Division of Office of Student Services
207 Fletcher
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Letters to
The Daily
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subsidizing students
To The Daily:
Over the past three weeks an
important debate has been taking
place in the editorial pages of The
Daily, the debate over the MSA's
attempt to evict left, labor and
national student groups from of-
fices in the Michigan Union. Paul
Andrew Fitzsimmon's October 23
letter to the Daily is a pseudo-
sophisticated apology for this at-
tack on student's democratic
rights. Fitzsimmons argues as
follows: 1) ". . . the University is
not exempted from basic
economic forces. . .. these for-
ces (are) a factor in determining
the recipient of any scarce
resource, even office space in the
Union." 2) "What (the student
groups) are demanding, then, is
not a 'right to be there,' but a
right to be subsidized."
Why is the MSA unwilling to
"subsidize" left, labor and
national student groups,'when it
subsidizes so many others? Fit-
zsimmons answers that the MSA
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look into this more closely.
A university like Michigan is a
large social undertaking, to
which students themselves can
contribute little financially. For
the most part, the bills are
"footed" by the government, by
the corporations, the foundations
and their wealthy owners, or by
the parents of students, largely
professionals, technicians,
managers or small owners. But
the revenue of the government
comes from taxes, and the
revenue of the corporations,
foundations and owners from
profits. Taxes, profits and the
high salaries of upper-middle-
class parents all are taken from
the workers' production. In the
final analysis, the workers "foot
the bill" for ,all University
students, no matter what class
they come from.
The fact that workers foot the
bill for non-working (or part-
time) students is not in itself ob-
jectionable, although the relative
exclusion of working class and
minority students from UM cer-
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The demand, "No evictions!"
is simply a demand that the
University, which spends tens of
millions to indoctrinate students
with capitalistic ideology, spend
a few hundred dollars to make it
possible for the various trends
in the labor and national move-
ments to put forward a few
of their ideas to students, too.
Under capitalism the workers*
are obliged to give the capitalists
and their hangers-on a "free lun-
ch." It seems reasonable that the
workers, who "foot the bill,
should at least get a few crumbs
from that lunch! However, in or-
der to end the free lunch of the
real small minority - the cap-
italists - and let the real vast
majority-the workers-enjoy
the educational fruits of their
labor, we need:
-Free, quality education for
all, from elementary school
through university or technical
school. Open admissions, no
tracking, no tuition. Full worker-
student-teacher control. No com-
pensation to the owners of private
schools and colleges.
-For a workers' party based
on the trade unions to fight for a
workers' government.
-For workers' democracy and
a workers' government to ex-
propriate the.capitalists' resour-
ces and build a workers' ecenomy
rationally planned to meet
human needs!
-Clericals for a
Democratic Union
Contact your reps
Sen. Donald Riegle (Dem.), 1205 Dirksen Bldg., Washington,
D.C. 20510
CPn aRort Griffin (Ren). 353 Russell Bldg., Capitol Hill.