01 Page 2-Wednesday, March 10, Doit Id~ed. ymti juvisit "The Tux' ShoptI \9 - L( 4r 338W4 os 61t ooo. ~it1oq I.y q.Lu'. r~lnd~ 1982-The Michigan Daily Student apathy a key problem in the upcoming MSA elections By GEORGE ADAMS Preventing apathy on the part of voters and candidates alike is a major concern of Michigan Student Assembly election officials as they prepare for the upcoming spring elections, according to the election director. Students must declare their can- didacy by Tuesday, March 16, to be eligible to run in the April 6 and 7 elec- tions. At that time students will vote for. the new MSA president and vice president, along with the 35 represen- tatives that make up the assembly. ACCORDING TO MSA Elections Director Bruce Goldman, last year's elections were marked by "a terrible amount of apathy." Out of about 35,000 students who were eligible to vote last year, only about 4,500 did, Goldman said. The candidates' participation was not much better, he noted. "The tendency last year was for big campaign budgets but no big campaigns." The entire budget could be spent on advertising, he said, "but actual campaigns have lacked, and that's what gets people to vote." Right now there are several unfilled MSA seats, he said, which happens most often in the seats representing the smaller schools or colleges. "When that happens, we go to the government of the school and ask them to nominate someone," Goldman said. "If they don't, the seat remains empty." GOLDMAN SAID he thinks the elec- tions this year will be more successful than in the recent past. "The MSA has been more public this year, and that may spark more interest than before," he said. ANY STUDENT who is currently enrolled or was enrolled in the previous term is eligible to run for a seat in the school or college in which they are enrolled, according to MSA election rules. Students may run as independen- ts or campaign as members of a cam- pus political party. Candidacy forms are available in the MSA office on the third floor of the Michigan Union. The MSA president and vice president are elected together, by popular University-wide vote. The representatives are elected by students from their own school or college. All terms on the assembly are for one year. LSA has 12 seats on the assembly, Rackham graduate school has five, the College of Engineering three, and the College of Business Administration two. All other schools and colleges have one seat each on the assembly. I Rent a Car from icono Car Crisis Center to host OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ' _ .r ...-,,, e A _- .-. __, ,_ T_ _,. I 11 WE RENt TO 19 YR. OLD STUDENTS! -Choose from small economical cars to fine luxury cars. --Special weekend rates. -Pick up services upon request. -We accept cash deposits. i rape aejen.4 By NANCY MALICH Claiming that the University campus is an "extremely high-risk area" for rape, members of the city's Women's Crisis Center will meet tonight to teach University students how best to defend themselves against sexual assault. Barb Christensen, who is a staff member of the crisis center and a black-belt in karate, will instruct women in basic self-defense techniques and another staff member, Kathy Thomas, will tell women of the dangers of rape.' "WE HOPE TO motivate women to take assertiveness training or self- defense classes," said Thomas. Tonights' program is part of month- long activities sponsored by the Michigan Student Assembly designed to promote greater awareness of security problems and safety on cam- pus. MSA is sponsoring a number of programs for what it calls "Security Awareness Month," including an open forum on security problems on March 18 and a "Security Day" in the Fish- bowl on March 31. se seminar MSA PLANNED the activities after a survey it conducted late last year showed that most students wanted their student government to address the problems of campus security as a top priority. Christensen said nearly half of all rapes are commited by persons who know their victims, and women should not therefore feel necessarily secure with men who agree to escort them home. One third of all rapes take place in the homes of the victims, she added. Thomas said all college campuses are especially high-risk areas for rape. She said precise statistics are very dif- ficult to obtain about the number of rapes committed in Ann Arbor because most rapes are. not reported and because many statistics vary and are sometimes unreliable. The Women's Crisis Center, which was founded in 1972 and counsels women with a wide variety of problems ranging from domestic violence to in- cest, has been offering rape prevention workshops in sororities, University dormitories, and other college cam- puses since last fall, Thomas said. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Haughey wins in Ireland DUBLIN, Ireland- Charles Haughey regained control of the government yesterday, edging incumbent Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald in a parliamentary ballot after inconclusive nationwide elections. With the support of five non-aligned lawmakers, including four socialists, the 56-year-old Haughey was elected prime minister by a vote of 86-79 in the Dail, the lower house of Parliament. FitzGerald's coalition government fell in January in the throes of Ireland's worst economic crisis since the state was founded in 1921. Haughey was prime minister for 18 months before being ousted by Fit- zGerald in a June 1981 election. Cheers and loud applause rang out in the Dail as Haughey's election was announced after weeks of backroom maneuvering. Parents may sue over closings MINNEAPOLIS- The School Board's decision to close 17 of the city's 79 elementary and secondary schools-forcing some 8,000 more students onto buses-has prompted some angry parents to consider legal action. "Some of the parents are resigned. Others are angry. I haven't run into anyone who really likes the plan," said Merrill Anderson, executive secretary of Save Our Schools, which opposes the closings. He said yesterday that SOS has two attorneys studying a possible court challenge, adding: "The decision has already been made that we will take legal action." SOS argues education and neighborhood identity will suffer. The group may request a hearing before the Legislature or state education depar- tment, Anderson said, or may ask a federal court to determine whether the district is conforming to a court-ordered desegregation plan in effect since 1972. Police disperse protesters, grab TV crew in Guatemala GUATEMALA CITY- National police and army troops fired automatic weapons and lobbed tear gas grenades yesterday to disperse 1,000 people protesting what they considered widespread ballot fraud in the presidential election, witnesses said. Police and soldiers grabbed an ABC television crew, including reporter Geraldo Rivera, beat them, shoved them into a police van and whisked them from the scene, the witnesses said. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said the mission was trying to intercede on behalf of the newsmen. Witnesses said a line of riot police confronted the protesters on a street about 300 yards from the main plaza in front of the National Palace, where opposition party candidates planned to give speeches against alleged fraud in Sunday's elections. UAW drafts AMC counteroffer MILWAUKEE- The United Auto Workers yesterday worked on a coun- teroffer to a rejected American Motors' plan for employees to invest a slice of their paychecks in a $1 billion product development program that could save jobs. "We don't know when the counteroffer will be ready. The various locals are meeting. When they are finished, we hope to present it to the company," a union spokesman said. A negotiator for AMC, which lost $197.5 million last year, said he hoped an agreement could be reached this week. Vidal to run in Calif. LOS ANGELES- Author Gore Vidal, characterizingDemocratic fron- trunner Gov. Edmund Brown as the "Lord of the Flies," formally announced his candidacy yesterday for the U.S. Senate seat-being vacated by S.I. Hayakawa. Vidal, calling himself a "peace candidate," was the fifth democrat to challenge Brown for the nomination. Vol. XCII, No. 124 Wednesday, March 10, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The Univer- sity of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 49109. Sub- scription rates: $12 September through April (2 semesters); $13 by mail out- side Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mor- nings. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to.THE MICHIGAN DAILY, 420 Maynard Street. Ann Ar- bor, MI 48109. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and subscribes to United Press International. 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