t . i a i . t a f reeks a gunpoint Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRER These marching young toughs are actually Alpha Delta Phi fraternity nembers participating in a charity fund-raising. stunt. These Greeks kidnapped six sorority presidents at mock gunpoint, including Cindy Reavis of Alpha Delta Pi, and ransomed them off for $80 worth of groceries-but all for a good cause. After the sorority members lugged over the grocery ransom, the food was sent to the Child and Family Services of Washtenaw County. And to reward themselves for their exhausting criminal behavior, the participants dug into a self-congratulatory steak dinner. Crime pays, in food for all. ,. c c s P P t b F 0 P 0 S ( p I n, st n ct 00 At is er ye of re 's of r, 50 all m Est by a iid go er o-f Rackha The Michigan Daily-Saturday, April 10, 1982-Page 3 m activists try to revive student By LISA CRUMRINE the given time," said Lukor. "There m Faced with impending cuts in finan- was a period when RSG was concerned jal aid as well as possible University over housing problems, and we've got re 'utbacks in their own backyards, the same, situation now, with our to everal Rackham students are attem- biggest concerns being financial aid s ting to revive the semi-dormant and what's happending with the budget c lackham Student Government. priorities committees." b "Our goal is to become represen- Carla Dearing, director of RSG since t ative again," said Rich Lukpr, a mem- January, agreed with Lukor, "There's )er of the RSG council, working on a not much question," she said, "that it's b Ph. D. in communications. "Most of because of the hard times - inflation, th )ur activities are geared to finding a school and department reviews, and d attern to get a representative picture financial aid."6 f what is going on." 'In order to be effective as a voice for AN ACTIVE force in University Rackham's students, the council has at- n tudent government during the mid-70s, tempted to do some restructuring, said m RSG's role in student affairs has council member Mary Kay Noyallis. th declined steadily over the past several "We're trying to restructure the L years, according to RSG council mem- student government to get together a bers. They say both participation in forum so graduate students can work w RSG elections and the interest of the through something. We want to make o council members themselves have RSG a liaison between the students and w declined. In the most recent RSG elec- the Univeristy community." fe tions, held in January, only 16 of the SUSSMAN said he feels the RSG can a school's 6000 students voted. be an effective group. "RSG can re "There was a time when RSG was provide a sense of the student A very active and authentically represen- viewpoint, and give input to the ted the student concerns," said Alfred executive board," he said. "I always D Sussinan, Dean of Rackham. "RSG have felt a symbiotic relationship bet- b was more prestigious than the other ween the Rackham executive board c student governments." and RSG." g But according to current RSG council Sussman said he understands the C members, graduate students once difficulties of getting graduate students again perceive a need for a strong involved in student governments, since ' student government, and RSG is about graduate students are involved so in- it to make a comeback. tensely with their individual depar- s "RACKHAM ebbs and flows, it seems tments. "I have talked with RSG about m to depend on the salience of the issues at this, and we've talked over several e govt. models for an updated RSG," he said. He added that what "has to be ecognized is the primacy of depar' ments at the graduate level, but at the ame time, that there are certain issues ommon to most students that can be est addressed through organization hat represents their viewpoint." APATHY OF council members has een a recent problem, but Lukor said hat the present members are "7 or 8 eeply concerned individuals" who feel a need to do something effective." "We want to demonstrate our hope ow, to get people in the fall to vote - my greatest joy would be to lose, since hat would show the apathy is gone," ukor said. The first issue on which ASG i* working is a forum, to be held April 16; n the issue of re-allocation of funds ithin the University. The forum will vature a panel of deans from schools nd colleges under review for budget e-allocation, and Vice President for kcademic Affairs Billy Frye. RSG has made a point this year, Dearing said, to get a voice in the udget priority committees. One coun- il member, Dorothy Cameron, raduate student in education, is on the EW review committee. Not only has RSG worked to become more action-oriented, said Dearing, but I has also started meeting on a con- istent, weekly basis, as opposed to the monthly meetings last year, "Where veryone said 'everything is fine' and djourned," Dearing said. Film co-ops hold their own r By DAN LAWTON Although growing competition- and rising costs have continued to plague local film co-operatives this term, members of the co-ops say the groups are holding their own - for -the' most part. But the financial problems are taking their toll. According to Cheryl Yanksevich, a member of Cinema Guild - one of six local non-profit co-., ops - thegroups are "tending to play it safe" A BRIEF LOOK at some of the listings shows that many are turning more to blockbusters like Superman or Kramer vs. Kramer to support the less frequent showings of more obscure films such as Jean.- Luc-Godard's Breathless or John Huston's Fat City. According -to Yanksevich, however, "it's tricky" to plan how successful any given movie will be, in spite of its reputation, and that they are "often surprised" liy the success or failure of a nfim. The film calendars also reveal a hekitation to show traidtionially iula'r filmns early in'the week, o eveniings when the chances of' anything ap- roaching a full house are slim. THE TENDENCY to bunch all of the l box office hits together on the weeken- ds, however, has not done much to help the problem of pulling in large audien- ces in an extremely competitive market, co-op members say. "You can havea great film and not do that well," explained Lori Smith of Mediatrics, one of the two University- affiliated co-ops. "We have com- petition from all ends, she said, poin- ting to the number of commercial theaters and co-operatives in the area. At least one edge that the co-ops have over the commercial theaters, accor- ding to Judine O'Shea of the Ann Arbor Film Co-op, is flexibility. "Our goal is to show really good movies," she said. BUT WHILE Michael Kaplan of Cinema II says that his group "is doing fairly well this term," the futures of two of the co-ops - Gargoyle 'and Alternative Action - are uncertain. "We need to get more people at the shows, or we may stop running," said Rick Halverson of Gargoyle. Accor-, ding to Halverson, the School of Law- affiliated group has held its own finan- cially this year, but the fact that most of its embers will 1eat tike orgahizatidn next yedfddsto the'proklieni bf;an uh- certain ecornomic eutlook Dave Monforton of Alternative Action said that although his group is not having financial difficulties, it ma stop showing films for other reasons The motivating force behind Alte native Action, according to Monforto is to raise money for the Public Intere Research Group in Michigan, the An Arbor Tenant's Union, and Proje Community. LAST YEAR, the co-op raised $1,5 for each of the non-profit groups.A this point, Monforton said, therej "serious discussion" about wheth showing films is the most effectiv method of raising money. Other factors in the decisionc whether to continue include futu competition, the desires of the group new members, and the sizec inevitable price increases (last yea auditorium rental fees increased by percent). Additional major costs with whicha of the film co-ops have to cope are pa for unionized projectionists and fil rental fees. The movies can co anywhere from $150 for an old blac and-white, to $300 for a foreign film t an established director, to $500 for - recent hit. Alternative Action's Monforton sa that although '"a few groups may out" because of these costs or oth problems, the overall future for the c op film scene in Ann Arbor is good. .....,._r_ - ac MSA officials announce winners (Continued from Page 1) ALTHOUGH a new campus political party called Voice won the MSA Final results of the MSA eections presidency, a more established campus ~ .~ z~," party, the People's Action Coalition, still maintained a majority among the assembly's 35 representatives.t. OffiCers: Music: PAC, which has held the MSA President; Amy Moore (Voice), Vice Three way tie rito ins): James Frey, presidency for the past two years, Pde~ A~W M*rt Vie. Tre* 4~YtI.(*ri# 4l~ QW~*~ ta~#~4~stayed ahead in the election, winning 15 Prsdent. Stephn Johnson (Voice) celo idex. John Abbrcciomento. seats on the government, while Voice won 10 seats, including the new Representatives Business Administrotion .president and vice president. The third Kbthy Hortrick (PAC), bbin Cohen campus political party which ran a n4 bysho) PAC). slate of candidates in 'the election, the British Humour Party, won only three . Arthit.t.e nd Urban Plannseats. Steve schaumbTrger (independent). VId)MSA Elections Director Bruce Gold- ..~Tn Gtdeeris(indep~ert. ..arthP.rker (PAC) Michael Hayashi Art: AdrKn. man said yesterday that a total of 4,310 4d* 4nt), C ynta Reaves (Vice), Dentty;.Dzvd Ausryn (voiv) students cast ballots in this years' elec- Ciarece L Stone (PAC), Charley Hitgley datlon:2- w oy tie (write.ins); tion, up four from last year. He said he (SHP),Juli Gittlemn (PAC),Noncy vote each had expected more students to vote, but Pochis(V , Robin Smith (Voice), ow yR attributed the smaller turnout to poor Mok lin(A), ooSgi Vieweather. Ri(ckJgnes(PAC).,depynd n rOnly one of the University's 17 .dnende..)...... schools is still without a representative N , iatve: Ar kafter the election. The School of Social Work had no candidates and no write-in t~#~tACS~s~ l~~~r*winners, Goldman said. Council bids farewell to members By STACY POWELL Outgoing members of the city council were awarded certificates of ap- preciation and pins at Thursday night's council meeting. Mayor pro-tempore E. Edward Hood delivered the certificates and pins to Susan Greenberg (D-First Ward), Earl Greene (D-Second Ward), Clifford Sheldon (R-Third Ward), and David Fisher (R-Fourth Ward). Hood said the awards were4,given "as a very small token of appreciation for all that's been done," by the councilmembers. GREENBERG quit city council 'this year because she said she wants to spend more time with her children. Greene lost his party's primary and Fisher lost his seat in Monday's city elections. Sheldon did not say why he quit his position on council. Speeches of congratulations and thanks were given by most of the coun- cilmembers. David Fisher tearfully said "I'll just say thank you." Louis Velker (R-Fifth Ward) said Earl Greene was a "man of many wor- ds" and a "good politician." He also called Fisher an unconventional politician who "really cares." Lowell Peterson (D-First Ward) said it was important to note that the battles in the city council, which were not in- frequent, were over issues, not per- sonalities or political parties. Concluding the short ceremony, Hood (R-Fourth Ward) said, "All of you have been like a breath of fresh air and you will indeed be missed." HA1PPENINGS HIGHLIGHT Spider John Koerner will be the Ark's entertainment tonight, offering ragtime, blues, and humor "from the one and only." The show starts at 9 p.m. at the Ark, 1421 Hill St. FILMS Classic Film Theatre-The Deer Hunter, 4,7:30 p.m., Michigan Theatre. Mediatrics - Blow Up, 7,9:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. Alternative Action - Fame, 7, 9:30 p.m., MLB 3. Ann Arbor Film Co-op-Just a Gigolo, 7, 9 p.m.,!MLB 4. w Cinema Guild - The African Queen, 7,10:45 p.m.; The Harder They Fall, 8:50 p.m., Lorch. Cinema II - The Man Who Fell to Earth, 7, 92.15, Angell Aud. A. MEETINGS Ann Arbor Go-Club- 2-7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall. Space Advocates - Pro-space organization meeting, 1 p.m., Union Welker Rmn. Gray Panthers - Mtg. on "Health Without Wealth," 3 p.m., 107 N. Fifth. PERFORMANCES Creative Ensemble - "The Wine and the Wilderness," 8 p.m., Canterbury Loft, 332 S. State. School of Music - Clarinet recital, Marta Schworm, 2 p.m., Recital Hall; Piano Recital, Timothy Hoekman, Pauline Martin, 4 p.m., Recital Hall; .waxnnhn neita1 Jnmal Rossi. 8 n.m.. Recital Hall: Horn Students Wholeseile prices fall (Continued from Page 1) bringing benefit to Americans across the board," said deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes, in Bar- bados where President Reagan is spen- ding an extended Easter weekend. "The message is very clear - we have broken the back of the severe in- flation problem with the recession medicine," said private economist Allen Sinai. Sandra Shaber, senior economist at Chase Econometrics, a consulting firm in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., said, "The several years of double-digit inflation rates are behind us for the next several years." The inflation results have not been without costs. Sinai said. "One cannot have this marvelous im- pact on inflation obtained by a cold- turkey method ..., without a tremen- dous amount of negative fallout," said Sinai, senior economist at Data Resources Inc., a private consulting firm in Lexington, Mass. He noted the nation's 9 percent unemployment rate and said industries affected by falling prices would have a "tough time" with revenues. ann a DOWNTOWN ANN ARBOR ROOMS STILL AVAILABLE FOR GRADUATION LOCATE THE IDEAL APARTMENT WE ASSEMBLED ACOF DISTINGUISHED U-MSTUDENTS TO 4~. l t / ....- I'r THEY SAID IT SHOULD . . . offer individual or joint leases, be within two blocks of campus, provide furnished apartments, have a lobby that is attended 24 hours a day-7 days a week, offer a range of apartment sizes and prices, not charge extra for heat, be quiet enough for you to study in your room or in the study lounge, offer a pool, video games, recreation rooms, vending services, TV lounge, laundry facilities, and organized parties.