4 Page 2-Saturday, September 11, 1982-The Michigan Daily Vote on dorm dues guaranteed By DAVID SPAK Students living in University residen- ce halls may have to pay as much as $25 each in dorm dues next year, but at least they will be guaranteed the chan- ce to vote on the matter. All dorm governments are required to let residents vote on whether or not dorm dues should be mandatory, but the policy has not been strictly enfor- ced. This year, however, the housing department is making a new effort to ensure that dorms hold formal votes on dues. AND ONCE students make their minds up on dues, they will also have a chance to help decide whether dues should be increased. Open forums will be held this term on a proposal to hike dorm dues from $15 to $25. The Resident Hall Association began talks last spring about raising each students' yearly dues by $10, "but building directors objected because they felt students did not have any input in the decision," according to RHA President Brian Woolery. "We aren't going to allow the dues to be collected until we hear a clear voice from the students," said Norm Sunstad, associate director of University housing. THE RHA will schedule the open forums in October or November, Woolery said. He added that the RHA is looking for as much student input as possible on the issue, including com- plaints. 'The increase is needed to improve various residence hall activities such as intramurals, educational programs and workshops, and, of course, social even- ts like parties," he said. The final decision on the increase lies with University Housing Director Robert Hughes. SUNSTAD SAID the housing depar- tment never strictly enforced their vote policy in the past because support for house dues' has always been over- whelming. "It has been our policy for years that there be a vote on dues before they are collected," he said. "And thought we didn't enforce, only a few houses didn't vote first." To back up the policy this year, however, the housing department will no longer issue a hold credit to a student who does not pay dues if he .or she hasn't had the chance to vote on them. Woolery said most dormitory houses in the past have opted to pay the full amount, although residents of Bursley pay no dues. "Right now, most of them (the dor- ms) are living off of pinball revenues," Woolery said. LSA Student Government POSITIONS AVAILABLE Academic Judiciary Admissions Committee CULS Executive Committee Curriculum Committee Library Committee Student Faculty Policy Board Treasurer' and LSA-SG Executive Council _ SIGN UP for INTERVIEWS Sept.13 & 14 VOLUNTEERAT THE UNIVERSIYOFMICHIGAN HOSPITALS Come Explore: Attend an information session to learn about the opportunities in: ADULT/CHILD PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AMBULATORY CARE SERVICES MAIN HOSPITAL MOTOR MEALS OF ANN ARBOR MOTT CHILDREN'S/WOMEN'S HOSPITALS When: September 13, 15 and 21-7:00 pm September 16-1:30 pm Where: Main Hospital, 6th floor amphitheater For more information, call 763-6710 IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Britain orders companies to defy pipeline embargo LONDON- In a new gesture of defiance against the United States, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ordered two more British companies to honor contracts with the Kremlin and ignore President Reagan's embargo on sup- plying U.S. technology for the Siberian gas pipeline. The British government's announcement was made only hours after the United States said it would ban export of oil and gas equipment to John Brown Engineering Ltd., a British manufacturer which shipped six turbines, containing General Electric rotors for the pipeline on Thursday. Thatcher, considered Reagan's closest ally in Europe, was reported by aides to be angered by the sanctions against John Brown, and quickly or- dered Walter Kidde Co. and Andrew Antennas, both subsidiaries of U.S. companies, to fulfill their contracts with the Soviet government. So far, six British manufacturers have been ordered to defy the U.S. em- bargo, which was imposed by the Reagan administration in response to the martial law crackdown in Poland: John Brown and three other firms were ordered to meet their contracts on Aug. 2. Arafat to meet with pope ROME- Yasser Arafat will have a private audience with Pope John Paul II and meet Italian President Sandro Pertini in a 48-hour visit to Italy next week, a spokesman for the Palestine Liberation Organization said yester- day. It will be the first time John Paul has received Arafat or any member of the guerrilla organization in private audience. The PLO chairman also is expected to meet Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini during the visit that begins Sept. 15. Nemer Hammad, the PLO's representative in Italy, described Arafat's visit to Italy as "very important. "It proves how much we, as Palestinians, are interested in telling the world and especially the West, about our just cause," he said. "Peace in the Middle. East cannot come by canceling the existence of the Palestinain people." Inflation increases in August WASHINGTON - Inflation at the wholesale level pushed upward at a moderate 7.5 percent annual rate last month the government reported yesterday. The Labor Department reported that in three major areas during August food prices "inched up" just 0.1 percent, energy prices rose 1.2 percent and passenger car prices increased 2.4 percent. Within the energy category, gasoline inflation in particular slowed, drastically, with prices rising 1.3 percent after soaring 7.9 percent in July. Further improvement is very likely, with declines expected in September for gasoline and car prices, said Donald Ratajczak, director of Georgia Stae. University's Economic Forecasting Project. Ship runs aground in Alaska LSA-SG 4003 Michigan Union 763-4799 4 . C ; ! < Mks a, . Ste .: ht"k2y ,.5 ?o G + Y 3 G C " t . ; . :s : ?. 3 ; y R:'.'.' ry'T: , p:; { j ~.$ 9 '- 'C+¢r' JUNEAU, Alaska- The cruise ship Alaskan Majestic Explorer ran aground in Alaska's Inland Passage yesterday, forcing 100 passengers and crew to take to lifeboats. One person died and two were injured, the coast guard said. The 149-foot liner struck rocks amidships on the east side of Brothers Island at 9:05 a.m. PDT. All 80 passengers and 20 of 22 crewmen boarded the lifeboats after the ship began to list in the outgoing tide. The passengers and crew were taken aboard two fishing boats and a large sailboat near the scene of the grounding in the Inland Passage about 60 miles southwest of Juneau. "The ship is still on the rocks, rocking back and forth on the tide and hopefully they'll be able to refloat it at high tide this evening," said Coast Guard Lt. John Turner said. Only the ship's master and first mate remained aboard the Majestic Ex plorer. An executive of Exploration Cruise Lines of Seattle, the ship's owner, said there were no punctures or visible damage to the ship's hull. Low-tar cigarettes reduce health risks, study shows SEATTLE - Switching to low tar-and-nicotine cigarettes sharply reduces a smoker's risk of dying of lung cancer, heart disease and other smoking- related illness, an American Cancer Society scientist said yesterday. Dr. Lawrence Garfinkel, the society's director of cancer prevention, said data from a 12-year national study found "many people find it easier to quit entirely after they switch to low tar cigarettes.. . That may be one of the reasons more people are able to give up smoking." "The study shows that overall, low tar-and-nicotine smokers have 26 per- cent lower lung cancer mortality rates than high tar-and-nicotine smokers," he said. Less dramatic but significant reductions also were found for other cancers, coronary ehart disease and cirrhosis of the liver. Similar findings, and many of Garfinkel's results were reported in the past. They have been attacked by other researchers, who contend benefits of low tar cigarettes are lost because those who switch usually moke more and inhale more deeply than before. Garfinkel said his study found just such an increase soon after the switch, "but over a longer period of time, they tend to go back to what they smoked before." Vol. XCIII, No. 3 Saturday, September 11, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Sub- scription rates: $13 September through April (2 semesters); $14 by mail out- side Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Satursay mor- nings. Subscription rates: $7.50 in Ann Arbor; $8 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. 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