Children, engineers fearless in face of fire By DOV COHEN If there was a fire in West Engineering yesterday afternoon, the students still in the building when the two fire trucks arrived, certainly didn't notice. The firefighters were called to the scene after University security officials noticed smoke and a strong odor coming from one of the building's hallways. BUT THE "fire" turned out to be a malfunctioning flourescent light, which gave off a small amount of smoke. "It happens all the time ... at least two or three times a week," said Ann Arbor firefighter Tom Osborn citing a similar problem at Mott's Children's Hospital three hours earlier. None of the students inside the building were evacuated because the building's alarm system was being repaired according to battalion chief Rob Murphy. Osborne added that had the alarm gone off, the people inside probably wouldn't have left. "That's the problem we have with University buildings . . . nobody evacuates," he said. The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 14, 1984 - Page 3 New sorority to give i r women another choice .9, Cuomo vocalizes religious views SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Roman Catholic leaders who can't get their own flock to accept their teachings on abortiod and other issues shouldn't be seeking laws to impose those beliefs on others, New York Gov. Mario Cuomo said yesterday. WAre we asking government to make criminal what we believe to be sinful because we ourselves can't stop com- mitting the sin?" the Roman Catholic governor asked in a speech prepared for delivery at the University of Notre Dame. "I THINK OUR moral and social mission as Catholics must begin with the wisdom contained in the words 'physician, heal thyself,"' he said. ".Unless we Catholics...set an example that is clear and compelling, then we will never convince this society to change the civil laws to protect what we 1 preach is precious human life. "Despite all the effort at defining our opposition to the sin of abortion, collec- tively we Catholics apparently believe - and perhaps act - little differently from those who don't share our com- imitment," he said., The relationship between religion and politics has become one of the dominant issues in the presidential campaign. President Reagan has courted support from Catholics and Protestant fun- damentalists alike, with his backing for tax credits for private school tuition and' firm opposition to abortion. Mon- dale, in turn, has accused Reagan and his allies of a policy of "moral McCar- thyism" which rejects opposing views as unchristian. HOWEVER, THE DEMOCRATIC governor avoided any specific attack on (,_~> By CARRIE WEINER University women who are - con- sidering joining a sorority will have one more prospect to choose from this year with the establishment of a chapter of Sigma Kappa at the University. The new chapter was started to help deal with the increasing number of women rushing sororities in the past few years, says Mary Beth Seiler, an executive board member of the Panhellenic Association, the governing body for sororities. A LARGE number of women were turned away without being asked to join a sorority in 1982 because there were not enough spots in the house, said Seiler, so Panhel set out to recruit other chapters to the University,. "Sororities don't want girls to be left out, despite the fact that there is a myth that says we do," she said. Cherie Siegel, an LSA junior and member of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority agrees with Seiler. "THE IDEA OF sororities is to find a place for everyone," said Siegel. Although sorority rush starts today, Sigma Kappa will only participate in the first two nights with a presentation at the Union. After that, the chapter will not hold rush until early October. - Members from other Sigma Kappa houses around the state will help tp organize the fledgling chapter's recruiting effort and will be searching for a suitable house in Ann Arbor for the sorority. Sigma Kappa's chances for success could be good considering the increase in the number of rush participants over last year's figures. According to Panhel, the unofficial number of girls rushing this year is 1,100 - up from 9'18 last year. Cuomo, who delivered a rousing keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in July, accepted the Notre Dame invitation from the Rev. Richard McBrien, chairman of the university's theology school, after becoming embroiled in a dispute with New York Archbishop John J. O'Con- nor. Cuomo took exception to O'Connor's comment in June questioning "how a Catholic in good conscience can vote for a candidate who explicitly supports abortion." POLICE NOTES Purse stolen A purse and contents valued at less than $50 was taken Wednesday from a house on the 700 block of South Division. The robbers are believed to have en- tered the house through an unlocked door between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. A similar theft took place a few days earlier on the same block. Police believe the burglars enter through an A similar theft took place a few days earlier on the same block. Police believe the burglars enter through unlocked doors and quickly grab small items without being seen. - RachelGottlieb ,WMU bargaining continues By United Press International Teachers in the East China school district in St. Clair county returned to work under court order yesterday and a troubled settlement was reached at Western Michigan University. Teacher strikes continued in four other districts. Under the court order,'bargaining on a new contract for East China's 242 teachers will continue next week. The strike had idled 4,454 students since Sept. 4. A total of 334 teachers were still on the picket line yesterday in River Rouge in Wayne County, Gull Lake in Kalamazoo County, Atherton in Genesee County and Bronson in Branch County. Those districts enroll 8,059 students. In Kalamazoo, bargainers at Western Michigan University, recommended that faculty members end their word stoppage yesterday evening. Bargainers began negotiating at 4 p.n. Wednesday and continued into Thur- sday. The American Association of Univer- sity Professors issued a statement Late in the day recommending that the WMU professors accept Westetn's latest offer. b. 'U Cuomo .. . attacks the issues Reagan's alliance with evangelicals such as the Rev. Jerry Falwell - something Cuomo has done in the past. "The American people need no cour- se in philosophy or political science or church history to know that God should not be made into a celestial party chairman," said the governor. "To most of us, the manipulative invoking of religion to advance a politician or a party is frightening and divisive." 40E SUNDAYk G 5 I A I I, I, I X - - IL 4 . 4 .. m ALL CORDS & DENIMS Boot Cut and Straight Leg NOW13 BIlUO'UK HAPPENINGS Highlight Josh White opens a two-night engagement at the Ark tonight. Shows begin at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at 637/2 S. Main St. Films Cinema Guild - Beat Street, 7 & 9 p.m., Lorch Hall. Alt. Act. - Singin' in the Rain, 7:30 p.m., MLB 4; An American in Paris, 9:30 p.m., MLB 4. AAFC - Festival of International Commercials, 7 & 9:30 p.m., MLB 3; What's up Tiger Lily?, 8:40 p.m., MLB 3. Mediatrics - Body Heat, 7 & 9 p.m., Nat. Sci. Michigan Theater Foundation - Casablanca, 7 p.m.; The Big Sleep, 9 pm., Michigan Theater. Cinema Two - Sudden Impact, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Angell Hall Aud. A. Performances Baptist Student Union - Concert, "Christian Happenings," Pendleton Rm., Union, 7:00 p.m. Brecht Co. - Play, The Titanic Cabaret, Halfway Inn, East Quad., 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Speakers Hillel Foundation - Lecture, Professor Bezazel Porton, "The Book of Jonah: An Odyssey of Repentance," 9:30 p.m., 1429 Hill. Meetings Chinese Students Christian Fellowship - 3rd floor Trotter House, 8 p.m. Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Study Class - University Reformed Church, 1001 E. Huron, 7:30 p.m. Korean Christian Fellowship - Campus Chapel, 9:00 p.m. Miscellaneous Folk Dance Club - Teaching Bulgarian dancing, 8:30-10 p.m.; request dancing, 10-midnight, outside, under Dental School, no partner necessary. School of Art - Reception for Student Artists, Slusser Gallery, 5-7 p.m. Ultimate Frisbee - 5 p.m., Mitchell Field. Mime Troupe - Open Auditions, 8 p.m., Anderson Room A, Union. To submit items for the. 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