The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 15, 1985 -Page 3 Judge speaks on equality issue By GREG MEENHAN Closing the International Women's Decade, Federal Judge Ruth Ginsburg said yesterday that laws involving men and women in the United States are changing due to societal changes. "Changes in the law always come after changes in society," said Ginsburg, in her Hutchins Hall speech. The best way for women to reach equality is for men to take more responsibility in child rearing, she said. SHE CITED a case where a woman was denied a job because she had children of pre-school age. After lengthy supreme court trial, the case was decided in the woman's favor. Ginsburg also said that men have fostered the idea of discrimination by developing laws designed to protect the "weaker of the species." On abortion, Ginsburg said, "I have to say that a woman has the right to decide what happens to her body." She said she was surprised that the legalization of abortion caused such a violent reaction. "IT'S TERRIBLE that the backlash to the Supreme Court's decision will only affect only one class of people-poor women," said Ginsburg. Both the state House and Senate have voted to ban medicade abortions. Kim Lane Schippele, political science and sociology in- structor, was responsible for Ginsburg's appearance. She said, "I thought it was very appropriate that she spoke on the closing of the International Woman's Decade. She has been at the forefront of every important discrimination case that has come up before the U.S. courts." Lisa Danto, a nursing school graduate told of reverse discrimination at the University during the question and an-, swer period, "I brought it up to the dean in '83 that there was no men's restroom in the nursing building. They did finally change and gave the men one room. But last year it was gone, and there still is no men's restroom." Judge Ginsburg didn't comment on the situation, instead she cited other cases of reverse discrimination. Ginsburg has written for magazines such as Playboy and Cosmopolitan and has co-authored the book, Sex-Based Discrimination. Daily Photo by MATT PETRIE Nancy Artymovich talks to a member of the Michigan Mime Troupe yesterday at the grand opening of the Union's ground floor shopping mall. Also demonstrating their services were a slew of student organizations which have their of- fices in the building. The big event of the day was a contest sponsored by Great Places Travel for two round trip tickets to anywhere in the continental United States. Daily staff Highlight Don't miss part two of the Regents' meeting at 9 a.m., in the Regents' Room, Fleming Administration Building. Films UM Law School Theatrical Society-Anatomy of a Murder,- 8 p.m., Lawyers' Club Lounge, Law Quad. Alt Act-The Rose, 7 & 9 p.m., MLB 4. Michigan Theater-Annie Hall, 7 & 11 p.m.; Manhattan, 9 p.m., Michigan Theater. AAFC-La Cage Aux Folles, 7 & 9p.m., Nat. Sci. Building. C2-Boat People, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Performances Ark-RFD Boys, 8 p.m., 637 Main Street, Ark. U-M Flint-Mark Braun, jazz pianist, "At 8 in the Brewery," 8 p.m., University Center Brewery; "Endgame," play, 8p.m., U-M Flint Theater. School of"Music-E. Kim, saxophone recital, 6 p.m.; Piano Concertos recital, 8 p.m., Recital Hall; Contemporary Directions Ensemble, 8 p.m., Rackham Lecture Hall, Rackham Building; Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Hilbish, conductor, 8p.m., Hill Auditorium. Performance Network-"Vatzlav," political satire play, 8 p.m., 408 W. Washington. Speakers Anthropology Colloquium-Lisa Sattenspiel, "The Influence of Infection and Predation on Early Hominid Evolution," 4 p.m., room 4051, LSA Building. Guild .House*-Ann Marie Coleman, "El Salvador and Honduras: Pieces in the Central American Puzzle," noon, 802 Monroe, Guild House. Engineering-Richard Sacks, "Plasmas in Chemistry," 3:45 p.m., White Auditorium, Cooley Building. Astrofest 144-Jim Loudon, "Strange Stars and Possible Planets," 3 & 7:30 pm, Aud.. 3, MLB. putin Center-Forrest Hartman, "Tell-A-Graf," 1:30 p.m., room 141, Business Administration Building. Center for Research, Learning, and Teaching-"What Leads to Success in the Classroom," 12:10 p.m, rooms 4 & 5, Michigan League. South & South East Asian Studies-Madhav Deshpande, "Sounds of Poetic Sanskrit," 12:10 p.m., Lane Hall Commons, Lane Hall. Meetings Chinese Students Christian Fellowship-7:30 p.m., Memorial Christian Church, corner of Hill and Tappan Streets. Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Study-7:30 p.m., basement, University Refor- med Church, 1001 E. Huron Road. Korean Christian Fellowship-Bible study, 9 p.m., Campus Chapel. Union Counselling Services-Dissertation support group, 8:30 a.m., room 3100, Union Counselling Services Building. International Students Fellowship-7 p.m., Huron Hills Baptist Church, 3150 Glacier Way. Miscellaneous Artspace-Open house, 7 p.m., Union. Natural Resources Club-The Paul Bunyan Ball, 8 p.m., Ballroom, Union. Hillel-Women in Jewish Law Ometz Shabbaton, 5:45 p.m., Hillel. International Folk Dance Club-Greek, instruction, 7:30 p.m., open request, 9 p.m., Angell Elementary School, 1608 S. University. Women's Basketball-Michigan vs. Iowa, 7 p.m., Crisler Arena. Women's Swimming-Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m., Matt Mann Pool. Men's Indoor Track-Central collegiate championships, 11 a.m., Track and Tennis Building. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 approves 'free drop' option (Continued from Page1) answer to the paper's problems. "We haven't made any tremendous efforts to increase circulation. It's ridiculous. We're not committed enough to ourselves, the Daily, or our readers to exhaust our options," said managing editor Georgea Kovanis. Kovanis said she would like to see the Daily do a market survey of its readers and get a circulation manager before resorting to free distribution. CHASE SAID that regardless of the distribution method a market analysis will be done. The Daily's business manager, Liz Carson, saidthat the paper's marketing manager already serves in a capacity similar to that of a circulation manager and that the name is only a technicality. Circulation is down several hundred subscribers over last year, Carson said. "IT'S A VERY good business move and a very good editorial move," Car- son said, referring to the switch to free distribution. Carson said she feels the move will get more students to read the paper. "There's a real pride in having students talking about the Daily around cam- pus," she said. The 95-year-old history of the Daily is marked by editorial freedom, recognition as one of the top college papers in the nation, and paid subscrip- tions. ' Losing that quality worries some staffers. "The main problem I have with free drop is that when the last staff on a paid Daily leaves, the tradition of the Daily as a competitor with the Ann Ar- bor News and the Detroit Free Press will no longer be there," said reporter Marla Gold. "The quality is bound to suffer. People will get lazy because they will know people will be reading the paper regardless of the editorial quality," Gold said. Learn to live with someone who's living with cancer. Call us. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PADRE ISLAND What's the difference between the Banzai Pipeline and the Sand- Dollar HotLine? They're both fast. But the Pipe- line is a high-risk surfing spot, while the SandDollar HotLine is a risk- free rental reservation number. If you're going to vacation on South Pdre Isand, cll our toll freep Bursley committee q ues tions $2,457 (Continued from Page 1) Discrepancies were found by the treasurer and president, in consultation with Caroline Gould, the building direc- tor and the Board which were turned over to security and the police, Siler said. AS VICE-president and head of the properties and distribution committee in charge of repairing and transporting BOG equipment, Blalock had the authority to rent cars and write out checks for equipment repairs, Siler said. A disbursement authorization form has to be filled out for BOG transac- tions. Officials of BOG could formerly write out the check to some organization or individual and their own signature would suffice, said Bill Wilcox, the current BOG vice- president. But, he said, because of the controversy the form now requires two signatures. On Jan. 21, the treasurer received four rental car receipts from accoun- ting services. The rental cars were not used solely to transport equipment because of the milages and length of time, said Siler. He said that the cars were used for several days over Thanksgiving and Christmas, with milages ranging from 100 to 600 miles. "This is when we knew something had to be done to halt the continuing mismanagement of funds," Siler said. i* UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS Presented by Ann Arbor Civic Theatre main street stage 338 South Main Street Feb.1, 2, 7 8 14 15 16 for more information call 662-9405 THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO BECOMING A NURSE IN THE ARMY And they're both repre- - sented by the insignia you wear as a member of the Army Nurse Corps. The caduceus on the left means you're part of a health care f a system in which educational and career advancement are the rule, not the exception. The gold bar on the right means you command respect as an Army officer. If you're earning a BSN, write: Army Nurse Opportunities, P.O. Box 7713, Clifton, NJ 07015. ARMY NURSE CORPS. 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