bortion override fails
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Democrat leading the fight to sustain absence was "for all intents and purp-
the Governor's veto, called the vote "a oses a no vote."
temporary victory" because it wil be
reconsidered, but he said anti-abortion Listing, whose group lobbied the
forces may have lost the war. legislators all week, was surprised by
"I don't think they'll ever get to 74 the 'no' vote of Matthew McNeilly (D-
now," hesaid. Detroit) and the absence of Edgar
Barb Listing, president of Right to Geerlings (R-Muskegon), who had con-
Life of Michigan, denied her group has sistenly voted pro-life in the past.
lost its momentum. "We have lost in the Geerling was present during the
past. We'll be back. This may be an in- session, but left as the measure came to
centive for growth," she said.- a vote. "'He really took a walk,' said
Absent during the vote was Rep. Listing.
Perry Bullard.. Dan Sharp, an aide to
Bullard, said the Ann Arbor Democrat But she added, "With a vote of this
was unable to vote because he was out impact and when the Governor lobbied
of town at a judicial conference. He said so heavily, there are always sur-
Bullard had always supported the "se "a
governor's position and said Bullard's prises.
HAPPENINGS
The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 1985 - Page 3
IRS to withold refunds
of student loan defaulters
Blanchard
.. praises House vote
Highlight
Douglas Hofstader, the Mary and Charles Walgreen Professor for' the
Study of Human Understanding, will present an inaugural lecture today at 8
p.m., in Rackham Amphitheatre. The title of his lecture is "The Slippable
Alphabet: A Window Onto the Creative Mind."
Films
IATA - Exploding Cities Urban Development in LDC's, 7 p.m., Hale
Auditorium.
CG - Ann Arbor 16 MM Film Festival, 7 p.m., Michigan Theater.
Performances
School of Music - String Department Recital, 8 p.m., Rackham.
PTP - "Jeeves Takes Charge," 8 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theater, "Hot'l
Baltimore," 8 p.m., Trueblood Theater.
Office of Major Events - The Chieftains, 8p.m., Hill Auditorium.
First Congregational Church - The Fifth Annual Lenten Music Series,
Gale Kramer, 12:15 p.m., First Congregational Church.
Speakers
Biology department - William Burkel, "Endothelial Cell Seeding of
Prosthetic Vascular Grafts," noon, 5732 Medical Science Building II.
Computing Center - Forrest Hartman, "Introduction to Textform Part
II," 3:30 p.m., 165 Business Administration Building.
College of Engineering - R. Saigal, "Solving Large Sparse and Structural
Optimization Models," 4 p.m., 241 IOE Building.
Chemistry department - Robert Ceo, "Analysis of Radon Gas in Well In-
sulated Buildings," 4 p.m., 2400 Chemistry Building, You-Zung Hsieh, "The
Miracle Micelle - Analytical Chemistry Interface," 4 p.m., 1200 Chemistry
Building, Frederick Drone, "Reactivity of Group IV & V Carbenoids Towar-
ds Unsaturated Compounds," 4 p.m., 1300 Chemistry Building.
Biology department -- James Farris, "Genetic Distances - Theoretical
and Empirical Issues," 4 p.m., Lecture room 2, MLB.
History of Art department - John Irwin, "Sacred Anthill," 8 p.m., Angell
Aud. D.
School of Education - Carolyn Cummings and Carolyn Morado, "Kin-
dergarten Alternatives for the Child Not Ready For School," 4 p.m., 1309
SEB.
Law School - Melvin Eisenberg, "The Interaction Between Social and
Doctrinal Propositions," 4 p.m., 120 Hutchins Hall.
Psychiatry department - Elissa Benedek, "The Competency to Consent,"
10:30 a.m., CPH Auditorium.
Microcomputer Education Center - Deb Masten, "How to Buy a
Microcomputer," 4 p.m., 3113 SEB.
Meetings
PSN - Introductory meeting, 7:30 p.m., Union.
Black Student Union - 7 p.m., Trotter House.
LSA Student Government - 5:45 p.m., 3909 Union.
Dissertation Support Group - 8:30 a.m., 3100 Union.
Ann Arbor Support Group for Farm Labor Organizing Committee - 5:30
p.in., 4318 Union.'
Science Fiction Club - 8:15 p.m., Michigan League.
Communicators For UM - Alan Berlow and Eleanor McGrath, Jour-
nalists in Residence, 3 p.m., 2553 LSA.
University Council - Examining student code, 1:15 p.m., MSA Conference
Room, Union.
Michigan Gay Undergraduates - Health project, 9 p.m., Guild House, 802
Monroe.
Miscellaneous
Muslim Students Association - Lecture, noon, Room D, Michigan League.
Baha'i Club - Seminar, "Prejudice and its Cures," 7:30 p.m., Pond Room,
Union.
Microcomputer Education Center - Workshop, "Introduction to BASIC,"
10 a.m., "Introduction to MS-DOS," 10 a.m., "Introduction to Spread-
sheeting - Multiplan 2 on the Macintosh," 1 p.m., 3113 SEB.
CRLT - Workshop, "Clinical Teaching Skills," 7p.m., 109 E. Madison.
School of Education - Information on Graduate Studies, 5:30 p.m.,
Tribute room, 1322 SEB.
Lutheran Campus Ministry - Agape potluck meal, 6:30 p.m., worship,
7:30 p.m., choir, 8 p.m., Lord of Light, corner Hill and Forest.
SODC - Workshop, "I Can't Hear What You're Thinking" :Com-
munication Skills, 6:30 p.m., Union.
Near East & N. African Studies - Video, "Islamic Art: The Taste of the
Palace and the Taste of the City," noon, video viewing room MLB.
Tau Beta Pi - Tutoring, loser level math, science, & engineering, 7 p.m.,
307 UGLI, 8 p.m., Bursley, 7 p.m., Alice Lloyd, Red Carpet Annex.
Michigan Gay Undergraduates/Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus of
Washtenaw County - Candidate Forum for Candidates in City Election, 9
p.m., Guild House, 802 Monroe.
Michigan Daily & Canterbury House - Campus Meet the Press, 4 p.m.,
Kuenzel Room, Union.
To submit Items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of
Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
M id4gan aiog
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Sorority seeks
expansion
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But sorority members recently
remeasured the floor space with the
planning commission members,
measuring the basement and the attic
for the first time. They came up with a
total of 6,000 square feet.
Resident Mary Gibbard complained
that the basement must be excluded
from measurements because it does not
meet city codes for adequate living
space.
At press time last night, the com-
mission was still to vote on whether to
allow the sorority to expand the house.
Sorority members, however, say they
will not purchase the house unless they
can build a 4,440-foot addition.
By RACHEL GOTTLIEB
The federal government next year
will begin to withhold incore tax
refunds from former college students
who have defaulted on federal loans in a
new effort to recover an estimated $3.5
billion in outstanding loan payments.
Under the Deficit Reduction Act of
1984, loan agencies of all types will be
allowed to report delinquent payers to
the Internal Revenue Service, which in
turn will hold back tax refunds until the
loans are paid off.
IN 1983, about 80 percent of those who
have defaulted on education loans
received refunds, according to Richard
Hastings, an official in the U.S. Depar-
tment of Education's student financial
aid program.
But roughly $253 million of outstan-
ding debts will be recovered through
withholdings in 1986, and an additional
$344 million will be paid back in 1987,
according to Steven Topper, a
spokesman for the federal Office of
Management and Budget.
Only six percent of University of
Michigan students default on their
National Direct Student Loans, giving
the University the second highest rate
of repayment in the Big Ten, University
officials said.
"OUR STUDENTS are standing
behind their obligation and have a high
success rate in finding employment,"
said Harvey Grotrian, director of
financial aid.
The largest number of loan defaulters
live on the coasts and in big cities and
are graduating from community
colleges and vocational schools,
Grotrian added.
The federal government's move is the
second attempt in recent years to crack
down on defaulters. Unless outstanding
loan payments are recovered, financial
aid officials fear Congress may think
twice about expanding loan programs
in the future.
"THE FUTURE of the program is at
stake, if students don't repay their
loans," said Ron Jursa, spokesman for
the Michigan Office of Management
and Budget.
Currently,,the government can com-
pensate for loan defaults with the in-
surance each student pays upon receipt
of his or her loan. But if the default wor-
sens - or the education department in-
creases loan appropriations - the
government could be in trouble.
"If it ever reaches the point where
the education department has to ask the
legislature for more money, the success
of the past will determine whether or
not they get the money," Jursa said.
IN 1982, the U.S. government began
withholding the salaries of some
federal employees who had not repaid
their loans. According to Topper, about
47,000 federal workers at that time
owed at least $68 million in unpaid
loans.
The government has offset the
salaries of only 264 employees to
recover $65,000 since 1982, but the
threat of more widespread collection
spurred another 15,000 workers to catch
up on $10 million in payments.
"The rest was recovered by people
suddenly coming up with the money,"
Topper said.
The University is responsible for
seeing that students repay their loans to
the federal government, but if it is un-
successful the government steps in to
try to collect the payments.
The names of students who default -
those who miss theirloan payments by
more than 120 days - are turned over
to credit unions also.
"We don't like to. do that and hurt
their credit, but it increases the effec-
tiveness of (loan payment) collection,"
said William Karafa, supervisor of
student loan collections for the Univer-
sity.
Correction
LSA senior Jennifer Akfirat and Ann
Arbor resident Mary Jane Emanoil
have been charged with malicious
destruction of property in connection
with graffiti on a man Street billboard.
A caption in Saturday's Daily incorrec-
tly said the two were responsible for the
graffiti. The case has not yet been tried.
Co-op denies discrimination
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because of insufficient funds in Dean's
bank account.
Dean alleged that he was "harassed
and threatened with eviction," for non-
payment while white members of the
co-op who owed money were treated
differently.
Orrin-Brown said the charge was un-
founded, and that Dean "misunder-
stood and perhaps misinterpreted" the
payment process at the co-op.
UNDER CO-OP ,regulations, Orrin-
Brown said, a person is not
automatically evicted for non-payment.
Rather, the member in question sub-
mits a plan for late payment, and is
usually requested to notify the other
members of where the money will come
from - usually anticipated student
loans.
House members said Dean would not
reveal the source of payment for the
money he owed, which Orrin-Brown
estimates will be $1,500 or $1,600 by the
end of this term for rent and phone
charges.
Orrin-Brown defended the house's ac-
tions by stating that "at this point, the
house is looking out for its financial in-
terests."
Orrin-Brown also pointed out that
another black resident filed a payment
plan which was accepted.
Robert Politzer, Dean's roommate,
said that Dean sees the discrimination
charge "as an excuse for all the harm
he has done. He will not allow himself
to see that he's at fault. He uses this
racist thing to negate all respon-
sibility."
TO ALL MORTAR BOARD.
APPLICANTS:
We would like to thank everyone that applied for nem-
bership in Mortar Board 1985-86. All of the applicants
were extremely qualified making our decision quite
difficult. The selection process has'concluded and the 35
new members have been notified. We wish the best of
luck to all applicants.
Thank you for your interest in Mortar Board.
Sincerely,
MORTAR BOARD
1984-85
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City won't press charges
IA
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should be prosecuted in court.
Eisenbrau said she was unaware of
this information. Scott Siler, treasurer
of the board, also said that F; enbrau
never interviewed any of Ihz board
members. She conferred with Nialock's
attorney and a city police deteci ive who
investigated the charges.
"It is on this basis that we want
clarification as to why the decision was
made and under what circumstances,"
Siler said.
EISENBRAU SAID she is "perfectly
willing to re-evaluate the case."
Siler said the board will take further
action, though members have not
decided what the next step will be. He
said, however, that "further and more
detailed consideration will be given to a
civil suit" if the city prosecutor's office
declines again to try Blalock.
If the victim of the crime, in this case
the board, is dissatisfied with the
prosecutor's decision, it can override
the decision by going to court and
oosting a bond.
Blalock could not be reached for
comment.
Since Blalock's resignation from his
board post, the board has increased the
number of signatures needed to
authorize a disbursement of dorm funds
from one officer to two, said Bill
Wilcox, current vice president of the
board.
POLICE
NOTES.
Chem. Bldg. break-in
Campus security apprehended a man
while he was in the process of stealing
$100 worth of equipment from a lab in
the Chemistry Building early yesterday
morning. The man had entered through
a ground floor window.
- Thomas Hrach
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