,. T , , . . , Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 17, 1986 Fair promotes alternative jobs By KURT SERBUS "Finding a career is not easy for everyone. Those who want to work with a socially responsible attitude towards peace, justice, and equality for all can get especially frustrated. " So read the brochure for the 7th an- nual Alternative Career Fair, which took place Friday and Saturday at East Quad. The fair was organized to help socially aware students find jobs where they would not have to co- mpromise their morals, according to organizer Ann Fitzpatrick, an LSA senior. THE FAIR, which consisted mainly of a series of workshops, concentrated on letting students know that they can go into any field and tailor their careers to meet their moral standar- ds. Speakers included independent filmmakers who use the media to educate people, educators, and scien- tists who discussed alternatives in science and technology, lawyers who stressed public service law, artists, community organizers, health professionals, business people and environmentalists. "I myself have a need for this type of information, and so do a lot of others. They need to know how people can pursue their goals and make a living at the same time," Fitzpatrick said. FAIR participants shared their ex- periences and provided valuable tips and contacts for those interested in careers which involve social change. "It's about role models, net- working, letting people know there are other things out there," said Fit- zpatrick.! Things like this are really valued by a certain amount of studen- ts." Most of the speakers emphasized that financial sacrifices, although a factor to consider when choosing a career involving social change, is outweighed by the satisfaction and responsibility inherent in such careers. "You don't really pick (a career in social change), it picks you," said Sarah Schulman, a playwright and journalist involved in feminist and lesbian issues. "And once you get beyond the money thing, you realize there are so many things people have that they just don't need. You have to listen close to what people are telling you you need." Emily Hall, an expert in housing law, said "I've always felt that if money was all I wanted, I could get it easy. If you do something that makes people's lives a little better, you feel like you've accomplished something." The speakers also stressed that the current political climate is one of the biggest barriers for those who are in- terested in instituting social change. "I'm very happy I'm not a college student now," said Schulman. "This is a very hard decade to do what you want to do." George Corsetti, a film networker and free-lance writer, echoed Schulman, saying "You don't get a lot of emotional support from the society that surrounds you because you're not into the same things and you don't get the same rewards." Police arr (Continued from Page 1) Reagan's proposal for $70 million in military aid and $30 million in humanitarian aid to the Contras, will be voted on Wednesday by the full House of Representatives. LASC has called for a protest in front of Pursell's office every day before the vote to protest Contra aid, which it says supports terrorism and destruction. Pursell's support "can only be seen as a gesture of utmost disrespect for his constituents," said Thea Lee, vice president of Rackham Student Government., THREE to five people were at Pur- sell's office throughout the entire day, but in the late afternoon numbers swelled as more than 50 protesters oc- cupied the lobby of the building. The building had been opened for business at the request of a weight loss center located inside, although no est 39 at protest members of Pursell's staff were in his Law student Dmit office. On Thursday, demonstrators that since 8:15 a.m. had been barred entrance. all seen the graveyar At 6:30 p.m. protesters worried that good that peoplle kn they again would not be arrested, Protesters did not because the police were not showing business at the weigh concern about the protest. Officers said, although police did not monitor the demonstration ex- cept for a brief visit at 8:30 a.m. Il BUT AT 7 p.m. the landlord finally called the police, in order to close the building for the weekend. "We are very committed to makingu ne a point," said LSA junior Si iStniar, explaining why protesters were arrested. "We feel very strongly weyou pain r iConued f e need to make an impression. He yi opine reaing.ve co-his voice breaking. (Pursell) is not representing his con- MANY marchers stituents." their jobs or school "Spirits have been pretty high all what was envisioned day," said LSA freshman David strators striding to W Stoesz. "Just the presence here is a A PRO-Peace spi vigil. It's symbolic in itself," he said. there were still 950 of Contra aid tri Iglitzin said motorists "have 'd and signs. It's ow we're here." interfere with t loss center, he originally wan- ted to close the entire building. - If Reagan's aid package passes Congress, Iglitzin said, LASC will par- ticipate in further demonstrations to be held around the country by National Pledge of Resistance, a nation-wide peace organization. ht sponsor quits mounting debts )m Page 1) nience," he said, took leave from to participate in d as 5,000 demon- rashington D.C. okeswoman said marchers as of COOKIES wVW W7I NIGHT OWLS TAKE A STUDY BREAKI Buy 2 or more of Mrs. Peabody's cookies or brownies after 9:00 p.m. and get I a FREE beverage! COUPON MUST BE OpennilIp.m.daly PRESENTED WITH PURCHASE 71Universy OFFER VALID THROUGH MAY 2,1986 ' I - --.- - - -- - - -- - I Friday, but California Highway Patrolmen put the number at 511 last Thursday. The march started with 1,200 participants. PRO-Peace said it would also help any marchers that wanted to go home. COLD weather and rain have caused mild cases of hypothermia for some marchers, and two others had their motor homes repossessed. Organizers blamed greater-than- expected start-up costs, on several vendors demanding full payment in cash for supplies rather than in- stallment payments, according to a march spokesman. Before the march began the organization was receiving about $22,000 a day, according to PRO- Peace spokeswoman Torie Osborn. But by the end of February, donations fell to $5,000 a day. At that time the group had only collected about one- fifth of the $15 million it needed to complete the trek. Winkelman's parents said their daughter had not lost hope when they spoke to her on Friday night - probably because she was too busy in day-long meetings trying to reorganize the march effort. Both Winkelmans were glad the marchers have postponed their desert hike until they collect enough supplies and funding. IN BRIEF COMPILED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS French conservatives win control of parliament PARIS - The two main conservative parties, with the help of minor rightest groups, won an absolute majority of seats in the National Assem- bly in yesterday's elections to end five years of Socialist rule, according to computer projections. If confirmed, the conservative victory means Socialist President Fran- cois Mitterand will be forced to govern with a hostile Parliament and premier for the last two years of his term. The Socialists were projected to win 211-214 seats, remaining the largest single party in France but without enough seats to form a gover- nment. The biggest surprise was the performance of the extreme right National Front, projected to enter the Assembly for the first time with about 30 seats, fewer that the Communists because National Front votes were concentrated in certain areas. The Communists were projected to win 40 seats, and small leftist parties two. State pays millions in courts LANSING - A Senate Fiscal Agency report indicated yesterday that Michigan taxpayers in 1985 picked up the tab for more than $28 million in lost state court judgements. The Detroit News said the report also showed that millions of dollars in additonal court judgments remain unpaid while the state pursues ap- peals. And if that's not enough, the Agency also said there are more than 8,300 unresolved suitsmpending against the state seeking $4.78 billion in damages and compensation. The Agency report indicated that most payouts were compensation for personal injuries and property damage caused by state negligence. They include such things as improper highway design, negligent supervision of psychiatric patients in state facilities or job discrimination against state workers. Contract disputes also account for a number of payouts. In the last six years, Michigan has paid out from $6.61 million to $26.7 million annually to satisfy court judgments and negotiated settlements. Govt. statistics mislead public WASHINGTON - Many of the nation's economic statistics are presen- ting a misleading picture of the economy they are supposed to measure, a congressional study said yesterday. The study prepared for the Joint Economic Committee found that government statistics-gathering operations had fallen victim to Reagan administration budget cuts and outdated practices. "Business leaders and government policy makers are operating in the dark because of the poor and declining quality of government information gathering," Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) said in releasing the study. "Many of our statistical programs are no longer adequate to keep pace with our rapidly changing economy." The study was prepared by Courtenay Slater, chief economist at the Commerce Department during the Carter adminstration. "Increasingly, the usefulness of the data produced is impaired by protracted delays in updating statistical concepts to reflect the changing structure of the economy," she said. "As a result, information about new industries and rapidly growing economic sectors is often scanty and sometimes misleading." NASA squanders millions MIAMI - NASA has wasted millions of dollars on space shuttle con- tracts because of excessive markups on parts, freeloading contractors and loafing work crews, a newspaper reported yesterday. Audit records show the space agency routinely paid $30 for pins that should cost three cents, paid $158,000 for a $5,000 cooling fan and paid $256 to fly a contractor's dogs coast-to-coast, the Miami Herald reported. Up to one-third of NASA's budget, which was more than $8.3 billion last year, is wasted, estimated George Spanton, a former Defense Contract Audit Agency supervisor of contractor filings at Kennedy Space Center in CapThe charges, backed by dozens of NASA and DCAA audit reports ob- tained by the Herald under the Freedom of Information Act, follow recent disclosures by NASA that it had cut back on its safety staff, slashed shuttle reliability programs and abandoned backup safety features because of lack of funds. Officials for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, stung by recent criticism from the presidential commission investigating the Jan. 28 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, denied NASA is wasting taxpayers' dollars. Reagan rallies for Contra aid WASHINGTON - President Reagan, declaring that the United States "must deny the Soviet Union a beachhead in North America," said last night that aid to Nicaraguan rebels will provide a "defense of our own southern frontier." Pressing for public support with a nationally televised address four days before the House votes on his $100-billion aid proposal, Reagan urged his country not to ignore "the malignancy in Managua until it spread and becomes a mortal threat to the entire New World." Reagan charged members of the ruling Sandinista regime in Nicaragua with selling illegal drugs to Americans, using their country as a terrorist command post and threatening the security of the Western alliance by seeking to spread revolution through Central America to the Panama Canal. In a Democratic Party reply prepared for broadcast immediately following the president's address, Sen. James Sasser of Tennessee said the Democrats agree with Reagan "that the Sandinista government has betrayed the promise of its revolution, has suppressed the freedom of its own people, and has supported subversion in El Salvador," but believe "that the president is seizing military options before he has exhausted the hope of a peaceful solution." hie fStthIgan aIg Vol. XCVI - No. 112 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms. Subscription rates: September through April-$18 in Ann Arbor; $35 outside the city. One term-$10 in town; $20 outside the city. 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