The Michigan Doily-- Friday, March 28, 1986 - Page 5 Experts debate AlS By PETER MOONEY and public health viewpoint. and DOV COHEN "The rationale is that we can better handle Should the spread of Acquired Immune (AIDS policy) in the state of Michigan. (But) we Deficiency System be controlled by selective know what's going on. There are 136 reported testing and reporting, or is this a violation of civil cases in Michigan," he said. "We probably know liberties? there are 100 times more with the virus. We can Five experts debated this question at the AIDs assume there are 13,000 people in the state of and Social Policy conference in Hutchins Hall Michigan with the virus." yesterday. Helen Gallagher, president of the Michigan DONALD MONTA, legislative research Organization of Human Rights, said, "These bills assistant for the Michigan House Republican of- only serve to ostracize a particular part of the fice, defended several controversial bills he sub- community." Citing preachers who call AIDS "a mitted to the legislature. These bills included divine punishment," she said the AIDS hysteria is proposaltorequieISt.esgofmsrriageuded-being "used by the religious right to further proposals to require AIDS testing of marriage cer- stigmatize gay men and women." tificate applicants, to give AIDS tests to people Monta defended his bill. "The intent is not to arrested for prostitution, and to allow insurance ostracise the gay community but to preclude the companies to ask health or life insurance ap- spread of the disease," he said. plicants AIDS-related questions. GALLAGHER is worried about where these Another of Monta's bills would require hospitals legislative efforts may lead, though. "Today, to report positive AIDS tests to the Michigan when I hear Bill Buckley talk about people with Public Health Department. The state has no idea AIDS having a tattoo placed on their body, I get of the distribution of the disease," so it cannotn,, s formulate an effective policy, said Monta. nervous, she said. But David Piontkowsky, a member of the She fears the possible quarantine and Michigan Organization of Human Rights, called scapegoating of AIDS victims. "The last time we the bill "the most obnoxious" from a civil liberties had that was concentration camps and leisla tion pogroms...and (things) a lot of us said 'never again' to," she said. At the University, "We are anxious to have an environment that's not seen as repressive," said Virginia Nordby, chairwoman of the University's Task Force on AIDS. Students with AIDS have equal access to class or the recreation buildings. "At present, any kind of restrictive policy would violate handicap laws," she said. EVEN IF students have AIDS, "The University doesn't have access to health records. Nobody has access to the student records," she said. The University has a duty to protect AIDS vic- tims from the rest of the University environment, Nordby said. "Ann Arbor is a place where studen- ts come from around the world and bring all sorts of wonderful germs with them," she said. "We are prepared to provide single occupancy facilities (for students in a dorm), but we are not going to force it on someone," she said. Some forum participants suggested University. policies which would control the spread of AIDS. Former University student David Dillon suggested that the University distribute condoms to students, either at CRISP or in the packages of toiletries given to incoming dorm residents. Muenchow and Thompson will lead a diverse MSA (Continued from Page 1) candidates by publicizing their con- nection to the Marxist Group' may have swayed the generally conser- vative engineering population against Student Rights, and was an "illegitimate" tactic. "Meadow says that they want to stay out of political issues, but red- baiting is a political issue," Faigel said. MUENCHOW said "the tone of the election was set" by Student Rights supporters on the assembly, who several weeks ago charged Muen- chow with discriminating against liberal groups in his job as chair of MSA's Budget Priorities Committee, and alerted the Washington Post Writers' Group that the Meadow par- ty was using its Opus character without permission. The uncertified representatives and voter turnout of each school are : Architecture and Urban Plan- ning: Christoper Parks, write-in; 29 votes cast. Art: David Lovinger, Student Rights; 29 votes cast. Business: Bennett Kaplan, Student Rights; John Gaber and Seth Suchin, Meadow; 34 votes cast. Dentistry: Daniel Hines, write- in; 1 vote cast. Education: Cynthis VonFoer- ster, Student Rights; 9 votes cast Engineering: Chris Fountain, Roberto Frisancho, J. Scott Siler, David Vogel, Rick Wintersberger, Meadow; 773 votes cast. Law: Nick Stasevich, indepen- dent; 292 votes cast. Library Science: Craig Muelder, write-in; 1 vote cast. Medicine: Taedu Lee, Ian Mac- Nairn, Student Rights; 19 votes cast. Music: Bruce Holsinger, in- dependetn; 21 votes cast. Natural Resources: Bonnie Nevel, write-in; 50 votes cast. * Nursing: Andrea Vandergerger, write-in; 6 votes cast. Pharmacy: Brian Drabik, write- in; 9 votes cast. Physical Education: George Gamota, Meadow; 1 vote cast. Rackham: Bruce Belcher, Brian, Burt, Jennifer Heitman, Thea Lee,' Gus Teschke, Christopher Young, Student Rights; Virginia Ward Meadow; 229 votes cast. Social Work: Fran DuRivage, Student Rights; 7 votes cast. * Former Daily editor Andrew Eriksen won the undergraduate seat on the Board for Student Publications. . Results of the four referenda which were on the ballot have not been determined. Pa kAssociated Press Papal kiss During a re-enactment of the Last Supper in St. John Lateran Basilica yesterday, Pope John Paul II washed and kissed the feet of 12 elderly priests. VeiIt tuw FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 120 S. State 6624536 Sunday - 9:30 & 11:00 Worship and Church School 9:30 broadcast on WNRS 1290 AM 11:00 broadcast on WAAM 1600 AM 'Easter Sunday sermon title, "You Bet Your LIfe," by Dr. Donald B. Strobe. Fri. 12:30 - 2:00: Union Good Friday Services. * * * WESLEY FOUNDATION 02 E. Huron St. (at State) United Methodist Campus Ministry College class - Sundays 10:45 a.m. Sunday Evening Supper & Fellowship- 5 p.m. Bible Study - Mondays 6 p.m., Fridays noon. Holy Communion - Wednesdays 9:30 p.m. Rev. Wayne Large, Chaplain. Telephone: 668-6881. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL 1511 Washtenaw 663-5560 Dr. Paul Foelber, Interim Pastor LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY Good Friday Services 7:30 p.m. Easter Breakfast 9:00 a.m. Easter Worship 10:30 a.m. * * * COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday Service: 9:30 a.m. at Mack School 920 Miller, Ann Arbor 10:45 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Bible Study Philip H. Tiews, Pastor For more information call 761-1999. * * * FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave., 6624466 (between S. University and Hill) Sunday 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour -10:30 social hall Adult Education Classes during both services Campus Group: Coordinator - Jamie Schultz Meets for Communion 7 p.m. Wednes- days. Program follows at 7:30. Dr. William Hillegonds - Sr. Minister * * AMERICAN BAPTIST CAMPUS CENTER FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH huron St. (between State & Division) Sundays: 9:55 worship, 11:25 Bible Study groups for both Undergrads and Graduate Students. Thursdays: 5:30 Supper (free) and Fellowship. CENTER OPEN EACH DAY More efficient process used to select resident advisors (Continued from Page 1) West Quad, Betsey Barbour, and Helen Newberry, said that under the old process, he received between 275 and 300 applications for about 15 spots. "That's an absurd selection process. You're screening out people based on very superficial creden- tials," Levy said. "You know you're eliminating too many people." CHARLA WEISS, building director for Mary Markley, said the new process is "considerably less worknfor staff and less cumbersome for studen- ts" because students did not have to go through two or three steps within each residence hall in a short period of time. "The candidates that I saw in the final round were much more informed about what the job was really about, and the answers were much more prepared across the board," said Mary Antieau, building director of South Quad. Weiss attributed the preparation of the students to two classes held on the importance of programming and crisis intervention in residence halls, which the applicants were required to participate in. THE STUDENTS were scored on their participation in the classes, so "even if they didn't get the job, they learned a lot," said Weiss. This added educational component was more valuable than the previous endless interviewing process, said Levy, making it "a more professional process than we've ever done before." "There are few systems that have something like this, especially with the educational component at- tached," he said. The classes were the common ground for the application process, but the individual interviews with building directors and residence staff differed from hall to hall. Students were interviewed by three to six RAs and residents. STUDENTS were only offered a job at one residence hall, which cleaned up the application process, said Weiss. "Before, right after the first round of offers, the building director had to prepare him/herself for several rejections," she said. Students drew up a preference list in which they ranked their choices of residence halls, but this caused con- fusion for students who did not have clear-cut choices and for building directors who were not sure how much weight to put on the preferen- ces, Weiss said. Antieau said she automatically in- terviewed the top 25 of her 60 top can- didates for positions, and then inter- viewed 20 of the rest to ensure a proper male/female balance and minority representation. Levy said he only interviewed those students who ranked West Quad first or second on their list of preferences. THE SELECTION process was aided by a computer program designee to get information about the can- didates and scores during their first two class sessions to the building directors. LSA sophomore Peter Graham, who will be an RA in Bursley next year, said he noticed applicants "playing head games"with the preference list ranking residence halls first or second because, "if you wanted to be con- sidered there, you had to put it as your e Ilk first choice." LSA junior Alison Zuniga, who will be an RA in Couzens, said the cen- tralized process gave more of an op- portunity for students to com-, municate with each other throughout the process. ETHIOPIAN CULTURAL NIGHT Food 8Music 6:00 Monday, March 31 Alice Lloyd Blue Carpet Lounge Seifu Lessanwork, an Ethiopian Jew, will speak about his life in Ethiopia. More info call Yael 996-0486 $2 Donation UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES CENTER COMMITTEE CHAIR APPLICATIONS MUSKET Impact Jazz Soph Show Comedy Company Mediatrics College Bowl Michigras Starbound Minicourses Homecoming Viewpoint Lectures Special Events Soundstage Tech. Crew Laughtrack Ticket Central Applications available at the UAC offices, 2nd floor Michigan Union. Return by noon, Monday, March 31. Interviews to be held Tuesday & Wednesday, April 1 & 2. For more info, call 763-1107. Good Friday March 28, 1986 8:00pm First Presbyterian Church Ann Arbor Julia Broxholm, soprano Nada Radakovich, soprano Sally Carpenter, alto Steven Kronour, tenor Philip Pierson, bass Donald Bryan Choir and conduCtinOrchestra How tobuy shades. With the American Express* Card you can buy everything from new spectacles to some pretty spectac- " . ular clothing. The latest in audio equipment and the latest albums. The Card is the perfect way to pay r for just about anything you'll want during college. How to get the Card before you graduate. Because we believe that college is the first sign of success, we've made it easier for you to get the American Express Card. Graduating students can get the Card as soon as they accept a $10,000 career-oriented job. If you're not graduating this semester, you can apply for a special sponsored Card. 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