Engin. Council opposes FIRGIM By MICHAEL LUSTIG The engineering college's student government voted late Wednesday night to urge its Michigan Student Assembly representatives to oppose PIRGIM in' the environmental group's effort tp collect fees through a negative clieck-off system. ' " The vote was against the negative check-off system," but not against PIRGIM itself, said Beth Jnes, an Engineering Council vice iik sident. The council's 44-2 vote recommended that its MSA representatives vote against the negative check-off system when the assembly votes on PIRGIM's proposal next Tuesday. PIRGIM, an acronym for Public Interest Research Group in Michigan, used to collect fees through a voluntary checkoff system on the Student Verification Farm, but the University's Board of Regents cancelled that method of collecting in February, 1985. The group began a petition drive Tact year and gathered about 16,800 signatures to reinstate negative checkoff system. PIRGIM presented he petitions to the regents in Sptember in an effort to get them to approve the system, but it did not receive approval. PIRGIM members were upset ;ind surprised by the Engineering Council's vote. Wendy Seiden, a 1P, TGIM member, said part of the problem is that the group was not ipvited to speak before the Council. "They should have asked us to come to their meeting. We would haye been glad to." Seiden said she thought someone from PIRGIM was at the Council's meeting, but said that she only found out about the vote second- hand. She added that she did not know if PIRGIM was aware of the council's agenda before its tmeeting.Y I The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 30, 1987 - Page 5 'U' profs. receive humanity awards By WENDY SHARP Three University faculty members have been awarded fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Julie Ellison, associate professor of English, Victor Lieberman, associate professor of Southeast Asian history, and Dale Monson, assistant professor of music, are among 230 national recipients of the awards. Ellison is using her fellowship to finish writing a book entitled The Dialogue of Love, Conflict, Community, and Gender and Romantic Theories of Interpretation, about the history of criticism from 1750 to 1850. Ellison ha. teen working on the book since early 1983, and plans to "finish it in 1987 if it kills ne." She has taught 19th century American literature, English romantic poetry, and critical theory courses since she came to the University in 1980. Lieberman is studying the economic and political history of Burma from the 15th to the 19th century. This summer he will travel to England to get documentation and then return to Ann Arbor to begin writing a book on his findings. Lieberman said his research may be helpful to European historians. He came to the University in 1984 after teaching in England at the Hatfield Polytechnic Institute for eight years. He teaches early and modern Southeast Asia, and a course about the Vietnam War. Monson is writing a book on the relationship between composers and singers in the composition of 18th century opera. His research shows that composers like Mozart and Handel wrote operas based on singers' preferences. This summer Monson will study manuscripts in various areas of Europe. Monson has been an instructor here for five years, teaching courses in 18th century music history and music appreciation. Protest Daily Photo by DARRIAN SMITH LASC members protested outside the Federal Building on East Liberty. It was their fourth weekly protest against President Reagan's policies in Central America. 'U Terrce (Continued from Page 1) expansion." THE THREE Terrace buildings being torn down now because of the parking shortage on the Medical Campus. Despite the construction of two new parking decks, the parking shortage is expected to run between 200 and 500 spaces next year. And a deficit of 955 to 1,268 is forecast for 1994, according to a planning report. The construction of the 1,000-space parking structure in place of the three Terrace buildings is expected to remedy the situation. Alternatives to the Terrace site, including the Children's Psychiatric Hospital and the Old Main Hospital, were examined but rejected. Satellite parking, involving parking off-campus and taking a shuttle bus to the Medical Campus, was also rejected. "The Medical Campus community is not receptive to the concept of satellite parking facilities," according to a planning report: Despite this, tearing down the Terrace has sparked anger among its residents.'" Outrageous' is the right word for tearing down buildings while there is such a demand for housing," said Smith. razi causes The current residents of the declini Terrace will be given preferential Acc treatment for other University the cii housing. Comm "We're not concerned about vacanc being kicked out on the street," said 1 percen Terrace resident Gerald Huntley. "Pe "We're concerned that 50 people are out of going to be kicked out of Ann said." Arbor. Regardless of how you Arbor shuffle around, 50 people are still all tim displaced," he said. set asi becaus IN THE long run, the others. destruction of the 39 units in the A s two Terrace buildings and the of the probable destruction of the other that th eight buildings should exacerbate an 50 per already severe housing crunch. The Group supply of available units is studen anger rng, while the price is rising. ording to William Hampton. ty's Assistant Director of unity Development, the y rate in the city is less than nt. ople are already being forced the city" by high rents, he "Almost all units in Ann are almost always rented at es. There's no incentive to de housing for low income e they can be rented out to urvey conducted by Fred Bohl city planning office reports e median rent has increased cent over the past six years. s on fixed incomes, like its, suffer most. The Office of Major Events presents SUR 'OR Mm "Eye of The Tiger" "Is This Love" OLIN SANG RUBY UNION INSTITUTE A Jewish educational and recreational summer camp in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, will be interviewing on campus Monday, February 2, from 10 AM to 2 PM Staff positions available include counselors, water front staff, specialty staff and much, much more! 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