Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 20, 1988 Living on North BY STACEY GRAY "Where are you living?" "Oh." Then comes the North Campus face. It is a mixture of pity and remorse, a face that says "better you than me." There are also the in- evitable comments, "I hear the people up there get really close" or the classic, "Bursley has the best food, doesn't it?" Many students living on North Campus report such a feeling of isolation. Andrew Fortin, a first-year LSA student and Bursley resident says, "By the time I finish my homework... I really want to go out, but I dread waiting for the bus. Sometimes I just don't go - it's really frustrat- ing." This week, for the first time ever, the Michi- gan Student Assemby held its weekly meeting in Bjursley Hall on North Campus. Much to do was made by MSA about this idea, although less than 10 Bursley residents attended the meeting. The assembly's concern over the isolation of students on North Campus appeared sincere. Amongideas discussed were: plasteringthe bus stops with signs keeping the students informed, hanging more signs in the dorms, and the pro- posal of a North Campus "Diag." Most of these ideas were, however, just ideas. The main point of the discussion was that MSA needs to work toward pulling in North Campus students. "We want to make students who live in Burs- ley and Baits feel more like students of the Uni- versity of Michigan rather than students of North Campus," said an MSA member. Some common North Campus problems in- clude not being able to find a cash machine (North Campus Commons has one but it closes at 5 p.m.), not having a well-stocked supermarket nearby, not being able to just "pop" into the library to check a resource, and of course the weekend problem of making the last bus home after late night partying. During regular class hours the buses run ap- proximately every 10 - 15 minutes. In the off- peak hours (after 7 p.m. and weekends) the buses slow down and students often have to wait up to half-an-hour for one to arrive. There are, however, advantages associated with taking the bus. Bus stops are conveniently located near many LSA classroom buildings. Two stops are right in the heart of Central Cam- pus, one at C.C. Little on Geddes St. and the other on Fletcher adjacent to the Rackham Build- ing. "If you live up on the Hill you've got a 15 minute walk. I'd rather wait a minute for the bus and get dropped off right there," said Joanna campus Labendz, a LSA sophomore and a second-year Bursleyite. The Art School, Music School and Engineer- ing Schools are located on North Campus. It would seem ideal for students in these schools to live on North Campus, but is it? "I have all my classes here except for one," said first-year art student and Bursley resident George Petrides. "Living here is great for that, but there is more to life here than classes. I feel like I miss a lot of the action on Central Cam- pus." Together Bursley and Baits house over 2,300 students. Students in Bursley are generally un- dergraduates while in Baits, over 50 percent are graduate students and 25 percent transfers. Bursley'sdAssitant Housing Director Dennis Swayne said the rumor that Bursley has the highest return rate of all the dorms appears to be true. "Each year we allow 357 men and 280 women to return to Bursley. We always fill that and easily have a 100-plus waiting list. I don't think any other dorm can say that." "I really like the atmosphere here, the people are really pleasant," said returning Bursley resi- dent LSA sophomore Sunita Baruah. "A lot of my friends from last year have come back. Be- sides, I have a much bigger room than I would have in a lot of the other dorms." IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Feds to inspect jet cracks WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration said yester- day it was speeding up an order for more thorough inspections of aging Boeing 737 jetliners after a row of cracks, including one a foot long, was found on a Continental Airlines plane. But FAA and industry officials said the cracks, discovered by Conti- nental workers on Oct. 5 while the plane was being repainted, may have been caused by improper patching of the plane more than two years ago and not by stress from aging. Federal authorities are asking Continental for records of the repair work, which apparently took place when the plane was operated by now- defunct Frontier Airlines, to determine whether the 50-square-inch patch had been attached properly. Continental absorbed Frontier in 1986. The older Boeing 737s have been the focus of attention since last April, when a 20-foot section of the roof of an Aloha Airlines plane tore away at 24,000 feet. India plane crashes kill 164 AHMADABAD, India - A Boeing 737 jetliner and another Indian passenger plane crashed in bad weather within two hours of each other yesterday. Authorities said 164 people are believed dead. The Indian Airlines jet was trying to land at in heavy fog at the west- ern city of Ahmadabad when it slammed into a tree, hit a power line and crashed. All but five of the 135 people aboard were killed, and three of the survivors were in serious condition with burns and broken bones. About 14 hours later, a 30-year-old Fokker Friendship propeller plane leased by Indian Airlines to the domestic carrier Vayudoot hit the side of a hill in eastern India during a severe rainstorm, and all 34 people aboard were feared dead, officials said. x ,' Miss Continued from Page 1 cone into a place where you are only one of a few creates a feeling of loneliness, they said. Students also encounter burnout. Older students often feel "fed up" with their career choices and ask themselves "Do I want to continue on or do something else?," said pro- gram facilitator Lynne Dumas. Col- lege is the "threshold into the adult world," Dumas said. Finally, participants discussed the importance of extra-curricular activities. Such activities must teach' skills that are useful in the business world, said Monique Washington, assistant director of residence educa- tion in the Housing Information Of-' fice. Rapes Continued from Page 1 said. Police said responding officers could not find anyone that saw the suspect enter or leave the building. The woman described her attacker as a 6-foot-1 Black man between the age of 23 and 24, weighing between 160 and 170 pounds, according to Suomala. On October 1, a man entered a home in the 1000 block of Vaughn Street and raped a woman at gun- point, Caldwell said. That victim de- scribed her attacker as a 6-foot-2 Black man between the age of 22 and 30, weighing about 170 pounds. Caldwell said the composite drawings of each perpetrator are dif- ferent, but "from the larger physical descriptions... they are the same guys." COOKIES * ENJOY THE U of M vs. INDIANA * GAME WITH A DOZEN OF - I MRS. PEABODY'S AWARD I I WINNING COOKIES $2.00 off a dozen with coupon 761-CHIP OPEN DAILY OFFER EXPIRES 715 N. 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Black people in the lobby and in the street outside chanted "Viva," while riot police, armed with truncheons and shotguns, stood by and po- lice camera crews filmed the.event. The activists - senior officials of banned anti-apartheid organizations - were greeted by scores of supporters and journalists in the lobby of the office building. In. the last two years, over 30,000 people have been detained under South Africa's emergency regulations, which allow indefinite detention without charges or a trial. At least 1,000 have been detained for more than two years. 3 Americans win Nobel prize STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Three Americans won the Nobel Prize in physics yesterday for discovering a way to use beams of neutrinos to peer deeper into the fundamental structure of matter. The new laureates are Leon Lederman, Melvin Schwartz, and Jack Steinberger. Their work was carried out in the 1960s and it "opened entirely new opportunities for research into the innermost structure and dynamics of matter," according to the report of the Royal Academy of Sciences. It also cited their discovery of the muon neutrino. Neutrinos are ex- tremely small particles - even on the subatomic scale- with no elec- trical charge. They interact very weakly with other forms of matter and could easily pass through a layer of lead trillions of miles thick without being diverted from their course, according to the Nobel citation. "This is an experiment that was published in 1961," said Lederman. "Those poor guys in Stockholm have been puzzling over it ever since and finally decided it was good stuff." EXTRAS Convict's second chance lost after 14 years of 'model' life A convicted murderer who escaped from prison in 1974 while on a weekend furlough was arrested 14 years later as a popular Southern California business executive and part-time actor. Arthur Bembury, 37, was sentenced to life in prison in June, 1971 after being convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend's mother. He was regarded as a model citizen during his second life, where he was known as Doug Henare, a sucessful real estate broker in Marina del Rey and a actor who had a small part in the recent movie "Colors." Friends said Bembury was a tireless volunteer who helped youngsters. Bembury moved into the administration bf the American Youth Foundation, a treatment center for abused children, opened a group home, earned a college degree and pursued his career. I a e Since 1960, hormone levels Pumping iron has replaced flower power. Pinstripes have replaced paisley. And Wall Street has replaced Woodstock. But of all the major changes that have taken place since the 60's,one is hardly visible at all: the change that has taken place in the Pill. In 1960, the Pill contained as much as 150 mcgs. of the hormone estrogen. Today, it's down to 35 mcgs. or less. That's afraction of the original dosage. Yet, today's Pill is as effective as yesterday's. In fact, it's still the most effective birth control available other than sterilization. But is the Pill right for you? You should see your doctor to help you answer that. If the answer is yes, then the ultimate decision is yours. And it's important that you learn all I: 6 t } 4 t 7 you can about oral contraceptives. First and foremost, what are the risks? Does the Pill cause cancer? Will it make you less fertile? Do you need to take a rest from it? These are just a few questions that have sur- rounded the Pill since 1960. Ques- tions which must be addressed by you and your physician. What about the Pill and breast cancer? Although there are conflict- ing reports concerning this issue, the Centers for Disease Control reported that women who took the Pill, even for 15 years, ran no higher risk of breast cancer than women who didn't. The CDC also reported that ovarian and uterine cancer are substantially less common among women who use oral contraceptives. The Pill has been shown to have other health benefits as well. Pill >>cnrc onP0 lalallo d Avalnn nAvi- in the Pill have indicate that if you were fertile before you took the Pill, taking it will not affect your ability to have children later. Some women may experience a short period of read- justment after discontinuing the Pill. Even so, most women usually become pregnant soon. One piece of advice you may have heard if you're on the Pill is that you should take an occasional rest from it. Yet there's no medical basis for this advice. Furthermore, a rest could turn out to be anything but restful, since switching to a less effective form of birth control increases your chances for un- planned pregnancy. Now that you know what the risks aren't, you should know what the risks are. For example, if you are taking the Pill, you should not smoke. Especially if you are over 35. Cigarette smoking is known to increase the risk of serious and pos- sibly life-threatening adverse effects on the heart and blood vessels from Pill use. What's more, women with certain conditions or medical histo- ries should not use the Pill. Even if you're already on the Pill, you should see your doctor at least once a year. And read the patient infnrm'ainn rt-nilarlyt The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: For fall and winter (2 semesters) $25.00 in-town and $35.00 out-of-town, for fall only $15.00 in-town and $20.00 out-of-town. 0 The Michigan Daily is a member National Student News Service. 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