Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 nqurnghotographerCompiled by Tara Gruzen InquringPhoogra herPhotographed by Jose Juarez Question: Are you planning to attend any events today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday? / ;MIIIIII I .... Rachel Williams, Music School graduate student "I'm doing the march and I participated in events Friday. It's a reminder of your history. We have to keep the dream alive." Paulo Frank, history grad- uate student "I'm working my ass off. I would like to go to activities but I have too much work unfortunately." Michele Thomas, LSA senior "I just came from the march. I'm a member of Delta Sigma Theta and I'm going to hear Andrew Young tonight. Dr. Martin Luther King died for us. It's necessary for me to en- hance myself so I can one day enhance other people." Barbara Cossman, Art School first-year student "I'm going to the march and I may be going to the discussion at the CCRB about Black athletes. My RA brought me to the rally and I thought it would be interesting." Dave Cusano, Aero gradu- ate student "I'm too busy. I'm tak- ing an extra trip to the li- brary because if I don't start this project, I'm history." Laura Sullivan, RC first- year student, employee at Museum of Art "I have to work. It's Sstrange that I need to work bpt I feel compelled." Jiayao An, visiting re- searcher at the Anthropol- ogy Museum "Last night I went to a concert to celebrate Martin Luther King. It's a time to think about the rights of human beings." James Duderstadt, Uni- versity president "I've spent this morning at series of workshops, I have to give three to four lectures, and I'm going to hear Andrew Young." Silas Norman, LSA junior "It's important to show solidarity and to realize it's important. Today is not a regular day." Carol Bell, School of Natural Resources senior "I'm going to a program at the School of Natural Resources. It would be wrong not to spend some time today working on the diversity issue." IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Closer watch imposed on Fermi 2 nuclear plant MONROE, Mich. - The Fermi 2 nuclear power plant is on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's watch list for another six months, but the Detroit Edison Company says the plant is improving. The NRC list was begun in October 1986 and is updated every six months. It currently includes nine plants with 16 of the nation's 108 nuclear reactors. "Fermi 2 was a charter member," NRC spokesperson Jan Strasma said recently. Critics like Mary Johnston, assistant director of the Safe Energy Coalition of Michigan, an anti-nuclear group, point to a string of shutdowns at the plant. "I think their operating record has been disturbing," Johnston said. "There have been so many problems." Fermi 2, one of the nation's largest nuclear plants at 1,100 megawatts, began commercial operation Jan. 23, 1988. Bush organizes for office WASHINGTON - President-elect Bush began his inauguration week by paying tribute yesterday to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and working on his inaugural address as those organizing the swearing-in ceremony anxiously prepared. Bush offered a strong tribute of the slain civil rights leader at a prayer breakfast for Black supporters. "We must not fail the nation he loved so much and gave his life for. I understand this five days before becoming president of the United States of America," Bush told the gathering of some 300 Black leaders. House Democrats arranged a "Majority Party Party" at a hotel ballroom Thursday night, at the same time the GOP scheduled a televised, star-studded inaugural gala. Class dodgers get slammer NEW ORLEANS - Students who cut class in Miriam Waltzer's school could end up behind bars. Waltzer got tired of seeing young defendants who couldn't read the legal paperwork, so she turned her courtroom into a classroom. She started what she calls Probation Education Program, with classes in her courtroom run by volunteer tutors. Once class starts, the rules are simple: Study and don't cut class. One unexcused absence gives students a weekend in jail, two absences ends probation and lands them in prison. For those who stay out of trouble, the five years' probation ends as soon as the student earns a high school diploma. Roosevelt Thomas, 21, convicted of carrying a concealed weapon, said he would like to go on to college and perhaps become a lawyer. "That's what my mama wanted me to be. I got a lot of court room experience already," he joked. Violence falls in prisons LANSING - Inmate violence in Michigan prisons took a nosedive in the system's history, Departmentof Corrections records show. A 29 percent drop in prisoner-on-prisoner assaults from 1987 to 1988 can be attributed to the hiring of additional staff, tougher security measures and administrative adjustments to the massive prison expansion program. Prisoner assaults on other inmates fell from a record 693 in 1987 to 491 in 1988, while the average prison population increased by 16 percent, or more than 3,200 inmates. "We're no longer just allowing somebody to attack somebody and get away with it," said Jack Welborn, R-Kalamazoo. While additional staffing and tighter security measures have cut down on inmate violence, impending state budget cuts may reverse that trend, says a spokesperson for the guards' union. EXTRAS Mattress saves man in blast CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. - A flying mattress carried a 79-year-old man to safety as his suburban home was leveled by a natural gas explosion. Last Thursday, James Steurer was sitting on his bed, putting his shoes on, preparing to visit his daughter-in-law. Moments later, he found himself sitting on his mattress - on the driveway outside, blown out a side wall of his home by the force of the explosion. The explosion scattered broken glass, threw a side wall of the home against a neighbors garage and gave off a blast of heat that melted the siding on a neighboring house. "Absolutely I'm lucky," said Steurer, who suffered only minor scratches. Firefighters searched through the remains of his home for clues to the cause of this strange occurrence. Steurer had one request for the firefighters: "Do you think you could find my car keys and glasses?" 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 out-of-town, for fall only $15.00 in-town and $20.00 out-of-town. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the Student News Service. PHONE NUMBERS: News (313) 764-0552, Opinion 747-2814, Arts 763-0379, Sports 747-3336, Cir- culation 764-0558, Classified advertising 764-0557, Display advertising 764-0554, Billing 764--0550 *I £ I Continued from Page 1 video, shown in the Michigan League, brought in more people than the room cauld hold. More than 125 ,.students and faculty attempted to crowd into a room meant to seat 70. "I don't understand why they don't have space in this room," said a student who couldn't get past the doorway. "The turnout is phenomenal. We tried to get a larger room, but we couldn't," Morson said. "This is the first thing I was re- ally interested in. I'd say the day was definitely a success," said Brooke Mayer, a first-year student in the School of Natural Resources. Most residence halls offered their own "Diversity Day" programs. Programs ranged from open forum discussions to formal speechs and films, and reactions to these events varied. "I guess the turnout good so far," said a front is pretty desk em- Sir-- y i P . a t a f i t. s. . T I S 1989 W THURS 7 FRATERNITY STAIRS INTER RUSH SMEETING: iDAY, JAN. 19 :30 P.M. NION BALLROOM RUSHEE(S) "P d- -e * a ryK w MI ployee of Alice Lloyd at 2 p.m. "I don't think many of them are into it. Most of them just see it as a day without classes - not a day to attend programs," said Elan Sandelin who works at the front desk at Couzens Hall. Diana Leland, who works at East Quad's front desk, said that East Quad residents seemed to be attend- ing the University's events and that the turnout in dorm events was also high. Some students felt that too many of the day's programs were geared towards educators and not students. "Frankly, I think that a lot of the forums didn't touch me," said a Rackham student. But for the most part people seemed to find the programs educa- tional and interesting. "It was just right. We had a really open, sharing forum," said Gail Freeman, an LSA junior who took part in the Experiential Workshop on Cross-Cultural Understanding at the Union. People who took part in planning "Diversity Day" said they were happy with the way things went. "I'm very pleased with the day," said Vice Provost Charles Moody. He added that the planning commit- tee will evaluate all the reactions before planning next year's "Diversity Day." "I was glad with the number of people who turned out. Education is one part to solving the problem. If people take what they learned and do something with it, then the day is worthy," said Barbara Ransby, a steering committee member of the United Coaliton Against Racism. Does Josh know everything about sex? NO But what he does know will keep you talking for days! 0 V MICHIGAN U EDITORIAL STAFF: OPEN RUSH: SUNDAY- THURSDAY Editor in Chief Rebecca Blumenstein Sports Editor Jeff Rush Managing Editor Martha Sevetson Associate Sports Editors Jule Hllman, Adam Schefter, News Editor Eve Becker Adam Schrager, Pete Steinert. 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