The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 15, 1990 - Page 3 a It MC 1V1mA encourages External Relations Committee begins effort to register new student voters student activsm Committee members, students to discuss tuition hikes with Lansing lawmakers by Daniel Poux Daily MSA Reporter Ten members of the Michigan Student Assembly's External Rela- tions Committee were officially deputized as voting registrars at City Hall last evening, the first step in the committee's push for increased student representation in Ann Ar- bor's April elections. The committee members attended a one-hour instructional class on voter registration, and were sworn in as official voter registrars by the Ann Arbor City Council. As the second step in this cam- paign, the deputized ERC members local elections. "If you look at a map of Ann Ar- bor, and how the City Council has divided it up into districts, the Uni- versity is right in the middle," Slavin explained. "This is impor- tant, because students, instead of having one or two representatives in the Council, really have no concrete representation at all." "Most students don't vote in the first place, and the ones that do have no voice because of all the gerry- mandering. We're going to try to change that, by getting more stu- dents to vote," Slavin said. "Our main concern is that the students' voices are heard, no matter what that voice says," he said. "This is a student government - we're not trying to promote a certain cause. The only cause we're promoting is the students, and we want their voices to be heard." Slavin said he hopes students come out and register, because the effects of a stronger student voice will be far-ranging. "Lawmakers listen to who votes for them," he said. "Whether it's the Ann Arbor City Council, or the Michigan State Legislature, they lis- ten to their active constituents." "If we say there are 35,000 stu- dents at U of M, that's one thing; but if we can say there are 35,000 voters at U of M, that's something entirely different," he said. by Daniel Poux Daily MSA Reporter A Michigan Student Assembly committee is seeking students to join a delegation which will travel to Lansing March 14 to talk to legislators about education issues. External Relations Committee vice-chair Jim Slavin said the "Lobby Day" delegation will speak with members of the Congressional Appropriations sub-committees on higher education in both houses. "Our main focus will be to talk to the legislators about increasing state funding to the Universities, to keep down tuition increases," Slavin said. The delegation will also talk to lawmakers about a bill currently before the House that, if passed, could end the discount sale of computers by universities. Many private computer retailers have complained that universities' low 'Our main focus will be to talk to the legislators about increasing state funding to the Universities, to keep down tuition increases' -Jim Slavin ERC vice-chair prices have hurt their own sales to students. The delegation will have a maximum of 15 students and will be accompanied by representatives from the University's Dearborn campus, Slavin said. The ERC has been in touch with other schools around the state and has attended several student government conferences in recent weeks. The Lobby Day team will leave Ann Arbor around 8:00 a.m. and return before 5:00 p.m. Transportation is MSA-funded. All interested students should contact MSA offices in the Union or attend the Committee's meeting at 5:30 to 6:30 Wednesday evenings, Slavin said. This is important, because students, instead of having one or two representatives in the Council, really have no concrete representation at all. -James Slavin Vice-Chair of MSA's External Relations Committee 1 will be setting up voter registration tables in the Fishbowl and in the Union all next week. LSA sophomore Jim Slavin, vice-chair of the ERC and one of the organizers of the registration drive, gave several reasons why the com- mittee is making this effort to get University students involved in the Slavin was careful to point out that, while they are encouraging stu- dents to vote, they are not promot- ing any of the partisan issues that will be up for decision on the April second ballot, including the $5 pot law and the possibility of making Ann Arbor into a "zone of reproduc- tive freedom." Correction Monday's story on the alleged sexual assualt in West Quad falsely attributed information regarding a knife to West Quad Building Director Mary Ramirez. The information was from the police reports of the incident. THE LIST 0 What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings Socially Active Latino Student Association - 7:30 p.m. in Angell Hall Rm. 221 Earth Day Organizing Com- mittee - 7 p.m. on Union 4th floor Michigan Video Yearbook --- meeting at 7 p.m. in the Welker Room of the Union Rainforest Action Movement- -- street theater rehearsal at 7 p.m. in Anderson D Room of the Union Amnesty International --- cam- pus group meeting 6 p.m. MLB 2012 UM Cycling --- team meeting and rollers riding 6 p.m. in the Sports Coloseum UM Handbell Ringers Club --- new members welcome if they read music; meeting at 4 p.m. 900 Burton Tower Jewish Feminist Group --- meeting and discussion on Jewish women poets at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel English Graduate Student Symposium --- program 7-10:30 p.m. in the Rackham West Conference Room American Civil Liberties Union, UM Chapter --- annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 138 Hutchins Hall (Law School) Multi-Racial-Cultural Discussion Group --- meeting at noon in 3200 Union Speakers "The Broken Heart: Handle With Care" --- part of the Global Friendship and Dating Series a brown bag discussion at noon in the International Center "From Subject to Citizen:. Press People and Politics in Meiji Japan" --- James L. Huffman speaks at noon in the Lane Hall Commons Room "A Case Study of Tradition and Social Learning in Norway Rats" --- Bennet G. Galef speaks at 4 p.m. in the Rackham Bldg. 3rd Floor Lecture Room "Trellis Coded Modulation for Optical Communications" --- James Modestino speaks 4- 5:30 p.m. in EECS 1200 "Laser Multiphoton Ionization: Dissociation Mass Spectrometry" --- T. Barstis sneaks at 4 n.m. 1640 "The Reluctant Prophet" --- George Zabelka, chaplain of the Hiroshima bomber crew, speaks at 8 p.m. at the Old Second Ward Bldg. (310 S. Division) "Buddhist Structure and Democratization in Burma" -- - a discusssion noon-1:30 p.m. in 2233 School of Education Bldg. Reginald McKnight --- reads from his fiction at 5 p.m. in the Union Pendleton Room "Neutron Activation Analysis of Almost Any Old Thing --- Adon Gordus speaks at noon in the Natural Science Museum Room 4009 "Gestures of Authorship: Lyi ng to Tell the Truth in Elena Poniatowskia's Hagst No Verte .Tesis M Io" --- Lucille Kerr speaks at 5 p.m. in the 4th Floor Commons of the MLB Furthermore Black History Month Arts at Mid-day --- UM Dancers will perform at noon in the Union Pendleton Room Women's Club Lacrosse - practice 4-6 p.m. in the Coliseum (5th and Hill) Northwalk --- the north campus night time walking service runs from 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. in Bursley 2333 or call 763-WALK Safewalk --- the night time safety walking service runs from 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. in UGLi 102 or call 936-1000 ECB Peer Writing Tutors --- peer writing tutors available for help on papers 7-11 p.m. in the Angell/Haven and 611 Church St. computing centers UM Jazz Ensemble --- performs 10 p.m.-1 a.m. at the UClub X-Country Ski Lessons --- offered 7-8:30 p.m. at Mitchell Field; pre-registration required 764-3967 Responding to Anti-Israel Propaganda --- program offered at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel Career Planning and Placement --- summer job search 4:10-5 p.m. CP&P Conference Room; Camp Walden presentation 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Union Crofoot Room; Hewitt Associates presentation 6-7:30 p.m. Union Terrace Room; CNA Insurance presentation 6:30-8:30 p.m Union Kuenzel Room; Princinal Financial mnn State house votes for 0 0 minimum wage hike LANSING, Michigan- Michi- gan's lowest-paid workers would see their minimum wage boosted to $5 an hour from the current $3.35 by April 1993, with a labor-backed bill that cleared the House yesterday. The 64-43 vote was almost strictly along party lines, with just five Republicans voting for the mea- sure. Businesses and most Republicans prefer a bill in line with the new fed- eral minimum wage, which will reach $4.25 an hour by April 1991. But the House rejected an attempt to substitute that by the same 64-43 vote. The Senate plans to begin work on the business-backed version to- day. It is likely that it will vote next week. Tim Hughes, a lobbyist with the AFL-CIO, said he was encouraged by the House vote and hoped an agreement could be worked out in the Republican-led Senate. "It is above the federal standard, but it is not out of synch with other states," Hughes said. But the opposing faction wants the bill to provide for a "training wage," of no less than 85 percent of the minimum wage for up to 90 days. It also wants to increase the employer's tip credit, which is the reduction allowed in the minimum wage for workers who earn tips, from the current 25 percent to 50 percent on April 1991. "We think it's unfair to remove the other two parts of the package from the legislation," said Rich Studley, vice president of govern- ment affairs for the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce. "Clearly Congress intended to offbeat the negative impact of the significant increase of the minimum wage by establishing a training wage and increasing the tip credit. The bill that was approved by the House will mean higher prices and fewer jobs for inexperienced or unskilled work- ers because it would significantly in- crease the cost of labor." "I think it definitely will discour- age employers from creating new jobs for entry level workers," he said. Unions and Democrats charge that workers' wages have fallen far behind the rate of inflation, and that many people are struggling to sup- port families on minimum wage rates. Sweetie toothS A LSA junior David Podeszwa and Engineering sophomore April Paternoster sell lolipops yesterday in the Fishbowl. All proceeds from the sale, which was sponsored by Alpha Phi and Alpha Tau Omega, went to the American Heart Association. New ' information center to open on North Campus by Deborah Schneider A new University information center will open Monday on North Campus, giving North Campus stu- dents access to a vast amount of campus-related information in their own backyard. Similar to the Campus Informa- tion Center (CIC) in the Union, the North Campus Information Center (NCIC) will be run by students and will include the same information on a variety of campus-wide opportuni- ties. In addition, the NCIC will fo- cus on information pertinent to North Campus including academic facilities, housing options, visitor attractions, and dining and shopping in the surrounding area. CIC coordinator Sheryl Mette said the CIC decided to expand to North Campusdto decrease students' feelings of isolation by helping to inform them of activities on all parts of campus. "It is a way to serve the students better," she said. Mette said the idea for the NCIC had been considered for several years, but only in the last month did the idea take shape. She said initial feed- back from the faculty, students, and staff at the North Campus Com- mons has been positive. Joe Willis, an administrative manager at North Campus Com- mons, the new center's location, stressed the significance of the cen- ter's opening. "I see the NCIC as critical to the development of the Commons as a full-service estab- lishment. It will serve as a focal point for disseminating information for student activities," he said. The center will be open Monday through Friday, from 10:30 a.m. till 6:30 p.m. for the remainder of the semester. Students can also call the center at 763-NCIC. WANTED USHERS For Major Events Concerts MASS MEETING Thursday, February, 15, 7:30 p.m. Pendleton Room, Michigan Union VETERAN USHERS- Those who have ushered Major Events concerts in the past. NEW USHERS- Those who would like to usher Major Events concerts. I (?ktrimn, Lake--Ca£mo C "'' r -"UMMEREMPLYM ENT! Male and Female Cou selors Needed! Outstanding 8 we k girls' camp need instructors the following ar s: tennis - swimming - waters - sailing - can Ing - yaking " ropes/outdoor living Its " r climbing " torseback riding - silver jewelry " pottery " dance - gymnastics " photography - nature arts & crafts - ISRAEL A Lamu A !People Ant Opportuntity a A " a I i 1 i I