The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 23, 1990- Page 3 I Saddam to free asome U.S. ,hostages .Associated Press " Saddam Hussein has agreed to re- fease some sick and elderly Ameri- ans from among the hundreds of S. citizens detained by Baghdad since its Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait, said the leader of the Iraqi-American Foundation yesterday. It was not immediately clear '"vhen the releases might come or '}low many Americans would be af- lfected. b! "We don't want to talk about fig- 1'ufes or names at the moment, but Tin happy to announce that some ood news will come up," said 'Salim Mansour, leader of the Mary- land-based Iraqi-American Founda- tion. Mansour leads a delegation that met with Saddam on Sunday night. He said today that he received a commitment from the Iraqi leader to release Americans. It was presumed Mansour spoke aboutAmericans held in Iraq and Kuwait. Approximately 700 Americans are being held in Kuwait and more 'than 300 are being held in Iraq, many at strategic sites to deter a L possible attack by the multinational forces arrayed against Iraq in the Per- sian Gulf. Western diplomatic sources said On condition of anonymity they had to independent confirmation of Mansour's claims, but added: "We understand that what Mansour is say- ing could turn out to be true." They =said they understood that the Ameri- mans released would be "sick or el- derly." In Washington, State Department spokesperson Margaret Tutwiler had no comment on the report. ~The Iraqi leader also asked his 'parliament to consider letting all French hostages leave. There are more than 300 French citizens in Iraq and Kuwait. French leaders have favored link- ing a solution to the Persian Gulf crisis with negotiations between Is- rael and the.Palestinians over the Is- raeli-occupied territories. Saddam has tried to make the same linkage, and in a Japanese television interview bioadcast yesterday, said the proposal deserved consideration. Week's events address eating disorder issue Redwood rally Rainforest Action Movement co-founder Ed Delhagen speaks on the Diag for World Rainforest Week. The construction set-up for the rally demonstrates the actual circumference of a Redwood tree. Pre-law frat tries to help out aspiring law students by Michelle Clayton Daily Staff Reporter It is a typical scene for Health Educator Lori Weiselberg. While sit- ting in her office at Health Services, she receives a call from a young woman or man wanting to talk about a friend who might have an eating disorder. They are unsure of its causes, where resources are located that deal with eating disorders, and have ques- tions about how to approach the per- son, she says. Some of these questions and more will be answered during a se- ries of events planned in the next few days as part of Eating Disorders Awareness Week. A panel discussion on eating dis- orders will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Anderson Room. Friday is designated as "Fearless Friday" - a day people are encour- aged to abstain from compulsive eat- ing, dieting and weighing them- selves on the scale. "The whole Fearless Friday pro- gram is about breaking that cycle," Weiselberg said. "You have to expe- rience that guilt to get out of it... you have to start trusting yourself to eat when you're hungry. You need to wait the guilt through and start deal- ing with the issues at hand." According to Practical Compre- hensive Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia, a book by Arnold Anderson, eating disorders are especially prevalent in three age groups:12-14, 18-22, and 25-27. According to University Health Promotion and Community Rela- tions department surveys, at the University, the breakdown of first- year women with eating disorders in 1987-88 included: non-dieters 18 percent; casual dieters 44 percent; in- tense dieters 26 percent; dieters at risk 9 percent (have most symptoms of an eating disorder); and bulimic 3 percent (fit strict diagnostic criteria for bulimia). The survey followed the groups until the end of the year and the only students who didn't gain weight were the non-dieters. Weiselberg stressed that men also suffer from eating disorders. Of first- year students surveyed, 85 percent of women and 85 percent of men re- ported being dissatisfied with their bodies. Jodi Lustig, a member of the Eat- ing Disorders Awareness Week pub- licity committee cited the need to bring it into the open for individu- als. Lustig said people with eating disorders often deny that they have a problem. "It's very secretive, very private, not something you can let everyone know about, (it) forces you to lead a double life," she said. First-year engineering student Damon McCormick said, "I under- stand it's more of a problem than the public is generally aware. I think it's a good idea to educate people if not just for now but in terms of the fu- ture." On Sunday there will be a work- shop called "Transforming Body Im- age" in West Quad. Students need to sign up in advance, and can do so by calling 763-1320, Weiselberg ad- vised. by Bruce Fox Marc Wites is a Business School senior, but next year he hopes to be studying the fundamentals of corpo- rate law. As president and co-founder of the University's pre-law frater- nity, he thinks he has a good chance. "I think being someone in the organization (Phi Alpha Delta) will help my chances of getting into a decent law school and supplement whatever qualifications I have." 1 Wites became part of the Phi Al- pha Delta co-ed fraternity in 1988 when he and several friends decided they wanted to provide a forum for students who want to go to law school. "Michigan is the biggest feeder school for law schools," Wites said, "Any university like Michigan where there's so many people fight- ing for the same thing; there's a need for an organization like (Phi Alpha Delta)," he added. The organization, which currently has 50 members, hosts speakers from the legal profession, including attorneys, judges, and law students, as well as college admissions coun- selors. Members have gone on to study at prestigious schools like Harvard, Emory and Michigan. "One in every six practicing at- torneys was a member," Wites said. Wites said he would like to hold more non-law school activities and bring in speakers about social is- sues. For instance, a representative from the Washtenaw Area Council for Children is scheduled to discuss child abuse and protection laws. The group "gave me a good knowledge of law schools and helped me find out what law school is all about," said Ian Kaufman, a Busi- ness School senior and member of Phi Alpha Delta. Kaufman described the organization as a place "for stu- dents who are unsure if they want to go to law school or even if they are sure." Tonight at 7:00 P.M., Phi Alpha Delta will host an information ses- sion in the Michigan Union Ball- room.The meeting will include speakers from three LSAT prep courses. Princeton Review, Excel and Stanley Kaplan will have repre- sentatives to discuss the changes in the new LSAT format. Budget plan may omit surtax on rich A City Council, solid waste panel continue trash debate THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Speakers "Use of Simulation in the Ford Motor Company" - P.E. Coffman, Jr., Ford Motor Company. For more information, call 763-6349. MBA Programs - How to Pre- pare and Apply. 4:10-5 p.m. in the Career Planning and Placement Con- ference Room. EQ/RC Social Group for Les- bians, Bisexuals, and Gay Men - Call: 763-4186 (days) and 763-2788 (nights) for more info. Ann Arbor Committee to De- fend Abortion and Reproductive Rights - General Meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. in Room 24 & 26 Tyler, East Quad. Iranian Students Cultural by Donna Woodwell Daily City Reporter; For the second time in three+ weeks, the Ann Arbor City Council met with members of the city's Solid Waste Commission to debatei policy questions surrounding munic- ipal garbage disposal and collectionI last night.I The meetings are "an opportunity+ for the City Council and the Solid+ Waste Commission to clarify their roles and to make sure everyone un- derstands the overall strategy," said city administratordDel Borgsdorf. Borgsdorf said the purpose of the working session was to provide in- formation on the status of negotia- tions. The City Council can only enact policy during its regular ses- sions. Councilmembers and commis- sion members discussed including city recycling services in bid pack- ages for private collection companies with the other refuse collection ser- vices, user fees or other methods for. recovering the city solid waste de- partment's $1.7 million deficit and the current status of the cleanup and expansion plan for the municipal landfill. Several members expressed frus- tration over the debate, saying cen- tral issues of the problem have not been addressed and certain question have not been clarified. "It's frustrating," said Coun- cilmember Anne Marie Coleman (D- First Ward), "we have a council kionko's COPIES with this coupon 8 1 /2 X 11, white, self serve or auto fed only expires 1 /1 /91 Open 24 Hours 540 E. Liberty 761-4539 1220 S. University 747-9070 Open 7 Days Michigan Union 662-1222 :;::; toy without a consensus (on the issues) and a solid waste commission with- out a consensus." Coleman also stressed the need to define terms such as privatization to help communica- tion during debates. Councilmember Thais Anne Peterson (D-Fifth Ward) also ex- pressed frustration over the course of discussion. "I simply thought a lot of decisions over these questions had already been made," she said. Business WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats considered dropping their call for a surtax on millionaires yesterday as lawmakers negotiated over Medicare cuts and gasoline taxes in a drive to resolve the year- long budget standoff by week's end. In the face of adamant opposition by Republican senators to a surtax on the rich, Democrats were weigh- ing a GOP alternative that would limit the deductions millionaires can itemize on their income taxes. House Democratic leaders were sounding out their rank-and-file to -OEM see how much support there was for that idea. With the two sides advancing otherwise similar proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy, agreement on this matter would be a major step toward completion of a $250 billion deficit-reduction pact. Leaders would like to bring a compromise bill to the House and Senate floors by midweek. "I think it's coming to some res- olution," said Dan Rostenkowski (D-Illinois), chair of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. Employer Presentation - Club - meeting, 8 p.m. in the ,Etna Life and Casualty Company. Michigan League. 4-6 p.m. in the Welker Room, and Kaffeestunde informal conver- 6-8 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room, sational meeting for German Michigan Union. speakers - 4:30-6 p.m. in the con- Employer Presentation: Gen- ference room on the Third floor o eral Electric Company - 5 p.m. the MLB. in the Business School. AZYF/USD - Documentary on "Vegetarianism for Begin- history of Zionism, 7:30 p.m. at tiers" - a workshop from 12:10-1 Hillel. p.m., at University Health Services, "Men's Lives" - film and Third Floor Conference Room. panel discussion, 7:30 p.m. in An- "Deposition of Transition derson Room A, Michigan Union. Metal Thin Films" - from Hellenic Student Association Organometallic Precursors," Prof. - meeting from 8:30-9:30 p.m. in Herbert Kaesz, Department of Chem- the Welker Room, Michigan Union. istry at UCLA, 4 p.m. in Room Furthermore 1640 Chem. Building. Professor Jeffrey Heath speaks Safewalk - the nighttime safety on Linguistic Anthropology - 7 walking service, 8 p.m.-1:30 am, i p.m. in Rm. 4008 Angell Hall. Room 102 UGLi, or call 936-1000. "Venezuela: People, Life and Northwalk - North campus Politics" - visiting School of Ed- nighttime walking service, 8 pm ucation Scholar Dr. Leopold Molina 1:30 am, in Room 2333 Bursley, o speaks, noon at the International call 763-WALK. Center. ECB Peer Writing Tutors - LSAT Prepatory Course pre- available to help with papers, 7 p.m sentations - with Excel, The - 11 p.m. at the Angel/Haven Comi Princeton Review and Stanley Ka- puting Center. plan. 7 p.m. in the Michigan Union University Philharmonic Ballroom. Orchestra - performs Haydn' "A Thinker's League" - Symphony No. 99 and Symphony Charles Miller will speak on Hop- No. 2, and a London Symphony b ._7 ..,m.,,...., AT..., A- - You expect a lot. So do we. Your first job is more than just a place to begin your career It's where you'll receive the training and development that will help deter- mine your future. You've set high standards - so have we. One of the nation's 15 largest corporations, Aetna was recently named by Fortune magazineas one of America's most admired corpora- tions. 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