The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 26, 1990 - Page , Bullard discusses higher. education funding Researchers report progress toward Lyme disease vaccine iy Henry Goldblatt Daily Politics Reporter The state budget, education and the student vote were on Democratic State Representative Perry Bullard's mind last night as he talked to a small group of students in South .Quad. "I'm worried about the level of political awareness (among stu- dents). You don't know on what irra- Etional basis people will decide to vote for Engler," said Bullard, who -is running for a tenth term in the state house. In the informal question and an- swer session, Bullard spoke mostly about the state legislature's role in higher education. Bullard expressed concern over the recently proposed Republican sponsored bill that would provide for a 20 percent cut in property taxes, amounting to a $1.5 billion revenue loss for the state government. The money to supplement this loss would come out of the state's general fund, which funds higher ed- ucation, Bullard said. The financial effects of this cut on higher educa- tion would hurt the quality of educa- tion, he said. "This would amount to a 20 per- cent cut for the U of M... which would be a loss $50 million," he said. The results would be the layoff .of junior faculty, termination of programs, the decimation of the quality of education, and the sky- rocketing of tuition, he added. "Higher education is very ex- posed. There is no money earmarked for it... A general fund cut could re- ally hit the University very hard," Bullard added. "We need to look at additional taxes now," he explained. "This year's budget is probably $500 mil- lion short of additional revenue even without doing the job that we should do in mental health and higher educa- tion... we've got a major crisis in public education," Bullard said. "We are looking at substantial cuts or tax increases, but no one wants to talk about it before the elections," Bullard said. Bullard WASHINGTON (AP) - Yale University efforts with lab mice could lead to a vaccine against Lyme disease in humans, and perhaps, against syphilis as well, researchers say. In a study to be published today in the journal Science, a Yale team reported that a Lyme disease vaccine for mice was made with a gene-engi- neering technique that could be ap- plied to other diseases that are caused by a type of bacteria called spirochetes. Lyme disease was first identified in 1975 and is named for the Con- necticut town where a Yale study was conducted. The disease is spread by a small deer tick that passes along the spirochete when it sucks blood from a victim. The disease can cause heart problems, arthitis-like joint pain, skin rash and even brain disorders. Identified early, Lyme dis- ease can be successfully treated with antibiotics. "It's very likely that we'll be able to get a good vaccine for human] from this technique," said Richard Flavell, leader of the Yale team. "If it works on this disease, then it may be used to develop vaccines against other diseases with spirochetes, such as syphilis." A Harvard researcher, however, said the success of a Lyme disease vaccine, even for mice, cannot be proven until the immunity is tested against disease in the way it is natu- rally spread - through a tick bite. David Persing, of the Harvard School of Public Health, said that the saliva of Lyme disease-infected ticks also contains substances that depress some immune functions. m Bullard expressed his ideals for higher education. "We should work for what they have done in Northern Europe, namely no tuition in insti- tutions in higher education," he said. 4udicial hopefuls speakin forum by David Rheingoldt Daily Staff Reporter runnin against an experienced in- Thomassen responded to the issue he said, has doubled since 197 4, he U Judge Pieter Thomassen has held the bench on Ann Arbor's 15th Dis- trict Court for almost 22 years, un- challenged by any competitors for his position. Until now. Kurt Berggren, a local trial attor- ey, is campaigning against Thom- assen in Washtenaw County's only contested judicial race this year- and Thomassen's first challenge since he was elected in 1969. Both candidates answered ques- tions of local concern last night in an open forum held at the Washte- naw County Bar Association's meet- ing at Weber's Inn. Despite Berggren's 28 years of law-related experience, including many civil litigation suits, he said cumbent is almost impossible. "Everybody's saying, 'Kurt, you can't beat an incumbent judge. It's impossible, unless he's guilty of in- cest, or he let a criminal out who killed ten people'... You cannot rat against somebody on the basis that he didn't do his job the way he should have," he said in last night's discussion. Berggren, who served as a prose- cuting attorney from 1979 to 1984 under Judge Thomassen, said he was dismayed about what he saw in the 15th District Court. "My opponent, during a five year period when I was in his court every week, never came to court on time... the average delay was a half an hour," Berggren said, prior to the open forum. of punctuality last night during the discussion. "I guess I can't look all of you in the eye and say I'm a paragon of punctuality," he said. He did say, however, that tardy lawyers place a burden on the judge. "I'm in a bind when lawyers come and say, 'I couldn't make it, sorry I'm late' and the other lawyers are looking for costs, sanctions," Thomassen said. Both also discussed their views on landlord/tenant problems, impor- tant judicial characteristics, political impartiality, and issues concerning race and gender. Thomassen said one of his ongo- ing goals is to provide easier access to justice for the general public. Since the number of case openings, felt the judge must "give them equal choice and let them understand what is going on in the system," he said. The status of the race is some- what uncertain. Although no public surveys have been conducted, a re- cent judicial poll answered by a quar- ter of the 842 practicing attorneys in Washtenaw County favored Thomassen. Faced with the prospect of los- ing, Berggren said, "I think the bene- fit of my winning, or even if I don't win, the benefit of my running a very close race and losing a close race... is that in the future we will begin to judge judges. " The judicial election will be held Nov. 6 as part of the general elec- tion. Week focuses on ads, eating disorders pppp C " " E ' Y. Y..ll +i n " candy " cards by Michelle Clayton Daily Staff Reporter In the commercial, actor Cher stands tall and sleek, daring televi- Wion viewers to look like her and reminding them that excuses are no good. She insinuates that all one has to do is work out to look like her. Ads like this and many maga- tines encourage an image of an "ideal" female, states a peer educa- tion manual distributed by Univer- sity Health Services. The manual, however, goes on to explain that mrrany people do not consider that models often have cosmetic surgery. For instance Johanna Schneller, senior editor of Domino magazine in Toronto, reports in an article that Cher has had liposuction, tummy and buttocks tucks, and a rib re- moval to achieve her physique. " Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which began this week and will conclude on Sunday, addresses *the issue of a "ideal" female and other problems associated with eat- ing disorders. cent of body weight, refusal to main- tain body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and height, and no known physical illness that would account for the weight loss. Jodi Lustig, member of the pub- licity committee for Eating Disor- ders Awareness Week, said of possi- ble causes "A lot of the time focus is on dieting, on being vain and con- cerned with the way you look, also a psychological concern that family problems may be a factor in it." Contrary to popular belief, a per- son does not have to look emaciated to suffer from an eating disorder. DSM-III lists in the Epidemiology of bulimia that disorders can occur at any weight level but seldom in the very obese. Like bulimia, compul- sive eating is another disorder in which a person binges and experi- ences guilt. The final event of Eating Disor- ders Awareness Week will be a full day workshop called "Transforming Body Image." "Diet and body image dissatisfac- tion are two major risk factors (for eating disorders)," said Lori Weisel- berg, Health Services Health Educa- tor. People who feel good about their bodies have fewer eating disor- ders, she said. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor- ders III (DSM-III), the following cri- teria for diagnosis of anorexia ner- vosa include: intense fear of becom- ing obese, disturbance of body im- age, weight loss of at least 25 per- * costumes * makeup a I O OPEN WIDE! U07 Come infor a TOTALLY HAUNTING EXPERIENCE!" PM ( Free Mouthguard Clinic rl 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 L e 301 S. State Street " 761-4358 FREE1 TREAT! Bring This Coupon! 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