The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, September 18, 1991 - Page 3 I Protesters picket abortion clinic by Julie Schupper Daily Women's Issues Reporter For the past 130 weeks, the cries of pro-life protesters have been heard outside the Planned Parent- hood clinic of Ann Arbor. The demonstrators carry signs in order to "continually bring attention to the seriousness of abortion," said Peter Thompson, a spokesperson for Operation Rescue, a pro-life ac- tivist group. The judicial erosion of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 - which asserted women's constitutional right to choose abortion - has led to an acceleration of restrictive abortion laws. Throughout the na- tion, individual states have adopted statutes forcing citizens to ques- tion the concept of reproductive freedom. "The principal goal of demon- strating is to bring attention to the fact that just because the fetuses are unborn does not exclude them from having a right to be born and a right to life," Thompson added. In an attempt to deal with the protesters, Planned Parenthood has stationed several volunteer escorts outside the clinic to "reassure clients that they do not have to lis- ten," said Susan McIntosh, a vol- unteer for Planned Parenthood. "We want to let people know that Planned Parenthood is open and ready to serve our clients." Robyn Menin, the executive di- rector of Planned Parenthood of mid-Michigan, said she is outraged by the protests, contending that the protesters harass not only the State lawmakers don't agree on tuition cap for Mic LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Lawmakers working out next year's budget for Michigan's 15 public universities said yesterday they could not agree whether to cap tu- ition and fund operating costs for privately built facilities. 'it seems to me we should be rewarding those who raise money to put up their own buildings' - Sen. Vernon Ehlers (R-Grand Rapids) Those two issues are blocking completion of the higher education budget, said Rep. Morris Hood (D- Detroit) and chair of the House- Senate conference committee work- ing on it. The new state fiscal year begins in two weeks, on Oct. 1. higan C( Hood is pushing to put wording in the budget that would force the state schools to keep their tuition increases at the rate of the inflation. If they do not, they would not get any increase over their current ap- propriation. He and other House Democrats are planning a petition drive to make that restriction permanent. But Sen. Vernon Ehlers (R- GrandtRapids) said he believes cap- ping tuition increases might violate the constitutional rights of the school governing boards to make those decisions. "I don't believe in tuition re- straint by legislative fiat," said Sen. John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek) and Hood's counterpart in the Senate. Hood also said he does not be- lieve the state should pay for oper- ating costs of university buildings that were constructed with private dollars. He said Michigan's three main schools, Wayne State University, University of Michigan and Michigan State University, get the bulk. "It seems to me we should be ileges rewarding those who raise money to put up their own buildings," Ehlers said. "Some of the smaller institu- tions don't have that ability," Hood said. 'I don't believe in tuition restraint by legislative fiat' - Sen. John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek) "It's much easier for a big school to go out and solicit money," said Rep. Dominic Jacobetti (D- Negaunee) and chair of the House Appropriations Committee. "It just don't make sense to me you're going to give them $10 million, $15 million or $20 million to construct a building and you don't give them money to operate it." Hood and Schwarz said they would try to work out the details before the conference committee met again today. A woman who refused to be identified protests the Ann Arbor branch of Planned Parenthood. Pro-life advocates have protested the site every weekend. However, last weekend this woman was the sole protester. clients, but the health-care workers as well. "At Planned Parenthood, we are committed to allowing people to make choices regarding their personal health care," said Menin. "Furthermore, abortion is only 15 percent of our program. Yet when I told the protesters they were primarily harassing people in need of other services - including birth control - the demonstrators said citizens should not be receiv- ing that either," added Menin. Planned Parenthood also offers family planning information and basic fertility assessments. Planned Parenthood of Michi- gan also recently hired a team of lawyers dedicated to assisting mi- nors deal with the new parental consent abortion laws. "Only about 15 percent of teens need to go through the courts," said Menin. "Attorneys and courts try to make it as non-threatening as possible." Menin said she is confident that Planned Parenthood's resistance to the erosion of abortion rights will continue. "Michigan is quickly becoming one of the most anti-choice states. It is pretty frightening to live here right now," said Menin. Students line streets to buy new Guns N' Roses releases by Travis McReynolds Students lined the streets in front of Ann Arbor record stores after midnight Monday for the long awaited release of Guns N' Roses third and fourth albums, Use Your .1iusion I and Use Your Illusion II. University students were among millions across the country who rushed to buy the neW albums in the first few days of their distribution. Stores were not authorized to begin selling the recordings until yesterday. But, instead of waiting for normal business hours to begin sales, Discount Records, State Dis- count, and Tower Records simply .Ostayed open until after midnight. Students began forming lines just after 11 p.m., impatient to hear the 30 new tracks on two compact discs - more than two-and-a-half hours of music. By midnight, stu- dents were lined up on both sides of State Street and on South University. Jeff Rassoul, an employee of *State Discount, said after selling 210 copies of each disc in less than 45 minutes, a brave employee an- nounced they were sold out and a new shipment would arrive in the morning. Nervous consumers ran across the street to join the line at Discount Records, where 300 copies of each disc were sold. Tower Records Manager Tom Rule said they shut their doors after selling 200 copies. They did not sell out. In all, 1,420 discs sold in about one hour, with numbers increasing yesterday during normal store hours. 'I waited so long for those CDs to come out and I knew they would be good' - Blake Martin LSA sophomore LSA sophomore Jon Carlson had been waiting three years for the re- lease of the new material. Two weeks ago he reserved the discs at Where House Records and bought them yesterday. Carlson described himself as a hard rock fan, excited about the release of the recordings. "I waited so long for those CDs to come out and I knew they would be good," said Blake Martin, an LSA sophomore who waited in line for more than an hour Monday night. Geffen Records Vice President of Sales Eddie Gilreath was not sur- prised by the number of records sold in that first hour. He estimated that more than 500,000 copies were sold by 2 a.m. nationwide. He also stated that 4.2 million recordings were shipped to music stores for the sales debut. Guns N' Roses first album, Ap- petite For Destruction, was released in early 1987. Their next release, Lies, went on sale in the spring of 1988. Their second album only con- tained five new studio tracks and four live tracks from their earlier days. Fans of the controversial band have been patiently waiting for their new releases. The album was originally scheduled for release in May of 1990, but has been delayed for more than a year. The simultane- ous release of their third and fourth albums should keep fans satisfied for a while, as long as stores can keep them on the shelves. Ann Arbor record stores say they now have the discs and tapes in stock. Compact discs are selling for $11 to $14 and tapes are selling for $7 to $9. WRITE FOR THE DAILY WRITE FOR SPORTS WRITE FOR NEWS WRITE FOR ARTS WRITE FOR OPIONON WRITE FOR THE MICHIGAN DAILY 764-0552 WELCOME STUDENTS "WE CUT HAIR TO PLEASE." *6 BARBERS - NO WAITING* THE DASCOLA STYLISTS for Men and Women 668-9329 opposite Jacobson's Wishy-washy Geoff Hawkins, who works at Hawkins auto body, towel dries his car after having it washed at the Liberty Car Wash yesterday afternoon. li Rep.favors DETROIT (AP) - A state rep- resentative from Detroit said he would seek changes in state law to clear civil rights obstacles to the city's experiment with all-male academies. State Rep. Hansen Clarke (D- Detroit) planned a news conference yesterday to unveil a two-bill pack- age. The bills would amend the state school code and 1976 civil rights law. "A school district that wants to try something like the male academies should have an opportu- nity to do that," said Rep. William Keith (D-Garden City) chair of the House Education Committee and a cosponsor of the legislation. The proposed bills would allow single-sex academies districts to develop separate schools or programs for one sex if they were "substantially related" to advanc- ing the districts' education goals. A second bill would amend a state law against denying educa- tional benefits based on sex. The plan will backfire, said Howard Simon, executive director of the Michigan American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He said the all-male, black-centered schools are the wrong way to achieve better attendance and grades. Become a Daily Photographer!. What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings U-M Baha'l Club, weekly mtg. Stockwell, Rosa Parks Lounge, 8-9:30. U-M Students of Objectivism, fall reception. Union, Wolverine Rm, 8 p.m. MSSPE. 1013 Dow, 6 p.m. Anthropology Club, mass mtg. SNR, 1520 Dana, 7 p.m. Helienic Students Association. Union, rm 1209, 8 p.m. U-M Rifle Team, mass mtg for old and new members. Rifle Range, North University Bldg (NUBS), 6:30. Speakers "The Image of Engineering and Science in America," Chris Bettinger. Chi Epsilon mtg, Rackham East Conf. D.Y _ r zn Kietlinska. Lane Hall Commons, noon. "On the Cost of Data Analysis," Prof. Julian Faraway. 451 Mason, 4 p.m. Furthermore Career Planning and Placement. The Job Search. CP&P Program Rm, 4:10-5. "Beaver College: Study in British Universities, Greece or Austria." International Center, 3:30-5. Russian Song Fest, informal singing group. Max Kade House Conf. Rm, 7:30-9:30. Call 764-7950 or 971-3175 for info. Men's Volleyball Club Team, open tryouts. CCRB, Court 3,7 p.m. U-M Ninjitsu Club, Wednesday nractice. IM Bldg.wretling rm.7:30-9. 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