The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 4, 1991 - Page 3 I MSA Continued from page 1 Educational quality: "Tui- tion goes up every year and our national ranking goes down. CC ac- cepts these things as a given. They don't even bother to hold the ad- ministration accountable to their own rhetoric," Polk said. "We have the right as students to ques- tion how the University is spend- ing its money," and; MSA's role on campus: Polk argues that the assembly could bet- ter use its money to serve more stu- dents on campus. She argued, for example, that while an accountant for MSA was necessary, the assem- bly is paying too much. Martinez argued that the Pro- gressive Party states these goals simply to get elected. "They're trying to run on some fundamental issues which we hlave actually advanced," Martinez said. "Obviously we're not going to dis- agree with those objectives. We've proven that we're much more dedi- press his views free from party rhetoric. "I also wanted people to vote for me because of what I stood for and not just a label," he said. "I want people to vote for me because I'm a real person." LSA junior Robert Van Houweling, who has been part of the SRC for one year, said he is run- ning as an ipdependent because he is mission, which he considers a re- dundant MSA committee that could be encapsulated by other commissions, Kight said he be- lieves that both AATU and SLS provide good services. Kight believes it would be more effective for AATU and SLS to ex- ist autonomously from MSA. "Personally I think right now it would be better. There's definitely I 'The assembly has at least gotten back on track as a government' - Brian Kight Independent candidate dissatisfied with both parties. "I see the conservatives getting elected with a lot of promises and not coming through with them," he said. "It gets a little done here and a little done there, but as a whole, it hasn't gotten much done." Although Kight argued that the assembly has improved since the last election, he said that improve- a problem under the current sys- tem," he said. "We give them a lot of money and we're responsible for their debts. SLS is often subject to the whims of tie assembly." Van Houweling agreed that money should be reapportioned to increase funds for student groups. He argued that the assembly disserviced students by cutting AATU's funds without improving Michigan Student Assembly Candidates d r4 Breaking the ice Members of the North American Society of Cooperatives get to know each other by tossing a beach ball in the Michigan Union yesterday. y to hold ubC hearings on domestic partnerships tonight Conservative Coalition LSA Kenneth Bartlett Core y H i ll Heather Johnston Kevin Killian John McCloskey Sejal Mistry Coln Scantlebury Steve Stark Jeffrey Traurig Engineering Brenton House Christopher Teeley Architecture Jason Richardson Kinesiology Amy Nygard Business Andrew Kanfer Medicine Michael Lee Progressive LSA Paul Friedman Ericka Matthews Lyda Ness Todd Ochoa Robert Rowe DavidnShepardson Conan Smith Madonna Smith Felicia Tripp Tobias Zimmerman Engineering Dave Sisson Rackham Roger De Roo Lei ani Nis hime Allen Wu Kinesiology Kathy Nordquist Business Michael Oduro Independent LSA David Hoard Julie Neenan Robert Van Houweling Engineering John Vandenburg Brian Kight Library Science Christop er Thiry Kinesiology Charles Smith Architecture Curtis Laitinen Social Work Jennifer Collins by David Rheingold and Ken Walker Daily City Reporters Ann Arbor City Council mem- bers expect massive public response tonight when they consider an ordi- nance which would allow unmar- ried couples to register their rela- tionships with the City Clerk's office. In a Democratic party caucus meeting last night, Mayor Liz Brater said she may ask speakers to limit their comments to three min- utes, rather than the five minutes normally allowed. The ? Domestic Partnership Ordinance would allow partners of any sexual orientation to register their relationships in City Hall. The ordinance would apply to hetero- sexual partners who choose not to marry, as well as same-sex couples. "I probably have 300 postcards supporting it," said Councilmember Mark Ouimet (R-4th Ward). "I think it's going to be jam-packed." Councilmember Ann Marie Coleman (D-1st Ward) said "probably hundreds" of private cit- izens want to speak at City Hall tonight. Several council members indi- cated that large numbers of people may travel from out of town to ad- dress the council. "I've heard rumors that people will be coming in busloads from fundamentalist churches," said Councilmember Ingrid Sheldon (R- 2nd Ward). Chris McCown, an Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department employee, said she plans to address the council meeting tonight. "We believe the City Council is at a time and a place where supporting this kind of change is the right thing to do," she said. McCown said that city recogni- tion of the familial nature of gay or lesbian relationships, such as her own, is essential. "For us it's a mat- ter of survival." Coleman, who sponsored the or- dinance, said, "I think it's a very im- portant ordinance in terms of ac- knowledging that lesbian and gay people as well as unmarried hetero- sexuals ... are families to one another." THE MICHIGAN GAILY GET THE FACTS GET THE DAILY C GET THE FACTS 764-0552 GET THE DAILY r GET THE FACTS' mr GET THE DAILY if GET THE FACTS GET THE DAILY NEWS eSPORTS* ARTS OPINION & PHOTO *candidates remain unofficial pending verfica tion cated to those objectives, whereas they're much more talk." Kinesiology sophomore Amy Nygard - who is running with CC - decided to run for MSA when she discovered she could not vote for anybody besides candidates running for executive positions last winter because no one in her school was running as a representative. If elected, Nygard said she plans to keep her school informed and, "voice how the students in my school feel so that they can express their opinions." Engineering Rep. Brian Kight, who is currently Rules and Elec- tions Committee chair, said he is running for re-election as an inde- pendent because he could best ex- ments could still be made. "The assembly has at least got- ten back on track as a government. We've been keeping records and we're not on the verge of a finan- cial collapse," he said. "The assem- bly has gotten more open to public inspection and public inquiry. It's an improvement from the stand- point that MSA doesn't face im- minent collapse and I really think it did before the last election." Kight said he wants to give more money to student groups and streamline the assembly infras- tructure by adjusting the position of current commissions, the Ann Arbor Tenants Union (AATU), and Student Legal Services (SLS). Although he would like to dis- band the Peace and Justice Com- the organization. "They didn't give a functional Tenants Union, they gave us a castrated Union," he said. "It won't be a loose cannon run- ning around with a liberal agenda. That wasn't hurting anybody, I don't think." The most basic duty of a repre- sentative is to attend meetings, Van Houweling argued. "The people don't really care to be there. You don't have quorum for weeks in a row. Independents are people who care to be on MSA and care to get something done - not just being a conservative or a liberal," he said. "There's apathy among the student body and it turns out there's apathy on the stu- dent government. I'm really mad as an LSA student." THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings Enact, weekly mtg. SNR, 1040 Dana, 7 p.m. Comedy Company, final writers mtg. All comedic writers welcome. UAC of- fices, second floor of the Union, 7:30. Indian American Student Associa- tion, weekly board mtg. All members welcome. League, 3rd floor, rm C, 8 p.m. U-M Greens, weekly mtg. Union, Tap Room, 5 p.m. Support Group for Women Who Are or Have Been in an Abusive Relationship. First United Methodist Church, 3-4:30 Christian Science Organization, weekly mtg. League, ask at front desk for room, 7:30. Women in Communications. 2050 Frieze, 6 p.m. Pro-Choice Action. Joint House Co-op, 917 S. Forest, 7 p.m. Conference on the Holocaust, mass mtg. Hillel, 7:30. Speakers "The Coup on the Streets and in the Soviet Writers' Union," Elena Yakovich. MLB, 3rd floor conf rm, 3 p.m. "Reason and Nature," John McDowell, University of Pittsburgh. League, Henderson Rm, 4 p.m. "Technology and War-Time Journalism," Charles Eisendrath, 1014 Dow Bldg, 3:30-5. "Models for Methane Monooxygenases," Andrew Gelasco. 1640 Chem, 4 p.m. "Structure Property Relations in Various Organic Superconductors," Jeffery Pasternak. 1640 Chem, 4 p.m. "Some Problems in the Translation of a Buddhist Sacred Text," Luis Gomez. 439 West Engineering, 4 p.m FurthArmnre hours are 1 a.m. -3 a.m. at the Angell Hall Computing Center or call 763- 4246. Northwalk, North Campus safety walking service. Sun-Thur 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. and Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Stop by 2333 Bursley or call 763- WALK. Ultimate Frisbee Club, practice. Be- ginners welcome. Mitchell Field, 7-9. Call 668-2886 for info. Guild House Writers Series, Greg Loselle. Guild House, 802 Monroe, 8:30- 10. English Department Coffee Hour, ev- ery Monday. Haven 7th floor lounge, 3- 4:30. Blues Party and Open Mike Night,, every Monday, $1.50 cover. Blind Pig, 8:30. U-M Ninjitsu Club, Monday practice. 1M Bldg, wrestling rm, 7:30-9. U-M Women's Lacrosse Club, Mon- day practice. Oosterbaan Field House, 9-10:30. Call 996-3392 for info. ECB Peer Writing Tutors. An- gell/Mason Computing Center, 7-11. 611 Church, 7-9. U-M Taekwondo Club, Monday workout. CCRB Martial Arts Rm, 6:30-8. "Demythologizing Sexual Function and Dysfunction in Lesbian Relationships," Lesbian Health Series, free. Common Language Bookstore, 7-9. Ethnic Greek Dancing. Union, Anderson Rm D, 7:30. "Bigots Rule U-M," rally. Diag, noon. "TAs Talk About Graduate School in Psychology and the GRE," discus- sion. 2235 Angell, 7:30. Barry Wallenstein, visiting writers series. Rackham Amphitheater, 4 p.m. "Cold Water," cultural/academic ad- justment to a foreign country. Baits Residence Hall, Stanley Lounge, 7-9. Career Planning and Placement. 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