" Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Friday, April 10, 1992 'U' custodians demand action onI I' I dangerous by Ben Deci Daily Crime Reporter The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has filed a grievance with the University's custodial administration offices saying staff supervisors violated federal and state laws and contractual provisions that mandate safety precautions for custodial crews. The grievance arose after janitors' complained their supervisors asked working c them to clean areas of East Engineering littered with pigeon car- casses and abandoned chemical containers. "The Federal Hazardous Communications Act dictates that employers must inform their em- ployees of hazardous working con- ditions," said Carl Struble, district steward for AFSCME. Stuart said the University hadn't met the requirement in the act. Struble added that the University had violated previous agreements )nditions between his union and the University when it distributed dust masks to custodians clearly marked "not for custodial work." But custodial supervisor Ida Patterson said, "If they are affected, we all are ... People have been working in those conditions for a number of years. The grievance is still being considered." Patterson said she had no idea what hazardous chemicals the Union was referring too. DUKE Continued from page 1 think they let their presence be a little too felt in the quad." First-year student Bill Dahms said he was disappointed with the number of safety and security offi- cers present throughout the night, but that it was better than last year when celebrations got out of hand and a few people were assaulted. "I would definitely prefer the structure because I felt safe," he said. Safety officers at the bonfire were armed - as they ordinarily are when on duty - but none had tear gas, crowd dispersal munitions, or night sticks. Nordan said officers dealt with the crowd in a calm and civilized manner. "There was some time when I was scared to get hit by flying glass, but never from anarchy ... I think we were able to keep our hand on the pulse at all times. It was chaotic here, but not so chaotic that we were not able to keep some kind of control," Nordan said. After the second fire was put out, the crowd moved in to the dormito- ries and to parties at fraternity houses near the quadrangle. A private security agency was hired for the evening to check stu- dent IDs at the entrances to the dorms because of expected problems with fans not affiliated with the university. "We had (difficulties) with unauthorized people in the dorms causing problems," Nordan said. Although police made more than 10 arrests, only two - for delaying and obstructing a police officer - involved students. Dahms said he caught up with some of his fraternity brothers at the bonfire, before going to a party at the fraternity house. "We ran around the circle a few times - you could- n't get with in 20 yards of the fire," he said. Dollar said the fire was "easily five stories high when it was first lit." "People were just running around it - some were wearing clothes, some weren't. A lot of bras went into the fire, I mean, 'Cross My Heart' made a killing off us," he said. Nordan said he was impressed with his force for its exhaustive coverage of the celebration. "From 11:15 to 4 a.m. we were on the go constantly, responding to calls of fights, vandalism, unauthorized per- sons in dorms, and false fire alarms." Nordan said he is satisfied with the Blue Devils' back-to-back victo- ries. "I hope you win next year, I hope you win the whole thing be- cause I don't want to have to go through another NCAA victory," Nordan said. GLADIATORS Continued from page 1 bloody nose," he said. During the last event, Looby had to run through tires, maneuver over balance beams with medicine balls swinging across his path and climb up a thick net. The American Gladiators were not wimps, Looby said. The level of competition was serious and the gladiators retained a sportsmanship attitude, Looby added. "They put on a good show and did not want to lose," he said. What surprised Looby most about the whole competition was the female Gladiators. "I was sur- prised about how huge the women were - they were humongous!" After the events, Looby said, the Gladiators were very friendly and calm toward the competitors. He said they did not reflect the fierce behavior television audiences are accustomed to seeing. Looby said he has the possibility of appearing on the television show if his score is one of the top 10 in the nation. The competition in Texas was a leg of a nationwide American Gladiator tour spanning 100 cities. Television commentator Mike Adderly told Looby after the events that his score was exceptionally high and he foresaw a possible television appearance. Looby said the promoter of the show liked his football background and persona, and thought they would help his chances of appearing on television. LSA senior Kevin Hedding, a friend of Looby's, said his partici- pation in the event was "great and exciting because Terry has the kind of personality everyone likes. He has a lot of character and was perfect for the event." Michigan weight training coor- dinator Mike Gittleson also spoke affablly of Looby. He related 0 0 Kinesiology junior Terry Looby works out in the Center of Champions yesterday. Looby competed in the American Gladiators tour Saturday. i Calvin and Hobbes 1'K GONG OR A IERD r WAT4~MS So GODTIME . a. LOOK, I 9108T DESIGN T1\s OJT ! \TS PRACTICAL .' NDAD, MoWD 'fo GET (OUR 'BAL.? NA by Bill Watterson NEXT TIMEI, LL SQUWRT THEM BOTN WT4 e -- -a Looby's experience to other Michigan sports. "Big Ten gym- nastics, Final Four in hockey, NCAA basketball final two, and we've got Looby in the Gladiators - Michigan is represented well." Looby said he plans to attend dental school after getting his degree in kinesiology. "The crazy thing is, he's going to be a dentist one day," Gittleson said. READ THE CLA DS - B I I Heel Your Friends for Dinner at [he[CIb F Enihee Plus eccepted On Wednesday through Saturday enjoy our casual, sit down atmosphere with menu service. Then come back Serving Binnef 5:30 /:30 Come and choose from our excellent selection of Sandwiches, Far Eastern Specialties, Pastas, & said. N EED LSA first-year student Stacy Continued from page 1 Carns agreed, but to an extent. "Minority students should be given preference over white males. I don't some precedence but the University necessarily agree with them, but they shouldn't overdo it so other people are needed in some cases," Alley have a chance," she said. COCTKBURN"The local fights, the partial fights are so all-consuming that Continued from page 1 people lack that larger ambition. in the political field, with the occa- What the left has really failed to sional exeception of presidential come up with is a sense of scale in candidate Jerry Brown, has any idea the economy," he said. how to handle the current economic "I think unless the left can re- situation. cover a larger sense of social strat- "Labor is still at a primitive egy we are looking to a dismal stage of organization," he said. time," Cockburn said. In response to the claims that the David Klaus, a law student and leftist perspective is diminishing, organizing member of the National Cockburn commented that this is Lawyer's guild, said its goal in "an illusion created by the media," bringing Cockburn and other speak- because of the country's growing ers to the University as part of its trend toward conservatism. series was to "bring together a "There is no question that there group of diverse perspectives on are reservoirs of social activism vir- strategies for the left, and to bring tually ignored by the mainstream," the left out of themarginal fringes he said. Cockburn specifically of our political strata." praised the great amount of work School of Education graduate being done in the environmental student Karen Kennedy said she field. liked Cockburn's ideas that "the left "One of the central areas where needs to come up with bigger vi- the left can seek important grounds sions-to inspire more people." She in organization is in a coalition in also said that she liked the fact that environmentalism and labor, not the he defended Jerry Brown's much environmental of the Sierra Club, criticized flat tax proposal. but environmentalism that addresses Cockburn has established the poor such as toxics and living himself as a radical reporter and conditions," Cockburn said. commentator over the years in other In addressing strategies for the publications such as The Wall left, Cockburn said "people need to Street Journal, Harpers, Esquire and start thinking big again." The New Statesman and Society. Sbe Airbigan iBuiIy The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the Fall and Winter terms by students at the University of Michigan.On campus subscriptions for spring/summer term are available for $9. No off-campus subscribtions are available for spring/summer. Subscriptions must be prepaid. 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Walgreen Jr. Professor for the Study of Human Understanding Misunder- standing, Meaning, and the Breakin of the World .. wogo bkhsaslde sri twvyea aove wi eay Iragas drnhcey bad trndmsrdegoLartn o t m rt 01ogOlco sstr goo )0 all uin mewxin. ,. 1 "" r i .i 5 * i wr rr fa i tf yi :?tair: " ra v -m Pj_ i i ' .r0_;_ sP 5 - i _ U Si .i U A" ----------- NEWS Henry Goldblatt, Managing Editor EDITORS: David Rhsingoid, Bethany Robertson, Stefanie Vines, Ken Walker LIST EDITOR David Shepordeon STAFF: Laura Addeley, Lan Barager, Hope Caiad, Barry Chen, Ben Dad. Lauren Dorner, Erin Einhom, Renee Hucid.. Loretta Lee, Andrew Levy, Robin Litwin, Nicole Maisnfant, Sarah McCarthy, Travis McReynolds, Josh Mocler, Sheley Morison, Melissa Peerless. Karen Pier, Mona Oureshi, Karen Sabgir, Chratopher Scherer, Gwen Shafer, Purvi Shah, Jennifer Slverberg, Alan Susser, Karen Talaski, David Wartoweld, Chastity Wilson. 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