The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 24, 1992 - Page 3
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Students show
ignorance about
new conduct code
by Karen Sabgir
Daily Administration Reporter
Although all 35,000 U-M gradu-
ate and undergraduate students will
be subject to the stipulations of the
Statement of Student Rights and
Responsibilities as of Jan. 1, 1993,
many students say they know very
little about the policy - which the
U-M Board of Regents adopted at its
meeting Thursday.
Of the students who had heard of
the code of non-academic conduct,
many said they don't think it should
govern off-campus behavior.
"In the summer when I got the
(code) I thought it was a good idea,
but not anymore," said Judi
Rosowski, an LSA sophomore.
Rosowski said she did not like
the idea that the code applies to ac-
tions that occur off-campus.
"I think it's important to have a
policy but I don't think it should be
this particular one. It just seems like
(the U-M is) a little too much of the
big omnipotent figure," she added.
The new policy applies to stu-
dents' activities both on- and off-
campus. The policy states that within
Ann Arbor or its environs students
can be charged for illegal sale, dis-
tribution, or manufacture of drugs;
physical assault, battery, and endan-
germent; murder; arson; hazing;
sexual assault and/or rape; and
harassment.
Any of the above acts can be
challenged by the university, regard-
less of where they are committed, if
the student is first convicted in a
court of law.
LSA junior Crystal Flynn said
she attended one of the code forums,
but did not have time to get more
involved.
"I didn't necessarily agree with
being able to punish someone for
something off campus ... This is
supposed to be an academic estab-
lishment, nothing more, as far as I
could tell," Flynn said.
A third-year law student who'
wished to remain anonymous said,
"A code in general is not something
'This is supposed to be
an academic
establishment, nothing
more, as far as I could
tell.'
- Crystal Flynn
LSA junior
I'm enthralled with. There are other'
laws out there."
LSA junior Anupa Seth said she
thinks there are too many incidents
occurring on campus that could fall
under the code for the university to
regulate them effectively.
Seth said she is also concerned:
about the student-administered judi-
ciary. "Sometimes people have
grudges against other people - they
could bring up charges against peo-.
ple left and right."
LSA junior David Gatters said he
thought students should not only be
allowed to have someone represent
them in front of the student judi-
ciary, but that the U-M should pro-;
vide a spokesperson as well.
"If the university plans on taking
sanctions, the university should:
make sure they have one," Gatters
said.
Writing for Amnesty
Michelle Weger (foreground), Amnesty Newsletter co-editor and Music School graduate, and
in the basement of the Union for the Amnesty International Write-a-thon.
second-year Law student Gary Shambon, write letters
Performance helps people with AIDS
by David Groves
"That's Entertainment!?" - an
AIDS benefit performance spon-
sored by Wellness Huron Valley -
opened its doors Sunday to an en-
thusiastic audience of about 60 at the
new Ann Arbor Civic Theater.
Rob Reiniche, the production's
creator and organizer, hosted the
show as his drag character Aunty
Robina - introducing supporting
acts such as drag artist Trixy Deluxe
and local bands Roots and Wings,
and Loose Nation.
Reiniche - a former New York
theater producer who has AIDS -
recently returned to the Ann Arbor
area, where he grew up. He said he
felt a responsibility to educate and
mobilize the community in the fight
against the infectious disease.
Reiniche said he believes Ann
Arbor is very inactive in the fight
against AIDS. The lack of informa-
tion available from schools and
churches in the community is a trav-
esty for a reputably free-thinking
and liberal town, Reiniche said.
"It takes someone to shake things
up a little bit," Reiniche said, and to
do so, he began soliciting commu-
nity businesses to support "That's
Entertainment!?" in September. The
feedback was enthusiastic. Area
businesses donated raffle prizes and
food - while providing publicity
for the event.
"It's as though they were waiting
for something like this to happen,"
Reiniche said.
AIDS education was a primary
focus of the event. Dr. Charles
Craig, an infectious disease special-
ist at St. Joseph's Hospital, held
workshops with parents and children
to encourage open dialogue about
the epidemic.
Reiniche joined the workshops
with a hand puppet named Max, a
cat infected with the HIV virus.
Reiniche used the puppet to empha-
size the human aspect of the disease.
All proceeds generated by the
event support Wellness Huron
Valley - the only local organization
which directly services AIDS
patients with food, medical ap-
pointments and counseling.
Reiniche attributes the organiza-
tion's successful efforts to director
Patrick Yankee, who recently as
sumed the position and significantly
improved the agency's efficiency.
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Canvassers certify
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'Dr. Death' aids sixth patient in suicide; cancer
victim takes her life using Kevorkian's machine
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) --
Dr. JackKevorkian yesterday was
present when a sixth patient he had
been counseling killed herself, his
attorney said.
Catherine Andreyev, 46, of
Coraopolis, Pa., turned on a device
some time before noon yesterday
that allowed her to inhale carbon
monoxide gas through a mask, po-
lice said.
S The woman had suffered from
cancer since 1986, said attorney
Michael Schwartz.
"This is a case of medicide,"
Schwartz said. "It is a situation
where the object was to alleviate the
pain and suffering for patients who
wish to have that pain and suffering
put to an end."
Schwartz said Andreyev's condi-
'This is a case of medicide...it is a situation
where the object was to alleviate the pain and
suffering for patients who wish to have that
pain and suffering put to an end.'
-Michael Schwartz
Attorney-
tion was one "where she had no
hope of a normal life, where her ev-
ery day was wracked by pain, where
she could not sleep because of her
condition."
Andreyev died in a house in
Oakland County's Waterford
Township, the same house where the
fifth patient Kevorkian attended to
- Lois Hawes - took her life, said
township police Officer William
Himmelspach.
Kevorkian, Schwartz, and three
of Andreyev's friends were present
at the death, the attorney said.
Kevorkian, who was silent as
Schwartz addressed the media yes-
terday afternoon at his Southfield
law office, had met with Andreyev's
oncologist about her condition and
had seen her medical reports,
according to Schwartz. The
oncologist, whom Schwartz did not
name, agreed that Andreyev was
competent to make the decision, he
said.
Andreyev was dead when police
officers arrived at the house shortly
after noon, Himmelspach said. Her
body was taken to the Oakland
County medical examiner's office,
along with the device she used to kill
herself.
The medical examiner's office
yesterday refused to release informa-
tion about the death.
Kevorkian has been present dur-
ing five other deaths since 1990.
Those deaths were of people with
terminal or painful illnesses who
killed themselves with devices or
materials the retired pathologist
supplied.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A
state panel scheduled recounts in six
Michigan House races yesterday as
the battle for majority control moved
another step toward a showdown.
The Board of State Canvassers
officially certified results from the
Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for
the recounts. But it may be almost
Christmas until the board can meet
again to rule on the recount results.
The election ended with the
House, now ruled by Democrats,
deadlocked 55-55. The certification
of the election results yesterday did-
n't change that.
Meanwhile, both parties contin-
ued to plot how to seize control
when the new House starts opera-
tions in January. Democrats were
expected to push a resolution today
declaring that in the event of a tie,
the party which controlled in the past
session would remain in power.
Both parties are hoping to per-
suade a member of the opposite
party to switch sides - or at least sit
out the vote - when it comes time
to organize the House in January.
"There are distressed Democrats
who continue to be in close contact
with our leadership," said Ker
Silfven, a spokesperson for House
Republican leaders.
"That bodes well for our effort to
build a coalition," he said. "We're
still optimistic that House control
can be solved through cooperationi
instead of strong-arm techniques."
"The bottom line is the Board of
Canvassers' certification triggers the
process for recounts," responded
Steve Serkaian, a Democratic
spokesperson. "It's pretty much sta-
tus quo."
The certification of the election
makes it official: Bill Clinton de-
feated President Bush in Michigan;
1,871,182-1,554,940, the first time
Michigan has supported a
Democratic candidate for the White
House since 1968.
Experts say
airbags
Student groups
Q Christian Science Organiza-
tion, meeting, Michigan League,
check room at front desk, 6:30-
7:30 p.m.
Q Future Physicians for Social
Responsibility, meeting, East
Quad, Room 164, 7:30 p.m.
'U In Focus, meeting, Frieze Build-
ing, Room 2420,6 p.m.
Q Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Group,
meeting for march on Washing-
ton, not affiliated with any po-
litical group, Common
Language Bookstore, 214 S.
Fourth Ave., 8 p.m.
U Michigan Student Assembly,
meeting, Michigan Union,
Room 3909,7:30 p.m.
,Q Newman Catholic Student As-
sociation, Catholic Update,-
Saint Mary StudentChapel, 331
Thompson St., 7 p.m.
Q Shulcan Ivrit, Michigan Union,
Tap Room, 12p.m.
Q Social Group for Bisexual
Women, call for location and
information, 763-4186,8 p.m.
U TaeKwonDo Club, regular
workout, CCRB, Room 1200,
meeting, MLB, basement, 6:30
p.m.
Q U-M Shotokan Karate, practice,
CCRB, Martial Arts Room,
8:30-10 p.m.
Q U-M Students of Objectivism,
business meeting, MLB, Room
B 120, 8 p.m.
Events
Q "Androgyny in Ernst's," object
lesson, U-M Museum of Art,
Information Desk, 12 p.m.-
Q "Dead Currents," film and dis-
cussion, sponsored by Progres-
give Zionist Caucus, Hillel
Foundation, 1429 Hill St., 7p.m.
Q "Focus on Michigan," photog-
raphy contest, City of Ann Ar-
bor Parks and Recreation
Department, accepting entries
until December 1, call Irene
Bushaw 994-2780.
U Food Drive for Emergency
Shelters, People's FoodCo-op,
212 N. Fourth Ave., collecting
until December 1.
Q "Frontier China in the 11th
Century," Brown Bag Lecture
C,....-T- - - T J_11 /tnm, .
Discussion Series, MLB, Room
B 122, 7-8 p.m.
Q "Teaching Circles," seminar,
Native American Month, reser-
vation requests to Melissa
Lopez: 936-1055.
Q The University Philharmonia
and the University Symphony
Orchestra, joint concert, Hill
Auditorium, 8 p.m.
Q "War in Croatia: The Ameri-
can Point of View," lecture,
Michigan Union, Art Lounge, 6
p.m.
Student services
Q Kaffeestunde, Department of
Germanic Language and Litera-
ture, MLB; 3rd floor Confer-
ence Room, 4:30-6 p.m.
Q Northwalk Safety Walking Ser-
vice; Bursley Hall, lobby, 763-
WALK, 8 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Q Psychology Undergraduate
Peer Advising, Department of
Psychology, West Quad, Room
K210, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Q Safewalk Safety Walking Ser-
vice, UGLi, lobby, 936-1000,8
source of
injuries
DETROIT (AP) - Motorists
have a one in three chance of being
harmed in accidents in which air
bags are deployed, but the devices
have increased overall driver safety,
a published report said yesterday.
Air bags trigger properly over 99
percent of the time, saving hundreds
of lives and preventing thousands of
crippling injuries, the Detroit Free
Press reported.
But about 25,000 people suffered
bag-related injuries in 66,500 cases
where air bags were deployed be-
tween 1988 and 1991, according toa
government analysis of accident
records.
The Free Press identified- foui
accidents in which air bags appear to
have contributed to a motorist's
death.
Air bags prevented 15,000 mod-
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