The only away to fight an epidemic like AIDS is to keep people aware of it. We all must work to keep this issue in the forefront. William Bolcom is more than the husband of Joan Morris. He's also the composer of the opera "McTeague." Read all about the man in this week's cover story. The highly-touted Michigan men's and women's swimming and diving teams take on competitive fields in this weekend's Speedo Collegiate Cup East Championships at Canham Natatorium. Today Sun may break through; High 36, Low 25 Tomorrow Chance of snow; High 34, Low 23 WE 4v f! 44426rv One hundred two years of editorial freedom Vl I I I IN.4 -Tus , Dcebe ,192©19 Te'icianDal Students lobby " Congress for women's safety on campus by Hope Calati Daily Government Reporter Student-related legislation dies at end of session The United States Student Association (USSA) urging st nts to call and fax their legislators today1 express their concerns about campus safety for women. is to USSA is encouraging the legislators of the 103rd Congress to pass the Violence Against Women Act and to fund the Safe Campuses for Women Section of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992. Rodney Barnes, Social Work graduate student and president of the campus chapter of USSA, is publicizing the event at the U-M. "It's happening all over the country. We hope to get a lot of calls from all over Michigan to our senators -and representatives," Barnes said. He said the Michigan Student Assembly will provide information about' the call-in and fax-in and phone numbers of legislators. The Violence Against Women Act aims to improve the safety of women in the streets, in their homes and on college campuses. The bill was introduced by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and Rep. Barbara Boxer (D- Calif.). The bill would provide funding for better law enforcement, prosecution and data collection regarding violence against women; create a new civil rights remedy for victims of gender-based crimes; and provide funding for education of state and federal judges about violence against women. The sections of the Violence Against Women Act dealing with campus issues have been incorporated into the Higher Education Reauthorization Act which passed the House and Senate this summer. "There was a need for it. There's a great concern and need and this is the only vehicle where this could happen See SAFETY, Page 2 Discussion of the Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights and the Work Study Amendment will be postponed until next year by Lauren Dermer Daily GovernmentReporter___ Two bills that could affect stu- dent life on campus will die in the Michigan Senate today as the body convenes for its final meeting of the year. The Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights and the Work Study amendment - both of which passed the house with overwhelm- ing support - will die in Senate committees because hearings have ceased for the year. Alaina Campbell, legislative di- rector of the Michigan Collegiate Coalition (MCC), said that although these bills are important for students, it's "not the end of the world" that they will be put off until next year. "We'll just get them re-intro- duced, and they'll both move very quickly through the House," she said, adding that there will be almost two years to pass them through the Senate. The Campus Sexual Assault Victims' Bill of Rights, which passed the House unanimously in September, is now in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Modeled after a 1991 federal act, the proposed bill would require col- leges and universities to delineate the rights of sexual assault survivors, including the right to have assaults treated as serious crimes and inves- tigated by civil authorities. The bill would also require that survivors be offered counseling, treated with dignity, and granted a transfer in housing or changes in class schedules to eliminate contact with the assailant. Sen. William Van Regenmorter (R-Jenison), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he is in- terested in bringing the bill to a vote next year. "It is very high on my agenda, but it languished so long in the House it didn't get over to the Senate until the time for hearings had expired," he said. Although Van Regenmorter said he knows of no opposition to the bill in his committee, he acknowledged there have been some concerns about the constitutional autonomy of Michigan's colleges and universities. "We want to make sure that whatever passes will not be chal- lengable," he said. "What we're do- ing now is getting our act together and doing research." An aide to Rep. Tracey Yokich (D-St. Clair Shores) - who initiated the bill - said Yokich would re-in- troduce it in the House next year. Students hoping for increased work study funding will also have to See BILLS, Page 2 A drop in the bucket A passer-by donates money to the Salvation Army. Officers of the U-M Department of Public Safety were collecting for the charity around campus yesterday. .U-M community debates role of doctors in assisted suicides by Purvi Shah Daily Staff Reporter Ann Arbor resident Sally Joy, who has been afflicted with diabetes for 26 years, is planning to criss- cross the country with her husband next year. Joy does not expect to live to a ripe old age. "I'm going to spend that (Individual Retirement Account) money now because I don't think I'm going to need it when I'm 65," proclaims Joy, who has had kidney failure and an end stage of a renal disease. "I think about dying every- day. I have a chronic illness." Joy says she is lucky because she can decide when to stop her treat- ment and let nature take its course, without relying on a physician to as- sist her death. "It's a pretty comfortable illness to have," she said. "I agree with hav- ing patients have their wishes ac- knowledged - just by stopping treatment. It's a lot more pleasant than putting a gun in your mouth." Not all chronically ill or termi- nally ill patients feel they have the same control of their futures as Joy. At the end of November, Catherine 'Death and the approach of death are not matters for courts, politics, or anyone outside the medical team-patient relationship.' - Maurie Ferriter chronically ill patient hear a bill passed by the House that would illegalize physician-assisted suicide, withdrawal of medical treatment, and the provision of pain medication that could threaten someone's life, said David Sobelsohn, counsel, to the House Judiciary Committee's Subcom- mittee on Death and Dying. Sobelsohn said House Bill 4501, which originated as an attempt to es- tablish a committee studying issues of death and dying, is too broadly drafted and flawed in that it does not even provide a definition for suicide. "Basically the bill goes beyond the stopping of physician-assisted suicide. They want people to suffer because it's good for the soul," Sobelsohn said. "If the legislature wants to prevent just what Kevorkian does and not centuries of medical history, then the Senate should amend the bill." The debate of the proposed bill effectively stalls House Bill 5415, which is still in the House Judiciary Committee. This legislation would legalize aid in dying, including liv- ing wills and physician-assisted suicide. See ILL, Page 2 Andreyev - a cancer victim since 1986 - inhaled carbon monoxide through a face mask in an Oakland County home, while the man who has been dubbed the "suicide doctor" stood watching. Physician-assisted suicide is not illegal in Michigan. Yet, in the wake of Andreyev's 'death - Dr. Jack Kevorkian's sixth case - the role of doctors in the process of death and dying is still phrased in hazy ethical terms. Today the Michigan Senate will Dodge opts for family, not mayor Coundhmanbe wants to spend timeat home; city GOP neads a candidate by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter City Councilmember Kirk Dodge, considered by many to be the leading Republican candidate for mayor, has announced that he should. no longer be considered. "I never was a candidate," said Dodge (R-2nd Ward), saying he never filed a petition with the city clerk's office. "I was asked to run by many Republicans, but I decided my family was more important." Dodge said the party should have no problem finding a candidate for mayor. "There are so many good Republicans that will run and I will work for them," he said. "One will emerge (for mayor). The pool that person will come from is a good pool." But he ruled himself out, both for mayor and re-election to his council seat. "I am definitely not going to seek office in April," he said. Dodge added he has decided to place his family before politics. "At this point I'm raising my children. I have three children ... at this age, I need to be around more." He said the mayor's job has evolved into a more time-consuming position than it was originally. "Mayor isn't supposed to be full time," he said. "It is intended to be part time. Ann Arbor city govern- ment is so twisted from what it is supposed to be." Joe O'Neal, who has also been See MAYOR, Page 2 Fink launches legal challenge against * VINE to retain original council term I ., ;r 3{1