The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 20, 1993 - Page 3 f 4 t 4 Council votes down , boycott of Colorado 'U' asks MSA for student .* by Christine Young Daily City Reporter A resolution calling for a boycott of Colorado - to punish the state for its failure to support anti-dis- crimination legislation against les- bians, gay males and bisexuals - failed by a vote of 5-4 in favor at last night's City Council meeting. A resolution must receive six votes to pass the council. Mayor Brater and Councilmember Larry Hunter (D-1st Ward) were not pre- sent at the meeting because they were at the National Mayors' Conference. t Councilmember Robert Eckstein (D-5th Ward) proposed an amend- ment to the resolution to exempt the cities of Denver, Aspen and Boulder from the boycott because these cities have laws supporting gays and lesbians. Since the resolution itself had been discussed at the council's Jan. 4 meeting, debate last night centered around Eckstein's amendment. Councilmember Thais Peterson (D-5th Ward) said, "It is hard in these situations to send messages to other governing bodies. "In as much as this boycott can achange legislation's minds, if...95 percent of the people living in Aspen had voted against this, we wouldn't need to consider this boycott at all." Peterson added, "We must im- pact the whole state so that those people in the communities will put pressure on their legislators to alter their decisions." Councilmember Kurt Zimmer (D-4th Ward) also argued that the three cities should not be offered exemption. "The three cities that go into question are the economic base of the state. If the boycott is going to have an effect, it must be uniform." Zimmer used the U.S. boycott of South Africa as an example. "When we were boycotting South * t Africa, we didn't say that we were not going to boycott some of South Africa. It was uniform." Councilmember Nelson Meade (D-3rd Ward) said the rural areas of Colorado were not in support of ho- mosexual legislation. "If we really want to injure the areas that support Proposal 2 then we shouldn't be boycotting Col- orado as a whole," he said. "There is a difference for an effort to be polit- ically correct than politically effective." Councilmember Peter Fink (D- 2nd Ward) said, "My position is clear. I feel that I shouldn't vote on a resolution that does not directly in- fluence Ann Arbor." Zimmer disagreed, calling the problem a concern for human rights. Council sets date for pary caucus by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter The Ann Arbor City Council ap- proved the date of the Libertarian Party's official caucus last night. The caucus - a meeting to select council and mayoral candidates for the April election- will take place Jan. 28, at Dominick's, starting at 7 p.m. Because it has been designated a minor party under slate law, the Lib- ertarian Party must request a caucus date from city council. "(The designation of 'minor par- ty') is determined by the State of Michigan, and is based on the per- centage of votes received in the last November election," said City Clerk Winnifred Northcross. Northcross added that minor party candidates do not work under the same system as Democrats and Republicans, who must get petitions signed by their constituents. "Our council ... has to set, or approve, the official date of the cau- cus," she said. "This is really just a formality." Libertarians support a laissez faire government that holds individ- ual citizens sovereign over their own lives. The party fights for the reduc- tion of government bureaucracy and the legalization of "victimless crimes." A David Walker and David Hicks of the newest fraternity on campus, Gamma Tau Omega, talk with Interfraternity Council President Polk Wagner and Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford. The event, held in the Michigan League last night, honored fraternities with academic excellence. Fraternities sororities give housing options to students g oup Lnfo by Adam Anger and Jennifer Tianen Daily MSA Reporters The communication gap between University students and administra- tors became obvious at last night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting when MSA President Ede Fox announced that University officials had asked her to release names of students involved with two contro- versial campus organizations. Fox claims administrators asked her last week for names of .at least five students, each from the National Organization of Reform for Mdri- juana Laws (NORML) and the Black Greek Association. Fox said administrators told her they needed to verify enrollment sta- tus of the group members. Fox said she would take responsibility to n- sure that all groups that apply for MSA funding are primarily com- prised of currently enrolled Univer- sity students.I "NORML is a controversial enough organization that the identity of the students should be protected," Fox said. NORML President Adam Brook said he was worried the University may use the students as scapegoats regarding Hash Bash. Last year, NORML took the University to court in order to obtain a permit~ to hold the annual pro-legalization ,of marijuana rally. "The University administrators now decide who they are going to al- low to use the Diag. This eliminates all student involvement in granting permits," Brook said. The assembly also addressed concern over the recent approval of a restrictive policy governing use of the Diag and North Campus Com- mons. Representatives said they were frustrated with the lack bf MSA involvement in drafting toe policy. by Abby Schweitzer After spending every morning waiting in line for the shower as dorm residents, some students still choose to spend another year in communal housing. However, these students aren't renewing their residence hall leases. They're living in Greek housing. And while they face many of the same rules and regulations, most maintain that the friendship and at- mosphere of the house make it worthwhile. "I want to live in the house be- cause I want a family away from my family," said Delta Gamma pledge Sarah Abbott. Sororities and fraternities must fill their houses before any mem- bers can live out of the house, Panhellenic Advisor Mary Beth Seiler said. Most sororities and fra- ternities fill their houses easily, and some sororities have a point system to determine which members may live in the house. "We usually don't have a prob- lem," said Zeta Tau Alpha President Michelle Tomaszycki. "Mostly sophomores and juniors fill it up. Our executive board has to live in the house." The cost for living in a house is about equal to a double in a dorm room, Seiler said. Houses serve about 19 meals a week compared to 13 in the halls. "If someone couldn't afford to live in, that's an exception," Kappa Sigma secretary Brandon Riordan said. "For example, if (members of) the Winter pledge class (have) al- ready signed a lease, it's okay." Sororities and fraternities have different rules when it comes to al- cohol and visits by members of the opposite sex. "Sororities are under more na- tional policies. They are required to have live-in house directors. Male visitors are not allowed in their rooms and no alcohol," Seiler said. "Some houses with the strictest male visitation policies are popular. They like the privacy. They know the rules exist." However, Seiler said not all sorority women are happy with the policies. "At times people are upset about the rules," Seiler said. "I think the houses are constantly trying to make the women happy. They try to take the input from the women into consideration." SERVEwork center to help students find . non-profit employment and internships i WANTED: STUDENT PHONATHON CALLERS by Randy Lebowitz Students who want to spend their lives helping society - and find work in a competitive job market - have a new office on campus to help them meet the organizations that need them. SERVEwork, a campus resource center that refers students to intern- ships and jobs in the non-profit sec- tor, held an open house in the Michigan Union last Thursday and Friday. Susan Klein, co-coordinator of SERVEwork, said she was pleased with the turnout for the grand open- ing and looks forward to an expan- sion of the center's resources and contacts. "We get. in touch with organiza- tions that don't have the money to contact us," she said. The center offers current job list- ings and other information about lo- cal and international social change organizations, as well as giving re- ferrals and advice. SERVEwork representative Jane Klaes said the center will reach out to other service-oriented campus organizations. "We're going to make liasons with the Greek system, residence halls,"and a lot of student organiza- tions," she said. RC senior Michael Walsh said he was impressed with the amount of information the center had to offer. "There is a lot more out there than there appears to be," he said. LSA junior Melissa Mallory said she wants a summer internship relat- ing to a social change area - such as the environment - or in an un- derprivileged community. She said she hopes the center will help her learn where to go. The School of Education will interview students by phone who will be hired to call alumni nationwide for an alumni fundraising phonathon. $6.00 per hour, incentives, bonus pay, plus great work experience! Callers will be expected to work a minimum of two calling sessions each week for six weeks, February and March. Phonathon held Sunday through Thursday evenings. Only registered UM students are eligible for these R i positions. 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