Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Tuesday, March 16, 1993 William Street. o The city will make State Street one-way from PIPES South University . to William Street.: m--- -- CABLES The University will repair the steam tunnel, which has a decaying roof. STATE Continued from page 1 Schlaff said the University plans to fully reconstruct all of the utilities while it is working in the tunnel. More than six miles of University tunnels deliver heating and cooling steam, compressed air, hot water, telephone lines, fiberoptic cables and clock signals to University buildings. A new high-voltage electricity line will be installed to replace one that has been abandoned. "We have confidence that the lane can be maintained and attain our final completion date. We'd like to know earlier about an un- known hidden condition. I think we're going to be all right," Schlaff said. Alan Levy, University Housing director, said he doesn't anticipate any problems during the end of Winter Term move-out period. Ey .,en unlvasclo Daily Gender Issues Reporter ..es Campus homosexual community voices concerns to 'U' administrators bu Ja D'iMsa-i Mn in Tr-fnr ir ~niin thot ni r i _hAminIan~t t.. Members of the campus homo- sexual and bisexual communities vented their concerns to University administrators last night, citing inad- equate resources and a lack of com- munication as fundamental problems. At the meeting, officials from the Office of Student Affairs fielded complaints about Counseling Services, event programming and the composition of the Lesbian Gay Male Programs Office (LGMPO). Rusty Brock, an LGMPO work- study student said Counseling Services lacks staffmembers who are sensitive to lesbian, gay male and bi- sexual concerns. Maureen Harora, vice president for student affairs, said Counseling Services recently hired one lesbian and one gay man as counselors. She said students can request to be specifically referred to homosexual advisors. Hartford suggested a meeting involving the University Board of Regents, the Office of Student Affairs and the homosexual community. Participants also expressed con- cern over the lack of programming and low visibility of the homosexual community at the University, and asked for increased University support. "I think the facilities here are pa- m euc, sad aarah-Mariet Becastro, a second-year Rackham student. Ken Blochowski, member of University Activities Center, said University policies make programs such as Club Fabulous - a monthly dance for lesbians, gay men and bi- sexuals - difficult to organize. "To have to show your ID and show yourself at the door makes it hard to have campus activities," Blochowski said, adding that most events are held off campus. Richard Carter, associate dean for student affairs, multiculturalism, said a student task force has been studying programs for homosexuals at other universities and wants to hear student input. A L-a 4l) 4- U) South University Avenue When the renovations are complete June 25, the gray portion of State Street will be reopened to two-way traffic. I I 0 DEBATE Continued from page 1 House said two years ago when CC last had a president in office, regular meetings were held with the administration. He added that CC also approves of a reduction in the mandatory student fee that supports MSA. "MSA has a problem because it is too serious and Weasels are here to correct it," said Weasel candidate Chris Bzdok. "This whole student government thing has gotten a little silly." Representatives of the Keg Party said it is focusing on getting as many students involved in MSA as possible. "We feel MSA is not now a rep- resentation of the student body," said Taryn Merkl, Keg Party candidate. "All parties were against the Diag policy and Code, yet nothing got done. Everyone is running on (correcting) problems with MSA now, but they have been in power for many years." Party platforms exhibited differ- ences of opinion concerning com- munication with the administration and student participation in the Uni- versity's decision-making process. The Conservative Coalition plans to increase effectiveness of MSA by encouraging the assembly's different committees and coalitions to work with the administration, and discuss issues rather than fight them. Hackner expressed the Progressive viewpoint. "We need from the start to be in- volved in the decision-making pro- cess of policies from the beginning." Student suing landlord for alleged age discrimination by Greg Hoey Daily Staff Reporter A University student is suing an Ypsilanti property owner for alleged age discrimination. Engineering sophomore Ashaki Robinson filed a lawsuit yesterday against Russell Anderson - owner of Anderson Apartments in Ypsilanti - because she claimed she was re- fused the opportunity to rent an apartment on the basis of her age. Robinson filed the lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court yesterday because last April, when she went to Anderson Apartments inquiring about a two-bedroom lease, she claims she was denied the opportunity to rent because of a "no students" policy at the establishment. Robinson's attorney, Douglas Mullkoff, said yesterday, "Ashaki was not even given the opportunity to fill out an application. First she contacted them by phone and then she went in person, but she was still not even given the opportunity to fill out an application." Anderson was out of town and unavailable for comment. After being denied the opportu- nity to rent, Robinson contacted the Fair Housing Center of Washtenaw County for advice about housing discrimination. Robinson expressed her feelings about the matter by saying, "I was personally offended by the act. I felt cheated because I was refused for reasons that I couldn't control. It wasn't for financial reasons, but just my age. That is unfair and I think they should pay for it." Pam Kisch, spokesperson for the Fair Housing Center confirmed Robinson's complaints. "Ashaki Robinson came to us last April with a complaint against Russell Anderson Apartments saying that they turned her away because of the fact that she was a student. We had testers posed as students - both in their 20s and over 40 - try to rent from Anderson Apartments. While they refused the testers in their 20s, they did not refuse the older testers." Mullkoff said Robinson's right to a full and equal opportunity to rent housing without discrimination 'It wasn't for finan_,I reasons, but just my age Ashaki Robinson Engineering sophomore based upon age is protected under the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act. In addition, Mullkoff said, "Our intent of the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act is that when the legisla- ture prohibited the discrimination on basis of age they were prohibiting discrimination on basis of student status as well. Most students are young and the age factor caused this landlord and other landlords to refuse students the opportunity to rent." "We think a no-student policy is a form of age discrimination," Mullkoff added. Kisch said, "We believe that this is the first lawsuit ever filed chal- lenging a 'no-student' policy under the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act." Judge William Ager will hear the suit, Mullkoff said, adding that be- cause of the backlog in the court system, he does not believe the lawsuit will come to trial any sooner than one year from now. Mullkoff said he is optimistic in his feeling about the chances of winning the lawsuit. "We think that the chances of winning the case are excellent. We have the law and justice on our side." According to the complaint filed in court, Robinson is seeking compensation in excess of $10,000. 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That would include CRISPing," said LSA junior Rebecca Stern, who is Jewish. "I think it's ridiculous." Another Jewish student, LSA ju- nior Aron Bornstein, said, "I was going to leave that Monday night and I wasn't going to be back until that Wednesday morning. But if I can have a friend CRISP for me it doesn't seem like that big of a deal." Catholic student Carolyn Bacon, an LSA sophomore, said, "The Easter weekend starts on Friday and it's important for me to be home with my family. Although there's the alternative of a later CRISP date, that's not fair to me because I might not get the classes I want." LSA junior Carol Miller, who is also Catholic, said, "I'm not that re- ligious, so going to church isn't a priority to me. If I had a CRISP date, I'd definitely CRISP." 0 LAUGHIRACK'S Under 21 & Looking for Fun? Come to the show on March 17th wearing something GREEN and pay Only $2.00!!! Show starts at 10 pm in the U-Club. 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