The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 2, 1995 - 3 Consulting group members tell of money strategies GW students challenge gender-based "lon pricing .The gap in haircut prices for men and women soon may narrow, thanks in part to the efforts of four law students at George Washington University. To fill a course requirement on legal activism, the four students filed a complaint with the District of Columbia's Department of Human &ghts against seven salons, claiming Tiaircut prices are unfairly based on sex, and not on hair length or the cofniplexity of the cut. "The complaint challenges salons' practices of routinely charging women more than men. "Even if a women has a short, simple style she would have to pay more than a man for a haircut," said wight Eichenbaum, one of the stu- Vnts filing the complaint. To determine that gender was the reason behind the gap in pricing, the students called different salons and found that even if a women wanted a simpler cut than a man she would be qdoted a higher price. The students' efforts have proven successful. Six of the seven salons charged - including the chic salon esident Clinton frequents, Cristophe - have agreed to stop basing prices on gender. Prices will now be adjusted, so that other factors, such as how long the cut takes and the difficulty of the cut will serve as a price basis. Eichenbaum, along with the course instructor, Prof. John Banzhaf, said that prices may still be higher for omen - if they require a more ficult cut - but the higher price will now at least not be set by a sex- biased principle. The women of Miami University ... A calendar now on sale at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, features eguniversity women. But unlike a calendar published there last year, the women aren't bikini-clad. The Association for Women Stu- denits published the calendar in pro- test of a 1993 calendar that focused on wdmen's physical attributes. This year's calendar focuses on university women's merit and achievement. Marna Ridenour, a junior who ked to get the $5 calendar pub- 40hed, expressed the rationale behind the calendar. "Women in the Miami commu- nity have made an impact. It (the catendar) depicts the women doing things on campus," Ridenour said, adding that the women's service is highlighted. Female faculty, staff and students are profiled in the calendar, with bio- Aphical information and the reason or their selection. The women are pho- tographed in their offices, classes or other settings in which they make con- tributions to the campus community. About 300 copies of the calendar have been sold. The group published 1,000 copies. Profits made will cover the costs of printing, and any money left over will be donated to Dove douse, a shelter for battered women. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Kelly Feeney And the sparks fly Greg Glerke works on a steam turbine at the Central Power Plant. Archer to visit campus for panel discussion on political science By James Elworth For the Daily Students in the Business School had a chance to see investment theory put into practice yesterday, in a lec- ture delivered by representatives of Smith Barney Consulting Group, a national money management firm. The talk, sponsored by the Michi- gan Investment Club and titled "Pro- fessional Money Management and Multiplying Your Investment Re- turns," took place in the Business School's Hale Auditorium. Senior Vice President Theodore Kilar and Vice President Richard Ferri of the firm's Troy branch office de- livered the presentation. Kilar, a medical doctor, cited his early investment failures, including buying a partnership in a coal mine that didn't exist, as motivations for devoting a significant portion of his spare time to following the stock market. Eventually, he decided to leave his medical practice to pursue invest- ing full time. "It's a great profession, and you can make it what you want," he said of money management. Kilar, who was nominated in a Wall Street publication as one of the top 100 investors in the country, had words of encouragement for those considering a career in the field: "The sky is the limit if you want to do well in this business." Students expressed an apprecia- tion for the hard work and experience necessary to become a successful money manager. "The advantage these guys have is that they're following the market every day, 9 to 5 . . . from 7 to 7, really," said MBA student Paul Williamson. "It's difficult even for a professional to pick a sure bet, though." . Ferri presented an in-depth look at By Jennifer Harvey Daily Staff Reporter Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer will be on campus tonight to share his in- sights about careers in political science. Archer is one of a number of pan- elists appearing as part of a program sponsored by the Career Planning and Placement center in conjunction with the political science department and the Undergraduate Political Science Association. The panel will speak from 6-8 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. "We're very positive about this program. There's lots of excitement about it," said Sara Turner, a senior counselor and supervisor of CP&P's Wyoug90 Who: Dennis Archer Where: Michigan Union When: Tonight, 6-8 p.m. Public Service Internship Program. Tonight's program will involve people with experience in public ser- vice, law, media and business. The panelists will relate how their politi- cal science degrees prepared them for their careers. Other panelists include: Jeff Gourdji, legislative assistant to state Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Ann Arbor); Bhavin Shah, management consultant for McKinsey and Com- pany; Erica Munzel, assistant direc- tor of admissions for the University's Law School; Ken Goldstein, Univer- sity political science instructor; and political science Prof. Christopher Achen. Event organizers expect a high number of students to turn out. "We've had publicity all over campus ranging from flyers and ads to announcements in classes," Turner said. Turner added that students may walk away from tonight's program with more than just a better understanding of the benefits of a political science major. "We've (CP&P) sponsored the Public Service Internship Program for 25 years. This is another event recognizing that commitment to public service." State House to review single-bunking policy LANSING (AP) - Michigan's goal of returning prison cells to single occupancy is impractical and should be repealed, a House committee said in a vote yesterday. Doubling bunking has been in place inmost state prisons since 1991, according to the Department of Cor- rections. The practice was initially approved as a temporary measure to deal with growing prison populations. Cells were supposed to go back to single bunks as quickly as possible. But that has yet to happen, and lawmakers have extended several deadlines for returning to single bunks. Now, lawmakers on the House Judi- ciary and Civil Rights Committee have approved a plan to dump the goal. Richard McKeon, a corrections official, told the committee that Michi- gan was one of the last states to accept the double bunking concept because of prisoner and guard safety concerns. But he said there haven't been any increases in assault cases since 1991, and there may have been some de- creases. "It's worked very well," he said. There are about 30,000 prisoners either double-bunked, triple-bunked or living in dormitory-style rooms, Corrections Department spokesman Warren Williams said. Between 8,000 and 9,000 inmates have single occu- pancy cells, according to department figures. McKeon added that returning to single bunking in 1997, the current deadline, would force the state to build space for about 11,000 new beds. That would be on top of new beds the department needs to meet current population expectations. "We're not in the position to go back to single bunking," he said. The measure passed the commit- tee, 13-3. Rep. Nelson Saunders (D-Detroit) argued that aside from economic is- sues. the department presented no in- formation on how double bunking affects prisoner rehabilitation and guard safety. He voted against the bill. He proposed amendments to ex- tend the single-bunking deadline to 2000 and to require a report on the noneconomic effects of double bunk- ing. The committee rejected both. Theodore V. Kilar, M.D, speaks at the Business School. the performance of a number of dif- ferent investment strategies. Using a series of graphs and charts, he argued in favor of stability and long-term perspective in a portfolio. Like his colleague, Ferri had ad- vice for prospective money manag- ers. "Try to get a summer internship. And start now, because by May, they're all taken up," he said. Students saw the talk as an oppor- tunity to apply theory learned in the classroom to real-world market situa- tions. "This is everything we've learned in class applied," said Busi- ness School senior Corey Tobin, a vice president of the Michigan In- vestment Club. The event also provided an oppor- tunity for "networking." "Any time a company comes on campus, if you want to be cynical, you can look at it as a job opportu- nity," said Mitch Schlesinger, an MBA student. Scientists see eries as possible food additive ACME, Mich. (AP) - With health-conscious consumers turning up their noses at artificial food addi- tives, Michigan State University sci- entists say prospects are bright for an all-natural alternative: the cherry. A year of research into Plevalean, a mixture of ground beef and tart cherries, suggests cherries might be. used to reduce fat and preserve flavor in a variety of foods, the scientists said yesterday. "We see a whole new opportunity for cherries," Bill Haines, director of MSU's Food Industry Institute, told growers and marketers at the annual Northwest Michigan Orchard Show. The fruit might become popular not just as an "intact food" in pies and other products, but as a "high-value food additive," Haines said. "This is the kind of thing we want to spend more time in our laboratories taking a look at." Michigan is the nation's top pro- ducer of tart cherries, which are used primarily for pie filling, and a leading producer of sweet cherries, used for juices, canning and table fruit. Michigan State began its study of Plevalean in December 1993 at the request of its creator, Leelanau County butcher Ray Pleva, who touts it as a tasty, low-fat alternative to regular hamburger. Airborne Andy Ragalyl, a sophomore at the University's Dearborn campus, skates with some friends on the stairs of the Business School. Ragalyl broke his board when he landed from this jump. 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