Nous Baker hearing today at 2 p.m. LSA sophomore Jake Baker will appear in U.S. District Court at 2 p.m. ? today in what could be the final stage of his detention process, and he may be released as early as this afternoon. Federal Judge Avern Cohn will hear testimony regarding a psycho- logical evaluation of Baker that a doc- tor was to have compiled yesterday. Cohn ordered the evaluation after U.S. Attorney Ken Chadwell requested that it be done before the detention pro- cess continued. Chadwell said the evaluation "will probably be the extent of new evidence presented" in Baker's fourth detention hearing since the FBI arrested him Feb. 9 on charges of transmitting a threat to injure or kidnap in interstate or foreign com- -merce. Two judges denied bail to Baker on Friday, Feb. 10 and the 6th Cir- cuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati upheld those decisi6ns in a ruling last Tuesday. Baker has spent more than a month in jail, and celebrated his 21st birthday behind bars in Milan Federal Correctional Insti- tute yesterday. Douglas Mullkoff, Baker's attor- ney, said he remains "hopeful and optimistic" about Baker's possible release. $25,000 in damage linked -to power outage A caller reported to the Depart- ment of Public Safety on Tuesday that a laser was damaged in the Randall r Laboratory due to a power outage. Upon arrival, a DPS officer deter- mined that the power had gone out at I1 a.m. According to reports, damage of more than $20,000 was done to the laser. Another and possibly related power outage at about the same time caused more than $5,000 in damage to equipment in the Chemistry Build- ing. Reports say a "turbo molecular pump was damaged when the power .went out." Graffiti reported in various locations DPS received five reports of graf- fiti located on various University buildings Wednesday and reports in- 'dicate that a few of the incidents may be related. Officers reported "new graffiti" in the Thayer, Thompson, Church and Fletcher carports in a five-minute period Wednesday morning just be- fore 9 a.m. DPS received calls about the graffiti and officers subsequently found other spray-painted locations in the vicinity. Coffee stolen Wednesday, a caller reported to DPS that "a case of coffee" was stolen from Room 1006 in the C.C. Little Science Building. DPS reports say there are no sus- pects and there was no sign of forced entry. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Josh White The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 10, 1995 - 5 Former hospital employee sues 'U' over racism MOLLY STEVENS/Daily Prof. Gordon MacAlpine (left) poses with the Cassegrain reflector telescope and Student Astronomical Society President Sarah Winfrey and Vice President Ken Banas. Point-and-a clc eecp tops Angel Hrai o servatory By Lisa Michalski Daily Staff Reporter A technological wonder on the roof of Angell Hall will help students and faculty members get a better look at heavenly bodies. A 16-inch Cassegrain reflector telescope, installed in December as part of the University's renovation of Angeli Hall's rooftop observatory, provides a user-friendly, "point-and-click" method for observing celestial objects, said astronomy Prof. Gordon MacAlpine. The new telescope replaces the observatory's two previous large telescopes, a 10-inch refractor and a 15-inch reflector, which are now in storage. The renovationY also included the installation of new mounts on the roof for the University's lput eight existing eight-inch Celestron gives Ay reflector telescopes.J The two types of telescopes work o in different ways. Refracting tele- scopes use a lens to gather and con- observa centrate light while reflecting tele- scopes have mirrors to perform this time ana function, MacAlpine said. -G Although the old, manually oper- ated telescopes "were excellent for astr looking through," MacAlpine said the new, fully automated telescope also will allow students and staff to gather data for research projects. Both the telescope and the new dome are run by computers in the control room. "You set the computer and it gives you a display of everything observable for this time and location," MacAlpine said. "Just click on what you want the tele- scope to go to and it moves right there." The new telescope will make training procedures more efficient for graduate students preparing to work in national and international observatories, MacAlpine said. Students planning to use similar University telescopes on Kitt Peak, Ariz., or in the foothills of the Chilean Andes will now have the opportunity to learn operating methods in Ann Arbor before they leave. MacAlpine said the new telescope is also more com- patible with a range of accessory instruments. This semester, a group of undergraduates will install a new charge-coupled device on the telescope that will allow them to save images in the computer, MacAlpine said. The CCD, which functions in the same way as the IN l CCDs in a video recorder, "will be able to get objects thousands of times fainter than the naked eye," he added. MacAlpine said he also hopes the new telescope and the other renovations will increase enrollment in introduc- tory, non-science major courses in astronomy. He said he is planning a technological upgrade so students who register in a lab section can work directly with the new equipment. "We want to redo those labs so that the students use their own data and measuring will be done completely on the computer," MacAlpine said. "I'm also hoping to bring the discussions, labs and lectures closer together so they will have A& more relation to each other." - LSA senior Ken Banas, vice 'an itpresident of the Student Astro- nomical Society, said that the new r a dim~ ay telescope can improve education ftindas well as research at the Univer- sity. "I think this makes Michigan le for this one of the best undergraduate as- tronomy programs in the coun- c t itry," he said. rdon MacAlpine Members of the public inter- ested in the telescope also have the Homy professor opportunity to use the new facili- ties. On the first and third Friday night of every month, weather permitting, the Student Astronomical Society holds an open house in the Angell Hall observatory where visitors can look at some of the brightest objects in the sky. Those who attended the first open house with the new telescope last Friday had the opportunity to view, among other celestial objects, the moon, the Orion Nebula, and a polar ice cap on Mars. LSA junior Jim Brauher, an SAS member, said one of the goals of SAS is to heighten the interest around campus because "a lot of people are curious about what, exactly, astronomy is." "I think there's a lot of public interest in astronomy. People just need to know where to go," Banas said. SAS President Sarah Winfrey, an LSA senior, said her organization also plans to co-sponsor an upcoming lecture with the Students for the Exploration for the Development of Space. On March 13 at 7 p.m., University research scientist John Clarke will host a talk in 182 Dennison about last summer's collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 into Jupiter's atmosphere. By Michelle Lee Thompson Daily Staff Reporter A former educational nurse spe- cialist filed suit against the Univer- sity last Friday, charging racism. The suit was filed less than a week before an assistant professor described the atmosphere for minorities at the University as "deplorable" to the state House, and in the wake of suits filed by Dental School and fellow Univer- sity Hospitals employees. "I believe that if you earn some- thing, you should be able to get it. It shouldn't be based on your color," said Barbara Stoutermire, who quit her job last September because she felt her work environment was racist. She had worked in various depart- ments in University Hospitals for al- most 16 years. Assistant pharmacology Prof. Thomas Landefeld told a state House subcommittee earlier this week that racism was prevalent at the Univer- sity. He echoed his claims yesterday in response to Stoutermire's actions: "Some people are very concerned about coming forward because of re- taliation. ... People get a little braver when they see people come forward." The University denies Stoutermire's claims of racism. "She was treated fairly and she was treated appropriately and there was no dis- crimination," said Gloria Hage, assis- tant to the University's general coun- sel. "She was not fired," Stoutermire began her tenure with the hospital in 1979 and proceeded through a normal course of employ- ment, including promotions, until 1990, when she held the position of educational nurse coordinator. Stoutermire said she was rated highest in the field of 50 candidates who applied in 1990 for the position of educational nurse specialist, a Level IV position in the hospital. However, she was not given the position at that time: She said she was the victim of racial discrimination. After arbitration, which she said lasted two years, Stoutermire was given the position of educational nurse specialist. Hage declined to disclose details of Stoutermire's personnel record. Stoutermire said the arbitrator did not address her claims of racism, but simply said that her qualifications were "substantial" for the position. "So we didn't deal with the dis- crimination part, but I thought, 'lf they're willing to work with me, then I'm willing to work with them.' But the harassment started the day I got on the job," Stoutermire said. Last week's suit was Stoutermii'e's second against the University - the first was dismissed because she did not appear at three depositions in Washtenaw County Circuit Court. Stoutermire said the University offered to rehire her in March 1994 when the suit came close to trial. In June 1992, Stoutermire took a sick leave and at her physician's rgc- ommendation, asked to be moved to a different department. Stoutermire claims she was demoted upon her return in March 1994 to cardiac stepdown nurse, a Level I position. "I had practiced nursing for -al- most 30 years now," Stoutermire said. "My credit was just wrecked." Stoutermire said she took a signifi- cant pay cut. "It wasn't a demotion," Hage said. "She had certain restrictions when she returned from the leave and she was placed in accordance with the restrictions." Stoutermire is now working in nursing education at Veterans' Ad- ministration Hospital in Detroit. "I don't want to see this happen to other people," she said. The Univer- sity has 30 days to respond to the suit. Stoutermire studied in the School of Public Health for 5 1/2 years, and is now completing her doctorate at Wayne State University. YMCA Continued from page 1 But YMCA Executive Director Bill Blewitt maintains that there was no fraud and that the city was fully aware of the conditions of the agreement. After construction costs exceeded estimates by about $400,000, the YMCA defaulted on its Feb. 15, 1994 payment. The bank was notified that the city was investigating the legality of the agreement. The city had planned to sell an Ann Arbor Economic Development Corp. bond to Great Lakes for $1,700,000 to cover the loan, but that fell through when the YMCA and the city failed to reach a management agreement for the bond payment. The agreement would have forced the YMCA to pay its ex- cess revenues to the city. Throughout last year, the city has indicated it might renege on the loan agreement based on another legal opinion it obtained from the law firm of Hardy, Lewis, Pollard and Page. "It was never voted on in a meet- ing," Sheldon said. "(Great Lakes Bancorp) was advised by the Demo- cratic majority (of the situation)." Great Lakes filed suit against the three parties Jan. 9, 1995. Councilmember Peter Nicolas (I- 4th Ward) listed the lawsuit among his reasons for switching from Demo- cratic to Independent last Monday. "When the YMCA recently in- formed the city of its need to invoke the loan guarantee, the majority tried to weasel out of the city's promise," Nicolas said. Business student group wins awards By Joshua Ginsberg For the Daily Business as usual has paid off for the University chapter of AIESEC, which recently won five awards, in- cluding the best chapter award for 1994. AIESEC, a French acronym for the International Association of Stu- dents in Economics and Business Management, is the largest student- run organization in the world, with chapters in 83 countries, including 55 in the United States. The main focus of the organization is a traineeship/ exchange program, through which members can find international in- ternships. This year, the University chapter received awards for the best alumni program, best company service, best public relations, in addition to the What's happening In Ann Abor today best-chapter award. "It's best to view AIESEC as a business itself," said chapter Presi- dent David Naczycz. "We provide positions for international interns in U.S. companies." "Last year was the best year in its 32-year history," Naczycz said. He said the recognition was largely ex- pected. He said the chapter's success is due to a number of factors, including a focus on strengthening the relation- ship with other chapters and the lead- ership of former President Sarah Endline. Endline attributed the success to "motivation towards our mission of international cooperation and under- standing. "AIESEC is an organization that not only benefits the students work- ing in it, but also our corporate part- ner," she said. "Last year we hosted the first in- ternational conference with 80 del- egates from 12 North American coun- tries," Naczycz said. "Sarah Endline alone moved 20 interns up in their positions. That's 10 more than anyone else in the country earned," for which she earned a sepa- rate award, Naczycz noted. This year Endline was selected for a position on the AIESEC national Don't Panic! If you think you're pregnant... call us-we listen, we care. PROBLEM PREGNANCY HELP 769-7283 Any time, any day, 24 hours. Fully confidential. 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