LOCAL/STATE 'U' Hospitals receives threats over telephone The Department of Public Safety was nortifi'ed Friday that a man had called University Hospitals that day andthreat- ened hospital employees. ,The unidentified caller reportedly phoned the Medical Procedures unit aiidsaid, "I kill you. You make my wife siek91 blow you up." He repeated this three times before hanging up. A search through medical records 'not .reveal any possible suspects. In-line skaters bother Goad Library patrons t~he warm weather this weekend at- tracted skaters to the outdoors, much to the 'chagrin of some University affili- ates. Five in-line skaters were asked Sat- urday to leave the steps of the Harlan *tcher Graduate Library. The skaters were performing tricks on the handrails and steps of the library's north entrance. Skateboarders were asked to leave a coistruction site Friday on East Uni- verkty Avenue, in front of East Hall. At the Modemn Languages Building on' fiday, an 18-year-old man was ad- visedby DPS not to skate on University property. n yelling 'fire in 1uzens apprehended 'Cr~ying wolf can lead to difficulties, ofe ian found out. -,' male suspect was apprehended Sa~day by DPS for yelling "Fire, fire" on the third floor of Couzens Hall. 'A warrant check revealed the man whs 7i suspect from an earlier stalking incident. The DPS report stated the sus- ct had no weapon and was then trans- rted to the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department. Hemp plants seized A green thumb proved problematic for i University student Saturday. A DPS officer, smelling marij uana in a South Quad corridor, discovered a resigent growing marijuana in his room. ThelCants were seized by DPS and the spect was released pending lab analy- and warrant authorization. Student steals hard hats from Mason Hall An 18-year-old male student was caught stealing two hard hats from a construction site at Mason Hall. The suspect exited the construction door near Angell Hall Auditorium A ing two hard hats, DPS officials id Ofcers were standing on the other side of the door as he exited the site. The man admitted stealing the hats for"costumes," DPS reported. The sus- pect was released at the scene. Frieze classroom vandalized with eggs .A classroom in the Frieze Building wasrvandalized with eggs on the walls *d floor Sunday. DPS notified Building Services for c eanup. -Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter San Dudek. Elshtain sp*ealks agaimst abortion By Ann Stewart For the Daily "Consider a world in which there are no more births," said Jean Elshtain in the opening statement of her speech last night on abortion. The University of Chicago professor of social and political ethics spoke in the Natural Science Auditorium as part of a series of lectures sponsored by the University Program on Studies of Reli- gion. .She said she views abortion as wrong and cites what she called "corruption of language" used to "dehumanize" not only the fetus but also those in society deemed "imperfect." Elshtain called herself a "pro-life moderate" who would not "condemn a woman who has an abortion." But she said, "The least we can do is acknowledge the human status of what we propose to destroy." Elshtain said language is used to calm "our moral queasiness" over abortion, such as the use ofthe terms "pro-choice" and "anti-choice." She called abortion "one of the most carefully cultivated institutions" in the country, citing women's groups' finan- cial support of abortion. Elshtain criticized the use ofabortion to choose gender or to eliminate fetuses who maybe retarded or handicapped- what she called "a search for a perfect human product." At the same time she said she would not criminalize abortion, especially in cases of rape or incest. Many of the students in attendance said they were taking a course taught by Prof. Ralph Williams called "Death, Extinction and the Future of Humanity: Approaching the Millennium." Students from the class are required to attend the .: F..::::.. The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 13, 1996 - 3 'U' student finds $1OK lottery ticket while Cleanmig By Melanie Cohen For the Daily The lastthing LSA senior Danielle Hill expected to find while cleaning her room last week was $10,000. But with the help ofhermother, the two turned a pile of old lottery tickets into a bundle of cash. "My mom and I were just cleaning up and we found it," Hill said yesterday. "I guess I just hadn't paid enough attention to it before." While sifting through her belongings, Hill and her mother found an instant-win lottery ticket on the floor ofher apartment and redeemed it yesterday for a $10,000 prize. The ticket's coating had already been scratched off. Hill said it was a shock to find the old ticket and said that the money will go to good use. "It was exciting," Hill said. "It will go towards my wedding, which is July 20." Danielle is an English major and plans to graduate in May. Hill's fiancee is a Michigan alum. Hill's mother, Rachel King, also a resi- dent of Ann Arbor, was not ecstatic at their findings. "I wasn't very excited, just a little surprised," King said. "(The ticket) had been lying around for a while. We just found it while cleaning the room." King said she was cleaning at her daughter's apartment and came across some instant lottery tickets. She said that she and her daughter then decided to look through the tickets before sending them as entries for the "Megabucks Giveaway" television game show, which is a second- chance drawing for losing tickets. "I never expected to find a big winner, but we discovered a $10,000 'Monopoly' ticket," King said. King said she did not know of her daughter's plans to spend the prize money. "I hope she spends it on whatever she wants," King said. "The wedding plans are already finished. Maybe it could go towards a honeymoon." The tickets were purchased at Rips Party Center in Detroit. More than 9,000 Michigan Lottery retailers throughout Michigan sell instanttickets, accordingto the Michigan Lottery. Lisa Grayson, a spokesperson for the Michigan Lottery, said this was not the first college student to win a large sum of money. "It's unusual that we've had another student win," Grayson said. "A student from Western Michigan (University) won the 'Holiday Cash' lottery during the first week in February." Grayson said she loves to have student winners. "We're excited that more people are winning and more students are playing," Grayson said."It's always fun to give big prizes, especially to students who need the money the most." SARA STILLMAN/Daily University of Chicago Prof. Jean Elshtain speaks against abortion last night. lecture series. LSA senior Eric Todd, one of the students in the class, said, "I think (her views) are deeply relevant to our role in society today." Not all students agreed with Elshtain on every issue. "On a personal level, I disagree with a lot of things she said, but on an intel- lectual level I understand why she be- lieves what she believes," said LSA senior Sue Priver. "I agree with her - you can want abortion to be reduced, while still seeing the need for it in existence." LSA senior Rachel Greenwood, a class member, said the speech made her think. "It gave me a lot of issues I need to really rethink. Something that shocked me was the idea that people are having abortions based on gender or sexual preference," she said. Elshtain was born in Colorado and is a mother of four, Williams said in his introduction. She has published more than 100 articles in professional jour- nals and is the author of several non- fiction books on her area of expertise, including "Public Man, Private Woman: Women in Social and Political Thought" and "Politics and the Human Body." Jury comsider Dow Comning insurance suit Two 'UJ' researchers study links between romance and happiness DETROIT (AP)-Afternearly three and a half months of testimony, a jury yesterday began considering whether Dow Corning Corp.'s insurers should have to cover its claims for breast- implant litigation. The jury's verdict will dictate whether up to $1 billion worth of claims will have to be paid by any or all of the 43 insurance companies that sold product liability insurance to the silicone-maker from 1962 to 1985. If Dow Corning wins, the money will go toward settling and defending against lawsuits of thousands of women who allege their implants caused a variety of ailments and diseases. While both sides stipulated in this trial that there is no scientific evidence that implants cause disease, the insur- ers' attorneys suggested there might be a link yet undiscovered. The insurance companies argued that they should not have to pay because Dow Corning did not tell them every- thing it knew about the safety of its implants. They also charged that test- ing of the product was inadequate, and that Dow Corning failed to warn them of the risk of mass litigation. In the final day of closing argu- ments, Dow Corning lead attorney Robert Sayler said the insurers failed to prove that any company officials believed implants wereunsafe, that they intentionally withheld informa- tion or that they anticipated the del- uge of lawsuits. By Alice Robinson Daily Staff Reporter Cupid did not miss the research world when taking aim this year, prompting two University faculty members to in- vestigate the link between romantic re- lationships and happiness. In a January study, University psy- chologist Sandra Murray found that people who perceive their partners ide- alistically are happier than those who view their mates in realistic terms. The study appeared in last month's issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. "People (who were idealizing their partners) came to feel better about them- selves," Murray said. However, she pointed out that ide- alizing a partner is not entirely re- warding. "If you deny the partner has faults (it) could leave you vul- nerable to more disappointment." she said. LSA senior Laura Tillotson , who is concentrating in psychology, said she had some reservations about the study. "I kind of question the idea that (relationships are) more successful through idealizing," she said. "It's important to question the sample size (used in the study) ... how diverse the sample is." The researchers interviewed 180 Canadian dating or married couples for the study. First, individuals answered questions about their partners. Then researchers checked to see if people viewed their partners in the same man- ner that their partners viewed them- selves. In a separate study also connected to romance, University sociology Prof. Karin Martin found that girls' self-es- teem often drops around age 12 due to "young love" and body changes, which often cause girls to become more self- conscious. Martin based her findings on conver- sations with adolescent boys and girls who described feelings about them- selves during adolescence and early romantic experiences. Martin said researchers asked them- selves why girls' self esteem dropped off dramatically at age 12. Sir Who 'GROUP MEETINGS m's happening in Ann Arbor today "Something else happens that has to do with kids' bodies changing," she said. "Boys feel older and more adult, while girls become more self conscious about their bodies,"~ One student feels other factors also influence a girl's self esteem during early teen years. "A lot of girls tend to put on weight (during adolescence)," said LSA senior and psychology concentrator Marcia Heringa. "A lot of girls have trouble dealing with it." Martin also noted that sexual rela- tions were an important factor in deter- mining girls' self-esteem. "Girls who do go on to have sex when they're teenagers feel really unsure about themselves," she said. If a girl's first experience doesn't match the one portrayed in movies, she may think " maybe something is wrong with me,"' Martin said. Complete results of the study will be contained in a book titled "Puberty, Sexuality and the Self: Boys and Girls at Adolescence," scheduled for release in mid-June. Judein Kev orkian trial giveso new ruling PONTIAC (AP) - The judge in Dr. Jack Kevorkian's assisted suicide trial yesterday restricted the types of questions potential jurors can be asked, a change from her previous ruling under review by an appeals court. Oakland County Circuit Judge Jes- sica Cooper also delayedj ury selection, which had been scheduled to start yes- terday, pending the state Court of Ap- peals decision on prosecutors' appeal of her previous ruling that gave more leeway on jury questions. It was unclear what effect Cooper's change would have on the appeal. 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