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The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 12, 1996 - 5
Showing kids the dark side ofd
CoMputer
e ipment stolen
Whle many Universitystudents were
frolicking in the snow, an unidentified
dividual broke into Room 2278 of the
chool of Business Administration
Building - broke into the Monroe
Street Journal's office -and stole more
than $4,000 of computer equipment.
According to Department of Public
SSafetyreports, the items stolen include
CD-ROM and floppy disk drives, a
keyboard, mouse, network and video
cards,:and several memory chips. The
theft occurred some time between Dec.
.l and Jan. 2.
There was no sign of forced entry
into the Journal's office and the only
computer from which items were re-
moved was the "most useful computer
in the room," reports say.'
Lights stolen to
grow marijuana
A foreman believes that three large
:odlights taken from the Law Quad
during winter break are presently being
used to grow marijuana, DPS reports
say.
Officers said the floodlights were
taken from the north side of the Legal
Research Reading Room.
The theft marks the second time in
three years that these type of lights
have been stolen from the Reading
Room.
Similar floodlights were stolen from
Oe front of the Michigan Union last
year.
Human skull stolen
from Kresge Hearing
Research
DPS reports indicate~that a crack was
found in the front display case of the
A resge building, and that contents of
e case were removed.
A human skull, previously housed
within the case, was found missing.
Thebuilding's display case was un-
harmed as of last Friday, and reports
say the damage and theft were re-
ported on Monday.
There are no suspects in the case.
Stolen ID
onfiscated
A Central Campus Recreation Build-
ing manager confiscated a student ID on
Tuesday when an unidentified man at-
tempted to enter the facility.
DPS reports say that a University
student had previously reported that
his wallet, which had contained the
confiscated ID, was lost or stolen at
either the Union or South Quad resi-
'ence hall.
The CCRB manager was unable to
obtain the name of the person who
attempted to fraudulently use the ID.
Woman kidnapped
by husband
A woman trapped in her estranged
husband's car for four hours Tuesday
finally managed to flee the vehicle and
Wn to Stockwell residence hall looking
for refuge.
Earlier that morning, the man was
supposed to drive his wife to work but
instead drove around and refused to let
her get out of the car.
The woman managed to escape the
carand ran inside Stockwell. She then
called police from the building's fa-
r rilities office to report that her hus-
nd was "parked out in front of
'tockwell and (was) not leaving,"
according to DPS reports.
Th6 woman also said her husband
was potentially violent and that a re-
straining order was pending.
Officers issued a trespassing ticket
and escorted the man from the prop-
erty.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter
Lenny Feller.
'U' hospital kicks off youth prevention program
By Anupama Reddy
Daily Staff Reporter
When John Thackaberry brought his son to Univer-
sity Hospitals for a two-day program about the reali-
ties of substance abuse, he never expected to see his
son in a body bag. The cause of "death" - alcohol
poisoning.
"I knew it was a fabrication, but it was so powerful
that I broke down and during the half-an-hour drive
home from the hospital, we had very long talks," said
the elder Thackaberry.
The program, "Facing Alcohol Challenges To-
gether," is an effort by the University Medical Center's
Trauma/Burn Unit to provide "education, community
service and injury prevention," said Pamela Pucci, a
trauma/burn nurse and FACT co-coordinator.
The University Medical Center receives referrals
from Washtenaw and Livingston county court offi-
cials who say they are excited and hopeful about
collaborating with the hospital.
Livingston County probation officer Kristin
McIntyre said, "Here's a program and it is free. Fund-
ing and organization are always an issue. This was a
big gift from the Medical Center."
Modeled after a program at the Methodist Hospital of
Indiana, the FACT program is held twice a month.
On the first day, nurses present facts and statistics
about drinking. Participants experience amock trauma
on the program's second day.
"There is data to support this program. At Indiana,
their recurrence rate of high-risk behavior and getting
arrested again dropped from 50-80 percent to 30
percent," said FACT co-coordinator Paul Taheri, an
associate professor of surgery.
Pucci said the program makes a stronger impres-
sion since it is geared toward first-time offenders.
"Alcohol as a general rule is involved in half of all
injuries. All of this is preventable," said Deborah
Tromley, the unit's coordinator of Injury Prevention.
The effects of FACT have touched a cord in the
Thackaberrys. Both father and son feel more aware
and realistic.
"You'resgonna die, but alcohol and drugs can speed
it up. It'll make it more painful," said the younger
Thackaberry.
"It is like the movie 'It's A Wonderful Life.' I have
another chance on life (with my son)," said the elder
Thackaberry.
Delta Sgsto
move into
Tiangle house
By Laurie Mayk
Daily Staff Reporter
After reopening its local chapter only a year ago, Delta Sigma
Phi fraternity signed a lease last month to occupy the 1501
Washtenaw Ave. house owned by the Triangle fraternity.
"We looked at a couple of small houses before," said Delta
Sigma Phi President Mike Ingber, "but then we started growing
so fast and so rapidly that we just decided to take the big leap."
The house, which accommodates a maximum of75 people,
will allow for long-term growth, Ingber said. Plans are set tou
add to the 53-member fraternity in winter rush this term.
The fraternity has already exceeded the minimum 35-
person residency requirement -40 Delta Sigma Phi mem-
bers have commited to live in the house next year.
Ralph Rumsey, attorney for the Triangle fraternity, final-
ized the agreement last month with Delta Sigma Phi's attor-
ney, Tom Hunter, and the alumni control board.
"It was a decision we had to make because of the low
numbers (of Triangle members)," said Paul Krane, alumni
board president of the Michigan chapter of Triangle.
The Triangle fraternity's local chapter was suspended by
its national board this fall due to questionable membership
and leadership. Krane said the fate ofthe 30-35 current house
residents, including some Triangle members, is uncertain.
The alumni board, however, is now looking to adopt a
smaller residence for fraternity members, Krane said.
House residents, oblivious to the new lease agreement, had
already planned on moving outnext year, said Zach Freeman,one
of the residents. "We all signed other leases," Freeman, an LSA
sophomore, said."This place is a rat hole - it's disgusting."
Freeman described the deteriorating infrastructure of the
house, including a kitchen ceiling that had recently col-
lapsed, and cited health and safety problems as the reason for
residents' decision to move out.
David Sebolt, Ann Arbor Housing Bureau supervisor, said
corrections are being made as a result of demands by both the
housing bureau and fire department.
Investigators from the Housing Bureau will inspect the house
today to verify tenants have satisfied complaints made shortly
before the holidays, Sebolt said. "We were notified by the fire
department toinspect (the house) and there were some problems."
Although the house failed its first safety inspections, it
now meets code requirements, Krane said.
If the house does not meet the expectations of today's
inspection, which include "restoring some of the area to a
clean condition," removing various storage items, securing
some doors and replacing several windows, tenants may ask
for a time extension, Sebolt said.
The building's current certification is valid until Novem-
ber. Sebolt said further inspections would not be necessary
until then unless additional complaints are registered.
HELPING
HANDS
W' students aid
kids in hospital's
psychiatric ward
By Alice Robinson
Daily Staff Reporter
Hope Mier enjoys going to the hospi-
tal. In fact, every week she is there for
more than 16 hours.
The LSA junior is not sick - she
works in the child and adolescent psy-
chiatric ward at University Hospitals.
"I work with a kid for eight hours and
supervise the kid. They come in for
various reasons. (Some) try to commit
suicide, or come in for depression, eat-
ing disorders, (or being) autistic. Imake
sure they don't harm themselves and
others," Mier said.
Mier said one of the most rewarding
aspects of herjob is working with chil-
dren who have mental problems.
"I've worked with the schizophrenic
and autistic kids. That was really inter-
esting," she said.
Many students interested in psy-
chology and social work are trying to
get an edge on their future careers by
working in the hospital's psychiatric
department. Working in the ward of-
ten provides students with rare op-
portunities for patient interaction and
gives them a glimpse into day-to-day
operations.
"I wanted to get more experience in
the field. It's more related to some-
thing I want to do," said Reece
Rahman, an LSA senior working in
the child and adolescent psychiatry
department.
Many students said working at the
hospital has given them unique experi-
ences and new perspectives on the medi-
cal field.
"One ofthe doctors I'm working with
is running tests on serotinin levels with
regards to depression," Rahman said. "I
went in with a stereotype of what (the
depressed patients) would be like, but
they were overall normal kids." He said
he expected the patients to act more
aggressively.
RC senior Keenan Bora has assisted
in the pediatric emergency room and
now works in the main emergency room
four hours a week.
"It's kind of gruesome, but there was
a man who died and I helped put him in
a body bag. He had a heart attack," he
said.
"That took me a little getting used to.
You can't fully empathize with people
or else you'll end up hurting yourself
badly. You have to keep yourself dis-
tanced."
Having work-study students around
creates a more upbeat atmosphere, said
Melissa Brown, executive secretary to
the psychology department.
"It makes you feel like you're in
touch with the student population. (It
makes you feel) younger, instead of
having a bunch of old people around,"
she said.
Students are usually offered work-
study jobs at the beginning of the aca-
demic year, although some are hired
during the year, Brown said.
STEPHANIE GRACE UM/Daily
Clay women
Kathy Stecko, Art Junior, and Vincent DeMarti, Art senior, make finishing touches yesterday on their
life-sized clay sculptures before taking slides of them in "the street" of the Art School.
U.S. Rep. Collins fires 4 staff members.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Bar-
bara-Rose Collins (D-Detroit) fired
four staff members because they were
not productive enough and were un-
happy working in the office, her chief
of staff said yesterday.
The Detroit News reported in
yesterday's editions that the employ-
ees were fired for refusing to take a lie
detector test during efforts to find
who was leaking information to the
media.
Collins is under investigation by the
Justice Department and House Ethics
Committee over possible financial ir-
regularities in her campaign, office and
scholarship funds.
Chief of Staff Meredith Cooper said
she was unsure if anyone was asked to
take a polygraph test since she was not
present during the employee interviews.
She said she doubted it occurred, but if
employees were asked the question it
probably would have been "an attempt
to see how honest people can be.
"We only dismiss people if they're
not producing," Cooper said in an inter-
view.
She also said the four employees -
nearly half the staff- "indicated they
... did not like working here" in their
employee interviews with Deputy Chief
of Staff Royal Hart.
The dismissals of Michael McQuerry,
Tanika Williams, Onitara Nelson and
Lillian German have occurred over the
past two weeks.
Hart questioned each staffer for three
hours about contacts with media and re-
corded the sessions, the News said. An
unidentified source told the News each
person also was asked to take apolygraph
test, and those who refused were fired.
Don Haines, legislative counsel on
privacy and cyberspace for the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union, said he re-
garded any firing from a congressional
office based on refusal to take a lie
detector test as a violation of an
employee's Fifth Amendment rights to
due process of law.
"It is an invasion of the employee's
privacy because the questions they ask
(in a lie detector test) are intrusive and
then (the test results) are incredibly
unreliable," he said.
Two of the four employees were
reached by The Associated Press yes-
terday and spoke on the condition they
not be identified.
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