LOCAL/STATE Expelled student sues Vanderbilt A sophomore engineering student expelled for cheating is suing Vanderbilt .1, iversity for $22 million. The lawsuit ased on the fact that the student was tip, allowed to review the evidence against her before her appeal to the school's review board. The student, Nancy Geraldo, was ac- cused by her Civil Engineering 180 pro- fessor of tampering with two graded ex- ams andturningthem in forhighergrades. The professor said Geraldo cut, cop- ied and pasted new answers onto the ,eats and falsified the grade marks. raldo allegedly changed exam scores of 57 and 69 to 87 and 93. WSU residence hall institutes lockdown The hall government of Washington State University's Wilmer-Davis resi- dence decided last week to enacta stand- ingl24-hour lockdown. embers ofthe hall government said y made the decision to boost hall safety and draw attention to growing problems with thefts and vandalism in the hall. They said about $4,000 worth of damage has been done this semester. They said they have had to replace tables, loveseats, rugs and numerous exit signs. Vanderbilt prof. sues r $1.5 million A Vanderbilt University assistant professor is suing the university for $1.5 million. She said she was unfairly relieved of her duties after she testified qgainst one of her superiors in the Ger- man department in a 1993 sexual ha- rassment case against him. Prof. Sabine Cramer advised the stu- dents making the complaints against Prof. Helmut Pfanner to take their complaints an investigating university body. Vanderbilt recently did not renew Cramer's teaching contract. The students accused Pfanner of mak- ing harassing phone calls, repeated re- quests for dates, touching, tours of his :oxne including his bedroom, promises of jobs and threats of stipend non-renewal. Pat Pierce, a Vanderbilt administra- tor; said the university will not release any disciplinary actions taken against anner because it is a private univer- Ty. AccordingtoCramer's lawsuit, Pfanner was put on paid leave for a year and then allowed to return as a full professor. UI-students check out lepers for safety "The University of Idaho recently be- gan making "beepers" available for its dents to check out at the campus a ry. The beepers are intended to deter assault on campus by emitting signals *a more than 150 decibels. The univer- -sty instituted the program as a safety precaution for students walking alone at night. The devices can be checked out for a period of 24 hours free of charge. The university's administration chose tem beeper system after deciding escort tem and blue-light phones were too cstly for the school's budget. r - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jennifer Harvey. The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 21, 1996 - 3 MSA ends'non- cisis,' rdrects fimds to BPC KRISTEN SCHAFFER/Daily Poking around .SA senior Ron Fritz helps put up barbed wire for artist Richard Kelman's installation of a prison cell to accompany the Prisoners' Art Exhibit in the Rackham Galleries. The exhibit opened yesterday and was followed with a reception. History 1. speaks on By Carissa Van Heest Daily Staff Reporter Standing room was difficult to come by yesterday at Rackham Amphitheatre as John Shy, professor emeritus of his- tory, gave the LSA 20th Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecture on "The Revo- lutionary Impact of War, 1780." Shy, a member of the University's history department for 28 years, de- voted much of his career to the history of war in conjunction with the history of early America. "From a lifetime ofresearch I present my argument," Shy said. Shy, who recently retired from the University, said he believes war is some- thing that affects everyone. "In a way, all of us, simply by living through this extremely violent century, have been doing involuntary personal research onmy subject-war," Shy said. Shy argued that although the subject of war has fascinated humans for countless years, many people - including histori- ans, university communities and the gen- eral public - neglect to consider war's effects. "War has, and continues to have, an enormous impact on those who engage in it or are touched by it - impact on economics, on politics, on social struc- rf. emeritus Shy i Revolutionary War By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Sti ended the "non-BPC After a month of de cial status ofthe Budg' mittee, which funds student groups on campus, and the responsi- bility of BPC chair Matt Curin, the as- sembly defeated a motion to recall Curin and passed a resolution redi- recting funds to the committee. "This teaches a lesson not just to indi to the assembly as a v Rep. Fiona Rose. "Me more effective chair n bly as a whole will be "It was a vote ofc saying I've been do Curin said. LSA Rep. Probir1 the recall, but said a will support the assen retain Curin. "MSA will remain BPC chair," he said." spoken - I support t The assembly's p the committee began when MSA Vice Goodstein voiced co committee's diminisl accused assembly me BPC and its chair of c issue within the asser "The only one wh ibility and MSA's cr ardy is Sam," CurinS Following the vot he did not support Curin's recall. The attention focused on BPC, however, udent Assembly will have positive implications for the crisis" last night. assembly, he said. bate on the finan- "I don't regret at all doing what I did. et Priorities Com- It was necessary to focus attention," Goodstein said. "I don't think I don't think anyone who is on MSA will forget anyone Who iS on this happened." LSA senior MISA will forget Jonathan Free- man, a BPC this happened" member, spoke in - Sam Goodstein support of the re- call. Freeman, MSA vice president who is running for MSA presi- vidual chairs, but dent on the Students' Party ticket, said whole," said LSA that although Curin did not do a poor att is going to be a job as chair, he did a poor job of"articu- iow -the assem- lating any kind of message during this e strengthened." non-crisis." confidence in me "This is not a fiscal issue. This is not ing a good job," a fiscal problem. It's a question of ac- countability of action," Freeman said. Mehta supported Rackham Rep. John Lopez, a BPC fterwards that he member, suggested that if the assembly nbly's decision to recalled Curin, it must recall the entire committee. united behind the "There is a crisis of confidence here," The assembly has he told the assembly. "When you have he assembly." problems with Matt, you have prob- ublic scrutiny of lems with the entire committee." several weeks ago Lopez's amendment proposal to the President Sam motion failed. ncerns about the The assembly passed Curin's pro- hing funds. Curin posal to move $2,000 from a committee embers critical of discretionary fund, $200 from the Aca- reating a political demic Affairs Committee and $700 from mbly. the Communications Committee to o put BPC's cred- BPC. Adding this to BPC's current bal- edibility in jeop- ance will bring the committee's budget said. to $14,025.16. e, Goodstein said ture and on those deep, mysterious quali- ties that we call culture," Shy said. Shy particularly focused on the Ameri- can Revolution and its implications. A study of that war might enable people "to find perhaps a more satisfac- tory approach to all war's potentially revolutionary impact," Shy said, Shy was chosen by the LSA Execu- tive Committee to present the speech. "They select based on a person's accomplishments and achievements, and John Shy stood out," said LSA Dean Edie Goldberg. "I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was chosen," Shy said. More than 280 people attended the lecture, including many students. "It seems like a new theory," said LSA junior Andy Schor. "I feel as if I just sat through something that people will be talking about in the future." "He provided different insights into the American Revolution--it was very thought-provoking," said LSA senior Mike Miller. People said they came to the speech for a variety of reasons. "I saw a sign around campus and I wanted to get involved," said LSA jun- ior David Sinkman. The speech generated interest among Kvorkian's intentions deemed key to legal case KRISTEN SCHAEFFER/Daily History professor emeritus John Shy lectures on the impact of war yesterday at the Rackham Amphitheatre. some students to attend more Univer- sity-sponsored lectures in the future. "This is the first lecture I've been to since I've come to the University," said LSA sophomore Lisa Gewirtz. "I defi- nitely plan to go to more." MSA to discuss constitution chages PONTIAC (AP) - Attorneys sug- gested yesterday that Dr. Jack Kevorkian's assisted suicide trial comes down to one question: Did he intend for two people to die when he hooked them up to a carbon monoxide tank? Kevorkian's attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, toldjurors in opening arguments yesterday that the retired pathologist's overriding concern was to relieve his patients' "horrendous pain and suffer- ing." Death, Fieger said, was the only way. He asked jurors to think what they would do if they took a sick pet to a veterinarian and were told the only hu- mane option was to put the animal to sleep. "The best thing to do is to put it out of its pain and agony," he said. "Your intent isn't to kill." And he said the right to die is an inalienable one. "By your verdict, you will send a message, not only to the world but to the prosecutor: 'Do not tread upon us,'" Fieger told the jury. Assistant Oakland County Prosecu- torJohn Skrzynski disputed the sugge- tion that Kevorkian was concerned&ynt with easing pain. He noted that carbion monoxide is a poisonous gas that de- prives the blood of oxygen. "Carbon monoxide has no medical, therapeutic value," he said. The case is expected to hinge on what some see as a loophole in Michigan's now-expired assisted sui- cide law. It provided an exception for some- one who administered "medications or procedures if the intent is to relieve pain or discomfort and not to cause death, even if the medication or pro- cedure may hasten or increase the risk of death." By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter Michigan Student Assembly mem- bers will debate next week on numerous amendments to the MSA constitutions submitted by last night's deadline. The revised edition puts "more ac- countability in the president's and vice president's hands," said LSA Rep. Fiona Rose. Although amendments to the consti- tution have been discussed each year, the document has not been changed since 1986, LSA Rep. Dan Serota said. The version passed by the assembly will be summarized and submitted as a ballot question for the next month's elections. "The student government does not have the power to change (the constitu- tion) on its own," Serota said. LSA Rep. Andy Schor, the Wolver- ine Party's candidate for MSA presi- dent, suggested the assembly hold a non-partisan constitutional convention to revise the document before present- ing it to the students. "This document is something people need to come up with as a unit," he said. The revised constitution was written by LSA Reps. Serota, Rose, Probir Mehta and Paul Scublinsky with the help of President Flint Wainess and Vice President Sam Goodstein. Among the amendments is the cre- ation of two new executive officer posi- tions. The chiefofstaffwould be charged with coordinating the assembly's of- fices, committee and commission chairs and chairing the Communications Com- mittee. The students rights officer would deal with all potential violations of stu- dents' rights, as well as chair the Stu- dents' Rights Commission. The revised constitution also appoints the MSA treasurer to chair the Budget Priorities Committee. Serota said this amendment was not made in response to the recent "non-BPC crisis," but that it may facilitate the han- dling of similar situations in the future. Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Color Printing Big savings on color printing for all clubs, businesses, and Correction Heather Elmquist was incorrectly named as Erin Elmquist in Monday's Daily. I Get that'IIl to ar , I err rr.rrrr/ A/. / * ead I - -- - - - - - The Michigan Daily is currently, hiring Display Advertising Account Executives. 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