I YI LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 27, 1996-- 3 WVU suspends fraternity West Virginia University banned its *hapter of Omega Psi Phi from campus for four years last week after Morgantown, W.V., police charged 10 ofthe fraternity's members with hazing a first-year student. The student told police he was beaten, whipped and deprived of sleep on two separate occasions. The attorney pros- ecuting the case said the student might suffer "some degree of hearing impair- ment" and have to drop out of school Secause of the beatings. The members accused of the beat- ings will be tried by a university judi- cial board in addition to the criminal proceedings. The chapter has been sus- pended by its national office. WCC will offer cyberclass to students Washtenaw Community College will feranewautomotive technology course over the Internet beginning April 1. Students taking the course will never have to set foot on campus. They will communicate with the instructor via e- mail messages and an electronic con- ference group. The assignments for the course will be posted on a home page, along with instructor's comments. The Ford-UAW staff has helped *WCC put together instructional materi- 'Is for the course and the school's com- uter experts have been translating it into an Internet-readable language. UG pharmacy students make house calls First-year students in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia are participating in a new program this .mester that matches them with com- unity members. The community members serve as clients for the students throughout the semester. The students visit their cli- ents once a month and monitor their 'medication use and storage. UG Prof. Lee Reese said he hopes the program will help students realize there is more to being a pharacist than stand- ing behind a counter. The program is free to the clients. *articipating students receive a lab credit for the project. University of Iowa gets new student club Students at the University of Iowa recently formed a new campus club - the University of Iowa Cigar Society. The club began to hold meetings in r1uary after it received student-club status from UI's student government association. Currently, the group has 40 "members, including one woman. Membership materials say the club's goal is to create "an enjoyable and re- laxing atmosphere in which connois- seurs may gather, share and further their knowledge on the essence of cigars." k Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jennifer Harvey. Nurse lectures on living with cancer By Carissa Van Heest Daily Staff Reporter For people whose lives have been touched by cancer, a Cancer Answer Line resource nurse, Rita Petrovskis, lectured on "Coping With Cancer" yesterday as part of Cancer Awareness Week. "You should never be afraid to let your loved ones know you care about them - even if you are not quite sure what to say," Petrovskis said. The lecture focused on how cancer patients handle living with the disease, and how friends and family members can help them. "A cancer diagnosis brings out a wide range of feelings," Petrovskis said. "It helps to understand them so you can better understand people with cancer and what they are going through." Petrovskis said many cancer patients experience shock, denial, anger, guilt, shame, anxiety and depression when they are diagnosed. These feelings must be addressed by loved ones, Petrovskis said. "Everyone who undergoes a cancer diagnosis has basic needs that need to be fulfilled," she said. I Often, in addition to health concerns, people with cancer have transportation, family care and financial issues that arise, Petrovskis said. "Recently, at the Cancer Answer Line, people have told me that they need the best treatment available be- cause they need to take care of elderly parents or kids," Petrovskis said. Maintaining relationships with oth- ers often becomes more challenging when one is diagnosed with cancer, she said. "Dealing with family members is not as easy as it may appear from the out- side," Petrovskis said. Events coordinator for Students Against Cancer Shera Gittleman asked Petrovskis to present this lecture as part of Cancer Awareness Week. "We tried to think ofthings thatmight be relevant for university students," Gittleman said. Providing support for cancer patients and their families are main goals of'Stu- dents Against Cancer, Gittleman said. Of the nine people who attended the lecture, most had been affected by can- cer in one way or another. "I have Hodgkins' Disease, which is cancer of the lymph nodes, and I feel the need to start talking about my own personal experience with cancer-it is time to express that," said Art senior Monique Piegdon. "I came here-t get more information." "My stepmother might have cancer and I thought I would come and find out more about it in case it is cancer,"'said LSA junior Christian Maloof. "The in- formation presented might enable me to offer some support and comfort to her." KRISTEN SCHAFER/Daily Straight talk Slauson Middle School students Marti Ellis (far left) and Shawn Jackson (second from right) talk with LSA sophomore Dani Washington (far right) and Architecture junior Melinda Andersdon yesterday. The students participated in the King/Chavez/Parks program, which offers junior high students from underrepresented school districts a chance to speak with student leaders at the University. Lnetcontiouis eael of MA rsigns from hsea~Ct By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter The longest continuous member of the Michigan Student Assembly, Brian Elliott, resigned from his seat on the assembly last night. In a speech to the assembly at MSA's k° last meeting before 4 today's elections, Elliott, a Students' Party Engineering representative, ex- pressed frustration with the assembly's Elliott current president and vice president, Flint Wainess and Sam Goodstein. Elliott accused the pair of embezzling MSA funds, taking credit for the work of other assembly members and consciously breaking MSA rules. "Please take heart, it can't get any worse," Elliott told the assembly. Elliott, whose term ends in the fall, said he resigned now to allow the Uni- versity of Michigan Engineering Coun- cil enough time to appoint his successor to serve for the rest of the year and through the summer. Elliott said he would have had to give up his seat by this spring because he decided to attend the Minnesota School of Public Policy. Engineering Rep. David Burden said UMEC will appoint a new representa- tive in two weeks. Elliott said Wainess and Goodstein have repeatedly ignored MSA rules, especially in terms of the assembly's internal budget. "They chose to feign ignorance of the rules in order to not follow them and that really got frustrating," Elliott said. Students' Party presidential candi- date Olga Savic said Elliott's low atten- dance and involvement this year stemmed from his frustration with the current MSA administration. "Brian would have been much more involved in the last year if he thought it would have made a difference," Savic said. The contributions he did make dur- ing Wainess and Goodstein's admin- istration were not recognized, Elliot said. "The last straw was when Flint and Sam took credit for MSA Online. I put a lot of time into that web page and that's really essentially MSA Online," Elliott said. Elliott was first elected to the assem- bly in fall 1993. Before that, he served as a commission chair in 1992. "I hope UMEC chooses carefully because it's a big seat to fill," said LSA Rep. Dan Serota. Wainess would not comment on Elliot's resignation or accusations. HI V/AIDS Center nP P mtl £3lnI tbv a TLf By Cathy Harmon For the Daily, The HIV/AIDS Resource Center cel- ebrated its 10-year anniversary yester- day by kicking off a new program, "Dining for Dollars." About 150 people attended the event,+ held at Gandy Dancer restaurant. The $100-a-plate fund-raiser opened HARC's fund-raising season, which + will include future dinners at HARC members' homes. "There are different themes, such as the Fabulous 70s and Hollywood," said H ARC member Tim Bertrand, who + worked at last night's fund-raiser. Local businesses, including Espresso Royale Cafe and Borders Books & + Music, contributed to the event with 67+ items for a silent auction. The proceeds; from the auction will support the agency's programs, said Program Co- ordinator Larry La Ferte. HARC provides outreach, counsel-+ ing and housing for HIV/AIDS patientsI in Jackson, Washtenaw, Livingston and Lenawee counties. The program assists+ a community of patients in obtaining 3 health insurance and fulfilling other basic needs.+ "(The restaurant) needs to support: the community in which it lives," said Gandy Dancer Manager Dan Huntsbarger. Gandy Dancer charged HARC only their own costs for the events dinner. Arbor Beverages donated wine for the event. amongst other donations. The gifts donated by local businesses and members of the community are expected to pay for the event, La Ferte said. Many concerned members of the community donate money to HARC in lieu of attending the event, La Ferte said. As much as 85 percent of the money earned will go to direct cafe of patients. Ann Arbor City Councilmember Christopher Kolb (D-5th Ward) helped organize "Dining for Dollars." Kolb is an honorary chair and a volunteer on HARC's outreach program, which pro- vides information to the community. HARC is also supported by 'autBar of Ann Arbor, owned by Keith Orr;and Martin Contreras. "It's important to give back to the community that's supporting us in busi- ness," Orr said. There is still a stima attached to HIV/AIDS and the more we can do to de-mystify it, the better, Orr said. State Senate passes 1996-97 budget Engler's proposal to cut adult education stirs debate LANSING (AP) - Tart partisan wrangling over big cuts to adult edu- cation and the budget in general greeted debate yesterday over the state's spending blueprint for the next fiscal year. The Michigan Senate passed three bills, sending them to the House, in- cluding a massive school aid measure for the 1996-97 fiscal year. The House, meanwhile, worked into the evening and approved three other budget bills, which now will proceed to the-Senate. It was the first floor action in the Senate on the $8.6 billion general-fund budget recommended by Gov. John Engler. Altogether, when restricted and federal money is added, the budget to- tals $30.3 billion. Heated debate was touched off in both chambers by Engler's proposal to eliminate adult education money from the school-aid bill. This year, it totals Torrections i Michigan Student Assembly Rep. Bryan Theis is not a member of the Wolverine Party. This was incorrectly reported in :yesterday's Daily. T In an editorial in Monday's Daily it was incorrectly stated that a task force has recommended the living-learning requirement. Instead, it plans to make the recommendation this summer. ;? ; _s S L ' i {v: What's happening in Ann Arbor today $185 million, but Senate leaders wrote $65 million back in for the upcoming fiscal year. Democrats blasted Engler's cut, say- ing that many people depend on adult education to acquire the skills needed for a job. "What are we dooming these young girls to?" demanded Sen. Jim Berryman (D-Adrian), recounting a recent visit to an adult education class where students were fearful of losing state support. "These stories can be multiplied throughout the state of Michigan," he said, pushing an amendment to replace all the lost money. "It's an avenue this Legislature must not cut off." But Sen. Dan DeGrow (R-Port Hu- ron), chairman of the Senate Appro- priations subcommittee on school aid, defended the cut. He said local school districts can place more money into adult education if they want to. "There's only so many dollars," he said. "There are limits. We do have to make choices." Watched by a gallery full of adult education supporters, the Senate re- jected Berryman's amendment, but only on a tie vote. In thetend, the $307 million school aid bill went to the House on a 24-13 vote. With less rancor, the Senate also passed and sent to the House a $2.3 billion bill to finance the Department of Community Health and a $1.3 billion measure for the Department of Correc- tions. The House's share of the adult edu- cation debate centered around the bud- get for the Michigan Jobs Commission. The House cut the $65 million from the commission's budget that the Senate had added to the school aid plan. Engler had envisioned sending all adult education funds to the Jobs Com- mission to provide job training for middle and high school students, lit- eracy education for adults and other programs. Newsletters GROUP MEETINGS Q AIESEC Michigan, general member meeting, 662-1690, Business Administration Building, Room 1276, 6 p.m. Q American Baptist Student Fellow- ship, free meal, meeting, 663- 9376, First Baptist Church, 512 E. 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