2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 NATION/WORLD i SALARY Continued from Page 1A Duderstadt said the AAUP statistics maybe skewed because all universities do not have the same areas of study. He : said it would be more accurate to com- pare salaries within the individual dis- ciplines instead of averages. "Our most accurate data suggest that we rank first at the assistant, associate and full professor level among the pub- lic universities; roughly in the top five _ among all universities at the assistant . and associate professor level, and in the top 10 among all universities for full professors," he said. University professors earn more than R professors at any other institution in the state. At Eastern Michigan University, the top faculty earned $59,000, while at Michigan State University, they earned $68,800. Machen said it is not accurate to compare the University to other state schools. "Our faculty are not compared to Cen- tral Michigan (University),"he said. "They are compared to Harvard, Yale, MIT." Although Duderstadt claims the Uni- versity ranks eighth among private schools, he said its faculty members are still "subject to occasional raids." "We have been remarkably competi- tive during the past decade," said Duderstadt, who has served as Univer- sity president for the past eight years. "We have lost some outstanding people to very attractive offers from peers, but we generally have won more recruiting battles than we have lost." Machen said LSA currently has 18 faculty members contemplating higher salary offers from other institutions. "Ithink it is areality. Everyyearwe have a large number of faculty at the U-M who receive salary offers from these schools," Machen said. "We lose good faculty in certain cases when this happens." Sometimes the University provides counter-offers, said Machen, who came from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. These incentives often come in the form of increased research support. Dunn said the salary discrepancy between public and private institutions is due to the various sources of funding. While public universities must rely on strict allocations of state funding, pri- vate schools have more leeway. "Let's face it, we area public univer- sity. That means the finances come out of money from Lansing and tuition," Dunn said. "This is not true for the private universities. They can co-mingle accounts if they want to." Dunn said the University - which receives more research grants than any public or private institution -provides benefits in other areas. He cited the current health and retirement benefit packages as variables that should be weighed in the competition. Dunn also said many University pro- fessors "come up through the ranks" to full professor status. The University generally does not lose members of that group to schools like Harvard, he said. "It is not to say they wouldn't go to Harvard," Dunn said. "But the majority won'tget an offer from Harvard or Yale." Two GOP reps. to leave House WASHINGTON - Rep. James "Jimmy"Quillen (R-Tenn.) said yesterday he would not run for re-election this fall, ending a 34-year House career. "I'll be 81 at the end of this term and my wife needs me," said Quillen, who is tied with Rep. Joseph McDade (R-Pa.) as the most senior House Republican. Quillen's wife, Cecile, has been ill for several years. In addition, Rep. Bill Zeliff (R-N.H.) said earlier this week he would not seek a fourth House term in order to run for governor this fall. Last week, two-term Republican New Hampshire Gov. Steve Merrill unexpectedly announced that Quillen he was leaving politics to spend more time with his family. The two retirements bring to 45 the number of lawmakers who are not trying tc return to the House this year, as 27 Democrats and 18 Republicans have said they will not seek re-election. Ten of those lawmakers are running for the Senate while two, Texas Democratic Reps. John Bryant and Jim Chapman, were defeated it their bids for their party's Senate nomination. In addition, Rep. Greg Laughlin (R-Texas), a former Democrat, lost a primar' race Tuesday, becoming the first incumbent to be defeated for re-election thisy , . M 1 "A * ecture Notes:. .: Course .Packets. *Resume Services .Copy &Binderv FAr.-Services .- e KTR ACCURATE " FAST * PROFESSIONAL Receive $2 oft a resume package with this ad. One per customer. Grade A Notes at Ulrich's Bookstore Second Floor * 549 E. University " 741-9669 Clinton eulogizeS Brown's American life' WASHINGTON (AP)-Ron Brown was laid to rest yesterday after Presi- dent Clinton celebrated his "truly American life" in a funeral that re- flected the commerce secretary's up- beat style. "He would have loved this deal today," the president said. The funeral produced an outpouring of respect unusual even in pomp-loving Washington. High-ranking bureaucrats and government clerks shared pews in the stately National Cathedral,crowded to capacity. Thousands filed by his cof- fin overnight in the Commerce Depart- ment lobby. "Ron Brown's incredible life force brought us all joy in the morning," the president said. "No dark night could ever defeat him.... This man loved life and all the things in it." Brown, the first black commerce sec- retary, was killed along with 34 others a week ago in a plane crash while on a trade mission to Croatia. His son, Michael, began by thanking the Croatians who climbed the hillside to bring down the bodies. The son smiled during his tribute to a father so close that they still kissed on the lips until last week. He brought on laughter when he told of hearing him described as smooth as a swan, and graceful under pres- sure. "And then I said, 'Wait a minute, these people have never played golf with him before,"' Michael said. "He has problems with about 2 1/2-foot putts, and grace under pressure I would not call that." - 0 3 0 Find out: UeThe inside stry ona grad school admissions-. & What to expect on . test day. How to targiet your o study needs. Jon us: University of Michigan Tuesday, April 16th 7:00-9: OPM Call 1-800-KAP-TEST & GET AN EDGE ON THE COMPETITION! get ahi her score KA LAN I Do you know how hands "talk"? r w FDA: Youth should avoid ephedrine WASHINGTON - The govern- ment moved yesterday to curb sales of an herb offering Generation Xers a "natural high," telling consumers not to buy such dietary supplements as Herbal Ecstacy that contain the stimulant ephe- drine. The supplements are advertised to young people - sometimes as a "natu- ral" alternative to illegal drugs-prom- ising euphoria, heightened sexual awareness and enhanced athletic per- formance. They're found everywhere and in various forms - from tablets in health-food stores to special fruit drinks sold on California and Florida beaches. The supplements are "aimed directly toward youth for the express purpose of catching a buzz," said FDA spokesper- son Arthur Whitmore. The FDA has learned of 15 people who died after taking ephedrine-containing supplements and has received almost 400 other reports of side effects, from heart attacks and seizures to psychosis. So the agency warned consumers not to buy or use the supplements, and is AR.NDT E W Arafat lashes out at councl members RAMALLAH, West Bank - Never known to have a great stomach for democracy, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat looked downright bilious at the Palestinian Legislative Council meet- ing yesterday as he lashed out at mem- bers who dared to challenge him pub- licly. Arafat accused four of the elected legislators of belonging to the militant Islamic group Hamas and participating in a secret plan to destroy his govern- ment. He threatened to withdraw their congressional immunity, and when an- other legislator came to the defense of his four colleagues, Arafat threatened him, too. "Our immunity was not lifted and will not be lifted," said Imad Falougi, one ofthe four Council members whom Arafat accused. "There is no legal basis for it. I do not want to read too much into what the president said, but this is a dangerous precedent." Arafat has pressures of his own, in- cluding concern about the future of his collecting coroners' reports and othe evidence in an effort to take regulator action against manufacturers. Hokey Pokey creator dies at 83 years old While every school child in America may know the Hokey Pokey, what 9 might not know is who wrote the song Larry LaPrise, aka The Hokey Pokey Man, died last week at age 83 in Boise Idaho, aftera career that brought him nc fame, modest fortune, and a job witi the Postal Service. For many baby boomers and thei children, the Hokey Pokey is simply part of the national legacy, right up there with Mother Goose and Twister "I just assumed it had been around forever," said a shocked Leyah Strt@ of New York. Even before LaPrise's death, Strauss had been planning tostage a mass Hokey Pokey-in at some Nev York locale like Grand Central station. LaPrise, a Detroit native whose ful name was Roland Lawrence LaPrise concocted the song along with two fel low musicians in the late 1940s for nightclub in Idaho. The group, the Ran Trio, recorded the song in 1949. fledgling government in a pseudo-state under lock-up. Israel and the United States have been pushing him to crush the Hamas political movement, includ ing its military wing, in retaliationfora series of suicide bombings that began Feb. 25 and left more than 60 dead U.S. orders Sudanese diplomat expelled UNITED NATIONS - The United States has expelled a Sudanese diplo- mat suspected of aiding terrorists who plotted to blow up the United Nations and assassinate Egyptian Presiden Hosni Mubarak. The expulsion order was issuedTW day against Ahmed YousifMohamed,a second secretary at the Sudanese mis- sion to the United Nations. U.S. Mission spokesperson James Rubin said yesterday that Mohamed was given 48 hours to leave because he had "been identified as being involved in terrorist and espionage activities, in- cluding involvement in connectionwiti the plot to bomb the United Nations." - From Daily wire servi* FIND OUT IN LINGUISTICS 211 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE Lecture: MW 12-1 Discussion: F 9, 10, 11, 12, 1 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745.967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $85. Winter term (January through April) is $95, year-long (September through April) is $165. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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