laCATLIsvnlrt Pretrial motions today in Lujan murder hearing LSA sophomore Crystal Lujan's murder and arson pretrial hearing is ;,:scheduled for 11 a.m. today in Washtenaw Circuit Court. Judge Melinda Morris will hear motions from .defense attorneys for Lujan and Dale Lipke. Lipke allegedly took part in a grisly murder and multiple arsons with Lujan last September. Pretrial hearings were originally cheduled for last Friday, but Morris as unable to proceed at that time. Lujan and Lipke remain behind bars at Washtenaw County Jail. A trial date may be set today. Markley shooting suspect arrested A 20-year-old man was arrested Mon- day night in connection with the dis- barge of a loaded weapon at the Mary arkley residence hall on Sunday. The man was arrested and charged on two counts of assault with a weapon, one count each of carrying a concealed weapon and reckless use of a firearm. The suspect paid the bond and was released. Video cameras stolen from Oast Hall Two video cameras were reported stolen Monday from the fourth floor of East Hall, formerly East Engineering, on Monday. A caller reported to the Department of Public Safety that two cameras and other equipment with a total value of $3,800 were taken from a wall locker sometime over the week- end. DPS has no suspects. %issing student located An LSA student was reported miss- ing yesterday by a concerned friend ~who calle~d DPS. She was last seen by the friend before winter break and had not been present in class thisterm. The missing student was later located unharmed in Minneapolis. *arijuana seized, smelled DPS confiscated two small bags of marijuana yesterday near the Diag flag- pole. A 21- and 23-year-old male at the location denied having possession of or 'knowing anything about the illegal drugs. On Wednesday, DPS was called to e efi fth floor of the Mary Markley esidence hall to search for marijuana. A caller reported the floor smelled of marijuana. DPS was unable to locate the drug andturned the situation over to the residential staff. 15 pocketbooks stolen Wallets, purses, and checkbooks fell ictim to thieves 15 times in the past week, DPS reported. All the incidents occurred in Univer- sity buildings between Jan. 11 and Jan. 17. Three thefts were reported at South Quad residence hall and two at the Art and Architecture Building. Power tools missing DPS reported two power drills were stolen from the School of Public Health on Tuesday. A University employee informed DPS that the tools were taken around 9:30 p.m. The items were left unattended in the hallway. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporters Sam T. Dudek and Josh White The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 19, 1996 - 5 Study reveals importance of paren relations Belly piercing Architecture senior Lisa Gallan gets her naval pierced yesterday at Rob Petroff's Insane Creations on E. Williams St.. Aft nnaiveaction headlinesA- Senate Asse-mblymetn By Alice Robinson Daily Staff Reporter African American male teen-agers' relationships with their fathers are more important than whether the fathers live in thehome, accordingto a University study. The researchers monitored 254 Afri- can American male teen-agers and ex- amined the link between family struc- ture and psychological and social de- velopment, drug use and the dropout rate of the teenagers. University Public Health Prof. Marc A. Zimmerman conducted the study with psychology Profs. Deborah A. Sa- lem of Michigan State University and Kenneth Maton of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The researchers said they were sur- prised to discover that teens living with single mothers are no more likely to be drug users, criminals or high school dropouts than those in other house- holds. The five household situations studied had one parent, both parents, one parent and one step-parent, a single mother and an extended family, and extended family without a parent. "I was actually excited that we were finding something that went against common knowledge and stereotypes," Zimmerman said. Although many of the boys' fathers did not live with them, they were still role models for their sons. Thirty-three percent of teen-agers in the study re- ported spending 10 or more hours per week with their fathers. Twenty-five percent of the adolescents not living with their fathers managed to spend at least 10 hours a week with them. More than half of the boys living with single mothers reported gaining emotional support from their fathers, while 40 percent of those growing up in extended families said their fathers gave them emotional support. What do Kids Need? A study done in part by a University professor shows teenage African Americans do net need a father at home to be model citizens. The researchers found: Teens living with single mothers are no more likely to be drug , users, criminals or high schoot dropouts than those in other households. 33 percent of teens in the study reported spending 10 or more hours per week with their fathers. 25 percent of the teens who did not live with their fathers said,. they spent at least 10 hours a week with them. "I know lots of people who have grown up in single-parent households and they are some of the best people!I know," said Marisela Martinez, an LSA senior who is one of the minority peer advisers in Bursley Hall. "As long as you have strong relationships ... strong relationships develop strong people." "It would be better (for kids to live in a) two-parent household," said Brian Piper, an LSA first-year student. "That way there's a 90-percent chance the father could be a role model. If there is a single parent, they may turn to other role models, good or bad." Zimmerman said that his study dis- pelled the common myth that African American fathers don't have an impact on their children. "It ... challenges the assumption that African American fathers absent from the home don't have significant rela- tionships with their sons," he said. Zimmerman is involvedin The Flint Adolescent Study, which is targeting children from diverse backgrounds and includes girls. By Anupama Reddy Daily Staff Reporter Cynthia Marselow says women fac ulty have not been given ample oppor- tunity at the University to move up in the tenured ranks of professorship. Marselow, a Medical School sur- gery research assistant and a member ofthe faculty's Senate Assembly, will get to voice her views at Monday's meeting, where the faculty govern- ment is set to debate affirmative ac- tion policies. "The instinct is to hire someone you know, the guy you can slap on the back and tell dirty jokes to," Marselow said. "The (meeting) is an official reminder Faculty Debate A debate on affirmative action will be part of this month's Senate Assembly meeting Monday. Where: Rackham Amphitheater' When: ,3:15 p.m. to consider women and also to see that they prosper." Engineering Prof. Stacy Bike will present her argument - that affirma- tive action has played out its role. "I see an external perception that if a woman gets a job, people say she got it because she's a woman," Bike said. George Brewer and Robert Smith of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs agree that the na- tional debate on affirmative action has re-surfaced at the University. "Unfortunately, we've not made as much progress as people who believe in affirmative action would have liked," said Brewer, who chairs both SACUA and the Senate Assembly. "Affirmative action is an important issue that we need to reflect on as a University. The faculty has not had an adequate opportunity to express its po- sition," Smith said. After the meeting, University of Washington Prof. Steven Olswang is scheduled to speak about "The Chang- ing University: Faculty and Tenure." Communication chairexplains dept's new cuniculum By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter About 380 LSA students are now enrolled as communication studies concentrators. But fewer than 20 attended an infor- mation session yesterday on changes in the new department's curriculum. "Our goal was to develop a curricu- lum that focused on communication studies," said Vincent Price, chair of the communication studies department. "A program for students interested in how the media operates in society." lie said the department will also fo- cus on how the media affects groups such as the government and children. "The mass media do not operate in a vacuum," Price said. "You have to un- derstand the society and culture in which they develop." LSA first-yearstudentiJessi Lewis, who will be required to take the new curricu- lum, said, "I guess it's kind of good. It is very broad. I would rather be able to take hands-on training." Price also explained the structure of-the new curriculum. Students raised some concern about the three pre-requisites, Communication Studies 101, 102 and 11 1. The former curriculum had only one introductory class. Communication Studies 111, a one- credit workshop course, trains students to conduct research using the Internet and other new electronic media. Terrell Cole, an LSA junior, said he does not want to take these additional courses. "I already did my pre-requisite to be in the communication department," he said, referring-to Comm. 103. Price said changes in requirements should not delay any student's gradua- tion. He said decisions on the curriculum a student follows will be made on an individual basis, within some general guidelines based on their year in school. "Our goal is not to be a faceless bureaucracy," he said. Price explained that the new cutricu- lum can be divided into four sections-- the context and effects of the media, as well as their structure and processes. Writing classes will not be listed in the next course guide, however. "We are not trying to train you for a specific occupation," Price said, add- ing that students who want to pursue professional occupations after gradua- tion should participate in an internship. Theta Delta Chi collects coats to donate to charity committed students needed 1 1 - .:::N . MAKE A DIFFERENCE! enroll in soc 389 By Carissa Van Heest For the Daily Theta Delta Chi is asking students to search through their closets to help with its second annual clothing drive for the needy, which runs through next Friday. Anyone wishing to donate used cloth- ing in good condition or small housewares can bring them to the house, located at 700 S. State St. "We would prefer warmer items, es- pecially jackets and scarves, but we will take whatever people would like to donate," said Pete Kirsheman, philan- thropy co-chair of the house. Theta Delta Chi will donate the items to the Salvation Army and to the St. Vincent De Paul Society, said Jeff Edge, who also chairs the committee. "Originally we were just planning a Salvation Army drive, but when we found out that St. Vincent De Paul's warehouse (in Detroit) burned down (in December), we wanted to help them out too," Kirsheman said. Angilena Rodriguez, manager of the St. Vincent De Paul Society store in Ann Arbor, said, "(When) the main warehouse in Detroit burned down ... everything (inside) was burned down." Edge came up with the idea last year for a clothing drive. "We had a pretty decent turnout the first time. We collected eight or nine bags of used clothing," he said. "Last year we only collected items from other Greek houses. This year we want to extend it to include the entire community as well as the Greeks," Kirsheman said. Edge attributed part of the drive's suc- cess last year to its nature. "People don't always have money, but they always have old clothes around," Edge said. Kirsheman said the fraternity is hop- ing for similar support this year. "We want to help people in need, espe- cially after the holiday season," he said. The organizations receiving these donations said they are in need of many items. "People all over (the commu- nity) utilize the services we offer," said Ron Mathers, manager of the Ypsilanti Salvation Army store. "We serve everybody," Rodriguezsaid. "Different agencies in WashtenawCounty refer people to us and we provide free clothing and housewares to them." 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