18B- The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine - Thursday, October 17, 1996 ®Community Feature v -U a'7 . %.Campus co-ops stress sh aring l nteraction, economic lvin 0- 0 The Michigan Daily Weekend N Star, Enquirer point cameras at Madonna's daughter By Hae-Jin Kim For the Daily With October celebrating National Co-op Month, if the Inter-Cooperative Council has its way, the terms "guff," "picker-mint" and "tres chez" will become a part of your everyday vocab- ulary. Yet, to people living in the Student Housing Cooperatives, such lingo is not only frequently used, it has become integrated into part of the spe- cial language used in communication between co-op members. How the co-op known as Joint House derived its name remains questionable. Joint - could it possibly be an indica- tion of the so-called special activities rumored to have occurred within the house's history? Its members, however; attempt to appear convincing as they claim that it is because the house, in real- ity, is two houses joined together in the center by a newly constructed hallway, often endearingly referred to by its mem- bers as "The Ghetto." JENNIFER BRADLEY-SWIFT/I Engineering graduate student Mike Hernandez and engineering senior Adrienne Johnson prepare dinner Monday night at Luther House. Each cooperative has its own distinc- tive personality reflective of its mem- bers, as in the case of Joint House which is also reputed to have large parties. Another co-op, Stevens House, is popu- lar for its studying atmosphere, whereas members of the Gregory House voted to have their house substance-free. The knock-stomping Nakamuras ... well, enough said, The Nakamura House is one of the 18 group houses in the centrally organized nonprofit Inter-Cooperative Council, which is located on 337 E. William St. This organization is recognized by the IRS as non profit and protected Ce-opInfo under state law. With a $2 million ~ What: Inter-Coc annual budget, the Council Office ICC is able to offer scholarships to stu- V Where: 337 E. dents having diffi- culty with their V Hours: Monday, dues. Bradford and Friday, 10 a.r Karrer, president Tuesday and Thuri of the ICC, p.m.; and Saturda stressed these scholarships Phone:662-4 when he said, Campus Coop H "Fundamental Luther Buel about co-ops is that Eugene V. De b it's a group of peo- V/Black Elk Coo ple coming togeth- ~ Karl D. Gregor er to meet a com- ~ Joint House C mon need they V Corretta Scott couldn't meet oth- V Muriel Lester erwise." V Benajamin Lin The ICC is . Michigan Hou involved with V Minnie's Coop University JohnNakamur Housing. A five- V Georgia O'Ke year retreat is in ~ Harold Osterw progress at which V Robert Owen( the ICC's board Renaissance C members, together V Ruths' Coope with the presidents V AK Stevens C of the co-ops, gath- V Sojourner Tru er on Sundays. VStefan Vail C Currently, the members of the ICC are working on an exercise called "vision building" in which they create long-term goals, or visions. They are also rewriting the ICC's mission statement. The statement reads, "We the members of the ICC shall work together using cooperative principles to provide affordable, high-quality hous- ing for all students. We shall strive for Df irs 'ia 41, ;ou E1. an open, diverse and empowered mem- bership, positive social change and expansion of both the cooperative and the cooperative movement." Student housing cooperatives house around 5,000 students on 50 or so col- lege campuses throughout the nation. The North American Students of Cooperation - a national organization for student co-ops with education as their main purpose - is based in our own Ann Arbor. The co-ops on campus are not solely restricted to University students and aren't even University-affiliated, although one is rmation required to be a stu- dent to live in a co- perative op. Many students from Washtenaw Community College Villiam and Eastern Michigan University Wednesday live on campus .-5 p.m.; together with day 12 p.m.-6 University students. 12 p.m-3 p.m. The co-ops on the University, which .4 are all coed, are sprawled across the ss: An; fcentire campus Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - As media fren- zies go, this one ranks at the top. Madonna giving birth to a baby girl at Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday drew 11 trucks with pop-up satellite towers, plus other camera crews, numerous still photographers and reporters. They waited for hours with- out a sighting of anyone more famous than Dr. Paul Fleiss, father of convict- ed Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss, who announced the birth and said he would be the baby's pediatrician. As night came, the crews who didn't give up sat around on lawn chairs and watched Monday Night Football on the video monitors in their trucks. The shot of Madonna and child is currently the Holy Grail of celebrity photographers. Amid rumors that Madonna will not release an official picture of little Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon for mass consumption, the media is relying on stealth measures to get the shot the world is waiting for. And how much might that shot be worth' Said Scott Downie of Celebrity Photo: "It's worth about $150 if 25 pho- tographers get the picture. If she wants to ruin it for everyone, she could just come Out and pose." And if one lucky person got a stun- ning, exclusive portrait? "The top is provably 5250,000. If they get the birth, then the sky's the limit," Downie said. Giles Harrison, a free-lance video photographer, staked out the hospital early Monday with his H i-8 camera. He even tried to exit the elevator on the eighth floor, reportedly where Madonna w\as giving hbirth. "It was like Fort' Knox." Harrison said. " of this job is luck. Skill has very little to do with ii," he added. Madonna's choice ofy Good Samaritan Hospital took many media types by surprise. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center seemed the obvious choice, with its renowned maternity facilities and celebrity accommodations. But Good Samaritan Hospital is no slouch when it comes to birthing facil- ities; the hospital has a prenatal center that can handle births from midwife- assisted deliveries to high-risk situa- tions. Its labor-delivery-recovery rooms - more like suites - offer a homey environment, complete with hardwood floors, CD players, TVs and VCRs. Madonna didn't go into this unpre- pared; supposedly she worked with a birthing instructor who touts the Bradley method of natural childbirth, which emphasizes deep breathing and working with the process of labor. Dr. Margaret Bates, an L.A. board-certified obstetri- cian-gynecologist on the hospital staff. brought little Lourdes into the world. As Madonna the media interest will not ebb. The National Enquirer already has some 15 people working on the story. "It's a big frenzy," said Enquirer Executive Editor David Perel, "in the class of a John Kennedy, Jr. wedding. We'll stay on it until we get the first baby picture, and we're going to devote our considerable resources toward that end. I think for this baby story, the interest (from the public) is surging, because of who she is, her reputation, her past, the circumstances around (the baby), turns it into a fascinating story." No recent celebrity birth comes close, Perel said. "If Lisa Marie Presley and Michael Jackson had had a child, maybe." Phil Bunton, editor in chief of the Star, said the magazine has been track- ing Madonna's movements "for about the last month," and has about five pho- tographers staking out the new mom. "The big dilemma," he said, "is that we don't know when she's going to leave or how she's going to leave." In. fact, no one knows whether she has left the hospital. "With the baby pictures, if you're not able to see the baby's face, the photo is worth a lot less,"Bunton said. "If you can see the baby's face and a beaming Madonna. then it would be worth a lot more." Bunton said that despite the intense media madness, Madonna giving birth ranks just below John E Kennedy, Jr.'s recent wedding; "I think Madonna's popularity probably peaked about two years ago! he said. "But, babies are babies" Over at People magazine, Madonna plus baby equals a full cover: Madonna minus baby equals an inset picture on the coy 'r. Deputy Los Angeles bureau chief Todd Gokl who has been on the Madonna beat for 10 years. said he under- stands why the mater- nal girl is suddenly publicity shy. "I think she has some serious and justi- s House )pe rat ive ry Cooperative ooperative tKing House Cooperative der Cooperative se perative ra cooperative effe House Neil Cooperative Cooperative Cooperative rativev oope ratlye th House ooperative students. Thus, co- they are located any- where between Washtenaw Avenue to Gilbert Court on North Campus. Perhaps the most unique aspect of living in a co-op is the incorporation of the idea of true e m p o w e r m e nt. Without a landlord to enforce rules and make profits, the co-op does more than simply house students: It is owned, made up of :end exists for the ops offer members / Madonna and Carlos Leon, fat fied concerns about privacy "with that incident last yea: stalker. I think it'll be a wh she takes the baby into the p when she does, she'll be pr ful. I'm sure she'll have ton rity around her, trying to photographers. I think that's be the most difficult aspect (as a mother). She's going tc hands full shielding her paparazzi who are dying fot ture." How long does the magazi track this story? "We're going to be doi research into breast-feeding training," he joked. "No, real Stay tne ° M Mag 210 5. FifTh Avd, at LIborty 76 BARGAIN MATINI DAILY BEFORE 6) Student Rates Daily,after with valid student i owners more control over their own lives. Each member contributes about four hours of chores per week. Time allotted for each job, such as cooking or clean- ing, is decided beforehand. One will do such jobs as restocking the pop See CO-OPS, Page 198 Real Buttered Popcom Popped in Peanut Oil C o l N g h . 0 p c e ri lil1 . n n A r o r s Bi g e t B s Yvithout a net Free biliards. Satellite sports. Food & drink specials. "I Want My MTV!" All videos-.al' night wNJ Chuck Jasmnan. SI cover. 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