Obscene e-mail found on two accounts *Two callers reported that sexual advertisements from possibly the same sender were received Monday on their accounts. A caller reported that he received an advertisement for "sexual products" on his e-mail Monday morning at the Institute of Social Research Building. The e-mail was sent from New York through America Online, according to Department of Public Safety reports. Another incident included a similar message referring to possible child pornography. DPS has referred the case to the America Online Postmaster. Hospital food a hot commodity Hospital staff discovered that none of the refrigerators were locked, and food had been nibbled on yesterday, in *outine check of B-2 kitchen facilities in the East Medical Center The doors were originally secured, but the doors had been opened since the previous check and food in the refrigerators had been eaten. "It was obvious someone had helped themselves to either a meal or a snack: DPS reports said. =The uncovered food left in trays was discovered outside the refrigerators, zd "all kinds of flies and gnats were vering around the area," DPS reports said. Bong found in West Quad A West Quad resident adviser told DPS that two residents from the Adams floor possessed a marijuana bong. DPS officers confiscated the illegal ,,s als and filed a report. ickpocket seen at the Union A male suspect was spotted stealing a wallet from a woman on the second floor of the Michigan Union on Tuesday evening. The wallet was sitting on the table in front of the woman, and the man ran _m of the b ildii HP f~ir r eon - LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 25, 1996 - 3 LSA-SG budget increase to benefit many groups By Jenni Yachnin Daily Staff Reporter A dollar buys a whole lot these days. For student groups applying to LSA student government for funding, it means about $6,000 more in supplies, speakers and sandwiches. This year's LSA-SG budget is $20,000, which is up from $14,000 last year. The gain is attributed to less spending within LSA-SG itself "A lot of money in the budget goes unspent." said Adam Schlifke, LSA-SG treasurer. "The com- bination of extra money and fewer expenses means more money for this year. Last year. we spent more towards elections, offices and computers." Each student government has its own budget to fund campus organizations. Students are charged $1 for their own school's government, depending on where they are enrolled. LSA-SG approves groups for funding after an application and interview process. "We look for a majority in the event to be LSA students," Schlifke said, adding that not all stu- dents in a group need to be in the school, although the event should be geared toward LSA. Organizations are allotted up to $500 for small- er groups and $1 000 for larger groups. Groups are reimbursed for their allotment after they have sub- mitted receipts. "A lot of the groups don't actually collect the money," Schlifke said. "Often students forget receipts and we don't give them money." Last year 62 groups were allocated money. A few of the groups already approved for funding this year include the Ann Arbor Tenants Union, the Undergraduate Political Science Association and the Michigan Journal of Political Science. Students can also receive funding from the Michigan Student Assembly, in addition to money from LSA-SG. However, when MSA turns stu- dents down it suggests alternatives. "We have generally provided (the students) with a list of alternative funding sources," said John Lopez, vice chair of the Budget Priorities Committee. "We try to re-compile a complete list each year to provide students with different sources within the student government and outside as well." MSA decides whether to fund groups based on several aspects. "The BPC looks for the impact on campus, the number of students involved and who will bene- fit," said Fiona Rose, MSA president. "They also look at what other sources the group has applied to and who they receiv e fundin, from." The Michigan Journal of Political Science has applied to both groups for inding in past years. -MSA has always treated us well. LSA has been helpful the past two or three times we've applied," said Ethan H andelman. co-editor in chief of the journal. "LSA has been there to answer our ques- tions but when it comes to transferring money they have failed.- The Journal has had trouble collecting its allot= ted funding in the past because of LSA-Si's reim- bursement policy. "The way our publication works. we need the money first. By the time the money should be transferred it's all gone because it's been used by other groups" Handelman said. entr'ees *More than 100 people attend 'A Taste of the Ancient World' By Maria Hackett F or the Daily Report urges pro- environment ways By Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporter A report recently released by a group .of University students, faculty and alums found that although the University is becoming greener every day, the University is not living up to its potential to be an environmental leader. The report, written by the nine-mem- ber Greening the Maize and Blue advi- sory committee. comments on University environmental policies and actions, and recommends further steps "our department is kvorking on cn- tinuous improvement to increase repy- cling and decrease trash," said Erica Spiegel, recyc ling coordinator for Grounds and Waste Management and a committee member "The paper ton- nages that we've recovered have increased from last year after a period of leveling off: The report also suggests the University use more nonchlorinated paper. Laurah Klepinger, a representative of C i i ut of tie euIng. He rst ran east- und on Madison Street itnd turned south on South State Street. He then fled in a white Neon car, according to DPS reports. The witnesses were able to obtain the license plate, and police are searching for the man. Lunch stolen from cafeteria area 0A man was eating his lunch in the Hutchins Hall basement when it allegedly was stolen from him last Thursday. The man was in the cafeteria area of the basement. DPS has no suspects in the case. Bookbag stolen from CCRB An unattended bag was lifted from e track area of the CCRB last Thursday. The blue backpack has "Adidas- Garner" written across the top, and it contains a wallet, credit cards, check- book, notebook, a textbook and a filled- out application. DPS has no suspects. Compiled hi' Dai' lSthffReporter .nupanui Reddv. Who wants a burger or a slice of pizza when rose petals and lambs' brains are available to munch on? That concoction, considered a delica- cy in the ancient world was served last night along with other exotic treats at the opening of a new exhibit at the Kelsey Museum. The opening was attended by more than 100 students, professors, museum employees and parents. The exhibit, titled "A Taste of the Ancient World," features Greek and Roman artifacts relating to food, and will be on display until Dec. 20. LSA senior Athanasia Panopoulous and LSA student Mitchell Hough coor- dinated the food last night. Prof. Susan Alcock took the role of head chef for cooking the brains. Panopoulous said many of the stu- dents enrolled in Alcock's Classical Civilizations 452 class helped out with the rest of the cooking chores. Panopoulous went through cookbooks and chose recipes, like pickled octopus. that seemed to go with the theme of the exhibit. "This is an exhibit largely put togeth- er by undergraduate students from my 'Food in the Ancient World' class." Alcock said. The exhibit has three parts: a room including artifacts from an Egyptian archeological site; a compilation of var- ious objects relating to food already oi display throughout the museum; and a Web page showing of fragile objects. The Egyptian artifacts room focuses on the process of feeding the people of Karanis - from farming and process- ing to cooking and serving to eating. Students in Alcock's class each chose an artifact to research. The objects on hold on the second floor of Kelsey are not available for viewing by the general public, though some students in the class had the opportunity to work with them. These ancient artifacts make up the very modern third part of the exhibit - a Web page soon to be found at http://www urmi.edu,'-kelse X)1d/Ehihib its/Exhibits./htn!. The site features pictures of the objects and descriptions written by toward making the campus more envi- ronmentally friendly. "In a five-year time span, there have been a lot of' improvements." said SNRE junior Jon Kazmierski. a mem- ber of the commit- tee. However, SNRE doctoral student Andrew Duncan, the committee's facilita- tor, said there are problems with the way the University handles its efforts. "There isn't a great deal of coordi- nation amongst the environmental activ- Greening the Maize and Blue Committee recommendations to make the University more environ- mentally friendly: 8 University acceptance of the Tall oires Declaration or a similar environmental policy. R A "goal of environmental literacy for all students, faculty and staff." * An investigation of the impact of Value Centered Management on the environment. * A centralized environmental office to coordinate campus environmental events and concerns. Increase environmental research in various fields. ® Create diverse committees to work on environmental leadership JOSH IGGs Das LSA first-year student Josh Wood serves himself a plate of sheep brains in last night's exhibit opening at the Kelsey Museum. University students. Clay Blake-Thomas, LSA senior and classic civilizations major, created the Web page. Currently. the site only shows objects on reserve at Kelsey. "The hope is that the entire exhibit will be online by the We're time it's taken d.p down so people dofg51 can see it indefi- tw niely." Blake- hat We r .Thomas said. "We're actual- o see lv doing some- of. thing that we're of going to see the - Clay effects of. "It's a nice --- --_ change from just studying the past - we're actually doing something with it." [he preparation for the Kelsey exhib- it began this past sumnier for Alcock Students Organized to Reduce and Recycle Organic Waste, said bleached paper is used in the comput- ing sites is because people believe it looks more profes- sional than non- bleached paper. "The University could make steps to change, but stu- dents and faculty need to support it;" Klepinger said. The report also urges the University to sign the Talloires Declaration, a poli- cy signed by more than 250 universi- m ,r t and her research assistant. Melanie Grunow "I did the initial selection of the objects for the students to choose from" Grunow said. A I e o e k received a grant from the Center actually for Research on . Learning and ething lTeaching, which S.0 "paid for photos S 501 5 displayed on the waills the food at the opening and other inci- dental expens- Blake-Thomas es: Grunow LSA senior si.Ourmotiva- tion was to get undergraduate students involved with the Kelsey -- it's such a rich place. It holds nearly 100.000 artifacts," Alcock said. ities: Duncan said. "The University is not publicizing these events properly." In addition. the report discusses the University's new budgeting system, Value Centered Management, which gives individual departments financial responsibility. The report predicts both positive and negative results of the new system. "There will be more awareness and concern about how much water and nat- ural gas will be used since individual units will be paying," Duncan said. "The concern with VCM is that by dividing the University into discreet chunks, you might have several departments in one building, and it will be difficult to decide who has responsibility- VC'M also raised questions about long-term environmental goals. "Buildings are going to quit making large capital investments in energy-effi- cient lighting," Kazmierski said. The report commends the University Grounds and Waste Management department for its recycling efforts. ties that states a commitment to environ- mental protection and consciousness. "If the University signed the declara- tion it would signify a commitment for environmental stewardship:" Kazmierski said. The report also recommends that the University increase its "commitment tr environmental education, with a goal of environmental literacy for all students" Duncan said this goal does not imply a mandatory requirement. "There should at least be a goal to encourage students to take a class about the environment:' Duncan said. Other recommendations include creat- ing a central office to deal with environ- mental concerns and improving environ- mental research opportunities. 'he committee was formed through a class Duncan taught in fall 1995, andt he report was completed in July 19%., The full text of the report can be found on the world wide web at: hIP:'/w1Y- pEr uuhIi. cdi ~-duncanAgrnhindgx .hIn/. I Torrecfions e Queer Unity Project was not a sponsor of the national protest against police brutality held Tuesday. This was incorrect- ly reported in Wednesday's Daily. * Project Serve is a student-run University department and is not eligible for funding from the Michigan Student -Assembly's Budget Priority committee. This was incorrectly reported in the Daily on Oct. 8. *The 15th annual Blood Battle begins Nov. I1. This was incorrectly reported in Tuesday's Daily. IL'L LALLMA AT What's happening In Ann Arbor today Look foria special Electiol Issuie next Thuirs day NEWS Continued from Page 1 the rankings, it will not create major setbacks for the magazine. "Even if colleges stop participating in our surveys it will not affect us very much," Elvin said. "A lot of the infor- mation we seek is part of the public record, especially when we are dealing with public universities -- we can use freedom of information resources." U.S. News uses five criteria to com- pile its university rankings: selectivity. xvhichmeasures acceptance rates and SAT scores of accepted students; facul- ty resources, which tallies class size and faculty-to-student ratios; financial resources, including total fiscal expen- ditures: retention, the number of stu- dents who return after one year: and alum satisfaction, which measures total alum donations. Elvin said the magazine rankings would not drastically change, even if highly ranked private universities decided to stop participating. "They get a lot of public funding too," Elvin said. "It would not be hard for us to find out most of the things we need to know." MSA Vice President Probir Mehta, who drafted the assembly's resolution, said sometimes universities subrit false figures to U.S. News. "(U.S. News) might be able to get the numbers using information rights, bit at least that will keep schools from making up figures;' Mehta said. "The information will be more factual and more correct. Both MSA members and student government leaders nationwide have claimed that the rankings are detrimen- tal to students and faculty because they can influence administrators' poliy decisions. Baker said this is not the case at Michigan. "No program cancellations or nn- cancellations or other major decisions are made based on these rankings:' Baker said. El in said universities sometimes get upset because they do not place as high- ly nationally as their Jeaders expect. "What U.S. News does or doesn't do should not affect schools' reputation or admissions numbers." Elvin said. "I think it would be easier for the schools if we went away because then the only things out there would be viewbooks - and viewbooks are just advertisements put out by the universities." YIDAY SATURDAY J "Conversations with Courtney Clixby," programming spon- sored by nions etwork Television, channel 124, 3 p.m and 8 p.m. J "International Friendship Hours," sponsored b International Center and Michigan League, Michigan League, Koessler Room, 4-6 p.m. J "Manhood and Masculinity," panel discussion, sponsored by Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room, 12-2 p.m. w."Travel in North America," spon- sored by International Center, J "Cooking With TASA," sponsored by Taiwanese American Students for Awareness, Trotter House, Rec Room, 6 p.m. J "NLGJA Michigan Chapter Meeting," sponsored by NLGJA, North Park Towers, 16500 North Park Drive, Apartment 1817, 11 a.m. JPre-Optometry Club, guest speak- er James R. Miller, 669-0614, Chemistry Building, Room 1640, 12-2 p.m. j "Preserving Priorities," Jeffrey Harold, sponsored by Graduate Christian Fellowshiip, Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church, sored by Ballroom Dance Club, Michigan Union Ballroom, 7-8 p.m. beginning lesson, 8-9:30 p.m. dance practice J"Breaking Into the Business," Nickolas Gilberthsponsored by Ann Arbor Filmmakers Forum, Espresso Royale Caffe, Main Street, 7:30 p.m. J "Ecology Center Library Open House," sponsored by Ecology Center, 117 N. Division, 1-4 p.m. J "Liturgy of Holy Communion - Reformation Sunday," Matthew Lawrence preaching, sponsored by Lutheran Campus Ministry, Lord of Light Lutheran Church, 801,South Forest Ave., 10 a.m. "Su.ndhay Service." bible studv, II '~" 77-;> - - i _, _ I