LOCAL/STATE

The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 22, 1996 - 3

Admissions
director allegedly
'threatened
The director of admissions at the
University's School of Dentistry said
it) applicant called his office and left a
threatening message on his machine
Monday morning.
The director has a copy of the mes-
sage on his machine, but the name of
Abe applicant is not known,
Department of Public Safety reports
stated. DPS is investigating the inci-
int. A
Small fire on State
St. contained
A small fire occurred Wednesday
afternoon in a house located at 200 N.
State St.
Ann Arbor Fire Department
Assistant Chief Hill Steele said AAPD
ora still searching for the cause of the
re, which started at 5:30 p.m.
"Fire's out, and we're in the process
of overhaul and salvage.' Steele said.
'It's a routine fire."
The occupant, an elderly woman,
was evaluated by ambulance personnel.
after she was taken to a next-door
neighbor's room, Steele said.
"it was contained in one room,"
Seele said. "We brought in an extra
company because of the high occupan-
Runaway found in
Angell Hall
A juvenile was found sleeping on a
;ouch in the Angell Hall Computing
Center on Monday.
The medium-built male with brown
pair was last seen wearing black jeans
id glasses, stated DPS reports.
A warrant check was done on the
young man, and DPS discovered he
was a juvenile runaway. He was turned
over to the Ann Arbor Police
Department, and AAPD officers con-
tacted his parents according to DPS
reports.
Friend takes car
4or a while
A caller reported to DPS on Monday
that a friend dropped him off at the
University Art Museum but did not
return to pick him up Sunday.
The friend allegedly drovthe
,c ller's vehicle to an unknown location
after dropping him off at the museum.
The caller said his friend has "a long
history of taking his vehicle and not
*turning it," according to DPS reports.
The vehicle was later returned, DPS
.reports stated.
Couzens resident
has laundry
thrown in trash
A male resident in Couzens resi-
ence hall told DPS that his clothes
ere missing from a first-floor dryer
Tuesday morning.

"The resident said he started his laun-
at 6 p.m. and returned to the first-
Sor laundry room at 2:34 aim. when
. noticed his laundry was missing,
ccording to DPS reports.
The resident saw some of his clothes
its the laundry room's trash can but
could not find all the items, stated DPS
ports.
Compiled by Dai/v Staff Reporter
* Anupumu Reddvy

Job market prepares to embrace new grads

By Megan Exley
Daily StatE Reporwi
Seniors graduating in 1997 may get an early
graduation present - a job
According to a recent study by the National
Association of Colleges and Employers. employ-
ers plan to hire 17 percent more new college grad-
uates this year than they did last year.
The computer and technology sector, where
employers will be forced to compete for a dimin-
ishing number of new graduates. will be otfering
the most jobs and significant salary increases.
New grads will also find jobs among computer
and business equipment manufacturers - hirima is
up almost 66 percent from last year.
Starting salaries are expected to increase an
average of 3.7 percent for those with a bachelor's
degree, the study found.
"We have seen a definite increase in employers
contacting the University this year," said Jennifer

Niggenicier, assistant director for employer dcvel
opient in the Office of Career planning and
Placement. "Recruiters that had abandoned inter-
viewing on campus years ago came back this year.
as well as a record number of new employers '
Seniors are reaping the
benefits of a healthy econo-
my, she said. Basic
"Basically, the economy
is opening back up. more so e o om
than in past years..
Niggemeier said. opening
Niggemeier was quick to-
emphasize that students - Jen
shouldn't let this positive Office of Care
outlook affect their job _
search. Students should still
start looking for a job as early as possible and know
that studies don't always translate into job offers.
Sonic have already encountered that hurdle.

I gulss m inot convinced by statistics or str-
\ CXN.si N lad lncn(nhel., aiI .ginen ng enior
planning to gradLiate in May.
''It oniy matters that 1 find a job.

Aex rdrumn. a
all, the
nifer Niggemeler
uer Planning and
Placement

t. niversity alum and i1ow an
analyst at Watson Wyatt
(Consulting, said grads ha C
the ccotoniy to thank.
"It's definitely good to
he a urad ri ght now.'
Nerdrum said. "Companies
are recruiting full-force.
Nerdrum added that last
year was the first that her
company had hired more
than a handful of grads.
"Uip until 1995, 'we

grads. \\e expect to follow the same pattern this
Some say the trend has lit the nixersity, hut
others are still skeptical.
"I have friends w ho are findinus the job search
eas,. While others are findine it difficult:' said
LSA senior I isa Starowitz. It seems that people
in the Busi ness School are ha tin the most luck.
At this point. many seniors xxho are intending
on graduatin in December or May haxe not found
jobs yet.
'flonestl . Iin still not really sure what I want to
do.' Starowitz said." As a French major. I feel that
my opportunities are kind of limited. It's a little
overwhelming.
Though Staroitz is planning to graduate itI
December, she has not IbUnd a job yet.
"I'm findingy the job search a little frustrating '
C'lien said. "Though I have received one offer, I'l
still going through the intervicwing process.

wtere irt nally hiring no college grads. maybe
one or two at entry level positlions.' Nerdrurnl
said. "Last year we hired between six to 10 new

Bruno assesses '96
election strategies

Prof. talks
on ethnic
labeling


By Laurie Mayk
Daily Staff Reporter
The surprises of the 1996 presiden-
tial campaign came before parties even
nominated their candidates. Bill
Clinton got a lucky break. Bob Dole
hasn't learned how to campaign.
ABC News political director Hal
Bruno shared these observations of
Campaign '96 with an audience of
more than 400 University alums on
campus yesterday. Bruno's presentation
was part of a lecture series hosted by
the Margaret Waterman Alumnae
Group to raise money for student schol-
arships to the University.
"It was the most static campaign I've

abilities to compromise in writing and
passing legislation. Compromise. how-
ever, didn't rally the Republican party
to his side.
"He was constantly driven to the
right," Bruno said. Dole's party may
have doomed his campaign by urging
him to take conservative stances, a tac-
tic that was needed to distance himself
from a moderate Democratic opponent
and appeal to supporters such as the
Christian Coalition, Bruno said.
It was the Republican party's agen"
da and recent record that opened the
door for Clinton's big comeback,
Bruno said. After voters "fired"
Democratic senators and representa-
tives to express
discontent with
the most the Clinton
admninstration in

ever seen,"
Bruno said.
Clinton s
strong lead in
major states
since Labor Day
made it difficult
for media to
cover the race
unbiased and
with continued
enthusiasm, he
said.

It wasI

static campaign
I've ever seen"
- Hal Bruno
ABC News political director

1994, they
switched loyal-
ties again after
Dole and the
R e p u b I i c a n
Congress shut
down the feder-

"The hardest part for us was to report
this election without calling it over. We
didn't want to do that," he said.
Dole's inability to breathe life into his
campaign only added to Clinton's
strength and widened his margin in the
polls, Bruno said.
"He's never developed the skills of
the presidential campaign," Bruno said
about Dole. "He campaigns like a man
falling out of a tree."
Since Dole's first term in the House
of Representatives, the former Kansas
senator's strength has always been in his

al government
last year, Bruno said.
"A lot of people, including myself,
didn't realize the true political signifi-
cance of (the shutdown)," Bruno said.
Clinton quickly engineered a move to
the "middle-of-the-road" on the politi-
cal spectrum and rode previously
Republican-led crusades for a balanced
budget all the way to a second term.
Bruno said.
Beverly Bole. chair for the lecture
series, said her committee chose Bruno
for the lecture a year ago, planning
ahead for a timely political analysis.
"We wanted somebody who was

JENNFER BRADLEYIT Dad
ABC News political director Hal Bruno stands in the Michigan League yesterday,
where he shared his thoughts on the recent political season.

political at this tilde. she said. Bole
said she xas iipressed that BuIno
wxas careful to keep his remarks Ial-
anced.
"He cox ered both parties. both sides
of the political spectruml:' she said.
One audience member was disap-
pointed by the extent to which Bruno's

remarks generalized both parties, howx -
eVer.
"I wish he'd been a little more specif-
ic," said Janet Warrick, a University
alum. "I wished he'd talked a little more
about (former Clinton campaign advis-
er Richard) Morris and how lie's engi-
neered Clinton:s campaign."

s "
in society.
By Alice Robinson
Daily StafllReporter
Just as Marta Moreno Vega hit a kC%
point in her discussion, she was cut off
A Michiian union employee inter-
rupted Veca at the door with the phiras
"time has expired. "just ts Vega wa
speaking on the allegations of racism at
Texaco oil company and the suppression
of minorities in the corporate world.
Many in the Michigan Union's
Welker room laughed at the irony and
repeated the phrase to themselves.
Vega, a professor at Drew University,
spoke last night on ethnic labelmin and
her experience as a Puerto Rican of
African descent. 11er presentation was
a highlight for Pueto Rican Week,
which runs through Monday. The event
was sponsored by Alianza, the Latino/a
student alliance.
Vega said she wanted to speak to stu-
dents because of their potential as future
leaders. "To tile it's very important that
young people are havitig discussions on
issues of' race:' she said. "So that young
people have the consciousness to want
to look at the issues is very important to
miie and it s very importaii to our future
as a people."
Vega said students are the 1iteline to
the future if racial conditions are to
improve. "The work that I have done .
will mean nothing if you don't carry 1t
oil' she said.
Standing in front of a large Puerto
Rican flag, Vega said racial incidents
continue to iiar the lives of minorities,
although sometimes in more subtle
ways than in the past. She gave "th't
iimoinent when you raise your hand. the
teacher calls on someone else:' as a typ-
ical example of racial disci'iminationi.
"These are xery hateful experiences
but thev have a history," she said.
Vega. who grew tip it Spanish
Harlem, said society often sends the
message that people born w it darker
skin are less intelligent than others. "The
society has introduced ... that it you are
dark, somehow there's a gene there that
doesn't allow you to be as bright as
European Americans." she said.
Vega emphasized that progress m
terms of racial acceptance can only be
made if students take the initiative and
do things for themselves.
"In two hours. I can't give you. a
McDonald's package for changing the
world," she said.
Audience members said the topic f,
discrimination and multiculturahismiwas
eye-opening. "1'm sorry that you have to
speak like this in 1996. ethnomusicolo-
gy Prof. Lorna McDaniel told Vega.
"I thought it was really successful;
said LSA senior !liana Santiago, who
invited Vega to speak. "And it was good
to see the amount of different stu&,
arid graduate groups that (xwere) reprec-
sented."


Caves serve as storage for 'U'

By Chris Metinko
Daily Staff Reporter
More than 200 feet below ground in
an abandoned limestone mine in the
small town of Boyers. Pa., the
University is safely storing some
important possessions.
More than 10.000 master microfilm
negatives developed by the preservation
division are stored ini a high security cave.
"It's been a holder for microfilm pro-
ducers because of its cool and constant
environment," said Dave Richtnyer, elec-
tronic resource librarian at the
University.
The environment is important for
the microfilm, said Ann Thomas,
head of preservation support services.
"It can last tIp to 400 to 500 years if'

temperature and humidity is in idle
rangce. she said.-Tle caves' tempera-
turc remains at a constant 68 degrees
and humidity stays between 20-30
percent.
The University started storing its
microfilm for its Brittle Books
Replacement program and for grant-
funded preservation reformattin g in
1984 in the Research Libraries Group's
vault. Now the University stores its
microfilm in the Committee on
Institutional Cooperation's vault, which
is located in the same cave.
"We made the move to CIC about a
year and a half ago." said Carla
Montori, head of Preservation Division
at the University. "All of the film CIC
stores. Michigan counts for more than

half the film."
This costs the {. nix ers ty about
S2,x{){? a year, but Mi otitori sees tihis as
the best option.
"It xxould be far more expenisixe to for
us to build a chamber.' Montori said.
Thomas added. "It's not realistic to
think WcOUld
build our ownE
place cven ifwe It wo
had the money .'
SeCuCrirty is m ore exA
another reason
the Unilvesity for us to
keeps its micro-
film in the cave chamber
instead of keep-
ing it at another
facility. "It's top U' Prest
security," Thomas
said.
The facility is owned by National
Unde' ound Storace Inc., but remains
nameless itself. NUtS officials declined
to comment because in somte of their
leasing contracts with the companies
that store documents. they promise not
to bring attention to the I 33-acre facility.

icrofilms
In the ftacility, there are 38 miles of
roadway that is unmarked s, any unau-
thorized personnel would be lost. The
entrance is monitored by armed gards
and barricaded by three-ton steel gates.
All material is retrievable at the facil-
ity in case the . niversity needs it.
Also, all
pinitintg nega-
beld b far t'Ves are loca-
ed In the Buhr
nsive Building on
campus, while
buld a the positives
are available iti
,' the Microfilm
Services at the
- Carla Montori G; r a d in a t e

,

,er

Corection
lan Kearney is a fourth-year Rackham student. This was incorrectly reported in Tuesday's Daily.

vation Division Library. Since
these could be
destroyed. the masters. thanks to the
security and constant environment
seem safe evei. Thomas said, "if there
xwas a disaster.-
H-owvever, the university's need for the
cave may be. declining. "Historically.
we've done microfii:'" Thomas said.
"But now we're starting to digitize"

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What's happening in Ann Arbor today


FRIDAY
0 "Blood Battle 1996," sponsored
by Alpha Phi Omega, Michigan
Union, 1-7 p.m.
U "Conversations with Courtney
Clixby," pro gramming spon-
sored by Unions Network
Television, channel 124, 3 p.m
and 8 p.m.
_ "Creating Non-Fiction: The
Challenge of the
Newsmagazine," Chris Larson.
sponsored by Department of
Communication Studies, Frieze
Building, Room 2035, 9 a.m.-12
noon and 1-5 p.m.
Q "Dance Performance and
Wnrkshnri " Las ting

sponsored by International
Center and Michigan League.
Michigan League. Koessler
Rooni, 4-6 p.m.
m "International Social Work:
Building an Understanding of
the Global Community," spon-
sored by Social Work
International, Michigan Union,
Pendleton Room, 8:30-5:15
p.m.
J "Jewish Feminist Group Shabbat
Potluck and Text Study," spon-
sored by Jewish Feminist Group,
Hillel, following servioes
SATURDAY

J "Review Chavurah Skating at
Yost," sponsored b Reformn
Chavurah, Hillel, 6:30 p.m.
SUNDAY
J "A Taste of Culture,"sponsored
by AIESEC, Trotter House, 1-
3:30 p.m.
J "Ballroom Dance Classes," spon-
sored by Ballroom Dance Club.
Michigan Union Ballroom, 7-8 p.m.
beginning lesson, 8-9:30 p.m.
dance practice
J "Blanket Drive for the Homeless,"
sponsored by Project
Community, front of Michigan
Union, 12-4 p.m.
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