-LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 8, 1997 - 3A a Engineering Expo to display student work Twenty student projects put together by seniors enrolled in Mechanical Engineering 450 will be on display at the University's Mechanical Design Expo '97. The class empahasized applica- tions of students' engineering back- ground to real-life problems and sit- uations as well as strengthening teamwork skills. The projects may lead to several chnological breakthroughs. For example, one design for a part known as the variable chamber air- foil could lead to quieter airplanes that can take off at low speeds with- aut the need for large and noisy flaps. Displays focus on a range of top- ics from improved mammography to windshield wipers. -The Expo is scheduled to take tce in the Atrium of the EECS building on North Campus on Dec. 9, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m Union Study break to reduce final exam stress The Michigan Union will be offering several activities this week allow students to relieve finals ress. .The workshops include designing ceramic tiles and ornaments by glazing pre-made ceramic orna- ments on Dec. 8. The second work- shop on Dec. 9 will include knitting instruction, and creating hats and scarves that can be used personally or for donation to Alternative spring Break. The final workshop, scheduled or Dec. 10, will teach participants how to make a pair of fleece mit- tens. each workshop is scheduled to take place on the ground floor of the Union from 7-9 p.m. U''engineers improve auto *arts testing -Two University engineers have developed a technique that automakers dotold use to screen autos for dangerous leaks. Mechanical engineering Assistant Prof. David Dowling and Mechanical Engineering graduate student SerdarYonak found a way to detect even extremely slow and rd-to-detect leaks with a method at uses two sensitive microphones and a laser. Current methods are much slower and rely on readings of the atomic spectra or submerging the parts in a tank of water. Yonak will present the work at the 134th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America this week in California. Vi' alumni return with Coast Guard band at Hill 2' Two University alumni will be :ieturning to campus to participate in <Ieid, ait LSA setnior. "It's a general policy because we know each chapter has its own rules. Once we get used to it, it will be the same contract each tite." To enforce the policy, the president of each orga- nization will be required to sign an agreement after each event that says that they followed the BYOB policy. "It's more self-enforcement than anything else," Ieid said. "One of the main penalties is monetary." If a sorority or fraternity breaks the contract, it will be responsible for paying party costs, such as disc jockey expenses, Heid said. Although a majorl iieits' ot lhe 17 sotor iis i ec cxpcctcd to sgntt tilt ptiiC c none. o ite U niseisits fraternities haveit bectm'tte itsvolveu. In saiti "it's not that (thlI aiitetrtitis) Iaent't det.c id to become invcsolved° said Ken la.nnse, extricnilr- tiots chittri ior thelntiifiteritiys' C:nticil aid ecett 1FC presidet. "The. Iriternitics ar1 goinicsifcrward iii a more methodical way -u clin lg heii (ntioal) fraternities befre the houses." Tanner said it would prefer to see ItC' discuss a policy with fraternities before imupleettintg it. "We won't have to wormrsy abtiut onfrcement because everyone sipns (tie policy ) know ic exactly whet it entails;' Tinner said. "Vie ned to get everybody knowing hat we're talking abiliut." Tanner said that seseral fraternities have oues- titted htw cfittis't. thel icy sswill be, but added lii cuternititts tlnl sOrOr tiles lily sign ci joint agrcenticl± I ttr litis Scit. "I iase faith that is itlin the ext yctrc tir sO, there wiill be ian Tifctive HYOI policy itmple- mented by the entirec Grek systcttm. Tl ner said. Neid said 1the i YlB puli'cy will bring the 1 niversity's Creek systt ito the same standatrd as othcer larce uttniversities. Sie said the idea for a BIY()B policy was firsti brotught up last spring during agavl club meeting bisectwi sorority lresidents and Panhellenit Assciatin m1emtt bers last sprin. ' This tell everyc e go t really concened about it;' roiwn said. "tle best part is that this is becoming a nationwide trtnd. It just shocs how much the Greek community is being proactive instead of reactive." Convicted MSU rapist given retrial Members of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary speak at an informal press conference Friday on the steps of the Michigan Union. BA N members unite to vocalize teir reaction to suit * Appellate court tem- porarily Clears former student of 1994 rape By Peter Romer-Friedman Daily StaflRteptrter The Michigan Court of Appeals granted a new trial to a former Michigan State University student who was convicted of raping an incoming MSU first-year student during the school's openittg Welcome Week in 1994. The appellate court temporarily cleared the defendant, Michaeli vers on IThursday, because what the judges viewed is crucial testimony from the alleged rape victim was rulcd inadmis- sible during the course of the original trial. MSU Department of Police and Puiblic Safcty officials said thcy try to cducatc and prevent scxual assault, especially during orientation and Welcome Week. "We have education from parent and student orientation to group meetings with officers," said MSU Detective Maureen Ramsey. "There are a number of things wec lo to give information on campus. Our campus is a national leader with our sexual assault response guarantee." Appellate court officials overturned the lower court's decision, stating that a legal measure known as the rape shield law had been misinterpreted. During the first trial, the court had refused to hear testimony on how the 17-year-old MSU student said she was "ready to have sex" early on the night of the alleged rape. The rape shield law, which the appeals court said was used in poor judgment in this case, is a statute intended to eliminate the prior reputa- tion or sexual conduct of a victim. The inadmissible evidence did not concern reputation or past expert- cnce, according to the higher court, A1 friend of the alleged victim was willing to testify that the victir had discussed birth control with her mother, said she "was ready to have sex." The potential witness also reported thati t the case's victim asked er to finci a guy" for her, acccord, ing to court documents. Law Assistant Climical Prof Anidrea Lyon said the rape shield law is often tlisintcrpreted. "The rape shield law has the best of intentions to sec that a woman is not brutalized a second time to reveal her past sexual experiences," Lyon said. "Unfortunately, it has been interpreted that n mention of the woman's past can be made," Lyon said the lver's jury should have had all relevant information tavailable; especially the testimony of the victini's friend. - "Shouldn't the jury know that she was looking to have sex, if in fact (hal was the case," Lyon said. "Instead of having a prescription that rules every' thing out, if there's a compelling rea- son, this should be used. I agree with the appellate court." The appellate court voted in a 2-I decision to overturn the lower court's ruling. Judge Kathleen Jansen, the higher court's one dis- senting judge, argued that the case's original judge acted properly. "(The disallowed statements) do not relate to whether the complainant con- sented to having sexual intercourse with this defendant during the night in question;' Jansen said. vers was sentenced to between two and 15 years in prison for the original conviction. He will remain in prison while the prosecuting officials consider retrying his case. - The Associated Press contributed to this report. By Katie Plona Daily Staff Reporter . As news of a second lawsuit, this tice claiming the University's Law School admissions policies are unfair, continues to permeate through campus, students already have begun efforts to mobilize and voice unified opposition. Members of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary organized an informal press conference Friday on the steps of the Michigan Union to address members of the University community. "We've heard rumblings of this for years," said Law third-year student Ron Hall. "It's never been a question of whether, but when." Echoing the comments of other Law students, Hall said his classmates have been accused-of not expressing their reactions to the lawsuit, but that does not mean they will be inactive. "At this point, i suspect that's true, but I hope that students will be very, very active in other ways and I hope there's a lot of vigorous debate within the Law School community regarding the whole issue of affirmative action," Hall said. Law first-year student Jodi Masley said there is a misconception that Law students don't show how they feel about the lawsuit and issues surround- ing it. Although the second suit may seem more personal to Law students, undergraduates are concerned about the graduate education to which they are entitled, she said. "I think people aren't giving us enough credit;' Masley said. "We're not going to keep our responses to this to the corners of rooms." The consensus of most students who met to express opinions on the issue was that reactions to both lawsuits shouldn't be approached separately. "I think that it certainly will bring a whole other people's debate;' said RC first-year student Julie Fry. But "this isn't an issue of the University community alone." Fry said the lawsuit has the potential to affect more than just the University's admissions policies. "It's an overall attack by right- wing conservatives in the country to attack the basic civil rights we've won over the centuries in this coun- try," Fry said. BAMN member Caroline Wong, a Detroit resident, said that throughout the lawsuit's duration, outside activity will be just as important as what hap- pens inside the courtroom. "We have to fight in a court of pub- lic opinion;' Wong said. Wong referred to the Dental School Three case at the University and hw she thinks constant shows of support for the plaintiffs influenced the jury. "I feel that the jury felt like they were accountable to a higher set of social stan- dards that they themselves felt;' Wong said. Several BAMN members announced the possibility of a rally on campus for students and community members who defend affirmative action. The event is in the works for early January in con- junction with the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Michigan lags in tourism, study says LANSING (AP)- When it comes to getting people to stop on in for a visit, Michigan lags behind many of its neighbors. But Michigan residents are more likely to take an in-state vacation than residents of other states. That's according to a new federal study of tourism that highlights the strengths and weaknesses of Michigan's tourist trade. The American Travel Survey, the first of its kind in 20 years, surveyed 80,000 households about all trips they took over 100 miles in 1995. It found Michigan residents took about 40 million such trips, including those for business and visiting friends or relatives. Leisure trips - those for rest, sight- seeing, outdoor fun or entertainment - accounted for about 35 percent of the travel in Michigan. Just more than 60 percent of the trips were vacations. But among Great Lakes states, Michigan relied heavily on its own res- idents staying put rather than visitors from other states. 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