LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 11, 1997 -5A INAUGURAL ntlnued from Page 1A going to be a University inauguration, not a Bollinger inauguration," said Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-Ann Arbor). "So, the emphasis would be on the University of Michigan and not on the individual." Michigan Student Assembly President Michael Nagrant said he appreciates Bollinger's effort to make eevent student-oriented. 'I think it demonstrates his commit- ment to intellectual character and intel- lertual diversity" Nagrant said. "By including all parts of the University ... he is bringing in voices that may not have been traditionally heard in the past." Following the morning run, the day- long event will include the installation ceremony at Hill Auditorium, a campus procession, an outdoor reception and a mposium celebrating the Year of umanities and Arts. McGowan said she is pleased by the attention given to YoHA. "I was particularly touched that they selected to have a substantial amount of the afternoon devoted to the Year of Humanities and the Arts," McGowan said. "I think it's a spectacular state- ment." History Prof. Nicholas Steneck, who teaches a class on the University's his- tory, said Bollinger's inauguration will be similar to Duderstadt's. "I participated in Duderstadt's inau- guration and I think it was very similar to how this one will be, with the parades and the pomp;" Steneck said. Steneck said the sense of unity that typically surrounds a president's inau- guration brings together many different groups at the University. "It is a time when you join your com- munity together," Steneck said. "Sometimes it's a chance for higher education to celebrate. Bringing in speakers makes it a real national event. The last few (at the University) have been important events, but not major intellectual events." School of Music Dean Paul Boylan, a member of the inauguration planning committee, said it is important that the president received input from every group involved, including students and faculty members. "I think it is important that all con- stituents are represented," Boylan said. "I personally think it's a time to kind of pause and reflect about the rich heritage of the University. It is also a time to look forward to. "No one can predict what Bollinger will face during his term as president. There is the excitement of the course and new direction:' MISS AMERICA Continued from Page 1A Stec waved and said "hello" to her family and choreographer who cheered her on from the audience before answering the master of ceremonies' question about why Stec thinks women's health - heart dis- ease in particular - is so important. "Women are not always thinking of heart disease as a killer," Stec said. "Through education, prevention and awareness, we can help women change their lifestyles." Stepping on the stage for the first time Tuesday felt "amazing,' Stec said. "To know that I was on the Miss America stage and hear the Miss America music - it's a little surreal." But when she stood on the stage in front of the more than 18,000 seats that fill the pageant's glitzy auditorium, Stec said she was not nervous. "I'm there as the best Kim Stec that I can be," she said. "From there, I'm just leaving it up to fate." Other contestants said they felt equally confident about the preliminary rounds. Miss District of Columbia Sonya Gavankar said she only felt the pangs of stagefright for a moment. Before she stepped on the stage, she said, she whis- pered to another contestant, "If I trip, just step over me. "I'm there to have my moment in the sun," the American University junior said. "(Being on stage) didn't bother me." "My home is on stage, so I felt at home," said Miss Connecticut Merissa Starnes, a senior at the University of Hartford, who said she feels a connection to Michigan after studying dance at the Interlochen camp in the northern part of the state. "It's so exhilarating to be the star of that stage for even two minutes." Since their arrival in Atlantic City on Labor Day, the contestants have spent much of the afternoons practic- ing their talent routines, walking across the stage in bathing suits and evening gowns, and working with choreographers to perfect group dance numbers. The 51 contestants, who are all in various phases of undergraduate or postgraduate studies, chatted and joked as they lounged on stage during yesterday's rehearsal. With little free time, they said, their days are long and rigorous. Contestants said they have grown quite close throughout their time at the pageant. "I feel like I can sit down and chat with any one of them," Stec said, adding that she has grown particu- larly close to Miss New York. Contestants said the start of the preliminary com- petitions has not made the women more competitive -just more internally focused. "It's not competition;' Gavankar said. "It's just the contestants getting more focused on themselves." Starnes said she even helped another contestant by lending her a pair of shoes. "I really care about their best interests and I know they care about mine,' Starnes said. Diligent fans filled the auditorium during yesterday afternoon's rehearsal. The pageant attracts all walks of life, from die-hard pageant directors to pageant hope- fuls. "I love show business, so I may want to do this when I grow up,' said 12-year-old Margaret Naughton, who traveled with her uncle from Greenville, N.Y,. to capture a piece of the pageant's glamour. Naughton first became inspired when she met Miss America 1972. "She said I'm living my dream,"' Naughton said. "Today, I decided I want to do that - to live my dream." Jon Ferguson, director of the Miss Jefferson Pageant in Lakewood, Co, said he thinks people enjy watching the pageants because they are an American tradition. "I think there's something magic about it," Ferguson said. "The overall spectacle of the thousands of people who come here to watch this Saturday night creates a lot of energy." Last night, the pageant atmosphere helped to make the celebration of Starnes 21st birthday a special evening. Crowds gathered around her as she and a fet- low contestant put coins into a slot machine at Harrahs casino in celebration of the event. w POST OFFICE Continued from Page 1A "We'll lose a lot of foot traffic" said Frank Vincent, manager of Hoffman Studio, a jewelry store in the Arcade. "They've been here forever, too" "It's helpful to have a post office right here," added LSA junior Andrea Scott. Some local merchants are so irritated *ith the move that they're taking their complaints to a federal level. Thomas Heywood, director of the State Street Association, said proper procedure was ndt followed, and has asked U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) to investi- gate the matter. When a post office shuts down, it 'must first go through an elaborate set of procedures. Bob Fulmer, post office stomer relations coordinator, said the office must make public notices, inform local government officials and hold public hearings before shutting down a 'branch office. But Fulmer said the post office did- n't have to follow such procedures since it's not closing - it's just mov- inag to a different location. The proce- dures exist, he said, so that small towns with only one post office aren't t without one. Since the announcement, Rivers has made an inquiry to the Postmaster General in Washington, D.C. "We sent a letter and asked the post- master to see if procedures were fol- lowed," Rivers said. Rivers said she sent the letter on Aug. 11, and has not yet received a reply. Fulmer said the uproar is uncalled ~for. qo"It hasn't been a secret that we've en unhappy there for a number of years," he said. He said that facilities in the Arcade are too small and too expen- sive. The office's future location, in the 'Galleria beneath Tower Records, will be both cheaper and larger, Fulmer said. The post office also will have a long- term lease, something the landlord at the Arcade wouldn't give them. "It's not going to be the end of the ;world," Fulmer said. While many State Street Association members say they are upset that the office is moving, the association has not yet taken any offi- cial action against it. aThe association is an organization of businesses in the area from William to Washington Streets and between Thayer and Fifth Streets. 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