LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 16, 1997 - IIICMAN US ntinued from Page 1 "I support Rep. McManus's legisla- tion because having half a loaf of bread is better than not having any bread," Jaye said. "But I would want to com- pletely and immediately eliminate minority preferences." Rep. Laura Baird (D-Okemos), a member of the Constitutional and Civil W hts committee, said constitutional erpretation is a matter best left to the judicial system. "The Civil Rights Commission is a :fnction of the executive branch," &ird said. "It really should be left to the courts." -McManus and Jaye, along with state Reps. Greg Kaza (R-Rochester Hills) and Deborah Whyman (R-Canton), are attempting to organize a class action lawsuit against the University that chal- Wges its affirmative action policies in admissions and financial aid. "My message to these U of M bureaucrats is that your time is up," .Jaye said. "It's only a matter of time that minority preferences are moved to the dustbin of history." Vaughn, however, said affirmative action programs at the University should be increased, not decreased. "What ethnic groups have gotten out * the U of M is very little," Vaughn said. "They're grandstanding in order to get votes. They're all seeking higher office because of their term limits. Kaza and Jaye and these other clowns don't want to talk about the real prob- lem, which is poverty." Vaughn said the reason that qualified in-state, non-minority students are not admitted is that the University admits a large amount of students from other "Let's cut down on the out-of-state student population," Vaughn said. 1TD Continued from Page 1 ate a very large problem," Munn- Fremon said. , One major factor may be an Ocreased volume in e-mail usage when students returned to campus this *month. "We thought we were prepared. However, there has been more e-mail volume than ever. It's been astronomi- cal," Munn-Fremon said. According to an informal ITD sur- vey, 75 percent of the entering class is already using e-mail, a significant increase from previous years. Some students said they have noticed nor slowdowns but no major annoy- ances. Still others said they had rela- tively no trouble logging on. "It's been pretty good lately," said LSA first-year student David Frantom. 'Somewhat smaller problems affecting the network include looped mAl responses and a type of mail called SPAM, which is sent by a user so't logged in at a University com- *ter but using the University net- woik to send or check mail. SPAM mail involves non-University and University users who are logged on of-campus. This mail, sent by users without ITD accounts, takes up room on the network. Another problem plaguing the system involves inopportune hardware failures in the system servers, Munn-Fremon said. More than 100 servers are hooked up to the system and additional servers are *ted to be connected and extra mem- 0ory installed, Munn-Fremon said. TD is also looking into streamlining the Sstem to make it run more smoothly, slie Said. State sets new rules for welfare students Welfare recipients who attend college full-time must also work at least 20 hours and attend welfare-to-work program DETROIT (AP) - Michigan's welfare recipients who attend col- lege full-time must also work at least 20 hours or attend a welfare- to-work program a week for pay, and many, especially single moth- ers, find that a very heavy load. State officials say any job is better than no job. They point to the declining welfare rolls as proof that the approach is work- ing. But welfare advocates question whether those who have come off welfare rolls have really moved on to the work world, the Detroit Free Press reported in yesterday's editions. Since April, those who break the rules face a 25 percent cut in their welfare check and food stamps or being totally cut off in four months. Until 1994, Michigan permitted welfare recipients to attend col- lege instead of looking for a job. About 10 to 15 percent of all wel- fare recipients did, but less than half who graduated found work afterward, said Doug Rothwell, head of the Michigan Jobs Commission. Today, nearly every welfare recipient must attend Work First, a three-year-old job preparation and search program. More than half the people who complete the program have jobs 90 days later that pay an average of $6 an hour, Rothwell said. "Many, many people have worked their way through col- lege," said Rothwell. "This is not meant to sound cruel, but why should we treat welfare recipients differently than work- ing people?" Welfare advocates, however, say welfare recipients, often a single mother, must deal with work, school, parenting, transportation, child care, and food and clothing concerns. Sarah Pruett is straining under the load of working 40 hours a week as an unpaid student teacher to complete her college degree. Pruett, 31, a divorced mom whose son has mild cerebral palsy, was told to report to Work First last Monday but was not there because she was teaching. Finding a job is notan option. "1 really can't work. I'm putting in nearly 40 hours a week at school, and two hours a day at home, and my son needs my tizie, too," she said. If Pruett is sanctioned, she will lose 25 percent of her monthly $305 Family Independence Program grant and $75 in food stamps. The $484 a month she receives as a federal disability check for her son should not be cut. Pruett said the cuts will hurt, but she feels has no other choice. Up to $7.50 an hour at at U of M Hospital location Now hiring lunch and closers. 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