LOCAL/ STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 2, 1997 -- 3A Plant talk to be hosted by Darmouth prof. William Wickner of Dartmouth niversity's biochemistry department will discuss intracellular movement patterns in plants today. The title of the talk is "Vacuole Inheritance Provides a New Window on Interorganelle Vesicular Traffic." The lecture is sponsored by University Hospitals and will be co- hosted by Jack Dixon and University President Lee Bollinger. The lecture will begin at 4 p.m. in *om 6319 of the Medical Sciences Building 1. Visiting prof. offersinformal Swahili course People planning to go abroad to ast Africa in the coming years may ant to brush up on their Ki-Swahili skills. f In conjunction with the department of anthropology, visiting Prof. Mbogo Murage of Nairobi University, Kenya will teach weekly classes to those inter- ested in learning or re-learning the lan- guage. The availability of classes is depen- dent on interest. To sign up, contact Murage by tele- ;,lone at 327-1364 or by e-mail at mbogom@umich.edu. CRLT offers teaching classes to grad. students The Center for Research on earning and Teaching is sponsoring workshops for University graduate stu- dents interested in improving their teaching skills. 'The workshops, conducted at no cost to GSIs, are planned for the early evenings several nights a week through early November. GSIs whose first language is not English are especiallyencouraged to attend. For exact times and locations, call 4-505. Biology prof. to talk about the Cold 1W1ar This week's installment of the New Wrld Agriculture and Ecology Group filfeature University biology Prof. John Vandermeer as he talks about the collision boundary between social and natural sciences. ,While not a social scientist, Vsndermeer is a population biologist who has spent much time in politically active countries. The title of the lecture is "Discussion of Lewontin Article on the University and the Cold War." The lecture is scheduled to begin night at 5 p.m. in room 2004 of the Natural Sciences Building. eologist to greak on rapid imate changes Gideon Henderson of the Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory will give a ture tomorrow on climate change as part of the department of geology's Turner Lecture Series. The lecture will focus on tech- hiques used to predict future cata- strophic temperature shifts as well as lie causes of relatively recent climate changes. The talk is scheduled for 4 p.m. in room 1528 of the C.C. Little Building. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter David Bricker Free screening of Latino/a film tonight By Christine M. Paik Daily Staff Reporter A free film screening of a movie that bridges Latino/a Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Month will be showing tonight. "Follow Me Home;" directed by Peter Bratt, fol- lows four artists of different ethnicities on a jour- ney across America to paint a mural of their ances- tors on the White House. Starring two Latino Americans, a Native American and an African American, the film connects Latino Heritage Month, which ends Oct. 15, with Native American Heritage Month, which begins Nov. 1. The film won't be released in national theaters, but is open for the public tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Michigan Theater. Diana Derige, co-chair of the student latino/a group Alianza, said it is essential for the organiza- tion to support and sponsor the film. "We felt that it was good to support issues of people coming together," Derige said. "So many times we see movies where there are people of different cultures, but they never. interact. It's important to acknowledge that people of all ethnicities and races interact in everyday situations." "Follow Me Home" weaves together the dreams and struggles of the four main characters. Although the film delves into issues of race and "Th Bmessage it will bring is that we can all come together ag" -Shannon Martin Native American Coordinator for the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Coordinator at the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, said it also touches issues for all people, despite their race. "I think the movie will speak for itself, as far as showcasing the different walks of life here," Martin said. "The message it will bring is that we can all come together and realize similarities that we all have. "The characters come together for a goat and they work together and learn about each other. This is something that I hope University students will try to do, despite different barriers." Shannon Muir, secretary of the African American Program Task Force, said she hopes many people will come to the screening to learn about different traditions. "I think because the movie covers such diverse topics, it will definitely draw a diverse crowd," Muir said. "I expect a lot of students to come watch." Following the showing, Bratt will be available for questions. ethnicity, Shannon Martin, Native American 'U' to rovide or United Way I.H University will raise about 15 percent of charity's funding By Rachel Edelman For the Daily The University often aims for lofty goals in athletics and academics, so perhaps it is no surprise that its charity efforts are ambitious as well. On Sept. 22, University planners announced they would try to raise $1 million for the Washtenaw United Way. United Way distributes funds to more than 10( local human service agencies, including the Ann Arbor YMCA, the Domestic Violence Project and Ozone House. "The University of Michigan col- lects more money for United Way than any other single college campus in North America, said Susan Fiedler, one of the coordinators of the cam- paign. "We're looking for an enthusias- tic year." If the University reaches its goal, it will provide about 15 percent of the Washtenaw United Way's overall fund- raising goal of $7.5 million. To date, Washtenaw United Way has reached 8.9 percent of the total goal. About 400 University volunteers inform students, faculty and staff about the campaign, headed by Vice President for Student Affairs and cam- paign chair Maureen Hartford. The solicitors work in eight regions or areas of the University. The regions are then divided into smaller districts and units. Each region has a coordinator working to solicit funds. The University hopes to solicit donations from 22,000 employees. All funds are voluntarily solicited and remain confidential. "The funds generated through the campaign help the residents of greater Washtenaw County," said Jim Kosteva, director of community relations and one of the campaign's coordinators. "The campaign is about people helping people within the community." United Way President Jim Ciselan said members of the University com- munity have a prominent role in the fund-raising drive. "The University takes a leadership role in the campaign. Many people from the University are involved in the campaign effort," Ciselan said. N'Tanya Lee, community education coordinator of Ozone House, said United Way helps many community EMILY NATHAN/8ily United Way President Jim Cisel stands Inside of the new Ozone House shelter yesterday. The United Way contributed some of the funding that helped to build the new shelter. service groups function in the Ann Arbor area. "We receive important funding from United Way. Some of their allocations made our new shelter possible. United Way means a lot to community-based organizations," she said. This year's campaign comes in the aftermath of allegations last year against the former president of Washtenaw United Way about mis- used funds. The former president, Vincent Bucciroso, resigned. The United Way has since hired a new pres- ident, streamlined its administrative budget and eliminated direct services and nine staff positions, Ciselan said. "The board commissioned an over- sight committee and made a series of recommendations that corrected a lot of problems in the past," he said. "We're returning back to our roots. Kosteva said changes in United Way's structure are getting the organi- zation moving again. "There have been a number of dra- matic changes at Washtenaw United Way. It is aggressively streamlining itself, and hopefully it is on a positive track," Kosteva said. Study finds higher welfare sure you By William Abresch For the Daily A recently released study may ease the minds of state legislators who worry that raising welfare benefits in Michigan will attract poor residents from other states. William Frey, a research scientist at the University's Population Studies Center, recently published a study using 1990 census returns that finds high wel- fare benefits do not act as a magnet for the poor. The study, published in the September issue of Population and Environment, also found that poor Americans often leave states that are experiencing high immigration. "The welfare-magnet effect is not really that important," Frey said. "I1 think that one result of this study is that one shouldn't be concerned about rais- ing (a state's) welfare benefits in fear of bringing in poor immigrants." Social connections are far more important in determining where poor people move, Frey said. "For poor folks, clearly family, friends, and social support networks are very important." Michigan welfare workers have reached similar conclusions through their own observations. Margarete Gravina, spokesperson for the state of Michigan's Child and Family Services, said that, "in the past we've anecdotally asked clients return- ing to Michigan about why they came back." She said residents generally "social support networks are very imgportant"1 - William Frey University Population Studies , return because there is promise of a job, they were looking for work, or they had1 family and friends in the state. Gravina said that while Michigan's welfare benefits are far higher than i those in the southern states, few poor southern migrants come to Michigan. In Alabama, she said, a family of three gets benefits of $154 a month, whereast in Michigan a family of three in Wayne County receives $459 a month. Sometimes people do move simply ; for benefits. Lena White, who pan-han- 1 dies near Liberty Plaza on Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, said she has known many people on welfare. She said mosti of them haven't moved much between i states, an observation that is consistent; with the study. But many homeless peo- ple move from Detroit to Ann Arbor for1 the better shelter system, whether or not they know people in Ann Arbor, she ! said. Frey also reported that domesticj migrants are responding to the econom- ic push of competition from new immi- grants. "Poor kids that are U.S.-born and that are domestic migrants are moving to different states than poor immigrants ate coming into," Frey said. Since the domestic poor are more at home in the American system, they "can more easily move to other parts of the country if things are going badly where they are," Frey said. But new immigrants are more tied to economic and social networks, tending to stay in a few major metropolitan areas, he said. The finding that domestic migrants are moving to different places than foreign immigrants should affect the way states run their poverty programs, Frey said. Varying demographics .in different states should prompt state governments to adopt welfare programs that reflect the makeup of the population, he said. States should take into consideration factors such as single-parent households, English proficiency and cultural barriers. Michigan, for instance, which receives many domestic migrants but few foreign immigrants, ought to have a "more eco- nomic focus" where high-immigration states like California ought to be more focused on issues like assimilation and bilingual education, Frey said. Gravina said Michigan's welfare pro- grams are in line with this theory. "In practice our focus is to get people into jobs as quickly as possible," she said. "And we also offer a lot of employment support resources." FRuEE TESTS Find out how you'd do if you were to take the LSAT, GMAT, GRE, or MCAT today. 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