LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 3, 1998 - 3 Woman was sexualy harassed at campus library A female called the Department of Public Safety on Friday to report that she was sexually harassed at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. The caller said she was reading a Japanese newspaper on the third floor when a man approached her and asked for the time. After she responded to the question, the man backed up and fondled his penis rough his pants. The victim then stood and left the area. She refused to file a report and said she would not leave her namie or phone number before speaking with her husband. She said she only called to inform DPS that an incident occurred. DPS reports indicate that the suspect was wearing a red turtleneck, a light brown sweater and brown pants. eward offered or bank robber The Detroit Clearing House Association is offering a $2,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of suspects in the robbery of a Comerica bank on Sept. 29, DPS reported. According to DPS reports, the man entered the bank, located in the Wolverine Tower on S. State Street, ring the afternoon and demanded money from a teller. The teller handed the man a bag with an undetermined amount of cash. The man then fled the bank with the bag. Anyone with information about sus- pects in the crime is encouraged to contact DPS at 763-1131 or the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ann Arbor office at 995-1310. More infor- mation is available on the Web at *ttp://www .umich.edu/~newsinfn/P hot os/DPS/balk. html. Man wields gun during dispute A former employee of Mr. Ed's Oil _Shop pulled out a handgun when he returned to the store to dispute a prob- kcm with his paycheck, the AAPD reported, When the man entered the store, located on Washtenaw Avenue and Huron Parkway, he pulled out a 50-cal- iber handgun with a laser scope. The store then called AAPD. and AAPD officers arrested the man for carrying a concealed weapon. Youths' cigarette plot backfires 0 AAPD reports indicate that two 16- year-olds were robbed by a panhandler on Tuesday afternoon after the boys attempted to have the man buy them eigarttes. The youths were solicited by a pan- handler on S. State Street, and instead of giving the man money, they offered to, pay him if he would buy them a package of cigarettes. When the man walked away with the W sh, the boys tried to stop him. The an pushed one of the boys in the chest and a nearby AAPD officer apprehend- ed the man and arrested him for unarmed robbery. A report was filed and charges against the man are pending. Female calls from Northwood to eport harassment A female called the DPS from Northwood Apartments on Sunday evening to report that someone was harassing her. She was out of breath at the time of the call but said she did not need medical attention. The identity of the harasser was not reported, but the caller said she was safe and reported that the suspect was no longer present. She indicated that 4e drove away from the suspect earli- er in the evening. DPS officers were sent to investigate the incident and a report was filed. - Compiled hb Daily Staif Reporters Reilly Brennan and Jason Stq# :/ LSA faculty to support department groups By Peter Meyers Daily Staff Reporter LSA faculty members said they want more acad- emic activity from undergraduate student groups. and they want the individual departments of the col- lege to make it happen. During the past year, the Joint Faculty-Student Policy Committee has been studying undergraduate student department clubs, such as the Undergraduate English Association and the Students of Biology club. The committe presented its report during the LSA faculty meeting yesterday. "We want faculty to take a leadership role in establishing these groups," said David Schoem, assistant dean for undergraduate education and chair of the JFSPC. Schoem said these undergraduate clubs do a great deal to enrich the academic lives of students. They publish student journals, ofter leadership opportuni- ties and provide a forum where students can interact with the faculty in their department. English Prof. Martha Vicinus, who chairs the English department, said the Undergraduate English Association provides two services that are popular among students. "One of them is advice on which courses to take:"Vicinus said. "The other is advice on what to do with an English degree after you graduate" Schoem also said that one of the great benefits of being in a department club is that it fuses acad- emics with the rest of college life. He said that stu- dents tend to participate in academic discussions in class, but afterward will talk about the sports events or the parties they've attended. But becoming a member of a department club changes that, he said. SLSA Student Government President Lauren Shubow said the distinction is between students dur- ing weekdays and "students over the weekend." "We wanted students to be part of the fabric of the intellectual life of the department," Schoem said. Achieving this goal involved getting undergradu- ates to go to department brown bag lectures and let- ting students hear about their professors' research. LSA sophomore M ichael Waters, publicity head of the Students of Biology club, said the group has helped students get to know their professors on a personal level and learn about their research. Waters had never had a class with Prof. James Bardwel, but through the club he's heard stories about Bardwell's trips to Africa and his biological research. Students and faculty said they agree that one. weak point of the groups is the level of faculty involvement. "it would help for the faculty to take more interest in their department groups:' Waters said, but added that he knows professors have time constraints. "One of the weaknesses that we have had is how to get faculty involved" Vicinus said. The report recommends that the departments allot the clubs funding and office space. "Student groups with office space seemed to have more of a presence in the department," Schoem said, but added that finding extra depart- ment space is always tricky. As for funding, Schoem said it is best to allot at least 5200 for each undergraduate club above and beyond the funds students collect in dues or gen- erate through fundraisers. He said different groups have different financial needs. "Dues range from five cents to S50, so there's a lot of discrepancy," Schoem said. Suspects arrested for mugging JOHN iKRAFT/Daily University alumna Valerie Press and !SA sophomore Julie Herst are among the staffers at the Women's Resource Center at University Hospitals. Wo-men's Heat Prowgr am acclaime By Jason Stoffer Daily Staff Reporter An assailant attempted to rob a Pizza louse delivery per- son early Saturday morning, marking the third attack on a pizza driver in the past three weeks. Ann Arbor Police Department officials said the incident, which occurred outside the Mary Markley Residence Hall, was a copycat mugging. The driver was approached by a man in a ski mask after com- pleting a delivery at approximately I a.m. The assailant implied he had a weapon and demanded cash, but the driver did not comply. After the potential victim hollered for help to a nearby group of people, the assailant turned and fled to a pick-up truck occupied by an accomplice. Witnesses were able to obtain the truck's license plate number and the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department took two Saline men into custody later that night. Ryan Tripp and Anthony Palazzolo were arraigned yesterday on charges of attempted armed robbery, and each could face up to life in prison if convicted. Suspects have not been arrested in the other two pizza delivery person muggings, but AAPD Sgt. Larry Jerue said it is unlikely that the Saline men were responsible. "These two fellows may have picked up on the program from the others, but their mode of operation was different." Jerue said. "'The other suspects did a bogus delivery call, while the pizza man was robbed this time after a real deliv- ery. This looks like a crime of opportunity." While pizza drivers said they are concerned about safety, drivers have not considered quitting their lucra- Engler funds ski DETROIT (AP) - iov. John Engler announced a $50 million pro- gram yesterday to train more people tr o a in building and other skilled trades needed to feed the state's booming wo ke construction and high-tech I ndus- wviners3 tr1.!es. The governors plan calls for 10.000 scholarships for people who enroll in technical-training programs at the workers junior college level. The program w ill Wayne State Un provide up to S2,000 for each of the University alone h state's technical programs. , projects under way "This would effectively reduce by "Add to that sI half the cost of community college in industry is alread high-demand occupations such as con- enough enginee struction trades. engineering techni- computer progr cians, computer programmers and high-tech worker health-care technicians" Engler The state's uneii spokesperson John Truscott said in a percent, the lowest news release. Engler acknowl The scholarship program will cost the past - that ed S20 million, Engler said. face a challenge i "We've got the demand right now for pe to enter techn high-skilled employees," he said. than academic sch In' addition, Engler said Michigan "The reality is will use $30 million to create at least going to be doc five new technical training centers at Another reality, h community colleges. technical progra "We have worked too hard to more money than restart Michigan's economic al arts colleges. engine," Engler said yesterday The move com before an address to the Economic Michigan Jobs Co Club of Detroit. "Keeping our jobs' pleted in Sept engine turbocharged means training Consulting that sa our workers." had improved d Engler said hundreds of millions years, bolstered b of dollars in planned public con- and a surging auto struction projects are helping create In comparing th a shortage of 6,000 carpenters, elec- mate with seven ot tricians, masons and other skilled the study ranked tive jobs, said Glen Gosine, a manager at Cottage Inn Pizza. Gosine said some experienced drivers can earn up to S35,000 per year. "Our drivers are very strong men and know danger comes with the job:'Gosine said. "But they work a lot making deliv- eries and know how to handle situations." Cottage Inn Pizza drivers do not make deliveries unpre- pared -- they are each assigned a shotgun to carry behind their car seat and a can of mace to keep at their side. "We started doing this four or five months ago when we heard a Domino's truck was stolen.'Gosine said. "Company policy says 'it's better safe than sorry. Domino's Pizza takes a different approach to ensure driver safety. Manager Jeremy Nissly said new Domino drivers must take a two-hour safety course to learn the company's policies. "We don't take cell-phone orders because they are not traceable and confirmable" Nissly said. "Drivers are fired if caught with more than $20 before leaving the store and we don't deliver to dark addresses" Nissly said Dominos has conducted extensive studies that conclude it's best for drivers to make deliveries unarmed. "The robber knows he's going to rob a driver, but the dri- ver never knows he's going to be robbed" Nissly said. "If the driver carries a weapon, 99 percent of the time if the weapon is used it will be used against him" Nissly said Domino's officials urge drivers to follow rob- hers' orders and hand over their money. "We have Caller ID. and we will know the phone number and address of the robber:' Nissly said. "If they want to go to jail for S10, that's fine with us." lied-job training Sour jobs' engine irgedn means training our - John Engler Michigan Governor (R) By Heather Wiggin Daily StatllReporter Excellence is no stranger to the University Health System, a program that prides itself on being among the leaders and the best in health care. True to the University's winning tradition, the Women's Health Program was recognized as a National Center of Excellence in women's health last November by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health. "Michigan is now one of 12 (health centers) that has received this recog- nition." said Public Health Prof. Carol Weisman. "It's really a great honor." The Women's Health Program was established in 1993 and has grown exponentially ever since. "We have a program that is the future of where women's health is going," said Juilet Rogers, deputy director of the Center of Excellence. The Women's Health Resource Center is a source of information that has served people as far away as Israel and as close to home as Ann Arbor, Rogers said. "Our goal is when women around the country think of women's health, they think of the University of Michigan," said Timothy Johnson. chair of the obstetrics and gynecolo- gy department. The recognition includes a S1.2 million grant to "supplement pro- grams that we couldn't fund internal- ly," Johnson said. "We hope that this award will stim- ulate cross-collaborational research," Weisman said. "The award is sup- posed to be building research, clinical activities, and collaborative efforts across medical fields" The multi-disciplinary approach of women's health to the University is not only appealing to researChers w ith similar interests., but it also is a goal for other medical centers. In the past, medical knowledge and research has been "male-focused, with little gender differentiation,'" Johnson said. But current issues such as breast cancer, family planning. domestic violence, sexual harassment and menopause are all topics expected to receive greater research attention in the future. The funding and recognition will affect the Women's Health Program in a number of ways. "I think we're going to be able to expand many of our outreach efforts." Rogers said. Funding will "expand opportuni- ties for new research," Rogers said. "Since it's a national designation, it will help U of M research to get rec- ognized more." Women's health researches said they hope funding may be obtained from additional outside sources as a result of the current notoriety of the program. Faculty from vanous University departments are working to tie women's health into curriculum, research, and service planning, Rogers said. "We're trying to offer more cours- es and career experience in women's health." said Valerie Press, research coordinator for the Center of Excellence. The recognition demonstrated that the University has "a step up on the coordination of women's health." Press said. Future related events include a community wide women's health day, scheduled to take place on May 27. iversrt and Oakland have SI70 million in y, he said. hortage the squeeze dy facing in finding ering technicians, ammers and other s," Engler said. iployment rate is 4.1 since 1969. edged --- as he has in lucators and officials i getting young peo- ical programs. rather ools. most of us are not tors," Engler said. he said, is that many m graduates make graduates of liber- es in the wake of a rmmission study com- ember by Fantus aid Michigan's image uring the past four y a strong economy industry. e state's business cli- her competing states, Michigan's business climate as comparable to or better than those found in Indiana, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Alabama. But it said Michigan doesn't fare as well against Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina, the Detroit Free Press reported yesterday. The study rated Ohio as more aggressive in economic development and having better financing, tech- nology and transportation than Michigan. North Carolina has cheaper utilities, business taxes and labor, lower crime and a strong eco- nomic-development program, the study said. Engler also used the Detroit appear- ance to promote his proposal for a $500 million bond issue for environmental protection and improvement. He first announced the Clean Michigan Initiative in his State of the State address. The bond issue would require a statewide vote - and support from both parties in the Legislature to put it on the ballot. Engler said $325 million would go for cleanup and reuse of "brownfield" sites, $50 million for water quality programs, $50 million for waterfront revitalization, $50 million for state parks and $25 mil- lion for river sediment cleanup. 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