LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 12, 1998-- 3A RESEARCH U' to offer classes on digital ehnology sformation technology is advancing >y leaps and bounds, but the University s keeping up. The School of Information is offer- ng a series of Digital Tool Kit mini- ourses this spring and summer to pro- ride the University community with ndern technological experience. Most of these mini-courses are open o University students and faculty as mell as the general public, and they a for two fult days and one half day -a total of 15 hours. Topics covered by the courses nclude desktop video, Web page cre- ition and databases on the Web, library nedia programs and the preservation if digitally stored information. The courses are designed to appeal o a' wide variety of people, ranging i'onm information professionals to edu- ators and librarians. he fee for each course is $325 and udes materials, lab access and astruction. Researchers to ight Great Lakes nfestation Seafaring ships may be the cause of armful organisms that are appearing the Great Lakes, University and higan Sea Grant researchers say. These aquatic invaders survive in the alast water stored in the hulls of cean-going vessels as they travel rom port to port. The organisms then zmpete with the native ecology of the 3reat Lakes, sometimes having harm- -effects. During the past 200 years, the Great :akes have been continually exposed to ign species - including sea lam- ys and zebra mussels. Power plants and industrial facilities iave spent an average of more than $10 nil ion per year to control these infes- atios. The two groups of researchers are rying to develop methods to combat he release of these organisms. Their initial findings show that treat- rig ballast water with a new, environ- I tally friendly chemical called gu- dehyde may help kill these organ- sms. The results of the two groups' esearch may have an impact reaching dr beyond the Great Lakes region. The invasion of harmful aquatic pecies into local waters affects dozens f nations around the world, and new indings may have further effects. Genes, enzymes Ofect flowers The scent of a flower may be affect- d by its gene code, according to esearch done by biology associate rof Eran Pichersky. Since 1990, Pichersky has been vorking to identify specific genes and nzymes that affect how flowers smell. These genes and enzymes are respon- ible for the production of organic mol- ,cules called volatiles, which evaporate the flower, causing its sweet scent. 'erent species of flowers smell differ- ntly because of their differing gene- nzyme combinations. Pichersky said de believes that all lowering plants contain these combi- ations of genes and enzymes. He has dentified four specific gene-enzyme atterns responsible for familiar scents, icluding that of basil, cloves, winter- reen and bananas. the future, scientists may use ichersky's research to genetically nhance a flower's scent, or to create rtificial combinations, such as a rose hat smells like a banana. Compiled by Daily StafJ Reporter Sam Stavis. Search for Education dean narrowed to five By Jennifer Yachnin Daily StaffReporter The School of Education dean search, which began in September, has been narrowed to five candidates and could be concluded in April. "We've been working on narrowing down the pool .., to a smaller group we interviewed," said Education Prof. Deborah Ball, chair of the School of Education Dean Search Advisory Committee. Currently, there are five candidates, including Theodore Mitchell, dean of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California at Los Angeles; Samuel Meisels, an Education professor; Walter Secada, a professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at the University of Wisconsin at Madison; Karen Seashore Louis, an associate dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus; and a fifth candidate who has not been iden- tified yet. The candidates have participated in two-day visits to the University to meet with students, faculty and staff, Ball said. University faculty members are asked to complete anonymous evalua- tions, which aid the committee in their candidate research. "We would be equally happy with any of the people we suggest," Ball said. "We are committed in the school to (conduct- ing the search) in a very open way." The committee also is conducting reference checks on the candidates through their colleges and administra- tors, often using ideas generated from the evaluations, Ball said. "Often the questions that the students and faculty give to us help us to do the reference calls in a much more focused way," Ball said. Thus far, all announced candidates have visited the University - Mitchell is the fourth candidate to do so. visiting the Univiersity yesterday and today. "If vwe siay on the schedule we're on now (Provost Nancy Cantor) could make a decision in April," Ball said. Secada, who visited the University earlier this year, said the open search process is helpful in the decision making process for both the University and hopeful deans. "I truly believe in shared gover- nance," Secada said. "The faculty, staff and frankly the students should have a look-say who the candidate is and should have some input. Iis a hard deci- sion to make, but its something that deeply affects the future of the school. But open searches can discourage candidates whose current positions could be jeopardized by their involvement in the search, Mitchell said. "The pluses are that all ol the candi- dates are able to iteraci vith a much wider group of sta, ficulty and stu- dents,' Mitchell said. "The downside is that I think there are highly qualified candidates who are discouraged by open searches." Several members of the University community said that the open search process is important because it allows both the committee and the candidates to hear a diversity of opinions. "You get a lot of different perspec- tives," said Ellen Waterson, an Education graduate student. "It's impor- tant to bring in someone who has a vision that will take into account every- one's perspectives." Waterson added that an open search also can contribute to conflicting ideas about candidates. "You get a lot of different agendas," Waterson said. "People may disagree about a candidate." Education assistant research scientist Eric Camburn said the amount of pub- licity given to the candidates' visits has facilitated interaction between candi- dates and the University community. "The way they've been handling it is terrific," said Camburn "The dean search (advisory) committee is trying to include a diverse group of opinions it makes it more difficult." Students say magazine makes stalking, rape seem like a joke' By Susan T. Port Daily Staff Reporter Some students' mouths may have dropped at the sight of Orbit maga- zine's February issue. The issue, which displays a scant- ily clad woman surrounded by candy hearts with phrases like "gang bang," "true slut" and "get her," and contains an article that encourages stalking, has prompted women's groups on campus to start a cam- paign against the magazine. "We wrote a letter (to Orbit) just saying we thought they were condon- ing violence against women," said LSA junior Debbie Frankel, co-chair of the University's Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, which is planning to discourage sever- al companies from continuing to advertise in the magazine. University women's groups are trying to spread the word about the issue across campus. LSAjunior Shannon Saksewski. a member of the Undergraduate Women's Studies Association, said the group will discuss how it plans to take action against Orbit at its next meeting. "They are making an entire issue into a joke," Saksewski said. "li's not just a female problem. It's every- one's problem," Steve Bergman, owner of School Kid's Records, said he will not con- tinue advertising in the magazine in part because of last month's cover. "I would be overstating it if I said that was the only reason," Bergman said. "For us, it was just a business decision." Frankel said the magazine should not make fun of such a dangerous issue such as stalking. "Stalking is not something that should be joked about," Frankel said. "They take so lightly such a serious crime." Frankel said she was appalled by the sidebar in the magazine that gave advice to readers to put the drug rohypnol, which is used in rapes, in a person's Tylenol bottle to "make no mean yes." "I think it perpetuates a culture that accepts it," Sauber said. "People see these images and accept it, and that is not OK." LSA senior Heather Sauber, a SAPAC coordinator who helped organize the letter-writing cam- paign, described Orbit's response to her complaint letters about the issue as disappointing. Sauber said an editorial was writ- ten in this month's issue belittling her reaction to the article. Publisher of Orbit magazine Jerry Peterson, who wrote part of the edi- torial, said the magazine was not trying to offend women or victims of stalkers. "We have women managing edi= tors. One of them is a victim of stalking and she found the issue funny," Peterson said. Peterson said the magazine has received letters claiming that Orbit is condoning violence against women. But he added that many peopte "thought our cover was really fun." Peterson said the cover was not meant to be offensive. "I cannot believe anybody in the world would be stupid enough to think the article is condoning via-' lence." Peterson said the magazine sati- rized issues such as stalking. "We use humor as the thread that ties us," Peterson said. "They are just intolerant. In this case, they misconstrued everything." Peterson said that recently he has noticed that readers have become upset when the magazine addresses a topic that affects readers directly. "Every three months we get a letter saying 'this time you have gone too far' - meaning it's much funnier when you make fun of something that does not affect you," he said. DANA UNNAN:/Daily LSA junior Par Gandhi talks to Eileen Ferrell from Georgetown University Medical Center yesterday at the Health Career Fair in the Michigan Union Ballroom. The fair showcased jobs in medical fields. New confernrce to studyw o-mern's issues By Lee Palmer Daily Staff Reporter Women in politics, sexuality in the '90s and gender roles are some of the topics that will be discussed by 05 female speakers at Artemisia a three-day wsomen's conference sched- uled to be held at the Michigan League this weekend. Artemisia is derived from the word Artemis, the name of the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt and guardian of women. The conference is the idea of LSA seniors Kiran Chaudhri and Puja Dhawan, who together created the plan of action that made the conference a reality. "Our goal for the conference was to provide a forum for women to gain from experience that women in the community have had and to hopefully take that knowledge and give back to the community in some way," Chaudhri said. "This is not about the degradation of inen,' Chaudhri said. "It's about recog- nizing those special assets we have as women." LSA senior Brenna DeVaney, a member of the conference's executive board, will moderate one of two pan- els on violence against woman that will discuss responses to sexual and physical crimes against women and international violence against women. "I currently work at (the University's Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center) and I wanted to make sure violence against women was addressed at the conference," DeVaney said. "It's been an incredible thing to be able to work with women leaders across campus in planning for the conference." LSA junior Colette Stevenson said she is especially interested in attending the panel on women in politics, which will include U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D- Ann Arbor), state Rep. Liz Brater (D- Ani Arbor) and Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon. "I'm going because the conference sounds like it will be a bunch of real- ly dynamic women Who are really great role models and it will be great to see them all together," Stevenson said. Rackham first-year student Michael Vincent said he will attend the confer- ence this weekend to hear the "main- stream feminist point of view.: Artemisia "is the first conference of its type on campus, so I want to see what it's like," Vincent said. The conference will include a ban- quet dinner followed by enrichment workshops scheduled for tomorrow night, speaker and issues panels Saturday and a speaker's panel on women in leadership Sunday morning. Pre-registration for the conference vill be available tonight until 10 at the Programming Office of the Michigan League. Communitv mem- bers also may register at the League tomorrow. More information on how to register is available on the Artemisia homepage at http://iwww.uiimich.edu/~-arteiis. University of Michigan Hillel and Greek Week 1998 present Comedian{ mrMacDon Saturday, March 21 Hill AuditoriumY, University of Michigan 4 8:00 pm Tickets: $10/students, $15/non-students at Hillel 1429 Hill Street, 13131)769.500 & Ticketmaster, (313)763-TKTS to charge by phone. For more info call (313) 769.0500. A Hill Street Forum presentation I Hillel Correction: LSA first-year student Nora Coleman is running for a seat on the Michigan Student Assembly as an independent candidate. This was incorrectly reported in yesterday's Daily. 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