The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 14, 1998 - 3A 4CAMPUS 'U' awarded $1.2 million to better science classes The University received $1.2 mil- lion from the Howard Hughes Wedical Institute, which is donating more than $91 million to strengthen undergraduate education programs in biological sciences at universities across the country. Proposals were elicited from 191 research and doctoral universities. Out of that number, 58 institutions were selected to receive awards ranging from $1.2 million to $2.2 million. The University has received money from HHMI before. In sum, HHMI has distributed ,more than $700 million in grants since 1988. Both private and public institution were awarded grant money. U' names 17 new Journalism Fellows Seventeen journalists from round the world have been named Michigan Journalism Fellows for 1998-99. This year's batch came from the United States, Asia and South America. Fellows receive $30,000 stipends and full tuition coverage. They par- ticipate in seminars revolving around journalistic and academic issues. The program is coordinated by i rmer Time magazine correspond- d Charles Eisendrath and is spon- sored by news organizations and individual donations Free seminar to address physician assisted suicide The Ethics Committee of the Medical Center is sponsoring a sem- inar on doctor assisted suicide enti- tIed, "The Aid-in-Dying Vote: Are Physician-assisted Suicide and Hospice Care Incompatible?" The public forum will be held Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Mendelssohn Theater in the Michigan League. The seminar will feature Edward fierce, chair of Merian's Friends, ary Lindquist, director of Arbor Hospice and Jessica Berg, academic director of the Institute for Ethics of the American Medical Association. The event is free. Former 'M' baseball players %et to bat at 'U' Current and former Wolverine baseball players will gather Sunday, Sept. 20 at Ray Fisher Stadium to participate in the second alumni game to take place during Michigan baseball coach Geoff Zahn's tenure. The game is slated to last three to four innings . The day will kick off with a brunch at 10 a.m. at the ": ichigan Golf Course Clubhouse. Program urges minority students towards medicine " Starting this fall, a program designed to get more minority students in the Ypsilanti Public Schools into health care areers will kick off at the University. The program, named Health Occupations Partners in Education, joins the efforts of representatives from seven different schools and colleges at the University, as well as representatives from the University Hospitals and pri- vate industry. To operate, HOPE has received a > $350,000, five-year grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges. HOPE has several components, including a weekend mentorship pro- gram, the creation of a HOPE Educational Task Force composed of Ypsilanti area parents and teachers and a presentation series. -Daily Staff Reporters Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud and Katie Plona compiled this report. Parking tobe improved bygramp By Kelly O'Connor For the Daily Downtown shoppers will soon have another option in the Ann Arbor park- ing game. Soon the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority will act on year-old plans to renovate the parking structure on the corner of Fourth Street and Washington Street. "Construction on the ramp will begin in the near future," said Joe Morehouse, physical and administra- tional director of the DDA. "It should be completely finished in about a year." The DDA tore down the structure last year because of its condition. "Basically, the lot could not function. We had no choice but to tear it down and rebuild," Morehouse said. The construction of the new ramp should noticeably affect merchants in the area. "When the ramp first closed a year and a half ago, we noticed a 10-percent decrease in business right away," said Ann Arbor Brewing Co. Manager Rene Greff. "I think many customers are opting to go to the Briarwood area and to chain restaurants that have their own parking lots. They would rather do that than struggle to find a spot." Due to downtown businesses' heavy reliance on public parking, stu- dent employees will continue to expe- 3-year-old Half Shekel campaign kicks off again L" PO Parking lots throughout the city of Ann Arbor are commonly full. But, the city plans to go ahead with construction plans it has had on hold. By Adam Cohen Daily Staff Reporter The three-year-old United Jewish Appeal Half Shekel Campaign, which started up again last night, is sending out its old message in a new way. "It's not about money, it's about peo- ple," said Hillel Executive Director Michael Brooks, who is also the creator of the program. Brooks said he hopes the campaign will help people in need and unite the Jewish community and others who want to help. Several Half Shekel campaign members spoke to an audience of about 100 people at Hillel last night. Brooks and UJA Half Shekel Student Coordinator Roy Elis, an LSA senior, encouraged the audience to get involved by donating money and informing others of the message. Elis said the two main goals of the fundraising campaign are "to build community and promote the Jewish concepts of Tzdekah - charity - and Tikun olam - repairing the world." The donations from Half Shekel are given locally, nationally and interna- tionally. "Half of the money is used in the states, supporting Jewish schools, bat- tered women organizations and the homeless," Elis said. "The other half is put into an international fund. That money either goes to Israel, helps Jews in places like North Africa and Russia emigrate to Israel or is put into an emer- gency fund, which helps both Jews and non-Jews in need." After giving any amount of money, the donator will receive a maize and blue button. "Soon enough, we hope to have all Jews on campus wearing the button along with anyone else who believes in our message," Elis said. "We're giving away the buttons to represent values of giving and helping out other people." During his speech, Brooks stressed the importance of the new means to get across his message. "Money is ,important, but getting people involved is most important to unite the community," Brooks said. Since its birth, Half Shekel has been adopted by organizations at 12 other universities including Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins University. Rabbi Rich Kirschen, another orga- nizer of the campaign, encourages stu- dents to show their support by talking with members of the campaign at Hillel, at tables in the Diag, at the Angell Hall computing site, in the dorms or in the Greek system. Representatives from various frater- nities and sororities came to last night's speech to get information and spread the Half Shekel message. "I'm a representative for the Greek system. I will promote this program throughout other fraternities and sororities," said Delta Sigma Phi President and Business junior Jordan Scharg. A UJA video was also shown last night. It included personal accounts of individuals helped by the UJA dona- tions. rience the parking crunch until con- struction is complete. "We have no employee parking, Greff said. "All employees must find places to park on their own." Some merchants say consumers have misconceptions about parking. "The perception is that parking is not available," said Kelly, manager of the Common Language bookstore. "The reality is that it is available people just don't know where. "Many lots sit half empty while people drive around the block 17 times;' Kelly said. "People also don't realize that most downtown mer- chants will validate their parking." Both students and merchants are anxious for the ramp to be completed. Wre looking forward to it being cons-tructed," Kelly said. Finding a place to park, both in town and on campus, has been an ongoing problem for students. "Ps terrible,' Engineering junior Joe Pon etti said. "I don't drive on campus often because there is no where t o park." Stories of tickets and run-ins with Ann Arbor or campus parking offi- cials abound. "My friend got towed on his first day here," LSA first-year student Ted Velie said. "lie had to go all the way to North Campus and pay a $200 fine to get his car back." CLINTON Continued from Page 1A to be contrite ... while simultaneously aggressively attacking through his lawyers the whole process and splitting legalistic hairs, there's a disconnect there;' Lott said. Speaking on CBS' "Face the Nation," Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.), agreed that the legal defense may be undercutting Clinton's public shows of contrition. "I don't know if he's perjured him- self"he said. "But if you come and say to the American people that 'I'm legally correct, I didn't have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky,' you're going to lose." With Congress returning to town today for the first time since Starr's report was released publicly, members of Congress and lawyers for Clinton engaged in a pitched battle for public opinion as the House Judiciary Committee ponders whether to com- mence an impeachment inquiry. Over the weekend, committee mem- bers began sifting through 17 boxes of unreleased materials that form the basis of Starr's allegations. Just how quickly any impeachment proceeding might unfold is difficult to say with certainty. Some members, including Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), have proposed a lame-duck session of Congress to resolve the controversy after the November elections. But House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), has said he remains inclined to let the House adjourn for the year in early October. Lott, for his part, said he does not "see any way" to complete an impeachment process in the current 105th Congress. "I think we should not delay," he said. "At the same time, I do not think we should rush to judgment." The president spent the day at the White House. Skipping church, he tend- ed to an array of public business, accord- ing to deputy White House chief of staff John Podesta. Although Podesta said Clinton had not read Starr's 445-page report on his affair with Lewinsky and the case for impeachment, the scandal clearly was on his mind. In mid-morning, he telephoned Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who has criticized Clinton and urged him to issue a full apology. The chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee later char- acterized the conversation as "a very hard-hitting, very ,good exchange of what I feel and what he feels." On "Face the Nation" shortly after- ward, Hatch urged Clinton to "quit split- ting legal hairs," and to offer an unequiv- ocal apology that is not contradicted by his attorneys' arguments. He added: "If they'll quit playing this legal game, and start being what he is a basically warm, winning person who the American people have liked from the beginning, if he'll do that, and just acknowledge, 'Yeah, I've done some really bad things, I really screwed up here,' my gosh, I think the president could get through this" Clinton also spoke by telephone for about 25 minutes with French President Jacques Chirac, according to PN. Crowley, a White House spokesperson. Chirac, who initiated the call, talked to the president about Iraq, Kosovo, Russia and various European security issues, Crowley said. Clinton stopped by a reception for Jewish leaders in the Old Executive Office Building, next to the White Ilouse, marking the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Middle East peace accord between Yitzhak Rabin, the late prime minister of Israel, and Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat. The president also met with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Defense Secretary William Cohen, a session that Crowley described as a follow-up to a similar meeting Saturday in which Clinton took part. Crowley said the meeting touched on a number of national security issues, including terrorism, but did not involve a crisis or emergency. The president is speaking tomorrow to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, in what aides are calling a major address on the global economy. On yesterday's airwaves, Clinton's lawyers were hard-pressed to explain why, in their view, the president had not committed perjury In the end, as White House Counsel Charles Ruff contended repeatedly, there was nothing in his client's conduct to form the basis for impeachment proceed- ings -- even if, as Clinton has admitted, he had misled the American people. Starr also came under fire yesterday, with Clinton defenders characterizing his report as unnecessarily graphic in its depiction of sexual encounters between Clinton and Lewinsky. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), said of Starr on "Meet the Press:" "He's on trial as much as the president is on trial. This report that he's put out, with all of these lurid details, shocking some, embarrassing all - I mean, it's a signal about where he's coming from, who he is." Students rush to get nlvolved as Festifal attracts large Crowd By Nika Schulte Dly Staf Reporter Crowding the Diag with giveaways, pamphlets and thou- sands offstudents, the largest Festifall ever introduced campus newcomers to the University's organizations Friday. Music first-year student Lisa Garcia said she attended Festitll to find out more about what the University offered and she was amazed at the number of groups on campus. "At orientation they said there's something for everyone here. This proves it," Garcia said. Roger Fisher, an organizer for the one-day event, said Festifall is the University's chance to acquaint first-year stu- dents with the many opportunities and services that exist out- side of the classroom. "Students can get together, walk around, find out about the community and learn not only how to get involved, but what services they can get," said Fisher, the assistant director for campus activities and programs for the Student Activities and Leadership Office. "This is our one focus time to capture attention of first-year students" Fisher said. Groups attracted student attention by using such antics as raftling a bicycle to donning costumes. Using a horn and wearing a house costume, LSA senior Justin Smith was the "roving division" for the Student Co-ops. "Ihis just shows the creativity and personal cooperation that are part of the co-op,' Smith said. In addition to the smiles and laughs, Smith said the walk- ing ad was a way to receive a lot of attention, Students will "remember the co-ops. We are scaring away those we wouldn't want and attracting those we would." Although last year's Festifall had 260 participants, this year's was able to accommodate 100 more, even groups that were temporarily wait-listed. "Everyone who wanted a spot got a spot. The new Diag con- struction allowed the space to accommodate more than in pre- vious years," Fisher said. Michelle Han, president of the Korean Students Association, said the biggest benefit of Festifall is location. "Everyone's going through. It's an easy way for people to ADRIANA YUGOVICH/Daily A group of students huddle around the Wolverines for Primate Conservation table Friday during Festifall. get to know about our group. It's not easy for us to get to know them through a flier.? Chris Barbeau, a University alumnus and staff member for The Ring of Steel Theatrical Combat and Stunt Group, said con- centrating all of the booths on the Diag improved their exposure. "Last year our location was over by Rackham and was not nearly as effective,' Barbeau said. Festifall allows an animated organization, like The Ring of Steel group, to really display their talents, Barbeau said. "When we say we do stunts it only conjures up images of blue screens and wires. This shows them that somebody's real- ly doing them," Barbeau said. "People are amazed to see that there are no wires attached and the realize the real weight of the weapons, he said. LSA sophomore Mohiba Khan said she thinks all University students can learn from Festifall. "A lot of sophomores, juniors and seniors think Festifall is a first-year student event, but I think any age benefits, Khan said. Not only can students use the event to learn about other groups, but so do the organizations that are there. U Considering Law School?. Come to a FREE Admissions Seminar. You'll get: * the inside scoop on law school admissions strategies for scoring high on the LSAT GROuP MEETINGS U Dance Marathon MassMeeting, Society, Exhbition Hal, Rackham *-.---- - -- V._____ 1....,4.-vI .,. Q h nlR m -11n Time: 6pm Date: September 17 I . I