LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily -- Thursday, October 1, 1998 -- 5A MSU, 'U From staff and wire reports Michigan State University's fraterni- ties and sororities have received a fed- eral grant to combat high-risk drinking behaviors and consequences. The $157,162 grant was one of 10 en to universities across the coun- by the U.S. Department of Education's Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. It will be used to pay for educational programs on responsible drinking, rela- tionship violence, gender communica- tions and sexual assault prevention. It will also finance leadership devel- opment, a substance abuse expert speakers series, a media campaign to reinforce positive messages about Gek life and increased enforcement Two defei ' Greeks fight alcohol abuse Last-minute archery practice Greeks educate community about dangers of alcohol of current policies, including better monitoring of Greek social events. "We have made important strides over the last year in educating our com- munity about the dangers of alcohol abuse," said MSU Greek Life Coordinator Billy Molasso. "This grant will enable us to do even more and help us focus on the founding val- ues of the Greek letter organizations: leadership, service, scholarship and friendship." Michigan State students aren't the only Greek members seeking to edu- cate others on the dangers of alcohol abuse; University Greeks are inform- ing their members as well. Bradley Holcman, president of the University of Michigan's Interfraternity Council, said that although the University did not apply for the federal grant, much is being done to educate University students about the dangers of alcohol. "Our number one goal is to provide a safe place. If (alcohol abuse) is going to happen, we need to educate people on how to provide a safe environment, Holcman said. The Panhellenic Association and the IFC have formed a task force to take a serious look at the way alcohol is pro- vided and consumed in the Greek social scene, Holcman said. Panhel, IFC and the University Health Services are sponsoring an Alcohol Awareness Week in November. Also all new Greek students will attend a convention on Nov. I to become educated on the effects of alcohol and drug abuse, Holeman said. -Daily staff reporter Melissa Andrzejak contributed to this report. idants plead guilty; third to deal DETROIT (AP) -A sex scandal involving a high- school class president in a wealthy Detroit suburb moved closer to ending yesterday. Two of four former Grosse Pointe North High Wsol students accused of having sex with underage g pleaded guilty to lesser charges yesterday. A third agreed to a similar deal. The fourth defendant had entered a plea earlier this month. The outcome was fine with one of the girls, who attended the hearing. "That's the one thing I wanted out of all of this. I wanted them to admit it" she said. The four youths were charged with statutory rape after three girls, then 14, claimed they were given alcohol and had sex with the boys last winter at homes in Grosse Pointe Woods. ichigan law defines statutory rape, also called t2 d degree criminal sexual conduct, as sexual con- tact with a person aged 13 to 15. It does not require proof of force or coercion. Wayne County assistant prosecutor Doug Baker dropped those charges as part of the plea agreement. In return, Daniel Raymond, of Grosse Pointe Woods and his cousin, James Raymond, of Harper Woods, pleaded guilty yesterday to one misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. In brief statements, both admitted to committing sex acts with a different girl earlier this year. The fam- ilies of the two girls told the judge they accepted the deal. Daniel Raymond apologized to his victim and her family. The Raymonds agreed to serve 60-to-90-day jail terms, and will be sentenced Oct. 26 in Wayne County Circuit Court. Robert Cooper, of Grosse Pointe Woods had been excused from court yesterday, but his attorney said he would accept the same deal on two counts next Monday. Co-defendant Daniel Granger, pleaded guilty two weeks ago to the same charge and agreed to serve a 90-to-180-day jail term. Granger, the president of Grosse Pointe North's 1998 graduating class, will be sentenced Oct. 14. It was a photo in the high school's yearbook of Granger urinating that began the case. During the school's investigation about how the photo came to be published, several girls came forward with allegations of statutory rape. Stephen Rabaut, the attorney for Daniel Raymond, said a large part of the plea bargains had been making sure the defendants would not be required to register as sex offenders. If convicted as originally charged, the four could have faced up to 15 years in jail. "It was a very try-able case, but we decided it was in (Daniel Raymond's) interest to take the pleas, Rabaut said. John Bancroft practices on a three-dimensional deer target from atop a portable tree stand in Clinton County, Mich. Archery season for deer opens today. Hondas and Toyotas Snost stolen cars DETROIT (AP) - Honda and Toyota were the most popular makes among thieves nationwide last year, but some domestic light trucks made gains on the latest list of most-stolen vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau, in a list to be released today, says the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Honda Civic and bd Mustang were the most stolen icles in 1997. They were followed by the Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet C/K pickup, Nissan Maxima, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ford F-series pickup. The list is based on 447,007 stolen vehicle reports submitted to the non- profit bureau by its member insurance companies nationwide. The figure rep- ents 32 percent of all vehicles report- stolen last year. The bureau combines theft reports for all model years of a particular make and model, unlike a similar annual list issued by CCC Information Services Inc. That company, which also tracks vehicle thefts for the insurance indus- try, lists the most-stolen vehicles by model year. The two lists feature some of the same cars. CCC reported in March that nine of the top 10 stolen cars in 1997 were all Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords. The 10th was the '95 Ford Mustang. More popular light trucks appeared on the bureau's top 25 list: the Chevy and Ford pickups, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Cherokee sport utility vehicles, and the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan minivans. The lists of most-stolen vehicles usu- ally lag sales trends by several years. As a popular model ages and demand for its parts rises, it moves up on the theft lists. 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