A LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 30, 1998 - 3 CRIME U'employee hit on the head with a box A University employee was hit on the head with a box Wednesday morn- ing by a co-worker, Department of Public Safety reports state. The victim of the assault was a 45- year-old female and the suspect was a 56-year-old female. DPS ran warrant checks on both women and found that the University Hospitals employees had no outstand- ing warrants. The victim was not injured but filed a police report against her co-worker. Woman kicks man in hotel room DPS responded to a suspected domestic dispute Wednesday morning at the Medical Inn, on Catherine Street, DPS reports said. A hotel attendant reported hearing two people fighting in one of the rooms. Once on the scene, the 25-year-old male victim told DPS officers that the suspect, a 22-year-old female, kicked him repeatedly, DPS reports state. DPS discovered there was no domes- tic relationship between the two. No police report was filed. Expensive camera stolen from Kelsey Museum A camera was stolen within the last two weeks from the Kelsey Musuem on South State Street, DPS reports state. An employee at the Kelsey Museum said the room in which the camera was stored was unlocked and someone may have taken the camera. The camera is valued at $570. There are no suspects. Man caught tres- passing A man was reported screaming vul- garities at the front desk of the Executive Residence hotel Sunday afternoon, according to DPS reports. The caller said the unknown suspect possibly had trespassed in the Executive Residence numerous times before. . DPS reports state the subject left the area a couple of minutes later and was seen roaming around the School of Social Work building. DPS found the suspect and gave him a parking citation once they realized his car was parked on the sidewalk across the street. Man collides with light pole A man ran into a light pole Tuesday afternoon, according to DPS reports. A caller who witnessed the incident said the unknown man ran into the light pole on Thompson Street. She was unaware if the man was injured. DPS was unable to locate the man to offer medical assistance. Man cut with razor blade A victim of an apparent cut wound was treated at University Hospitals' emergency room Monday morning. The victim said he was arguing with a fellow employee over money when the employee cut him on the back with a razor blade, DPS reports state. The laceration was located around the victim's kidney area. University doctors were unable at the time to determine the seriousness of the ll-inch wound. The Wayne County Sheriff's Department was called and the sheriff made a police report. * - Compiled by Daily StaffReporter Nikita Easley. Granholm hits A2 in search of student votes DANA LINNANE/Daily Six year-old Jessica Fierek dresses as a cheerleader during "Scary Skate Night" at Yost fee Arena last night. By Mike Spahn Daiy Staff Reporter With the election five days away, many races across the state have pre- dictable outcomes. But the final 120 hours may decide at least one major race - the battle between Democrat Jennifer Granholm and Republican John Smietanka for attorney general. Granholm brought her campaign to the University yesterday, speaking to a crowd of about 25 people, telling them that she has the experience and the drive to be "the lawyer for the people of Michigan. "I've got the criminal experience, I've got the civil experience, I've got the administrative experience," Granholm said, citing her work as cor- poration counsel for Wayne County. "The attacks by my opponent are hog- wash." Recent television advertisements by Smietanka's campaign have attacked not only Granholm's experience, but also what Smietanka calls her support for gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger. Granholm's campaign countered with ads featuring retiring Attorney General Frank Kelley supporting Granholm. Ed Sarpolus, of the Lansing-based EPIC/MRA polling firm, said the ads are the only reason Granholm pulled ahead in the most recent poll conducted by the firm. But questions about Granholm's party allegiances were raised again yesterday by members of the College Republicans who attended the meet- ing. U)U students to "They've got a real problem on their hands.f - John Yob President of the State College Republicans LSA senior John Yob, president of the State College Republicans, asked Granholm if she wanted Fieger to be elected after the candidate said she sup- ported the ticket, but wouldn't mention Fieger. At that point, Granholm refused to answer more questions from the Republican contingent, and Regent Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor), the mod- erator of the discussion, told the group to simmer down. After the meeting, Yob said he believes Republicans will win Tuesday because they have a reason to vote and have consistently shown energy throughout the campaign. "It's interesting that she doesn't admit that she wants him to win" Yob said. "They've got a real problem on their hands" But LSA junior Josh Cowen, vice president of the College Democrats, said he was pleased with the enthusi- asm shown by those in attendance and is not worried about the low Democratic turnout at the event. "A lot of people are in class now,' said Cowen, adding that noon was not the best time for an event. Although Granholm was at center stage during yesterday's event, Power - the only incumbent regent running for re-election this year - unveiled an initiative to make the University more cost efficient. Power said he wants University President Lee Bollinger or the University Board of Regents to create an advisory commission to keep tabs how well the University manages its costs and whether its current structure is the best way to maximize its resources, especially information tech- nology. Ideally, the commission would last for a few years, he said, and it would make recommendations about restruc- turing the University to offer education and research at reduced costs. "This is all part and parcel to the thinking I've been doing about costs;" Power said. "There is nothing more powerful on Earth than a good idea with good people behind it." Power, the senior ranking board member, said he came up with the idea for an advisory commission while he was on the campaign trail. Power said he repeatedly heard from. Michigan citizens that the University doesn't care about keep- ing its costs down. "I was very concerned that the University was being charred as an organization that isn't really interested in cutting costs, and that just isn't so," said Power, adding that his work on two committees that examined the future of technology in education fostered the idea; -Daily Staff Reporter Katie Plona help kids for Halloween By Sarah Lewis Daily Staff Reporter Community service on Halloween may seem strange for students who will be party-hopping in costumes this weekend, but many residence halls and University organizations plan to help underprivileged children enjoy their holiday. The University's ROTC program is scheduled to host a haunted house in the basement of North Hall tonight and tomorrow from 7 p.m.to midnight. The proceeds from this annual event will benefit children in Ronald McDonald House and the Ann Arbor Hunger Coalition. Engineering sophomore Allen Smith, one of the coordinators of the haunted house, said Navy, Army and Air Force members worked for weeks before the event and will par- ticipate in the haunting. "It's a good cause" Smith said. "Officership quality is service before self." Students in Stockwell Transmitting Ethnic Ideas (SISTER) also are doing their share of volun- teering for kids this Halloween. LSA first-year student Rachel Schreuder said the group will bring in about 40 children from the Detroit area to trick-or-treat in Stockwell's halls tomorrow afternoon. "I feel that it's helping a lot of kids. It gives them a safe place to trick-or-treat around the area," Schreuder said. The trick-or-treating and the party afterwards are sched- uled from 1 to 4 p.m. SISTER President Courtney Rice believes they are setting a good example. "It's a fun time and normally peo- ple do go out and have fun," said Rice, an LSA senior. "It's a way for us at Stockwell to have fun but also a simple way of giving back to the community." Several other residence halls will hold hall-decorating contests this weekend, including East Quad. East Quadrangle Representative Assembly President Seth Meyer, an LSA senior, said prizes will be given out for the best halls tonight. He said the contest brings resi- dents closer together and fosters cre- ativity. "Last year was incredible," Meyer said. "People worked for hours and hours. Some put on a full theatrical production." Students also have the option of just dressing up and partying this weekend. LSA sophomore Collin Foulds said last year "was really fun," and he plans to dress as a Catholic priest this Halloween. He said dressing up can bring out the kid in him. "It's fantasy" Foulds said. "Life gets too real and you can be some- thing else for a while." Unlike partying, trick-or-treating is not a very popular Halloween pas- time for students here, LSA sopho- more Annie MacEwen said. "If you wanted to go you'd proba- bly have to drive to some random neighborhood to find some real fam- ilies," MacEwen said. Dressing in costume is sometimes required to gain entrance to a party, or at least to shave a couple dollars off the cover charge. The office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs is scheduled to throw a Masquerade Ball featuring a special Cabaret Drag Show tomor- row night at Pierpont Commons. LGBTA Director Frederic Dennis said he encourages people to dress up because there will be a "best cos- tume" contest. "Be really creative, have fun with it and good luck," Dennis said. Dressing in costume for Halloween stems from the idea that "spirits and goblins would roam the Earth" the night before All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, English and religion Prof. Ralph Williams said. He said both pagan and Christian beliefs came together to form today's Halloween celebration. About 75 children trick-or-treated yesterday in West Quadrangle, South Quadrangle, Betsy Barbour and Helen Newberry residence halls. "These are kids that if it wasn't for the residents participating here, they wouldn't know what all the hype was about," said Engineering senior Mark Dub, one of the event's coordi- nators. NATHAN RUFFER/Daily Regent Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor) gives his proposal calling for a presidential advisory committee for University funding to Democratic attorney general candidate Jennifer Granhohn yesterday. Correction: In Jacov Oslick and Dror Bar On's Oct. 15 letter to the editor ("Refugee prob- lem is not Israel's fault"), the phrase "hundreds of Palestinians" should have been "hundreds of thousands of Palestinians." U "Basement Arts Performance: Love Letters," Sponsored by University Department of Theatre and Drama, Frieze Building, Arena Theatre, 7 p.m. U "Book signing - Jonathan Schell 'The Giftof Time: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons,'" U "Dancing in the Dia," Sponsored by Dance Marathon, Diag, 12-1 p.m. U"Dragon Fest," Sponsored by Chinese Student Association, Chemistry Building, 6-11 p.m. U "Revealing Nature Amidst Multiple Cultures - A Discourse with Ancient Greeks," Tanner lecture on human values, Sponsored by Department of Philosophy, Theatre, 7 p.m. U "1998-99 Symposium on the Tanner Lecture," Sponsored by Department of Philosophy, Michigan League, Vandenberg Room, 9:15 a.m. © "Weekly Rummage Sale," Sponsored v The Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor, wanis Building, 200 S. First St., corner of Washington, 9 am-12 p.m.