LOCAL/STATE
The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 19, 1999 - 3A
CRIME sm
Men assaulted
=in CCRB
Two men were assaulted Friday
evening in the Central Campus
Recreation Building, according to
Department of Public Safety reports.
A suspect punched both men, who are
roommates. The victims recognized the
assailant as a man they know as "CJ."
The victims did not know the sus-
pect's last name and address, but did
recall his phone number. Ameritech
traced the number to obtain information
about the suspect, and was able to locate
him. The number was a listed number in
Ann Arbor on Lancashire Street.
Man exposes self
near locker room
A male exposed himself to a woman
near the men's locker room of Bell Pool
on Saturday afternoon in the CCRB,
DPS reports state.
The man was reported to be com-
pletely naked at the time of the ici-
dent. He was described as 6 feet 2 inch-
es tall with a shaved head and approxi-
mately 22-25 years old.
The subject was seen working out 30
minutes prior to the incident wearing a
light blue shirt and white spandex.
Woman falls near
South Quad
A woman who fell off a curb, hit her
head and momentarily lost conscious-
ness was taken to University Hospitals'
emergency room Sunday, according to
DPS reports.
The woman was walking along East
Madison Street in front of South Quad
Residence Hall when the incident
occurred. Huron Valley Ambulance
personnel transported the victim to
University Hospitals.
Book bag stolen
0 from Grad library
A book bag was stolen from the sec-
ond floor of the Hatcher Graduate
Library on Sunday afternoon, accord-
ing to DPS reports. The owner of the
book bag left it unattended in the refer-
ence room.
There are no suspects in the theft.
The contents of the bag consist of cash,
a checkbook, passport, calculator and
eye glasses.
Two men harass
students at UGLI
Two men were escorted from the
Shapiro Undergraduate Library
Thursday afternoon after harassing stu-
dents, according to DPS reports.
The two men were allegedly attempt-
ing to engage students and patrons in a
discussion concerning socialism.
The men are Ypsilanti residents in
their 30s. One of the suspects was last
seen wearing a green jacket and the
other a navy jacket.
Toilet paper
dispenser stolen
The toilet paper dispenser in the
men's restroom of the Institute for Social
Research was yanked from the wall on
Friday afternoon, DPS reports state.
A note was left in its place that read
"Can't go with this jamming into
;shoulder." The suspect apparently
unscrewed the dispenser from the wall.
No other damage was reported.
Juveniles solicit
in East Quad
DPS officials escorted two children
out of East Quad Residence Hall
Saturday afternoon for illegally soliciting
for The Detroit News and Detroit Free
Press.
DPS officials said it is unclear who
dropped off the children, ages 7 and 12,
at the residence hall. The two children
were discovered by the East Quad staff,
who requested they quit soliciting, and
kept them at the front desk until DPS
officers arrived. They waited outside
the building for a ride.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter
Marta Brill.
Cole addresses King's role at millenium
By Sarah Lewis
Daily Staff Reporter
Johnetta Cole, the first black female president
of Spelman College in Atlanta, spoke yesterday
about continuing the dream of Martin Luther King
Jr., whom she called "one of the greatest souls the
world has ever known."
Cole spoke to an audience of nearly 300 at the
School of Business Administration's Hale
Auditorium.
Her speech, titled, "On The Verge of a New
Millennium: What is Dr. King's Dream?" encom-
passed a variety of themes involving the continua-
tion of King's work.
King was "one of the most loved and most
attacked" people in history, Cole said. King's
stance on non-violence was especially brave in the
turbulent times in which he worked, she added.
Cole used King's quote "Now is the time to
make real the promise of democracy" as an exam-
ple of a powerful and engaging statement, but she
pointed out that 30 years have passed since he
made this declaration.
"What kind of clock are we keeping?" Cole
asked. "As we start at the beginning of a new era
all we can say is it's way past time."
She mentioned "modern-day lynchings" such as
that of James Byrd, a black man who she said was
dragged to death by racist white men in Texas, and
Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University
of Wyoming who was beaten and killed.
Cole also pointed to foreign conflicts in Ireland,
Israel and Kosovo as proof that King's dream of
peace is far away.
"We are still judging folk by the color of their
skin, the rhythm of their accent and the shape of
their bodies, and other things so completely irrele-
vant to the content of their character," Cole said.
"We better get to work," she said. "This dream
could turn into a nightmare."
Although racism, sexism and homophobia are
learned behaviors, Cole said, there is hope,
because "what is learned can be unlearned."
The key, she said, is change.
"I believe that what self-centered men (and
women) have torn down, centered men (and
women) can build up," Cole said, quoting King.
Old-fashioned methods like voting, lobbying
and education are still effective tools in fighting
injustices, Cole said. Volunteerism reaps enor-
mous rewards, she said, and people need to realize
they can be leaders.
"Anyone can be great because everyone can
serve," Cole said, quoting King.
She also encouraged individual responsibility.
"Call your friend on it when he slips and uses a
racial slur," she said. "Even when there are no stu-
dents of color around."
Cole emphasized the importance of knowing
that life is a constant struggle, but through effort,
things can be changed.
"Margaret Mead said, 'Never doubt that a small
group of committed citizens can change the world.
It's the only way it has ever happened,"' she said.
Rackham student Alana Hackshaw said Cole's
speech was invigorating because she tied in so
many things through her story telling, speaking
and answers to questions.
"We as students, being part of the academic
°i Johnetta
Cole speaks
yesterday
at the
Business
School's
Hale
Auditorium.
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community, forget there are things going on in dif-
ferent parts of the world," Hackshaw said.
Cole did not only focus on one thing, Hackshaw
said. "She gave a global view" all students could
relate to, she said.
Education graduate student Matthew Austtn
also said he felt Cole's speech was very applicabc;
to all people. "Rather than just reciting the prob-
lems, she gave solutions and insights," he said;
Chemical leak sends 2
students to hospital
By Emina Sendijarevic
For the Daily
A chemical leak in a North Campus
lab caused students and staff to evacu-
ate the Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science Building on Friday,
leaving two Graduate students hospital-
ized but unharmed.
Just before 11 a.m., the Ann Arbor
Fire Department. the Department of
Public Safety and the Office of
Occupational Safety and Environmental
Health responded to an alarm at the
EECS building on North Campus.
Safety crews immediately evacuated
the building and quickly took all neces-
sary safety procedures to contain the one-
10 liters of boron trichloride released into
the Solid State Electronics Lab.
University officials did not release
the names of the two graduate students,
who were taken to a University occupa-
tional clinic.
Once released, the gas contaminated
the room and surrounding area,
University spokesperson Joel Seguine
said.
AAFD Battalion Chief James Breslin
said, "If it were not contained it could
result in severe respiratory problems."
But he added that "the labs are con-
trolled enough to where they can handle
this level of hazard."
Chemistry Prof. Arthur Ash explained
that "when (boron trichloride) reacts with
water, it results in hydrochloric acid,
which can be irritating to breathing."
Fewer than three hours after the gas
leak, the EECS building was reopened
to staff, students and faculty. The
AAFD, OSEH and the Solid State
Electronics Lab staff conducted tests
and declared the building free of fumes.
"All safety procedures we had i1
place, including involvement by tle
AAFD, worked efficiently to achieve U
cooperative and quick resolution to this
emergency," said Patricia Watt, OSEtl
acting director.
Rackham student Mark Corner had
almost completed an exam when lie
was told to leave the building.
"I had a half an hour to go and "I
wanted to get it over with," Corner said.
University officials said safety offi-
cials are still investigating the cause of
the leak.
"There is a team trying to find tlb
leak, Watt said. "The (lab) system $
currently isolated and shut down."
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JESSICA JOHNSON/Daily
LSA senior Sonia Mathew paints with Brian Rubin, another volunteer, yesterday
at the Northfield Place nursing care facility in Whitmore Lake.
CRASH
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Traverse City public schools yesterday, were a factor.
"We had received rain and freezing rain throughout the day"
he said. "It was evenly icy on city and county roads"
Mooney confirmed that the roads were slick and parts were
covered with black ice.
Flowers were placed in front of Metzger and Zwerdling's
rooms in South Quad Residence Hall yesterday.
LSA first-year student Abby Canter said Metzger was well-
liked and wanted to pursue a career as a theater director. "She is
SjU
students use
one of the most charismatic people I know; she said.
Canter said Metzger was an assistant director of a Basemen t
Arts production of "A Boys Life."
Hallmates of Zwerdling said that she touched everyone sit
met. Zwerdling was a coxswain on the men's crew team ani
involved with the Undergraduate Research Opportunity
Program.
Both Zwerdling and Metzger are from the Washington, D.(.
suburb of Silver Spring, Md. Friends of the two students aye
planning to fly there today for funeral services.
Hillel will hold a service for Zwerdling and Metzger in Soutb
Quad's Taylor House third floor lounge at 9 p.m.
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day off to help
local agencies
By Nika Schulte
Daily Staff Reporter
Most Monday afternoons, LSA
first-year student Leena Soman
watches the soap opera "Days of Our
lives" and attends class. But yester-
day, Soman abandoned her remote
control and notebooks to observe
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and par-
ticipate in "Acting On the Dream."
Sponsored by Project SERVE, the
Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
and the Office of Multicultural and
Academic Initiatives, the event sent
Soman and more than 170 volunteers
to 20 different sites for an afternoon
of service.
From helping with snow removal
in Detroit to repackaging food for
homeless shelters, students celebrat-
ed MLK Day in King's true spirit by
helping others.
"These are things we should be
doing every day"Soman said.
One of the activities paired a small
group of University students to with
Detroit high schoolers to renovate a
recreation room at Northfield Place
- a nursing care facility in
Whitmore Lake.
Amidst laughter and singing,
Nursing first-year student Becki
Royce painted ceilings and covered
furniture at the center.
Royce said she was looking for an
active way to celebrate the holiday.
"This is a lot better way to spend
the day than not being productive and
sitting around a dorm room," Royce
said. "We're putting what speakers
are saying into action."
With paint dripping down his leg,
Schyler Johnson, a sophomore at
Northwestern High School in Detroit
ignored his stained clothing and kept
working.
"I don't mind," Johnson said about
his pants. "It's the whole experience
that's important."
Kayla Ellington, a sophomore at
Martin Luther King High School in
Detroit, said the most rewarding
aspect of the day was knowing her
actions were benefiting the residents.
"They are here because their fam-
ily can't take care of them," Ellington
said.
"This shows them that people do
care and want to keep their environ-
ment looking better," she added.
Project SERVE board member
Michele Rudy urged participants to
continue volunteering following the
one-day event.
"These organizations need people
on a regular basis," said Rudy, an
LSA sophomore. "Regular service
fosters the most change."
Project SERVE member Jennifer
Johnson said she encourages partici-
pants of "Acting on the Dream" to
follow up their experience by attend-
ing a reflection session tomorrow at
4:30 p.m. at the Center for Learning
Through Community Service at 1024
Hill St. Participants also can pick up
their free T-shirts at the center.
"It's a chance to come together
from the different sites and learn
what other groups did," said Johnson,
an LSA senior.
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What's happening in Ann Arbor today
GaROUP MEETINGS
O Green Greeks, Michigan Union Blain
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O Phi Sigma Pi Coed National Honor
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Mass Meeting, Angell Hall,
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