LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 3 CRIME Bunk bed falls on top of hill area resident The top bunk of a Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall bunk-bed landed squdrely on top of the resident lying underneath Tuesday, according to Department of Public Safety reports. DPS officials stated that the student was not injured in the accident. Instead of filing a report, DPS contacted the maintenance department to remedy the problem and to ensure that the bed is not a health risk in the future, DPS officials Iristitute receives threatening call An employee of the Industrial Technology Institute made a harassing phone call to her employers Wednesday morning, DPS reports state. The woman threatened to kill her brother-in-law and two other employees the call, according to DPS reports. he sounded intoxicated, the report stat- ed. DPS officials determined the employ- ee was potentially suicidal and contact- ed the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department to handle the situation. DPS requested that WCSD attempt to reach the suspect. Belongings stolen from CCRB An estimated $1,000 worth of person- al belongings were stolen from the Ceptral Campus Recreation Building Tuesday evening, according to DPS reports. The owner was not watching his property for an unknown period of time, DPS officials said. When he returned, the items were missing. According to PS reports, he then informed CCRB ff members at the main desk of the theft. Beer can shatters window in LSA Building A window was found broken Monday morning in the 1500 corridor of the Literature, Science and the Arts iilding, DPS reports state. A full beer can was launched through the window some time last weekend, according to DPS reports. The room still contains remnants of beer and shards of glass. Radio stolen from Angell auditorium 0A wireless radio microphone was heisted from an Angell Hall auditorium Monday afternoon, according to DPS reports. The radio is estimated to be worth about $300. The radio belongs to LSA Media Services, which used it for presentations in the auditorium, DPS reports state. A pair of binoculars was also reported stolen. DPS officials stated there are no sus- ,clsin the incident. 'Residence staff member hit in head with mixer A. Stockwell Residence Hall staff memiber was hit in the head with a mixer part Tuesday afternoon, according to DC$ reports. The staff member sus- ned some head injuries, but did not ± d an ambulance to escort her to University Hospitals. DPS officials stated they accompa- nied the staff member to M-Works for treatment. Odd postcards sent to 'U' prof. A University professor called DPS on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a suc- Assion of strange postcards from a for- [er student, according to DPS reports. DPS officials stated the postcards were sent to inform the professor that the former student is now taking med- ication. The professor found the communica- tions disturbing and called DPS to alert them about the strange nature of the messages. Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Ma Bril 'U' seeks senior to give graduation speech By Angela Bardoni For the Daily While each senior may have his or her own ver- sion of their academic experience at the University, only a few have the opportunity to tell that story to an audience of thousands. In front of an entire graduating class, friends, fam- ily and faculty, one student - selected from a pool of 10 to 20 applicants - will have the chance to reflect on his or her college experience at this year's Spring Commencement on May 1. Posters and advertisements have been posted around campus in an effort to increase the competi- tion for this year's speaker. "The number of applicants is only about 10 to 20' said Beth Moceri, senior event manager for University development events. "I'm hoping for more though." Moceri said the chosen student doesn't necessari- ly need straight As, but the student must be receiving a bachelor's degree during the winter or summer term. Other qualities that strong applicants often pos- sess, Moceri said, are leadership skills, a sense of place in the University, an ability to speak articulate- ly and a speech that reflects their academic experi- ence while also capturing the attention of the audi- ence. After submitting a typed draft and an audio-cas- sette recording of their speech, the student's material will be reviewed by a selection committee that will make the final decision. Moceri said dominant themes in the students' speeches often include what an undergraduate edu- cation meant to them. Nursing Senior Shannon Waigle said she would- n't be interested in the position. "I don't enjoy speaking in front of an audience of people," Waigle said, adding that she could not think of a subject she would like to speak about. The most successful speeches cover topics that are relevant to a wide range of students, Moceri said. She added that stifdents often speak of the friendships they made and the memories they will carry with them long after their University experience. Many students said they were not aware that the student commencement speaker is a competition open to all graduating University students who are brave enough to apply. LSA sophomore Jeff Oleksinski said he would consider applying for the speaker spot in a few years. "Yeah, I would consider doing it ... I would prob- ably talk about religion," Oleksinski said. SNRE first-year student Andrew Yagiela also expressed interest in applying for the position, but said it would take a lot of thinking to get ready for such a speech. "I spoke at my high school graduation;" Yagiela said. "I would definitely want more time to prepare for something like this though." Selecting one graduating senior to address their class is a University tradition. While many students said they are surprised that the competition receives so few applicants, Rackham student Jennifer Snook said it seemed like a reason- able number. "It doesn't surprise me that so few students apply" Snook said. DPS initiates search to replace department head Love from the oven By Avram S. Turkel Daily Staff Reporter Although Director of the Department of Public Safety Leo Heatley isn't scheduled to step down from his post for another month, the search for his replacement has already begun. After nearly 20 years of service Heatley is scheduled to turn in his badge March 19. "He's been here for years and he's done an excellent job," said Henry Baier, associate vice president for University facilities and operations. A team of University administrators, No candii faculty and staff,Y along with DPS'S diS W a s h t e n a w County Sheriff have bee Ronald Schebil, will serve as a search committee to find Heatley's replacement. The committee will conduct a national search for candidates, Baier said. "It's an enormous position and Leo Heatley has done a great job," said Barbara MacAdam, a search commit- tee member. "The diversity of the campus and the decentralization of the campus, makes this a very challenging posi- tion," said MacAdam, head of library education and information services. The director position encompasses a range of responsibilities, MacAdam said, which could be attractive to can- didates. "I think the University of Michigan would attract an exceptional pool of applicants," MacAdam said. The committee has been given guidelines to help them select a new director. Candidates for the post must hold a bachelors degree in criminal justice, public administration or police administration. The new director would also be required to pass medical tests, demon- strate appropriate administrative and communicative skills in the field and be certified by the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards. Baier said it is important that the new director fit in well with the University community and 'dates for rector on named. also have a working knowledge of the law. "A person who has this job should have some law enforcement back- ground," Heatley agreed. No candidates NATHAN RUFFER/Daily Kitchen Port Zingerman's Bakehouse pastry chef Carol Calder Deinzer makes Valentine's Day desserts at Kerrytown's yesterday evening. have been named yet in the search. Heatley retired from his post as a Michigan state police captain in 1979 to become the DPS director. Immediately after taking the job, Heatley began making changes to the department. DPS was transformed from an office that was primarily concerned with lim- ited campus security tasks to a full fledged police department. "A state law was passed to allow four-year state colleges to have a police force," Heatley said. "Then the (University) Board of Regents estab- lished our department." Under Heatley, DPS also formed a bicycle unit, a 70 to 75 person stu- dent unit and a community policing unit. Community policing officers have beats on campus, which is separated into six districts. MSA members to attend - Big- Ten conference in Illinois By Jewel Gopwani Daily Staff Reporter Nine members of the Michigan Student Assembly plan to visit the University of Illinois's Urbana-Champaign campus today for the bi-annual Association of Big Ten Schools confer- ence. The conference will include three issue sessions featuring 12 topics. Representatives from student governments at each Big Ten school will discuss subjects such as diversity, parking and student legal services. Elise Erickson, ABTS director for MSA, said the conference is a way for student leaders at different schools to share ideas. "It's a support system," she said. Erickson, who also chairs the assembly's Student Regent Task Force, said student representation on University adminis- trative boards is an issue MSA will follow closely at this semes- ter's ABTS conference. "All of the public schools in the Big Ten have student repre- sentation:' she said. "It will be interesting to find out what kind of things they had to go through to get that representation." Recent events at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign may offer insight to MSA members about creating a student regent position the University Board of Regents, said University of Illinois ABTS Director Laura Apenzeller. Apenzeller said the Illinois state legislature passed the Student Trustee Bill in July. The bill allows the student body of each public university in Illinois to elect one voting student member to the universities' board of trustees. Members of the University of Illinois student government. said they had been pushing for the bill's approval for three years. "It took a lot of work," Apenzeller said. "It showed that we could go against the university and get what we wanted" MSA Rackham Rep. Jessica Curtain, who plans to attend a panel on diversity and student retentions rates, said her focus this weekend is to influence other schools, rather than to sek guidance on the issue. "My plan is to tell other schools about the success we've had here, building a movement to defend affirmative action," Curtain said. "What I hope to do is build a regional student movement." Also on MSA's agenda for the conference is a panel on stu- dent government stance on political issues." LSA Rep. Rory Diamond, who has tracked how often:the assembly has voted on non-campus political issues since November, said he will attend that session. "There has been affirmative action and tobacco divestment Diamond said. "These are good examples of issues we should be taking stances on." The conference will also offer panels on online computer ser- vices and non-alcoholic programming. MSA President Trent Thompson said past ABTS conferences have inspired current assembly projects. Discussion sessions with University of Iowa student leaders at last winter's ABTS conference spurred MSA's idea to host fireside chats with University President Lee Bollinger. The chats now take place every semester. MSA also developed the idea for the soon to be released Know Your Rights cards after issue sessions with Pennsylvania State University representatives. "The cards state what you have to do and your rights if you are stopped by a police officer"Thompson said. Workshop to focus on effects of foamily By Marsha Davison For the Daily Counseling and Psychological Services has organized a free work- shop titled "My Family, My Self," scheduled to run from Feb. 15 to March 29. "It's an experiential workshop, cen- tered around sharing individual expe- riences in a group setting," said Tom Olson, clinical psychology intern and co-organizer of the workshop. Founded in 1994, Olson said the six-week program "began in response to what counseling services saw as a growing need of students to work out family issues." Each year CAPS either conducts pre-screening interviews or chooses candidates suggested by CAPS coun- selors for the six to 12 openings. Lisa Moudy, Social Work graduate student facilitator and co-coordinator of the workshop, said she hopes the work- shop will create an environment con- ducive to sharing family experiences and "hopes to provide language that will assist in the better understanding of these experiences. "This workshop would in no way be a replacement for individual thera- py, but a chance for people to share their stories and learn from the expe- riences of others," Moudy said. Moudy added that she and Olson plan to assist the participants in gain- ing a new perspective on their feel- ings, and in recognizing both their strengths and weaknesses. Olson said he also hopes to assist students in "identifying old patterns, while creating new ones." Another major focus of the workshop is "helping students reduce guilt they may have concerning some family rela- tionships, as well as helping to improve those relationships:' Moudy said. LSA first-year student Debbie Bradley said, "the workshop was a good idea and could prove very help- ful." Both organizers said they see this workshop as a vital way for some peo- ple to work out issues that may be interfering with their personal and academic success on campus. Through evaluating the role of fam- ily in the lives of individuals, Olson and Moudy said they hope to encour- age personal growth and in turn foster a stronger campus community through healthier individuals. 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