2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 8, 1999 NATION/WORLD Y2K Continued from Page 1. "We have had systems already start to fail," Thiele said. "We have been on top of fixing them." The Office of the Registrar's com- puters had a minor problem in early 1998. The University puts new recruits into the computers, and the computer produces a purge date of two years later. On Jan 2, 1998, the automatic purge date was Jan 2, 2000. The systems refused the data. Thiele said the initial plan was to work around the problem, but eventu- ally the system was replaced. The University now asks vendors to sign a document assuring 2000 compatibili- ty as a precaution. "When we have a company who is developing software, we have them sign," said Andy Supers, manager of computer procurement for the University. For desktop computers and com- mon items, University buyers can check the Internet for product infor- mation, he said. "We have information from IBM and Dell that the computers are 2000 compatible,"Supers said. The University has been using the document for about one-and-a half years. The Computer Aided Engineering Network has been assessing the Engineering computers. "We're addressing the most obvi- ous and easy to address things," CAEN director Paul Killey said. He said his team of Y2K workers is prioritizing which interruptions would impact students and researchers the most. Killey said while many people worry about finance-oriented or busi- ness-oriented software crashing, some also are concerned about acade- mic software. "As an academic unit, we are con- cerned with students being able to login and do homework," Killey said. Some Engineering classes are facili- tated completely from the Web, he said. "Get the software updates from Sun and Netscape," Killey suggested for students who may be concerned about their ability to retrieve class material off the Web after Jan. 1, 2000 from their personal computers at home. HOMELESS Continued from Page 1 "There have been years in the past where my office has been inundated with phone calls" about the issue, Sheldon said. "We have not received any phone calls this year." Sheldon said the shelters adapt to extreme weather conditions like those experienced this week. "They have policies regarding length of stay," Sheldon said, "But they are relaxed during this type of situation. If anyone wants shelter, they can get it." As Ann Arbor continues its efforts to clear city streets and sidewalks of snow from last weekend's storm, more snow looms on the horizon. The National Weather Service Website predicts 2 to 4 inches of new accumu- lation today. CODE Continued from Page 1. to read over its contents. The assembly's report includes rec- ommendations to amend the Code, a legal analysis of the Code, comparisons with student codes of conduct at other universities and the results of 300 stu- dent questionnaires administered by MSA. One suggestion is to divide the Code into two documents. One would serve as an introduction to the Code and a description of students' rights and vio- lations, and the second would be a pro- cedures guide kept by OSCR to direct students when filing complaints. Reich said the assembly may try to implement this change before the January meeting. "We are unclear as to whether sever- ing the Code into two parts would require regental approval," Reich said. The committee also found that sec- tions of the Code were ambiguous or violated students' rights, including First Amendment and Fifth Amendment rights, and it recommended that related passages be deleted. Other changes could include the elimination of hearsay from permissible evidence in cases. The Code's introduction also was criticized by the committee, which DEC DEC DEC DEC DEC JAN JAN TAILGATING 27 28 29 30 31 3 2 Continued from Page i. Closed 9-6 9-6 9-6 9-6 Closed 9-6 "People showing pride by wearing school colors. Hospitality and student JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN participation were the deciding crite- 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ria," Cahn said. "Who is at the table is more important than what you put on 11-6 8-8 8-8 8-8 8-8 8-8 9-6 the table." JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN JAN Cahn attended the Michigan vs. 10N J1 12 JA 14 15 Michigan State game this year, and was. - 12 13 14 15 16 impressed especially with the people 12-5 Resume Regular Hours: M-F 9-6; Sot 9:30-5; Sun noon-5 and the surrounding vicinity. Spdnng Commenceumm~'ent Stu~dent Sr CallFor E£nes The Office of the Vice President for Communications is issuing a Call for Entries for a Student Speaker at Spring Commencement. Saturday, May 1, 1999 9:30 a.m. Michigan Stadium The student speaker must be receiving a bachelor's degree during Winter 1999 or Summer Term 1999. Submit - Curriculum Vitae (or resume) highlighting U-M scholarship and campus leadership - Typed draft of speech (less than 5 minutes in length) - Audiocassette tape of the author reading the speech Questions - Contact Beth Moceri at 615-0520 or by e-mail, bmoceri@umich.edu With many students still stranded outside Ann Arbor, more snow will hin- der their attempts to return for classes next week, but students should not worry about losing their places in class- es for their absence. Esrold Nurse, assistant dean of LSA student academic affairs, said the University is understanding of weather- related problems. The policy of many LSA depart- ments is to drop students who do not attend the first two classes so waitlisted students may be admitted, he said. "The dean and I sent out a note to the department chairs to ask them to not do that until next week," Nurse said. "Given the severe weather, we thought it was appropriate to withhold decisions until next week" Nurse called the number of students missing from classes Wednesday and yesterday "substantial." found through student questionnaires and forums sponsored by the assembly that "students felt ... the Code's intro- duction dictated values expected by the Administration ... and imposed those values on them." The committee also found flaws with the lack of precedent used in Code cases because of heavy restrictions on the release of case information. The assembly's non-scientific survey of students found that less than half of the 300 students surveyed were even "aware" of the Code prior to September 1998, and the report states that is "a fundamental flaw in the processes sur- rounding the Code" To improve student knowledge about the Code, the assembly proposed dis- tributing copies of a revised Code at orientation for first-year students, the beginning of winter term, during Welcome Week and also printing the Code on Information Technology Division start-up screens, every major University document, blue books, stu- dent directories, course guides, campus safety guides and residence hall guide- lines. i The final recommendation by the committee is to create a permanent oversight committee composed of stu- dents, faculty and staff to review the Code and OSCR on a regular basis. "There was wonderful tailgating on the golf course. In fact, it may be one of the most scenic places to tail- gate in the country," Cahn said. Cahn attributed Penn State University's high ranking to the large region for tailgating. "Penn State is blessed with an incredible amount of land surround- ing the stadium," Cahn said. Jeff Nelson, a sports information director for Penn State, said he is very pleased with the results, giving recognition to the alumni association and the students. "We have the largest dues-paying alumni association in the country and sell mnore than 20,000 student tickets every year," Nelson said. Dave Singer, an Engineering doc- toral student at the University, has been a season ticket holder for eight years. He said he feels the University's school spirit is high, but mentioned some problems with tailgating at the University. "Last year was great, but Michigan was better years ago when fraternities and sororities played a larger role, and students didn't have to fear getting in trouble," Singer said. Patrick Goleski, an Engineering first-year student, has attended games at the Big House and at other universities, but seemed surprised by the ranking. "We have a lot of pride in our school's tradition, but we are not really that wild because we are com- fortable with our team always being good," Goleski said. RELIGIOUS SERVIC1ES AVVAVAVA ASSEMBLY OF GOD Evangel Temple - 7694157 2455 Washtenaw (at Stadium) Free van rides from campus Sunday Worship: 8am, 10:30am www.assemblies.org/mi/evangeltemple UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL, LCMS 1511 Washtenaw, wear Hill Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Pastor Ed Krauss, 663-5560 JOBS!!! Winter Term Apply now at the Law Library- &"i-%1,T ax r 4 tn r1Pnft 'Fidgit factor' can control weight gain Fidgeting, pacing and other seemingly wasted motions can help prevent weight gain in some people, according to new research that may explain why some folks with the heebie-jeebies don't get fat even when they indulge in the equivalent of two extra cheeseburgers a day. The findings appear to bethe first direct evidence that some people respond to s den indulgence by getting more ants in their pants, automatically upping calorie-bt ing activities without realizing it. In the Mayo Clinic study, 16 healthy volunteers consumed an additional 1,000 calo- ries more than their usual daily amount for eight weeks, their every meal fixed by a hospital nutritionist. While all the subjects put on weight - from 2 to 16 pounds - those who did the most fidgeting and other "nonexercise" activities gained the least. "There are people who in response to overeating will unconsciously move around more and therefore won't gain as much weight as other people," the study's leader, Michael Jensen, said in an interview. A key implication, the researchers said, was that becalmed people might better con- trol their weight if they grew restless. The work appears today in the journal Science, in time to boost flagging New Ye resolutions. Abortion doctors targeted on Website PORTLAND, Ore. - Abortion doctors listed as "baby butchers" on a Web site that reads like a wanted poster live in constant fear for their lives, attorneys said yesterday in a case accusing the site of being an invitation to murder. "Just like bounty hunters of the Old West, the defendants want to stop the doctors by any means - dead in their tracks," said Maria Vullo, who represents a group of doctors listed on the site called The Nuremberg Files. The site lists the names of hun- dreds of doctors who perform abor- tions, their addresses, their license numbers, even the names of their children. Those killed are crossed off. Those merely wounded are shaded in gray. Plaintiffs, including Planned Parenthood and a women's health cen- ter, claim the site violates a federal law that bars activists from inciting vio- lence against abortion doctors and their patients. While Vullo noted that the site and a set of "wanted posters" distributed by the site's backers stop short of making explicit threats, she said the message was clear in a pattern "posters and murders and murdL and applause." Death toll rises from listeria contamination ATLANTA - The death toll has climbed to eight in a bacterial out- break linked to a Michigan meat processing plant, the Centers for Disease Control and PreventiS reported yesterday. The CDC found listeria contami- nation in an unopened package 'f- hot dogs handled at the Bil Mar Foods plant in Zeeland, Mich. A different strain of the bacteria was discovered in unopened pack- ages of deli meat produced at the plant. Bil Mar Foods is a Sara Lee subsidiary. AROUND THENATION AROUND THE WORLD c .. . ,' 777-7 Study assesses risk of heart disease LONDON - Half of men and a third of women under 40 will develop coronary heart disease at some point in their lives, according to a new study of Americans that experts say emphasizes the need for society-wide improve- ments in dietary habits and lifestyle. Heart disease - the biggest killer in most of the industrialized world - is largely preventable by healthier habits, and some experts say drug therapy for so much of the population is not an acceptable way to manage it. Doctors also generally have believed that if patients reach age 70 free of heart disease, they are unlikely to get it before they die. "Our study would indicate quite to the contrary," said research leader Daniel Levy, director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study, which has been investigating heart disease for 50 years in Framingham, Mass. Coronary heart disease, in which arteries supplying blood to the heart get clogged with plaque, is the most com- mon form of heart disease. It can lead to recurring chest pain known as angi- na as well as heart attacks. Doctors manage it by treating some of the cc tributing factors, such as by prescribi pills to lower blood pressure and cho- lesterol. Weight loss and increased exercise also help to minimize the effects. Central America receives debt relief SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador0 The Central American countries most ravaged by tropical storm Mitch have received extensive debt relief from the world's richest creditor nations, sources confirmed yesterday. Paris Club members, including the United States, have agreed to forgive 80 percent of Nicaragua's debt, con- sider a similar reduction for Honduras and to postpone for three years all payments on both countries' loans. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. 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