LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 19, 1999 -- 3 -MINIM, 42RIME Student reports harassment from custodian An East Quad Residence Hall resi- nt called the Department of Public Safety on Wednesday afternoon to report an alleged harassment incident involving a custodian employed in the residence hall, according to DPS reports. The custodian allegedly came from behind the resident, put his hands around her waist, then tickled her, DPS reports state. He asked the student if she had written a letter of complaint about his ~ iavior. Before walking away, DPS icials said the custodian complement- ed the residence on her appearance. The student informed DPS officials that she had heard that that custodian had caused trouble in the past. DPS officials ran a warrant check on him, but found nothing Man found asleep Grad Library A 23-year-old man was found asleep in the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library on Tuesday morning, according to DPS officials. The subject was discovered behind a photocopier on the second floor in the north section of the library. DPS officers approached him and cited him for trespassing, DPS reports state. $70 charged to +tolen M-card An M-Card was stolen from the Down Under eatery in South Quad Residence Hall on Monday, according to DPS reports. The student thought she left her card on the eatery's coun- tertop. Someone charged about $70 to the student's account since she last used it, S reports state. The student canceled card. Cellular phone, carrying case taken from Union A cellular phone was stolen from the MUG eating area in the Michigan Union on Tuesday night, according to S reports. The owner left the phone unattended while ordering food at Wendy's in the MUG. The phone is a black Nokia with a black leather carrying case, DPS reports state. The serial number for the phone is not known. Noisy argument p South Quad . A loud argument ensued in a South Quad Residence Hall on Monday evening, according to DPS reports. The incident took place in a Loom in the 7900 corridor of Huber house. ,The caller said the arguments are fre- quent between the resident of the room and his girlfriend, both of whom are University students. On this occasion, the shouting continued for a long peri- Wf time. DPS contacted the subjects, who said they would stop disrupting others with their fighting and remedy their problems another way. 'Babysitter sleeps, 'hild wanders &Ayoung child was discovered walk- unsupervised near the NW-46/47 lot on Tuesday morning, according to DPS reports. The child was wearing a one-piece outfit, black shoes and did not have a coat. The child was taken to the Child Care Center while Ann Arbor Police Department officials checked for miss- ing child reports or calls, DPS reports state. A door to a home on the 1300 ck of McIntyre Street, close to Were the child was spotted, was found open, according to DPS reports. The 22-year-old babysitter of the child was sleeping inside. The child's mother was contacted and a report was filed. f -- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Marta Brill. TSA boycotts animated 'The King and I' By Yae Koien DailyStaff Reporter The Thai Students Association is urging students across campus and nationwide to boycott Warner Brother's animated full length feature film "The King and I," which opens today. TSA members claim that the 1956 version of the film misrepresents Thai culture and the King of Siam, and although they have not seen the new ver- sion, it also "misrepresents Thai culture," said LSA juniorTaweewat Srisumrid. He said TSA is basing its knowledge of the new "The King and I" on commer- cials and information on the Warner Bros. Website. "It's the kind of thing in the '90s that we don't want to see anymore," said Srisumrid, a TSA co-chair. But officials at Morgan Creek, the film's produc- tion company said the animated film is an adaptation of the original film and play. Vice President of Marketing Brian Robinson said anyone who calls for a boycott of the film without seeing it has no argu- ment to stand on. "See the film first and then see what you really don't likec Robinson said, adding that people includ- ing many Thai viewers, already have seen the new version and Morgan Creek has received nothing but encouraging words. The "King and I," is a story about the friendship that develops between the King of Siam and a Western European woman named Anna who goes to the region as a governess for the King's children. During her stay, the King and Anna build a relation- ship despite their cultural differences. Srisumrid said a major problem associated with both versions of the film is that the representations of The King of Siam and Thailand are historically inac- curate. He said "The King and I" misleads viewers because it links Thai history to fiction, which he said could have been avoided by not using actual names to create a fictional story. It's "the fact that they started using our name," Srisumrid said. The films also are "putting one culture above another," because they portray Western culture as being superior to Eastern culture said Art and Design senior Isra Wongsarnpigoon, who is the TSA public- ity chair. According to a TSA press release "the U of M Thai Students Association denounces Warner Brothers for continuing the abhorrent legacy of 'The King and I,"' which originated with the 1956 release of the musical film "The King.and I" starring Yul Brenner. TSA members are in the process of sending their statement to other organizations on and off campus. But they said they are uncertain of their next step. "This isn't a fairy tale "said Business junior Benita Chang, a TSA co-chair. TSA is getting support from other campus organi- zations on campus, including the Arab American Anti-discrimination Committee. This is an example of "storytelling that ridicules the heritage of the East," said LSA senior Amer Ardati, ADC treasurer "The King and I" represents Eastern culture from a Western perspective and portrays the history inac- curately," Ardati said. "Using history ... is fine as long as its used prop- erly," he added. Robinson said "The Kind and I" - all versions of it - is based on a true story that dates back to the 1860s. He said the animated film has some new char- acters, many animals and kids, because it is geared toward a younger crowd. Recently the ADC was angered by Arab Americans portrayal in the recent film "The Siege" Some TSA members are concerned with the social implications the film may have on children. "Children are going to see ... and they're going to think its OK to portray Asians in this way;' Wongsarnpigoon said. Warning: Wide load Health issues conference collaboration of minorities By Kelly O'Connor Daily Staff Reporter Students concerned with health issues facing minorities across the nation will meet for a two-day confer- ence on the subject beginning today. Members of La Salud Public Health Student Organization and Public Health Students of African Descent will host the 13th Annual Minority Health Conference, titled "Facing the Public Health Challenge of Tomorrow: Fresh Perspectives for a New Millennium." The event starts today and features many activities for participants, includ- ing keynote speakers, a dinner-dance and nine health-related workshops. Conference Committee Chair Alisa Bennett, a Public Health first-year stu- dent, said the conference provides an opportunity to open the public's eyes to health issues facing minorities. "This conference is important because of the impression it will make," Bennett said, adding that it will make the com- munity more aware of the gap "between the population at large and the health sta- tus of the minority community." Quentin Moore, a member of the con- ference's committee for publicity, explained that the conference is unique "because it's a collaboration between Latino/as and African Americans. "It's important that as many people as possible hear the message," Moore said. "It really affects all of us." Bennett said organizers expect about 150 people to attend the conference. While most of them will be graduate stu- dents, Bennett said organizers have made an effort to include undergraduates. "We wanted to encourage them to come if they truly have an interest in public health," she said, adding that some professors helped undergraduate students attend by paying for their regis- tration costs. Pedro Jose Greer, founder and med- ical director of Camillus Health Concern, was specifically chosen to rep- resent the Latino/a participants, Bennett said. Kenneth Olden, director of the National Institute for Environmental Health, and Robert Johnson, former chief operating officer of Detroit Medical center, will also speak. All three keynote speakers have been involved in the health care industry, Bennett said, and were chosen based on their ability to bring something interest- ing to conference participants. The conference's first event is tonight at 7, but anyone interested in attending can register between 4 p.m. and 7 p.n. in Pierpont Commons. The cost of tick-'_ ets are $45 per person. RANKINGS Continued from Page 1 tions'" Wixson said. "Wo compete with those schools for stu- dents" Law School Dean Jeffrey Lehman said that being recog- nized as one of the best schools in the country is great, but he tries not to give the report too much weight. It tries to condense too much information into one number, Lehman said. "If there were seven or eight ranking systems and they all reached consensus, that would be good," he said. Lehman encouraged law school applicants to not to use the rankings exclusively in their school search. "My view is someone who's trying to choose a law school should get as much information as possible," Lehman said. The University's Business School tied with Columbia University for seventh place. LSA sophomore Dan Mafrice said the Business School' high-ranking is definitely an incentive to apply there. "One of the main reasons I applied to the undergraduate program was because they were ranked so high last year;" Mafrice said. "I think it's great that the MBA program ranked so high too." The University's Medical School shares the 10th spot with the University of California at Los Angeles and Stanford University. Last year the school was ninth. "It's always gratifying to be recognized by our peers as one of the top medical schools in the country," said Allen Lichter, interim dean of the Medical School, in a written statement. Lichter also noted the Medical School's recognition of its geriatric medicine, internal medicine and women's health departments. All ranked in the top 10. AP PHOTO This nearly 100-year-old house is moved to a new address yesterday in Lansing. Total moving costs are estimated at more than $100,000. MATCH Continued from Page 1 But when she read the name of the hospital where she would spend the next few years as a medical resident, Williams' eyes shone with disbelief. The audience cheered when she read aloud with a grin, "Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Pennsylvania" Students applied and interviewed for residency programs from coast to coast during the fall and winter. But the process differs from an aver- age job interview, said Medical student Patrick Javid, who plans to train in gen- eral surgery, a seven-year residency program. Students are required to work at whichever position with which they are matched. "There's no choice - contractually, you're obligated for at least one year" said Javid, who applied to 25 programs and interviewed at 13 hospitals across the nation. The National Resident Matching Program pairs medical school students with medical residencies through an elaborate computerized system in which students rank their favorite pro- grams and residency programs rank their favorite applicants. Williams said her happiness at know- ing she was going to her top-choice program had to do with more than aca- demic reputation and the quality of training - her boyfriend was transfer- ring to Thomas Jefferson University for his second year of residency. When she learned she would be able to join him there, Williams rushed out of the banquet room to call him. "Thank God, thank God," Williams repeated over and over again. Out of this year's University Medical school graduating class, 94 percent matched with a residency program, and 90 percent matched at one of their top three choices. Sixty-seven percent of the class, the University's highest num- ber in five years, matched with their top choice residency program. Nationwide, about 57 percent of medical students were matched with their top choice. This year marked the first time Match Day was held on a Thursday, said Susan Hayward, academic manag- er at the Medical School's Office of Student Programs. The NRMP moved Match Day from Wednesday to Thursday this year in an effort to alleviate some of the work fac- ing students who do not receive a match. Students were informed Monday if they did not receive a match. Students who did not secure a resi- dency position through the match had to "scramble" Tuesday and Wednesday, calling residency programs to find available spots. The matching program allows for graduating medical student couples to be placed in the same program through a couple's match. Medical student Seema Baranwal and her boyfriend took advantage of the cou- ple's match, ranking one list of residency programs together. "You have some com- promises to make, but we have similar goals," Baranwal said. "We both knew we were looking for good programs rather than a particular place to live." After the Match Day luncheon, stu- dents planned to celebrate their residen- cy placements. Medical student Allan Brown, who was matched at the resi- dency program at Massachusetts General Hospital, said he was still shaking with happiness for minutes after he read out his match. "This has been building up for eight years," he said. "It hasn't hit me yet that I'm actually going to be taking care of patients, taking responsibility for them." ILIILL L. PzLLIL1UA:R What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend FRIDAY J "Criminal injustice System Teach-in" Sponsored by Revolutionary Anti- the University Students Against Cancer, Registration at UIrich's iu I