2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 1, 1999 NATION/WORLD HOUSING Continued from Page 1A survey. "I've spoken with the University because they are not asking the right questions on the survey," Platz said. "The facts are misleading because they are comparing apples to apples." Platz added that the survey isn't considering the location of the sur- veyed housing units, the type of unit - one level or bi-level - or addition- al options such as parking, fireplaces or included utilities, that would increase the rental value. The survey is intended to help prospective tenants make an informed decision about where to sign a lease, but Platz said she feels that the infor- Look Your Best For That Big Job interview Dascola Barbers 615 E.Liberty Off State M-F 8:30-5:20 Sat Til4:20pm No Appointments Needed mation outlined in the results of the survey is too late to have any impact on students' decisions. Representatives from the Off- Campus Housing Program said they acknowledge that the survey could be stronger and could provide more infor- mation for students. "We're trying to make the survey. more detailed, our biggest struggle is getting more data back from the regis- tered landlords," Platz said. "Not all of the registered landlords respond to the survey." The impact the survey will have on students' decisions is uncertain. Varsity Management Leasing Agent Brooke Horzelski said she doesn't think the survey will affect the number of students interested in signing an off- campus lease in the fall. "Kids around here want to live on- campus," Horzelski said. "They're going to rent regardless." Many University students said that they weren't aware of the information available from the Off-Campus Housing Survey. "I've never heard of the survey," Engineering senior Colleen McGraw said. LAWSUIT Continued from Page 1A Massie said it was not until the University discovered that Johnson had hired an attorney that Calabria's con- tract was terminated. The second count is retaliation of Boylan and School of Music employees against Johnson, treating her "less favorably than they treated similarly sit- uated students," according to the com- plaint. According to documents obtained from Massie the University is also being charged with race discrimination, after they allegedly failed to take reme- dial action. Massie claims that the University failed to act because of her minority status and is more responsive to white students. The fourth count is discrimination based on the harasser's status. The court document filed claims that the University has a policy of dealing with sexual harassment cases differently when faculty and students are involved. But co-Director of the Office of Equity and Diversity Services Sue Rasmussen said complaints involving a student accusing a faculty member are handled by her office, a division of Human Resources. Cases in which a faculty member or a student accuses another student, the complaint is han- dled by the Office of Student Conflict Resolution. "We need to build a movement," said Caroline Wong, a supporter of Johnson and member of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Mean Necessary. Supporters of Johnson have orga- nized a campaign to end sexual harass- ment on campus. Four campus organi- zations - BAMN, the Undergraduate Women's Studies Association, Quiet Women End Reform, and the Michigan Student Assembly's Peace and Justice Commission - have played a key role in building support for this movement. Counseling is necessary but not enough, Wong said adding that "we need to build a social movement." Since the campaign for Johnson has been launched, several other students have come forward with claims of sex- ual harassment, Wong said, but they are not ready to speak out. Organizers of the campaign are plan- ning a tribunal for students who have suffered from racist and sexist acts at the University. Students are invited to speak out to address these issues. The tribunal is scheduled to be held at the University on April 10 at 11 a.m. AROUND THE NATION Starr's Lewinsky probe cost $6 million WASHINGTON - Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr spent more than $6 mil- lion on the Monica Lewinsky scandal, and the overall investigation of President Clinton is becoming the most expensive in history, congressional auditors reported yesterday. The latest figures, for the six-month period ending Sept. 30, 1998, bring the totao cost of Starr's 4 1/2-year inquiry of the president and Hillary Rodham Clinton to near- ly $40 million. Starr replaced Robert Fiske, who spent $6 million. The most expensive independent counsel investigation to date was Lawrence Walsh's $48.5 million, six-year probe of the Reagan administration regarding its arms- for-hostages deals with Iran and its secret war against the government of Nicaragua. Reports by the General Accounting Office, Congress' auditing and investigative arm, show that the cost of investigating top administration officials during the Clinton era now tops $76 million. "The monumental effort required to conduct the investigation of Monica Lewinsky and others required unusual commitments of resources," said Elizabeth Ray, a spokesperson for Starr's office. "Our concerns about the exorbitant expense of the Independent Counsel's investi# gation are well known, but we'll let this latest report speak for itself" said White House spokesperson Jim Kennedy. - s -=_ _ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ Retail Now Hiring! Kohl's Department Store STAYING AROUND ANN ARBOR THIS SUMMER? JOIN THE DAILY. STOP BY 420 MAYNARD ST. 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