LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 2000-3A CAMPUS Comparative veterinary prof. dies of cancer Clarence Chrisp, professor of com- 0parative veterinary pathology, passed away in February after suffering from pancreatic cancer for seven months. Chrisp began teaching at the Uni- versity of Michigan Medical School in 1967 and continued for two years, before moving to California to contin- be his studies in veterinary pathology. in 1982, Chrisp returned to the Uni- versity in the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine at the Medical School. He provided training in pathology to veterinarians in the Unit for Labo- ratory Animal Medicine's postdoctor- al training program in comparative medicine. Chrisp made many significant con- tributions to studies on cancer and agig in laboratory rodents and can- cer, and furthered the understanding of the pathobiology of genetically modified mice. He is survived by his wife of 39 years Rosalind, his sister June Stone, his brother Jerry Chrisp, his sons Bruce and Eric and his daughter in laws, Laura and Anna. Prof. to lecture on child psychology Sir Michael Rutter, a professor of child psychology from the University of London Institute of Psychiatry is scheduled to speak Thursday at 4 p.m. in 4448 East Hall. His lecture, called "Environmen- tal Influences or, Child Psy- chopathology: Some Challenges and Some Solutions," is co-spon- sored by the Center for Human yGrowth and Development and the Department of Psychology. Rutter currently serves as the presi- dent of the Society for Research Development. In addition to his research and teaching, Rutter continues a clinical practice for children and adolescents. Knighted in 1992, Rutter has received several awards including the John Hill award for Excellence in Theory, Development, and Research on Adolescence in 1992 and the American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in 1995. Rutter also serves as an honorary fellow of the British Psychological Society and an honorary member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Former U.S. Surgeon General to visit 'U' *for health forum former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders will speak Saturday -during the Minority Health Confer- ence, an annual program sponsored by the School of Public Health. Her speech, which is scheduled to begin at 8:45 p.m., will focus on the decline of health disparities in com- munities of color. The conference will take place Fri- *day and Saturday at the Michigan Lague. Friday night at 8 p.m., Walter Williams associate director of minori- ty health for the Centers for the Cen- t-ers for Disease Control and Prevention is scheduled to speak. Members of the general public can register online at http://wiiww.sph. umich.edu/phsad/co Snference/registration.html It is S50 for the general public and $15 for University students to attend. Prof. Fine to speak on the Holocaust As part of the Shipman Society lec- t4ure series history Prof. Sidney Fine will speak Tuesday evening at 1512 C.C. Little at 7p.m. Fine's speech will focus on U.S. *reaction to the Holocaust. ~- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jodie Kaufman. Fresh Air Fund letsd a By Krista Gullo Daily StaffReporter' The sound of grickets instead of cars and the idea of having. no locks on doors are new experi- ences to most of the children from New York City who attend the Fresh Air Fund sleep-away camps. "They are in a, world where they don't have to worry," said LSA sophomore Ranjit Dis, a coun- selor for the FAF sleep-away camps last summer. Founded in 1877 by Rev. William Parsons in Pennsylvania, FAF provides a chance for low- income, childrn from inner-city New York to spend time in the country for a few weeks during the summer. "The camps are free for kids whose families wouldn't normally be able to afford it for them," said Jennifer Gartner, a FAF camping assistant. FAF has a Friendly Town Program where children visit with volunteer families outside the city for two weeks and five sleep-away camps. These camps, all located in Fishkill, N.Y., include one focused on career awareness, one for boys, one for girls, and one for children with special needs. Funding for the camps comes from private donations from celebrities such as Mariah Carey and Tommy Hilfiger, the namesakes for two of the camps. Dis found out about FAF through its Website last year while searching for camp counselor posi- tions. "This camp stuck out because it is for inner-city kids ... it had a unique twist to it," Dis said. Dis, a pre-med student, was interested in working at a camp because he has thought about teaching. "I didn't want to be in a lab 40 hours a week,' he said. Dis said he chose to work at Camp Hidden Val- ley because he wanted exposure to children with special needs. Half of the children that atend the camp have attention deficit disorder, or are handi- capped have other special needs. "Its quite a stressful job because of the kind of kids we deal with ... but once you get respect from kids, you start to have fun:' Dis said. "There were times I wanted to go home, but you just can't give up on these kids." Today, Dis said he considers the other coun- selors that he worked with to be some of his best friends, and still keeps in touch with his campers by mail. He plans on returning to Camp Hidden Valley again this summer. "There is a lot of bonding that goes on - it's a great way to meet a lot of unique people." "It's sort of like a big family." Dis said. Dis said camp participants really appreciate the program, often returning to be counselors in train- ing, and then general counselors Dis said. He feels as if he and the other counselors helped to fulfill the goais 'nAF by building the self-esteem of the ch d1n nd exposing them to other cultures in ord :r rakdown stereotypes. Th, program's staff comes from across the counrs mad around the world. About 20 percent of the stil'comnI from abroad, Gartner said. De- also feels that he learned from the children. "it brouhit out a lot of awareness for me," he said. Gitner said many counselors go to camp expesin; to have an impact on the lives of the chdn. " COten they come and find that it's the kids who Iive changed them and helped them grow she said. The camps begin the third week in June and go irol(h tic third week in August, consisting of four sesions of 12 days each. Gaitn sai d anyone interested in the program should cli ('00) 367-0003 ext. 8979 or visit the FAF Website at hurp:/A/wwfreshai:org. 3 injured in baFerrs State residen,1lll,-. BIG RAPIDS (AP) - A fire in a Ferris State University residence hall room yesterday hospitalized one woman and left two other people with minor injuries, officials said. The blaze began about 6 a.m. in a third-floor room at the roughly 175- student Brophy Residence Hall, uni- versity spokeswoman Margaret Avritt said. Suzanne Borton, who is not a stu- dent, fractured a vertebra when she jumped from a third-floor window, Avritt said. Borton was expected to make a full recovery but would be held overnight at Mecosta County General Hospital for observation. Her husband, Matthew Borton, suf- "it could have been much much worse if someone wa kv ld. n^ fx n - Margaret Avritt Ferris State University spokeswoman fered smoke inhalation, was treated and released, Avritt said. Another man, student Timothy Wierenga, injured his hand while pulling a fire-alarm box. "We're very lucky," Avrit said. "It could have been much, much worse if someone was killed." The fire appears to be accidental, but the cause had not been pinpointed, she said. The building's third floor sustained extensive damage, and the second floor was damaged by water. Students who live on the first floor were to be aliowed to return after the smoke odor was removed. Avritt said. "The ones that are wiped out, we're going to take them to Kmart or Wal- Mart and use some university funds to buy them some clothes on an emer- gency basis," Avritt said. JOANNA PAINE/Daily Naina Kapur, director of the New Delhi Violence Prevention Center, speaks in the Michigan League Ballroom on Friday on violence against women. Foru addresses global violence again-iist qwomen1o,1 Blue receives tough draw in NCAAS By Sana Danish Daly StaReporter Expanding the issue of violence against women to a global perspec- tive, students and speakers from around the world gathered this week- end to discuss the many forms of injustice women face. The conference, International Women's Day 2000: Confronting Global Violence Against Women, was organizgO by the International Women's Symposium, a group of students active in issues of violence against women. LSA senior and conference co- chairwoman, Sairah Saeed said the conference was the first of its kind at the University to address issues of global violence against women. "The intention of the conference is to raise awareness and to inspire dialogues," Saeed said. Naina Kapur, a lawyer and women's rights activist, gave the keynote address of the three-day conferencejwhich included lectures and discussions. Kapur, who has argued cases before the Supreme Courf of India, told the crowd about her work on Vishaka v the state of. Rajasthan. :In the case a woman alleged that she was raped by five men because they considered her work for promoting women's rights to be controversial. Kapur said the judge acquitted the men, claiming that the men were mem- bers of the upper caste and that Indian culture could not have fall- en to such low depths. Kapur said her work with the organization Sakshi, one of the earli- est groups to work on sexualized violence in India, helped to appeal the case to a higher court. The case helped recognize "the need to alter systemic violence against women,- she said. "There is still no country in the world that can claim true equality in practice as well as law when it comes to violence against women. "In India ... women continue to be denied the simple dignity of being believed." Conference participant and Uni- versity of Denver masters student Alice Bettencourt traveled from Denver to attend the conference. She said the conference made her more aware of the different types of vio- lence women face. "A lot of people just think of domestic violence as being violence against women," she said. "But there are a lot of other types of violence such as rape as a weapon of war, female genital mutilation and bride burning." Friday's events also included a poet- ry reading by Rwandan poet Bernadette Kabango and testimonials by women from Pioneers for Peace, a group of women from Detroit who are survivors of violence. More than 250 participants were registered for the conference, which included speakers and dis- cussions on violence against women internationally, such as acid burnings in Bangladesh, honor killings in Turkey and vio- lence against immigrant women in the United States. The conference also included the charity event "Empower" which raised money for Duhodzanye, a group of women in Rwanda who are building a school in their village. School of Education junior and conference organizer Jennifer Anderson said the conference was likely to become an annual event. "My hope is that this will continue for many years forward," she said. HOCKEY Continued from Page 1A Berenson said. "Michigan does have a rich NCAA tournament tradition and we want to uphold that. "Colgate is a strong opponent who's had a good season. They'll be more of a home team playing in Albany that's for sure. We'll just have to be really ready to play our best game." Which is not what it did on Friday when it was overwhelmed by the Cin- derella Mavericks. The loss to Nebraska-Omaha was especially diffi- cult because it may have cost the Wolverines a first round bye in the NCAA Tournament. "Obviously if we had won the CCHA we would've gotten a bye so (losing to Nebraska-Omaha) had a big effect," Michigan captain Sean Peach said. "We lost a lot of momentum from that game on Fri- day night. Now we're an underdog in our bracket." The Wolverines. who have strug- gled down the stretch, understand that they cannot afford another bad game if they want to continue their seacson. Michigan guaranteed itself spot in the tournament two weeks a-o by winning the CCHIA regular season crown. But without the pressure of season-ending elimination, the Wolverines struggled in their games against Western Michigan and Nebraska-Omaha. Now Michigan must regroup against Colgate if they want their season to continue. "We have to be ready now," Peach said. "Our backs are against the wall. We're kind of low on confidence right now and we're going to be considered the underdog in this game." The scenario is similar to the orne the Wolverines faced prior the 1998 tournament - that season they wept on to win the NCAA Championship4 "It's weird because we had a simi- lar situation in '97," Michigan junior Scott Matzka said. "In that season we slumped a little bit during the CCHX Tournament. Then we reevaluated things in the next week and took (the NCAA Tournament) as a second life" But that season, the Wolverines hald the advantage of playing the regional tournament in the friendly confines of Yost Ice Arena - something they will not have when they travel to Albany which is just three hours east of Colgate's campus. F. 2000-2001 Fall/Winter Financial Aid Applicants: ' - mI- THE CALENDAR What's happening in Ann Arbor today Office of Financial Aid University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid (OFA) 2011 SAB & 1212 Pierpont Commons (734) 763-6600 financial.aid@umich.edu http://www.finaid.umich.edu your Itlfev... 1 9 '_ N tiR mumum %# p. 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