The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 8, 1999 - 7 4VIIT students d iscuss use of fees, for stripper CROWS Continued from Page 1 easily spot raccoons and other preda- tors. It's where they keep safe during the winter." Michael Gaubatz, University Grounds and Waste Management Services interim manager, attributed the amount of droppings on the sidewalks to the lack of precipitation last autumn. "It's been kind of a dry fall, which makes it more noticeable, more pro- nounced," he said. Gaubatz said grounds workers have not made efforts to remove the drop- pings because the amount of work involved would exceed the abilities of the department and require additional financing. "We don't have the resources to clean up after birds on a daily basis. Power- washing sidewalks is very expensive," he said. Gaubatz noted his department does not usually maintenance side- walks, but they have occasionally hired contractors to perform ser- vices. "We usually do building entrances as it's warranted. It's tough to keep up with the Museum of Art," he said. But Hodgson said to alleviate some of the problem, he has scared away crows by shooting a flare gun into the air in the evenings for the past three years. This year, he said he has been shooting the guns every night since the Thanksgiving holiday. The flare gun "is noisy and designed specifically to scare the birds off'," Hodgson said, adding that the gun does not harm the birds. "The crows are so wary and don't like to be harassed. I just have to be really persistent." Students who live near that area have expressed disgust with the birds. "It's quite nasty," said LSA first-year student and Betsey Barbour resident Rana Irby. "I walk through praying that they won't crap on me." LSA sophomore Alaina Powell, who lives at Helen Newberry Residence Hall, said she feels more concerned about the droppings at night. "I think something needs to be done because it's gross, but I haven't y Mike Hall Te Tech CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U-WIRE) - Should residents of a residence hall be forced to fund activities to which they might object? Reflecting national discussion over funding in U.S. universities, residents of East Campus raised this question fol- lowing a stripper party held in Talbot *ounge last month. Under East Campus's social pro- gram, each of the hall's 10 floors is asked to host a party, in Talbot Lounge during the term. Each floor receives funds collected from East Campus' mandatory house tax. Funds are allocated by the East Campus house government. East Campus's Second West floor took its turn hosting on Friday, Nov. 19. *embers of Second West, continuing a hall tradition, decided to rent strippers for the party. Benjamin O'Connor, for- mer chair of Second West, stated that, although support for the party was not unanimous, "it was a foregone conclu- sion that (the stripper party) was going to happen." A total of four female strippers were present at the party: two purchased by Second West, one that came free with urchase, and an apprentice stripper nt to learn the trade. At first, the strippers avoided extreme physical contact with the audi- ence and each other. Later, audience members offered tips to the strippers and suggested more intimate performances. Before com- mencing, the strippers warned the audi- ence that they were beginning explicit sexual acts and advised those objecting leave Talbot Lounge. The strippers then performed lap dances and simulated intercourse with dildos. Segments of the audience were uncomfortable with the intensity of the strippers' performance. The strippers "were a little more hardcoee than I expected," said Kristin Raven, a Second West resident. O'Connor added that Second West residents did not know exactly what acts the strippers would perform. Other party attendees who declined to be named said that the show was more intense than in prior years. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System vs. Southworth, a case stemming from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's mandated student activities fees. In 1996, three Wisconsin law stu- dents sued the board of regents, claim- ing that the university used their activi- ties fees to support groups they opposed, including the Amnesty International and the International Socialist Organization. The regents countered by arguing that funding an array of student activities allows every group on campus to have its voice heard, thus promoting a diverse learn- ing environment. Two lower-court decisions supported the law students, with the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stating in its decision that "forcing objecting stu- dents to fund private organizations ... violates the First Amendment." While the Wisconsin case does not directly apply to private universities, it may influence MIT's system of dis- tributing of mandatory activities fees. Second West's stripper party received funding from the dorm's house tax, and since all residents of East Campus contributed to the fund regardless of their support for the party, the party raises the larger issue of compulsory funding. Court looks at states' authority in environmental standards WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court used cases involving air bags and oil spills yesterday to debate the ques- tion of when U.S. rules can override state authority to set environmental and safety standards. Rulings expected by next summer could further clarify the balance of power between federal and state governments, which the justices have increasingly tipped toward the states in recent years. The air bag case asks whether millions of Americans can sue automakers for not installing air bags in vehicles at a time when federal regulations did not require them. Federal rules allowed such lawsuits as one way "to drive manufacturers to the right decision" - installing the most effective safety equipment - said Arthur Bryant, the lawyer for a woman injured in an accident in a 1987 car without air bags. But Malcolm Wheeler, a lawyer for American Honda Motor Co., said Congress intended to block such lawsuits while air bag installation was phased in because it thought "chaos would occur if all 50 states could regulate indepen- dently." Clinton administration lawyer Lawrence Wallace also argued that Honda's compliance with federal rules making air bags optional in 1987 should immunize it from being sued under state law. Alexis Geier suffered severe head injuries when her car crashed into a tree in the District of Columbia. A federal appeals court threw out her lawsuit, saying that holding Honda responsible for failing to install an air bag would interfere with the government's decision to make them optional. The regulations have stiffened since the 1980s, and cars made after 1997 must have air bags for the driver and front- seat passenger. Justice David Souter suggested the federally ordered phase-in might have been frustrated if car manufacturers wor- ried about losing lawsuits had sped up plans to install air bags. "They can envision future accidents ... and the price goes up" if juries order automakers to pay large awards, Souter said. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor also seemed skeptical about Bryant's claim that Congress intended such liability. But Justices John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared more dubious about Wheeler's contention that Congress intended no state-court liability. In the oil-tanker case, the Clinton administration asked the justices to rule that federal rules intended to prevent oil spills override states' authority to set their own standards. "Congress made it clear it wanted there to be one decision- maker," assistant solicitor general David Frederick said. "It would greatly upset uniformity if each state ... were able to pick and choose which of the federal regulations they wanted to adopt." Wash. state's lawyer said state's rules complement federal regulations. "It's a second set of eyes on the ground, at sea," said William Collins. "Working together, we think, will make the waters safer." A federal appeals court upheld Washington state's 1994 rules on staffing and operation of oil tankers, although the federal government said they conflicted with national and international standards. The rules were challenged in federal court by the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, known as Intertanko, which later was joined in the case by the federal government. seen it around in awhile:' she said. "I ' try to walk through without dealing with it." Gaubatz said this problem has also occurred at the Forest H1ill Cemetey near Mary Markley Residence Hall. "Obviously, we'd love not to have the birds," Gaubatz said. He added that the only way to reduce the problem is to get rid of the birds, but he absolutely does not advocate that course of action. "It's one of the occupational hazards of living in this town," he said. Payne said the crows have been con- vocating in that area for the last few years, but the trend has been seasonal. "They'll go away at the end of win- ter," he said. BOOKSELLER Continued from Page 1 in the college textbook market," Kaplan said. "Varsitybooks.com entered the textbook market to change all of that? John Bates, co-founder of Bigwords.com - a competitor of Varsitybooks.com - said instead of advertising its textbooks for up to 40 per- cent off, it offers its top 40 selling titles at 40 percent off. D'Angleo said NACS searched the Varsitybooks.com Website and did not find any books that were 40 percent off. 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