The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 11, 2000 - 7A . , _. (bodes scholars include wide array of students' e Associated Press Matthew Baugh knew he was making an impact on public health in rural Haiti when he overheard someone in the local marketplace Singing a song Baugh had penned about hyper- tension. ICI Creole swing time, it went: Don't get dehydrated. Don't smoke or drink too much coffee. Get frequent checkups. An inexpensive Thedication is available. On Saturday, Baugh was named one of 32 Arrierican students chosen to receive Rhodes scholarships for two to three years' study at Oxford University in England. Other recipients include an AIDS researcher, a" prison tutor, a theater director and students who have worked with people in need around the globe. "This is my first attempt at songwriting," said Baugh, a Duke University senior from Raleigh, N.C. ie also wrote a lullaby about breast-feed- ing and short programs on health issues from parasites to prenatal care for a radio audience of about 40,000. The Rhodes scholarship, created from the will of British philanthropist and colonialist Cecil Rhodes, is the oldest international study award available to American scholars. Winners achievement, personal integrity, leadership potential and physical vigor, among other attributes. Winners this year were chosen from 950 applicants endorsed by 327 colleges and universities; Yale led with three recipients. So far, 2,918 Americans have won the schol- arships. Expectations are high for the scholars, who follow in the footsteps of President Clinton, Supreme Court Justice David Souter, three members of the Senate and four members of Congress, said Elliot Gerson, American secre- tary of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust. "We look for people to play an influential part in the future of society, wherever their careers might lead them," Gerson said. "As every year, it's an extraordinary group of young people." Indiana University senior Raju Raval, of Fort Wayne, Ind., said he may follow his studies at Oxford by seeking a career as a cancer researcher or a role in public health policy. He said the death of his mother, Chandrika, four years ago, helped focus his interest in medi- cine. "I don't look at it as an achievement," Raval said of the Rhodes scholarship. "I look at it as an opportunity." When he found out he'd won, Luke Bronin, a Greenwich, Conn., resident and Yale student, called his parents, who were driving to pick:him up. "They tried not to crash and screamedhe said. The history and philosophy major started a tutoring program in the New Haven Cofrec- tional Center. "It's difficult every time I go in there" Bronin said, noting that many of the inmates are his age. "But it's also been really rewarding in a fot of ways. Another Yale recipient, Brian Mullin of Mil- ton, Mass., has directed six plays and written and performed another. are selected on the basis of high academic INIMUMS ontonued from Page 1A it fo transactions. Besides, policies against having mini- mums benefit companies that accept credit cards, Lowe said. "There are some patrons who won't come unless they can tzsc their credit card," she said. ,Lpwe said in the event that establishments are violat- ing these policies, MasterCard "works with their acquiring bank to get that to stop." After more than one Astance of not adhering to the policies, fines can be mpcsed. New York Pizza Depot, located at 605 E. William St., has a 50-cent surcharge for credit card purchases under S4. NYPD manager Marco Telemaco justified the surcharge by saying that on "every (credit card) transaction they (acquiring banks) charge you 25 cents plus two-point-something percent of the purchase price." When asked if he was violating the agreement that NYPD signed with its acquiring bank by adding a surcharge, he said, I don't remember." Nizar Eliwar, owner of the Oasis Deli, located at 1106 S. niversity Ave., said on every credit card transaction there. is a fee of about 25 cents plus an additional percentage of the profits, although he could not remember the exact per- centage. For that reason, he says, the store must set a S5 mini- mum. But, he said, the store is not very strict on the policy. f someone wants to insist that they pay with a credit caid, I'll let them do it," Eliwar said. "I know how important it is to customers to use a credit ard," he said. "But we have to do something about SI pur- chases with a credit card." Khee Kwok, manager of Dinersty Restaurant at 241 E. Liberty St., said his restaurant also has to pay a 25- cent transaction fee along with a percentage of profits tp Ats acquiring bank. For that reason, the restaurant ha' a S5 minimum. "If somebody comes over and doesn't have cash, we take the credit card ... but we don't make money," he .said. "Some people add a handling charge - there's nothing wrong with that - but we don't do that," wok said. Blue Front, located at 701 Packard St., "used to have a minimum, but we don't anymore," owner Primo Kang said. Kang said Blue Front changed its policies because cus- tomers "complained and we need more volume ... now we accept any amount." LSA sophoniore Brett Visncr recently was told he could' not pay with a credit card for a small purchase. at Blue, Front. a "It's kind of annoying. I couldn't buy anything," Visner ELECTION Continued from Page 1A suggesting Gore might await appeals of failed Democratic law- suits seeking to throw out up to 25,000 Florida absentee ballots. "I'm not going to say what's going to happen," Boies said. House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, a steadfast Gore support- er, told ABC, "I believe he will" concede if the court rules against him --- and Bush should do the same if the tables are turned. A spokeswoman later said the Missouri lawmaker would defer to Gore's judgment if the vice presi- dent thought he had other legal options. "I believe that probably is the last word, and it's the last chance to have this issue not go to the United States Congress," Sen. Robert Tor- ricelli (D-N.J.) said of the court. The GOP-led Florida Legislature, under guidance from the Bush camp, is preparing to appoint its own slate of Bush electors - rais- ing the possibility of two separate slates for a divided Congress to sort out. Gore's own advisers said privately the pressure to concede would be unbearable if the Democrat lost the Supreme Court fight. They discussed worst-caste,~ - narios in small groups over the weekend, including the possibility Gore would suspend his caniaign with a high-minded speech;1hat stopped just short of a concession.- That would leave his options open in the unlikely event that Democrats prevail in the absentee ballot cases or the Supreme Court ruling is viewed as partisan and political pressure builds against Bush, senior advisers said. They stressed that no recornmen- dations have been made to More, the son of a senator who fir. than for president in 1988. They said their boss appeared to be confident of victory in the high court. The presidents-in-waiting laid low yesterday. Gore went to church, where-the sermon was titled "Preparatio'n" and Rev. Martha Phillips prayed for the country "in this time ottr- moil." Bush traveled from his sec;tded ranch to the Texas capital in Austin, where he was throwing a Christmas party. The Supreme Court is pressing against deadlines set in federal law. States must assign electors torpor- row, and those individuals meet Dec. 18 as the Electoral College to name the nation's next president. ELLE WHITE/Daily Falun Gong member Benjamin Yang of Windsor meditates yesterday with others in the Chemistry Building. FALUN Continued from Page1A "Falun Gong is a spiritual practice of mind and body, which is rooted in ancient Chinese culture," Sun said. Meaning "the cultivation of principle," Falun Gong was founded in China in 1992 by Li Hiongzhi. The group has attracted followers in more than 30 different countries. Sun said since the outlaw of Falun Gong in China, Hongzhi has fled to the United States to escape political persecution but thousands of followers remain and continue to practice the triad of "truthfulness, benevo- lence and forbearance." In the past six months, Sun said, the Chinese government has committed atrocities against Falun Gong followers. "The practice is peaceful and apolitical," lie said. "The only so-called crime (practitioners) have committed was their attempt to exercise their riglits to freedom of belief, assembly and speech." About 10 percent of China's 1.3 billion inhabitants continue to practice Falun Gong, Sun said. According to estimates from Amnesty Inter- national, a worldwide organization focused on protecting human rights, more than 50,000 practitioners have been arrested. "Many followers have been tortured," said Abdurrahman Baris, Michigan-area state coor- dinator of Amnesty International. "Some have been placed into psychiatric hos- pitals and forced to take drugs, Baris said. "At least 10 have died under suspicious causes." Others have been sentenced without trial for continuing to practice Falun Gong without trial and have been sent to labor camps throughout China. Sun said the government's harsh treatment of Falun Gong followers is rooted in the govern- ment's fear of uncontrollable groups. "The main reason is there are too many peo- ple practicing Falun Gong at once," Sun said. In addition to the, local Ann Arbor chapter, students at the University have formed the Falun Gong Practice Group, which meets once a week through the winter. Rackham student Wei Wu said he believes practicing Falun Gong makes him a more focused student. "I've been doing it now for more than two years,' Wu said. "For students, the time schedule is really hectic, but Falun Gong helps you clear your mind," he said. "If you can keep a clear mind, you can do anything." STUDENTS Continued from Page 1A happens in Florida and the possibil- ity that Vice President Al Gore could win the popular vote but lose the Electoral College has made him disillusioned with the system. "I don't really care, I don't partic- ularly have strong feelings for either candidate," Kallon said. Many students do not deny the importance of this historic election but remain critical towards the media's treatmientuofthe election. "It's a shame- that-it's taken up so much of the media's attention that we've forgotten that there are lots of things going on in the world right now," Social Work student Carrie Gorga said. Gorga said she is disappointed that news services are neglecting to dis- cuss possible voting problems in states other than Florida. "They've totally ignored the rest of the country," she said, arguing that there are disenfranchisement issues the media has neglected. Gorga described the events in Florida as a "circus," saying that she believes M\hile the electiosn is important she does not understand the need for 24-hour coverage. "We've got a whole other month until somebody is sworn in, so I don't see what's the rush," Gorga said. 's =-I 0 IL ,' EDUCATION MAJORS: over 60 credit hours, with 12 credits in early childhood or nated field. Please call Jill at Dexter imunity Schools. 426-5530. GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTORS - All levels- Experience and own transportation ded. Evening classes - Interview now. 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