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The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 10, 2000 - 3
C I M E Students join Bollinger to discuss
By Anna Clark University Housing falls under the authority campus community are living farther and farther niz
Car keyed, Daily Staff Reporter of newly-appointed Vice President of Student away. They're practically commuter students'" spa
Affairs Royster Harper, who was also at the He added that "having upperclass students
vandalized in As part of a growing focus on campus living, meeting. around really helps the intellectual experience. to
early plans for the renovation of University resi- Bollinger said one of Harper's first duties in Some upperclass students might prefer to live on do
Vera B aits lot dence halls and the possible construction of new her position will be to make preliminary plans for campus if we offered certain options."I
halls should be ready within the next few months, residence hall improvements, but he was able to Harper said her struggle with the residence hall thi
A car was vandalized while parked University President Lee Bollinger said. outline some of his main concerns. plans will be with which improvements to focus wh
slonday afternoon in the Vera Baits lot "It's a huge issue in terms of the amount that "It's clear to me that we need at least one more on. cu:
t North Campus on Monday, Depart- needs to be done and the amount of money it will hall," he said. "On the more mundane side of "The challenge for us is a kind of balance," she I
tent of Public Safety reports state. take," Bollinger said. things, we need to bring the residence halls tech- said. "It's deciding what kind of changes to make cot
t was reported that the destruction The renovation of residence halls was one of nologically up to speed." that will suit both upperclass and new students." no
eems to have been caused by a key. the issues that dominated Bollinger's fireside Bollinger also emphasized his hope to keep Music and RC junior Rachel Razgunas said fro
DPS did not report having any sus- chat with about 20 University students yesterday upperclass students on campus. she hoped the University could adopt residence be
ects in the incident. in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. "There's a tradition that students come as hall programs she's seen on other campuses, such I
The fireside chat, sponsored by the Michigan freshmen and live in residence halls and then as offering a live-in counselor or mental health cat
Nom en hits head Student Assembly's communications committee, move out to an apartment," he said. "I can see specialist for students to talk to when they're to
offered computer-selected students from various why that's so attractive, because it makes them stressed late at night. go
Carport pipe colleges and student organizations to meet with feel independent. But with. off-campus housing, Similarly, LSA junior BJ. Orandi said the I
woman reported sustaining head Bollinger to discuss concerns and ask questions. students who used to be closely linked to the problem of limited office space for student orga- pla
njuries after hitting her head on a pipe __
anging from the ceiling of the Church Gone
treet carport Monday aftermoon, D)PS Go e olfIn'cnu t
eports state.1_ ___
The victim was transferred to Unid
ersity Health Service for continuingdollarsfor fall el
sega Dreamcast, By Jane Krull questions." s
Nothes stolen, Daily Staff Reprie" open LSA se
Some cane
uspect seen Some students have one more expense to factor into their sage across.
A Sega Dreamcast game and sev- budgets. Blie Party
ral items of clothing were reported With the Michigan Student Assembly fall elections less rises the phra
tolen Monday aftemoon from a room than a week away, campaigning on campus has gone into paign ptich.
t Mary Markley Residence Hall, DPS full swing and some candidates are digging deep for money "In sports
eports state. to run their bids for office. On MSA I'll
The victim stated that he saw who Members of student political parties rely on their budgets to Breakstone,v
ad stolen the items and that it was not pay for campaign expenses such as purchasing chalk
University student. and printing flyers. isQ
The Defend Affirmative Action Party has a [ 1 SO
hen found asleep "relatively modest budget" and relies on dona- So
tions, said the party's founder, Rackham Rep. Jes- pa
inder desks near sica Curtin.
o puting site The Blue Party and the Michigan Party both vo
p grequire dres frotm their members. The Blue Party bt
Three men were reported sleeping receives S25 from each of its 30 members and
nder a desk near the Angell Hall Michigan Party collects S20 from its 13 mem- thi
uottputing site early Tuesday morn- bers. bu
g, DPS reports state. ;.Candidates also have been spending on average
DPS officers located the subjects between S50 and 5100 of their personal money pa
removed them fronm the building. on their campaigns. 24/7," said B
"I'm going out much less often for dinner," independent be re-elected
Fire starts in 'U candidate Tony Goodman said of his campaign financial An excepti
burden. Goodman is running for one of the eight open a Mione, said
iospital cafeteria' i LSA seats. study habits.
A fire was reported in the kitchen In addition to traditional campaigning, almost every "It helps it
the University Hospitals cafeteria weekday, DAAP has set ip a table in the Diag in an effort get my works
arly Tuesday morning, DPS reports to reach out to students. seat.
ate. A PHOT "Most of our candidates are spending a good amount of Daii/t S
The employee who reported the fire A golfer makes his way through a foggy Ella Sharp Park Golf Course yesterday in time at our table, so it is a good time for students to ask
as advised to engage a pull station and Jackson. Thick fog blanketed the Jackson area.
hen fire officials arrived On the scene. Tuf 1uLB Au nAU
'U' issues
ations on campus could be helped by opening
aces within the residence halls.
"This way, more students taight be compelled
get involved in an organization if it's right
wnstairs from them," Orandi said.
Harper said she couldn't taake any promises at
s point, but she was open for ideas to consider
ten the University is ready for "a broader dis-
ssion of the new look of residence halls."
Besides residence halls, students also expressed
tcerns over issues including the role of Lati-
s on campus, the isolation of North Campus
m Central Campus and the distant relations
tween deans and students.
LSA sophomore Matt Nolan, MSA's coaittunii-
ions chair, said the fireside chats are intended
provide better links among students, student
vernment and the administration.
He said the next discussion will probably take
ace next March.
shell out
ections
aid Kate Stenvig, who is running for one of the
ats.
didates have adopted slogans to get their mes-
imember and "SupertFan "Reza Breakstone
se "the spirit of the student body" as his catta-
I try to be the spirit of the studentt section.
try is be the spirit oh the strdent body," said
wlto is endntiang or an LBA seat.
Independent eandidate Dcigo Bernal, who
running uncontested fhr the lone School of
icial Work seat, said he does not have a per-
nal campaign but chooses instead to cam-
ign for the entire election.
"I have the freedom to encourage students to
te, not only from the School ofSocial work
t the entire University," Bernal said.
Campaigning has caused candidates to put
cir personal and academic and on the back-
mer.
"I spend probably 5 to 6 hours a day on cam-
igning, but the week of the elections it'll be
lue Party candidate Matt Nolan, who hopes to
Ito an LSA seat on the assembly.
on in the group, Michigan Party member John
that campaigning has actually improved his
ne because it forces iet to budget my time and
done," said Mione, who is running for an LSA
tiaf'Repioiter Joheiiri imtmhoreiC'onribtied to
this report.
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ire had already been put out.
PS confiscates
.B. gun from
est Quad room
A resident adviser in the West Quad-
ngle Residence Hall reported early
ednesdaymorning that a student was
possession oh a B.B. grinBPS
rts state.
PS officers recovered the weapon
d reported that charges are currently
ending.
arkley residents
rrested for drug
ossession
Three students were arrested for vio-
tionsofcontrolled substances in Mary
arkley Residence Hall early Wednes-
morning, DPS reports state.
he students. who kvere arrested for
ssession of marijuana. were released
,nding the filing of charges.
*uspect flees in
urse robbery
A purse was reported stolen Wednes-
y morning from the Art and Atchi-
Lire Building located on North
pus, DPS reports state.
DPS reported that the subject fled
hen confronted by the oawner of the
arse.
The suspect was described as male
ith a mustache and wearing a black
atherjacket emblazoned with an Ari-
>na Fireballs logo, a red bandanna
id black baggy jeans.
Vindow broken
University bus
A University bus ismdow was
ported broken, Wednesday evening,
PS reports state.
The driver of the bus reported that a
ale subject broke the window.
- Compiledrby Daily Staff Reporter
Cait!in Nis .
Videoconferencing
gives new approach
to engineering class
WE'LT HO hECHA SAILT.
WE'LL TELL YOU WHO THE PRESIDENT IS, SOME DAY ...
By Kristen Beaumont
Daily StaffReporter
To mechanical engineering Prof.
Debasish Dutta the future of global
education looks very promising.
Dutta is currently teaching "Global
Product Realization," a mechanical
engineering graduate course he devel-
oped.
With the use of videoconferencing
technology, the course is taught simul-
taneously at the Technical University
of Delft in the Netherlands and at
Seoul National University in Soutn
Korea.
Because of the different time zones,
students in Ann Arbor gather for class
at 8 a.m., while students in Delft are
gathering at 2 p.m. and students in
Korea at 10 p.m.
Dutta views the class as a ground
breaker for future global projects.
"This class could be the start of a
whole global network," Dutta said.
The course focuses on the process
and development of products for the
world market and the three instructors
at the schools take turnslecturing to the
other two classes. In addition, experts
in other fields occasionally give lec-
tures to the students.
Dutta stressed that the course gives
students a deeper understanding of a
global marketplace since students from
different countries are interacting with
each other.
In his lectures Dutta uses industrial
case studies that address a variety of
issues on globalization and marketing.
The students zero in on the technical
"This class could be
the start of a whole
global network."
- Debashish Dutta
Mechanical engineering prof
topics of the case studies.
Yesterday President Lee Bollinger
and Engineering Dean Stephen Direc-
tor visited the class. Bollinger told the
students that the University is inter-
ested in using videoconferencing tech-
nologies in more classes to enhance
education.
"On behalf of the University we are
pleased that you're prepared to be the
guinea pigs," Bollinger said.
"This is very venturesome. You're
all part of a great new experiment," he
said.
Students will get a chance to meet
their virtual classmates in December
when they will come to Ann Arbor to
present group projects.
At the beginning of the semester,
the students divided into eight groups,
with two students from each univer-
sity on the teams. The students are
working on designs ofeoffee machines
that could be available on the global
market.
"With the projects, we are giving
students the first hand experience of
working with the Korean and Dutch
students. The culture differences per-
meate and formthe global team," Dutta
said.
Do You Agree
. .
This is what Scott believes:
"I believe in God, who created the world and everything in it. He is eternally
existent, all-knowing, all-powerful, glorious, and perfectly
loving, just, and gracious.
I believe He created men and women in his own image. But humankind
walked away from God, causing a separation between the two. This rejection
of God, called sin, has been characteristic of all humankind ever since.
I believe that, in order to bridge the chasm between God (perfect, holy) and
humankind (rebellious, sinful), God came into this world as a person, Jesus
Christ.
-He lived a perfect life, never sinning while facing all temptation and
hurt known to humankind.
-He offered himself as the way to whole and abundant life.
-He died by crucifixion as a substitute payment for the sins of
humankind.
I believe in the historical fact of the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ.
I believe that personal faith in Jesus Christ (who he is, what he has done,
acceptance of Him as King in one's life) is humankind's only provision for
their sin and the only way to right standing with God.
I believe that God grants eternal life to the faithful (characterized above).
I believe in the personal return of Jesus Christ to this world.
I believe in the presence and power of God's Holy Spirit in bringing about
his will.
I believe in the authenticity and authority of the Bible, that it contains the very
words that God intended."
Do you agree with Scott? www.umich.edu/~ssues
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What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend
FRIDAY
O "Shifting Sands: An Interest-Relative
Theory of Vagueness," Sponsored
by the Philosophy Department,
4:00 p.m., 3415 Mason Hall,
764-6285
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Sponsored by Basement Arts,
7:00 p.m., 1501 Frieze Building,
Arena Theatre, 764-6800
Skypilots Concert, 8:30 p.m.
Campus Chapel, 1236 Washtenaw
Court, 668-7421
SATURDAY
, "Saturday for Artists," Sponsored
by the School of Art and Design,
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm., Art an
Architecture Bldg., 2000 Bonisteel,
North Campus, 764-0397
Guest Recital, Sponsored by the
School of Music, cello virtuoso
Janos Starker will perform, 10:30
a.m., Music School Recital Hall,
1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway),
North Campus, 764-0594
SUNDAY
"Experiencing God," 3:00 p.m.,
Campus Chapel, 1236
Washtenaw Court, 668-7421
Puerto Rican Week Kick-Off, 2:30
p.m., Trotter House
Ribbon Making Party and
Presentation, 6:00 p.m., Comman
Piano Lounge, 1440 Hubbard and
East Quad Green Lounge
Voice Your Vote Commission
Meeting, 5:00 p.m., Michigan
Union MSA Chambers,
615-5MSA
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