I1 LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 11, 2001-- 7 Strumming in the sun DOJ to watch for discrimination DETROIT (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department has sent feder- al observers to Hamtramck to monitor the treatment of Arab- American voters during today's primary election for mayor and city council. Thirty-two observers will visit selected polling locations to ensure voters are not racially targeted by poll workers or poll challengers, the department said yesterday. A U.S. district judge in Detroit authorized the observers Aug. 7 in a consent decree between the Jus- tice Department and the city of Hamtramck. Because of complaints of dis- crimination in the 1999 election, the Justice Department appointed a federal examiner to monitor elections in Hamtramck through 2003. City officials also recruited bilingual Arab-American and Asian-American poll workers for the 2000 election. Two Hamtramck residents were convicted in November of violat- ing state election law by singling out Arab-Americans and Asian- Americans at polling places for questions about their citizenship. State law allows residents who register as challengers to chal- lenge anyone they believe isn't a registered voter based on citizen- ship, age or residency, but prose- cutors said the only people in the ethnically diverse Detroit enclave to be questioned about their citi- zenship were Arab-Americans and Asian-Americans. JOHN PRATT/Daily Art and Design senior Tim Fagan practices his guitar while enjoying the evening sun at a park on Pauline Boulevard. SUBSTATIONS * Continued from Page 1 Jerue said some of the substations will remain in operation, including the Maynard Street office that was moved from its Mason Hall location last year, although the staffing has changed. "Now there is a mini-station just opening up in the new parking structure on South Forest. The Maynard Street mini- station will be cut in half more than likely," Jerue added. Both substations will be relatively small in size, he said, as there are no set hours or officers on duty. "It is not operationally like the district offices," Jerue said. Officers will be in and out of both offices during breaks and during their beats to get caught up on paperwork. AAPD Sgt. Michael Logghe said the substations were located at various parts of the city so people could receive assistance in filing minor police reports. "The volume isn't like the main station, but many people utilize them." In addition to the substations being closed, the elementary school drug program D.A.R.E. and middle school gang pro- gram G.R.E.A.T. were dissolved due to citywide budget cuts. "We're trying to figure out different ways to keep the pro- grams alive and going in some fashion so service does not reduce even though staff size has been," Jerue said. "We would like to get (the programs) back and running so it won't cost any money." AAPD Chief Daniel Oates said community outreach pro- grams like D.A.R.E., beat officers and the flag patrol are criti- cal to the department's interaction with its constituents. "All those are important and worthy things," Oates said. He plans on having direct liaisons with community mem- bers and hopes to create a community council which meets monthly to discuss community issues with the department. "When problems develop, you have to have something in place whereby the problem is identified, the problem is addressed, and there is follow-up," Oates said. "My goal is a figure a way to do that kind of community policing." At the beginning of the fiscal year, a 10 percent reduction in staff was achieved through early retirements and reassigning former substation officers to other areas of the department. "Our big chore is to how can we make sure police services aren't reduced, even though the number of personnel are," Jerue said. PRIMARIES Continued from Page 1 several points ahead of Kilpatrick, with Hood trailing. Now, however, Kilpatrick, the son of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Detroit), is the one leading former homicide department chief and "Beverly Hills Cop" star Hill. University communications studies Prof. Mike Trau- gott, an elections expert, said Kilpatrick has done a good job of raising money and hiring a good campaign staff. In addition, he pointed out that Kilpatrick has received the endorsements of both the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News. The fact that Kilpatrick is the son of both a congress- woman and Bernard Kilpatrick, the chief of staff to Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara, may also have helped him, Traugott said. "Especially in urban politics, this type of social net- working is very important," he said. In Macomb County, both the Republican and Democrat- ic primaries for Jaye's former Senate seat are contested. Since the 12th District is considered reliably Republi- can, it is believed that the GOP nominee will prevail in the Nov. 6 general election. The front-runners in the Republican primary are state Rep. Alan Sanborn of Rich- mond, County Commissioner Sue Rocca of Sterling Heights and Jaye himself. Traugott said that special elections, such as the one intended to replace Jaye, usually draw low voter turnout, which in addition to a multi-candidate primary, he said, usually helps c.andidates like Jaye who have a core group of staunch supporters. "He might do better than people think," Traugott said. Elsewhere, voters in New York City will also head to the polls today to select the Republican and Democratic nominees to replace term-limited Republican Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The top contenders on the Democratic side are city Public Advocate Mark Green, Bronx borough President Fernando Ferrer, city Comptroller Alan Hevesi, and City Council Speaker Peter Vallone. Green had long been considered the front-runner until Ferrer surged in the polls earlier this month. Traugott said Ferrer's late surge is "probably due to campaign activity and resource expenditures late in the campaign." On the Republican side, billionaire media mogul Mike Bloomberg faces former U.S. Rep. and Deputy Mayor Herman Badillo. Both are former Democrats, and Badillo, long a fixture of New York politics, is far behind in polls. Traugott said Badillo may be at a disadvantage because his political views are too liberal to run successfully for the Republi- can nomination. "Primary candidates tend to take relatively more extreme positions because people that vote in primaries are more intensely committed," he said. - The Associated Press contributed to this report. I CALLER ID Continued from Page 1 complain about it unless they thought they are pay- ing too much for it." University Housing Business Manager Larry Durst said one reason caller ID was not added to phone ser- vices earlier was because the student demand for it is not evident given the costs. "The pluses and the minuses all have cost imple- mentations," Durst said. "To force those that didn't want it to have to pay for it isn't something that RHA wanted."' o Engineering freshman David Lax echoed Durst. "It would be cool if we had it, but I don't really mind that we don't," Lax said, adding that he would not want to pay more for the service. Lax said he does make use of the current services offered but that those services are sometimes not needed. "We use the voice mail, that's cool. But an answer- ing machine would work too. It really doesn't matter," he said. Palms said he has not noticed students showing much concern about the lack of caller ID service. "I don't think we've had that many complaints about it." he said. The service is expected to cost around S25 per semester per room, Durst said. "We've actually purchased the hardware to do this and we've subscribed through Ameritech. ... The point that we're at right now is that it's installed. The thing that is holding it back is that it's not tested," he said. "Since we are providing it later than expected, we are expecting to provide it free of charge of this year. Students who already own caller ID equipment will find out when the service is available simply by looking at their phones. "If the person has caller ID-capable equipment its going to start coming up automatically. Durst said. SOUND OFF ON THE ISSUES YOU CARE ABOUT. www.michigandal/y. com/forum HOUSING Continued from Page 1 can look horrible and it's perfectly OK." LSA sophomore Eileen Buckle said she chose to return to an all- female residence hall this year because of the warm family atmos- phere. "All the girls are really nice," Buckle said. "Though my parents had a say in it, I came on my own. I'm not used to living with boys since I don't have brothers so this is more comfortable." One of the more intimate all- women houses on campus is Martha Cook, known for its sit- down meals and Friday tea parties. Marion Scher, director of Martha Cook, said the 140 women in her residence hall make up a small community. "It's a really friendly place and the girls seem to get to know each other faster," Scher said. "Mainly there is a tranquil atmosphere in the building." The women have the opportunity to participate in family buffets and faculty dinners as well as three semiformals. "It's great. You can wander the hallways. You can look horrible and it's perfectly OK." - Anuja Garg LSA sophomore Although there are five housing units for women only, the Universi- ty does not currently have an all- male residence hall. 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