LOCAL/STATE

The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 21, 2001- 3A


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Pedestrian kicks,
1 causes damage to
car on State Street
A State Street pedestrian kicked
a 2001 Lexus while crossing the
street Tuesday afternoon, Depart-
ment Public Safety reports state.
The driver made a right turn from
South University onto South State
Street and had an altercation with
the pedestrian. The pedestrian
kicked the driver's side front door
about three times, causing a dent.
The approximate cost of repairs is
$500.
Officers were unable to find the
pedestrian in the area.
Blue parking pass
stolen from lot
A blue parking pass was stolen
from a vehicle parked in a Hay-
ward Street lot Wednesday morn-
ing, according to DPS reports. The
driver's side window was down
because it was malfunctioning.
DPS has no suspects.
'Gondola stolen
from planning dept.
University planning department
staff reported a gondola missing
Tuesday afternoon, according to
DPS reports. The gondola, a bin
used to haul trash and valued at
$40 was taken on Sunday or Mon-
day.
The bin, last seen containing white
Styrofoam, is old and dirty with a
blacked-out area on the side where the
name had once been.
DPS has no suspects.
Unattended wallet
stolen in East Hall
A wallet was stolen after being
left in an East Hall room Tuesday
morning, according to DPS
reports. The wallet, which con-
tained a check, $5 and a credit
card, was in a purse on a table near
the door.
The suspect was a male in his
late teens, tall with a thin build and
short braids, and was last seen
wearing a- green t-shirt and black
jeans.
Possible cocaine
found at hospital
A small brown bottle containing
small white pills and a white pow-
dery substance was found in the
* waiting room of the University
Hospital, DPS reports state. Pre-
liminary tests of the contents iden-
tified the substance and pills as
cocaine.
DPS has no suspects.
Pedestrian notices
injuries after being
hit by automobile
A vehicle struck a pedestrian on
1 West Medical Center Drive last Fri-
day, according to DPS reports. The
pedestrian filed a report Wednesday
and has contacted the driver of the
vehicle to complain of additional
injuries that were not evident at the
time of the incident.
Man arrested for
possession of
marijuana on Diag
A male was arrested with suspected

marijuana on the Diag Monday after-
noon, DSP reports state. The arresting
officer observed what appeared to be a-
drug transaction.
Man harassed near
West Hall Arch
A male reported an incident of
harassment while walking near the
West Hall arch Monday evening,
according to DPS reports. He stat-
ed he was verbally abused by two
males who followed him into Har-
lan Hatcher Graduate Library. The
men stared at him from across the
table and he got up and left. The
men followed him saying obsceni-
ties. No racial motive was suspect-
ed in the incident.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter
Jacquelyn Nixon.

Chance of war
not likely to
affect ROTC

By Maria Sprow
Daily Staff Reporter

DAVID KATZ/Daily
Mike Blank and Jamie Register of the band Cloud Nine play yesterday on the steps of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate
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The last week has been business as
usual for students and officers involved
in the Reserve Officer Training Corps
program - almost.
Lt. Col. Robert McCormick said that
in the aftermath of last week's terrorist
attacks, training for Army recruits has
became especially important.
"We are pretty much continuing our
training as normal
because our job is to " e r
train officers," he w r
said. much co
Recruitment is
also a top priority. as usual
The U.S. Army
released state- our job is
ments prior to last
week's attacks officers"
stating recruitment
had surpassed - Lt. Col. F
expectations.
McCormick said that recruiters and
ROTC personnel will be spending part
of their weekend at Saturday's football
game, passing out information in the
hopes of gaining student interest in the
program.
He said he did not believe that last
week's events would hurt Army or
ROTC recruitment, which has contin-
ued to rise since the attacks, but that he
could not contribute them to the rise in
the number of recruits.
"Our numbers are up and that
could be for a variety of reasons,"
McCormick said, sighting the falter-
ing economy and the new marketing
campaign of "An Army of One" that
replaced the old "Be All You Can
Be" campaign in January as possi-
ble reasons. "It's too soon to tell if
the events that have transpired have
caused the spike in recruiting."
McCormick said it's unlikely the
events will hurt future ROTC recruit-
ment because recruits are not expect-
ed to serve in the army until after
they have finished training and
schooling. After they have finished
their schooling, they can choose to
join the Army Reserves or National
Guard part-time, or work full-time
on active duty.

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Students currently in the ROTC
program cannot be called to duty, he
added.
It is possible University alumni could
become personally involved in Ameri-
ca's "war on terrorism." President Bush
ordered a partial mobilization, meaning
the army can call upon 50,000 reserve
officers to enlist in active duty for one
year.
There are four levels of mobiliza-
tion in the military - a reserve
call-up, which
does not require a
arettya-
u - r gency or war; par-
tial mobilization;
recause full mobilization,
which requires
to train that Congress
declare a state of
emergency; and
total ,mobiliza-
bert McCormick tion, a step that
the military took
during World War II.
"This indicates just how serious
these attacks were for America," said
U.S. Army Lt. General Thomas
Plewes in a written statement. "Dur-
ing the Gulf War, we had a Presiden-
tial Selected Reserve Call-up less
than three weeks after Iraq invaded
Kuwait, but a partial mobilization
did not occur until five-and a-half
months later."
McCormick said there are a number
factors that could answer the question as
to who will be called upon for active
duty and exactly what the University's
ROTC alumni will be doing in the com-
ing months.
"It certainly depends on where they
go ... what duties they've been
assigned, and that's up to their new
unit," he said. "It depends on what the
leadership decides as to what response
will be taken."
Plewes said the military is working to
ensure that few. reservists are called up.
"The call-ups will be measured. We
envision calling up a limited number of
units foras short a period as possible"
Plewes said.
ROTC cadets said they were told not
to comment in response to last week's
events.

By Erin Saylor
For the Daily
This summer, the Department of Pub-
lic Safety and Safewalk. combined to
offer rides for students and faculty in
addition to the walking escort already
provided by Safewalk.
Safewalk, developed by the Sexual
Assault Prevention and Awareness Cen-
ter in 1986 in response to the threat of a
serial rapist, formerly only furnished
walking escorts from the Shapiro
Undergraduate Library. DPS officers
and other students employed by DPS are
now available to walk students for 20-
minutes or drive them within a mile -
for instance to North Campus. The
operation is also now headquartered at
the DPS office on Kipke Drive.
"We decided that (DPS and SAPAC)
were all working towards the same goals
- it made more sense to come together
and make the best use of our resources,"

said DPSspokeswoman Diane Brown.
"We are now able to cover a much
broader area and at any hour," said Ali-
cia Rinaldi, training and education coor-
dinator for SAPAC.
Safewalk is free of charge and oper-
ates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The service has no designated area for
pick-up and transports students to their
doorsteps.
One of the concerns about having
DPS and Safewalk work together
was whether escorts would have the
jurisdiction to issue minor in posses-
sion of alcohol citations to underage
intoxicated individuals requesting
rides. While DPS officers do have
that jurisdiction, student employees
working for DPS and driving the
cars do not.
Students working for DPS - called
student assistant field employees -
respond to calls the majority of the time
and have no authority to issue any kind

of ticket. If all student employees are
unavailable, DPS officers will take the
call.
"The DPS isn't out to give MIPs, but
their first concern has to be the safety of
their passengers," said Brown.
Safewalk's main goal, said Rinaldi, is
to assist those who may be at risk. In
light of the nation's recent tragedy, this
service can be of particular use helping
give some peace of mind to those feel-
ing vulnerable.
"For individuals feeling the back-
lash from these attacks, it is an option
that can provide protection," Rinaldi
said.
Aside from Safewalk, other services
are available, including Night Ride -
a S2 cab ride available at the Under-
graduate Library - and the Night
Owl bus service, which is available
until 2 a.m.
Safewalk can be contacted at 763-
WALK.


Missing professor
sought by police

By Jacquelyn Nixon
Daily Staff Reporter
The Ann Arbor Police Department
declared retired University professor
Charles Cannell missing Tuesday
afternoon. Cannell, who has an office
in the Institute for Social Research
building, was last seen in the main
lobby area.
Cannell lives alone at Glacier Hills
Retirement Community. Glacier Hills
staff alerted a family member when
Cannell could not be located Tuesday
evening. Family members said his dis-
appearance is unusual and they are con-
cerned about his welfare.

Cannell, 88, is
in good mental
and physical
health and uses a
cane to walk. He
drives a 4-door
white Honda
Accord and shops
in the Traver Road
Mall area often.
Cannell He has blue
eyes, gray or white
hair, and stands 5'10 tall. He weighs
about 145 pounds. To report any infor-
mation concerning his disappearance,
contact AAPD Detective Greg Jones at
(734) 994-2880.

Calvin College closes
campus after threat

GRAND RAPIDS (AP) -Offi-
cials at Calvin College closed the
campus yesterday evening after
receiving word of an anonymous
threat to the school.
Evening activities were canceled
and classes were not to be held today,
when the threat was to be carried out.
Authorities did not disclose the nature
of the threat.
Students were notified of the
phoned-in threat and those living
on campus in residence halls and
apartments were asked to leave by
1I p.m. yesterday. About 2,200 of
Calvin's 4,300 students live on
campus.
Faculty members and college staff

were asked to take in students without a
place to stay for the evening. Residence
halls were scheduled to reopen at 9 p.m.
today.
In a news release issued by the Chris-
tian liberal arts school, President Gaylen
Byker said he and his cabinet "decided
that the threat is sufficiently serious that
we needed to put in place a plan to close
Calvin College."
Byker said the decision to close
the campus was difficult because of
"recent terrorist activities in the
United States, and yet also the large
number of hoax incidents which
have occurred since."
About half the students who live on
campus are from Michigan.

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