LOCAL/S TATE
The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 2, 2001- 3
Female activists discuss Detroit initiatives
Man shot during
argument; suspect
flees crime scene
The Ann Arbor Police Depart-
ment and the University Depart-
ment of Public Safety responded to
a report that a man had been shot
during an argument yesterday
between him and another man at
Maynard and William streets. The
fight was stopped in the 500 block
of East Liberty Street.
DPS received a call from the victim
at 2:30 a.m. requesting police assis-
tance, and AAPD responded since the
incident occurred off campus.
AAPD Sgt. Michael Logghe said
officers arrived. on the scene to find
the victim, but the suspect had fled.
The nature of the argument and
whether the men are affiliated with
the University is unknown. No
weapons were found at the scene.
The AAPD is conducting an inves-
tigation.
Student's bed
falls, damages
bookcase
A student's bed in Mary Markley
Residence Hall fell from the top of
his bookcase Monday morning,
according to DPS reports. The fall of
the bed caused minor damage to the
bookcase.
University vehicle
found damaged
and abandoned
A borrowed University vehicle that
was involved in a traffic accident was
found abandoned off Interstate 75 in
Grayling on Monday afternoon, DPS
reports state.
Reports did not indicate whether
any charges will be filed against the
person who borrowed the car.
Wallet stolen from
bag during exam
A student's wallet was stolen
while she took an exam at East Hall
on Monday evening according to
DPS reports. She told DPS her bag
was to the left of her, where she
could not see it.
DPS did not report having any sus-
pects.
Sleeping man
ignores orders to
leave Union
A man found sleeping on the
ground floor of the Michigan Union
early yesterday morning was trans-
ported to University Hospitals when
he became incapacitated. A manager
had asked the man to leave earlier in
the night, but reports state the man
ignored the request and went back to
sleep.
Student's Mcard
* and hat stolen
from Mitchell Field
A student's Mcard was stolen while
he played football at Mitchell Field on
Tuesday evening, DPS reports state.
The victim put the card inside his hat
and when he went to retrieve the
items, they were gone.
Person arrested
after traffic stop
Following a routine traffic stop
early Wednesday morning, the driver
of a vehicle was arrested for operating
under the influence of alcohol, DPS
reports stated.
The individual was underage.
Thief steals photo,
chase ensues
A person who stole a picture
from a fraternity house was pur-
sued by DPS officers on foot down
Washtenaw Avenue early yesterday
morning, reports state. It is
unknown whether the suspect was
caught but another person at the
scene was interviewed and given a
citation for minor in possession of
alcohol.
- Compiled by Daily StaffReporter
Kristen Beaumont.
By Tomislav Ladika
Daily Staff Reporter
Socially active citizens are trying to reverse the
trend of urban disintegration in Detroit, where a
half-century of migration of both industry and
residents has halved the city's population.
Women's labor activist Mille Jeffrey spoke at the
Michigan Union yesterday afternoon as a member
of a panel of Detroit activists presenting female
views on various problems plaguing Detroit. She
said approximately 60 percent of Detroit's blue-col-
lar workers do not earn a living wage, set at $14 per
hour by a study by the Economic Policy Institute,
and many female workers must work an extra part-
time job to support their families.
"My passion is women who work in service
trade," Jeffrey said. "Women on these jobs don't
have health insurance. Their health and their chil-
dren suffer and as they suffer, our community suf-
fers."
Social activist Grace Boggs said she sees
potential in Detroit, but that recently-built casi-
nos are not the answer to the city's problems. Cit-
izens need to be inspired to rebuild the city
through community involvement, she said.
First-year Public Health graduate student LaKe-
sha Snoddy, who grew up in Detroit, said the city
has a bright future but can still improve greatly.
"I've seen that people are definitely willing to
do the things that it takes to make Detroit a great
city, but we definitely need community involve-
ment," Snoddy said. "A lot of people have
become complacent and disgusted at the way
things have been for a long time."
Snoddy said the construction of Ford Field in
the downtown area - where the Detroit Lions
are expected to begin playing next season -- has
encouraged the remodeling of buildings and con-
dominiums.
Education Prof. Pamela Reid said the Detroit
300 theme semester, a project at the University
celebrating the 300th birthday of the city, exposes
students to the city and its issues and helps to
bridge the gap between Ann Arbor and Detroit.
"Detroit 300 is an awareness campaign, an
opportunity to make connections. Some classes
have brought students together with people from
Detroit and made them aware of opportunities for
volunteering," Reid said.
Third-year Nursing student Genella Swanigan
said the University offers many opportunities for
students to learn about Detroit, such as mini-
courses focusing on inner-city issues, programs
at the Ginsberg Center and Community Plunge, a
day long community service project. She said
Phylis Kearney (left) and Grace Boggs (right) watch as Alexa Canady discusses need-based medical
scholarships.
students can help rebuild Detroit by participating
in these activities.
Reid said people need to realize Detroit offers
many cultural opportunities which they shouldn't
be afraid to attend.
Snoddy said Detroit is a vibrant city with many
nice neighborhoods that people don't know about.
She said the life of the metropolitan area is in the
city center, and many people travel, to hang out in
Detroit.
In addition to Boggs and Jeffrey, two other
panel members spoke yesterday. Pediatric neuro-
surgeon Alexa Cannady spoke about the history
and current roles of women and blacks in health
care, and Phyllis Kearney, a program coordinator
and counselor at Save Our Sons and Daughters,
described the support provided by the organiza-
tion for people in urban Detroit.
Put it in writing
Police on the lookout for
naked men,
By Jacquelyn Nixon
Daily Staff Reporter l rec
'peeping toms'
ognized his shoes.... I'd seen him
e with his pants down."
Reports of "peeping toms" and naked
men have pressed the Department of
Public Safety and the Ann Arbor Police
Department to launch an investigation
into suspicious men seen in residence
halls throughout the last month.
DPS issued a crime alert last Friday
after a female student reported seeing a
tall black man with short hair watching
her as she showered on the fourth floor
of Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall.
The incident in the Mosher-Jordan
restroom is just one of three reports of
peepers in showers reported in the last
month.. DPS spokeswoman Diane
Brown said detectives do not know if
the cases are linked, but they are investi-
gating the incidents.
The first report of a peeper came
from Stockwell Residence Hall, a
woman's housing facility, on Oct. 8.
This was followed by the incident in
Mosher-Jordan on Oct. 11.
AAPD and DPS officers are also
investigating reports of possibly one or
more men who have been'seen mastur-
bating, flashing or assaulting runners in
Nichols Arboretum and nearby Gallup
Park.
before
- Female student who told police
she was tripped by a man in the Arb
A masturbator was reported near an
Arb path Wednesday morning by a
female jogger. When DPS officers
responded to the scene, the suspect
could not be found.
A second woman said she was con-
fronted by a 40-year-old man who was
naked from the waist down while she
was running in the Arb last Friday
morning.
The man is described as short,
approximately 170 pounds with salt-
and-pepper colored hair.
These two incidents follow the first,
in which a woman said she was inten-
tionally tripped from behind by a 40-
year-old man while running on a path in
the Arb on Oct. 9.
The student who was tripped said she
often runs in the Arb alone, and had
seen the man before.
"I passed him slowly and he just start-
ed to runright behind me," she said. "I
recognized his shoes. ... I'd seen him
before with his pants down."
She said she passed the man on the
path and he ran quickly behind her.
When he got close enough to her, he
hooked his right leg around her right leg
and tripped her.
The student, who asked to remain
anonymous, said she doesn't feel safe
running in the Arb, even after her par-
ents provided her with pepper spray. She
said while giving her statement to DPS,
she was shown 37 pictures of people
who have exposed themselves in the
Arb.
AAPD Sgt. Michael Logghe said his
department is conducting a separate
investigation into the reports. There are
no suspects.
"One could only assume they are
linked, based on the frequency and the
location" Logghe said.
Brown added that DPS has inter-
viewed several people about the inci-
dents and agreed that some incidents
and suspects may be linked.
Brown said students should be aware
of their surroundings when running in
the Arb.
RYAN 4LEVANHAL/Duaily
Phil Edwards holds a sign during a Graduate Employees Organization contract
negotiation rally yesterday in front of the LSA Building on State Street.
Student suspended
from A2 high school
forvagina costu-me
The Associated Press
A teen-age boy got into trouble at
his high school after wearing a Hal-
loween costume resembling a vagina;
Christian Silbereis' classmates at
Comhunity High School apparently
were less offended by the costume,
which was fashioned from a pink cape,
than the school administrators who
suspended him Wednesday for the rest
of the week.
The outfit took first place at the
school's costume contest, where stu-
dents selected the winners.
"It's anatomically correct," Silbereis
told The Ann Arbor News, lifting up
the cape to reveal a T-shirt bearing a
rendering of a fetus.
The 17-year-old senior said he feels
bad if the costume offended anyone
but wondered why it would.
"Its just another body part"he said.
"They teach us about it in school."
Silbereis said his mother, Rosalyn
Tulip, a midwife, created the costume
last year and wore it to a party. When
Silbereis asked if he could wear the
outfit to school Wednesday, Tulip cau-
tioned him that it might make some
people uncomfortable.
She also, however, said she would
support such a decision because it is a
positive way for people to talk about
their bodies, Tulip said.
"It's not about me being a pervert"
or trying to make people angry, Sil-
bereis said, adding that he respects
women and their bodies.
Miriam Shabazz, 16, a junior at the
high school, criticized the suspension.
"There's nothing inappropriate abot
what's given all of us life," she said.
Maggie Jewett, the school's assistant
dean, said staff members were out-
raged at the costume and felt
demeaned by it.
Silbereis said he took off the cos-
tume in his fourth hour of classes after
Jewett came into his class and told him
to either remove it or go home. He
pulled it back on, however, for the con-
test and received wild applause from
students who declared him the winner.
"If I won, that means most of the
school was down with it," he said.
After the contest, Jewett told Sil-
bereis that he was suspended for the
rest of the week, he said.
Jewett declined to comment fur-
ther to the newspaper, saying stu-
dent disciplinary action is
confidential. The school referred a
call yesterday about the matter to
school district spokeswoman Debo-
rah Small, who did not immediately
return a telephone message seeking
comment.
Tulip said she is proud of her son
but feels that he shouldn't have put the
costume back on after agreeing to
remove it. She also doesn't question
the school's decision to suspend her
son and has no plans to fight it.
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THE CALENDAR
What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend
FRIDAY
"Tanner Lecture on
Human Values - Roger
Fry's Formalism;" Spon-
sored by the Philosophy
Denartment. 4:00 O.m..
Room, Michigan League
SATURDAY
Shapeshifting: Nightfire
Dance Theater; Dance-
theater performance,
dance party and drum cir-
SUNDAY
Israeli Dancing; Join Tom
Starks for instruction and
dancing, 7:30 9:30 p.m.,
Hillel, 1429 Hill St.
SERVICES
Campus Information
Centers, 764-INFO,
info@umich.edu, or
www.umich.edu/-info
Northwalk, 763-WALK,
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