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. .I 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, I m