LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 5, 2002 - 3 CRIME Students question impact of GEO strike Pair found with alcohol sleeping on Stockwell couch By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Between negotiating the terms of their 2002- Two people were arrested for 2005 contract with the University and teaching minor in possession of alcohol classes, members of the Graduate. offenses in Stockwell Residence Employees Organization have been < Hall Wednesday morning, according working hard. But GEO members to Department of Public Safety said they are also working on com- reports. The people were found bating another major hurdle: gar-1 sleeping on a couch in the lounge. nering the support of undergraduate ;., students. * Victim suffers from In order to gain support and give undergraduatesl bloody nose after an understanding of their issues, some GSIs havel used class time to discuss the status and impor-I two cars collide tance of the GEO negotiations. Others are plan to bring in members of Students Organizing for Two vehicles collided Wednesday Labor and Economic Equality to talk about the c morning and one person received a importance of unions and bargaining at the Uni-f bloody nose, DPS reports state. versity. Huron Valley Ambulance and Fire GEO member and Rackham student L'heureuxr Rescue were called to assist the vic- Lewis said the understanding and support of grad-c tim with the bloody nose. The vic- tim was treated, but declined transport to the hospital. Rock on uate student issues from undergraduate students is crucial both during and after negotiations. "The undergraduate voice is one of the most powerful voices at the University," Lewis said, adding that he believes the concerns currently holding up the negotiations will, in one way or another, benefit the student body. "If they decide to go to graduate school, under- graduates will likely be GSIs," he said. "I think that what affects GSIs positively will affect under- graduates positively." But with the threat of a planned walk-out on Monday and possible strike and canceled classes looming over the next couple weeks, some under- graduate students said the GEO is difficult to sup- port. Though LSA sophomore Jill Vantongeren said she might be excited if a class or two were canceled, she said she did not feel calling off class- es would be beneficial to undergraduate students. "I would feel cheated," Vantongeren said. "I don't see how it is fair for them to walk out on classes like that. It's their responsibility (to teach)." Other students said they felt a walk-out or extended strike would compromise the quality of education received at the University. "I would be upset because, to me, they have the kind of job where they can't just walk out," LSA sophomore Joann Levi said. "It's not just them they are affecting, they are affecting students, and it's not the student's fault." The University administration has expressed their concern about what a work stoppage by the GEO would do to undergraduates. "A work stoppage of any length would be extremely disruptive to our educational effort, and would seriously shortchange our undergraduate students," interim Provost Paul Courant said in a written statement. "I do not believe a work stop- page is appropriate, nor do I believe that a work stoppage will be necessary in order for GEO to arrive at a fair contract with the University." But GEO Chief Negotiator Alyssa Picard said if a work-stoppage took place, undergraduates should support the issues driving them. "We want our students to understand that the work-action we are about to take is not person- al," she said, adding that other union workers - such as construction workers building the Life Science Institute - will most likely not cross a GEO picket line, causing the project to take longer and the University to spend more money. "A walk-out costs the University a lot of money ... we have reason to believe a walk-out would put tremendous (financial) pressure on the University." Picard said she believes the lesson students could learn by participating in the walk-out is more valuable than the lessons students would learn by attending class. "Much more important to me than what I teach my students in class is what I show them by how I behave in my life," she said. "If I see something that I know is wrong and I don't stand up to it, I am teaching my students then, too, but not what I want to be teaching." Woman discovered lying on floor of research building It was reported that a woman was lying on the ground of the Medical Sci- ence Research Building Wednesday for unknown reasons, DPS reports state. * Huron Valley Ambulance responded and discovered that the woman was not injured. She refused transport to the hospital. Washer, cart stolen from storage room It was reported Sunday night that a yellow Kracher high pressure washer with a black wheeled cart and green garden hose was stolen from a storage room in Bursley Residence Hall, according to DPS reports. Smoke scent leads to burnt napkin DPS officers smelled smoke while in Bursley Residence Hall and found a burnt napkin in a trash can Sunday night, DPS reports state. The napkin was not on fire when discovered. The officers checked for people in the area, but did not locate any- one. No property was damaged in the incident. Shoplifter caught in gift shop of 0 University Hospital A person was arrested for stealing clothing items from the gift shop of the University Hospital Saturday after- noon, according to DPS reports. The person was processed and released pending the issuing of a warrant. Cookies, gift certificates stolen from library desk An unknown person stole several items from Shapiro Undergraduate Library, according to DPS reports. Two boxes of Girl Scout cookies were stolen from an unlocked cabinet and three gift certificates valued at $15 each were stolen from a desk. The thefts happened in the Sci- ence Library Sorting Room. Parents dispute over staying with their injured child A civil dispute occurred in the Uni- versity Hospital early Wednesday, according to DPS reports. Two people were arguing about who was going to stay in the hospital with their injured child. Historic plaque, sign missing from Kelsey Museum It was reported Friday morning that a historical plaque and plexi- glass sign were taken from the front of the Kelsey Museum of Archeolo- gy on State Street, DPS reports state. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jeremy Berkowitz. Prisoner art show to open today at the Media Union By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter For the next 13 days, University students will be given a chance to see art from an unusual perspective. The Seventh Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners opens today at the Media Union on North Campus. "The arts are a final part of any- one's experience," RC Prof. Ann Savageau said. The exhibition began in 1996 through the efforts of English Prof. William Alexander and art Prof. Janie Paul. It originally featured the work of prisoners incarcerated in the Ann Arbor area. Over last six years, it has spread to include works of detainees from 36 correctional facilities across Michigan, including the Marquette Correctional Facility and the West- ern Wayne Correctional Facility. Alexander said he sends applica- tions for submission every year to for- mer participants as well as directors of "The arts are a final part of anyone 's experience. - Ann Savageau RC professor prisons to encourage new people to enter. This year, 155 of the 190 pieces submitted will be featured. Alexander said the talent level of the participants varies each year. "A few had art experience," he said. "Others grabbed a No. 2 pen- cil and started drawing." He added that the subjects of the pieces are very wide and may surprise some observers. "People come into this expecting to see some grim scenes ... they see a lot of portraits and landscapes," he said. In conjunction with the art show, New York artist Alison Cornyn will install the Sand Counting Lab in the Natural Science Building greenhouse. People are allowed to sign up for 10 minute sessions to enter the exhibit, count grains of sand and meditate about the two million pris- oners currently incarcerated in the United States. Cornyn has installed this exhibit in several locations over the last four years. In order to participate, people can e-mail rmessing@umich.edu, or stop by the exhibit in person during the week. "It's really to get a sense of the people who make up statistics," Cornyn said. 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"We move a lot of commodities around that may carry pests. We really don't-know what the long-term impli- cations of all this trade are on our ecosystems," said Frank Sapio, forest health program leader for the state Department of Natural Resources' For- est Management Division. Forests cover 53 percent of the state and are an important commod- ity for the environment, recreation and tourism. So far, Sapio says, Michigan's forests are "quite healthy." State, local and federal agencies are working together to keep out new pests and dis- eases, and to react quickly to stop those that sneak in, he told the Detroit Free Press yesterday. One potential problem generating concern in Michigan is sudden oak death syndrome. The harmful fungus that causes this has been found in 10 counties in Cali- fornia, where it may be affecting red- woods, and one in Oregon, where it has killed thousands of oaks and other trees since 1995. Some say the fungus entered this country on rhododendrons. Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture put in place an emergency temporary quarantine that bans ship- ments of nursery stock and infected wood from those areas, and Canada has also moved to keep the fungus out. Whether the pathogen that causes it could survive in Michigan is unknown, but laboratory tests show that red oaks are susceptible, said Andrew Storer, assistant professor of forestry and wood products at Michigan Technolog- ical University in Houghton. Storer said he worries that the fun- gus could enter nursery stock then spread to native trees. Those fighting such invaders use a wide range of weapons, including satellite imaging, airplane reconnais- sance flights and high-tech mapping devices. Increasing foreign trade, however, has researchers bracing for a new onslaught. Trade partner China's latitude and climate are similar to those found in parts of North America. That means there are likely to be "a whole lot of species of insects and dis- eases that have potential to establish here," said Deborah McCullough, associate professor of entomology at Michigan State University. Some already have arrived. Asian long-horned beetles, a China native suspected of hitching a ride inside the wooden packing material of ship cargo, turned up in New York state in 1996 and in Chicago in 1998. So far, 5,700 trees have been lost. Sapio works with two other DNR forest-health employees to inventory Michigan's trees and woods, which include 4 million acres of state for- est. from May through September, team embers make frequent flights throughout the state, looking for defoliation, wind damage, discol- oration and other signs of trees in trouble. 4 fii ia Aid~ I I F I Win $10 L M Are you a mess? Knock us out with a brief description and up to four color photos of your messy apartment. You could walk away filthy rich! 4 I ... 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