The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 13, 2002 - 9 Elders speaks on binge drinking in East Lansing EAST LANSING (AP) - Former U.S. Sur- forced to geon General Joycelyn Elders visited Michigan made cont State University yesterday to talk about binge tion, and s drinking, an issue that has plagued the school. Arkansas S Elders planned to discuss whether prevention Michiga efforts or punishment are the best methods of its image curbing excessive drinking. Binge drinking is since 199 generally defined as five or more drinks in one rampaged sitting for men and four for women, State lost t Elders served as surgeon general in the Clin- ball semifi ton administration for 15 months. She was Jasmine HOUSEWORK Continued from Page 1 married women - as well as to any other woman who might one day want to get married - because it shows that marriage is now easier and more enjoyable for women than it used to be. "When you think of families in the old days, you think, mom stays at home and dad goes to work. But nowadays, both mom and dad go to work, and dad does housework with mom," Ono said. "Maybe not as much, but he still does housework." One effect of the shift is that both men and women have more leisure time, though some may think they are busier today than past generations have been. Thomas Juster, who also worked on the study, said he believes today's hectic lifestyle is, in most cases, a matter of scheduling and not a matter of over-working. "Leisure time is more scheduled than it used to be. ... If your leisure time is scheduled, it might seem more like work," Juster said. "It's constrained." But the study also found women are still doing two-thirds of the housework while men are still doing two-thirds of work done for employers. It also showed that, while escalating from 12 hours per week in 1965 to 16 hours in 1985, the number of hours men spent on household chores steadied after 1985. For that reason, Juster said he believes the study's results show an ongoing - but not escalating - trend. "I'd be very surprised if gender roles reversed," he said. Both Juster and Ono said the study's results hold true in their own households. "I think I'm doing more than I used to. I used to do hardly any," Juster said. "I think there is a general perception that those tasks ought to be shared. The activity that people least prefer, out of all the activities you could think of, is house- work. One person should not be stuck with it all." Marie, Juster's wife of 45 years, said she agrees that men seem to be taking on more of their share of chores. "Based upon the experience of our children, I think the men are doing much more because the two-career families, than I remember my father doing," she said. "I think a lot of it depends on the background of the family. I think the more educated he is, the more he realizes that he should be con- tributing to the household activities." resign in December 1994 after she roversial remarks about sex educa- he now teaches at the University of School of Medicine. n State has been trying to get beyond as an alcohol-soaked party school 9, when more than 10,000 people through East Lansing after Michigan to Duke in the NCAA men's basket- nals. Greenamyer, an alcohol and drug LAWSUIT Continued from Page 1 Frustrated with the School Music, Johnson withdrew from th University in 1998 and enrolled Southern Illinois University. Both sides say reasons for tf large gaps of time in this case ha been the usual legal delays, as we as disagreements over discovery. "I don't know that it's all th; unusual," Peterson said. educator at Michigan State, said a combinatio of punishment and prevention has helpe change attitudes toward drinking on campus. "We believe that education and enforce ment do consistently have to go hand-i hand," she said. More than 100 students were arrested an charged with riot-related violations in 199 Many students say that crackdown led to mo orderly celebrations when the basketball tea won the NCAA championship in 2000. Massie said one of the disagree- ments has been the University's reluctance to hand over documents. of "The client's document produc- e tion was scandalously at stonewalling," Massie said. Both sides are expecting a quick Ze answer to the motion, possibly as ve early as tomorrow. ;1 "It would be quite common to give us an answer tomorrow, at although they sometimes take it under advisement," Massie said. an ,d e- n- rd 9. re m Michigan State also is trying to improve its prevention efforts. Last fall, the university won a $271,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to study its efforts to combat binge drinking. Those efforts have largely focused on a program that sends birthday cards to stu- dents when they turn 21. The cards are sent by the parents of Bradley McCue, a Michi- gan State junior who died of alcohol poison- ing in 1998 after drinking 24 shots of alcohol on his 21st birthday. Greenamyer said the university is studying how' much the cards have impacted student behavior and whether the cards would have more impact if they were targeted to students by gender. The university also plans to launch an adver- tising campaign to let students know that binge drinking isn't the norm. Studies have shown that fewer students binge drink than is per- ceived. GEO Continued from Page 1. GEO Chief Negotiator and Rack- ham student Alyssa Picard said the childcare issue is important to the union because roughly 10 percent of graduate students have children. Representatives from both parties said they agreed the discussion was helpful, though they did not agree on how to solve the issue. "We didn't settle yet, but our bar- gaining team felt it was a really con- structive conversation about childcare that will go a long way to reaching an agreement on childcare," University Spokeswoman Julie Peterson said. Recently, GEO dropped its request for the University to build a new child- care center. The University agreed to expand the existing need-based finan- cial aid available to graduate students with children by lowering its qualifica- tions for receiving aid. GEO is asking the University to reserve 150 spots in its childcare facilities for union mem- bers throughout the next three years. Perkins-Hart said the last provision is necessary because finding quality childcare outside of the University is a difficult task in Ann Arbor. "I went to a lot of places where I was hesitant to leave (my daughter) because it didn't seem like they had adequate staffing to care for the chil- dren," she said, adding that most child- care facilities have long waitlists and finding a spot in one takes months. "I got into one and there were babies cry- ing on the floor, so I decided that it wasn't the best place to leave my child." Picard said the discussion would not have happened if not for the lengthy negotiations over the weekend and Monday's strike. "I think they didn't realize we were serious," Picard said. "They thought we were trying to raise awareness about childcare, but that we weren't going to hold out for dollars." Where the 150 reserved spaces will come from and how far the University will extend its financial aid remains to be decided. HORNING Continued from Page 1 University. "I want to see through some of the commitments we have made including the Life Sciences Initiative and some of the other building commitments," she said, adding that she want- ed to see through the turnaround of the Athletic Department. Newman is also the senior vice president for government relations for Northwest Airlines. Michigan Republican Party Spokesman Jason Brewer said the party is supporting Newman. When asked if he foresees any opposition to Newman's renomination he said, "I don't anticipate it." But that leaves the GOP with an opening for another can- didate. So far the only candidate that has informed the party of an intention to seek its nomination for the position is term- limited state Rep. Andrew Richner of Grosse Pointe Park. In a statement Richner, an attorney and University alum, said he is "encouraged by the positive support he is receiving from elected officials and Republican leaders" to running for the position. As for the Democratic Party, it must choose two nominees at its August convention to oppose the GOP nominees. Party Spokesman Ben Kohrman said those who have expressed an interest in running include: Ismael Ahmed, director of the Dearborn-based Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, attorney and party Trea- surer Roger Winkelman, Winkelman and Ahmed are Uni- versity alums. Bill Ballenger, a former state senator who now edits the newsletter Inside Michigan Politics, noted that campaigning for a seat on the governing boards of Michigan's three largest universities has markedly little impact on one's chances of winning, at most a 1-2 percent difference, he said. "Those races are pretty much hostage to whatever hap- pens at the top of the ticket," he said, referring to the strength of the party's candidates for governor and the U.S. Senate this year. For example, 24-year GOP Regent Deane Baker was oust- ed in his 1996 bid for a fourth term when President Bill Clin- ton took the state in his reelection. MSA Continued from Page 1 Boot said MSA must encourage stu- dents to use Entree Plus to buy food at the stadium because Gladieux will not permanently establish the scanners unless they believe they can make a profit. Because the scanning machines are portable, Entree Plus may eventually be expanded to Crisler Arena and Yost Ice Arena, Mestdagh said. Also at last night's meeting, MSA President Matt Nolan announced that Wolverine Access' hours have been extended. "Effective immediately, Wolverine Access is now open from 7 a.m. until 2 a.m., an extension of two hours a night," he said. Many students, especially those involved in extracurricular activities, complain that Wolverine Access shuts down before they have a chance to check it, Nolan said. He added that although extending Wolverine Access' hours was one of his original campaign promises, he realized the hours could permanently be extended after the scheduling crisis last semester forced the University to temporarily extend its hours. Also during last night's meeting, MSA passed a resolution urging the Advisory Committee on Recreational Sports to permanently extend the hours of the Central Campus Recreational Building and North Campus Recreation- al Building to 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Mon- day and Tuesday. The advisory committee will rule on extending the hours at a meeting Friday. I REGENTS Continued from Page 1 Barry is currently a key player in the University's legal defense in the lawsuits challenging the University's admissions policies. Barry said she is not sure who will replace her in the General Counsel's office, but her official start date at the Life Sciences Institute is April 15. General Counsel Marvin Krislov will temporary cover her position. 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