LOCAL/STATE Not so wooly anymore The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 3A Bush proposal would alter welfare reforms DPS investigates spree of vehicle vandalism The Department of Public Safety is continuing its investigation into a rash of vandalism that began in the Church Street Parking Structure over the weekend but appears to have ended Sunday night. Within that period, six cars were van- dalized, including four with punctured tires and one with two broken windows. The most recent victim reported Sun- day night that two of her vehicle's tires had been punctured and two of the win- dows broken with an unknown object. DPS reports state the first incident occurred sometime between 10 p.m. Friday and 12:40 a.m. Saturday. The next four incidents occurred between 11 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Saturday. The final incident occurred between 4 and 8 p.m. Sunday. All of the cars were parked between the structure's third level and the roof. "We have the same type of crime in the same time span; however, no wit- nesses have been identified," DPS Lt. Robert Neumann said. "It appears to be random. They do not appear to be targeting certain individuals or certain vehicles." DPS has no suspects, he added. Motorist driving under suspended license arrested DPS officers arrested a person Mon- day afternoon on an outstanding bench warrant. The person, who had a sus- pended license, was caught driving illegally on Kipke Drive and was taken to the Washtenaw County Jail. Excessive force in wrestling leads to nose injury A patient in University Hospital with a wounded nose Monday said the injury occurred during a wrestling match between himself and a friend, who acci- dentally struck him in the head. The patient evidently told DPS officers responding to the incident that he did not wish to file a report against his friend. Camera stolen from -Natural Science Building A 35mm Nikon camera and lens were reportedly stofen from ai' office in the Kraus Natural Science Building on North University Avenue sometime between 6 p.m. Dec. 18 and 8 a.m. Jan. 15. According to the DPS crime log, there were no signs of forced entry. DPS officers did not receive a call about the stolen camera until Monday afternoon. They have no suspects. Slip-and-fall puts victim in hospital A caller reported Sunday night that a person had slipped and fallen near the Frieze Building on State Street. The person was injured and requested transportation to the hospital. Huron Valley Ambulance, DPS and a Fire Rescue squad all responded to the inci- dent, DPS reports state. Patient reports foreign substance in gumball A patient at University Hospital called DPS Sunday night to ask about a substance that may have been inside a gumball purchased at a Chili's Restau- rant. DPS officers turned the case over to the Ann Arbor Police Department, DPS reports state. Wallet kept in unlocked drawer turns up missing A University Hospital employee reported Monday that an unknown per- son allegedly stole her wallet from her purse, which was in an unlocked drawer in her office. The wallet contained $20 and credit cards. The victim said the theft occurred sometime between 1 and 2:30 p.m. that day. DPS has no suspects. In an unrelated incident, DPS officers received another phone call Monday from a woman wanting to report a larce- ny from the Clinical Delivery Building at 3621 State St. The woman claimed her purse had been stolen, but then dis- covered she had only left it at home. --Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Maria Sprow High school students Oliver Levin-Foopman, Justine Anthony and Alex Herold complete a project beneath a giant mastadon skeleton in the Ruthven Museum. Grads compete with MSU in gift-giving By Allison Yang Daily Staff Reporter President Bush's budget plans are affecting every aspect of American society, including programs such as welfare reform that may need financial support the most, said Gordon Berlin, senior vice president of work, com- munity and economic security at Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation. Berlin spoke yesterday about state pro- grams' accomplishments in welfare reform and how future federal plans may not ade- quately support these successful programs. MDRC is a non-profit organization that seeks to influence welfare policy. Presenting programs from states such as Oregon, Minnesota and Connecticut, Berlin separated states that focus on a "work-first" approach from others that focus on an "educa- tion-first" approach. While both individual approaches were more successful than the con- trol group, he said, programs similar to Port- land's that mix these approaches worked dramatically better. But Berlin said Bush's plans, which establish standards that welfare programs must follow, dis- courage state efforts. "Nothing in the new law is helping state reform. They are creating a public policy against state pro- grams that have been proven to work," he said. Some University students were unaware of state welfare reform plans like the ones Berlin spoke about until they attended yesterday's lecture. LSA senior Hung Lin said he enjoys such forums because he can learn about current issues and ideas from professional speakers. "These talks are invaluable to us. You don't have to be someone special to attend these - anyone can. While some professors lecture from textbooks 10 years old, we can listen to lectures about current issues outside of the classroom," Lin said. "This talk informed me of things I wasn't aware of before. I didn't really know a lot about what's going on or with Bush's policies and states trying to improve employment," LSA sophomore Carolyn Huang said. Berlin was critical of Bush's plan, which he said includes enforcing a requirement that 70 percent of welfare recipients work at least,40 hours a week, providing limited training for the first three months and promoting marriage. "Bush wants to limit training programs to three months, but it takes six for true improvement, as shown by Portland's welfare reform program," Berlin said. The 40-hour work week requirement will force states to abandon the programs that have been so successful in the past, Berlin added. This will involve starting completely new welfare programs, and the startup phase has always been the hardest part, he said. "I don't actually think this debate in D.C. has anything to do with 2002 or 2003. When the world is fundamentally different than it was many years ago, it's disappointing to see people haven't realized it," Berlin said. The National Poverty Center sponsored the lec- ture, titled, "What Have We Learned from Welfare to Work Studies?" "This talk is one in a series the National Poverty Center is putting on this term," said Todd Bartko, program manager at the Nation- al Poverty Center. "We are trying to bring in people with expertise related with poverty research and welfare reform in our effort to help educate all of us here and keep dialogue with researchers in this area all over the country," By Lauren Hodge Daily Staff Reporter Each year, graduating seniors have the oppor- tunity to show their appreciation for the school of their choice. At the end of April, 10 of the Uni- versity's schools will present individual senior class gifts based on the participation and funding provided by graduating students. Now in its third year, the race for the largest participation rate against Michigan State Univer- sity competitors heats up as more students con- tribute funding to the class gift. Though the University of Michigan has lagged behind in the annual competition for the past two years, Michi- gan Telefund Program Manager Angie Nordquist said Michigan State may be in for a surprise. "In the last couple of years, we've really fallen short in total class participation. But this year, I think we're really going to give them a run for their money," Nordquist said. Students' contributions in the past have helped supply state-of-the-art computer equipment, scholarships and various student programs around campus. Nordquist said about 30 percent of graduating seniors help give back to the school annually and usually raise between $35,000 and $40,000. Similar to the annual Blood Battle against Ohio State Universffy, students will coipete against each other for the highest base rate of student participation. The winners will not be selected on the total amount of donations because the University's senior class is consid- erably larger than that of its competitor. Tele- fund employee Georry Dietrich, who has worked with the program for three years, said the competition is a healthy one. "If you announce a competition against MSU, more people will want to donate," he said. "Knowing that we're fighting against our rivals is a great way to show school spirit and fight toward a good cause." The assistant dean of each school must decide what the school needs and how the money can best be spent. Four departments have chosen class gifts for the 2003 graduating class -- the School of Education, the School of Literature, Science & the Arts and the School of Engineering. The remaining schools have yet to decide where to spend their money. The School of Engineering plans to donate a pool table to the Student Commons on North campus with the $800 raised by their students. The LSA department will fund student support and new student scholarships. Telefund coordinators will try to increase their support by phoning and e-mailing gradu- ating students at the beginning of March. Seniors can easily register to pledge online at www.senio'lassgigfoig and have until April 30 to show their support. CONTRACEPTION Continued from Page 1A treatments and hormone injections. Jarrett added that when used correctly and all the time, non-emergency contraception methods are extremely effective. Kane-Low also discussed the lack of informa- tion about emergency options. "Even when you make very informed choices and do the best you can, contraception can fail," she said. "Knowl- edge is the key to more effective contraception." She added that "almost 20 percent of women use a contraceptive method that fails 50 percent of the time." Student Health Advisory Council member Vera Slywynsky said that among some of the nation's top universities, "other schools are more progres- sive (than the University of Michigan) in contra- ception." UHS has been trying to change that, Slywyn- sky added, by educating the university communi- ty and making emergency contraceptives avail- able to students. "Over the last year, UHS has changed its poli- cy on dispensing" the pills, Ernst said. She explained that they are available to students through a UHS prescription and on a walk-in basis. Slywynsky added that keeping a prescription of emergency contraceptive is wise so students "can be prepared, just in case," especially since UHS is not open on the weekends when emergencies may be more likely to occur. Mike Ward, LSA senior and member of Stu- dents for Choice, said that he found the presenta- tion informative. "I'm pleased with the way UHS is responding to and handling" emergency contraception, he added. "They've made some good decisions this year and I hope that we will continue to see more progressive decisions." 77% of UM students don't smoke cigarettes. I Friday Coffee Series Sponsor: 6AEKIONE. 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