LOCAL/STATE CRIMvE # Men accused of stealing glasses headed to court Three men accused of stealing another man's glasses and driving away were scheduled for preliminary hearings yesterday, Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said. The suspects - Detroit residents Jason Williams, 21, and Erroll Bradley, 20, and Southfield resident Rendell Ferguson, 22 - were arrested for strong-armed robbery after confronting their victim out- side the Michigan Union early Sun- day morning. They then drove off, but were stopped by DPS officers near the corner of Monroe and Tap- pan streets. Brown said neither the suspects nor the victim - who was not injured but did know at least one of the suspects - are affiliated with the University. Letters from sign reported stolen Several alphabetical letters from a sign in the Herbert H. Dow Building on Hayward Street were reportedly stolen Tuesday morning. The letters, which came from a sign kit, were val- ued at $200. Theft of Markley map reported months afterward The staff at Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall told DPS officers Tuesday morning that an unknown person stole a large, five-foot by seven-foot map of the residence hall. According to the DPS crime log, the theft occurred sometime in October. DPS has no suspects. Medical procedure ends in patient's indecent exposure A staff member in the Kellogg Eye Center on Wall Street complained to officers that a patient had indecently exposed himself during a medical test- ing procedure Tuesday. Check from stolen wallet cashed at Pierpont Commons A man who had hiswallet stolen from an unknown location later dis- covered the whereabouts of part of the missing contents, when a blank check that had been inside the wallet was cashed at Pierpont Commons. The rest of the wallet's contents are still missing. Camera stolen as woman rides to North Campus A female passenger riding a bus from North Campus to Markley alleged her digital camera was stolen during the ride, at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. DPS has no suspects. Drug possession in Stockwell prompts arrest DPS officers arrested a person in Stockwell Residence Hall for viola- tion of a controlled substance and marijuana possession. The residence hall's staff reported the person to offi- cers early yesterday morning. Room broken into, items missing but later recovered A room in the Medical Science Unit II building on Catherine Street was allegedly ransacked over the weekend, DPS reports state. The ransacking was discovered and reported to police early Monday morning, when several items, including a slide scanner, appeared to be missing. Further investigation by the building's staff showed the scanner had only been moved during the inva- sion. It is unknown what - if anything - was actually stolen. Helium balloon inflation sets off MoJo fire alarm DPS officers determined that a Sun- day afternoon fire alarm in Mosher- Jordan Residence Hall was accidently caused by students filling up helium balloons. No other problems were found. Hospital employee The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 3A Bush's impact on 'U' cases sparks debate By Christopher Johnson Daily Staff Reporter After President Bush said he opposes the Univer- sity's use of race as a factor in its in admissions policies during an address yesterday, students responded with various concerns about the impact his actions will have on the cases. Education senior Agnes Aleobua, a member of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and Integration and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary, said Bush's address jeopardized the hopes of success for minorities. "He's sending a message to the blacks and minority youth of this country that they will not have the opportunity to attend a place like the University of Michigan, and the Supreme Court can not repeat this negative message," she said. But LSA senior Dean Wang, head of Young Americans for Freedom, supported the President in opposition to the University's policies. "There are racial problems in America, but I don't think that affirmative action is the way to solve them," Wang said. "If we create barriers, I don't think we'll create a society in which people don't judge each other by race." Many students declined to take a definite stance for or against the University's policies. Art and Design sophomore Ryan Herberholz said the University should intervene to over- come racial divisions within the country, but that affirmative action does not always fairly evaluate applications. "Anything that breaks down that segregation I think is good, but I don't know if quotas should be set, or if someone should be turned away who has a higher grade point because of the color of their skin," he said. Several students said the University should look more favorably on minority applicants, but added the current policy ignores other applicants who should also receive support. "I don't think race should be a determining fac- tor but socio-economic upbringing (should be)," LSA sophomore Ashek Ahmed said. "I think that the point system of the University establishes admissions which contain a certain predetermined number of minority admissions." LSA junior Andrew Thomas said, "There's a lot of poor white kids, I'm sure, who can't afford to go to school here." Students also held different opinions of whether Bush's address would have a significant impact on the country or the Supreme Court. "I think Bush is a popular president, so people are going to go along with what he says" Thomas said. But Ahmed said, "President Bush isn't the best speaker, so what he says may not have a great impact on those who were listening." RYAN WEINER/Daily Henry Hertzgovitz speaks at an event hosted by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality yesterday at the Law School's Hutchins Hall. itorrallsmission to camp in WestBanlk By Afifa Assel and Andrew Kaplan Daily Staff Reporters A boy wounded by gunfire from Israeli troops, a bombed Palestinian police station and youths peering over the body of a man assasinated by the Israeli Defense Forces were among the slides pre- sented by Henry Herskovitz yesterday about his mission to the West Bank. Herskovitz, who is Jewish, traveled in December to the Balata refugee camp in the city of Nablus as an activist for the Interna- tional Solidarity Movement. The ISM is a Palestinain-led coalition that advocates non- violent resistence to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip by sending members to the occupied territories. "I went to Palestine to find out more informa- tion about the occupation, and to actually live with the people suffering from the occupation," Herskovitz said. "Very few stories are told in this country about the non-violent resistance to occu- pation." Herskovitz stated that under U.N. Resolution 242, Israel is required to withdraw from all the occupied territories. Speaking to an audience of students and community residents, Hertzgovitz commented on photographs taken during his two-and-a- half-week stay with a Palestinian resident of Nablus. He emphasized the daily frustration of dealing with Israeli troops, check points and tanks. "The truth is a casualty, it seems, when you travel to Israel and Palestine," he said. "We try to keep a presence 24 hours in the house so the sol- diers don't come and demolish the home." One of Herskovitz's slides showed him playing with a Palestinian boy at a checkpoint guarded by Israeli tanks. In another photo, long lines of peo- ple are guided through checkpoints flanked by troops. "'Look into your heart and tell me if this is the correct way to treat people,"' Herskovitz said he asked a soldier. "'You process them, and you won't let them get on with their daily lives."' Between slides, Herskovitz stressed the peace- ful nature of ISM's protests. "Ninety-nine percent of resistance is pas- sive," he said, referring to resistance move- ments in general, "like helping children get to school." But Herskovitz added that while he is against Israeli occuptation, he strives not to point fingers at those who do not agree with his views. "There are good Jews, there are bad Jews, there are good Palestinians, there are bad Palestinians," he said. "People who come with peace will be welcome in Palestine." Herskovitz is an Ann Arbor resident and a Uni- versity alum. He serves on the Middle East Task- force of the city's Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, and the Ann Arbor Area Committee for Peace. His lecture and slide show was held at Hutchins Hall in the Law Quad. Gest's ideal last lecture contains humor for all By Shabina S. Khatri Melissa Solarz Daily Staff Reporter Affectionate students and admiring faculty filled the Michigan League's Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre yesterday to honor Prof Thomas Gest, winner of the 13th Annual Golden Apple Award for Outstand- ing University Teaching. Gest, who teaches anato- my at the Medical School, delivered a lecture titled, "Doctoring Education for Future Doctors;" which discussed unique, successful teaching methods with scientific examples. "If we train (students) to be obedient we are doing them a great disservice," Gest said, joking that he prefers a "lecture-lite" teaching style. "(It's) less filling, more satisfying," he said. Gest said he tries to intersperse facts and humor in interactive lectures. "It's amazing I receive this honor because I have tried to limit lecturing - I find it to be a horrible delivery of information," he said. "It seems almost unethical that I get this award because I love what I do so much." Brian Netter, president of the Students Honoring Outstanding University Teaching, the organization in charge of selecting Golden Apple Award win- ners, explained the criteria for receiving the award. "When students are deciding who to nominate, some of the math and science subjects have stu- dents who band together," he said. "(It takes) a cer- tain class of professor that doesn't just teach material, they inspire their students to want to learn more.... These professors enrapture their students and can excite them about a subject they didn't expect to enjoy." Medical student Adam Rogers said Gest's dedi- cation to his students sets him apart. "He's the kind of guy who grew on everybody over the semester. The amount of time he gives to us is astronomical. ... And he's always happy to be there with you. I go and talk to him whenever I want. And I always feel comfortable scheduling appointments." Gest closed his "ideal last lecture" by explaining the results of his teaching method, which gained faculty approval and increased ratings for the class. "So, until next week - adios, amoebas." TCHAIKOVSKY'S VIOLIN CONCERTO, p yu watqt o iv eA (I TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto ROTT Symphony in E Major Tchaikovsky's famous violin concerto, once considered unplayable, is now one of the most beloved romantic works performed today. Coffee Series Sponsor: Friday Series Sponsor: DAI ERCHRYSLER Media Sponsors: WA- metrosa o not smoke cigarettes. 77% of UM students d MARTIN, LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION CONCERT Thomas Wilkins, conductor The Honorable Kwame M. 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