LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 14, 2002 - 3A Blue Party seeks safet, meal flexibility Wanted drug dealer arrested at Helen Newberry A person soliciting students in Helen Newberry Residence Hall to buy drugs was arrested Monday by Department of Public Safety officers. The suspect was then turned over to the Ypsilanti Police Department, which had a war- rant out for his arrest. Sand damages library urinal An unknown person caused damage to a toilet in the Shapiro Undergradu- ate Library Monday morning, when it was discovered that someone had placed sand in the urinal. Media Union darker after lamp goes missing A lamp from the Media Union dock on North Campus was reported stolen Tuesday morning. The lamp had appar- ently been missing since Nov. 4. DPS has no suspects. Tennis staff make complaint about fraudulent check A caller from the Varsity Tennis Center complained Tuesday that a check made out by a person participat- ing in summer tennis camp has contin- ued to bounce. Dining employee 'confused' after fall in cafeteria A University Housing Dining Ser- vices worker in East Quad Residence Hall slipped, fell and hit her head Sun- day during lunch. According to DPS reports, the victim was conscious and breathing but "really dazed and con- fused." The person was transported to the University Hospital Emergency Room. Police discover vehicle where owner parked it DPS officers located a stolen vehicle Sunday afternoon in the Catherine Street parking structure. Upon notify- ing the vehicle's owner, it was discov- ered she had just forgotten where she last parked, reports state. Two jackets disappear from campus buildings A black leather coat was reported missing from the Harlan Hatcher Grad- uate Library late Sunday night after its owner left it unattended on the library's fourth floor. A second jacket was reported stolen Monday morning from the Vera Baits II Ziwet House kitchen area. That theft occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Saturday and 12 p.m. Sunday. Patient assaults hospital staffer with picture A University Medical Center Med- Inn staff member was injured by an angry patient Monday afternoon. The patient reportedly assaulted the staff member with a framed picture. Proper- ty damage was also reported. Pedestrians safe after being struck by vehicles Two pedestrians were allegedly struck by moving vehicles Monday. The first incident occurred on North Thayer Street, when the victim was crossing the street. The victim report- edly told the driver that she was okay and did not get his information before he drove away. The victim declined medical treatment. Another person was struck while crossing the street at Fletcher Street and North University Avenue. The vic- tim reported that her thigh was bruised. Arbor Lakes man reports theft of $5 from drawer A man in Arbor Lakes on Plymouth Road reported Monday that $5 had been stolen from his desk drawer. The theft allegedly occurred the night of Oct. 25. By Carmen Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Customized meal plans and campus safety top the issues on the Blue Party platform if elected into the Michigan Student Assembly during next week's election. Missed meals should be refunded since the meals have already been paid for by the plan, party leader and current MSA representative Darth Newman said. The Blue Party aims to work with the Entree Office to provide more options and a more flexible meal plan. After success in providing the use of Entree Plus at Michigan Stadium this fall, the Blue Party will continue to work toward Entree Plus being available at Yost Ice Arena and Crisler Arena. CHEATING basic p Continued from Page 1A elist ar "The statistics are astounding about Ford sa what students feel is a serious offense Fordc now as opposed to two years ago. ing's ho Apparently the majority of students tion ofe don't feel it's a major offense to take regard to something off of the Internet and pres- "(Th ent it as their work. I think this is of atmosph great concern," Gass said. dents a Issues raised at the meeting included Enginee the responsibilities of faculty to dents w respond to dishonesty in the class- and feel room, initiating a dialogue between lem," Fc students and faculty, academic miscon- Stud duct associated with the Internet and showed the establishment of an intellectual conduct community with a higher appreciation ties from for honesty. "I do] "It's the job of each department to rently.I put forth and constantly revise what it cheating means for students to act with integri- proving ty. I'm surprised that these documents ness sen are not there for students now," English In sp Prof. John Whittier-Ferguson, a pan- prioriti elist, said. meeting "Not acknowledging people's work successi makes the people doing the work discusst unwilling to (contribute further work), "TheI and those people who are taking are really in essentially tearing the community need to apart," Whittier-Ferguson added. about ti One professor in the audience even ifN responded to the remarks of the pan- course, elists, saying that he did not believe co-plann that integrity is currently viewed as a For th high priority in the academic commu- mationa nity or understood uniformly. Panelists Library and event planners reacted by saying wwwlib that creating a uniform understanding resourc is essential to making this issue a high- about h er priority. dishones "It's impossible to enumerate the "Wha number of ways that you can go source th wrong. I think that something we ily exhi need to discuss is how to outline the Patricia "Blue Party members have worked with a lot of administrators and developed good working relations," party leader and MSA representative Sarra Nazem said. "This will help us when it comes to customizing the meal plan." An issue much talked about during last year's fall election, campus safety, is back on the Blue Party's platform. In response to last year's "peeping tom" incidents and break-ins in residence halls, the Blue Party wants more street lighting, particularly in off-campus housing neighborhoods, and more emergency phones on campus. "When we surveyed students, most did not know where the emergency phones were or After a three-week process of interviews and meetings, 22 candidates were selected on the party's MSA slate. Most qualified students for student government, who work well with other students and want to get things done, were picked to represent the Blue Party, New- man said. LSA freshman Bryan Cooley is excited about the party's plans for expanding Entre Plus. "I wanted to run for Blue Party because they have done a lot of good things in the past like adding Fall Break," Cooley said. Like Students First and the Defend Affirmative Action Party, the Blue Party has been hanging posters and chalking in the morning and talking to students at night. "Talking to people wins votes, not just our posters," Newman said. Blue Party candidates running for the LSA Student Government, a separate governing body, are pushing for an online calendar listing co-cur- ricular activities like student clubs and organiza- tions with meeting times. Creating a web-based program to help students organize and see how their proposed classes would fit into their distri- bution requirements is also an goal candidates would work toward. "Students end up taking classes they don't really need," Nazem said. "This website would help them see what classes would fulfill their distribution." LSA-SG candidates also aim to work with Graduate Student Instructors to promote course consistency. GSIs teaching the same course might be grading students differently, Newman said. were aware the phones were man said. rinciples (of integrity) with- ving to list everything," pan- ind Engineering Prof. Ann id. cited the School of Engineer- nor code as a successful defini- expectations for students with o academic honesty. e Honor Code) creates a basic Lere of trust between the stu- nd faculty in the College of ering. The vast majority of stu- vork very hard and are honest - very threatened by this prob- ord said. ents present at the meeting concern over academic mis- , but some had different priori- m those of the professors. n't think the system works cur- If a student is suspected of g, basically you have no way of that you didn't cheat," Busi- nior Robbie Tran said. ite of the disagreement about es within academic integrity, planners said the event was ful in getting people together to the problem. point this raised is that what is important is the dialogue. We have long term conversations his with students in particular, we have to discuss it in every LSA Academic Advisor and ner Scott Kassner said. hose interested in more infor- about this issue, the University y has created a website, .umich.edu/acadintegrity, with es for students and faculty ow to address concerns over sty. at we're trying to do is create a hat is helpful, but not necessar- austive," University Librarian Yocum said. on campus," New- Activists urge reappraisal of Middle East conflict By Chris Amos For the Daily In a wide-ranging discussion spon- sored by Students Allied for Freedom and Equality at the Michigan Union last night, panelists Amer Zahr and Thom Saffold reflected upon the Pales- tinian Intifada and encouraged students to work to redefine the public's under- standing of the Palestinian struggle. Both panelists took issue with the framing of the Palestinian struggle in the mainstream American media and said that important issues require a more involved explanation than the media takes time to give. "We need to avoid the trap of the sound-bite battle," Zahr said. Saffold, a civil rights instructor in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, encouraged students to make a historical connection between the Intifada and the American Civil Rights movement. Saffold said that GOT QUESTIONS? SOMEONE'S BOUND TO HAVE ANSWERS. JOIN DAILY NEWS. a similar connection had motivated many Americans to protest South African policies in the '80s and con- tributed to Apartheid's dismantling. Saf- fold said the plight of many Palestinians justified a similar response today. "I visited South Africa during the '80s at the height of Apartheid and have visit- ed the West Bank recently and Palestini- ans today live in conditions worse than South Africans did then," Saffold said. Audience members questioned whether non-violent protest would prove successful in the occupied terri- tories, noting that previous boycotts and tax resistance had accomplished little. "Violent resistance is probably the only way to effect change in Israeli pol- icy. Colonial societies never give up land for benevolent reasons ... either economic necessity or violent resist- ance forces them out," Zahr said. "The most likely way to end occupation is to make the Israeli people suffer enough so that they begin to question the need for continuing the occupation." Zahr also responded to criticism of the ongoing campaign for the Univer- sity to divest from Israel. "Israel's economy would not crum- ble due to corporate divestment. They have a first world economy and receive large amounts of American foreign aid," he said. "Divestment is also not anti-Semitic. Zionism is anti-Semitic because it essentializes Jews. Many Jews do not support Israeli oppression of the Pales- tinian people," Zahr added. Zahr spoke of the need for greater communication across religious and eth- nic lines, saying that some students who support Israeli policies have very little social contact with Palestinian students. "Many supporters of Israeli policies simply don't understand the day-to-day struggle of the Palestinian people." NTY IH AP CiS * HOTTEST HIKES, UNDErIROUND 0 EXULU13oVE 0 FI RfT UALITYI 50-75% 0ff Reg.Prices, OVER 6 TRACKS FEATURING: NORE " BABY" 50CENT* JARULE. CAI'RON "U JAY- X.O.P.* FABOLOUS * NAS * EVE "4NVMAEY Call Today Toll-FreeZ 3 '$ L -800-503-8033 ,u 'k $ nor -3Sh'ppine ENROLLMENT Continued from Page 1A could further appeal to under-repre- sented groups. These internal fluctuations are not yet a cause for concern, LSA senior Helen Doh said. Doh, a student of Korean descent, said she doubts the declining Asian population will become a serious prob- lem. "I think we already have a lot of Asian students here," Doh said, adding their presence can be felt through the numerous Asian student groups pres- ent on campus. The real problem, Doh said, lies in the actual separation within minority groups. "I don't know if any Asian group leader would agree with me, but I also see a division between minority groups. I see Asians already divided among themselves," she said. This internal division is hindering overall minority cooperation and success on campus, Doh added. "Asians and Hispanics don't join together." According to the data, the number of white students in the freshman class dropped from 3,410 to 3,208 this year. White students still repre- sent more than 60 percent of the freshman class. N;$, .a Q PIiv eAAWO Cr ARREST in several years. Brown was unsure whether the Continued from Page 1A prior records would entail stiffer the last two years on charges of retail sentences for the suspects if they are fraud and public intoxication. convicted. Burgens has a record going back to "It would be nice," Brown said. the 1980s of drug possession and lar- "It's up to the legal system and court ceny, although this is his first offense system." Correction: Khalil Shikaki is a Palestinian professor teaching at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank. This was incorrectly reported on Page 1 of yesterday's Daily. o not smoke cigarettes. 77% of UM students d ALL NEW ROCK & ROLL SHOW WITH SPECIAL GUEST JACKSON BROWNE l ... .,:. .