LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 9, 2002 - 3A -dop Tag Days raise funds, awareness for children Female reports battle between boyfriends According to Department of Public Safety reports, a female in Bursley Residence Hall reported Saturday night that her former boyfriend assaulted her new boyfriend. Car vandalized in Sybil Street lot A female reported early yesterday that someone tore off the mirror of her boyfriend's car parked in a lot on Sybil Street, DPS reports state. East Quad resident cited for alcohol There was a report early yester- day of an unresponsive person in a unisex bathroom on Prescott Hall in East Quad Residence Hall, accord- ing to DPS reports. The person was cited for a minor in possession of alcohol and trans- ported to the University Hospital Emergency Room. Paint stolen from medical center DPS reports state that 10 gallons of paint were stolen from the Medical Science Center Friday morning. The paint had been left unattended for 30 minutes. Vehicle hits three people, serious injuries result Three females were hit by a vehicle while crossing at the corner of Hoover and State streets Friday afternoon, according to DPS reports. The car did not stop, and the victims sustained sub- stantial injuries. Chairs vanish from the Union computing site A caller reported Friday afternoon the theft of five or six chairs from the Michigan Union computing site, DPS reports state. Although the chairs were discovered missing Friday, the caller belived, they were tken some time over the last week. DPS conducts * drug bust i West Quad Saturday According to DPS reports, officers confiscated marijuana and drug para- phernalia early Saturday from a subject in West Quad Residence Hall. Victim reports theft a month after it happened A man in the Art and Architecture Building reported Thursday afternoon that a book of his was stolen more than a month ago, DPS reports state. Man exposes self on street corner According to DPS reports, an unidentified witness reported Thurs- day afternoon that a man indecently exposed himself near the corner of Fletcher and Huron streets. Officers made contact with the subject a short distance away, but they did not observe an offense. He was ques- tioned and released pending further investigation. Park bench legs vandalized in Arb A caretaker in the Nichols Arbore- * tum reported Thursday evening that three legs of a park bench had been detached from the ground, DPS reports state. Student reports missing glasses A West Quad resident reported Thursday night that his Cartier glasses were missing, according to DPS * reports. He stated that he believes a guest in his room took them earlier that day around 2 p.m. He identified the guest for DPS officers, and the case is under investigation. Man complains of stomach pains DPS reports state a man in the Harold Shapiro Undergraduate Library Thursday night said he was having severe stomach pains and By Emily Kraack Daily Staff Reporter Who wears red and comes out once a year to bring joy to children in Washtenaw County? If your answer was "members of the Galens Med- ical Society," you would be right. Friday and Saturday marked the 76th annual Galens Tag Day Drive, an event put on by Med- ical School students who belong to the Galens Society. Tag day falls on the first weekend of December every year to correspond with Mid- night Madness, the night when all downtown stores in Ann Arbor stay open until midnight. Members of Galens Society called "tag- gers" stand in various places throughout Ann Arbor wearing red ponchos and posters and holding buckets to collect donations. When someone puts a donation in the Galens buck- et, the tagger holding the bucket will give the person a Galens tag - a brightly colored tag explaining what Galens does and how to make further contributions. The Galens Society designed thetag day drive to raise money for children's causes in Washtenaw County. Organizations apply to Galens for grants. "Anyone who asks, as long as they're legitimate, we basically give money to," said "tag day czar" and fourth year Medical School student Caroline Schreiber. Funds gathered in the past have gone to organizations such as the SAFE House, a domestic violence shelter; the Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti; the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum; the Ronald McDonald House, an inexpensive hotel for families of hospitalized children; and the Neutral Zone, a youth center run by high school students in Ann Arbor. One of the main recipients of tag day dona- tions is the Child Life Center in Mott Children's Hospital Charities, which provides educational toys and arts and crafts to children in the hospi- tal. Schreiber said the Child Life Center was founded "so kids can have a more normal life in the hospital." Schreiber said the tag day drive usually col- lects about $70,000 per year. "We think this is a good year, but it's hard to know yet," she said about this year's total. Unlike other charity events, Galens donates all money collected on tag days to charity. "None of the money we collect goes to over- head at all," Schreiber said. This is made possi- ble by donations from local businesses, such as Blimpie Burger, which provides kits with burg- ers, fries, condiments and cheese to students collecting donations. Other restaurants provide cookies, hot chocolate and other food items for the taggers. All leftover food is donated to homeless shelters. Ten Medical School faculty members are nominated each year by the student members of Galens to serve as honorary members. The fac- ulty members drive "Happy Vans" full of donat- ed food to Tagger locations around Ani Arbor during the Tag drive. Family medicine associate Prof. Kent Sheets, in his first year as a faculty member of Galens, said he had a great time driving the Happy Van to deliver food to the taggers. "The weather's not been bad today, and they're glad to see us." Pathology Prof. Andy Flint, in his seventh year with Galens, expressed enthusiasm for the organization and the tag day. "It's such a great tradition," he said. "It's a completely unselfish act." He also said he enjoyedworking with the students, and that getting nominated for Galens was "sort of like getting an Oscar - it was real- ly cool." Taggers talked about the generosity of people in Ann Arbor and how exciting it was to see a check for $1,000 in the donation bucket. Sara Chakel, tag day czar and fourth year Medical student, said, "Lots of people already have checks written out in their pockets," before tag day. Galens members said that people will tell taggers that they look forward to giving dona- tions on tag days. "People expect you, they're, waiting for you. It was really nice to see people's generosity," said Grace Ahn, co-chair and 1st year Medical student. REBECCASAHN/Daily Medical student Amar Mutnal receives a donation from LSA junior Sachin Nanavati for Galens Tag Days in the Diag. Borders staff seeks better conditions with umonization ID WE SPELL YOUR NAME. DID WE PRINT INACCURATE. INFORMATION? ID WE MISREPRESENT YOUR VIEWS? SENDT CORRECTIONS TO By Ricky Lax Daily Staff Reporter Around 6:30 p.m. Friday, the follow- ing announcement was read over the East Liberty Borders Books public address system: "Attention Borders staff, the time is now 51 to four." Staff members understood the announce- ment meant 51 Borders workers voted to join forces with United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 876, while four workers opposed union rep- resentation. Last month, several flyers posted out- side the store read, "Why have the employees of Borders Books at 612 E. Liberty fprnel ai union?, Eroding bene- fits, layoffs and demotions, (and) huge cuts in payroll that have affected our staffing level tremendously." Workers' complaints also include poor job security, low salary increases, high turnover rate and poor attitudes in management.But Borders management say that they take employee concerns seriously and encourage open and direct communication. They do not believe union representation is necessary. Borders operates over 390 Borders stores domestically, 800 Waldenbooks stores, 29 international Borders stores and 37 stores in the United Kingdom The store in Ann Arbor was the first opened. So far, only one Borders store, in Minneapolis, has unionized. In the '90s, three stores had contracts negotiat- ed by the UFCW. But these contracts were not renewed. After the announcement, the workers "Eroding benefits, layoffs ,., huge cuts in payroll have affected our staffing level tremendously" - flyer supporting the unionization of Borders employees had an unofficial victory party at worker Dave Patt's house. "Everybody knows what (the party) is for, but nobody officially knows, kind of like the 'the time is now 51 to four," worker Brook Young said. Young and fellow Borders worker Lyndsy Richards, who was excluded from the vote because she was a new worker, said they spotted several former workers in the store throughout the day. One of these workers had quit after he was demoted. Young said that nobody knows who cast the opposing votes, but that there were rumors about who did. Six Borders stores have voted to unionize in the past, but none are currently under contract. 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