LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 10, 2002 - 3 CAMPUS Semys Prof. lectures on musicians Music theory and women's stud- ies Prof. Nadine Hubbs will give a talk titled "Sanctioning a Stereo- type; or, It Turns Out, in the 20th Century 'Music' and 'Queer' Were Fairly Interchangeable," today at noon in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union. The event is spon- sored by the Institute for the Humanities. History of 'U, museums to be discussed Biology Prof. Thomas Moore will give a lecture, titled "Creation of the University's Museums: Ornithologist J.B. Steere's 1870 Worldwide Expedition" today at 3 p.m. in the University Detroit Observatory meeting room on 1398 E. Ann St. A2 to hold forum on divestment from Israel There will be a discussion titled "Community Forum on the Ques- tion of Divestment from Israel" today at 6:30 p.m. in the multipur- pose room of the Ann Arbor District Library on South Fifth Avenue. Four local speakers will present argu- ments for and against a proposal that the city divest from companies that do business in Israel. A public comment period will follow the event. Cultural Film Series debuts Czech film There will be a showing of the film "The Shop on Main Street" today at 7:30 p.m. in the Pierpont Commons Lounge on North Campus as part of the Cultural Film Series. The film, which is based on the life of a Slovak man during the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, was the first Czecho- slovakian film to win an Academy award. Psychiatry prof. to talk on delirium University psychiatry Prof. Bar- bara Kamholz will give a give a talk titled "Delirium: New Ways Toward Prediction and Treatment" tomorrow at noon at the Maternal-Child Health Center Auditorium at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. This free talk is sponsored by the University Health System. Video to present life and work of Jan Vermeer The life and work of Dutch artist Jan Vermeer will be explored in a showing of the film "Vermeer: Light, Love, and Science" tomorrow at 12:10 p.m. in the Audio Visual Room of the University Museum of Art. The video will analyze the economic, sci- entific and political context of Ver- meer's work along with some of his most celebrated works. It is part of an ongoing series of art video showings at the University Museum of Art. This month's focus is on the art of the Netherlands. Free Press hockey writer to read at Borders Former Michigan Daily managing sports editor Nicholas Cotsonika will give a free reading of his book "Hock- ey Gods" tomorrow at 7 p.m at the Borders on East Liberty Street. Cot- sonika, who covers hockey for the Detroit Free Press, will read from his inside story about the Detroit Red Wings, the 2002 Stanley Cup champi- ons. A signing will follow the event. University groups give free concert There will be a free performance by the University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir and Orpheus Singers tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Power Center. Prof. Kenneth Kiesler will conduct the program, which will include one of the first performances since 1940 of James Johnson's opera De Organizer, recently restored by Prof. James Dapogny. Ger- man composer Carl Orff's Carmina Burana will also be performed. Medical School atuehnts givA gift Students: Yale president violated school policies By Autumn Brown Daily Staff Reporter Students at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. are anticipating a formal response from the school's president, Richard Levin, in response to accusations by more than 70 students that Levin violated and misrepresented the school's bylaws. Levin was also accused of engaging in "physical restric- tion, intimidation, and coercion of students for their advoca- cy of unpopular views." If he is found guilty of the allegations, he could face expulsion from the school, students fil- ing the complaints said. Specifically, the students cite an incident in which two undergraduate students were detained for distributing leaflets to parents during Parents' Weekend at Yale. The leaflets support- ed disgruntled employees within the college community. The labor disputes between a local union and the president Levin involve the renewal of a labor contact which expired in January 2002. According to a statement released by Yale students yester- day, the president listed three separate documents that pro- hibited students from distributing leaflets. The students said that such references to flyering are nonexistent among uni- versity documents. Yale senior Abbey Hudson is a member of the Undergrad- uate Organizing Committee, created by some of the students who have chosen to file four charges against the president. "When I first came to Yale, I expected a mecca of open dialogue, but this hasn't happened with free expression. If I put out an expression that is not popular, I may be detained," she said. The students who have filed complaints against the presi- dent had attempted to voice their concerns on various occa- sions, without receiving a satisfactory response from Yale's administration, Yale freshman Tom Frampton said. Framp- ton was one of the two students detained by the police at Parents' Weekend this year. He also designed the statement of charges filed by the students. Hudson said that she believed that the miscommunication was deliberate. "They say they will talk to you, but when they have a set position, they won't talk to you," she said. During a rally Thursday, students walked into the pres- ident's office with the intention of presenting the state- ment to Levin, but were told that the president had stepped out. Hudson said Levin walked into the building while the rally was still in progress, but when questioned about his position regarding the charges brought against him, the president's alleged response was, "If you are going to treat me as a criminal, don't I have the right to remain silent?" Yale freshman Josh Eidelson said he expected a delayed response from the president. "I didn't expect that he would respond right away. My guess is that he is still formulating how he will respond," Eidelson said. Frampton said several other student groups as well as individuals have filed charges against the president over the weekend. "The fact that the people are adding their names conveys the fact that students have found out about it and the increasing number of students filing charges is indicative of the support we are getting," he said. Yale junior Ben Healy, a member of the Board of Alder- man, a division of the New Haven city council, said he anticipates that the administration will follow up to investi- gate the allegations and will hold a hearing to determine their validity. "Further violations by any member of the community are not appropriate as the university should live up to the ideals that people hold of it," Healy said. Referring to the alleged statement made by Levin as the president was walking through the rally, Eidelson said that the president's statement was very revealing. "When students presented statements, he saw that as criminalizing him. I wish that he had showed the level of concern he showed with the university charges being brought against him as he did with the students who were arrested or detained," Eidelson said, adding the president was misusing his authoritative power. "He is using the power of arrest utilized against those who dissent, those who pursue unpopular view and those who are working for a change at this university" he said. LSA senior Dan Norton (left) edits a movie he directed.SA senior Mitch McLachlin (right) was the cinematographer for the film. Kevorkian appeals murder co-nvctivion,-, DETROIT (AP) - An appeal seek- ing to overturn the conviction of assisted-suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is pending in federal court and could be addressed as early as January, Kevorkian's attorney said yesterday. The appeal claiming that Kevorkian received an unfair trial and citing a host of errors in its handling was filed about five months ago, and the state has until Dec. 31 to file its response, attorney Mayer Morganroth said. After that, U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds in Detroit can either grant the request, deny it or set an eviden- tiary hearing, he said. Kevorkian has exhausted all of his appeals at the state level. In earlier filings, lawyers described Kevorkian as a frail old man who may die while his conviction is on appeal. They said "seriously high" blood pressure had put the retired Michi.T gan pathologist in danger of a stroke* and that he had suffered broken ribs: in falls. Kevorkian, 74, is serving a 10- tc.* 25-year sentence for the 1998 injection" death of Thomas Youk, 52, who suf- fered from Lou Gehrig's disease. The death was videotaped and shown on national television. Kevorkian described it as a "mercy killing," but a jury in Michigan con-. victed him of second-degree murder. Michigan authorities say Kevorkian, who has been locked in state prisons since April 1999, has access to high- quality medical care. Recent drop in doctoral degrees reflects market B By Kyle Brouwer For the Daily According to a recent survey, Michi- gan's public and private schools are turning out fewer doctoral degrees. From 1998 to 2001, the number of stu- dents acquiring Ph.D.s dropped 11 per- cent, from 1,509 to 1,343, according to the annual survey conducted by the University of Chicago. Karen Klomparens, dean of the Michigan State University's graduate school, said the economy most likely played a role in the decline. "We have more grad students, including more doctoral students, than we've had in a decade enrolled right now, so the number graduating proba- bly reflects the job market more than students' lack of desire for the degree," Klomparens said. Brother charged in m urders CLEVELAND (AP) - A man train- ing to be a Franciscan brother was charged yesterday with killing a Roman Catholic priest whose burned body was found in his office, the police chief said. Daniel Montgomery, 37, had com- forted parishioners on Saturday as the body of the Rev. William Gulas was removed from the rectory of St. Stanis- laus Church. "The flames were that high, I could not do anything," he said then. When he saw the fire, he said he didn't realize the pastor was inside. "I couldn't hear him, he was probably overcome by the flames by the time I got there," Montgomery said. Montgomery was charged with aggravated murder and aggravated arson, Police Chief Edward Lohn said. He was to be arraigned today. Gulas, 68, pastor of St. Stanislaus for nine years, was shot once in the chest Saturday before the fire was set, the Cuyahoga County coroner said. According to preliminary investiga- tion, he also had been struck on the top of his head, Coroner Elizabeth Balraj said. Police yesterday did not immediately offer a possible motive. Authorities had not determined the Klomparens said more students have been enrolled in more time-consuming programs like interdisciplinary doctor- al programs and dual major programs as well. The job market currently has a comparably lower amount of oppor- tunities for graduating scholars, so stu- dents are more willing to stay in school longer, she said. At the University of Michigan, the state's largest producer of doctoral degrees, the decline was sharper. There were 687 degrees awarded in 1998, falling to 565 last year, nearly an 18 percent drop, the survey showed. This drop stems from a decision in the mid-1990s to limit the number of doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences, said Earl Lewis, dean of the Rackham School of Graduate Studies. "We realize that in a few instances we were admitting far more students than we could support or mentor well," Lewis said. The drop also reflects decisions stu- dents made on their own, Lewis said. "The '90s were heady times and a number of students dropped out of graduate school or elected not to enroll because they sensed they could find ready employment," he said. Brian Hulsebus, president of Rack- ham Student Government, offers a dif- ferent explanation for the decline. "The challenges faced by graduate stu- dents have increased over the past few years," he said. 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