LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 3 THIS WEEK Dec. 11, 1967 Berkeley Free Speech Movement leader Mario Savio and several other student leaders spoke before a crowd of 2000 students on the Diag, asking them to join in their movement "to wrangle First Amendment freedoms from an unresponsive bureaucracy," and to ask the University president to endorse their goals. Dec. 11, 1961 University faculty members expressed disapproval over the Big Ten's removal of financial need from the list of factors in its athletic aid program. Prof. Robert Angell slammed the growth of "professional- ism" of this move because he did not believe "athletes should be subsidized and given special concessions just because of their value as team mem- bers." He also commended the Uni- versity Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics, which opposed eliminating the need factor. Dec. 13, 1957 The University Board of Regents approved the expenditure of $2.5 million for the creation of the Insti- tute of Science and Technology, "in the interests of our national security and, we hope, ultimate peace," one regent said. The plans were developed as part of an effort to help meet the education challenge created by the Soviet Union. Dec. 14, 1929 The Student Council passed a res- olution urging a tradition that stu- dents refrain from stepping on the University seal that was set in the floor of the library. Council mem- bers said, "in the past few years, irreverence has been shown the Uni- versity by the students stepping on the seal." Members proposed posting a 24- hour guard to impress the tradition onto undergraduate students. They also recommended changing the date on the seal from 1837 to 1817, which had been recognized as the official founding date of the Uni- versity the year before. Dec. 15, 1955 A team of University scientists pro- posed a new process for prolonging the keeping time of perishable foods without freezing or canning. Their method involved radiating and then refrigerating meats and vegetables, thus killing the most common types of food poisoning organisms. The scientists were awaiting Food and Drug Administration approval and testing the processed food on animals. Dec. 16, 1935 The Daily began its annual tradition of selling its "Good Fellowship Edi- tion" for charity. More than 200 sen- iors and University administrators, including President Alexander Ruthven and Athletic Director Field- ing Yost, sold the newspaper across campus for donations that ranged from five cents to $10. The money was used to help local families to improve their holiday season. The first drive raised more than $1,000. Dec. 16, 1921 University officials finalized plans for the Clements Library, placing it next to the President's House on Central Campus. The building was designed to hold the University's Americana collec- tion and an office for the professor of American history. The building, designed by Alfred Kahn, would cost $175,000 to construct. Dec. 17, 1945 A call from a supposed gambling bookie in New York was thwarted by an athletic trainer shortly after the Michigan basketball team beat Utah. The trainer answering the phone thought the call suspicious because a scandal the previous year at Brooklyn College had involved phone calls to the University looking for basketball scores. The Athletic Department created a policy that they would not respond to such queries and asked the Daily to do the same. Basketball coach Bennie Ooster- baan said, "It is hard to imagine any 'fan' calling us all the way from New York, especially at the very minute the game was over, to find out the score. You can be pretty sure he represented some ganmline svndcaete." Prof discusses past, present and future o f conflict TOM FELDKAMP/Daily Members of the 2003 Panhellenic Association executive board are sworn into office last night in the Michigan Union. Also inaugurated was the new executive board of the Interfraternity Council. IFC, PanhelIn duct new officers for calendar year By Erin Saylor Daily Staff Reporter Ready to begin the new year, the Interfraternity Council and the Panhel- lenic Association ushered in their execu- tive boards for 2003 last night in the Michigan Union. "This ceremony is our way of saying thank you to the old board members for being so involved, and to welcome in the new officers," said John Duncan, assis- tant director of Greek Life. The ceremony installed 10 new board members for both the IFC and Panhel and inaugurated IFC President Branden Muhl and Panhel President Liz Franke. Duncan congratulated the 2002 IFC executive board for tackling the big issues facing the Greek system. "These men really raised the bar, and weren't afraid to take on issues like haz- ing and alcohol abuse," Duncan said. 2002 Panhel President Monica Rose said improving social policy was one Panhel biggest goals from the past year, as well as trying to change the harsh public image of Greek Life by promoting more cre- ative and safe social events that take place outside of Greek houses. "Over these past few years, a gap has developed between fraternities and sororities because of sorority national policies," said Joel Winston, the 2002 IFC president. "We have worked hard with Panhel this year to promote local vendor events to bring us closer together." Winston added that he felt that three houses on campus, Fiji, Phi Delta Theda and Delta Upsilon had taken a positive step by becoming alcohol-free and he said he was confident that all Greek houses would be alcohol-free in five to 10 years. "It just makes sense legally and cul- turally," Winston said. Among the projects facing the 2003 executives is the development of a Greek identification card that would be given to every member of the Greek sys- tem at the University to be used during events like Greek Week to keep track of attendance. The card would also have a bar code and could be used for discounts at local restaurants such as Pita Pit, Mr. Greek's Coney Island and New York Pizza Depot. "The Greek identification card would not only be really useful at Greek events but would be a source of pride," Winston said. "It would bring us closer together." By Michael Gurovitsch and Karen Schwartz Daily Staff Reporters More than 50 students took a study break last night to learn a lesson on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Political sci- ence Prof. Mark Tessler and the allure of free food drew students to the U-Club to hear about the current status of the con- flict and how it came to be this way. Tessler, who teaches "The Arab- Israeli Conflict" addressed the history of the conflict, tracing it from 1967 until today. While he said there is "no intrin- sic reason why there can't be peace" he also acknowledged the complexities sur- rounding the conflict and the difficulties in achieving a mutually acceptable solu- tion. Tessler also emphasized the need to look at the conflict from multiple perspectives. "I don't think the proper way to tell the story is just to tell only the Palestin- ian version or only to tell the Israeli ver- sion, not just because it wouldn't be fair - it wouldn't be accurate, you wouldn't really understand what's going on." Instead of trying to look for "good guys and bad guys" in the situation, Tessler said it is more important to rec- ognize that both arguments have merit. "Both sides have done things that deserve to be condemned and have aspi- rations that are legitimate. So therefore it doesn't make sense to say one side is right, one side is wrong" he said. Many students who attended the event said they appreciated the balanced view- point Tessler offered. While he felt Tessler went out of his way to give both sides, LSA sophomore Dean Schnider said Tessler's viewpoints reflect more of what needs to happen to move closer to peace. "He's a symbol for what the peace plan should be like - putting both sides on the table," he said. "And I like that he's talking about the future by examin- ing the past." LSA freshman Lauren Cetniar said she enjoyed the chance to hear more than one side of the story. "I need to think about it more before I make a decision what my feelings are, but I'm glad I have the information now," Cetnar said. She added that while she does not feel she needs to take one side or the other, she feels it is important to be informed. "I think it's a good idea for everyone to know a little more about what's going on in the world - I think it's important to know how it's all related," she said. As far as finding out more about the current situation, Tessler said it's impor- tant to be able to differentiate between fact and propaganda. He recommended students diversify their sources of information, expose themselves to many viewpoints and take those viewpoints seriously, even if they don't agree with what they read. "You don't really help or educate yourself if you only read sources that confirm what you already believe," he said. LSA freshman Steve Lake said he showed up for the free food but felt he left with something more. "I felt I that I learned something. It was a very unbiased view" The lecture was offered as part of Mortar Board's Professors Reaching Out For Students lecture series, designed to bring students and faculty together in an informal environment. "The whole purpose of PROFS is to bridge the gap between professors and students," said RC senior Andy Wong, vice president of Mortar Board. "It's a chance for students to get to know professors in a different light. I think it's just nice to see your profes- sors outside the classroom and see them talk about something they're really passionate about, where they're not just talking about papers, midterms and exams," he said. Upcoming speakers in the PROFS lecture series next semester include psy- chology Prof. Thad Polk and football coach Lloyd Carr. Michigan Union Arts Programming provides the food and the room for the series. ', considers providing city with funds for fire coverage By Tomislav Ladika Daily Staff Reporter In addition to compensating for the 2.5 percent cuts in higher education appropriations mandated by Gov. John Engler's executive order, the University may need to dip into its budget to help Ann Arbor pay for the Fire Department. The city traditionally has provided the University with all firefighting services - including responding to alarms pulled in residence halls - using the city's funds. But because the state cut $480,000 in fire protection funds and $400,000 to $500,000 in revenue sharing, the city will ask the University to help pay for firefighting, Mayor John Hieftje said. "That is a certainty," he said. Jim Kosteva, director of community relations in the Office of the Vice Presi- dent of Government Relations, said the idea of the University paying for fire protection has been discussed frequently, but administrators will not make a deci- sion on providing funds until they know how much the city will ask for. "The University is clearly interested in seeing top quality fire protection pro- vided to the community," Kosteva said. "With that as the objective, I expect we would openly enter discussion with the city regarding an appropriate role for the University to play in that." Hieftje said he anticipates a 5 percent cut for all city programs, although final cuts have yet to be determined. But City Administrator Roger Fras- er said the cuts will not hurt Ann Arbor because more than 120 posi- tions in the city government are open and spending has decreased. "In terms of the government cuts, we don't see any specific actions we will be taking in Ann Arbor in the new term,"he said. "The Fire Department is not going to be impacted directly by those cuts." If Ann Arbor does request help from the University to pay for fire protection, Kosteva said funding academic pro- grams will be a competing interest with other University concerns. "The city is not the only one who has suffered some reductions in fund- ing," he said. HEADACHE RESEARCH The Michigan Head*Pain & Neurological Institute is conducting a research study evaluating investigational medication as a potential treatment for migraine. 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