LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 17, 2003 - 3 THIS WEEK I 11 1lI llisl hill 1 V1\1 I Five years ago ... The Daily reported that the Michigan "Go Blue" banner, under which football players run before all home games, was stolen from Crisler Arena. DPS spokesperson Elizabeth Hall said the banner is of "sentimental value to the Universi- ty" and requested students' help in locating those responsible. Ten years ago ... Students and Ann Arbor mer- chants both expressed a desire for the University to expand Entr6e Plus Service. Entree Plus was limit- ed to restaurants in the Michigan Union, sport venues, the Michigan League and most services in the residence halls. But University Business Manager for Housing Larry Durst said that there was no realistic solution to extending the program off-campus. "Legally, we are not permitted to go off campus," Durst said. "it is unclear how you do this with a community." Sept. 20, 1968 The University Hospital per- formed the state's first heart trans- plant operation to 49-year old Kalamazoo resident Phillip Bar- num. The operating team consisted of 22 doctors, and the operation lasted well into the early morning. Barnum received the heart of a 38- year old male who had recently suf- fered a stroke. Sept, 16, 1980 The body of University graduate student Rebecca Huff was found bru- tally stabbed to death. She was the third Ann Arbor woman found killed in three months. Police Chief William Corbett said many similarities existed between all three murders: all three women were stabbed in the chest, were not sexually molested and were robbed. Sept. 17, 1983 The University's Civil Liberties Board voted to urge administrators to subsidize students who lost their federal financial aid because they refused to disclose their draft regis- tration status, as required by law. Board members said replacing lost federal funds would divert money away from students who are com- plying with law. Sept. 19, 1962 While welcoming freshmen to the University's honors program, Prof. Otto Graf of the German Depart- ment said that "in an institution of this size, the standards which admit a student and enable him to stay are often inconsistent." He went on to say that "for this reason, there is a tremendous intel- lectual gap between the upper 10 percent and the lower 50 percent of the average literary college class." Sept. 19, 1975 After battling crowds at the anti- quated IM building on Hoover Street, the University approved plans to build two new structures, one on North Campus and the other on Central Campus. The two struc- tures were the first IM construction projects since 1928. Once they were built, the University had more recreational indoor space than any other campus in the United States. Sept. 18, 1990 Responding to a fight involving a large number of non-students dur- ing a dance party, Vice President for Student Services Mary Anne Swain announced all students wishing to go to University social events must show their student identification. Sept. 21, 1978 With the support of schools, churches, administrators and auto- mobile organizations, the Coalition for 21 plead its case to voters for raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21. University students between the ages of 18 and 21 were upset because there was no "grand- father clause" allowing them to continue drinking if the law passed. Sept. 17, 1985 Housing officials and building direc- tors discussed how they can better enforce the residents halls' alcohol poli- cy, and whether beer kegs can be involved in dorms. Tickets for bus to airport to be on sale at Union Blessed are the geese By Kristin Ostby Daily Staff Reporter AirBus, the program that transports students to and from the airport for Thanksgiving, spring and winter breaks, will now be selling tickets to the airport at the Michigan Union Ticket Office. The ticket-sale change was among several issues discussed at last night's Michigan Student Assembly meeting. In the past, tickets have been sold at a variety of locations including Angell Hall and Mary Markley Res- idence Hall. "This year we're trying to make it more consistent," MSA President Angela Galardi said last night. "This is a tangible way for students to see how MSA works for them," Galardi said. MSA will also try to get tickets sold on North Campus. Tickets to the airport cost $7. Buses will leave from the Michigan Union, and Markley and Bursley residence halls. Also, to help assess campus senti- ment, the Campus Improvement Com- 'This is a tangible way for students to see how MSA works for them:' - Angela Galardi President Michigan Student Assembly mission is conducting an online sur- vey on the MSA website. "We want to make sure we're representing the stu- dents well," said Jesse Levine, co- chair of the CIC. He encouraged students to visit the site, www.umich.edu/-msa, and take the survey. Levine also noted that MSA is working to get Entr6e Plus back in motion after the University cancelled its use in Michigan Stadium. "We will get to the bottom of this," he said. Applications for student group funding are due at noon Friday. For further information, students should contact Greg Graves, MSA Budget Priorities Committee chair, at ggraves @umich.edu. JASON COOPER/Daily A flock of Canadian geese meander past a statue of Jesus Christ at the Arborcrest Memorial Park and Chapel Mausoleum yesterday. The geese are continuing their migration south for the winter. Deal could solve 2 disputes Pnison visit restrictions reinstated after ruling LANSING (AP) - Restrictions on upheld the state's authority to set the prison visitation have been reinstated visitation rules. by the state Department of Corrections, The Supreme Court said prisoners' a spokesman for the department said civil rights do not outweigh security yesterday. concerns in crowded prisons or war- The rules returned because of the U.S. dens' worries that children could be hurt Supreme Court's decision to uphold the or abused while visiting relatives. state's right to set prison regulations, cor- All nine justices agreed with the out- rections spokesman Leo Lalonde said. come of the case, a constitutional chal- "The decision upholds the right of lenge to a 1995 Michigan policy meant the state to manage its prisons, particu- to protect visitors and stop the smug- larly to protect the safety of children gling of drugs and weapons into prisons. who are brought into prisons to visit A motion to rehear the case was inmates," he said. denied, allowing the Corrections Depart- The state restrictions on inmate visi- ment to reinstate the rules. tation rights were imposed in 1995. A The reinstated rules are not exactly federal court of appeals struck them the same as those that were around since down as unconstitutional in 2002 and the case began. Michigan changed some then the U.S. Supreme Court in June of its rules over the years. Sources:ANTx UAW will THE DAli y Jy a ) yF TF some cuts.... 4 f xt DETROIT (AP) - Plant closings or sales and smaller wage increases and .. ......'.. pension payouts are part of tentative agreements reached this week between °aaVIRx the United Auto Workers union and .. ;*..*..... . two of Detroit's Big Three automakers," according to sources familiar with the. pacts. The UAW, Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler have declined to discuss specifics of the proposed four-year contracts, but two sources who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity said they Open: Mon -Sat 5 m-nam include a $3,000 signing bonus, a (after iopm only sushi) lump-sum payment in the second Sunday 5pm-pm year and wage increases between 2 K percent and 3 percent in the third and *coer.ougthneears. fourth years.1sng$ The union managed to avoid any radical changes to its low-cost health care insurance program. Heading into negotiations, UAW President Ron Get- telfinger was adamant that the union would not move backward on its med- ical benefits. In exchange, automakers are expect-....". ed to have more flexibility in plant closings or divestitures, something 'elebratig th DaimlerChrysler and Ford had sought. The 1999 contracts, which expiredatmdgtS ayinue, at midnight Sunday, included a ~ $1,350 signing bonus and 3 percent wage increases in each year of the contract. Negotiated during more prosperous times in the industry, those deals also included a ban on OF PUBLIC plant closings and nearly cost-free health care. Paul H. ONeill General Motors Corp., the world's Secretary of the T largest automaker, and auto parts sup- plier Delphi Corp. remained at the bar-and gaining table with the UAW on Tuesday afternoon. over stateo LANSING (AP) - Michigan would get more charter schools and the Detroit Public Schools would have an elected school board under a deal reached between Republican legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a spokesman for House Speaker Rick Johnson said yesterday. The deal between Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema and the governor would allow universities to open 150 charter schools in addition to the 150 they're already allowed, John- son spokesman Matt Resch said. Universities would be prohibited from opening more than two new char- ter schools a year in one school dis- trict, Resch said. The agreement also would restore an elected school board for the Detroit Pub- lic Schools, which has had an appointed reform board since 1999. When an elected board is in place, the mayor will have the authority to approve or disap- prove the board's pick for a chief execu- S public tive officer, Resch said. It was unclear when the board would go back to being elected, Resch said. Most GOP lawmakers have long wanted to raise the cap on university- approved charter schools. But oppo- nents have said the bills proposed so far didn't have enough accountability for charter schools. Charter schools receive public money, but most in Michigan have been run by private management groups. Charter schools are public schools that receive state aid but have more flexibility to develop curricula and teaching methods than traditional pub- lic schools. Sikkema, of Wyoming, is happy with the compromise, spokesman Bill Nowling said. "Our main goal was to raise the cap on charter schools, and we've done that," Nowling said. The agreement comes less than a week before Granholm had to decide education whether to veto a bill that would have allowed 15 new charter high schools in Detroit, but not additional charter schools authorized by universities. The governor's office remained coy when asked if there was an agreement, saying yesterday that the governor still has to talk to Democrats in the House and Senate about the deal. House Democrats had not seen details of the agreement as of yester- day, spokesman Mark Fisk said. Of the new charter schools allowed under the deal, 25 would have to be high schools, with 10 located anywhere in the state. Fifteen would be opened in Detroit and paid for by $200 million from the Thompson-McCully Foundation. "I'm especially happy that oppo- nents of reform did not succeed in turning Michigan's back on an amaz- ing and historic gift from Mr. Thomp- son," Johnson, of LeRoy, said about the donation from philanthropist Bob Thompson's foundation. FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY brings you the WORLD STUDY - LIVE - TRAVEL January Programs Italy - Florence o Russia - St. Petersburg Semester Programs Italy - Florence " Australia - Brisbane " Ireland - Galway Summer Programs " Australia - Brisbane " Ireland - Galway Italy - Florence Choose from a wide variety of courses - Receive Fairfield University credit and grades - Comprehensive Program Packages! 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