LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 10, 2003 - 3A Crime on North Campus having a banner year A Department of Public Safety report shows that six banners with the words "Celebrating 150 Years of Engi- neering Excellence" were stolen from outdoor light poles near the Francis- Xavier Bagnoud Building. Two of these banners were valued at $150 each and were 4 feet by 2 feet; the values and dimensions of the others are unknown. The banners were stolen between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Also stolen was a banner from the atrium of the Electrical Engineering Building. This banner was also valued at $150 and was 3 feet by 4 feet. The banner was also commemo- rating the 150-year anniversary of the Engineering School. A similar banner was stolen in mid-September. DPS urges anyone with information to noti- fy campus safety. Laptop stolen from unlocked room A personal laptop computer valued at $1,700 was stolen from an unlocked room in the Don Canham Natatorium either Friday or Saturday. The comput- er has not been recovered and DPS has no suspects. Flaming mop heads set off fire alarm A caller reported that two mop heads caught fire while drying in a commer- cial dryer in the Michigan League laundry room, according to DPS reports. The mop heads, valued at $5 each, were damaged, but the dryer sus- tained no serious damage. Heavy smoke filled the basement and drifted to the first floor. The blaze triggered the fire alarm at 4 p.m. Friday. The Occupational Safety and Environmen- tal Health team and Ann Arbor Fire Department responded and gave the all-clear to allow people back into the building. No injuries were reported. Weed smokers run afoul of law According to DPS records, an offi- cer was sent out early Saturday morn- ing to investigate subjects in possession of marijuana in West Quad Residence Hall. The officer located two bags of marijuana and two pipes, containing marijuana. The officer con-i fiscated the pipes and bags and entered them into evidence. A report was made] and is pending review with the Washte- naw County Prosecutor's Office. t Purse stolen, foundn in parked car A caller reported to DPS that het found an Mcard and a purse in his1 vehicle on the 800 block of Washing- ton Street at 1 p.m. Thursday. DPS dis- covered that the items belonged to a victim of a larceny that had occurred between noon and 1 p.m. that day. The female victim did not yet know the items were missing. DPS notified the woman and returned her belongings. LCD projector stolen from vehicle A caller at the North Ingalls Build- ing reported to DPS that a University LCD projector had been stolen from , his vehicle at an off-campus location on Thursday. An informational report was filed with DPS and authorities in the jurisdiction in which the theft occurred will investigate. Fire alarm tripped by wayward child A Wednesday morning fire alarm in the Michigan Union was listed as inten- tional but accidental, according to DPS records. The alarm was activated when a small child pulled the fire alarm. University check forged in Texas A caller at the Institute for Social Research Wednesday reported a forged University check written at an out-of- state location. The check was written in Texas and will be investigated by Texas police. The value is unknown. Theft of coat leads to arrest Staff at the Alumni Memorial Hall reported to DPS that security was fol- lowing two suspects involved in a lar- ceny Wednesday afternoon. DPS arrested the two suspects for stealing a coat. The suspects were released pend- ing authorization of a warrant and 'U' regent knows his pizza first-hand 'he Associated Press Clean sweep A2lends a hand as winter closes in on homeless Nearing his fifth anniversary as chief executive of privately held Domino's Inc., David Brandon will continue to exercise his culinary creativity. Brandon recently signed a five-year extension to his contract at Domino's, whose sales in a limping industry have gone from $3.2 billion with 6,219 stores in 1998 to $3.96 billion with 7,230 sites in 2002. "I now have the luxury of going two or three years without having to forecast my Sfuture,"he said. "I may decide to stay here longer, or I may decide to do Brandonsomething else. I Brandonwas brought up to believe at some point you do public service." Brandon serves on the Univer- sity Board of Regents, and doesn't rule out a run for higher office. Since 1990, Brandon has donated more than $140000 to GOP candidates, according to the. Centerfor Responsive Politics, which tracks donations in U.S. elections. He's a former finance director for the state GOP and still sits on the Michigan Republican State Committee. The former Michigan football player gets into the nitty gritty of pizza mak- ing. He insists on making each new product personally before expecting line workers to make it. Domino's has slightly more market share now than it did when Brandon took the helm. The company's operating profits have risen each year since then. PARKING Continued from Page 1A transportation is a good substitute for parking structures. "I think it is the city's hope that students won't bring their cars" to Ann Arbor, Herrell said. Fisher said the University itself should provide more parking spots for students who have cars. Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jeff Rowe said it is not likely that the situation will improve because the campus is too crowded. But commu- nicating the rules to students would pre- vent needlessly issuing them tickets, Rowe said. The University sells parking passes to use its lots. The Orange and Yellow pass- es are $14 and $18.90 per month, respectively, for lots located on South Campus. For $51 per month, a student can purchase a Blue pass on Central Campus. But no spot can be occupied for longer than 48 hours, so a student would have to move his or her car every other day. ASHLEY HARPER/Daily University of Windsor student Ezra Kukzycki curls with University of Michigan students Saturday at Roseland Golf Course and Curling Center in Windsor, Ontario. Few customers Wilbng to cross Bordepikete By Jeremy Berkowitz and Emily Kraack Daily Staff Reporters If there is one thing students and the city's homeless people can agree on, it's this - Ann Arbor can be miserable once winter sets in. Ron, who has a place to live on Stadi- um Boulevard but still collects change to support his family, said that the best way to deal with winter weather is to get out of Michigan. "If you're cold, go some- where where it's warm,"he said. He rec- ommended a warmer climate like Florida and said that if he had more money, he would go there himself. Danny, a homeless man who often sits outside of White Market on East William Street,said We can't that because the problem f shelters are full, he C has to work out wec an aVI strategies for keep- for the nig ing warm in the winter. "I'm trying to Departr dress as warm as I can' he said. He added that he tries to crawl into holes at night to get out of the open. "At night you just do the best you can. Most of the time you just suf- fer." Danny said keeping warm during the day is not as hard because he can go into coffeehouses or restaurants. Student groups, city officials and law enforcement are working to decrease the dangers posed by the combination of homelessness and low temperatures. Department of Public Safety Lt. Robert Neumann said DPS trains its officers and works to help people left out in the cold. "We're always concerned with the health and safety of everyone we encounter," he said. Neumann said DPS gives its officers reference materials containing infor- mation about resources for the home- less. He said officers try to get people into shelters or contact their families when cold weather hits. He said that sometimes DPS allows homeless peo- ple to stay in the DPS office lobby overnight, though he cautioned that the DPS lobby is "not a shelter" and said that officers evaluate each individual case before offering the space. "It's a temporary solution for that night. We can't solve the problem for them, but we can avoid a crisis for the night," he said. Neumann said if a student sees a homeless person who seems to be in danger, they should take action. "If a person seems to be in distress, if they seem to need help, (students) are encouraged to give DPS a call," he said. Area shelters are working to insti- tute new services as winter sets in. The solve the or them, but oid a crisis cht" Lt. Robert Neumann 1ment of Public Safety director, said the Detroit Project is currently hold- ing a clothing drive, She said the drive will end with a "vir- tual store" held in Gompers ele- mentary school in northwestern Ann Arbor News reported that the Robert J. Delonis Center, a new 50- bed shelter in downtown Ann Arbor, will replace three existing shelters and is slated to open Nov. 19. The Delonis Center will also have an emergency warming shelter, which has chairs for the night so people can get warm when the temperature or wind chill falls below 20 degrees. While DPS and area shelters aim to get people out of the cold, student groups like the Detroit Project and the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan seek to raise awareness and furnish homeless people with warm clothes once winter sets in. Engineering senior Janna Burrell, a major events co- BORDERS Continued from Page 1A "There's been a few people going in, but not too many," said UFCW union member Tom Rekuc. Paula Perry of Detroit was among the customers who crossed picket lines to shop at Borders on Saturday. She said she was bothered by the picketers, but added, "If they feel like they're not get- ting paid right, then I support them." "We'll be out here until we get a fair and just contract," Rekuc said. He also said that the picketers will protest during all open store hours. Borders spokeswoman Anne Roman said there has been no communication between strikers and management since the strike began. "We remain open to negotiating at any time with the union and would love to resolve this quickly." "I see a lot of the rhetoric about the company not negotiating and I think it's really important that we set the record straight on that," Roman added. Brannan said picketing will not be limited to the Liberty Street store. "We're going to be out here every day, and any place Borders does business is not off limits (for protesting)" Brannan said employees plan to protest at the Arborland and Birmingham locations as well as at the store's corporate headquar- ters in Ann Arbor. He said they will also protest at the grand opening of a new Detroit Borders location today. Roman said if protests do take place at other locations and at headquarters, Borders will handle the situation simi- larly to how they are handling it at the Liberty Street store. "Should that occur, people have a legal right to protest, and as long as they are abiding by what the laws are ... then it's their right to make that protest." Much to the dismay of many pick- eters, Michigan coach Lloyd Carr crossed the picket line on Saturday, said Irfan Nooruddin, a former Graduate Employees Organization member and supporter of the strike. "I'm a longtime Michigan football fan ... I always believed Lloyd Carr really believed in teaching young people about principles and values. I was raised to believe that crossing a picket line was morally wrong, and I'm disappointed that he was able to do it so easily this morning," Nooruddin said. Detroit on November 15. The store served more than 300 people last year. "There's definitely homeless people served," Burrell said. Gompers serves a population where 30 to 40 percent of the children at the school fall below the poverty line. Burrell said it is in the poorest part of Detroit. "We want to make sure people get clothes before the bad weather hits," she said. She added that mid-November is a good time to hold the drive because people are cleaning out their closets. PIRGIM is also hosting the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Activities start with a Hunger Banquet on Sunday to demonstrate the unequal distribution of food in the world. Tick- ets are $3 and all proceeds go to Food Gatherers. On Nov. 18, Pirgim will be on the Diag to educate about hunger and homelessness. "LISTEN;' a docu- mentary created by two RC students about Ann Arbor homelessness, will screen at 8 p.m. in Pond Room C of the Michigan Union on Thursday. Other groups involved in the week's events include Changing Ann Arbor Around, the International Hunger Project and Habitat for Humanity. PIRGIM is also hosting a Day of Action on Nov. 23 where participants can take a more active role in helping the community by volunteering at vari- ous sites such as SAFE House and Avalon Housing. "It's where we can take everything we've learned and put it into action," said SNRE senior Han- Ching Lin, a member of the Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Coalition. I 1. the daily m-erns a.Puzzle The Princeton Review 1-800-2-REVIEW REGISTRAR'S BULLETIN BOARD PRIORITY REGISTRATION SCHEDULE WINTER TERM 2004 Backpack is available now! Students can.access Registration anytime after their appointment time. Your appointment start time is now available on Wolverine Access. November 17- 19 November 20 - December 9 Registration by appointment for Graduate/Professional Students. Registration by appointment for Undergraduate Students. Please refer to www.umich.edu/-regoff/re2appt.html for details regarding the assignment of your appointment. 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