LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - 3 Opponents of abortion seek to Economist Paul Krugman will discuss new book New York Times columnist and Princeton University economist Paul Krugman will speak on his new book, "The Great Unraveling: Los- ing Our Way In the New Century," which is ninth on the most recent New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction. Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Area Committee for Peace and the Resi- dential College, the talk begins at 8 p.m. tomorrow in the School of Education's Schorling Auditorium. The talk will be followed by a book signing. Show to feature dances from campus groups The third annual "One Love" step, dance and variety show will feature dances from various campus organi- zations. The event is sponsored by Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorori- ty and begins at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs- day in the Michigan League Ballroom. Prof will discuss how to understand natural world Art and Design Prof. Joe Trumpey will deliver a lecture on his current work called "Biotropism," a field that studies sustaining life, and how humans can gain a better under- standing of the natural world. Trumpey is also a biological illus- trator and artist. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, the event begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Cheseborough Auditori- um of the Chrysler Center for Continu- ing Engineering Education. Discussion to examine war from socialist view The discussion titled "The War in Iraq and the 2004 elections: A Socialist Perspective" will talk about the need to create a political party independent of big business and the need for a different view against war and inequality in society. Patrick Martin from the World Socialist Web Site will be speaking. The event is sponsored by the Stu- dents for Social Equality and is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League. Former Treasury secretary will speak on trade Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is the guest speaker for the 2003 Dean's Special Lecture titled "Global- ization, Trade and Our Fiscal Morass: The Challenges Ahead." As the present director and chairman of the executive committee for Citigroup Inc., he han- dles operational, managerial and strate- gic issues. From 1993 to 1999, Rubin was Treasury secretary under former President Bill Clinton and was involved in globalization policy matters and balancing the federal budget. He has also spent 20 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. The lecture is sponsored by the Law School and begins at 4 p.m. today in 100 Hutchins Hall in the Law School. Writer to look at communicating scientific data Gina Kolata, science writer for The New York Times, will speak on how to accurately and effectively commu- nicate complicated scientific infor- mation to a general audience in a lecture titled "Reporting on the Envi- ronment and the Public Health: Where the Story Lies." In 2000, Kolata was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative report- ing. The lecture is at 5 p.m. Thursday on the Second Floor of the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Cambridge prof will discuss state of cosmology Sir Martin Rees, Royal Society research professor and fellow of King's College at the University of Cambridge, will deliver the 2003 T- 7__ II _ T - .. _ ZA _ 44 1-,., . outlaw procedure LANSING (AP) - Abortion oppo- have to draw a line somewhere." nents are working on a petition that To get the petition to the Legislature, would outlaw a certain abortion proce- the group would need to collect within dure without going through the gover- 180 days about 254,000 signatures, or 8 nor. Gov. Jennifer Granholm last month percent of the statewide vote in the last vetoed a bill that would create the Legal gubernatorial election. Birth Definition Act. It would define the Such an initiative has worked in the moment a person is legally born as past. In 1990, when former Gov. James being when any part of a fetus is Blanchard vetoed a bill requiring expelled from a woman's body and is parental consent before a minor could intended to ban what abortion opponents have an abortion, Right to Life led a call partial-birth abortion. petition initiative that got the bill into Granholm said the bill doesn't include law, Rivet said. an exception for the health of the mother When the abortion bill was before the and added that the way the bill defined House and Senate, 25 senators and 74 life could make it apply to first-trimester representatives approved it. The House abortions. still has the 74 votes needed to override Concerned it can't get the two-thirds the governor 's veto, but Republican vote needed in the state Senate to over- leaders in the Senate think they 're one ride the governor's veto, Right to Life of vote short of the 26 needed. So Rivet Michigan is planning a citizen's petition and his supporters are looking for an drive that would send the bill back to the alternative. He said Right to Life wants Legislature for a simple majority vote to move forward quickly on the initia- - 20 votes in the Senate and 56 in the five, but hasn't set a timetable. House. If the Legislature rejects the proposed If both chambers approve it, the bill initiative, or fails to act on it in 40 days, would not have to go to the governor for it would go on the ballot for voters to her signature to become law, keeping decide next year. Granholm from vetoing the measure Opponents of the measure say it could again. restrict all abortions, not just those in The petition would likely keep the late-term pregnancies. same language as the bill, supporters Under the bill, a fetus that has a said. "We feel that this piece of legisla- detectable heartbeat or shows evidence tion is important as a firewall to stop of breathing, spontaneous movement or certain abortion procedures, said Ed a pulsating umbilical cord could be con- Rivet of Right to Life of Michigan. "We sidered alive. Marching band hazi.'ngL inci dent fleads to lawsuit Hard Rock Cafe waiters, left, greet Toronto resident Seamus Maher as he enters the restaurant in yesterday during the restaurant's grand opening. New Hard Rock Cafe, Borders expected to revive Motown agrainst education DETROIT (AP) - A high school complaints file student has filed suit against the any change in t Detroit Board of Education and a ment status in school band director over the haz- tions. ing he says he endured and an Conway andF assault and car crash involving his Ward did not rei family. them at the sc Terrell Lavender claims in the suit afternoon. that he was beaten by Finney High According to1 School band members at the direction was punched,I of band teacher Melvin Conway as wooden paddles part of a pledge process required to of a pledge pr join a secret band fraternity. forced to go thr Lavender also claims he and mem- fraternity of ba bers of his family were attacked after band itself. he attempted drop out of the pledge Additionall process in September. when his parent The suit was filed yesterday in inquire about th Wayne County Circuit Court and was no longer a seeks $5 million in damages. way ordered t Mattie Majors, a Detroit Public attack and beat Schools spokeswoman, declined parents. comment on the lawsuit, saying dis- Lavender's au trict officials had yet to see it. She into a tree whil said she had no knowledge of any assault, the suits board d against Conway or he teacher's employ- light of the allega- Finney principal Alvin turn messages left for hool late yesterday the lawsuit, Lavender kicked and hit with . The hazing was part ocess students were ough to join a secret nd members and the y, Lavender claims ts went to Conway to he assault and why he band member, Con- the entire band to up Lavender and his nt crashed a vehicle e trying to escape the says. DETROIT (AP) - The Hard Rock Cafe has finally made it to Motown. The arrival of the restaurant chain, which opened a location yesterday in the city that gave the world such stars as Stevie Wonder, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock, marks a key step in the push to revive the city's depressed downtown ahead of the 2006 Super Bowl. Borders Books & Music, based in Ann Arbor, also opened a store around the corner. Downtown Detroit, once a bustling shopping neighborhood, has suffered in recent decades, as many people moved out of the city and malls sprouted in the suburbs. Though major com- panies and municipal offices continue to bring workers to downtown Detroit, there are few places to even buy a newspa- per, and the once-elegant avenues largely empty out after 5 p.m. Greektown, a small strip of restaurants, and several casi- nos, are exceptions. Much of the city's hopes for downtown development center on Compuware Corp., which recently moved downtown from suburban Farmington Hills and employs about 4,000 people at its headquarters. Both the Hard Rock Cafe and Borders made their home at the new $350 million Compuware building. To many, the Hard Rock Cafe, which pays homage to rock and pop stars with memorabilia on its walls and often features live music, was sorely lacking in the birthplace of Motown Records. "It's about time," said Seamus Maher, 54, who was among hundreds of people who lined up ahead of the restaurant's 11 a.m. opening and one of the first in the door. Maher, a collec- tor of Hard Rock pins from around the world, drove four hours from Toronto to buy special-edition pins from the opening and trade with other enthusiasts. Kyle Nurse, a pit manager at Greektown Casino, said before the Hard Rock, he and his co-workers had nowhere to go to relax when their shift ended at 10:30 a.m. Hard Rock Cafes exist in more than 100 locations, includ- ing Belfast, the Choctow Indian Reservation in Mississippi "Folks are using it as a benchmark to complete development that is sustaing." - Susan Sherer Executive director, Super Bowl XL Host Committeee and Fukouoka, Japan. "It's a little bit passe" said Theresa Williams, director of the Center for Retailing at the Kelley School of Business at Indi- ana University. "People don't stand in line in New York to get in anymore." Inside Borders Books, meanwhile, Consquela Marbury, 45, said she was relieved to finally have a bookstore within walk- ing distance ofherjob as a legal secretary. "Now maybe we'll get some store-stores," said Marbury, who was picking up a copy of a Nora Roberts novel. She added that she used to frequent Hudson's department store before it closed 20 years ago. The downtown Borders - a rel- atively compact store compared to other locations - is the largest store in the area since Hudson's closed, the Detroit Free Press reported. Susan Sherer, executive director of the Super Bowl XL Host Committee, said city planners are trying to create "a rich entertainment backdrop by 2006," when the Super Bowl will come to Detroit. "Folks are using it as a benchmark to complete development that is sustaining," she said. Williams said being part of a downtown revitalization effort is risky for retailers. "The reward is that it's a market that's kind of neglected," she said. 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