8 - The Michigan Daily --Wednesday, December 10, 2003 Harassing phone calls target Asan students PRANKS Continued from Page 1. are hurtful and sick people out there," he said. The caller's phone number, which had a San Francisco area code, appeared on multiple recipients' caller ID. Repeated calls to the number yielded no response. The calls from this number followed a very different pattern from the calls that prompted last week's crime alert. The man who made those calls claimed he was holding family members of three University affiliates hostage and demand- ed sexual favors in return for their safety. No reports have been filed with the Department of Public Safety regarding the new set of calls. DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said the calls could be just pranks but could also be very serious or possibly constitute a hate crime. She urged any stu- dent who has received such a phone mes- sage to call DPS at 763-3131 and file a report. The anonymous student said she didn't report the incident to DPS because she didn't feel the call was harassing. Lin said he didn't feel threatened by the caller, though he felt the ideas the caller cited were dangerous. "I don't want somebody walking around thinking (these stereotypes)," he said. He said dispelling these images was one reason he had such a long conversa- tion with the caller. Lin said he wasn't sure at first whether the call was a prank or not. "Some of his questions were ridiculous," Lin said. "But he wasn't laughing. If someone was doing a prank, there's a good chance that they'll show they're not serious." Ziehyun Huh, coordinator of the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs said the kinds of stereotypes cited by the caller and even stereotypes such as the image of Asians as "hard-working and quiet" dehu- manize Asian American students. "There's a perception among the media that Asian Americans are doing as well or better than white people. There's a sense that it's not a big deal, you can make these statements about Asian Americans," she said. "There's a false sense of security about 'positive' stereotypes." HOOG EN DYK Continued from Page 1 ancies in higher education funding. He said he does not see the logic of Wayne State University receiving $9,610 in per-pupil state funds while Central Michigan University receives about $4,100. The University gets $8,611 per pupil. "We need a policy that makes sense, that's equitable, that treats everyone from the same per- spective," Hoogendyk said. "Right now, (the money) goes to who has the most power and the most votes in the appropria- tions committee." Hoogendyk added he does not know exactly how a fairer balance of money would be attained, but he said if the amendment passed, many legis- lators would step up with proposals. Boulus said he does not really understand what the language used in the proposed amend- ment would mean, specifically the word "equi- table." "I think equitable is a term of art that is subjec- tive. ... It's a very dangerous term to put in the Michigan Constitution. Equity is in the eyes of the beholder," Boulus said. i CUTS Continued from Page 1 tions in some classes. ... There were layoffs." For example, Darwall said the last round of budget reductions forced the Honors Program to cut a key staff position at the head of its student housing and "co-curricular program." "The only dedicated person we had to those programs got cut," Darwall said. When it comes to class sizes, students say they value small sections with a more person- al atmosphere and more informal relation- ships with their professors. "When I'm in my non-(Residential Col- lege) classes, when (the professor) asks ques- tions, I'm really intimidated to speak because there are so many people," said RC sopho- more Gillian Menaker. "I take creative writ- ing, and in the RC that's a one-on-one class with the professor." "Obviously, with small classes the profes- sor gets to know you," said Kinesiology fresh- man Matt Fisher. Despite $37 million in state funding cuts "we did feel the impact on class sizes, because departments weren't able to offer as many sections in some classes:' - Julie Peterson University spokeswoman FINALS Continued from Page 1 and half hours at the School of Education, we decide lunch has worn off and it is time to get something for dinner. So we pack up and head to the Michigan Union for dinner. Afterward, we go upstairs to the Union study lounges, where we study for the next two hours. "The Union study lounge is really the only place I study, and it's great because it's so quiet. People look at you if you make a sound," said LSA senior Jatin Rana. "I like it there because it's really quiet and also you can get food downstairs," agreed LSA junior Jenny Rai. Looking for a place with a bit more activity, we have a choice: move up State Street to Star- bucks or Amer's or move east to the Starbucks on South University or the Amer's on Church Street. Either way, we can only tolerate studying at a coffee shop for about an hour and a half before moving to the Business School at 8:30 p.m. The main floor of the Business School has a cafe that takes Entree Plus and has outlets for laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. The Annex next to the Student Lounge is a little quieter, and its large comfortable chairs and couches are a plus. At the Business School, we study until 11 p.m. and finish the coffee we bought here, instead of at Starbucks, because it is less expen- sive. At that point we decide we have moved enough and retire to the UGLi until 3:00 in the morning. With a solid day and night of studying, we can return home, sleep until noon the next day and take our exam at 1:00 in the afternoon. That scenario does not exhaust all the choices on campus for studying. The Hatcher Graduate Library is among the most popular study spots. "I have a new love for the study cubicles, the south stacks especially because it's so much qui- eter than the UGLi," said LSA junior Jason Berlow. He added that he now prefers the Grad to the Law Library Reading Room since the reading room was divided, reserving the east side for law students and the west side for visitors. The Fine Arts Library on Tappan has stacks that are similar to the graduate library but less trafficked, and should be avoided by those who are claustrophobic. "The Fine Arts Library is ridiculously hard to get into but once you're in, the stacks are impregnable," said Engineering senior Craig Frankland. The tables at the Medical School Library, across Observatory in the Hill area, are almost always open and allow students to study until close to midnight before heading back to Central Campus. "The fourth and fifth floors are the best because it's really low traffic, and the third floor has the circulation and returns desk," Maoz said. On North Campus, the Media Union houses more niches for studying than the Central Cam- pus libraries and plenty of computers. One cau- tion to students who start late - after 2 a.m. the number of locales drops to the UGLi and the Media Union. last year, the University did not raise tuition mid-year. Peterson said the administration expects to avoid raising tuition for the winter term, but added that additional state funding cuts will compel the University to raise it in the long run. "It's important to remember that large cuts in state funding put direct pressure on tuition," Peterson said. "That's an inevitable equation." Although Senate Republicans have signed off on Granholm's budget meas- ures, the fate of the proposed higher edu- cation cuts will come down to votes by the Senate and House appropriations commit- tees. The exact date of the vote has yet to be determined. Because Granholm has reduced her pro- posed higher education cuts from 6 per- cent to a maximum of 5 percent, she may have won the favor of most Democrats, said Rep. Chris Kolb (D-Ann Arbor). He added that he expects the cuts to pass the House committee. "I'm anticipating that they'll be more sup- portive than they were a couple days ago," Kolb said. "I would have liked to see another point or two down, but we're moving in the right direction and that's OK." Also last night, Granholm and Sikkema agreed to cut funding to K-12 schools 1.5 per- cent, and the Department of Corrections by $18.9 million. 0 -- ------- - - W. .W :LLt.WiW.t[f:^:?r:Q'f:Nfi:ntlb:fbblvb:.+'.L .,t . . f ::. :v.v:.::::.;::v. 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