news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 7, 2004 - 3 THIS WEEK 1L10t i !I'pnm~a1&P -- ---winwi 9m STUDENT GOVERNMENT MSA debates lecturers, funds conference I '11r Lc11L1 1 11V I.Vlti I I Five years ago... Nearly 5,000 people gathered in Ann Arbor for the 27th annual Hash Bash Day. The culmination of the event occurred at "High Noon," when the crowd made its way onto the Diag, pipes and joints in hand. Marijuana enthusiast Tommy Chong said, "I'm so stoned I don't know what to say. ... If the important people were stoned, there'd be less violence in the world." Steve Hager, the former editor in chief of High Times magazine, also spoke at the afternoon rally. "High Times officially declared that Ann Arbor is the coolest place in the universe," he said. Ten years ago... For some, the college years will live in eternity. Oak Grove Interna- tional, a state manufacturing com- pany, began constructing caskets decorated in the red and white of the University of Indiana and Ohio State University. "So far, red and white for Indiana University is the most popular," Manager Gary Gra- ham said. Graham added that he has not made a maize and blue casket yet, but would be open to the idea if it was requested. April 12, 1973 After 57 years filled with the sounds of paddles crashing against plastic balls, the Michigan Union shut down the table tennis room, which was located adjacent to the billiards room on the second floor. The room was converted into office space for student organiza- tions. Some of the newly orphaned tables were sold for $5. April 9, 1969 Stemming from an argument over what to do with leftover ice cream from a hall party, several students living in Van Tyne House in Mary Markley Residence Hall attempted to secede from their hall. They claimed that the residence hall government is forced upon stu- dents without their consent, and therefore does not have any legiti- mate authority to make decisions. Jack Myers, president of the Inter- House Assembly refused to take up the issue at the next meeting, saying that the schedule was full and that no precedents exist for allowing part of a hall to break away. April 5, 1991 Although the University and the White House refused to comment, local media reported that President George H.W. Bush planned to speak at the University's commencement ceremony. Bush would speak at commence- ment on May 4. The last time Bush had visited campus was in 1985 when he was vice president. He was harassed by protesters of U.S. for- eign policy, and reportedly vowed never to return to campus. April 12, 1983 Boycotters of The Michigan Daily presented a petition with more than 4,300 signatures to the editors dur- ing a meeting at the Michigan Union. The goal of the drive was for the newspaper to publicly admit irresponsible journalism. Brian Sher, head of the newly- created Committee for a Responsi- ble Michigan Daily, said he was frustrated with the editorial page since the new staff took over. Among other examples, the group cited a story in which the newspa- per reported that a woman was kicked out of her sorority for having bulimia, a report the committee called sensational. April 7, 1981 The Michigan Student Assembly debate went from routine to strange as candidates began fielding ques- tions about University purchased toi- let paper. 5 Joyride Party candidate Steve Roach, who had been advocating a softer brand, was criticized by an audience member who preferred harder toilet paper. Political Party candidate Barry Himmlestein sug- gested both types be made available to discerning students. April 9, 1960 Teamsters President James Hoffa spoke at the University to a crowd By Cianna Freeman Daily Staff Reporter Students and other members of the Universi- ty flooded constituent's time and Michigan Stu- dent Assembly members debated at the Lecturers' Employee Organization's possible walkout at last night's MSA meeting. In February, the assembly passed a resolution in support of LEO and its demands of the University, which include higher wages and job security. The University and LEO have yet to reach an agree- ment on a contract, and if negotiations fail today LEO has plegded to stage a one-day walkout. MSA Rep. Matt Hollerbach said it is impor- tant the assembly support the LEO strike. "We as an assembly voted unanimously to support LEO," Hollerbach said. "It is up to us as leaders of the University to serve as an example for the student body." MSA Rep Russ Garber raised concern about the University's extra cost to satisfy the union's higher wage demand. But Hollerbach said there are ways the Uni- versity can pay for the salary increases. "If every faculty member, who earns more than $100,000 a year takes a voluntary 3 percent pay cut for one year, the University will have enough money to remedy all the recent budget cuts and there will be an additional $200,000 for the Uni- versity to spend," Hollerbach said. "Governor Granholm has already taken a 5 percent pay cut in response to budget cuts." MSA members also voted in support of a reso- lution to fund the Association of Michigan Uni- versities Conference held on campus in May. Fifteen public universities in Michigan send stu- dent government delegates to the AMU conference. "Together AMU represents over 300,000 stu- dents in Michigan," said MSA Rep. Anita Leung. "It is a good organization to be a part of." The AMU works with higher education tuition and state appropriations and communi- cates with the Presidents Council, State Univer- sities of Michigan comprised of the presidents of state universities, said Leung. The assembly also plans to vote next week on a resolution to support the University's use of affir- mative action in undergraduate admissions. MSA Rep. Lauren Veasey said she is a propo- nent of the resolution. Affirmative action is need- ed because research shows that schools prepare children unequally and discrimination occurs based on background and socio-economic level, said Veasey, a Rackham student. MSA has supported similar resolutions several times beforehand, although this is the first one commending the University's admissions policies that were revamped last fall that complied with the June 2003 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Gratz v. "We as an assembly voted unanimously to support LEO ... It is up to the leaders of the University to serve as an example for the student body.' - Matt Hollerbach MSA representative Bollinger, which declared the controversial point system unconstitutional. The new application offers more introspective essays. The assembly will vote on the resolution in support of affirmative action at next week's meeting. SURVEY Continued from Page 1 The study also found little support among Muslims for President Bush. 85 percent disapproved of his performance in office while just 4 percent said they approved, according to the study results. Eleven percent answered "Don't know" on the survey. Reasons for the disapproval, however, were unclear. Senzai said ISPU would have liked the research to go further into this area to find out the exact reasons for this disapproval. "There were certain areas of public policies that I wished we had expanded on. The issue of terrorism and security could have been touched on," he said. He added that it would be interesting to have more detailed research on why public policy concerning civil liberties was the No. 1 priority for Muslims. Bagby cited this as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "My strong feeling is that if this poll were taken before 9- 11, civil rights would not be on the top of the list," he said. "Concerns about the attacks on Islam, the Patriot Act, and the prospect of another Patriot Act have pushed civil rights to the top of the list in terms of priority." Bagby said one of the findings that surprised him was that second-generation Muslims, the children of immigrants, were more conservative than their parents. Regarding affirmative action, 44 percent of second- generation Muslims (ages 15 to 20) said they "strongly favored" the policy, compared to 58 parents. percent of their "This is consistent of all public policy," Bagby said. "The second generation ranks below the (first generation)." Although he said the study had not focused on finding reasons to explain these results, he believed the more conservative nature of second-generation Muslims might be due to their upbringing. "Many second-generation (Muslims) are affected by the somewhat conservative wing of the American public," he said. "They are largely suburban kids and have been influenced (by their surroundings)." Despite the difference, Bagby emphasized that the overall gap in political ideology between immigrants and second-gen- eration Muslims was not that large. Ashraf agreed with this, saying that Muslims on cam- pus, many of whom are second-generation Muslims, in fact support of policies such as affirmative action. "Generally Muslim students see themselves as a group of minorities that is on campus, (so) they vouch for some- thing that helps all minority students," she said. Other results from the study focused on Muslims' perspec- tives of the mosques they attend and found that 93 percent of them believe members of their community should become more politically involved and participate in more community service activities with non-Muslims. The complete findings of the Detroit Mosque Study can be downloaded from ISPU's website, www ispu.us. LECTURERS Continued from Page 1 do independent research," Campbell said. For humanities scholars this means publishing a book, and for scientists it means pursuing research, Campbell added. A lecturer does not necessarily do less work than a professor, but it is dif- ferent work, Campbell said. Lecturers focus primarily on teaching rather than research, which can be an advantage, she said. "For someone who loves to do teach- ing it's a great opportunity. If teaching is what you love to do and if it's what you're passion is, there are lots of bene- fits," Campbell added. LSA sophomore Julie Christopher said lecturers' emphasis on teaching greatly influences their students as well. "I think they teach ... better because they can donate more time just to teaching," Christopher said. Not all students agree with Christo- pher. Kinesiology sophomore James Muldoon said he believes tenure-track professors are more knowledgeable about the subjects they teach. "I prefer professors - they seem more informed on topics. They are not necessarily reading Power Point all the time," Muldoon said. But whether or not students prefer professors, being a lecturer has defi- nite drawbacks, Dean said. These prob- lems include low pay and the lack of job security and benefits, which LEO's current negotiations with the Universi- ty are addressing. "Most lecturers hope to have (tenure) someday. But realistically we know there are not enough positions for all of us. But in the meantime we want to raise the positions of lectur- ers," Dean said. LSA senior Neal Lyons said he was put through a lot of instability growing up as the son of a lecturer who did not get tenure. "My father has been a professor for 30 years. Because he has never got tenure ... in 18 years we lived in 12 places," Lyons said. Dean said because the job market in academia is so tight, her current pri- mary goal is to raise the status of lec- turers through advocating for lecturers' rights rather than trying to become tenured herself. Despite tenure's value, adjunct polit- ical science lecturer Lawrence Greene said he is unique in that he is not pur- suing a tenured position. "I don't want tenure. This is a sec- ond career for me. I had a career for over 30 years. I practiced law, when I retired I decided there were many things I was interested in. I felt I had something to offer people who were interested in law," Greene said. The walkout, if it does occur, is only set to last one day. IRAQ Continued from Page 1 destroyed four houses in Fallujah after nightfall yesterday, witnesses said. A doctor said 26 Iraqis, including women and children, were killed and 30 wound- ed in the strike. The deaths brought to 34 the number of Iraqis killed in Fallujah yesterday, including eight who died in street battles earlier in the day. The dusty, Euphrates River city 35 miles west of Baghdad is a stronghold of the anti-U.S. insurgency that sprang up shortly after Saddam's ouster a year ago. With fighting intensifying ahead of the June 30 handover of power to an Iraqi government, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said American commanders in Iraq would get additional troops if needed. None has asked so far, he said. State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said al-Sadr and his follow- ers were not representative of a religious cause but of "political gangsterism." LGBT Continued from Page 1 dered individuals to legally change their names to match their gender identities. According to an ACLU LGBT Project publication, name changes can be made through common law or court orders. A common- law name change happens when people, over time, use names other than the ones that appear on their birth cer- tificates. A court-ordered name change requires the approval of a judge. The main opposition against anti- discriminatory legislation for transgen- dered individuals has come from conservatives, religious fundamental- ists, the American Family Association and the Thomas More Law Center, a non-profit-law firm in Ann Arbor dedi- cated to protecting family values, Jen- nings said. College Republicans Chair Allison Jacobs, said conservatives oppose dis- crimination against transgendered peo- ple in the workplace. "College Republicans don't support transgender discrimination," said Jacobs, an LSA freshman. "Work and SHOWGII SPECTACUI WED., APRIL 7 "We want to make sure that we're aware of all of the things that we say that we represent." - Andrea Knittel Stonewall Democrats Co-Chair personal sexual identity are separate, but you should not be discriminated against at work for your personal life." Stonewall Democrats invited Jen- nings as a way to discourage dis- crimination within the LGBT community, UMSD Co-Chair Andrea Knittel said. "We want to make sure that we're aware of all of the things that we say that we represent," said Knittel, an LSA junior. "We didn't know all that we could about all of the letters in our acronym, especially the 'T.'," Stonewall Democrats, the LGBT caucus of the University's College Democrats, was formed in fall 2003 to raise awareness of gay and gender identity issues. Corrections: A photo of pitcher Phil Tognetti on Page 10 of yesterday's Daily should have been attributed to photographer Willa Tracosas. 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