news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 13, 2004 - 3A ON CAMPUS IM sports begin * registration for fail leagues The Intramural Sports Program is beginning registration for fall term soccer, 3-on-3 basketball and broomball leagues. Interested indi- viduals should stop by the Intramu- ral Sports Building at 606 Hoover St. between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. today. Fees are $50 per team for bas- ketball and $88 per team for broom- ball and soccer. Auditions begin for Gilbert and Sullivan group The U-M Gilbert and Sullivan Society will be holding auditions for their fall production of The Gondo- liers beginning today and running through Thursday. All students are invited to try out. Auditions will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Stu- dent Theater Arts Complex behind Crisler Arena. Lecture examines intellectual diversity in higher education Maris Vinovskis will give a speech titled "Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education?" The lecture will focus on the history of promoting intellectual diversity in higher education, as well as its policy implications. Vinovskis will speak in the Oster- man Common Room in the Rack-. ham Building from noon to 1:30 p.m. Vinovskis is the Bentley Professor of History, a professor of public policy and a senior research scientist at the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research. Alcohol violations back to normal Welcome week 'trend' dissipates due to away football ame By Melissa Benton Daily Staff Reporter After a significant increase from last year in minor in possession of alcohol citations during welcome week, police say so-called "party violations" are back down to expected levels. For instance, the Department of Public Safety issued 17 MIP citations this week- end. 25 were issued during the Saturday of the first weekend of last school year; however, the Wolverines also played a home football game last year, which would tend to raise the number of alcohol violations. No statistics were available for the first Friday night of last year. As expected, alcohol violations decreased as compared with last week. The Ann Arbor Police Department issued 41 MIPs during Friday and Saturday of welcome week, compared to 30 this weekend. DPS distributed 66 MIPs during welcome week, as opposed to 17 this weekend. Lt. Mark Hoornstra at the AAPD attributed the decrease in MIP viola- tions to the fact that the football team's weekly game was played in South Bend, Party Foul CmrnchIng the alcohol violation numbers n 66 - Minor in possession of alcohol violations given by the Department of Public Safety during welcome week this year a 15 - MIPs given out last year during welcome week 17 - MIPs given out this weekend 25 - MIPs given out last year during the first Satur- day of the school year ymous, was found unconscious in Palmer Field and transported to the hospital. "I woke up in the hospital, and I didn't remember what happened," he said. The student was quickly released from the hospital, but it was not until he went to buy food that he discovered he had been issued an MIP. "It was in my wallet. I was paying for lunch when I pulled it out of my wallet," he said. The student said he was mad at himself for his actions and for receiv- ing an MIP, but added that he will be more careful in the future. Brown said DPS officers are simply doing their jobs and have not increased party patrolling. "They haven't taken a stronger stance, they're just dealing with what they're encountering," Brown added. She had said earlier that the initial welcome week spike in alcohol violations was due mainly to irresponsible drinking behavior on the part of students. She said because students are break- ing the laws, police must distribute MIPs to underage drinkers. "One has to also remember that DPS does not create the laws, but they are obligated to enforce the laws," Brown said. Ind. on Saturday. "Also, it seems to me that Friday night was a little busier than (Saturday) night, so I think it had a lot to do with the fact that Michigan lost," Hoornstra said. "I would like to think our enforce- ment efforts have kind of deterred kids, but reality prevents me from thinking so," Hoornstra added. DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said the number of MIPs given out did not seem to continue what she had called a "disappointing trend" of high alcohol violations during welcome week. She said that given the number of people out partying this weekend, the number of MIPs seemed in line with past years. One student who received an MIP during Welcome Week said he will go to court tomorrow to learn what con- sequences he will face. The student, who asked to remain anon- Group links art, politics to debate CRIMiE NOTES Student taken to ER for driving nail through finger A personal injury report was filed after a student at Martha Cook Resi- dence Hall reported to the Department of Public Safety Thursday that she had driven a nail through her thumb. The student was transported to the Univer- sity Hospital's Emergency Room. Drinking fountain ripped out of wall in Markley Early Friday morning, a DPS officer filed a malicious destruction report after finding a drinking fountain removed from the wall of Mary Markley Resi- dence Hall. THIS DAY In Daily History is : By Tina Hildreth and Leslie Rott For the Daily As Election Day approaches, orga- nizations all over campus are gear- ing up for one of the most partisan presidential elections in recent years. While campaign workers bombard students with political endorsements, one University group takes a differ- ent approach, encouraging artistic expression rather than candidate bashing. This fall the Arts of Citizenship Pro- gram, a group of students, faculty and community members who aim to bridge the gap between the University and area residents, will be hosting a public view- ing of presidential and vice-presidential debates. Several months ago, Debate Watch, a nationwide initiative sponsored by the Presidential Debate Commission - the group that administers the presidential debates - contacted the Arts of Citizenship Program and asked them to host a Debate Watch event in Ann Arbor. By hosting this event, Arts of Citi- zenship hopes to encourage artistic responses to today's political climate, as well as collective debate watching. David Scobey, founder of the Arts of Citizenship Program, described the group as an outlet that "fosters arts, humanities and design in public and community life." Working with organizations such as the Neutral Zone, the Mosaic Youth Theatre, the Ann Arbor District Library and the Residential College, Arts of Citizenship allows University representatives and students to have hands-on experience doing research, taking oral histories and teaching through plays, presentations and poetry writing. viewership While the event is still in the plan- ning stages, group members hope to host several presentations coinciding with the debates, and afterwards, pro- vide a venue for artistic reaction to the debates. Ideas for debate programming are still being developed. However, Friday's planning session brought in a diverse group with substantially different ideas which have not yet been reconciled. Ideas include slam poetry, inter- pretive dances and even the pos- sibility of giant sculptures of the candidates. Audience members at the debates will be encouraged to render their own artistic pieces based on their experiences at the event. The group's meetings make it pos- sible for people from various Uni- versity departments and community associations to come together for com- mon causes. "Networking before and after the meetings is just as important as the meeting itself," Scobey said. LSA senior Stephanie Brown, the group's events coordinator, said her interest was sparked by the program's connections with youth activities in Detroit. She said she has since found it an excellent place to network with faculty-affiliated with other universities. Debate Watch is not the only event promoted by Arts of Citizenship. Throughout the year, the group collabo- rates on six to eight projects, including environmental field trips and after- school literacy programs. In conjunction with the Arts of Citizenship program, Scobey teaches Community Projects in the Arts and Humanities, a course that allows students to contribute to civic culture. 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