Friday, September 17, 2004 Opinion 4 Sports Jasmine Clair argues for action in Sudan In our Football Sat- urday insert: Run- ning backs try to fill Chris Perry's shoes A look back at 15 years of "Madden Football" ... Friday Focus, Page 10 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditorialfreedom Weather as: 4 TOMORROW. To 9ow ------------ ---------- - ----------------- --------- --- ----- ------------------------- - ----- ---- ------------------ www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 163 02004 The Michigan Daily Hospitalized student blames gym towels By Ashley Dinges Daily Staff Reporter When Janet Bordelon entered the Central Campus Recreation Building Saturday morning, she wasn't planning+ on running five miles. She also wasn't1 expecting to spend the remainder of the day at University Hospital after sufferingr a severe allergy attack.s Bordelon's episode would cause the University to remove cleaning solutionI and towels from the CCRB and investi- gate the incident. She spoke to The Mich- igan Daily yesterday about the attack. After spending about one hour in the facility, Bordelon used towels and chemi- cal solution provided in the building to clean the machine she had used. She said shortly after contact with the towels and solution, she began experiencing symp- toms of an allergic reaction. Upon returning to her dorm in the LawI Quad, Bordelon said her face was so swol- len, it was "literally not recognizable." "I passed out once in my room, woke up and crawled out into the hallway where I am pretty sure I passed out again. I was lucky that my neighbor was home, as she was able to call 911," she explained. Bordelon said she spent most of the day at University Hospital and reported the incident to CCRB staff Sunday. She later learned she had suffered ana- phylactic shock, a severe whole-body allergic reaction. "I had no idea it was an allergic reac- tion at the time. I mean, I have seasonal allergies - I take Claritin sometimes - but it's not anything severe," said Bor- delon, a Near Eastern Studies graduate student instructor. Later, Bordelon said she overheard another girl who apparently also suffered a similar attack after using the CCRB facilities. "I had been going there regularly this year and last year. To me, that just seemed really strange. Which is why I thought it was just something on a certain towel, But this other girl who was there 12 hours See CCRB, Page 3 Green candidate promotes party By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter Speaking in a style more reminiscent of a salesman than a political candidate, Green Party presidential nominee David Cobb addressed a gathering of about two dozen students and Green Party activists in a Mod- ern Languages Building classroom last night. Cobb excitedly promoted the Green Party and the idea of "systemic social change" through grassroots and local organization, evoking Mahatma Gandhi's description of the process of movement-building as an analogue to the party's growth. "Third parties are responsible for systemic change in this country and always have been," Cobb said, pointing to the abolition of slavery and the women's suffrage movement as social advances driven by third parties. In contrast to Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign on the Green ticket, Cobb's campaign is focusing its strategy on promoting local- and state- level Green candidates. Three area Green Party candidates spoke before Cobb arrived, and Cobb spent the beginning of his speech charting the party's growth - in terms of state ballot lines and elected candidates, both of which he said have doubled since 2000 - on a blackboard. "The Green Party is growing - I'm very excited to be a part of that," he said. Rob Haug, co-chair of the University's Green Party, said Cobb will be more effective at building the party "from the ground up" than Nader was. "I don't want to disparage what Ralph did for the party, but I think David has a greater interest in local candidates than Ralph did," Haug said. "If there are more elected Greens in 2005 than in 2001, I think David did a better job than Ralph did." Although Cobb has denied that he is running a "safe-states" campaign - a strategy that would explicitly avoid campaigning in swing states, where a Green candidate could take votes from progres- sives who might otherwise vote for Kerry - he has conceded on his Web site that he plans to focus his See COBB, Page 3 DPS issues crime alert today The University's Department of Public Safety issued a crime alert this morning after a graduate student reported an attempted armed: robbery, DPS spokeswoman Diane Brown said. The encounter occurred near Hubbard Road and Beale Avenue when the student was approached by two suspects at about 1 a.m. yesterday. Suspects were reported as two black men, about 18 to 20 years old, both wearing short-sleeved shirts and gray ski masks. One suspect brandished a knife about 7 inches long and demanded the victim's wallet. The suspects threw down the wal- let and did not take any money because it contained no U.S. cur- rency, Brown said. After throwing the wallet, the suspects reportedly ran away and got into a medium-sized yellow car and headed north on Beale Avenue. Recycling prom ingeS on students By Julia Homing For the Daily Ann Arbor's City Council recently approved a $5.6 million expansion of its recycling facilities, but the project's success will depend largely on stu- dents, who city leaders say contribute 20 to 25 percent of Ann Arbor's total waste. The Material Recovery Facility, on Platt and Ellsworth Roads, is the city's only service station that receives and processes the area's garbage. The facil- ity's expansion will increase the recy- cling availability in Ann Arbor and surrounding areas, as well as accom- modate a greater quantity of recyclable materials. However, students often disregard the recyclying facilities on hand. One obstacle to recycling can be a lack of cooperation in a building with multiple apartments. LSA senior Amanda Eron said she recycles actively but finds that most people in her building do not. "The bins downstairs aren't marked clearly, and they are misused," she said. All of the recyclable waste generated by the University eventually ends up at the city facility. Garbage collected on campus is transported by the Univer- Regent roundup GOP challengers Carl Meyers of Dearborn - financial adviser for Raymond James & Associates. Pat Anderson of Bath Township - vice chair of Anderson Economic Group mocticf~ i!cum& a Martin Taylor of Grosse Point Farms - vice president of DTE Energy Olivia Maynard of Flint - president of think tank Michigan Prospect ELECi NS '04 GOP takes on incumbent regents By Farayha Arrine Daily Staff Reporter The race to become a member of the University Board of Regents may be as divided as the presi- dential race. With two incumbent Democrats and two new GOP candidates, both sides are critical of the others' stance on admissions policies and tuition - the two topics that dominate this election. Last year, the regents, who are akin to a board of directors for the University, were criticized by various student groups and faculty members for their admissions and labor policies, as well budget allocations. They also faced state cutbacks to higher education funding. With the plethora of problems the University has had, the two Democrat incumbents Olivia May- nard (D-Flint) and Martin Taylor (D-Grosse Pointe Farms) argue that their experience in such hard times makes them the superior candidates. But the Republican newcomers, Carl Meyers (R-Dearborn) and Pat Anderson (R-Bath Township) feel change is needed and that new members on the board can help the University take a new direction. "You can't do the same things over and over again with the same board members and expect a different result," Meyers said. A graduate of the University's Dearborn campus, Meyers points to the fact that he has been a financial advisor since the 1980's - an asset that he says qualifies him for the job. "Unless it's a continuous culture of doing the most with the least and being very vigilant about managing the monies and the general fund, you become a little complacent. My Democratic oppo- nents got a little complacent," Meyers said, adding that innovative ways to save money as well as more private donations are needed. Meyers also criticized the regennts' handling of University admissions. "The admissions policy has been a debacle," Meyers said. "Fewer minorities are even applying to the University. A policy that was drawn to get more people in would say 'Hey c'mon apply. We want you here.' The end result is that they're not." In light of the Supreme Court decision striking down the race-conscious LSA point system, LSA changed its application to include more essay ques- tions with a greater emphasis on diversity. This year minority applicants were down 21 percent. This is a factor that Anderson, the other GOP candidate, said was a direct result of the new appli- cation. Anderson said if elected, he would push to create See REGENTS, Page 2 Hands-On Museum names new director By Tina Hildreth For the Daily Each year more than 200,000 tod- dlers, teens, teachers and parents pass through the bright red doors and climb up the stairs of the Ann Arbor Hands- On Museum, accompanied by ascend- ing notes of a musical scale. This fall, as a new director takes the reigns, visi- tors may start to see just a little more of the museum's magic. Starting next month, the museum, located on Ann Street and Fifth Ave- nue, will welcome new Executive and educational play structures. He says any other changes that come with his appointment will be in response to the community's inter- ests and needs. "The best thing about this museum is that it truly belongs to the community," Drumm said. People refer to it as 'our Hands-On Museum,' " he said. He said the museum provides "informal science education" -- learn- ing through experience rather than in a classroom -- as a supplement to the state's science curriculum. As the name suggests, every exhibit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ ____ ____iii:---gm