Tuesday, October 26, 2004 News 3 Libertarians seek to privatize 'U' HART FOR HE:IsN ... SPOWES I I 12 £ .tr rs u Weather Opinion 4 The Daily endorses Chris Kolb 60 n/ 40 TOMORROW: C;1/v Atts 10 This week's hottest new music releases One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.michigandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 18 2004 The Michigan Daily Counselor e ects of By Melissa Benton Daily Staff Reporter Hazing can leave a serious psycho- logical impact on its victims, said Vicki Hays, associate director for Counseling and Psychological Services. "As a counselor, I have seen and talk- ed with people who have had a negative emotional or psychological reaction with hazing that's happened to them or even to someone else," Hays said. Last week, the University began investigating allegations into such hazing activities against seven chap- ters of the Greek community. Hays said although reactions vary based on the victim, a person might feel fear - especially that a similar situation may happen again. Other reactions can include anger, confusion and both physical and emotional pain. Reactions are often affected by a victim's history, such as if the person has experienced hazing or some form of abuse in the past, Hays added. One hazing incident in the Greek community.allegedly involved clothes being ripped off intoxicated sorority pledges, who were then led into a room with intoxicated members of a fraternity's pledge class where there may have been widespread sexual 40 activity. Kelly Cichy, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, said the incident "could defi- nitely be sexual assault if any of the individuals are subjected to unwant- ed sexual contact (such as fondling) or sexual penetration." LSA sophomore Bryce Bach, who is head of the Greek community's hazing task force, said the group is currently investigating the alleged Rush abuses. "All five cases should be closed by this time next week. That's the goal," Bach said. The University and city police are also investigating the reports. Hays said sometimes victims can have delayed reactions to hazing. Imme- diately following the incident, victims might think they were not affected by the incident, or they might not want to cause problems for their organization by reporting it, she added. Hays said sometimes people are also psychologically impacted by something that happens to another person, especially a close friend or family member who endured hazing. For example, watching other pledges be hazed could impact members of a fraternity or sorority. "Sometimes it's the indirect effects that can bring people in to counsel- ing services," Hays added. CAPS and SAPAC are free, con- fidential services for all University students. "We can talk with a student about what they are feeling and experienc- ing and how we can best meet their individual needs for support and assistance," Cichy said. According to the Michigan Public Health Code, niether CAPS nor SAPAC can release specific case information without the victim's permission. 'U' plans repairs for West Quad U'expands on its initiative to improve housing By Kristin Ostby Daily Staff Reporter West Quad Residence Hall will receive a $12.2 million renovation to be completed in the summer of 2005. The proposal to upgrade the residence hall's fire protection, information technology and electrical wiring sys- tems was approved at the University Board of Regents meeting last week. The proposed renovations are part of the Residential Life Initiatives, She also said there will be a fire barrier between the two buildings, which would prevent the spreading of a fire from one building to the other for at least two hours. A sprinkler system, which does not currently exist, will also be added to the residence hall, Comisiak added. Hartman said when students were evacuated during a power outage at West Quad in early October, they were not allowed to re-enter the building specifically because of the building's lack of sprinklers. which was approved in September to improve the quality of residence halls. The newly pro- posed "North Quad" residence hall, that would replace the Frieze Building, is also part of the pro- gram. New Internet wir- ing, wireless access points and high- speed network equip- ment will be installed to update informa- tion technology in by the regents New Internet wiring, wireless access points and high-speed network equipment will be installed to update information technology in West Quad. "I'm not really too concerned, but I suppose (a sprinkler system) would make it safer," Hartman added. Comisiak said the University is exceeding code requirements with its improvements to the fire-protec- tion system. "We're doing our best to safeguard the stu- dents," she added. upgrades include City Clerk employee Herb Katz hands out sample ballots at the City Clerk's office at 100 N. Fifth St. yesterday. Punch card votin still in use, deSpite aws By Farayha Arrine Daily Staff Reporter While most Michiganders will use the optical scan vot- ing system on Nov. 2, Gov. Jennifer Granholm will cast her vote using the punch card system that was controver- sial four years ago, causing prob- lems and raising questions of ELECT scandal in Florida. The governor is registered in Lansing, one of the few cities that will not receive updated voting equipment until after the election. Michigan has a number of counties from the Upper Peninsula to as far south as the city of Dearborn that are using the paper punch cards. But, for the most part, city and state officials claim that elections are expected to run smoothly and that 1 updated voting equipment will be installed in every precinct by 2006, the scheduled date set by the state. The Help America Vote Act was passed in 2002 by President Bush in an attempt to reform the election system. The act advises that all states devise a plan to update any election districts that use punch card or lever voting systems. In accor- 'ON S 4 dance with the act, Michi- gan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced that Michigan precincts would uniformly use Optical Scan Voting. The decision came after a period of feedback from the public. Under the act, Michigan is eligible for about $75 million to update the voting equipment in about a third of its precincts that do not already use Opti- See PUNCH CARD, Page 7 West Quad. The last major update to West Quad's Internet capabilities was in 1985, said Kathy Comisiak, Univer- sity Housing capital planner. Comisiak said the technology and electrical wiring upgrades are needed. "Things get outdated and fall apart, and that just needed to get done." Some West Quad residents say they have noticed the need for Internet improvements. "Right after we moved in, (the Internet) was on and off," LSA fresh- man Jacob Griffin said. Another West Quad resident, LSA freshman Kristina Harman, also said the internet can be slow. Changes to the fire-protection sys- tem will separate West Quad's system from that of the Michigan Union. Currently, when a fire is detected in one building, the alarm sounds in both the Union and in West Quad, Comisiak said. the installation of a new substation to meet electrical load requirements. "It will have a greater capacity and will expand the electrical system," Comisiak said. Because the renovations will take place during the summer, camp stu- dents who usually stay in West Quad will be relocated to other residence halls, Comisiak said. Students enrolled in spring and sum- mer terms typically live in the resi- dence halls on the Hill, she added. Approximately 1,200 students live in West Quad, which was built in 1939 and is one of the oldest residence halls on campus. The regents also approved upgrades to elevators in Stockwell and Mosher- Jordan Residence Halls at Thursday's meeting in Flint. The regents approved more extensive renovations for these two halls in September. The electrical Student on North Campus run over by car By Victoria Edwards Daily News Reporter A female University student was struck by a car yesterday as she got off a University bus on Bonisteel Boulevard and attempted to cross the street at about 5:30 p.m. The bus driver, who witnessed the scene immediately, called the accident in, and the woman was brought to the University Hos- pital's emergency room for evaluation, said Department of Public of Safety Sgt. Janet Conners. The injuries that the woman sustained were not life-threatening, she added. Despite the accident, Conners said that cars hitting pedestrians does not seem to be an especially large problem on campus, although she did not know how many such incidents have happened recently. "I've worked here for 17 years and haven't seen a big increase. (If anything) it seems to involve bikers more than pedestrians," Con- ners said. Conners warned to check carefully for cars especially when getting off the bus. "Be aware of your surroundings when crossing the street. You may think (drivers) see you, but maybe their attention is diverted. The best advice is to wait for them to pass," Conners said. She added that it is important to notice the traffic differences between North and Central campuses. She said there is more rampant speeding on North Campus, especially from Murfin Ave- nue to Bonisteel Boulevard, because there are fewer stop signs to break up the flow of traffic on North Campus. The injuries that the woman sustained were not life-threatening. The driver in the accident stayed until police arrived and remained cooperative, Conners said. She said the driver did not appear to be speeding. New Yorker magazine arrives at University to launch tour By Aymar Joan Daily Staff Reporter New Yorker in Ann Arbor Taste of the Big Apple Today: Reporter Seymour Hersh talks with The New Yorker editor David Remnick. T w,- - i~i r>uricv Hours after the bombings in Madrid, Spain on March 11, after the news had reverberated throughout the world, journal- ist Lawrence Wright was in Afghanistan, slightly removed from most media outlets. Wright heard of the bombings when The New Yorker called him requesting that he write a story. At the time, the weekly maga- zine's editors knew it had to cover the trag- e~dv hntt did lno~t Iknow whiih a ~ngleto take. With a bit of help from local report- ers and various liaisons, Wright penned an intricate story about changing terrorist strategies, incorporating Spain's religious, political and criminal history. It appeared in The New Yorker in August. As a staff writer for the magazine, Wright will join three other writers in the Michigan League for a panel on "Searching for the Story" as part of The New Yorker College Tour happening this week on campus. The tour will also visit i i ,, . .