I 6A - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 7, 2004 NEW S Detroit-area nurses continue strike at Labor Day march 4 DETROIT (AP) - Dozens of striking nurses joined thousands of union workers in march- ing through the city yesterday, calling for better working conditions, more jobs and a change of leadership in the White House. Labor leaders said the event marked the first time they could remember a nurses' union par- ticipating in the annual Labor Day parade in Detroit. About 400 nurses have been on strike against Mount Clemens General Hospital for about a month. About 200 of the nurses and their sup- porters came to march. "I've never marched in a parade. I've never been on strike before, and I've been a nurse at Mount Clemens for 24 years," said Sarah Kraft, a 57-year-old nurse in the medical telemetry unit. "I'm proud that we have the support out here to do this, but I'm sad that it's come to this." The nurses joined workers from more than 300 other local unions, including those repre- senting ironworkers, waterproofers, pipefitters, roofers and teachers. The groups walked, carried banners and rode on flatbed tractor-trailers that chugged from old Tiger Stadium to a downtown monument honor- ing the labor movement. Some marchers carried American flags and others toted signs and wore T-shirts supporting Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. Ron Gettelfinger, president of the United Auto Workers, said workers need to remember how important their votes are. "(Former UAW President) Walter Reuther once said that what you negotiate at the bargain- ing table can be taken away in the halls of Con- gress. And that's a fact today. The importance of the ballot box cannot be overstressed," Gettelfin- ger said at the parade. Some marchers wore red T-shirts that carried messages of support for Kerry. "The traditional message of this is a day of celebration for working families and the strides they've made through the years," said Mike Fikes of Flint, Michigan organizing director for the Laborers International Union of North America. "But this year more than any other year in the past, our members are motivated by the presidential election. We need to get out and vote for John Kerry." 4 MIPS Continued from page 1A for the same time period, nine litter violations and 47 citations for having open intoxicants or consuming alcohol in public. Thursday proved to be one of the biggest nights for partying, including a block party on Greenwood Ave- nue accounting for nearly half the violations issued Thursday night. Hoornstra said parties like those on Greenwood become dangerous because they close off access to safety vehicles. He pointed to the fire at 501 Lin- den Street as a situation where streets needed to be open. "We don't go in there (to shut down parties) to be mean," he said. "If that party had happened in the middle of Greenwood and that fire had happened, it would have been devastating." Hoornstra said the numbers probably won't be iso- lated to Welcome Week parties. "We usually stay pret- ty busy through football season," he said. He added that violations sometimes drop off in November. LSA freshman Garrison Paige said many of the people out partying weren't students at the University. According to the DPS crime log, more than three- quarters of the liquor violations during the football game were attributed to individuals not affiliated with the University. Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis FRESHMEN Continued from page 1A "These are the best years of your life," he said. "Make the most of them." Director of Undergraduate Admis- sions Ted Spencer delivered statis- tics reflecting the class's "exceptional (strength) in both academic and extra curricular endeavors." With 6,571 new enrollees, the class of 2008 is the largest in the University's his- tory. "Every year the academic quality of our incoming class rises," said Univer- sity President Mary Sue Coleman, who emphasized the value of higher education using personal reflections from her own 1960s collegiate experience, captured in her travel journal. Employing the maxim "traditions begin with you," the five-day Welcome to Michigan program is designed to familiarize new students with the University. It includes more than 200 events sponsored by various student groups, University departments and community organizations. "I thought the speeches were really heartwarming," said Stacy Frigiero, an LSA freshman from New York. "(The ceremony) made me feel closer to the school." Dominic Mattman, an international student from Switzerland, said he was amazed by the enthusiastic display of the University's traditions. "The whole thing was quite astonishing." Convocation coordinator Julie Ash- ley said she felt the ceremony was an encouraging experience for the new- comers. "Students gained a good solid feel of what the next four years will be like," she said. Diane Selander, the mother of a freshman from Rochester Hills, left the ceremony feeling enthusiastic about the upcoming year. "(There were) great points to get students fired up for school and excited about the learning adven- ture that's ahead." 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