NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 2, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS University dance company to hold performance The University Dance Company will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Power Center for the Performing Arts in a pro- duction of modern dance set to music by School of Music composers. The perfor- mance will honor the School of Music's 125th birthday. Works by guest chore- ographers Doug Varone, Matthew Rose and faculty choreographers will highlight the event, which features five new dance works set to music by William Albright, George Wilson, Evan Chambers, Michael Daugherty and Susan Botti. Student tick- ets cost $9. Contra dancing to be taught at Union The Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance will sponsor a contra dance today in the Michigan Union from 8 to 11 p.m. This traditional folk dance will include live music and fun. Tickets are $5 for students. Big Ten out for blood today Blood will be taken for the Big Ten Blood Battle between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today in Mosher Jordan and West Quadrangle. The challenge is sponsored by the APO and includes seven rival universities. CRIME NOTES Oregano found, mistaken for pot Custodians at East Quadrangle Resi- dence Hall reported Tuesday morning that a bag of marijuana was found in a basement classroom DPS said. Upon further inspection it was determined that the bag actually contained oregano. Chem Building missing chairs Twenty chairs were found missing from a lab Tuesday in the Chemistry Building, the Department of Public Safety reported. Police questioned cus- todial staff and department members to determine if the chairs had been moved to a different location, but so far nothing has been recovered. Trespasser asleep in computer lab A trespasser was found sleeping in the stairwell of the computer lab build- ing Tuesday afternoon, DPS reported. According to a DPS officer, the person was likely homeless. THIS DAY In Daily History I Study: Views on death vary across gender, ethnicity Attitudes toward death are as diverse as the population By Mariem Qamruzzaman Daily Staff Reporter Attitudes toward end-of-life medical treatment vary by ethnic group and gen- der, a new study says. The study was conducted to help doc- tors improve their treatment of patients who are terminally ill. The study, which was conducted by the Veteran Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, appeared in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The results of the study show black and Hispanic men are most accepting of assisted suicide, although Hispanic men prefer to call it "assisted dying." The study also showed that Arab Mus- lims and Arab Christians are against going to nursing homes. One Arab participant said it was the "most awful thing that can happen'" adding that there are no nurs- ing homes in Baghdad. Arab participants said that in their culture, family members take care of their elders and whole neigh- borhoods get involved when someone is dying. Many also said they disapprove of extending life artificially. Black women also said they would undergo extensive medical treatment if it would prolong their - a marked differ- ence from black and Hispanic men who said they would prefer assisted suicide. "Women felt more strongly that everything should be done to keep you alive because it's up to God to make the decision," said Medical School research investigator Sonia Duffy, lead author of the report. Duffy said men are more likely to agree with assisted suicide. "I think that men are more wor- ried about being a burden to their family and want to maintain their dignity," Duffy said. Blacks are the most comfortable with staying in a hospital or nursing home, and said they prefer that their family not take care of them. Frances Jackson, an associate profes- sor of nursing at Oakland University who also worked on the study, said whites were more of a "mixed bag" and that trends were not evident within the group. Still, most whites said they did not want their families to take care of them, but would prefer to die at home. Whites were open to most types of end-of-life care, such as feeding tubes and dialysis, but not life support. Arabs indicated that they would not want doctors to tell a family member if he or she had a terminal illness, but they also said if they were diagnosed with a life-threatening disease they would want to know. The report said that this is a problem for healthcare providers who are respon- sible for telling patients the truth about their health. Yet the report said health- care providers can work with the family to slowly reveal the news to the patient to alleviate these concerns. Fourth-year medical student Charles Draznin said he has not been taught about cultural sensitivity toward end-of- life treatments, but that the results from the study would be useful. "I think I would have a better under- standing of what their preferences were if I had more knowledge of medical beliefs and values and of multiple other cultures," he said. . The study included 73 focus group par- ticipants of different ethnicities including Arab Muslims, Arab Christians, Hispan- ics, blacks and whites. They were all 50 or older. Jackson said other ethnic groups such as Native Americans and Asians were not included because funding for the study was cut short. Jackson said that the groups chosen represented "90 percent of the population of Southeastern Michigan." DeVos promotes business Republican lawmakers unsure 11 1 * 49 I experience in campaign about Granfloms insurance plan Republican candidate wants to eliminate state's main business tax LANSING (AP) - Republican Dick DeVos yesterday renewed his call for eliminating the state's main business tax and said his experience as a busi- nessman would help him turn around Michigan's economy if he's elected gov- ernor. He did not offer many more specifics of his economic plan, however, during a speech to the Michigan Society of Asso- ciation Executives legislative confer- ence in Lansing. DeVos said last week that it was too early for him to offer a detailed plan and that he will spell one out "when people are paying attention in this state." He did continue say he would be better at turning around the economy in Michigan, which had a 6.7 percent unemployment rate in December, nearly 2 percentage points above the national rate of 4.9 percent. "Our economy is in decline. Families are struggling. Jobs are leaving," DeVos said. "And yet the rest of the nation con- tinues to prosper." Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm was invited to speak at yesterday's event but did not because she had other appearances in Flint and Detroit. DeVos, of Ada, is a former president of Alticor Inc. - parent company of Amway Corp. - and comes from one of Michigan's wealthiest families. DeVos said the downturn facing the auto industry may not be the governor's fault, but is the governor's problem. Michigan needs to revise its tax system, focus on worker training and make other changes to become more attractive in the competition for jobs, he said. DeVos said he will "never give up" on Michigan's manufacturing jobs, but that change is inherent in the state's economy. More than 500,000 residents would be covered under new plan, but Republican senators are skeptical LANSING (AP) - Some Republican lawmakers were skeptical yesterday as state officials discussed Demo- cratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm's proposal to provide health insurance to more than a half-million low-income residents. The plan would not increase state spending or taxes, state Department of Community Health Director Janet Olszewski said during a joint Senate committee hearing. It would cover uninsured people with incomes below 200 percent of the poverty line. That's $38,700 for a family of four and $19,140 for a single person. Medicaid officials estimated that residents making near double the poverty line would probably pay a $50 premium. Others would be charged a lower premium on a sliding scale. "Everyone will pay something, and people enrolled in the program are expected to increase their contribu- tion as their incomes rise," Olszewski said. "Further, everyone ... is expected to take personal responsibility for health behaviors." Republican members of the Senate Health Policy Committee and the Department of Community Health Appropriations Subcommittee, however, raised some concerns. One worried that by insuring more people, the demand for health care would rise and raise costs on everyone else. Sen. Tom George (R-Portage) also said people should be nudged to quit smoking and be healthier if they want to get health coverage that's mainly funded by taxpayers. State officials said they expect private insurers that would partner with the state to encourage health behav- iors, but added that details need to be worked out. Other lawmakers wondered what level of health cover- age could actually be provided to uninsured residents. - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1 / Amok- ALL Lf . JIM, IV I hi For 2 well-behaved children. Good pay. All's not fair in love and marriage February 2, 1983 - Marriage is no joke, usually. When Sheryl Weidall placed an advertisement in a weekly shopper newsletter describing a "husband for sale cheap," she had no idea that so many people would respond - and in a serious manner, no less. 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