NEWS The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS Michigan Idol contestants to compete in finale At tonight's Michigan Idol finale, one contestant will walk away with the $500 grand prize and the coveted title of 2006 Michigan Idol winner. The event, spon- sored by the University Unions Arts and Programs, will begin at 9 p.m. in the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre at the Michigan League. Students volunteer to tutor children The Peace Neighborhood Center is providing tutoring programs for children, families and other individuals from dis- advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Volunteer tutors will be working with ele- mentary students. Participants will meet today at 5:45 p.m. at Hillel. Kelsey to host lecture on the Mycenaean world Classical Studies Lecturer Despina Margomenou will give a lecture today on food storage, inequality and local politics in Mycenae. The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. CRIME NOTES Hard drive thief returns; replaces old, steals new Two new hard drives were discovered missing from computers in the G.G. Brown Laboratory on Hayward Street at about 10:25 p.m. on Tuesday, the Department of Public Safety reported. The thief had switched the stolen hard drives with other hard drives which had been reported stolen in 2005. Racist sign tacked onto microwave Someone posted a sign with a racial slur on it on a microwave in Mary Mar- kley Residence Hall, DPS reported. The sign was discovered Tuesday at about 11:30 p.m. in a machine room. Experiment goes wrong; acid 9 spilled on student Two milliliters of tin chloride and hydrochloric acid solution was spilled on someone in the Chemistry Building on North University Avenue, the DPS reported. The incident occurred Tuesday at about 10:30 a.m. THIS DAY In Daily History Male residents object as East Quad goes co-ed Feb. 23, 1954 - East Quadrangle Residence Hall's Hayden House Coun- cil unanimously passed a resolution yesterday opposing changes to male housing policies that are being imposed to accommodate female residents. Spe- cifically, many male residents believe that their access to housing on campus is being compromised by further con- version of men's housing for female students. The resolution calls on all residence hall men to form a "united front" against what are deemed to be unfair policies. The council also made public the contents of a letter to the Residence Halls Board of Governors, which urged the board to "thoughtfully consider the value of the Michigan House Plan and whether it is advisable to sacrifice this plan piece by piece merely to accom- modate women." The letter also detailed the recent conversion of Victor Vaughn, Tyler and Prescott Houses in East Quad into women's residences and cited figures from a Board of Governors meeting STAYING ON TRACK Toxic waste Cleanup plan delayed by critics Environmentalists chemical settled into the soil and river was insufficient and suggeste sediment along the Tittabawassee River intensive sample. condemn plan to remove flood plain downstream from the compa- In Midland, Dow had plan dioxin near factory ny's headquarters. phases of sampling to find Dioxin has been linked to cancer- birth deno.itc with the s- nn d ed a more nned two airborne ,th d l d~r MIDLAND (AP) - The U.S. Envi- ronmental Protection Agency has issued a report criticizing Dow Chemical Co.'s plans to clean up dioxin near its head- quarters, calling it deficient and urging state environmental regulators not to approve the plan. Margaret Guerriero, director of the agency's Waste, Pesticides and Tox- ics Division, said the proposals lack adequate soil and surface water sam- pling, inappropriately delay testing in Midland and outline a "fundamentally flawed" human health study, The Sagi- naw News reported. Gregory Rudloff, an EPA correc- tive action project manager, told the Midland Daily News the agency was "somewhat surprised" by the Dow pro- posals. "We felt that it was off-track enough that it should be revised before significant review" Dow and the state Department of Environmental Quality agreed to steps last year to address dioxin contamination in Midland and along the Tittabawassee River, as well as parts of the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay. Dioxin is a persistent and toxic chemi- cal that was a byproduct of Dow pro- cesses dating back several decades. The defects and organ failure. Dow spokesman John Musser said the company was aware of the EPA's con- cerns, but he said, the federal agency was not the regulatory group overseeing the cleanup. "We have understood what their concerns are," Musser said. "Until expressed by the DEQ, we're not going to have any comment. We're hoping we can reach a common ground here with the DEQ that meets their obligations under law and Dow's obli- gations under law." Robert McCann, a spokesman for the state DEQ, said the agency shares many of the same concerns as the EPA. "Ulti- mately, there is a lot of work that needs to be done to get this (plan) in the shape to be approved." Dow had proposed analyzing sediment from along the Tittabawassee "Ultimo there i of wor needs done t this (p the sh be app poss, e'seconu sc ea ue for 2008. The EPA said the delay and duplication is unnecessary and it would like to see sampling conducted in 2006 "to minimize ongoing exposure and related risks." ately The EPA also raised concern about s a lot Dow's "Human Health Risk Assess- k that ment Work Plast" The EPA said -it to be failed to complywith federal and state risk :O get assessment policies flan) -I or use adequate or widely accepted ape to methodology. The state agency )roved." is expected to for- mally comment on the Dow work plans Robert McCann, later this week. kesman for the McCann said the Department of department's com- imental Quality ments are likely to be similar to those offered by the EPA. However, Murphy indicated the detained migrants are not likely to be charged, though they will face deportation. -I spo Environ BEN SPMON/Daily Disc Jockey Sarah Herard, a recent LSA graduate, plays some tracks for WCBN 88.3, the student-run radio station, at the Stu- dent Activities Building yesterday. 25 places River, or about one sample spot per mile along 22 miles of river. The EPA said that Motives determined in three murders Couple killed first two victims for money, third to cover their tracks NEW BALTIMORE (AP) - A couple suspected in three southeast Michigan murders killed their first two victims for money and the third because he fig- ured out that they were wanted by police, authorities said yesterday. Samantha Jean Bachynski, 19, and her fiance, Pat- rick Alan Selepak, 27, were being held in the Genesee County Jail while police continue their investigation into a crime spree that also included several armed robberies. The first killings occurred last week in the Macomb County city of New Baltimore, where Scott and Melissa Berels, both 27, were found dead in their home. Melissa was 10 months pregnant, authorities said. The third slaying occurred in Genesee County's Vienna Township. The victim was Winfield Freder- ick Johnson, 53, who had befriended the couple at a bar Saturday night, authorities said. New Baltimore Police Chief John Bolgar said Selepak found his way into the Berelses' lives by befriending Melissa at the market where she worked. The motive for the killings, Bolgar said, was robbery "just to make Patrick and Samantha's life a little easier." Bolgar said Melissa Berels had several conversa-. tions with Selepak, but police had no evidence that they were romantically involved. "I believe that it was Melissa's trusting nature ... that welcomed Patrick into their lives," Bolgar said. The Berelses' bodies were found bound head to toe in plastic wrap and tape and covered with a tarpau- lin. Scott Berels was beaten and suffocated, while his wife was suffocated, Bolgar said. Johnson's body was wrapped in plastic in a similar fashion, authorities said. Police were led to the suspects by a drugstore sales receipt for duct tape that they apparently left at the Berelses' home. Bolgar said the receipt came from a local CVS store, which had 24-hour video surveillance. Police obtained a search warrant for the video, found an image of a woman buying duct tape and released it to the media. The police chief said a tipster recognized the woman as Bachynski. The couple were arrested in Owosso on Tuesday while driving a pickup truck belonging to Johnson, whose body was found in the back of the truck, authorities said. No charges had been filed in Genesee County, but the suspects were being held on murder warrants from New Baltimore and a federal robbery warrant that accuses them of a Feb. 13 sporting goods store holdup in the county's Flint Township, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said. Selepak and Bachynski were named Monday in warrants charging them with first-degree murder, home invasion, auto theft and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. They are expected to be arraigned today in Macomb County. A telephone tip led Owosso police to a motel park- ing lot, where the suspects were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Johnson's pickup truck, authorities said. Genesee County officials said Johnson allowed Selepak and Bachynski to stay in his home. But he apparently figured out that they were wanted by police, and they shot him twice in the back and stran- gled him as he tried to leave his home Tuesday morn- ing, authorities said. From there they drove to see a friend of Bachynski in nearby Owosso, and she alerted authorities. Selepak is from Macomb County's Chesterfield Township. Bachynski's hometown was reportedas either Midland or New Baltimore. 4 Recycling is 1ATTENTION FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, AND JUNIORS f for v I vt*'nship? during the Spring, Summer, and Fall t building your resume " Sell advertising to local and national businesses ) ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - Manage your own account territory - Earn money working with a student-run organization for The'O- M~c~ilaDaty1/ - Flexible hours that work around your class schedule I - Manaaement opportunities available