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Peterson said LSA's long-standing pol-
icy says a full-time lecturer appointment
consists of three classes per term.
Exceptions have been made for lecturers
teaching less than three classes, which may
have caused the discrepancy, Peterson said.
The LEO contract, signed in June 2004,
says significant workload changes must
first be negotiated with the union.
"We know workload policies differ wide-
ly, but to unilaterally change everything is a
violation of the contract," Herold said.
Herold said the University has told LEO
that plans are still undecided.
"We encourage the University to keep it
that way," Herold said.
LEO recently filed a grievance objecting
to increased teaching duties for academic
advisors in the Comprehensive Studies
Program. The advisors claim they are not
receiving additional compensation. LEO
has been discussing the grievance with
Academic Human Resources and a third
party, but no resolution had been reached.
Herold said action at commencement
is possible if clarity on the issue is not
reached.
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the past behind them were recurring
themes at last night's MSA meeting,
the last for the current assembly mem-
bers.
Outgoing MSA President Jesse
Levine offered words of wisdom to
incoming assembly members.
"Don't let anyone else define who
you are and don't let anyone else
decide what success means for you,"
Levine said.
Levine also took the time to praise
his successor, offering his congratula-
tions and support to Stallings.
But Levine offered more than advice
during his last night as president. At
one point in the meeting, Levine proud-
ly undid his button-down dress shirt,
revealing a T-shirt underneath with
"21 percent" written on it in marker.
Levine said the shirt represented
the percentage of students who voted
in last week's elections - a number he
said was the highest in five years.
After being sworn in, Stallings
called to order her first meeting as
MSA president.
"It was definitely exciting, but I'm a
little bit nervous," Stallings said in an
interview afterward. "I've learned so
much over the last year, and that will
really help me to be successful this
year."
Most assembly members said they
were eager to start planning MSA's
future, but some remained focused on
last week's election scandals.
Most vocal about MSA's need to
confront unethical and possible ille-
gal campaign tactics was outgoing
Rackham Representative Mat Brener,
an ally of MPP presidential candidate
Rese Fox.
Brener said the assembly needs to
take further action against people
who engaged in illegal campaign tac-
tics, most notably a denial-of-service
attack of the Michigan Progressive
Party's website by people affiliated
with S4M.
In a long and passionate outburst,
Brener slammed S4M for its actions.
"When May comes, I'm glad to get
the hell out of this place and do my
dissertation in another state," Brener
said. "I will still be registered here,
though, so I can still vote against S4M
until hell freezes over, or you all go
there," he added, pointing to S4M
members.
Regarding to Brener's statements,
Stallings said she felt a little troubled.
"Obviously, I guess I'm a little disap-
pointed and concerned that people are
still thinking about the party politics,"
Stallings said. "But over the next few
weeks I'm going to do my best to smooth
things over and make sure that everyone
feels welcome on the assembly."
Adding to the feeling that the election
controversy might not be over was a
meeting yesterday between the Central
Student Judiciary and members of the
Michigan Progressive Party as well as
the Student Conservative Party. Tommi
Turner, SCP's vice presidential candi-
date, said CSJ appeared open to hear-
ing new allegations of election fraud by
S4M from the two rival parties.
Turner said CSJ's renewed interest in
the complaints could lead to a change
in the election results.
In the wake of last week's election,
which was tainted by dirty politicking
and spamming, MSA passed a resolu-
tion last night condemning the "elec-
tion misbehavior" and establishing a
committee to investigate possible MSA
election reforms.
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business," said State Rep. Lorence Wenke (R-Kalamazoo).
Wenke owns Wenke Sunbelt Greenhouses, making him the
largest employer in the Legislature.
Wenke said $5.15 is too low but $7.40 is too high.
"As we so often do in government, we've gone from one extreme
to the other," Wenke said. "That's just what business people hate
- sharp increases."
Many legislators expressed concerns about putting an ini-
tiative on the ballot.
"As we so often do
in government, we
we've gone from one
extreme to the other.
That's just what
business people hate
- sharp increases."
- Lorence Wenke
State Rep. (R-Kalamazoo)
don't believe workers' rights are OK
"That is two-faced."
"To put minimum
wage in the constitu-
tion would be a big
mistake, " Wenke
said. "The consti-
tution should be
reserved for funda-
mental principles, not
public policy."
Bates said Repub-
licans reluctance to
amend the constitu-
tion reflected a dou-
ble standard.
"The right wing
thinks it is OK to put
reactionary dogma
in the constitution,
such as gay marriage
restrictions, but they
to put in," Bates said.
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rumor isn't true.
"I am incredibly surprised that my campus tour guide
would make that up," he said. "I feel let down."
Not all students are as willing to wave a white flag of
surrender about the legend.
Despite being told otherwise, Nathan Falstad, also a
member of the Facebook group, maintains there is a Michi-
gan flag on the Moon.
"It went up with an all-Michigan flight crew on Apollo
17" he said.
An all-'M' crew
The three astmnauts on the Apollo 15 crew -James Irwin,
David Scott and Alfred Worden - all had ties to the University.
Worden remained in lunar orbit on the spacecraft while
Irwin and Scott explored the surface.
Scott only attended the University for a year. Irwin
earned two master's degrees in aeronautical engineering
S and instrumentation engineering at the University in 1957.
Worden completed the same degrees in 1963. Scott studied
mechanical engineering for a year at the University before
transferring to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Irwin, Scott and Worden all received honorary doctor-
ates of science from the University in 1971 after complet-
ing the moon mission.
After cruising around the surface in the first-ever trip in
the Lunar Rover, the astronauts left a document on the Moon
establishing a lunar branch of the University's alumni asso-
ciation.
"I am incredibly suprised that my campus tour guide would make
that up. I feel let down."
- Aman Sharma
LSA junior
It reads: "The Alumni Association of The University
of Michigan. Charter Number One. This is to certify
that The University of Michigan Club of The Moon is
a duly constituted unit of the Alumni Association and
entitled to all the rights and privileges under the Associ-
ation's Constitution."
One other space mission had an all-Blue crew, accord-
ing to Aerospace Engineering Prof. Luis Bernal. The 1964
Gemini 4 mission's two astronauts had degrees from the
University. Jim McDivitt earned his bachelor's in aero-
nautical engineering in 1959. Also on the mission was
America's first spacewalker, Edward White, who earned a
master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Uni-
versity in 1959.
Personal preference kits
Michigan astronauts aren't the only ones who have taken
personal items into space.
Astronauts are allowed to bring what NASA calls "per-
sonal preference kits."
The kits typically contain sentimental items like family
jewelry, sheet music, poetry and photographs.
Although the kits are not supposed to exceed a certain
weight, these restrictions were not closely monitored until
after the Apollo 15 mission, so the three alumni brought
extra items.
Artifacts that have been in orbit are considered invalu-
able, and those that have been on the moon are even more
sought-after.
"Since only 12 humans trod the lunar surface, the sup-
posed earthly rarity of the stuff drives collectors to pay
enormous prices for the items," NASA historian John
Hargenrader said.
According to Hargenrader, the material benefits of
space-traveled objects were clear to the astronauts of the
Apollo 15 mission.
Motivated in part to provide for their children's educa-
tion - and probably for less noble reasons as well - the
astronauts struck a deal with a German seller to bring post-
al stamps into orbit and sell them at a later date for a huge
profit, he said. At the time, the deal was legal.
When the German seller started selling the stamps
openly, the astronauts were subjected to a Congressional
investigation. After this incident, a new policy was put in
place that required all items carried into space be regis-
tered with NASA.
The most sought-after moon souvenir is lunar dust from
spacesuits or equipment, Hargenrader said. But don't both-
er trying to buy a rock from the moon - lunar rocks are
government property and cannot be sold.
The legislative version of the wage adjustment is far less egre-
gious to the economy than the ballot proposal would have been,
said Sen. Mike Bishop (R-Rochester). Bishop said it was the
responsibility of the legislators to respond to their constituen-
cies, which had widely supported the petition drive.
Some have speculated that Republicans passed the legislation
so that the issue would not appear on November's ballot, which
would have brought more Democratic voters to the polls.
Yesterday's legislative action "took the wind out of their
sails," Bishop said.
The Democrats' motivation, Wenke said, is similar to Republi-
cans putting proposals to legalize gay marriage on ballots in several
states during the 2004 election.
Including gay marriage on the ballot served as a calling to all con-
servative voters. Without the proposals, President Bush may not have
won the election, Wenke said.
There are two distinct drawbacks to the increase in minimum
wage, Wenke said.
First, Michigan will be less hospitable to out-of-state businesses.
Entrepreneurial advances in Michigan may begin to decline because
other states have a minimum wage much lower than ours, he said.
There will also be an upward pressure on all wages because high-
er-paid workers may demand raises, Wenke said. This second effect
is harder to measure, but just as important, he said.
Blank said Michigan's economic problems don't stem from a low
minimum wage.
She blamed the automobile industry for the recent economic crisis
- an industry that pays workers more than the minimum wage.
Neighboring states' minimum wages exceed the federal
wage requirement, "all of which have economies doing better
then ours," Blank said.
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ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
Today is the only New Moon in your
sign all year. This is a perfect time to
make some new resolutions about how
you want to improve your life.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
It's important to have quiet time to
cultivate your inner world. Each and
every one of us has an interior world and
an exterior world. They need to be bal-
anced.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
Today's New Moon offers you. an
opportunity to think about how you can
improve your friendships and your style
of relating to groups and organizations.
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
We all react to authority figures in dif-
ferent ways (perhaps similarly to how
we reacted to our parents). Nevertheless,
we all have to learn how to deal with
authority.
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
It's time for you to think about how
you can travel, get your education, study
something new and grasp more out of
life. Now is your opportunity to ponder
this.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23 to Sept. 22)
It's never easy understanding the val-
ues of others when they disagree with
closest to you.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)
How can you improve your health and
your daily activities, especially at work,
if you're employed? Think about what
you can do to make your life run more
efficiently.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
We are all creative in different ways.
In more primitive societies, this is easily
acknowledged. What can you do to tap
into your creativity?
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
Today's New Moon offers you a
chance to make improvements to where
you live and to family relationships.
What can help you accomplish this?
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
It's important to look around you and
see just how much love there is in your
daily world. It's there. You just have to
have an open heart to see it.
PISCES
(Feb. 19 to March 20)
You might want to think about how
you spend money and how you earn it
today. What improvements do you want
to make to your finances?
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worthy and loyal. But others have to
earn your respect. You have a keen
humor and appreciate life's ironies.
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