NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 12, 2006 - 3A ON CAMPUS " Prof to discuss intelligent design Philosophy Prof. Jamie Tappenden will speak on intelligent design today at 6:30 p.m. in room 2271 of Angell Hall. The event is sponsored by the Socratic Club, a student group that facilitates discussion on religious and philosophi- cal issues without a particular religious affiliation. Free pizza and drinks will be provided. Kellogg Foundation director to speak Tom Reis, director of the W.K. Kel- logg Foundation, a philanthropic group that partners with successful businesses, will speak today on social enterprise as a global trend. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. in room W0750 of Sam Wyly Hall. 0 Frank Wu to offer alternative take on affirmative action Frank Wu, dean of the Wayne State University Law School, will speak on what he describes as a new paradigm on affirmative action today at 10 a.m. in the Rackham Graduate School auditorium. The lecture, titled "Toward a Diverse Democracy: Affirmative Action and Higher Education," is fourth in the annual Nancy Cantor Distinguished Lecture series. CRIME NOTES Cigarette butt " ignites trashcan A smoldering cigarette butt dropped into a trashcan in the Chemistry Building caused the receptacle to catch fire Monday at about 2 p.m., the Department of Public Safety reported. Bicycle thief strikes Union A 6-year-old silver Mongoose bicycle was stolen from the bicycle racks outside of the Michigan Union Monday at about 5 p.m., DPS reported. The bike had one flat tire and had been locked to the rack since March 29. Thief sneaks into student's room while he sleeps A thief snuck into a student's room in East Quadrangle Residence Hall while he was sleeping and stole his wallet Monday at about 3:45 p.m., DPS reported. The vic- tim had left his door ajar. Man injured as he tries to stop flood West Quad A maintenance staff member trying to turn a pump to shut off the water flood- ing West Quad last night at about 8 p.m. was injured after he hit his mouth on the pump and something cut him, DPS reported. An ambulance arrived and treated the man on the scene. THIS DAY WORKERS Continued from page 1 Kwon said the purpose of last night's meeting was to educate peo- ple about issues that affect not only restaurant employees but patrons as well. "We want to show the industry that it is possible to be successful without cutting corners," Kwon said. "If the morale of workers is high, then the product and service will be as well." Kwon cited several examples of places that treat their workers well, like Zingerman's Deli, Ann Arbor Brewing "We w- Company and Zanzi- bar. the in "The point isn't to bully restau- rants into anything," Fritz said. "It's to help the workers." Fritz also said she expects the group will announce details regard- ing poorly evaluated restaurants when they are sure of the informa- tion's accuracy. Many student organizations and activist groups currently engaged in immigrant outreach - including Students Organizing for Labor and Economic Equality, the Graduate Employees Organization and Migrant and Immigrant Rights Awareness - Paul Saginaw, co- owner of Zingerman's , it is pC said patrons' decisions of where to eat need to succes involve more than just c convenience, because CULtfl people behind the coun- If the; ter may not be getting fair treatment. worker To the workers them- selves, Saginaw had a then ti more direct suggestion: "If you want to protest, and se come and work for me."b To protect the restau- be as rant workers involved and because many more - Da( interviews are needed, group members said they would not publicly disclose a list of restau- rants associated with worker dissatis- faction or labor rights infractions. LSA junior Brianna Fritz, a mem- ber of the group, said although a future boycott of local restaurants is not out of the question, the group views it as a last resort. 4 1i r 1 r ant to show dustry that ssible to be sful without g corners. morale of rs is high, have declared their support for the proj- ect. To boost campus awareness of and involve- ment in the project, group members have spent the past 10 days petitioning and collect- ing signatures of more than 1,000 stu- dents. Members of the proj- ect said they plan to reg- ister with the Michigan he product rvice will well ." e Keun Andres Kwon LSA junior Student Assembly as a recognized student organization. Over the next few months and into the fall semes- ter, the group also aims to obtain the support of more restaurant owners and expand research efforts to res- taurants throughout the city. Appeals court considers Arl "N /"'k T same-sex benefits case p etitio n o rep e al . 'U' could be forced Giving benefits to domestic partners lic employers, said granting that otherwise only spouses or children insurance in no way recogn to stop providing could receive gives gay partners "spe- marital union. u sin e ss ta x employee benefits for cial treatment" in violation of the con- She and an attorney repre camp.. c X r n-ni C stitution, state assistant attorney general Democratic Gov. Jennifer Gr health nizes a esenting anholm If passed, initiative would eliminate Single Business Tax, could hinder education funding LANSING (AP) - The Board of State Canvassers yesterday approved the form of a petition that would repeal the Single Business Tax at the end of 2007. The petition is being pushed by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, who wants to gather enough signatures by May 31 to bring the initiative to the Legislature. Democratic Gov. Jennifer Gra- nholm last month vetoed a bill that would have eliminated the state's main corporate tax at the end of 2007, about two years earlier than now scheduled. She said she wanted a plan to replace the nearly $2 billion in lost revenue as part of any deal to kill the tax. If Patterson can get enough signa- tures to bring the initiative petition to lawmakers, it's likely the Republican- led Legislature will pass it. Initiative petitions do not go to the governor If Patterson can get enough signatures to bring the initiative petition to lawmakers, it's likely the Republican-led legislature will pass it. after lawmakers pass them, so Gra- nholm would not be able to veto it if it passes. Patterson and many other Repub- licans, including GOP gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos, have said the state should do away with the Single Business Tax because it's unlike any other corporate tax in the country and penalizes businesses that create jobs. Granholm has said she doesn't like the tax, either, but that the revenue must be replaced to avoid unaccept- able cuts to higher education, pris- ons, public health programs and other state-supported initiatives. LANSING (AP) - The Michigan Court of Appeals weighed yesterday whether governments and public uni- versities can provide health insurance and other benefits to the partners of gay employees without violating the state constitution. Republican Attorney General Mike Cox's office told a three-judge panel that a 2004 voter-approved constitu- tional amendment bars the City of Kal- amazoo, the University of Michigan and other public employers from continuing to provide same-sex benefits in future contracts. Eric Restuccia said. "That's exactly what the amendment, and the people of Michigan, are trying to prevent," he said during oral argu- ments. The amendment made the union between a man and a woman the only agreement recognized as a marriage "or similar union for any purpose." Those six words have spurred a fight over ben- efits for gay couples, who argue vot- ers never intended to keep them from receiving health insurance and other benefits. Deborah LaBelle, an attorney for 21 gay couples who work for pub- also argued that the ballot measure was a response to the debate about same-sex marriage - and whether to recognize civil unions from other states - not any disagreement over same-sex benefits. An attorney for the University of Michigan and Wayne State University - which provide same-sex benefits - said the schools would be at a com- petitive disadvantage in recruiting and retention if they couldn't provide the benefits. In September, an Ingham County judge r.uled in favor of the gay couples. But the appeals court halted the ruling until it could decide the issue. In Daily History Indecent exposure: a campus problem April 12, 1988 - Two female students were studying Friday afternoon when a man exposed himself to them. He pro- ceeded to lie down on the floor and mas- turbate until the students ran from the stacks, they said later. It appears that the women are not the only victims of indecent exposure on campus. Indecent exposure in University librar- ies is fairly common, according to campus safety officials, but rarely reported. Since September, students have report- ed more than 15 incidents of indecent exposure, but security officials seldom nah~bnAl thec'i n1P'S~r n~ff~n&-.m. 1 aru All services held at First United Methodist Church Ann Arbor 120 S. State St. (at Huron) 12:00 pm Rev, J. Douglas Paterson from First United Methodist Church 12:30 pm Sister Catherine Morgan, O.P, from St. Mary's Student Parish 1:00 pm Rev. Mark Roeda from Campus Chapel (Christian Reformed) Come for one service or stay for all three Cosponsored by St. Mary Student Parish, First Baptist, First Congregational. First Presbyterian, Lord of Light Lutheran, Campus Chapel (Christian Reformed), the Wesley Foundation, and First United Methodist Churches of Ann Arbor ___j THE FOURTH ANNUAL NANCY CANTOR DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP ON I NTELLECTUAL pivo "e DIST IN GUI LECTURER Frank Wu, Dean Wayne State University Law School