2 - Friday, October 17, 2008
STENCIL THE STREETS
Public employee, public opinions
On Monday, University pres-
ident Mary Sue Coleman voiced
her support for Proposal 2 on
the November ballot, an initia-
tive to legalize the use of dis-
carded fertility clinic embryos
for stem cell research.
An individual professor -
or student, for that matter - is
allowed to voice an opinion on
any matter by the First Amend-
ment. To imply the opinion on
behalf of the University is for-
hidden. But for professors and
administrators who represent
the University on a daily basis -
like Coleman - the line between
personal and public is hazy.
University spokeswoman
Kelly Cunningham said Uni-
versity employees are free to
express their views any way
they wish - as long as it doesn't
involve using University
"Under Michigan law, we
are not allowed to use Univer-
sity resources to support or
oppose ballot proposals or can-
didates," she said. "tn addition,
under federal law to maintain
tax-exempt status, we are not
allowed to support or oppose
candidates and must limit our
lobbying."
Professors can wear cam-
paignobuttons to work, but can't
use their University offices for
campaigning. They can pass
out flyers with an opinion on a
ballot initiative or candidate,
but can't use a University copy
machine to make the copies.
Even using a University title
- like in a letter to the editor -
can be construed as a Universi-
ty resource, Cunningham said.
."We ask University employ-
ees to think carefully about
their use of the University
name," she said.
The University is known
to toe the line between objec-
tive education and outright
endorsement on issues like
stem cell research. Cunning-
ham said the University would
never endorse a ballot propos-
al, but often hosts lectures and
programs about the issue and
what's at stake.
Cunningham said Coleman
was perfectly within her right
to endorse Proposal 2 so "as an
individual."
"She wasn't using resources,
she wasn't even using her title
- she was just using her name
and everyone shouldhbe allowed
to do that no matter who they
are," she said.
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Dorm lounge
chair stolen
WHERE: Bursley Mall
WHIEN: Thursday at about 1:30
WHAT: A metal and wood table
chair was taken from the Blue
Apple lounge in the residence
hall, University police reponrted.
The chair was valued at $200
and police have no suspects.
Fake IDs found
in wallet
WHERE: University Hospital
WHEN: Wednesday at about
11 a.m.
WHAT: Two identification
cards, including a driver's
license, were found in a wallet
andhbelieved to be fake, Uni-r
versity police reported. Police
are investigating the situation
and have a suspect. :
Unattended
wallet lifted
WHERE: Central Campus Rec-
reational Building
WHEN: Wednesday at about
9:30 p.m.
WHAT: A wallet, left
unlocked and unsupervised
in the men's locker room,
was stolen, University police
reported. The wallet was val-
ued at $25 and contained an
Mcard, two credit cards and a
driver's license.
Computer,
software stolen
WHERE: G.G. Brown Building
WHEN: Wednesday at about
1t am.
WHAT: A computer and
software valued at $11,000
were stolen, University police
reported. They were delivered
on Sept. 9 and are now missing.
Photography
lecture
WHAT: A talk by photog-
rapher Steve Pyke about the
subjects of his career
WHO: History of Art
WHEN: Tonight at 4 p.m.
WHERE: Tappan Hall,
Room iao
Celebration of
prominent poet
WHAT: A tribute to
Pullitzer-Prize winner and
University alum Theodore
Roethke
WHO: English Department
WHEN: Today at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Rackham
Ampitheatre
Film screening
WHAT: Free showing of an
animated Japanese movie
WHO: Center for Japanese
Studies
WHEN: Today at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Lorch Hall, Ask-
with Auditorium
Research'
presentation
WHAT: A discussion of sex,
gender and drug abuse
WHO: Institute for Research
on Women and Gender
WHEN: Today at 9 a.m.
WHERE: Alumni Center,
Founders Room
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2The Michigan football
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team, datinghback to 1997.
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man driving a van whose
wife was in labor, the Austin-
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