The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Friday, December 4, 2009 - 7 PARTY POLICY From Page 1 it difficult for its members to par- ticipate in risk management at IFC- registered parties. For example, the sorority can't co-sponsor events at fraternities if they have alcohol. Though the national organi- zation prohibits the University's chapter of Alpha Phi from co- sponsoring a party - making it as liable as the fraternity it's working with - Kahangi wrote in an e-mail that allowing members to take on a more active risk management role isn't out of the question. "Alpha Phi is open to working with its collegiate chapters to grant waivers to some policy specifics when a comprehensive plan is cre- ated that addresses all risks and ensures the collegiate women are safe," she wrote in an e-mail inter- view. Panhel Vice President of Public Relations Stephanie Lazarus said the specific role of the women at these functions has yet to be deter- mined, but right now Panhel is focusing on creating the task force and getting chapters involved. "We were worried that people might be hesitant but the chap- ters in general are very excited to become more active," she said. Lazarus said the role of women at the parties would be viewed more as a "helping hand" to frater- nity members and they will not be taking on the formal role of sober monitor, leaving them less liable. "A term we've been using lately is that the they would be a liaison between the men and the women," she said. Lazarus added that having women involved in risk manage- ment will help make sure the rules are followed at the party and bring comfort during the "God-forbid- this-happens" moments. "If something bad happens, the girls might feel more comfortable interacting with a woman from their own chapter instead of a fra- ternity member they may not know, regardless of how nice they may be," she said. Though placing women in risk management roles would help par- tygoers respond to any incident, Lazarus said the creation of the task force isn't in response to an increase in incidents. Instead, it's a goal that the current executive board wants to implement before it leaves. The task force will begin work- ing at the start of the winter semester. The members of the group will work on a final proposal that will be voted on at the end of the semester. The proposed plan will then be implemented in the upcoming fall term. "Essentially, the role of the Task Force is to aid the Panhellenic Asso- ciation and Interfraternity Council Executive Boards in making future decisions about the social climate of Greek Life here at the University of Michigan," the proposal for the task force states. "Currently, conflicting national policies exist so together, we, as a community, would like to formulate a plan of action that will effectively work for all members." Lazarus said the process is going to be "alot of trial and error." - "There's no one (policy) that I'm aware of that all the chapters have in common," she said. "It's going to be a lot of investigating into the policies and a lot of discussion and dialogue." IFC President Ari Parritz said he's very supportive of the policy and is excited to work with Panhel to implement it. "The guys have 100 percent of the responsibility and any measure to more equally share, divide or split the responsibility, we're more than interested in that," he said. "We have nothing to lose and we only have to gain from this." Lazarus said giving the women more responsibility will not only make the parties safer, but willben- efit the women as well. "The women really need to take ownership and create something they think works for them knowing their policies for their individual chapters," she said. Senate keeps Medicare cuts in health bill Senators also vote to approve safeguards for coverage of mammograms WASHINGTON (AP) - Cast- ing its first votes on revamping the nation's health care system, the Senate rejected a Republican bid Thursday to stave off Medicare cuts and approved safeguards for cover- age of mammograms and other preventive tests for women. The first round of votes ended with a fragile Democratic coalition hang- ing together. Senators voted 58-42 to reject an amendment by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., that would have stripped more than $400 billion in Medicare cuts from the nearly $1trillion mea- sure. It would have sent the entire 2,074-page bill back to the Senate Finance Committee for a redo. Republicans said the proposed cuts to health insurance plans and medical providers mean seniors in the popular Medicare Advantage program will lose benefits. And they predicted law- makers will ultimately back away from the cuts, once seniors start feeling the brunt. "Medicare is already in trouble. The program needs to be fixed, not raided to create another new government program," said Repub- lican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. Democrats said seniors will not lose any guaranteed benefits. The cuts - amounting to a 2 percent slowdown in spending - will help keep Medicare solvent by making it more efficient, they contended. And theypointedoutthatthehealthcare overhaul bill improves preventive care and prescription coverage. "My colleagues on the Republi- can side have resorted to the poli- tics of fear to preserve a broken health care system," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. "What we're hear- ing are scare tactics designed to mislead seniors." AARP, the seniors' lobby, threw its weight behind the Democrats. The votes Thursday came after three days of angry debate in which Democrats accused Republicans of stalling to try to kill the bill, and Republicans protested that they were only exercising their right to give the complex legislation full scrutiny. PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/AP Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, accompanied by Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. speak to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, yesterday. The first votes were held under a special agreement requiring 60 votes to prevail. That tested the coalition Democrats are count- ing on to move President Barack Obama's signature issue. The mar- ginwas close on thewomen's health amendment, which aims to safe- guard coverage of mammograms and preventive screeningtestunder a revamped system. The 61-39 vote on a provision by Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine was the first sub- stantive ballot in an acrimonious debate that promises to go on for weeks. After that will come an amend- ment to restrict abortion funding, except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. MILANO From Page 1 alcohol counseling. John Shea, Milano's attorney, grew noticeably agitated as he responded to Barnett's request for both incarceration and an extend- ed probationary period, raising his voice as he insisted that Milano has shown remorse for the injuries Kampfer sustained. Shea reminded the court that multiplewitnessesduringtrialpro- ceedings said Kampfer was "abus- ing" his former girlfriend. Shea said Milano confronted Kampfer only to stop him from hurting the woman. "No good deed goes unpun- ished," Shea said. "I believe Mr. Milano faces that now." Shea said Milano had essentially been on probation for the past 13 months -the time since the inci- dent occurred - and that further probation would be excessive. Just before Judge David Swartz made his decision, Milano said he apologized to Kampfer by e-mail within days of the incident, adding that the injuries he caused were unintentional. "I absolutely never intended to hurt Steven Kampfer," Milano said. "My only intent was to protect a girl who he was coming to harm ... and protect myself." 'Before announcingMilano's sen- tence, Swartz said he agreed with Shea that Milano had no intention of causing Kampfer harm and had since shown remorse for the inju- ries Kampfer sustained. Swartz cited a statement read by a probationary counselor who interviewed Milano concerning the incident, who said the inju- ries Milano inflicted "were not vicious, predatory or intentional in nature." In a phone interview with The Michigan Daily after the trial, Shea said while Milano is happy to not face a more severe sentence, the conviction itself still does not sit well with him. "Mr.Milano continues to believe he should not have been convicted, but the jury disagreed," Shea said. "But all things considered, we are very happy with the outcome." Swartz has stated before that he believes Milano to be innocent of all charges. Immediately following the close of the jury conviction on Oct. 22, Swartz recommended that Milano file an order to have the conviction expunged in five years, which he said he would be happy to sign. FIRE ARREST From Page 1 turned himself into the AAPD, will be arraigned either today or tomorrow. His preliminary exam date has yet to be determined.' The two suspects are thought to be homeless, Jatczak said. "I don't know where they stay, but we don't have a house address for them," he said. Neither suspect has commit- ted an arson-related crime before, Jatczak said, although he was unsure of their overall criminal histories. MONROE STREET From Page 1 Kosteva said he believes the mall, ifconstructed, wouldstrong- ly benefit the University. , "It would help create another unique campus place and it would support a strong connection between the existing law school facilities and the new South Hall addition," Kosteva said. Many law students also said they believe a pedestrian mall would have a positive impact. Third-year Law student Jake Weixler said he thinks the pedes- trian mall could improve student safety. "It might provide a safe passage between (the Law Quad) and the new building," Weixler said. Second-year Law student Emily Haigh said that like the benches added to the Law Quad, the University.could benefit from the aesthetic value of a pedes- trian mall. Although it has been a long process so far, Kosteva said he remains optimistic. 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