The Michigan Daily Friday, June 1, 1984-- Page 3 SECOND FRONT PAGE Court " awaits verdict in Faber * trial By MICHAEL BEAUDOIN A verdict is expected today in the trial of 17-year-old Machelle Pearson, who is charged with the November 22 slaying of Ann Arbor resident Nancy Faber. The two-week-old trial in Washtenaw County Court ended Wednesday after- noon with closing arguments before Circuit Court Judge Ross Campbell. CAMPBELL GAVE the jury of six women and six men final instructions and sent them into deliberation late that afternoon. Faber, a 39-year-old speech therapist and wife of Ann Arbor News editorial writer Don Faber, was shot after she allegedly agreed to give a ride to Pearson from the parking lot of the Kroger store on Plymouth Rd. In his closing statement, Prosecuting Attorney William Delhey asked the jury to bring in a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, claiming that Pearson performed a "willful and wan- ton act" in shooting Faber. DELHEY emphasized that Pearson "had played society to the hilt" and was responsible for her own actions. The prosecutor told the jury that Pearson "used her youthful appearance to trick Mrs. Faber" as she had used it in the courtroom. Defense Attorney Donald Ferris, in turn, asked the jury in his closing statement not to "let Macbelle Pearson walk out of the courtroom," but instead to convict her of a lesser charge, probably involuntary manslaughter. Ferris's voice rose with emotion as he said, "She didn't murder Nancy Faber." He also claimed that Pearson had "no alternative on the 22nd" and pleaded with the jury to "be morally certain" in their decision. PEARSON'S defense centered around the claim that she was under duress caused by Ricardo Hart, her boyfriend of three years, who will go to trial next week on the same charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery and possession of a firearm. Pearson took the stand Tuesday in her own defense and described her wayward life of subservience under the hand of Ricardo Hart for the past three years. She traced her life from the death of her mother in 1978 up through the even- ts of last November. FERRIS carefully guided her through the details of the incident. Pearson claimed it was Hart's idea to rob Faber and that she did it because she "didn't want to get beaten.". She also said that Hart shot an empty gun at her "on the night that poor Mrs. Faber was killed." According to Pearson, she ap- proached Faber and asked her for a ride to an apartment on Green Rd. She said "(Faber) looked at me like she See DEFENSE, Page 13 Dog day afternoon Two passers-by stroll past the Chemistry Building yesterday. The dog barked only on condition that he not be identified. Phy.ed. may, change By GEORGEA KOVANIS The University's physical education department will probably shift its un- dergraduate academic focus into two revised programs in upcoming years, a department official said Wednesday. According to Prof. Dee Edington, chairman of the Department of Physical Education, the department will probably begin offering degrees in "Sports Management Communication" and Kinesiology if faculty and ad- ministration recommendations are ap- proved by the Office of Academic Af- fairs. As a result of the changes, Edington said the leisure studies program will more than likely be dropped from the school's curriculum, pending approval of the University administration. Students currently enrolled in the program will be able to finish their degrees, he said. "SPORTS MANAGEMENT Com- munication" emphasizes ad- ministrative aspects sof sports programming, while Kinesiology is roughly equivalent to the department's current program in exercise science. The proposals for the changes in the department came as a consequence of last year's Budget Priorities Commit- tee recommendation for a 30 percent cut in the department's budget, Edington said. He also said, however, that the shift programs to Sports Management Communication has become a trend in similar in- stitutions nationwide. "(It) probably fits better with where we should have been in the first place," he said. He at- tributed the nationwide shift to change in hiring patterns of physical education graduates. THE TEACHER certification program will continue, he said. The exact future status of the physical education department has not yet been determined, according to Edington and other sources in the University administration. Even though a year has passed since the BPC recommendations, Mary Ann Swain, See'U', Page 5 Telethon helps fund children's hospitals By JOAN MEREDITH The children's Miracle Network telethon will conduct its second annual telethon this weekend to benefit children's hospitals with the help of local businesses like Domino's Piz- za. The telethon will be broadcast live June 2 and June 3 on Channel 20 (WXON-TV Detroit). It is being produced by the Osmond Foundation and the National Association of Children's Hospitals, relying primarily on individual volun- teers and corporate donations to underwrite production costs. It will benefit over 50 children's hospitals' across the United States and Canada. ANN ARBOR's Domino's Pizza and Weber's Inn are con- tributing money to help in the telethon's fundraising efforts. Domino's Pizza franchisers have united across the state to become Michigan's major corporate contributor to the telethon. Domino's will donate one dollar for each pizza sold Friday and Saturday to benefit the state's two children's hospitals: C.S. Mott Children's Hospital of Ann Arbor and Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Ken Weber, president of Weber's Inn, said he likes the telethon because "all proceeds are going directly to the cause." Weber's Inn has contributed $5,000. Becky Belknap, owner of all the Ann Arbor Domino's fran- chises, has requested that money raised in the Ann Arbor area by Domino's be contributed only to Mott Children's Hospital. "Kids from all over Michigan come here so the money for Mott will essentially help children from anywhere in Michigan," said Belknap. Belknap also said that over 57 Domino stores are involved and hope to raise $25,000. The University Hospital's telethon coordinator, Vanu Bagchi, hopes to make the public more aware of the two children's hospitals through the telethon. "It's.a way to get a message out to the public about the ser- vices we have available," Bagchi said. "The money will be spent to help beef-up our existing services, for new equip- ment, and to help meet hospital needs." Bagchi said he is hoping that $250,000 will be raised in the telethon. The telethon will feature Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Alabama, Fleetwood Mac, Men at Work, and other enter- tainers.