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Student disputes
food service policy
(ContinuedfromPage 1) the rates. We know that on any
of meals over the last few years." given day, students will miss meals.
David Foulke, associate director There is about a 25 percent
for Housing Business Affairs, said absenteeism rate," Foulke said.
students are entitled to two meals per Mike Phillips, chair of Michigan
day and one meal on Sunday with a Student Assembly's Student Rights
maximum of 13 meals per week. party, thinks the University could
This information is clearly stated in be indebted to a great number of
the "Living in Michigan Calendar" students for all of the meals they
that is given to every residence hall might have missed because of the
student, and in his opinion is an ad- possibly breached contract.
junct and understood part of the Law School professors refused to
contract. He added that missed meals comment on the validity of the
are not compensated for. contract, which was developed by
But Sutherland thinks that to University lawyers years ago.
expect every student to read the Although Sutherland attempted to
calendar for this information is not enlist the help of Student Legal
only misleading, but very profitable Services, they are unable to assist in
for a University that "supposedly legal action against the University.
guarantees 13 meals." Foulke admits the system is not
Foulke, however, did admit the fair for everyone. "Some eat light,
wording in the contract was some eat heavy. Some miss meals,
somewhat vague, adding the calendar some don't. I believe the fairest of
negates the question of whether the all meal plans would probably have
resident is legally entitled to three each diner pay for what they eat and
meals a day. It is what "legal only what they eat."
counsel, and in all honesty, practice Foulke claims that the
and tradition tell us." complaints about the system are
"The value of missed meals is few. "No one has ever raised the
taken into account when determining issue with me before."
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Ann Arbor residents rally against aid to the Contras in front of the Union Monday. The residents gathered to
send a garbage truck to Juigalpa, Nicaragua, Ann Arbor's sister city.
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Task force to visit Juigalpa
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and music.
At times during the hour-long
event, the rally became political as ralliers moved to city hall to dedicate
people from various groups spoke in a tree in commemoration of
favor of Nicaragua's Sandanista Benjamin Linder, the first U.S.
government and against the contra citizen killed by the contras. Linder,
rebels and U.S. government's who was helping build a dam in the
support. country, died during a contra attack
Scott Mile, rally speaker and earlier this year. 4
member of the United Coalition City council member Ann Marie
Against Racism, said UCAR gave Coleman (D-First Ward) led the
the project full support. dedication of the tree, a flowering
Rackham graduate student Thea crab. She said the tree should remind
Lee spoke for the Latin American people that "flowers of hope can
Solidarity Committee (LASC). Her blossom, can bloom."
speech specifically criticized the Following the dedication,
contras and Lt. Colonel Oliver members of the task force's June
North. delegation to Juigalpa reported on
Ann Arbor resident and rally the conditions they found in the city
speaker Jim Burchell, who played a and read the task force's official
large role in organizing the trip, statement which praised the San-
urged listeners to continue danista government on the progress
supporting the sister city effort. The it has made in Nicaragua.
task force lost official city backing The drivers of the garbage truck
last May because Mayor Gerald left Ann Arbor at 5 a.m. yesterday,
Jernigan vetoed a measure to extend according to Cathy Eckroad, wife of
the task force's charter indefinitely. driver Kip Eckroad. The other drivers
Jernigan said he vetoed the are Curt Berggren and Tom Rieke.
resolution because he felt the task Their planned route will take the
force was becoming too political. truck through Cincinnati,
After the speeches at the Union, Louisville, Nashville, Little Rock,
and San Antonio before reaching
Mexico sometime today.
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ooms . Two Bedrooms - signed by supporters at the rally will
go down with the truck and will be
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