Copyright © 1987 TheMchiga n Dilya SUMMER City debates police tactics Vol. XCVI -,No. 12S Truck By RYAN TUTAK A garbage truck earmark Ann Arbor's sister city in Ji Nicaragua reached its dest Wednesday evening. The 4,0 journey began in Ann Arbor J The truck, delivered to the American town as a gift fr Ann Arbor Sister City Task F By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC "We believe that any government Ann Arbor Mayor Gerald Jernigan or branch of government that lacks has called a special city council checks and balances is authoritative meeting this Monday to discuss in nature. That is why we are de- what police methods should be used manding that a citizen committee be Ninety-seen yers o editorial =r=dm. to control late night crowds like the formed to oversee the police depart- one that gathered at the intersection ment," said MSA Business School of Church and South University Representative John Bhushan in a Ann Arbor, Michigan -Friday, Auguat 7, 1987 streets during the Art Fairs. letter. Four students - who either wit- Jernigan said he is currently in- nessed or claimed to have been a part vestigating the possibility of a citi- re a c s Sf of police brutality acts - told the zens' task force to oversee police expected to help improve the city's together in peace instead of war;" said council last Mtsusive" p ocies after stening to the com- ked for poor health conditions by providig James Eckroad, one of the truck month's fairs when officers cleared a He has requested information uiapregular garbage pick-ups, a service drivers, as he handed the keys t o o nhsfisweofcrslaeda H hsrqutdifrmin uigalpa, reuly ga ble to the city of Siles, the new mayor of Juigalpa, crowd of more than 1,000 people at from Madison, Wisconsin outlining ination pre u yunaaia e y during a ceremony yesterday. the intersection. its citizen police task force, and he 00 mile "This donation is art of an effort The truck - also driven by Kurt The students and the Michigan plans to investigate other cities' po- tuly 23. Th showiisp toa Ber end To Riek has be Student Assembly demanded that the lice oversight committees as a pos- ram the person-to-person and town-to-town in Central America since Saturday. city to set up a citizen's committee sible model for one in Ann Arbor. or s relations, and that people can live But adverse weather and poor road to oversee police procedures at last He expects to present them at the orce,is See DRIVERS, Page 11 week's meeting. See STUDENTS, Page 4 Students protest poor bike shop service By GRACE HILL At least 12 students and Ann Arbor residents, angered by the quality of service they received at the Student Bike Shop, have decided to take legal action. The group claims they have been "charged for services not rendered" and they recently joined together in an effort to create an effec- tive claim against the shop. Gary Rothberger of Student Legal Services said the more peo- ple who testify, the stronger the claim will be. "We would like them to lose business," said Matthew Peretz, a recent LSA graduate and organizer of the group. "We want to steer people away from them. Most of all, we would like the (incoming) freshman to know about it." The group formed after Peretz and his roommate posted flyers around campus asking people who have had problems with the bike shop to call them at the number listed on the flyer. According to Peretz, he and his roommate put up flyers for four or five nights straight, but each morning all the signs would be re- moved. "We put so many up, (figuring) that at least ten percent would stay up," he said. But Naomi Loy, co-owner of the bike shop, said she was not familiar with the flyers and did not know who took them down. Uni- versity groundskeeping could not be reached for comment. "We've got 12 calls within the last couple days," said Peretz. "If they left the signs up, we'd probably have 100. "We've gotten a lot of interesting stories," he added. One student claimed he had an acci- dent resulting from the services performed by the shop. "He had his back tire fixed there, but they didn't tighten the bolt enough in back, and the guy wiped out as a result," said Peretz. See OWNERS, Page 11 Two employees of the Student Bike Shop talk outside of the store. Ann Arbor residents and students are angry with the se~rviethev've recepived atthesho. MSA joins legal dispute- over meal contract By MARTHA SEVETSON This week Phillips established a "We would like MSA to research The Michigan Student Assembly Financial Aid Assistance Fund to the issue," Sutherland said. "If it is teamed up with University student help students who need' financial factually supported, we think the Michael Sutherland in his opposi- help join a possible class action suit students of this school should know tion to the University's residence against the University. it." However, Sutherland said he has hall meal contract this week. Al- Sutherland initiated the complaint made no commitment to working' though the assembly is not formally with the University's Housing with the assembly. involved with Sutherland and his at- Division last week - claiming that MSA has set up a hotline number torney, MSA is conducting an he has not received the 13 meals per to take student complaints about the investigation of the University's week guaranteed in his meal con- meal contract. Students who call meal contract plan. tract. Although the contract does not may be asked if they would be will- "We see a problem in this meal specify when the meals must be eat- ing to pursue the case in court -, contract," said LSA representative en, the University limits students to which would probably involve over Michael Phillips, chair of MSA's two meals per day. five years of litigation. Student Rights Committee. "I'd Sutherland has hired an attorney, In addition, MSA has requested an rather see everyone pursuing their but he has not decided if he intends audit of the Entree program and in- own interests, rather than letting to file a class action suit or an indi- tends to hold public hearings in the someone else do it for them." vidual complaint. fall. "We want students and parents to say how the contract has affected them," Phillips said. "We also want housing administrators to come and discuss why the contract is drawn up as such." Phillips said the assembly is most concerned with whether or not the lease is subject to Michigan state housing laws, such as the Truth in Renting Act and the Consumer Pro- tection Act. Sutherland - previously a land- lord himself - is also primarily concerned with the legality of the contract. Although he believes the University owes students a large sum of money, Sutherland said that See STUDENTS, Page 2 Sutnerlana.. challenges meal plan