The Michigan Daily--Friday, May 12,1 989-Page 2 Students and A2 community cultivate growth in Managua BY VERA SON G W E The idea of the laboratory began with Nicaraguan and Development in many Central American countries is American Scientists who were collaborating on other being hindered by political differences, rendering it agricultural projects and realized the need for a facility difficult for long term productive projects to be carried where Nicaraguan technicians could be trained in soil out. water and water analysis. However, one group comprised of students and "There are similar development ideas all over the US community members were able to bridge some differ- but A2MISTAD is unique to Ann Arbor," said graduate ences and aid the people of Nicaragua earlier this month. student Mike Fitzgibbon, an A2MISTAD member. After four years of organizing, fund-raising and con- A2'MISTAD is made up of students who want to struction with the assistance of Italian, Dutch and Norwegian materials and support, the Ann Arbor Man- be actively involved in social issues, students who want agua Initiative for Soil Testing and Development finally to make a change," said Fitzgibbon. unveiled a laboratory to the people of Managua. In 1985, Prof. John Vandermeer and others formed a "With the economic embargo we had a lot of trouble project called Humanitarian Assistance Project for In- getting the supplies from the US to build the laboratory dependent Agricultural Development in Nicaragua out of but we had a lot of community support," said Prof. Jen which was born the A2MISTAD, which spells Stewart. friendship in Spanish. SUMMER JOBS I News briefs Students still sitting-in BY MICHELLE RABIDOUX An estimated 150 students continued their protest at Michigan State University yesterday, in the wake of similar sit-ins at two other state universities, Ferris State and Wayne State. "These are not isolated protests," said United Coalition Against Racism member and medical student Kimberly Smith. "This is happening because there is racism on campus. People are fed up with it and want to take a stand." According to Smith, during the March National Student of Color Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan State protest leader "Darius Peyton expected something was going to happen before the year was out. The (MSU) administration had made several surface type statements, but had not gotten to the core of the problem." Monday, a group of 100 students at Ferris State University ended their five-day occupation of Starr Educational Center when the administration agreed to address the protesters' demands, including an increase of students and faculty of color on campus. Fusion not duplicated BY ALLAN KESSEL University experiments from two research groups have been unable to reproduce the room-temperature nuclear fusion reaction announced by the University of Utah last month. One group, led by nuclear engineering Prof. Glenn Knoll, ran an ex- periment for nine days and measured X-rays for evidence of a fusion reaction. Under the experiment concluded Saturday, no evidence of fusion was recorded. Another University group of researchers at the Randall Laboratory is also assessing the cold fusion reaction. They are trying to verify the Brigham Young University experiment which produced low levels of neutrons. According to scientists, low levels of neutrons may indicate fusion. University officials said it is too early to confirm the room tempera- ture fusion theory. 'U' sites low Grad radon BY MARY ANNE CHASE Results from a three-month Radon testing of the Graduate Library, released Tuesday, showed existing levels of Radon are lower than the En- vironmental Protection Agency's guidelines. The extended testing period was ordered by University officials fol- lowing a spot test conducted by the Daily in January. The Daily's results indicated Radon levels as high as 37.7 picocuries. A second test conducted immediately by University officials found a level of 9.0 picocuries. Picocuries per liter of air is a measurement of the radioactivity present in standing air. The EPA's guideline level of 4.0 picocuries, considered by the government to be an acceptable level of radon to which the body can be exposed over lifetime without risk of contracting lung cancer. 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