Doctors di do little to domestic 1 By KRISTINA GRAMMATICO DAILY STAFF REPORTER Whatdoesit taketo makethemedi- cal community pay attention to half of the U.S. population? Even though the American Medi- calAssociation(AMA)isencouraging physicianstoaskfemalepatientsabout being a victims of domestic abuse, most doctors still do not inquire about abuse and the University has not yet implemented a specific policy to ad- dress this problem. "There's really no hard and fast policy," University Health Service (UHS) Clinical Nurse Specialist Kathleen Rose said. Basically, physicians ask about domestic abuse only if they think the patient is abused. Then the patient is referredtoaspecialist,Roseconfrmed. Dr.CaeserBriefer,DirectorofUHS said doctors do not ask on a regular basis, but a new urgent care check list hasquestionsaskingif domestic abuse is part of the health problem. One way to aid health profession- als detect abuse is to clarify depend- able indicators of abuse. A recent survey was published in May'sAMAjoumalArchivesofFam- ily Medicine and conducted by Uni- versity School of Social Work Prof. Daniel Saunders along with Medical College of Wisconsin researchers L. 0 Kevin Hamberger and Margaret Hovey. The purpose was to provide more information on indicators of domestic abuse. The two-month survey, entitled "Indicators of Woman Abuse Based on aChartReview ataFamily Practice Center,"showedthatnearly400women were asked about their history of do- mestic violence. Out of 400 women, 130 admitted to being abused. Outofthe130medicalchartsofthe abusedwomenonlythreecharts docu- mented the patient's abuse. Doctors continually agree this is a problem, but still ignore it. "(Doctors) don't ask the female ebate but alleviate Wedneso dv. IA O4. 1993- Thn NA,4nenn Yil. O.,nno Or..Wad -1 [THE SOLAR CAR HAS A FAN CLUB I 3 violence patients about domestic abuse during regular check-ups," said Ann Arbor's First Care medical center Office Su- pervisor Karen Gonczy.Dr. Gene Ragland, medical director at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital Emergency Room cited ignorance and fear of in- terference as reasons why doctors fail to ask women about abuse. The survey also found that many people visit a physician before they commit suicide. Saunders noted that female physicians are more likely to ask their patients about abuse than male physicians. The survey also showed divorced, separated and younger women were mostlikelythevictims.Italsorevealed depression as the most dependable in- dicator of abuse, as opposed to demo- graphic or psychological factors. Theresearchersalsonoted the main limitation of their study was that the information was gathered from medi- cal charts instead of questionnaires. The survey focused on women be- cause they seekhealth care fortheir ills moreoftenthanmen.Sincemostabus- ers are abused themselves,asking men about abuse during check-ups would not be as fruitful. They do not visit clinics frequently. "The percentage of men going for helpisverylow,"saidSaunders."(Past abuse) shows up in alcohol and drug abuse.Becauseitoccuredin childhood it won't belinkedtomedicalproblems. Men usually act out their victimiza- tion," said Saunders. But even though AMA journals recommend physicians ask about do- mestic violence, most physicians at healthclinics do not ask about domes- tic violence on aregular basis-even when femalepatientshave bruises,cuts or burns. Susan McGee from Ann Arbor's SAFE House confirmed. She said women in support groups have men- tioned that doctors fail to ask. "It just doesn't occur to them to ask," said McGee. "Or (doctors) don't see it as the doctor's role to help." PETER MATTHEWS/Daiy Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) received a team shirt Monday from members of the Maize & Blue solar car team after congratulating them on their Sunrayce 93 victory. Homecoming to berevamped By KELLY BATES DAILY STAFF REPORTER Big-namestarsand plentyofschool spirit is in store for this year's home- coming, said David MacDonald, Uni- versity Activities Committee's(UAC) homecoming planning committee co- chair. "We're planning an event to gear students up . to generate student spirit," he said Although nothing will be definite until August 1, MacDonald said there will be entertainment of interest to students and alums alike during home- coming week. UAC is trying to appeal to more students this year by getting them in- volved with the activities. "Specifi- cally Friday night the idea is to attract both alumni and students, but students first and foremost," MacDonald said. Festivities will tentatively kick off Wednesday, Oct. 20. MacDonald said the committee would like to have ac- tivitiesatnoonontheDiag Wednesday through Friday. One activity being discussed is "Maize and Blue Day"on Friday. Stu- dents and alumni would show their school pride by wearing maize and blue. 'We're interested in involving lo- cal business ... to give away prizes to people forhaving been apartof(Maize and Blue Day)," MacDonald said. Other scheduled events are Evans Scholars' Car Bash and Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Mud Bowl. MacDonald said MSA may spon- sor an event, but, "We stillneed to talk with them about the specifics." The marching bandwilltentatively stage a pep rally Friday night on the steps of Rackham to heighten school spiritin bothstudentsandalums before the game on Saturday against Illinois. "The cheerleaders are very inter- estedinhelping out(with thepeprally)," MacDonald added. Special Events, aUACcommittee, and Laughtrack are working with UAC to bring ina "big-name star" forentertainmentWednesdaynight. Likewise, Viewpoint Lectures' co-chairs Randy Sklar and Jason Sklar are working with the commit- tee to schedule a comedian for Fri- day night after the pep rally, possi- bly at the Power Center. "It's taking awhile (to schedule entertainers) because they're nego- tiating with their agents," MacDonald explained. He admitted bringing in super- stars for a homecoming celebration is unconventional. "It would make for an entertaining evening for both students and alumni." Regents to set '93-'94 tuition rates Religious Services LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY LORD OF LIGHT LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA 801 South Forest (at Hill Street), 668-7622 SUNDAY Worship-1Oa.m. WED2NEDAY: Bible Study-6 p.m. Evening Prayer-7 p.m. ST. MARY'S STUDENT PARISH (A Roman Catholic Community at U-M) Corner William and Thompson St. Acmsfrom CottageInn Weekend Liturgies- MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: 5:10 pm FRIDAY: 12:10 pm SUNDAY; 8:3 am, 10 am, 12 noonand Rpm TEMPLE BETH EMETH A Reform Congregation 2309 Packard Road Rabbi Robert Levy FRfl2AY: Services 8:00 pm 6654744 UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL, LCMS Summer ScheduleMay-August SUNDAY2~: Worship-9:30 .m. 11Lkl2NES]2AY: OuppefAtivities-6 ip.m. 1511 Washtenaw,near HilltSt. Pastr E Krauss, 663.5560 THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN BALLROOM DANCE CLUB Starting in May, we meet at the Student Union every Sunday night to dance the Swing, FoxTrot, Waltz Cha Cha, Rumba, Tango, Mambo, Quickstep, and other dances. Come at sevenfor a beginning lesson Come in at eightfor general dancing Come alone or with a parinr Come only once or every week Any questions? Cal668-2491 By HOPE CALATI MLY EETOREI CEFE The University Board of Regents will vote on the 1993-94 budget -- including tuition increases -- at the Friday morning installment of its July meeting. Last year, in-state undergraduate tuition rose 9.9 percent and out-of- state undergraduate tuition rose 7.5 percent. A similar rise is expected this yearprimarilybecausethefundingfrom the state of Michigan remained the same as the past two years. The Michigan Student Assembly is planning to dispute the impending tuition increase. University President James Duderstadt said tuition will rise again because the "very deep subsidy by the state is no longer there." He added thatsome of the revenue fromhigher tuition will fund financial aid. "We try to honor a commitment thatnoin-state students willibe denied for financial reasons," he said. Thefinancialaid will, as always, be based onneed. "The pointis,however, that we can't discount as deeply for Bloomfield Hills if students from De- troit can't attend." Duderstadt did not reveal the amount of the tuition increase but said, "We've tried our best to keep it under double digits." The regents will also decide on the fees for registration and infrastructure maintenance.