Wednesday, May 4, 1994 - The Michigan Daily -9 Former A2 mayor to seek state Senate seat By Andrew Taylor DAILY STAFF REPORTER Former Ann Arbor Mayor Liz Brater, a Democrat, has announced she willrun for a seat in the state House this summer. The 53rd district seat was vacated when current Rep. Lynn Rivers (D- Ann Arbor) saidshewould notseekre- election. Instead, Rivers will run for the seat which U.S. Rep. William Ford (D-Ypsilanti) is vacating. The primary election will be held Aug. 2. Brater served for 1 1/2 terms on the Ann Arbor City Council and one term as mayor. She cited many accom- plishments as mayor that help prepare her for the state House. "Most important was the way we made the city budget more efficient; cuttingcosts without cutting services," she said. Brater listed several issues that she hopes to work on as a representative, whichincludeeducation,environment, health care, human services and gov- ernment efficiency. "I have experience on those issues that I want to apply to the state level," she said. City Council member Peter Nicolas (D-4th Ward) will oppose Brater for the seat. Brater and Nicolas have a some- what stormy history on the council, but Brater said the "more people that get in this race the better." Brater said she does not think her failed re-election bid for mayor in the 1992 election will hurt her campaign. "I'm looking forward and not backward," Brater said. Renee Birbaum, the only declared Republican candidate, will likely run against the Democratic nominee. EVAN PETRIE/DaiRy aining on their parade SA graduates Stephanie Holiday and Omar Weaver take shelter from the elements during commencement. DPS moves to new location near Crisler By Ronnie Glassberg DAILY NEWS EDITOR The Department of Public Safety will be heading south this summer.. TheUniversity'spolicedepartment fioved yesterday and Monday to the ew Campus Safety Services Build- ing, located next to Crisler Arena at 1239 Kipke Drive. DPS's current location on Church Streetis across thestreet fromtheDiag. Despite the change in location, the department's phone number will re- main the same, and DPS will have a courtesy phone located outside of its church Street structure. The Church Street office will be under construction formostofthesum- mer. The move will be permanent, but DPS will operate the Church Street site as a satellite office. LSA senior Craig Greenberg, who serves on the Police Oversight Board, said itis important for DPS to maintain a presence on campus and to have the capacity to respond quickly. "As long as this move won'tdimin- ish their capacity to be effective, then I think it's OK," Greenberg said. Greenberg said the Church Street office was inadequate for the depart- ment. "It was very cluttered and messy, andeveryonewasalwaysbumpinginto each other," Greenberg said. Michigan Student Assembly Presi- dent Julie Neenan, who serves on the University's SafetyandSecurityCom- mittee,said she does notthink the move away from Central Campus will de- crease the effectiveness of DPS. "Campus safety is such a big issue that I don't think they're going to slack in their commitment," she said. Andrew Wright, chair of MSA's external relations committee, said pa- trols in the Central Campus area would helpalleviateany possibleproblemsof DPS's move. N\v ~ 1f j daJy ofC/4fj 04 Jt(Ve cork/,,. 0o .0 0 J o SACUA to open meetings with administration By Cathy Boguslaski DAILY STAFF REPORTER The new members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) began their terms Mon- day by voting to increase the committee's visibility. Incoming Chair Jean Loup began the meeting by re- minding members of their duty as representatives for the *aculty. SACUA followed Loup's remarks by opening part of its future meetings with the University provost and presi- dent, which had been closed in the past. They also decided to meet with the University's other executive officers on a regular basis. The additional meetings are designed to increase com- munication between the administration and faculty. Previously, SACUA met with the President James J. Duderstadt and Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. once a month. The new format will include bi-monthly meetings with the president and provost. Additional meetings with other executive officers will be scheduled. SACUA member Tom Moore said thesemeetings will offer SACUA more insights into the administration be- { ~~~~~ . cause they focus on different aspects of the University. 4Jp11 1 49 ' SACUA also opened the question and answer part of 7 its meetings with the president and the provost. E. 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