8 -The Michigan Daily -Wednesday, May 18, 1994 5 candidates vie for Pollack's Senate seat By Andrew Taylor Smith, who served on the Sot DAILY STAFF REPORTER Lyon school board for eight yea The race for the 18th district state criticized Gov. John Engler for rec Senate seat is heating up as the pri- reforms in the state's property 1 mary draws nearer. structure and school finance syste Republicans have thrown three "There just isn't a lot of vision candidates into the ring for the Aug. 2 the governor's plans," Smith sa primary election, the Democrats two. claiming that Engler has a tenden Incumbent Lana Pollack (D-Ann Ar- for "wiping out programs with bor) is running for the U.S. Senate, having replacements." whichleaves the positionup for grabs. Hostedler said, "It's much bet Republican James Grapp said, than what we had." "The governmenthas become toobig, However, Schwartz said, "It too powerful, and no longer concerned the first step toward reform but its with the will of the people." not the only step. There will be r Grapp, a 17-year firefighter and tangible benefits for children in t former pastor, said that is the key state," Schwartz said. He added t reason why he entered the race. the reforms need to be continued. "Rather than try to live within our "We can't raise any more mon means ... we seem to rely on increas- ... We're going to have to shiftc ing taxes," Grapp said. priorities in the budgeting proces Democrat Ken Schwartz, the Schwartz said. "This is a long-te deputy county treasurer, said he is process. We're not going to be abl centering his campaign on the call for go out in a year or two and wavy more open dehate of the issues, and magic wand." fewer political games in Lansing. Grapp said the way Proposa e "The Senate doesn't debate issues was put on the ballot last March en any more," Schwartz said. He main- gized him to seek the seat. If tains that more public hearings on public had not pass the proposal, divisive issues is needed. automatic backup plan would h Alma Wheeler Smith will be been enacted. Schwartz's opponent in the Demo- "Peoplereally havenovote. Th cratic primary. She said she feels her the way it works nowadays. Son experience as acounty commissioner how they circumvent the will ofI e and an aide in Pollack's office puts people and let them think that's w s her ahead of the other candidates. they wanted," Grapp said. "I'm the only candidate with He said though he has not held r elected experience," Smith said, add- elected office, he feels well suited p ing that her voting record shows where the Senate."I havea history of put she stands on the issues. service," Grapp said. "I'm a man Republican John Hostedler is also principle. Isee a sad lack of it in m - running. He said his goal is to find people running for public office. other ways to fund government than Republican candidate Joe Mikt by raising taxes. was unavailable for comment. .1 SAPAC Director Debi Cain and DPS Capt. Jim Smiley on Monday discuss the re 'U' holds forum to discuss By Ronnie Glassberg DAILY NEWS EDITOR Tears, anger and fear. Those were some of the emotions expressed at aUniversity forum about the May 7 murder of Christine Gailbreath, an Admissions Office employee. About 40 people, almost all women, attended the two-hour pro- gram in the Michigan Union Mon- day. Of those at the forum, about 15 were co-workers of Gailbreath in the Admissions Office. University Department of Public Safety Capt. Jim Smiley and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Aware- ness Center (SAPAC) Director Debi Cain addressed the group, along with counselors from University Counsel- ing Services. Smiley said he has weekly meet- ings with the Ann Arbor Police De- partment (AAPD), but said DPS is not actually involved in the case. "I don't think they have any real good, strong leads at this time,"Smiley said. "We don't have them linked to anything on campus." Cain said the issue of the serial rapist is not only related to the Uni- versity, but to the community as a whole. "Our focus at this point was really dealing more with the imme- diacy," she said. Many of those attending said they were fearful of the University's park- ing structures, but Smiley said crime in the lots is generally limited to lar- ceny. The participants also criticized the media for its coverage of the inci- dent and questioned a statement in the Ann Arbor News that profiled the suspect as having "no social skills." cent murder of a University employee. serial rapist The statement in question cam verbatim from astatementissued dur ing apressconferenceby AAPD Chie Douglas Smith. DPS and SAPAC offered the fol lowing recommendations for safety Be aware of your surrounding and trust your intuition. Walk near a curb or down thi middle of the street when sidewalk are dark. Watch for lighted houses o businesses where you could seek hell in an emergency. Vary your usual route. While the University tried to sup port those worried about the case AAPD Sgt. Phil Scheel said the de partment has received about 200 tip on the case. "The tips arereviewedby supervi sors and then assigned to various ir vestigators," Scheel said. He sai AAPD investigates all the tips thati receives. Depending on the day, Scheel sai around 10 to 20 detectives are work ing on the case. uth rs, ent tax in id, ncy out ter was was eal hi hat ey. our ss," rm le to ve a l er- the an ave at's me- the hat ate for blic of any ulec i- 1- d it d k- BROOKS Continued from page 1 "I had a long discussion with Mr. Brooks afterward where he explained that his intent was not what I thought it to be at the time (of the arrest)," Bollinger said yesterday. "He seemed to be sufficiently conscious of what 'New and used textbooks *Office supplies Medical books and eCalculators quipment eComputer supplies Law books * Backpacks 'Art and Engineering *Prints and posters upplies " Greeting cards School supplies " Candy and snacks 'Photographic supplies eSpecial orders U of M insignia clothing *Supreme Course Transcripts nd gifts " Book reservation service Michigan 3 Book & Supply Planning on going to graduate school in the fall? Going to be in New York next summer? 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"It seems to me that if you were willing before to dismiss the trespass case notwithstanding DPS objection, you can still do that with- out impairing your ability to proceed on the second count," Shea wrote to Simms. Brooks saidhis arrest and impend- ing trial have focused attention on thq future of the Public Interest Office, which serves as a resource for law students hound for the public sector. Incoming DeanLehmanhas indicated hisdesiretopreservetheoffice, which was formed early this year.