s 14, . 7 Wednesday, June 15, 1994-The Mdhigan Daily-- 3 Student leaders ea,,rn expenience, mon mprogram Anyone got a nickel? Construction workers allow the time on the meter to expire after parking their backhoe on State Street Monday. Fireworks discussion sparks debate By Kiran Srinivas DAILY STAFF REPORTER $89,280. That's how much the University is paying16studentleaders toparticipate in Leadership 2017. "The purpose of the program is to provide students with the skills, re- sources and support to be more effec- tive leaders," said DebMoriarty, direc- tor of special projects in the Office of Vice President for Student Affairs. "The program is split between 20 hours of project work dealing with campus life and 20 hours of educa- tional programming per week," Moriarty said. Leadership 2017 runs for 12 weeks during the summer. The students are each paid $7 per hour for 40 hours a week. They are also given $2,200 for summer living expenses. In all, each student is heing paid $5,580. Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen A. Hartford selected the stu- dents for the program. Many of them have previously participated in theStu- dent Leader Roundtable - a group of student leaders who discuss campus events with Hartford-demonstrating they have previous leadership experi- ence. The 16 students represent many major student organizations includ- ing the Michigan Student Assem- bly, the University Activities Cen- ter, the Black Student Union, the Interfraternity Council, the United Asian American Organization and The Michigan Daily. Moriarty said by participating in the program, the students should be- come aware of "who's who" at the University. This information is de- signed to help each person to become an improved leader of his or her orga- nization. Each participant in theprogramhas the responsibility to attend leadership training activities and to also work on a specific project to enhance student life at the University. The participants said they are very happy with the program. "My experi- ence here has been very positive.... I have learned alot about the University and I think the students work well together,"saidGregShannon,co-chair of Project Serve. Shannon's specific projectin Lead- ership 2017 is called "Community Plunge."This activity willbeheldSept. 2 for incoming students. Shannon said he hopes "Community Plunge" will encouragenewstudentstoexplorecom- munityserviceopportunitiesintheAnn Arbor area. Many University students, includ- ing LSA sophomore Paolo Aquino, said they think the program is yet an- other example of the University wast- ing money. "The student leaders are gaining valuable experience by participating in this program, they don't need to be paid. The money should go directly to the organizations that the students rep- resent rather than to the student lead- ers," Aquino said. DavidRice, anEngineering sopho- more, also said the program is a bad idea. When asked about what the Uni- versity should instead do with the money, Rice said, "Decrease our tu- ition." By Michelle Lee Thompson DAILY STAFF REPORTER As one of the main topics of discus- sion, it seems no coincidence that fire- works could also describe the debate surrounding that very issue at last week's City Council meeting. The fireworks, once planned for ly 3 at a site near the Ann Arbor landfill and Swift Run park, were sup- posed to receive sponsorship from GelmanSciences. In fact,thecompany had sent a "down payment" of $7,750, which was to cover the first half of the anticipated costs of the display. However, the resolution that the councileventually approvedcontained a much higher estimate of the costs - ringing the total costs for the police, ire, transportation and parks depart- ments to $22,500. CEO Charles Gelman pulled his company out of the deal last week after reviewing the revised estimate, which included two $5,000 insurance bonds. "With those changes, we just couldn't agree to participate," Gelman said.. Councilincreased notonly the costs for the city departments, but the sponsor's liability for the event. "It could have opened us up for everyone who attends the fireworks to take us to court. We could not agree with what council suddenly decided," Gelman said.Thecompanyislookingintospon- soring fireworks in Chelsea on July 4. Despite public comments from resi- dents of nearby neighborhoods, and some argument from 3rd Ward Demo- crat Hal Smith, theresolution passed 8 to 3. "It's not fair for any one neighbor- hood to bear the bruntof this year after year," said Smith, who proposed the original resolution. The site has been used for fireworks displays in previous years, and 3rd Ward residents voiced safety and property hazard concerns. Patricia Vereen-Dixon (D-1st Ward) also voted against the resolu- tion. "Sometimes low- and moderate- income folk feel dumped upon - and they are dumped upon," she said. MayorIngrid B.Sheldon, whovoted for the resolution, conceded that the proposal was "arather stringent resolu- tion in terms of requirements." Plans to change the Delta Upsilon fraternity housesite were alsoapproved at the meeting, including the construc- tion of a three-story addition to the main house and the sale of the exten- sion building. This will allow the fra- ternity to house eight more students than it currently houses, while reduc- ing theamountofparkingspotsbyhalf. Council also approved the building plans for a new retail and office com- plex at 350 S. Main St. Groups debate social events policy changes By Kiran Srinivas DAILY STAFF REPORTER Parties held in University buildings sust follow University rules - that's not a question. The question is what those rules should be. The University is revising the So- cial Events Policy which regulates all events held on school property. Frank Cianciola, associate dean of students, is holding weekly meetings this summer to improve the policy. 0 Many student groups are affected by this policy, but none more than the Black Greek Association (BGA) and the United Asian American Organiza- tion (UAAO). Brent Hawkins, amemberofBGA, said BGA and UAAO should have the most influence in changing the policy because these two groups use Univer- sity buildings the most. Many participants in the weekly meetings said Cianciola should wait until the fall to revise the policy. They said no changes should be made with- out all affected groups being able to voice their concerns. Some student or- ganizations do not have representa- tives at the meetings because their lead- ers are not in Ann Arbor during the summer. "We need some guarantees that any policy changes will be immediately revisited in the fall if a problem oc- curs," said Jacob Stern, vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly. A major complaint about the cur- rent policy is unequal enforcement. "We conducted a private investiga- tion and we don't feel the current policy is administered fairly across the board," saidBGApresidentRonJackson. "Our parties are the most heavily monitored by the Department of Public Safety." Despite the objections, Cianciola said he will continue to try to improve the policy this summer. He said he will take the heat for making apolicy change during the summer. "My desire is to reach a win-win situation. To not try to better the situa- tion is not sensible. 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