2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, May 15, 1996 NURSES Continued from Page 1. the ones who hold everything together," Johnson said. "It's one thing when you're talking about pushing papers, it's another thing when you're talking about people's lives ... it's very distressing." Students who are considering enter- ing the nursing profession are also feel- ing uncertain about their future. "(The downsizing) makes you won- der what types of opportunities are out CORRECTION The Dinersty ad in the May 8 pub- lication was in error. It should have read: Voted Best Chinese Restau- rant and Best Takeout in the 1995 & 1996 Michigan Daily Readership Poll; Open until Midnight Monday- Sunday; and Free delivery available in limited areas. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. The Michigan Daily there'" said Kelli Mizer, a nursing stu- dent from Jackson Community College. Mizer is performing clinical training at the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. Nursing senior Nicole Bills said she worries about the lack of training nurs- ing students may have due to the cuts. "One of the reasons the (University's) Nursing School is so good is because of the experience you get through working at the hospital -and now all of our jobs are gone," Bills said. Nancy Stryker, director of alumni affairs and development in the Nursing School, said because of the trend in downsizing, the school will have to look for additional sites for the required clinical experience. Stryker said although the job market for nurses is bleak, the number of appli- cants to the School of Nursing has not decreased. She said, however, that the school is adjusting to the cuts. "This year we are going to admit fewer people because the school does- n't want to educate too many people without jobs," she said. - NEWS Insurance company sues 'U' over fraternity fire By Laurie Mayk Duily Editor in Chief Months after flames destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon fratemnity house on campus, the Continental Insurance Company is pointing fingers regard- ing legal responsibility for the inci- dent. The company, which insured the building's owners, the Sigma Phi Epsilon Building Association, named the University, the Office of Greek Life, the city of Ann Arbor, the fratemnity's national organization and "unknown parties" in a suit filed in late March. "As a result of the willful, wanton and reckless acts of Defendants (tnterfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association), Nationals, and 'Unknown Parties,' Plaintiff, Continental, suffered severe property damage in excess of $770,000," stat- ed the suit, filed by Continental's attorney, Ronald Mellish. Mellish was unavailable for comment yester- day. Although the University currently owns the property, Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford said the University had no legal responsibil- ity to the house when the fire occurred lat September The incident occurred after the University Board of Regents approved prce ofte property, but before the Universit finalized the deal and acquired the deed. "I believe the University was named because (the company) thought we owned it when the fire took place," Hartford said. "Since we didn't own it, we didn't have respon- sibility" The suit.. honwever, charged thatth II I JOIN AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY at the ECUMENICAL CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE 921 Church Street (Between Hill and Oakland) " Spring/Summer rental rates " Programs and Activities " Individual Leases " Private bedrooms in shared apartments * Air Conditioning Call 662-5529 for information (office hours: 9-5 week days) The Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house burned last September. The company that insured the property Is suing the University, IFC and the fraternity's nationals. University "was in a position to exer- cise control over the subject property." The company's statement also warned that the defendents "cannot circumvent their liability by raising the shield of sovereign immunity." The University's Office of Greek Life is still working with legal counsel to address "a situation that may take a while to resolve, said Terry Landes, IFC coordinator. Landes said the University's IFC and Panhellenic Association are not responsible for the fire or damage. "This is a privately-owned piece of property," Landes said. "One of the things that the Office of Greek Life does not do is operate property - we're not a management company." Allegations against the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity-Nationals stem from the revocation of the Alpha Chapter's charter following hazing incidents in the fraternity. The insur- ance company's statement claims that closing the chapter rendered the house "vacant, open to trespass," and "a hazard." Nationals executive director Ker Maddox said that although he isn't9- prised by the insurance company's attempts to collect financial compensa- tion, he does not expect the fraternity te be found negligent in the case. "Everyone named in the suit dic everything they could to protect thai property," Maddox said. "I can under- stand why an insurance company woul name everyone they can." The suit details responsibilities not fulfilled by the defendants in the cake. Besides the fire itself, the suit blame on the city, the University, the Office of Greek Life and the Nationals for failing to take various safety precau- tions involving combustible materials, and for allowing the house to remain vacant and unattended. -- ~ r ~ s '- atUlrich's Bookstore - Second Floor (313) 741-9669 \R' aOP at UakchsBookstore - Second Floor (313) 996-0907 S S*AE W .s We've joined forces to serve you better. The Michigan Daly (ISSN 0745-967t is publised Wednesdays during the sping and summer terms by stu- dents at the University of M chigan. Subsrciptions for fal term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $85. Winter term (Janary through April tsubscriptions are $95. yearlong (September through April) are $165. Sn campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associatedt Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. 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