NEWS Wednesday, May 15, 1996 - The Michigan Daily - 9 JO NATOl English concentrator Tilney Marsh flashes a thumbs up sign after winning the prestigious Beinecke Scholarship. Mar first University student in four years to win the scholarship. kov. Engler declares May 'Motorcycle Safety sy Brooe shneier For the Daily This month has been designated by Gov. Engler as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. According to Eric Larson, the coordinator of Motorcycle Safety Awareness month, this statewide campaign is aimed at "crest- ing a broader recog- POOP ition of motorcy- cles in the overall cars don transportation mix and reducing the motorcy number of motorcy- cle accidents and deaths on Michigan 1996 Univei roads." Larson said the target audience incorporates both vehicle drivers and motorcycle opera- tors. In a letter to The Michigan Daily, Larson said motorcyclists are asking that motorists look for motorcycles as they drive, not only this month, but all year-round. Although many Ann Arbor riders oi Ii 4 are aware of the safety precautions and issues of motorcycles, they may not be aware of this month's dedication to motorcycle safety. Jason Vanmatre, a junior at Pioneer High School, is enrolled in a two-hour Recreational Vehicles course each day that concentrates on repairing motor- To in cycles. Vanmatre, however, said he (it notie did not know this month was dedicat- oIes." ed to motorcycle safety. Vanmatre - Dede Webb said he always sity graduate wears a helmet when riding because of the dan- ger involved with motorcycles. "Most bikes have some sort of dam- age from a drop or accident," Vanmatre said. He said motorcycle safety is not addressed in his course, but he will need to take a safety course through Washtenaw Community College if he wants to get his motor- cyle license before he reaches age 18. Awareness Month' Dede Webb, a 1996 University grad- uate, said she grew up around motor- cycles. She has attended a number of motorcycle events and the Sturgis rally in South Dakota twice. Unusually, she did not wear a helmet at the rally. "There are no cars at Sturgis, so the bikers feel safe. Most motorcycle acci- dents occur with cars," Webb said. "People in cars don't notice motorcy- cles due to their small size." She added that since bikers do not have a wall or barrier separating them from the outside, "they are more care- ful, alert, and aware of what is going on around them." There is a nationwide debate over instituting helmet laws for all states. The helmet law is analagous to the seatbelt law because it is required in some states, but not all. "I personally always wear a helmet, even in states that don't require it," said Leon Lewis, manager of a Harley Davidson store on Jackson Rd. "I feel if you are 21 years old, you should have the personal freedom to choose whether or not to wear one." 'U' Student wins Beinecke Award By Nathan Huebner standards of intellectual ability, For the Daily scholastic achievement and personal When Tilney Marsh read her e- promise." mail at work on April 10, she found a "It was hard to concentrate during surprise message from an address she finals," Marsh said. "I was so excited didn't recognize. It consisted of a list that I had won." of the names of 16 students from dif- Marsh said her family was thrilled ferent schools across the nation. as well when they heard the good news. "What's this all about?" she asked Marsh, who will be a senior in the herself. As Marsh glanced over the list, fall, is an English concentrator who she noticed her own name. She read on plans to get a masters degree. in to discover that she was the recipient English literature after she graduates. of the Beinecke Brothers Memorial She said she would like to take a year. Scholarship. off before graduate school. The Beinecke Scholarship is award- The Beinecke award is a $32,000 ed to students, based on both merit and scholarship that students apply for dur- need. It is open ding the second each year to 72 term of their schools, each of It was hard to junior year. They which can nomi- receive $2,000 nate only one concentrate drig upon graduation student. If a stu- and the rest of dent from a finals. I was so the money is school wtns, the L a divided etween school muslwait excited that I d the first and se- for three years ond years of before nominat- won. graduate school. ing another stu- Tilney Marsh "It's a very denh last time Beinecke Scholarship recipient edause tad a University of Michigan student was n't affect the amount of financial aid awarded the scholarship was in 1992, the student is still eligible for," Wallin when Denise Bell, a history concentra- said. tor, received the honor. When asked if she thought her "It's a very prestigious award," said chances of winning were good, Marsh Liina Wallin, associate director of the replied, "It's always too hard to tell Honors program. with these things. It's so high-profile." Since its creation in 1975, the Marsh, who is originally from Beinecke scholarship has been award- Maine but currently resides in ed to more than 180 college juniors Franklin, Michigan, said she plans on who have demonstrated "superior a career as a college English professor. gi R LD SUA SPONTE'- THE HORSES OF LEXINGTON, KY.-DO NOT TOUCH Sua Sponte'- code words that judges live by- a one hour audio story that is hotter than radiation. Learn why horses in Lexington, KY. are content. Listen to a riveting story of cyber space romance. Listen to the audio climax of seduction in cyber space with ecstasy. The culmination of a sexual act that cre- ates a frenzy, is it a sexual act? Listen and learn- it's cyber space romance. What is cyber space? 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