The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 15,1991 - Page 3 i i $140M to be used to prevent LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Gov. John Engler ordered the use of about $140 million from the state's rainy day fund yesterday to avoid the layoffs of 2,118 corrections workers, including 1,785 guards. Engler said he was advised by Attorney General Frank Kelley that he had to take whatever steps necessary to comply with a federal judge's order earlier this week to stop layoffs at six prisons. He.said he extended his action to all prisons because he didn't be- lieve the state could win against an expected equal protection ar- gument from other institutions. Engler's action immediately raised questions about whether the governor can spend money without 'legislative approval. "My understanding of triggering the budget stabilization fund is an .emergency has to be declared and -two-thirds of the Legislature has to ,approve it," said Steve Serkaian, a spokesperson for House Speaker Lewis Dodak. "The bottom line is you can't spend the money unless you have authorization to do so." But Engler said he was charged with finding the money to pay prison guards. 4"Based on our analysis legally I'of what that court order says to me, we can't lay those guards off," Engler said. "The only available revenue that was not appropriated that is available is the budget sta- bilization fund." His legal counsel, Lucille Tay- lor, said former Gov. William Mil- liken did a similar thing in a case involving school busing. Telephone calls to the offices and homes of Dodak and other top Democrats in the House went unanswered yesterday evening. Engler announced his decision at 5:45 p.m. yesterday, after Democrat and Republican law- makers spent the day blaming each other for the possible layoffs. Office assignment conflict resolved . by Joshua Meckler A University student organization which was originally assigned an office by the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) last November was just able to move into its new office at 4103 Union last month, the or- ganization's president said. Last semester, MSA assigned room 4315 in the Union to both the International Ob- server (IO), an MSA-recognized magazine publishing group, and N.E.E.D. Service, a volunteer organization which counsels stu- dents and community members experiencing personal or financial difficulties. However, N.E.E.D. Service denied IO access to the of- fice, said 10 President Heather Szerlag. Szerlag said she received a note from N.E.E.D. Service saying her group's access to the office was denied due to the filing of what she termed a "court injunction." Safiya Cabell-Khalid, volunteer coordina- tor of N.E.E.D. Service, said no court injunc- tion was filed. Rather, the group filed a complaint about the office situation with MSA's Court of Common Pleas saying the office could not be shared. Cabell-Khalid said the complaint was filed out of concern for the confidential na- ture of the records stored in the office. Be- cause of limited file cabinet space in the of- fice, some of the private records had to be kept in boxes on the floor. The complaint was filed "for the protec- tion of the people. Frankly, there wasn't 11 much of a choice," Cabell-Khalid said. Aileen Tomaszewski, business manar of IO, said MSA never notified IO of j complaint. IO did not challenge N.E.E.D. Service; iq- stead they asked MSA to assign 10 a diffef- ent office, Tomaszewski said. Tomaszewski, who shares an apartment with Szerlag, said they used the apartme t as an office last semester. "It was very inconvenient, especially in dropping off articles because neither of us are home very much," she said. IO plans to make full use of their newvof- fice - as soon as its leaky heater is repaired. Colleen Tighe, serving as temporary *d- ministrative Coordinator for MSA, said such maintenance problems are not common. "It seems to me that there haven't bben many problems," she said, referring to m4in- tenance. There have been numerous other prOb- lems with MSA's office allocations, inclid- ing the recent Michigan Video Yearbook's (MVY) office-sharing complaint. Charles Dudley, who played a major tole in office assignments last semester, "screwed things up a lot," said Tigjhe. "We're in the process of trying to fix"it now," she said. Dudley is currently serving in the milit y and could not be reached for comment. Icy reception First-year Physical Education student Greg Lattig gives first-year LSA student Jon Peiken, from Miami, a lesson yesterday on what Michigan snow is really like. Learning Disability Society recognize by Becca Donnefeld 1 Seven University professors and teaching assistants are being rec- ognized for their sensitivity and helpfulness to students with learn- ing disabilities. "The University of Michigan as a whole doesn't like to accept the fact that students with learning disabilities can get accepted to the University, and the behavior of some of the faculty reflects this at- titude," said LSA senior Emily Singer, founder of the Learning Disability Society. In an effort to show their appre- ciation to those faculty members Helpfulfaculty receive letters of commendataon who accommodate learning disabled students, the society is giving recognition awards to seven professors and TAs nominated by learning disabled students. Award recipients are Psychol- ogy Prof. Karl Rosengren, Psy- chology TA Amy Aberbach, En- glish Prof. Thomas Garbaty, En- glish TA Howard Shott, Physics Prof. Walter Grey, Economics TA Raed Dandan, and Women's Stud- ies TA Lisa Krooms. The society sent a question- naire to the 60 University students who are classified as learning dis- abled, asking them to list teachers who have been helpful and to de- scribe their help. Five students re- sponded to the questionnaire. Jonathan Ellis, a member of the society, said, "Many people asso- ciate learning disabilities with a lack of intelligence or inability to perform. We want to show that cer- tain teachers made it possible for students to prove their knowledge." "Many teachers are basically helpful to learning disabled stu- dents, but their help goes no fur- ther than: 'You need extra time? Fine.' Professor Shott was very understanding with me, volunteer- ing a lot of time and helping me do a lot of rewrites," Ellis said. LSA junior Yolanda Lozano said Shott was the reason she found out she had a learning dis- ability. "He saw that I had a prob- lem and encouraged me to get testing," she said. 'We want to show that certain teachers made it possible for students to prove their knowledge' - Jonathon Ellis Learning Disability Society member Lozano said the awards "encourage TAs and professors to take notice of learning disabled s faculty students' special needs and givp learning disabled students a listing of professors who are aware and helpful." Singer believes some professors hesitate to accommodate students because "they don't want to alib some students benefits that otheis don't have." She said the goal of the Learning Disability Societe, founded last year, is to "promot awareness and increase programs for learning disabled students oh campus." Each recipient received a per- sonal letter from the students who nominated him or her, along witi 3a general letter from the societyIn addition, a copy of the letter -w1l be sent to the recipients' depa4- ment heads. Corrections: Monday's paper should have reported that the Michigan Student Assem- bly (MSA) spent $80 on its pizza party. Also, MSA Communications Committee Chair Brett White did not call for a student strike or peti- tion; he was directing his comments towards MSA Student Rights Committee Chair Corey Dolgan. In the anti-war rally coverage yester- day, Daniel Kohns' name was spelled incorrectly. Also from yesterday's paper, the Graduate Employee's Organization (GEO) is negotiating with the University to receive pay instead of academic credit as compensa- tion for mandatory teaching assistant training. LTHE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today ANC member speaks on war ____ t i r t r a w r r t t a t i t i . M A M A r Meetings Sunday UMAASC Steering Committee, weekly mtg. Union, rm 4202, 1 p.m. Feminist Womens' Union, weekly meeting. Call 662-1958 for info. Union, 4:00. U-M Chess Club, weekly practice. Call Tony Palmer (663-7147) for info. League, 1:00. Ecology Center, annual mtg. St. An- drew's Church, 2 p.m. Speakers Friday "Chemicals, Polymers and Ceram- ics from the Beach," Prof. Rick Laine. Chem Bldg, rm 1706, noon. Horace Boyer. North Campus Com- mons, Boulevard Rm, noon. "Imitation Misogyny : Talking About the Arcipreste De Talavera," MLB, 4th floor Commons, 4:30. "GEO: Bargaining Table Discus- sions," by Ingrid Kock. Guild House, 802 Monroe, noon. "On the Coverage Probability of Bayesian Credible Sets in Change- Point Problems," by Hang Paul Zhang of Stanford University. 1412 Mason, 3 p.m. "Coordinated Control Braking and Steering in a Vehicle," by Dr. M. Salman of General Motors. EECS 1200,4 p.m. Saturday "The Role of a Christian Youth In a Changing Society," a series of talks by Charles Case, to be followed by a pizza party. Ann Arbor Seventh Day Ar ,an.,.et.,.x n 4n lt:."n by 102 UGLi. Northwalk, North Campus nighttime safety walking service. Functions 8- 11:30 Fri.-S at., 8-1:30 Sun.-Thurs. Call 763-WALK or stop by 2333 Bursley. Friday U of M Women's Rugby Club, Fri- day practice. Call 995-0129 for more info. Sports Coliseum, 8-10 p.m. U of M Ninjitsu Club. For info call David Dow, 668-7478. IM bldg, wrestling rm, 7-9. U of M Shorin-Ryu Karate-do Club, Friday workout. Call 994-3620 for info. CCRB Martial Arts Rm., 8-9. U of M Tae Kwon Do Club, Friday workout. CCRB Small Gym, 6-8:00. German Club Stammtisch, weekly event. Union, U-Club, 7-9:00. Sharpening Your Interview Skills. Career Planning and Placement, 12:10-1. Anti-Imperialist War Rally. Union steps, 11:30. Anti-War Rally. Diag, noon. Saturday U of M Shotokan Karate Club, Sat- urday practice. CCRB Small Gym, 3- 5:00. "The Princess Bride," film. Hillel, 8 & 10. Sunday Sunday Social, weekly event for in- ternational and American students. In- ternational Center, 603 E.Madison, 6:30-8:30. Israeli Dancing. One hour of instruc- tion followed by one hour of open dancing. Hillel, 8-10. U of M Ultimate Frisbee Club, weekly practice, any weather. MitchellFl1d. 19 nm. by Jesse Snyder Daily Staff Reporter Rather than expected speaker Dr. Louise Cainkar, African Na- tional Congress (ANC) member Barry Kistna Samy lectured last night in the Natural Science Audi- torium on the "Hidden Casualties of War." Cainkar's plane was delayed because of the weather, and is ex- pected to speak next Tuesday. Cainkar is the director of the Palestine Human Rights Informa- tion Center International. Samy, a public health student and member of the health planning division of the ANC, spoke to about 150 people on the economic, environmental, psychological, and social consequences of the Gulf War. He spoke about unsolved do- mestic problems in the United States, increased world-wide ter- rorism, environmental degradation in Iraq, and growing distrust of the United States and Western Europe throughout the rest of the world. "It used to be East against West, but in the post-cold war it's becoming North against South," he said. "The increasing world of poor and oppressed is getting tired of big brother always interfering. They will begin to view Americans as people dangerous to deal with," he added. Citing his work with South African political victims, Samy also warned of post-traumatic stress syndrome in returning sol- diers as well as in Iraqi, Saudi Arabian, Kuwaiti, and Israeli civil- ians. Samy accused the West of hav- ing a double standard in regard to people's liberation movements in sensitive spots of the world such as the Middle East, South Africa, Central America, and Southeast Asia. "In Eastern Europe it's called democratic reform, but in South Africa and Palestine it's called tribal warfare and insurrection," he said. Samy said it is ironic that Uni- versity students, who will become the next ruling class, have been largely apathetic to political strug- gles worldwide. Services CANTERBURY HOUSE (E:piscopal Church at U-h1) 218 N. Division (at Catherine) SUNDAY SCI IFDUI.H I loly Eucharist-5 p.m. at St. Andrew's Supper-6 p.m. at Canterbury I louse The Rev. Virginia Peacock, Ph.D., Chaplain Call 665-0606 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AMERICAN BAI'TIST CAMPUS CENTER 502 E. Iluron SUN.: Worship-9:55 am. WED.: Supper & Fellowship-5:30 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave. (Between I tif &6South University) SUIND AYS Worship-9:30 & 11 a.m. Campus Faith Exploration Group-9:30 TI IURSDAYS: Campus Worship & Dinner-5:30 p.m. For information, call 662-4466 Amy Morrison, Campus Pastor LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY LORD OF LIGHT LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA 801 South Forest (at Hill Street), 668-7622 SUND)AY: Worship-10 a.m. WED)NESDAY: Worship-7:30 p.m. Campus Pastor: John Rollefson ST. MARY'S STUDENT PARISH (A Roman Catholic Parish at U-M) 331 Thompson Street SAT.: Weekend Liturgies-5 p.m., and SUN.:-8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 5 p.m. FRI.: Confessions-A-5 p.m. THURS.: Feb. 21: "Options for Conscious Objections (to a draft)"-7 p.m. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL 1511 Washtenaw SUNDAY: Worship-10:30 a.m. II