f ' ' , The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 14, 1995 - 3 AAPD releases names in car crash It was a Dearborn man who was the 'person killed when a tree fell on his car over the weekend, Ann Arbor police said yesterday in releasing the names of th& people involved the incident to The -Michigan Daily yesterday. Staff Sgt. Dennis Betz said the driver was John Cain, who died later Satur- day. Cain was driving a Ford Ranger pick-up truck when an uprooted tree fell over onto the car. The two passengers, Betz said, were Darrell Bedwell and Bonnie Hart, from Luzerine, Mich. Betz said they were treated and re- leased after the accident, but he was .unsure of the types of injuries they may have sustained. Originally, the AAPD told the Daily that Cain was 36 years old and Hart was 41 years old. However, Betz said yes- terday that Cain was 35 and Hart was 40. The accident occurred shortly after 2 p.m., in swirling winds, at 1432 Washtenaw Ave., near the street's in- tersection at South University Avenue. Betz said no charges will be filed. He said the vehicle was at the "wrong place at the wrong time." YWind causes troubles on campus At minus-8 degrees with the wind chill factor, the weather Saturday caused several problems throughout campus. . DPS reports indicate that wind up- rooted a pine tree near Wolverine Tow- ers at 3001 S. State St. The tree did not hit anything, and did not damage any property. However, DS said the tree's estimated value is $500. Also, a caller told DPS that a piece of roof trim on the west side of the North Campus Computing Center was par- tially ripped off. DPS reports indicate that the piece of roof was blowing around the area. 'U' custodian confronted with racial slurs While picking up trash on the fourth floor of the Medical Science building late Friday night, a University custo- dian was accosted by a patron, believed to be a student.' The custodian told DPS that the per- .,,son began kicking trash aroundthe floor -and made racially offensive remarks to the custodian. DPS reports did not indi- cate the terms used, or if the custodian was verbally abused after the initial incident. Thieves steal signs at carport A caller told the DPS on Thursday that two or three men took a "Stop" sign from the entrance of a carport near University Hospitals. A little later, a second caller told DPS that "people" took a "Do Not Enter" :sign from the carport. DPS reports indicate that the sus- pects headed toward the Markley resi- dence hall area. They were checked and questioned. DPS did not say if charges were go- ing to be pressed, or who the suspects are. Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Zachary M. Raimi w ' City, U' negotiate for future of street peddlers By Maureen Sirhal Daily Staff Reporter Local street peddlers selling anything from hot dogs to "State sucks" T-shirts may experience a few changes when trying to operate their busi- nesses in the next few months. A proposal being considered by the Ann Arbor City Council aims to equalize competition be- tween street-based merchants and established busi- nesses. Tensions have mounted in recent months be- cause some local businesses see street vendors as a threat to their vitality. "The primary concern are the people coming fly-by-night, misrepresenting themselves and mak- ing a killing" selling merchandise on the streets, said Building Department Director Jack Donaldson. "Hash Bash (is one example) where people all over the place are going to make a quick buck without insurance or without anything else." Proposed changes include an insurance require- ment for all peddlers and street occupants to pro- tect the city from litigation in case of an accident. With proposed regulations, the various merchant associations are hoping for direct input as to whether street vendors may sell in front of their businesses. "This is a good first step," said Andy Dryden, a representative of the South University Merchants Association. But Dryden and fellow merchant repre- sentatives disagreed over who has the right to decide where peddlers and occupants may set up shop. A written opinion from the city attorney's office said the city could issue peddler permits with or without established merchants' permission. Other proposed changes included an increase in the necessary license fee that peddlers, solicitors and street occupants pay to operate their busi- nesses on public streets and sidewalks. The building department, several business own- ers and Councilmember Christopher Kolb (D-5th Ward) are working with the University to deal with temporary vendors who emerge during spe- cial events, such as football Saturdays. "(The University) is seeking goals of clarity in the regulations, ensuring safety, improving en- forcement and seeking notice of permits issued," University Directorof Community Relations James Kosteva said in his written comments to council. Only charitable peddlers are allowed to operate on University property and only then with special permission. Thejoint effort sprung from a contro- versy surrounding Matt Schembechler, son of former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler. Department of Public Safety officers told the younger Schembechler to leave while he was selling memorabilia during a football game ear- lier in the season. That caused an uproar when the city sided with Schembechler, stating he was within his rights to be selling on private property with a permit. ', ty 4 debate i inteacbing B. DAMIAN CAP/Daily Katherine Marrs, a Social Work graduate student, signs a petition in the diag to "stop the Contract on America." The petitions will be sent to Washington, D.C. B nertojon welare v By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter Adding their signatures and their sup- port to a banner stretching across the Diag yesterday, students joined the Coalition Against the Contract "On" America in protesting Republican-ini- tiated welfare cuts. Marti Bombyk.a visiting social work faculty member for CACOA, called the 40-foot banner a "groundswell of 11th-hour grassroots tactics to con- vince President Clinton to veto the welfare legislation." Bearing the signatures of about 4,000 Midwesterners - half of whom are University students - and the plea to "Stop Poverty, not Welfare. Stop the Contract 'On' America," the banner is scheduled to make its next appearance tomorrow on the White House lawn. Leading anti-poverty, child and women's activists are expected to ac- company CACOA's banner at a noon vigil in urging Clinton to "defend the interests of poor children," Bombyk said. The national implications of the leg- 1It's not going to solve the problem; it's going to create more problems" - Angela Gardner Social Work graduate student islation and the impact of the vigil prompted professors at the Columbia University School of Social Work to cancel classes in order to attend tomor- row, Bombyk said. The banner itself has already been presented to U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D- Ann Arbor) and Sen. Carl Levin (D- Mich.). It was not designed for the vigil, but as a blanket statement against the Contract, Bombyk said. "We were just waiting for an oppor- tunity to use it," she said. "We're looking for folks all over Michigan to let everyone, including elected officials, know that we won't tolerate the current agenda which at- tacks the poor and the working poor - which basically gets ourpriorities back- wards," said CACOA representative Mark Patrick. For some of the students attracted by the banner yesterday, the Contract's proposals struck a personal chord. "This country was built on the blood of all our forefathers and yet some ofus still have to fight to keep ourselves in school," said Manny Manguia, a first- year LSA student. "Those of us who are trying to make it ... can hardly do it because we don't have the funds to do it." While accounts of the tragedies of impoverished children were played out over the loudspeakers insisting that "in the richest country in the world, children should not go hungry," some students dissected the actual legisla- tion. "I've been doing research and study- ing welfare," said Angela Gardner, a graduate student in the School of Social Work. "It's not going to solve the prob- lem; it's going to create more prob- lems." By Stephanie Jo Klein Daily Staff Reporter Senate Assembly members and visi- tors stressed what they called the ex- ploitative nature of the University's in- creased use of lecturers at yesterday's meeting in Chrysler Auditorium. Physiology Prof. Louis D'Alecy said the overuse of lecturers threatens the University's academic mission.' "It is inappropriate (forthe administra- tion) to use and abuse people," he said. A member of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, D'Alecy said he had asked more than 30 faculty and administrators to ad- dress the topic but everyone refused, so he detailed the problem himself. History Prof. and LSA Associate Dean for Faculty Appointments Terrence McDonald said people were not willing to participate because the debate format trivialized the issue. Nevertheless, D'Alecy detailedthe rea- sons for the use of lecturers - which he said may include fulfilling a need, giving opportunity to entry-level doctorate stu- dents, freeing up research time for tenure- track professors, cost effectiveness and improving the percentage of women and minorities in the faculty ranks. D'Alecy said the reasons are not ac- ceptable and argued that lecturers do not fulfill student or professorial needs. Ca- pable lecturers, he said, should be hired as a full-time tenure-track faculty. McDonald said D'Alecy's proposal is not feasible, however, because ten- ured professors must have a doctorate degree. Only 38 percent of the LSA lecturers have one, he said. Chemistry lecturer Barbara Weath- ers gave a different point of view. She said the lecturer position is vital to the needs of students. "I really believe there is a need to provide levels of excellence," she said, citing examples of professors who re- turn to teaching after five years out of the classroom. She said she felt proud to be a lecturer who could reach out to students, espe- cially minorities who traditionally have not excelled in areas of math and scienep. "I'm not constantly engaged in try- ing to get research grants or getting published," Weathers said. "I've seen an increase in the number (of students) who survive introductory chemistry." D'Alecy disagreed: "If you separate (the disciplines), you destroy the essen- tial link between research and teach- ing." Many assembly members found fault with hiring procedures that routinely overlook women and minorities for ten- ure-track positions. SACUA member and Education Prof. Valerie Lee said that while only 12 per- cent ofthe faculty are female, 50 percent of the University's lecturers are female. Barry Rosenberg, an LSA sopho- more, attended yesterday's meeting to challenge the faculty to strive for the highest level of instruction. A member of the LSA Student Gov- ernment's External Affairs Committee, Rosenberg urged the assembly to con- sider student and faculty peer review to make sure the most qualified teachers are made available to students. "This is a huge issue," he said. "We're talking about reforming tenure, an in- stitution itself, which is a slow and hard process." William Condon, an LSA lecturer and director of the English Composi- tion Board, said that the University should not use temporary employees to do its permanent job. "You have created a tenure system that speaks to two-thirds of the faculty. One-third avoid teaching undergradu- ates," Condon said. McDonald disputed many of the claims: "In LSA, teaching excellence is considered for all ranks. It is false to say it's not." years ago in the Daily "University students can follow the Persian Gulf crisis from the comfort of their homes. But for the soldiers of Operation Desert Storm, comfort is a luxury and not a given. "The troops of the United States' armed forces are deprived of exten- sive contact with their friends and family, and sometimes feel that America has forgotten them. "This is a problem that students in Prof. Karis Crawford's Practical En- glish class feel needs to be addressed. "In response, the students have cho- sen to design, finance, publish, and distribute approximately 5,000 cop- ies of their own newsletter to troops stationed in Saudi Arabia to raise the U.S. troops morale and ease their feeling of home sickness. ..." G I rI\J D A J.4 What's happening in Ann Arbor today 1+ urn,,,'. 'GROUP MEETINGS L ALIANZA - Latino Organization, weekly meeting, 764-2837, Trot- ter House,1443 Washtenaw Ave., 7 p.m. ,VENTS L "1995 UM vs. OSU Blood Battle," sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega and The American Red Cross, Michigan Union, 1-7 p.m. L "Childhood Lead Poisoning in Africa," Jerome Nriagu, sponsored by Cen- ter for Human Growth and Develop- ment, Center for Human Growth and Development, Room 1000,10th level, 300 North Ingalls, 12 noon [ "Environmental Careers," sponsored by Career Planning and Placement, Dana Building, Room 1046, 5:10- 6:30 p.m. L) "Hebrew Union College informa- tion Day," sponsored by Hillel, Cultural items on Display," spon- sored by Muslim Students Asso- ciation, Michigan Union, Ground Floor, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 0 "Israeli Dancing for Beginning," sponsored by the American Movement for Israel, Hillel Building, Hill Street, 7 p.m. I Q "Poland: Is There Life After Com- munism?" Wlodzimierz Zawadzki, sponsored by Nicolaus Copernicus Endow- ment and the Center for Rus- sian and East European Stud- ies, Rackham East Lecture Room, 3rd Floor, 4 p.m. Q "Polish Poetry Today," Dr. Bogdana Carpenter, sponsored by the Ecumenical Campus Center, International Center, 603 East Madison, 12 noon Q "Residence Hail Repertory The- atre Close-Ups: Love, Sex and nwiit._S I "-- - -.1nr k dent Biomedical Research Forum," sponsored by Medical School, Towsley Center, Sec- ond Floor Lobby, 3-5 p.m. Q "The Origins of Stalinism in the USSR," David North, sponsored by Workers League and Yound Socialists, Chemistry Building, Room 1640, 7 p.m. Q "Women's Liberation Through Islam," sponsored by Muslim Students Association, Modern Languages Building, Lecture Room 2, 7 p.m. STUDENT SERVICES Q Campus Information Centers, Michi- gan Union and North Campus Com- mons, 763-INFO, info@umich.edu, UM*Events on GOpherBLUE, and http://www.umich.edu/-info on the World Wide Web Q English Composition Board Peer Tutoring, 741-8958, Mason Hall, r