tAtf Y ' The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 27, 1995 - 3A ID ofidls wa aganstsendin chatineiai Bible documents to be displayed at Graduate Library A rare collection of documents trac- ing the development of the Bible from ancient Egyptian manuscripts to the modern printed book will go on display tomorrow in the Graduate Library's Special Collections Library. "From Papyri to King James: The Transmission of the English Bible," on display through Jan. 31, includes docu- ments from various nations, peoples and languages. The Wycliffe English Bibles, part of the exhibit and the earli- est complete biblical manuscripts in English, has roots extending back to the earliest New Testament documents and even further back to oral tradition and prehistory for the Old Testament. The exhibition also examines the ori- gins of the King James Bible through direct ancestors and related religious works. Portions from several letters of Paul, the first appearance of Greek and Latin texts in print and early translations of English will all be on display. Some of the older documents available are written on their original papyrus and parchment. The exhibit is free and open to the public; it will be available for viewing Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday fromlO a.m. to noon. The exhibit will be closed Satur- day, Dec. 23; Monday, Jan. 1; and Sat- urday, Jan. 6. 'U' names new director of broadcasting . Donovan Reynolds, executive direc- tor of Michigan Public Radio, will be- come director of broadcasting for the University on Jan. 2. Reynolds will direct Michigan Radio, the University's public radio stations, and will coordinate the University's radio and television broadcasting services. He will also consult the Flint campus on the op- erations of WFUM-TV 28. Vice President for University Rela- tions Walter Harrison expressed confi- dence that Reynolds will bring new ideas and new energies to broadcasting at the University. "I'm delighted we have been able to attract Donovan to the University,, Harrison said. "His experience with Michigan Public Radio and with issues affecting the state of Michigan make him perfectly suited for this position." A graduate of Michigan State Uni- versity and a former Michigan Journal- ism Fellow at the University, Reynolds' background includes three years as ex- ecutive director of California Public Radio and three years as bureau chief in the Sacramento news bureau of Cali- fornia Public Radio. Reynolds leaves Michigan Public Ra- dio in Lansing, where he has been execu- tive director since 1984, and Michigan Public Television where he served as an executive producer. Michigan Public Radio is a statewide radio news network for 15 public radio stations. Humane Society brings 'Santa Paws' to town Santa Paws is coming to town. As part ofa holiday fund-raising event sponsored by the Humane Society of Huron Valley and three other organiza- tions, pet enthusiasts are invitedtobring their favorite animals to a special photo session with Santa Claus either of the next two Saturdays, Dec. 3 or Dec. 10. Photos range from $7-$12, and money raised in the event will go toward help- ing shelter Washtenaw County's home- less animals. Pet owners are also encouraged to do- nate a special gift to the animals at the county's only humane society. Bags of puppy or kitten food, canned cat food, kitty litter or special toys are all possible donations that will help the shelter. Photo sessions will be held this Satur- day at Huron Pet Supply, 2899 Washtenaw Ave., from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be continued on Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Appointments are required and can be made by calling 662-5585, ext. 103, .Monday through Friday. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Josh White WALKER VANDYKE/Daily As big as life Art senior Dana Gannon puts some finishing details on a life-size sculpture yesterday as part of her final project. More costly MET is back; critics claimst s keeping it sec Chain mall violates Information Technology regulations By Anita Chik Daily Staff Reporter While many students forward chain e-mail messages to their friends for fun, they may not be aware that they are violating a University policy. According to the Information Tech- nology regulations, any University com- munity member who misuses informa- tion technology and property, such as inhibiting members of the community to increase access and sharing informa- tion, is violating the policy. Kim Heeney, an LSA senior, said she usually deletes chain e-mail mes- sages. "Chain e-mail is a pain," she said. "I don't bother to send the letters. I find them irritating." Laurie Burns, associate director of the Information Technology Division, said the University's information re- sources' aim is to support instructional, academic, research and administrative uses. But chain e-mail messages tend to promise a reward or threaten punish- ment for recipients who fail to pass along the message. Some chain e-mail even serves money-making purposes. "Chain mails serve no educational purposes," Burnssaid. "Passing on chain mail is an inappropriate use of a com- puter." She said forwarding chain mail on a regular basis is disrespectful and a nui- sance to e-mail users. "People tend to react to chain e-mail the way that they react to any junk mail," she said. "Many just delete or ignore them." Kari Gluski of the University's prod- uct area management for e-mail ser- vice, agreed. She said people become upset because they don't expect to r - ceive chain mail. She gave examples rf messages that asked people to send money and pass on good luck to a list of friends. "It is rather threatening to say you will have bad luck," she said.."Chain mail is not a communication. It's a harassment." Since September, the Information Technology Division received about 400 reports of computer misuse. Among a total of 80 complaints about e-mail accounts, 15 were regarding chain-mail messages. Burns said chain-mail messages con- tribute to the excessive traffic in the computer network system at the Uni- versity. "Chain mail goes out faster. It gener- ates extra traffic to the backbone," she said. "It causes the network server to operate slowly." Jeff Wright, resident computer cen- ter manager, agreed that passing chain- mail messages toalargegroup ofpeopje generally creates trouble for the cor- puter system. "Passing on chain mails is a waste of resources," Wright said. "It can't have thousands of copies of messages on the same machine. It ends up with 1,000 people getting them." LANSING (AP) - Michigan's col- lege tuition prepayment plan makes an encore appearance starting today, with a higher price tag and a lower profile than when it was first introduced. The Michigan Education Trust de- buted in 1988 with the help of a tele- vision ad, a free video, eight public forums, two televised question-and- answer sessions and 15 news confer- ences. At one point, Gov. James Blanchard even used Spartan Stadium as a back- drop for a news conference to publicize the number of people who had applied for the program. This time, Gov. John Engler's ad- ministration has issued one news re- lease about MET since its board de- cided Oct. 25 to take applications for the first time since 1990. Bobbie McKennon, spokeswoman for the Michigan Department of Trea- sury, said the state will rely on news accounts to let the public know MET is available. "We're not doing a press conference and we're certainly not printing any advertising materials or anything like that," she said. The MET program allows a parent or other purchaser to pay in advance for a child's education at one of Michigan's 15 public universities or 29 community colleges. Funds from all the contracts are pooled and invested by the state to pay tuition costs when the child is ready to enroll. The program's premise is that the investments grow enough to cover an- ticipated inflation in tuition costs, but the state does not guarantee that. MET Prices The following are prices for the three options under the Michigan Education Trust contracts for which applications will be taken through Dec. 15: 8 Full benefits plan, covering up to four years' tuition at any Michigan public university: $4,952 a year or $19,808 for four years. Limited benefits plan covering up to four years' tuition at any school except Michigan or Michigan State, or partial tuition at those two schools: $3,765 a year or $15,060. Community college plan, covering up to two years at any of 29 community colleges: $1,531 a year of $3,062 for two years. Engler had maintained the program was underfunded, until a federal court ruling clarified the program does not have to pay taxes. MET will send a mailing describing the new contracts to 95,000 households. That list includes families who already have MET contracts, applied during past application periods but never pur- chased contracts or called the state to ask about the program. A former Treasury department spokesman who promoted MET the first time around says the low-key approach is a sign the Engler administration wants the Blanchard-era program to fail. "The lack of advertising and market- ing is a planned, deliberate attempt to kill the MET program," said Robert Kolt, chief executive officer of Kolt and Serkaian, a Lansing political con- suiting company. People considering a major purchase like a MET contract need significant information before they sign on the dotted line and the state is not providing it, he said. Kolt, who teaches advertising at Michigan State University, said the public needs a refresher on MET since it has been awhile since the program was offered. "You do need to communicate to the public and you do need to sell them a product and it's very rare for a marketer not to attempt to do any sales pitch or provide information at all," he said. "It's a great prescription to doom a product." He said the state spent $250,000 pro- moting MET the first time around, most of it on statewide television advertis- ing. But he said lots of free gimmicks were used, too, such as appearances on radio talk shows and frequent press releases. That paid off in the issuance of 40,409 MET contracts the first year. By the time Engler suspended the program after the 1990 enrollment period, more than 55,000 contracts had been sold, creating a fund of $620 million McKennon said spending money to publicize the program is not justified. "This is not a new program. It's an existing program," she said. "We don't need to spend a lot of time and expense explaining to people what MET is. We just need to let them know that it's available and we can that through the public media and obviously less expensively." State Senate to debate welfare LANSING (AP) - Legislation to redraw Michigan's welfare program goes before the state Senate this week as lawmakers launch their annual rush to the Christmas holidays. Legislative leaders and Gov. John Engler hope to secure passage of a handful of major items - plus maybe some extra secondary ones - as law- makers dig in for the final three weeks of the 1995 session. With the new year comes a growing obsession with election-year politics and a corresponding decline in mem- bers' ability and time to tackle contro- versial topics. Anything that passes after Jan. 1 will need a two-thirds vote to take "immedi- ate effect," or else it is delayed until April of 1997. Putting a new law into effect immediately would require votes from the Democratic minority, which has held back its votes as a bargaining lever. The legislative quick-step on welfare changes can be explained by the imme- diate effect problem. Congress has not yet passed its proposal to revamp w l- fare with block grants to the states, gut Republican leaders in Lansing are pre- paring for the move. The welfare legislation passed the House earlierthis month. A Senate comn- mittee is slated to hold hearings on it today and tomorrow, and to approve it on Thursday. It is scheduled to pass the Senate next week, and could be on Engler's desk by Dec. 8. The plan would require recipients to cooperate in looking for work, do copi- munity service or work 20 hours a week - or face a swift end to their benefits. Mothers would be exempt until their infants are 12 weeks old, as long as they are involved in a parenting class. The Department of Social Services would become the Family Independence Agency. A teenage parent would have to live with a parent or adult supervisor to get assistance. A recipient who did not follow work requirements after 60 days could have benefits reduced and, after four months, the case will be closed. Labor Department: NAFTA cost Mich. fewet ® State unemployment rate has dropped since treaty's signing WASHINGTON (AP) - There is little evidence that free trade has cost Michigan workers their jobs, as many critics predicted. In the two years since NAFTA has lowered trade barriers among the United States, Mexico and Canada, only 12 companies in Michigan have taken fed- eral assistance for workers who lost their jobs due to the pact. In ratifying the North American Free Trade Agreement, Congress created a special program in the Labor Depart- ment to assist workers who lost their jobs due to plant closing, a shift in plant production, or import increases associ- ated with NAFTA. Officials in the Michigan Employ- ment Security Commission say few companies or their workers have ap- plied for the help. The unemployment rate in Michigan has dropped since 1993. jobs than predicted "Oureconomymadeabigturnaround The federal programs str about the time the NAFTA transition ing for employment in ar act was enacted - particularly the career, backed by income su manufacturing sector," said Ken unemployment compensati Warner, a Michigan Employment Se- job counseling and somei curity Commission analyst. moving expenses. NAFTA opponents claim hundreds Many states were hit far1 of thousands of jobs have been lost Michigan, according to the nationwide. They contend the Labor applications, including N Department certifications vastly under- Texas and Oregon. estimate the number of American jobs In Michigan, 1,485 worke lost because the department only counts ceived assistance. The vastl those who apply for assistance. jobs lost in Michigan - 1, Last month, President Clinton said due to the shutdown last m NAFTA was helping both the United Copper Range Co. mine in ' States and Mexico and the increased trade was supporting about 340,000 American jobs. Nationally, 42,221 workers from 317 companies have lost jobs due to NAFTA and received the assistance from Janu- ary 1994 through September 1995, ac- cording to the Labor Department. More than half of those companies shifted production from the United States to Mexico or Canada, and more than one-0, third laid offworkersbecause ofincreased Psst... imports into the United States. Here's a esses train- new job or Lpport after on runs out, money for harder than assistance ew York, ers have re- bulk of the ,133 - are onth of the White Pine. great S What's happening in Ann Arbor today Law School Denta cores.. 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