The Michigan Daily . - Tuesday, November 28, 1995 - 3 C59 Streaker bares it all for crowd at halftime of game -A naked man ran across the football field at Michigan Stadium during half- time of the Michigan-Ohio State foot- ball game Saturday, shocking the sell- out crowd.- The man, who was not identified by the University's Department of Public Safety, is not a student at the Univer- sity; said Sgt. Charles Noffsinger. Some of his buddies dared him," Noffsinger said. ,sThe man, who was arrested by DPS, has been charged with indecent expo- sure and will have to go to court, Noffsinger said, although no court date has been set yet. DPS did not release the man's age or hometown. Strangers sleeping in Mosher-Jordan Early yesterday morning, two men were found sleeping in a second-floor lounge in the Mosher-Jordan residence hall, DPS reports said. The men were not affiliated with the University. DPS ran a warrant check on them, and the 41-year-old man had an outstanding warrant for disorderly conduct in Zilwaukee, a town just north of Saginaw. DPS reports indicatedthatZilwaukee police would not pick the person up, but DPS told him of the outstanding war- rant. He was then released from Mosher- Jordan. Fight reveals a criminal in Michigan Stadium During Saturday's football game, a figlit broke out between two spectators in section 34, near the north end zone. DPS did not say how the fight evolved, but they ran a warrant check on the two combatants. The check showed that a 45-year-old man had an outstanding warrant from Southgate. The man allegedly fraudu- lefitly obtained a prescription in Southgate and then skipped probation. 1fowever, Southgate police said they lacked manpower and could not pick up the individual after the game. DPS informed him ofthe warrant and then ejected him from the stadium. Intoxicated man causes problems in University Hospitals A caller notified DPS on Saturday ihat there was an intoxicated man in the urgent care center at University Hospi- tals who refused to leave. The subject, a 39-year-old man did not return to the hospital. Grass fires catch city's attention DPS reports indicate that on Sunday two small piles ofgrass and leaves were burning at 2200 S. State St. An Ann Arbor Fire Department of- ficer contacted DPS to send officers to nor any injuries reported. 'he *ical burns man's hand A man was taken to the emergency room at University Hospitals on Friday after being burned by a chemical in the hospitals systems' pharmaceutical lab. The unidentified man reportedly burned his hand when the chemical Cytoxan spilled. Cytoxan is adry chemi- cal- used for chemotherapy. -The victim's hand was itching and he was taken to the emergency room. He was treated and released. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Zachary M. Raimi ALASKAN HARMONY 'U' alum took the terrain less traveled By AlceRobinson For the Daily When David Glazier graduated from the University in 1983, he headed back to his native Oregon, figuring he would land a stable, predictable teaching job. Four years later, the music education major was in a remote Alaskan mining town with no roads, teaching choir to sixth-graders. "We're talking about people with no running water, kerosene lamps ... just like the pioneers. There are no cities. Music was my entry into their homes," Glazier said. From 1987 to 1994, he traveled to various middle schools in a 1953 float plane, which is designed to land on water, with 10 other educators, or itin- erant teachers. "We went on a bi-weekly basis to each school. Sometimes I would sleep at night in the school, or at families' or friends' houses," he said. Beingable to fly from school to school was one of the best parts of the job, reflected Glazier. "It was beautiful. You fly all over the place. I flew over moun- tains ... saw wolves and deer. It can get quite dangerous; we had to fly regard- less of the kind of weather." His nomadic way of life was abruptly cut short in the spring of 1994 when the music program was eliminated from his home school district in the southern island town of Ketchikan. A year ear- lier his colleagues recognized his talent and commitment to students by select- ing him Teacher of the Year for the Southeast Island School District. Glazier was one of the few teachers who always stayed overnight in the villages, instead of going back to Ketchikan at night. "I felt I wanted to stay and be part of the community," he said. The award came unexpectedly in 1993. "Considering the teachers I worked with, I felt honored." After his roving adventure came to an end, Glazier opted for a more traditional job in Sitka, located in the Alexander Photo courtesy of David Glazier David Glazier, a University alum, teaches vocal and instrumental classics to a class at Blatchley Middle School. Archipelago islands near Ketchikan. Southeast Alaska is the cultural cen- ter of the state, he said. Although he is no longer hopping from school to school, his lifestyle - where he lives on a boat and teaches vocal and instrumental classes at Blatchley Middle School - is still far from conventional. Glazier's deep commitment to sharing music with kids is evident in the sacrifices he has made throughout his career. "A lot of kids here are not exposed to things normal cities offer," he said. "Music is a great outlet for kids. It's discipline. Kids need to have an activity which stresses that." A musician himself, Glazier has per- formed with the Juneau and Southeast Alaska symphonies and Ketchikan Jazz Society Big Band. A commercial fish- erman, he is interested in how hump- back whales respond to music. "The whales have songs thWy sing. They rotate songs in a 10-year cycle. I'd like to spend some time here and head down the coast to Mexico. I was think- ing of doing music spontaneously with Alaskan Journey University alum David Glazier has been teaching music on islands southeast of Juneau for eight years. Some facts about Alaska, the largest of the 50 states: Alaska's 56412 square miles make it one-fifth the size of the contiguous 48 states. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline handles about 2 percent of the nation's oil production. The state's park service, the nation's largest, has' more than 3.5 million acres of land and water. Source: State of Alaska them," he said. When he tried this on a previous occasion, he said, the whales came within 50 feet of the boat.I But doesn't he find life in Alaskajust a teeny bit ... well - restricted? "Everything that happens in the lower 48 states happens here," he said.l However, he acknowledges the few disadvantages of life up north. "There is a lot of isolation and there are a lot of short days. Alaska has the highest rate; of drug abuse in the nation. People are plugged into their TVs and they just+ vegetate." Glazier has another decade to go be- ALASKA Anchor ges 15 uat 200 ilm w 200 km Daily Graphic fore he finishes his career as a public school teacher and qualifies for full retirement benefits. Until then, he said, "I'd like to remain as active and in- volved in the community as possible." He is interested in starting a string pro- gram there, like the one he was in- volved with at the University. Glazier advises students who are as- piring musicians to concentrate on the area that interests them most. "Try to be as proficient as you can in one area. Kids often try to play a lot of instruments instead of focusing on one instrument," he said. Duderstadt speaks to cass on guvenment By Alice Robinson For the Daily When a student in former U.S. Rep. Doug Ross' class suggested they bring in outgoing President James J. Duderstadt to speak, everyone thought it was a good idea. Some didn't think Duderstadt would actually show up. "I've known him '"" for a lot of years, so I just called to u' say, 'Would you come to class?"' said Ross, who is t now a fellow at the Washington-based Progressive Policy Institute. "I thought he'd Duderstadt come. Almost any- body will talk to you if you're commit- ted enough." Duderstadt agreed, and spoke yester- day to Ross' class, titled "Why Govern- ment Doesn't Work Anymore, and What You Can do About it." One of the topics the first-year seminar, listed as one se- tion of University Course 151, has ad- dressed is the future ofpubliceducatiot and how the increasing role of compe- tition. On the role of higher education, Duderstadt said, "Ithink today, univer- sities are now being challenged to be-; come re-engaged with primary and se- ondary education." The president, whose resignation will take effect June 30, 1996, also shared his thoughts on the college admissions process. "I'm not sure colleges are sending" the right messages. Generally what you hear is that you have to take four", years of mathematics, three years of a language. That's not the right mes-1, sage. (At a selective university), we think you're bright enough to bring, you up to speed very rapidly regard- less of the quality of education you've received." Duderstadt told students about his' own experiences growing up in a small town in Missouri. "My senior year I had exhausted ev- erything there was to take so I took courses in shop and so forth, and the; next year I was a freshman at Yale ... after about a year or two I caught up."; After he was thanked for coming to the class, Duderstadt joked, "I don't get invited many places." House bill would protect negative references By Janet Huang For the Daily Former employers would be able to tell other businesses anything about a former worker without fear of a lawsuit, under a bill pending in the Michigan Legislature. House Bill 5137, introduced by state Rep. Gerald Law (R-Plymouth), pro- tects employers who give former em- ployees less than complimentary refer- ences. Some Michigan businesses say they have been threatened with law- suits after providing negative evalua- tions to their former workers' prospec- tive employers. Kerin Borland, senior associate di- rector of Career Planning and Place- ment, said students probably will not be affected much by the bill. "Given that students have a more abbreviated work history, the immedi- ate implications aren't as significant," Borland said. "But overtime, given that information about their past perfor- mance would be available to future employers, they would consequently want to ensure that they demonstrated a strong work ethic in the workplace." In the past, employers have declined to pass on information about employ- ees because they fear potential lawsuits brought against them for job perfor- mance evaluations. Charles Owens, state director of the Michigan chapter of the National Fed- eration of Independent Business, said the bill protects employers if they stick to documented evidence. "(The current situation) is not fair to good employees because the employ- ers aren't disclosing information, while the bad employees can hide their records," Owens said. "The cost to busi- nesses is that they therefore might not hire the good employee over the bad." Students said the bill could have posi- tive effects, but some worried about how they would be protected from employers. "Before, employersprobablysaidnoth- ing, or said only positive things about the employee. I think it's a good thing be- cause the employers can act as real refer- ences. Future employers can find out past history - what the employee does well and what they don't do well," said Brad Frankel, an LSA sophomore. Andrea Wasiak, an LSA junior, agreed. "I feel that I'm a good worker, so I wouldn't have anything to hide." .Andrew Hamilton, a Nursing sopho- more, was more apprehensive about the bill. "We have no way of knowing what's in our personal file. I think it's bad because the employer could pick out only bad things," Hamilton said. "This bill gives the employer the ability to choose what he wants to say. We won't have any protection." The bill is currently awaiting hearing in the state Senate Human Resources, Labor and Veteran Affairs Committee. 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The measures, which already have passed the House, are scheduled to be approved by a Senate committee on Thursday and are expected to be signed into law before the end of the year. "I am very pleased with the direction you're going," Rep. Jack Horton (R- Belmont), the main bill's sponsor, told the Senate Families, Mental Health and Human Services Committee. "These changes are modest reforms. There is broad consensus. In the fu- ture, we need to be much more aggres- sive." Gerald Miller, director of the Depart- ment of Social Services, saw the legis- lation as more extraordinary. "We are part of historic changes that are going on in this country," he said. "By the end of the year, a welfare re- form bill will be signed in Washington that will be the most revolutionary in decades." The Michigan bills are designed to put the state in a position to utilize the expected federal changes -especially block grants of money and federal au- thority for the states to run welfare programs as they wish. As of the end of October, 186,484 families received welfare benefits. There is no time limit on such benefits, as long as recipients meet state require- ments. The average grant fora family of three is $459 a month. Among other things, the state legis- L I Do you remember FESTIFALL? Would you like another chance to recruit new members? 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