.1TAI~ The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 18, 1995 - 3A Fear increases at Duke ollowing 2 bruta attacks Latino theater co. comes to 'U' Members of New York's Pregones Theater, a Latino touring company founded in 1979, will conduct campus workshops, present lectures and give performances from Sept. 20-24, during theUniversity's celebration ofHispanic Heritage Month. The group will conduct a workshop on "Image Theater" at 1 p.m. Wednes- day and a workshop titled "From Narra- tive to the Stage" at 1 p.m. Thursday; both will be held in the Michigan Union's Wolverine Room. Friday, the Pregones will perform "Cuentacuentos of the Caribbean" at 9:30 a.m. at Bach Open Elementary School in Ann Arbor. The group will present a public lecture on "Pregones and Latino Theater Today" at 4 p.m. in the Michigan Union's Pendleton Room and discuss the stage adaptation of se- lected works at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Book Shop. The group will end its visit with a performance on Sunday of "Translated Woman," adapted from the writings of University Prof. Ruth Behar, which will be held at 3 p.m. at the Mendelsson Theater. For ticket information, call 763-8587. In addition to the theater group, other campus events for Hispanic Heritage Month include: E Latino Student Welcome Picnic, 5-8 p.m. Sept. 24, Palmer Field. Alumni-Student Interchange with local Hispanic leaders, 4-6 p.m., Sept. 29, Alumni Center. A dinner at 6 p.m. and entertainment gala will follow. For information, call (313) 764-3292. * Sol y Canto, a fiesta of contempo- rary and traditional Latin and Carib- bean folk rhythms, 8p.m., Sept. 30, The ark. For information, call (313) 671- 1451. For more general information on His- panic Heritage Month events, call Multiethnic Student Affairs, 763-9044. 'Cutting Edge' to hit Michigan The 1995 Cutting Edge Tour, a vir- tual reality and computer equipment demonstration, will visit campus Wednesday and Thursday. Students may try out several virtual reality products, including CyberMaxx head-mounted devices, the CyberEye and the Thrustmaster F-16 FLCS flight stick. Contests will be held in conjunction with the numerous virtual reality simu- lations, and prizes will be awarded to the highest scores. Rolling Stone and Hyundai will give away T-shirts and subscription services to the highest game scores at each university. Sponsors of the tour include IBM, Texas Instruments, First USA Bank, Rolling Stone and Hyundai. Virtual re- ality sponsors include General Reality Company, VictorMaxx Technologies, Virtual I/O, Aura Systems, Inc. and StereoGraphics Corp. Pottery exhibit at Museum of Art Prime examples ofDetroit's Pewabic Pottery from the collection of Margaret Watson Parker will be on exhibit at the University's Museum of Art from Sept. 23 through Jan. 7. Assembled from pieces that Pewabic's founder, Mary Chase Stratton, deemed of the highest quality and most representative ofthe pottery's production, the exhibition features iri- descent glazes and innovative reinter- pretation of Asian and Near Eastern pottery shapes. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs- day from 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Sunday from 12 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is free. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Kiran Chaudhri MICHAEL FITZHUGH/Daily ISA first-year students Stacy Arnold and Reverie Mott serve themselves cereal in styrofoam bowls at South Quad Friday. elop% 'Majorly understaffedt' cafeteias use paper, plastic to serve meal By Jeremy Bloom For the Daily Despite increased recruiting efforts by the Residence Hall Dining Services this year, staff shortages are forcing many cafeterias to use disposable products that are more harmful to the environment. "This is the biggest crunch we've had in the past three years," said Kathleen Emmolo, supervisor of Markley Din- ing Services. "Everyone is well aware it's not healthy for the environment," said Markley Dining Services manager Pat Lasecki. "There is a great deal of extra landfill on a daily basis." Markley serves 1,200 students three meals a day. Lasecki estimated that there are nearly 10,000 pieces of plastic and paper trash at dinner alone. Students said they do not like the cafeterias' solution to their staff short- age. "It bothers me that every day we throw out trays of paper," said LSA first-year student Aaron Rosen. "I hate the plastic silverware because you can't poke things with your fork," said LSA first-year student Rajani Koimattur. "It's a blatant waste of the Earth's resources." Emmolo said most dorms are using paper dinnerware. She called the waste "tremendous," and added, "The paper products are coming out of our food budget." "We don't have a choice," said Debbie Bunkley, supervisorof Markley Dining Services. Preparing and serving the food takes priority over washing the plates, she said. "It's hard to do things on china when we don't have anyone in the dish room," said East Quad student coordinator Tamar Galed, an LSA senior. "We are majorly understaffed." Lasecki said all cafeterias have nu- merous openings, more than there were at this time last year. In Markley's cafeteria alone there are 250 shifts available per week. "We usu- ally have full shifts by now," Betie said. Stockwell service supervisor Nancy DeMarco said the cafeteria breaks out the plastic and paper when the situa- tion demands, even though it is much more expensive than hiring dishwash- ers. She said she regrets sending so much refuse to the landfill, and added that eating on china is "a nicer dining experience." . Dining Services management at- tributes the lack of employees to the residents themselves. "When the economy is better recruiting is tougher," Lasecki said. Emmolo said: "Generally, students are more affluent then they've been in the past." Both said they believe many students don't need the extra money. To some students, however, that explanation does not make sense. "I need to pay for my own- things be- cause my parents are paying for me to go here," said LSA first-year student Carly Baetz. "I think everyone can use spending money, no matter what their parents provide," said first-year Art student Scott Isaacson. Some students and staff agree that many new students just don't want jobs. "I'm just a first-semester freshman," Ruben said. "I can't have a job right now; I'm getting acclimated to col- lege." "It's kind of amazing we can't find employees at $6 an hour," Galed said. Although there is a shortage of help, the cafeterias continue recycling card- board, metal, glass, and plastic. "We recycle everything except the leaves from the vegetables," Emmolo said. By Jennifer Harvey Daily Staff Reporter The campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C. is on the alert after two brutal on campus attacks within two weeks. The first incident occurred at about 2 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, when an under- graduate man and woman were abducted in the parking lot of their apartment building. According to police reports: Two attackers forced the couple at gunpoint to drive outside city limits. The man was severely beaten and left for dead, and the woman was raped. After leaving the man behind, one assailant drove away while the other raped the woman a second time in the backseat. The assailants took the woman to a local strip mall to extract money from her automatic teller account. The woman was only able to withdraw half of the money the two men demanded. The assailants then abandoned the woman and fled in the stolen vehicle to a duplex in Durham. The woman ran to a nearby convenience store to get help. The man had managed to crawl to a nearby house to call for help. The victims were treated at Duke Medi- cal Center. The man sustained serious head injuries in the attack. The woman was treated and released in one day. One man was arrested in connection with the incident and the other suspect is still at large. "I think there was an accident wait- ing to happen," Duke senior Heather Young told the Chronicle after the first incident. "There have been lots of inci- dents over the summer as far as shady people hanging around." The second, unrelated attack involved a 19-year-old Duke Medical Center employee charged with three counts of kidnapping, three counts of armed rob- bery and one count of rape relating to a brutal Sept. 13 incident. Donald Pearson allegedly followed two other university employees - a man and a woman - on their walk through Duke Forest. The couple was about to exit the forest just as another university employee was entering it with his dog. At that point the gunman accosted them and told all three to go into the forest. Once all three were out of view of the road, he told them to empty their pockets and lie on the ground, police said. The attacker then secured all three with duct tape, raped the woman and left the scene. The victims managed to free them. selves and contact another civilian for help. That person contacted police with a description of the assailant. An Orange County police officer had been following Pearson because of"sus- picious behavior." When the descrip- tion came over the radio, the officer waited for reinforcements at the scene, then made the arrest. Pearson, a student at North Carolina State University, has no prior arrest record. He was denied bond at his preliminary' hearing. He was not carrying a gun when arrested, and the police have not yetlo cated the weapon. The campus daily newspaper, the Chronicle, has been flooded with letters to the editor regarding the incidents. "We've had an outpouring ofstudent- worry and support," Bhatt said. One of the Chronicle's editors, Sanjay Bhatt said the incidents have raised con- sciousness on campus. He said people no longer have a false sense of security." The Duke administration took quick action to improve security on campus and raise awareness. The administra- tion took out a full-page advertisement in the Chronicle promoting public safety awareness. First-year Duke law student Jessica Pfeiffer, a 1995 University of Michigan alum, said the level of fear on the Dyke campus is comparable to what hap- pened in Ann Arbor after each serial rapist attack in the past few years. "It's a lot of the same," Pfeiffer said. "Administration and students responded the same. Everyone got really scaredall at once." Pfeiffer said the campus also is not as safe or well-lit as Ann Arbor. "People just need to be aware that they are in an urban area and take precautions." - The Duke Chronicle contributed to this report. College transition adds stress for new students By Erin Frances For the Daily You are standing in the doorway of your dorm room, embracing your par- ents for what may be the last time until Thanksgiving. With tears in your eyes, you closethe wooden doorbehind them. Ready or not, you are on your own. Whether these memories are vivid in yourmind fromjust two short weeks ago, or whether they happened years back, the experience is all too real. Making the transition from high school to a large university can be a stressful one. "Back home, you're used to being at the top of the class," said Ilyse Muser, an LSA first-year student from New Jersey. "Here, at Michigan, you're in competi- tion with all of these people who were at the top of their classes too." College life may seem overwhelm- ing, especially academically. However, the University has resources designed to make this adjustment less traumatic. Residential education programs - such as the 21st Century Program in Mary Markley and the Pilot Program in Alice Lloyd - allow first-year stu- dents to obtain tutoring in workshops and participate in discussion groups to ease the transition to college. Those who would rather have the experience ofa large school in a smaller setting can attend the Residential Col- lege in East Quad, where students ob- taining more attention in smaller classes. Another avenue first-year students can take advantage of is the Peer Mentorship Program. Composed of a faculty adviser, an upper-class student and four first-year students - or peers -who hold a similar interest (possibly a major), the group meets once every two or three weeks during the first few months of school. The upper-class stu- dent is there to answer any questions or concerns a first-year student might have, in hopes of easing the transition. New students having trouble adapting to their new environment can also seek help or advice at the Counseling and Psychological Services, located on the third floor of the Michigan Union. Vicki Hays, a counselor there, said several first- year students come in with homesickness and roommate difficulties. The change ofsetting is difficult, espe- cially a move from a small town to a large university, Hays said. Students also expe- rience a loss of privacy and control in their environment when sharing their liv- ing quarters for the first time. "We acknowledge their feelings are common, validate them, and reassure the students that it will get better," Hays said. Sure, you order pizza from Domino's Pizza because of our selection of crusts, bountiful toppings, quick delivery, and mounds of cheese. But in the next few weeks we'll give you more reasons to order. And a chance to win FREE PIZZA for winter term. List the "Top 10 Reasons for Ordering From Domino's" appearing in our ads in The Michigan Daily for the next ten weeks. Odds of winning determined by number of correct entries received. No purchase required. Mail entry by December 10, 1995 to "Top Ten, Domino's Pizza P.O. Box 334, Ann Arbor, M1 48106. ATTN: GGK-U of M. Enter as often as you wish. 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