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The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 22, 1995 - 5
Mich legislators make use of Internet
Woman refuses
to leave West
Engneering
A woman refused to leave the West
Engineering building Wednesday af-
ternoon afterrepeated requests, accord-
ing to Department of Public Safety re-
ports.
A caller first reported the woman at
10:07 a.m. The woman was entering the
building and refused to leave, the caller
said.
The subject then returned at 12:08
p.m. and was loitering on the first floor
near the arch area.
A third call was received by DPS at
12:15, reporting that the person was
sleeping in the corridor.
The subject was escorted from the
building.
Two cases of
harassment
There are countless stories about
roommates who do not get along. But,
the stories usually end when the room-
mates stop living together.
Not in this case.
DPS reports indicate that aman called
Wednesday to report that aformerroom-
mate was harassing and threatening him
while at work.
Both of the roommates work at Food
and Nutrition Services.
In other harassment reports, there
were sexual orientation markings found
;on the doors of three residents in the
Bursley residence hall.
The residents also received phone
calls accusing them of being homo-
sexuals. The residents declined to make
a report.
Bicyclist injured by
car door
A bicyclist was injured Wednesday
when a driver opened a car door, ac-
cording to DPS reports.
The bicyclist was hit when the driver
opened the door to her parked car on the
400 block of Maynard Street.
"The driver did not see her," said
University employee Mike Garrett, who
witnessed the accident. "It was an hon-
est mistake."
The 21-year-old female victim was
down, but conscious, when EMS ar-
rived.
She was transported to University
Hospitals by an officer after she de-
clined transport via ambulance.
Her only apparent injury was a sore
elbow.
Missing person
possibly spotted
The Ann Arbor Police Department
advised that a subject matching the de-
scription of a missing person was seen
Monday in the North Campus area.
A subject was seen heading north on
Huron Parkway and turning left on
' ubbard Road.
The subject was seen pushing a
blonde-haired person or a dog below
the visible seat level.
Larceny in Frieze
A small cash bank, containing $20 in
cash, was reported stolen from Room
2039 of the Frieze Building on Mon-
day.
Medical items
stolen
The following items-all medically
related - were stolen recently.
On Tuesday, wheels were stolen
from a wheelchair at the Taubman
Health Care Center. DPS received a
call at 12:06 p.m.
1 U DPS reports indicate that several
dental tools were missing from a cabi-
net inthe school ofdentistry on Wednes-
day.
There are no suspects.
- Compiled by Daily Staff
Reporter Jodi Cohen
By Ronnie Glassbwrg
Daily Staff Reporter
Since the early 1980s, the University has pro-
vided students access to the Internet. In Lansing,
lawmakers are just catching up.
Both the state Senate and House recently began
providing lawmakers with Internet access for e-
mail, with service being provided by two Michi-
gan companies.
Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-South Lyon) went
on-line about six weeks ago with an America
Online account- "senawsmith@aoLcom. "Smith
plans to change over to the Senate's connection in
November, when her address will change to
"senasmith@senate.state.mi.us. "
Smith said she has not received a lot of mes-
sages since going on-line.
"Right now," she said, "we're using it to open
another access point to the office. It gives (con-
stituents) a more casual way to contact the office."
She said e-mail also will allow her to talk to other
legislators and to people in government agencies.
Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor), who can be
reached at "lbrater@house.state.mi.us ", said she
has not been overwhelmed with e-mail since re-
ceiving access two weeks ago.
"We've been using it somewhat for meeting
announcements and that kind of thing," she said.
"It's been for pretty routine matters."
Both the Senate and the House will have full
Internet access and pages on the World Wide Web.
Carol Holland, director of Senate information
services, said her office is providing instruction
for the senators and their staffs.
"At first, it's really hard because people don't
understand the full capabilities of it," she said. "I
think everything is in the exploratory stage of not
understanding the full potential."
Smith acknowledged that she does not always
fully understand the new communication device.
"I'm still a stranger to the e-mail system. I sit
there sometimes and look at the screen and say,
'It's time to beam me up,"' Smith said.
Coast to Coast Telecommunications ofClarkston,
Mich., is providing the Senate's Internet access free
of charge, an offer it also made to the House.
"We're providing it as a public service to the
Legislature and to the parties," said Saul Anuzis,
chairman of Coast to Coast. "It provides a public
service tothe parties and for our purposes it's agood
source of advertising and building good-will."
Anuzis said the arrangement with the Senate
will last for an indefinite period. "Our network is
built to service it, so it's really not a drain on our
network," he said.
The House had already entered into negotia-
tions with a Lansing company to provide service at
a reduced rate when Coast to Coast made its offer,
Anuzis said.
The computercoordinator for the Senate Demo-
crats, Mike Vatter, said it is now a necessity to
have Internet access.
"I think it will be used heavily. The constituents
are sort of going to drive that part of it," he said.
"Some districts may use it more heavily than
others."
Associate Vice President for University Rela-
tions Cynthia Wilbanks, the University's lobbyist
in Lansing, has said she believes that the culture
in state government will prevent proliferation of
e-mail use in Lansing.
"There are some time-saving measures avail-
able, but I'm still a believer in the person-to-
person contact," she said. "What we've under-
stood from some offices is that they're eager and
others are feeling their way."
ACLU complains about college's
re quirement of hiring Christians
LANSING (AP) - Spring Arbor
College is violating civil rights laws by
seeking only Christian faculty to teach
classes in Michigan prisons, the Michi-
gan chapter of the American Civil Lib-
erties Union claims.
Howard Simon, executive director of
the ACLU in Michigan, said the college
had sent a letter to prospective faculty
setting forth the religious requirement.
"We do require our faculty to be
active Christians who embrace Jesus
Christ in their everyday living and to
have a master's degree in the area in
which they will be teaching," said the
letter dated Aug. 4 from Natalie Gianetti,
dean for alternative education.
Mark Sargent, Spring Arbor provost,
said yesterday the school always has
had that policy.
"We've not made any attempt to hide
the fact that we are a Christian institu-
tion and would be interested in employ-
ing people who are Christian," he said.
"If they're willing to contract with
us, we're willing to provide services."
A spokeswoman for the Michigan
Department of Corrections failed to re-
turn a telephone call seeking comment.
The 2,000-student school in Jackson
County is affiliated with the Free Meth-
odist Church. It received $560,000 from
the Michigan Department of Education
and the Michigan Department of Cor-
We've not made any attempt to hide
the fact that we are a Christian yr
institution and would be interested in
employing people who are Christian.'
- Mark Sargent
Spring Arbor College provost
rections last year forupperlevel courses
taught to inmates in four prisons.
The school recently submitted a bid
to teach freshmen and sophomore
courses at prisons as well, replacing
Jackson Community College. Sargent
said the school was apparently under-
bid by another institution.
Simon said any contracts Spring Ar-
bor has to teach prisoners should be
terminated because of the requirement.
"Religiously exclusive institutions
perform valuable services in this coun-
try, but when they want to use govern-
ment monies to perform public ser-
vices, they are no longer free to dis-
criminate on religious grounds," he said.
"That's the public policy of Michi-
gan and it's the law of this state."
Simon said the religious requirement
sets up a religious test for employment.
The state's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights
Act requires every state contract to con-
tain a clause that the contractor does not
discriminate on the basis of religion or
other factors, he said.
He asked Attorney General Frank
Kelley to declare that Spring Arbor
College is an unqualified bidder and
that any bids it has submitted are null
and void.
But Sargent said the state payments
should be considered the same way as
Pell Grants made to individual students,
who are free to spend the public money
at any school they choose, even a r li-
gious one.
Kelley spokesman Chris DeWitt said
it appeared the matter may be lessaur-
gent because Spring Arbor was an un-
successful bidder on the most recent
contract.
"That certainly addresses some" of
the issues," he said.
STEPHANIE GRACE UM/Daily
Smile pretty
Engineering senior Flo Anne Tadeo poses for the camera In the Michigan Union
yesterday. Senior portraits will be taken for the Michiganensian yearbook today
and from Oct. 2-15.
League toreopenwith
concert ,cnvlevents,
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By Stu Berow
For the Daily
Just as Scott Dreisbach's last-second
pass to Mercury Hayes sparked the
Wolverines to four consecutive victo-
ries, the Michigan League hopes an
evening of diverse activities will cata-
pult the facility to a successful year.
A slate of free ethnic, historical, in-
formative and entertaining events is
planned for the League's Season Open-
ing, tomorrow from 4-8 p.m., said ac-
tivities director Benita Murrel.
The night will culminate with a per-
formance by folk singer Dave Wilcox
at 8:30 p.m. Michael Hsu will perform
the opening act for Wilcox. Concert
tickets are $4 for students.
"We'll have a presentation of native
crafts, costumes and information re-
garding seven ethnic groups - a mini-
ethnic fair," Murrel said. "Since the
University is such a diverse commu-
nity, we feel it's necessary to reflect
that."
Another event at the opening is "Meet
the Coaches." "This will be an informal
way for coaches and athletes to pro-
mote their events," Murrel said.
Students will be able to participate in
activities like caricatures, ballroom
dancing, origami and astrological read-
ings from a nationally renowned as-
trologer. In addition, students can at-
tend the Mini-Ethnic Fair, which in-
cludes appearances by several student
ethnic groups and by two live bands -
the Immigrant Suns and 58 Greene.
"This will be fun and entertaining, as
well as educational and social," Murrel
said.
"We will program the League in a
way that the student is aware this is a
place with a lot of activities for them."
Beyond tomorrow night, activities
for the year include workshops (in yoga,
calligraphy, caricature, chiropractory
and "How to Get Published"), a Thurs-
day night concert series, a "Meet the
Coach" series, and several "Interna-
tional Friendship Hours."
"We plan on networking with depart-
ments and services around the Univer-
sity," Murrel said. "They can create a
program and we can provide a site."
The activities and renovation are
planned to reintroduce the student body
to the League, since many are unaware
of its role on campus.
An aggressive publicity campaign
attempted to attract students to the
League. Fliers, cups and magnets were
distributedto resident advisers and many
student services and organizations.
An attendance of 600 is anticipated,
Murrel said.
Speaker
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'Call For Entries
The Office of University Relations is making a Call for
Entries for a Student Speaker for Winter Commencement
Sunday, December 17, 1995
2:00 p.m.
Crisler Arena
CRIERIA
" Must be receiving a degree durin =SAmmer Term 5 or
Fall Term 1995
SUBMIT
" Cover sheet with name, local address, and phone number
" Typed draft of speech (no more than 5 minutes in length)
" Audio cassette tape of yourself reading speech
FRIDAY
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741-1588, Michigan Union, Ander-
son Room, 6 p.m.
U "Chris Balientine," Scott Turner
Lecture Series, sponsored by de-
partment of geological sciences,
Chemistry Building, Room 1640,
4 p.m.
1 "ridane In I anardn'." The rbo t
Park, 2:30 p.m.
U Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club, begin-
ners welcome, 994-3620, CCRB,
Room 2275, 6-7 p.m.
Q Temple Beth Emeth, service,
Temple Beth Emeth, 2309
Packard, 7:45 p.m.
SATURDAY
Q "EvhIhlt Msauarnof Natura lis.
Temple Beth Emeth, 2309 Packard,
10 a.m.
SUNDAY
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gan Union, Kuenzel Room, Pledge
Meeting 6 p.m., Chapter Meeting
7 p.m.
U "Annual Latinola Student Welcome
Picnic." sponsored by muliti-ethnic
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