10CATLI'LISTATt The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 1995 - 3 City Council moves toward ... westernMch. president to 'Appear on TV A future episode of"Home Improve- ment" will feature the president of Western Michigan University - play- ing himself. TV star Tim Allen cannot get away to receive a distinguished alumni award, so Diether Haenicke will go to Califor- nia to present it to Allen's fictional character, Tim Taylor, as part of the show. Western's director of alumni rela- tions, Jamie Jeremy, said it was her idea. . "The writers were apparently think- ing along the same lines and they called last week to see if the president could come," Jeremy said Monday. Haenicke will be in California taping his part Oct. 18-20. The show's air date has not been announced. Allen, then Timothy Allen Dick, graduated from Western Michigan in 1976. Barbie goes to U. of Mississippi The University of Mississippi book- store now sells Barbie-like cheerleader dolls that come with doll-size diplomas from the university. The dolls are the hottest item in the store, Mary Lou Moss, a buyer for the bookstore told the Chronicle for Higher Education. She said they are popular with alumni who buy them for their daughters and granddaughters because the dolls stress the importance of higher education. The dolls, which cost $20, come decked out in Mississippi's red and blue. The stord sells four versions of the doll - three white and one black. The white dolls come in blande, brunette and a redhead. Oakland University prof. recovering A brutally beaten Oakland Univer- sity mathematics professor is again learning addition and subtraction, as he struggles to recover from head injuries. Stuart Wang was attacked outside his campus office six months ago, and left bleeding and unconscious. He has learned to talk again, but remains par- tially paralyzed and is trying to master the subject that once provided his live- lihood. Wang will continue as a faculty mem- ber and have use ofuniversity resources as long as he is on disability, said Eileen Bantel, executive director ofthe Ameri- can Association of University Profes- sors. Meanwhile, two Rochester Hills men, Dwayne Gerald Barton and Lee Than Knight, both 21, face trial on charges of assault with intent to murder Oct. 30 in Oakland County Circuit Court. Police allege they beat Wang with their fists and some kind of metal tool. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Lisa Pris from staff and wire reports decision in city By Maureen Sirhal Daily Staff Reporter The Ann Arbor City Council will now begin deciding who will fill the position of city attorney after the two- day interview process concluded yes- terday. In two separate one-hour interviews, acting City Attorney John K. Van Loon and finalist M. Jill Weinger delivered theirresponses to the council's questions. Councilmember Christopher Kolb (D-5th Ward) maintained that no candi- date has any edge over another despite the fact that Van Loon is under consid- eration for the position that he is filling in the interim. "I think we are looking for a good lawyer but a better manager. You can be a great lawyer but not a good man- ager," Kolb said. Weinger, the assistant city attorney in Denver, Colo., said her duties in that position included contract negotiation and drafting, briefing city council and the mayor with legal advice, preparing for litigation work and representing the city of Denver in meetings. "My general management philoso- "I think Ch phy is one of openc allowing the profes sionals," Weinger s to be dealt with im Much ofthe questi issues of concern fo attorney. Wenigera she does not posse with budget prepara that when the "hard made," she can mak Van Loon addr question regarding in terms of his own Arbor. "I started in An attorney search Van Loon said. "I have experienced we are the evolution of the (city attorney's) office. I think you have to analyze the ir a good U work load in terms of city necessity ... and staff." [it aQuestions also covered topics of managing the office and staff, the roles inager .of council, city administrator, depart- . ment heads in relation to the attorney's ~ounCilmember office and how the candidate would iriStopher Kolb deal with hypothetical situations. (D-5th Ward) However, many candidates running for City Council in the November elec- communication and tion have proposed combining more sionals to be profes- city and University services. aid. "I expect things Council members will review the in- mediately." terviews given by all four finalists in- oningfocusedaround cluding Abagail Elias and Hurticene r the office of the city Hardaway, two hopefuls who gave in- dmitted that although terviews Monday night. ss much experience "I think all these candidates bring tion, she is confident something different to the position;" decisions need to be Kolb explained. "Some have a lot of ke them. experience and others have extensive essed many of the expertise. They all have different out- his leadership skills looks." experiences in Ann CouncilmemberJean Calberg (D-3rd Ward) said, "All the candidates look in Arbor in 1969," good. Formeitisalways ahard choice." MSA appoints new committee chair Lance Cpl. Justin Lewis thanks the state Senate yesterday for a resolution in honor of his heroic efforts in Bosnia. State Senate honors Mi.lan eed Marine vet Mich. man helped rescue Scott O'Grady Curin to replace Van Eeuwijk in BPC By Michelle Lee Thompson Daily Staff Reporter Pharmacy Rep. Matt Curin was elected to the position of Michigan Stu- dent Assembly Budget Priorities chair last night at the assembly's regular meeting. Curin, who has not previously served on any committees but was an alternate for BPC, beat out BPC Vice Chair Amy Andriekus, 22-16. "BPC is like the front line for MSA," Curin told the assembly. "MSA needs to show that we actually do things for students." Curin said that the assembly's largest committee should be a representative to student groups of all of MSA's com- mittees. "BPC really needs to be the commu- nications committee, the (External Re- lations Committee), it really has to be all those committees at once." MSA President Flint Wainess said Andriekus's experience would have been valuable for the position. "I would rather have had a BPC chair with more experience and Amy has that experience," Wainess said. "However, I also think that Matt will be a good BPC chair." Andriekus ran last winter for the BPC position and lost to Remco Van Eeuwijk, who quit the BPC position and resigned from the assembly two weeks ago. Van Eeuwijk spoke as a constituent at last night's meeting, handing over BPC documents to the incoming chair and offering a reason for his resigna- tion, which came on the heels of a losing fight to adopt a "compromise" budget between two proposals. "The reason I did resign is that I talked to a lot of MSA reps who said they would support the (compromise) proposal," Van Eeuwijk said. "When it came time, they turned their backs on me." Curin said he thought the budget that was adopted-the budget presented by Wainess and MSA Vice President Sam Goodstein - allocated appropriate funding to the Budget Priorities Com- mittee. "The money that was given to BPC was adequate, maybe even a littlehigh," Curin said. BPC will hold a hearing next Mon- day night to discuss funding to several student groups. Curin is scheduled to propose BPC guidelines at next Tuesday's regular assembly ineeting. LANSING(AP) - Senate Republi- cans and Democrats are often on oppo- site sides, but they rose as one yester- day to honor a Midland Marine who took part in the rescue of a downed Air Force pilot in Bosnia. "America is a nation that's built on heroes," said Sen. Bill Schuette (R- Midland), who introduced Lance Cpl. Justin Lewis to the Senate. "With us today is truly an American hero." "I am so proud he is in our midst today." Lewis got a standing ovation from the 38-member Senate, as he was ush- ered down the center aisle and to the podium at the front of the chamber. Lewis was part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit which flew over Bosnia about three months ago in search of Scott O'Grady, who had been shot down. O'Grady was missing for almost a week before his radio signal was picked up. Lewis got the call at 3:30 a.m. that it was time to go. Lewis said yesterday that he helped set up a defensive perimeter after his With us today is truly an American hero," - State Sen. Bill Schuette (R-M idland) helicopter set down, and O'Grady scrambled aboard. "It didn't take very long to find him," Lewis recalled yesterday. The most dangerous time came on the trip back to the U.S.S. Kearsarge in the Adriatic Sea. Surface-to-air mis- siles barely missed the chopper, and small-arms fire focused on the craft. "On the flight back, it got pretty scary," Lewis said. But he added: "It was a good feeling - there was a feeling of accomplishment." "It happened real fast. By the time you realized what you were in, it was over." "I couldn't ask for it to go any bet- ter," he said. 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