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The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 27, 1995 - 7
Wi would increase restrictions on young drivers in Michigan
ANSING (AP) -Teenagers will face immaturity, it's not their age and it's not their parental approval and by passing a vision and When teens reach 17, they would be eli-
e twists in the road to getting a driver lack of responsibility. It's simply a lack of knowledge test. gible for an unrestricted license if they had no Driving Levels
se under legislation passed yesterday by experience," the Williamston Rpublican said. The youth must be accompanied by a parent accidents or moving violations for six months
House. "This is the most cost-effective way to reduce or legal guardian while driving. during the level two process. The following are levels in a bill
he bill, passed 76-27, would set up a three- teen deaths." While at level one, young drivers must log 50 Several parts of the original bill were altered yesterday by the state House.
>rocess that 14- to 17-year-olds must com- Some opponents said the legisationinfringed hours behind the wheel, 10 of those at night. during debate in the full House. Representatives U Level one: Youngsters mst ht
Sbefore receiving an unrestricted license, on rights of 16-year-olds and thtir parents. 0th- They must also complete a second phase of eliminated a requirement for increased class 9 months and have parental appi
process includes more time behind the ers against the bill said police might use the driver education andhave no accidents ormov- time and a provision that allowed schools to get a provision irs mu t be 16
el, a mandatory road test and restricted measure to harass young drivers, stopping those ing violations for 90 days prior to applying for charge for driver education. Both presented all level one requirements and n
ing after midnight. who appear too young to drive. a level two license. constitutional problems. acidents or moving violations fo
he intent of the new system is to cut down The legislation, scheduled to take effect July U To receive a level two provisional license, Two amendments removed a provision that prior to applying for a level two I
number of deaths, accidents and injuries 1, 1997, now goes to the Senate for consider- a youth must be 16, have met all level one would have allowed only one non-family mem- Level three: Drivers are eligible
ng teenagers by giving young drivers more ation. requirements and pass a road test. Drivers at ber to be in a vehicle with a driver at level two unrestricted license at age 17 if
riencebeforetheyhittheroadontheirown, Here's how it works: level two could drive between midnight and 5 and anotherthat wouldhave required aparent or no accidents or moving violation
Rep. Dan Gustafson, the bill's sponsor. At level one, youngsters who are 14 years, a.m. only with a parent orwhile commutingto or gaurdion to attend the first day of driver's edu- months with a level two license.
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nupama Reddy
Staff Reporter
udents opposed to brutality and
an rights abuses by the Burmese
tary junta organized yesterday on
iag.
he event occurred in recognition of
y's Burma Action Day. It was
tly sponsored by Amnesty Intema-
al and Project Serve's Global Is-
Committee.
Campuses all across America and
vists all over the world will be ad-
sing the Burma issue," said LSA
orCuri Kim, Amnesty International
rdinator.
esides acknowledging Burma Ac-
Day, the volunteers spent most of
r time gathering signatures for a
tion to convince the Ann Arbor City
ncil to pass the selective purchas-
laws against Burma..
he laws would stop the city's sup-
of companies like Pepsico who do
iness with the Burmese regime,said
first-year student Ryan Friedrich,
ject Serve's global issues commit-
Burma coordinator.
Selective purchasinglaws is the same
roachused to stop apartheid in South
ica. (It means) if you take away the
nomicsupportofthegovemment,you
away the power to abuse Burmese
I .
Elias declines city
attorney position,
leaving vacancy
By Jeff Eldridge dency requirements."
Daily Staff Reporter Council member Peter Nicolas(1-4th
Two days after reports that private Ward) said the situation has changed
Detroit lawyer Abigail Elias was of- several times over the course ofthe day.
fered the Ann Arbor city attorney posi- "I'm not exactly clearwherewe stand
tion, she has declined it. right now," Nicolas said. "Evidently,
"Until it came time to accept the Ms. Elias is still amenable to meeting
offer, I was hoping for the offer and with the mayor and a few City Council
was looking forward to working with members."
you as city attorney," Elias said in a Nicolas said that if the resignation is
statement. final, the council would re-examine the
Elias said that after weighing the pool of applicants rather than repeat an
positive andnegative aspectsofaccept- entire search.
ing the job and moving to Ann Arbor, "At this point it's a little unclear
she concluded that moving her family whether the no is a 'hard no' or a 'soft
from Detroit to Ann Arbor would be an no,"' he said.
excessive hardship. Nicolas said Elias' concerns seemed
"My husband wouldhavehad tocom- reasonable, and that her uncertainty in
mute to his job in Detroit and would the decision does not negate the assets
havelost timehe would otherwise spend she would bring to the job.
with our child," Elias said. "I still have reasonable confidence
She also said her husband would be she'dbean excellentattorney,"Nicolas
supportive of any decision she made, said.
and that she "changed (her) mind sev- Elias graduated magna cum laude
eral times over the last 48 hours." from Brandeis University in 1973 and
Councilmembers said they were un- cum laude from Harvard Law School in
certain whether or not this statement 1976. She has practiced law with the
represented Elias' final decision. Detroit firm Miller, Canfield, Paddock
"I think (the resignation) is still being and Stone since 1990.
determined," said Councilmember Elias was selected from four finalists
Elisabeth Daley (D-5th Ward). "If I who were considered ina months-long
understand it, she wasn't aware there is search to fill the position of city attor-
some possible flexibility in the resi- ney.
A student protests against tlhe Burmese military junta in a demonstration on the Diag yesterday afternoon.
people and help support democracy,"
Friedrich said.
Several students felt the protest was
an attention-grabber with a clear mes-
sage on the signs that protesters carried:
"Free Burma, Boycott Pepsi" or
"SLORC= Slavery, Lethal Oppression,
Rape, and Censorship."
As part of the protest, the groups
constructed a cage in the Diag with a
gagged individual inside.
"It's very effective to have a girl in a
cage on her knees with a gag. People
stop and walkover. It works," said LSA
junior Jeremy Madyuski, a member of
Phi Gamma Delta, which with Chi
Omega was at the Diag soliciting sup-
port for their causes
"I was not clearly aware of the issue,
but I think ifit(the laws)worked to bring
about change in South Africa, it's worth
a try here,"said LSA seniorArt Humbert.
The protest was 'successful in the
number of signatures garnered, esti-
mated by organizers to be near 500.
They said the next step is to meet with
the Michigan Student Assembly in or-
der to coordinate addressing the City
Council, Friedrich said.
Protesters also handed out a list of
companies that do business with the
the Burmese generals - called the
State Law and Order Restoration
Council. They asked students to per-
sonally contact with their opinions
and questions.
"It's important to tell a company by
writing or calling it why it is being boy-
cotted,orelsetheywon'tknow whytheir
business is falling," Friedrich said.
lotanical Garden wetland
)roject cleans run-off water
nupama Reddy
Staff Reporter
few years ago, when the
versity's Matthaei Botanical. Gar-
s faced possible contamination of
ning Creek from standing storm
er containing fertilizer and pesti-
residue, there were several options
ombat the issue it.
We could have re-plumbed our
le drainage system and send the
er back to the city's wastewater
tment plant, but that would be an
nomic nightmare,"saidenvironmen-
engineering graduate student Joan
ng.
eBotanical Gardensopted, instead,
onstructna wetland, located about
miles northeast of campus. It is
ly used to treat run-off water and
Id be studied as a research topic,
I Botanical Gardens Director Jim
ri.
An analysis of compounds into a
land(coming)outofthe greenhouse
done and compared with the waste-
er treatment plant. The wetland did
etter job," Teeri said.
)iscussions began among Univer-
officials in the fall of 1993. Serious
struction started last summer and
shed a few weeks ago, said Young,
ctor of the project.
he next task is to cultivate the plant
which takes two years for the na-
reeds, sedges, rushes and other
ntstoreachmature growth andfunc-
i at full-water cleansing capacity,
ordingto astatement released by the
versity.
It is not fully functional because the
its have not been planted yet. They
provide ground cover to stop ero-
," Young said.
Our desire was
not to see a spill
happen. The
wetland is created
to absorb the blunt
of any chemicals."
- Joan Young
Environmental Engineering
graduate student
Thewetlanddesigninvolvesasimple
mechanical"process utilizing the plug-
flow reactor.
First, the water drains into a shallow
pond, and any left-over fertilizers or
pesticides degrade eitherthrough natu-
ral processes or by microbes, Young
said.
Although University officials main-
tain that this rainwater has not caused
pollution problems in Fleming Creek,
Joan Martin of the Huron River Water-
shed Council and head of the citizen
group Fteming Creek Advisory Coun-
cil, has raised some concerns.
"My contention is that no one else
can do this, (run-off) has to go to the
wastewater treatment plant," Martin
said. "I want to know the limits on what
goes into the wetland and what comes
out. Fleming Creek is noted for its cool,
steady temperature. The heat from the
wetland will affect the quality of the
water."
Those involved with the project tried
to reiassure Martin about the Garden's
response and the benefits ofthe project.
"Monitoring will be done by the Gar-
dens, but it is much tgo early to say
whether any corrections will needtobe
made. It is the policy of the Gardens to
make positive steps not to use pesti-
cides," Young said.
She also further clarified the reason
why the wetland was built.
"Our desire was not to see a spill
happen. The wetland is created to
absorb the blunt of any chemicals.
Now, we end up returning water back
to the Creek that is cleaner," Young
said.
Will Gibson, a Huron River Water-
shed Council Ann Arbon representa-
tive, said he thinks building a waste
water treatment system wouldbemore
disruptive.
"Is it worse to pipe the run-off into a
centralized system or treat it with a
decentralized, on-site biological sys-
tem? Maybe, pipes and using bulldoz-
ers is worse than the wetland," said
Gibson, a senior environmental scien-
tist at Cummins & Barnard Engineer-
ing of Ann Arbor.
The wetland was designedby Robert
Kadlec of Wetlands Management Ser-
vices and Cummins & Barnard Engi-
neering of Ann Arbor with funding
provided by the University.
"It'sbetter for the river not to see the
water at all; but if it is designed cor-
rectly, it (storm water run-off) won't
harm the river," said SNRE Prof. Mike
Wiley, who reviewed early plans of the
design.
The wetland is a simple and effective
solution, Gibson said.
"Bio-manipulation is the wave ofthe
future. This is how soft technology is
used, and you don't have to spend a lot
of money," he said.
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