L M. . t . ' The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 3, 1995 - 5 Sigma Nu tonm to B. Lansing with football for chai Pepper spray forces children to evacuate Children began complaining :Wednesday after pepper spray from a keychain was accidentally released on the third floor of the Ruthven Museum, police said. There were several children in the museum, which is located on Geddes Avenue, when the Department of Pub- lic Safety was called at about 11:18 a4.m. ' Staff were advised to move the chil- dren outside to get fresh air. Although an ambulance was refused, some victims went to University Medi- cal Center for treatment. Others de- cided to seek medical attention on their Woman pulled from telephone booth A woman's telephone call ended ,abruptly Monday afternoon. While talking on a phone in the main l1obby of the Henry F. Vaughan Public Health Building, a woman was grabbed by the wrist in an attempt to pull her from the phone booth, DPS reports in- dicate. The suspect wanted to use the phone, police said. The woman sustained minor bruis- ing. Police said the suspect, who may have been a University staff member, went upstairs. Laptop computer thefts prevalent at 'U' During the past week, DPS reports indicate at least two laptop computers were stolen on campus. A man called DPS Monday morn- ing to report that his Powerbook laptop computer was stolen from the Angell Hall computing center. A Dell laptop computer valued at $9,000 was taken last weekend from a first-floor room in the Frieze Building, police said. The door to the room may have been left open by staff. Fraudulent activity 1i South Quad DPS reports indicate thatamanmade repeated attempts this week to obtain money from students in South Quad. A man who claimed to work for Din- ing Services came to a student's door Monday asking for $30 so he could buy insulin for his wife. The student said he did not give the man money, but his roommate did. On Tuesday, the same man arrived at their door again with an identical story. DPS met with the man Tuesday evening. Fight occurs in front of Angell Hall . DPS wasnotifiedatabout 11:30p.m. Tuesday ofa fight in progress in front of Angell Hall near the museum area. One person was taken into custody in -front of the Michigan Union steps at 1:32 p.m. Reports indicate that DPS interviewed the man, who said a leather racket was taken from him. DPS officers recovered the jacket. Items stolen from NUBS, stadium Police said 40 first-class stamps were stolen from an office in the North University Building. The report was made at 3 p.m. Tuesday. . An umbrella valued at $25 was stolen from Michigan Stadium during Saturday's game. The umbrella, which was described as royal blue with dark gold strips and a wooden handle, was left at Gate 10. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jodi Cohen By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter The longest play of tomorrow's Michigan-Michigan State game will start before kickoff. Sigma Nu fraternity's 11th-annual Take-the-Football-to-the-Michigan- Michigan State-Game, departing from 700 Oxford Rd. at 10 o'clock tonight, will help fuel the - Michigan-MSU """'""" rivalries and the d United Way trea- gets tire As the frater nity makes its ho s n traditional jaunt and som with its MSU Sigma Nu broth- runs. s"' ers tonight, with the help of there anr Michigan Kappa Kappa Gamma ata im sorority mem- bers and MSU keep ea Alpha Chi Omega sorority company members, it will run more than 70 miles to the East Sigma Nu fra SARA STILLMAN/Daily Prof. Nicholas Delblanco reads from one of his works last night at Rackham Amphitheater. rofessors read from works for 'Share our Stren ' dfundaiser 1d r' at( By Anupama Reddy Daily Staff Reporter The words of University poets and storytellers were more than just food for thought last night, as authors read from their works to raise money for local needy people. The event was part of a nationwide effort coordinated by the Washington- based hunger-relief group, Share our Strength. Students and other members of the University community listened to four English professors recite from their works in the fourth-annual "Writer's Harvest for SOS" last night in Rackham Amphitheater. The faculty members included two poets, Lorna Goodison and Lemuel Johnson, and two fiction writers, Nicholas Delbanco and Tish O'Dowd. The event was sponsored in conjunc- tion with Borders Books & Music and SOS. "A lot of my work deals with dis- posed people, so I feel that I am a fairly natural choice to read," said Goodison, a visiting English professor. All proceeds from the $5 tickets were donated to the local community organi- zation Food Gatherers. "Since we are privately funded, the money from this event is very impor- tant to our organization," said Eileen Spring, director of Food Gatherers. Students praised the event as a unique way to fight hunger. "The whole experience was impres- sive. It was nice to hear the authors speak from their work," said LSA se- nior Ryan Garcia. "It's really great to see this kind of support from the literary community. We don't do enough in the classroom," said recent University graduate Pilar Anadon. Delbanco and Prof. Charles Baxter serve on the SOS national advisory board. Both were instrumental in chang- ing policy to redirect proceeds from the event to the local anti-hunger organiza- tions instead of SOS. "It seemed silly to share the money with the national outfit since it was done for the community," Delbanco said. Statistics on hunger in America are not promising, Richard Russo wrote in a viewpoint in Wednesday's New York Times. Russo, the event's na- tional chair and author of the novel "Nobody's Fool," also stressed the role of Congress in combating this problem. "The Food Research and Action Cen- ter, a nonprofit group in Washington, estimates that one out of 12 American children suffers from hunger, and pre- dicts that these numbers will sharply worsen if Congress enacts planned cuts in social services," Russo wrote in the Times. Baxter said local support has made the event successful in raising money and awareness. "It is a grss-roots way to alert friends and acquaintances. It's one of the ways writers can contribute to the solution." isjust Michigan-Michigan Staterivo)ry - we don't do it for any other school." The drive to MSU, slightly more than an hour, turns into an approximately seven-hour trip for the runners. After the initial mile of mass participation "just to say that they've done it," said McBride, about 20 runners alternate on the route. "We run all night," he said. rnn"Everyone just then he kind of tak'es Sturns. If (the rtn- ner) getsstired, es van then he hops' in one else the van and someone else letim~ethere are several vpral k each other ,lustto c"All y ,the hi other money wasgong to a good cause -- but the event itself is readly Sean McBride fun," said Jamie ernity member Walter, MSU Sigma Nu phi- lanthropy chair. "Afterwards you are really tired; I fell asleep inside of;U- M's stadium last year." J Towns and counties along the way become accustomed to the ritual, McBride said. The fraternity informs the police station in every town that the runners pass to circumvent concerns raised by community members in pest years. The tradition started with the MSU Sigma Nu chapter 11 years ago and continues to grow, O'Riordan said. Al- ternating each year, the host chapter caravans to the rival campus to join its brother chapter in the run. Last year, McBride said, fraternity members presented the football to the referees personally. This year, how- ever, University President James J. Duderstadt and MSU President M. Pe- ter McPherson will take part in the festivities. Lansing campus, alongside vans on back roads. The fraternities will eventually exchange the football they carry for an official game ball. The philanthropy chairs ofthe Sigma Nu chapters at Michigan and at MSU will present the football "to the respec- tive university presidents and the presi- dents will then give them to the officials of the game in the official opening ceremonies," said Sean McBride, a SigmaNumemberwho will participate in the ritual. The fraternity hopes to raise at least last year's total of $8,000 between the two chapters, said Sean O'Riordan, Sigma Nu vice president. Members so- licit donations from local businesses, organizations and family members and present the funds to the United Way. "There are two primary focuses," O'Riordan said. "One is just to raise money for United Way and the second UHS sponsors Alcohol Awareness Week Know of news? Call 76-DAILY. By Anita Chik For the Daily Seventy-nine percent of University students find hitting on someone who is -drunk or high an unpleasant-experi- ence, according to a recent survey. To enhance a safety environment on campus and increase the awareness of the effects of alcohol on people, the Substance Abuse Education Network and University Health Services are jointly organizing Alcohol Awareness Week from Nov. 6-11 for both students and the public. "Our aim is to get people to think about drinking," said Marcia Benz, who is chair- ing Alcohol Awareness Week. "We sup- port people to stay away from drinking; if they drink, drink moderately." Following in last year's tradition, the week is scheduled to include events such as parties in residence halls, presentations on alcohol-free issues, and self-helppanel discussions for people who have prob- lems with alcohol. The housing cable channel 72 also shows movies related to alcohol issues. "When A Man Loves A Woman," "What's Love Got to Do With It?," "Dazed and Confused" and "Clean and Sober" are scheduled to play at 8 p.m. next Monday through Friday. On Monday at 7 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium, collegiatealcohol consult- ant Mike Green will give a talk on how to reduce drinking risks. Green spoke on campus last year during Alcohol Awareness Week. Benz said Alcohol Awareness Week has been a valuable tradition at the University. She said students learn about the effects of alcohol by attending events, including short seminars. Last year, more than 5,000 students partici- pated in the week's events. "Having alcohol-free events is fun," Benz said. "We've planned since last winter. We're trying to get more people (to participate) this year." Three new programs, a "Drunk Driv- ing Simulator," "Dangerous Promises" and "Low-Risk Drinking Choices" will run Tuesday through Thursday. Chrysler Corp. donated a 1995 Ply- mouth Neon with a computerized sys- tem that asks drivers to enter a number of drinks and their weight. In the simu- lator, drivers experience drunk driving without getting hurt. The University's cable system will videotape the event from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 7 at Elbel Field. During the week, students can also participate in "An Irresponsible Alcohol Advertisement" program. They will have the opportunity to comment on advertise- ments posted in the Michigan Union, the Modern Languages Building and around campus. The event encourages students to write letters to advertisers to stop them from connecting sex with alcohol, setting ste- reotypes and hidden messages that have tremendous impact on the public. "I'd like to see advertising companies being more responsible for what they are doing," Benz said. "We want people to take a step and be aware of the hidden messages (behind the advertisements)." 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