Okrent, other speakers to talk on plagiarism

The Sweetland Writing Center will hold a conference to examine issues of originality and plagiarism. Issues of copyright and ownership will be looked at, as will the appropriate use and dissemination of new ideas. The weekend-long conference, whose speakers include former New York Times public editor and Michigan Daily alum Daniel Okrent, will hold its first sessions today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Michigan Union.

Author to discuss the science of gender

Deborah Rudacille, author of The Riddle of Gender, will speak tonight on the science of gender and the human side of transgender issues. Rudacille's talk will be held in the Hall of Evolution at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History.

Chamber Players celebrate music school's birthday

The School of Music will begin a year-long celebration of its 125 years with a concert by the Michigan Chamber Players. The free concert will be held in the Rackham auditorium at 7 p.m tonight.

Crime Notes

Unarmed robbery suspect caught

Jerry Greer, a 17-year old from Ann Arbor, was arrested by DPS yesterday in connection with a Sept. 15 unarmed robbery near the Diag. He will also be questioned about several other incidents of unarmed robbery, both on the campus and in the city of Ann Arbor, since the spring. DPS is still looking for the other two suspects from the Sept. 15 robbery.

Girl slapped by stranger under West Hall arch

A caller reported a man running up behind her and slapping her while she was walking under the West Hall arch yesterday late in the afternoon, the Department of Public Safety reported. She said the 28-year-old man was a stranger. DPS classified the man as highly intoxicated. The subject was arrested and then released until his warrant was authorized. The offense is a misdemeanor and could result in two years in prison.

Students rip down posters, stickers

A caller reported an incident of malicious destruction when three subjects roamed around East Quadrangle Residence Hall removing posters and stickers from bulletin boards and doors, according to DPS.

This Day in Daily History

Plans for co-ed dorm stalled

Sept. 23, 1956 - Plans for a coed dormitory are stalled in the hands of a student committee that was to make preliminary suggestions on its design and layout. The committee, composed of 10 men and eight women, was appointed last spring. Early in the semester they met once with Eero Saarinen, the official architect for the dormitory.

Vice President for Student Affairs, James Lewis said that the administration plans to get the group working again "very soon." He also said the next residence hall will "probably" be co-educational and that this committee will continue to work with the architect and the administration in planning it.

The committee kept no official notes or minutes of its meetings, and it issued no final report, but a few details of the planned dorm have been released. The dorm will house 2,000 students, with men and women sharing the central dining and library facilities. Each section of the quad might be divided into four houses of 75 men and 75 women. While everyone will be sharing the same dining hall, plans include separate lounges for men and women. Plans also include kitchenettes on every corridor, phones in every room and possibly recreation rooms for men and women.