Step into spring fashion See Weekend Magazine Nnet y f o Mre aeostly cloudy with temps around Editorial Freedom 40. Vol. XCI V-No. 143 Copyright 1984, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, March 30, 1984 Fifteen Cents Twelve pages, 'Assassins' stalk students Officials fear effects of playing 'killer' game By CAREY ZEISER Imagine walking into a dormitory and being met by a stranger with a gun. What would you do? Possibly the same thing one student did last week in East Quad - call the police. The gunman in this case, however, was a student playing "The Assassination Game," or "Killer," a. controversial contest in which each player is assigned another player to "kill" with a toy gun while being stalked by a third player. INCIDENTS like the one in East Quad happen every time the game is played," said housing security supervisor Fran Foster. Last year security officers and Ann Arbor police stormed the Union when an LSA sophomore playing the game was thought to be a real "killer." Most of the players insist that the game is a harmless release of tension, but Foster and officials on other campuses where the game is played say it is disruptive and can promote real violence. AT BROWN University, the assassin game is no longer played because of a two-year-old agreement between students and Associate Dean John Robinson. "It didn't take much convincing to make students aware of the problems and potential liabilities involved in the game," Robinson said. Among the problems at Brown were students chasing their victims through the libraries and - harassing each other, Robinson added. The game is still played at Princeton University, although the administration has officially disapproved of it. University officials here also object to the game. "I don't think it should be allowed," said Director of Public Safety Walt Stevens. ASSOCIATE Housing Director John Heidke said the game pr.esents "a lightheartedness about an issue that should be taken more seriously" and is "in conflict with what this campus is all about." .l See STUDENT, Page 6 *Students balk at typo in next fall's 'Un eases By DAVID VANKER Over 100 University students were told this week that the dormitory leases they signed for next year were in- correctly priced $250 less than the ac- tual cost. The March 22 letter explains that the eases for triple rooms for returning students were printed with the price! $2194.46 rather than the correct price of $2452.10. It says students now have the option of signing an amendment correc- ting the price of choosing not to live in the dorms next year. "THIS IS a typo," said dousing In- formation Director Leroy Williams. "All the literature had the 'proper' mount. If I'd overcharged I'd have one the same thing." The housing office's "Reapplication Schedule, 1984-85," which was placed in dorm residents' mailboxes over spring break, correctly lists the price of a triple as $2452.10 and an economy triple as $2194.46. The correct price list also appeared on the payment schedule, which has been available since February. But the letter came as a surprise to Couzens freshmen Tom Horsley and See LEASE, Page 7 SMART win s MSA by MARCY FLEISHER SMART candidates Scott Page and Steve Kaplan were elected president and vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly yesterday by a slim 132-vote margin. The LSA juniors captured 1,071 of the MSA's elections director is being blamed for many of the problems with this year's election. See story, page 2. 3,929 votes cast in the presidential race, followed by It's Our. University (IOU) with 939 and Let's Make Needs Our Priorities (LMNOP) with 852. BOTH PAGE and. Kaplan said they were pleased with their victory. "We're bouncing off the wall," said Page last night. "I'm really happy and have positive feelings about what we can do in MSA this year," he said. Ballot counting for the presidential race lasted from 6 p.m. Wednesday night until 3:30 a.m. yesterday, said current MSA President Mary Rowland. THE REMAINING presidential ballots were cast for the Responsible Assembly Party (RAP) and YOU! which received 852 and 517 votes elections respectively. Write-in candidate Dr. Spock, who is fictional, won 105 votes. As of last night, only three of the 12 LSA representatives had been deter- mined: Junior Marc Gittleman (LM- NOP), Sophomore Homer Thiel (SMART) and Freshman Ben Long (IOU). The number of votes they received was not available last night. Final results of the LSA respresen- tative races are expected today, said Rowland. ALTHOUGH Rowland ran on the IOU party's ticket last year and endorsed IOU candidates this year, she said she is pleased with the election results. "Having worked with Steve (Kaplan), I know he will do a fine job. I also know that Scott, too, is competent and will do a good job," Rowland said. After getting some sleep, the SMART winners said they would begin evaluating new MSA members in order to make appointments. "OUR FIRST accomplishment will See SMART, Page 2 Students say 'no'. to code in elec tions By CLAUDIA GREEN Student voters overwhelmingly said the University should not adopt a code of non-academic conduct during the Michigan Student Assembly's election Tuesday and Wednesday. The results also show that if there is to be a new set. of disciplinary guidelines and a judicial system, that students want the proposal put to a campus-wide referendum. THE FIRST questin on the ballot asked students if the University and MSA should support a code of non- academic conduct. Of the 4,096 students who answered, 79 percent said they would not want such a decument at the University. There is, however, confusion as to whether students actually understood the question. According to MSA president-elect Scott Page, students who may support some type of code, but not the current proposed one, were probably confused See STUDENTS, Page!9 Body language Daily Photo by TOD WOOLF Two members of the University's Mime Troupe strut their stuff in yester- day's presentation, Mimages. The group will appear again tonight at 8 p.m. in the Residential College East Auditorium. Parties fight for control in City This is the first of a three-part series on Cit v Council candidates in the April 2 election. &rofiles on the remaining wards and ha/lot proposals will appear tomorrow and Sunday. First Ward By ERIC MATTSON Democrat Larry Hunter may be the only candidate running for City Council in the student-dominated First Ward, but the incumbent is still making cam- paign promises. Hunter is determined to continue his ast efforts to provide a shelter for the city's homeless. Although Hunter's pet project has had an uphill battle in Council and faced stiff opposition from neighborhood groups, he says the city must make a committment to humand services. "IN MY opinion, the city should provide services that ensure that human beings and individuals do not go hungry and at least have a roof over their head," says Hunter, 32. But that is only the minimum, he RA says. The city should also fund job training programs, the Salvation Army and Safe House, a shelter for victims of domestic violence. Although the city should not be in charge of running these services, Hun- ter says the city should be a catalyst by See HUNTER, Page 9 Council race Second Ward By CAROLINE MULLER Ann Arbor's Republican-controlled City Council only gives lip service to local -human rights groups, says Democrat James Burchell who is vying for a. Second Ward seat in next week's city elections. . If Democrats win a majority on coun- cil it "could bring about a whole change of perspective," says the 29-year-old Burchell. BUT BURCHELL faces a tough op- ponent in GOP incumbent James Blow who has held the Second Ward seat for two years. Blow has strong support from the city's business sector for his commit- ment to bringing more retail and high- lliirchcll technology firms into Ann Arbor. .. ckshm e sThe 32-year-old civics teacher at ... backs human services See IR()AI). Page 6 Hun ter rlow ... running unopposed ... supports business TODAY Beamed in F OR A fictitious character who has never even beamed close to Ann Arbor. Mr: Spock of Star Trek fame fared well in this week's MSA election. OK, so he finished last. He received 105 votes, about 900 short of a stunning upset. But that's not bad considering he doesn't exist. After all, his campaign got a late start. And he did even better in the minor races. tving the top vote-getter in a tight race for Double parked W AlHEELING police are said to have been up in the air over a double-parking problem - when the vehicle turned out to be a helicopter. The chopper showed up in a parking lot for tenants at an apartment house. After a lengthy operation at a Pittsburgh hospital, a Wheeling doctor was in a hurry to make the start of a 10,000-meter race planned to benefit an Easter Seals campaign. Dr. William Longphre had planned to land his machine at the Linsly Institute field Don't even joke about it YOU KNOW how you aren't even allowed to joke about hijacking a plane while you're in an airplane? Well the New York Department of Motor Vehicles now says you can't even joke about drunk driving. The department recently recalled five special license plates: BOOZE, BOOZEMAN, BOOZEUP, BOOZER 1, and BOOZER 8. The supervisor of special registration for the department said she told the drivers to surrender the plates on the instruc- tions of her boss, who decided after a citizen's complaint the wee hours of 10:15 p.m. every Thursday. Also on this date in history: " 1941 - The University swimming team captured their 8th national title with a victory over Yale University. " 1962 - A Michigan Senate tax hassle bogged down state appropriations to colleges and universities and the Senate voted to withhold state aid until the mess was unraveled. " 1974 - Richard Nixon received the Daily's annual "Edgar" award, given to the individual who "most represented the life of the great humanitarian J. Edgar Hoover." I I II