Campus conservative wave See Weekend Magazine Ninety-five Years of Editorial Freedom . E air 43U0 1 ai1Q Presto The sun will be out in the after- noon after a morning of fog and clouds. High near 75 degrees.r Vol. XCV,;No . 32 Copyright 1984, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, October 12, 1984 Fifteen Cents Twelve Paces Campuses cracking down, on 'drink ing COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - College deans and other campus leaders say the nationwide drive to adopt a 21-year-old legal drinking age is forcing them to crack down on some beer-soaked campus traditions. The setting for this week's conference of 125 educators was appropriate: the student union at the University of Maryland, where this summer the student pub was converted into a bake shop. THE HIGHER drinking age is already the law in almost half the states. Under a measure recently signed by President Reagan, the rest will be forced to increase the age to 21, from 18, 19 or 20, within two years unless they want to give up a share of their federal highway funds. Campus officials, who have winked at underage drinking in fraternities and football stadiums, are now being faced with courts that are holding party organizers liable for fatal accidents caused by drunken students. The depth of student emotion on the issue was dem nstrated last week when 500 Illinois State University students and other youths clashed with police in Normal, Ill., to protest a law designed to curb loud campus parties. See CAMPUSES, Page 2 ' " G YG' f V{ i 43 VPs onial clash )orIlon, arms policy Associated Press Bush and Ferraro exchange greetings at last night's-debate, sponsored by the League of Women Voters in Philadelphia. candates in no-win sluation PHILADELPHIA (AP) - George Bush and Geraldine Ferraro engaged in an often-testy debate of campaign un- derstudies last night, clashing over economic policy, abortion and personal finances in a session that escalated sharply when the subject turned to foreign policy. The vice president stoutly defended President Reagan throughout the 90- minute, nationally televised debate. Ferraro was critical, especially ,of Reagan foreign policy. She said she thought the biggest problem during the Reagan years was the failure to negotiate a nuclear-arms treaty. BUSH SAID Reagan had delivered "optimism" and his economic program "brought America back." Ferraro retorted that Reagan tax cuts "darned near destroyed this country" by leading to record budget deficits. The differences were sometimes more stylistic. After Ferraro ctiticized ad- ministration security arrangements for the American embassy irf Beirut, PHILADELPHIA (AP) - All in all, George Bush probably would rather not have been in Philadelphia yesterday, but vice presidents aren't given their druthers. Even if he won his debate against Geraldine Ferraro, he stood to lose, critics said yesterday. In the City of Brotherly Love, the first man to run for vice president against a woman could undo himself by too much gallantry - or not enough. He could patronize at his own jeopardy. Come-on too strong, he's a bully. Come-on too weak, he's a wimp. Same for her, but less so. IF FERRARO were too over- powering, she's deemed unfeminine. Too feminine, she's not a leader fit to stand a heartbeat away. But that's been the story of her life since July 19, when the Democrats nominated her. She's learned to cope with the pitfalls of being a historic event as well as a candidate. Walter Mondale says he's "red hot right now." He thinks he's on a roll. Ferraro's job was to not stop it. Bush's task was to show himself superior without being mean. A nasty See VP, Page 5 Record rush year leaves more women without bids By REBFECCA FELTON Despite the addition of a new sorority to campus this fall, over 200 women did not receive invitations from houses they wanted to join, said Sonya Norgren, president of the Panhellenic Association (Panhel). The sorority system was also forced to cut more rushees at an earlier time than ever before, because of the large num- ber of women rushing this year. Of the 1,054 women who rushed this fall, at least 225 were not invited to join the sorority of their choice. Five-hundred twenty-one women received invitations (bids) to join sororities while most of the remaining women dropped out of rush before bids were handed out last week. BECAUSE OF the extraordinarily large number of women rushing this year - 136 more than last year - some were cut from the process earlier than usual. In past years, every woman who wanted to attend final desserts - the last rush event before bids are passed out - received at least one invitation and some ,women received several invitations to desserts at houses they'wanted to join. This year, however, 20 women were not even invited to any sorority's final desserts, Norgren said. Another 205 women who attended final desserts did not receive a bid to a sorority they wanted to join. Last year, 104 women went all the way through rush and did not get a bid, compared to 225 this year. NORGREN SAID that the addition of a new sorority, Sigma Kappa, will help accommodate some of the women who did not receive bids. But she doubted it would be enough to alleviate the problem completely. Sigma Kappa began a separate rush Monday night with a mass meeting. About 300 women attended the meeting or contacted Panhel about the new sorority this week, Norgren said. r C..ri-C i n. -- noting that no hostages died after the Carter administration's handling of the Iranian crisis of 1980, Bush said, "Let me help you with the difference, Mrs. Ferraro," between the Iranian hostage crisis of 1980 and the recent terrorist bombing in Lebanon. RETORTED Ferraro, peering over her glasses, "I almost resent, Vice President Bush, your patronizing attitude that you have to teach me about foreign policy." Ferraro, asked about her relative inexperience,'declared in the opening moments of the confrontation that, "I can make the hard decisions" required in high political office. "I have enough experience to see the problems, address them," said Ferraro, the first woman to run for national office on a major party'ticket. SHE SAID Bush had declared Reagan's economic program "voodoo economics" during the campaign for the 1980 GOP presidential nomination. See BUSH, Page 5 Tution tax bill passes Senate From staff reports The U.S. Senate yesterday approved a bill that would discontinue the tax on University teaching and staff assistant's tuition waiver. The bill which passed the House last week, should be signed by President Reagan within the next week according to Tom Butts, the University's Washington lobbyist. GRADUATE teaching assistants receive onethird waiver on their tuition and until this year, that discount was tax exempt. But after the law that guaranteed the tax exempt status expired last Decem- ber, Congress was slow to reinstate the statute. Butt said the measure was "one of the last bills passed by the Senate." THE BILL also allows the teaching assistants to collect the taxes that were withheld sinceJanuary 1984. Cindy Palmer, president of the Graduate Employees Organization, the TAs union, said last night the union would be happy with the passage of the bill, butadded that the issue is still not over. "The bill will expire at the end of tax year 1985," Palmer said. "We want a situation where we're not vulnerable to changes in tax law - where we can count on a living." "IT'S A NICE start, but not a long range solution. We'll continue to pursue this issue with the University." GEO will head back to the bargaining See BILL, Page 2 .0I ,A See SORRnuuITI", I-age 9 Banned Czech poet wins Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM, Sweden (UPI) - Czechoslovak writer Jaroslav Seifert, a little known poet whose works were banned for 10 years after he denounced the Soviet invasion of his homeland, yesterday won the 1984 Nobel Prize for Literature. Seifert, 83, was the first Czechoslovak writer ever to win the prestigious Nobel literature prize, awarded by the Swedish Academy since 1901. THE ACADEMY lauded Seifert "for his poetry which, endowed with freshness, sensaulity, and rich inven- tiveness, provides a liberating image of the indomitable spirit and versatility of man.", Seifert received the news in a Prague hospital, where he has been undergoing treatment for a heart ailment and diabetes since Oct. 6. The poet was a prominent figure during the "Prague Spring" in 1968, a brief period of liberalization that saw a flowering of arts, literature, and film. His works were banned after he con- demned the Aug. 21, 1968 Soviet in- vasion that crushed the Czech liberalization, telling the nation in a broadcast, "We do not want to live in bondage and therefore we shall not live in bondage." Candlelight vigil Daily Photo by CAROL L. FRANCAVILLA Participants in a candlelight vigil commemorating women who have been victims of domestic violence gather in Liberty Plaza last night. The vigil, which attracted about 70 participants specifically honored two local women: Virginia Abrahams of Pittsfield Township and Jacqueline Slifka. Seifert ... wins obel Prize ToDAY Marshall Jake ORGET MACY'S Thanksgiving Day Parade in the Michimaniac contest, a search for "bestest, wildest, craziest Michigan fan." Prospective contestants should come appropriately dressed and ready to stand up on stage and do just about anything to win the contest, although organizers say a little bit of decency would be appreciated. Kong confusion people, crushes them under foot, or throws them to the ground, and fights with dinosaurs, giant snakes, airplanes and helicopters, all culminating in his tragic and bloody death." That's a far cry from the video arcade game Donkey Kong, the judge said. That characte, he said, uses "pies, cement tubs, birthday cakes and umbrellas" to th-. wart Mario the carpenter who, guided by a player, attem- pts to climb a structure of pink girders to free the pig tail of a girl, Pauline, from the hands of the playful gorilla. "No reasonable jury could find likelihood of consumer con- ned up on a "carefully prepared" list of "supporters and friends who have shown a serious interest in national policy." The only place Brandy is registered is with the American Kennel Club. "I knew the Republicans were going to the dogs,": said Nancy Sargent, a Democrat who owns Brandy. "But I didn't know they were requesting their support, as well. I told him he had a letter here from the president," Sargent said, noting that Brandy didn't even wag his tail. "He just kind of walked away." I i I