First nnual Comedy Jam See Weekend Magazine* Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVI - No. 22 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, October 4, 1985 Ten Pages 'Journal says Soviets have spies on campus Protesters By ROB EARLE Soviet bloc nations are obtaining "militarily sensitive" information from several American universities, including the University of Michigan, according to a report in the Oct. 4 issue of the journal Science. The report, which was based on in- formation released by the Depar- tment of Defense last month, says that the Soviets "have targeted as many as 60 U.S. universities for both military and civilian intelligence- gathering efforts." VALUABLE technological infor- mation is frequently obtained legally by Soviet spies in this country through reports, research projects, the U.S. patent office, or trade shows, said Bob Prucha, public information officer for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs. By obtaining information in this manner, the Soviets often save years of research time and "millions of rubles' at the expense of the resear- chers and developers at American corporations and universtites, Prucha said. The top 100 U.S. corporations with defense contracts are perhaps even more vulnerable to Soviet spies than universities because they do the more advanced research, while universities generally focus on basic research, said Prucha. PRUCHA SAID the defense depar- tment has launched efforts to educate these companies and the major research universities "on how easy it is for the Soviets to get ahold of this information." It does not mean the defense depar- tment is advocating that all research projects with military applications should be classified, he said. On the issue of campus research for the Strategic Defense Initiative, or 'Star Wars,' prucha said that the sheer volume of materials would make it difficult to classify everything. "SDI IS such a long ways away and there's going to be a lot of research. Not all of it can be classified," he said. Some of the current infor- mation the U.S. has used to develop SDI was obtained by American spies from the Soviets, he added. Alan Price, the University's assistant vice president for research, said that the classification of SDI and other sensitive military research presents problems in the open forum of the University. "It's a philosophical as well as a practical question," Price said. "We really have a difficult time doing that (classified research) here." CURRENT regental bylaws put a limitation on classified research," a substantial portion of which is to destroy or permanently incapacitate human beings." However, Price said the University has accepted partially classified research contracts in the past. He cited an experiment that used naval hydrophone in which the researchers See 'SCIENCE,' Page 6 won't face' charges By RACHEL GOTTLIEB Charges can't be pressed against 47 protesters arrested for trespassing last week during a sit-in at Congressman Carl Pursell's (R-Ann Arbor) office. The decision to forego the charges was the result of a boundary dispute- that opened questions of whether Ann Arbor or Pittsfield Township police had the jurisdiction to make the arrests, said Pittsfield Township Police Chief Norman Madison. THE PROPERTY ."on which Pur- sell's office sits was annexed to Ann Arbor on July 30, making Anri Arbor police officers responsible for any arrests there. The protesters - 23 of them University students and one professor - were arrested after they had staged a six-hour sit-in protesting U.S. Aid to U.S. aid to Central America. Hours af- ter the arrest, all the demonstrators were released on their own recognizance. They will receive letters next week telling them they will not be charged for trespassing, Madison said. NEITHER police station was aware of the land transfer at the time of the arrests, said William Corbett, Ann Arbor police chief. "Arrests were made in good faith but there are a lot of legal hassles and after reviewing the facts and circum-' stances, the police department has decided not to request warrants from: the prosecutors office to press charges," Madison said. Ron Dankert, manager of the, building which houses Pursell's of- fice, said he was unaware of the legal implications of the land transfer. "Nobody's contacted me from the. prosecutor's office or the police station. But I'm not taking the initiative to pursue the matter any farther," Dankert said. "Next time something like this hajW pens, I'm going to call the Ann Arbor police," he said. Protesters arrested expressed See LANDLORD, Page 3 N ifty Daily Photo by DARRIAN SMITH Carl Herschelman smiles after getting a hair cut cy barber Gerry, recently. 'U' officials endorse SDI conference, warn of bias By JERRY MARKON University officials have endorsed this weekend's conference on President Reagan's 'Star Wars' defense initiative, but they caution that the controversial nature of the issue may prevent an objective presen- tation. Conference organizers, however, insist that a balanced panel of speakers will en- sure a broad discssion focusing on how the 'Star Wars' program will affect the Univer- sity. THE CONFERENCE, entitled "The Strategic Defense Initiative and Univer- sities," will take place tonight and tomorrow at Rackham Auditorium. Its sponsors include the Michigan Student Assembly, Office of Student Services and Cam- puses Against Weapons in Space, (CAWS) - a newly formed student-faculty coalition, which is the event's primary organizer. The conference's speakers and the audience will examine the technical and strategic feasibility of the 'Star Wars' program, its effects on arms control and the economy, and, most importantly, its impact on universities. President Reagan originally announced his plan for a space-based nuclear defense system in 1983. During a nationally televised speech, the president envisioned a nuclear shield in space that would destroy all in- coming missiles and "render nuclear weapons obsolete." THE PROGRAM has aroused strong op- position since its inception from scientists and government officials who question its technical feasibility and predict that it will adversely affect the arms race. The 'Star Wars' controversy has hit cam- puses around the nation this fall, as the government's Strategic Defense Initiative Organization has tentatively allocated $70 million for university research on the program. In response, opponents of the research have started circulating anti-Star Wars petitions on at least 37 campuses around the nation. The petitions ask engineers, chemists and physicists not to apply for 'Star Wars' research funds. FACULTY members here who are currently circulating petitions have gathered over 30 signatures from other professors. In addition, a similar petition written by members of CAWS has produced over 500 signatures from students, faculty members, and local residents. This weekend's symposium has received See 'U,' Page 2 *............................................................................................................*.*.*.*.~.*.*.*.*.*~**********t ~.................. MSA and Engin. Council clash By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC Controversy over the scheduled campus appearance of Vice President George Bush next week has erupted into a battle between Engineering Council members and liberals within the Michigan Student Assembly. The Engineering Council Wednes- day passed a proposal that condem- ned Tuesday's MSA resolution to op pose Bush's speech, which will be given Monday in honor of the 25th an- niversary of the Peace Corps. MSA SAID they voted to encourage students to demonstrate against Bush's appearance here because of his association with President Reagan's foreign policies, which some assembly members said they felt was the antithesis of what the Peace Corps means. While engineering school represen- tatives to the MSA say this is not the first time MSA policyresolutions have frustrated them, MSA President Paul See MSA, Page 3 Wayne St. board fires editor By ERIC MATTSON Special to the Daily DETROIT - Wayne State University's student publications board last night fired Patricia Maceroni, the .editor of the student newspaper, for refusing to rescind a ban on military advertising. Maceroni's attorney, John Minick, said he will file a law suit against the board in federal court early next week charging that Maceroni's First Amendment rights have been violated. MINICK said he will seek a temporary injunction to reinstate Maceroni in her $150-a-week position. "I am not surprised, just angry. Very angry," Maceroni said after the decision was announced. "This...is very wrong and it won't stop here," said Jay Grossman, president of Wayne State's student council. "I don't think the pub board had the best interests of the paper in mind," said Eileen Maceroni, Patricia Maceroni's mother. WHAT WILL HAPPEN to The South End is unclear. The board did not say who would take over Maceroni's Greeks pc By MELISSA BIRKS with wire reports As rush winds up today, fraternities and sororities are taking stock of what could be the largest population of Greeks on campus ever. In addition to the 4,300 students who currently belong to 54 undergraduate Greek societies, 1,100 women rushed sororities this fall, 200 more than the previous year. And although the ac- tual figures on fraternity rushees haven't been tabulated yet, twice as many men showed up at this year's mass meeting than last year's. "BY THE END of this (academic) year, the Greek population will probably reach 25 percent of the un- dergraduate campus," says Allan* Lutes, president of the Intrafraternity Council. Indeed, Greek houses are literally bulging at the seams. "In the late '60s and '70s, we had to have borders. Now we have people who want to live in the house and can't," says Paula Glan- zman, president of Sigma Delta Tau. Across the country, campus Greeks - from Alpha to Omega - are growing in number. THE NATIONAL PANHELLENIC Conference, representing 2,427 sorority chapters, reports that since the early 1970s, its membership has swelled every two years by 6 percent. position. Managing editor Chris Greenlee said that the board may hold a meeting today to appoint an editor, although board members didn't mention anything about a meeting. Before last night's meeting, Greenlee said he would step down if Maceroni were fired. The board's 7-1 decision came three-and-one-half hours after a 50-minute hearing in a packed room of Wayne State's Student Center Building. One board member ab- stained. Ed March, an administration representative on the 9- member board, said Maceroni was guilty of insubor- dination because she disobeyed an order from the board, issued Sept. 16, to allow the United States' military to ad- vertise in The South Ena. "THE UNIVERSITY as a public university has the obligation to serve the public," March said. "They have the right to see those recruiting schedules. Those students' rights are being violated." The ban, announced in an editorial a month ago, was See WAYNE, Page 3 )pularity on the rise Membership in all-male Greek Fraternity and sorority memb societies is double the 125,000 recor- and their hopeful brothers and sistE ded in the early 1960s - the period say it is the need to belong that mal considered the peak of fraternity the Greek system so attractive th( popularity.sdays. Why the steady rise? See GREEK'S, Page 6 Iers tars iese oa °0 0 0 O o o 40 o a S000 0 OoC 00 0 00 4 8 0 O0°99OD ~ Oo o000 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 Uo 00 0 q0 O p p 0 Daily illustration by CHARLES OESTREICHER TODAY- Love at first byte T T MUST HAVE REEN love at first hvte when met ASURE when she worked for People-Link as a customer service manager. "I used to go home and go on line, and we'd 'talk' every day," said Falejczyk, who had her first date with ASURE in Dallas last spring. Today, a Plinker named KRISTI will sit at a computer keyboard and type a running account of the nerpmnnv namnlite with h erts-and-flnwers 0ranhio the classroom - and done away with hallway lockers The arrangement has eliminated the excuse of forgot- ten textbooks, a ploy of students often use to avoid doing homework, Principal Jim Weaver said. Also gone are pupil-packed hallways, confusion over lost locks and forgotten combinations, and loss of in- struction time by going back and forth to lockers, he INSIDE- LOOKI' BACK: Opinion looks at the week in review. See Page 4. WNAAA. Arte s a. hnI aardua rei rIn tarn