Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ninety-six years of editorial freedom ti Vol. XCVI - No. 29 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 15, 1985 Eight Pages 'M' ranked second n AP poll See Page 7 ,PLO says Abbas has left I~ugslaia From AP and UPI Mohammed Abbas, the burly Palestinian guerrilla leader wanted by the Reagan administration for allegedly planning the hijacking of an Italian cruise ship, has left Yugoslavia for an undisclosed destination, a PLO representative and the Yugoslav government news agen- cy said yesterday. In Tunisia, sources in Abbas' faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization said he had gone to an Arab country they did not identify. THERE WAS no confirmation of any of the reports. The whereabouts of Abbas, who is close to PLO Chair- man Yasser Arafat, remained a mystery after the U.S. government failed to persuade Italian and Yugoslav authorities to arrest him when they had the chance. 0 In Washington, Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese warned: "There is no safe haven as far as we're concerned. We'll pursue Mr. Abbas as we would any other fugitive." Meese, the top U.S. law enfor- cement official, called Abbas "an in- ternational criminal" in an interview on the "CBS Morning News" television program yesterday. SOURCES within Abbas' Palestine See ABBAS, Page 3 Shapiro speaks on state of ' Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Louis Rice, a coordinator of Pre-Professional Services for the Office of Career Planning and Placement, ad- vises prospective law students at Pre-Law Day yesterday. Pre-Law day By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN A declining number of applicants may make it easier for students to enter the law school of their choice, accor- ding to a majority of legal officials at yesterday's Pre- Law Day. The 10th annual event, sponsored by Career Planning & Placement's Pre-Professional Services, featured representatives from over 80 law schools of varying size, prestige, and expense. PRE-LAW DAY is designed to give undergraduate students an opportunity to meet with recruiters from various law schools. The conference helped some decide whether to study law. For those who have already decided law school is definitely in their future, Pre-Law Day gave them a chan- ce to compare and contrast different schools. A 12 percent decline nationwide in the number of law school applications has produced a ripple effect, accor- ding to Louis Rice, a coordinator of Pre-Professional Ser- vices. The decline in the number and quality of ap- plications has led to a drop in admission requirements, he said. AS A RESULT, less prestigious schools have tried to make their curriculum and job placement services more offers options attractive to students in an effort to improve their image, according to A. Jane Rodgers, the assistant dean of Syracuse Law School. At the University of Michigan's Law School there has been a modest decline in the number of applications. But the law school, in turn, has reduced the entering class size by 100 students - from 1,200 to 1,100. Like the University, other respected law schools have lowered the number of students they will accept. If ad- missions officers feel that the quality of students is declining, they won't feel obligated to take as many students as they previously had, Rice added. HENCE, THE decline of applications may not necessarily mean that getting into the "top" law schools will be any easier. "The most prestigious law schools have not felt the squeeze like others have," said Rice. Rodgers sees the improving job market for graduates of a four-year school as a major reason behind the recent drop of applications. "TODAY THERE just aren't the number of people who feel the need to go to a graduate school. This is reflected by the fact that the largest number of applications that the See LAW, Page 3 By KERY MURAKAMI In his sixth annual State of the University address, President Harold Shapiro last night stressed the impor- tance of keeping research institutions free from outside political and social pressures. Speaking in Lydia Mendelssohn Thea- ter, Shapiro also condemned a resolution approved by the Rackham Student Government that opposed Vice President George Bush's visit on campus last week. ONE CRITICAL factor "that un- derstates any great scholarly in- stitution is intellectual openness," Shapiro said. "Intellectual authoritarianism and academic freedom are fundamentally incompatible . . . Restrictions in the type of ideas we are going to consider because of prejudice or political and intellectual authoritarianism can slowly transform a great scholarly institution as ours into the handmaids of par- ticular vested interests." "In this respect," he continued, "I- must confess I was saddened by a recent action by Rackham Student Government to ban an entire class of government officials from visiting our campus. Actions like these, as trivial as they may be in nature and as trivial as they are, can tarnish our entire academic community." ALTHOUGH the annual-address is an opportunity for the University president to give a progress report to the University community, Shapiro focused last night primarily on the state of research institutions in the nation. Research institutions have a responsibility to answer the con- troversial questions posed by society, Shapiro said, adding that the in- stitutions must not compromise their academic autonomy in the process. He didn't specifically mention government-sponsored university research on President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, which has sparked debate on campus about the role of higher education in shaping the nation's defense systems. SHAPIRO also expressed concern with the increasing competitiveness between research universities, and called upon the institutions to con- tinue collaborating with each other. He also said he was concerned that as separate units within the Univer- sity became more autonomous, the University's sense of community will become endangered. Shapiro concluded his address by analyzing the University's future. "The University of Michigan is indeed on the move," he said, crediting faculty and the deans for the Univer- sity's survival of the budget crisis of the late 1970s and early 80s. BUT LOOKING to the future, Shapiro said tough decisions still remain. "We still have deficits in faculty salaries, student aid, equip- ment, and some key academic areas. In addition, there are some initiatives that will seem compelling. And it is unlikely that new resources will be sufficient to meet all these challenges. The necessity of making choices, therefore, is not behind us." "In my own assessment," he said, 'we can sustain or even enhance the distinction of this university. To do this however, will require us to con- stantly consider new ideas as well as our capacity, even eagerness to reshape our academic community." "Adaptation and change will be part of our environment and part of the environment of our peers for years to come," he said. See SHAPIRO, Page 3 Two 'U' alumni jitterbug their way tc By CHRISTY RIEDEL University alumni Vicki Honeyman and Jim Kruz - two friends swept up in nostalgia for the 1950s - have danced their way to celebrity status in Ann Arbor. Life Magazine featured the couple in its August cover story about the revival of fads from the Fifties by today's young professionals. Honeyman and Kruz were photographed dancing the Jitterbug. She wore a mid- night-blue strapless prom dress; he sported pegged-leg pants and a duck tail. THE PHOTOGRAPH captured a pose that has won the couple two statewide dance contests and auditions on television's "Dance Fever," - as well as popularity among more than 600 eager dance students here in Ann Arbor. But it all began by chance eight years ago. "Jim and I were at a party together," explains 34- year-old Honeyman, now a beautician. "I saw the guy Prof1le dance and I said, Jim, you're going to be my dance par- tner.' "I taught him how to jitterbug and I was right," adds the petite, energetic woman. "I was hot," remembers 31-year-old Kruz with a laugh. UNTIL THAT night he had never taken a dance lesson and had even less reason to. His newfound instructor, however, had been twisting and spinning in the popular Fifties-style bop since she was 11 or 12 years old. "I learned how to jitterbug when I was a little girl in Detroit - I took a dance class," Honeyman said. Now, in between performances at private parties, fundraiser, and fashion shows, Honeyman and Kruz lead their own dance classes. localfame BUT SOMETIMES Honeyman still has to step in as the chief instructor, as was the case recently. On that Tuesday night, the dance floor of The Blind Pig on S. First Street is transformed into a classroom for about 20 students of all ages. The bar's black square tables and matching chairs are pushed up against the two mirrored walls. Al Capone movie posters grace the other two walls, and Buddy Holly tunes thump out of a jukebox in a far corner. OUT ON THE dance floor, where polished wood replaces the black and white lineleum, Honeyman and Kruz are warming up their students. "We have something new, this step is really fun," Kruz tells the class, who stop their diligent practice of last week's steps to listen. "I want to show this classy little turn for guys," he ad- ds, catching hold of Honeyman's hand to illustrate the step. BUT BEFORE they complete half a turn, Kruz stops suddenly. "I can't remember," he confesses. "You don't remember the Criss-Cross Kyle?" Honeyman asks incredulously. "DON'T WATCH us for a minute," she giggles to the laughing students as she pauses to refresh her partner's memory. She and Kruz then repeat the step movement-by- movement, counting each out loud for the class. Next, they put all of the movements together into one quick- paced flow. Afterward, the students practice the motions while Honeyman and Kruz watch for errors. When the instruc- tors spot a misstep, they walk over to a couple and give them individualized instructions. PATIENCE WAS evident in their coaching - an at- See JITTERBUG, Page 2 Hos pitals will show their new fac lities By JOSEPH PIGOTT Students, faculty, and staff will have the opportunity to tour the new University Hospital and the adjacent A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Cen- ter for outpatients during an open house today from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Visitors will be able to see areas of both facilities normally closed to the public, including operating rooms, the kitchen, and laboratories. Tour guides will also explain special exhibits highlighting the operations of the buildings. THE 11-story, 586 bed hospital is touted for its unique combination of state-of-the-art technology with ar- chitecture geared toward patient comfort. The rooms, for instance, are located on the perimeter of the building and its windows are especially low so that patients can look outside without leaving their beds. In addition, the walls of the rooms are angled so that patients can also watch the hallways. A fleet of robots, programmed by cables buried under hallway floors, will shuttle supplies through the building. See 'U', Page 3 Daily Photo by DARRIAN SMITH Vicki Honeyman and Jim Kruz show their jitterbug class a new dance move. i TODAY Moons over New Haven THE YALE Precision Marching Band is in trouble again, and this time it wasn't some- tina- pv m, N na r ( rn man hncat n INSIDE criticized by officials at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The Yale band had intended on reading a script making fun of President Reagan, but Army officials vetoed the piece. A-- L A Dog's best friend S CHOTTZIE, the Cincinnati Reds' unofficial mascot, has a friend at the White House. The St. Bernard, which belongs to Reds owner Marge Schott, received a letter last week signed by President Reagan's dog Lucky. Schott attended an Oct. 3 meeting between Reagann and Cincinnati area husiness leaders and ganve INVASION: ding of the Arts reviews the successful lan- Nylons in America. See Page 5. SPIKE: Sports previews the volleyball match J