cl Altd43UU Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom 4v 43ttil v _ _ m RVol. XCVII - No. 45 Copyright 1986, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, November 5, 1986 Eight Pages Baker, Pursell go to the wire.; Blanchard wins landslide victory Lucas says loss is still a By LAURA A. BISCHOFF and STEPHEN GREGORY Special to the Daily DETROIT - Only one hour after polls closed, Republican challenger William Lucas conceded the Governor' s race to Democratic incumbent James Blanchard. The concession came after exit polls indicated Blanchard beat Lucas, 70 percent to 30 percent. Blanchard made his acceptance speech to a crowd of supporters at Detroit's Westin Hotel with the Michigan State University fight song playing in the background. "We've received a strong vote of confidence to lead the state on into the 1990s," he said, with his son and wife Paula at his side. "It is also a vote of challenge. . See LUCAS, Page 2 Incumbent may have slight edge By PETER MOONEY - and KERY MURAKAMI With 17 percent of the precincts in the Second Congressional district reporting, incumbent Republican Carl Pursell was leading Democratic challenger Dean Baker. At 12:40 a.m., Pursell led 9,304 votes to 7,296, or 56 percent to 44 percent. In Washtenaw County, Baker led 18,369 to 15,409. University graduate student Baker was leading in the city of Ann Arbor, with 60 percent of the vote at press time. Sources at the Baker campaign headquarters said the challenger was losing in the rural areas of the district, typically a stronghold for Pursell, but that turnout in those areas was low. Baker said his campaign was important, even if he doesn't win. "It was important to raise a lot of issues," he said. He said even if he loses, the campaign educated and made people aware of the issues. "You don't need a powerful media campaign and you don't need to treat people like morons" to be politically successful, Baker said. Despite Baker's lead in Ann Arbor, Pursell was confident the high campus-area turnout would help him. "I hoto by PETE ROSS think I'll do very well on campus," he said. See HIGH, Page 3 Democratic challenger Dean Baker looks over early election predictions last night at Dominick's. Baker is a graduate economics student opposing fourth-term congressional incumbent Carl Pursell. Democrats gain control of Senate and House By The Associated Press The Democrats have gained control of the Senate, said Senate Majority leader Robert Dole (R- Knasas) late last night. " f there was a Reagan revolution, it's over," said retiring House speaker Thomas O'Neill, who led the opposition to President Reagan. Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd said he'd predicted a 52-48 victory to reestablish Democratic control, but as midnight approached he "expected better." His party needed to swing four seats to regain control and got early momentum in 'Students, By ELIZABETH ATKINS Poor cafeteria food quality, inconvenient meal hours, the new residence hall party policy, delays in maintenance calls, and overheated dormitories were some of the concerns voiced by students at last night's Residence Hall Association forum. The forum, attended by eight housing administrators and 35 students, was relaxed overall, but debate heated up when participants discussed such issues as food quality and searches for alcohol possession in rooms. LSA SENIOR and RHA President Peter Samet said this was the first forum in which students could address administrators with Florida where Sen. Paula Hawkins' was unseated. RETIRING REPUBLICAN Sen. Paul Laxalt said, simply, "It's too early to tell." The GOP held a 53-47 majority in the 99th Senate with the 100th Senate to start next January. Democrats also hoped to pad their 73-seat majority in the 435- member House. One early winner was Rep. Jim Wright of Texas, in line to replace O'Neill as Speaker when the new Congress convenes. Joseph Kennedy II, son of the late Robert Kennedy and nephew of the late president, won O'Neill's Massachusetts seat in the. House. His sister Kathleen Kennedy Townsend conceded defeat in her House race in Maryland. THE GOP was faring better in gubernatorial elections. But among the incumbent governors, two Democrats mentioned as possible 1988 presidential candidates-Mario Cuomo of New York and Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts-won easily. Gov. Bob Graham claimed Florida's Senate seat for the Democrats by defeating Hawkins, See DOLE, Page 3 ELECTION ROUNDUP *Midnight results indicated that ic.umbent Sate Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbr) trounced challenger Vic Holtz, while State Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor) beat challenger Dale Apley. *As of midnight last night, it seemed that Democratic incumbents James Waters and Paul Brown would squeak by their, Republican challengers, Cynthia Hudgins and. Gary Frink, to retain their seats on the University's Board of Regents. See Page 31 MSA will study officials do concerns and complaints. About three students complained that residence hall staff members in Couzens Hall are entering their rooms under false pretenses to search for alcohol or drugs. John Heidke, associate director of housing education, expressed great concern over this charge andasked for names of accused staffers. "Any complaints of entering rooms under false pretenses will be heard promptly" by an administrator, he said. THE MOST common gripe was the cafeteria food quality. One student said he lost 30 pounds last year because he disliked the cafeteria food. He complained that he was not allowed to cancel his meal plan ebate at RHA forum PIRGIM fi By WENDY SHARP The Michigan Student Assembly resolved last night to establish a committee to study ways to fund the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM). PIRGIM members attended the weekly meeting to request the as- sembly to consider administering a funding program for the environ- mental advocacy group. PIRGIM chairman Andrew Swenson, an LSA senior, said it was not PIRGIM's idea to ask MSA for help. Swenson said the suggestion was made "by MSA, members and by the regents them- selves.' He said, however, that PIRGIM cannot continue without additional funding. PIRGIM- which has worked on' the campus escort service Safewalk and produced a survey on banking services- has struggled without student funding since 1985, when the regents removed a checkoff box for PIRGIM funding from the Student Verification Form. MSA passed a resolution to establish an ad hoc committee con- sisting of five to seven Assembly members who will study possible funding mechanisms. The commit- tee must reach a decision in two months. LSA SENIOR Judy Hyslop, PIRGIM vice chairman, said the as - sembly's decision to form a committee "is a starting block." Hyslop said she is unsure whether PIRGIM will wait for the ad hoc committee's decision before taking tinding the funding issue to the Board of Regents again. MSA President Kurt Muenchow said he is opposed to the PIRGIM resolution because it could harm MSA's credibility with students. "What if MSA supports PIRGIM and PIRGIM then protests Dow Chemical?" Muenchow said. "Engineers will then say why am I supporting MSA." The assembly's other discussions were particularly heated last night. Members narrowly passed a resolution to "petition the Congress, the Senate, and the President of the United States of America to end training, funding, and suporting the contra rebels in Nicaragua." MSA passed another resolution that called for peace in El Salvador and requested "the United States' Congress and the Reagan administration to cease the intervention in El Salvador by cutting all military and economic aid and supporting a peaceful solution to the conflict among Salvadorans." The resolution received 20 yes votes, 11 no votes, and two abstentions, Some assembly members voiced vehement opposition to the resolutions, saying that MSA should focus on campus issues rather than national ones. MSA "has to avoid political issues that erode our credibility," said Law School representative Nick Stasevich. because administrators said he did not have a medical problem. Lynn Tubbs, food service director, responded to the charge, saying, "breaking a meal contract changes the revenue picture." Another student suggested lengthening or shifting meal hours because the current hours are inconvenient. Tubbs said the althering the dining schedule was possible but unlikely because the same professional kitchen staff works through lunch and dinner and, if their hours are increased, costs will rise. SOME students and Resident Fellows expressed confusion about the new residence hall party policy, which was introduced in September. The policy requires residents to sign a "party form" to inform their building director the day before they want to throw a party. A party is defined as the gathering of 10 or more guests. Marvin Parnes, housing program director, said the "painless and friendly" policy has two intentions: to act as a "tool to educate residents about responsibility" when they hold parties in their rooms, and to aid on-duty security and residence hall staff to monitor -damages, complaints, and rowdy behavior. Parnes said the policy does not violate student's First Amendment rights, and the administration encourages "free speech, forums, and assemblies." TODAY- 'Simple truth' millions I've met across the country, they found they can no longer follow the leadership of the Republican party, which has taken them down the road that leads to disaster." How do you say pizza in Russian? Comrades will soon have American pizza to go with their Pepsi, after PepsiCo Inc. opens as many as 100 Pizza Hut restaurants in the Soviet Union. The chain -which wnuld he the first foreion INSIDE- BOROWSKY: Sports column on Mets enrages readers. See Page 4. I I I