Law school newspaper obtains new office space By PETER MOONEY The Law School Student Senate last night voted unanimously to grant the student newspaper, The Res Gestae, office space on the seventh floor of Hutchins Hall. The newspaper will now occupy room 700B, which had been used for conferences by five law student organizations: the Jewish Law Student Union, the Lesbian and Gay Law Students, the Computer Law Society, Student Funded Fellowships, and the International Law Students. The organizations will continue to use an adjoining room as office space. The Res Gestae occupied an office on the fourth floor of Hutchins Hall, but it was informed last week that law school administrators will take away its office space and give it to two new employees and one current employee. The newspaper's new .office was assigned by the student senate. Senate President Reggie Turner said he was frustrated by the short notice the senate was given to find office space for the Res Gestae. Senate Secretary Jeff Winick reported that the newspaper may be allowed to move back to the fourth floor next semester when the Institute for Continuing Legal Education moves into a new building. "This is likely to be a one semester move for the RG," he said. Winick also complained that the student senate was not given advance warning about the administration's plan to evict the newspaper. He rejected the administration's explanation that late notice was given because it was trying to find an office elsewhere for the employees who will replace the newspaper. "They should have let us know that this was a possibility," Winick said. The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 9, 1986 - Page 3 Wright named House speaker WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats yesterday selected Jim Wright of Texas, their majority leader for the past decade, to become the chamber's 48th speaker. Wright accepted the unanimous nomination of his party colleagues with a promise to quickly move a legislative agenda that will include - but not be dominated by - investigation of the Reagan administration's Iran arms sales. Democrats "hope to demonstrate to the American people ... that we Democrats have our act together, and that we can govern," Wright said. The speaker of the House holds a constitutional position in line of succession to the presidency after the vice president. Wright's nomination requires ratification of the full House on Jan. 6, when the 100th Congress convenes. Democrats will hold a 258-177 majority, and party allegiance in such a vote is nearly absolute. Wright, first elected to the House in 1954, will succeed retiring Rep. Thomas O'Neill Jr. (D-Mass.), who held the speaker's post for the last 10 years of a 34- year House career. The Democrats, in their open party caucus, also unanimously chose Rep. Thomas Foley (D- Wash.) to move up to become majority leader. Rep. Tony Coelho (D-Calif.) was picked as whip in the only contested election. House Republicans, meanwhile, reinstated their seasoned leadership team of Minority Leader Robert Michel of Illinois and Minority Whip Trent Lott of Mississippi. Wright said the House will move quickly to establish a special committee "to get all the facts of the Iranian arms misadventure on the table." But Wright said Congress should not allow the Iran fiasco "to preoccupy us, nor to paralyze us, nor to distract us from the important work we have to do." Wright promised speedy action in January to again pass the clean- water legislation vetoed by President Reagan after the 99th Congress adjourned, and said a highway construction bill was also on the early agenda. He said achievable objectives for new Congress included legislation to cut the trade and budget defecits, welfare reform, and more help for farmers. Soon after the caucus recessed, Wright told reporters he was ready to use a tax increase if necessary, and slow the military buildup, to help tackle the chronic high budget defecits. Associated Press. On guard An armed Honduran soldier watches the helicopters used to ferry 700 Honduran troops from central Honduras to the border with Nicaragua over the weekend. The Honduran troops searched yesterday for stragglers of a Nicaraguan force that pulled back after a cross-border raid, a military source said. BiN] adlopts research report (Continued from Page 1) contracts be open to public inspection, and that all project results be published within a year after the project's funding expires, except under extraordinary circumstances. These rules would be extended to cover all types of research, not just over secret research as covered by current guidelines. Supporters of the proposal claim these changes will reduce the amount of classified research sponsored by the defense department. "The net effect (of the majority report) will reduce classified research and military research. The current defense department policy is incompatible with our rules. Classified research would virtually end," said RPC chairman George Carignan, a research engineer. C A R I G N A N said student representatives might have blocked an amendment that expressed opposition to potentially harmful research, but which did not have an effective enforcement mechanism. The amendment endorses the policy of openess as an effective means of ensuring that researchers will not work on secret weapons research for the Department of Defense. The students on the RPC wanted the end-use clause to be a regental policy covering all research, rather than an amendment. Caplan said he didn't think that idea had been sufficiently addressed during the RPC's discussions, a sentiment that prompted his and the other student's resignations. The other students who resigned are physics graduate student Michael Massey, biochemistry graduate student Marisela Velez, and MSA's military research advisor Ingrid Kock. "If the regents have the courage to realize that people don't want weapons research, we could rally around that point," said Caplan. The other amendment passed by the RPC formulates a review procedure, under which the RPC will make sure that project proposals comply with the majority report's guidelines. McFarlane says Reagan approved Iranian deal i I I I - - m - - -= Campus cinema Scanners (David Cronenberg), MTF, DBL/7:00 p.m., Mich. They are out there. They look just like you. Some are good, some are evil. And they can all make people's heads explode in graphic technicolor. From the director of The Fly. *The Dead Zone (David Cronenberg, 1983), MTF, DBL/9:00 p.m., Mich. Definitely one of Cronenberg's subtler efforts, this flick stars Christopher Walken as a psychic who must stop presidential candidate Martin Sheen in order to before he sets off a nuclear holocaust. Based on the novel by horror-miester Stephen King. Performances Clair Ross-Michigan Union Cultural Programs, 8 p.m., Michigan Union Pendleton Room, (764-6498). Harpist Ross will play selections from his new recording. Don't miss . him. University Band and Campus Band- School of Music, 8 p.m., Rackham Auditorium, (763-4726). . Eric Becher conducts the University Band while Eric Rombach leads the Campus Band in this joint concert. U-M Flint Percussion Ensemble- "Sound of Bells," Michigan Union Pendleton Room, (764-6498). The sound of Glockenspiels, Marimbas and other instruments will fill the Union in this special holiday concert. Fred Koller- 8 p.m., The Ark, (761-1451). Come and see this very witty songwriter from Nashville perform tonight. Speakers Nesha Z. Haniff-"Successful Caribbean Woman: We Had the Courage and the Vision," Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, noon, 109 West Engineering. Joyce Chesbrough, Ernestine Spruce, Kathy Eckroad, and LeRoy Cappaert- "Juigalpa, Nicaragua: Ann Arbor's Sister City," 12:10 p.m., Ann Arbor Public Library, 343 South Fifth Ave. Ernst Katz- "Rudolf Steiner's Thought: A Christmas Lecture," 8 p.m., The Rudolf Steiner Institute, 1923 Geddes Ave. Judith James Wood- "Children and the Law," National Organization for Women, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw. Meetings Spark Revolutionary Class History Series- 7 p.m., 345 Mason Hall. Furthermore "Breathe Easy: You Can Create a Smoking Policy That Works For Your Workplace"- Washtenaw County Health Dept., 8:30 a.m., Ann Arbor Inn, (973- 1488). The University of Michigan Panhellenic Association Annual Fashion Show- 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m., Tally Hall, Liberty and Maynard, (662-3442). Creative Writing Workshop- 7 p.m., 1412 Mason Hall, (996-2396). Interviewing for the International Student- Career Planning & Placement, 4:10 p.m., International Center, (764-7460). Send announcements of up- coming events to "The List," c/o The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich., 48109. Include all per- tinent information and a con- tract phone number. We must receive announcements for Friday and Sunday events at least two weeks before the event, and announcements for weekday events must be received at least two days before the event. (Continued from Page 1) hearings yesterday, "The puzzle's coming together and the result does not justify dismantling of the republic or (the removal of) the current occupant of the White House." "If anyone expected that this committee was going to come up with the evidence to justify top- pling this government or im- peaching this president, they're looking at the wrong set of facts." Durenberger added. "There isn't that kind of evidence around this in- vestigation." McFarlane, who had testified last week in secret before the Senate Intelligence Committee, testified publicly yesterday before the House panel saying the president gave his authorization for the indirect ship- ment of "small levels of arms to Iran for the purpose of strength- ening elements against terrorism." .McFarlane did not mention any other country by name, but Israel has been identified as having sent UM News in The Daily 764-0552 STUDENT ACCOUNTS: Your attention is called to the following rules passed by the Regents at their meeting on Feb- ruary 28, 1936: "Students shall pay all accounts due the University not later than the last day of classes of each semester or summer session. Stu- dent loans which are not paid or renewed are sub- ject to this regulation; however, student loans not yet due are exempt. any unpaid accounts at the close of business on the last day of classes will be reported to the Cashier of the University and American arms to Iran during the summer of 1985. McFarlane said the president gave oral authorization for the transfer of U.S.-supplied weapons to Iran in August 1985. "The decision followed con- sultation and advice by the president with his cabinet officers - the secretary of state, defense, the chief of staff, the director of central in- telligence, myself," McFarlane said. Asked about the transfer of profits from the arms sale to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, McFar- lane said the president "did not know of and did not approve such actions." FoOD Buys y barry bagel's place Westgate Shopping Center (Located at Stadium and Jackson Roads) Phone: 66-BAGEL --nine varieties of fresh baked bagels --onion styx -classic deli sandwiches -classic deli salads 3 FREE BAGELS no purchase necessary - expires 12/31/86 GOOD AT WESTGATE LOCATION ONLY rr Introducing ByDesignTM Custom Printed Shirts ... Holiday Gifts with a Personal Touch. Q-j Hot from BYDESIGN The best gifts are always personal expressions.,... 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