Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 15, 1987 Humanities receives $2 million By JIM BRAY The Campaign for Michigan has received a $2 million gift from a University alumnus to build the proposed Institute for the Humanities. William Searle, a 1955 University graduate, donated the money to reflect his interest in hu- manities-based education and con- tinue the support given to the University by his family. His father, John Searle, established endowed Searle professorships in medicine, pharmacy, and public health. Searle could not be reached for comment. His donation is part of the $143.7 million that has been raised by the Campaign for Michigan, a University effort to solicit private funds to supplement state funds. The institute will be housed in the Horace Rackham Building. It is planned to open at the beginning of the 1988 fall term. John Knott, chairman of the Department of English and spokes- man for the proposed institute, said its goal is to "...stimulate new kinds of thinking and intellectual ac- tivity..." at the University. Both graduate and undergraduate schools would be involved in the institute, which will draw faculty from the schools of music, art, and, law, as well as The College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Planners hope to facilitate the; exchange of ideas on humanist issues by presenting programs such as visits from distinguished scholars and conferences and seminars on the humanities. Post-crash test find drugs in crewmen Washington (AP) - Both crewmen of the Conrail locomotive that ran a stop signal and slid into the path of a speeding Amtrak passenger train were found to have marijuana in their system at the time of the accident, federal investigators said yesterday. One source close to the investigation said the amounts of marijuana on blood and urine samples taken from the two men within hours of the Jan. 4 accident near Baltimore were "a significant amount" to indicate possible chronic or recent use of the drug. It remained uncertain, however, whether the marijuana was sufficient to have affected the performance of the engineer or the brakeman at the time of the accident, said the source, who asked not to be identified. Meanwhile, motor vehicle officials in Maryland confirmed that the engineer, Robert Gates, has a number of motor vehicle violations. They said he was cited for speeding and negligent driving in the past and last month was arrested for drunken driving. The Federal Railroad Administration, which released the test results, said in a statement, "The findings do not constitute an allegation of fault or determination of probable cause" and will be considered along with other evidence developed during the investigation under way by the National Transportation Safety Board. There was no comment from NTSB officials. The tests on Gates, an 11-year employee of Conrail, and the brakeman, Edward Cromwell, showed no evidence of alcohol in either of the men. Tests of tissue samples of the Amtrak engineer, who along with the 15 passengers was killed in the accident, showed no evidence of either alcohol or illegal drugs, the Federal Railroad Administration said. The tests were conducted by the Civil Aeromedical Institute. The investigation into the accident, the worst in Amtrak history, has focused on the performance of the locomotive crew because investigators have been unable to find any evidence that either the locomotive equipment or the track signal system had malfunctioned. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Pentagon asks for $25 billion WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is asking Congress for an estimated $25 billion for classified programs, much of it going for radar-evading Stealth weapons and other high-tech projects, an analysis of the proposed fiscal 1988 defense budget shows. The estimate is based on information provided by Pentagon and congressional officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, along with analyses by the private Center for Defense Information, which often is critical of Reagan administration defense proposals, and the Defense Budget Project, which seeks to inform the public about Pentagon spending. Their studies show that proposed spending for classified programs is, rising, but the rate of increase is dropping in line with smaller increases; requested in the public portions of the $312 billion defense budget. These totals include some but not all the money appropriated by Congress for intelligence activities by the Central Intelligence Agency and other agencies. Busboy charged in hotel fire SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Dupont Plaza Hotel busboy was charged Wednesday with helping a maintenance worker start the New Year's Eve fire that killed 96 people at the luxury hotel. Both longtime hotel employees were in custody on arson charges as investigators of the fire indicated more arrests could follow. "The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms will continue to investigate this case until we're certain anyone connected with the fire has been identified and brought to justice," said Jerry Rudden, a spokesman for the agency. Armando Jimenez Rivera, a 28-year-old busboy, was arrested Tuesday and arraigned yesterday on a charge of arson in U.S. District Court. He was accused of helping Hector Escudero Aponte set fire to the hotel. Iraq defeats Iranian offensive NICOSIA, Cyprus - Iran said its forces recaptured a chain of strategic hills from Iraqui troops insa new offensive northeast of Baghdad yesterday, but Iraq said it repulsed the assault and inflicted "immense losses" on the Iranians. Iran also said it hit the Iraqui capital with a missile for the second straight day, while Iraq said its planes bombed Iranian cities for a fifth day. Iran's pre-dawn thrust in the central sector of the 730-mile battlefront came five days after an estimated eight divisions of Iran's fanatical Revolutionary Guards pushed into southern Iraq, apparently aiming for the port city of Basra. An Iraqui military spokesman warned: "To let the Iranian rulers know they are mere dwarfs, Iraq's retaliation will be swift and destructive." Black Caucus elects leader LANSING - It took two ballots, but the Legislature's 16-member Black Caucus finally agreed on its next chairperson, yesterday, after the late arrival of a supporter swung the vote to state Rep. Alma Stallworth. The closely contested election for chairperson marks the end of a three-month struggle for control of the caucus, which is made up of 13 representatives and three senators, all Democrats. Stallworth emerged from the secret vote saying she would work hard to build the caucus' image in the Legislature. Computers provide social outlet for 'U' students (Continued from Page 1) Trek was big; there were a lot of critiques of the new movie. Monty Python was also popular." The advantage to computer conferencing is that it offers an "open forum," Rashes said. "It's sort of a cocktail party. You just throw something into the air and you've got 100 people commenting on what you've just said," he said. Maya Bernstein, who helped found Meet: Students before she graduated from the Residential College last year, said one benefit of the project is its convenience. "People don't have to be at the same place at the same time," she said. "You don't have to schedule it. Anyone can sign on 24 hours a day," she said. Bernstein added that the project can be a foundation for solid friendships. "You don't look at their appearance or what color they are. You look at what they think. When you read these messages, you develop concrete images of what someone looks like. They're always wrong. It's fun to blast those images apart when you meet the person. Most of the friends I've met in the last year have been through this (project)." Any student or faculty member can join the SCP, because computer fees are included in tuition bills. People interested in joining can receive a Student Request Account at the Microcomputer Education Center in the School of Education. A new member is initially given an account of $20 for computer access time and is allotted $12.50 for every month afterward. Limited funds pose a problem for the SCP, Bakal said. The computer system runs similarly to the phone system: the user is charged according to the length of time he spends on the system. Computers stay cheap TUESDAY LUNCH LECTURES at the INTERNATIONAL CENTER - 603 E. Madison 12 NOON January 20: "WORK OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD" Speaker: JANE DICKSON, International Center Staff Sponsored by the Ecumenical Campus Center and The International Center (Continued from Page 1) "We don't want people rushing their decisions and getting ticked at the University," Marks said. Marks said concerns raised at the seminar about the advent of a new line of computers that would outdate the Macintosh Plus were unfounded. "There is no new product coming from Apple in January and the Macintosh Plus is going to be on the product line for a long time," he said. Ron Lovdeless, a computer con - sultant at the Microcomputing Center, explained to an audience of more than 60 people that the sale is not an attempt by Apple to clean out its inventory. The Macintosh Pluses are being manufactured at the end of this month upon specific request of the University. Besides clarifying the procedures for purchasing a computer, the seminar provided potential con- sumers with an overview of the Macintosh Plus' capabilities. It was also announced that pick up of new computers on Feb. 7 and 8 has been moved from the North Campus Commons to the Old Main Hospital. Computers will still be available through the University after next Friday but at higher costs. Put Yourself on The Line for Michigan Work at Michigan Telefund EXTRA S Denver police con suspects with 'free' Super Bowl tickets Donnie Chavez clutched his rabbit's foot and smiled at -television cameras when he arrived at Denver's Curragin Hall to get his "free" SuperwBowl tickets. "This seems too good to be true," he said. It was. Within minutes, he was handcuffed and on his way to jail in a sting that police say netted 67 fugitives Tuesday. Sixty-five were wanted on. felony charges ranging from forgery to sexual assault on a child, authorities said. Last week police sent 1,883 letters from a fictitious Rocky Mountain Sports Federation to the last known addresses of suspects in a wide variety of felonies and misdemeanors. The letters offered two free tickets to the Super Bowl, to be played, between the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets on Jan. 25. When the "winners" arrived undercover police officers led them to the hall's second floor where six uniformed officers waited. 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