In Weeken Magazine: . Presidential Search .'A Prayer for the Dying' .The List . John Logie *Interview: Dominick DeVarti Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Volume XCVII - No. 7 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Friday, September 18, 1987 Copyright 1987, The Michigan Daily Regents appoint Fleming as The Rev. Virginia Peacock, Kathryn Stern, and Velvet Harrison, all of Ann Arbor, sing at a candlelight vigil welcoming the Pope, and asking him to be more flexible in his teaching. See story, page 3 interim By MARTHA SEVETSON Flem The Fleming. Administration some ti Building will host a familiar face unable t this January when former University the sear President Robben Fleming returns to in the g the helm as interim president. "(Fo Fleming, appointed to the post obvious by the University's Board of Regents tion an( yesterday, served as president from many y 1967 to 1978. inentlyt "I am excited to serve the Uni- versity again," Fleming said, al- FLE though the appointment will prevent ninth pr his annual four-month trip to Flori- excellen da. "I keep hoping, of course, that it his stron won't be necessary." of unres But most University administra- chief ex tors agree that an interim appoint- Vietnar ment will be needed when current Black A University President Harold Shapiro Flem becomes the president of Princeton will not University on Jan. 1. The search for figureh a new president - initiated last May preside - will not be complete until Jan- dent," I uary or February, said University done as Regent Paul Brown (D-Petoskey). coming EVEN IF the new president is what is1 selected by the January deadline, In ad University officials do not expect the int Shapiro's successor to promptly fill yesterda the position. for the "I think everybody recognized that Thetcri it was unlikely the search would ments o move quickly enough for someone faculty, to be selected and ready to assume mittees office Jan. 1," said Robin Jacoby, an to evalu aide to Shapiro, in an interview last The Friday. must b ring said he has known "for me" that if the regents were to select a successor early in ch, he would be asked to fill ap. rmer) President Fleming is sly familiar with the institu- id has been its president for ears," said Brown. "He's em- qualified." MING - the University's esident - is known for his nt communication skills and ng leadership during a period st at the University. He was xecutive officer during the n War protests and the first kction Movement. ning said his interim status t restrain him to merely a cad role. "If I'm going to be nt, I want to be the presi- he said. "As much will be possible to see that the in- person is comfortable with being done." ddition to naming Fleming to erim position, the regents ay established a set of criteria University's next president. iteria - based on the state- f need presented by student, and alumni advisory com- - will be the standard used ate presidential candidates. list said the new president e committed to affirmative president Tentative By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Secretary of State George Shultz and Soviet For- eign Minister Edward Shevardnadze wrapped up their talks yesterday with "an agreement in principle" to ban intermediate-range nuclear missiles, a U.S. official said. President Reagan was expected to make an announcement at the White House today at 9 a.m. Shevardnadze scheduled at 9:30 a.m. news confer- ence at the Soviet embassy. "The major differences have been worked out, but the details still must be filled in," the official, who Blue tries to skin visiting Cougars By ADAM OCHLIS The Michigan fans who think tomorrow's football game against Washington State will be a sure win, an easy way to even the record, and a confidence builder f or Demetrius Brown, might be making a big mistake. Under first-year head coach Dennis Erickson, the Cougars, sporting just seven seniors, have jumped to two consecutive wins over Fresno State and Wyoming. Erickson has brought a big-play offense, a gambling defense, and new-found confidence to a team that won just three games a year ago. However, Michigan, despite its 26-7 loss to Notre Dame, is not your average Fresno State. And See COUGARS, Page 15 arms pact demanded anonymity, told The Associated Press. In a sign of progress, Reagan met for 35 minutes in his residence late last night with Shultz and S he- vardnadze. The tentative agreement could pave the way for a superpower summit meeting in Washington by year's end. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has held'lack from accepting Reagan's invitation until he was confident their third meeting would be productive. "Generally, without reason, I don't go anywhere, particularly, achieved America," Gorbachev said last April during a visit by Shultz to Moscow. The treaty would be the first U.S.-. Soviet nuclear arms control accord in the 6 and 1/2-year Reagan presidency. It would require the dismantling of 332 U.S. missiles in West Germany, Britain, Italy and Belgium, aimed at the Soviet Union. In return, the Soviets would destroy 512 missiles targeted on Western Europe and another 171 aimed at China and Japan. " No further meetings are scheduled," Charles Redman, the See U.S., Page 8 Fleming ...offered interim president action and be able to work with state legislators in the budgetary process, in addition to having the standard "record of leadership" and "outstanding 'educational back- ground." Brown said these criteria grew out of minority tensions last spring, and this summer's dispute with state legislators over in- state/out-of-state enrollment ratios. Brown said the regents have ac- cumulated a list of 250 to 300 -candidates, and expect to receive more applications and-nominations as the search continues. During the next month, the board and the three advisory committees will review the list of candidates and begin to elimi- nate names. Computer game simulates real life situations By FRANCINE BERNER If you've ever wondered why most people don't cheat on exams or cut in line at CRISP, Political Sci- ence Prof. Robert Axelrod has creat- ed a computer game that can suggest an answer. In the game, 20 imaginary play- ers - figments of Axelrod's imagi- nation - compete to get ahead in a simulated life. The electronic players have their own personalities which determine their success and emerge through critical situations, such as test-taking. Some players are "bold" and more likely to cheat. Other players are "vengeful" and more likely to turn players in. A point system awards players who "defect," or violate the norm, but deducts points from them if they are caught. Axelrod also designed the game so that players who punish "defectors" will face retaliation, and then lose points. "Sometimes the very cost of en- forcing a norm means that people won't bother (enforcing) it, in which case the norm will collapse, Axelrod said. - Axelrod ran the game 500 times and observed predominant strategies. For example, the best way to pre- vent cheating, he found, was not to punish the cheaters, but to punish those who tolerate them. The game showed how unwritten and unspoken rules govern human behavior, and why some social See PROGRAM, Page 3 University Political Science why people conform to social fields ranging from sociology Professor Robert Axelrod has norms. His research, based on to international relations. Daily Photo by ANDI SCHREIBER created a computer program which shows the Prisoner's Dilemma, can be applied to I. I Moody discusses six point plan progress INSIDE Wolverine cross country Yteam By STEPHEN GREGORY University Vice Provost for Minority Affairs Charles Moody said the six-point plan for increasing minority representation on campus has translated into funds for Black student services, minority faculty recruitment, and creating a presidential advisory committee on racism. Moody said he is involved, either directly studying how existing University programs designed to fight racism can be improved. "I want to find out what's been going on that I can use," he said. Moody said he met Tuesday with 30 superintendents from school districts statewide, as well as University adminis- trators, financial aid officers, a n d minority students for the demands of college life. Moody's future plans include meeting with students, faculty, and staff members to discuss how the University can develop a "mutually beneficial" relationship with predominantly Black colleges like Hampton College in Virginia and Central State College in Ohio. MOODY said he hopes that through the rest of the funds for this term, but Williams said the group will use a portion for Martin Luther King's birthday celebration in January. "We'll be planning more in the next couple weeks," Williams said. M O O D Y said the search for a Black administrator to fill a position at the Office of Affirmative Action has already begun. "People can now apply for that position, and travels to the Michigan Invitational Track Meet. SPORTS, Page 13 The Ann Arbor Observer's story on problems in the University's Athletic Department has problems of its own. OPINION, Page 4 i I