In Weekend Magazine: *Special Issue: The Best of Ann Arbor *The List .r "Interview: Mitch Albom 9 John Shea Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 133 Ann Arbor, Michigan-- Friday, April 15, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Chaos disrupts regents' meeting Anti-code group storms Fleming building lobby By JIM PONIEWOZIK and RYAN TUTAK After demonstrators clashed with campus security officers an d administrators at yesterday's Board of Regents' meeting, about 40 protesters occupied the Fleming Administration Building to protest several actions of the University administration. Ten of them staying overnight in the building's regents room Accusations of assault flew from both University officials and protesters, including students and Ann Arbor residents. No arrests were made. Following a noon rally on the Diag, the group entered the regents' room, chanting, to protest several administrative actions, including the new Policy on Discriminatory Acts. UNABLE to conduct their meeting in the presence of the raucous protesters, the regents then moved their meeting to an upstairs roomed, blockading a stairway and elevators. Several shoving.matches broke out as protesters attempted to push past officers blocking doorways. Only members of the press were allowed in the meeting. Group members remained voluntarily locked inside the building last night, although security locked the building's bathrooms from about 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Two campus security officials stationed at the building were allowed to let protesters out, but not to let anyone re-enter. A GROUP of 60 rallied at 9:30 last night in front of Interim President Robben Fleming's house last night. Fleming met with the protesters, discussing h i s discriminatory acts policy, along with other topics. Demonstrators said the administration was attempting to bypass student authority, citing the discriminatory acts policy and proposal to replace the student general manager of the Campus Broadcasting Network with a professional. "The administration doesn't care about students anymore. They never did in the first place;"said Michigan Student-Assembly President Mike See Protest, Page 5 Daily Photo by KAREN Protesters disrupt yesterday afternoon's Board of Regents meeting with chants of "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Fleming's got to go." Interim University President Robben Fleming stands in the middle, talking with Regent Neil Neilson. MSA President Mike Phillips, second from right, stands in the corner. reve als -minori *recruitment plan By STEVE KNOPPER As 40 demonstrators packed the lobby of the Fleming Admini- stration Building yesterday to protest institutional racism within the Uni- versity administration, Vice Presi- dent for Academic Affairs and Pro- vost James Duderstadt announced a . new plan to recruit Black faculty and students. After the Michigan Plan is im- plemented in September, Duderstadt told the University's Board of Re- gents, "I am certain we will have the most successful year in our history, and beyond that, the most successful of any university" in terms of mi- nority recruitment. Though former University Presi- dent Harold Shapiro announced a Black enrollment goal of 12 percent in March 1987, the population has increased by only 0.4 percent in the last four years. Last year, Black stu- dents comprised 5.4 percent of the student population. But Vice Provost for Minority Affairs Charles Moody said the new plan, as well as recent recruitment efforts, are "more than trying to reach some numbers. (The efforts) are part of the fabric of the institu- tion that will go on." Duderstadt would not describe the plan further, but Moody said it will coordinate the various minority re- cruitment projects already taking place. Moody cited the University's Target-of-Opportunity project as an effective recruiting program. Regents not ready to name AD, By STEVE BLONDER Interim University President Robben Fleming will not announce the successor to retiring Athletic Director Don Canham at today's meeting of the University's Board of .Regents as was originally planned, Fleming said last night. "I have the authority to talk to a candidate, but that is it," he said. Fleming added he thought a press conference would be called for the middle of next week to name the new athletic director. Regents declined to discuss the situation, saying "President Fleming would speak for the board." They have remained silent on this subject since early March. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar- bor) added "I rely on the president and I think you should too." Fleming attributed the delay to "people need time to think about things." One regent, who spoke on the need time' condition of anonymity, said last night that the board had made a deci- sion during the closed part of last month's meeting, but that the re- gents and Fleming were trying to work out several "small" details. Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was the top choice of both regents and the athletic depart- ment search committee. He turned down the job because he would have been forced to give up coaching after the upcoming season. The other two finalists were North Carolina Athletic Director John Swofford, and St. Louis adver- tising executive Clayton Wilhite. Each has reportedly turned down the job in the past month, according to both alumni and sources within the administration. University Director of Business Operations Jack Weidenbach, who the Ann Arbor News reported would get the job, has taken himself out of consideration. Daiy rnoto by KAKN MANDELMAN Regent Thomas Roach, right, and an unidentified man laugh at posters yesterday before the Board of Regents meeting. Three different posters said, "UNWANTED," and then either "Fleming," "Steiner," or "Baker" Sovietsi agree to date for Afghan pullout GENEVA (AP) - The Soviet Union signed a formal pledge yesterday to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan starting May 15 but there was no indication from guerrillas that the Red Army will be allowed to leave peacefully after eight years of war. Moslem insurgent leaders, who were not invited to the negotiations, said they would present their reaction Saturday at a rally in Pakistan. The U.S-supported guerillas, who claim to control virtually all the country except the cities, are expected to repeat their vow to continue fighting until the last Soviet soldier has left Afghan soil. The United States, the Soviet Union, Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan signed the accord Thursday in an austere 10-minute ceremony. It stipulates that the withdrawal begin May 15. Afterward, Pakistan, which represented the guerrillas at the negotiations, predicted the civil war will go on because there is no, provision for an interim government, and said it would continue denying recognition to the Communist regime in Kabul. Provisions of the agreement require the two countries to stop interfering in one another's affairs. The insurgents, who have been fighting since a Communist coup in April 1978, are based in camps and cities on Pakistan's side of the border. President Reagan said Wednesday the pact cc not prevent the United States from aiding the guerrillas "a- long as they need it and as long as the Sc viet Union continues to supply the Afghan forces." Four Americans among injured in Italy blast * JNSDE Honduran protest represent disfa- vor withi U.S power politics. OPINION, Page 4 t'he' Women's Glee Club pre- miers a new. composition this weekend: :..ARTS, Page 9 The Michigancrew team hosts the: *12th. Anniversary Classic. Re-. District judge drops assault charges against Marcuse NAPLES, Italy (AP) - A car bomb blew up in front of a club for U.S. military personnel in Naples, killing five people and wounding at least 17, Italian officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast that happened shortly after 8 p.m. (2 p.m. EDT) at the USO club. The Pentagon initially reported that one American sailor had been killed and four were injured, but Navy Cmdr. Connie Haney later said Italian woman, was-reported in grave condition. Italian media.said the bomb exploded during a reception at the club for the commander of the USS Paul, a torpedo boat destroyer docked in Naples. The consulate official said he could not confirm this. Jannette said the USS Paul and USS Capodanno were in the Naples port at the time of the blast. The Capodanno has its home port in Newport, R.I., and the Paul is from By MELISSA RAMSDELL A district court judge yesterday dismissed two assault charges against University graduate student Harold Marcuse after City Prosecutor Ronald Plunkett made a motion to rxrn .he, ape, m...re.. ra h, -fl] Barbour during an anti-Central Intel- ligence Agency protest last Novem- ber. ALL THREE yesterday ex- pressed disappointment with the dismissal, and Marcuse asked 15th DiQrtir;.t C(rti in P peteir city attorney's decision, but I would have liked to have seen it go to trial. I'm a victim of assault. I was ready to go to trial." Plunkett said he was given addi- tional evidence by Marcuse and his attornev - including nhotogranhs of