InW eekenM a gazine Reagan Era students to return to the polls The List 0 Interview: Buddy Guy -Bunny Wailer 'Vice Versa' Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom SVol. XCVIII, No. 108 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Friday, March 11, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily 0 'M' looks to rebound against Buckeyes By SCOTT SHAFFER For the moment, they are two teams heading in opposite directions towards the same goal. The teams are Michigan and Ohio State and the goal is the NCAA basketball tournament. They will face each other at Crisler Arena, Saturday at 2 p.m. in the final regular-season game for both teams. The Wolverines, virtually assured of a spot in the 64-team field, are staggering backward into the tournament, having lost three of their last four games. They continued on their downhill slide by losing to Illinois 85-74, Wednesday. To make matters worse, All-American Gary Grant is plagued by strained groin and abdominal muscles, limiting his effectiveness. MEANWHILE, the Buckeyes are surging forward in the wake of a big win over Purdue, the second- ranked team in the country. B y beating the Boilermakers, Ohio State firmly plopped itself on the so-called bubble between an NCAA bid or a consolation trip to the NIT. At -16-11, Ohio State's record may not be good enough for the NCAAs. But ending the season with wins over Purdue and Michigan, the top two teams in the Big Ten, would certainily make, the selection See BUCKEYES, Page 9 'U' prof., student oppose SIDI reearch Fleming lands 'code' in speech By STEVE KNOPPER Interim University President Robben Fleming, in a rare public speech to students last night, said college administrations legally have the right to discipline students for misbehavior. Fleming, speaking in favor of his revised policy against discrimination and harassment, cited recent death threats and fliers harassing minori- ties as actions that would warrant punishment. He spoke to a 25 stu- dent audience at Mason Hall. "It's pretty hard to convince me that that's the kind of conduct we have to tolerate," Fleming said. "Why should we? If you threaten somebody, the courts don't protect it." LAST NIGHT marked Flem- ing's first formal public speech 'to students, since he assumed office in January, about his draft proposals to deter student discrimination through academic sanctions. "He sounded very persuasive," said Tamilynn Grumelot, an LSA senior. "I was against (the code) until I came." Grumelot said she is now not sure of how she feels about the pro- posals. But many other students said they remain unconvinced, even though Fleming told the audience a code of non-academic student behavior is a logical step toward combatting racism. The Michigan Student Assembly and many student interest groups have argued that the University is incapable of setting up an effective system to judge students' guilt or innocence. The civil courts, say many student activists, are trained to make such decisions and the Univer- sity should have no such power. FLEMING responded to such criticism last night in his half-hour speech which outlined the 10-year history of the debate, and his pro- posed solutions. He recalled a stu- dent who set several fires in Univer- sity buildings many years ago, and said the student requested readmis- sion after he was released from prison. "That's an extreme case, but to say we couldn't keep that individual out of the University with our own rules makes no sense to me," Flem- ing said. "Those who contend that the University should not maintain any discipline are totally fallacious from a legal- standpoint. There'snot See FLEMING, Page 3 Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Democratic presidential candidate Richard Gephart speaks to the press yesterday at Detroit's Metro airport. Wayne County Executive Ed McNamara, standing to the right, publicly endorsed Gephart's candidacy. votes in Michigan primary By KENNETH DINTZER and -MICHAEL LUSTtG Special to the Daily DETROIT - Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri brought his presidential campaign to Michigan yester- day, desperately searching for a victory after a disas- trous showing in the Super Tuesday primaries. After holding a rally in Lansing, Gephardt answered reporters' questions at Detroit Metropolitan Airport and then left for Chicago. The candidate repeatedly stressed the importance of Michigan's March 26 Democratic caucuses to his campaign. "I think it is very important that I do extremely well here. We plan to run a strong, aggressive, active cam- paign in Michigan," he said. To emphasize the point he vowed to move his family, including his wife, brother and mother, to the state for the campaign. Gephardt - a supporter of the Chrysler bailout and the author of a plan to force U.S. trading partners to lower their trade tariffs - is expected to do well in Michigan. Still, he refused to say that a loss in the state would be the end of his candidacy. His main op- position comes from Gov. Michael Dukakis of Mas- sachusets and the Rev. Jesse Jackson. On the steps of the state capitol building in Lans- ing, Gephardt repeatedly stressed that his presidential bid wasn't killed by a poor showing in Tuesday's pri- maries where he won only his home state of Missouri. "I'm alive, well, back in a place where I think I can win - and I'm going to win." Gephardt blamed his Tuesday losses on an inability to spread limited resources over the 20 Democratic contests. Vowing to run a "town-by-town, grassroots" cam- paign Gephardt yesterday added the endorsement of Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara to his list of Michigan supporters which include three U.S. Con- See GEPHARDT, Page 5 House vote demands ouster of Noriega WASHINGTON - The House yesterday overwhelmingly demanded the ouster of Panamanian military dictator Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, and the opposition ambassador to the United States predicted Noriega's overthrow "within a few days." At the same time, the Reagan administration was considering the imposition of further sanctions, including the withholding of about $7 million in payments to Panama due by March 15 for canal-related operations. The money would go into an escrow account. The house voted 367-2 for a non-binding resolution that noted allegations of drug trafficking, murder, money laundering and racketeering against the Panamanian Defense Forces, which Noriega heads. It called on Reagan to "consider seriously" additional economic and political sanctions. It also called upon Noriega to comply with an order two weeks ago by Panamanian President Eric Arturo Delvalle, dismissing him as commander of the defense forces. By DAVID SCHWARTZ Special to the Daily EAST LANSING - A Univer- sity professor and a student spoke last night at a forum on the Michi- gan State University campus to in- form the community about president Ronald Reagan's strategic defense initiative "SDI." The "teach in" was sponsored by East Lansing community and student groups that oppose SDI, better known as "Star Wars." The groups are particularly op- posed to a cyclatron, or particle ac- celerator, on the MSU campus, which is used by the Department of Defense for SDI research. The Rev. Peter Dogherty, who acted as moderator, said, "The reason for having this is that this is the first time MSU has had a Start Wars-related contract, from the Air Force, with the cyclatron." He said, "The question arises - do we want this at this university?" University Physics Prof. Daniel See RESEARCH, Page 2 Workshop promotes safe sex By ELISSA SARD Even though premarital sex is prohibited in the residence halls, a campaign to educate students about safe sex began Wednesday night, complete with cookies, punch, and condoms. About 40 students attended a Residence Hall Association Safe Sex workshop, which stressed the importance of knowing the facts about safe sex, in order to prevent AIDS and unwanted pregnancy. "We're going to be realistic. When it comes to something serious like AIDS, we're not going to pre- tend sex isn't happening in the dorms," RHA president and LSA ju- nior Fouzia Kiani said. "What I was really hoping to get out of (the program) is to make (RHA) people aware of what's going RHA teaches reside nts fac ts on so they can bring information back to their halls," she said. The 90-minute program opened with a fact-filled presentation by LSA senior Vaughn Allitson, AIDS education program coordinator for the Washtenaw County Red Cross. While fielding questions from the audience, dominated by RHA and House Council members, Allitson said the best way to fight AIDS is through education. The Red Cross can only advocate prevention, he said. People who use drugs should not share hypodermic needles, people who are sexually active should always use condoms, and people who are not involved in monoga- mous relationships should not have sex, Allitson said. After the Red Cross presentation, RHA secretary and LSA senior P.J. Petitpren showed three films. The films identified the AIDS high risk groups. It also explained the causes and transmission of the disease, the use of condoms, and a dramatization of a female high school student who receives a letter from an old boyfriend who just found out he has AIDS. Between films, Petitpren cited AIDS statistics for Washtenaw county. Since 1981, when the AIDS virus was first recorded in the United States, 24 cases have been recorded in the county. Six of these, includ- ing four deaths, occurred this year. Students question CBN board member's 'bullying tactics' By ANNA BORGMAN Several student members of the Campus Broadcasting Network's Board of Directors have questioned sider Daley's fate that evening was brought to the floor. "I HAD to stop that vote," said Gilmartin, adding, "What I did was WCBN Programming Director and LSA sophomore Jeanne Gilliland has complained about Gilmartin's conduct in the past. "I &i g