r IEIUUI&I Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 16 Ann Arbor, Michigan- Thursday. September 29, 1988 Copvright 1488, The Michigon Doily ... , . ... vrira.ty .. .T...M.. .... ny,.il. Trial to begin for 'U' student BY DAVID SCHWARTZ A University student will appear in court today on charges stemming from his activity at an anti-Nazi protest last March, during which some protesters hurled bricks at Nazi demonstrators. ChRashid Taher, an LSA junior, is scheduled to stand trial today in Washtenaw County Circuit Court for two misdemeanors - assault and battery and disturbing the peace. On March 19, 38 Nazis dressed in uniforms and carrying protective shields held a demonstration in front r of the Ann Arbor Federal Building. About 200 protesters held a counter- demonstration, and some clashed with police. At one point, one protester broke through the line of 46 Ann Arbor police officers who were on hand to prevent an outbreak of violence be- tween the Nazis and counter-demon- strators. A clash between Nazis and protesters ensued, and the police subsequently arrested four protesters. . "In my mind, the police went on a mini-riot," said Eileen Scheff, Taher's attorney. She added that the police department was wrong for us- ing "police brutality" while protect- ing the Nazis. tTaher said he joined in the protest of the Nazis because "they practice an ideology which is detrimental to society." s. "It was just a matter of showing solidarity with minorities and op- pressed people," he said. prTaher accused the police of arresting protesters just to let the people know that they were in con- trol. "The police started singling out people to show that they weren't going to take shit from anyone," he said. 'Taher was originally accused of felonious assault, but the charge was See Trial, Page 2 U.S. rises 0 ver Japan f( Abbott pitches U. c)r S. SEOUL, South Korea (AP)- Tino Martinez homered twice and drove in four runs, and University of Michigan pitching standout Jim Abbott checked Japan on seven hits as the United States won the Olympic baseball gold medal with a 5-3 win yesterday. The triumph avenged a 6-3 American loss to Japan in the 1984 Olympic title game in Los Angeles. It also marked the first time a U.S. team has won a global title since 1974, when the United States captured the World Championships. It was the final time for baseball as an Olympic demonstration sport; America's pastime becomes a fully recognized Olympic event in the Barcelona Games in 1992. Abbott, who became the 1987 Sullivan Award winner and a high selection in the major league draft despite having been born without a right hand, struck out four and walked three. He ran into trouble in the sixth, when Japan parlayed two hits and two walks into a pair of It also marked the first time a U.S. team has won a global title since 1974, when the United States captured the World Champion- ships. runs to pull to within 4-3. But he settled down and shut out the Japanese the rest of the way. Martinez hit his first of the Games, a two-run shot to straight- away center, to put the United gold ) victory States ahead 2-1 in the fourth inning. Dave Silvestrie's run-scoring single later in the inning gave the Americans a two-run edge as they chased starter Takehiro Ishii, the ace of Japan's staff. Martinez, a University of Tampa infielder who was a first- round draft choice by the Seattle Mariners, added another RBI in the fifth when he singled home Ty Griffin, who led off with a single and stole second. Martinez closed the American scor-ing with his solo homer in the eighth. Abbott, a two-time All- American at Michigan who was taken by the California as the eighth player selected in the draft last June, had pitched three strong innings in a brief Olympic outing last week, earned the victory in his first decision of the Olympics. Associated Press Former Michigan pitcher Jim Abbott, pitching for the U.S. Olympic team, exults as the U.S. beats Japan, 5-3, to win the gold medal in baseball. ___j Rackham celebrates gold anniversary BY NOELLE SHADWICK The 50th anniversary celebration of the construction and endowment of Rackham Graduate School will kick off today with a birthday con- cert by the Tokyo String Quartet. The concert is the first in a series to mark the anniversary of the $9.7 million endowment given to the graduate school by Horace and Mary Rackham. Established by Horace Rackham, the endowment provides money for education and students regardless of race, sex, or handicap. He left an ad- ditional $2 million for the construc- tion of the Rackham building. "[The money] has been tremen- Concerts, tal dously helpful to many generations at critical stages of their careers," said Rackham Dean John D'Arms. Celebrations will continue to- morrow with an introduction by D'Arms and a welcome by President James Duderstadt to a two-day sym- posium on the "Intellectual History and Academic Culture at the Univer- sity of Michigan." The symposium will examine the University's past, present, and future challenges. Highlights of the symposium will include History Prof. David ks commemorate 50 years Hollinger's talk on how the Univer- sity's departments have distinguished themselves throughout the past 50 years. Responses from five professors in different departments will follow. A panel Saturday will discuss whether or not the ph.D. has become too specialized. Panelists include former University Vice Provost Billy Frye and Oberlin University President Frederick Starr. The symposium will bring to- gether first rate faculty and graduate students from different disciplines, said D'Arms. The event is rare, he said, because it is "not simply cele- bratory and laudatory, but one which is an honest appraisal, sometimes critical, of University achieve- ments." A reception for graduate students will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on the fourth floor of Rackham Friday. "We encourage all graduate students to attend," said Susan Lipschutz, as- sociate dean of Rackham. A special exhibition featuring 151 pictures and write-ups of distin- guished Rackham alumni will be open until Saturday in the Rackham galleries. The event concludes with a dance Saturday night from 9-12 p.m. in the Rackham libraries, featuring James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band playing 30s music. The dance is free, but reservations are required and can be made by calling 764-4405. The Tokyo String Quartet will perform tonight at 8 p.m. in the Rackham auditorium and will feature music by Beethoven, Bartok, and Shubert. Tickets are available through the University Musical So- ciety, and will cost $12 to $17, and $4 for students. Doctors, lawyers. differ in views Differences lead to mistrust BY ED KRACHMER Attorneys and physicians view the world from different perspectives, causing strife between the profes- sions, said Philosophy Prof. Carl Cohen yesterday. In the first of his open monthly lectures on medical ethics entitled "Doctors and Lawyers: Philosophical Reflections," the teacher of medical ethics addressed the misunderstanding and distrust between doctors and lawyers that he has observed. -"It's quite a striking sociological phenomena. Doctors and lawyers frequently misunderstand each other," said Cohen. One of the most important differ- ences between doctors and lawyers is the context in which the professions operate, Cohen said. While a doc- tor's concern with a patient and his or her health is a personal relation- ship, he said an attorney's relation- ship with a client is more of an in- terpersonal concern dealing with the client's rights in society. Turning to niore specific differ- ences between the philosophies and attitudes of the two professions, Cohen cited differences in how the two perceive information. While doctors are interested in any information available, lawyers are only concerned with information which is legally obtained, he said. rules of evidence, he said. Toby Citrin, an attorney who is also a professor of Public Health Policy and Administration, objected to this view during a discussion fol- lowing the lecture. "The person who is at the same time concerned about the well being of the client and the justice, or lack of justice in society as a whole is on a higher plane," Citrin said. He said the field of public health engages in such a process. Stephen Emerson, associate pro- fessor of Internal Medicine, said that while doctors may agree with such a social view of their occupation, they feel that intrusion by the legal sys- tem into the world of medicine is not appropriate on an individual case-by-case basis, as in malpractice suits. Shuttle liftoff finally arrives CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. (AP) - Discovery's five astronauts, anxious to break an agonizing 32-month drought in American spaceflight, studied flight plans yesterday as the shuttle was readied for today's launch. NASA officials were nervous, but confident. "The space shuttle is ready to fly," said shuttle administrator Richard Truly, adding, "Even the weather is looking good." "This has been a long two-and-a-half years," he said of the difficult period since the Challenger accident in 1986. Liftoff is scheduled for 9:59 a.m. EST, with a two-and-a-half hour window to take care of weather or technical delays. Excitement was mounting around the Kennedy Space Center yesterday.., Campers and recreation vehicles found good viewing places across the' Indian River, and souvenir sellers set up booths. NASA's Visitor's Center sold out of the commemorative envelopes that feature the crew patch. According to Arnold Aldrich, director of the shuttle program, today "...the shuttle should return to its proper place in the sky and launch us into a new era." Crew members are commander Frederick Hauck, pilot Richard Covey, and mission specialists John Lounge, Dale Hilmers, and George Nelson. The four-day Discovery mission will be the first shuttle flight since Challenger exploded in a fireball 73 seconds after liftoff from the same launch pad on January 28, 1986. The accident ceded manned space to the Soviet Union, which has put 16 cosmonauts into orbit since then. The shuttle itself has had 210 modifications, including the addition of an escape system that would enable the crew to bail out if the ship had to ditch in the ocean. The escape system would not have saved the Challenger crew. The shuttle booster rockets, blamed for the Challenger tragedy, have undergone an $800 million redesign. "We have to be succesful," Kennedy Space Center director, Forrest McCartney said in an interview. "The nation could not withstand another accident like Challenger." INSIDE Puerto Ricans go to trial in ford for politik "crimes." See Opinion, Page 4 Sunny, high in the mid-60s, See Arts, Page 7 Associated Press The space shuttle Discovery sits on its Cape Canaveral, Fla. launchpad just hours before this morning's takeoff, the first since January, 1986. aGROC, Chrisi BY KATEY FISCHER Members of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee are angered by a recent Diag concert in which an anti-homosexual song was performed by a singer, charging that concert Tuesday night at Schloring Auditorium. The concert was attended by about 40 Born Again Christians, including Preacher Mike Caulk who often speaks on the Diag. Lian group mongering bigots feel safe and prohibit righteous today when violent attacks sexual to lesbians and gay men are sky- Mashni, rocketing," he said. chair John Neff, Campus Director of Commit Cornerstone Christian Fellowship, s. spar t discrimination based on preference, said David an MSA representative and of the Development tee. n. i n ;,. D ,ire.tor of