Page 2 -The Michigan Daily -Tuesday, December 5, 1989 Shelling continues Cars ablaze in a street of south Lebanon's town of Nabatiyeh yesterday. Israeli-backed south market town with heavy artillery, killing four people and wounding 18 others. AP Photo Lebanon army militia pounded the shiite Moslem EXIT Continued from page 1 versity should be highly panicked about the disproportionate numbers. In 1987 Black students repre- sented more than half of the students Who left the University in each class except non-returning seniors. "I think it's pretty horrible," Har- ris said. Minority students represent only a small percent of the student popu- lation, Harris said, and when an av- erage of 10 percent of them leave each year, it contradicts the Univer- sity's highly touted recruitment and retention statistics: "It's pitiful." "I really would like to see an all- out fight (on the part of the Univer- sity to keep minority students) as far as retention and financial aid goes," Harris said. Eunice Royster, assistant to both the provost for academic affairs and the LSA dean, said in January she will be calling students who have dropped out to get a sense of their experience on campus. Through the telephone survey, which she initiated, she will be try- ing to determine whether the stu- dents are leaving because of their Despite all the roadblocks stu- dents encounter, most end up gradu- ating from college. "When I look at the alternatives I have (as a Black student) of making money other than through school - which are sports, entertainment or drugs - I think I want to get back to school," Rucker said. For students who cannot afford elevated tuition, one alternative is to change schools, but again they face a problem. "I can't even transfer to another university because the University would not release my transcripts," own uncertainties or because of the shortcomings in the University, such as problems with the financial aid. "We have to understand that for students, what seems like a reason- able response - to ask for help - is really hard to do. My vision is that we would make that process a lot gentler for students." However, Charles Judge, director of academic services counseling, said he questions the necessity of such exit interviews. Judge said he thinks it is healthy for students to be free to make their own decision and called it ironic for the University to say it wants to talk to students before they leave but does not want to talk to students before they register. Judge cited potential problems with exit interviews: they occur at the end of he year, the busiest time for counselors, and also it would be difficult finding out, before the be- ginning of the semester, the number of students who will drop out. As an alternative, Holmes sug- gested that if students hadn't regis- tered by a certain date, they could be contacted by letter to find out why they hadn't registered. STUDIES Continued from page 1 "I had no idea how their financial aid was set up," said Erica Trass a first-year student who may be leav- ing the University at the end of the semester. "I had excellent test grade points; I was a merit student so I would have expected the University to give me scholarships," Trass Odded- However, the University does not offer merit-based financial aid; they pnly offer aid to those they consider financially in need. CZECH Continued from page 1 inunists into the 21-member Cabinet and left Communists in control of all key ministries. Thirteen were holdovers from the previous Com- munist Cabinet. In an indication the government may respond to demands for new ministers, First Deputy Premier Bo- humil Urban met with two opposi- Trass said. "I might be able to pay enough money for them to release my tran- scripts and allow me to go some- where else," she added. Having children drop out of school can be a very frustrating ex- perience for parents. "It is very upsetting, and I think it is terrible that our country does not cater to the good brains we have," said Yvonne Roundtree, whose son left the University for fi- nancial reasons. "There are so many young kids out here [in Detroit] selling drugs who are intelligent enough to go to college if our coun- try would stop sending money to other countrie's and educate them." Financial aid problems persist, but some students are determined to stay at the University even if they have to take semesters off in order to earn money. "I have the goal of graduating from the University of Michigan re- gardless of what is happening now," said Rucker. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports U.S. officers detained in GDR WASHINGTON, D.C. - Soviet military personnel in East Germany detained a team of U.S. military officers for seven and a half hours on the eve of President George Bush's summit with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, the Pentagon said yesterday. "There were no U.S. or Soviet injuries. U.S. personnel were released later that day. The incident is under investigation," Pentagon spokesperson, U.S. Navy Ltr. Cmdr. Ken Satterfield said. Satterfield said the U.S. team was "on their assigned mission" which involved observing installations in East Germany. It was not immediately clear how many U.S. and Soviet personnel were involved in the incident. The spokesperson said the vehicle in which the U.S. team was riding was detained and "a tire was punctured with a bayonet," Satterfield said the team was not threatened by the Soviets. Chief S&L regulator resigns WASHINGTON - M. Danny Wall, under fire for his handling of what may become the costliest savings and loan failure in history, re- signed yesterday as the government's chief S&L regulator. In his letter of resignation to President George Bush, Wall complained he was being made "a scapegoat for the problems of the entire industry and denounced a "steady stream of one-sided information" from congres- sional hearings concerning the collapse of Lincoln Savings and Loan As- sociation of Irvine, Calif. Rep. Henry Gonzalex, (D-Texas), chair of the House Banking Com- mittee, has blamed Wall for allowing Lincoln to remain open until last April even though government examiners had recommended in May 1987 that it be closed. The bailout of the institution is expected to cost taxpay- ers up to $2.5 billion. Wall set no firm date for his departure, saying he would stay on for a transition period. He said he was looking forward to a job out of govern- ment but had no specific position in mind. Greenpeace fails to halt Trident 2 missile launch CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The U.S. Navy outmuscled Greenpeace anti-nuclear protesters yesterday, crippling their vessels and towing them out of an area where they tried unsuccessfully to halt the test launch of a Trident two missile. The high seas drama took place in the Atlantic 50 miles off the Florida coast just before the nuclear-powered submarine Tennessee unleashed the $26.5 million missile on a test that put the Trident two program back on track after two explosive failures in the first three undersea launches. The Navy said its ships had to "shoulder" aside a large ship carrying protesters, and capture and tow away two high-speed rafts called Zodiacs from the launch area. Shannon Fagan, spokesperson for the protesters, said Greenpeace was considering legal action against the Navy. Greenpeace had successfully used the ship and Zodiacs to block a Trident two launch attempt July 28. Court affirms first suspect in Pan Am Flight 103 bombing UPPSALA, Sweden - A court affirmed yesterday that a Pales- tinian facing charges of murder is also a suspect in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, and it approved the seizure of evidence in a raid on his apartment. Abu Talb is believed to be the first suspect to face a court proceeding in connection with the bombing Dec. 21, 1988, over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people. The court classified its hearing records as secret and ordered any evi- dence removed from Sweden to be returned when the investigation is completed. Abu Talb, listed in court documents as Abo Talb, appeared at a closed hearing Friday. A verdict in the case of Talb and three other Palestinians is expected Dec. 21. Their trial ended Nov. 15 on charges of murder and attempted murder in four bombings in Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Stockholm in 1985 and 1986. Ahmed Jibril's Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command is the group most often accused of the Pan Am attack. EXTRAS SONG gives nerds revenge It's the laugh. That obnoxious giggle that ends in a full-fledged snort. That's the mark of the true nerd. Jeremy Kahn has it. Naturally. He is the founder, president, and ideo- logical spokesperson for the newly formed Society of Nerds and Geeks - or SONG - at Harvard University.; If "Veritas" (truth) is the motto of Harvard and "Vanitas" is the motto; of the Harvard Lampoon, then the slogan of SONG is "Veritas is more important than Vanitas," explained Kahn, 20, a junior majoring in math. Despite their failings, nerds go on to invent amazing new machines and make millions on the patents. Geeks go on to found new companies and become the CEO featured on Fortune's cover for maverick style. Nerds and geeks always have the last laugh. "Basically it's putting academics ahead of social life," Kahn said of his group's philosophy. 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Frantisek Pitra, the premier of the Czech republican government, asked for more time to consider changes at the republic level, post- poning an announcement originally scheduled for yesterday night. The governments of the Czech and Slovak republics control key ar- eas such as justice and education in their respective regions. Eleven of the 17 ministers under Pitra in the Czech republic have submitted their resignations, includ- ing the unpopular ministers of edu- cation and justice, the state new agency CTK reported. A parliamentary commission re- ported on its investigation into po- lice brutality against student demon- strators on November 17. It con- cluded that police used inappropriate force and seriously injured peaceful demonstrators. It said some police on duty then may face charges of as- sault and abuse of office. According to CTK, the report blamed "high political figures" for the repression, which "was one of the decisive reasons" for the subse- quent mass protests. 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