w1w . ......... 'S .... OPINION Where's the education President? ...,'... - - - - --fi'' aR..*'9,.5' 4C ' 4kF.n".'":$! ^""'';:}. fe::.:- - - ~i 4 ARTS Hammerheads 7 SPORTS 9 Women's swimming team looks for fourth straight Big Ten title Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. C, No. 94 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Thursday, February 15, 1990 re,"gig2 'U' leaders differ on who wants student conduct code by Noelle Vance Daily Administration Reporter Despite years of discussion on whether the University should estab- lish a code regulating students' non- academic life, administrators today disagree on who is pushing for the code, and on what the code, if devel- oped, should regulate. Proposed by administrators who felt the University should have more control over incidents of harassment and student crime on campus, a non- academic conduct code has been a thorn in the side of student activists for more than ten years. Students have protested the code, saying any University regulation of students' non-academic life would violate stu- Ex-coach accused of taking funds by Eric Berkman and Steven Cohen Daily Sports Writers I The Washtenaw County Prosecu- tor's Office issued a warrant yester- day charging former Michigan base- ball coach Bud Middaugh with em- bezzlement of receipts from football program sales. The baseball program, under in- vestigation by the Big Ten since August 1988 for alleged rules and re- cruiting violations, awaits probable sanctions from the conference. The warrant charged Middaugh with diverting university funds from the sale of programs at home foot- ball games to selected baseball play- ers. Middaugh's arraignment in Ann Arbor's district court is delayed until February 26 because his attorney is on vacation, Senior Assistant Deputy Prosecutor Lynwood Noah said. Noah would not disclose how much money Middaugh allegedly di- verted, though speculation has placed the figure as high as $70,000. In Michigan, embezzlement of more than $100 is a felony carrying a penalty of up to 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Athletic department figures showed that program revenues * dropped from $120,000 in 1986 to $104,000 in 1987. see VIOLATIONS, Page 2 dents' rights. Administrators, to justify the code, say students should be subject to the same types of punishments faculty and staff face for behavior the University deems unacceptable. The University currently has policies re- garding sexual harassment and dis- crimination. But while administrators and the University's regents Say they would support a code, no one will claim the responsibilty for establishing that code. "The regents aren't requiring any- one to have a code," said Regent Phillip Power, (D-Ann Arbor). "There has been a great deal of dis- cussion about whether there should or should not be a code of non-aca- demic conduct... but the regents should not (tell) the management of the University what to do," Power said. "There has been no presentation to the regents of a code...," he said. Powers said if University President James Duderstadt finds a need for the code, he should bring it to the re- gents. "I would like to see such a docu- ment. Let's put it on the table, and let's see what the University has to offer," he said. While Powers and fellow regent Thomas Roach, (R-Ann Arbor), agree the future of a code is in the hands of the president, Duderstadt says he pursues the development of a code because of a regental mandate made in July 1988. At that time, according to the Board of Regents' minutes, the re- gents directed the president "to have drafted such rules of conduct and en- forcement procedures as are neces- sary. Then allow the University community ample time to review and propose revisions in such rules and procedures...." In an interview yesterday, Duder- stadt said he did not place the code at the "top of his priority list" and would take no steps to work on a code this semester. But members of the former Uni- versity Council - a nine-member council of students, faculty and staff which was to develop a code of non- academic conduct before the council dissolved last month - reported re- cently that during a private meeting with the president, Duderstadt said he would actively seek input on the code of conduct, and if he didn't re- ceive it, he would develop the code himself. Duderstadt emphasized yesterday that more input from faculty, stu- dents and staff is neccessary before a code can be developed and before he can say what the code will entail. But Corey Dolgon, Rackham student and member of the former University Council, said if the presi- dent couldn't say what would be in the code, then the University should consider whether a code is really war- ranted. "If he really doesn't know what should be in a code... obviously the problems aren't big enough to need one, and if he does know, then he needs the appearance that the code is put together by an advisory commit- tee." Student members of the Univer- sity Council and of the Michigan Student Assembly have said the ad- ministration should allow the com- munity to completely reject the code if they don't find a need for it. Duderstadt said the University needs a code. see CODE, Page 2 Bill restricting teen abortions passes LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Re- jecting every amendment offered by pro-choice forces, the Michigan Sen- ate yesterday overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring young teens to get a parent's permission to have an abor- tion . The measure, which cleared the chamber last year in slightly differ- ent form and is the first anti-abortion legislation to advance in Michigan since last summer's U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving states more power to restrict abortions, was adopted 29-8. The action was ex- pected and the bill now returns to the House. The measure would allow a fe- male under 18 to seek a probate Senate court order allowing an abortion if she couldn't get the permission of a parent or adult guardian. Gov. James Blanchard is expected to veto the bill, setting up an over- ride battle or an attempt by anti- abortion forces to enact such a law through a petition drive. "I'm very positive the House will accept what we've done," said Sen. Fred Dillingham,(R-Fowlerville) and manager of the bill in the Senate. "The people of Michigan, the Michigan Senate and the House of Representatives have all sent a clear message to Governor Blanchard that Michigan wants and needs protection for parents and for minors with prob- lem pregnancies," Listing said in a statement. SARAH BAKER/Daily LaGROC protest "Preacher Dyke," a member of the Lesbian and Gay Male Rights Organizing Committee, speaks during a demonstration againsts Michigan's sodomy and gross indecency laws. Police arrest icer Copeland for damaging property by Eric Lemont Daily Hockey Writer Michigan hockey defenseman Todd Copeland pleaded no contest yesterday morning to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house's charge of two counts of malicious destruction of property under $100 dollars. Ann Arbor police detective Mark Parin said that a no contest plea is treated the same as a guilty plea. Copeland was arrested and ar- raigned yesterday morning after the sorority house pressed charges for windows Copeland damaged late last Wednesday night, February 7. The case is now under the control of the Ann Arbor probation depart- ment which will recommend a sen- tence to the 15th District Court. The court will sentence Copeland March 20. Kappa Kappa Gamma refused to comment other than to confirm that the charge centered on the house's broken windows. Ann Arbor commanding officer Deborah Ceo last Thursday described the incident as a boyfriend-girlfriend dispute. "A young lady was with an- other individual and the boyfriend came in and saw her with someone else and a fight broke out," she said. Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson has suspended the senior defenseman from this weekend's series with Michigan State. After be- ing suspended from last weekend's series with Alaska-Anchorage, Copeland will have missed a com- bined four games because of the in- cident. "He's serving a four game sus- pension which will include this weekend's two games with MSU. There will be standards that we have set for him - appropriate apologies, curfews and rules- that we feel are in his best interest," Berenson said. "He has assured the team that there will be no further incidents," Berenson said. Berenson said that Copeland will be available to play after this week- end's series against the Spartans. The coach was not sure how Copeland's arrest and arraignment will effect the team. "It's hard to say. I really can't speak for them but our team is a close team and I think they feel for anyone who is having a difficulty," he said. The incident marks Copeland's second run-in with the law in just over a year. Copeland and three other Michigan hockey players were charged with misdemeanor harass- ment for yelling sexual threats at two women while chasing them in a van through campus last January. The four were sentenced to six months probation, a $180 fine, and 50 hours of community service. W. Germany will give E. Germany $3.6 billion BONN, West Germany (AP) - West Ger- diate direct aid Tuesday, but was turned do many approved $3.6 billion in aid for East by the government of Chancellor Helm Germany yesterday to keep its economy afloat Kohl. and prevent its citizens from fleeing in frustra- Both leaders hailed the landmark agreem tion until the two nations become one. by the Soviet Union, the United States, Frar wn mut ent mce Another $1 billion was approved to resettle East Germans entering the West. None of the money will go directly to the government of Soviet Premier Hans Modrow, who is likely to be ousted when the country holds its first free elections on March 18. Modrow had requested $9 billion in imme- and Britain that sets up a procedure for formal talks on reunification. The talks will take place in two parts. The two Germanys will first discuss merging their economies and other domestic issues. The second phase is to include the four wartime powers and will deal with the military allegiance of a united Germany. The United Nominees for Oscar revealed by Tony Silber With all the pomp and circumstance it could muster at 5:00 a.m. yesterday in glitzy Beverly Hills, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences an- nounced the 1990 Academy Award nominations with the usual assortment of surprises and disappointments that accompany this annual event. The 62nd Awards presentation will be held March 26. The biggest surprise of all was the nomination of Field of Dreams, a fantasy about an Iowa farmer who builds a baseball diamond for the deceased Shoeless Joe Jackson, for best picture. The other nominees for Best Picture are Born on the Fourth of July, My Left Foot, Dead Poets Society, and Driving Miss Daisy. Driving Miss Daisy, a comedy-drama about an elderly Southern woman and her relationship with her Black chauffer led all films with nine total nominations including Best Actress (Jessica Tandy), Best Actor (Morgan Freeman) and Best Supporting Actor (Dan Aykroyd). T he Best Actor category looks to be one of the most interesting, pitting early favorite Tom Cruise (Born in the Fourth of July) against four extremely strong per- formances - Robin Williams (Dead Poets Societvy) Mandela says ANC is willing to co SOWETO, South Africa (AP) - The African National Congress insists on full Black voting rights, but it is willing to compromise on other constitutional issues and *a nan oar fnar.nta - r . -..h. te T nn mpromise of reporters, Mandela was asked whether the ANC was willing to negotiate about its demand for a one-person, one-vote system, which would lead to black majority rule. "at is e ntinre. ofr mmrmima_ vni I'M I