OPINION 4 ARTS ................................................................................................................................................................... 7 SPORTS 9 Abolish the army Free expression from East Germany Women's tennis team remains undefeated . .'>'.+ ''. 'R '.44 'A: i:^},YX i'$::pi' ... ... . -*' . ri:", ?::4:: "# .cct!' r. ._ X" -..?:v:;;: : xf: S 1\11%X,\ , \\\ ,. ' \: N *, \%%\..\\\\% \1\\\%*\\\ Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom . * Vol. C, No. 103 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, February 28, 1990 Cpyight©1990 The Michigan Daily M' baseball rocked by scandals Former coach Bud Middaugh arraigned for embezzlement Big Ten levels two-year probation sentence against baseball program for rules violations by Steven Cohen and Matt Rennie Daily Sports Writers Former Michigan baseball coach Bud Middaugh was arraigned yes- terday in Ann Arbor on charges of embezzlement of University funds. Middaugh pleaded innocent to the charges before Fifteenth District Court Judge Samuel J. Elden. Elden scheduled a preliminary hearing of Middaugh's case for March 14 at 9 a.m. in response to defense attorney Michael Moran's request for more time to review the evidence against his client. Middaugh left after the arraign- ment free on bond, which Elden set at $1,000. The charges brought against Middaugh stem from his alleged misuse of university funds generated from the sale of football game pro- grams between September and No- vember, 1987. Assistant prosecutor Lynwood Noah stated that Middaugh kept none of the money for himself, giving all of it to the players. The warrant does not specify the amount of money allegedly taken, but a baseball report released later in the day estimated the amount of money which Middaugh paid out at over $50,000. Though many of his infractions were violations of Big Ten and NCAA guidelines, they were not punishable by law. But after an in- house investigation uncovered sev- eral checks from Middaugh's account made out to players, it was revealed that Middaugh may have embezzled from the University. Middaugh, in directing the sale of programs, was responsible for the hiring of vendors and the retrieval of the money earned. It is alleged that Middaugh diverted a large percentage of the program revenues as a means to compensate baseball players who were not on full scholarship. Middaugh resigned on July 12, 1989, in the wake of the in-house investigation. The University hired ,,; . Middaugh former Wolverine and Tiger standout Bill Freehan as his replacement. The charges of rules violations against Middaugh were confirmed yesterday in a report released by the athletic department yesterday (see accompanying story). Middaugh, if convicted of the embezzlement charges, could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and fined a maximum of $5,000. Neither Middaugh nor Moran would comment after the arraign- ment on what the March 14 inves- tigation would reveal. by Steven Cohen and Matt Rennie Daily Sports Writers The Michigan baseball program has been placed on probation for the next two years by the Big Ten for NCAA rules violations which occurred during former coach Bud Middaugh's tenure. The results of the joint investigation between the University and the Big Ten conference, which began January 30, 1989, were released at last night's Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics meeting. The report lists 43 alleged rules violations, ranging in subject from recruiting misdeeds to unethical conduct. In serving the two years probation, the Michigan baseball team will be barred from post-season play and from appearing on television. Originally the bans were to last three years, but the Compliance Committee later shortened the duration of the penalties. Committee chair Robert A. Stein stated, "Because of the outstanding cooperation by the University of Mich- igan in investigating these violations and instituting a number of self-imposed penalties, the compliance com- mittee has reduced the penalties which would otherwise be imposed." The University further levied its own restrictions on the program, which the Compliance Committee ac- cepted as adequate. The most serious of the violations listed concerned transgressions of Big Ten and NCAA recruiting leg- islation, the payment of players by Middaugh, and violations of Big Ten travel squad limitations. Michigan president James Duderstadt and athletic director Jack Weidenbach met with Big Ten officials in Chicago on Monday to review the report. Other members of the Michigan athletic administration who were present included former athletic director Bo Schembechler, assistant to the director Jeff Long, and faculty representatives Gwen Cruzat and Doug Kahn. Middaugh allegedly paid at least $51,762 to players in extra benefits. A large portion of this money stems from the violations involving the excessive com- pensation to baseball players who sold football programs during the 1987 seasons. Although all were aware of the investigation, the magnitude of the findings was somewhat unexpected. "I think we were surprised at the extent (of the allegations), once we started investigating," Cruzat said. This surprise raised the question of how much the athletic department actually knew about the illegal activities. "The report does say that a lack of administrative control was a major part (of the violations)," Weid enbach conceded. Duderstadt released a statement yesterday in which he expressed his own concern See PROBATION, page 10 Groups call for ratification of ClRean Air Act Secret Service raids Bursely by Mike Sobel licenses sold to "100 to 150 individ- Daily Crime Reporter uals." by Catherine Fugate Daily Staff Writer Those who passed through the Diag yesterday at noon heard a mass of people demanding their right to breathe freely. "What do we want?...CLEAN AIR!" "When do we want it?...NOW!" In observance of the National Clean Air Day, about fifty men and women donned filter masks and en- circled the "M" on the Diag. At the given signal, each participant re- moved their mask and fell to the ground, gasping for air, symbolizing death by air pollution. The "Die-in," sponsored by the Earth Day 1990 committee along with PIRGIM, is a part of the week long celebration of Earth Day. Simi- lar events were held in twenty other states. said Mark Bangela. The purpose of the "Die-in" was to "grab people's attention in hopes that they will start to get involved with the issues, because what we face is a bad situation," said Mark Bangela, publicity representative for Earth Day 1990. Michigan is the sixth worst state in the country foi toxic air pollu- tants, according to an Earth Day 1990 flier. Last year there were at least seventy days in which air in Michigan exceeded federal health standards the flier also noted. After staging the "Die-in," partic- ipants returned to the fishbowl to encourage passers-by to sign letters expressing their concern for the pass- ing of the Clean Air Act. These let- ters will be sent to Michigan's Sena- tors, demanding that they attempt to pass the Clean Air Act. "The first Earth Day, held in 1970, spawned political force for the original Clean Air Act," said Jodi Goldman, coordinator of the "Die- in." However, "students do not real- ize that the Clean Air Act expired ten years ago," Goldman said, noting that the Act is no longer relevant to conditions that occur today. However, for legislators to enact Clean Air bills the act has to be re- newed. The renewal process for the Clean Air Act has been caught in Congress for the past ten years, the victim of a filibuster. David Lip- peatt, Clean Air organizer with PIRGIM, believes that there is fi- nally a chance to pass the Clean Air Act. "We are sending a message to Congress that our leaders can no Amidst a mass of police, students and television news crews, United States secret service agents yesterday raided the room of two Bursely Hall residents whom they believe have been manufacturing and selling fake driver's licenses on campus. The raid, which took place at 4 p.m., is part of an ongoing investi- gation by the Ann Arbor police and the U.S. Secret Service. Secret Ser- vice agents interviewed the two sus- pects, both first year engineering students, and confiscated materials from their room used to manufacture the I.D.'s. Ann Arbor Detective Norman Olmstead, who has been involved in the three-week-old investigation, said the suspects, both Ohio residents, had created a life size replica, or board, of an Ohio driver's license. Olmstead said students found out about the operation "by word of mouth" and came to the suspects' room where the studio was set-up. "The person would stand in front of it and they (the suspects) would take a polaroid," Olmstead said. Special Agent in charge of the Secret Service's Detroit Field Office, James Huse, said the I.D.'s were be- ing sold for about $30 a piece. Olm- stead estimated the suspects have made $5,000 from around 300 fake Olmstead said agents will present evidence from the raid to a Federal Grand Jury in March. The Grand Jury will then decide whether to in- dict the students for "the manufactur- ing and sale of false identification documents," a federal offense which holds a maximum penalty of $25,000 and five years in prison. Huse said the investigation began after Ann Arbor police noticed"a number of these (fake Ohio) I.D.'s appearing around campus." Huse said the Secret Service built their case by conducting interviews with students and sending undercover agents to buy I.D.'s from the suspects. Huse explained that the Secret Service used this evidence to obtain a search warrant from Detroit's U.S. District Court. Olmstead said "there is a good chance that they (the Bursely resi- dents) will be indicted." Although Olmstead would not comment on whether other students will be implicated in the scam, he did say the investigation will con- tinue. "We do know that this is not the only board in town," he said. Olmstead also said the use of fake I.D.'s is rampant in Ann Arbor. "We got over 270 counterfeit See ID'S, Page 2 Susan Brown, an LSA senior, wears a filter mask during the Clean Air Day rally on the Diag yesterday. longer afford to avoid the issue," said get interested now will want to get Lippeatt. involved with meetings and events Through events such as National during Earth Week," Bangela said. Clean Air Day and Earth Week, Earth Day 1990 cites four which will be held the first week of "problem areas" targeted for im- April, members of the Earth Day provement. These include urban 1990 committee hope to increase smog- mainly automobile emis- student's awareness of environmental sion, acid rain, air toxins and Great issues. "Our hope is that people who Lakes contamination. Officials debate legality of highway sobriety checkpointsS-; WASHINGTON -- Federal and state officials told the Supreme Court yesterday that highway sobri- ety checks help fight drunken driv- ing, but an attorney for a group of motorists argued the checkpoints in- vade privacy and don't work. Lawyer Mark Granzotto of De- troit, representing challengers of Michigan's sobriety checkpoint pro- gram, said states adopt such pro- grams because "they are a very visi- ble means of showing that some- thing is being done." However, he said, "They don't challenged and was halted by state courts after it had been in operation for approximately an hour at one checkpoint. Of the 126 drivers who were stopped, two drivers were detained for sobriety tests and one driver was arrested on drunken-driving charges. The rest were given traffic safety brochures and allowed to drive away. The average delay was about half a minute. Casey told the court that the pro- gram was intended to alert the public to the seriousness of the problem, to Michigan's position, told the court, "if one were to prepare a list of seri- ous health and safety problems, drunk driving would have to be near the top of the list." Lower courts have split on the issue of check- points. Some have upheld them while others, like the Michigan courts, have ruled that such police tactics violate the Fourth Amend- ment's ban on unreasonable police searches and arrests. Outside the court after the cz.se was argued, Mickey Sadoff of Hurst, x . .. . ..