The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 28, 1990 - Page43 Local fraternity .reports burglary by Mike Sobel Daily Crime Reporter Members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity told police an unknown man entered their house on Saturday and took over $1,000 worth of per- sonal property including wallets, jewelry, clothes, a VCR and a com- pact disc player.. The man reportedly tried to use one of the stolen credit cards later that day at Wonderland Mall in Livonia. John Gabriel, an LSA junior and Phi Kappa Psi member, said the *incident occurred between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., while many of the fraternity members were playing football at a nearby park. Gabriel said as he was leaving for the game he saw a man "in his 20's" on the fraternity's stairwell. 'I asked him who he was,'' Gabriel added, "and he said he was just looking for someone. I probably should have done something but I Just let it go." Gary Bulson, a security officer at theWonderland mall in Livonia, said two Ann Arbor residents used a credit card that was traced back to the fraternity. Bulson said Sandra Peterson, a salesperson at Athletic Express, re- fused to accept a credit card from a "man in his 20's" when he would not show a picture I.D. Peterson reported the incident to. Bulson who sent a security guard to find the man. Bulson said the secu- rity guard stopped two men in the mall's parking lot. "The two men then showed the officer their driver's licenses, both of which listed Ann Arbor addresses," Bulson added. "We contacted Ann Arbor police, and they told us about " the stolen credit cards." Police said that while no arrests have been made, the incident is still under investigation. U.S. refutes hostage negotiations WASHINGTON - The White House today denied a report that the United State and Iran held secret talks in Geneva aimed at securing the release of Americans held hostage in Lebanon. 4. 1. "Death" by pollution Students look over the "dead" bodies of Linda Rosenfeld (left), an LSA junior, and Mike Jennings, an LSA sophomore. They were illustrating the fatal effects of pollution during the Clean Air Day rally on the Diag yesterday. Michigan college presidents say amore state funding needed "We are not aware of the source of theses stories or. any talks that fit this description," said White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater. The report was carried by a London-based Lebanese Shiite Moslem cleric, had said contacts took place be- tween Iran and the United States, through third parties. ; Fadlallah, said to have spoken in Beirut after a trip to the Iranian capital, Tehran, is spiritual leader of th6 Iran-aligned Hezbollah group. Some Western hostages are believed held by factions linked to Hezbollah. Fitzwater said the administration continues to pursue leads and contacts that might glean information about potential release of hostages, but he would not reveal what they were. : Fitzwater talked around the question of whether Pres- ident Bush had authorized any officials to conduct talks. on hostages, except to say there were no talks between the U.S. emissaries and Iran. "There are no direct talks between the U.S. emis-' saries and Iran authorized by the president," he said. "I don't know who's talking to who," the: spokesman said. "But I guarantee you I'm never going to say that nobody's talking, because a lot of people are. "I will never rule out meeting anywhere, anyplace, anytime by anybody on the hostage question. Because there are meetings happening. But high-level U.S. offi" cials, direct secret talks, no. Do I expect breakthroifgl or anything new happening? No." Fitzwater said the administration knows "of no new evidence" to support hopes that the hostages' release might be forthcoming." Last month, a Kuwaiti newspaper, Al-Qabas, said an American personality" had met in Geneva with a reprer, sentative of Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani to discuss the hostage issue. None of those supposedly in- volved was identified. Eight Americans are held hostage in Lebanon, in- cluding Terry Anderson, the Associated Press chief Mid- dle East correspondent whose captivity is nearing the five-year mark, the longest period of any of those held. GRAND RAPIDS (AP) - With more students than ever enrolled in Michigan's public universities, increasing state fund- ing at the rate of inflation just isn't enough, presidents from eight of the state's 15 public universities said yester- day. The presidents are traveling around the state to get the word out that in order to keep tuition rates down and maintain qual- ity education needed to keep Michigan competitive, the public university system needs more state financing. "Despite the improvements in our re- sources since the recession of the early 80s, we never have recovered the lost ground" in state funding of higher educa- tion, said David Adamany, president of Wayne State University. In 1977-78, Michigan ranked 24th among the 50 states in state funding levels; today, the state ranks 32nd, Adamany said. While the presidents said they are gen- erally pleased with the emphasis placed on education by Gov. James Blanchard in the recently released budget proposal, they added that his proposed 5 percent in- crease- approximately the rate of infla- tion- is not enough. The presidents are trying to drum up support for a recommendation proposed last month by the Presidents Council of State Universities of Michigan that calls for the state to increase the operating base for universities at the rate of inflation, about 5 percent, plus an additional 3.5 percent annually through the 1995 fiscal year. State Budget Director Shelby Soloman said that while an 8.5 percent increase is unlikely this year, it was not out of the question a year from now. "As our budget demonstrated... we agree that the most important budget pri- ority of the future is funding for educa- tion," Soloman said. "But that doesn't only mean new dollars, it also emphasizes accountability on how that money is used." He also dismissed Michigan's national rankings in state funding. "Those rankings don't take into account the severe reces- sion our state faced. Since Gov. Blanchard has taken office, state finding for education has increased 80 percent, over three times the rate of inflation," he said. "Michigan still has a fantastic higher education system, but we are beginning to run on momentum here," Western Michi- gan University President Diether Haenicke said. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings Women and Communications meeting at 4:10 p.m. Journalism library, Frieze Bldg. bring a resume UM Hellenic Students --- meeting at 8 p.m. Union Crowfoot Room Philosophy Club --- meeting at 7 p.m. Philosophy Commons Room, 2220 Angell Hall UM Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club --- beginners welcome 8:30- 9:30 p.m. Martial Arts Room of the CCRB UM Taekwondo Club --- beginners welcome 7-8:30 p.m. 2275 CCRB East Quad/R.C. Social Group for Lesbians, Gay Males and t Bisexuals --- for students in residence halls 9-11 p.m.; call 763-4186 for more information UM Asian Student Coalition (UMASC) -- workshop at 7 p.m. in the Union Henderson Room UM Students of Objectivism -_- business meeting at 8 p.m. in Dominick's Armenian Students' Cultural Association --- meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Union Tap Room Students Fighting Anti- Semitism --- meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Hillel Speakers "Effects of Undernutrition on Reproduction" --- Michelle Warren speaks 12:10-1 p.m. in the Small Auditorium at the Dental School (Room 1033) "Faculty Speak Out on Central America" --- concerned faculty hold a forum at 8 p.m. in the Union Kuenzel Room "Re-thinking Authorshin: The Voter Registration Rally --- rally on Diag noon-1 p.m. and table in Fishbowl 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Wrobel speaks at 4 p.m. in 3050 Frieze Bldg. Internationalization of the University: Promise and Problems" --- an open forum at 4:10 p.m. in the Union Kuenzel Room "Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation" --- a discussion with transsexual, transvestite, Lesbian and Gay male speakers at 5 p.m. in the Sociology Lounge 4th floor LS&A Bldg. "The Albanian Archives and the Young Turk Movement" -- - Sukru Hanioglu speaks at noon in the Lane Hall Commons "Recent Advances in Organozirconium Chemistry" - -- Charles Tucker speaks at 4 p.m. in 1640 Chem Bldg. "Using DNA Probes as Analytical Tools" --- Jeanette Buckwalter speaks at 4 p.m. in 1650 Chem Bldg. Furthermore Free tutoring - for all lower level math, science and engineering courses in UGLi 307 from 8-10 p.m. Northwalk - the north campus night-time walking service runs form 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. in Bursley 2333 or call 763-WALK Safewalk - the nighttime safety walking service runs from 8 p.m.- 1:30 a.m. in UGLi 102 or call 936-1000 ECB Peer Writing Tutors - peer writing tutors available for help on papers 7-11 p.m. in the Angell/Haven and 611 Church St. computing centers Avant-Garde Film Series --- works of Stan Brakhage screened at 7 p.m. in 2520 Frieze Bldg. Career Planning and Placement --- targeting not-for- High Court WASHINGTON (AP) - Prison officials can force inmates to take powerful anti-psychotic drugs with- out a judge's consent, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday. Voting 6-3 in a case from Wash- ington state, the justices said prison- ers' rights are safeguarded as long as staff psychiatrists say the drugs will help, and not merely pacify, them. "An inmate's interests are ade- quately protected and perhaps better served by allowing the decision to medicate to be made by medical pro- fessionals rather than a judge," Jus- tice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the court. But the dissenters said the ruling means prison officials seeking to maintain order may force inmates to take dangerous, even life-threatening, drugs with little regard for the pris- oners' well-being. One dissenter, Justice John Stevens said that an administrative hearing is not enough to protect in- mates. The court mistakenly "has con- cluded that a mock trial before an in- stitutionally biased tribunal consti- tutes due process of law," he said. "A competent individual's right to refuse psychotropic medication is an aspect of liberty requiring the high- GARDEN Restaurant SZECHUAN, HUNAN & PEKING CUISINE Good nutrition is our concern. 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