OPINION 4 ARTS * Gel...or mousse? 5 .2 Readers respond irianlai Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. C, No. 105 Seabrook receives full * power license ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - The Seabrook nuclear power plant won federal permission yesterday to produce commercial electricity after two decades of protests and legal struggles that made it a symbol of the national anti-nuclear movement. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3-0 to grant a license for Seabrook to operate at full power but delayed issuing it for two weeks - to allow an expected appeal in federal court. Two of the commission's five members abstained from the vote because of involvement in Seabrook is- sues prior to becoming commissioners. Opponents have long maintained that people near the plant would be trapped in a nuclear emergency, and offi- cials in Massachusetts, with a border just two miles from Seabrook, said they would indeed take the case to U.S. District Court in Washington. Foes also claimed a broader victory, contending that as a result of the long fight against Seabrook, no utility would be willing to risk the monetary and other costs of trying to build and open another nuclear plant. The commission's ruling ratified recommendations by its staff and several lower-level boards that the plant is safe and that evacuation plans would work. "I would be happy to live within two miles of this plant and I wouldn't worry abut it at all," said NRC chair Kenneth Carr. However, Massachusetts Attorney General James Shannon said, "We will be in court in the next few days... There has never been a licensing issue which has been so legally vulnerable." See SEABROOK, Page 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, March 2, 1990 CopyrightO 1990o The Michigan Daily I ~ MSU Blue, stuffs 78-70 Smith's shooting powers MSU into Big Ten's driver's seat by Mike Gill Daily Basketball Writer EAST LANSING - Michigan's on again, off again romance with a Big Ten championship finally came to a crashing halt last night in the Breslin Center. Michigan State proved to be the third party, divorcing any Michigan hope for the conference crown. Steve Smith scored a career-high 36 points, scuffled with an All- American in Rumeal Robinson and led Michigan State to a rousing 78- 70 victory over their intra-state rivals from Ann Arbor. "Were you unstoppable?" Smith was asked after his 13 for 21 shooting, including five for seven from three-point land. "Somewhat- just a little bit," he replied. The Spartans now own a half- game lead on Purdue, one and a half on Michigan, in the race for the Big Ten championship. Michigan has three games remaining - at Purdue Sunday and then at home against Wisconsin and Iowa. Michigan State travels to Minnesota and Northwestern before closing out the season at home with Purdue. Michigan coach Steve Fisher said it would now take "a miracle" for the Wolverines to win the Big Ten, but quickly added, "stranger things have happened." "We're in the driver's seat," Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote said. "We control our own destiny and we're happy about that." The Wolverines fought back many times in the second half but never led. The Spartans grabbed a 14 point lead with 7:01 remaining, but less than five minutes later the Wolverines narrowed the deficit to only three. But the real story was Smith, who dominated the game for the Spartans. Terry Mills, who had said earlier in the week that he worried about certain Spartans raising their See SMITH, Page 9 AP Photo Michigan State guard Steve Smith drives down the floor, chased by Michigan forward Sean Higgins, during last night's game in East Lansing. Smith tied his career high, scoring 36 points and shooting 13 for 21 from the floor as the Spartan's defeated the Wolverines 78-70. I Fraudulent notes cause midterm cancellation by Elisabeth Weinstein Daily Staff Writers Students who had prepared to take the Economics 432 exam yesterday were angered because the midterm was "cancelled" by anonymous fraudulent notes which said the professor was ill. Three notes on the doors of a second floor Modern Languages Building lecture hall and blackboard of the classroom said the exam was cancelled due to the professor's illness. About one fifth of the 75 students left before Professor Daniel O'Brien arrived to adminis- ter the test. When he learned why they had left, O'Brien decided to officially cancel the exam. "I would have liked to give the exam but I decided not to. If I had given the test to the students who were there, I would have had to make up another exam and I didn't want to. But many students were angry, and rightly so." O'Brien said after spring break he would discuss with the class when to reschedule the exam. Students agreed with O'Brien's decision. LSA senior Jeff Freedman said, "He couldn't administer the exam twice. The only thing he could have done was make up another exam and he didn't want to. I don't blame him." LSA senior Keith Radner said, "O'Brien didn't have a choice. At least 10 to 15 stu- dents had left." O'Brien said he is upset about the inci- dent. "This shows a lack of maturity, but I guess we're going to run into that now and again," he said. Students were also angered over the prank. Radner said he was stunned. "In addi- tion to being unethical, it was inconsiderate. I am irritated because whoever wrote the note was affecting my schedule," he said. "It's probably just some student who did not want to take the test. I was furious," Freedman said. "I think it's sad that someone has this much disrespect both for the profes- sor and the students. Whoever did this should be tossed out of school," Freedman also said he felt sorry for O'Brien. "It was not the professor's fault, but it makes him look bad." O'Brien said he would like to know who posted the note. "There's not much I can do to find out who wrote it, but if any one former) confidential." LSA Director of Academic counseling Charles Judge said there are no University regulations concerning an incident such as 'I would have liked to give the exam but I decided not to. If I had given the test to the students who were there, I would have had to make up another exam and I didn't want to. But many students were angry, and rightly so' - Daniel O'Brien Economics professor knows who did, I would appreciate know- ing, and would keep it (the name of the in- this. "The actions taken are up to the in- structor," said Judge. Bush, Senate leaders agree on strict pollution controls WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate leaders and President Bush compro- mised yesterday on future air pollu- tion controls for automobiles, facto- ries and electric power plants, en- hancing chances that a clean air bill will pass this year. The agreement, after more than three weeks of closed-door negotia- tions, was viewed as a middle ground likely to attract enough support to thwart continuing regional opposi- tion in the looming Senate debate. Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine) called the compromise a "sound and comprehensive" agree- ment that will substantially improve air quality over the next decade. He planned to bring the legislation to the Senate floor on Monday. "President Bush is extraordinarily pleased with the agreement. It is a milestone, an enormous step for- ward." said Roger Porter, the presi- dent's chief domestic policy advisor. The agreement made some ac- commodations to regional interests, especially those concerned about the local economic cost of acid rain con- trols. ON that score, the compromise continues to require a 10 million ton Midwest had threatened to filibuster the legislation if some accommoda- tion were not met to ease their con- cerns about the high costs of the pollution controls. Mitchell said he still could not discount the threat of a filibuster, but various Senate sources suggested that with the compromise, Mitchell would likely have enough votes to halt debate. The breakthrough on the legisla- tion came Wednesday when leaders agreed on pollution curbs on auto- mobiles. The compromise eliminates an automatic second round of auto tailpipe controls, although such measure s could be put into effect if more than 11 of 27 cities with "serious" ozone pollution problems fail to meet federal air quality stan- dards at the end of this decade. The White House had strongly opposed the second round of controls as had the auto industry. I Earthquake damage Danny Robertson surveys the damage done to a warehouse Calif. The quake registered 5.5 on the Richter Scale. Automakers happy w ith clean air bill by Wednesday's earthquake that struck La Verne, 1 Ceremony honors by Gil Renberg Daily Staff Writer School of Nursing Office of G'U women Minor- The University's Women of Color Task Force honored three women of color faculty and adminis- tration members yesterday afternoon for their contributions to the Univer- sity in a ceremony attended by Uni- ity Affairs; and Joyce French, a data archives specialist at the Institute for Social Research respectively. Goodman, a member of the Pres- idential Minority Task Force Com- mittee, has has helped to nearly dou- weekly tutor in a program co-spon- sored by Eastern Michigan Univer- sity and the Ypsilanti Schools to help elementary students with aca- demic subjects. "It is an invigorating experience to work with you," Moody said as he presented Robin- WASHINGTON (AP) - A clean air compromise between Senate lead- ers and the White House is a victory for domestic automakers, Sen. Carl Levin said yesterday. "I believe we succeeded," said the Detroit democrat, the point man in industry supporters' effort to negoti- ate changes in the bill as approved by a Senate panel last November. But the industry reacted cau- tiously to the agreement, which was still being crafted into a bill for floor debate and a long way form enact- ment. It differs markedly form a House clean-air bill pending before the Energy and Commerce Commit- tee, chaired by Rep. John Dingell (D-Trenton), a staunch auto industry ally.