A century of editorial freedom CMytightO1990 Vol. Cl, No. 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, September 7, 1990 The Michigoan Dily Lush may speak via TV to Iraqis Hussein says president's message will be broadcast without editing PSC e report to Mic by Donna Woodwell Daily Staff Writer nvoys on trip least TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Presi- dent George Bush will accept Sad- dam Hussein's offer to broadcast a message to Iraq, but only on his own terms, Bush's spokesperson said yesterday. The president will make a tape in lieu of an interview with an Iraqi TV crew. "It's a real opportunity," Bush said of Saddam's offer to televise the U.S. leader's comments. Bush's pokesperson said the president had a very distinct message' to give the Iraqi people about American reasons for the massive military buildup in the Persian Gulf. Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed al- Mashat said in Washington that "of course" Iraqi TV would air Bush's message "in its entirety without edit- ing. Here you edit; in Iraq we do not edit." * On another topic, looking ahead to this weekend's superpower sum- mit, Bush said he will use the meet- ing not only to discuss the Persian Gulf with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev but to press for a quick resolution to strategic arms talks. Before embarking on a one-day political trip to Kansas and Florida yesterday, Bush spoke by telephone with a number of world leaders on the gulf situation and his upcoming meeting with Gorbachev. They in- cluded Syrian President Hafez al-As- sad, Turkish President Turgut Ozal, French President Francois Mitterrand and West German Chancellor Hel- mut Kohl, the white House said. He also called United Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar to thank him for his unsuc- cessful try at resolving the gulf cri- sis in talks last week in Iraq. Bush also met yesterday with Is- rael's visiting foreign minister, David Levy in Washington. The president did not comment further on the offer to address the Iraqi people, but his press secretary, Marlin Fitzwater, said the White House would be happy to tape a message of 10 or 15 minutes. Fitzwater said that wouldn't be necessary, "we'll produce it our- selves." See BUSH, Page 2 K "MDelegates from the Michigan o Student Assembly-financed trip to the Israeli-occupied territories held a press conference yesterday to discuss their activities in the area. LSA senior David Levine and School of Public Health graduate Luiz Vasquez spent two weeks in the y%3 Gaza Strip and the West Bank in k August. MSA and the Rackham Student Government each allocated $1000 to subsidize the delegation. The PSC and the delegates made up the re- maining $500 to $1000 in costs. Levine and Vasquez met with trade unions, women's committees, and cultural unions as well as stu- dents and faculty of Birzeit Univer- ,.,sity. - - In March 1989, MSA initiated a KENNETH SMOLLER/Daily sister-university relationship with Birzeit University. Graduate Luiz Vasquez and LSA senior David Levin spoke yesterday at a At that time the Assembly allo- press conference about their trip to the Gaza Strip and West Bank. cated $3500 to the Palestine Solidar- ity Committee to help finance a 6- person delegation to Palestine, ac- cording to a news letter distributed at the conference. The 1989 trip resulted in debate in the MSA chambers as to the pro- priety of such funding. MSA representative Tony Barkow, an LSA senior, said he op- posed MSA financing such trips. "Sending two people, one of which is not a student at the Univer- sity, is not a benefit to the whole student body, so therefore i am philosophically opposed," Barkow said. Barkow said he was upset that the decision to fund the trip was made during the summer when most MSA members were not present. Levine said students' money was being well spent. "The money is effectively being brought back to campus," said Levine. Five presentations and discus- See PSC, Page 2 i I Students react to Bush's deployment of US troops by Sarah Schweitzerstrawa..btptigte "ImainttutI on Daily Staff Writer fears the threat of Saddam Hussein's start a war... but putting them "I'm against it, but I won't "I hate the immediate reaction of could be heard saying, "I think I'm As classes resume this fall, the acquisition of nuclear weapons. Har- (soldiers) over there is giving them a protest because I don't have the time 'I don't want another Vietnam.' This gonna think about grad school now." largest deployment of American rigan is also worried by what he sees chance to start a fight in a place we or energy. If I had relatives or if I is not the erroneous 'Stop the When asked whether they would troops since the Vietnam War is be- as parallels between Hitler and Hus- really don't understand," she said. were a political science major I Communists battle.' The escalation be comfortable with long-term ing met with acceptance and praise sein. Despite her disapproval of the de- would," she added. has been right away... Bush has been American military presence in Saudi from many University students. Jennifer Rabiah, an LSA senior ployment of American troops to the Unlike the Vietnam conflict very upfront," Hannagan said. Arabia, students who agreed with the urw,,..-I,-- -.v . .4 . ;P r, .tat Middle East, Hrycko said she would which fueled massive campus LSA junior Michael Malicsi saw ;"*,* d ,' thp r When asked, many students ex- pressed support for President George Bush's decision to send troops to Saudi Arabia in response to Iraq's *August 2 invasion of Kuwait. "This guy (Saddam Hussein) could take over the whole Middle East... if shots are fired, that will change things but as of now I can't complain about the president's ac- tions," said Steven Mischler, a grad- uate student in the School of Public Health. LSA senior Michael Hannagan also supported Bush's decision to send troops. Hannagan said he backs the president primarily because he wno is Iraqi, saia that America should not become involved in the Middle East crisis because it concerns mostly Arabs. "It's sad that it's coming to this," she said. While many students echoed sup- port for Bush's military and diplo- matic actions thus far in the crisis, some students were concerned about the repercussions which could arise from the troop deployment. Natural Resources senior Julia Hrycko feared that by stationing American troops in the tense region, tempers are more likely to flare and lead to armed conflict. "Bush doesn't seem to want to 'Bush doesn't seem to want to start a war... but putting them (soldiers) over there is giving them a chance to start a fight in a place we really don't understand' -Julia Hrycko Natural Resources senior the Persan Gulf crisis as a much more clearcut conflict than Vietnam. "In Vietnam you didn't know who was who, but now the world is together in condemning Iraq," Mal- icsi said. One aspect of the Persian Gulf crisis which all students seem to agree on is their concern for friends and relatives stationed in Saudi Ara- bia and a fear of being sent there themselves. Fifth-year senior Davina Taylor, an orientation leader this summer, said many of the incoming first-year student in her orientation group initiai troop depioyment sam uwy would approve. Mischler said "if the rest of the world pitches in, it's fine for troops to stay." Graduate student Christin Jenny, an exchange student from Switzerland, said he is concerned American troops will stay longer than their presence is needed. "The Swiss think the Americans are out doing superpower business again. They will have to watch out they don't burn their fingers this time... and convince the Europeans that they will pullout." not publicly oppose the action. "Being a science major, there's no time to get involved in politics, people only get involved in things that they're not directly involved in," Hrycko said. protests in the 1960s, students do not seem interested in holding protests over the crisis. Most stu- dents said they saw no parallel be- tween American involvement in the Persian Gulf and Vietnam. Campus bustles, students hustle by Amanda Neuman Voters may resolve parental consent, abortion dispute The streets of Ann Arbor teemed with activity yesterday as students returned to classes for the start of a new school year. For most people, it was a long, hectic day. But for those who needed to drop or add classes, it was even longer. LSA sophomore Carey Sills took a friend's advice and arrived at CRISP at 6 a.m. to secure her spot in line. By 7:30 a.m., 100 people were in line, anxiously awaiting to make schedule changes. "It's too frustrating. I've never seen a line of this magnitude," said first-year student Donald Burgess. "They could have started this before today," he said. Burgess, like many other students starting Michigan for the first time, experienced feelings of loneliness, homesickness and nervousness. T C A riret-ver tndnt WHether LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state board decided yesterday that anti-abortion activists gathered enough signatures to put a parental consent measure before the legisla- ture, where it's expected to pass easily. The Board of State Canvassers voted 4-0 that Right To Life of Michigan got more than the 191,726 signatures needed to initiate the mea- sure. The group turned in petitions with nearly 335,000 signatures. The measure is identical to one approved earlier this year by the leg- islature but vetoed by Gov. James Blanchard. It would require unmarried young women 17 and younger to get a par- ent's permission or an exemption from a probate judge before they could get an abortion. It now goes before lawmakers, who will have 40 days to approve or reject it. If it's not approved, it will go before voters. Because the measure was started by a petition drive, Blanchard won't be able to use his veto if the legisla- ture approves it. arhara Listing nreident of sure in Ingham County Circuit Court. The former Michigan Demo- cratic Party chair told the canvasser's board yesterday that he wasn't chal- lenging the signatures, rather the constitutionality of the measure. Ferency said the proposal is un- constitutional because it violates the due process rights of physicians, cre- ates two classes of minors, unduly interferes with the minors' rights to privacy and intrudes on their ability to make contracts with physicians. "I have no doubt this is unconsti- tutional. I'm satisfied I'm going to win that lawsuit ultimately," he said. "My only regret is that these kind of questions were never debated when the legislature first considered this." Listing rejected that, sayingthe proposed law had been drafted very carefully to stay within constitu- tional guidelines set by recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. A legal challenge was expected, she said, adding "we view it as more of an expense rather than something to worry about." The abortion issue returns to the ian:ai-nt :. i - t e th a. orn atorial Some unfortunate students, such as Residential College sophomore Kris library on the first day of class yesterday. KENNET H lO -LLmlua Erickson, found themselves in the LSA junior Mark Gedman said he enjoyed his break but was ready to come back. "After summer, you're going kind of crazy. It's good to get back to some kind of routine. Nu-, WPnmlkiens A nnt nring Angell Hall Computing Center preparing their resumds for next summer's job search. They agreed it's kind of a "drag," to have to search for summer jobs already. Basketball season was local bar with identification. a false The first week of school was equally hectic for businesses. Be- tween six and seven thousand stu- dents trekked through Ulrich's t . . 1 " . 1. 11 .