itiuuail Vol. CI, No. 54 Ann Arbor, Michigan --Monday, November 19, 1990 Coyngh© 190 Dems, Jeminists oppose 'U' plans by Gil Renberg nd Purvi Shah aily Staff Reporters The Washtenaw County Demo- cratic Party, the Ann Arbor Demo- cratic Party, and the Feminist Wo- men's Union have voiced their op- position to the deputization of cam- pus security. The County Democrats met at a convention Saturday and passed a resolution criticizing the Univer- ity's establishment of its own 0kmed police force. The resolution, said First Vice- Chair Jim Dries, will be passed on to the Resolutions Committee of the state's Democratic Party. He does not expect the resolution to be acted on before the party's January convention. Though the resolution cannot force the University's Board of regents to rescind their decision, Dries said, "I would hope that the regents would consider it." The Ann Arbor chapter of the democratic party met Thursday and also came out with a resolution in which its members unanimously re- peated its "long-standing concerns" over deputization. Claiming that deputization "di- rectly impacts the jurisdictional and financial concerns of the city and its See SUPPORT, Page 2 --n 100s attend teach-in on Gul? ( by Chris Afendulis, Jay Garcia and Nick Thorndike Daily Staff Reporters James Akin's keynote speech at last night's teach-in on the Persian Gulf set the stage for twelve smaller, more specialized classes held in Ma- son Hall classrooms. One class, titled "International Law and the Persian Gulf," discussed possible law violations that occurred during the Gulf crisis and historical precedents for the events since the invasion. Law Prof. Gennady Danielenko led the class and answered questions. He spoke about the situation the U.S. government seems to be headed towards. The U.S. government has Isis assumed "an action under the U.N. flag would be ineffective," he said. "The U.S. should try not to go on alone," and "should not create a division in the international com- munity," he added. In conclusion, Danielenko specu- lated that "the (U.N.) Security Council is probably going on to adopt a stronger resolution." Another class, Arab Points of View, was led by Paul Vincent of the Iraqui- Chaldean Foundation and Osama Siblani, publisher of Arab- American News. Among other things, the portrayal of Saddam Hus- sein in the media was discussed. "He was classified as a Hitler in the me- dia," Vincent said. See TEACH-IN, Page 2 BRIAN .. NTOI ly English Prof. Bert Hornback sings to entertain the crowd while technical difficulties were fixed at the beginning of last night's teach-in on the Persian Gulf Crisis. i Akins warns war likely in Persian Gulf by Chris Afendulis Daily Staff Reporter With dozens of spectators sitting at his feet, former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Akins delivered the keynote address at the University's first teach-in on the Persian Gulf. Akins, now a private consultant on the Middle East in Washington, D.C., spoke to a crowd that filled every nook and cranny of Angell Hall Auditorium B. Others watched the event on closed-circuit TV in Audito- rium D. Due to the large turnout, teach-in orga- nizers arranged for Akins to deliver the ad- dress a second time. Akins' speech dealt with causes. for the current crisis, details of the Iran-Iraq war, and possibilities for resolving the crisis. "We are now, quite clearly, headed to- ward war," he said to begin his speech, adding that if war did break out, he believed it would be over by next summer. Akins addressed the possibility that the U.S. may have given Iraq a tacit "green light" to invade Kuwait as a pretext to send American troops into the gulf, saying "There-is no, question of our interest in Saudi Arabia." He also said our mission to defend Saudi Arabia from Iraq may be misleading, saying Saddam Hussein would not attempt an in- vasion in the face of U.S! troops. "(Saddam) is not irrational and he is not suicidal," Akins said. See AKINS, Page 2 - Students elect CC to.SA-SG m m dmilk m ---.f m.ao % it$ "A %,is FVISA iotai seats won or 14 av ConservativeCoalitio E=LE N "*-"'''"" l .. Action Abolitionist allable): nI 10 i8 6 0 by Christine Kloostra Daily MSA Reporter For the first time in 16 years, the Students for Academic and Institutional Development (SAID) has lost their majority on the LSA Student Government (LSA-SG). The Conservative Coalition (CC) took nine of the 17 seats on LSA-SG, including the president and vice president positions. SAID } took the remaining eight seats. SAID members expressed opti- mism at the prospect of working with CC, the first party to field candidates for both LSA-SG and the Michigan Student Assembly. "I don't think that will be a problem," said Allison Buck, a winning SAID candidate, adding that during the election CC mem- bers said they would keep the gov- ernment apolitical. "I'm hoping for the sake of stu- dent government that's true," Buck said. Joe Sciarrotta, the presidential- elect, said, "We'll make sure it stays nonpartisan and nonpolitical and works for the benefit of the stu- dents." LSA-SG, the body governing students in LSA, has sponsored ac- tivities such as CRISP advice ta- bles and a picnic for graduating se- niors. The body had also brought in speakers, including Dick Vitale and Arthur Schlesinger. Sciarrotta's plans include oppos- ing proposals for mandatory four- year English and moral course re- quirements and altering the grading system to give above a 4.0 to stu- dents receiving an A plus. LSA-SG elections were held in conjunction with MSA elections last Wednesday and Thursday. More than 3,200 students cast ballots campus-wide. CC took 10 of the 24 available seats on MSA. The Action party took six, while write-in candidates and independents took the remain- ing eight positions. Individual Winners (By School): LSA Julie Davies (CC) Elissa Silverman (Action) Kim Watson (Action) Greg Morrison (CC) Jay Goldberg (CC) James Green (CC) Megan Landers (Action) Brett White (CC) Jonathan Line (CC) Rackham Deborah L. Billings (Action) Corey Dolgon (Action) Timothy Paul Darr (CC) Engineering Jennifer Ane Starrman (CC) Sreenivas D. Cherukuri (CC) Brian S. Kight (Independent) Social Work Marilyn Freeman (Write-In) Music John R. Naatjes (Independent) Business Andrew Kanfer (CC) Dentistry Not Available Library Science Pedro Padilla (Write-In) Physical Education William Andrew (Independent) Public Health Noriega tapes will not air on CNN WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court refused by a 7-2 vote yesterday to give Cable News Network permission to broadcast tape recordings of conversations be- tween Panama's Gen. Manuel Nor- iega and his lawyers. Noriega is awaiting trial on charges of taking $4.6 million in payoffs to protect cocaine trade through Panama. He is being held in a federal prison near Miami. The court rejected an emergency request by CNN that was aimed at lifting a federal judge's order forbid- ding the broadcasts until he Obuld de- termine what the tapes disclose. The emergency request has called the Nov. 8 order by U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler in Miami an unconstitutional "prior restraint" of free speech. But only two jus- See TAPES, Page 2 w r Paul Oppedisano (Action) Education Christa Sinz (Write-in) Medicine Mark LePage (Write-In) LSA STUDENT GOVERNMENT President: Joe SCiarotta (CC) Vice President: Andrew Petrella (CC) Mark Bernstein (SAID) Allison Buck (SAID) Brian Callahan (CC) Karen Eleveld (SAID) Carrie Friedman (SAID) Claudette Grinnell (CC) Timothy Hurd (CC) Heather Johnston (SAID) Alexander Kazerooni (CC) Jocelyn Lupert (SAID) Trish Mattoff (SAID) Anne Mueller (SAID) Rob Reilly (CC) Brian Schefke (CC) Vince Wilk (CC) I Third in the Sunrunner takes third in World Solar by David Rheingold Daily Staff Reporter ADELAIDE, Australia - The cheer, "Go Blue!" has resounded through many places in the world: the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California, the stands at Michigan Stadium, and the King Dome in Seattle. I Now Adelaide, Australia can be added to the list. Members of the Michigan Solar Car team joyously shouted "Go Blue!" while celebrating their third place finish in the World Solar Challenge 1990 on Saturday. The Sunrunner crossed the finish line at 2:54 p.m. (Australia time) just six minutes ahead of HOXAN, a Japanese solar cell manufacturer. 1 The Sunrunner had had a seven General Motors' Sunraycer in 1987. Honda arrived in second place at 12:43 p.m. on Saturday. Many of its team members remained at the finish to celebrate with Michigan. After the Sunrunner pulled in, friends and competitors merrily sprayed each other with champagne and exchanged team uniforms. Sunrunner driver Paula Finnegan proudly wore a Honda jumpsuit. "We made it! 3,000 K! Third in the world!" said System Coordinator member Justin Beres. "That's what's awesome. Third in the World. You figure we're just col- lege students, most of us have a year or two years to go, and we're com- peting against multi-million dollar corporations," Beres said. "This is our first car - a world-class car. We vorld r Challenge runner had a separate aluminum frame and Kevlar body. This made it heavier than other cars which had monocock and were therefore lighter. Honda's canopy, for instance, had built-in wheel wells. Gears: Unlike some of the other cars which could change gears to adapt to the terrain or climate dur- ing the race, the Sunrunner gears had to be changed manually. Such a switch took a costly 20 minutes - too long since its nearest competitor was only minutes behind. * Solar Cells: The Sunrunner's array, composed of mono-crystalline silicon, was 16 percent efficient - that is, it converted 16 percent of the sunlight into electrical energy. Biel, Honda, and HOXAN all had advanced solar cells that were 19 per- / Stretch Desmond Howard makes a diving catch with his feeti ust barely in bounds for a first quarter TD in the Wolverines 35-18 victory over Minnesota. For complete game coverage see SPORTS Monday.