TODAY Breezy and warmer; High: 66, Low: 45. TOMORROW Chance of showers; High: 54, Low: 41. trruu4ar Frankie and Johnny get laid. See ARTS Page 5. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No. 14 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, October 17, 1991he a9na Ad hoc group focuses on stopping 'police abuse' by Melissa PeerlessT Daily Crime Reporter About 40 students and Ann Arbor community members met last night to define the goals of a group which will address recent in- cidents of what they call police abuses of power. The group - to be called the Ad Hoc Committee Against Police Brutality and Harassment until a permanent name is chosen - is mo- bilizing against police who they say menace the very people they are sup- posed to protect. The group was formed in re- sponse to the Oct. 3 incident in Mixed *reviews for Union ID check by Rob Patton Daily Staff Reporter A month after the implementa- tion of a controversial policy re- quiring students to show ID to en- ter the Union on weekend nights, students and groups that use the Union have mixed feelings about its results. The policy, which requires stu- dents to display ID to a guard at the door of the Union after 9 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, has had a major effect on groups which bring non-students into the union. Safiya Khalid, an advisor for the Network for Equal Economic Development Service - NEED Service - said the new rule is a problem for the organization's non- student clients. The group helps students and non-students get finan- cial help. "If people who work during the day can only come on weekend nights, they often have to miss church on Sunday ... or I have to schedule people to come to my home instead of the office," she said. Khalid said Union management has not helped with the problem. "They're very unapproachable," she said. But Union Manager Frank Cianciola said Khalid never at- tempted to contact him. "I have no idea what she's talking about. To my knowledge she's never tried to make an appointment with me." LSA senior James Green, presi- dent of the Black Greek Association (BGA) also said he was disap- pointed with aspects of the Union ID policy. He added, however, that See UNION, Page 2 which University and Ann Arbor police officers pursued an unarmed Black suspect across the Diag with guns drawn. After questioning the suspect, they arrested him on an out- standing warrant. The police said they thought the man had a gun, which they could not find on him or in nearby bushes. Because they could not find a gun, the police assumed that the man had an accomplice. They stopped and questioned - allegedly at random - Black women who passed through the area after the incident. Latrice Dixon, director of the Baker-Mandela Center for Anti- Racist Education and spokesperson for the Ad Hoc Committee, said, "Last year there was a movement on campus saying we don't want U of M cops on campus. Students of color said if there are cops on cam- pus, we will be targeted. We were." However, Dixon added that the committee will help everyone who is suffering at the hands of law en- forcement officers. "It's not only racism, but in the last incident and in most incidents involving police people of color are targeted. So are lesbians, gays, poor people and the homeless," she said. "Basically we are trying to co- ordinate our efforts and see what we can do to control the harassment these groups have experienced," she added. The group is still formulating a plan of action. However, members say it will probably address the conduct of both the Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) and the University Department of Public Safety and Security (DPSS). LSA junior Ede Fox said, "Now, we are basically addressing police brutality and harassment. It's not an issue of 'on campus' or 'off campus' yet." Both DPSS and AAPD officers say their departments will look into any action which prompts citi- zens to file a formal complaint. AAPD Executive Deputy Chief Bill Hoover said, "Anybody who has a complaint about a police action can file a complaint and an investi- gation will be conducted." Hoover added that an investiga- tion of the teargassing incident on S. University revealed no police mis- conduct. Lt. Vern Baisden of DPSS said his department has a similar com- plaint policy. Although he said no formal complaint has been filed, Baisden said DPSS is looking into the Oct. 3 incident. "It's an open internal investiga- tion at this point. Individuals are looking into the incident," Baisden added. "There's certainly been some controversy over some events which have occurred on campus, but there is no evidence at this time to indi- cate whether they are racially moti- vated." I Pizza mogul feeds stars for $500 a plate by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Staff Reporter Catholic leaders, politicians and entertainers responded to the call of Domino's Pizza and Detroit Tigers 'owner Thomas Monaghan last night by attending a Mass and $500-a-plate fundraising dinner to rebuild the St. James Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, destroyed in a 1972 earthquake. Dinner at the Michigan League was preceded by a Mass at the Ann Arbor St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Governor John Engler, former Miss America Kaye Lani Rae Rafko-Wilson, Detroit Archbishop Reverend Adam Maida, and Tigers Manager Sparky Anderson, were joined by Cardinal Obando y Bravo, Archbishop of Managua, and the archbishops of Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Boston. Rumors circulated that n spent o tle reminder that there are those who do not have the (basic necessities)." Bourland said he saw "two or three (guests) with a wrinkle or a frown on their face that indicated they were thinking about some- thing." However., Dr. Laurence Pompili, a guest of the dinner, said he didn't notice the protesters. Boeue argued that before over $3 million is spent, the people of Nicaragua should be asked if they want the cathedral to be built. Joan Mumnow, a nun, opposed Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro was planning to attend the benefit, although Anne Lau- rance, a member of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, said her committee found out in the sec- ond week of September the presi- dent was not coming. "We are gathered here at this al- ter in solidarity with the diocese of Nicaragua," said Boston Arch- bishop Bernard Cardinal Law, who gave the homily at the Mass. "The cathedral will be a tangi- ble sign of a new birth for the church and the people of Nicaragua. I turned to Tom Monaghan, who turned to you. It's a desire on the part of each of us to do what we saw as God's will for us," he said. Some parishioners had already given-to-the project, but collection baskets were passed around as well. "I'm thrilled with the See DINNER, Page 2. h church the building of the cathedral. "The money is not being poured into the people," she said. "Some American decided they needed it. The Nicaraguans didn't ask for it," she said. Trudy Ritter, a patron at the dinner, argued that the people of Nicaragua "want it more than any- thing in the world - it's their num- ber one wish in life ... they come together to express their faith." Dr. Manfred Soiderer, another patron, said, "To those who think it's wrong to help build a church, I See PROTEST, Page 2 The Interfaith Council on Peace and Justice protested a $500-a-plate dinner raising money for a Nicaraguan Chapel by holding their own 5 cent rice and bean dinner outside the Michigan League last night. Protesters contest $3.5 millio by David Wartowski Daily Staff Reporter About 60 people gathered out- side the Michigan League yesterday eating 5 cent rice and bean dinners to protest the $500-a-plate dinner held inside to help raise money to restore the cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. Protests began with a "prayerful presence" outside a Mass held at St. Francis of Assisi Church of Ann Arbor, where demonstrators held banners which quoted from the Gospel. The group then marched to the League. The Ann Arbor Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, a coalition which supports the Nicaraguan city of Juigalpa, began to protest over a year ago after Archbishop of Managua Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo's request for a new $3.5 million cathedral was accepted by promoters, includ- ing Domino's co-founder and Detroit Tigers owner Tom Monaghan. Rev. Peter Boeue of the Northside Presbyterian said, "The church is people, not a building." Boeue suggested that "the-first ef- fort should go to solving problems such as hunger, unemployment,. poor literary rates, health prob- lems, and lack of clothing. If there is interest and money left over, then build a building." "We want food, not cathe- drals," sang protesters outside the league. Joan Emerson, a member of the peace organization Pax Christi, said the protest was to "raise con- sciousness." Kent Bourland said he believed it was necessary to give "those among the most privileged ... a lit- I I UAC plans homeco ming fun, festivities * by Darcy Lockman Cool fall breezes, changing leaves and a winning football team will usher in homecoming this weekend. And with the largest number of living alums in the country, there should be quite a few people "coming home" to the University tomorrow. However, University Activities Center Homecom- ing Co-chair Lisa Tafuri said the purpose of having a homecoming is not to welcome back alums, but to get students involved in the University. "We want to get students excited about being here. When we began planning this in April, our goal was that everyone be aware that it is homecoming. Four years can go by without a student ever realizing that homecoming is an event on campus," Tafuri said. Diag boards, a banner over the Union, and t-shirt sales in the Fishbowl are publicizing this year's events. The homecoming theme - "One Fish, Two Fish, Maize Fish, Blue Fish" - has become a tribute to the memory of Dr. Seuss. Because the Michigan Student Assembly's Alcohol Awareness Week was scheduled the same week as homecoming, the events' sponsors have worked side by rirP t dn raw mne attention to both events- Father arrested as suspect in son's death by JoAnne Viviano Daily Staff Reporter A three-year-old child was fa- tally beaten in Ann Arbor's Mill Creek subdivision Tuesday night. Police said Phillip Edwards was beaten repeatedly on the head with a blunt object. The prime suspect is the boy's father, 29-year-old Joseph Warrington. Acting on a tip, the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department appre- hended Warrington early yesterday afternoon. The suspect is being held in the Washtenaw County jail on $500,000 bond. A preliminary hear- ing is scheduled for October 23. Ann Arbor Police Department Capt. Dan Branson said Warrington ignored a restraining order and forced his way into the townhouse where the boy lived with his mother. 28-year-old Ilene , ,..