4 s TODAY Mostly cloudy; High: 56, Low: 39. TOMORROW Milder, some clouds; High: 65, Low:46. 4v 441W wh iS-IDE. More hocus-pocus in 24-16 victory. See SPORTSmonday. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No. 16 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, October 21, 1991Cyht VDa1 "eijiIJ]i | Regents pass new harass by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter After extensive debate Friday, the University Board of Regents unanimously endorsed a revised ver- sion of a sexual harassment policy for faculty and staff. The policy, which replaces an in- terim one in effect since 1988, will come under regental review in one year to assess its effectiveness. "I ... believe we should get on with this today. We have now a pol- icy in front of us which nurtures a climate to bring forth concerns," said Regent Shirley McFee (R- Battle Creek). The policy outlines procedures for filing both informal and formal sexual harassment complaints and details departments which can pro- vide counseling. Moreover, the policy endorses a 1986 University Senate Assembly statement calling consensual rela- tionships between faculty and stu- dents, "a basic violation of profes- sional ethics and responsibility ment p when the faculty member has any professional responsibility for the students academic performance or professional future." But some regents said they felt this clause unfairly intruded into the private lives of University community members. "Why should we be involved in their domestic circumstances? I don't think we should be involved," olicy said Regent Neal Nielsen (R- Brighton). Nielsen said he thought the board should wait on the pol- icy's implementation until the flaws were worked out. "It's a sensible policy and a needed policy in my opinion. I think we should go ahead with this one," said Regent Paul Brown (D- Petoskey). See HARASSMENT, Page 2 Harassment claims lead Congress to question its own exemption WASHINGTON (AP) - The spotlight on sexual harassment has prompted Congress to take a look at itself and consider dropping the ex- emption that permits it to avoid laws against discrimination. "That this Congress would pass a series of laws on civil rights, workers safety and yes, sexual ha- rassment, and then exempt itself, is hypocrisy, pure and simple," said Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.). Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is reviving the idea that Congress be covered by the laws it passes just as a new civil rights bill is reaching the Senate floor. Like the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the bill to be taken up this week also exempts Congress. Grassley plans to offer an amend- ment bringing Congress under its auspices. See CONGRESS, Page 2 Home, sweet home Tailback Ricky Powers and Michigan took sole possession of first place in the Big Ten by beating Indiana, 24-15, before a homecoming crowd Saturday at Michigan Stadium. For more football, see SPORTSMonday. Fire s," OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A wind-driven fire roared through 4n upscale residential area in the hills above Oakland yesterday, engulfing hundreds of homes and forcing dozens of people to flee, witnesses and officials said. At least 11 people were injured and five were killed, authorities said. Mayor Elihu Harris said at a news conference that the exact. number of destroyed homes veeps 0 couldn't immediately be determined because the fire was still burning. Ash-covered residents ran into the street clutching their belong- ings and pets as flames as high as 100 feet whipped in the gusts behind them. "It's awful. The heat and the swirling wind makes for a real deadly combination," said Berkeley firefighter Wayne Lynch. "This could be the worst one yet in terms of property destruction in the area." akland, Calif. Oakland police officer John Fukuda said at least 45 homes had burned. The fire was reported around 11a.m. At Alta Bates Herrick Hospital, four people were admitted to the burn center and five or six people were being treated in the emergency room for smoke inhalation, minor burns and scratches, said spokesper- son Carolyn Kemp. Power was cut off in the affected area. Above the hills, a huge cloud of black smoke turned day to night, casting a brown pall as far as San Francisco, 15 miles away. State Highway 24 was closed, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson said. Wind was gusting to about 30 mph and the fire had moved to within about a mile of downtown Berkeley. J. Weinreb said the fire forced See FIRE, Page 3 *Quake kills at least 340 in India DEHRA DUN, India (AP) - A mighty earthquake convulsed the Himalayan foothills yesterday, killing at least 341 people, flattening tens of thousands of homes and triggering major landslides, police said. The earthquake rippled through northern Ut- tar Pradesh state, causing massive destruction in at least two districts along the Indian-Tibetan border. At least 2,000 people were injured, the United News of India news agency reported. At least 500 people were feared trapped in the rubble of buildings that collapsed when the quake struck, Dehra Dun District Magistrate Shishir Priya Darshi said. Israel wil K joi peace conference JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir's Cabinet set aside misgivings yesterday and F voted for Israel to attend next week's Middle East peace confer- ence. It was the last step needed for Israel to send representatives to the U.S.-Soviet-sponsored conference, scheduled to begin on Oct. 30 in Madrid, Spain. The vote was 16-3, said Trans- port Minister Moshe Katzav. Some officials in the govern- ment, the most right-wing in Is- rael's history, feared that the con- ference would force Israel to with- draw from land it seized in the 1967 Middle East war. The officials also See PEACE, Page 2 "Foul I India's Seismology Department measured the 45-second quake at 6.1 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey put the magnitude at 7.1. The state's top police official, Director Gen- eral Prakash Singh, said 262 bodies had been re- covered in the Uttarkashi district, United News of India reported. Darshi, the district magistrate, said the count in Uttarkashi was likely to rise. At least 59 people were killed in the Tehri district just south of Uttarkashi, the news agency said, quoting a local official. Another 20 people were killed in the Chamoli district east of Uttarkarshi, police said. The victims included 15 pilgrims at a Hindu temple in Kedarnath, they said. A senior civil official in Dehra Dun, the near- est big town to Uttarkarshi, said tens of thou- sands of homes were reported destroyed. The of- ficial spoke on condition of anonymity. United News of India said 400 villages were affected. Army and paramilitary troops were dis- patched to Uttarkashi and Chamoli. Four heli- copters were ready to lift off at daybreak today with emergency supplies of rice, wheat and sugar and to start evacuating the injured, Darshi said. The officials in Dehra Dun said police and rescuers were cut off by big landslides in the See QUAKE, Page 2 K, 7~1 ANTHONY M. CROLL/Daily Demolition derby. Engineering sophomore Keith Ward, a member of Alpha Sigma Phi, smashes a car with a sledge hammer during the Evans Scholars Car Bash '91 on the Diag Friday. 'U' health services offers new optical shop for students. by Laura Yntema The Optical Shop does not actu- The University Health Services has opened an optical shop for stu- dents, staff and faculty in the Eye Care Clinic at 207 Fletcher. Rose Quintana, the only full- time optician, says the shop offers a "diverse selection" of 600 brand- name frames including sunglasses. Swim goggles, ski and scuba masks are also available. Not all frames carry the shop's 15 percent discount, however. Quintana said prices are "comparable" to most local prices, and added that she will match any local price. Although glasses are not made in an hour, they will be done within one or two days. They carry a guar- antee replacement for 30 days, if a pair of broken glasses can be fur- nished. Quintana will repair all glasses, most of which can be done in store, free of charge. Kari Ralph, a first-year graduate student in the School of Education ally assemble the glasses within the The price is about average - a decent deal. I don't feel I'm getting ripped off' - Jenna Sievers Faculty family member store. It only sells glasses which are made in Southfield. Ohio State University is the only other Big 10 university which oper- ates an optical dispensing facility through its Health Center. Opticians at OSU must either be a state-certified dispensing optician or hold a two-year optometric tech- nician degree, as well as at least seven years on-hands experience. Optometry students at OSU can take an optional class through the clinic, which staffs 12 full-time op- ticians. Because Michigan does not re- quire its opticians to be state-certi- ball Members of the Kappa Alpha Theta and Sigma Kappa sororities play rugby at the Mudbowl on Saturday. The game is a homecoming tradition. List narrows to Duke and Edwards -ye MO ,:~ .1