TODAY Partly cloudy; High: 70, Low:47. TOMORROW Chance of t-storms; High: 71, Low: 57. 1E~it UUI1U U' police report is flawed. See OPINION Page 4. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No. 22 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 29, 1991 22"c, iy No-shows slow MSA business by Purvi Shah Daily MSA Reporter Although the Michigan Student Assembly has had plenty of heated debate in the past two weeks, it has lacked input from many representatives. In the past two meetings MSA has failed to meet quorum. The assembly officially removed eight representatives last week, cutting the number to 38. In order to have quorum, 19 representatives need to attend the meetings, which are held every Tuesday night. Before being removed from the assembly, represen- tatives are allowed 12 roll call absences - taken at the beginning and end of assembly meetings and before committee meetings. President James Green argued that the absenteeism was probably due to midterms. "I think it's just a problem with midterms. This happens every year. This happens every term," he said. "When I was an LSA rep. I never missed a meeting." While Green is forming a list for representatives who are in danger of being removed from the assembly, he said no additional measures are being taken to ensure that representatives attend the meetings. Rules and Elections Committee Chair Brian Kight said that by strictly monitoring attendance and remov-} ing representatives who fail to meet the minimum standards, the assembly has already taken the steps stipulated by the code and constitution to remedy the situation. See MSA, Page 2 Attacks raise anger before Madrid talks MADRID, Spain (AP) - In a deadly outbreak of violence just two days ahead of Arab-Israeli peace talks, attackers firing automatic weapons killed two Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank yesterday. Hours earlier, two separate attacks in Turkey killed an American soldier and wounded an Egyptian diplomat. The West Bank attack appeared likely to harden Israeli opposition to the peace talks and put a sharp fo- cus on Israel's oft-stated worries over security. Israelis blamed the Palestinians and vowed revenge for the shoot- ings, which also wounded six peo- ple, including five children. "Whoever was looking for a proof that we have nobody to dis- cuss peace with, that our enemies... want to continue to kill us and to destroy us... got the message tonight," Cabinet Minister Rehavam Zeevi told reporters at a rally in Tel Aviv. As word spread of the deaths, the crowd swelled to 50,000 people, some shouting "Death to the Arabs!" Zalman Shoval, Israel's ambas- sador to Washington, said of the at- tack: "It certainly harms the atmo- sphere and it raises some very grave question marks with regard to their genuine attitude toward this whole process." Hanan Ashrawi, a spokesperson for the Palestinian delegation, con- demned the violence but explained it as the consequence of the "extreme violence" of the Israeli occupation. "Unless we really work hard to remove causes of conflict and the causes of violence, it's going to go on," she said in a television inter- view. Ashrawi also predicted more attempts to disrupt the talks. There have been several Muslim fundamentalist calls for attacks to impede the conference that begins in Madrid, Spain, tomorrow. A Lebanese newspaper reported that a radical Iranian leader called for sui- cide attacks on the Jewish state and said the peace conference was "high treason" yesterday. Palestinian and Jordanian dele- gates arrived in Madrid to an enthu- siastic greeting from a score of sup- porters. Young Palestinians and Spaniards waved placards saying in Arabic, Spanish and English: "Long Live a Free and Independent Palestine." Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev arrived last night and President Bush arrives today, a day before the conference begins. Bush said he hoped the talks would be a first step to peace, but cautioned that "there's a long, long way to go. See MIDEAST, Page 2 An Israeli soldier inspects the driver's side of the bus that was attacked from an ambush near the Tappuach Junction in the occupied West Bank Monday night. GEO files 'Big Three' grievances as union, sign 2-year contraci by Elizabeth Marshall regular employee; and the lack of a "In effect, the TAs are absorbing Colleen Dolan-Greene, ch hief Even as the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) officially ended this year's contract dispute yesterday bysigning a new two-year agreement, the union submitted three outstanding grievances to the University. GEO's "Big Three" grievances address: the hiring of undergradu- ates to do graduate work at a lower pay; the hiring of graduate students as "temporary employees," who do not receive the benefits granted to a distinction between "teachers" and "graders" within departmental budgets. In all three instances the union. claims that the University is trying to pay students a lower salary with fewer benefits for, performing es- sentially the same job. GEO Membership Organizer Phillis Engelbert said one of the union's primary responsibilities is "to be vigilant in making sure the contract is being followed." Engler m the costs the departments are trying to cut," Engelbert said of the prac- tices. GEO represents all University TAs. Although .not every TA chooses to join the union, all TAs are covered by the contract. Gilbert Whitaker, Provost for Academic Affairs, has 14 days to re- spond to yesterday's filing by set- ting a meeting date to discuss GEO's complaints. He has an additional 30 days to submit a written answer. University bargainer in the grievance process, said the Univer- sity had no comment on the grievances. There will be no further response until the two week dead- line, she added. The contract provides for incre- mental pay raises, health benefits, a waiver of building and maintenance fees, as well as instituting partial tuition waivers for TAs with small hourly appointments in their second year. gay cut state tuition program if rates keep rising Dems. say possible cut shows Engler's political agenda by Stefanie Vines Daily Government Reporter lawmakers expected tuition in- contracts from 1990 are evidence of Sharpton Forum Gov. John Engler says steep tu- ition hikes may endanger a program - the first of its kind - which al- lows state residents to pay in ad- vance for their children's college education. But state Democrats say Engler wants to cut the program for politi- cal reasons. Engler said in a statement that parents should be charged more, or the program should tie eliminated, because tuition at Michigan's 15 public universities has increased at a faster rate than lawmakers origi- nally envisioned. When the Michigan Educational Trust (MET) was created in 1988, creases of 7.3 percent per year, but rates have been rising by an annual rate of 8.8 percent. To enroll a child in the program, parents pay a base fee which is then invested by the state. When the child is ready to enter college, the state pays the tuition at any in-state university. Last year, the cost to en- roll a newborn in MET was $2,100. Engler spokesperson John Tr- uscott said the governor hasn't firmly decided to cut the program. "What the Governor has said is that we need to take a step back to evaluate it," he said. Truscott said Engler's attempts to guarantee the 55,000 existing his support for MET. No plans have been made to issue contracts for 1991 until a new Board of Directors has evaluated the current MET program. The board's members, all appointed by Engler, include lawyers, the state treasurer and University President James Duderstadt. It will meet in early December to discuss the status of MET. Sabrina Keeley, the executive di- rector for MET, said she has confi- dence in the board. "We have very capable board members who will make the future decisions regarding MET," she said. See CUT, Page 2 provokes Sharpton debate by Rob Patton Daily Minority Issues Reporter The Reverend Al Sharpton brings heated debate and con tro- versy wherever he goes. And the re- action on campus suggests that his scheduled appearance tonight will be no different. Sharpton, the controversial civil rights activist from New York City, will speak at the Power Center tonight in an open forum presented by the University Activities Center (UAC) Viewpoint Lecture series. He will be ioined by Moses I Vigil for women and children of A three-hour tour LSA seniors Joe Helminski and John Dwaihy pass the time sipping Cokes dso edsoand talking while stranded on the traffic island at State and Liberty. domeicvo ence rawss upport *, p U 'yJleShpe U' nearing decision on Daily Women's Issues Reporter The eighth annual Candelight Vigil for battered women and chil- dren drew a crowd of more than 200 people to the Rackham Auditorium steps last night. The vigil - which was spon- sored by the SAFE house and the University Lesbian and Gay Male Programing Office - was held to This years vigil was dedicated to the memory of Philip Edwards, a three-year-old child who was al- legedly murdered by his father Joseph Carlos Warrington. War- rington was said to have had a long history of battering Philip's mother, Ilene Edwards. "Tonight is the first time we have dedicated the vigil to someone. As we work to stop violence, let us firm the need to talk about this per- vasive crime," Brater said. The vigil focused on naming the victims who have been killed by domestic violence. "We are evoking the spirits of those who have died in order to give us the strength to go on fighting. This strength will help us to move the mountains that must be moved," Reese said. new Student Services VP by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter A member of the interviewing process said that the new vice presi- dent for Student Services will be announced "any day now." However, Shirley Clarkson, spe- cial assistant to University Presi- Anderson, who has served in the position at WSU for five years, is also one of five finalists for an ex- ecutive-level student services posi- tion at Stanford University. Before serving at WSU, Anderson held an equivalent position at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.