W:AT H E4i TODAY Increasing clouds; High: 42, Low: 30. TOMORROW Cloudy, chance of rain; High: 39, Low: 29. ailt! Sugar and spice and everything nice. See WEEKEND etc. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No.67 Ann Arbor, Michigan- Thursday, January 30, 1992TchyrGail Frat rush flyer not approved by house by Gwen Shaffer Daily Staff Reporter A rush poster depicting a scantily-clad woman leaning on a beer keg was distributed "as a joke" by a few members of the fraternity and was not approved by the house, said Theta Delta Chi President Graig Griffith. Griffith said three men decided to print the flyers independently Monday evening as a result of a small turnout at rush the previous night. "What happened is that our rush numbers were pretty small. These guys heard that when houses hung posters like this in the past, their rush numbers increased," Griffith said. "Three people made the flyers and hung and printed them themselves." Griffith added that the men dis- tributed the posters "to get a reaction." The poster - which many women found offensive - depicted a woman wearing a bathing suit be- side a keg and posed the question, "What is a real fraternity all about? Brotherhood. Rush Theta Delta Chi." The fraternity members respon- sible for hanging the flyers could not be reached for comment. Grif- fith said the men are submitting a letter of apology to the Daily. Griffith said his house will not take disciplinary action against the men who hung the poster. But Interfraternity Council (IFC) Advisor Joe Foster said he is planning to meet with the frater- nity members that hung the poster See FLYER, Page 2 Bush brings budget plan tc WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush unveiled a $1.52 trillion budget yesterday that would lighten tax loads for fami- lies and businesses in hopes of easing the recession's "winter's gloom." He would boost spending on chil- dren but limit other programs in- cluding Medicare help for the aged. Military spending also would be trimmed, but the federal deficit would still rise to a record level of about $400 billion. Bush urged Congress to "lay aside partisanship" and speedily en- act his election-year spending plan in order to "get the economy mov- ing again." After setting a March 20 target for action in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, he visited GOP legislators yesterday and asked them to "help communicate with the American people" to win sup- port for his program, according to lawmakers. But majority Democrats, who Capit have their own ideas for reviving the economy, criticized the 2,000-page spending plan for fiscal 1993 as it arrived at the Capitol. As for Bush's deadline for action, Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, scoffed, "We don't operate that way. Bush would throw the financial might of the government at a wide collection of programs in the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. For example, the Head Start pre- school program for poor children would grow by $600 million next year to $2.8 billion, the fight against AIDS would grow from $4.4 billion to $4.9 billion, and highway building would grow from $17 billion to $19.2 billion. But to help pay for the expansion of some initiatives, 246 domestic programs would be eliminated and 84 others would be trimmed. Bush would eliminate new public hous- ing construction while taking big bites out of prison construction and ol Hill fuel-bill assistance for the poor. And once again, Bush proposed limiting the growth of Medicare, the $127 billion program that helps the elderly and handicapped pay their medical bills. The president would save about $1.4 billion next year by limiting government reim- bursements to laboratories and hos- pitals as well as money for the pur- chase of medical equipment. With the end of the Cold War, Bush proposed whittling $50 bil- lion over the next five years from the amount he foresaw authorizing the military to spend just a year ago. Democrats, however, insist the time is ripe for even deeper military cuts, perhaps in the $70 billion to $100 billion range. If the budget has one main theme, it is its effort to take a swipe at the recession, mild though the swipe may seem. But it is missing the quick, broad-based tax cut for the middle See BUDGET Page 2 The Wolverines men's basketball team won an overtime thriller, upsetting MSU last night at the Breslin Center 89-79. See SPORTS, page 5. 'U, by Ben Deci Daily Crime Repc denies dorm surveillance by DEA orter University officials disavowed any knowledge of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) activities at East Quadrangle yesterday, but several Residence Hall Assembly members insisted that building officials said the DEA might be watching the dorm. Shirley Clarkson, director of Presidential Communications, said she was shocked to learn of the Monday meetings held by RFs to warn their residents of DEA surveillance. Students on at least three halls were present at such meetings. Clarkson also denied allegations made by RFs in yesterday's Daily that the president contacted the DEA. "We know nothing about this, and there has never been such an incident as far as I can remember," Clarkson said. DEA officials also denied any agency activity in University Housing. "If there is a trafficking problem taking place we would relish the op- portunity to help the University, but to think that we are out there watch- ing students ... we have too much to do," said Assistant Special Agent Jim Nielson. Alan Levy, Housing Program Director, also denied any knowledge of DEA involvement at East Quad. And an RF who had told her resi- dents that DEA agents were in the dorm said yesterday she had misin- terpreted the discussion at the Monday staff meeting. "We all feel really stupid. It turns out that there are no agents," said one RF. "We misunderstood (Building Director) Deba (Patnaik's) thick accent." Still, other RFs who were alert- ing their residents of the DEA pres- ence - one newsletter distributed Tuesday night in 4th Tyler Hall said the dorm is under "observation" by DEA agents - are supported by two other sources. Jessica Pfeiffer, a residence as- sembly member, said she was told at the Monday meeting that "I was in- structed to inform residents that the DEA has received an inordinately large number of phone calls from residents and parents. There was a large enough number of calls for them to put up surveillance." Pfeiffer added, however, that later in the meeting she was told that DEA was informed of the matter, but that the University Housing Department was actually handling the situation. Another residence assembly member said Tuesday that he was told during a meeting by Patnaik, "The DEA is in the dorm checking things out." Yesterday, however, the member said he was confused about the issue. Another student, speaking under the condition of anonymity, said Patnaik conveyed a similar message See DEA, Page 2 State Dems, GOP see State of Union address differently by Barry Cohen Daily Government Reporter Democrats are berating Bush for choosing style over substance and Republicans are praising him for presenting a concrete plan that ad- dresses the needs of the public as politicians' reactions to the State of the Union address have split strictly along partisan lines. "The President was calm, relaxed, and exuded confidence and leadership in his plans," said John Truscott, press secretary to Gov. John Engler. He said Bush's economic proposals combined with lower inflation inter- est rates are a good start for recovery. Truscott described Bush's pro- posed capital gains tax - the cen- terpiece of Bush's economic recovery plan - as a tax cut that will create jobs and spur investment. Bush's proposal lowers-, taxes drastically on profits from invest- ment to put more money in con- sumers' pockets to reinvest in the economy. State Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) expressed his disapproval by citing Republican analyst Kevin Phillips. "His speech was caviar for the rich and pretzels for the middle class," said Bullard. "He clearly misrepresents, and knowingly so, to say that the major- ity of the benefits of the capital gains tax goes to families earning less than $50,000," Bullard said. Two-thirds of the benefits go to the richest 1 percent of the popula- tion, he added. See SPEECH, Page2 MSA rep. condemns 'U' corporate model by Jennifer Silverberg directors, himself as the CEO, th Daily MSA Reporter people of Michigan as stockholders A heart to art talk Michael Mead, a Ypsilanti resident, admires the works of Pablo Picasso which are on exhibit now at the University art museum. Clinton cheated? Students don't care z by Andrew Levy Daily Campaign Issues Reporter With the Feb. 18 New Hamp- shire Primary drawing nearer, con- sensus Democratic frontrunner Bill Clinton's sex life has all but be- * DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS rnte rntrnl i.ai. ;n the n)amn_ lieves the allegations, but it is the last issue she would consider when deciding who to vote for. If sentiment at the University is any indication, then Prasad's com- ment is not unique. Most students seem to think that this has been blown way out of proportion. 1988, it seems not to have caused the same type of stir. When the allegations hit Hart, he went from the consensus choice to be the next president to a politi- cally scarred politician with little chance to win even his party's nomi- nation. Rackham Rep. Amy Polk will bring a resolution to the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) next Tuesday to condemn University President James Duderstadt's cor- porate model for the University. The resolution was on Tuesday night's agenda but was postponed until next week's meeting due to lengthy discussion of the Interim Speech Code. 1 1 Y faculty and staff as workers and students as customers. "I perceive what's happening as an academic crisis," Polk said. "A lot of that stems from Duderstadt's corporate image. I hope that other members recognize this crisis as well." Polk sees the corporate model as taking power away from "demo- cratic structures of self-government I=