The University Honors College is the paragon of academic excellence, or is it? Through questionable admissions standards, it excludes most students from the education they deserve. Hannelore Kober and Jonnie Dbbele are a pair of University profs happily married to film (and each other). Read a preview of a showing of their films. SPORTS! 1 The Michigan men's basketball team opened its Big Ten season by winning at Iowa. Tonight, the Hawkeyes come to Ann Arbor with revenge on their minds. Today Variable clouds and cold; High: 23, Low: 13 Tomorrow Mostly cloudy; High 31, Low 16 V ir a 444116WV One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CII, No. 75 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, February 12, 1992 r Mwganay Taxes may rise desp ite '92 breaks WASHINGTON (AP) - While families and investors await word on how big a tax cut they will get from Congress and President Bush, millions should be watching instead to see how much their taxes are go- ing to rise. Bush's budget, with its propos- als for a reduction in capital-gains taxes, an increased exemption for children and a new credit for some home buyers, would be financed in part by tax increases exceeding $21 billion over the next five years. Among the targets: State and lo- cal government employees; boaters; pay-phone users; securities dealers, and buyers of certain life insurance policies. A Democratic plan to give a temporary credit of up to $200 a year to wage-earners would be fi- nanced by higher taxes on couples with incomes in the $200,000-plus range ($100,000 for singles) and a new surtax on millionaires. The House Ways and Means Committee will begin deciding to- day what kind of tax-cut plan is called for and how it should be fi- nanced The Democratic-controlled panel is likely to reject Bush's proposal, which the president billed as desir- able to boost the economy. But the committee probably will send the president's bill to the full House for a vote, along with a Democratic substitute aimed at pleasing the See TAXES, Page 2 Sorority gets approval to occupy new house by Hope Calati Daily Staff Reporter Despite criticism from neigh- bors and a nearby elementary school, the Ann Arbor Planning Commission last night unani- mously voted to allow Delta Zeta sorority to move into the Perry Nursery School on Washtenaw Avenue. More than 20 people addressed the commission about Delta Zeta's request for a special exceptions permit, including neighborhood residents, Delta Zeta members, and representatives from Perry Nurs- ery School and the adjacent Angell Elementary school. Seven neighbors and Angell representatives said Delta Zeta would create traffic problems and cause a threat to school children. Angell and Perry both use the same driveway. But Perry representatives urged the need to sell their building, and Delta Zeta members said that they would be good neighbors. Delta Zeta has agreed to buy the Perry Nursery School Property on 1541 Washtenaw Ave. from the United Way. The Planning Commission has clashed with the Greek system twice during the past year because of clashes between the houses and the neighborhoods. Last summer, it denied Pi Kappa Phi a special exceptions permit, and in the fall, refused to grant Sigma Kappa expansion approval. Neighbors pressured the com- mission to reject both of those plans, which resulted in lawsuits. Delta Zeta President Kristin Slocum said, "We would be con- siderate and approachable neigh- bors." She cited the favorable comments about sororities made by members of the Burns Park Neigh- borhood Association during the hearings about Pi Kappa Phi. Debate last night centered on access to the property, parking and the safety of the students attending the adjacent Angell Elementary School. "It's not just a Delta Zeta mat- ter, it's a Greek matter," Slocum said. Parking highlighted the con- cerns presented to the commission. Barbara Starkley, parent of an Angell Elementary School stu- dent, said the increased traffic pro- duced by a sorority would bye dan- greous for the children at Angell School. "Someone said that parking See HOUSE, Page 2 Barbara Starkley, an Ann Arbor resident and mother of an Angell Elementary School first grader, speaks against allowing Delta Zeta to expand their house at the City Planning Commission meeting last night. Tsongas latest to top N.H. primary polls PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Rosemary Colliton waited more than an hour to deliver her pledge to Paul Tsongas: "I'm going to vote for character and not charisma," she promised. "You can do both," said Tsongas who suddenly sits atop the shifting presidential polls in New Hampshire replied with a smile. The former Massachusetts sena- tor for months was seen as the Rodney Dangerfield of the Democratic field. Tsongas' painstaking organiza- tion and steady campaign style, and message seem to be paying off. With New Hampshire's leadoff primary a week away, he is leading the polls or at least tied with Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton. Even if he won New Hampshire, cash-poor Tsongas would be given little chance of getting the Democratic nomination. And even if he did somehow become the nomi- nee, few believe he could beat President Bush. The perception is based partly on the sour memory of 1988 nominee Michael Dukakis. Democrats worry about the impact a Tsongas-led ticket would have on prospects for the party's Senate and congressional candidates. "Some of the candidates and their supporters are very nervous about the prospect of another Massachusetts nominee," said Democratic strategist Ann Lewis. "This is supposed to be a national party." Tsongas offers a no-frills eco- nomic message anchored on restor- ing America's manufacturing base. He rejects politically popular mid- dle-class tax giveaways favored by some rivals. Tsongas' ads brag "He's no movie star." In his speeches, he tells voters, "I'm not running to be Santa Claus." To the surprise of many who dismissed him, Tsongas is running to win. He's the first to admit he doesn't have the rhetorical flair of Clinton, or the feisty populism of Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin. "But I have a message of truth that has a power of its own," he says. When people ask how he knows he's got momentum, Tsongas is ready: "Look, I spent 10 months without it, I know it when I see it." Tsongas' campaign reflects the defining experiences in his life - the economic rise and fall of his hometown of Lowell, Mass., and a successful battle over cancer that he had been told he could not win. He's been counting the days ever since. Tuesday was 3,054. 'These are not ordinary days," Tsongas tells voters. "There must be purpose in these days." Tsongas' favors capital gains and other tax breaks to encourage new business investment, and easing of antitrust laws. Students skeptical about by Ben Deci Daily Crime Reporter Students have been bombarded by slogans decrying deputization of University police for more than a year now. Recently, a new wave of chalk axioms have carpeted the Diag, urging students to action. But many say the meetings scheduled on the issue for 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday are pointless. They contend that the police already have guns, it looks like they're here to stay, and wonder if any action can be taken to reverse deputization. The University regents, who pre- viously voted 7-1 in favor of depu- tizing the police force, will vote next Friday to accept or reject the power to deputize granted them by the recently enacted Public Act 120. Washtenaw County Sheriff Ronald Schebil decided to end Washtenaw County's deputization of the University police by March 31. "There are some questions about who's liable if there was a law- suit," Schebil explained. If the regents vote to accept dep- utization responsibilities, tho powers will take effect July 1. However, in accordance wi Public Act 120, this vote cannot1 held until there have been two pu lic hearings on the matter. The Ur versity will hold those hearin next week. Dave Monforton, aide to st Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbo said he feels that the hearings sh that University is finally coming terms with an issue that they we trying to avoid. "They've decided to bite the b 'U' deputization hearings se let and withstand the withering zation before we could get the act of the hearings to shut them down. abuse of people who are upset about passed." "If students can invalidate the hear- th armed police," Monforton said. The sentiment is widely held ings so they are not completed, we be Bullard sent a letter to the re- that the regents have already made will have a police force suspended in ib- cr itb nrucinv them of ahsing the their decision and will just go air." ni- gs ate r), ow to ere ul- gums ac;ub~ u lu Vg g uj, sheriff department's deputization powers. "The only reason for not using Public Act 120 is to appar- ently avoid the public hearings and the oversight committee," the let- ter said. But Walter Harrison, executive director of University Relations, said, "That accusation is ludicrous. We needed to move towards deputi- through the motions at the upcom- ing public hearings. "They made their minds up long ago on the issue," Monforton said. "The real underlying problem is that the decision was made com- pletely un-democratically," cor- roborated LSA senior and Michigan Student Assembly Rep. Todd Ochoa. Ochoa is urging a massive protest However, Schebil said, "If there has been sufficient progress by the 31st, I will be satisfied." Schebil is the only .authority who could re- voke the University police force's current deputized status. MSA Rep. Robert VanHouwel- ing agrees that the process hasn't been representative. However, he See HEARINGS, Page 2 Students agree with Tyson guilty verdict by Gwen Shaffer Daily Women's Issues Reporter Most University students said they are not surprised by the guilty verdict handed down against Mike Tyson Monday for the rape of a Miss Black America contestant in a well-publicized court hearing. The woman said Tyson lured her into his hotel and forced himself upon her. Tyson, once heavyweight boxing cham- pion, faces the possibility of 60 years in prison. Some students and faculty said they feel race may have played a role in Tyson's con- viction, especially when compared to the re- cent William Kennedy Smith acquittal - another highly visible accused rapist with a reputation as a womanizer. "You have to keep in mind that the sexu- ality of Black men has always been con- structed as a rapist," said Amy Jordan, a Baker-Mandela Center board member. "It is easier to believe that a Black man commit- "William Kennedy Smith had more pres- tige and more political pull. Race could have something to do with it, but I didn't think about it," Cook said. Some students said they do not think there is a connection between the Tyson trial and other rape cases. "Our legal system is set up so that each case is taken individually," said LSA senior Steve Ouwinga. "It sounded like there were See GUILTY, Page 2 Lawyeis and analysts c -iic - - creep defense' INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In the end, the Mike Tyson jurors believed the victim's story that she was raped and the defense's story thatsthe boxer was a foul-mouthed womanizer who couldn't keep his hands to himself. Perhaps the defense strategy backfired, or perhaps his attorneys simply made too con- I] The people on the bus go up and down Northwood bus driver Greg Hobdy looks to see if he has any more passengers before he closes the door. VP Hartford survives week n dorm New Student Affairs head hears 'very clear messages' about 'U' by Melissa Peerless Hartford said her roommate woke her forces of fire and water, Hartford said her otavi n Cuth (and wl u a e urv au a I