The Interfraternity Council has mobilized itself politically by encouraging Greek members to vote in city elections. The move should serve as a model for other campus organizations. WEEKEND etc. Spike Lee and Karen Finley are both talented entertainers, but that's not all they are - their work is often the cause of controversy. Both will be in town this weekend. The Michigan baseball team notched its fifth straight victory by beating Toledo, 5-4. Rookie Scott Niemec went 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs to lead the way for the Wolverines. Today Clouds, blustery; High: 35, Low: 22 Tomorrow Partly sunny; High 37, Low 24 . *rnz One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CIL No. 106 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Thursday, April 2,1992 (9) 1992 The Michigan Daily NORML wins case, SU' plans to appeal by Melissa Peerless Daily Administration Reporter Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Donald Shelton ordered the University yesterday to permit the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana' Laws (NORML) to use the Diag for a rally Saturday. The rally will occur simultane- ously with Hash Bash, a gathering in support of marijuana legalization. The University denied NORML's permit when members of the group applied last month. In his decision, Shelton derided the University for denying the permit, and for asserting that the re- fusal was based upon the fact that NORML broke Diag usage rules in 1991. "The Court did not hear or see any evidence ... that NORML lead- ers continued their speeches or their amplified activities in violation of the University controlled sound permit," he said. "The University's claim that it is denying the 1992 permit based upon this alleged vio- lation of the 1991 permit is disin- genuous." The University is expected to ap- peal the case. University counsel Elsa Cole was out of town and un- available for comment yesterday. Although the court case ended Thursday, Shelton did not hand down his decision until yesterday See NORML, Page 2 Progressives win assembly presidency by Jennifer Silverberg 1,939 votes in favor and 822 op- Daily MSA Reporter posed. The second part, explaining Progressive Party candidates Fde how to change the limit, passed with Fox and Hunter VanValkenburgh 1,808 in favor and 832 students op- won the presidency in the Michigan posed. Student Assembly elections which Fox said the Progressive Party ended Tuesday, but a lack of talliers plans to organize campus events postponed the release of the total re- Saturday after the NCAA basketball sults. game and again on Monday if the Fox and VanValkenburgh gar- Wolverines win the game. nered 1,445 votes and Conservative There are other issues the party Coalition (CC) candidates Scott Gast also wants to address once on the as- and Beth O'Connor received 1,377 sembly, Fox said. votes. "Because of the low voter At press time, with approxi- turnout, one of the most important That was some marshmallow! -N - Construction crews renovate Michigan Stadium . They are replacing eight sections and expanding the capacity. The job was started a month ago and will be finished in time for the home opener against Oklahoma State. Students call city council candidate debate by Erin Einhorn Daily City Reporter Students who came to hear the city council candidate debate at the Michigan Union last night said the discussion helped them to make a decision about who to support for Monday's election. "I really didn't know anything about the candidates before," said Interfraternity Council (IFC) mem- ber Polk Wagner. "It's different to see them in person." IFC sponsored the forum along with the Panhellenic Association (Panhel). The 13 candidates, representing each of Ann Arbor's five wards, an- swered questions regarding student issues such as deputization and the city's reaction to noisy student par- ties, as well as issues concerning the environment and the homeless. "There are several opportunities we are missing as a city, like a more significant partnership with the University," said 1st Ward 'helpful' Republican candidate Howard King. King said with "a better working relationship" between the University, the city and students, many previously existing problems would disappear. Democratic 2nd Ward candidate Ralph Michener agreed with King. "We need to assist one another in achieving our particular goals," Michener said. "We need to get stu- dents, Greeks and the neighborhood See DEBATE, Page 7 mately 600 ballots left to be counted, it appeared that the Progressive Party would win five of the nine LSA assembly seats up for grabs. The other four seemed to be claimed by CC. A total of 3,237 students voted in this winter's election with 1,575 votes coming from LSA students, 455 votes from Engineering and 406 from Rackham. LSA junior Christy Ochoa and School of Natural Resources junior Michael Dorsey were chosen as the two student representatives to the oversight board required by Public Act 120 to oversee grievances about the campus police. Ochoa received 856 votes and Dorsey got 535. The resolution on the Preservation of Free Speech which asked the University to abandon its Interim Policy on Discrimination passed with 1,203 votes in favor and 381 opposed. Fifteen-hundred stu- dents did not vote on this issue, pos- sibly because they did not see it on the back of the ballot. The resolution creating a cap on the MSA fee at $6.27 also passed in two parts. The first part, which es- tablished a fee limit, passed with 'The agenda of MSA is going to change to a more progressive one, more pro-active.' -Ede Fox MSA President-elect things is to get more people involved with MSA and to make it more rep- resentative of campus," Fox said. The Progressive Party plans to address the Union weekend entry policy by eliminating it and also plans to deal with minority concerns on campus, Fox said. "We want to get more funding to services .like, ti Baker-Mandela Center, and we want to hook up with the faculty on campus to work to- ward getting more minority people in professor positions," Fox said. VanValkenburgh said he would also like to restore funding to the Ann Arbor Tenants Union and in- crease the funding to Student Legal Services. VanValkenburgh said he hoped to address tuition increases as well. See RESULTS, Page 2 City, 'Uannounce students can watch games at CrilSer by Lauren Dermer utive director of University Daily Crime Reporter Relations. "One thing people always i The city and the University will attempt to keep celebrations off of the streets during this weekend's NCAA basketball Final Four tour- nament games by providing facilities for students to watch them and to celebrate the possible victory. If the Wolverines triumph Saturday, the NCAA championship game Monday will be shown on a big-screen television in Crisler Arena. Food will be provided and members of the band will perform. "The purpose is to give people a non-alcoholic place to watch the games," said Walter Harrison, exec- say is that there is no place to go ex- cept bars and fraternity houses, and we want to provide an alternative." Harrison said plans for Saturday's game against Cincinnati have not yet been finalized because Crisler arena is not available. However, he said the University hopes to find a location later today. Ann Arbor Police Captain Gary Kistka said the University's decision to provide a place to watch the game and celebrate is "the most important measure being taken" to ensure safety. See NCAA, Page 7 Spike Lee to address challenges facing African Americans Michigan's Aaron Ward skates past Northern Michigan's Mike Harding during last Sunday's victory. The Wolverines begin Final Four play tonight. Hockey Final Four Moderate candidates fight for council seat in conservative 4th Ward by Mona Qureshi Daily Staff Reporter Black actor, producer and direc- tor Spike Lee's visit to the University tonight marks the first time several campus groups have co- operated, and follows recent clashes over visits by Rev. Al Sharpton and former City University of New York professor Leonard Jeffries. "It's great how much everyone cared about the same thing for once, whether they were Black or white. People really cared about it and did- Viewpoint Lecture Series - a divi- sion of UAC - which is bringing Lee to Hill Auditorium, agreed. features'1 Wisconsin by Andy De Korte Daily Hockey Writer 4,' against toni ght record and a second-place finish in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, could end the dream tonight in a national semifinal game. Michigan State will play the Lakers in the other. All season long, the Michigan hockey team has been looking ahead to its ultimate goal - the national championship. The Wolverines i