The University hospitals are going to run an $11 million surplus this year - and pay every employee a $2,500 bonus. How? The M-Share program has cut costs and boosted quality. It's not historically accurate, but hey, history's not always entertaining. Michael Mann's "Last of the Mohicans" starring Daniel Day-Lewis lives up to the hype. Michigan's defense has been hitting harder than ever this season. Find out the Wolverines' secrets from the real experts. Today Sunny and cool; High 61, Low 38 Tomorrow Still sunny; High 61, Low 38 V One hundred two years of editorial freedom ttz Arbor, Michi day, S leM IC Bush proposes debate plans Associated Press President Bush yesterday proposed an unprecedented campaign-concluding month of Sunday night debates with Democrat Bill Clinton as he struggled to make up ground in his lagging race for re-election. Clinton had no immediate comment. "Let's get it on," Bush said and added that Ross Perot would be welcome on the debate stage as well if he becomes a candi- date for the White House. Bush's comments would have the effect of transforming the debates into the defini- tive events of the campaign, on the final four Sunday nights beginning Oct. 11. The president made his comments as the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates scrapped plans for a debate on Oct. 4 because Bush was continuing to balk at its proposal for a single moderator. Bush said he favors two debates with a Bush said he favors two debates with a single moderator and the other two with three moderators posing questions to the candidates. single moderator and the other two with three moderators posing questions to the candidates. He said he also favors two debates be- tween Vice President Dan Quayle and Clinton's running mate, Sen. Al Gore. Perot seemed to look forward to joining Clinton and Bush on a debate stage. "Sure, I will go" if invited, he said. The debate was called off by the University of San Diego in advance of the commission's 5 p.m. deadline. "We're not demanding that it be done on our format," said Frank Fahrenkopf, co- chair of the debate commission and a for- mer Republican party chair. He said the commission was prepared to act as media- tor between the two campaigns, or to permit the two to come to an agreement on their own. The wrangling over debates came as Bush and Clinton strategists tried to antici- pate the impact Perot might have on the race. The Texan said he will be guided by the wishes of his volunteers. Perot's support has ranged from 9 points to 18 points in eight national surveys taken since Sept 11. These polls suggest he would siphon more votes from Clinton than from Bush. Perot could grievously damage Bush's re-election chances by drawing enough support in Texas to permit Clinton to carry it with a plurality of the vote. President Bush waves to supporters yesterday at an Austin Peay State University rally where he announced that he is willing to debate Democratic candidate Bill Clinton. *Police say rapist has not been * identified by Erin Einhorn Daily Crime Reporter Ann Arbor police have yet to identify the man who raped and as- saulted a 47-year-old area resident in Eberwhite Woods park Monday morning. The victim - who is in stable condition at the U-M hospital - was found at 11:35 a.m. Monday, semi- conscious and severely beaten. She had been jogging through the wooded park on the 1500 block of West Liberty Avenue - about two miles west of campus - when she was struck from behind. "Everybody should be aware that this is a heinous crime and the sus- pect has not been caught yet," said Lt. James Smiley of the U-M Department of Public Safety. Although the assault occurred off campus, he said all students should continue to exercise caution even when walking during the day. "Keep in mind that this thing happened at 10:30 in the morning," he said. "And a mile isn't very far." An extensive investigation in- volving a dog team and a door-to- 0 door canvass of the neighborhood has been conducted, said AAPD Staff Sgt. Mark Hoornstra, and resi- dents have been notified of possible danger. Iw "The question is whether or not we're going to be able to solve it be- fore it happens again," Hoornstra said. The victim described her as- sailant as a six-foot African American man with a large, muscu- lar build. He was between 25 and 30, with a dark complexion and short hair, possibly intoxicated, she said. "Unfortunately that description must fit about 2,000 people in this town," said resident Bill March, who lives a few blocks from the attack. See SUSPECT, Page 2 MSAmay face fines for missed taxes DOUGLANTER/-VaUiy Check this out Jeff Wingard, a senior in civil engineering, practices adjusting a level in his CEE 332 surveying class yesterday on North Campus. Brigham Young University code regulates student attire The IRS is questioning the tax-exempt status under which MSA has filed its returns forthe past 10 years by Christine Young The Michigan Student Assembly may lose its tax-exempt status - a change which could cost the assem- bly up to $19,000 in corporate back taxes and place financial strains on the organization. MSA members said the organiza- tion has always qualified as a 501 (C)(3) establishment - completely exempting it from paying taxes to the government. However, MSA has never received confirmation of this status. In 1982, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed MSA that it failed to complete the application forms necessary to obtain this status. The IRS closed the case before rul- ing on the exemption, and MSA members cannot locate the letter questioning the status. "No one knows why both the ac- counting firm or the IRS did not follow up on the situation," said Hunter Van Valkenburgh, MSA vice president. "We cannot find the copy of the letter and do not know who in the MSA was aware of the incom- plete tax information. This is a big mystery." For 10 years MSA had continued to file its returns as a tax-exempt or- ganization. Last summer, the IRS informed MSA's accounting firm, Plante and Moran, that MSA was not fully tax exempt. "It came as a big surprise to the MSA," Van Valkenburgh said. "There is really no one to blame. The IRS is a big organization. There are a lot of cracks and we apparently fell into one." If MSA is not granted tax-exempt status, the organization may draw on its reserve fund - a pool of about $24,916 kept for emergencies - to pay the majority of the debt. The rest of the money would be drawn from the surplus fund of $32,084. If these two reserves do not con- tain sufficient money to cover the tax, MSA will be forced to take money from the internal fund. This would result in less money allocated to student groups on campus. MSA may also face a problem because it allocates a little more than 10 percent of its budget - $15,000 - to the Michigan Collegiate Coalition (MCC), a Lansing-based higher education lobbying group. According to the legal interpreta- tion on the tax-exempt forms, any organization allocating 20 percent or more of its budget to lobbying groups will not be tax exempt. However, there have been cases in which organizations which give only 5 percent of their budgets to lobbyist groups have not been exempted. This year, MSA has not paid MCC for fear of jeopardizing its chances of tax exemption - despite feelings by assembly members that the lobbying group is a valuable re- source. IRS representatives said they judge tax-exemption status on a case-by-case basis. Last year MCC funding was cut by the U-M Board of Regents. MSA decided to pay MCC $14,884 out of its own budget because assembly members felt it was important to give the lobbying group support. Van Valkenburgh is looking for a lawyer to review the case and the applications. MSA has allocated See MSA, Page 2 by Shelley Morrison Daily Higher Education Reporter A Brigham Young University student, questioning the portion of the university's honor code prohibit- ing students from wearing shorts above the knee, was shot down by the university president - who warned students that shorts could be prohibited altogether if hemlines continued to rise. BYU President Rex Lee, in a question-and-answer session held last week, reaffirmed the universi- ty's honor code attire regulations, one of which determines the accept- able length for shorts. Additionally, the code mandates chastity, the use of clean language, and proper grooming, and bans the consumption of coffee, tea and tobacco. BYU's code, written in 1948, was expanded in 1990 to regulate the 'This makes the university self-selected. I think most students really enjoy living in BYU's wholesome environment.' - Steve Baldridge Chair of BYU Honor Code Council length of shorts. In the past two years, however, school officials in- cluding Lee have complained of rising hemlines. "Students at Brigham Young University are expected to abide by the religious tenets of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," said BYU Director of Public Communications Margaret Smoot. "While we don't try to rigidly enforce adherence to these standards, we are always concerned that students maintain the honor code," Smoot said. Diana Comstock, BYU sociology graduate student, said she thinks the code's focus on dress code and grooming is superficial. "I think it is a good idea to have an honor code, but I think there is way too much emphasis put on out- ward appearances," Comstock said. "Moral character and the way you look aren't necessarily related." See CODE, Page 2 Federal funds hinge cn drug, assault polices by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter The administration is currently framing the 12th draft of the Students Rights and Responsibilities Policy, but many students remain unclear as to why U-M needs such a document. In order to receive federal fund- Hartford, vice president for student affairs. "It's an either-or situation," said Elsa Cole, U-M's general counsel. "You adopt the policies they ask you to adopt or you lose the money and it's a significant amount of money and aid to lose." A e a niulr. .nettntsnn T-M iA can be withdrawn." The Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1989 states "as a condition of receiving funds or any other form of financial assis- tance under any Federal program, an Institute of Higher Education must certify that it has adopted and implemented a program to prevent "All they care about is that we have a policy that meets the re- quirements of the law," Cole said. "Whether we call it an interim or a final policy, they don't care. They just care about the content." The policy - to be distributed annually to students and employees - must describe standards of con- Berkeley Illinois Indiana MSU TAas Physical Endangerment Property y y y y y Offense Harassment, * * N** N No Assault N I I