Racism reared its ugly head in Ann Arbor recently, when the Hillel Center was the victim of vandalism. The community must come together to end this hatred. "Speed of lightning. Roar of thunder. Fighting all who rob and plunder." Who can it be? Who else? It's that prototypical American hero - Underdog! S.P " The Road to the Final Four begins tonight. Well, sort of. The Michigan men's basketball team opens its season with an exhibition game against the Russian nationals team. Today Cloudy, possible rain late; High 42, Low 34 Tomorrow Cloudy, rain; High 48, Low 36 .. , i Jr t U1tT ti One hundred two years of editorial freedom Local police doubtful brutality could happen in A2 by Erin Einhorn aily Crime Reporter Incidents like last year's Rodney King beating in Los Angeles and the fatal beating of Malice Green by Detroit police officers Nov. 5 are not aberrations, but the norm in many police departments, said Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Unequal treatment of minorities by police departments is one of the most common complaints received by ACLU offices, she aid. But Angella Abrams, an African Ameri- can Ann Arbor police officer, said "it couldn't happen here." "You could talk to every officer in this department, and you'll find that we represent this community," she said. "It's our commu- nity. We stand for it." But several community members disagreed. Raymond Mullins, president of the Ypsi- lanti-Willow Run chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said although Ann Arbor has made efforts to incorporate minorities, some police officers "are not as gentle as we would like." "Look at a city like Detroit, with a strong Black mayor and a strong Black presence on the City Council ... if it can happen there, it can happen anywhere," he said. Larry Fox, a member of the U-M Baker Mandela Center board, said he expects the level of brutality against African Americans seen in Los Angeles and in Detroit to occur in Ann Arbor as well. "It's not as likely to happen here because its a much smaller city," he said. "But I'm 48 years old and I've lived in enough parts of this country to know it will happen here if given enough time. "The Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) will deny it and the university po- lice department will deny it too, but there is racism everywhere." Fox said he sees discrimination from lo- cal police forces in the form of harassment. He said he has been stopped by police offi- cers on three occasions while entering the Michigan Union where he works for Student Legal Services. "I did not complain because they were going to tell me they were doing their job," he said. "It is doing what they consider to be their job, but it's racist. The only reason they stopped me is I am Black and I was wearing an old raggedy coat. I looked like a street person but that's no reason to stop me." Fox said most African American men he knows have been randomly stopped and questioned by police on campus and in the city. In addition, 30 of the 63 African Ameri- can male U-M students questioned said they had been detained by U-M Department of Public Safety (DPS) or AAPD officers at least once. But DPS Lt. Vernon Baisden said "there is always a logical reason for that check. I can tell you that there is no random stopping of anyone within our jurisdiction." AAPD Chief Douglas Smith said he re- quires his officers to state their reasons for asking people to identify themselves. "People are often stopped on the street but that doesn't mean the officer didn't have a reason to stop them," he said. "I have nothing specific in my department that tells me I have a problem with my officers in the city ... We're not going to be stopping Black males if the suspects are white." Smith concedes that individual officers See POLICE, Page 2 Hillel vandal suspect arraigned by Jonathan Berndt faiy Staff Reporter William Robert Miller was ar- raigned in 15th District Court yes- terday on charges stemming from vandalism incidents against the Hil- lel Foundation and the Beth Israel Congregation. Miller, 33 of Ann Arbor, was charged with two counts of mali- cious destruction of property and wo counts of ethnic intimidation ter two incidents - one on July 23 at Hillel and another Tuesday night near the Beth Israel Congregation, Miller was arrested Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. after two plain- clothes officers allegedly saw him throw a large rock through a plate glass window of Beth Israel, located at 2000 Washtenaw, said Ann Arbor Police Detective Sgt. Philip Scheel. r Miller had to be brought into the urtroom twice and failed to coop- erate on both occasions. He was dragged in limp on a chair, and his mouth was taped after he yelled pro- fanities at the judge. Judge Pieter Thomassen set bond at $20,000 and ordered a preliminary hearing to be held Wednesday, Nov. 25th at 9 a.m. Assistant County Prosecutor obert Cooper said during the first attempt at arraignment that after numerous reports of broken win- dows and doors at the two locations, the Ann Arbor Police Department put both buildings under surveil- lance. Tuesday night, someone was ob- served at Hillel, without incident, See HILLEL, Page 2 Clinton, Bush meet at White House to discuss transition WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Clinton swept triumphantly into the capital yesterday for a "terrific" meeting with President Bush that ran 45 minutes over schedule and touched on more than a dozen potential trouble spots the Democrat could in- herit. Clinton said he and Bush discussed such global tinderboxes as Russia, Bosnia and Somalia:"He was very candid," the president-, elect said. "He gave me a lot of insights. The American people should be pleased." "It was a terrific meeting." The White House visit was the first stop on a two-day whirlwind of high-powered meet- ings and social engagements with the lions of the Washington establishment. Clinton's visit was intended to pave the way for a smooth transition and signal the new president's readi- ness to deal with Washington insiders. Clinton went directly from the White House to Northwest Washington for a walking tour of one of the city's black business districts. Thousands of well-wishers strained against police lines for a glimpse as Clinton ducked into stores near the Georgia Avenue intersec- tion. There have been eight homicides in the last year within a mile of the neighborhood that Clinton visited. Clinton said he talked with Bush about Russia, Bosnia and the Middle East. "It was helpful insight," Clinton said. "It was a great meeting." To one shop owner, Clinton talked about the need for banks to make more credit avail- able. "It's the quickest way to generate more jobs in America," he said. "We've got some plans and we're going to put them in and I think Congress will go along," Clinton said. Clinton will go to Capitol Hill today for meetings with-Senate and House leaders. Washington lawyer and transition chief Vernon Jordan was the host for a dinner party last night. Clinton also was attending a fund- raising reception for the Children's Defense See TRANSITION, Page 2 AP PHOTO Lining up for Malcolm X Theater goers line up well before the first showing of the new Spike Lee film "Malcolm X" at a center city Philadelphia theater yesterday afternoon. Nine Philadelphia area theaters are carrying the film on its first day of general release at 1,200 theaters nationwide. Regents to discuss implementing conduct code by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter The proposed Statement of Stu- dent Rights and Responsiblities is on the agenda for today's U-M Board of Regents meeting, and President James Duderstadt said he expects the board to approve the implemen- tation of the policy on an interim basis. "I think generally there has been strong support," Duderstadt said. "We'll try it. There's nothing par- ticularly unusual about it. There's not a college campus in this country without one." But last month the regents asked that discussion of the policy be post- poned until this month's meeting to provide time to assess public opinion about the document. "I've talked to a fair number of people about this, including stu- dents, by wandering around and ask- ing people what they think. I imag- ine there will be some discussion tomorrow and we'll take some ac- tion," said Regent Philip Power (D- Ann Arbor). Power said he has spoken to about 25 students, the majority of whom did not know or care much about the policy. However, upon ex- planation, Power said most agreed it was a good idea. Power said he talked to seven students who were familiar with the policy, four of whom approved of the code. "I know it was a totally unscien- tific sample," Power said. Neverthe- less he added that he favors adopting the proposed code on an interim basis. Duderstadt said he does not think it is possible to wait for 100 percent approval of the policy before im- plementing it. "We'll never do that with a community as large as this," Duder- stadt said. "We've got to put it into place and improve it over time." Duderstadt added he feels the policy should be implemented as soon as possible. "The concern I have right now is I am forced to serve as judge, jury and executioner (in the absence of a policy)," Duderstadt said. "It doesn't provide adequate due process to students." In other business, the state of Michigan has indicated that it will provide funds for tworenovation projects at the U-M through the Capital Outlay Bill, which allocates money based on university-stated priorities. The U-M is proposing to the See REGENTS, Page 2 Gates, Strossen to debate tonight at Hill f Students, BMC to ost alternative discussion outside by Erin Einhorn Daily Crime Reporter American Civil Liberties Union President Nadine Strossen said she looks forward to debating former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates and demonstrating to the ex- pected 4,000-person crowd that po- ice brutality and police racism are art of a "systemic problem" in this country. National Sleep-Out draws few by Jennifer Tianen Daily Staff Reporter A low turnout could not si- lence the heartfelt pleas and startling statistics presented to concerned students and citizens on the Diag last night during the National Sleep-Out for . Homelessness. "I don't believe in no color," nrramrlMra arle with Preacher Mike, but I'm against student funds going to a man who pretty much openly advocates vio- lence against African Americans,"