Regent Deane Baker tarnished his anti-code stance when he attempted to tack on homophobic amendments to the code. Daily film critics Alison Levy and Michael Thompson debate the merits of the John Hughes/Chris Columbus remake, er, sequel, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York." The Michigan cross country teams made school history at the NCAA Championships in Bloomington this weekend. The men finished fifth, and the women placed eighth. Today Plenty o clouds; High 44, Low 35 Tomorrow Rain likely; High 48, Low 37 6 Yz One hundred two years of editorial freedom Vl llNo41AnAbrMihgn-usaNvme2419(9192TeMcigan. Da 'G ' * * ily Alumna: Alleged stalker aided by U-M I U-M, HHS set rate for indirect research costs by David M. Powers Daily Staff Reporter A U-M alumna says she is being harassed by a man claiming to have obtained information about her and her family from the university. Former U-M School of Engineering student Lynn Chang said a man, whom she did not know, has repeatedly contacted her family, asking them to give him her address and phone number. He claimed to be a friend from college. Chang said his letters and his phone calls were disturbing. "My parents started to get wor- ried recently ... They started realiz- ing this person wasn't a good friend of mine," Chang said. According to police reports, the man -- whose name has been with- held - claims to have met Chang at a gas station in Palo Alto, Calif., where both currently live. He rec- ognized her Michigan license plate and told her that he had also lived in the state before moving to Palo Alto. Chang said he claimed they talked briefly, and that she men- tioned her first name and that she had attended the U-M.v . "He's only met me once. I don't think I could even recognize him," Chang said. Although the man said he got Chang's address and phone number from the university, it would have been very difficult with the limited information that he had, said Lauralee Ensign, supervisor of Alumni Records. "There's no way we would have found her then because our records are strictly alphabetical by last name," Ensign said. Ensign added that Office of Alumni Records only gives infor- mation to alumni and former students. However, Interim Registrar Douglas Woolley said his office gives student information - including names, addresses and phone numbers - to the general See STALKING, Page 2 by Henry Goldblatt and Karen Sabgir Daily Staff Reporters The U-M stands to lose approximately $12 million in General Fund allocations during the next three years, after having finished indirect cost recovery negotiations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS and the U-M reached a three-year agreement of a 52 percent indirect cost recov- ery rate - meaning that for every $100,000 worth of research funds the university receives, it gets an additional $52,000 from the federal government to pay for costs indirectly associated with research such as lighting, heat and phone costs. An indirect cost recovery rate is divided into space-related costs and administrative costs. The rate is negotiated between a univer- sity and either the HHS or Department of Defense - depending on the nature of a school's research. During Fiscal Year 1991, the U-M's rate was 56 percent, until July when the federal government capped the administrative portion of the rate for universities nationwide at 26.2 percent. However, the U-M received an ap- proximate 21 percent increase over the mini- mum, with the option of renegotiation. "You can't make one-to-one connections, but there were no pay raises this past year. If we had $4 million more (each year), we might have," said Walter Harrison, executive director The University of Michigan and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached an agreement on a 52 percent indirect cost recovery rate. Below is a description of its implications: For every $100,000 the university spends on research, it receives $52,000 to pay for costs indirectly related to research such as heating and lighting expenses. This rate replaces the 47.2 percent rate - imposed by H H S -that has been in place since July. for university relations. Alan Steiss, U-M director of research de- velopment and administration, said the univer- sity originally proposed a 60 percent cost re- covery rate to HHS. The 52 percent rate agreement reached between the two parties is retroactive - allowing the university to re- coup the $4.8 million difference between the 47.2 percent rate and the 52 percent figure. Harrison said in order to compensate for the lost funds, the university has shifted some classification expenses from general adminis- trative costs to space-related costs. "It's affected us more than any other uni- versity in the country," Harrison said, adding See COSTS, Page 2 MICHELLE GUY/Daily Power outage Denny Watenpool (left) and Ron Elliot of Detroit Edison restore power in the area surrounding the corner of Geddes and Earhart yesterday morning. A retirement center' and a school were without power for two hours. Ann Arbor may repair Fuller Bridge site City officials request supplemental state, federal funds; Busses may return to original routes by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter University busses may return to their original routes in September if Ann Arbor is granted increased state and federal funding, city officials said. The city has requested funds to repair the Fuller Bridge and build a new bridge adjacent to it. According to a letter from City Administrator Alfred Gatta prepared by Bill Wheeler, the city's public services director, increased state and federal funds would allow construction of a new bridge directly south of the current bridge. If the funding is approved by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), construc- tion of a new bridge could begin this spring. Completion of the new bridge would eliminate all weight restrictions, allowing busses across the river, he added. The bridge was a part of all uni- versity bus lines until it was declared unsafe in September. Busses were then rerouted to Broadway. The construction would not inter- fere with traffic on the old bridge. MDOT is also considering an in- crease in funding to repair the old bridge. This increase would pay for 95 percent of construction and re- habilitation costs, according to the letter. "I would say we have a reason- able chance to get funding for two bridges," Wheeler said. Several councilmembers re- quested that the U-M share the local cost of the project -estimated at $388,170. "We could probably ask the uni- versity to share the local costs for a bridge," Wheeler responded. He said that since the U-M owns all of the property on the south side of Fuller including the Mitchell Athletic Fields and about 60 percent of land north of the street, the city Male U-M students have a bash taking women's studies courses by Karen Talaski bash you," said Chris Cole, an LSA nated against due to their gender an Daily Gender Issues Reporter senior in "Women and the Law". many men have found themselve A. .F ........... .F- .... -- CA "Vrv 'rrl 'a n ~ .o ., i liain haA ~ n s d es should pursue that option. The letter explained that a recent inspection found the concrete beams that support the road had deterio- rated beyond repair. "Because the Fuller Bridge's condition is far more serious than we thought, we have revised our appli- cation to make this our number one priority, and changed it from an 'ordinary' critical bridge application to an 'emergency' application," it said. U-M band plays for Regis and Kathie Lee by Abby Schweitzer Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Marching Band recently joined the ranks of Dom DeLuise, math whizkids, Tony Danza, and "Chuck" the dancing poodle. More than 250 band members performed live on Friday's "Live With Regis and Kathie Lee" in Cobo Arena in Detroit. "It was exciting when we came in playing the theme song," said Sarah Clark, a piccolo player. "During the breaks we played 'The .Victors,' 'Let's Go Blue' and 'Hawaiian March In."' Producers of the Regis and Kathie Lee Show called from New As of yesterday afternoon, 54 spaces remain for next semester's Women's Studies 240 introductory class. Chances are, more women than men will be filling these spots. Many male U-M students say they shy away from these courses due to a fear of "male bashing". "It's really stereotyped how women in these classes are going to -You don t get sianderea ike I 'm sure everybody thinks." RC first-year-student Gonzalo Rufatt said he felt the women in his introductory "Women's Issues" class are supportive. "I don't think there has been anyone in my discus- sion group that has been radically anti-man. I haven't run into anyone in my class who really is." Yet some men have felt discrimi- piacea on the aetensive. "I don't feel ripped on but I think a lot of blame is being placed on men," said Jeremy Africa, an LSA sophomore in Women's Studies 240. Africa said he withdrew from class discussion recently because of the unfair treatment he received dur- ing his action project - a require- ment of the course. See WOMEN, Page 2 Political science profs., lawmakers express concern over term limits by Tim Greimel Daily Staff Reporter State legislators hailing from Ann Arbor and U-M political sci- the governor, and other executive officers to two four-year terms. Democratic politicians from the Ann Arbor area opposed the mea- Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor), agreed with Hannon. "If anything, (term limits) will increase the power of unelected of-. e.'. x ,I