Veronica Latta Smith is ending her eight-year tenure on the U-M Board of Regents. Smith's concern and compassion for students' rights will be sincerely missed. Barbie's walking down Madison, but it will cost you a nice chunk of change to bring Madison Avenue Barbie home. Darcy Lockman previews the state-of-the-art Barbie line. The Michigan men's basketball team, fresh off a victory in its home opener, host the Falcons from Bowling Green tonight at Crisler Arena. Today Increasing cloudiness; High 38, Low 30 Tomorrow Some snow likely; High 36, Low 28 Jr 4v 46V t Ittrt i tz One hundred two years of editorial freedom ol III No.50AnnArorMihign Wedesay.Deemer 4,192G192 Te ic iaDily Lansing attorney to ehandle city election case by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter A Lansing attorney will defend Ann Arbor against a lawsuit chal- lenging aCity Charter amendment that will move city elections to *November. The Ann Arbor City Council de- cided Monday to hire Peter Ellsworth, a specialist in election law, to represent it in the suit seek- ing to overturn the Voter Initiative for November Elections (VINE). VINE, a ballot proposal approved last month, will move city elections from April to November. Councilmember Peter Fink (R- 2nd Ward) said he filed the suit be- cause VINE will end his term five months early. "I filed the lawsuit because I was elected to serve two years," he said. "I campaigned on that basis. I was elected on that basis. I took the job on that basis." Fink said his shortened term will not fulfill his tenure of public ser- vice. "That's not the bargain I signed up to do," he said. City Attorney Elizabeth Schwartz said an outside attorney was needed because her main duty is represent- ing the council and all of its mem- bers - including Fink. "It is necessary under the Lawyer's Canon of Ethics," she said,"That is why I requested (an outside attorney)." The council approved the resolu- tion to retain Ellsworth, 6-5. Some members objected, saying the coun- cil should consult local attorneys first instead of paying for an attor- ney to travel back and forth from Lan sing. "Ann Arbor has more lawyers per capita and a strong bar," said Councilmember Bob Eckstein (D- 5th Ward). "Why do we need to go out of the city?" Councilmember Bob Grady (D- 3rd Ward) said enlisting outside counsel in the matter was the best option. t "I frankly think that where any local attorney would also be a voter, we should go outside this jurisdic- tion," he said. Schwartz said she interviewed four attorneys after compiling a list of recommendations. See VINE, Page 2 U.S. troops land in Somalia, move to take capital airport American troops land for relief mission to be greeted by media, not militia; no shots fired MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Mobbed by the media rather than militia, American troops landed at Somalia's seaside capital early today, and moved to seize the airport in an armed mission of mercy to feed starving millions. Under a nearly full moon, the first group of six to eight Navy divers came out of the sea on the beach outside the broken, shattered city ruled by the gun and reeking of decom- posed bodies. "Get your hands up!" one of the soldiers shouted at an Associated Press reporter. Then the group slipped off into the sand dunes. A second group come ashore, changed into cam- ouflage battle fatigues and headed across the dunes toward the long single airstrip. Later, three rubber boats came ashore, and about two dozen troops poured off and walked up through the dunes into the glare of television lights. Between 50 and 75 reporters and photog- raphers hurled questions at the troops, their faces smeared with black and green camou- flage cream, as they walked toward the tar- mac and tried to ignore the following mob. Not a shot wasfired. Although they had expected no major con- frontations with Mogadishu's thousands of armed young militia, the 1,800 Marines in- volved in the operation were taking no chances in a fullscale land and sea operation. Their orders were to defend themselves in this chaotic land and commanders made it clear they would shoot first if threatened and ask questions later. Announcements from Somalian Gen. Mohamed Farrah Aidid and his chief rival in the north, Ali Mahdi Mohamed, raised hopes that the Marines would meet no resistance upon landing on Somali beaches. After separate meetings with U.S. special envoy Robert Oakley, Aidid and Ali Mahdi said they had advised their militia to avoid confrontations with the Americans. "We welcome the American mission and 'We welcome the American mission and the U.S. troops to Somalia.' - Mohamed Farrah Aidid Somalian general the U.S. troops to Somalia," Aidid told re- porters. At least 300,000 Somalis have died of famine caused by war and drought and 2 mil- lion are at risk. The commander of the Marine strike force said he had no instructions to disarm the Somali factions unless they posed a danger. Col. Greg Newbold described his mission as having "a human face on it." "Somebdy.dialed 911 and we came," Newbold said aboard the USS Tripoli. His troops are the advance party for an eventual deployment of 28,000 U.S. troops who will be joined by soldiers from France, Turkey and Canada, among other nations. Does Santa take Entree Plus? Business School junior Kevin Collins, disguised as Santa Claus, collects money for United Negro College Fund on the Diag yesterday. UAC to expand multicultural programming by Saloni Janveja Daily Staff Reporter Minority students may soon have a greater voice in the University Activities Center's (UAC) decision- making process due to an expansion plan to increase the organization's diversity. UAC, an umbrella organization that coordinates theater groups, lec- ture series and campus events, is es- tablishing a board to concentrate on multicultural programming. UAC President and School of Music junior Jason Hackner said the organization is trying to be more diverse. "UAC is definitely changing," he said. "It is in a position to really join the '90s and get out of the Reagan era." The group has brought to campus people such as former Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl Gates, and holds various events such as Laughtrack, a weekly stand-up comedy routine at the U-Club. In the past, UAC has only co- sponsored multicultural events. The Multicultural Programming Board - one of Hackner's own creations - will expand UAC's involvement. "It's going to be a nine-member board of representatives of different culturally diverse groups," Hackner explained. "The first part of expand- ing is to get people involved in the UAC programming stage." The board will help existing UAC committees augment their pro- grams and create new events for their communities. "This is really about empowering students of color so they can get quality programming for them- selves," Hackner said. The Multicultural Programming Board is unique because there have not been many diverse activities in the past, some campus leaders said. Mike Dashner, Minority Student Services representative, said he does not remember UAC focusing on this kind of programming in the past. "I don't think there was a lot of multicultural programming going on," he said. "From my experience, I don't believe - or remember - very many of their established pro- grams other than 'Kwanzaa' ad- dressing minority students." New programming may include a campus gay/lesbian newspaper, workshops with African American writers, and Arab American cultural festivals, Hackner said. "But it's re- ally open-ended at this point." Although the U-M is known for advocating diversity, Hackner said UAC has taken on its new role be- cause past student leadership has not worked effectively to provide alter- native programming. "Very little has been asked of See UAC, Page 2 I Hindu unrest continues; government intervenes NEW DELHI, India (AP) - The Unrest was reported in m government cracked down on Hindu India's 32 states and territ radicals yesterday, trying to halt re- Indian news agencies said vio ligious violence triggered by the de- ., had abated only slightly struction of a Muslim mosque, but a Monday, and reported more second day of rioting pushed the 400 deaths in the two days of ri death toll past 400. Soldiers patrolled streets In a rare step, the government of dozen towns assisting civilian p Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao An estimated 10 million p authorized security forces to shoot spent a second day indoors rioters on sight in Bombay and curfew. Bhopal, cities where extensive vio- Police in New Delhi lence occurred. There were no im- Ayodhya arrested the leaders mediate reports of large-scale shoot- Bharatiya Janata Party on chart ing by police, inciting sectarian violence. The moves aimed at Hindu radi- Hindu fundamentalist moveme cals threatened to provoke a back-grown in three years into I lash in this Hindu-dominated nation second biggest political party. that could worsen violence fed by - The arrests caused an uprc Muslim anger over the destruction of Parliament, which was paralyz the mosque. A Muslim youth wrapped in the second straight day by scree ost of ories. lence since than oting. of a police. eople under and of the ges of The nt has ndia's oar in ed for aming LSA senior Tim DelCotto browses through Michigan merchandise for a holiday gift at a store on South University. Holiday !ifts emDtV student walets ,I I