Administrators have talked about how important TAs are to undergraduate education. However, the University has taken a hardline stance in negotiations with GEO. After last year, critcs talked about the return of the American musical. However, this year, Broadway has taken a step back. Melissa Rose Bernardo looks at the lackluster show scene. And you thought March Madness was just for basketball. The wrestling and women's swimming teams head to their respective national championships today. Today Sunny . High 36, Low 24 Tomorrow Snow and rain; High 36, Low 34 One hundred two years of editorial freedom ri Uol. CIII, IVa. 98 Ann Arbow Michigan -Thursday, Mareh 18,1993 O 1993The Michigan Daily Polls lure students to vote for candidates by Jennifer Tianen Daily MSA Reporter Thefreecandyjustkeepscoming. Yesterday, poll workers at the Michigan Student Assembly election sites used thepromise ofcandy to lure students and increase voter turnout. Elections are continuing all day today atvariouslocationsaround cam- pus. "We're all over campus in every possible place," said Chris Gale, a poll worker at South Quad. "MSA tries to be where the traffic is." The election staff seemed opti- mistic about voter participation. "We seem to have a pretty high turnout so far," said Allison Insley, election director. "Things are run- ning smoothly, it's going really well and people are showing up." b Final election results will not be available for all the candidates until 7 or 8 a.m. Friday. "We won't know anything until then," Insley said. "It's aneight-to-10 hour counting process." But John Oh, a poll worker at South Quad, seemed less enthusias- tic about voter turnout. "Things have been slow. Very slow," he said. He added that student participa- tion amounted to about 10-15 people per hour. "(Students) could care less. They'll vote forwhatevername looks good," Oh said. Students themselves are divided over making a difference in the as- sembly., "I didn't vote because I didn't See MSA, Page 2 Hazing: 7 men charged under ' statement Housing officials' accusations lead officials to investigate multiple charges by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter The University has charged seven male stu- dents with hazing under the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Six of the accused men are first-year students and one is a sophomore. Five of the seven are LSA students and two are enrolled in the School of Engineering. Mary Lou Antieau, the judicial advisor of the policy, would not release the name of the group to which the men belonged. But she did say that the accused had admitted, in the course of the inves- tigation, that there was ritual hazing involved. . Some orall of the men were also charged with: unlawful use of alcohol; harassment of a female; unauthorized tampering with fire safety systems; and, damage or destruction of property belong- ing to another. These actions are all examples of non-aca- demic conduct and therefore fall under the juris- diction of the statement. Antieau said the initial charge of harassment evolved into more serious accusations. "Initially another student raised the harass- mentchargeand ininvestigating (that)charge the staff of the residence halt began to suspect that this was bigger than a harassment charge,"Antieau said. A housing administration official filed the charges under the statement by reporting them to Antieau. The incidents allegedly occurred in a residence hall and involved men who live in five residence halls and one off-campus residence. The policy can be used to regulate student actions occurring within 30 miles of campus. It was possible for a housing official to make the accusations because under the policy anyone can charge a student with a violation. Each accused man will choose to have his case mediated by a neutral party, heard by an adminis- trator or heard by a student panel. Student panels consist of one, non-voting faculty member and six students, chosen randomly from a pool of 50. The students and faculty members who will sit on the panels underwent a rigorous training ses- sion March 6. "The policy doesn't allow us to go against student organizations so each individual has re- ceived the notification letter," Antieau said. All seven men have been charged but, as of yesterday, only two have arranged to meet with Antieau to present written statements. After all have responded, Antieau willinvestigate the charges for each accused separately. "The only thing that makes this unusual is that there were a number of people involved in the same incident," Antieau-said. "Otherwise it's the same process."' - The incident is the fifth to be reported under the policy. The first four incidents dealt with alleged drug sales, physical harassment, stalking, andphysi- cal assault, respectively. One of the accused students has chosen media- tion, and the other cases are still in the preliminary stages. -Daily Administration Reporter Nate Hurley contributed to this report Kirk Limacher reads the MSA ballotyesterday in the Fishbowl. . UGA loses case to student paper Georgia court rules university must open student hearings to public by Nate Hurley Daily Administration Reporter University officials said they are not worried about a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision forcing the University of Georgia in Athens (UGA) to open its student hearings to the public. The state Supreme Court ruled that the disciplinary board - which holds hearings similar to those that will be conducted under the State- ment of Student Rights and Respon- sibilities - acts on behalf of the UGA Board of Regents and is there- fore subject to the state's Open Meet- ings Act. The decision reversed a lower court's ruling. The UGA student newspaper-the Red & Black - filed the original suit against the university. "Wehave foryears sensed that some- thing is not right here. It is only after we filed a lawsuit that students have seen what was going on," saidMikeMcLeod, Red & Black editor in chief. "It was only within the last year that we had the $ 100,000-plus to bring the lawsuit and that we found a lawyer," he added. Hesaid reporters for the newspaper had routinely been forced to leave disci- plinary board hearings and the UGA policy has been in place for at least a decade. In its defense, the school cited the Buckley Amendment, a 1974 federal law. The law stipulates that federal fund- ing can be withheld from a university for disclosing educational documents about students. The court found that the law does not, however, apply to disci- plinary records. The Red & Black Publishing Co. and Squillante vs. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, et al. ruling is believed to be the first of its kind. Although the decision only ap- plies to colleges and universities in the state of Georgia and was based on laws unique to the state, legal and educa- tional experts are looking into potential impacts of the case locally. Mary Lou Antieau, judicial advisor for the statement, said she just learned about the case, but her office is looking into it. "We don't know if the reason that they ruled. against the university is the way their open meetings act is struc- tured," she said. University General Counsel Elsa Cole said she had not heard of the case, but added, "I think the Georgia state law is quite different from ours." She said asimilarruling in Michigan is unlikely since the decision of the student panel in the hearing process is not final and therefore the panel does See GEORGIA, Page 2 Several points about the Georgia Supreme Court's ruling: It only applies to colleges in Georgia. The court found that the Buckley Amendment only applies to students' educational records, not disciplinary records. The court also found that since the University of. Georgia panel acts on behalf of the board of regents - a governing body - it is covered under the Georgia Open Meetings Act. The case was filed by the Red & Black -the UGA student newspaper. The ruling is believed to be the first in the nation saying disciplinary hearings must be jmade public. 'U' cops nab entree Plus delinquent by Will McCahil! Daily Crime Reporter An LSA first-year student was ar- rested yesterday on charges of stealing and using another student's Entree Plus card. The student, David Hammond, was arrested by University Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers athisNorth Campus residencehall yesterday mom- ing. Hammond was arrested after a six- week investigation by DPS detectives. Lt. James Smiley said Hammond stole the card from a female student at a party at the Michigan Union Jan. 28. Hammond allegedly spent about 100 from the student's Entrde Plus account. Smiley praised his colleagues for their work in tracking down Hammond. "It all came down to good investigat- ing," he said. Hammond was arraigned in 15th District Court yesterday by Judge Eliza- beth Pollard and released on a personal recognizance bond. However, he must appear at his pre- See CARD, Page 2 THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Here are the times and locations of the Greek Week events that take place today: City wants cash for post-Bash bash by David Rheingold Daily Staff Reporter The University isn't the only one who wants advance payment for amari- juana-legalization rally April 3. The city of Ann Arbor wants the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) to pay $2,650 to cover security, park permits and vendor permits for a political event at Fuller Park. The event, which will feature speak- ers and live bands, will run for four hours following Hash Bash, now planned for noon on the Diag -despite a pending lawsuit with the University. "It's just a continuation of Hash 'We have more of a gentlemanly dispute with the city ... with the U-M, we have no mercy for them.' - Rich Birkett NORML member said that before the group pays, it wants to make sure the city is using fixed guidelines to determine the fee instead of arbitrarily choosing $2,100. Ronald Olson, the city's superinten- dent of parks and recreation, said the city requires organizers of any large they won't pay," he said. NORML also is arguing in U.S. District Court that it should not have to pay the University $9,400 in advance for estimated costs of security, cleanup and electricity for Hash Bash. In the University's case, NORML doesn't want to pay any of the $9,400. With the city, Birkett said the group would be willing to pay the $2,100 if it is convinced the city fairly determined the estimate. But Brook maintains the group should not be forced to pay for security for either event. Olson said the city hopes to receive payment by some time next week. Birkett said NORML will decide L ;