-----, Administrators and faculty at the University don't seem to communicate with each other. Kenneth Dancyger looks at the relationship between the two groups. The son of famous musician Mel Torme is making a name for himself. Alison Levy looks at Tracy Torme, the screenwriter of "Fire in the Sky." Last year, the Michigan hockey team won the regular season but lost the CCHA championship. This season, the icers finshed second in the season but look for the title this weekedn in Detroit. Today Partly cloudy; > Nigh 32,Lw16 Tomorrow Rain and snow; High 42, Low 26 ,: >: >":, >::;3 } '' 1 Jr One hundred two years of editorial freedom t tY igai Mac Greenberg to lead assembly Michigan basketball players Dugan Fife (deft), Juwan Howard (centers and Sean Dobbins {right) read the newspaper at Detroit Metropolitan Airport Wednesday as they wait for their plane to Tucson, Ariz. 'M' anxious to start tourney, pay Coastal Carolna tonight by Jennifer Tianen Daily MSA Reporter The envelopes have been opened, the bal- lots have been counted, and the election staff has gone home to sleep. The unofficial results are in: Craig Greenberg and Brian Kight of the Michigan Party are the new president and vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, respectively.. The Michigan Party garnered 40x percent of theF vote, with the Conservative Co- alition (CC) ' receiving 31 per- cent. The Pro- gressives came in third, gathering , 29 percent of stu-_ dents' votes. Greenberg Despite a wide- spread voter turnout drive, only 7.5 percent of students voted - down from last winter's elections when student participation was at 9.4 percent. "I think this outcome shows that Michigan students are finally ready for a change in their student government, one that will make it more effective and beneficial to them," Greenberg said. Greenberg said he was elated with the results. "I'm excited to begin working to accom- plish the goals I emphasized during the cam- paign," he said. "Also, I hope that the Progressives, Conservative Coalition, Kegs and Weasels will work with us to improve MSA." Kight expressed his pleasure with the sweet taste of victory. "I think that it's a real testament to all the hard work we put in during the campaign," he said. Jason Hackner, the Progressive presiden- tial candidate, accepted defeat gracefully. "I feel very proud to have worked with such a dedicated group of people," he said. He said he hopes the assembly will im- prove under Greenberg's leadership. Michelle Toger, the CC vice-presidential candidate, wished luck to the Michigan Party. "I hope that they prove to work as hard as they campaigned and that they'll work with other parties within the assembly," Toger said. Greenberg added that he is anxious to be- gin making plans for the upcoming assembly meetings. "The first thing I am going to do is start working to amend and change the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Diag policy." by Andy De Korte Daily Basketball Writer TUSCON, Ariz, - An extra 60 degrees surrounding the Michigan basketball team has not melted any of its NCAA tournament passion. If anything, the sweltering heat has fanned the Wolverines' desire to start the tournament tonight against Coastal Carolina. "I think we're like all the teams, we're anxious to play," Michigan coach Steve Fisher said. "We're excited, hoping we can come out and play like a number one seed. It's an exciting time for us." . Yesterday's press conference elicited statements of commitment from Fisher's club. Chris Webber promised there would be no parties. Rob Pelinka recalled former Wolverine standout Glen Rice See CAGERS, Page 10 f .'U' struggles to handle omission of MCAT testing site by Michele Hatty Because the University is one of the largest pre-medical schools in the country, more than 300 University students scheduled to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) April 17 are wondering why the exam won't be given on campus. However, there seem to be no definite answers. * The issue arose when Educational Test- ing Services (ETS) - the testing company that distributes the exam - took over the test from the American College Test Com- pany earlier this year. In the transaction ETS inherited the April test date. However, ETS' Graduate Record Exam (GRE) was already scheduled for the same day. ETS' exams are overseen by test supervi- sors who organize proctors to monitor the exams. Having both tests on the same day presented a problem for the University be- cause ETS has only one test supervisor on the Ann Arbor campus. Celeste Tsuji, program administrator for ETS, said, "It's ETS policy that a supervisor cannot administer more than one test on one day. It's because of the GRE/MCAT conflict that the MCAT won't be offered. It wasn't a question of us not wanting Michigan, it's just that (Marlene Dyer, the ETS test super- visor at the University) could only offer one test." Tsuji said she did not know how it was decided that the GRE would be held rather than the MCAT at the University, but said she thinks the decision had to have been made by someone at the University. Tsuji acknowledged, however, that an- other test supervisor could have been con- tracted - thus allowing both exams to be offered - but for some reason, that option was not taken. Some University students, upon learning that they would have to find transportation to other test sites - the closest being Washte- naw Community College (WCC) - began to express their frustration. And, as the Uni- versity lacks a unified pre-medical advising program, students were not even sure who to call. Lan Bui, an LSA junior who is taking the MCAT, expressed her dissatisfaction with the situation. "Michigan is one of the top producers of pre-meds in the country, and I just think that it's ridiculous." Simone Taylor, interim director of Career Planning & Placement (CP&P), said CP&P first became aware of the University's See MCAT, Page 2 House to ratify plan to stimulate economy by David Shepardson work in which legislators will fi- Daily Government Reporter nalize budgetary details - that Congressional Democrats outlines $510 billion in deficit cuts moved quickly on a host of bills over the next five years, to come this week to assuage criticisms equally from tax increases and that Congress has been slow in spending cuts. passing the Clinton domestic The House passed the Budget package. But, at the same time, the Resolution 243 to 183. Members legislature asserted its indepen- appeared ready to pass the stimu- dence from the executive branch. lus package after 20 hours of Foremost on the House's debate. agenda is the Fiscal 1993 Stimulus Earlier, the House turned away and Investment Supplemental Ap- a Republican alternative that propriation bill, commonly re- would have cut the deficit by $429 ferred to as the Clinton economic billion over the next five years - stimulus package. primarily through spending cuts Along with the stimulus pack- - by a vote of 295 to 135. age, the House considered the Rep. William Ford (D-Ypsi- Budget Resolution - the frame- lanti Township), Education and Congress took action on many issues this week, including: considering President Clinton's economic stimulus package to reduce the deficit; upholding the current ban on immigration of individuals with the H IV-virus; and, weakening the Moter-Voter bill to allow states to exclude welfare offices from providing voter registration. Labor chair, spoke in favor of the Clinton proposal. "The dollars expended in this bill will multiply quickly in the communities that receive them," Ford said. "Unlike tax giveaways to the rich - the kind of 'stimulus' proposed by Republi- cans - these funds are unlikely to end up in Swiss bank accounts." Republicans charged that the See ECONOMY, Page 2 Caucus plans political agenda Group hopes to rally students around causes affecting students of color by James Cho Daily Staff Reporter The caucus held an organiza- tional meeting last night to decide what issues it will address. Repre- sentatives from a number of political groups came to the meeting, which was organized by the Ella Baker/Nelson Mandela Center for Anti-Racist Education (BMC). They expressed their views concerning controversial political issues includ- ing police brutality, political prison- ers, sexual assault and deputization. The caucus plans to support Haitian Solidarity Week March 24- 31 by participating in a hunger strike organized by the Law School's Haitian Refugee Project and the Black Law Students' Alliance. Lesley Miller, Rackham student and hunger strike organizer, said the group is protesting the U.S. illegal refugee policy and hopes to raise awareness of the injustices occurring in Haiti. Tracye Matthews, BMC board member and Rackham graduate stu- dent, said the caucus aims "to help See CAUCUS, Page 2 The Baker/Mandela Political Caucus is making plans to combat oppression and other issues affecting people of color at local, state and national levels through political edu- cation and activism. I- Greek Week events Cornell may institute gay living unit Here are the times and locations of the Greek Week events that take place this weekend: FRIDAY, MARCH 19 AA4/XK Volleyball; 10 a.m.; Sports Coliseum BUfIKAG} Pie Eating; noon; 6i04 S. State St. AF' Anchor Splash; 7 p.m.; IM Building Natatorium Blood Drive; 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; Michigan, League SATURDAY, MARCH 20 Greek Games; 10 a.m.; Palmer Field [IKA Obstacle Course; 11 a.m.; Palmer Field TKE Monsterball Rugby; 11:30 a.m.; Palmer Field by Megan Lardner Daily Higher Education Reporter Cornell University may become an Ivy League pioneer if a contro- versial proposal to designate one wing of a campus residence hall for gay, lesbian and bisexual students is approved by the university president. University President Frank will also be accessible to heterosex- ual students. "Homosexuals do exist on this campus and sensitivity is needed," said sophomore Michael Gorman, one of the proposal's creators. The proposal was approved by Cornell's Student Assembly last De- cember and issued to Rhodes, who "There is no time that an idea like this is going to be introduced on a campus and work perfectly," said first-year student Alison Conlin. "I honestly don't think (the proposal) will ever go through because there are too many people with weight who are not going to let it go through." -.& U1 I .