Students' celebration of Hash Bash and the Final Four Saturday bordered on violent. Fans should be more responsible tonight when celebrating. After a long hiatus, Prince is back. Kim Yaged reviews the Purple One's performance at the Fox Theater this weekend. Forty minutes stand between the Fab Five and their first national title. That and the North Carolina Tarheels. The Wolverines and Tar Heels square off tonight in New Orleans for the championship. Today Partly sunny; High 44, Low 26 Tomorrow Partly cloudy; High 48, Low 38 7 Jr 4v t Y1 One hundred two years of editorial freedom 12,000 run to South U celebration by Will McCahill and Shelley Morrison Daily Staff Reporters More than 12,000 people swarmed onto South University Avenue Saturday night in celebration of the Michigan men's basketball team's overtime de- feat of the Kentucky Wildcats in the semifinal game of the NCAA tournament. Within minutes of the game's conclusion at around 10:30 p.m., the intersection of Church Street and South University looked like a mosh pit, with frantically joyful students jumping around ,and chanting "Let's go Blue" and "We're number one." At its height, the crowd stretched from South Forest Street to Tappan Street. The Ann Arbor Police Department (AAPD) mus- tered a contingent of more than 150 officers, which included both AAPD officers and Michigan State Police. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department answered emergency calls for the AAPD. Police officers began taking posts in preparation for the anticipated crowd as early as 8 p.m., and re- mained for the more than four-hour duration of the game and the celebration that followed. Several department leaders, including AAPD Chief Douglas Smith, formed a central command post on the rooftops of Footprints shoe store and the China Gate restaurant. The remainder of the officers-lined the streets and the storefronts equipped with face shields, billy- See CELEBRATION, Page 5 As an estimated 12,000 students celebrate Michigan's victory over Kentucky Saturday night, Engineering sophomore Bryan Smith perches atop a lightpost on the corner of South University Avenue and Church Street. Vitory is sweet in Big Easy by Andrew Levy Daily Sports Editor NEW ORLEANS - It was a roller-coaster ride for the fans at the Louisiana Superdome Saturday night as frequent lead changes and last-minute heroics left spectators poised at the edges of their seats. But in the wake of Michigan's stunning overtime victory, the only things more abundant than Kentucky fans selling tickets to tonight's game were the screams, cheers and choruses of "The Victors" wailed out by Michigan fans. "I've got the most unbelievable feeling ever, better than the riots in Ann Arbor," said Engineering senior Sanjay Setty. Setty and three of his friends - LSA senior Gene Huh, LSA sophomore Rich Mas, and Engineering junior Randy Logan - piled in a car Thursday to drive See LOUISIANA, Page 5 Michigan forward Chris Webber attempts to shoot over Kentucky's Rodney Dent in the Wolverines' 81-78 victory. For complete coverage, see SPORTSMonday. -r --m 14 -I---- F' 1-2 _ 1_...._-----0 t -4-U - w - - S- 1-1 s Huron n ml 2-2 L~r The map at left shows Wards and Precincts for the Central Campus area. The address on your voter registration card determines where you can vote. The table below should help you determine where to vote. You may vote only at the place printed on your card. Questions about voting procedures should be directed to the City Clerk's office at 994-2725. High times-not temperatures hit Hash Bashers r; -IF -i -00-IF lath Ue*M II I - a - Ui 4-2Z Hos w" 3-1 4a 7 ~3-2 3-3 i West Quad On the Hill North of Huron Street North Campus Mary Markley Hall Between Washtenaw & Geddes East Quad East of Church St. South of Cambridge Road South Quad South of Hill Street South of Hoover Street I 1 1 2 1 3 1 7 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 1 ,2 3 1 2 3 1 Michigan Union Alice Lloyd Hall Community High School Bursley Hall Mary Markley Halt Angell School East Quad East Quad Burns Park School South Quad 926 Mary St. Coliseum Despite snow, 2,500 crowd Diag for 22nd annual political rally/ pot-smoking fest by David Rheingold Daily Staff Reporter 1 2 a __ Mayoral hopefuls emphasize housing, city- U' relationship They came. They rallied. when it was time to leave, And, they by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter Today Ann Arbor's registered voters will go to the polls to decide the future of city government. One of the most influential C o u n C I positions to be h chosen is Ann 0 Arbor's mayor - i \4) who basically C serves as an at- e large coun- s cilmember, con- Mayoral trols the agenda Race the Tisch Party candidate who has run for the council and Congress. All the candidates pledged to devote much attention to the Uni- versity - the city's largest em- ployer and landowner. Brater, whose husband is an English professor, said a spirit of togetherness already exists. "I think the relationship is sym- biotic," she said. "The well-being of the city of Ann Arbor is tied up the well-being of the University of Michigan. It's our economic base and major employer." Sheldon said the city has to In terms of public facilities, Salvette said University students use many city services without- paying, which irks residents. "What is bothering the residents is the students use a lot of public services, that (the residents) are paying for the privilege of the students using the services," she said. Salvette also took issue with the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, which she called a "speech code." "Libertarians have always been a big defender of free speech," she Brater Jensen stayed. Some 2,500 people elbowed their way onto the Diag Saturday for the 22nd annual Hash Bash. While many joined the march to Fuller Park where the event was supposed to continue, hundreds remained on campus for several hours. Speakers condemned the gov- ernment for banning marijuana use. The throng responded with unbridled roars of "Hemp, hemp, hooray!" And vendors hawked T-shirts, ear- rings and other paraphernalia. One bumper sticker read, "I'd rather be stoned." The overwhelming message: marijuana has legitimate medical and recreational purposes, and should be legalized. "Mother Nature gave us mari- ismaT ,mnn't epnavh ...k antlffhan-- JOM DEiaiiy Police arrest a man during Hash Bash for marijuana possession. off-campus under the city's so- called "pot law," campus police -- who do not uphold city ordinances - enforced a stiffer state law that carries a maximum one-year penalty and $1,000 fine. Campus police made 46 arrests Saturday, up from 40 last year. Most of these people were not students, Cb_1_...AA.. ChL...1a.... k