Amitava Mazumdar doesn't want to see "A Fish Called Wanda" a second time. Stutterers don't have it easy, but there are ways to make life easier. They took over MTV. Then they innudated pop culture. Now Chris Lepley is the latest captive of Beavis and Butt-Head. Despite the loss of eight letterwinners, the coaches and media picked the Michigan hockey team to finish second in the CCHA this season. Today Cloudy, chance of rain; High 54, Low 38 Tomorrow Chance of snow; High 44, Low 30 WE t t Y One hundred three years of editorial freedom I Vol. CIV, No. 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, September 30, 1993 ©1993 The Michigan Daily I ALL CHALKED UP Candidates for Riegle's spot must refocus Christopher Tsou chalks the Chinese word for "Heaven" on the Diag yesterday. The student group Diverse Absurdities/Destroy Apathy passed out chalk to students. Polc masth'U' allowscfacultsy-stden affairs Policy mandates that students, instructors divulge romantic relationships WASHINGTON (AP) -What the 1994 Senate race will turn into is too early to say, but it won't look like what it has been until now, a slam fest on the incumbent, Sen. Donald Riegle. The announcement Tuesday that he won't seek re-election to a fourth six-year term has sent strategists scur- rying back to their planning tables. The 20,000 "Dump Riegle" bumper stickers the Republicans pre- pared must be put aside. Their main attack point, Riegle's ties to the sav- ings-and-loan disaster, no longer has much meaning to Michigan voters. "All the work we've done on Riegle ... is somewhat irrelevant," admits Gary Koops, a spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Com- mittee, "unless of course he endorses someone." Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R- Mich.) agreed the dynamics changed. "No longer can Republicans sim- ply point to the incumbent and focus on his flaws," said Knollenberg, of Bloomfield Hills. "We must offer a vision of change and a plan of action to the voters of this state. Most likely on the agenda will be the North American Free Trade Agree- ment, a pact among the United States, Canada andMexico that removes trade barriers; implementation of a univer- sal health care plan, especially to the extent taxation and government ex- pansion are involved; and other initia- tives tied to President Clinton. "Clinton's tax policies and the state of the economy if itdoesn'tturn around ... will be very tough on Democratic candidates," said William Ballenger, By MICHELE HATTY DALY STAFF REPORTER In the world of academia, relation- ships between students and their teach- ers are sacred. The teachers teach, the students learn, the marketplace of ideas grows. But what happens when professors finds themselves wanting to teach more than what the course requires? What, happens when the relationships turn personal, even intimate? , The answer may be surprising. Although it has almost always been an issue on college campuses, the ques- tion of appropriate behavior between students and their professors came into the spotlight again last Spring when the faculty senate at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Va., banned student-professor romantic re- lationships during the period of in- struction. The University of Michigan also has a policy regarding such interac- tions, but it isn't as harsh. "We do have a policy and it is included in our sexual harassment policy. Michigan's policy is more moderate," said Kay Dawson, assis- tant to the provost and principal drafter of the sexual harassment policy. "We say, 'It's not a good idea."' Dawson outlined the University's position, "If a relationship begins then the faculty member has the responsi- bility to remove himself or herself from all grading. It's a disclose and remove response. You disclose (the relationship) to the person that is your supervisor so that these alternative arrangements can be made." When the University issued the sexual harassment policy in Novem- ber 1991, a policy on student-profes- sor relationships was included. The policy also extends to student-teach- ing assistant (TA) relationships. "The institution felt it was impor- tant to address the issue," Dawson said. "This is a very big issue on college campuses throughout the country ... . We were assisted in the effort because our faculty had already issued a state- ment of principle on this topic in 1986." In 1986 the faculty senate assem- bly, a representative government for faculty units, adopted a statement on gender. "The idea on this is that people have the right to form personal rela- tionships with people they choose to form them with. It's protected under the Constitution in the right of pri- vacy," Dawson said. See ROMANCE, Page 2 Dashner helps 'U' celebrate Native American culture editor of Inside Michigan Politics. "There's a real question of whether they're running away from Clinton or running with him." Spencer Abraham, former chair- man oftheMichigan Republican Party and the Republican front-runner, said his strategy wouldn't change. He said he would continue to focus on fight- ing big government, high taxes and other "liberal" ideas. "I haven'theard Spencer Abraham say anything about that for the last few months, it's been aconstant drum- beat of criticism of Don Riegle," Ballenger said. Of course, strategy always is dif- ferent in an open seat. "Without the incumbent, both par- ties' candidates have a much more difficult task of defining themselves," said Myron Levine, political science department chair at Albion College. State Sen. Lana Pollack of Ann Arbor, the only Democrat who had announced a willingness to take on Riegle in aprimary, will have to change her strategy too. Chances are she'll be joined by several other Democrats. The names of potential candidates are being tossed around wildly. Republicans include former U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell (R-Plymouth); U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R-Midland); and even Gov. John Engler, who has been expected to seek another term. Democrats include former Gov. James Blanchard, now ambassador to Canada; Wayne County executive Ed McNamara, Macomb County Pros- ecutor Carl Marlinga; and state Sen. John Kelly (D-Grosse Pointe Woods). Clinton announces new auto alliance Big Three to start research on 80 mpg car WASHINGTON (AP) - Declar- ing a "technological venture as ambi- tious as any" in U.S. history, President Clinton unveiled a government alli- ance with the Big Three automakers yesterday to develop cars that would get 80 miles per gallon. The initiative envisions merging automakers' expertise with the muscle of government laboratories to create a new generation of low-polluting au- tos over the next decade that would triple current gas mileage. - Ranked by the Big Three CEOs at the White House, Clinton compared the research partnership to the Apollo project that put man on the moon and said it will usher in "a new car-crazy chapter" in American history. "We are going to try to... launch a technological adventure as ambitious as any our nation has ever attempted," the president said. The product of six months of ne- gotiations between the White House and automakers, the program also rep- resents a key test for Clinton's emerg- ing industrial policy that envisions using more federal research money and the government' s scientific ex- By SARAH KiINO DAILY STAFF REPORTER Mike Dashner believes he was for- tunate for the opportunity to grow up on the brink of two different worlds. Dashner, the Native American rep- resentative for Minority Student Ser- vices (MSS), was born in Chicago, but spent much of his youth living on each of his parents' na- tive reservations. 4 "I was lucky in that I got a good mixture of both worlds - a half- year on the reser- vation, and a half- year in an urban environment," he said. "My value Dasher system was devel- oped on the reservation and my educa- tion in the city." * Although he works in Ann Arbor, Dashner still maintains very strong ties to his parents' reservations - he tries to return every weekend. "The reservation is like the origi- nal home - the city is where you go to make a living. The reservation is the real home because your history is there." He said the reservations offered him a sense of stability when he was AM . _ __ .. -. .. didn't hunt, you didn't eat - there was no welfare system. You had to be a farmer and know the seasons." Dashner said now, because of chemical spills that have polluted the reservations' environments, it is no longer possible to live off hunting and fishing. The welfare system has caused the once self-sufficient popu- lation to lose its independence as well as drained the initiative of the youth, he said. Dashner is committed to improv- ing the lives and opportunities of all Native Americans. As the MSS Na- tive American representative, a posi- tion he has held since 1986, he works closely with Native American stu- dents and organizations. Dashner helps the students plan and execute activities. He also main- tains a list of contacts within the Uni- versity to help students gain influ- ence. As the Native American represen- tative, Dashner has played a central role in organizing the annual Ann Arbor Pow Wow. Dashner said one of his most memorable experiences was when University President James Duderstadt delivered the welcoming address for the Pow Wow a few years ago. Melissa Lopez of the Office of A -4. .:- l .l m. .,rnl Tra:.:t;. Rushees Lynda Ceballos, a first-year pre-med student, left, and Heather Bjerke, nursing sophomore, examine their bids yesterday. Sororities welcome new pledges as Bid Day closes 1993 Panhel Rush By DAWN TAMIR FOR THE DAILY "Wear all black! Bring a change of clothes and a big smile!" The first-year student reread her bid for the 100th time before she left her Alice Lloyd Residence Hall room. She tried to remember to smile as she some jubilant, others despondent. Invitations from houses were wel- come sights to the rushees, who had been told whether or not they had received bids Tuesday night. The news came from their Rush Counselors (Rho Chis), who help rushees by bridging the gap between the individuals and . _ _ _ _ ing." After almost three weeks, Rush ended Monday night with Final Des- serts. Aspects of the Rush process man- date that the period lasted this long, said Panhel Advisor Mary Beth Seiler. 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