Field hockey shuts out CMU, 6.0 Cox's kids learn about love and divorce it c -b awq tw One hundred and three years of editorial freedom GOP's Pursell tosses 'hat into Senate race LANSING (AP) - Carl Pursell, a 16-year U.S. House veteran, put his cards on the political table Tuesday as he announced his bid for the Republi- can U.S. Senate nomination. "I have the record. Nobody else *as the credentials I have. I think that's what the citizens of Michigan have to think about," said Pursell, who also served six years in the state Senate. The Plymouth Republican didn't run for his U.S. House seat last year after it was chopped up in redistrict- ing. He pointed out that during his 24 ears as a lawmaker he represented all or part of eight counties - Oak- land, Washtenaw, Wayne, Monroe, Lenawee, Jackson, Hillsdale, and Branch - and roughly a million of the state's 9.3 million people. "No challenger can match that statement in either party today," he said. In playing up his experience, ursell hopes to stake out a strong 'osition in a Senate race still shook up by U.S. Sen. Donald Riegle's sur- prise Sept. 28 decision to retire. Pursell didn't mention the current GOP front-runner, Spence Abraham, by name in his announcement speech. But he said in surveying the current and potential field, other candidates might be able to win next year's Aug. 2 primary, but he didn't believe they could win the general election. Abraham; former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party and a former top aide to Dan Quayle, en- tered the race earlier this year. Pursell said while Abraham had broad early support in the GOP, Riegle's retirement reshaped the whole race and he expected Republi- cans to give the race a fresh look. "He has a head start. He was the only game in town at the time," he said, referring to Abraham's string of endorsements. Pursell said he'd be traveling to all 83 Michigan counties over the next few months to talk to people about issues and find out what they wanted their next senator to do. And he said he'd be hammering away at his longtime theme that fed- eral spending and the deficit must be brought under control. The federal government spends about $200 billion a year on interest on the national debt, yet Congress and President Clinton show no signs of really cutting spending, Pursell said. "It's always fun to spend some- body else's money," he said. "You can't keep continually spending more than you're taking in." Pursell said he planned to let his record speak for itself and let the voters decide if they liked it. U.S. Rep. Dave Camp, of Mid- land, and Detroit radio talk show host Ronna Romney also are looking at entering the race, as is state Sen. Gil- bert DiNello, of Mount Clemens. Two political unknowns, Sterling Heights businessman Gary Maccagnone and Birmingham attor- ney Jim Elsman, also have announced that they're running for the GOPnomi- nation. On the Democratic side, state Sen. Lana Pollack, of Ann Arbor, and Macomb County Prosecutor Carl Marlinga have entered the race. Pollack, who represents the Uni- versity, has opened a campaign head- quarters in Ann Arbor. AP PHOTO Former U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell announces his bid for U.S. Senate in Lansing. Th' lawyers in whisteblower case attempt- to extend fight By BRYN MICKLE DAILY STAFF REPORTER The University is taing the Carolyn Phinney whistleblower.case to the wire. Monday, attorneys for both Rich- ard Adelman and Marion Permutter filed several motions in Washtenaw County Circuit Court to extend the five-year-old court battle with Phinney - the former University re- searcher turned whistleblower. The University also announced its decision to indemnify Perlmutter. Through the agreement, the Univer- sity agreed to pay Perlmutter's por- tion of the damages as well as her attorney's fees. "We decided she did act in good faith as an employee of the Univer- sity," said Vice President for Univer- sity Relations Walter Harrison. Adelman - due to his tenured status - is already covered by the school. In September, a jury found Adelman and Perlmutter guilty of vio- lating the state of Michigan Whistleblower Protection Act. The court ruled the pair made a deliberate effort to punish Phinney after she accused Perlmutter of scientific mis- conduct. As a result, Phinney was awarded an estimated $130,000 in damages. The seperate motions, filed by at- torneys for Adelman and Perlmutter, asked Judge Patrick Conlin: to set the judgement asideand nullify the jury verdict; C to grant a new trial, based on errors of law the University believes occured in the trial; ® or to reduce the size of the jury's monetary award, if the previ- ous motions are dismissed. Phinney said the filings are an attempt to extend an already lengthy legal process. "The goal is to drag whistleblowers through the legal process as long as possible and send a clear message to other victims: they better not stand up for their rights," Phinney said. Conlin has an indefinite time pe- riod in which to respond and grant a hearing on the motions. In the event that Conlin denies the motions, the University will still have an addi- tional 21 days to file an appeal. "I have no idea on a time frame (for completion of the case)," Harrison said. The University still awaits a rul- ing from Conlin on Phinney's sepa- rate charge that the University, as an institution, failed to shield her under the Whistleblower Act. Statistics show only part of sexual assault picture By ELISABETH DALTON ' OR THE DAILY In September, four incidents of sexual assault were reported to the Sexual Assault Prevention andAware- ness Center (SAPAC). This is only a shadow of the prob- lem of sexual assault on cam- pus and in Washten aw County. Depart- Went of Public Safety received 24 reports of sexual assault in 1992. SAPAC provided coun- seling for 141 survivors last year. SA PA C'9S SEXUA L ASSAULT A WA RENESS WEEK 1993 tics, but as the director of a sexual assault center, everywhere I go there are constant reminders that these are real women. I will go to get my hair cut or be on an airplane, and when people hear what I do they will tell me, 'I was raped four years ago.' "People say that they don't be- lieve the statistics because they don't know anyone who was raped, but many people are extremely selective about who they tell and don't tell. Just because they don't tell us doesn't mean it didn't happen," Cain said. Many students have their own sto- ries of sexual assault. Often if a women is not a survivor herself, she has a friend who has been assaulted. Mona Shah, a first-year LSA stu- dent, recalled the time a friend of hers from high school was assaulted at a beach party. "When she found out her friends had left, she knew she needed to find a way home. Luckily a really friendly guy offered her a ride home, except he had conveniently left his keys on the beach. He persuaded" my friend to help him look for his keys, but when they got to the beach, he raped her and left. That happened about four years ago, and she still hasn't fully recov- ered from the experience. The only thing I think she should have done was tell someone when it happened. "The guy that did it to her is still out there. I think it's really sad that there are twisted people out there that are so pathetic they have to do shit like that," Shah said. This story is typical. While the stereotypical rape is a stranger jump- ing out of the bushes and attacking a woman, in approximately 80 percent of all sexual assault cases the survivor knows the assailant. When it is college women who are raped, this figure jumps to 90 percent. Cain feels that the most important way of preventing rapes, especially on college campuses, is education and doing away with such miscon- ceptions. "With each succeeding generation, there is more awareness," she ob- served. "Awareness is the key to pre- vention and, for the survivors, accep- tance of what has happened. We have come a long way. One indication of this that I'm really happy to see is the number of young men who are will- ing to work to change the rape envi- ronment." In addition to the men who work against rape, there are those who have also suffered assaults and have rea- son to argue that rape is not simply a women's issue. "Approximately 10 percent of our clients are male rape victims," Khrys said. "There is certainly an additional layer of shame for male rape survi- vors. We see a small but growing number each year." Cain noted that the vast majority of the 1 in 10 males that are sexually assaulted experienced the assault as children. "There are young men and women who were abused as children and are still dealing with the effects of it to- day. Sexual assault happens in stag- gering numbers to both male and fe- male children," she said. Washtenaw County statistics sug- gest no one of any age is safe from sexual assault. The youngest reported rape survivor was three months old, and the oldest was 98 years old. "One thing about sexual assault is that is crosses a lot of groupings," Cain said. "Personal politics, ethnic groupings, religious beliefs don't matter. Rape is still rape." SAPAC, the largest campus rape crisis center in the country, has over 300 volunteers working toward the goals of education and support for all victims of sexual assault. In addition to providing year- round educational programs and le- gal and psychological counseling, the center is sponsoring Sexual Assault Awareness Week next week. "We need to constantly bring about education and awareness of sexual assault," Cain said. "What happens with sexual assault has happened for so long because of ignorance, but changes have to be made on an indi- vidual as well as societal level. Indi- viduals must change their knowledge and attitudes and only then will soci- ety begin to change." 'We see approximately 250 survivors a year, but there are still many more who don't tell anyone.' -Gloria Khrys Assault Crisis Center "We see approximately 250 survi- *ors a year, but there are probably still many more who don't tell anyone or go to the police," said Gloria Khrys of the Assault Crisis Center to explain this difference in numbers. The cen- ter Khrys works at provides support services for all of Washtenaw County. Debra Cain, SAPAC director, sup- ports this view. "People get so hung up on statis- *U.S. orders Rangers in Somalia to return In retreat, Clinton withdraws elite corps Workshop games teach serious side of safer sex, STDs By DAVID SOMMER FOR THE DAILY Last night students competed to see who could put a condom on an artificial penis quickly and effectively. While fun, this game served as one of the various activities used to educate students about a serious subject: sexually WASHINGTON (AP) - In a fur- *her step back from armed confronta- tion with Mohamed Farrah Aidid, President Clinton ordered a pullout yesterday of Army Ranger forces he had sent to Somalia to capture the clan leader. The move reflected the provide a full breakdown. Sixteen of the 18 Americans who died in the Oct. 3 raid were members of the Ranger task force. DeLaski said about 6,300 U.S. troops now remain in Somalia. Clinton said the time was right to pull out the Rangers because two transmitted diseases, including the :I . . :< : I I Aldlfthk I I