'M'- football, hockey battle Ruckeyes in Any Arbor Ion Inn, the, Di' W'll a 2y y1 ;. h I I 1 1, 1 1 - I WEe *41v - L~t!U a'A One hundred three years of editorial freedom Blue looks to . wilt Buckeyes' Rose bouquet By ADAM MILLER DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER Traditionally, the Michigan-Ohio State football game has major impli- cations on the Big Ten race. Some- times it's a winner-take-all show- down, with the winner claiming the title and the loser settling for second. Sometimes, it means the difference between a shared title and an outright one. Sometimes, the rivalry is played just for pride. This one's for the Roses. If you are Ohio State, that is. The No. 5 Buckeyes (6-0-1 Big Ten, 9-0- 1 overall), who already have a share of the crown locked up, face the Wol- verines (4-3, 6-4) tomorrow, needing a victory to claim an outright title and the trip to Pasadena; Wisconsin would go instead with a Buckeye loss and a sweep of its last two games. Of course, the game has great signifi- cance for Michigan as well. Though no arrange- ments are final- ized, the Wol- verines prob- ably claim a spot in the Hall of Fame Bowl, played Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla., with a victory. A loss puts the team's exact winter itinerary in doubt, with TOMORROW, 12:10 P.M. MICHIGAN STADIUM ABC-TV everything from the Sunshine Bowl (Jan. 1 in Miami) to See BUCKEYES, Page 10 Michigan wide receiver Walter Smith and his teammates hope to ruin Ohio State's Rose Bowl plans with a victory tomorrow at Michigan Stadium. MSA mishaps force election recount This chart shows the graduation rates for different ethnic groups. Cumulative percent graduating after 4 yrs. 5 yrs. 6.yrs African American 33.8 57.8 64.0 Hispanic/Latino 51.4 70.3 73.9 Native American 40.0 63.2 63.2 Asian American 63.5 84.5 86.9 White 65.3 84.8 87.0 .:, jj } . , .100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 @ 20 0 /,,., ,.n.,. ,r i._. 7/,~ White Asian American Hispanic/Latino African American Native American By KAREN TALASKI DAILY STAFF REPORTER Although the results of the 1993 Michigan Stu- dent Assembly Fall elections came as a surprise to no one, the way the votes were allegedly counted caused some raised eyebrows. Several students have made allegations that elec- tion workers were drinking alcohol as the ballots were being tallied in the MSA chambers in the Michigan Union and that more than 150 votes were miscounted, lost or thrown away. Assembly members were busy recounting ballots all day yesterday in an attempt to verify the results released by Election Director Christian Payne Wednesday night. Although yesterday's results will not be official until they are certified by MSA's election court, Payne said three winners in the election for LSA representatives were incorrectly reported. Conservative Coalition candidates Kristin Lehman, Tracy Robinson and Andrew Wright were the actual winners. In previous elections, MSA has recounted the ballots after petitions from candidates have been filed for a recount. "I guess somebody misplaced some of the bal- lots," said MSA Vice President Brian Kight. "We've (recounted) before when it's been close and we find ballots that haven't been counted. ... A couple of ballots can be significant with the ranked ballot system." Dave Pava, a Keg Party candidate in the LSA Student Government elections (LSA-SG) and an assembly member, said he found about five un- opened ballots thrown away outside of LSA-SG offices in the Union after the ballots had been counted. Pava said that a Beavis n' Butt-Head candidate was among those counting the votes for LSA-SG, a situation that may have influenced the outcome of LSA-SG's presidential election. "I've never seen such incompetence since I was on the student council in the seventh grade," Pava said. "I have that feeling that something's amiss." Along with these allegations, an anonymous stu- See MSA, Page 2 Medical scientists address Board of Regents Four Years Five Years Six Years. SOURCE: Registrar's Reports 862,863 and 864 ANDREW TAYLOR/Daily *M andate 's progress By NATE HURLEY DAILY STAFF REPORTER While the University boasted its largest enrollment of students of color earlier this week, some stu- dents criticize the University for not being serious about its commit- Went to diversity. Alethea Gordon, spokesperson for the Black Student Union, said the University needs to take more pro-active measures to recruit Black students. "Through the Black Action Movements, the University agreed to increase the number of African American students on this campus to be what the numbers are in this nation," she said. "Fourteen percent should be the minimum number of African American students." While Black student enrollment is up to 8.1 percent of the student See MANDATE, Page 2 N Regents agree on the importance of encouraging studies on substance abuse. By MELISSA PEERLESS DAILY NEWS EDITOR The University Board of Regents was exposed to the wonderful world of science at its meeting yesterday. The session, which took place in the auditorium of the Maternal and Child Health Care Center at Univer- sity Hospitals, was short on questions and long on information. Boardmembers relaxed and lis- tened intently to presentations by medical and research personnel. An overview of campus activities related to alcohol and other drugs showed that the University is making strides in the areas of research, pre- vention and treatment. Frederic Blow, a researcher at the University's Alcohol Research Cen- ter, described some of the major projects going on in that department. He said researchers are currently focusing on the effect of alcohol abuse on the elderly. "We are investigating the use of alcohol throughout the lifespan, ex- amining the clinical aspects of alco- hol and aging," Blow said, adding that Medicare costs for treatment of alcohol abuse in people over 65 equal the amount spent on heart attacks. Substance Abuse Center Execu- tive Committee member Beth Reed, a professor in the School of Social Work, said the problem of alcohol abuse is an important social issue that deserves scientific attention. "Researchers need to separate the scholarly aspect from what they read in the newspapers about drug addicts and alcoholics," she said. She said her office aims to stimu- late study about substance abuse and disseminate any information they, learn. "Our work ranges from microcellular study to examining the international availability of cocaine and heroine and the impact on na- tions' economies." Reed also discussed the progress and future plans for the University's Initiative on Alcohol and Other Drugs. She said the second phase of the project aims to revise University cur- ricula to include the study of alcohol and other drugs. "There is no substantial number of courses available through any Uni- versity school or college," she said, adding that this subject should be addressed from many interdiscipli- nary angles. Regent Shirley McFee (R-Battle Creek) stressed the necessity to edu- cate students in this area. "We need to educate students so they can get some effective ways to encourage people to know they have a problem," she said. "Communities are facing a problem with alcohol. We need to develop programs to edu- cate and publicize the issue." McFee cited the impact of warn- ings and negative publicity in reduc- ing the population of smokers. In other -news, three University researchers presented their innova- tive findings. Dr. Max Wicha, director of the University's Comprehensive Cancer See REGENTS, Page 2 Ceremony to commend construction can UGLi, and other 'U'renovations By RONNIE GLASSBERG DAILY STAFF REPORTER The big hole in the Diag and the con- struction at the UGLi may have confused three construction projects. The most expensive of the three projects will be the renovation of the East Engineer- ing Building to hold the Mathematics and pensive, the renovation and addition to the UGLi will affect the greatest number ofj students. 6 $s Barbara MacAdam, head of the library,