Chicken pox will teep Howard, King out of 'M' battle ]HO$TAKOVICH Composer's music spanned a century zOz IC f*4i Uain One hundred three years of editorial freedom Country's cold spell leaves many without heat By ASSOCIATED PRESS Dozens of record low tempera- tures left Michigan shivering under its layers yesterday, forcing a gas company to ask industries to cut use. At least two people were dead. Interlaced utilities serving 21 mil- gon people from Washington, D.C., to New Jersey instituted "rolling blackouts" and asked customers to sharply cut back their use of electric- ity. In Washington, D.C., the federal government shut down yesterday and intended to remain closed today be- cause of the rolling blackouts. Several city and state governments lso shut down or curtailed their ac- vities. Four hundred homes in the De- troit area were without heat yesterday morning, after continuing Arctic weather helped set an all-time record for gas delivery of 3.1 billion cubic See COLD, Page 2 'U' braves bitter cold flor classes By MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO DAILY ARTS EDITOR Wrapped up in warm blankets and dreams of sunny beaches, University students awoke this morning to a sober- ing realization: they still had to go to class. "I was scared to go outside," said LSA first-year student Stephanie Goldberg. "A lot of people on my hall didn't even go to class." The decision not to cancel classes was, to say the least, highly disputed by the University community. But Vice President for University Relations Walter Harrison stands firm by the decision. "I think it's a very difficult, complex decision. We used our best judgment," he said. Both Harrison and Assistant General Counsel Daniel Sharphorn denied rumors that the University's decision to hold classes was fueled by fear of possible lawsuits. The story goes something like this: an unspecified num- ber of years ago, when the University canceled classes, it was 'aly slapped with a lawsuit from an irate student who wanted his one day's tuition refunded. See CLASSES, Page 2 The university vice-preseident's office prepares for possible flooding in their Fleming building yesterday. *The University's Executive Officers are considering six proposals to .make parts of campus smoke-free. Proposed policy snuffs smoking on 'U' H. .2 r 2' E: i i { 1. Smoking will be prohibited in all leased and owned University facilities including parking structures and University vehicles. / 3. Smoking will be { permitted for controlled research, educational or religious purposes with prior approval of the dean or director responsible for facility. 5. Limited smoking rooms may be provided in conference centers and hotels if necessary. 'E , 2. Smoking is prohibited within 50 feet of outer door entrances, unless otherwise posted. 4. Smoking is prohibited in housing facilities with the exception of resident rooms and apartments according to Housing Division policies. 6. The sale of tobacco products is prohibited on University premises. By ZACHARY RAIMI FOR THE DAILY The days of "lighting up" on cam- pus may soon become smoky memo- ries. And as the faint glow of cigarettes on campus fades, a heated debate is developing in its place. Early last week, University execu- tive officers endorsed a draft policy to prohibit smoking on and/or within 50 feet of all University-owned or -leased property by Sept. 1, unless otherwise noted. The policy was written by a sub- committee of the University's Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy Council, chaired by George Zuidema, vice provost for medical affairs. The proposal was conceived last fall when University President James Duderstadt asked Zuidema to recom- mend such a policy. Duderstadt's re- quest was prompted by recent studies of the Environmental Protection Agency and other research organizations that suggested second-hand smoke is harm- ful to non-smokers. Some students, like Quinton White, a first-year Engineering student, want the policy to pass for medical reasons. He explained, "(Smoke) bothers me personally because I'm allergic to it. So I would be glad if the proposal passed." Kenneth Warner, chair of the de- partment of public health policy and administration in the School of Public Health, has done research about sec- ond-hand smoke. "Passive (smoke) is almost certainly one of the most damaging environmen- tal exposures," Warner said. "The risk of lung cancer deaths in non-smokers who are exposed to passive smoke is about 50 percent higher than the risk of lungcancer deaths in non-smokers who are not exposed to passive smoke." A committee currently being as- sembled by Maureen Hartford, vice president for student affairs, will gather feedback on the policy from the Uni- versity community until April 1-the tentative date set for an executive of- ficer vote on the policy. The committee will accept com- ments from students and faculty via writtensuggestions, and possibly apub- lic hearing. Hartford is expected to ap- point a chair to the committee, which will be comprised of smokers and non- smokers, within the next few days. Joanne Lound, the interim adminis- trator for the University's Office of Initiative on Alcohol and Other Drugs, JENNIFER ANGELES/Day MSA officers to get a '$5,000 tuition waiver RONNIE GLASSBERG DAILY STAFF REPORTER The University has put a price tag on the Michigan Student Assembly's work. Starting immediately, the Office of the Vice President for Student Af- fairs will give a $5,000 tuition waver to each MSA president and vice presi- dent. * But this decision will not go over easily with assembly members who are questioning its constitutionality. MSA President Craig Greenberg and Vice President Brian Kight will each receive $2,500 waivers for the remainder of their terms. Greenberg said the tuition waiver will ensure that MSA's president or vice president is not dependent on a ,ndidate's financial status. "Some people wouldn't be able to handle this job because of their finan- cial situtation," Greenberg said. "This should help alleviate that." Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford said the tuition waivers will allow students to serve said it is the committee's aim to gradu- ally implement the policy until it be- comes fully effective. She said since the policy is "fairly straight-forward," it may be able to bypass some of the bureaucratic ob- stacles that can hinder new policies. LSA junior Bonnie Nix, president of the campus American Civil Liberties Union chapter, said she is not planning to give the committee an approval of the policy. "I categorically oppose any re- striction of smoking." As a member of the University's Civil Liberties Board, Nix is working with the group to prepare a critique of the University's overall Alcohol and Other Drugs policy, specifically the non-smoking policy. Nix said she would like separate See SMOKING, Page 2 Group offers free access to Internet network By ADAM ANGER DAILY STAFF REPORTER College students who enjoy an easy access to electronic-mail capa- bilities may appreciate a new service that would allow them access to the Internet system after they graduate. Any computer user in the United States will now be able to attain an Internet account free of charge through a service offered by the International Internet Association (IIA), a private, non-profit organization. According to a press release from the IIA, "the purpose of Internet is to facilitate the exchange of information on a global basis in the belief that this will result in greater productivity and understanding worldwide." Internet is the international com- munications system allowing educa- tional institutions, commercial busi- nesses, government agencies and pri- vate computer users the opportunity to- ..Ga....n+ .. v4?,.. nrnthnelar nm partnerships, loans, and gifts." The waiver will be provided through Hartford's office. Hartford is one of the University's executive of- ficers. The MSA Compiled Code contin- ues by saying, "Financial Aid is not considered a financial relationship." Both Greenberg and Kight said they believe the waiver does not vio- late the MSA Compiled Code. "I don't think this violates the Compiled Code or the (MSA) consti- tution either in the letter or the spirit," Kight said. Greenberg said, "It's a scholar- ship. It clearly is financial aid." But Hartford disagreed that the waiver could be considered a "schol- arship" and only referred to it as a "tuition waiver." Law Rep. Andrew Willeke dis- agreed with Greenberg and Kight on whether the waiver violates the MSA Compiled Code. "From a practical point of view it's the same as a $5,000 salary for the position," he said. AP PHOTO A California earthquake victim sits in front of her T.V. on the street yesterday, just as she used to in her own home. Victims of Cali fo a a cope wit damaged homes, roads