Men hoops may find late frontline help Women drop Big Ten opener Oliver Stone falls short in 'Heaven and Earth' TODAY TOORROW TOO M;~ s.4 Of lrn One hundred three years of editorial freedom Students dismayed over missing waitlist i More than 120 students lose spots in line for already onthelist. Only about 30peop Biology 311, a requirement for biology majors will be allowed into the class from tb witlict ple the By KAREN TALASKI DAILY STAFF REPORTER It is a student's worst nightmare. Imagine waking up at 8 a.m. to put your name on a waitlist for a class you desperately need to graduate. An hour later, you are 12th on the list - almost guaranteed to get that coveted space. Then the waitlist is stolen. This horrific situation is a reality for ISA junior Jeremy Grant. He and an- other 120 students who placed their names on the waitlist for Biology 311 found out last night that their academic lives were turned upside down. Biology 311, also called Introduc- tory Biochemistry, is a requirement for students who are majoring in biology and has seen an upsurge of enrollment since it recently became a required course for admission to most medical schools. "I've got bad news for all of you," was how Biology department chair Wesley Brown announced the news that shocked and angered students. A gasp went through the audience as Brown tried to explain how the situa- tion occurred and would be dealt with. Brown said he suspects the waitlist was stolen by a student who felt dis- gruntled with the large number of people waist. The waitlist system employed by the department requires students to sign their names on a sheet of paperplaced in the biology offices. The list is not super- vised by any member of the staff as to who signs it. "Since time immemorial we've had the waitlist out. That's been a very convenience thing for students and staff," Brown said. "All we can do is speculate at most. The most likely sce- nario is the student was angry and took off with it. "Not only are the 120 students on See WAITLIST, Page 2 MARY KOUKHABIDaily Prof. Wesley Brown explains the new waitlist procedures for Biology 311 to 120 waitlisted students last night. Two newcomers join University administration family McClain to oversee human resources, affirmative action Former Dean to head Flint campus By NATE HURLEY *ILY STAFF REPORTER In an effort to streamline its person- nel management departments, the Uni- versity has implemented an innovative networking system for three related offices. DuringWinter break,officialschose the woman who will head the effort. Provost Gilbert Whitaker and Farris Womack, executive vice president and Ohief financial officer, announced their selection of Jackie McClain to serve as executive director for human resources and affirmative action. Until she comes to the University Feb,15, McClain will continue to serve asdirector of human resources at the University of Kansas. Jn her new position, she will over- see academic affairs-personnel, staff .ersonnel and affirmative action. Womack said, "Prior to her coming there had been two separate organiza- tions." University officials said it will be helpful to make both offices account- able to one person since previously there was not an exact position to moni- tor the departments. Womack added thatMcClain will have the power to look at and imple- ment changes recommended by a com- mittee set up to analyze the depart- ments more than a year ago. "The committee recommended cer- tain changes. Among those was to try to consolidate the human resources kinds of functions." Womack also said McClain was one of six candidates he and Whitaker interviewed. In a telephone interview, McClain said she is looking forward to the chal- lenges of the job. "This is a tremendous time for change at Michigan in (human re- sources) and affirmative action," she said. "It's a tremendous opportunity in terms of the responsibility that there is and the things that need to be done." She also outlined her goals for the departments she will oversee. "My focus has always been on see- ing to the community. "My big long-term goal for the en- tire operation is so that people in the University community can go for as- sistance and receive a prompt and effi- cient response." The recommendation will go to the University Board of Regents at this month's meeting, where McClain will likely be approved. She would oversee approximately. By JAMES CHO DAILY STAFF REPORTER Students returning from winter break found a new face occupying the top executive position at the University's Flint campus. Lawrence Kugler, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the 6,700-student Flint campus, began his term as interim chancellor on New Year's Day. University President James Dud- erstadt appointed Kugler last month after Chancellor Clinton Jones de- cided to step down and return to teaching after almost a decade at the helm of the satellite campus. Joanne Sullenger, Flint's vice chan- cellor for institutional advancement, said, "We were very disappointed when he announced his resignation. He has made a number of outstanding contri- McClain 33,000 employees on the University's Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint cam- puses. She is now responsible for 4,600 employees at the University of Kansas. "There is so much to do it's almost overwhelming," McClain said. Quest to move Entree Plus to off-campus stores continues butions to the Flint campus. "The campus has grown and ex- panded under his tenure as chancel- lor," he added. Flint Provost Victor Wong added, "Jones was readily accessible to stu- dents. His door was always open to students and they did come to see him." Jones is currently on a one-year sabbatical and will teach political sci- ence in the fall. While the search continues for a permanent successor to Jones, Kugler will head the Flint campus. "We are pleased to have Kugler and we are looking forward to working with him," Sullenger said. The Chancellor Search Committee - headed by Harriet Wall, a psychol- ogy professor at Flint - hopes to present a short list of possible candi- See FLINT, Page 2 'Tip' O'Neill, former House speaker, dies BOSTON (AP) - Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr., the former House speaker whose public career brought him from an Irish immigrant neigh- borhood to the pinnacle of national power, died last night. He was 81. O'Neill, who had undergone can- cer surgery in 1987 and again in 1990, died at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, said a woman at the house of O'Neill's son, Thomas P. O'Neill III. The woman identified herself as the senior O'Neill's daugh- ter-in-law but did not give her name. Tip O'Neill lived Democratic poli- tics from the day he was elected to his ward committee in 1936, just before graduating from Boston College, un- til 1987 when he retired at the end of his 17th term in Congress. In his years as speaker, O'Neill transformed the office from a politi- cal and parliamentary post to a bully pulpit that he used in his many battles against President Reagan. "He has become one of the most recognizable figures in America," longtime friend and colleague Ed- ward Boland said on O'Neill's last y AMES NASH DAILY STAFF REPORTER Off-campus merchants are taking a carrot-and-stick approach in pressur- ing the University to let them accept the Entree Plus card: luring the Univer- sity with promises of higher profits and hinting at legal action. Still, the University isn't nibbling. "At this time, there are no plans to tend it off campus," Public Affairs irector Lisa Baker said of the University's debit-card system. "Right now we're not making any moves in that direction." Students or their parents deposit money into Entree Plus accounts to pay for items using a student I.D. card instead of cash. Off-campus merchants say the En- e Plus system creates an unfair ad- tage for their on-campus competi- tion. It also robs students of choice and leads to artificially high prices on cam- pus, the merchants claim. "Allwe're asking for is a level play- ing field," said Dave Richard, manager of Michigan Book and Supply. T niv mrcity nffit-nl oh bin. po r Co.T (Entree Plus)? Could Meijer take our debit card there?" Durst asked rhetori- cally. "We can't be a bank. We don't want to be a bank. We don't have bank processes," he continued. While University officials are balk- ing at broadening the Entree Plus pro- gram, off-campus merchants are step- ping up their campaign to make the system available to them. A petition to University President James Duderstadt has collected more than 3,700 student signatures, Richard and Ulrich's Man- ager Paul Rosser said. And Ulrich's is seeking legal ad- vice on issues related to Entree Plus, Rosser confirmed, although he declined to speculate publicly whether the book- store would take the University to court on possible violations of federal fair credit and banking laws. While the bookstore managers say it's up to University administrators to determine whether to extend Entree Plus, one city business leader says they may be powerless to decide. "It may already be decided for them bht'.trfi . anVfl, az.r.+n+,. n c a n i,.varcit+. ? said. "It almost seems like some kind of elaborate scheme to delay any kind of action." Under a lease agreement with the Barnes & Noble-owned bookstore in the Michigan Union, the University grants the retailer "the exclusive right to the University's debit card program for sale of bookstore product lines" at least until June 30, 1994. "I love that - my tax dollars going to help the competition," Richard said sarcastically. Neither Richard nor Rosser could say how much business they lose to the Barnes & Noble outlet because of En- tree Plus. Both pledged not to raise prices if the card were made available to them. Michigan Book and Supply and Ulrich's are owned by the same Ne- braska-based bookstore chain. Several off-campus restaurants and bars have joined the petition drive. Gene Porubsky, manager of Pizza Bob's, said he noticed a "good-sized drop" in business when Entree Plus was introduced two years ago.