i, Blue ga"Ins fame, 'I trounces wo9Pack 4=0 Schindler's List Liam Neeson gives honest performance in disturbing Holocaust film KP"-eos{ A- , One hundred three years of editorial freedom I z, 1 s ' i I 'M'fans brave rain for gridiron contest By JAMES CHO DAILY STAFF REPORTER W elcome Back TAMPA, Fla. - Rain showers Ready to start did not deter an estimated 40,000 hard- classes? We are. core Michigan Wolverine and North But first we'd like Carolina State Wolfpack fans from to tell you about flocking to Tampa Stadium for the some of our Hall of Fame Bowl on New Year's Holiday Day. Adventures Clad in orange ponchos and black including trips garbage bags, fans watched as the to New York to Wolverines walloped the Wolfpack, see the ball 42-7 - the highest margin of victory drop and Florida in the eight-year history of the bowl for some fun in the game. sun. See Page 3 0 Before the game, fans scrambled for more tales. in search of protection against the rain. For those lucky few who found the Dedicated Wolverine fan and t Wal-Mart near the stadium, ponchos versity president, James Duderst went for 87 cents. Others paid ven- adorned in a suit and a Michigan dors outside the stadium up to $5 for stood tall as he walked onto the fiel a poncho. join the players with only minutes By halftime, the rain showers had maining in the game. tapered to a trickle and the Wolver- "We're playing like the top to ines returned to the locker room with in the country," Duderstadt said. a commanding 21-0 lead over the He added confidently, "The k Wolfpack. Orange ponchos and yel- of playing you're seeing today, yo low raincoats gave way to maize and definitely see again next year." blue hats and sweatshirts. Jeff C6t6, a member of the Mi N.C. State fan Andrew Halladay gan Marching Band and Univer was impressed with the number of alum, was ecstatic with the outcc Michigan fans who attended the game. of the game. He estimated that Michigan f-ns out- "This game is hilarious. I h numbered N.C. State fans 5 to 1. been to three Rose Bowl games With the Wolverines leading the two were very upsetting. I'm gl Wolfpack by 35 points in the fourth didn't have to sit gripping my ch quarter, some fans began filing out of It's about time," he said. the stadium early - some fans happy, He added, "I'm glad we wen others devastated. the Hall of Fame Bowl this year. "I figured Michigan was going to the Rose Bowl we had to perform win by atouchdown, not by 35 points!" five mile-long parade." Halladay said. "Tyrone just say NO - NF Michigan fan Chris Ridgeway read the sign held by one dieh said, "Michigan is a very good foot- Michigan fan who wanted game M ball team and I expected them to win' Tyrone Wheatley to play next ye adv ntures Uni- adt, tie, d to re- eam kind ou'll chi- sity ome ave ad I hair. t to .At in a FL," hard 4VP ar. Board hears reports on pay, research Regents table renovations and commend Rhodes, Marshall scholars By MELISSA PEERLESS DAILY NEWS EDITOR While most students were cramming for finals and. heading home for a few days of rest, the University's governing body was busy settling some year-end business. FACULTY COMPENSATION The regents began their regular agenda by hearing a presentation by John Tropman, chair of the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty. Overall, the committee - which investigates salary issues - said that the University should increase salaries as much as pssible in order to attract, retain and adequately compensate the best instructors in the country. The committee focused its efforts on investigating the apparent chasm between faculty and administrative pay. Tropman said many faculty members perceive that the differences between their salaries and those of deans and executive officers are unfair. But he added that the committee's findings do not support this claim. University President James Duderstadt commended the committee on its work, and offered an explanation of the University's current salary program. Both faculty members and administrators can receive three types of salary increases: merit-based raises, equity adjustments or promotions. Duderstadt said that, although this plan can be confusing, it is economically advantageous. "Sometimes it all seems to be clumped together," he said. "These onetime increases do not ratchet up the base salaries." Regent Laurence Deitch (D-Bloomfield Hills) com- mended the pgram, and point :I n d t: Uni ersity's Rhodes Scholar, Leah Niederstadt, as a measure of its success. "This system uses compensation to meet people's needs and as a means of reward and incentive," he said. RESEARCH Vice President for Research Homer Neal took the po- dium and detailed the University's research program, which he said takes a balanced approach. "We have top-flight people working in all types of research," he said. Neal detailed the changing research situation as federal labs concentrate less and less on defense research. He said the public demands quick research yields, resulting in more funding going to short-term projects. He added that the University is attempting to integrate the research and education that take place on campus. Power commended this move. "This will distinguish the University by the research resources students are able to take advantage of here," he said. RENOVATION Discussion became heated when the boardmembers viewed a model of the proposed connector between Angell and Haven Halls, which is intended to house offices for faculty in the English and History Departments. Architect Doug Hanna showed a structure designed with a curved facade containing a long outdoor tunnel to prevent excess traffic around the Angell Hall auditorium classrooms. Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-Ann Arbor) questioned the safety of the tunnel and whether or not lighting would be adequate. Regent James Waters (D- Muskegon) said he could see it becoming a receptacle for graffiti and garbage. The regents voted to table the proposal and send archi- tects back to the drawing boards. OTHER NEwS Presidential Deputy Jon Cosovich updated the board to the fundraising progress of the Campaign for Michigan. Through the end of November, 53 percent of the $1 billion goal had been raised. * The regents extended a five-year contract to LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg. * Brown read a tribute to Regent Emeritus Eugene Power, who died last month; and, 0 Regent Shirley McFee (R-Battle Creek) commended Clinton Jones, who served as chancellor at the University's Flint Campus and has left to pursue other interests. The regents also commended two of the University's outstanding undergraduate students. Regent Nellie Varer (D-Detroit) presented a plaque of See BOARD, Page 2 MICHELLE GUY/Daily Tyrone Wheatley scores his first touchdown in the Hall of Fame Bowl New Year's Day. Klan, minority-rights groups clash in Columbus By KATIE HUTCHINS DAILY STAFF REPORTER COLUMBUS-While manywere light- ing menorahs, decorating Christmas trees and exchanging gifts for the holidays, the Ku Klux Klan was celebrating the season in a different way -- by erecting a cross in a public area here. Federal District Court Judge James Gra- ham allowed the KKK to erect a cross on the Statehouse lawn Dec. 23. The decision came after the group challenged an Ohio State Board resolution banning religious symbols from the area during the holidqys. The national director of the Knights of the KKK, Thomas Robb, said in a telephone interview, "The cross was erected because Christmas is a Christian holiday ... you know, Christmas cheer and so on. People need to reflect upon the very purpose of Christ's coming." The cross was knocked down by a lone protester about seven hours after it was raised, and Klansmen and protesters contin- ued to put it up and knock it down until the Klan finally gave up and took the cross home. "I think people were protesting because there is a lot of hatred and bigotry evidently in the community of Columbus," Robb said. Meanwhile, several Columbus churches obtained a permit to put their own crosses on the lawn. Several crosses were erected, and the Statehouse lawn looked somewhat like a cemetery on Christmas Eve. The cross incident is a sign of signifi- cant Klan activity in Columbus, stemming from a rally they held at the Statehouse in October. The KKK obtained permission to march under the auspices ofthe First Amend- ment. The state and city governments then said they were sending the Klan bills for the increased security and traffic control needed to prevent any violence. Critics charge the bills singled out the KKK. And the city'spromised billof $54,000 and the state's bill of $17,000 sent an im- See KLAN, Page 2 Savage snow storms trap travelers throughout East Coast By MICHELLE FRICKE DAILY STAFF REPORTER DELMAR, N.Y. -Plane delays, snow- covered roads and closed businesses all com- bined to create a huge headache for many travelers yesterday as a snowstorm raged across the East Coast. Some college students were forced to cut short their winter breaks. University students visiting Okemo Ski Resort in Ludlow, Vt., were forced to aban- don the slopes a day early to avoid treacher- ous driving conditions yesterday. "We decided to leave Monday night to ensure we would get back to Albany, N.Y., safely," said Janis Frazer, an LSA senior. "My friends and I are flying back to Ann Arbor Wednesday morning, but Iknow some people even flew back Monday to avoid flight delays on Tuesday." Patrick Scholes, another student vaca- tioning at Okemo, added that while the storm may have caused some overprotective par- ents to send their children home early, even more people would stay to enjoy the excel- lent ski conditions. "A small percentage of people will leave early, but more people will come here be- cause of the storm since conditions this weekend willbe so favorable," said Scholes, a senior at Cornell University. "I don't go back to school until the 17th so I'm heading to Stowe Mountain to enjoy the fresh pow- der." The National Weather Service predicted that the storm-which could be "the biggest storm of the year" - would leave 12-24 inches of snow in upstate New York and more than 2 feet of powder in Vermont. According to the National Weather Ser- vice at the Albany County Airport in Colonie, the storm was a classic nor'easter as it moved south to north up the coast, creating winds over 21 miles an hour at times. The predictions caused a panic Monday night in many towns along the East Coast. Public schools in Manchester, Vt., began closing as early as Monday evening, even before the heavy snowfall had begun. Anticipating problems, highway crews prepared their snow plows for action with sand and salt, and many families rushed to local grocery stores to stock up on needed supplies in case they were snowed in. "I've never seen a town getting so pre- pared for a storm," said Robert Rosenkrantz, an Okemo ski instructor and resident of Albany. "The weathermen here are orgasmic be- cause they're finally going to be right about their predictions," he said. "I've never seen them so excited." But weather reports yesterday morning did offer some hope to those trapped on the East Coast. According to Mike Ladin of the State University of New York at Albany's Atmospheric Sciences Center, most regions would only be hitwith fluffy snow and little, if any, sleet. 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