Men's hoops challenge, SHawkeyes tomorrow e e 'Tombstone' an old-time, shoots em-up Western TODAYTOMOR - J I till *ri One hundred three years of editorial freedom VCI , No. I4An AbMI hga -FrdyJa ay7,94 194Te icga ay 'M' icers' victories could sink Lakers By MICHAEL ROSENBERG DAILY HOCKEY WRITER If the CCHA season is going to have any more suspense than the average Rocky movie, Lake Superior State must at least split with Michigan at Yost Ice Arena this weekend. That's because the top-ranked Wolverines are nine points ahead of second-place Lake State. John Candy could steal second base with a lead that large. If anyone else in the conference is going to catch the Wolverines, then Michigan will have to start slumping soon. Lake State (9-4-0 CCHA, 13-4-0 _}&' yW overall), which is ranked sec- 77 ond in the nation, is the most likely candidate to send Michigan (13-0-1, 17-1-1) into such a downward slide. M Laker coach Jeff Jackson is not confident his team has a chance to win this weekend's series, much less the whole conference. "The way Michigan is playing, I don't see first place being available," Jackson said. "I think Michigan is the class of college hockey right now." Historically, it has been the Lakers who have played the role of conference bully, consistently frustrating Michigan. The Lakers have elimi- nated the Wolverines from the CCHA postseason tournament for three consecutive years. "No matter what, they always seem to pull it out," Michigan right wing Mike Knuble said. "Hopefully this year we can send a message." In recent years, though, the gap between the two teams has narrowed, and Michigan actually took two of three from Lake State last season before losing in the CCHA tournament. Jackson said he thinks this year is far different from the previous three. "This is the best Michigan team I've seen," he said. The coach's greatest concern is with Michigan's starting line of Jason Botterill, Brian Wiseman and David Oliver, all of whom are among the league leaders in scoring. The three- some also play on the Wolverine power play, along with Knuble and freshman Brendan Morrison. "We're kind of nervous about them on the power play," Laker goalie Blaine Lacher said. "I think we match up well with them five-on-five." Jackson is also not thrilled about the prospect of trying to stop the Michigan offensive arsenal. "I don't know if we have anyone that can match up with David Oliver," Jackson said. "I think he's the best player in college hockey right now. Any time you get a line combination like that it can be devastating to an opponent." The Lakers need big games from centers Clayton Beddoes and Wayne Strachan, who will both spend time on the ice with Wiseman. Wiseman is Michigan's captain and team leader, as well as the quarterback on the power play and See HOCKEY, Page 8 I.4" KRISTOFFER GILLETTE/Special to the Daily The No.1-ranked Wolverines host second-place Lake Superior State in two games at Yost Ice Arena this weekend. Museum receives 4 Picasso paintings y MELISSA PEERLESS DAILY NEWS EDITOR Ninety years after his Blue Period, 20th century artist Pablo Picasso is beginning his maize-and-blue period. Four paintings by the Spanish master will become part of the perma- nent collection at the University's art museum later this month. The Carey Walker Foundation of *ort Huron - headed by physician Herschel Carey Walker, a personal friend of the artist - donated the works to the University. The four paintings were displayed at the University for almost two years on loan from the foundation. After they were removed last Oc- tober, an administrator of the founda- tion decided to bring the works back - and let them stay. He said he was impressed with the programming that art museum offi- cials organized to accompany the art exhibit. "They didn't simply show the works," he said. "They organized performances, discussions, lectures and other activities to get the viewers thinking about what the works mean and the emotions they elicit." 0 The four works represent differ- ent stages in the career of the multitalented artist. "Portrait of Francoise," a depic- tion of one of Picasso's many mis- tresses, represents a realistic period while "Two Girls Reading" and "Woman with a Mandolin" are ex- Statewid Students, city street crews struggle to deal with piles of snow By APRIL WOOD DAILY STAFF REPORTER It came in the night and has man- aged to affect everyone on campus and in the city in a matter of hours. A blinding snowstorm has come to Ann Arbor, making sidewalks slick and some streets impassable - and stu- dents and Ann Arbor residents are struggling to get through the slush. Transportation has become a ma- jor problem as city crews work to clear the streets and sidewalks. Snow- plows were dispatched beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday and ran for 12 hours before stopping, only to be de- ployed again later in the day yestertay as the storm raged on. "We've got every piece of equip- ment out that we can man," said Ann Arbor Street Maintenance Supervi- sor Gary Hubler. The crews were sent to plow the major streets before going into the city's residential areas, but once they were able to get to the residential district, the snow was causing prob- lems on the heavily trafficked streets and the plows had to return. "There were huge piles of snow in front of the bus stop, so when you got on the bus, you sank into it," said Bursley resident Sheri Tokumaru, an LSA first-year student. "I left the airport and it was 80 degrees in Hawaii and I came here and I was like dying," said Tokumaru, who is from Oahu. "I want to go back to the beach." Delays of all sorts have plagued airports and transportation companies, but local transit workers have man- le storms show no signs of stopping SElIcy roads, traffic cause problems for drivers .e throughout Michigan; highway patrols, towing companies see sharp increase in business ASSOCIATED PRESS Motorists maneuvered on icy roads and through drifting snow yesterday as much of lower Michigan braced for the season's biggest snowfall yet. Most of the state was expected to remain under a winter storm warning, snow warning or snow advisory to- day, and forecasters predicted total accumulations of up to 14 inches be- fore it was all over today or tomor- row. The heaviest accumulations were expected in the northeast and north central Lower Peninsula, and on the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula, which was under a lake- effect snow warning. "This is a little different from a lot of winter storms, in that rather than a burst of heavy snow, this looks like a prolonged~event with light to moder- ate snow" for a few days, said meteo- rologist Bruce Smith of the National Weather Service office in Pontiac. The snow began late Wednesday, and by daybreak Thursday, many ar- eas already had a few inches on the ground. There were scattered school closings, and many Michigan schools opened late or closed early. Winds gusting from 10 mph to 32 mph near the Mackinac Bridge caused drifting snow and, combined with icy, snow-covered roads, reduced visibil- ity and made driving treacherous in many spots. With highs in the teens and low 20s - and wind chills as low as 20 below zero, many road crews weren't even bothering to salt the roads, saying it was just blowing or freezing over. "The roads are 100 percent trashed - it's pure ice," said Trooper Kevin McGaffigan of the Michigan State Police post in Battle Creek. Police were busy responding to cars sliding into ditches, and state police in Paw Paw reported an over- turned semitrailer on Interstate 94 near Mattawan about 3 a.m. yesterday. Traffic flow on Interstate 75 was limited to one lane in either direction from the Mackinac Bridge to Gaylord. No major accidents were reported, but towing services worked overtime freeing cars stalled in snowdrifts or stalled in ditches. "We've been going nonstop. It's a real humdinger," said Ginny Bow- man of Five Star Towing in Kalkaska. "We can't keep up with it all." A low pressure system across Missouri, with a southerly flow draw- ing moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico, was spreading snow from parts of the central Plains northeast into the Great Lakes region, Smith said. And to make matters worse, colder air is moving in from Canada. Lows over the weekend were expected to be around zero. As the snow continued to pile up, many residents struggled to reacquaint themselves with the realities of a Michigan winter after several years of relatively mild weather in many parts of the state. "We haven't had a severe winter here for five or six years," said Del Ridder, assistant engineer for the Allegan County Road Commission. "One of these days we'll get back to the old-fashioned kind of winter," Ridder said. "Then what will people do?" SUSAN ISAAK/Daily RC senior Bree Picower scrapes the ice and snow off of her car yesterday. aged to overcome the problems caused by the storm. However, 30-40 minute delays were a problem for the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) during peak travel hours yesterday morning. "For the amount of snow we've had, it's been OK," said AATA Ex- ecutive Director Mike Bolton. And while the blustery powder has caused its share of inconveniences, one student managed to look on the bright side of the storm here and the East Coast blizzard that has trapped travelers and students returning from vacation. "Being snowed in in Pittsburgh was enjoyable," said LSA first-year student Matt Shtrahman. "I liked stay- ing home an extra day." A 70-year-old woman who was brushing off her car on East William Street yesterday afternoon said, "It's beautiful, I love it. I would have moved away from Ann Arbor many years ago if I didn't." Getting around campus has been challenging for many students, who find it difficult trudging from class to See STORM, Page 2 I