love in spite of 6" dAlls. to e ne Women having trouble I;andliC3g . is WE fid Air Ut One hundred three years of editorial freedom , . -4 i I Wheatley chooses .'life over, money' When Michigan tailback Tyrone Wheatley, a junior who is the 4th all-time leading rusher in Wolverine history, took the microphone at echembechler Hall yesterday, dressed nattily in a white shirt, brown- striped tie, and the requisite black Nikes, the roomful of reporters sat ADAM waiting for the MILLER word - Miller's goodbye. Crossing Just like San Diego State tailback Marshall Faulk, Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler (this year's Heisman Trophy runner up) and countless others said in the last days before the NFL's See MILLER, Page 8 SWHEAT SURPRISE: Wheatley passes bucks to spend final year with Blue By KEN SUGIURA DAILY FOOTBALL WRITER Like he has done so many times before, Tyrone Wheatley turned the routine into the astounding. In a move startling just about everyone save the teammates and coaches he had informed earlier, the star tailback announced his intention to return next fall for his senior year, postponing his plans to enter the NFL draft. Wheatley made the announcement at a press conference at Schembechler Hall yesterday afternoon. "What I think is best for me is to stay here at Michigan," said Wheatley in his opening state- ment, setting off a reaction of astonished gasps followed by racous applause from teammates and coaches. Many football pundits figured the press con- ference would mark the end of an era, and the photocopies that were distributed listing Wheatley's career statistics and accolades seemed to confirm that notion. However, Wheatley cited unfinished busi- ness, both academic and athletic, as the primary incentive for him to return for his final season at Michigan. By staying, Wheatley holds off on the multimillion dollar NFL contract available to a player of his caliber. "There's a lot of other things in life besides money. The NFL will be there next year," he said. "There's a lot of things in life, such as the Heisman Trophy, the national championship tro- phy, that wouldn't be here if I left now." Wheatley, who often visits schools to tell students about the importance of education, also cited his goal to earn his degree in Sports Man- agement & Communication as a motivation to come back. "I don't want to come back to school to earn my undergraduate degree," he said. "When I come back to school, I want it to be for my graduate degree." Wheatley said he also considered the ex- ample he could set for his 12-year old brother Leslie. "I'm his idol, I'm his older brother and in many ways, I'm his father," he said. Reactions to his decision were wide-ranging. Sophomore Ed Davis, Wheatley's housemate as well as the player who would have likely suc- See WHEATLEY, Page 2 ELIZABETH UPPMAN/Daily Tyrone Wheatley announces he will stay another year at Michigan at a press conference today. 'LSA passes new quantitative requirement By NATE HURLEY DAILY STAFF REPORTER Carla Darocy is glad she will be a sophomore this fall. Darocy - and all current LSA students - will be exempt from the *school's new quantitative reasoning requirement, unanimously passed by the LSA faculty yesterday during their monthly meeting. "I plan to get through all four years without taking any math. ... That would be terrible," Darocy said. Students entering LSA Fall Term 1994, will need to complete three credits of quantitative reasoning in Wrder to graduate. Classes that would fulfill the quantitative reasoning re- quirement involve a combination of mathematical and logical components. This requirement can be fulfilled by classes across the disciplines. How- ever, courses that contain only mini- mal instruction in math and logic may fulfill only half of the requirement. LSA Associate Dean Michael Martin briefed the faculty on the re- quirement and the list of classes that will fulfill it (reprinted at right). In an interview last year, Martin said one reason the committee recom- mended the requirement was as a re- sponse to a decline in quantitative and computational skills of college stu- dents. "In general, what studies show is that in college, students actually get worse in quantitative or computation skills, or they remain the same," he said last March. "There are a number of students who avoid math classes. That is a very self-defeating, unhelp- ful attitude." Prof. Peter Hinman, who worked on finalizing the requirement, said the list of classes from which students can choose is adequate. After dis- cussing the requirement last April, the faculty tabled the vote so more classes could be added to the list. "The list is in a state now that the faculty can approve the requirement and it can be improved in the coming months and in the coming years," Hinman said before the vote. The requirement is part of LSA's "Undergraduate Initiative," a devel- oping effort by the school to. cater to the needs of the approximately 3,200 students who enter the college each year. "I think we've come a very long way in raising the presence of under- graduate education in the past few years," LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg told the faculty. Martin called the initiative far- reaching, adding that it is one of many recent curriculum changes including alterations to entry-level math and science courses, foreign language of- ferings and theme semesters. Although this change will not af- fect current University students, some are not opposed to the new require- ment. "Just like with computers, I don't think anyone should be illiterate about that kind of thing. I think it's cool," said Engineering junior Chris Mack. Other students approved the change, advocating a more balanced liberal arts education. "It's probably a good idea for a well-rounded education," said LSA senior Holly Miles. "I thought there was a requirement like that here al- ready." -Daily Staff Reporter Carrie Bissey contributed to this report The following courses fulfill LSA's new requirement: Chemistry 130 Communication 206*, 406* Economics 201, 202, 401*, 402* Geological Sciences 222, 280 Honors 252* Mathematics 105*, 115*, 116, 127*, 128*, 175*, 185*, 186*, 215* Philosophy 296*, 414* Physics 125*, 126*, 140*, 240*, 160*, 260*, 401* Political Science 185* Residential College 222* Sociology 222* Statistics 100*, 170*, 402* *Fulfills half the requirement urn Since September 1992, University buses took a temporary route to North Campus via Broadway. The detour became necessary after regularly scheduled tests by the city determined the bridge could not safely accomodate vehicles weighing more than five tons. The reconstructed Fuller Bridge cuts two to four minutes of travel time, allowing for extra boarding time, which should help compensate for time lost due to snowstorms or other delays. Rhodes Scholar wins in Thvial Pursuit, life A Hubbard U Baits New Route Hubbard Beal Northwood r o t z w Bonisteel Fuller Catherine Ann Glazier Way The project also includes a new bridge, to be completed this fall, to help relieve traffic congestion. Old Bdg - - - - - New Bridge poi Fltcer Observatory By JESSICA HOFFMAN FOR THE DAILY Imagine 12 players competing for the same four spots during an intense Trivial Pursuit game. These spots are not pieces to a trivial pie or boxes on a board, but rather four presti- gious Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford University and, ul- timately, to excel at the real game of Nied.rtadt life. "I'm putting together the Trivial Pursuit pieces thinking 'Okay hands, stop shaking! "'said Leah Neiderstadt, who became the University's first- ever female Rhodes Scholarship re- cipient in December. Needless to say, Leah and the other three winners - as well as the eight students who did not receive scholar- ships-are not yet ready to put the game away. Leah herself is still in- credulous at her newly established scholarly status. C4'lh h inrmytih ndim she thinks, "My sister loves that type of thing, whereas I would be mutter- ing, 'Oh, please can't we just go home!' Of all of the people with whom Leah shares relationships, her truest role model lies close to home. Her mother raised three children on her own and taught them all to go after what they wanted. "My mom worked very, very hard to keep the family together and finan- cially stable," Leah said. Leah's mother must have made an impression. Leah has been able to support herself completely while studying at the University and consis- tently maintains her impressive grade- point average of 3.8. Leah not only plays intellectual hardball at games such as Trivial Pur- suit and academic scholarship com- petitions, she also finds time to par- ticipate, and in some cases lead, stu- dent groups. These include Alpha Xi Deltatsorority, the MortarBoard honor society, the Women's rugby team, SafeHouse, Safewalk and the Student Leader Board. Prn-fPC~crrc and ctiidclpno,,reethat KIM ALBERT/Daily *North Campus buses back on the right track By KATIE HUTCHINS DAILY STAFF REPORTER Baits residents, engineering stu- dents and medical center employees are just a few of the many happy extremely bad shape," said Michael Nearing, senior project engineer. Bitsy Lamb, supervisor of Uni- versity Bus Services, said trips to and from North-Campus will be two to pus Commons, Lamb said. However, she added that Bursley-Baits buses are less crowded and just as efficient now. But College of Engineering junior way the bus stops are laid out." Smith added that there is now only one bus stop at Bursley Residence Hall, although there used to be three stops.