Jig'Elan "Utly One hundred four years of editorial freedom , . ... ; mow:;,:: - 4; I Jurors will make 4th attempt to hear code proposals By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Student jurors will make a fourth a next month to hear amendments to the ment of Student Rights and Responsil the University's code of non-academ duct. On Jan. 30, the student jurors wi ,proposed amendments to the code fr W~ffice of Student Affairs, the Michiga dent Assembly and the Senate Advisor mittee on University Affairs. "The reason we haven't had it this we've had trouble getting a quorum, White House travel office head indicted' Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - The former head of the White House travel office was indicted on theft charges yester- day in a case that also is reviewing the conduct of two friends of President Clinton. Y Billy R. Dale, the former office irector who was a career civil ser- vant, was charged by a federal grand jury with embezzling more than $68,000 over a six-year period in funds deposited by news organiza- tions for reporters to travel with the president. Associates of Dale, 57, who is expected to plead innocent, said the se is bound to shed light on internal orkngs of the Clinton White House and on a "political witch hunt" aimed at Dale by Clinton associates who had business or personal interests in the travel office. Justice Department sources said their inquiry into Clinton supporters Harry Thomason and Catherine Cornelius was "still open." Com- plaints about the travel office by Oomason, a Hollywood producer, and Cornelius, a distant cousin of the president, led to the firing of Dale, a long-time employee of the office, and six others last year on grounds of poor management and possibly im- proper conduct. Neither Dale nor his attorney, Steven C. Tabackman, was available for comment yesterday. But Backman said recently that an in- ctment of Dale was expected "for something he simply did not do." Other sources close to Dale said while his record-keeping may have been sloppy, he never converted to his own use any money belonging to others. Five of the fired travel office em- ployees were later rehired, and sepa- rate inquiries by the White House and *neral Accounting Office raised questions about the White House's handling of the affair. Friends of Dale have charged that Thomason owned an air charter busi- ness that wanted a share of the White House travel business and thatCornelius had expressed desires to run the White House travel operation. In his trial next See TRAVEL, Page 2 Mary Lou Antieau, judicial adviser for the code. "The largest number of students we could get for any particular night was 17." Twenty-six of the 50 student jurors are needed to hear proposed changes to the code. Proposed changes include allowing attor- neys to represent and speak for students dur- ing code hearings and removing criminal mat- ters and off-campus violations from the code's jurisdiction. Any amendments to the code approved by the student jurors will be forwarded to the Board of Regents. The regents will decide the fate of the code, which remains an interim policy, at their April meeting. At last April's meeting, the regents voted to keep the code as an interim policy. Regent Laurence Deitch (D-Bloomfield Hills) said there is a possibility that the re- gents would bypass the student panel and hear the amendments directly if the panel cannot meet quorum. "I would hope we don't have to do that, but if it becomes impossible (to reach quorum) we might have to find a way to make changes which are necessary," Deitch said. The code provided for the creation of the student jurors panel, which started in March 1993 with 50 students. With graduation about half of them were replaced in the fall 1993. Since then, about half of the panel is replaced each January and September. This year, new student jurors will be trained Jan. 15. The student jurors who start in January will be dismissed at the end of the summer. allowing a full 50-member panel to be ap- pointed in, September. "Starting in Septem- ber, we will have a standing date for the annual amendment hearing," Antieau said. The training session will be each Septem- ber and the amendment hearing will be each January. "Because we've lost half of our panel every semester, we've had to wait to have a panel in place." Antieau said. Antieau said she selected January for the amendment hearing because it is a time of less academic work. "Once students get into classes, their life gets very complicated." Aniteau said. "Once we hit that first exam period, we're done." Jacob Stern, vice president of the Michi- gan Student Assembly. said there should have been an amendment hearing this semester. 1I think there should be more amendment hearings," Stern said. "I see no reason they can't See CODE, Page 2 Fed chair says new interest rate hikes likely House owner Bill Grams clears the sidewalk of a tenant's house on Packard Road yesterday evening. Winter storms blaket A2 asstudents make ms fi Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - Federal Re- serve Chairman Alan Greenspan, in congressional testimony that suggests the likelihood of further interest rate increases, said yesterday inflationary pressures are mounting even though consumer prices have risen little in the past year. Commodity prices "have been ris- ing rapidly for nearly two years," Greenspan told the Joint Economic Committee, and lately "prices of in- termediate supplies have accelerated." Because demand is "strong, fin- ished goods producers may soon at- tempt to pass on their higher costs, the Fed chairman said, warning that business officials and consumers alike are always hypersensitive to any signs of renewed inflation. Surveys and the financial markets themselves show "some nervousness about the resolve of anti-inflation policies," Greenspan acknowledged. In another sign of governmental vigilance against inflation, the incom- ing chairman of the Joint Economic Committee said congressional Repub- licans will try to revise the law spell- ing out national economic goals to exclude unemployment and include only prices. Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) said Republicans want the so-called Humphrey-Hawkins law, which now urges a combination of low unem- ployment and low inflation, to have only a single target: consumer price inflation of no more than 2 percent a year. Inflation measured by the Con- sumer Price Index is running at a modest 2.6 percent a year, but the bond markets have set long-term rates at a substantial 8 percent as a hedge against future price increases. The Fed cannot afford to ignore the mar- kets, which "may be telling us some- thing about deep-seated changes in expectations," Greenspan said. The central bank has raised rates six times this year, and its policy- By JOSH WHITE Daily Staff Reporter Old Man Winter returned to Ann Arbor Tuesday night and made his presence known most of yesterday with the season's first attack of snow. Both the University campus and places all over Michigan were hit with up to 11 inches of snow. Students and faculty awoke yes- terday to heavy snowfall and more than 5 inches of snow covering the ground. By late afternoon, 7.6 inches of wet, slushy snow slowed traffic and aggravated pedestrians, accord- ing to the University's weather ser- vice. "This weather sucks," said LSA senior Jennifer Libson, while trying to stay warm just outside of the Michi- gan Union. "The snow is just miser- able. I actually did go to classes to- day, but not all of them. This is just terrible ... winter is here." Another student expressed her dis- like of the impending cold season. "I just hate the cold and the snow," said LSA senior Margaret Henson. "I have been around here for 21 years and this is my last year here. I am moving to Arizona where it stays warm. Slick roads annoyed' drivers and caused a rash of accidents, most of them minor, and fewer than might have been expected, said Michigan State Police Lt. R.E. MacDonald. "'Ive seen much worse, the couple of first snowfalls (of the season). There are always more fender benders, people forget they need to leave more room between vehicles," he said. "'Usually the first snow is just an inch or two. But this time we had many inches, and maybe that was a big enough shock to make everybody pay attention," MacDonald said. However, not everyone said the snow was a bad sign. "I love this kind of weather," said LSA senior Corey Lefere. "I went out last night and just stood for 20 min- utes letting the snow fall on my face. See WEATHER, Page 2 making Open Market Committee will meet Dec. 20 amid expectations that another hike could be in the works. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D- Md). asked Greenspan not to be the Grinch who stole Christmas by hik- ing rates again. The normally dour Fed chairman laughed, but refused to hint what action his committee might take at the next meeting. "I don't know what we will do," Greenspan said. Sarbanes, per- sisting in his liter- iy allusions, said SLet's hope you're not going to be E b e n e z e r l Scrooges." Greenspan in- sisted during more than two hours of Greenspan testimony and questions that the Fed would not let down its guard against a resurgence of inflation, because further inflation could become a self-fulfilling proph- ecy. "As people begin to expect higher inflation, their actions to protect the purchasing power of their wages and profits add to the impetus toward ac- celerating prices," he said. "Experi- ence suggests that these expectations can be turned around only slowly and with some cost to the economy's per- formance. The Fed chairman and his col- leagues are confident they can con- tinue in their path of combatting in- flation because their actions thus far haven't endangered the robust round of business expansion now under way. Output has grown more than 4 per- cent during the past year, and unem- ployment is at a four-year low. "The impressive performance of the American economy continues," Greenspan told the committee. His claims were supported by the Fed's "beige book," a periodic survey See GREENSPAN, Page 2 Fire delays Perry bldg. remodeling; classes move By MAUREEN SIRHAL Daily Staff Reporter Students may face added inconve- nience next semester as aresult of a fire that occurred in the East Engineering Building on Nov. 22 just prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. The fire began in the basement of the north end of the building near an area that was closed for renovation. "(The fire) started near an electri- cal conduit but the cause is still under investigation," said University spokeswoman Julie Peterson. "It was most likely an accident." At least 15 winter term classes will be moved, the University announced '3rady Bunch star to speak at 'U' ------------- By DANIEL JOHNSON Daily Staff Reporter In one of the raciest episodes of the "Brady Bunch," Sam the butcher would subtly hint to Alice what they could be doing off screen, yet the topic of sex seemed taboo among *adys. Maureen McCormick, who played Marsha Brady on the series, is deliv- ering a real-world message on birth control these days. McCormick will speak in the Michigan Union Ballroom today at 3:30 p.m. as part of a birth control seminar, called "Birth Control Mat- ters." "I got involved with Birth Control atters after I started doing research on the statistics," McCormick said. "Each year 3.5 million unwanted preg- nancies occur, and in nearly half of all these cases birth control was used." The birth control seminar, which visits campuses nationwide, includes a complete overview of available birth control methods and their correct us- age. "Birth Control Matters presents a really balanced overview of what's out there," McCormick said. "I think a lot of people's knowledge hasn't progressed beyond birth control and condom usage." The Kalamazoo-based Upjohn Co. - worldwide producer of health care products and sponsor of Birth Con- trol Matters - initiated the seminar in 1993 after conducting a survey on sex among college students. Findings indicated that 40 percent of the sur- veyed students had engaged in sex without the use of birth control in the past year. The Upjohn survey also found that students today are concerned equally with sexually transmitted diseases as unintended pregnancy. "Everyone's needs are different and that's why it's important to talk to a doctor," McCormick said. The seminar also stresses open communication between sexual part- ners on birth control and the preven- tion of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV, which causes AIDS. "We suggest that people use a condom along with other forms of birth con- trol," McCormick said. See SEMINAR, Page 2 4 A ° . ;; ;; w .. , . R.. , *, _: t*l ....... . . . - .......'..... .-::..........:.._.._......_. 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