webn 4,b One hundred four years of editorial freedom EN FM -A l I t :'t Attorney places 'hazing n trial' By MELISSA KOENIGSBERG For the Daily One of the foremost experts on haz- ing transformed Rackham Auditorium into a courtroom last night, where he put "Hazing on Trial." David L. Westol, a former pros- uting attorney and current executive director of Theta Chi fraternity, spoke before small crowd of fraternity and sorority members. "My purpose and intent is tojolt the hazing mentality and make you think about what you do. Hazing has nothing to do with values and ideas, it is ego driven," Westol said. "Hazing remains our biggest hurdle. We have to take it all away the .st time, not in increments," he said. Westol led the audience through a hypothetical trial drawn from per- sonal experience. In the trial, a frater- nity pledge was said to have died as a result of numerous hazing incidents. "What do we do to pledges? Break them down physically, and mentally. We discipline them," Westol said, imitating someone who hazes. Westol tried to get across to the audience that hazing does the exact opposite of bringing the chapter closer together. In fact, he said, "it keeps good people away." "Hazers are bullies, cowards and buttheads who address the pledges by yelling questions in the back of the room". Westol compared hazing to "hu- man Nintendo," in which members of We fraternity subject pledges to "psy- chological and physical abuse. If hell week is so good, why not run it in the first week of pledging?" Westol, along with many mem- bers of the Greek community, feel that in order for the Greek community to survive, it must adapt and change with today's modern university. Terry Landes, the University frater See HAZING, Page 2 ' U, students fear a'Wnothvr Adpft G f conflict Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy stands next to President James J. Duderstadt and Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford on the Union steps where John Kennedy originally introduced the Peace Corps. BornM at'U,' Peace orp s celebraes34th birtha By AMY KLEIN Daily Staff Reporter Four years after the Persian Gulf War, the United States has again re- sponded to the threat of Iraqi troops on the Kuwaiti boarder. While the chances of war appear to have receded, students and faculty at remain nervous. Yesterday, the United States, En- gland and six oil-rich monarchies decided to continue building their military presence in Kuwait, The As- sociated Press reported. Despite Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's pledge to pull his troops back from the Kuwaiti border, many scholars believe that the presence of U.S. troops is necessary. "It is enormously important that we demonstrate to the world that we have the capability to respond. We have to send the message to Saddam Hussein that he can't build troops up on the Kuwait boarder," said Political Science Prof. A.F.K. Organski. Students and faculty agree that four years after the Gulf War, Hussein must finally be stopped. "It makes me very angry that we didn't finish the job the first time," said LSA junior Suzanna Randolf. "Saddam Hussein is like a child. He'll keep pushing our buttons until he gets his way. We have to show him that every time he gets angry he can't just roll out his troops." History Prof. Tom Collier said sending troops to the area was inevi- table. "We may have jumped too soon, but I think we have to show that we are not going to be provoked," he said. In 1990 the United States -sent more than 500,000 troops to the Per- sian Gulf for Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Now the movement of Iraqi See STUDENTS, Page 2 U.S. vows to protect Kuwait Los Angeles Times KUWAIT CITY - Asserting that the latest Gulf crisis is not over despite an apparent Iraqi re- treat, the United States, Britain and gulf emirates agreed yester- day to continue their present mili- tary build-up and vowed future action to sap Saddam Hussein's capacity to threaten his neigh- hors, The Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional rich nation's club led by Saudi Arabia, agreed to pay a sub- stintial part of the cost-of deploy- ing U.S., British and other allied troops to defend Kuwait against any Iraqi aggression. Secretaryof StateWarren Chris- topher told reporters here follow- ing a strategy session with British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and the six Gulf council foreign ministers that the allies agreed unamimously to devise ways to pre- vent the 'aqi dictator from taking sudden provocative actions such as sending troops south to the Ku- waiti border as Hussein did last week. "We are resolved and commit- ted that Hussein shall not be per- mitted to project the world into crisis at his whim," Christopher told a news conference, with Hurd and Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi See IRAQ, Page 2 By DANIEL JOHNSON For the Daily Almost 34 years ago to the day John F. Kennedy spoke on the steps of the Michigan Union outlining his vi- sion for volunteers to serve in Third World countries, the director of the Peace Corps stood on those same steps and praised the program's success. Carol Bellamy spoke yesterday about the changing face of the Peace Corps at three public events at the Michigan Union, School of Public Health and School of Natural Re- sources and the Environment. Bellamy's arrival continued a long-standing relationship between the University and the Peace Corps. On Oct. 14. 1960, then-candidate Kennedy announced plans for the corps to University students during a 2 a.m. campaign speech. University students rallied' around the theme of volunteerism and formed "Americans Committed to World Re- sponsibility." The group started a peti- tion drive to establish such a program. and 1,000 supportive students signed within a week. "The Peace Corps is an opportu- nity to go overseas and make a small difference in other peoples' lives," Bellamy said in an interview with the Daily yesterday. Since the Peace Corps' inception' 1, 163 University students have partici- pated as volunteers around the world. The University is ranked second in the nation for the number of volunteers it sends abroad with the Peace Corps. President Clinton appointed See PEACE CORPS, Page 2 Special Report East Quad homeless seen as friends and ptni t Smith acquitted on charges of assault By JENNIFER HARVEY Daily Staff Reporter Every day, University students interact with a group of homeless men outside of East Quad who make eir "home" on a cement slab in front W the residence hall. While some students complain of disturbing incidents and others work to help the group, police and dorm staff work constantly to control the problem they deem as "serious." But the homeless men say they aren't bothering anyone. Erin Galloway, a longtime Ann Arbor resident and first-year RC stu- ant, offered support for the men. "I have never felt scared or expe- rienced any harassment with them. I have taken individuals I have known for a long time into my room and allowed them to use the residence hall facilities. They were my guests." Daniel Robinson, also a first-year RC student, saw no problem with the homeless men's habitation of the area. "I get asked for money about once *week. I'm not bothered. They have to be somewhere. It's a problem Ann Arbor has. The city should do some- thing to try to help them out," he said. Other residents said that they regu- larly give the men food and money. They reported getting food from the what they would holler as I walked by them," said a former resident of East Quad who asked not to be identified. "It wasn't scary. It was just annoy- ing. I attributed it to their state of mind. Their comments could have been directed at anyone," she said. Coordinator of Residence Educa- tion Julie Lavrack said the homeless definitely create problems. She said students have reported being followed into the building and even up to their rooms. Lavrack also said that some students report being harassed by the men and that students feel intimidated. Lavrack said that the men prima- rily enter the building to use the bath- rooms or search for returnables. She said that the building staff tries to keep the building as secure as possible. "All bathrooms, male and female, have locks on them." Police work to control problem Lavrack said that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) tries to moni- tor the situation in a "friendly way." DPS Director Leo Heatley said that the homeless have created prob- lems. He said that the disruptions fall under a number of categories, making it impossible to count the actual num- ber of disturbances. Heatlev said that DPS officers are By MICHELLE LEE THOMPSON Daily Staff Reporter Steven Smith, the former boyfriend of LSA sophomore Jennifer Ireland, was acquitted yesterday of assault charges. That decision cleared the way for the bigger fight involving a judge's ruling that Jennifer Ireland's use of day care while she attends the Uni- versity makes Smith a better custo- dian for Maranda Ireland-Smith. Smith allegedly lifted Ireland from the ground and pushed her into a wall. Ireland later filed charges claiming that the fight, stemming from an argument over visitation, left her with bruises. However, the assault case was brought to trial only after Ireland lost custody of their daughter, Maranda Ireland-Smith. The custody case be- tween Smith and Ireland has received national media attention. "I'm very happy, but not shocked," Smith said after a jury took 20 min- utes to hand down its decision. Ireland said she was disappointed. "I gave them the truth, and they decided on the truth," she said after returning to her campus home in Northwood housing with Maranda. The Michigan Court of Appeals has granted Ireland a temporary stay, so Maranda will reside with her mother until the appeal. Both parties have accused each other of lying since the custody trial began, and repeated the accusations during the two-day trial. "With all Jenny's conflicting sto- ries, there wasn't much question," Smith said, adding that the jury's de- cision was the quickest in Macomb County history. "The jurors said that they made their decision before they walked into the jurors' room." Ireland said the case was rigged in Smith's favor, and accused the jury foreman of bias. "When the foreman left to go into deliberations, he winked at Steve's attorney (Sharon-Lee Edwards)," Ire- land asserted, accusing Martin of tak- ing the case too lightly and laughing throughout the trial. Ireland's friend Shana Saums tes- tified for the prosecution, headed by the assistant county prosecutor, David Portuesi, denying that Smith had acted harshly, but said that Ireland repeat- edly asked him to leave her Harrison Township home. Although the immediate penalty for the misdemeanor is only a maximum $100 fine and 90 days in jail, the al- leged assault may have been an issue in Ireland's upcoming appeal for custody See IRELAND, Page 2 JOE WESTRATE/Daity Paul, a homeless man who lives outside East Quad, accepts some change. Heatley also said that students should always make sure their doors are locked and that their keys are in their possession. 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