it I ti One hundred four years of editorial freedom -'U'may decriminalize 10 offenses, increase parking fines By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Ten University criminal offenses - cluding disorderly conduct alcohol pc sion or consumption on campus - c become civil offenses under a proposed cl to a regents' ordinance. At the same tin Jniversity would double the cost for parking violations. The proposal needs the approval c University Board of Regents, which will take action on the item at its December ing. The changes would make crimin Reward for rapist info increased to $100,000 By FRANK C. LEE Daily Staff Reporter The reward offered for informa- tion leading to the identification and arrest of Ann Arbor's serial rapist has just been raised to $100,000. Because of the efforts of a local businessman, Ron Weiser, chief ex- ecutive officer of McKinley Associ- ates, $63,200 has been added this past week to the initial $36,800 reward. "Our company added another 30,000 to the $20,000 we've given initially," Weiser said. "Another com- pany gave $25,000 anonymously. Great Lakes Bancorp gave $8,000 and The Ann Arbor News kicked an- other $200 to make it $100,006 even." The Ann Arbor area task force is investigating tips about the serial rap- ist who is believed to have raped three women, and raped and killed a fourth. e is also suspected in six other at- tempted rapes. The most recent victim was a 41- year-old Ann Arbor woman who was beaten and raped near the city's Com- munity High School on Oct. 13. Police investigators have released little about their efforts since the at- tack. The task force, however, is ap- preciative of the money pledged by Weiser and others to hasten the cap- ure of the rapist. A motivating factor behind Weiser's Involvement was Shawn Moore - a 13-year-old who was kid- napped and killed in 1985. Weiser then pledged a $20,000 reward, which See REWARD, Page 2 A SAPAC counselor gives advise to friends, family of exual assault survivors. Page 3. fenses such as alcohol possession or con- sumption on campus, littering, sales and so- licitation, disorderly conduct and skateboard riding on campus civil offenses. Besides making many offenses civil, the change also would double the fee for most University parking violations. The penalty for an expired meter paid within 14 days would increase from $3 to $10. As criminal offenses, these infractions are punishable by imprisonment of no less than 10 days and no more than 60 days, or by a fine of not more than $50, or both. As civil of- fenses, the infractions would be punishable by a fine of not more than $50. "It will be easier to prove the crimes as civil crimes than as a criminal misdemeanor," said Joseph Burke, chief assistant prosecutor for Washtenaw County. "I think (DPS) will write as many tickets, the difference is they will not be subjected to jail time." University spokeswoman Lisa Baker said the proposal follows a yearlong review of the ordinance, which was enacted in September 1991. The ordinance was based on an obscure 1905 Michigan statute. "The recommended revisions are based on our own experiments with the criminal justice system. We've really had time to see how the ordinance works and we can make adjustments now," Baker said. As a civil offense, a person would only appear before a judge if they contested the ticket - just like a parking violation. "Any criminal misdemeanor would have to appear before a judge," Burke said. The criminal misdemeanor offenses re- main on a person's criminal record for at least five years. After a second misdemeanor, the offense cannot be removed from the record. "Civil infraction is just like a speeding ticket. There is no criminal record," Burke said. Regent Laurence Deitch (D-Bloomfield Hills) said he will support the changes to the ordinance. "These offenses are not considered crimi- nal offenses in almost any Michigan commu- nity and the more we do to decriminalize behavior the better off I think we'll be," Deitch said. "The offenses in question are very minor and it just seems to be a more rational way to deal with them is to give a slap on the wrist rather than a misdemeanor con- viction." Prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges See OFFENSES, Page 2 White House gunman faces felony charges U.S. Rep. Bob Carr, running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, talks to reporters after a debate in Southfield. Abraham a Carr on taxes in final debate WASHINGTON (AP) - A Colo- rado man with a criminal past will be arraigned today on felony property damage and firearms violations fol- lowing his frightening White House shooting spree. The possibility of ad- ditional charges, including attempted assassination, was left open. Yesterday, the day after the unset- tling attack, yellow police tape stretched across the White House lawn and FBI agents armed with laser equip- ment conducted an inch-by-inch search for bullets around the pock- marked mansion. The gunman, 26-year-old Fran- cisco Martin Duran, remained silent at D.C.'s central cellblock, his mo- tives a mystery, his demeanor de- scribed by the Secret Service as "com- pletely flat." Duran was released from a military prison in September 1993 after serving 2 1/2 years for felony assault, the Army reported. Described as unshaken by the tu- mult, President Clinton rested up dur- ing the day after his grueling Middle East tour and held to his plan to attend an evening gala at Ford's Theatre, where President Lincoln was felled by an assassin's bullet 129 years ago. Press secretary Dee Dee Myers said Clinton would proceed with busi- ness as usual, confident that the Se- cret Service can protect him and his family, but she added, "Generally, the number of weapons on the streets of this country is disconcerting to the president." Duran, scheduled to be formally i; i ' a.., 's r k '. , , j. S ._ r "7 By KELLY FEENEY Daily Staff Reporter SOUTHFIELD--In the racZe for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Democrat Bob Carr and Republican Spence Abraham went head-to- head on crime, taxes and negative ads in their final televised debate last night. With Carr and Abraham nearly dead even in polls and with only eight days left before the election, both candidates opened fire last night - sometimes at the same moment - in a last effort to sway undecided voters to their side. Both parties are targeting this election. Re- publicans say they need this seat to take back the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1986, while Democrats are working to retain the seat being vacated by Democrat Donald Riegle. Carr and Abraham split over gun restric- tions: Abraham, who favors focusing on repeat offenders, thinks the assault ban would not deter crime. "The problem isn't the gun. It's the per- son," Abraham said, adding that an individual's right to own guns should not be restricted because of criminals. Carr, a NRA member, voted for the assault ban and the crime bill, and said he feels that the measure balances owner rights while also help- ing law enforcement. On taxes, Carr said he would not make a pledge to cut taxes. "I think that's irrespon- See DEBATE, Page 2 S a Senat 1st Ward offers voters variety U' student runs against City Council incumbent Editors' note: This is the first in a Ike -part series profiling the candi- , dates in the upcoming City Council election. By JOSHUA GINSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Residents in Ann Arbor's 1st Ward, which has the highest percent- age of University students among the Y city's five wards, find two candidates Hanna-Davie -a University student and a current "'ity Council member - focusing on a wide array of issues. With the election for City Council less than eight days away, indepen- dent candidate Andrew Wright pre- pares to challenge Democratic Councilmember Tobi Hanna-Davies. Wright, an LSA sophomore and a, representative on the Michigan Stu- ent Assembly, is running primarily n a University and city relations plat- Wright form. Hanna-Davies, however, is fo- cusing on housing and environmental issues. "The record shows what my pri- million fund orities are," Hanna-Davies said. She publicans refs i h-e inntl-ment in makina cuer Hanna-na 0- Ne Ana lysis City Council races eclipsed by mayor By JAMES M. NASH Daily Staff Reporter AP PHOTO Police tape marks a White House Press Room window yesterday afternoon after bullets were fired into the West Wing on Saturday. arraigned before a U.S. Magistrate today, was charged early yesterday with willfully damaging federal prop- erty and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The first charge car- ries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine, the latter 10 years and $5,000. The Secret Service held out the possibility that additional charges could be filed. "I would not eliminate assassina- tion statutes," said Special Agent Carl See GUNMAN, Page 7 Archbishop Maida named as cardinal From Staff and Wire Reports DETROIT - Archbishop Adam J. Maida was named one of 30 new cardinals by Pope John Paul II, yes- terday, one of only two Americans to be selected for el- evation. Cardinals are chosen by the pope to serve as his principal assis- tants and advisers : t, in the central ad- ministration of church affairs. Collectively, they form the College Maida of Cardinals and participate in papal elections. Maida will be officially elevated Nov. 26 during a ceremony at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. At a news conference yesterday at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in De- troit, Maida said his elevation is an honor for the Archdiocese of Detroit as much as himself. "I am fully aware that this honor is actually a recognition of the impor- es With newcomers cluttering the ballot and Ann Arbor's first November city election since 1963, next week's election could be a watershed in local politics. Or maybe not. Although five of the 10 City Council posts - plus the mayor's seat - are up for grabs, the election probably will not shift the political balance on council. That is, unless the mayor's office changes hands. Republican Ingrid Sheldon has held the city's top elected post for nearly two years, where she has followed a politically moderate course. David Stead wants her job, and promises to lead the city in a more "progressive" direction. No matter who wins the mayor's office, Democrats will likely retain a majority on the City Council, and therefore have effective control of city politics. Even Sheldon has been loathe to second-guess the Demo- cratic majority, as evidenced by her infrequent use of See COUNCIL, Page 2 balance "which the Re- use to touch." vine h2 s lso helned to tion and decrease tension between students and Ann Arbor residents over such issues as the Rock. noise viola- W , - ;4 ..4a y - I Fm.