2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 26, 1995 CISNEROS Continued from page 1 by 30 or 40 percent or eliminating it outright. Our budget calls for an in- crease and we believe what you be- lieve. But you're talking to the wrong person. You should try to be convinc- ing the Republicans." Cisneros also said the president would veto any effort to overturn the assault weapons ban. Gloria Robinson, Detroit city plan- ner, said she was pleased with Cisneros' remarks about housing. "He showed he's really concerned about Detroit and making public ho us- ing a success," Robinson said. Before departing for Washington, Cisneros had a private lunch with Harrison, University President James J. Duderstadt and other University officials. Cisneros said he came to the Uni- versity "four or five years ago" to ad- dress a conference during Hispanic heritage week. In 1981, Cisneros became the first Hispanic mayor of a major U.S. city when he was elected mayor of San Antonio, Texas, the nation's 10th larg- est city. Simpson team faults probe into murders. Stood Drive r Mon. Jan 30 Stockwell 1-7 pm Tues. Jan 31 Bursley 2-8 pm Wed. Feb 1 East Quad 1-7 pm Thurs. Feb 2 Markley 1-7 pm Fri. Feb. 3 MI League 12-6 pm Sun. Feb 5 South Quad 1-7 pm For appointment call 663-6004 Sponsored by: MSA, LSA-SQ, RHA, APO, American Red Cross Thursday January 26, 1995 7:00 PM Rac theater In February 189ausl w two days from graduating e n a eOfficer Candidate School candidates were called before and "disenrolled." All but' off" ed were Mi- norities. This began the i bg tt6l amashita would fight to be awarded his well deserved commission. During the course of that struggle he would discover that 60% of the Minority candidates of his class had been "disenrolled" in contrast to 28% of Caucasians and that was only the tip of the iceberg. Only re- cently was Yamashita awarded his commission. Sponsored by: Minority Student Services, & The Office of Academic Multicultural initiatives The Washington Post LOS ANGELES-O.J. Simpson's lead defense lawyer yesterday accused the prosecution of a"rush tojudgment" in accusing the celebrated defendant of double murder, ajudgment he said was based on a sloppy and biased investiga- tion by authorities who were either inept or who had a "sinister" motive. The Los Angeles Police Depart- ment, defense attorney Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. told the jury in an opening statement, ran a "cesspool of contami- nation" that tainted blood evidence so badly that it should not be used in an effort to convict Simpson. He said the murder scene had been "tracked through and traipsed through" so badly by detectives, uniformed po- lice officers and low-level coroner's officials that footprints and other evi- dence police claim link Simpson to the murders have no value. Cochran also contended that Simpson could not have murdered his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald L. Goldman on June 12 without being covered with so much blood that it would have been impossible to remove in the time he had before he boarded an 11:45 p.m. flight to Chicago. Theprosecution has estimated that the murders took place about 10:15 p.m. "The fact that there is no blood where there should be blood is devas- tating evidence of his innocence," Cochran said. He told the jury that the "trail of blood" that the prosecution says led directly into Simpson's own bedroom actually consisted of blood droplets from a cut finger and that Simpson left the drops on his grounds, in his car and in his house when he wentout to the car to look for a cellular telephone the night of the murders. Then Simpson, in a dramatic mo- ment, limped to the jury box and at- tempted to demonstrate that he could not have committed the murders be- cause arthritis resulting from old foot- ball injuries made it physically impos- sible to do so. As Simpson raised a trouser leg to show the jurors scars from four knee operations, Cochran said that despite having played golf that morning, the former Buffalo Bills running back was in an "acutephase"ofchronicrheuma- toid arthritis on June 12 and would have been unable to overpower and kill two people. Cochran also showed the jury pho- tographs of one of Goldman's hands, which, he said, forensic pathologists retained by the defense will use to show bruises indicating that Goldman struck his assailant hard enough during a"ma- jor fight" to cause blunt force trauma. The defense lawyer then displayed photographs of a partially undressed Simpson taken three days after the murders. Cochran said the photos of Simpson show no trace of having been struck during what he said must have been "hand-to-hand combat." Withoutproviding details, Cochran also said the defense will present evi- dence showing that blood of a type other than Simpson's was found under Nicole Simpson's fingernails and that ANTI EAU Continued from page 1 Red and Black, after newspapereditors were rebuffed in their attempts to attain access to records and disci- plinary proceedings of the student Organization Court of the Univer- sity of Georgia. The Red and Black case pro- vided precedent for more than FERPA. The court also ruled that the Organization Court had been operating in violation of the Geor- gia Open Meetings Act. Newsletters Newsletters Newsletters Newsletters Big savings on newsletters for all clubs, businesses, and organizations. How une Asian Pacific American Fought for the Empowerment of All r While Antieau said that Georgia's fier. In other words, only cases of rules that aren't in the code." Open Meetings Act, or"sunshinelaw," sexual harassment, not other forms But Keenan added that change is issufficiently differentfromMichigan's, of harassment, must remain closed possible. He pointed to a group of Lowenstein said she disagreed. to the community. amendments submitted by MSA to be The controversy over open meet- David Schwartz, who helped draft reviewed by a quorum of student pan- ings gained steam this week over the the code as a Law student, said, "It is elists and perhaps passed on to the request by American culture doctoral not surprising that Mary Lou is trying Board of Regents. student Melanie Welch to have an open to change the meaning of the language These amendments include lan- hearing. of the code." guage that would specifically classif$ Welch was charged under the code Like any document delineating statement records as disciplinary in- with harassment. the rules and regulations governing a stead of academic. In aDec. 16letterto Welch, Antieau community, the Statement of Student Still, Antieau maintains that flex- denied Welch's request for an open Rights and Responsibilities is inher- ibility is good for the statement, and hearing,arguingthatthestatementpre- ently ambiguous. This ambiguity al- in the end it will be good for stu- cludes an open hearing when the ... lows interpretations to change over dents. complaint contains an allegation of time. But it also puts power in the "I know what we say now. I know harassment..." hands of the individual delegated to what we believe now. But we don't But to certain code watchdogs, interpreting that ambiguity. polarize on decisions just because this is another example of Antieau's And to Keenan, this is the essen- we said them," Antieau said. 4 interpretive freedom. These indi- tial issue: "It'sabsurdthatthejudicial To buttress her claims, Antieau viduals argue that the code's prohi- adviser (Antieau) has as much lati- noted that the University is currently bition against open hearings in cases tude as she does to interpret the grey reviewing whether confidentiality re- of "sexual assault or harassment" areas of the statement. ... The prob- strictions should apply tothe accused, clearly places "sexual" as a modi- lem is with the generation of sub- orjust to the complainant. BUDGET would provide an understanding that cludes no specific protections for So- Social Security remain untouched-- cial Security. Continued from page 1 but no guarantee written into law. Barton's amendment, contained in "Republicans will notspell out what "This resolution is nothing but one the GOP's "Contract With America,"I cuts will be necessary for the enforce- giant fig leaf," Bonior told his House is viewed as the toughest and remains mentofthe amendment," Conyers said. colleagues. "All it says to the senior about 30 votes shy ofthe 290 necessary That's the heart of the Democrats' citizens of America is: 'Take our word for passage. objection to aGOP balanced budget by for it. We won'tslash Social Security."' WhilermostHouseRepublicansback 2002. "I will tell my Republican col- the so-called supermajority provision, "It's all style andsymbolismandno leagues,"added senior House member it has proved far less palatable among substance," Conyers said. "In Detroit, John Dingell, (D-Trenton) "you can House Democrats and in the Senate. when buying a car, we always look run but you can't hide. And you surely An alternative calls for a balanced under the hood." cannot hide behind this." budget without the three-fifths major- Democrats are offering several Barcia said he would like to see ity for tax increases. The Republican amendments, including an amendment Social Security and Medicare un- leadership has said that amendmenti by Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) touched in balancing the budget. should attract enough conservative and and the Conyers amendment, to ex- However, he will vote for Texas moderate Democrats topass. empt Social Security from the budget Rep. Joe Barton's balanced budget Many Republicans in Michigan's chopping block. measure which requires a three-fifths delegation prefer the supermajority On the House floor Wednesday the majority of the House and Senate to provision but will vote for an amend- Republicansofferedaresolutionwhich approve most tax increases and in- ment withoutitif that's what it takes. u C e great scores... mtmC S 5 I The Michigan ualy (IS oN 045-9 67 is pubisne M onday trough riudy ouringt efi en andwinter wrms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $90. Winter term (January through April) is $95, yearlong (September through April) is $160. Oncempus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street. Ann Arbor, Michigan 481091327. 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