2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 5, 1995 R&E Continued from page 1 tive instructional review for faculty and be a legitimate response to student concerns." Sanchez said he would like to see more ongoing conversation about the requirement among faculty who are teaching courses and consistent atten- tion paid to the requirement." Another proposed change in the requirement's management is to "en- courage departments to see "generic" course approval to 100-200levelcourses instead of "instructorspecific"approval." Action SportsWear Soccer equipment from the ground up. 419 E. Liberty 2 blocks off State St. 663-6771 The committee also said that stu- dents, especially first-year students, need more information about the requirement. To make students more knowledgeable, the committee recommended a para- graph in the course syllabus explaining how a class Fulfills R&E. "We felt that students don't have a good idea about the full list of courses available," Schoem said. "They seem to want more information about choices." Schoem said student opinions should be reflected in R&E decisions. "We are saying that there should be student representation, but we do not say how students should be involved," he said. There were five students on the committee thatreviewed the requirement. Megginson said the committee did a thorough job. "I think they have come up with something very useful." In a written statement to faculty members, the LSA executive commit- tee also said it was pleased with the review committee's recommendations. "We consider the report of the re- view committee to be a thorough and thoughtful response to the charge that it was given," the executive commit- tee stated. Study Japanese this Summer ! Intensive six-week program at Lewis d sk College in Portiand, OreginJuly 18-Aug 27. Study Japanese lang. (all leves) & culture curses in economics. literature and history. Earn 8 sm. hn (12 qtr. hs) while living and studying with Japanese students. 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"Instead of trying to reach him at home, (the detective) went to Blair's place of employment, T.J. Maxx, to speak with him. Blair wasn't there; it was his day off. "So instead the detective pro- ceeded to talk with his manager and with other co-employees, and (the detective) indicated to them that (Shelton) was a suspect in the serial rapist investigation. As a result of these discussions, Blair was fired," Steinberg claimed. Steinberg said that, during the in- terrogation at the police station, "Blair started to cry - was very distraught at being accused of being this heinous criminal. ... The detective stated if you want to clear yourself, the only thing you can do is give ablood sample for DNA testing." The coalition claims that, after reluctantly agreeing to have blood F~~'1 ix . . - :r . *r- .. .J > ,: Dollar continues slide, hits record low TOKYO - The dollar continued its slide yesterday, hitting another record low against the Japanese yen despite the Clinton administration's aggressive purchases of dollars in foreign exchange markets to bolster the battered currency. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin announced the intervention in a four- paragraph written statement. Rubin, who specialized in currency trading in his Wall Street career, repeated his past assurances that the administration4 "believes a strong dollar is in America's interests and we remain committed to strengthening the fundamentals that are ultimately important to maintain a strong and stable currency." Currency traders said the intervention came in two waves, once during Asian trading in coordination with the Bank of Japan and then later during trading in New York. In late New York trading, it took 86.13 yen to buy a dollar, down from 88.55 yen on Friday. At one point yesterday, the dollar hit a record low of 86 yen. In Japan, the surging yen, which has gained about 15 percent in value against the dollar since Jan. 2, sent the Tokyo stock market into a tailspin as concern mounted that the strong yen may stall Japan's frail economic recovery. Gunman kills 5, self at Texas inspection Co. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A disgruntled employee opened fire yes- terday in the refinery inspection com- pany where he used to work, killing at least five people before fatally shoot- ing himself, police said. The shooting took place at Walter Rossler Co., an industrial inspection company where authorities believe the gunman was once employed. Police Chief Henry Garrett said eight to 10 people were still inside the business when the gunman entered through the back door and began shoot- ing. Two workers escaped by crawling out the back door, he said. "We know that everyone he came in contact with, he did shoot and kill and then shot himself," Garrett said. The unidentified gunman opened fire with at least two pistols, killing three men and two women before turn- ing the gun on himself, said Assistant Police Chief Ken Bung. The identities of the victims were not immediately known. "When we arrived, we learned preliminarily that a disgruntled em- ployee walked in and started shoot- ing. ... We're still trying to piece together the why of what happened," Bung said. Menendez brothers * to be retried together LOS ANGELES -- Lyle and Erik Menendez will be retried together before one jury for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their wealthy parents, a judge ruled yesterday. Defense attorneys argued for sepa- rate trials, saying they feared testi- mony helpful to one brother might hurt the other. Los Angeles County SuperiorCourt Judge Stanley Weisberg said "the ben- efits of a joint trial in this case greatly outweigh the potential prejudice." The first trial was heard by sepa- rate juries before a single judge in the same courtroom, with one jury leav- ing whenever testimony or evidence involved only the other brother. great scores... " The only MCAT course in Ann Arbor that has 56 years of test prep experience behind it! + Personal MCAT attention...a KAPLAN Hallmark! " The most effective test taking strategies! * Expertly trained instructors teaching you what makes the MCAT tick! " Five full-length MCAT exams with explanations, including Practice Test fill It's not too early, August Classes are already filling! Call 1-800-KAP-TEST to enroll NOW! get a higher score KAPLAN samples taken, Shelton was still ha- rassed by the police. "Blair was also stopped eight sepa- rate times by the police and interro- gated as part of the serial rapist inves- tigation," Steinberg said. Shelton, on advice from his attor- ney, declined to speak to the press. Ui a Ui SPECIAL: Free Microwave Oven to first 15 Joint Two-Bedroom 536 S. 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But even after a personal appeal foran annulmentof the Iranian nuclear pact on the grounds it might under- mine regional security, Perry was told by Russian Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin that the sale will go through. "I expressed my deep concern about Russia selling nuclear reactors to Iran," Perry said after a day re- plete with contentious meetings. "I was fearful that this would fuel Iran's ambition of becoming a nuclear weapons state - and that would be a threat to all of the neighbors, includ- ing Russia." Perry said he had offered to share U.S. information supporting its con- cerns that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. Investigation widens * in Haitian death plot PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -The investigation of a senior Haitian Cabi- net official implicated in a failed plot to assassinate a leading Aristide foe has widened to include her death last week, U.S. and Haitian officials said yesterday. The expanded investigation of In- terior Minister Mondesir Beaubrun's role in the plot against Mireille Durocher - combined with Presi- dent Jean-Bertrand Aristide's refusal to suspend, let alone dismiss, Beaubrun - has deepened a split between the United States and Aristide, the sources said. "This is a serious problem," one U.S. official said of Aristide's per- ceived stonewalling of efforts to re-@I move Beaubrun. "It makes one wonder if Aristide really seeks reconciliation here or is following some other agenda" of seek- ing revenge against his enemies. -- From Daily wire services , , 9Q' i r,14y a . ;; r. Mlj " pk gjoy r wu ~~ook nif ~IWr mind! rs .. < I I