--I LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 15, 1996 - 3 cr MSA, By Laurie Mayk G" Daily Staff Reporter r f iiO ffd With allegations of brok processes still circulating, st m any CamlpUS are attempting to salvage th Government elections and t Mark Borgman, LSA-1 sued a statement yesterda *nknown and probably unconnected necessary for candidates t perpetrators have been busy this week, or serve petitions for exc painting graffiti on buildings through- Late last night, Borgma out campus. In four separate incidents, the Michigan Party. Lane Hall, the Student Publications "Everything is not O Building, the Legal Research Building, there," said Michigan S and East Quad Residence Hall were dent Flint Wainess. each damaged, according to Depart- Wainess called an emer ment of Public Safety reports. 5 p.m. today to consider d In the first incident, the word "Di- Fiona Rose, Michigan P ego" was found spray painted on the candidate, said de-recogn t of Lane Hall on Tuesday morning. ous measure that would b ater in the day, a swastika was found chalked on the left front door of the Student Publications Building. S d c i Also Tuesday, racist graffiti was dis- covered on a wall near Room 311 of the Legal Research Building. DPS also reported "gang type" graf- fiti was drawn on a window at East Quad on Wednesday. DPS reports no suspects in any of the i*dents. All of the vandals' work has By Matt Buckley been cleaned up. Daily Staff Reporter With a computer's ran Resident pulls fire deciding the housing fate alarm, misleads DPS students, housing reappli 1996-1997 school yea officers Wednesday at the Michi Early Wednesday morning, some- The process for studet one intentionally pulled a fire alarm in change residence halls b South Quad Residence Hall, subjecting Students had about two the building's residents to an impromptu their lease cards to the Stu cuation of the building. Building to enroll for the h s officers searched the building for The lottery, in which any sign of an actual fire, they were randomly selected by a advised by a 19-year-old resident that a signed the order in which trash can was on fire on the first floor. sign leases for rooms. No such trash can was found. Later, Results of the housing witnesses confirmed that it was, in fact, announced Tuesday, wit that same resident who had fraudu- each residence hall. Leas lently pulled the fire alarm, DPS said. place Wednesday night, The DPS investigation is ongoing in of the residence hall fl this matter. afternoon. Students wishing to en harass students same residencehalls next a similar procedure wit in Graduate Library vidual residence halls in A man touched a student in "a sexual Administration officia nature" on the sixth floor of the Harlan cess worked well. "In ou Hatcher Graduate Library and again in process wentvery smooth the elevator Wednesday, DPS officials Levy, director of Housi said. fairs and information. The man then exited the elevator on The record-setting nu the third floor of the library and has not year students last Septe n seen since. problems in finding en he harassed student also reported to Housing officials are wo police that a friend of his had been Office of Undergraduat approached by the same subject in Feb- to get an accurate tally ruary. and prevent similar prob In another incident at the library, a Levy said. Levy also str man with dark, shoulder-length hair turning students shouldn indecently exposed himself at the li- brary Wednesday, police said. w o It is unknown whether this is the j Wl same man or whether the two incidents unrelated. DETROIT (AP) - Fo Arson at Medical atecandidateLanaPollack cil member Sheila Cockr Science Unit I 44 women arrested yester A fire was intentionally set in a gar- ing two driveways during bage can in a men's bathroom, Room port striking newspaper w 3309, in Medical Science Unit I on The demonstration wa Wednesday. protest a week earlier w The fire was put out without incident were arrested for sitting andno serious damage occurred, police of garage doors leading said. News building. DPS reports no suspects in their in- Both times, those arres vestigation of the incident. tickets alleging disorder] - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter released. Lenny Feller. The protest was o Correction Donovan Moo was incorrectly identified in Wednesday's Daily. E fA What's happening In Ann LSA-SG work to resolve election conflicts en rules and undemocratic tudent government officials he upcoming LSA-Student he body itself SG election director, is- lay to clarify the process to file under party names eptions to the process. an accepted a petition by K yet, but it's getting tudent Assembly Presi- rgency MSA meeting for de-recognizing LSA-SG. Party MSA presidential ;izing the body is a seri- e the first step in dissolv- ing the body, a process involving an appeal to the University Board of Regents. Michigan Party LSA-SG presidential candidate Paul Scublinsky said the rule, which requires candi- dates filing under a party name to submit written permission ofa majority of the party's previous slate, is extreme due to the difficulty of contacting previ- ous candidates who have moved or left the party. "if they're going to follow this rule ... there will be no parties," Scublinsky said. In response to the questions of the rule's appro- priateness, Borgman's statement also promised "flexible and fair" treatment of "cases where strict enforcement would appear to substantively in- fringe on the rights of students to participate openly and fairly in the student political process." "In the end, all the parties are going to be able to use their names," Borgman said. Paul Garter, LSA-SG counsel, confirmed that the LSA-SG judiciary issued a temporary restraining order on the printing of election ballots until the issue has been reviewed and ruled upon by the judiciary. Unable to produce the signatures needed for a party slate, Scublinsky said the Michigan Party submitted a letter to Borgman last night requesting an exemption from the rule. Borgman granted the party an exception to the rule. "I thought an exception to the rule in this case was appropriate," Borgman said. Borgman had previously declared that the LSA- SG candidates filing under the Michigan and Stu- dents' parties would be listed as independents due to a failure to comply with the rule. Michigan and Students' party members later accused the Wolverine Party of incorrectly filing its party slate. Filing LSA-SG candidates for the first time, the Wolverine Party's requirements fell under a different section of the clause. The Students' Party should actually fall under that part of the code as well, said Jonathan Free- man, Students' Party MSA presidential candi- date. Freeman said the party does not recognize the slate that ran under the "LSA-SG Students' Party" name last year and therefore the "Students' Party" has never filed for this body's election. LSA-SG President Rick Bernstein said talks be- tween all three parties ended the ordeal yesterday. "The situation is resolved and it's taken care of," said Bernstein, a Michigan Party member. "Every- oie who's running in a party will be on the ballit." Wolverine Party LSA-SG presidential caidi- date Jeff Burger said he is in favor of allowing all parties to run their originally filed slates in order to run a fair election. A consensus of all parties should remedy the situation, he said. Wainess, however, said some issues still need to be addressed. Wainess said the rule, generally not enforced in LSA-SG elections, should be stricken from the election code and the power of the election director limited. I pits reapply 'Housing dom numbers of University ication for the r took place gan Union. nts wishing to egan Feb. 29. weeks to take dent Activities ousing lottery. students were computer, as- students could g lottery were th postings in esignings took after a display oor plans that remain in the year followed thin the indi- mid-February. is said the pro- ur opinion, the hly," said Alan ing public af- mber of first- ember caused nough spaces. rking with the e Admissions of admissions blems this fall, ressed that re- n't have prob- lems finding housing for next year. Student reaction to the reapplication process was mixed. Though some felt things went smoothly, many felt that the process could have been better. "It was very slow," said Engineering senior Damon Prather. Prather, like other students, said that the Union's Pendleton Room was extremely crowded. Some first-year students said they have chosen to leave the residence halls for lower rent and attractive rooms. "Apartments are cheaper and there's more space," said LSA first-year stu- dent Joel Mitchell. Mitchell said that he would be saving $1,800 by staying in an apartment. "Even with food, the apartment is cheaper," Mitchell said. But students returning to the residence halls felt the rooms were more convenient due to better location. "It's easier to put a name in the lottery than to try and find an apartment," said LSA first-year student Darren Klein. "It's convenient to be here and it's near everything." Prather agreed. "The main reason (for staying in the residence halls) is location," he said. Though many hoped for a high lot- tery number, it didn't always guarantee all went well. Prather got the No. I slot in the lottery for traditional housing. "I was ecstatic," Prather said. "It's neat to win anything like that." Unfortunately, Prather was seeking non-traditional housing, and had to switch lists. Accordingto University policy, when astudent switches lists, the applicant goes to the bottom of the list. Area bars ready for. basketbali games By Melanie Cohen Daily Staff Reporter While the Michigan men's basket- ball team gears up to face the Texas Longhorns tonight, bar owners and the Department of Public Safety say they are not taking precautions just yet. Many will turn on televisions at bars, homes and fraternity houses, but stu- dents and bartenders do not expect rag- ing adrenaline and hormones to charac- terize the Ann Arbor audience. Bar owners and managers anticipate early, calm crowds. Having good ser- vice, food and beer are among their biggest concerns. "We'll be at capacity, but early," said Steve Morad, owner and manager of Touchdown Cafe. "It's not like a big thing. Just a normal weekend. Michi- gan people are not that rowdy. The further U-M gets into the tournament, the rowdier the crowd gets. So far, this year's basketball crowd hasn't been too big." "We've got 30-some TVs and two 10-foot big screens," said Doug Rogers, a manager of Scorekeepers. "There's not much to plan. I just hope to have good service, keep beers running and good things like that. We typically haven't had any problems. Mostpeople have been mellow and low key -it's different than a football Saturday." Student employees at Ann Arbor bars have higher expectations of tonight's festivities and crowd. "It will probably be pretty rowdy at the bar ... I'm glad I'm not working," said LSA junior Scott Allison, who works as a bouncer at Rick's American Cafe. "We're not seeded as high as other years, but who knows? We could pull a few upsets." "It will probably be packed wall to wall. I'm hoping for a hungry and generous crowd," said LSA sophomore Stephanie Atlas, a waitress at Score- keepers. "I'll be working all night. Hopefully, I'll catch a glimpse of the game." DPS does not expect much trouble tonight. "We're not aware of any special preparations for tomorrow," said Lt. Joe Piersente, who is in charge of spe- cial events. WARREN ZINN/Daily Follow the bouncing ball University students Ian McKaye and Gus Shaffer take advantage of the warm temperatures yesterday and play box ball on the Diag. Dozens of students flocked to the Diag, while several professors conducted their classes under the trees. nen arrested at newspaper strike rally rmer U.S. Sen- and City Coun- el were among rday for block- a rally to sup- ,orkers. as a repeat of a hen 23 people down in front to The Detroit ted were given ly conduct and rganized by "Readers United," a group of com- munity members who support those striking against the News, the Detroit Free Press and the agency that over- sees their business operations, De- troit Newspapers. About 500 people sang and chanted during the protest. Tim Kelleher, Detroit Newspapers senior vice president for labor rela- tions, said he believes the demonstra- tion does nothing "other than get people's picture in the paper." "I don't think people arrested even know what the issues are. I don't think rbor this weekend a lot of our workers know what the issues are," he said. Police were ready for the protest. Several dozen officers kept pickets moving on the sidewalks and off the streets and driveways. When the women moved onto the driveway, several of- ficers tried to push them back. But the women went past them, sat down and began chanting, "No justice, no peace." Officers moved in about 10 minutes later and began carrying the women to a bus about 50 feet away. Cockrel was the first person arrested, Pollack the last. The arrests were without confrontation with most of the women and some of the officers smiling. Some ofthe women had placed "No scab papers" stickers on the bottoms of their shoes so they could be Syears ago i n the daily "Spring rushing for sororities was approved last night by a 10-8 vote of Student Government Council. The action climaxed more then three hours of debate and discus- sion by Council members, constitu- ents, and non-students in the Union Ballroom. Alumnae Financial Advisors have already stated they will petition the Board of Review in protest ... The motion approved by Council roll call vote read: "... for the aca- demic year beginning 1957 rushing will be held at the beginning of the spring semester ..." YELLOW CA 2050 CommeoINe UArm Arbor, MI 48103 - I seen as they were carried off. The driveways were cleared in less than half an hour and the pickets began leaving soon after. 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