f Itt, 4&lli t Weather Tonight: Cloudy with chance o snow, low around 22*. Tomorrow: Cloudy, more snow high around 34*. , One hundred six years of edikorid, freedom Monday November 25, 1996 .y . -.y t. Parties take hit in MSA rep. elections By Will Weissert D~aily Staff Reporter Going into the Michigan Student Assembly elections last week, many candidates and assembly members thought this term would be dominated by strong party showings. They were wrong. In fact, of the record eight parties that fielded slates during this month's elections, only two succeeded in gain- ing vacant seats. Instead, this election was dominated by ndependent candidates. In recent elections it was rare for independent candidates to win vacant LSA assembly seats. But this term, independents Andy Schor and Barry Rosenberg -- both incumbents - nabbed LSA seats. Unofficial results show that only~ about 12 percent of LSA students cast ballots. Michigan Party chair and incumbent LSA Rep. Dan Serota retained his seat with the election's highest vote total. "I think Ive worked really hard for students," Serota said. "I'm really glad they appreciate what I'm doing and that I received so much support. But it was Schor and Rosenberg who surprised others in the race. Not only did they retain their LSA seats, but they managed to achieve the second- and third-most LSA votes. "I did a lot of things to increase my name recognition and visibility" Schor said. "Instead of running on the issues like a lot of people did, I ran on why I deserve to be on the assembly - any- one can work on these issues. I told people why that person should be me.' In addition to Serota's strong show- See REPS, Page 7A Unofficial Results MSA representatives, in order of votes LSA 1, Dan Serota (Michigan Party) 2, Andy Schor (Independent) 3. Barry Rosenberg (1) 4. Jennifer Genovese (MP) 5. Mike Nagrant (MP) G. Ian Lucas (MP) 7T Doug Yatter (MP) 8, Aphrodite Nikolouski (Crush the Purple Dinosaur Party) Engineering 1. Mark Dub (1) 2. Jasmine Khambatta (1) 3. David Burden (CPDP) Education 1. Rajeshri Gandhi (I) Rackham 1. Joshua Trapani (1) 2. Mike Pniewski (CPDP) 3. Dean Chung (CPDP) Music 1, Robert Myers (I) School of Public Health -1. Jeffrey Holehausen (MP) Social Work 1. Charity Bracy (I) Kinesiology 1. Brad Holcman (MP) Business Administration 1. Alex Pavlovsky (MP) Students pass $1 fee increase JOE WESTRATE/Dafly Tai Streets runs for the only Michigan touchdown of Saturday's game against Ohio State University. The Wolverines dashed the national championship hopes of the Rose Bowl-bound Buckeyes. underdogs By Barry Sollenberger Suddenly, the Wolverines tra ily Sports Editor only two. More importantly, th( In the end, it just didn't matter. the momentum that would eve It didn't matter that Ohio State was enable them to defeat Ohio State No. 2 in the nation. It didn't matter that seventh time in the past nine yea the Buckeyes were undefeated. Or that "It seemed from that point o they had already locked up a Rose Bowl were a different team," Ohi berth. Or even that the Michigan-Ohio coach John Cooper said. "The' State game was in Columbus. one big play in the ball game, In the end, it just didn't matter. didn't. That was the difference." Because when Michigan plays Ohio Saturday's game marked the State, the Wolverines are almost always straight year in which the Wol -their best. Michigan's 13-9 victory over defeated Ohio State, whe Buckeyes on Saturday was proof. Buckeyes was undefeated and Behind a dominating defense and No. 2. Last year in Ann backup quarterback Brian Griese, the Michigan stunned the Buckeyes Wolverines rallied from a 9-0 halftime knocking them out of the Rose deficit to post one of the largest upsets But as shocking as last s in school history. Michigan victory was, this o Michigan managed just 62 yards of more astonishing. The Wolverin total offense in the opening half but -into the game as 17 1 /2-poht struck early in the third quarter. On the dogs and had dropped two second play of the second half, Griese, games in which they were favore f ho was playing for injured starter Purdue and Penn State. cott Dreisbach, found wide receiver With their victory Saturd Tai Streets on a pass play that covered Wolverines are probably heade 69 yards for a touchdown. Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., o stun OSU iled by to play a team from the Southeastern ey had Conference. Ohio State is still going to ntually the Rose Bowl to meet undefeated for the Arizona State on Jan. 1. ars. In Ann Arbor, some students thought n, they Michigan didn't have much of a chance. o State "I was a little surprised by (the y made game)," said LSA junior Rob Favre. "I and we was surprised that Ohio State, in the second half, didn't get it together." second The Buckeyes, running behind verines Heisman Trophy candidate Orlando n the Pace, rushed for just five yards in the ranked second half. Linebacker Jarrett Irons Arbor, and the rest of the Michigan defense 31-23, owned the second half, holding Ohio Bowl. State to just 84 total yards. eason's Still, despite the tremendous odds ne was that faced the Wolverines before the es came game, other students said they weren't under- surprised by the outcome. straight "It was a great game," said LSA ed - to junior Joe Bizon. "I've been a Michigan fan since I was five, and I always expect ay. the Michigan to beat Ohio State." d to the Inside: Complete coverage of n Jan. 1 Saturday's game. Page 1B. By Will Weissert Daily Staff Reporter Only a small percentage of the stu- dent body voted in last week's Michigan Student Assembly elections - but those who did cast xotes favor- ing an increase of SI to the current $2.69 per-term student fee for every student on campus. The increase, which must go before the University Board of Regents for approval, would be effective next fall. The measure to increase MSA gener- al funds passed by an overwhelming 600-vote margin. "This is good news for students because MSA will have more money to fund student leadership programs and student groups on campus:' said MSA President Fiona Rose. "A portion of the additional funding will go to reinfore- ing MSA's physical health, but a large chunk of it will go directly to students - this is a victory for students." The regents plan. to vote on the increase at their June meeting. Rose said she expects the increase to pass w ithout major objection. "I think (the regents) will see that the students support this," Rose said. "I don't anticipate any problems." Those who turned out to vote were confronted with three separate ballot questions, which could have brought the student fee eventually up to $6.19. But students defeated a $1 increase that would have gone to individual col- lege and school governments. They also voted down a $1.50 increase for Project Serve, the Black Volunteer Network and other service groups on campus. See FEES, Page 7A W4 Group camps out on Diag for homeless awareness Taxes top governors conference By Laurie Mayk Daily Stall Reporter GRAND RAPIDS The last time John Engler and prominent governors from across the country convened in Michigan. they hyped an economic plan and a presidential ticket they said would rebuild America. The Republican Governors Association opened its annual confer- ence yesterday without Bob D~ole and Jack Kemp - but with the same mes- sage of tax cuts and decentralized gov- ernment. The conference. which runs through Tuesday, kicked off with a reaf- firmation of Republican ideology and a new analysis of Democratic victories in the campaign. "Republican ideology won this elec- tion." said New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. President Clinton adopted "Republican" ideas of tax cuts and wel- fare reform to defeat Bob Dole. gover- nors said. "Bill-Clinton did a very good job of nc.'tralizing Bob Dole's tax message, said conservative economist Stephen Moore. "It was hard for people to deci- By Anita Chik Daily Staff Reporter Early Friday morning, 15 students woke up on the Diag to the sounds of birds chirping. They weren't lying there because they were locked out of' their dorm rooms or apartments - they spent the night there to support Homeless Awareness Week. "It's just really cold right now" said Nursing first-year stu- dent Claire Coughlan, who camped from 2 a.m. until about 7 3n. Friday morning. "It's a good experience." "It makes you think about what other people are going to do every night," Coughlan said. "You just did one night but you just felt awful." While the "sleepout" was designed to raise community awareness about homelessness around Ann Arbor, partici- pants said it increased their own understanding of the suffer- ing of homeless people. "On my way back to my friend's house, I saw someone who was sleeping on the side of the street," said RC junior Akari Rokumoto. "This person just went through the same night that we couldn't stand or we couldn't go through. It makes me look at him in a different way." The sleepout was organized by Project Serve's hunger, homelessness and poverty committee, which aims to expose students to the problem of homelessness. According to feder- al government estimates, about 7 million people in the United States are homeless.s Volunteers visited different shelters and housing around Ann Arbor before they returned to the Diag in a candlelight march to hear speeches given by representatives from Avalon House and Ozone House. Avalon House provides housing for the homeless, mental- ly ill and those with minimum-wage jobs or fixed incomes. See HOMELESS, Page 7A JONATHAN SUMMER/Daily Gov. John Engler speaks during a meeting of the Republican Governor's Association at the Amway Hotel in Grand Rapids yesterday. pher between who wants to cut taxes most. When the Democrats have to use your rhetoric ... that shows something good is happening." Moore touted supply-side tax cuts and conservative economic policies at a panel discussion where states whose Republican governors had reduced taxes to boost the economy were the stars of the show. "Almost every state, like Michigan, that has enacted supply-side tax cuts has had very positive consequences," Moore said. The governors said states with high See GOVERNORS, Page 7A Students hit streets in search of a lease By Heather Miller Daily Staff Reporter With hundreds of options to choose from. the experi- ence can be overwhelming. But once again students have begun to hit the streets, contending with leases, landlords and increasing rent prices. The search is on to find housing for next year. "The majority of students begin looking (for hous- ing) around Nov. 1." said Jani Platz, leasing marketing director for Prime Student Housing. "We definitely noticed an increase in appointments and traffic." Platz said most of Prime's housing units are rented by February. "It's amazing how early it starts here," said LSA sophomore Andreas Michas. who began his search for hcnwino last x!ar hfore Thankcuivin). "We really strongly encourage people to take their quality of an apartment or house, what often remains a time to look for an apartment that meets their needs." he mystery is the nature of a future landlord. said. "There is a wide variety of housing options in Ann "I don't know if you can say what are the character- Arbor" istics of a good landlord." Fox said. "There -are some And this variety can be part of what makes the search landlords who are worse than others. but for-:the most experience so daunting. 100_part. the tenant-land- Close to 450 landlords are registered y lord relationship has with the University's housing office. To amN ifl built-in adversarial help students find housing. the office e qualities. offers informational pamphlets and area now early vt rrs LSA senior maps. Starting Dec. 2, the office will post Saranna Berger said listings of available housing units. hiere " that while character- "This is often a good place to start," Andreas Michas istics such as honesty Micale said. and integrity are After finding housing they are interest- LSA sophomore important in a land- ed in students should take a tour to check lord, students often I