WEF tit! Weather Tonight: Partly cloudy, low of 550* Tomorrow: Scattered showers high 850, low 630. , One Ihundredfive years of editor-zl freedom Tuesday September 3, 1996 ; : i i l l U.S. attack on Iraq calied imminent The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Iraqi armored forces and artillery pulled out of the Kurdish city of Irbil yesterday, but the Clinton administration dismissed the withdrawal as insignificant and pushed ahead with consultations about a mili- tary strike against President Saddam ssein. .S. officials said an attack by U.S. Navy and Air Force jets and missiles appeared imminent in retaliation for Iraq's thrust Saturday into the interna- tionally protected Kurdish zone of northern Iraq with an estimated 30,000 troops. Although they declined to lescribe what targets might be hit, the officials said, involvement by U.S. ground forces is almost out of the ques- ton, Reports from the area and U.S. offi- cials agreed that Iraqi heavy armor drove out of Irbil, taking up positions about three miles away. But White House press secretary Michael McCurry said overall ~Iraqi military presence in the protected Kurdish area a bove the 36th parallel remains strong -and he strongly signaled the Clinton Administration is seeking a pullback to e way things stood before last week's ,op movements began. "We see no indication that they are preparing withdrawal back to their oifinal forward positions," he declared as President Clinton flew to Wisconsin for a Labor Day rally. "Our interest is in raking sure that Saddam does not elieve that unjustified behavior of this ape is cost-free. ... The president has a course of action and has been consult- some governments and informing e governments of that course of See IRAQ, Page 2A ight spce sticks some inounge Students settle into dorm life. Ae Daily Staf Reporter In his first few days on campus, 4 Jacob Rodriguez has accumulated 0 x (" l 1. s a r Y t s + quite a poker debt. Due to a University housing short age. Rodriguez had to bide his time playing card games - instead of unpacking - in the Bursley lounge that is his temporary home. Rodriguez and nine others were given temporary housing in Bursley lounges, since approximately 5,300 students in the entering class have over- loaded all available University housing facilities. Eric Kuper's bed is pushed next to a blackboard, and his desk is actually a study carrel. Kuper, a School of Music first-year student, said he actually likes the spacious lounge, but said the uncer- tainty of his position troubles him. "It's not knowing," Kuper said. "We could be here three days or three weeks. I want to unpack." Alan Levy, director of Housing pub- lic affairs, said all the dorms have reached capacity this year. Even Baits and Oxford Housing, with traditionally lower occupancy rates, are completely filled. Now the University is facing a space crunch, with about 9,400 first-year and returning students demanding housing. Early in the summer, the University tried to accommodate the extra stu- dents by putting "overflow triples" into housing plans, but fell short of its goal, Levy said. because some students with leases are unpredictable. "Some students simply don't show up to school because they spent their MARGARET MYERS/Daily summer deciding to attend Harvard or First-year students (left to right) Jacob Rodriguez, Lindsay Williams, Eric Kuper and Rich Nam play cards in the Sanford Lounge in Bursley. They have been living In the Yale, but they didn't end their leases lounge for the past week because of a housing crunch that left them without a room. Their top problem: They have no telephone. See MOVING, Page 2A WELCOME BACK The first Michigan Daily of the new sChool year includes six sec- tions designed to orient you to the place we call home - whether this s your first first day at the University or your last first day. Perspectives ~ The University negotiated a bet- ter, but not per- fect, contract with the Graduate Employees Organization. TwentysomethingS key vote in '-96 race As undergrad education evolves and modern- izes, the university is no longer simply books and classes. By Jennifer Harvey and Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporters Offering visions of affordable education in a cleaner environment, candidates are fighting a history of young voter apathy and courting the 18- to 24-year-olds in the '96 campaign. "(The youth vote is) damn important," said Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week. "It's the youth of America who will be called on (to decide the election)," said I tin Michigan Gov. John Engler, a Republican joining a a lot of 4 "truth squad" at the DNC. After the success of the stay 1992 campaign, the edyh Democratic Party took for idn't f granted the support it received from the youth vot- they wea ing block, said Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer. of "No one likes to be taken for granted," he said. "There was a certain amount of Pres complacency thinking because of the success in '92 that it would be there in '94 and you wouldn't have to work as hard at it." "Young people supplied President Clinton. then Governor Clinton, with his largest bleachers for support, it really was a large part of his victory. And I think that people assumed that with a youth- ful president in the White House we can take the youth vote for granted," said David Wade, presi- dent of the College Democrats of America. Wade said many young voters didn't cast ballots for any candidates in 1994. "1 think in 1994 a lot of students stayed home and didn't feel like they were k in 1994 students iom aand elike re a art - David Wade sident of College Democrats a part of the process," he said. The election of a Republican Congress and Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) as Speaker of the House of Representatives in 1994 will scare young Democrats into turning out the vote in 1996, Wade said. Nick Kirk, president of the College Republicans at the University, said young voters followed the trend of voters across the country in 1994 in "repudiation of Bill Clinton's two years in office" In order to keep the support of the young people it won over in 1994 with its Contract with America campaign, the Republican Party has continued to promise a less intrusive, leaner government. Engler said younger voters have the most at stake in the next election. "They're looking for lead- ers who will deliver," Engler said. Archer said he expects the Clinton/Gore cam- paign, as well as candi- dates around the state, to devote attention to issues of concern to students, such as student loans, With diverse bookstores, music, theater and entertainment there is something for everyone. environmental concerns and education programs. Not surprisingly, Republicans and Democrats dis- agree about which party best addresses those issues. "We're opening up college loans and grants, things the Republicans just don't care about,"said Larry Owen, a Michigan Democrat and University alum. "The choice hasn't been this clear for young people in 50 years." Levin said Democrats' records on those same issues -will produce the youth vote for the See VOTE, Page 9A AP PHOTO The victor Tom Dolan, a University student and one of the United States' most popular athletes, brought home his country's first gold medal of the Atlanta Olympics this summer. Dolan is back at school, but the swimmer won't be diving into the pool for the Michigan team. Ann Arbor F A cosmopolitan city, Ann Arbor arkesin the idwest with its 'U' gives students lowest tuition hike in 12 years i By Jennifer Harvey and Kanti Wang of the 1984 increase. The overall $26.3-million increase infrastructure maintenance and debt services. 1.