LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 12, 1997 -3 MSA clarifies its own rules with resolution Cadet eXpel le for harassment t the Citadel The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., dis- missed one cadet for a minimum of one ,year and punished nine oth rs for ;harassing female cadets, The New York Times reported yesterday. The Citadel's top official, Gen. t Roger Poole, said he hoped the incident is now settled. The female cadets left The Citadel prior to the beginning of this semester. *be names of. the cadets were rot released. Dartmouth rejects rankings Dartmouth's Thayer School of ' Engineering has decided to withhold information from U.S. News and World Report for the magazine's annual rank- *gs of colleges and universities, The Chicago Maroon reported. Thayer School Dean Elsa Gamire called her refusal to fill out the maga- zine's entire survey a "protest" against nmisinfornation and misrepresenta- tion. Gamire said the magazine unfairly compared the school with larger insti- tutions that have different focuses and '$tructures, which resulted in unfavor- jble rankings. Professor caught selling gleaned gold from his lab Dr. Edward Kostiner, a professor at the University of Connecticut turned },himself in to authorities last month for *lling stolen gold. He was charged with larceny for sell- ing gold he gleaned from laboratory experiments at the uivfsity, The Chronicle of Higher Education report- ed. Police began investigating when officers noticed the selling of odd t shaped 23- and 24-karat gold pieces at jqcal pawn shops. Police traced the gold to the universi- and later found $12,000 of precious etal in Kostiner's desk. Berkeley plans to nstall condom machines " n an f TOO tI nti to practice safer sex, the University of Slifornia at Berkeley will install con- Mom-dispensing machines in three resi- dce halls, The Daily Californian reported. The halls will pay $130 each for the nachines. Other halls on campus are considering similar proposals. UC-Berkeley previously had con- 'dom machines in the late '80s but removed them after extensive vandal- ism. pledge dies at Clarkson Police have charged 12 men, several 'fwhom are members of the Theta Chi , ternity, in the death of a 17-year-old .'edge at Clarkson. University, The Ohronicle of Higher. Education report- .d The pledge, Binaya Oja, was found ad in the upstairs of the fraternity house after ,a party wiith 21. other, pledges. The pledges were- competing to see who could drink the most alcohol without vomiting, according to local. police. The university has suspended the fraternity's charter,-and the national fraternity revoked the campus char-. ter. -- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Chris Metinkofivi U-wire reports. By Katie Piona Daily Staff Reporter Michigan Student Assembly members approved a change'to their governing code last night that calls for a provision they thought already existed. The assembly endorsed a measure stating that both its executive officers and the MSA administra- tive coordinator can authorize "regular and periodic" disbursements of up to $250 from the assembly's Qperations account to purchase office supplies. The resolution also states that disbursements can be made without immediate assembly approval. LSA Rep. Andy Schor, who proposed the change, .aid.he and his colleagues had wrongly assumed the signers could authorize up to $250, when actually, technicalities in the assembly's budgetary language did not give the signers this privilege. "Technically, before this, they couldn't spend anything'" Schor said. The code change also states that any disburse- ments made by the authorized signers must be approved by the assembly at the next meeting where MSA reaches quorum. Schor said this part of the change will allow signers to authorize office expenses in the summer months when quorum cannot be reached. Some MSA members said the code change result- ed from the recent probe into a $500 allocation from the Operations account made without assembly approval by MSA Vice President Probir Mehta. "This is definitely a reform that came out of the investigative committee" Schor said. "It's a defi- nite positive step toward fixing what's broken." MSA President Fiona Rose said she is glad the code changes were adopted and does not think the change is a direct result of the recent investigation. "I think this has just been a clear need for a long time- we should have gotten to it a long time ago!" Rose said. "We need that power at minimum - that's just to keep the office up and running." Schor said the new code change defines the rules and takes away any loopholes that may have existed. "The authorized signers need to have certain power to authorize money for the daily operations of the office, which includes numerous services for students," Schor said. "But also, we need to have a check in case something goes wrong" Although the rules change passed, many MSA members said they thought a penalty clause should have been included with the resolution. The penalty clause, which narrowly failed f5- 14, would have required authorized executive offi- cers to reimburse the assembly for any allocations they sign that violate the new measure. "If there is no enforcement, what difference does it make?," asked Rackham Rep. Ray Robb. Serious sculpting Gub ernatorial candidate speaks. to College Dem JOSH BIGGS/Daily Art School senior Nick Solinsky creates a hand for his sculpture class. Due to recent warm weather, students from Solinsky's class were able to work outside. Fli ers threvaten N ROC By Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporter In reaction to the United States' mov- ing from a manufacturing-dominated economy to one based on information and technology, gubernatorial candi- date Doug Ross outlined his plans last. night for Michigan to deal with this changing environment. "We are going through a historic transition," said Ross, who has placed a bid fo- the Democratic nomination for governor in 1998. "All the rules sud- denly change." Ross reminisced on the times when anyone willing to put in an honest day of labor could live in the middle class. "That is fundamentally swept away by this knowledge revolution" Ross said. Ross is not a stranger to politics. He has served as a state senator, the com- merce director under Gov. James Blanchard, and as president of the University's chapter of the College Democrats while a student. He also served as assistant secretary of labor to President Clinton until a year and a half ago. He currently teaches at the University's School of Public Policy. In creating an agenda for the future, Ross sought advice from hundreds of people with whom he has worked over the years. Ross said his various colleagues stressed the importance of education. when coping with new technology. "We have to ask how we can make education after high school as routine as high school has been," Ross said. Ross also said there is one more question the country must ask. "How do we not leave anybody behind?" Ross? asked. "If you don't, become a learner, the game's over." Ross said the first bills he would push as governor "would almost all be about education and learning." Specific bills include giving every adult a debit card to purchase two years of post-secondary education. He also would make changes to school curriculum. "I would like to give much more power to teachers in creating an envi- ronment that parents and students can choose from," Ross said. He also would keep schools open all day and year round for students to use for extracurricular activities. Another point Ross urged to the sti- dents at the College Democrats meeting is the importance of student involvement. "You can become a political factor in elections" Ross said. "In most of our politics, you don't have a voice." Some members of the Universty chapter of the College Democrats were pleased with Ross's call for student involvement. "I think it's encouraging that political figures in the state are recognizing the importance students have in politic," said Chris Kaye, co-chair of the College Democrats of Michigan and the University chapter's newsletter editor. In the first democratic primary poll, Ross led his top opponent, East Lansing attorney Larry Owen. Other Democratic candidates include state Sen. Jim. Berryman (D-Adrian) arId state Rep. James Agee (D- Muskegon). Ross said his campaign must focus on issues, not attacks. "It has to be around an agenda," Ross said. "It can't be negative:' Ross said he is hopeful about the eleo- Lion, especially with the possibility of Gov. John Engler trot seeking a third term. By Alice Robinson NWROC mc Daily Staff Reporter directed more to At least 19 copies of a threatening flier circulated by a fas- is the most actin cist organization and encouraging violence against the "I do know th National Women's Rights Organizing Coalition and other local outside of my h political groups have been placed around campus this week. Curtin said g The flier, which. contains decals of axes and clenched fists, sions. "We think promotes violence as a way of stopping "left-wing propagan- communist stu da" and accuses the Maoist International Movement (MIM), "We do think the international communist group SPARK, and NWROC of reconsider their; "twisting the truth" The group d One line in the flier suggests that readers "STRIKE to KILL!" United Nationa RC first-year student Micah Holmquist, a member of the was listed in H Free Mumia Coalition/Anti-Racist Action organization first Rackham s noticed the flier Monday on a kiosk outside of the under- Coalition/Anti-I graduate library. the flier's messa Holmquist said the flier was "clearly a death threat" things need to 1 against the political organizations named. group's weeklyr Area anti-gay crmes maybe on the nse mber Jessica Curtin claimed the threats are oward NWROC than other groups. NWROC ve of those organizations named in the flier. iat there were quite a few of them on the poles ouse,' Curtin said. group members do not fear further repercus- k it's some pretty reactionary, racist, and anti- dents," she said. that whoever the comedian is, they'd better actions,' Curtin added. istributing the flier called itself the People's alist Council (PUNCH!). A contact address ell, Mich. econd-year student and Free Mumia Racist Action group member Paul Lefrak said age should not be taken lightly. "I think these be taken deadly seriously," Lefrak said atthe meeting last-nightat East Quad residence-hall. _U_ _ DETROIT (AP) - The number of gays who reported they were verbally or physically attacked in the metropolitan Detroit area because of their sexual pref- erence increased 29 percent in 1996, a gay rights group reported yesterday. The Triangle Foundation reports that it received 116 cases of anti-gay vio- 'ence lagt year; compared with 90,cases a year earlier. "We think it means that more people are reporting incidents because they know We are here and are ready to assist them," said Jeffrey Montgomery, Triangle's president. He also added,"Even with increased reporting, the numbers represented in this report do not provide anything close to the reality." The numbers - collected by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, a group of about two dozen gay organizations - are up about 6 percent nationwide, he said. The Triangle report shows that in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties - with several reports from other out-state locations included - that white men were victimized more than any other group. They made up about 96 of the reported cases. "The numbers and statistics in this report represent real people whose lives; and the lives of those who love them, have been unalterably changed and profoundly affected being victims of violent crime!' Montgomery said. "These are individuals who have been victims of a particularly heinous type of. crime, made more atrocious because they were targets based on something over which there was no control,"he said. While gays and lesbians report that they don't trust police to take gay-bash- ing seriously, gay-related police reports have also increased, the Triangle Foundation reported. "There were no gays calling police 20 years ago," Plymouth Township Police Chief Carl Berry said. "I've had several people call in the last year alone." Give us --Mmm a piece your16n of nid TR1z QALLNDL k GROUP MEETINGS U Alzheimer's Association C Support Group, Mnthly 741-8200, 715 North U above Mrs. Peabody's second floor, 12-1:30 p.r IU Black Biology Association, meeting, 764-1066,I Union, Conference Room 6 pm. U Graduate Christian Fellows What's happening in Ann Arbor today Union, Pendleton Room, 6:30-8 www pm. Work4 aregiver's Q United Asian American Organizations J English meeting Weekly meeting, 996-4588, Tutor Jniversity Michigan Union, Anderson Room, Ange cookies, 6-7: p.m. Tutori M. 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