2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 24, 1997 NATION/WORLD MSA Continued from Page 1A three, be willing to compromise and be willing to work with many ideas." Rose and Mehta carried the Michigan Party to victory over Savic and her presi- dential running mate last year. "I'm going to work with Mike to ensure, to the best of my abilities, that he will be well-equipped to take over the job," Rose said. Nagrant said the assembly will work on projects that benefit students, includ- ing a coursepack store and a plan for the University's Board of Regents to keep tuition increases at the rate of inflation. Nagrant said they will build stronger relationships with chairs of the various assembly committees and commissions. Savic said that as executive officers, they will reach out to student group leaders to better use the MSA's resources and create an assembly stu- dents can approach with concerns. "This assembly will be much more accessible than it has ever been in the past," Savic said. Victors Party presidential candidate Jim Riske said the new administration has the chance to change MSA. "I think that they have a good oppor- tunity and I certainly know Olga can do a good job," Riske said. "I'll give them the benefit of the doubt right now." Matt Tomback, the Pissed Off With Korrupt Executives vice presidential can- didate, said his party is pleased to have gotten their opinion heard and happy the Students' Party team was elected. "MSA needs a change and I hope they can live up to their promises," Tomback said. The Liberty Party's presidential can- didate, Martin Howrylak, said he is satisified with the students' choice. "It's good that Mike won," Howrylak said. "I think they'll be one of the better executive teams." United Rebels Front vice presidential candidate Stuart Krein said the MSA should see positive leadership from the Students' Party in the coming year. "Olga and Mike, at least from what I hear, seem like great people," Krein said. Independent presidential candidate Jessica Curtin could not be reached for comment. S. AFRICA Continued from Page 1A "This is a remarkable group of peo- ple. There are both President Mandela's and Deputy President Mbeki's legal advisers here. It's just stunning," said symposium coordinator and Law sec- ond-year student John Humphrey. The nine panels scheduled through- out the weekend ranged from Friday's "Nation vs. Province: Will Cooperative Governance Work?" to Saturday's "Gender Equality and Indigenous Law: Is the New Reconcilable with the Old?," the most highly attended panel. D u r i n g Saturday after- noon's round- Our co, table discussion on renewed eco- W88 WfItt{ nomic and social rights in South sweat anc A f r i c a, University of Witwatersrand African I Law Prof. T s h e p o Mosikatsana emphasized the importance of bridging the gap between the rich and the poor. "One of the legacies of apartheid is that we (are) left with economic disparity;' she said. "What we're talking about here is the issue of distributive justice." At the closing banquet Saturday night, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, South African parliament member and long- time African National Congress advo- cate Mavivi Manzini shared her unique perspective on the symposium's goals. "Of course with this limited time, we just scratched the surface of our vast experiences, as our story cannot be told in three days only," Manzini said. "Our constitution was written in blood, sweat and tears," Manzini said, her careful pronunciation cutting through the complete silence of the 135 guests. "Most of us lost our loved ones, family, friends and whole communi- ties. We hope historians will one day be able to write the complete story of our constitution." Many of the conference participants, including Manzini, had been exiled from South Africa for political reasons before Mandela came into power. Students attending the symposium said the con- ference was an I titution e x c e l l e n t opportunity to ni bfl od learn more about the tears.f South African constitution - Mavivi Manzin i from people tional Congress with first-hand advocate knowledge. "I think the Journal of AROUND THE NATI'N Mammograms recommended at age 0 RESTON, Va. - The American Cancer Society recommended yesterday that women begin annual mammograms af age 40, and the National Cancer Institute may soon reverse itself and adopt similar guidelines. Until now, the cancer society has urged mammograms every year or two fot women in their 40s. The changed recommendation is intended to save lives a simplify the confusion surrounding mammography guidelines, Dr. M Cunningham, the society's president, said yesterday. "We are confident that these guidelines will save lives," Cunningham said. "We think women need specific guidance, and if there is a benefit we should say so. Mammograms for younger women have become one of the most contentious issues in medicine, especially since the federal cancer institute said two months ago that it could not make sweeping recommendations for women under age 50. Since then, the institute has been under pressure from Congress to do just that, and it now appears to be on the verge of recommending mammograms for all women in their 40s. The society's board of directors adopted the new guideline on Saturday announced the change yesterday at a science writers conference sponsored by cancer society. Rn: ei u..wn.Ln,.. arfls~a.. - SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITIES ARE HEATING UP AT WEATHERVANE WINDOW Race and Law has done an absolutely amazing job," said Law third-year stu- dent Jackie Payne, who has worked in Johannesburg. "They've picked amazing people and fascinating topics are being discussed, and they're running it in the most professional way I've ever seen." All of the symposium's panels are currently archived in an audio cast on the Michigan Journal of Race and Law's Web page at http://www law umich.edu/pubs/jour- nals/mjrl/. FBI investigates clasagainst China WASHINGTON - The FBI has effectively merged its investigation of an alleged Chinese government effort to influence the American political sys- tem using covert campaign contribu- tions with its probe into charges that the Democratic Party illegally solicited foreign campaign donations, according to U.S. officials. Although the bureau has not found conclusive evidence linking the two, according to U.S. officials, it has now assigned 31 agents to the combined investigations. The FBI's investigation into an alleged Chinese influence-buying scheme began first, after the Chinese government was stung by the Clinton administration's controversial May 1995 decision to allow Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to make an unofficial visit to the United States. President Clinton had been pressured by Congress to approve Lee's visa, and China purportedly decided that it need- ed to enhance its influence in Congress to match Taiwan's formidable lobbying presence. The FBI began a separate criminal investigation last fall into widespread allegations of improper Democratic fund-raising. But now, sources "you can't tell the difference" between the two. Author's hometown debates museum SALINAS, Calif. - With the April 26 groundbreaking ceremony just *a few weeks off, Salinas has stumbled into a jealous - and unexpected - debate over how best to pay tribute its most famous native son, John Steinbeck, who has won the Pulitzer and the Nobel prizes. The town that once reviled Steinbeck now argues over what style architecture would best reflect his val- ues, over how to craft exhibits that will best convey his truths. The $9 million National Steinbeck Center is due to open in the summer of 1998. 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But he smiled, walked unaided and was obviously alive, ending widespread speculation that he was dead or nearly so. "I am named Mobutu," he said soft- ly, wearing his trademark leopard-skin cap and waving his silver-topped ebony cane at the crush of cameras and microphones. "I have come here not to pursue the fortunes of Mobutu and the inter- ests of Mobutu, as you sometimes write," he said, two days after his return from France. "I have come in the higher interests of Zaire. That is, for the unity and integrity of our ter- ritory." Asked about his health, he replied, "I am as you see me." Western diplo- mats expect the 66-year-old leader to return to his opulent villa on the French Riviera in a week or so to resume treatments for prostate can- cer. Mobutu's theatrical appearance on the sunny back portico of his palace was the first time any outsider had seen him since his bizarre return. Suicidein Canada clims cult members ST. CASIMIR, Quebec - Five fol- lowers of the Order of the Solar Ten4 rigged propane tanks to set their house alight, dying in the latest fiery mass suicide linked to the doomsday cult, police said yesterday. Saturday's arson brings the number of murder-suicides by cult followers in Europe and Canada over the past 2 1/2 'years to 74. Authorities in Switzerland quickly contacted followers of the cult there, fearful the Canadian deaths were part of a new wave of ritual suic1 - Compiled fivm Daily wire reports. IIl . The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms-by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $85. Winter term (January through April) is $95, yearlong (September through April) is $165. On-campus sulk scriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated collegiate Press. 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