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The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 15, 1997 - 3
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Citadel warns
against hazing
emale cadets
ifton Poole, president of the
Citadel, cautioned the 1,700 cadets
there that severe penalties would be
enfoced if any were found behaving in
an "inappropriate" manner toward
female cadets, according to The New
York Times. Poole also repeated the
Citadel's willingness to integrate
female cadets.
The address came a day after two
of the four female cadets left the
C~del after allegedly being hazed
and harassed.
Poole said he refuses to believe that
the hazing and harassing took place
ust because the two cadets were
female, pointing to the fact that the
Citadel has had previous problems
with hazing with male cadets. Poole
said the academy has added ways of
reporting abuses toward women to
ahe academy more open to
Penn State adds
law school
Penn State University announced
plans to merge with Dickenson
School of Law, giving the state
school the one major graduate
school it lacked.
Mnn State's Board of Trustees
wiT consider the plan Friday while'
Dickenson officials have already
given their approval. If the merger
goes through, the school will be
named The Dickenson School of
Law of the Pennsylvania State
University on July 1. The merger is
not officially scheduled to happen
until 2000.
Under the merger plan, studentsI
w d be able to enroll in a joint-degree
program, earning a masters of business
adrfiinistration from the business
school while also receiving a law
degree.
Professor
arrested in motel
with student
Scott Isaksen, professor of creative
studies at the State University of New
York College at Buffalo, was arrested
after allegedly blindfolding, handcuff-
ing and tying up a student in a motel
room during a role-playing game,
according to The Chronicle of Higher
Education.
The student told the police nothing
sexual had taken place. The student had
clen the game and asked for it to be
stopped, but the professor continued
the game.
Isaksen was charged with unlaw-
ful imprisonment and coercion. He
was released on bail. The university
was not sure if he would continue to
teach during the school's own inves-
tigation.
Universities back
te CIA, FAS
Some university researchers are
afraid the upcoming budget cuts to the
CIA.are going to deplete their curricu-
lums when it comes to international
studies, The Los Angeles Times report-
ed today.
The CIA plans to cut its service that
monitors and translates foreign broad-
c and newspaper reports. However,
thederation of American Scientists
has started a campaign to save the ser-
vice.
The service was the only reliable
source of information on many coun-
tries that was available to universities.
CIA officials said no decision has
been made, but supporters say they
will continue their fight even if the
decision to cut the program is
de.
Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter
Chris Metinko from staff and wire
reports.
Winters'
charges reduced at pre-trial hearing
By Ajit K. Thavarajah
Daily Staff Reporter
Former Michigan football player Charles
Winters was back in court yesterday for a pre-trial
hearing on the alleged assault of his ex-stepfather
Horace Davis.
The assault-with-the-intent-to-murder charge
was reduced to the original charge of assault with
the intent to do great bodily harm and malicious
destruction of property in Wayne County's 36th
District Court at the request of the prosecution.
Both charges are felonies.
"The maximum penalties for the assault and
destruction of property are 10 and 14 years in
prison, respectively," said Wayne County
Prosecutor Richard Padzieski.
Steve Fishman, Winters' attorney, said he was
pleased but not surprised with the news in court
yesterday.
"The decision to reduce the charges was made
solely by the prosecution," Fishman said. "The
charges were originally changed by Judge
(Thomas) Edwards to intent to murder."
"The maximum is only 10 years, as opposed to
life in prison, which, needless to say, is much bet-
ter. It didn't come as a shock to us at all," Fishman
said. "We were expecting this."
The prosecution was unavailable to comment on
why they decided to reduce Winters' charges.
Winters is scheduled to appear Feb. 7 before
36th District Court Judge Edwards for a prelimi-
nary hearing.
Winters was arrested the night of Nov. 12 for
allegedly beating his 42-year-old ex-stepfather
into unconsciousness with a baseball bat. Davis,
who was in critical condition when he was admit-
ted, was released Dec. 2, said
spokesperson.
A history of spousal abuser
the alleged beating. When
Winters' mother divorced
Davis after eight years of mar-
riage, she claimed that he had
been abusive and had threat-
ened to kill her, said Gail
Light, spokesperson for the
Michigan Department of
Corrections.
"Davis was wanted by the
Michigan Department of
Corrections for several parole
d a Grace Hospital
may have provoked.
Fishman said Winters is eagerly looking toward
the future and remains upbeat.
"Charles-is doing just fine. He is looking for-
It didn't come
as a shock to us
at all"
- Steve Fishman
Charles Winters' attorney
ward to graduating and
pursuing future endeav-
ors. lie is excited about
finishing his student
teaching," Fishman
said.
Associate Athletic
Director Keith Molin
said that any decision on
Winters' future status
will be dealt with after
the trial.
violations," Light said. "A warrant was issued for
his arrest on Nov. 8 when he repeatedly failed to
report to his parole meetings since Oct. 28."
"We will let the courts handle the matter and
until the decision we won't comment on the situa-
tion."
MSA votes to keep
parties for March
election season
By Katie Plona
Daily Staff Reporter
During the November 1996
Michigan Student Assembly elections,
only two parties, the Michigan Party
and the Crush the Purple Dinosaur
party, won seats on the assembly.
Yet last night, MSA voted that parties
were important enough to remain a part
of MSA campaigns.
Rackham Rep. John Lopez proposed
an amendment to abolish party names,
which would have given the March
MSA presidential elections a non-parti-
san tone.
Lopez' amendment failed, 23-10.
"At the time we got to the assembly
meeting, I knew we didn't have the
votes for it, which is disappointing,"
Lopez said. "The mentality seems to be
anti-reform."
MSA President Fiona Rose said par-
ties are beneficial to the assembly.
elected as an independent, did not sup-
port the amendment, which surprised
some members.
"I think the MSA election systen
needs to be improved in order to'
increase voter turnout and student rep-
resentation, and I think that we should
examine future reforms," Rosenberg
said. "However, I think that to eliminate
parties from the ballot is too drastic."'
Schor, the other independent, voted
in favor of the amendment.
Some representatives who debated
the proposed amendment were con-
cerned that elections would become
trivialized if the amendment passed.
"If we take away parties, it's a popu-
larity contest" Schor said.
LSA Rep. Yejide Peters said MSA
elections would turn into popularity con-
tests, especially in LSA.
"It happens today when we have par-
ties" Peters said. "It will happen even
K~RISTEN SCHAEFER/Daily
University Mail Service employee Brian Wagner sorts campus mail. The new system has cut delivery time in half, almost guar-
anteeing a 24-hour turnaround.
'U dsspeedier moa servi
By Joelle Renstrom
For the Daily
For students who excitedly check
their mailboxes only to find nothing, it
can seem that the mail has been sucked
into a postal black hole.
But the problem is not with the cam-
pus mail system - there is never a
shortage of University notices or
scrawled-over yellow envelopes.
The campus mail office has imple-
mented a new system that virtually
guarantees a 24-hour turnaround for
campus mail. The crux of the system is
the utilization of four employees who
sort mail from 5-8 a.m. every day.
"They sort 100 percent of the previous
day's mail in three hours," said Assistant
Manager of Mail Service Bill Griffin.
When most students are wrestling
with the snooze button, the mail is
ready for delivery.
"The trucks run from 8:45 a.m. to
4:20 p.m. In the old system, late pick-
ups were sorted the next afternoon and
were delivered 48 hours later. We've cut
that time in half," Griffin said.
The campus mail office will post
blue signs in buildings to signify offi-
cial pick-up points.
"These signs give a time when a car-
rier will deliver or pick up mail at that
spot, Griffin said. "A code number on
the signs makes it easy to report delays
in specific routes."
Mail carriers have something in com-
mon with University students - they
can't find parking spaces.
"When a mail truck can't find a spot
they have no choice but to move on,"
Griffin said. The carriers return to pick-
up spots several times each day.
Carriers handle up to 25,000 pieces
of mail each day for 175 campus build-
ings and need access to building docks.
They vie for parking at every stop.
"The Student Activities Building is
especially frustrating because there is
nowhere to park by the dock," said Steve
Lindimore, a campus mail employee.
In the future, the campus mail office
plans on modeling its system after a
new U.S. Post Office program.
"This reform utilizes an automated
mail program that allows a computer to
sort letters," Griffin said.
But some complexities might hinder
the reform's progress.
"In order for Optical Character
Readers to process an address, it must
follow font justification, size and place-
ment guidelines," Lindimore said. The
computers cannot recognize incomplete
or incorrect addresses, he said, a task cur-
rently left to campus mail workers.
Lindimore described the difficulties in
tracing students' whereabouts as "trying
to keep up with a moving target."
, "We get mail addressed to 'John,"'
Griffin said. "Workers spend two to
four hours a day trying to match mail
with people."
Lindimore and Griffin stressed the
importance of correctly addressing a
letter to assure speedy delivery.
"A letter addressed to Bob in
Couzens will not get there in a timely
fashion," Griffin said. Checks from
University employers are often delayed
for this reason, he said.
Griffin said campus mail office
workers are dedicated to servicing their
customers.
"We strive to provide the best service
we can. We are willing to hold forums
to educate people on how to increase
efficiency. We encourage people to call
(us)," Griffin said.
The campus mail office can be
reached at 764-9227.
"We heard
arguments from
both sides and I
think (there are)
very compelling
reasons to why
we should hold
on to parties"
said Rose, a
member of the
Michigan Party.
"I think it was a
The mentality
seems to be ant-
reform.
more without
parties."
Some mem-
bers said they
support parties
because the sys-
tem aids inexpe-
rienced candi-
dates through
the election
- John Lopez
representative
Rackham
i
good decision on the part of the assem-
bly. The reason I think that is (because)
parties stand for ideas and individuals
stand for individuals."
Other members said they do not
think the parties are so beneficial.
"I don't think it passed because peo-
ple are afraid to change the system,"
said LSA Rep. Andy Schor, who ran as
an independent in the November elec-
tions. "Everybody says the system's
broke - nobody wants to fix it."
LSA Rep. Barry Rosenberg, who
was one of only two representatives
process.
"People guide
you. You learn about the issues," said
MSA Vice President Probir Mehta.
"You need this apprenticeship."
Jonathan Winick, an LSA representa-
tive, said the parties offer other benefits
to the assembly.
"Parties do do a very good job of
weeding out candidates," Winick said.
"Parties do help turnout."
Lopez said he is concerned with how
the members will vote in the future.
"I'm worridd that this assembly will
enact dangerous legislation," Lopez
said.
PLANE
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among the wreckage.
The three controls - switches and
levers in different areas of the cockpit
- also would have flattened the
engine's propeller blades in relation to
the ground to offer the least wind resis-
tance.
Investigators said it's not known
whether the controls were activated by
the crew or by the force of the crash.
The corresponding three controls for
the left engine were not in the activated
position, they said, and there was no
sign of in-flight fire in either engine.
The Kentucky Post reported yester-
day that Comair replaces engines in
those airplanes every 11,500 hours.
Glynn said the right engine of the plane
that crashed had not logged 11,500
hours yet, but she didn't know the exact
number. She said it was scheduled for
replacement.
In Monroe, the county medical
examiner, Dr. David Lieberman, said
workers had recovered remains of all
the victims from
about three-
fourths had been
identified, includ-
ing the crew
members, and he
hoped to identify
the rest by some-
time tomorrow.
L i e b e r m a n
declined to say
who else had
been identified.
About 125
workers and spe-
the crash. He said
"It's a'
tedious t!
grim task," Lieberman said.
Some victims' bodies were taken to
local funeral homes to prepare them for
return to their families, Lieberman said.
At the crash scene, National
Transportation
Safety Board
investigators
yesterday were
atransferring
air a 3Ma 1
very ,grim task."
- Dr. David Lieberman
Monroe county medical
examiner
crash debris to
a building
where they will
try to put the
plane back
together to help
figure out what
went wrong.
F l i g h t
voice recorder
Monday night
cialists have been trying to identify the
victims, using medical records, infor-
mation provided by families and other
techniques, he said.
"It's a very tedious task. It's a very
recorder and cockpit
information released
indicated an apparent stall warning 17 -
seconds before the crash, signaling a
possible problem with the wings' abili-
ty to lift the plane. The craft nose-dived
and rolled, then crashed. Pilots had will take place on
reported no engine or system trouble,
the NTSB said. January 21, 1997
The cockpit voice recorder and flight
data recorder information released
Monday night showed that the flight in the Parker Room
appeared routine for most of the trip- of the Michigan Union.
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