2F' r~trun *rn1 News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred sever 'years of editknorlfreedom Wednesday November 26, 1997 Stores prep for Rose By Jeffrey Kosseff "Any time a school goes to the Rose Bowl, Daily Staff Reporter companies want to jump on board," said As Michigan quarterback Brian Griese let Athletic Department Promotion Coordinator the clock run out during Saturday's victorious Paul Schager, whose office approves licens- re against Ohio State, Ann Arbor merchants es. "This will be a hot time when companies pared to cash in on the smell of roses. will submit a lot of designs for approval." Shops that sell Wolverine apparel are For clothing manufacturers to legally rushing to be the first stores to stock produce Michigan Rose Bowl clothing, maize-and-blue shirts with Rose Bowl they must gain approval from both logos. Students are already flocking to the University and the Tournament the few campus establishments that £of Roses, Schager said. have Rose Bowl merchandise in stock. Many University students said "I'm on a mission for my family," they already know what stores to rush said LSA sophomore Dave Singer, who to for Rose Bowl clothing. plans to go to Pasadena to ring in 1998 and "I knew to come to Moe's right away," e the Wolverines square off against said LSA sophomore Cindy Faulk, who also hington State. "I have a lot of alums in my bought shirts for her family. family, and they all want Rose Bowl shirts." "The line has been wrapped around the About 600 companies currently have store all day," said Lisa O'Brien, an employ- licenses to sell Michigan paraphernalia, and ee at Moe's Sports Shop. "It's been really about 100 have requested permits to produce busy. It's crazy." items celebrating Michigan's Rose Bowl Moe's, which had Rose Bowl shirts on its invitation. shelves by Sunday morning, increased its staff size to prepare for the rush of students. "We have twice as many people working," said Moe's employee Mary Durbin. "We stay open until it's not busy anymore." One problem that many students encountered when searching for Rose Bowl clothing was a lack of T-shirts in sizes large and extra large. "We have limited sizes so far, but we expect to get more in," Durbin said, adding that there is also a shortage of sweatshirts in all sizes. LSA junior Eric Sheneman said Michigan's invitation to the Rose Bowl gives him an opportunity to buy his mother anoth- er Michigan shirt. "I always want to buy her a lot of Michigan stuff," Sheneman said. Some students, however, said they prefer regular Michigan apparel to shirts specifical- ly promoting the Rose Bowl, which will only be timely for a few months. "I would only want to wear it to the Rose Bowl," said Kinesiology senior Chris Dowe. "There would not be a reason to wear the Bowl shirt after the Rose Bowl." Another large Michigan clothing store, Steve and Barry's, does not yet have Rose Bowl merchandise in stock. "We were shooting to have them in this week, but it looks like it won't be in until early next week," said Steve and Barry's General Manager Dan Switzer. "Tons of peo- ple are asking for Rose Bowl shirts. We increased the quantity that we ordered because there is so much demand." The electrifying surge in school spirit caused by Michigan wins on the gridiron translates to increased consumer spending on Michigan clothing, some retail experts say. "The football successes lead to a positive psy- che," said Dale Leslie, marketing director for the Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce. "It puts them in a good frame of mind. There cer- tainly are a lot of impulse buys." Leslie said the Rose Bowl invitation has had "a very positive impact" on Ann Arbor retail sales. MSA to investigate police action By Jennifer Yachnin Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Student Assembly approved a resolution last night to inves- tigate alleged police brutality that occurred after the Michigan-Ohio State football game. "We received a lot of verbal com- plaints about police action on Saturday," said MSA Vice President Olga Savic. e assembly recently sent an e-mail n sage to the student body to encour- age fans to file reports if they wit- nessed or encountered assault or inap- propriate police behavior. Complaint forms are currently available at the Department of Public Safety office and also will be available at the MSA office Monday, Savic said. University community members have submitted reports not only of police X ulting students, but of students ulting police officers, she said. "I had one message that said (some- one) saw a student attacking a police officer," Savic said. The resolution will allow MSA mem- bers to study complaints along with DPS spokesperson Elizabeth Hall and then present those findings to the University Board of Regents next month. "Beth Hall was receptive to working with us - she adds something to the *pective" Savic said. MSA President Mike Nagrant said that including a DPS representative will help add a professional aspect to the committee. "It helps us establish a respect and a trust, with DPS," Nagrant said. "Truthfully, if something is amiss, we can still question it, even with Beth." Savic said the committee could view video footage of students rushing the by borrowing a tape from either DPS or a local television station. "We don't want to blame DPS," Savic said. "It would be interesting to see the videotape and see who was attacking who" Students Rights Commission Chair See MSA, Page 2 HANNA AND HER SISTERS JOHN KRAFT/Daiy Moe's Sports Shop employee Julie Niskar carries Rose Bowl merchandise from the shelves for frenzied fans. Pacific Rim leaders approve rescue plan VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Warily watch- ing world markets, President Clinton and Pacific Rim lead- ers approved a rescue strategy yesterday for shaken Asian economies but agreed there was no quick fix. They resolved to settle disputes over a global warming treaty in difficult negotiations next month. After two days of talks over the diffi- cult Asian currency crisis, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chreten said, "We say to the world, we will not be discour- aged, we will not turn back from the goal of renewed trade in the next century. The leaders also expanded their ranks, adding Russia, Vietnam and Peru to the 18-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group. The leaders expressed determination Clinton to reach a worldwide agreement in Kyoto, Japan to cut greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. But they failed to strike an agreement on how much pollutants each nation will be required to cut. Clinton, in an upbeat assessment as the meetings ended, said an understanding to reduce trade barriers in nine areas - from toys to chemicals -- "is a strong vote of confidence in our common future." "A number of leaders - including those from affected countries - said, 'You don't fix this overnight,"' said Daniel Tarullo, Clinton's international economics adviser. He said APEC sent a reassuring message by demonstrating the leaders were responding "appropriately and forthright- ly." "There are no easy solutions," said Philippine Finance Secretary Robert De Ocampo. "This thing is pretty shock- ing. The measures that are needed to address it don't make the governments in power very popular." Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged stronger regulations to govern the activities of currency traders, who he has blamed for triggering 'the Asian crisis. But a Canadian official, who summed up the talks, said, "There was no feeling in the room it was at all feasible to curtail free market currency trading." Outside the heavily guarded campus where the leaders met, police arrested at least 15 protesters. Hundreds of young people, most of them decrying human rights viola- tions in Indonesia's East Timor, confronted lines of Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Vancouver police on bicycles. Police used pepper spray as some of the most persistent pro- testers tried to break through the lines. Global warming was the primary subject as the leaders met for lunch without aides. Leaving a lot of room for separate approaches, the leaders' communique said, "We affirm that this issue is of vital sig- nificance, and that it requires cooperative efforts by the inter- See APEC, Page 2 Music sophomore Tabitha Treber holds her four new sisters, who were born Oct. 1. Her parents, Charles and Sue Treber, used fertility treat- ments to facilitate conception. Fertli drugs treatments rent b raise canCe Omultipe 1us By Gerard Cohon-Vrignaud Daily Staff Reporter The holiday season came early for the Treber family of Saline with the arrival of four little girls. On Oct. 1, Hanna T., Madeline A., Holly B., and Aliza I. were born in a Phoenix maternity ward. "I was thrilled," said proud mother Sue Treber. "We were all very excited that they were going to be a part of our family." Charles and Sue Treber are part of a grow- ing number of parents using fertility treat- ments to increase their chances of concep- tion. Included in those who have successfully conceived children through fertility treat- ments are the McCaugheys of Iowa, who last week stunned the world by giving birth to the first living set of septuplets. "For us, this is a very awesome thing," said Music sophomore and sister of the quadru- plets Tabitha Treber. "Some people have a hard time dealing with and understanding what we've been through." The middle names ofTabitha's sisters spell out "TABI," her nickname. Nineteen years separate Tabitha from her sisters. When she was 19, Sue Treber delivered her first daugh- ter, and she was 38 when she gave birth to the recent four. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, single live births rose by 17 percent, twin births by 33 percent, and triplet or higher order births increased by more than 101 percent from 1978 to 1988. The primary factor that has led to the increase in multiple births is the more frequent use of fertility-enhancing drugs and treatments such as invitro fertiliza- tion. "The major risk is that the fertility drug works too well and results in multiple preg- nancies," said Dr. Greg Christman, assistant professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and director of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Program at the University's Medical Center. See QUADRUPLETS, Page 7 Study shows alcohol increases injury Turkey bound Drunken passengers are more likely to be hurt in car crashes By Neal Lepsetz Daily Staff Reporter Intoxicated passengers face greater * in the case of a car accident, a recent University study indicates. "When you combine alcohol with traumatic impact, you increase the extent of the injury that results," said, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Director Patricia Waller, who also heads the project. "If n.u.t' l.aI . A.nlr;n, ,nira t a 1 1mn i study by the University of North Carolina. The TRI project surveyed more than 800 drivers and passengers in Southeastern Michigan emergency rooms to determine correlations between substance abuse and extremi- ties of injuries. The TRI findings sup- ported the original UNC conclusions. The study showed that 55 percent of drunken drivers are likely to suffer fatal or serious injuries in automobile acci- dents. This rate is much higher for both sober individuals and those under the influence of other drugs, such as mari- juana and cocaine, Waller said. "We did not see this effect for the nthpr Adna " Wnllpr cnid "A lrnhnl ise Dr. Frederick Blow, assistant research scientist at the TRI, believes it may relate to intracellular responses. "It probably has to do with the body with things that occur with alcohol that don't occur with other drugs," Blow said. "The important thing in the paper we published is that alcohol is making injuries, and secondly, that drugs aren't having a major effect." Its root as a biological problem sug- gests the results may not be restricted to motor vehicle collisions, but include normal everyday accidents as well, Waller said. "If you're going to drink, you proba- hlv nnht e to taome " War caid_ drunken drivers are more likely to par- take in hazardous activities causing accidents and usually sustain more vehicular damage than those affected by illicit drugs. The study shows that crashes by illic- it drug users are more similar to sober drivers than intoxicated ones. As a result, without signs of alcohol use, police officers face difficulty in determining whether the accident is drug-related, Waller said. Researchers who reviewed blood samples of car accident victims found cases of illicit drug use that police officers had over- looked. "Thevuwere nnt annA in detecting the I 'Y~ I