2trirni tt1 ammik 'Imprw ws: 76-DAILY vertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years ofeditorialfreedom Tuesday November 18, 1997 f.<: . ...a. 1?. I orun Four-day affirmative ction symposium starts ith legal, social history ySistine M. Palk aily ,aff Reporter "Affirmative Action 101: nderstanding the Controversy" began w most introductory college courses - with an overview and historical alysis of the emotional debate. The first event in a four-day sympo- um specifically organized to educate udents and members of the communi- on the controversy surrounding the igtive action lawsuit drew more an 200 people last night. The sympo- um is sponsored by the Michigan tudent Assembly's Women's Issues Council dvocates ay rights roposal Peter Meyers aily Staff Reporter h hate crimes on the rise across iy gan, the city of Ann Arbor has ked the state Legislature to take a nd against discrimination. Last night, the Ann Arbor City ouncil unanimously passed an ordi- ance asking the state government to ass an amendment that would protect itizens against discrimination by sexu- I orientation. In 1988, the Michigan Legislature assed the Ethnic Intimidation Act, ho forbade many sorts of discrimi- ation in Michigan. "The original draft included lan- age to include sexual orientation," id Councilmember Chris Kolb (D- th Ward), but the sexual orientation ferences were pulled before the bill ent up for a vote. State Rep. Lynne Martinez (D- nsing) recently proposed an amend- e to the bill that reinstates the sexu- I ntation language. Kolb, who is gay, said hate crimes gainst homosexuals rose 29 percent st year in southeastern Michigan. "Not only did the violence increase, ut the intensity of the violence creased," Kolb said. In 68 of the cases southeast Michigan, the victims ere hospitalized or killed, he said. Councilmember Elizabeth Daley (D- th Ward) said the act also would pro- e friends and relatives of hate ri e victims. "At some point in our lives, that's oing to be all of us," Daley said. See COUNCIL, Page 2 160 1in Tgyt e Washington Post LUXOR, Egypt Gunmen thought o be Islamic militants opened fire on oreign tourists gathered at an ancient emple on the Nile River yesterday, ~i 'g at least 57 foreigners and three Bftians in the country's deadliest ter- orist attack by anti-government ,xtremists. The gunmen launched their attack bout 8:45 a.m. as tourists were ariv- ng in buses at the Temple of Queen -Hatshepsut, a stunning sandstone edi- ice at the base of a cliff near Luxor's orld-renowned Valley of the Kings. Nost of the victims were Japanese, and German tourists killed in a p of gunfire as they stood in a :ourtyard in front of the massive three- evel temple, authorities said. About 25 people, 16 of them for- signers, were wounded in the attack. any of the injured were evacuated by tir ambulance to Cairo. Badawy Ahmed Salem, a cab driver, outlines history and Minority Affairs commissions and various other student organizations. LSA senior Malin Bergner said she attended the discussion to educate herself about the history of affirmative action. "Since affirmative action is a big issue on campus right now, if I'm in a discussion, I want to be able to have a solid ground and argue for my posi- tion," Bergner said. "I want to learn more of the University of Michigan's history of affirmative action, and I want other people to get educated on this issue so they can make rational deci- sions and choices." Law Prof. Terrance Sandalow began the two-hour panel discussion with a brief summary of the constitutional background of affirmative action. Sandalow led attendees through a 100- everyone was equal, segregation was constitutionally permissible. This was then overturned in 1954 by the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling." Sandalow continued in a timeline fash- ion, explaining the changes that came with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. "Very, very briefly put, Title VI stat- ed that no person shall be denied partic- ipation in a federally funded activity on the basis of race," Sandalow said. "This would include the University, because it is, of course, federally funded." Sandalow described how various laws and judicial decisions have affect- ed affirmative action and the present- day debate. lie explained the signifi- cance of Bakke vs. the Universityvof California Medical School at Davis in See FORUM, Page 7 MICHELLE McCOMBS/Daily year history of affirmative action. "The Plessv vs. ferguson case of 1896 established that 'separate but equal' was OK," Sandalow said. "Basically, the gov- ernment was saying that as long as CLEANING HOUSE _ 'S' ew,4 3 idy T - ilk ..rrte l Yu, "'<~ _ . 7 Y SIT S:.y - f., Ile s . ^ *. DANIEL CASTLE/Daly Law Prof. Terrance Sandalow last night and SNRE Prof. Bunyan Bryant participate in a roundtable discussion about affirmative action In Angell Hall. 'U' to revise budget plan By Chris Metinko Daily Staff Reporter In an effort to bridge the difference of opinion between University administrators and faculty on a budget plan, Provost Nancy Cantor announced yesterday proposed revi- sions to the current system, starting with its name. "The first set of problems we see with (Value Centered Management) is with its language," Cantor said. "It claims too much for itself." Cantor proposed to change VCM's name to simply "the new budget system and the new budget model." The name change was only one of many alterations Cantor proposed during her first address to the Senate Assembly. The faculty has expressed fears that VCM works against many of the academ- ic goals of the University because it allo- cates money to departments based on enrollment and other revenue-raising activities. Department heads have been unsure of their costs, especially when working with another unit in joint projects. Louis D'Alecy, chair of the Senate Cantor Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the nine-member governing body of faculty, said he was excited after hearing Cantor's speech. "I thought it was excellent," D'Alecy said. "She's clearly charting a new form of budgetary management." Not all faculty members were content with Cantor's proposals. Wilfred Kaplan, a professor of mathematics, said he was happy to see that the provost identified the problems, but believes she simply stopped them for the time being. "It's my fear that the dangers are so great they will contin- ue to exist,' Kaplan said. "I'm pessimistic" Cantor outlined her three main goals of any "good" budget system. It would address concerns of individual units, encourage collaboration among different units and work for ANIEL CASTLE/Daily the public good of the entire University. sy throughout To accomplish this, Cantor proposed three other changes iy to VCM. The new plan would reward units that take part in collaborative works with other units and "penalize excessive- ly inward-looking" units. Citing a "need to support things that are endangered species," the plan would allow the provost to allocate money to activities that can not support themselves but benefit the University. Under the new plan, individual schools and departments own would not be required to pay for central services such as jan- itorial services, as they were under VCM. The costs of these. resources would be absorbed in other ways, Cantor said. "Much of what seems to be problematic about VCM can be broken down into two areas," Cantor said. Too much of the money in VCM was automatically allo- cated and the incentives are strong to take care at local levels but less for collaborative activities and central levels that work toward the public good, Cantor said. "We shouldn't have a budget system that even appears to give priority to the local at the expense of the collaborative or the shared," Cantor said. Jon Rush, a Senate Assembly member and Art professor, hio State agreed that the provost addressed what needed to be discussed. C) "It's very encouraging, Rush said. "What is very apparent here is the degree of discretion the provost had in the budget." Maintenance worker Burnie Neeley clears the weekend's snow off of the seats at Michigan this week preparing the stadium for Saturday's game against arch-rival Ohio State. D Stadium. The workers will be bu 'U' forbids rushing the fiel By Sam Stavis Daily Staff Reporter As excitement builds for this Saturday's football Showdown, many University stu- dents hope Michigan will crush Ohio State and 106,000 raging fans will rush the field, carrying Charles Woodson on their shoulders as "Hail to the Victors" echoes throughout Michigan Stadium. But that's not going to happen, according to University officials. At least not the part About rushing the field. "If somebody rushes the field, they're going to be arrested," said Department of Public Safety spokesperson Beth Hall. "It's a violation of regional ordinance, and it's also very dangerous. We don't want any- body to hurt themselves." This may come as a disappointment to many Michigan fans who were anticipating an all-out victory celebration on and off the field. "If Michigan wins, we should go hog- wild nuts," said LSA first-year student Jason Kohler. "It's the biggest game of the year, and it would be absurd if students couldn't celebrate." See GAME, Page 2 The Showdo Countdown to The G 4 DAYS No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4O Saturday, noon (ABC MSA campaigning less extreme than other schools Blocked out By Jennifer Yachnin Daily Staff Reporter Michigan Student Assembly candi- dates are chalking the ground and cov- ering the walls of Angell Hall with posters and slogans for the first day of elections tomorrow. But despite all the clutter, University students can be thankful candidates aren't dissecting bodies in the library yet. University of Wisconsin students use extreme measures to campaign, said themselves in the news during the year." Murty said that last year, the group staged a human dissection in protest of monkey dissections being conducted in University labs. "The had dressed as monkeys dis- secting human beings," Murty said, adding that the students "faked" human organs and blood. Members of the student government at Ohio State University also seem to have a predilection toward primates. Winter Eection N oveumb rt rn d 20th I I I I