10-The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 21, 1998 LOCAL/STATE Drugs allegedly taken from crash Co-ops ban use ofP funds for alcohol DETROIT (AP) - U.S. Customs and police are investigating reports that people helped themselves to pack- ages of marijuana from the wreckage of a drug-smuggling plane from Mexico that crashed in a ball field. The experimental, homemade plane flew 1,500 miles from the Texas-Mexico border before it appar- ently ran out of fuel, clipped trees and landed upside down in Detroit, killing the pilot. Gloria Johnson, who lives across the street from the park, said she heard a boom, saw the plane hit a tree and then crash. She said the pilot was still alive when neighbors ran to help. "There were big bundles of drugs and money all around the plane' Johnson said. "The bundles of mari- juana looked like two big suitcases." Johnson said she saw people leave the scene with some of the packages. "A couple of guys came to help, then grabbed the bags of drugs and left' Johnson said. Other eyewit- nesses gave similar accounts. Yesterday, authorities were trying to locate neighbors or passersby who arrived soon enough to witness any looting. "There are some allegations that some people did take some marijua- na from the plane," Customs agent John Holmes said at a news confer- ence. "That has not been confirmed." Neighbor Robert Mosely said he can understand the mentality of peo- ple who would loot a crash site. "You see it's money, you see it's marijuana, you get as much as you can as fast as you can," said Mosely, who heard the crash and at first thought it was an auto accident. Mosely, a lifelong resident of the working-class neighborhood, said he arrived too late to see any looting. But he said people act crazy when a lot of money is involved. "It's like when an armored car crashes. Pople will actually crack their cars up to grab a hundred dol- lars;" he said. Detroit police also were seeking witnesses to any looting, crash inves- tigator Officer Lawrence Closurdo said. "If nothing, Detroiters are oppor- tunists," neighbor Ethel Hood told The Detroit News. "Those guys weren't dummies." The pilot carried two sets of iden- tification, but Customs agents believe he was Douglas Dufresne, of Indialantic, Fla., about 50 miles southeast of Orlando. By Rachel Edelman Daily Staff Reporter The Inter-Cooperative Council passed a new policy last night prohibit- ing ICC funds from being used for pur- chasing alcohol. "No co-op funds are to be used for purchasing alcohol," said Brian Nagorsky, a Business graduate stu- Me h r " dent and the I I S$"IP author of the problems, ft proposal and Fy director of have financial ser- vices for the ICC. Director of IC Previously, there had been no written statement regarding the purchase of alcohol with ICC funds. The policy, which was passed by consensus by the ICC board, was designed to ensure liability among co- op members. "It's all about risk management,"said Black Elk House President Zaza Aziz, an LSA junior. "There's a huge amount of risk liability without it." Nagorsky said be expects many co-op members will support the new policy. "It's a fairly straightforward thing," Nagorsky. "It's really more up to mem- bers to do what they have to do and obey the laws." Amy Clark, director of members ser- vices for ICC, said the policy was designed to avoid future problems. "Other co-ops have had problems. fraternities have had problems. We thought we'd be pro-active," Clark said. Co-op members will be allowed to have alcohol in the house, as long as they don't serve it to minors. "The prob- 1cm is that most of the s have had people in the houses are raternities under 21," !! Clark said. Gblems. T he policy - Amy Clark will not pre- CC members services vent alcohol from being served at parties, Aziz said. "It doesn't mean that there won't be alcohol at parties," Aziz said. "It just means that it will be done in a more safe way." Some co-op members said the policy will not prevent under-age drinking. "If people want to drink, they can drink on their own," said Linder House resident Ron Liu, an Engineering grad- uate student. "There's nothing the ICC can do about that." Liu also said that house members often use their own money to buy alco- hol for parties, rather than ICC money. "We don't consume a whole lot of alcohol at our house," said Liu. "Maybe it's just a matter of principle." AP PHOTO Detroit firefighters and investigators look over the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in a vacant lot in west Detroit on Sunday. The plane carried more than 300 pounds of marijuana, and the pilot died in the crash. r I® BUDGET Continued from Page 1 "From the nursing prospective, we have not -experienced the downsiz- ing," Stoll said. "As a result, we're continuing to hire nurses at a fairly rapid pace." Stoll said currently there is a shortage of nurses in the hospital, although many cif those laid off returned to the hospital. "All of them have had the oppor- tunity to come back: many came back to their own units, some had moved out of state, others had jobs or did not want to return," Stoll said. Stoll said the full impact of man- aged care competition has yet to be felt in the state and could result in future restructuring. "We still will experience changes, and what that will bring we don't know"' Stoll said. "it is still impor- tant for the University hospital to be cost efficient. They still have to compete with others in the Southeastern corridor and need to cut cost in order to do that." Biggs said future layoffs arc not likely, unless the Medical Center begins to lose patients and experi- ences a drop in activity. Omenn said the University is con- sidering other joint ventures similar to one recently begun with Henry Ford Health System establishinga managed care network for 24,000 children in Michigan with special needs, LAWSU ITS Continued from Page 1 dominant factor in the U of M's admissions process, and that is clearly unconstitutional," Pell said. Pell said he does not think the two trials will begin until early 1999. Although action from both sides of the lawsuits may calm down during the summer when the majority of stu- dents leave campus, many activists have promised that their efforts will not diminish. Activists made their mark during the school year by motioning to intervene in both lawsuits. On Feb. 5, a coalition of 17 Detroit-area high school students filed a motion to become a third party in the first lawsuit filed against [SA. They received the backing of several national organi- zations known for fighting discrimination in the courts. Rosa Abreu, an educational staff attorney for one of the natic nal organization's - the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund - said minority high school students have a distinct interest in defending the University's affirmative action prac- tices." Abreu said minority high school students will be adversely affected if the plaintiffs succeed in removing race from the University's admissions process. "We certainly hope that it will be allowed," she said. "We certainly believe our claim for intervention is meritorious." Just as in the lawsuit against LSA, a grou ofstu- dents filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit against the Law School. The multiracial group of students spans a wide range of educational levels. "This case is of historic importance, both because it's quite likely to reach the Supreme Court and because even if it doesn't, it will mark a turn of the "We certainly believe our claim for intervention is meritorious." - Rosa Abreu Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund tide against efforts to resegregate higher education:' said Miranda Massie, the lead attorney for the group of students. Massie said the intervention also is of great impor- tance to the this debate. "The intervention is also of historic importance because all of the proposed interveners are prepared to fight the racist cynicism of anti-affirmative action pro- ponents ...," Massie said. As potential defendants, both intervening parties must show an interest in the lawsuits that cannot be ade- quately represented by the University. Massie said interveners will be planning a national pro-affirmative action conference for sometime in the Fall. Provost Nancy Cantor said it is the University's responsibility to provide students with a diverse atmos- phere in which all perspectives are represented, and students have the opportunity to explore these view- points. Cantor also said the affirmative action debate has become more narrow in the context of the lawsuits. Members of the University community, she said, must remind themselves that all students on campus were chosen to attend the University and contribute to the diverse composition of this community. Seniors celebrate departure on Di~ag By Adam Cohen D~aily Staff Reporter In the midst of graduation, seniors walking through the Diag yesterday concerned themselves less with the looming threat of final exams and more with sumo-wrestling, blue skies, moon-walks and ice cream. Senior Days '98, a committee run by a group of student leaders as part of the Office of Student Activities and Leadership, has been organizing events throughout the semester to commemorate the seniors' final term a1s undergraduates. Today's and yes- terday's Senior Diag Days arc one of the final events ofgthe Senior Days '98 program. "We're bringing things to a close, a culmination for seniors,' said LSA senior Scott Lyons, a member of the Senior Days '98 committee. "Everyone is having a good time and relaxing." Free ice cream, alumni club infor- mation, games and live music were provided by the sponsors. The Alumni Association, one of the sponsors, set up several tables to assist seniors with post-graduate decisions. Their stands consisted of various University alumni clubs from different U.S. cities. The clubs give students agateway "to keep in contact with people from the University ... keep(ing) the University spirit alive," said .University alumna Cheryl Stevens, vice president of the University of Michigan Alumni Club in Dallas. About 100 students gathered near the steps of the Harlan Hatcher "We should not said. ADMISSIONS Continued from Page 1 enhancing undergraduate education, including the expansion of more inti- mate class settings, may also be lur- ing students to the University. "That's the kind of thing high school counselors hear about and starts getting back to neighborhoods and schools," Cantor said. A fewer number of applicants will be admitted to the University by the question anyone who's here,' Cantor cycle's completion, which will go even until students are pulled off the University's extended waitlist several months from now. The University's targeted its incoming class at about 5,200 - 350 fewer students than the projected number for this year's class of first-year students. May 1 is the enrollment deadline for applicants who have already received an offer from the University to attend school on cam- pus. Graduate Library to enjoy the music of the live bands. "We're playing for people walking by, bidding seniors good luck and good-bye,: said LSA first-year stu- dent David Schwartz, a member of the opening band Souled Out. Although the events were intended for seniors, ice cream bars were hand- ed out to all students.b "We're here for the seniors, but I haven't tried to say no to anyone .. no l.D. required today," said Regional Alumni Relations Coordinate Annie Beckley, who dis- tributed ice cream. Other activities required some par- ticipation by passersby in the Diag. Engineering sophomore Matthew Berden was one of many students who strapped on a heavy suit to challenge a, friend in sumo wrestling. "We night have to skip class to break our tie; Berden said. Other spectators said the weather and fun games added to a happy atmosphere. "It's nice to see all the smiles," said LSA sophomore Bradley Monash. Some seniors said they wanted to relish the bitter-sweetness of the event and their final days at the University. "I'm sad - actually I have reall mixed emotions, said LSA senio Joy Bivens. LSA senior Basil Alwattar said he and Bivens were in the same first- year orientation and they are "ready to move on, but it's sad." Senior Diag Days will continue today from II a.m.-3 p.m. School dismisses sex ed. program GRAND RAPIDS (AP) - An anti- abortion group that conducts free sex education programs is no longer wel- come at Kenowa Hills Public Schools. The Grand Rapids area district says the Pregnancy Resource Center should not have handed out religious materi- als to ninth-graders, The Grand Rapids Press reported yesterday. 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