2 -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 8, 1998 NATION/WORLD ASSAULT Continued from Page 1 attacker's name. When the coach refused, his team accepted a forfeiture of the championship game. But Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson said he feels that the opposing team knew who the suspect was, but waited until recently to press charges. "The police said they can't support a warrant for Chris Fox's arrest because they need witnesses," Berenson said. "So it was a done deal, and this was back in October or November. It's ironic now that I get a call (Tuesday) about a warrant for Chris Fox's arrest, like he's been on the loose for all this time like a crimi- nal. They knew who he was and where he was from the day he left the rink." Berenson supported Fox, saying that he is not a physical-style player and that vicious tactics are not what is empha- sized in Michigan's program. "I don't know what is going on, but I do know that Chris Fox has been a model player, a solid hockey player," Berenson said. "The alleged incident is not the Chris Fox that I know. "We don't teach that style of hockey, anyway. One of our goals last year was to be the least penalized team in the league," he said. Berenson also said that Fox was originally recruited for being a finesse-type defenseman, and that Fox is enrolled in the most difficult courses out of the players on the Michigan hockey team, following a pre-medical curriculum. Fox is expected to play tomorrow at Yost Ice Arena against Bowling Green. - The Associated Press contributed to this report. TICKETS Continued from Page 1 Keen Arena on State and Hoover streets. Unclaimed tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to season ticket holders at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Cliff Keen. Many students who did not get a ticket in the lottery are upset at how the distri- bution was handled. "How ridiculous is it that everything else is based on seniority? I've always been one of the first at everything ... at the games and waiting in line to buy tickets," said Jeff Holzhausen, known as "Super Fan." A student who has attended the University for six years should be given priori- ty over a first-year student, said Holzhausen, a Public Health second-year graduate student. Some students said the Athletic Department should have made logistical arrangements to ensure that every student could attend the rally. "We are students at the school and how can we support our school if we can't go to the rally? Every student has a right to go to the pep rally," said Avhishek Narain, an SNRE first-year student. For those unable to attend the rally, the event will be televised live from 7-8 p.m. on Channel 7, and will be broadcasted live on Detroit's WJR radio station. To find out whether you have a ticket to attend the rally, visit http://wwwumich.edu/~mgoblue/p eprally. AROUND THE NATION 0 Clinton proposes tax cuts for child care WASHINGTON - Can Uncle Sam help watch the kids ' For millions of working parents struggling to arrange afford- able child care, President Clinton offered $22 billion in subsi- dies and tax breaks yesterday. Republicans said Clinton should expect no blank check from Congress and suggested he should consider broader tax action. "No issue is more important to any family," the president said in an East Room announcement attended by a parade of children as well as officials and advocates. "It must rise above politics and partisan interests." Such statements aside, Republicans were put in the position of Cinton reacting to a Clinton announcement for the third time in as many days. On Monday, he declared the federal budget would be balanced in 1998 for the first time in three decades and on Tuesday he proposed expanding Medicare. In one major piece of the child care package, Clinton proposed adding $7.5 bil- lion over five years to the state block grant program that gives child-care subsidie to low-income parents and parents just getting off welfare. The increase, approved by Congress, would double to two million the number of children eligi- ble for assistance by 2003. i / r ( ? eel .c.GAN . 6p real music. p 8"tEG Iphone: 663.5800 1140 south university (above goodtime chadeys), AA - - mon.-thurs.: 9:OOa-10:OOp sundays t fri. & sat.: 9:00a-11:O0P 11 "00a"8:o0p ; I 'f l ' OMENN Continued from Page 1 Gaffey said. "I think the students are a key part to an academic medical center" Omenn began his lecture by asking the students how many years into the future they believe medicine will still be practiced. "I think medicine has a wonderful array of pathways," Omenn said. "There really are glimpses into the future." Several students answered Omenn's question with responses into the year 10,000. "I think we're all curious to see what the state of the medical field will be when we get out," said Medical first- year student Justin Strote. One ideal Omenn tried to convey to students is to avoid "tunnel vision" by staying active members in their com- munities. "Sample some of the cultural events and other events here at the University;" Omenn suggested to students. "I'm very eager for our facultystaff and students to be more involved with the community. "We are in 32 communities now ... we want people to think of us not just as a big fortress on a hill" Medical first-year student Rich Dopp said he attended the lecture to meet Omenn. "It sounded interesting, but more- over I wanted to get a chance to meet Dr. Omenn," Dopp said. Omenn also addressed the trials of funding in medical facilities. "There are ups and downs in a path like this, but I'm still optimistic about funding," Omenn said. Omenn concluded his lecture by encouraging students to "be skeptical, be open-minded, think outside the box, challenge your professors, challenge your classmates." "You have just as much to offer sub- jects as do your professors"'Omenn said. Omenn reminded students to take advantage of both psychological coun- seling and psychiatric services, just as they would advise patients to do. Dopp said he felt the timing of the lecture was appropriate, not only for the first-year students, but for Omenn. "I can imagine the list (of things to do) he had on his desk when he got in - it's an opportune time for both par- ties," Dopp said. CRISIS Continued from Page 1 is "affecting all walks of life, from blue-collar workers to white-collar CEOs." South Korea had to borrow $57 bil- lion in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) package. The country received $21 billion from the United States, $10 billion from the World Bank and $4 bil- lion from the Asian Development Bank. South Korea, the world's IIth largest economy, is now beginning to implement IMF economic reforms. "A basic concern for everyone is that the IMF is pressuring Korea to lay off many workers. If that happens, a lot of people are going to be on the street. They won't be able to sustain them- selves," Shin said. "It's going to be very tough. The exchange rate is very high. It's not what Korea is used to," Shin said. "Korean citizens are trying to adjust and adapt to the situation." In Ann Arbor, the economic crisis has primarily affected international stu- dents from Korea. "I don't think that many Korean Americans are aware of it," said Shin. But LSA senior and Michigan resi- dent Michael Song said that "the econ- omy is affecting everyone." Japanese finance official sent to U.S. WASHINGTON - A top official from the Japanese Finance Ministry met yesterday with officials from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, fueling speculation in global markets that Tokyo is seeking a multina- tional effort to brake a surge in the U.S. dollar that is threatening prospects for recovery in Asia's battered economies. In international currency markets yes- terday, the dollar fell about three yen from an earlier five-and-half year high of 134.25 yen per dollar as traders braced for the possibility that officials in the U.S. and Europe might join Japan in a coordinated effort to stem the dollar's rise by selling greenbacks. The yen held steady in early trading today in Tokyo, but there was no signal from Treasury that U.S. officials were contemplating market action. Many ana- lysts and investors concluded that U.S. officials were insisting on bolder eco- nomic reforms from the Japanese gov- ernment aimed at boosting growth in Japan, as the price of U.S. help in halting Phone use increase is distracting WASHINGTON - Cellular phones and other popular new devices - even laptop computers - are increasingly distracting drivers on America's streets and highways, the government said yes- terday. Driver inattention already is a factor in half of all auto accidents, officials say, and things can only be expected to get worse. "As cars more and more become an extension of the home and office, we are creating a whole new array of potential- ly hazardous distractions," said Dr. Ricardo Martinez, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "We are beginning to see crashes ... where drivers were using laptop com- puters while driving and third-party sup- pliers are now providing hardware for mounting laptop computers adjacent to the driver or, in some cases, right on the steering wheel," his agency reported yesterday. Martinez, a former emergency room doctor, recalled treating a driver who crashed into a tree while changing a tape. In another case, several bicyclists were struck by a car when the driver reached into the glove compartment for a compact disc. "We're adding so many distraction we're creating part-time drivers," he said. Gay passenger cruise not aowed to land It was billed as a typical Caribbegi cruise for the moderately well-to-do: dancing in the disco, lounging by the,. pool and scuba diving at tropical ports. The only difference was that most of the 900 scheduled passengers on t1 cruise chartered by a West Hollywoo Calif., travel agency are gay men. And the government of one destina-- tion, Grand Cayman, doesn't want them spending seven daytime hours on its' streets and coral sand beaches. Citing fears that gay visitors would fail to "uphold the standards of appropriate behavior," the Cayman Islands minister of tourism denied Norwegian Cruise Line's request to land Feb. 1. AROUND TH E WORLD the dollar's climb. "I have got to believe that the U.S. is saying, 'Yes, we can help, but that's only possible if you make some basic chan4 in your policies. Otherwise, we'd just be whistling in the wind,"' said C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Washington- based Institute for International Economics. Former South Africa president to be tried JOHANNESBURG, South Afrig - In a highly charged confrontation between South Africa's old and new guard, authorities announced yester- day that former President Pieter Botha will be prosecuted for refus- ing to testify at a government hear- ing about crimes of the apartheid era. Regional prosecutor Frank Kahn ordered Botha to appear in court Jan. 23 for charges of ignoring a subpoen from the Truth and Reconciliati Commission. - Compiled from Daily wire reportg. , I vo w. ~I&"9 NOWi~N ~lOLL~T~ 4 At ~l~~l A ~ ' IT A 3)' 44e're +ing . . No 'ecvce iPen oJ y a9 r' A Orel (educingQ (AV a IotN."I ae %1 111h] wn NEMM I I ~I IiI It 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 si 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. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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