2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 24, 1998 NATION/WORLD Ela a5 l tornadoes in rda KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's deadliest swarm of tornadoes on record plowed through the cen- tral part of the state at the height of tourist season yes- terday, killing at least 38 people, including an 18- month-old toddler sucked from his father's arms. Thirteen people were reported missing. Rescue workers used bloodhounds to look for bod- es in rubble-strewn neighborhoods. Debris is piled up so bad, it may take a while to find any survivors,' said Doug Braswell, a spokesper- on for the Seminole County Public Safety Department. A pickup truck ended up on its nose inside a wrecked living room and retirees lost nearly every- :hing they had, but the six to 10 twisters missed Walt Disney World and the two other major theme parks in the Orlando area. Curfews were set for dusk in the hardest-hit areas. More than 250 people were injured, including a 16- year-old girl who was blown 150 feet out of a window into a pasture. David Myers had a broken foot after being hurled against a wall. "I'm just lucky to be alive. I've been thrown off of horses and out of airboats, but that's the hardest I've ever been slammed," he said. The pink playhouse ie built for his 6-year-old daughter, Brittany, lay in a pile amid the shattered glass of a bedroom window. Brittany was sent to stay with relatives while Myers and his wife and brothers cleaned up. El Nifio-fueled thunderstorms storms blew in off the Gulf of Mexicojust before midnight Sunday, spitting out tornadoes from the Tampa Bay area on the Gulf to Daytona Beach on the Atlantic Coast. Georgia also was affected, with floods closing roads and schools yesterday after as much as 5 inches of rain fell Sunday. In this retirement haven for thousands from the Midwest and Northeast, Josie Wolfe searched for her medicine amid the scraps of wood, metal paneling and pink insulation that remained of her mobile home. "It's all gone," cried Wolfe, who moved from Dayton, Ohio, in 1983 with her husband, Ned. "This was our whole life. I'm 73 years old and you can't start over at 73. What good is it? You work so hard and now there's nothing. I wish it would've killed me." She and her husband both escaped unharmed. She eventually found her medicine, along with her wallet containing $4 she won at Bingo earlier that night. One man was holding his 18-month-old baby in his arms in his mobile home near Kissimmee. about 15 miles south of Orlando, when a tornado roared through before dawn. "The baby was in the father's arms, and it got sucked out into the tornado." said Osceola County Fire Chief Jeff Hall. The boy's body was found by late afternoon. It was the deadliest round of tornadoes in Florida since the National Weather Service started keeping detailed records a half-century ago. And it was the state's most deadly day since Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992, killing at least 32 people in Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas. "The level of devastation I saw here is equal to H urricane Andrew, even if in a more narrow area," said Jeff Hall, fire chief in Osceola County. Some of the tornadoes may have had wind speeds as high as 210 mph, said Bob Ebaugh of the weather service. More than 135,000 people in central Florida lost power at the height of the storms. President Clinton sent representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including director James Lee Witt. and said he would tour the state tomorrow to survey damage. Supreme Court upholds Megan's Law WASIIINGTON ---The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a constitutional chal- lenge to Megan's ILaw, the New Jersey statute that requires authorities to notify communities of convicted sex offenders in their neighborhoods. The law, named for a 7-year-old girl who was raped and murdered by a twice- convicted sex offender, was the first of its kind. Provoked by the tragedy of Megan Kanka and by New Jersey's 1995 law, 36 other states have since adopted simi statutes. Community notification laws and harsher penalties for sex crimes are part of a national trend to try to protect children from those who would prey on ilthem. But such efforts also have drawn protests from defense lawyers who say civil liberties and rights are being trampled. in the Megan's Law case, a group of sex offenders whose crimes were commit- ted before the New Jersey law was enacted sued, claiming the policy making their names and addresses public and subjecting them to community harassment and violence imposes a second punishment on them, violating the double-jeopardy guarantee against multiple punishments. They also argued that the law's retroactive effect breached the guarantee again ex post facto laws. The Constitution prohibits laws that increase the punishment a defendant beyond what was on the books when a crime was committed. w' wV The Psychology PeerAdvisors Present On Tuesday, February 24, from 7 - 9 PM 4th Floor Terrace of East Hall Applying to Graduate School: Writing the Personal Statement, Arranging for Letters of Recommendation and Preparing for Interviews Featuring: Dr. Christopher Peterson, Chair, Clinical Psychology Lawrence Thompson, Psychology Graduate Student NW All Focus Groups will be held on the 4th Floor Terrace in E. H. Enter through the Church St. Entrance. The elevator is to the left. Gio to the 4th floor and follow the signs to the Terrace. W' HOUSING Continued from Page 1. tery. "Their lottery number doesn't mat- ter (regarding) whether they're allowed to stay in their current room," Levy said. LSA first-year student Dan Propson said that although he was initially con- cerned about getting housing, his worries have dissipated since the lottery drawing. "Originally, it was a bit of a concern because (we) weren't sure if sopho- mores were guaranteed housing," Propson said. Because his roommate is a Shipman Scholar, Propson said he received the fourth lottery pick and his roommate received the third spot. "It guaranteed us high spots in the lottery, or something like that," stick-sinny models digitally altered images \ thiS what we'r supposed Hel~ange media imag f our bodies! come6 Our table Fishbowl Tues noon-3 pm F& 2 Feb. 26 A' l: Achieve the DAT score Planfor You need with EXCEL! 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During this period, applicants who want to live in their current residence halls can select a room in their hall. Housing applicants who want to live in traditional residence halls other than their current hall can select a room during the third prior- ity selection, which is scheduled for the miiddle of March. "They will all be able to return to a traditional hall," Levy said. ACTION Continued from Page 1 the day, while others are allowing stu- dents to skip class to attend the events. Although the administration has not officially taken a position on the Day of Action, individual administrators have expressed support for it. "In terms of a national day of recog- nizing affirmative action, I endorse it"' said Associate Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs Lester Monts. "I hope the entire University embraces the effort from the point of view of the student organizers and the point of view of the national effort." Deo said she is "impressed by the level of support by the administration." Scheduled speakers for the day include history and Afroamerican and African studies Prof. Jeanne Theoharris, Law Prof. Deborah Malamud, Law Prof. Roderick Hills, American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Mark Rosenbaum, Law Prof. Mark Fancher and history Prof. Maria Montoya. Law Prof. Lance Jones, who was involved in the Black Action Movement III as a Law student at the University, will participate in today's panel discus- sion. Jones said that considering the law- suit is a crucial part of the affirnative action discussion. "I decided to speak because I can provide a little bit of historical perspec- tive on other movements that have impacted the University," Jones said. Students expressed mixed opinions on whether or not they support the day or knew of the planned events. Engineering sophomore Seann Lewis said lie plans to attend some of the day's events. "I believe in affirmative action, Lewis said. He said that the day will "show that there are people who support affirmative action and raise people's con- sciousness." LSA first-year student Kim Thoreson said she had not heard of the activities planned for the day. "I guess it would be a good idea for someone who is interested, but I wouldn't miss my classes - I'm paying for them." Student groups supporting the Day of Action include Alianza, the Black Student Union, the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary, the Native American Student Association, Academics for Affirmative Action and Social Justice and the Progressive Student Alliance. Engler to help make gi U.S. academic tests WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration yesterday appointed Michigan Gov. John Engler to a board developing the voluntary national tests for eighth-grade math and fourth-grade reading. President Clinton said Engler's appointment to the National Assessment Governing Board "guaran- tees that the states' concerns will be taken into account" in developing the national tests. The tests, a top item on the presi- dent's education agenda, have run into opposition from House Republicans, largely on grounds they would lead to a national curriculum. Engler said he favored expanding the use of well-established tests already being administered in the states instead of developing a national test from scratch. "I don't think we need a new test. What we need to do is work with what is," Engler said after the governors, as part of their annual winter conference, met with Clinton at the White House. The National Assessment :of Educational Progress is one such test that is given to a sampling of students nationwide in grades four, eight and 12 in subjects such as reading, math and science Mic a is averag on welfare changes WASHINGTON - Most states, including Michigan, are failing to improve the economic conditions of wel- fare recipients in implementing the new federal welfare law, a Tufts University study released yesterday concludes. Only 14 states have reformed their welfare systems in a way that is likely improve the financial condition of t poor, according to the study by the uni- versity's Center on Hunger and Poverty. Idaho's policies were ranked the most likely to threaten welfare recipients' "eo- nomic security. Michigan ranked 28th. The Tufts study surveyed all 50 states about how they implemented the new welfare law. Its primary conclusion: "The majority are failing and failing badly." A~ouND TE WORLD ' , ''r. L\ I j , G .r Get Ahead pcU rz S. Korean president to face challenges SEOUL, South Korea - After a bit- ter winter of economic turmoil, South Korea is preparing to inaugurate for- mer dissident Kim Dae Jung tomorrow as its 15th president, sending him to live in the presidential palace from which his predecessors once ordered his death. About 40,000 people, including a smattering of celebrities, former lead- ers of Japan, Germany and the Philippines, the mayor of Los Angeles and about 2,500 Korean Americans are expected to attend. Disabled peo- ple and members of "the formerly alienated classes" also have been invited. The swearing-in will be held out- doors, with no roof over Kim's head, "to reflect the new president's will to share the joys and sorrows with the people, rain or shine," organizers say. In keeping with the cash-strapped times, the inauguration will be a frugal affair, with no gala parties or lavish balls to follow. But Kim and his aides are determined to use the ceremony, which represents the first peaceful transfer of power from the ruling party to an opposition party in South Kor' troubled postwar history, to lift the s its of this anxious nation and usher in an era of reconciliation, sweeping reform and economic rebirth. Indonesian leader to stay in power JAKARTA, Indonesia - President Suharto is making no concessions mortality. Preparing to start his next five-year term, he is believed to, be making no plans to step down or even to begin grooming a potential succe- sor. He is likely to name his longtime friend, B.J. Habibie, the research and technology minister, as vice presi- dent, but most analysts believe that Habibie will remain in Suharto's shadow and that the appointment will not mean that Habibie is to be. successor. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. ey, you don't do summer for fun. You do it to catch up. ; To get ahead. But you knew that. 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