WE w a'& News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of edziial freedom Monday March 9, 1998 4 ', .~1,'1 Coalition asserts ight to intervene Ci 0 Ng again Wolverines Judge has enough information to determine propriety of CAAP intervention request By Katie Plona Daily Staff Reporter Following a month of motions and legal debate, Detroit Federal Judge prick Duggan can now decide the fate a coalition asking to become defen- dants in the first of two lawsuits chal- lenging the University's use of race as a factor in the admissions process. Citizens for A ffirmative Action's Preservation, a coalition composed of 17 Michigan high school students, local attorneys and national organizations, filed a motion this past Wednesday asserting its right to intervene in the lawsuit. 'AAP's reply motion responded to briefs filed by the University and the Center for Individual Rights about two weeks ago. "The main point of the reply is that we don't agree with CIR that we should be kept out," said Chris Hansen, ACLU senior staff counsel. The ACLU joined with two other national organizations NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Mexican American Legal fense and Educational Fund -- to lead the coalition. The reply asserts CAAP's timely, legal interest in the lawsuit, as well as counter pointing other arguments Cl R made in its response motion to CAAP's intervention. Godfrey Dillard, CAAP spokesper- son, said Duggan has two options when ruling on whether to allow the intervention. Duggan can either make uling based on all of the briefs I ed by the three parties or he can hold a hearing to allow oral argument to decide the ruling, Dillard said. "We feel that we have answered the response of the CIR and we are cau- tiously optimistic that the judge will rule in our favor," Dillard said. When and how Duggan will rule is unknown. "Essentially, he could do that any time he wants," Hansen said, adding that the decision could come anytime from now to September. The related filings began when members of the coalition filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit Feb. 5. If the intervention is permit- ted, the coalition will have the same status in the case as both the University and CIR. CIR, a Washington D.C.-based law firm, filed the lawsuit Oct. 14 against the University on behalf of two white applicants who claimed they were unfairly evaluated in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts' admissions process because race was used as a factor. The two applicants argue that while they were denied admission, less qualified minority students were admitted to the University. In its response motion, the University did not oppose CAAP's intervention. "We feel that we clearly meet the requirements of a substantial legal interest in the case," Dillard said. "If this law is stricken down, these stu- dents will be affected." But Terry Pell, CIR senior legal counsel, said this is not the case. "Under the 6th Circuit case, they have to show a legally protectable interest, and they do not in this case," Pell said. In addition to showing legal inter- est in the lawsuit, the coalition must demonstrate that its interests are not already adequately represented by the University. "Clearly, we have a fair substantial See LAWSUIT, Page 7A win Big Ten Tournament By Mark Snyder Daily Sports Editor CHICAGO - -Yesterday, for the third time in the past 12 months, Robert Traylor sat at a press conference with a net around his neck and a smile on his face - and any Michigan fan could tell who the victors were. Michigan, behind 24 points and 13 rebounds from its all-Big Ten center, had just captured the first Big Ten Tournament championship in the league's history. The Wolverines defeated Purdue in the championship game, 76-67, at the United Center. Michigan appeared tentative at the start of the game and trailed at halftime. The mistakes added up and Louis Bullock, the Wolverines' best shooter, wasn't close to finding the net. But little of that will be remembered years from now when the Michigan record books are opened. "I'm happy to win the basketball game,' said Traylor, sporting the twine necklace. "The guys did a good job. It feels so good to win the first-ever Big Ten Tournament championship~ Traylor, named the tournament's most valuable play- er, led Michigan (1 1-5 Big Ten, 24-8 overall) in scoring and on the boards as the Wolverines finished the tour- nament with their sixth straight victory. The tournament, which began Thursday, allowed Michigan to regain the flow it showed in winning the National Invitational Tournament last spring and the Puerto Rico Classic this past December. And afterward, in front of the assembled media and television audience, the Wolverines were all smiles. Along with Traylor, the Wolverines got contributions from almost everyone during their tournament run. Bullock, Jerod Ward, Travis Conlan and Traylor were crucial to Michigan's first Big Ten basketball champi- onship of any kind since the 1985-86 season. Traylor may have won the tournament honor for out- standing play during the three-game stretch, but without the rest of the Wolverines playing their roles, Purdue (12-4, 26-7) would likely have played a different oppo- See BIG TENS, Page 5B MARA"T MYER Michigan center Robert Traylor celebrates after defeating Purdue and winning the first-ever Big Ten Tournament in Chicago yesterday. The junior was named the tournament's most valuable player. 9 G1 0 grabs No. 3 seedwill face Davidson 1 - i9. t I L' i T By James Goldstein Daily Sports Writer (i C -AGO In the Westin Hotel's Mayfair Room, Michigan players and coaches waited until the last possible moment to learn their NCAA Tournament fate, prompting Michigan guard Louis Bullock to state the unthinkable: -Maybe they forgot about us. Bullock's comment was in jest, of course, after the Wolverines capped off a perf ct weekend with a victory over Purdue in the finals of the inau- gural Big Ten Tournament yesterday at the United Center. The atmosphere of the conference room was that of excited anxiety as the players, donning their championship hats, watched ESPN for the announce- ment of the 64-team tournament field. The team waited throughout seven of the eight brackets until, by process of elimination, the Wolverines figured out that they were heading south. And then Michigan's name appeared on the screen. The result: The Wolverines (24-8) as the No. 3 seed in the South regional will play Davidson (20-9) -the No. 14 seed - in Atlanta's Georgia Dome on Friday. The time of the game will be deter- See SEEDINGS, Page SB Inside: See the schedule of games for the NCAA tournament. Page 8B. Women receive NCAA bid The Michigan women's basketball team received its second-ever invitation to the NCAA tourna- ment. The Wolverines will face UCLA in Tuscaloosa, Ala. See SPORTSMonday for more info. "s e PAUL TALANIAN/Daily LSA sophomore Shruti Goenka returns to West Quad yesterday after a spring break trip to St. Louis, where she visited her family. Pranks, parties, studies i sprig reak days honor pastz' By Sarah Welsh For the Daily Any student who walks past the graduate library sees evidence of former University President Harlan Hatcher's association with the University. But those who knew him - as a doting grandfather, as a lover of golf and English literature aid as a champion of higher education- understand thrat the influence of his extraordinary life reaches muc'h further. Friends and family of the late president, who died Feb. 25 at the age of99,_ gAthered at Rackham Auditorium on March 1 to share their upliting mmories and reflect on Hatcher's long arefr at th University Many speakers recited verses from i atcher'i vworite poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson. Willim Shakespeare. Robert Frost, WB. Yeats and Robert Browning and reminisced on By Erin Holmes Daily St fl Rporter Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't: One week after they completed class- and packed their suitcases to head &Th of town, University students returned to Ann Arbor with a mix of wild and mild spring break memories. For Gabe Williams, an LSA first- year student, the week vacation meant partying in Whistler, British Columbia and using new pick-up lines on women. LSA sophomore Michael-Anne Ashford encountered an unusual stalker at Disney World, where she spent spring break with four of her friends. "Eeyore (a Winnie the Pooh charac- ter) followed us all around the park," Ashford said. "It started when he tick- led one of my friends after we didn't pose for a picture with him." Jayson Scheiderer, an Engineering first-year student who also vacationed in Florida, had a different experience, including an expression of school spirit. Hatcher's passion for golf "Harlan always told me you cannot postpone a game because of rain. Maury, golf was invented in this weather,"' said Maurice Bolmer, Hatcher's long-time friend. University President Lee Bollinger spoke at the ser- MARGARET MYERs/Daiy Tom Berenberg speaks about his grandfather, former University President Harlan Hatcher, at a memorial service for Hatcher held at Rackham Auditorium on March 1. responsibility," and Hatcher presided during a crucial 16-year period of the University's history, including faculty awards for excellence, the Undergraduate Honors Program and the innovative undergraduate 5