Al .1 WE t t %MGM AL Itl AW News: 76-DAILY Display Ads: 7640554 Classified Ads: 764-0557 One hundred eght years of editori 'freedom Wednesday December 2, 1998 II r - --- -- - ----- --------- ,. iN w e I iiiiliimmll I Nationals sanction Theta Chi thapter By Mike Spahn Daily Staff Reporter Fallout from the recent Ann Arbor Police Department raids on fraternity and house parties continued this week when the Theta Chi national fraternity chapter placed the *iversity chapter on its highest level of probation. Selected members of the fraternity will be required to attend an alcohol awareness class and the chapter presi- dent will also have to submit a report to the national organization each week under the sanctions. In addition, the Sigma Nu national organization, which is looking into a party broken up by the AAPD the jame weekend as the Theta Chi irty, is nearing the end of its inves- tigation. President of the Interfraternity Council Brad Holcman, a Kinesiology senior, said the recent actions will serve as an early model for possible changes in the entire Greek system. The council commissioned a task force, made up of various fraternity and sorority presidents, that is looking into ays to reform the Greek system to 1tter facilitate a healthy and safe envi- ronment. Holcman said he expects the task force to complete its work before the end of the semester. He added that while the sanctions are more stringent than the expected reforms the task force will implement, they will provide some ideas. Holcman said he anticipates the members of the sanctioned fraternities to provide valu- able feedback on what provisions *rked and which ones did not. "What they're doing is a step ahead of where our Greek community may be going next semester," Holeman said. Holcman said the Greek system is under constant pressure to comply with alcohol regulations and provide a safe See FRATERNITY, Page 7 4Cxxon e ac quires Mobil in $73.B deal *NEW YORK (AP) -- Exxon agreed to buy Mobil for $73.7 billion yester- day in a deal that would create the largest corporation in the world and put back together two of the biggest pieces from the 1911 breakup of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. Roughly 9,000 jobs will be eliminated worldwide as a result of the takeover, or about 7 percent of the companies' com- ed work force of 123,000, Exxon air Lee Raymond said. Despite the new company's vast reach, a world oil glut is expected to keep pump prices at rock-bottom levels for now. Analysts also expect the com- panies will have to sell off numerous gas stations and refineries to satisfy antitrust regulators. The deal is the latest example of rapid consolidation in an industry whose profits have been cut by world- de overproduction, weak demand d slumping prices. "We need to face some facts. The world has changed," Mobil Chair Lucio Noto said. "The easy things are behind us." The company will be known as Exxon Mobil Corp. There will contin- ue to be Mobil and Exxon gas stations, as well as the Exxon tiger and Mobil's red Pegasus logo. Together, Exxon and Mobil accounted or about 13.5 percent of U.S. gasoline sales last year, but just 4 percent of glob- al oil production capacity. Exxon Mobil will have about 48,500 gas stations around the globe, with roughly a third in the United States, plus exploration and production operations worldwide. Fight results in stabbing By Erin Holmes Daily Staff Reportet One person was taken to the hospital with a stab wound and another is facing possible expulsion from a central campus co-operative following an assault yesterday at 807 S. State St. Yesterday morning, two individuals that Nakamura representative said are not affiliated with the University engaged in a dispute with Nakamura resident Robby Wilton and his roommate, also non- University students, at about 10 a.m. in a top-floor room just a few blocks from campus. "We didn't know who was in the right," said a Nakamura representative, who asked not to be identified. A Nakamura resident and a friend of another res- ident started a fight with Wilton and his roommate, the Nakamura representative said. In what was "very clearly self defense," Wilton's roommate stabbed one of the suspects with a three-inch knife, according to Ann Arbor Police Department reports. Students representing the co-op said no arrests were made, but AAPD reports indicated that two suspects were arrested. One suspect was taken to the University Medical Center, but hospital representatives were unable to comment on the status of the patient or the severity of the stab wound. The other suspect - a Nakamura resident - is facing residential expulsion in accordance with Inter- Cooperative Council procedures, said the house sec- retary, who asked not to be identified by name. "There will be a hearing held for the expulsion, which means (the suspect) will lose their member- ship rights," the secretary said. There is a four-day required wait period before the hearing, according to ICC rules. At the hear- See STABBING, Page 7 An assault at Nakamura co-op located at 807S. State St. sent one person to the hospital. One resident may face expulsion from the co-op. JESSICA JOHNSON/Dadiy JESSICA JOHNSON/DaIly Nakamura resident Robby Wilton sits outside yesterday following a dispute between him, his roommate and acquaintances that resulted in a stabbing. Paint it black FEC:0 Clinton, Dole misused federal funds Both may have to repay funds Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON -- Find both the Clinton and Dole c broke laws and misused fede in their 1996 bids for the pr Federal Election Commissior recommended yesterday tha the Clinton campaign repay $, million and the Dole campaigi repay $17.7 million to publi coffers. The announcement came a Congress sought to broaden it impeachment probe of th president to include allegation of campaign finance abuse an! Attorney General Janet Ren contemplated whether to nam an independent counsel t investigate possible fund-rais ing violations. The findings concern issue advocacy advertisements which the Republican Nationa Committee and the Democrati National Committee ran during the 1996 campaign. The FEC staff auditor charged that both campaign illegally coordinated the sup posedly independent ads and in doing so, exceeded the spen its the two candidates agreed they accepted taxpayer assis the election. The report by the FEC sta considered by the six FEC con ers during their meeting t They can accept the recommt Lichter reject them or alter the proposed fines. ling that Lawyers for both candidates argued ampaigns against the recommendations, saying 'ral funds political parties are free to pay for issue residency, ads under current law and that such ads n staffers should not count as expenditures of a t specific candidate's cam- 7 paign unless they explicitly n urge a vote for that candidate. c Lyn Utrecht, a Clinton campaign lawyer, and s Democratic Party counsel is Joseph Sandler argued that e the issue ads were legal and s charged that the FEC audi- d tors' findings were based on o "a faulty and incorrect legal 1e Clinton analysis." o The lawyers also argued ;- that the recommendation should have no influence on Reno's decision, expected next week, whether to L appoint an independent c counsel to investigate g whether Clinton and his aides violated federal elec- s tion laws. s An attorney for Bob Dole. Dolewho was the Republican I, nominee in 1996, said the nding lim- ads were an area of protected speech. J to when "The only way to regulate the ads is tance for if they have terms of advocacy such as 'vote for,"' said Kenneth Gross, Dole': iff will be lawyer in the case. mmission- Inside: More on the committee's omorrow. request to broaden impeachment endations, investigation. Page 2. nam1ed KELLY MCKINNELL/Daiy Pictures at the University's Museum of Art were draped in black cloth yesterday for World AIDS Day. Museum officials covered the art to mourn the deaths of people to AIDS. Drive seeks donors By Nika Schulte Daily Staff Reporter For Engineering graduate student Bob Webbink, registering to be a bone marrow donor only took two tubes of blood and 15 minutes. But for one of the 30,000 people diagnosed with leukemia and life- threatening blood diseases each year, Webbink's action could mean improved health and a lifetime of memories. Highlighting the need for minority donors, a three-day registration, orga- nized by the newly formed student interim Medical dean N Doctor of radiation therapy replaces Dean Lorris Betz By Erin Holmes Daily Staff Reporter Two years and two months after the resignation of Medical School Dean Giles Bole, the search for his replace- ment continues - marked yesterday by the appointment of a new interim dean. Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Gilbert Omenn personally chose Allen Lichter to replace former interim Dean A. Lorris Betz, who has served since Bole left - and stayed in the position two months longer than his agreed two years. "I am very pleased that he has chosen to serve the University in this way," Omenn said, calling Lichter a "fine clinician, excellent teacher and institu- tional leader." Lichter, a professor of radiation therapy, served as chair of his depart- ment from 1984 to 1997. He is cur- tinction as chair of the department,,L Omenn said, adding that Lichter is pioneer in three-dimensional treat- ment planning - especially with; women who suffer from breast can- cer. "It is a big deal that he is the interim dean; he has a lot of national visibility, Omenn said. Lichter's role as interim: dean wil encompass the normal duties of a full- time Medical School dean. He wil work together with Omenn to set ai agenda and goals. "We'll both enthusiastically and eager- ly share our ideas for the future," Omen said, adding that Lichter's service an( background will be beneficial in his role- as interim dean. Omenn said Lichter's appointment.- effective immediately, is supported b: University President Lee Bollinge and Provost Nancy Cantor, and wil stand until someone is chosen for th permanent position of Medica School dean. "We're at a stage where it is hard t( know how long it will take to find the' KELLY MCKINNELL/Daily Red Cross worker Carl Barney draws Engineering and Music senior Matthew Clapham's blood yesterday during a bone marrow registration drive In Pierpont Commons. bone marrow to a patient in need," said Sharon Brooks a recruitment specialist for the National Marrow Donor Program through the American Red Cross. While Brooks said the best match usu- ally comes from a relative such as a sib- MMDC, said less than 25 percent are minorities. "Your best chance for a match is from your ethnic group,' said Kay, an LSA junior. "If only a few people of your race are