One hundred eight years ofeditorlfreedom News: 76-DAILY Display Ads: 7640554 Classified Ads: 76440557 Monday October 19, 1998 ' is ry se ,ts . L d r3: $rats en. ;;srs r t Y v 'n z t a,, is i C1 i1 06 lMideast peace talks %tal QUEENSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Prodded by U.S. mediation at the highest levels, Middle East peace negotiations were stalled yesterday over key elements of a land-for-peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. The Clinton admin- gration appealed to the two sides to find le "political will" to settle issues that have generated 19 months of stalemate. A significant stumbling block involved security guarantees for Israel as part of a deal to give up land on the West Bank to the Palestinian Authority, diplo- matic sources said. American assertions that the summit was timed to end last night gave way to a statement by spokesperson James Rubin that"we are taking this one meeting at a time." The U.S. strategy, at least for now, was Ipush for a full agreement and not sign off on the approach Israel evidently favors of "locking in" the issues resolved and declaring them settled. On the fourth day of talks, President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore rode separate helicopters to the Wye Plantations hideaway on Maryland's Eastern Shore to work with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and *Westinian leader Yasser Arafat to break the impasse. Clinton conferred with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and other senior advisers for 40 minutes, then had lunch with Netanyahu. The Palestinian leader and Netanyahu have not met face- to-face for two days, and there has been no three-way meeting, which would sig- nal progress. While diplomatic sources said the ely result of the summit was a partial Nreement, Rubin said, "We have no plan to defer issues for many weeks." He also cautioned that without an accord "there are serious dangers ahead for the people of the Middle East," "There's important work being done here" White House spokesperson Joe Lockhart said after Clinton arrived from Washington for his third day of media- tion between the two sides. *The United States is trying to broker an agreement in which Israel would exchange territory for tougher action by the Palestinian Authority to prevent ter- ror strikes against Israelis. Diplomatic sources said completing a final deal could take weeks or longer. Palestinian sources told The Associated Press the talks "have become very difficult," particularly on whether another Israeli pullback on the West Bank would follow the one being negoti- d and on Israel's demand that terror- msuspects be extradited to Israel for trial. However, the sources, insisting on anonymity, said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, U.S. mediator Dennis Ross and Danny Naveh, the Israeli Cabinet secretary, were working on drafts of other provisions. Also, the sources said, CIA director George Tenet had a long meeting *turday with Muhammed Dahlan, Palestinian security chief, and their ideas would be presented yesterday to the IaAelis. Rubin reiterate the American posi- tion that "our goal continues to be to do all the work that needs to be done by today." He said he had not "heard any serious discussion about a multiweek extension" of the talks. Rubin also denied an Israeli army radio report that Clinton had warned the aelis he would support a Palestinian state if no West Bank agreement was reached. He said that did not "resemble any account that I've heard at the Wye talks, and I find it difficult to imagine." Netanyahu also denied any such pres- sure had been applied. "The reports are baseless, and that option was never discussed in convema- tions with the prime minister and his del- ation at Wye Plantation," Netanyahu's Wce said in Jerusalem. Israel's newly appointed hard-line foreign minister, Ariel Sharon, and Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai arrived early yesterday morning at this resort area on Maryland's Eastern Shore to join the talks. Asked by reporters if he was optimistic, Mordechai said, "Yes, I am." Clinton is trying to break a 19-month stalemate, but U.S. officials have made claims of progress since the talks. gan Thursday. imn bug ITD discusses possible problems resulting from the 'Millenium Bug.' News, Page 3A. 'She shou I have been safe' "Her spark ofdivbity that we felt in her presence has returned to God" - Rabbi Harold Loss Family, friends mourn death of student -By Nidts Easley SDaiyff Reporter Remembering her vivid imagination, sense of humorand love of life. hundreds of friends and family attended ser- vices yesterday for LSA first-year student Courtney Cantor, who died Friday morning after falling from her sixth-floor residence hall window. r . Investigators suspect that Cantor, whose body was found near the loading dock of Mary Markley Residence Hall at about 5 a.m. Friday, may have fallen from the ladder of her loft while climbing into bed. "She had a sparkle that drew people to her," Rabbi Harold Losj said during yesterday's service at Ira Kaufman chapel in Southfield, Mich. "She taught us lessons about living, caring for each other and being there for each other." The 18-year-old Chi Omega pledge from West Bloomfield, Mich. attended carry-in ceremonies at the :, - sorority Thursday night. She then went to a party at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, where she was seen drinking alcohol. She returned to Markley in a cab with three friends at about 3 a.m. Cantor's roommate, LSA first-year student Marni Golden, saw her in the room after Cantor returned from the party. Golden left the room once between 3 am. and 5 a.m. 4 to go to the bathroom. Cantor, found in her nightshirt, was taken to University Hospitals Emergency Room and pro- nounced dead at 5:48 a.m. Through tears and shaky voices, friends and family yes- terday remembered Cantor's love, willingness to accept challenges, loyalty as a friend and even her sense of fashion. N "She was the strongest in our group, like the leader," said LSA first-year student Rebekah Parker, one of Cantor's close friends from Andover High School in Bloomfield ' Hills. "She held everything together. She was a best friend to a lot of people" Loss read a paper Cantor recently had finished that s ,demonstrated the writing talent she inherited from her father, Detroit News columnist George Cantor. In the paper, Cantor describes her mother, Sherry, as her "best friend" and calls her father her "knight in shining armor." "She had a huge capacity of giving," George Cantor said See CANTOR, Page 3A Inside: Safety of Markley windows comes into question. Page 3A Friends and family 'U'death echoes accidents on -a~da Courtney Canter gather yesterday atKumnChapel campuses acro,"ss the naton, a 1l nSutfieldh.. Cantor died Friday after falling out of 3y Gerard Cohen-Vrignaad minor, with a place to consume alco- ty house in Palo Alto, Calif. on Oct. her sixth-floor wily Staff Reporterhol. 10 herk si o laityMarkiey window. The tragic death of LSA first-year One in three college students Howard, a Phi Delta Theta frater- She had just tudent Courtney Cantor last Friday drinks to become intoxicated, nity member, reportedly had con- received her bid to sorning is the latest tale of sorrow according to literature from Mothers sumed alcohol, which contributed to Chi Omega sorority n a national outbreak of recent trag- Against Drunk Driving. In addition, the 20-foot fall, and was c accidents on college campuses. 42 percent of college students Stanford officials emphasized that celebrating at a In an eerily similar incident last reported they had participated in the recent incident was uncommon party Thursday hursday, Rosamond Huntoon, a binge drinking - defined as five and suspended the fraternity, which night at the Phi ophomore at Colby College in drinks or more at a time. had been in trouble with the univer- Delta Theta Waterville, Maine, plunged three Stanford University student sity before. fraternity house. tories from her residence hall room Michael Howard's recent behavior is "The fact is that alcohol incidents WARREN ZINN/Daily 1 i i T s s window. She remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. Another Colby student has been charged with furnishing Huntoon, a apparently consistent with that sta- tistic. He emerged from a coma yes- terday after dropping from the bal- cony of the Phi Delta Theta fraterni- like the one last week are very iso- lated." Stanford Dean of Students Marc Wais said. "They happen very See ALCOHOL, Page 3A 9 Coming Out Week clouded by Shepard's death By Nick Faizone Daily Staff Reporter More than 200 members of the University community attended a rally Friday on the Diag to celebrate National Coming Out Week. Queer Unity Project and Michigan Student Association's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Commission, the groups who sponsored the event, dedi- cated the rally to all hate crime victims - specifically Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming who died last Monday after being severely beaten. Spurred by the death of Shepard, Quiet Women End Reform, a campus group for lesbians, sponsored a letter-writ- ing campaign at the rally. Members of the group encouraged students to write state senators and representatives, demanding that pending federal legislation concerning more serious hate crime punishment be passed. Katherine Severs, a Music sophomore, kicked off the rally at 12:10 p.m. by reading a poem by Pat Parker, an activist for the black and LGBT communities. The poem, titled "My Lover is a Woman," dealt with the hate, anger and love people find in each other's differences, Severs said. "We have to come out not just as gay, but as angry and $avery series A PBS series explores slavery in the United States from its early beginnings to its abolition during the Civil War. Arts, Page 5A. Elders emphasizes preventative care Music sophomores Molly Frounfelter and Katherine Severe kiss Friday In the Diag for National Coming Out Week. unaccepting of the anger pointed at us;' Severs said in refer- ence to Shepard's death. After Severs spoke, Jennifer Walters, a University ombud and an Episcopalian priest, talked to the crowd about the church's role in Shepard's death. Walters, a lesbian, said that the church betrayed Shepard, noting that Fred Phelps, a member of the See RALLY, Page 2A By Adam Zuwednk Daily Staff Reporter Calling for an increase in health awareness and preventive health care education, former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders spoke at the Michigan Theater on Saturday after- noon. Interspersed with humorous anecdotes, Elders' speech had the crowd of more than 500 laughing on a numerous occa- sions. "She's very, very inspirational," Public Health doc- Elders toral student Pia McDonald said. "She has a lot of guts to speak about what she believes in." Elders emphasized the need fo* uni- versal health care for all Americans. "Every criminal has a right to a lawyer. Why shouldn't every sick per- son have a right to a doctor?" she asked. "Every U.S. citizen should have a con- stitutional right to health care.' http://www.mlchigandally.com Check out the Daily at its new Web address. t Introduced before her speech as a tireless worker who is full of compas- sion, Elders travels extensively to speak about the importance of health aware- ness at colleges and universities. "It is critical to educate people on how to be healthy," Elders said during a meeting at the Packard Community Clinic before her speech. Elders said one of her main concerns is Americans' ignorance of preventative health care measures. "We've got the best sick care system in the world, but we need to ask, 'Are we the healthiest?"' she asked. While serving as U.S. Surgeon General, Elders vocally supported mas- turbation education. She said she cur- rently is working on a children's book parents can use to talk to their kids about sex, and is still working on a book about masturbation. "Everybody does it, but nobody talks about," it Elders said. Masturbation "never got anybody pregnant or gave anyone a sexually transmitted disease, and we can't even talk about it." Elders said she has no regrets from See ELDERS, Page 8A Weather Hi4 A A