240 'Ea tti News: 76-DAILY Display Ads: 764-0554 Classified Ads: 764-0557 One hundred eight years of editon lifreedom Friday October 30, 1998 it IN,2 nnAbr i~a II! i Micg O y 011's deathi gives dad new cause x J By Michael Grass Daily Staff Reporter Donald Giacherio said he never knew his son Christopher, an LSA sophomore, used drugs. After his son died last month, Donald iacherio's eyes opened to the reality of drug "One of my resolutions is to make some- thing good come of" Christopher's death, Donald Giacherio said yesterday at a drug awareness event on the Diag. Toxicology reports released yesterday show that Christopher Giacherio died of a cocaine overdose, according to an Ann Arbor News report. "The test results confirm the drug was tine," Lieutenant Jim Tieman told the Arbor News. But results of the toxicology report could not be confirmed by the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner's Office yesterday because authorities now must decide if actions leading to Christopher Giacherio's death were criminal. Assistant County Prosecutor Joseph Burke said he does not know if or when the case will reach his office. Christopher Giacherio was found unre- sponsive in the bathroom of a friend's home at 909 Packard Road mid-morning on Sept. 15. Medical personnel could not revive Giacherio. Preliminary toxicology reports indicated heroin and cocaine may have been a factor in Christopher Giacherio's death. Coincidentally, the news of the drug over- dose was released yesterday as Donald Giacherio, a pathology assistant professor, and others passed out red ribbons on the Diag as part of National Drug Awareness Week. The LSA Student Government's Public Activities Committee sponsored the ribbon distribution. "I don't think that students know enough about the dangers of drugs ... they believe they are immortal," said LSA senior Heather Drewior, chair of the committee. Student volunteers made and passed out more than 5,000 red ribbons to passers-by. "I hope that through this event we can touch at least one person and make students more aware of the dangers of drug use,' Donald Giacherio said. Students interested in helping the commit- tee signed a list to assist with future events. "We want to promote drug awareness within the student body," Drewior said. Interested students also received informa- tion on drug hotlines, including the National Institute for Drug Abuse, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and other local drug abuse and counseling services. Event organizers said they hope Thursday's event raised the awareness of the danger of drugs. The death of Christopher Giacherio shows that anyone can be a victim of drug abuse, Drewior said. "Students believe, like my son did, that they are indestructible. We need to make stu- dents aware of how fragile life is," Donald Giacherio said. Current trends indicate drug use among See GIACHERIO, Page 2 Don Glacherlo, father of LSA sophomore Christopher Glacherlo who died last month from a cocaine overdose, passes out ribbons to his son's roommate LSA sophomore William Bon yesterday on the Diag. One American legend Glenn's encore shuttle1 launch g es -vPc E^ i as panned The Washington Post CAPE CANAVERAL - John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, blasted off yesterday with six crewmates aboard the shuttle Discovery, fulfilling a lifelong yearning ~ : and earning another place in history by becoming the old- '. est man to travel in space. Glenn's spaceship, with 20 times the thrust and 70 times the working room of his first, took off from a launch pad at ~ _ the Kennedy Space Center at 2:19 p.m., thundering into a cloudless Florida sky so blue that even nature seemed to be returning Glenn's country-boy smile. Although a loose door ~ ,I panel flew off and hit an engine valve during lift-off, offi--w4 cials said the incident presented no dangers and the launch was otherwise flawless. . .- As President Clinton watched fromythesroofdofthe launch , control center about 3.5 miles away with the astronauts' families, Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter, on the shuttle communications loop, intoned the same words he had spo ken spontaneously 36 years ago near the same spot: "Godspeed, John Glenn." ri About three hours later, as Discovery sailed over Hawaii, Glenn radioed to mission control, describing the islands passing below as "absolutely gorgeous." "Roger that, glad you're enjoying the show" astronaut Robert Curbeam replied. . . "Enjoying the show is right; Glenn said. "This is beauti-dsp ful. The best part is - and it's still a trite old statement -- ; m '"roGandI feel fine!'" "Roger that. We had a bunch of friends asking about you today and wondering how you're feeling and I'm sure. hey're glad to hear that; Curbeam said. "First report is great;" Glenn replied. "I don't know what ABOVE: Space shuttle Discovery launches from CapeAF PTW AT happens on down the line, but today is beautiful and great Canaveral yesterday. RIGH T. The Michigan Daily reports on ~z~~ ~~*~ ~wuRw W and Hawaii is just, I just can't even describe it." John Glenn's first space flight In 1962. While some critics have dismissed the flight as abot. publicity stunt of limited scientific value, Glenn's broadcast. Across America, schoolchildren watched ') odyssey attracted some 3,000 journalists and enor- from their classrooms. In central Florida, many mous public interest. Hundreds of thousands of specta- schools gave kids the day off. tors jammed causeways, roads and beaches to witness All this hubbub came to a focus at T-minus-zero, when the lift-off, which was carried live by almost every the 4.5 million pound shuttle responded to the sudden thrust . television and cable network including even the shop- of 7-mllon pounds and thundered up and eastward, the. ing channel. It was the first national digital TV See GLENN, Page 7 publcit stnt f lmite scentficvale, Genns boadast Acrss mercascholchldrn wtchd N" r Proposed move upsets staff in Angell Hall By SusantPort Daily Staff Reporter When University President Lee Bollinger announced his upcoming move to Angell Hall over e-mail to fac- ulty and staff earlier this week, some University employees did not welcome the change. In Bollinger's e-mail, he proposed that a number of central administrators would move from the Fleming Administration Building to the first and ground floors of the north wing of Angell Hall. In the move, the College of Literature, Science and Arts academic advising offices, the LSA Honors pro- gram offices, and part of the Registrar's Office would be moved. Along with those, both the Anthropology Department and Statistics Department would also be relocated. LSA Adviser David Brawn said the advising staff has an impact on stu- dent's intellectual lives. "Our office is not administrative. We work with students on a large scale and on a daily basis," Brawn said. Many advisers expressed their understanding to Bollinger's desire to be more accessible to students, but relocating LSA advising offices "makes it harder to our job," Brawn said. Brawn said that to his knowledge, none of the staff members were con- sulted about Bollinger's future plans. LSA Assistant Dean of Students for Academic Affairs Esrold Nurse said Bollinger's e-mail announcing his plans "didn't come as a total surprise." Bollinger said in his inaugural speech last year that he intended to move clos- er to the students. Nurse said he had been aware that the office space occupied by LSA Academic Advising had been under consideration. "Any move is disruptive," Nurse said. "I just dread having to go through the process." But he added that "in the long run we'll be OK." Advisers, Nurse said, had to move twice before when their offices were remodeled in 1994. Nurse said there have been rumors that the LSA Building might be their final destination. "But there is no empty space. It's the domino effect of who gets to move and when," Nurse said. "Clearly, the location is critical when you deal with as many stu- dents as we deal with." LSA Adviser Karen Wittkopp said See MOVE, Page 2 Gandhi's grands on inspires ful house By AsnaRafeeq Daily Staff Reporter A legacy of peace came to campus last night when Mahatma Gandhi's grandson inspired an audience at a packed Rackham Auditorium. "Non-violence is powerful," Arun Gandhi said. "It goes far beyond our imagination - it is a philosophy of life." Arun Gandhi, who lived with his grandfather in India during the most critical months of India's movement for independence, elucidated the reasons why the dreams of his grandfather and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remain largely unfulfilled. "Today we live in denial of our violence," Arun Gandhi said. "We are all violent in a passive sense, whether consciously or uncon- sciously." His remarks touched many audience members. "This (speech) applies to everybody," said Eitan Sussman, a junior at Pioneer High School who attended the event. "I like it when people talk universally like (Gandhi) did." The event was sponsored by a long See GANDHI, Page 2 Michigan at Minnesota Who: No. 22 Michigan (5-2) at Minnesota (4-3) What: *The battle for the Little Brown Jug. The Wolverines have won the Jug in 58 of the, 82 matchups since the 6-6 tie in 1908 that started the tradition. Where: Metrodome, Minneapolis When: Tomorrow at 12:10 p.m. L~ine:. Michigan by 12.5 Television:. ESPN Last Year: Michigan won in Ann Arbor, 24-3 Can date debate sees low student turnout Musical maze By Katie Plons Daily Staff Reporter Fewer than 15 students came out last night to hear the visions and opinions of five of the nine candidates running for the two open spots on the University Board of Regents. With the exception of one Republican candidate, state Rep. Jessie Dalman (R-Holland), the five candi- dates who attended the informal debate represented lesser known parties, including Natural Law, Reform and Libertarian. The Michigan Student Assembly hosted an informal forum for students to meet the people who want to make major policy decisions affecting stu- dents for the next eight years. with minor races - such as those for regent - as they are with congression- al races, he said. "This is the size you can draw;" Wright said. But "the less formal it can be, the better off you are." At the close of the one and a half hour discussion in MSA chambers, most of the candidates said they too enjoyed the intimate, candid nature of a small group. "We weren't a lot of people talking against each other, but talking with each other,"Natural Law candidate Ann Rappaport said. "I enjoyed the range of opinions.' Although the candidates tackled some of the more divisive issues for all Michigan citizens, including affirma- r1 uAiWOil t"..xt.: