kf i t I . )R EDITION One hundred eight yeas ofeditoriilfredom. News: 76-DAILY Display Ads: 764-0554 Classified Ads: 7644)557 Friday January 29, 1#9 ______ Ende1dl - ier state aacire~s Man angered, shakes fist at sky A disgruntled man was seen shaking his fist towards the sky at the corner of State Street and South University Avenue yesterday. The man, in his fifties with silver hair and beard, was heard uttering "consarn it" and "dag nabit" grunting periodically. A report was filed, but no suspects have been apprehended. Suspect steals egg, makes omelette An egg was reported stolen from an unnamed University residence hall. The suspect, allegedly dressed in a blue cafeteria apron, snagged an egg when the cafeteria chefs turned their backs and fled through a loading dock door. The egg was later seen near a stove being made into a green pepper, sour cream and onion omelette by a male in his early twenties with black hair. The shell was reported found dam- aged a few feet away from the stove. Police sealed the cafeteria entrance and are dusting the crime scene for prints. They do not know whether the vegetables in the omelette were also stolen goods. A reward has been posted for anyone with information that may lead to the suspect's arrest. Child dons wax wings, flies too close to sun, falls into ocean Well, the headline pretty much cov- ers it. 1120 Oakland absolved in covert sting operation Charges against a student house at 1120 Oakland Avenue for throwing "a party that don't stop" were dropped yesterday by the Ann Arbor Police Department. The party occurred on Nov. 14 and was broken up by 50 police officers covered in riot gear and wield- ing pepper spray. "The whole thing was bullshit," LSA senior and Daily Business staffer Michael Solomon said in a drunken stupor. "Since when has it been illegal to serve alcohol to minors?" When told the law had been in effect for decades, Solomon responded, "Oh, really? Well that's a dumb law." (This one's actually true.) Jackass kicks through window A jackass was seen and apprehended after bucking its hind legs through the window of a liquor store on State Street. The jackass was incoherent and uncooperative. After several attempts to pull him into a wagon, the mule climbed in after a car- rot was waved in front of its nose. A report was filed, but the mule refused to talk to officials until he con- tacted legal counsel. Report filed A report was filed after a report was filed. Giant rock taken from parking lot A large rock was lifted from a soror- ity parking lot early yesterday morning. The three suspects, presumably drunk, were seen running down Washtenaw Avenue with the rock, relaying it from person to person. A report was filed. Drunk man makes up Crime Notes An inebriated male in his early twen- ties was seen constructing the "Crime Notes" section of the Michigan Daily at 420 Maynard St. Several attempts to remove him from the keyboard failed, met with only growls and snails. Since crime notes are a disguise for an actual humor column, no report was filed. - Crime Notes were completely fabricated by Daily Sports Editor By Nick Bunkley and Kelly O'Connor Daily Staff Reporters Addressing the State House of Representatives in last night's State of the State address, Gov. John Engler was met with enthusiastic Republican support and a more subdued Democratic party while announc- ing his plans for the future of Michigan. Engler opened the annual speech, titled "Michigan: the Smart State in the Twenty-First Century," with the traditional proclamation. "The state of our state is better than good," Engler said. "It is great." Among the issues stressed in the speech were edu- cation, crime and a cut in the state income tax. The mention of each, especially the improvement of pub- lic education, received cheers from both sides of the House. But as the Governor laid more specific pro- posals for the way he plans to invoke changes, the reaction was divided down party lines. Engler reaffirmed his support of putting public schools in urban areas - such as Detroit - under the control of the city's mayor. He expressed that the idea, which has been fiercely debated in recent weeks, should not be viewed politically. "This is not a partisan issue; this is not a race issue. This is a children's issue," he said. In response to the governor's point, Republican's jumped to their feet as Democrats gave a tacit sign of disapproval Rep. John Hansen (D-Plymouth), a former ele- mentary school principal, said Democrats do not agree with Engler's plan for public education because it is not the right way to fix things. "This is really a focus on four or five urban school districts," he said. "You don't repair it by tearing it down; you repair it by building it up." Rep. Liz Brater (D-Ann Arbor) also disagreed with Engler's proposal, saying she fears it targets low- income areas. "What he has proposed seeks to punish schools for lack of resources," Brater said. But Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus said moving the state forward requires major changes. "What will make us a smart state is we will have to put education and schools first,"Posthumus said. Engler also mentioned - but did not detail - a NATHAN RUFFE9 Gov. John Engler laughs after his S I Mergers continue to sweep industry DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. will pay $6.45 billion for Volvo AB's car division, speeding consolidation in the global auto industry and expanding Ford's premium brands. Built to last, Volvo cars represent safety to many Americans and Europeans. The acquisition announced yesterday is similar to last year's merger of Chrysler Corp. and Daimler-Benz AG of Germany in that there is no overlap in both companies' car lines. It also gives Ford, the world's No. 2 automaker, a larger share of the highly com- petitive European market. Volvo will retain its commercial truck and engine business and is in talks to merge those operations with Sweden's Scania. The deal still must be approved by Volvo shareholders, which could pose a problem. Six years ago, an influential block of Volvo shareholders scuttled a proposed merger with France's Renault SA largely over fears that Volvo control and jobs would move out- side Sweden. Sensitive to such fears, Ford executives stressed at a news conference that Volvo's current management and factories would remain in place and that Volvo cars would retain their unique personality, style and rep- utation for quality and safety. "One thing that cannot change is their Swedishness," said Jack Nasser, Ford's new president and chief executive offi- cer. The deal gives Ford a premium brand positioned above the most expensive Fords and well below its Jaguar line, and instantly adds nearly 2 percentage points to its European market share of 10 per- cent. In the United States, it brings a different type of customer to Ford than those who buy Lincolns and Jaguars. Volvo's U.S. buyers - mostly in the 34-53 age range - include far more women. Most Jag and Lincoln buyers are 54 and older. Volvo would also add to Ford's effort to market itself as a leader in automotive safe- ty. buys b ivo ADDRESS, Page 7 of the State address last night. In defense of the Daily: A semi-open letteA' Look ma: Front page. I didn't even have to kill any- one. University students have little unofficial sports that everyone participates in, whether they know it or not. There's making fun of street preachers. There's looking at the confiscated IDs at the Blue Front. There's running laps in Angell Hall, waiting for the Non-English Speaking Complicated Computer Game Club to vacate one of the terminals. Another favorite is Daily bashing. Daily bashing is group and study non-specific: LSA students get into it as much as Music and Kinesiology types (the latter turning their missives in crayon and dull mark- ers.) Minority students do it. Honkeys do it. Even educated fleas do it Administrators bash some Daily and the faculty has been known to bash a bit. You see, it is a violation of profes- sional ethics to defend ourselves in print regarding things that people say JAES about us in letters to the editor and in MILLER other official venues. Ni1I But I'm not professional. I don't have ethics. So, to all you Daily bashers: Welcome to my house, where the whup-ass is $1 off and payback is a bitch. First, the official business. The Daily wins something called the Gold Circle awards every year. These are the college journalism awards and papers from every c - pus across the country compete for them. In every c - gory, the Daily consistently dominates every other school, including Northwestern's fabled Medill School of Journalism. The Michigan Daily dominates college journalism the way the Celtics used to dominate pro basketball. Among its peers, the Daily is the champ, and has been for years. Second, and more fun for me, a few words for the com- plainers and pains in the ass from the letters to the edi- tor. The University's Ann Arbor campus has more acthy and culture per square foot than most places in the c - try. Varsity and club sports, student groups, activism, music, beats, rhyme and life. We have it all, and it all hap- pens all day, every day. The Daily has a few small pages, crowded by advertis- ing and wire stories, to report the business and life of this institution. We are staffed by people just like you, with classes and job applications, boyfriends and girlfriends. With this said: If you are a member of some dipstick a capella singing group ("Hey guys, let's do 'The Lion Sleeps Tonic' They've never heard 30 sexually confused music failures sing THAT!") pay attention. If you are a member of a tiny club sport, ladies' backgammon or turnip mashing, pay attention. If you are a member of a service club or student association, pay attention. No one cares about your life. No one cares about your opinion about anything, from the Arab-Israeli conflict to the bus schedule on North Campus. There is this notion that some people here have that the world stops every time they do something besides go to class. More stuff happens around here than you can conch, Horatio. You know what? If your guest speaker or dance marathon or spatzen eating contest didn't get front page photo-op billing, it's not because there's a University con- spiracy to keep your group marginalized. It's not because the Daily staff is lazy or incompetent. It's because the folks who put this paper together have to decide what gets covered and what doesn't. If it's not in the paper, the chances are that most of your fellow students don't give a rat's ass. Sorry. We especially don't need to hear from Greeks complag about their "portrayal" in the Daily. I know it's hard to be an upper-middle class cracker with high cheekbones. Try and go on, young brother. The Daily does not have a liberal bias because it prints a story about affirmative actions issues. It's the news, genius. The Daily is not racist because you personally wanted to see an article printed that wasn't. J. Edgar Hoover was part of a AP PHOTO This is what a Volvo looks like. "Volvo has a world-class reputation for safety, quality, durability and environmental responsibility - all of which are attributes that are increasingly important to our cus- tomers," Nasser said. While financially healthy, Volvo is among the smallest players in the world auto industry - something that put its long-term survival in doubt as the business has become increasingly dominated by such global behe- moths as General Motors Corp., Ford, Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG and DaimlerChrysler. Volvo sold nearly 400,000 cars world- wide last year, with one out of four sales in the United States. By comparison, Ford pro- duced 6.8 million vehicles worldwide last year, second only to GM. Ford's financial strength will allow the Volvo line to be broadened at a faster rate. Nasser said he sees "huge potential" to expand Volvo, though he declined to say if there may be Volvo sport utility vehicles, minivans and pickups. The deal gives Ford the right to use the Volvo name on such prod- ucts. One thing that made Ford an attractive suitor to Volvo was its experience turning around Jaguar Cars Ltd. of England. In If you want to read more, YOU find the break. Aep6n AelSuMoi 6 GIAOW ue614IVoi '$ uiels ssaip anig "9 saoqs s,90-1 pue pd0o-1 " .1ouoyl ___eelal ' !. UMOQ " Senate crushes Clinton vote WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans yesterday crushed a Democratic call for an immediate vote on President Clinton's fate and adopted their own plan to allow public airing of Monica Lewinsky's videotaped testimony at Clinton's impeachment trial. The rapid-fire developments on the Senate floor followed strict party lines after Senate leaders deadlocked in daylong efforts to negotiate a bipartisan timetable for the conclusion of the trial. Both sides envisioned a final vote on impeachment by Feb. 12, and the depositions are to begin on Monday. But there were numerous differences on key details in the interim. 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