it *rni We ,ft*Me r Today: Partly cloudy. High 50. Low 27. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. High 42. One hundred eight years ofeditorilf1reedom Wednesday March 24, 1999 'dN ..r 'Y n a S3:q.. -- -------------- ------------ Airs trik BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) - NATO's secretary-general ordered airstrikes against Yugoslavia yesterday, after President Slobodan Milosevic rebuffed a last-ditch peace offer for Kosovo and revved up his war machine by eclaring a state of emergency. In Washington, President Clinton sought -- d got - support from Congressional leaders for military action and gave a scathing descrip- tion of Milosevic's treatment of ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. "If you don't stand up to brutality and the killing of innocent civilians, you invite them to do more," Clinton said. agmns NAT again NATO Chief Javier Solana did not say when attacks would start, but more than 400 aircraft from allied nations stood ready to begin bomb- ing within days or hours. Halfa dozen U.S. Navy ships were ready to launch cruise missiles. "We must stop an authoritarian regime from repress- ing its people in Europe at the end of the 20th Century. We have a moral duty to do so. The responsibility is on our shoulders and we will fulfill it," Solana said in Brussels, Belgium. In meetings yesterday with Clinton adminis- tration officials, U.S. lawmakers said they were told the strikes could come last night or today, depending on the weather, according to partici- Ot Yugoslavia pants who spoke on condition of anonymity. about their business nor Citing an "imminent threat of war," schools, public transportat Yugoslavia declared a nationwide state of emer- would be working. gency - the first since World War II - and "We will keep monitori began a massive mobilization of troops and develops and inform the< equipment to keep its grip on Kosovo, a south- should do," a member ern province where heavily armed government Dragan Covic, told the ind troops have been battling ethnic Albanian sepa- B-92. ratists for more than a year. After two days of fruitl Yugoslavia's defense minister, Pavle Bulatovic, U.S. envoy Richard Holbr said early today that the country's army and police NATO headquarters in units have already been dispersed to avoid casual- briefed Solana and amba ties during NATO airstrikes. NATO nations. Belgrade authorities urged residents to go Milosevic, he said, had approved mally today, and said the measures the allies were seekin ion and other services peace. "He has chosen a path whose con ing the situation as it he fully understands by rejecting our r citizens of what they rational requests and suggestions;" of the city council, Holbrooke told CNN. ependent radio station Solana emerged from the meeting NATO leadership and announced he1 g to bring nsequences easonable, a somber g with the had direct- ess talks in Belgrade, poke flew last night to Brussels, where he assadors from the 19 not agreed to any of ed NATO commander Gen. Wesley Clark to launch an air operation. "All efforts to achieve a negotiated, political solution to the Kosovo crisis having failed, no alternative is open but to take military action," Solana said. 4SU birthday cards deliver sober message By Kelly O'Connor Daily Staff Reporter Greeting card companies may soon have some competition om a small organization planning to send birthday greet- ings to every Michigan State University student turning 21. But they aren't ordinary cards. Following the cover's nor- mal birthday greeting, the inside reads, "Be responsible about drinking ... We want you to turn 22." The program stems from Be Responsible About Drinking, an organization founded six weeks ago by the parents and friends of Bradley McCue, an MSU junior who died of alco- hol poisoning after celebrating his 21st birthday by drinking 24 shots in two hours. Cindy McCue, Bradley's mother, said the idea behind . BRAD is not to discourage mof acohf poisoning: young people from cele- n asrss or brating on their birthday, but to give them informa- Slow rraon tion on the consequences VCol, , pale or bueish 4x of drinking too much in a i'Strt* n f d IlcoiE short amount of time. "We're not saying don't Si have a good time, we're just o or saying be responsible" ~ ,McCue said, adding that cel- 0 * w~itin tn i(*4Cdcif. ~ ebratory events such as foot- to~rn n an t# e4 side anxd say ball games, birthdays and Sh eien'until parnedcs anve.. the end of classes are times when people are most at risk for alcohol poisoning aid other negative effects of drinking. In addition to the mass mailing of birthday cards, BRAD hopes to sponsor other programs including the distribution of laminated wallet-sized cards containing quick facts about what to do when someone passes out after drinking. , Cindy McCue said problems with drinking begin earlier an many people think. "Students develop their drinking bits in high school," she said. "Eighty percent of high school students are already drinking by their senior year." So far, all BRAD programs have been funded by private donations, including one given by Rick's American Cafe in East Lansing - the bar at which Bradley McCue was drink- ing the night he died. Cindy McCue explained that the See CARDS, Page 5 Stuff it! Band head to return to alma mater By Jason Stoffer Daily Staff Reporter When the Michigan Marching Band high steps onto the field next fall to christen a new football season, its members will be marching to the beat of a different director. Marching Band , Director Kevin Sedatole turned in his resignation yes- terday after three years at the helm of one of the nation's premier collegiate r marching bands. r. He has accepted Sedatole the marching band directorship at the University of Texas, his alma ' mater. Director of University Bands H. Robert Reynolds named. A s s i s t a n t Marching Band Tapia Director James Tapia as Sedatole's successor. With Sedatole's departure, the band will lose more than just a director - it will lose a man with enthusiasm, good j dgment and "class," Reynolds said. "I think the difference in the band since Kevin took charge is evolutionary rather than revolutionary," Reynolds said. "He always had an unfailing sense of what was the right thing to do. The band plays better, the shows are more current in style and he's successfully continued the great Michigan Marching Band tradition." Sedatole's contributions included changing the band's pre-game rendition of "The Victor's" to an upbeat tempo similar to the one the band played dur- ing the '50s. Reynolds said that while the band will miss Sedatole's presence, its more than 300 members are "very lucky" to have Tapia assuming control. "When I think of James I think of a consummate musician," Reynolds said. "The sound of the band, which has been one of the defining qualities of the Michigan Marching Band for decades, will be very important to him. He brings intelligence and a whole deal of maturity to the posi- tion." Tapia, a Michigan native, said he is excited to take charge of a band he has listened to since early childhood. He said he is committed to stay with the band for at least five years. "My first Michigan football game was in 1969, when I was six years old," See BAND, Page 5 DARBY FRIEDLIS/Daily LSA first-year student Michael Jennings, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, attempts to eat an entire medium pizza yesterday on the Diag during a Greek Week event. Gurin iddresses minor program Cori McAfee dly Staff Reporter To Patricia Gurin's surprise, few peo- ple showed up for her office hours at the LSA building yesterday afternoon. While she doesn't hand out midterm exams or deliver lectures, the dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts held office hours yesterday to discuss campus issues with LSA- Student Government and interested University students. "I don't know why more students don't 'end - whether it's apathy, or if they just can't find the room, or maybe they are afraid of the dean, " said LSA first- year student Adam Damerow, an LSA- SG member. Damerow was one of only four people who attended the office hours. "The dean is really a nice lady and facilitates well with individual students." Yesterday's hot topic was the University's possible implementation t departmental minors - including e ideas of interdisciplinary minors, how soon minor curriculums would be in effect, which departments were con- sidering a minor curriculum and whether students in schools outside LSA could pursue an LSA minor. "The faculty has already approved to FINAL D AYS Current MSA president preps for transition By Jewel Oopwani Daily Staff Reporter MSA elections kick off today By Angela Bardoni Daily Staff Reporter At the stroke of midnight, elec- tions for the Michigan Student Assembly, College of Literature, Science and the Arts Student Government and University of Michigan Engineering Council rep- resentatives began. The online voting system was scheduled to boot up last night and will be available to students until 11:59 PM on Thursday. Online voting became available to students three years ago, and since then students have had the option to cast a ballot using any computer with Internet access. Because of the online voting opportunity, the num- ber of paper voting sites has been reduced drastically - this year paper ballots are only available at See ELECTIONS, Page 2 DANA UNNANE/Daily Current Michigan Student Assembly President Trent Thompson sits on the steps of Angell Hall yesterday - one week before he will pass on his responsibilities to new assembly leaders. xt week, Michigan Student Assembly President Thompson will be handing his gavel over to the -elected assembly president that the student will select during elections held today and row. hough deeming his administration a successful Thompson said he suffered several serious set- this year. first came as early as last June, when he present- initial report to the University Board of Regents. aid what I felt," Thompson explained. "I basically veryone what I thought they were doing wrong." at report, Thompson said, "set back administra- lations for a good five or six months" His second learning experience came in the deliv- ery of his convocation speech last fall to 1998's first- year students. He forgot the speech. But, Thompson said, he was glad he forgot it - because it showed the incoming University students that even the MSA president isn't per- fect. Thompson said that despite the setbacks, he achieved his primary goal of making the assembly a "projects mill" that prioritized getting "concrete projects done," adding that accomplishments such as the online Off Campus Housing Guide and the Student Coursepack Store made MSA more pro- ject-focused. During the second semester of his administra- tion, MSA saw the Defend Affirmative Action Party obtain a significant number of seats and Thompson was concerned that with the addition of same goal. "I put my heart and soul into this organization; Thompson said. Seconding that motion, MSA Treasurer Bram Elias said Thompson "laid the groundwork for what could be the best MSA ever." MSA Vice President Sarah Chopp said she enjoyed working with Thompson during the past year. "We built a better repore with administration without los- ing sight that our main goal is to represent the stu- dents," Chopp said. Thompson's advice to the next MSA president? "Ensure the assembly feels it is a whole." Thompson said he would gladly work with whoever wins the MSA presidency, but thinks the Blue Party's executive slate of Elias for president and former MSA Rep. Andy Coulouris for vice president will lead "an assembly that will work together as a unit." In reaction to Thompson's decision to support Elias MSA Elections Winter elections M S A begin today with paper voting sites available to students in I I Lve ei i I I