1~ 8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 15, 1999 Dartmouth assembly opposes Greek changes Fighting fire By Jeffrey Tanenhaus The Dartmouth HANOVER, N.H. (U-WIRE) - More than two months after the Dartmouth Board of Trustees announced a revolu- tionary social and residential life initiative that threatens to end the Greek system "as we know it, an emotionally charged Dartmouth Student Assembly meeting last night night ended with the passage of a highly controversial res- olution opposing any major alterations to the Co-ed Fraternity Sorority system, such as co-education or aboli- tion, without the consent of the CFS Council. One amendment, that students should take responsibility to end problems of sexual abuse and alcoholism, was accepted with ease, while another - that the power to determine the future of the Greek system be given to all students and not just the CFSC - was rejected after almost two hours of heated debate. The composition and tone of the-meeting - which was attended by 75 students and marked not only by dissent from within the assembly, but also from non-members attending the meeting - showed the extent to which the assembly has been changed by the controversy which has embroiled the campus since the trustees' February announcement. "It was the most intense meeting I've ever been a part of. Finally we are getting to the core issues that this campus has been dancing around," assembly President Josh Green said. A landslide victory of 39 to 3 - with more than 80 per- cent of yea votes coming from Greek members despite the fact that the assembly as a whole is only roughly 50 percent Greek - passed the measure, but not before a walk-out by several members threatened to table the resolution. The group of assembly members walked out in hopes that the body would not have the requisite number of vot- ing members present to take an official vote. "We didn't get specific in the 'fundamental alterations' part because there are certainly things we can't foresee. Besides it would take a long time to list them. This does not prevent any changes to the system that the CFSC agrees;' said resolution sponsor Alex Wilson, who was elected Secretary of the Assembly before the debate began. We're "not saying no changes, but we want the basic nature of the system to remain the same;" resolution spon- sor Ryan Clark said. The specific resolved clauses read: "LET IT BE HEREBY RESOLVED that the Student Assembly, as a representative body of the students of Dartmouth, and in full recognition of the concerns and aspirations of the administration and the Board of Trustees as regards improvements of social and residential life, strongly supports a CFS system that is student-controlled, residential, and open to both co-ed and single sex organi- zations." AP PHOTO A Miami County firefighter fights a brushfire In Homestead, Fla. yesterday afternoon. Jud e orders SU riot footage released EAST LANSING (U-WIRE) - Ten area news organizations must give Ingham County prosecutors all photos and footage taken during the March 27- 28 riot, a judge ruled Tuesday. Judge David Jordan said the organi- zations may not withhold footage because it was not gathered with an, understanding of confidentiality. The news organizations were in court to set aside subpoenas ordering them to hand over the material. "Although the photographs are unpublished, they were taken in public places, in the streets and on lawns," Jordan said in East Lansing's District Court. "There was no confidentiality in the (rioters') behavior." Tuesday's ruling affected The State News, the Detroit Free Press, WJBK, WKBD and WXYZ in Detroit, WJRT in Flint, WILX in Onandaga outside Lansing, WLNS in Lansing, WWMT in Kalamazoo and WZZM in Grand Rapids. The organizations are expected to file an appeal "within the next day or so;' said John Ronayne, attorney for The State News, WLNS Channel 6 and WILX Channel 10. Jordon ruled against the Lansing State Journal in a similar case April 5. The State Journal is scheduled to appear Thursday in circuit court, but hopes to join the other news media organizations in a later appeal. "We're trying to work out the timing of the whole thing so that the appeal that's pending with the Lansing State Journal and the appeal we will file will be heard at the same time" Ronayne said. "I'm hoping for a hearing early next week." The Lansing State Journal would be happy to join the other media organiza- tions in an appeal, State Journal attor- ney Charles Barbieri said. Ingham County Prosecutor Stewart Dunnings III said he wants to ensure the hearing takes place before MSU students leave for summer break. Students' presence is essential so stu- dents can identify rioters in the photos that would be turned over to police - and so student rioters can be arrested. "Time is of the essence," Dunnings said. "We only have two weeks. The third (week) is exams and then the stu-R dents are gone." Jim Stewart, an attorney for WXYZ Channel 7 in Detroit, said the subpoe- nas go against journalistic principles. "The press deserves protection because they should not be cast in a role as an agent of the police," Stewart said. Three more people, one an MSU stu- dent, were arraigned Tuesday in 54-B District Court for alleged participation in the March 27-28 riot. A second MSU student was arraigned late Monday. Three of the people arraigned Monday and Tuesday were charged with felonies. As of Tuesday, Ingham County pros- ecutors issued 16 warrants, 14 of which are for felonies, said assistant prosecut- ing attorney Allie Phillips. Recipients of eight of the 16 warrants have been arraigned. Those arraigned on felony charges will have preliminary exams within two weeks, Phillips said. An anonymous East Lansing tip line - (517) 337-2599 - and photos on a city Web site - www ci.east- lansing.mi.us/riot/shame_new htm - have been helpful in giving prosecutors leads in cases, she said. UC class size sees increase By Catherine Brew The California Aggie DAVIS, Calif. (U-WIRE) - In an effort to provide high-quality educa- tion to the state's top high school stu- dents, the University of California system has offered admission to 75 percent of all first-year applicants for fall 1999. The University admitted nearly 47,000 students, an 8.1 percent increase from last fall. More that percent of the admitted students e California residents. Applicants who submitted multiple applications and were offered admis- sion to their preferred campus received at least one additional offer from another campus. Additionally, as part of the University's referral process, appli- cants who did not receive an admis- sion offer to their preferred came and did not apply to another campus will be offered admission somewhere within the UC system. "The university's commitment to accommodating all eligible students ensures that the majority of applicants are successful in UC's admission process" said UC President Richard Atkinson in a written statement. "At the completion of the process, nearly all eligible high school graduates ~ applied will benefit from the ed- tional experience offered by the world's best public university sys- tem." System-wide, the number of stu- dents from underrepresented ethnic groups admitted for fall 1999 increased by 9 percent, from 6,222 to 7,439. The number of Chicano/a stu- dents admitted increased by 8.9 per- cent, from 3,946 to 4,297, Afri Americans by 11.4 percent, fr n 1,248 to 1,390 and Latino/as by 11 percent, from 1,312 to 1,456. But, the number of Native American students admitted declined from 316 to 296, a 6.3-percent drop. The number of white students admitted system-wide increased by 22.6 percent from 16,016 to 19,634. Asian American students admitted also showed an increase of 13.5 per- cent from 13,697 to 15,415. Nearl* percent of admitted students are female. "Due to many immediate outreach efforts and evolving campus admissions processes that look at students in a more comprehensive manner, it appears tat declines in the number of admitted underrepresented students is leveling off across the system," Atkinson said in the release. "Now the University can c - centrate on expanding the pool of eligible students from all backgrounds through our outreach efforts and partner- ships with schools." To encourage students from low- income families to enroll at UC, Atkinson is sending out a personal let- ter reinforcing the value of a UC edu- cation, as well as the availability of financial aid. Almost one-third of UC undergraduates are members of households with annual incomes less than $30,000. UC-Davis Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Carol Wall said the UC has taken more aggressive steps in recent years to ensure all qualified stu- dents a spot somewhere within the UC system. "As we have moved into this growth phase, we're working hard to continue this practice of ensuring eligible stu- dents admission and making it a vW public commitment;' she said. "Consequently, where we might have said in the past that there is space somewhere in the system for every eli- gible student, we have taken other steps in recent years, encouraging stu- dents to apply to more campuses - UC Riverside, in particular, has been very aggressive in offering admission to eligible students turned down at other campuses." U. 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