2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 17, 2000 NATION/WORLD TRAVEL Continued from Page 1A "I plan to recommend (to the senior athletic staff) that we look into that. I suspect that we would start by trying to identify what our current practices lzie," Tompkins said. "The obviously easy answer is to say, 'send all teams by University buses with drivers' but that's no guarantee of safety," he said. Laronica Conway, a spokeswoman for the National Collegiate Athletic Association, said universities without policies for athlete transportation do nog violate NCAA regulations. "We don't have any (transportation) standards per say. It is up to the indi- vidual institutions as to how they get to an event. We do designate how they travel to championship events because we haveto reimburse them,"she said. But Conway said if universities are concerned with the issue of transporta- tion, the NCAA is able to help. "If something occurs and an institu- tion is concerned, they can bring their concerns to us. We work for the mem- bership so it's up to schools to deter- mine if it's a problem and if it's something they want to look into fur- ther," she said. Yet, coaches say that the safety of athletes traveling to and from events is not usually a problem. "We primarily go by bus," said Geoff Zahn, head coach of the Univer- sity's baseball team. "We've been lost a couple of times, but that's it." Madej said he believes many schools may now examine their poli- cies. "This is something that has some- times been overlooked and it's a shame that the time when an accident occurs might be when schools take a look at changing their policies," he said. PRIMARY Continued from Page 1A But Bush campaign officials specu- lated that independent voters will not turn exclusively to McCain. "Governor Bush has a strong record in Texas for attracting independent voters," Lasher said. But it is the influence of Michigan Gov. John Engler - Bush's state campaign chair - that has some analysts predicting McCain will have a "tough" time winning over state Republicans. Engler has "a whole network of people who are willing, ready and able," University visiting political science Prof. Margaret Howard said. "The Bush-and-Engler machine is a machine that has a lot of money," Patru said. To ward off a defeat by McCain, Bush has had to increase his cam- paign efforts, alter his campaign strategy, react to more pressing issues and agree to participate in more debates than he was willing to earlier this year. "He was acting like the heir appar- ent with all that money and now he's got a fight on his hands" Howard said. "Now he has to be more down and dirty." When Democrats head to the polls in Michigan's March 11 caucus, Republicans and independents will not have an opportunity to influence the decision. The Democratic caucus is closed, meaning only declared Democrats can vote. 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AcROSS TH E NATION Microsoft to unveil Windows 2000 SAN FRANCISCO - In its biggest and most important launch of a product since the introduction of Windows 95 five years ago, Microsoft will today unveil Windows 2000, an enormously complex program the company hopes, will help solidify its position in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The long-awaited program has been more than three years in the makingad cost an estimated Si billion in development costs. The program itself is one ofth* largest works of software ever commercially marketed, amounting to as manyas 40 million lines of "code," or instructions written in computer language. But its introduction has been nothing to rival the full-scale circus that accomp- nied the launch of Windows 95, a dramatically improved consumer product that had buyers lining up at computer shops to be the first owners on their blocks. This launch has been timed to coincide with a three-day Windows 2000 con- ference in San Francisco, but the attendees are almost exclusively business and computing professionals. That's because Windows 2000, an upgrade of the Windows NT operating system, is aimed at business and professional users, especially those who manage servers. Microsoft's share of that market is not in the same league as its 87 percent share of consumer PC operating systems. Among its competitors is a fast-growing an* essentially free system known as Linux. For that and other reasons, Windows 2000's penetration of the market is expected to be gradual rather than explosive. M cCain limited b "This is what the system was b y designed to prevent - that one candi funds in S.C. race date would be able and willing to spend millions of dollars over the WASHINGTON - Just as he nears cap." the finish in a neck-and-neck race for R i *r* the critical South Carolina primary, John McCain is handicapped by a crash identified spending limit on his campaign that does not apply to rival George W. LOS ANGELES - The remains of Bush. two more victims of Alaska Airees When Bush decided months ago Flight 261 were identified yesterdayas not to accept federal matching funds, the medical examiner's office worked he freed his campaign from state-by- on providing death certificates to the state limits on spending by individual families of all 88 people killed i the candidates as well as an overall crash. national cap. A total of 49 victims' remains have What this means in South Carolina, been identified since the Jan. 31 crash 1 seen as a must-win primary by both off Southern California, said Barbp Republican rivals, is that the outcome Brodfuehrer spokeswoman for the could be influenced by one candi- Ventura County medical examiner. No date's participation in a federal elec remains have been recovered ine tion system designed to level the Feb. 7. financial playing field - and the California law does not allowbdeath other's rejection of it. certificates to be issued unless remains "It'slike we are handcuffed to a are recovered and identified. Theta- certain degree and they are free to fire tificates are required before next of kin at will," said John Weaver, the can access banking accounts, collect McCain campaign's senior political insurance, transfer property oiexecs strategist. wills. Ge an party leader country for 37 of the past 50 years and some analysts fear the party's collapse resigns over scandal would create a vacuum thatr.ould upset the democratic balance of BERLIN - The leader of Geri- forces.g many's embattled Christian Democ- "The CDU's crisis must othbe rats resigned yesterday over his allowed to become a crnsis forgdom- handling of a burgeoning financial racy Schauble said. scandal that has devastated the parte R s n re ahe reputation with voters and raised yh.Agreement reache specter of its possible bankruptcy with Russia, NAs because of heavy fines. Wolfgang Schaeuble, who has MOSCOW - Russia agreed yes- led the opposition conservatives terday to move toward normal rela- sne the weaoustfroam powr ti aon w ATO ged ign1 her h in the 1998 elections, said he of isolation from the Western allia would give up his positions as triggered by the Kosovo war that had chairman of the Christian Democ- aroused fears of a new Cold War.. ratiy Union and head of its parlia- Acting President Vladimir.Putin mentary group because the party reached the surprise agreement with needed a "new beginning" to cope NATO Secretary General George with the damage caused by the Robertson in a meeting at the Kremlin. worst crisis in its history. It was one of Putin's most significant He declared a leadership change foreign policy decisions sine -he was vital to ensure the CDU's survival became acting president seven weeks as one of the two mainstream parties ago, and was greeted as a sign here that that have served as key pillars of Ger- he wants to reach out to the West. many's postwar political stability. The,.'. Christian Democrats have ruled the - Compiled from Daily wire rprts. 11ii I 1 e Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is pubished Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by de a e University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $100. Winter term (January through April) is $105, yearlong (September through April) is $180. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated collegiate Press. 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