2 -T he Michigan Daily - - Weanesday, February 23, 2000 NATION/WORLD Meeting addresses qapossibility of recall MSA Continued from Page 1 president of the assembly to get me out. It's illegal." Elias said it was incorrect to say he asked for the recall because Dowdell filed the suit. "It's great and fine to file the suit as an individual and we can't tell you you shouldn't. I was concerned to hear a chair of MAC would file a lawsuit without first consulting both her co- chair and MSA," lias said. Elias explained that because MAC elects its own chairs, MSA does not have the power to recall them. "A recall is so rare it almost never happens. We're still trying to igure out what the story is. This is MSA at it's worst," [ias said. Also at the meeting, Michigamua spokesman Nick Delgado read a state- ment to the assembly, apologizing for the society's prior activities, and explaining that the new group is com- mitted to change. "We send our apologies to the Native American community for the past and also pain inflicted in the present. We remain committed to a dialogue between those in the tower and the administration," Delgado said. "As an organization we stand united to deepening our awareness to the offense we've caused, We acknowl- edge and embrace that we have a lot of work to do, but we hope you respect our attempts as we educate ouselves," he added. Rackham student Jim Ilm addressed the assembly during con- stituents time, expressing his concern that the assembly was doing little to press the negotiations between the Students of Color Coalition and Michigamua about the take over of the Michigan Union tower more than two weeks ago. MSA Vice President Andy Coulouris told the assembly that attor- neys from each side met today to hash out the legal issues concerning the space in the tower. "Officially MSA is doing nothing right now. Our resolution stated what we wished would happen, but I don't think it's a coincidence the negotia- tions came after we passed the resolu- tion," Coulouris said. The meeting ended with a vote over whether to give Sl,250 to the External Relations Committee to send two assembly members to Washington, D.C. in March on an Associated Big Ten Schools lobby- ing trip. GAS Continued from Page 1 their supplies, and have created a scarcity for oil," Hogarty said. With OPEC's cut in production Hickman said the price at the pumps will not be going down anytime soon. "If OPEC remains strong in its resolve to withhold its reserves, and the demand for oil stays strong then I do not expect a drop in prices," flick- man said. Although high gasoline prices are alarming to most consumers, they might not be as horrible as most think. "Gasoline remains one of the best bargains around at today's prices," Hogarty said. Price indexes have indi- cated that the buying power for gaso- line is the same as it was 20 years ago. "Gasoline is cheaper than Budweis- er,' Hickman said. H ogar ty said US. consumers are lucky in co mp ariso n to Europeans, since drivers there pay as much as $3.50 to $4.00 for gasoline. "Europe has astronomical prces because they tax their commodities to death," I loga- rty said. "The opposite is true in the U. S." Gas prices in the state are slightly more because o f a state tax on gaso- line, K NOw HHiw HAPPENEN r k~~ A ,. One Florida plan approved by cabinet TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's state government yesterday became the first to voluntarily ban race and gender preferences in college admissions, part of the governor's One Florida plan to end affirmative adtion. Gov. Jeb Bush and the independently elected Cabinet voted 4-2 to stop consid- ering race and gender as factors in admission. The plan instead promises that students who graduate in the top 20 percent of their high school class and com- plete a college preparatory curriculum will get into at least one of the 10 stat9 universities. Another portion of the plan, which did not require Cabinet approval, prohibits consideration of race and gender in the awarding of state contracts by depart= ments that report to the governor. Such agencies include the departments of Vet- erans Affairs and Transportation. The plan also streamlines the application lrocess for state contracts and encourages businesses owned by women and minorities to enter bids. Racial preferences are not necessary to expand opportunity and diversity, the Republican governor said. "By September, what you will see is an increased number of African-Ameri- cans and Hispanics attending the State University System," he said. Similar bans on affirmative action are already in place in Texas by a federa* court order and in California and Washington state under a referendum vote. justices to review drug checkpoints WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court, taking a new look at the privacy rights of Americans in their cars, said yesterday it will decide whether police can set up random traffic checkpoints and stop motorists to search for illegal drugs. The justices said they will review a federal appeals court ruling that said checkpoints where Indianapolis police detained most motorists for about three minutes likely amount- ed to unreasonable seizures in vio- lation of the Constitution's Fourth Amendment. A decision, expected sometime next year, will provide the court's latest word on the amendment's scope. "This is a significant case, one that will define a city's power to conduct random searches of vehicles whenever it perceives it has a problem," said Ken- neth Falk, the Indiana Civil Liberties Union lawyer representing two men who challenged the police practice. Falk said a ruling that allows such searches for drugs also could allow ranidom stops to find people who fail toumake child-support payments or people who have not paid traffic fines. Plan would improve* hospital reports WASHINGTON - President Clinton wants to require fuller accounting of deadly mistakes occurring daily in America's hospi- tals, but skeptical senators said yes- terday his plan lacks details and the money to make it work. "This is a worthy endeavor," Clin- ton said as he predicted bipartisar support for a national plan to cut med- ical mistakes. At the same time, he tried to convince doctors and hospitals that reporting serious problems need not lead to more malpractice lawsuits. Clinton wants a nationwide system to report and analyze medical mis- takes, similar to the airlines' reporting program for aviation accidents and safety risks. l4 h - 1 I'll I I Interested in SALES O R MARKETING? Iran reformists promise freedoms TEH RAN, Iran - With all indica- tions that hard-liners will lose control of Iran's parliament, the triumphant reformists presented a legislative agenda yesterday with a priority on expanding press freedoms and lifting a ban on foreign television broadcasts. But it remained to be seen whether hard-liners will find a way to block those initiatives. The conservative Guardians Council can veto all legisla- tion passed by parliament, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the main backer of the conservative camp, has final say in all matters. Iranians expressed their desire for greater political and social freedoms in Friday's election for the Majlis, or parliament, by overwhelmingly choos- ing members of reformist groups like the Iran Islamic Participation Front, led by President Mohalimad Khata- mi's brother. The reformist coalition has won 141 seats, including 109 by the Participation Front, and appeared poised to have a majority in the 290-member Majlis. Results for 30 seats were to be declared later yesterday in Tehran, with reformists expected to win almost all of, them. Hard-liners have won 44 seats independents have won 10 and 65 wil be decided in runoff elections. Prosecutor asks U.N. to rescind. decision ARUSHA, Tanzania - Appealing for justice victims of Rwandan geno- cide, the United Nations' chief war crimes prosecutor urged an appeals court yesterday to rescind its decisiot to release one of the suspected mas- terminds of the 1994 slaughter, Prosecutor Carla del Ponte is seek- ing to persuade the appeals court of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to review its decision to free Jean-Bosco Barayagwiza, the leader of an extremist ethnic Hutu party that advocated the massacre of ethnic Tutsis. - Compiledfrom Daily wire reports The ichi'gn Daly (iSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the 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 Si O. On-campus subsciptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. 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