2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, January 31, 2000 NATION/WORLD Japan to choose new ruler TOKYO - Yoshiro Mori was elected president of Japan's ruling party today, virtually ensuring he would become prime minister later in the day. He replaces Keizo Obuchi, who was on life support after suffering a massive stroke. The full Parliament is to meet later today to approve Mori as the county's leader. Obuchi held both posts, but has been in a coma since his sudden col- lapse on Sunday. The entire Cabinet resigned yester- day, paving the way for the quick selection of a new prime minister. Moni is expected to be named to that spot later today and a Cabinet could be installed shortly after that. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party president is assured of approval as prime minister because of the party's majority in Parliament. Mori indicated- shortly before the vote that he would accept the prime minister post. "if that is my fate, I will do my utmost for the people and for the nation," Mori said. Government ministers had promised to move swiftly to avoid a political vacuum after Obuchi's collapse. The 62-year-old prime minister suffered a stroke Suinday and lapsed into a coma. With Obuchi's Liberal Democratic Party firmly in control of parliament, the changes were not expected to bring any major shift in political or econom- ic policies. A new Cabinet will most likely be the same as the old, with only the top spot changed . Mori --who held the screta ry-gen-t eral peost, the seco. ndl-h i.ighet off>iciail int the LD1?P - has; a rephutatio n as a con- servative, and a nalysts said he wo uld come under considerale pressure to. continue Oabuchi's initiatives, TASK FORCE Continued from Page 1 no bias on a case to case basis to investigate allegations. A letter of accusation will be hand delivered to the president of the chapter in ques- tion. If there is sufficient evidence for a heaing, the president of the chapter and the individuals accused of wrong- doing must appear in front of the group. The individual who is accusing the chapter maty provide testimony r can opt to give testimony through investi- gators. In addition, the chapter's national organization will be alerted to thec charges and date of the hearing. Ef found guilty of wrongdoing, sanctions can be imposed upon the chapter and individuals will be reported to the Office of Conflict Resolution fr fur- ther investigation into violations of th Code of Student Conduct According to the plicy, sanctions imposed on a chapter can include a written formal reprimand, disciplinary probation, community service hours r projects, mandatry educational pro- gramming, rush infractions and penal- ties, monetary fines, suspension r expulsion. In addition to the procedural process of investigations and hearings, a main facet of the hazing policy is a preven- tative education program. All chapter presidents and new- member educators will bersquired to attend programs. New members will be required to sign the policy before accepting a bid. "l think (the plicy) will make a dif- ferenc, we have to believe that. We need to be diligent in enforcing and continuing our educational efforts," Panhel Adviser Mary Meth Siler said. Singer and Chod expect the polcy to help the Greek community rather than anger it, as some expect. "Does every person think that this is best~? No, but it is best for the system as a whole' Chod said. Singer agreed, saying the Greek community, not University administra- tion, must deal with the problem of hazing. "This is not meant to splinter the reek system or to spark any con- troversy. It is to say we understand that there is a problem and we are going to take our own initiative:'~ MolI LE Continued from Page 1 "Even though we don't want them to run, it is our duty to protect them' DPS Officer Gay Hicks said. ,iterature circulated by DPS titled, "Reasons Not to Run in the Naked Run" states that running is unlawful. It states "runners may suffer, possible arrest and prosecution for ndecent Exposure and/or Unlawful Assembly. Depending upon the court actions, those convicted may be required to register as sex offenders' In addition, Gov. John Engler last Thursday signed a bill into law pro- hibiting "those convicted of riot behavior, unlawful assembly, or civil disobedience froam attending a State of Michigan college or university." Tfhe literature also warns that run- ners may be photographed or video taped against their will and that those pictures may be sold on cable channels or the Internet. .While mattny students f~el that the atdmYinistratiotn and DPS are overreact- ing, Brown said that the lNkd Mile is a very secrious issue, "T1-hey say, Oh, the University jfust w"ants tot squelch our f'un.' Noa, fun is good~ty. What wewant is to f keep ~+pol IromyF gertting ht or ~twrse, dying' 7sthe sa id, A1ny studcnlts who arc interested in vo 1luntering, for Naked Mile Safety should repo rt to the Wedge Room in the Wept (Quadra nglceResidence Hall befoice 9 p . n. April Is4. Student 1dcnt1- icatio n is required for voluteecring;. The Northwestern University College Preparation Program is lookcing for Counselors to work this summer. We're hiring "Big Sibs" to help guide high school students from around the nation through a summer of learning and fun at Northwestern. For an application call: 1800 FINDS NU. Qualified candidates must have r.,swleaor4 their Wild day on Wall Street ends routinely NEWG YORK - Frank Lai woke. up praying that his nest of Nasdaq stocks would be stable enough yesterday that he could rip himself away from the com- puter at his Las Vegas home and get back to his day job - running four Mrs. Fields Cookies stores. But after ticking upward briefly at the opening of trading, the Nasdaq composite index began to slide. Lai sat glued to his machine, selling stocks to stave off brokers who had loaned him money and picking up bargain si others. "This is the scariest day +ever,' he said, laughing nervously as his ha f- million dollar portfolio melted off 20 percent of the value. The market recovered in the afternoon, but around lunchtime, many investors such as Lai lived the nightmare they had been fearing for weeks, as the Nasdaq and Dow Jones industrial average plunged in an apparent free fall, dropping hun- dreds of points in a matter of minutes. Nasdaq's drop began to pick up mxomentum shortly after noon and suddenly, the blue-chip Dow -- which had been drifting all morning - started to follow. it down. Between 12:30 and 1:15 Eastern time, both indexes just collapsed. in a convulsion of selling. At their lows, both were down more than 550 points. For the Nasdaq, that was a huge move -- down 13.6 percent, its biggest one-day drop ever. The Nasdaq finished down 74.79 at 4,148.89 and the Dow ended day down 57.09 at 11,1l64.84. to act tranplant WASHINGTON - Taking on an issue that means life or death to trans- plant patients, the House voted yester- day to block a Clinton administration eff'ort to move more hearts, livers and kidneys to those who are closest to death. The legislation would strip the Department of Health and Human Services of its power to set transplant }policy and comes after years of ten- sion between HHS and the United Network for Organ Sharing, the pri- vate, firm that has long run the trans- plant system under a government contract. The Hotcuse approved the measure, 275-147, shy of the 290 votes needed to override a promised presidential veto. By voice vote, it agreed to include an amendment that overtly kills HHS regulations already in place that direct more organs to the sick- est patients - even if they live far from the donor. The legislation also encourages organ donation, something all sides support. it calls for financial assistance for Living donors who give away a kidney or part of a liver, and offers grants for states to encourage donation. The Senate has not yet acted on the issue, and both sides were hoping a resolution there.W Abortion ban under high court's scrutinyr BELLEVUE, Neb. - On April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Dr. Leroy Carhart's challenge to Nebras- ka's ban on a procedure that opponents call "partial-birth abortion" The case will be the high court's first major decision on abortion in eight years Carhart, one of only three ot in Nebraska known to perform abor- tions, maintains the ban is written in such a way that it could be used to outlaw all abortions. "'m willing to do this. It has to be done;' Carhart said. "But I never con- -ceived in the foggiest that I'd get involved in something this controver- sial." S<' ... ,_.,., -. ,< ,,. *.< _ ,. rC..AA.-A..C .X . 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The Iraqi news agency, INA, said thec attacks took place at 12:50 p.m. local time. It did not specify the nature of the targets hit or exact loca- tions. "The U.S. and British aircraft committed another vicious crime .when they bombed one of our civil and service installations southern Iraq," 1NA said. ""~ bombing led to the martyrdom of two civilians and the wounding of two others." Russia angry withi U.N. intervention MOSCOW - Russia warned the international community not to meddle in its domestic affairs y terday after the top U.N. human rights official said she was shocked by accounts of killings and cruelty in Chechnya. Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said Russia considers Chechnya an inter- nal problem. "We will never allow this problem to be used as a pretext for interference into. 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