r x . J y + 1 F .citl . 'N:' a - + E aq 3 ft. 'S r 33 '. + 7. 4 ' 1.' r E ti CC' 0 n '+ .w Q Ti f . " , ' .y- ' '- yam:, '°+ +' gi lIaavp oday: Mostly cloudy. High 52. Low 40. Dmorrow: Partly cloudy. High 62. One hundred nine years of edito nrl freedom Thursday 1 1. ".- Octobr 14.199 J honors 00 brave shower ~~ele~bre$3 y Michael Grass aily Staff Reporter A new age for the College of Architects d Urban Planning officially began yest, y. More than 300 students, faculty, alun d University administrators crowd e a tent outside of the Art a Witecture Building on North Campus nor philanthropist A. Alfred Taubm, ho gave a $30 million donation to t hool in June. "This gift will allow us to reach mu gher, to build a stronger faculty and si ti-gay riing ound on osters Mike Spahn #ews Editor Hate speech scrawled on posters and ers in Alice Lloyd Residence Hall is weekend drew sharp criticism from niversity administrators yesterday. Provost Nancy Cantor said in a writ- n statement that this type of action olates fundamental standards and lues that the University upholds. "We are deeply saddened and ended by the actions a few have that by design dehumanize mem- rs of our University of Michigan mmunity and diminish the quality of e educational environment for the tire campus," Cantor said. Department of Public Safety Sgt. net Conners said that at 12:18 a.m. nday, DPS officers found and moved several items from Alice byd that contained hate speech.' The words "Kill the Fags" were writ- more than one poster in Alice oyd, and students and staff members und fliers condemning homosexuali- in restrooms, lounges and elevators oughout the residence hall, Housing irector Alan Levy said. Levy said an investigation into the ident, which included the defacement several objects advertising National ming Out Week events, is ongoing. "The staff is certainly very con- " Levy said. "There is a desire to n honest dialogue on this topic. is type of hate graffiti is not open logue. "It's distressing and disappointing," said. National Coming Out Week, spon- red on campus by the Office of sbian, Gay, Bisexual and ansgender Affairs, concludes today th a celebration on the Diag. See POSTERS, Page 9A 4s to United States. "1 hope that this gift xw ill reconnect archi- tecture to the society it is meant to serve," Polshek said, adding that architecture in the United States has "eroded" to a state of "nickel and dime" cheapness. He explained that many contemporary architects do not focus on quality and thoughtfulness in their elbaugh. dean of designs, rather they place greater emphasis bman College of on reducing costs. anning. Because Taubman's donation is aimed at cited I am about strengthening the college's program, not on his college will the construction of a new building for the Lbman told the school, Polshek said "Alfred Taubman's gift d the sides of a provides a historic chance to change things 4nt as wind and in architecture. The whole world will be structure. watching what happens here." New York archi- Polsheck served for 15 years as dean of e donation is an Columbia University's Graduate School of provides the Architecture, Planning and Preservation opportunity to and was selected to design President iitecture in the See TAUBMAN, Page 2A dent body," said Douglas K the renamed A. Alfred Taul Architecture and Urban Pl "I can't express how ex the future contributions t make to our world." Tai crowd, many of who line specially built enclosed te rain battered the temporary In his keynote addressI tect James Polshek said th extraordinary gift and University with a unique change the face of arch JEREMY MENCHIK/DaI~ Students and faculty at the A: Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning rededication ceremony last night wear T-shirts imprinted with Taubman's name to show their appreciation for his gift. High court takes up race, speech issues LOUIS BROWN/Daily Michigan fans pass a student upward through the stands in Michigan Stadium during the football game against Rice University on Sept. 11. Collegeflootball -stadlims battle fior best fan cheers By Anand Giridharadas Daily Staff Reporter Buried in the thick stack of legal doc- uments in the Supreme Court docket this term are two cases from Hawaii and Wisconsin that could boldly impact col- lege students nationwide. The high court, which began its 1999-2000 term last week, will consid- er in November whether state universi- ties' mandatory student activity fees, which in effect require students to finance campus organizations they might find objectionable, violate their First Amendment rights. A ruling in the case will determine the constitutionality of the fees - sim- ilar to those the Michigan Student Assembly uses to fund a range of stu- dent groups on campus, including polit- ical. religious and ideological organiza- tions - and could bind all public edu- cational institutions in the United States. The justices also heard arguments last Wednesday in a Hawaii voting rights case that explores the extent to which the government can consider race in public elections. The reach of a narrow decision in the case- which challenges the exclusive, right of ethnic Hawaiians to elect oifi-' cials to allocate public funds owed to them - would not likely extend to the contiguous states. But a broader ruling could impact all government programs that grant special benefits on account of race. University philosophy Prof. Carl Cohen, a former Michigan ACLU pres- ident who submitted a brief in the case, said the Court could address the case simply as a voting rights question. In that case, he said, its scope would be very limited. But if the justices examine the matter in a broader context, he said, a decision against Hawaii could threaten all gov- ernment preferences for racial groups, such as affirmative action programs at state universities nationwide, including the University of Michigan. In the case, Rice is Catevano, the Court will decide if Hawaii's election laws violate the 14th and 15th Amendments to Up for hrmtt Up forthe Constitution. argument: The case The Supreme involves the Court heard the exclusive right of racial preference native Hawaiians case last week. A to vote for decision will come trustees of the early next year. state's Office of UThe 'Hawaiian student Affairs. Each fees case year, the agency, is slated acting on behalf for argu- of American ment in November. conquerors more than two centuries ago, gives out millions of dollars to native Hawaiians, who are the descendants of the conquered. The state has argued that. an agree- ment between natives and settlers in the I8th Century is analogous to the unique relationship between the Federal gov- ernment and Native American tribes, which are treated as partially sovereign. The exclusive election doesn't violate the Constitution, the state claims, because it is a Constitutional exception. Attorneys for Rice argue, on the See COURT, Page 9A By Marta Brill Daily Staff Reporter Did the University of Michigan steal the Florida State University chop? Does the wave rightfully belong to Michigan? From the chop to the wave, the crew row to the jangling of keys - football cheers help keep fans involved in games in stadiums across the nation. Many colleges build on the traditions of one another, developing their own sig- nature cheers and motions. "Why the hell the Hawaiian War Chant? But there it is! And it's great!" University Assistant Athletic Director Bruce Madej said. "Who knows how these things start? But the crowd loves it. "The otly tradition I really like is winning.'ie added. At FSU. "whenever there is a big play or a touchdown." students do the "chop" while the band plays the war chant, said FSU junior Ryan Grindler. During the chop, students hold out their arm and bend it at the elbow, up and down, similar to the motion of striking with a tomahawk. The chop was inspired by FSU fans' mascot, the Seminole Indian. Before games, the mascot rides a horse into the stadium and launches a burning spear into the center of the field. Michigan fans have adopted the chop motion in the stands. but accord- ing to Michigan Marching Band Drum Major Gregory Whitmore, a Music senior, it is done for complete- ly different reasons. "What they are doing ties into their mascot. We are supporting our defense. It's not a NativeAmerican thing, It's not a hand chop" Whitmore said. The Michigan chop is played to the song "Temptation," and the band makes a similar rmotion .to FSU's chop, except instead of holding their, palm open, band members make a fist. Whitmore said this represents the. Michigan defense pounding the offense into the ground. Whitmore said the band is trying to avoid copying the FSU motion. See CHOP, Page 9A ,tudents bid for A2 City ouncil as Libertarians Activists to gather at Iraq conference Yael Kohen ily Staff Reporter *ough student voter turnout is expected to be for this year's local elections, that isn't stopping me from running for Ann Arbor City Council. o University students are campaigning with the bertarian Party for spots on the local board. LSA senior Gabriel Quinnan is running against idi Herrell, the Democratic incumbent in Ward ,and Rackham student Charles Goodman is nning against Democrat John Hieftje in Ward I. th wards include portions of campus. main issues that the two libertarian candi- t ant to raise in the city council election is the galization of medical marijuana and increasing the rount of affordable housing in Ann Arbor. Medical marijuana is especially important to uinnan, who spoke of how his grandmother used e drug to alleviate pain caused by cancer. Though legalization of medical marijuana is not expensive housing problem is the high property tax, which indirectly affects students who pay rent. He added that zoning regulations also impede development and in effect slow competition. Goodman said he is proposing to eliminate the red tape on development throughout Ann Arbor. Quinnan said unused farmland and parks sur- rounding Ann Arbor would be ideal for development. But while Goodman has his own ideas of how to cut housing costs, Herrell said that she too is working to make living in Ann Arbor affordable. The city has established a bipartisan committee to work on the problem and has set goals to increase the number of housing and funding sources, Herrell said. She added that she has other projects that she plans to work on if elected for another term, including a lighting ordinance to increase safety and lower energy usage and to address traffic issues such as speed and volume. By Jody Simone Kay Daily Staff Reporter This weekend will be the first ever national organizing conference on Iraq in the United States. It will draw national activists from 27 states and several countries through- out the world, including Japan and Jordan. "It's meant to be an organizing conference, not just an academic conference, since it involves judicial action, boycotts, and demonstrations on a nationwide level," said Eric Lormand, a University professor of philosophy and a local organizer. The conference is organized chiefly by Prevent, which is a University student group, Metro Detroiters Against Sanctions, the Interfaith Council for Peace and nation," Lormand said. Southeast Michigan is home to more than 150,000 Iraqi American refugees, said Deana Rabiah, a University alum and organizer of the conference. Another reason Ann Arbor was chosen as the conference site is because the University was the first school in the country where its stu- dent government passed a resolution condemning the U.N. sanctions against Iraq. LSA senior Will Youmans, ADC president and sponsor of the January resolution to the Michigan Student Assembly, said a resolution is a good way to draw media attention and to educate others. He will participate in a weekend panel on writing resolution and get- I