2 -- The Michigan Daily - Friday,_November 19, 1999 NATION!WORLD FORD Continued from Page 1 Americans." For Regent Dan Horning (R-Grand Haven) Ford's visit was especially note- worthy. The East Grand Rapids-native said he has followed Ford's carrier from his days as his representative in the U.S. House to his tenure in the White House. Horning said yesterday's naming approval wasn't only the regents or the administration giving gratitude to Ford's years of service, but "this is your whole Michigan family saying thank you." Ford later held a press conference addressing questions including affir- mative action and next year's presi- dential elections. Responding to the two lawsuits filed against the University in 1997 challenging the University's use of race as afactor in undergraduate and Law School admissions processes, Ford said he approves of the University's policy. "I was tremendously impressed," Ford said. " I have always been against cate- gorical and numerical quotas ... and I hope the courts will take an objective look at Michigan's policy." Addressing Public Policy students in the audience, Ford said a political life can be gratifying but taxing at the same time. "Politics is a noble profession," Ford said. "But, I don't want to mis- lead you - there are some great draw- backs to a live in public service." LSA sophomore Kevin Nowak said he wanted to see the former president in person. "This is a bit of history being made and I wanted to see it happen first hand," he said. - Daily Staff Reporter Nika Schulte contributed to this report. BUDGET Continued from Page 1 early in the budget process to tell whether Gov. John Engler's proposed higher edu- cation budget would recognize the University's two proposed initiatives. "It's a good way for us to communi- cate with the policy makers some of the areas where we feel it's important to be making investments," Wilbanks said. "Even though they may not fund them, it's a way to say, 'Here's our plan."' Regent Larry Deitch (D-Bloomfield Hills) said he supports the request and the regents wouldn't ask for more money than necessary to maintain aquality institution. "The University advocates funding for programs we think are.critical to our mis- sion," Deitch said. One initiative calls for the creation of an environmental learning community as well as another residential community health sciences that eventually would be tied to the Life Sciences Institute. Cantor said the University also would like to use the requested infor- mation technology funds to upgrade computer hardware and software, hire additional support staff and wire the campus to accommodate future techno- logical advances. The University also hopes to invest more money in devel- oping fields such as bio-informatics. "This is an area we'll be putting a lot of emphasis on,' Cantor said. "This is just the tip of the iceberg." Regent Andrea Fischer Newman (R- Ann Arbor) said both initiatives are "extremely important" but was skeptical that the state would be willing to finance them and still be able to provide ade- quate funding to the other 14 institutions. "I think all the universities have wish lists," Newman said. "We all try to be reasonable in our requests." AROUND THE NATION Congress arrives at spending agreement WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders from both parties and President Clinton spent much of yesterday congratulating themselves over a nearly $400 bil- lion spending agreement that ran headlong into a regional brawl over dairy prices in the Senate after winning easy House passage. House approval of the hefty spending package, the final installment of this year's $1.8 trillion annual budget, came on a 296-135 tally. In the Senate, two Democr used parliamentary maneuvers to stall a related temporary spending measure, and the tactics threatened to close seven departments of the federal government at midnight. White House and congressional negotiators reached agreement on the overall spending package, which combined five appropriations measures into one, with a host of adjustments. They included a 0.38 percent across-the-board budget cut, a one-day delay in the September military payday and more than $30 billion in accounting gimmicks that helped finance new teachers, and police, depayment of the United States' debt to the United Nations and provide debt relief for poor nations. The package allowed both Republicans and Democrats to claim they had bal- anced the budget without touching the Social Security Trust Fund. "This budget is a victory, and a hard-won victory, for the American peopl@ Clinton said during a conference of European leaders in Turkey. 1 I Win a $10,000 Shopping Spree http://WinStuff ere.com I I I I I BOWLS Continued from Page 1 have fallen like a rock this season, sporting a 6-5 record. If Ohio State doesn't win today, the Buckeyes will spend the holiday season at home for the first time since 1988. That alone leaves the Wolverines wary of their rivals to the south. "Being an underdog in this game means nothing," coach Lloyd Carr said. "They are playing for a bowl, so you know they will come out ready." Carr already has learned about taking a wounded Ohio State team lightly. In 1987, the Buckeyes were finishing a lackluster season that would eventually get coach Earle Bruce fired. They were big underdogs coming into Michigan Stadium but emerged with a 23-20 win. That happened to be Ohio State's last victory at Michigan Stadium. "We were huge favorites in this game," Carr said. "We went up 13-0 in the first half, but they came back to beat us. It just shows how competitive this game is." The Wolverines fully realize the ramifications of today's game. Michigan, smarting from a 31-16 beating at the hands of the Buckeyes last year, know how important the game real- ly is. "I didn't fully understand the rivalry until we lost to them last year," Hendricks said. "I felt so bad because I didn't play my best game and I don't want to feel that way again." While Ohio State doesn't possess a lot of the components that it rode to a 1 1-1 record last season, it does have quite a bit of tal- ent. The Wolverines acknowledge the skill of the Buckeyes and respect how the Buckeyes won last year. "You have a lot of respect for guys that beat you like that,' quarterback Tom Brady said. "Games like this are the reason you come to Michigan." So it doesn't matter if this year's Michigan-Ohio State game isn't as high on the national scale. Helmets will be butting and pads will be cracking tomorrow at Michigan Stadium, "You can throw the records out when you play this game," Hendricks said. "When Ohio State plays Michigan, records mean nothing." L - U.S. takes lead in crash investigation WASHINGTON - Even as Egyptian experts arrived to help unravel the mystery of the EgyptAir Flight 990 crash, a top Justice Department official made clear yes- terday that the United States will not be bound by Cairo's wishes in deter- mining how best to move ahead with the investigation. "We are certainly going to be work- ing with the Egyptians ... but I would not say anything iscontingent upon the approval of the Egyptian government," said Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, the top deputy to Attorney General Janet Reno. That tough stance could set up a diplomatic showdown with a key ally if Egypt continues to insist that the U.S. government is rushing to con- demn EgyptAir co-pilot Gamil Batouty, who investigators suspect may have intentionally crashed the Boeing 767. Egyptian citizens and government officials alike stepped up their criti- cism yesterday of the U.S. investiga- tors' keen interest in Batouty and the prayer that he was heard to utter on the plane's cockpit voice recorder just before the jet began its descent, killing all 217 people on board in the Oct. 3 crash. Activists skeptical of tobacco Settlement NEW YORK - Big Tobacco's big payout is about to begin, but leaders of the anti-smoking movement aren't cel- ebrating. Too many states, they say, are treating their cut of the $206 billi settlement as a multi-purpose bd get booster rather than as ammuni- tion for a decisive assault on under- age smoking. 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