0 eather oday: Mostly cloudy. High 4 omorrow: Showers. High 38 I Y_ .I AS1440 Uor 8. Low 35. One hundred ni-e years of edikrialfreedom Thursday December 9, 1999 'W ex No S ratemit o remain uspended ntil Jan. y David Enders aily Staff Reporter The campus chapter .of the Alpha psilon Pi fraternity will remain on uspension until after winter break, ccording to officials from the fra- ernity's national chapter. "Nothing will be done until wary, to allow the members to oncentrate on finals and academic chievement," said Sidney Dunn, xecutive vice president of Pi's ational headquarters, located in ndianapolis. When winter term begins, the ational chapter will continue its nvestigation into allegations of haz- ng. The suspension is the result of an ncident in which an active member Ie fraternity shot a 19-year-old ledge in the groin with a BB gun. niversity Hospitals released the ledge, an LSA first-year student, ollowing surgery Tuesday. Dunn added that "there will be no ctivity in the house" during the uspension. Fraternity members ould not be reached yesterday for omment on the decision. "We're pleased to see that the g man seems to have come hrough surgery well," said Dunn, ho could only speak in a general ense about the alleged hazing and ould not confirm any details of the ledge's injury. Dunn also pointed out what he feels s a positive aspect of the situation. "AEPi deplores hazing and we ill be swift in dealing with the dis- i linary and educational aspects," said. "This is an opportunity o teach right from wrong." Dunn met Tuesday with campus eaders and members of the nterfraternity Council. In the same ay, he spoke with 14 of the 23 Pi ledge class members. "I told them about what we had iscussed with the University," unn said. "We will work (with the 'ersity) in a partnership to turn situation around." "We are dedicated to perpetuating See FRATERNITY, Page 7A estler.5. ear By Marta Brill Daily Sta iReporter First sparked by the death of Michigan wrestler Jefferey Reese two years ago today, collegiate wrestling coaches continue to build on changes made to the sport immediately after Reese's death and in the months that followed. Michigan wrestling coach Joe McFarland said he has noticed a difference in the way wrestlers perform since the NCAA rules shifted attention from quick weight loss to responsible nutrition fol- lowing Reese's death. "The team can focus on the match. They feel better and can concentrate better," McFarland said, adding that,. previously, athletes had been con- cerned about shedding pounds. w- hich ultimately distracted them from the competition. One of the rule changes with the most impact has been a readjustment of weight classes. Recognizing that men's bodies had changed since the last time the weight classes had been set more than 10 years prior, the NCAA redefined the class- es to more realistic weights. "Weight cutting was half the battle. Now you are able to focus better because you are hydrated and healthy," said Michigan wrestler Joe Warren, a Kinesiology senior. "Our team has improved. The work ethic has n from picked up. The intensity has picked up Warren said. "We work hard and get the weight orf that wa" Reese, w ho was a Kineoog) junior, collapsed shortly after he had been exercisng in a sauna wearing a rubber suit. Hle had been tr g to shed excess pounds to quality for competition in a lower weight class. Less than two months before Reese's death, two other collegiate wrestlers died under similar circumstances - Bill Saylor at Campbell Unixersity in North Carolina and Joe LaRosa at University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. Soon after Reese's death, the University Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics formed a subcommittee to work vw ith the Big Ten and the death NCA A regarding how college wrestlers train, At that time, the N CAA had few across-the-board rules -- only recommendations f+r how colleges should determine their safetN regulations. "There ws a lot of medical data that had to do with this problem. We came up with our recom- mendations based on this literature," said board me mber Step en Papadopolous, a neurosurgery professor. Many of our recommendations result- ed in significant rule changes." In record time, the Big Ten and the NCAA adopted rules almost exactly the same as the ones Michigan had made after Reese's death. Less than See WRESTLING, Page 2A Tarlk Haflanl peers out from In-between worshippers at the Islamic Center on Plymouth Road last night. Tonight is the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, a 30-day Muslim holiday. Ramadan By Shabnam Daneshvar Daily StafReporter On the first ight of the Nlamic month of, Ramadan each year, Noor Moussawis family and five others from Ann Arbor sit down to pray and enjoy what e s describes as a "huge feast'- break their daylong fast from all food and cxcei a drop of water. \\e pray t A h to thank .irm for the food and ssin in our litfe. We also ask him to accep our ast for the day," she said. Moussawi, along with hundreds of other be gins at sundown Muslim students on campus and billions of word ramada, meaning "to burn," refers to the Muslims worldwide, started her month-long burning or elimination of sins and wrong period of fasting today ar'dawn. dv ii that come with absining frm 7ood. The fasting "is pretty awesome on this cam- drink and any sexual contact with another mdi- pus." said Sarah Mohiuddin. outreach chair of vidual from dawn until dusk each day for an the Muslim Student sociation. 'lts hard entire month. when you core from homes where your par- "This month ... celebrates the time when the ents prepare food at the end of the day, but it's Koran was revealed to Prophet Muhammed," very comfortin and nice to know there are so MSA Vice President Zain Bengali said. "It helps many Muslims her on campus who are fasting us rcestablish the connection with God and with you and can break the fast with you." in'rease spirituality among our community." Ramadan, which comes from the Arabic See RAMADAN, Page 2A A2 senator to run If'or governor U Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith plans to seek 2002 Democratic nomination By Yae Kohen and Lisa Koivu Daily . t:,! R Iorte'V State Sen. Alma Wheeler Smith (D-Salem Twp. - whose constituency includes the Unixersity - has unofficially announced her candidacy for the 2002 gubernatorial race. But Smith said her main focus for the next vear is the 2000 elections, when she will be busy campaigniniig for fellow Democrats, with the goals of regamig party control of the state House of Representatives "In my own mind I wan't iomg to ni-ounce thise a rI 1 ht the 000 elec- U t ions h ts t te o f us vi t the Democraic party ~,h. mih : i C ddntm thnt she announced early bccause she ; c1 i td many que. tions a bout her d fitueintentions. But Smith 'id siuhe i _~~ ~ ukr crcts ctt, ?y;has been tinking seriously about a possible run for overnor for th p1st year. "If anybody's going to run for governor ..t bett r sta earl d Bil Ballen r ag editor of 1nsid Michigan Politic. "With the term limits we will see people announcing ear- lier for the big positions," said Dennis Denno, communica- tions director tr the Michigan Democratic Party. There are advantages and disadvantages to running for gov- ernor, Ballenger said. The early declaration will give Smith a chance to raise campagn fbnds, Ballenger said, but a disadvan- tage is that Smith doesn't know who her opponent will be. "1 think I have excellent qualifications for governor" Smith said. "I think the state is ready for my perspective on policy." But Smith faces some formidable challenges in the 2002 race. "There's no question at this point that Alma Wheeler Smith is a long shot, but stranger things have happened. Not often but sometines," Ballenger said. Smith faces several handicaps in her gubernatorial race, including name recognition. her liberal voting history and the fact that she is a black woman, Ballenger said. "I need to work to establish a higher name recognition and I will be working on that for the next couple of years," Smith said, adding that she is in the process of working on passing health legislation that she hopes will thrust her name into the spotlight. Although no other candidates have declared for the 2002 gubernatorial elections, some state politicians have toyed with the possibility. State Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) has also unofficially said he has his eyes set on the governor's post. "Running statewide is a big endeavor that takes a lot of work," Peters said. Each candidate will have to travel across the state, which is a lot of work considering how big the state is, he added. Although Peters plans on running against Smith, he said he has the highest respect for her. "She is very capable. She's a good legislator, and she presents herself well," he said. See SENATOR, Page 2A I a UHS tests ireport no eases of HIV, AIDS By Risa Berrin Daily Staff Reporter Although, the Univer administers an average year, the center reported t has come back positive in But UHS associate D said these results do not m are not infected with HIV 10"These numbers do not lence of HIV and AIDS said. "I would assume th there." Zielasko said that an rsity Health Service 1,200 HIV tests each hat not one of the tests the past five years. irector Janet Zielasko nean people on campus or AIDS. really reflect the preva- at this University," she at there are people out estimated two out of every 1,000 students on college campuses nation- wide are infected with HIV LSA senior Riya Saha, a coordinator for AIDS JEREMY MENCHIy Awareness Week, said she believes some people Condoms, including one for women on the far left, are displayed yesterday in the See AIDS, Page 2A Safe Sex Store on South University Avenue. ire guts third oor of house Jewel Gopwani fly Staff Reporter Flames gutted the third floor of a home on Hamilton Place hortly after midnight last night. Ann Arbor Fire Department Lt. Tim Flack said the fire egan around 11:45 p.m. yesterday. By the time six AAFD iretrucks arrived at the home, located at 419 Hamilton Pl., ames had consumed most of the third floor, Flack said. LSA senior Josh Denkin, who lives on the first floor of the dke, said the six-resident house contains six bedrooms. ere were no reported injuries, Flack said. At about 2 a.m. his morning, AAFD investigators had not determined either he cause of the fire or an estimate of the damage. Only one resident of the house lived on the third floor, enkin said. Denkin said he did not know what caused the ire, but left the house after his housemate saw smoke. LOUIS BROWN/Daily Flack said the fire did not damage the first two floors of the A fire uitted the third floor of a student house located on Senate approves measure to fund capital outlay projects By YaeI Kohen Daily Staff Reporter A state Senate vote last night approved a bill that would provide universities across the state with funding for capital outlay projects. This provision will enable the University to apply for funds to renovate the School of Public Health, a priority on the University's agenda. The Senate Appropriations committee amended the state House of Representative bill, which was passed last week and would make capital outlay planning projects available to all universities in the state including the University, allowing administrators to begin renovations on the School of Public Health. The House bill did continue to provide funds for the Dana Building, a $20 million renovation project which is in its - - outlay funds to make renovations on the School of Public Health located at 109 Observatory St. The University has put in a request for $40 million to renovate the building, Provost Nancy Cantor said. The School of Public Health is more than 50 years old and "parts of it are not up to code right now," said Robert Gray, senior associate dean for facilities and research at the school. Planning for the renovation is underway, although no detailed architectural designs have been drawn up, Gray said. Administrators have held meetings with students, faculty and staff members to discuss the necessary reno- vations, he said. The group has discussed adding research labs, teaching labs and adequate cooling and heating systems to the build-