LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 1C, 1999 - 3 CRIME E Notre Dame student urinates On public view Department of Public Safety officers observed a University of Notre Dame student urinating in public near the corner of South -University and East University Avenues in the early morning hours Saturday. The subject was given a verbal warning to leave the premis- es and did so. .No report was filed. Nen dump paint at Northwood Two white males were seen Friday morning dumping what appeared to be paint from the window of their car. The paint was being dumped into a dump- ster in Lot 45 of the Northwood Family Housing complex. One of the suspects was 40 years * d the other was 29. No report was filed. Frat members violate flier rules in South Quad -Two members of a campus frater- nity were found to be passing out . iers to a party last Thursday night n -the third floor of South Quad Residence Hall. Members of frater- nities are strictly prohibited from oassin out fliers in the residence halls, and after being informed of that fact, the two men were escorted out of the building. larkley resident doesn't remember possible assault An 18-year-old female resident of Mary Markley Residence Hall awak- ened Saturday morning with injuries " that she did not remember how she sus- * tained. She was admitted to the hospi- tal with a possible concussion. DPS is investigating the incident as a possible aggravated assault. The investigation as to. the nature of the *cident is continuing. Banner and sign stolen outside Revelli Hall SA banner and parking sign were taken from outside the Revelli Hall at 350 E. Hoover St. sometime between Friday evening or Saturday morning. * After investigation from DPS, the sign was found later to have been recovered from a Notre Dame students vehicle earlier in the morning. Backpacks stolen at the UGLI A University student called DPS early yesterday morning to inform them that hers and others' backpacks were stolen from the Shapiro Ondergraduate Library. After the call was made the all items except a wallet were recovered. Kiosk, telephone Ogle set on fire DPS received a call early morning yesterday reporting a kiosk near East Quad was on fire. Nearby papers covering a telephone ole also blazed. Detroit Edition was notified and there was possible damage to the wires within the pole, DPS reports stated. Pickpocket strikes at football game A subject was allegedly pickpocket- ed near section 15 during the Michigan Football game vs. Notre Dame, accord- g to DPS reports. The subject reported S120 missing, but said the money clip was left behind. -compiled fiom staff reports. Festi-fall down Rally for Palestinians opens floor for debate By Rachel Groman and Elizabeth Kassab For the Daily Voicing their concern for Palestinians, 15 protesters marched through Diag crowds from the steps of the Michigan Union to the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. handing out material about ethnic cleansing. Blaine Coleman, who organized the march, defined ethnic cleansing as "the use of the state ... to shove people out of their homes and take away their rights" He added that often killing is involved and noted the deaths of 1,500 Palestinians in the past 10 years. The rally was organized to draw attention to the displacement of3.6 mil- lion Palestinians in Israel and call for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. Graduate students Stephanie Lindemann and Tara Javidi, both gradu- ate students and members of PREVENT, a student group against sanctions and the general war on Iraq, said they felt it was unfortunate that the march took place on the same day as Festifall. But Festifall brought an unusually large number of students to the Dia,. exposing the protesters to several cul- tural, religious and ethnic student orga- nizations and their members. "It's good to have a campus where we can express opinions on factual things that usually people don't know about," said Robert Zaid, a senior on the Arab- American Anti-Discrimination Committee Executive Board. Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian speak- ers came together l the combined effort. to discuss related issi LSA sophomore P member, said he hope ing with Ilillel to edu Before the march Israel and Palestine and Christians alike of the Union, and filled the air. Deb nexer reached a s Instead, students e addresses in order to cussion. Individual argum smiles. "Most people on have all the inform good points - as d this are great, talk LSA first-year stud said after having a dis students on the Unio He turned to his P and said, "I encoura open mind. Talk to p While the event sion, Coleman said march was to "to savi a big problem." Coleman related tl ation to the Jewish s 50 years ago. "What's happe Palestinians is wha Jews in Eastern F Holocaust ... people save Palestinians frc DAVID ROCHKIND/Daily Music junior Aaron Sherry jumps off a scaffold onto a mat to attract attention to the Ring of Steel student organization at Festifall yesterday on the Diag. MSA cools fight for student spot on regent board ast March through through," said Coleman, an Ann Arbor of ADC and IlIillel resident who had participated in a cam- ucs as a panel. pus demonstration against bombing in 'aul Saba, an ADC Iraq last year. s to continue work- But Gold, who lived in Israel for a cate more people. year, said he is concerned the protesters residents of both were creating propaganda. -- Jews, Muslims "What I think is problematic about -- met on the steps these flyers are the words, 'ethnic a feeling of hope cleansing,"' he said. ate persisted, but Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz of the tate of hostility. Jewish Resource Center echoed Gold's xchanged c-mail concerns. continue their dis- "Although it's a free country and everyone has their right, the propagan- ients ended with da is rather negative," he said. The protest comes on the heels of this both sides don't month's peace agreement between nation. They have Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and o we. Things like Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ending ing, like friends," an eight-month stalemate. The agree- ent Michael Gold mcnt involved an Israeli withdrawal scussion with other from II percent of the West Bank, a$ n's steps, well as the release of 350 Palestinian- alestinian neighbor prisoners. ge you to have an Rabbi Rich Kirschen at Hillel said he cople like me." felt the march was "so counterproducd facilitated discus- tive at this point, where it seems there his goal for the going to be a breakthrough in the peace e Palestinians from process." He said, "If the people in the Middle Fast are starting to make peac he Palestinian situ- it's probably a good idea to acknowl truggle more than edge it here." But Coleman is not convinced by the ning to the Israeli government's recent actions. t happened to us "The Israeli government has beeii urope during the talking peace for 20 years, yet there's are just trying to more and more land taken from the m what we went Palestinians each year," he said. - Director of Athletic Media Relations Bruce Madej assisted the fraternity with publicizing the event with press releases., After months of planning, organizers are looking forward to "the traditional pep rally feeling. Everyone is on the same., side rooting for the same team. For a moment no one will think about school," Cole said. Alpha Delta Phi member Jason Sparks anticipates his first Alpha Delta Phi pep rally. "I have heard from the alumni around the house that it is a big event on campus, I have seen the planners working since the beginning of the summer on this," lie said. Music sophomore Lauren Molina said "pep rallies create a higher sense of school spirit, bringing everyone together" which is very important in such a large school it gives us unity." LSA first-year student Dana Davis is excited about today's event as well. "It gets your adrenaline rushing and gives a strong sense of spirit." By Jewel Gopwani Daily Staff Reporter A student regent has been on MSA's list of things to do for quite a long time. After about 25 years of trial and error in getting student representation on the University Board of Regents, the state government may be making things a lit- tle easier for the assembly. Differing in opinion from former Attorney General Frank Kelly, Attorney General Jennifer Granholm stated that no conflict of interest exists if a student were elected to the board of regents. The opinion Granholm released on Aug. 25, was in response to a question posed by Senator Alma Smith Wheeler (D-Salem Twp.) In a written statement, Granholm said, "no prohibited conflict of interests arises solely from being a student at an institution of higher education." This opinion offers new hope to MSA, after its attempt to form a Student Regent Liaison Committee was stopped in its tracks. "We think this may be the first step ever toward constructive negotiation," MSA President Bram Elias said. Elias added that this opinion will lead to further discussion on this topic with the General Counsel's office. In March, assembly opted to play down its fight for a student regent in order to pursue the SRLC, which would have set aside time with the regents every month to discuss students with the committee. It would have been comprised the presidents of the Michigan Student Assembly, the Flint Student Assembly and the Dearborn Student Assembly as well as four elect- ed students from the Ann Arbor cam- pus. Working with Regent David Brandon (R-Ann Arbor), former MSA represen- tative Elise Erickson constructed the idea of this committee for approval by MSA and potential approval by the regents. After the assembly approved the committee, Erickson met with other regents in June and said Regent Rebecca McGowan (D-Ann Arbor), Regent Olivia Maynard (D-Goodrich) and Regent Kathy White (D-Ann Arbor) encouraged her to try the open invitation the regents have offered the assembly for a number of years. "The board had given the president of MSA enormous power and opportu- nity to speak whenever he wanted and to bring in who ever he or she chose," McGowan said. "I just don't think it has been tested enough." McGowan called the interaction between MSA representatives and the regents in dealing with the Code of Student Conduct during the past few years as successful communication. "We hadn't used this time in the past because it seemed impractical," Erickson said. RALLY Continued from Page 1 ball season tradition, and each year it gets even bigger. Head planner LSA senior Branton (ole said "the event takes an amazing amount of time to put together." He said that he must first get the coach Carr to attend because without him, "the event is worthless." The pep rally has a few goals. Cole said, one being "to bond the community and share the unique experience" of feeling the camaraderie in the football stadium. The pep rally also gives the students the ability to see what a fraternity and Greek Life is all about. The event planning involved more than just booking Carr. There was marketing and advertising too. Even the electron- ic banners at both Yost and Cliff Keen arenas inform passers- by with messages about the pep rally. Diag display boards and numerous campus doors are also loaded with signs, and READ THE DAILY ONLINE AT WWWvIICHIGANDAIL Y.COMl, Temporary site for Ave Maria unveiled Associated Press Domino's Pizza founder Thomas Monaghan stepped closer yesterday to his vision of creating "a West Point for Catholicism and the law," unveil- ing the temporary home of his new law school. The Ave Maria School of Law, sched- uled to open next year, will use the for- mer headquarters of NSF International, a locally based public health company. Ave Maria officials hope to build a perma- nent campus here in four or five years. A S4 million renovation of the site already has begun and is scheduled for completion in August 2000, the same month a class of 40 to 50 students will begin instruction . "Putting law and ethics in the same sentence is phenomenal," said Monaghan, who last year sold nearly all of Domino's to a Boston investment capital firm. "So much of the leader- ship of our country has legal training. I think you need a West Point for Catholicism and law." Monaghan is putting S50 million of his fortune - estimated at S600 million in 1998 by Forbes magazine - into the project. Correction: Mary Pierce was incorrectly identified in a photo of the U.S. Open on page 14B of yesterday's Daily. ° The cover photo in yesterday's edition of Kickoff '99 "On the Line" was taken by Dana Linnane. A Gloria Thiele's name was spelled incorrectly in yesterday's Daily. What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend FRIDAY ABC Room, 12 p.m. - 12 a.m. J Safewalk, 936-1000, Shapiro Library Lobby, 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m. "C'arnha Dance Lesson." Snonsorerd