2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 30, 1999 NATION/WORLD FORUM Continued from Page 1A In Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that racial quotas used by the University of California at Davis were unconstitutional, but in an opinion written by Justice Lewis Powell, the government had an inter- est in encouraging diversity. Although many suspect that one of the lawsuits filed against the University will make it to the Supreme Court, Payton said that assumption isn't necessarily the case. "You can't know that with any certainty," he said, adding that many other affirmative action cases cur- rently pending in the court system could make it to the high court first. Although the cases involving the University may not necessarily be the one to set the national stan- dard on affirmative action, Payton said "in the next couple of years, this issue will be decided by the Supreme Court." The panelists said many of affirmative action's critics believe race plays a dominant role in whether an applicant is accepted to the University. But Lehman said race is only one of many deter- mining factors in admissions. "We don't admit any- one who we don't expect to succeed," he said. LSA senior Jason Taylor, who said he supports affirmative action, attended yesterday's forum. "It's the first time I've heard empirical data used to how benefits of diversity in higher education lead to a better life-long outcome," Taylor said. Yesterday's presentation came the week after the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., handed down a ruling that deemed the practice of weighted admissions based on race at Arlington Traditional School, a kindergarten in Virginia, unconstitutional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winner versity Deputy General Counsel Liz Barry section of the ruling actually supports diversi- he educational world. e decision in the 4th Circuit Court is that the assumes that diversity is a compelling govern- nterest," she said. ording to the ruling, the judges deciding the ssumed that diversity "may be a compelling nmental interest and proceed to examine er the policy was not narrowly tailored to re diversity." question and answer session followed the :rs' presentations and although Krislov told owd that their time was not supposed to be for debate, several members of the audience out and attacked the administration's defense rmative action. ?aily Staff Reporter Jewel Gopwani contributed to this report. GOP Continued from Page 1A elected and to increase the visibility and participation of blacks in the party, Hailes said. "Republicans outshine Democrats when it comes to hiring blacks and minorities," Hailes said. Gov. John Engler appointed three blacks to the state's higher courts, Hailes said. "This is not an affirmative action effort; this is basically taking that hiring net and expanding it wide" and "taking the most qualified person," he said. Collins said he agreed with Hailes. "We want to make this a party reflective of the society that we live in," he said, adding that it is important to dispel the myths generally associated with Republicans. One of the main points Collins tried to convey to students was the impor- tance of community outreach. "I encourage all of you to get involved" he said. "You need to be involved in pro- jects that humanize the Republican party." Citing a survey published last spring by The Michigan Daily, the Department of Communications Studies and the Institute for Social Research, Diamond said 51 percent of students on campus oppose affirmative action. "We believe we are the majority on campus and we want to find that majority" Students were invited after the meet- ing to join the College Republicans and volunteer for Republican presidential campaigns. "They present a view on campus that isn't often heard," LSA first-year student Chip Englander said. "I'm not a 100- percent supporter, but I'm interested in the diversity of ideas," he added. Other students were sure of the their desire to get involved. LSA junior Adam Killian said he decided prior to the meeting that he would join the College Republicans and participate in a com- munity outreach program. KNOW OF NEWS? CALL 76-DAILY. AROUND THE NATION Gore relocates campaign to Tennessee WASHINGTON - Vice President Al Gore, shaken by the unexpected strength of Bill Bradley's challenge for the Democratic presidential nomination, abruptly uprooted his inside-the-Beltway campaign yesterday for a move to Tennessee and "an opportunity for transformation" "This is a hard, tough fight," said Gore, challenging Bradley to a series of iss debates. By relocating his headquarters from Washington's K Street, a corridor of lobby- ing and law firms, to Nashville's Church Street, the former Tennessee senator who grew up in Washington said he hoped to "get closer to the American people, clos- er to the grassroots and out of the Beltway and into the heartland" "Every election that I have won has been headquartered in Tennessee," Gore added. After months of acting out the presumption that his only competitor was Republican front-runner George W. Bush, Gore said yesterday that he was eager to debate Bradley on such issues as health care, crime and the environment as a way to "make of this campaign a chance for our country to rekindle the spirit of democracy." Bradley, campaigning in California, told reporters: "For the last 10 months, t vice president and his campaign have been ignoring me and now they want debate me. I think that shows we're making some progress." Reagan biographer defends new book NEW YORK - For a man whose biography of Ronald Reagan has touched off a cultural storm, Edmund Morris is remarkably soft-spoken and polite, flinching only slightly at the questions that dog him wherever he goes: Why did he thrust himself and fic- tional characters into the story of an American president? Has he written a biography that can be believed? Eyes narrowing, the historian conced- ed in an interview yesterday that he has taken liberties, but in no way diluted the veracity of his newly published book. Frustrated by a subject who he said "is incapable of self-analysis," Morris sug- gested that he had no choice but to blaze a novel trail into the former president's inner life. "I wanted to bring to his first 70 years the same closeness of observation, visu- al and auditory, that I was able to bring to his presidential years," said Morris, who was named Reagan's official biographer in 1985. Morris, interviewed in Random House's Manhattan offices, enjoyed extraordinary access to the White House - interviewing Reagan regularly and sitting in on innumerable meetings. But he conceded that adding fictional char- acters to describe earlier events was needed to "enrich" his epic story. Clinton signs bill 0 raise president's p'AV WASHINGTON - President Clinton signed legislation yesterday that will double future presidents' annual salaries to $400,000 and let members of Congress collect their sec- ond pay increase in two years. House and Senate members' salar, will climb by $4,600 to $141,300 a year beginning in January. Members of Congress last got a pay increase in January 1998 and before that in I093. The increase to $400,000 will be the first presidential pay raise since 1969, but it will not take effect until Clinton leaves office Jan'. 20, 2001 .,The Constitution forbids any change in a president's salary while he is in offic. )cation )f Journalists" AROUND THE WORLD -=; i " J\,' :; October 4th at 7:30pm * in Phillips Auditorium " Hillsdale College " Dow Journalism Program Inaugural Lecture U I Police block march to Milosevic's home BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Thousands of pro-democracy marchers came face-to-face with Serbia's dread- ed Interior Ministry police yesterday night, but backed down in time to avoid serious violence. An estimated 25,000 protesters, led by Democratic Party President Zoran Djindjic, were dispersed by hundreds of club-wielding riot police in central Belgrade as the crowd headed toward Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's home. The police were backed up by five vehicles mounted with water cannons. "Go back to Kosovo!" angry demon- strators shouted at the police as protest organizers linked arms to keep the surging crowd back. "Murderers! Murderers!" they taunted. Serbia's Interior Ministry police are suspected of committing some of the worst atrocities against ethnic Albanians in more than a year of civil war in Kosovo, a southern province of Serbia, which is the dominant republic in Yugoslavia. About 45 minutes after the protest stopped just a few yards away from Yugoslav army's headquarters, poll e moved against the crowd, hitting demonstrators who didn't run fast enough. Cohen: militias may attack peacekeepers JAKARTA, Indonesia - .,Pro- Indonesia militias may be planning gi rilla raids on the Australian-led interna- tional peacekeepers in devastated East Timor, American officials said yesterday. Defense Secretary William Cohen said he would raise the matter today in meetings with Indonesian military and government officials and stress that there must be no Indonesian army involvement - or even tacit support for violence against the peacekeepers. - Compiled from Daily wire repo* -1 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $100. Winter term (January through April) is $105, yearlong (September through April) is $180. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. 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