NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandally.com Campu bails 01 after ra goodsj By David Enders Daily Staff Reporter rrran *rni Ls ut in One nundred n1ine years ofeditorialfreedom Wednesday September 13, 2000 Woman killed by commuter bus By David Enders and Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporters Janis Marchyok was a mother of three who volunteered much of her time to community theater and histori- cal preservation. "Being a secretary wasn't some- thing that was her passion," said Wendy Uhlmrann genetic counselor in the Medical School's division of med- ical genetics. "Theater was her pas- sion. She loved theater." Ann Arbor police are still investi- gating how Marchyok, a 48-year-old Howell resident and -secretary in the internal medicine department, was struck and killed by a University bus during a heavy downpour Monday. The 5:45 p.m. accident occurred in the intersection of Glen Avenue and East Catherine Street, where the bus, a commuter coming from North Cam- pus, was turning. AAPD Sgt. Michael Logghe said Marchyok was initially struck by the side of the bus before being dragged and run over. Police are not sure whether she was in the road or on the sidewalk and there were apparently no witnesses who actually saw the acci- dent. No charges have been brought against the 22-year-old University stu- dent who was driving the bus. The driver told police he could not see Marchyok because of the heavy rain that was falling at the time. Uni- versity spokeswoman Diane Brown said the student had been employed as a bus driver since 1998. At least 20 people were on the bus at the time of the accident and were transferred to another bus. "I thinkjgust the fact that an accident has occurred will always increase everyone's awareness." - Diane Brown University spokeswoman Ann Arbor is still recovering after the city's heaviest rainfall in 20 years flooded roads and buildings both on and off campus earlier this week. University weather observer Dennis Kahlbaum said 3.58 inches of rain fell 4 Ann Arbor between Sunday evening and yesterday morning, including 1.6 inches in the span of an hour Monday evening. "We had some water in the Lawyer's Club, East Quad, Newberry, West Quad, Couzens, Alice Lloyd, Baits, Bursley -just about all of that was in our storage areas," said Archie Andrews, associate director of resi- dence operations. °tudent rooms affected included e basement rooms in Baits Resi- dence Hall and a single room in West Quad Residence Hall, all of which needed the carpet removed for drying, Andrews said. Residence halls were not the only campus buildings that had problems. "The majority of buildings on cam- pus" experienced some flooding, Uni- versity spokeswoman Diane Brown n ."We were getting calls from paces that we don't normally get calls from." Students renting houses and apart- ments off-campus dealt with basement flooding and roof leaks. See RAIN, Page 2 Theater, Professor dies in France avid Enders Staff Reporter University Music Prof. Gary Bird Was expected to hold auditions for the musical "Assassins" last night, but shocked students were instead greeted by grief counselors. Bird was confirmed dead yesterday after having been reported missing in France since the beginning of classes last week. ird's son Tyler, of West Jordan, Utah, said last night that he received a letter from the U.S. Embassy in France saying his father had been found dead, apparently of natur- al causes, in his hotelroom. "They are per- forming an autop- sy," Tyler Bird said. Bird said the let- ter told him there was no evidence of foul play in his father's death. Bird Bird, 49, was a veteran performer and director of more than 60 plays and musicals across the country. He was an assistant professor in the musical theater department of the School of Music. According to Bird's School of Music bj raphy, he headed the degree pro- g i in musical theater at East Caroli- na University from 1991 to 1994. He also taught at Utah State University and Brigham Young University. Most recently he directed an off- Broadway production of "The Robber Bridegroom" for the Manhattan The- ater Ensemble. "Ie was writing a book about per- formance," Tyler Bird said. "That was l ife and his love." Second-year musical theater student Monique French was in Bird's Intro- duction to Musical Theater class last year and this semester is taking Musi- cal Theater Performance, a class Bird was expected toteach. University buses have continued running as normal after the accident and counseling is available for other drivers. "I think just the fact that an accident has occurred will always increase everyone's awareness," Brown said. See DEATH, Page 7 'm profou nd ly gratefu I' School o fficially named for Ford I By Yael Kohen Daily Staff Reporter Sixty-five years after Gerald Ford graduated from the University, the former president returned to campus yesterday, bringing with him a legacy of public service as well as friends, family and former members of his administration. Ford's experiences and lifetime achievements were recognized by the University as he accepted the honor of having the School of Public Policy renamed after him. Despite a stroke suffered while attending the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia last month, the fragile Ford mustered up enough energy to travel to Ann Arbor for the Hill Auditorium cere- mony. "I'm profoundly grateful," Ford said after a parade of esteemed state and University officials, including Gov. John Engler, University Presi- dent Lee Bollinger, Public Policy Dean Rebecca Blank and University Regent Rebecca McGowan, spoke of the former president's legacy. Many state politicians were in the audience, and among the family, friends and some former members of his administration who shared in the event including his wife, Betty, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who assured the audience his warm sentiments described a man he considers not just an employer but a friend. Kissinger, as keynote speaker at yesterday's ceremony, spoke of Ford's personal qualities as an attribute in leading the nation during the tumultuous period after Richard See FORQ, Page 2 $6.5M already raised for Ford School expansion I LEFT: Former President Gerald Ford shakes University President Lee Bollinger's hand while Gov. John Engler, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Provost Nancy Cantor look on yesterday at the School of Public Policy renaming ceremony In Hill Auditorium. RIGHT: SNRE senior Elizabeth Hamilton and LSA senior Aaron Stark protest Kissinger's foreign policies during a vigil on the Diag last night. By Yael Kohen Daiy Staff Reporter The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received $6.5 million in donations as it begins a period of major expansion including new faculty, new buildings, additional, courses and efforts to attract more stu- dents. 141think 1 The money was collected during the past four months from nine donors It'll get t including former President Ford, after whom the school officially was renamed on the Mn in a ceremony yesterday. Two of the nine donations will estab- lish professorships within the Ford Former School. The Annenberg Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. J. Ira Harris each donated $2 million, which is the minimum in order for a professorship to be established. A $1 .4 million donation by Citigroup accounted for the majority of the remaining funds. "The dean is in conversation with Citigroup at the moment," University Vice President for Development Susan Feagin said. Feagin said University administrators have made several suggestions as to how the donations may be spent. The University still has some way to go to reach its long- term goal of $30 million, which has prompted officials to participate in "intense and active" levels of fundraising. Fundraisers are hoping to gather t S great. money from Public Policy alum and those who wish to honor Ford. fe school Former Public Policy Dean Edward Gramlich, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, said the school has changed dramatically since Public Poli- - Edward Gramlich cy Dean Rebecca Blank took over last Public Policy dean year. "I think it's great. It'll get the school on the map," Gramlich said. "I think Becky Blank has taken things to a new level." Gov. John Engler, who also visited campus yesterday, said that as the school grows he would like to see his office and the Ford School "have a relationship that's formulated and developed." Kissinger policies protested in vigil, C By Elizabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter "Try Kissinger for War Crimes" screamed a banner on the Diag. Another banner proclaimed "Ford Kissinger Public Policy = 1/2 Mil- lion Deaths." Henry Kissinger's leadership as the U.S. Secretary of State during numerous coups and wars in Asia, South America and Africa was the target of an evening vigil in the Diag last night. The vigil was held to remember the "uncounted numbers" of peo- ple who died as a result of Kissinger's foreign policy- deci- sions, said Thom Saffold of the Direct Action Center, which orga- nized the event. See VIGIL, Page 2 t : _ 0! Hig gas pnces return to Michigan By James Restivo students who plan to drive home or around For the Daily Ann Arbor in the near future. Gassing up After a summer of high gas prices, LSA sophomore Joanna Bluestone said the cur- rent cost to drive is "ridiculous." And it's getting worse. After prices leveled off last month, the cost of gas is now on the rise again - at $1.60 to $1.80 per gallon, according to AAA Michigan. John Griffin, executive director of the Association Petroleum Industries of Michi- gan, said the price increase can be tied to supply and demand. "Crude oil at $35 per barrel is at the highest in 10 years and gas reserves are depleted all over the world," Griffin said. Griffin, whose company works with about 400 companies in the state that deal Prices at Ann Arbor gas stat s yesterday Packard Amoco, 2995 Packard R Meijer, 3145 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd Regular: $1.67 Premium: Ann Arbor Shell, 32 4 enaw Ave. Regular: $1.69 emi *: $1.87 T m