ature-
friendly
residence
t-Al debuts
ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) - College
life is a little different for 90 students
.at Northland College: Their "living
laboratory" features a 120-foot-tall
wind generator, solar panels, recycled
furniture and waterless toilets.
The small liberal arts college near
"take Superior touts its S4.1 million
Environmental Living and Learning
enter as one of the most advanced
green" residence halls in the United
States.
"It's great - it's such a way of life
already," said Kelsey Forrest, of
Burnsville, Minn.
An environmental studies major, she
shares an apartment in the residence
hall with five other women.
When Northland began consider-
ing a new hall several years ago, stu-
nts insisted it be environmentally
efficient.
"Students were saying, 'Don't just
teach us. Show us,"' said Tom Woj-
ciechowski, the director of student
development.
The dorm opened in 1998. Among
its features:
- About 8 percent of its electricity
is generated by the 20-kilowatt wind
sower and three solar arrays.
- Fourteen solar panels on the roof
eheat hot water, cutting those costs
early 30 percent.
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another choice when they contemplate
abortion.
"It's a much less invasive proce-
dure' Anderson said.
RU-486 or mifepristone will be
vailable under the name Mifeprex.
The drug blocks a hormone needed for
pregnancy to continue.
Mifeprex must be taken within 49
days after a woman received her last
menstrual period. Two days after tak-
ing Mifeprex the patient must take
misoprostol, and after 14 days, the
patient must come back to her doctor
for a check up to make sure she is no
onger pregnant.
If she is, which happens in about
five to eight out of 100 women, she
.may need surgical procedure to end
:her pregnancy, according to the
FDA.
The drug also poses side effects. It
fan cause vaginal bleeding and can
tause diarrhea, vomiting and dizzi-.
ess.
Menin said Planned Parenthood cur-
ntly offers a medication called
ethotrexate that ends pregnancies up
.to seven weeks after conception.
This drug, developed to fight cancer,
kills "fast-growing cells," she said.
IMenin said Mifeprex is safer than
methotrexate.
"The bleeding that occurs with
Amethotrexate) is somewhat unpre-
dictable," Menin said.
The introduction of Mifeprex may

increase the number of doctors that
er abortions, Menin said.
"Doctors might be more willing to
give patients this choice" she said.
Yesterday representatives of the
tenter for Bioethical Reform was on
Eastern Michigan University's cam-
pus.
Mark Harrington, midwest direc-
tor of CBR, said he expects doctors
who distribute the pill to be protest-
ed as much as doctors who perform
gical abortions.
"It wouldn't be hard to find out
whose giving them," Harrington said,
adding that his group does not protest
doctor's offices.

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The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 29, 2000 -- 7

Judge dismisses portion of tobacco lawsuit

The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - A federal judge yesterday
dismissed a large part of the Justice Department's
civil lawsuit against the tobacco industry, but
cleared the way for the government to move for-
ward with its claim that the industry violated fed-
eral racketeering laws by conspiring to mislead
the public about the dangers of smoking.
U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled that
the Justice Department could not seek to recover
billions of dollars in smoking-related health care
costs. But she said it could continue efforts to
seize billions of dollars in tobacco profits under
the racketeering statute.
"In sum, while the government's theories
of liability have been limited, the extent of
defendant's potential liability remains, in

the estimation of both parties, in the billions
of dollars," Kessler wrote in a 56-page rul-
ing.
Tobacco industry officials had asked Kessler to
throw out the entire case, saying it was built on
flawed legal theories. They said yesterday that
Kessler's decision is a "step in the right direc-
tion" and predicted they ultimately will prevail.
The Justice Department said the preservation
of the racketeering count means the government
still will be able to attack the industry's "fraudu-
lent conduct."
Industry analysts said they believed the ruling
tilted in favor of the government, noting that
tobacco companies remain at legal risk. "The
bottom line is money," said Mary Aronson, a
Washington-based litigation analyst. "They still
have a case."

Northeastern University law professor Richard
Daynard, a longtime opponent of the tobacco
industry. who heads the Tobacco Products Liabili-
ty Project, contended that Kessler actually did the
government a favor by dismissing the shakiest
elements of its case. "I'm delighted," Daynard
said. "I think she made the case bulletproof."
Prodded by President Clinton, the Justice
Department filed the lawsuit one year ago, nam-
ing nine tobacco companies and two industry
groups as defendants. From the start, Attorney
General Janet Reno and others said a primary
goal was to recover billions of dollars spent to
treat smoking-related diseases by the Medicare
program and other government health plans cov-
ering veterans and federal employees.
The other chief goal was to gain control of
profits earned in what they contended was a

45-year conspiracy by the industry to cover u
health risks and market its products to chil-
dren.
At a June hearing, government lawyers con-
tended they could recover the medical costs
under the Medical Care Recovery Act, which
affects veterans and millions of federal cmlloy-
ees, and under the Medicare provision of the
Social Security Act.
But Kessler ruled yesterday that those laws
couldn't be used to pursue such lamages, saying
Congress hadn't intended they be applied in
such a sweeping manner.
She said it would be premature to dismiss the
racketeering claim or rule out damages.
Under the racketeering law, the governnmnt
can attempt to "disgorge,"or recover, profits
stemming from unlawful conduct.

Home sweet home

Organisms fall.
prey to high
extinction rates,

LONDON (AP) - A wild cat that
roams Europe's Iberian Peninsula, a
dolphin off the New Zealand coast, a
caviar-producing sturgeon and a red-
flowered shrub clinging to the moun-
tains of Mauritius share one thing in
common: all are teetering on the edge
of extinction.
Some 1 1,046 plants and animals
risk disappearing forever, according
to the most comprehensive analysis
of global conservation ever under-
taken.
The World Conservation Union's
2000 Red List of Threatened Species,
released yesterday, examined some
18,000 species and subspecies around
the globe.
But scientists acknowledge that even
a study of this magnitude only scratches
the surface. Earth is home to an estimat-
ed 14 million species - and only 1.75
million have been documented.
Many may become extinct before
they are even identified, much less

assessed by scientists.
"Global society would be horrified
if someone set fire to the Louvre in
Paris or the Metropolitan Museum in
New York, or if someone blew up the
Pyramids or the Taj Mahal," said Rus-
sell Mittermeier, president of the
Washington, D.C.-based Conservation
International.
"Yet every time a forest is burned to
the ground in Madagascar or the
Philippines, the loss to global society
is at least as great, yet no one pays
very much attention -- and sadlyit
happens every day."
Conservationists estimate that the
current extinction rate is 1,000 to
10,000 times higher than it shouldI be
under natural circumstances.
That means that in the first
decades of the 21st century, many
creatures - from a majestic Alba-
tross to Asian freshwater turtles -
may join the ranks of the flightless
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tireless efforts to support the tiers,"
Chesney said.
Schwarz, who led the battle to
remove the tier system said it only
exists in the budget theoretically.
"If to close the deal, the House had
to say there were tiers, I'm fine with

that," he said. "Unfortunately some
politics got into the end. This is, after
all, the Legislature where sometimes
politics reign."
Schwarz attributed some of the
problems to the prosperous state econ-
omy.
"There was so much money," he
said. "Everyone wanted a feed from
the trough."

A' PHOTO
Lt. Shane Sims of Lightning Troop, 3rd Armored Calvary regiment, reunites with his wife Rachel yesterday at Fort
Carson, Colorado. The group of soldiers returned home after the unit's deployment In Bosnia, which began in March.



Bardvoices its NEW YEAR "It's a homecoming an
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For Feldman, Rosh Hashanah is very similar to to see my friends from
Thanksgiving since he is surrounded by food, family and home."
COn cern over controt fiends. .
It's uni ue because it's one of the holidays where

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adhere to them.
The revisions must still abide by the
Big Ten rules which require the Uni-
versity to have "full-and complete fac-
ulty control of its intercollegiate
athletic program."
According to Big Ten rules, a con-
ference membership becomes ineli-
gible if its administration "fails to
respect the control, which it has del-
egated the university agency, for the
university's intercollegiate pro-
grams."
In the case of the University, if the
Board in Control does not have a
majority of faculty members, the Big
Ten could scrutinize the University's
membership.
Currently, the Board is made up of
13 members - seven faculty, two stu-

dents and two alumni along with Mar-
tin and University Vice President and
Secretary Lisa Tedesco as ex officio
members.
Bollinger has appointed a commit-
tee to look into possible changes in the
bylaws but said he has "no intentions
of making significant change to the
Board in Control."
The main goal now, Bates said, is
to establish the official role of the
Board in Control in order to end dis-
putes.
"It is pretty clear that
(Bollinger), in conjunction with the
Board of Regents, is ultimately in
control of intercollegiate athletics,"
Bates said.
While Martin adjusts to his sur-
roundings, Bates said he hopes that
tensions can be eased by revising the
bylaws to withdraw the points in ques-
tion.

everyone is at synagogue. It's a homecoming and I get to
see my friends from home," Feldman said.
LSA senior Karen Watson said that coming from a
non-practicing family, she attended her friend's Jewish
synagogues for the High Holidays while growing up.
' Watson said the resources on campus helped develop
her faith.
"I've learned an immense amount through Hillel. The
Jewish students are all very accepting of people from all
different backgrounds and experiences and their level of
knowledge," she said.
Hillel and Chabad House will offer services through-
out the weekend.
Conservative services will be held tonight at 7 p.m.

- Eric Feldman
LSA junior
and Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Power Center and Saturday
at 6:45 p.m., and Sunday at 9:00 p.m. at Hillel.
Orthodox services will be held tonight at 7 p.m., Sat-
urday at 9 a.m. and 6:45 p.m., and Sunday at 9 a.m. and
7 p.m. Reform services will be held tonight'at 7 p.m.
and Saturday at 10 a.m.
All Orthodox and Reform services will be held at Hil-
lel. For general and ticket information, call Hillel at
769-0550.
For more information on services at Chabad House,
call 995-3276.
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other symposium events as well. The Department of Theatre
and Drama will be presenting Miller's play "A View From the
Bridge," which will run from Oct. 5-8, 12-15, with a special
performance on Oct. 27. Tickets for all performances are sold
out.
LSA senior Quinn Strassel, who is starring in the
upcoming production of Miller's play and is a student in
Brater's English 417 course, attended yesterday's talk
"Being involved with the show, I've made an effort to learn
a lot about Arthur Miller and (Brater's) class has been a
wonderful extension of it, so I wasn't going to miss this for
anything," Strassel said.
Brater encouraged students to participate in the upcom-
ing events honoring Miller. "I think it will be just terrific to
be able to participate in all of this and feel a part of this
community that is celebrating one of our own," he said.
Yesterday's presentation was the first installment of the
series, Professors Reaching Out For Students, sponsored by
Mortar Board, a senior honorary society, and Michigan
Union Arts and Programs.
Each month, a professor from a different department at
the University will speak on a topic relevant to their field.
Mortar Board member Graham Lanz, an LSA senior,
said the goal of the lecture series is to improve student-pro-
fessor relations. The next presentation in the P.R.O.F.S.
series will be by Prof. Derek Collins, from the Department
of Classical Studies, on "Witchcraft 101: A Bedevjling
Execution" on Oct. 18.

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