2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 11, 2000 NATION/WORLD PR ESIDENTS Continued from Page 1 at least to be good citizens," he said. In the area of tuition costs, McPherson and Bollinger complimented each other for attempting to keep costs down for in-state students. McPher- son said that although it is "an ongoing struggle" to keep costs down, Michigan State has managed to hold tuition increases below the level of inflation. "The cost we charge in tuition is one of the best bargains you will ever find," Bollinger said. While conceding that out-of-state student tuition remains high, he maintained that students get a lot out of their tuition dollars. He joked that he sometimes thinks of the University as a "fancy resort." "We have swimming pools, ... outstanding weather for two or three months and then there's social entertainment. Sometimes I think the Univer- sity is basically a dating service with an educational component," Bollinger said to laughter. Bollinger and McPherson also took the oppor- tunity to praise their respective universities, something Bollinger called "one of the great things about being president of an institution." McPherson boasted that Michigan State has the largest study abroad program in the country, while Bollinger countered with the University's recently renamed Gerald R. Ford School of Pub- lic Policy. The forum also gave area high school students an opportunity to hear more about the two uni- versities and potential employers ideas of what kind of education their future hires are receiving. Dave Bearce, a senior at Riverview Communi- ty High School, said he was pleasantly surprised by the presentation. "I definitely got more out of it then I thought I would," he said. To the students contemplating the merits of East Lansing versus Ann Arbor, Bollinger offered the advice that students should pick the place they feel the most comfortable with. But, he added, even if students are not accept- ed, they could definitely succeed at other schools. "Life doesn't turn on what college or universi- ty you go to," he said. TODAY, OCTOBER 11th, Is NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY! CHECK OUT THE DAILY ONLINE. WWWICHIGANDAILY. COMl p RaIlly Today 12:00 Noon Cetenue (near the cube) Come out to someone or support someone who is coming out! 7 1 338 S State 996-9191 www.ashleys.com Wednesday Burger Special 1/3 lb Cheeseburger, Fries & Soft Drink only $4.49 Why eat fast food when you can have real food! Qftw For more information about lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- gender issues contact the Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs at 763-4186. Email: Igbta@umich.edu. Website: www.umich.edu/-~-inqueery I Happy hour complimentary appetizer buffet 4-6prn $1.00 off all pints, mixed drinks, and wine 1 I ~ __-- ____ CROSS TH E ATioN t Firestone announces retirement of CEO NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Masatoshi Ono stepped down as chief executive and chairman of the embattled Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. yesterday, two months after the tire maker announced a massive recall. John Lampe, an executive vice president, was named the successor to Ono, who will return to the parent company at Tokyo and remain a member of the board of directors. Ono did not attend an afternoon news conference called by company officials t announce management changes as the result of the company's Aug. 9 recall of 6.5 million tires because of safety concerns. However, Ono has said he was not retiring because of the recall, but rather for health reasons. Lampe said the recall is a set- back for the company, but Bridgestone/Firestone will come back strong. "There have been accidents and rollovers with Ford Explorers equipped with Firestone tires. We can debate over cause and responsibility, about who knew what and when. But that does not change the fact that these accidents happened and we at Bridgestone/Firestone will remember this our entire lives," he said. "We know that many people, not just in the United States, but around the world are now questioning our integrity and the safety of our tires. And we know that we can't blame anyone else for people losing trust in Firestone products - not our cu tomers, not our business partners, not the media or Congress. The responsibility is ours," Lampe said. Convicted man put trial judge should have informed the jury that Ramdass would never be eli- to death in Virginia gible for parole if sentenced to life in prison, and the court later rejected it. JARRATT, Va. - A man convicted Yesterday, when asked for a final of killing a convenience store clerk statement before his execution, Ram- during a 1992 robbery was executed dass said: "Redskins are going to the last night, nearly a year after the Super Bowl," and then laughed. Supreme Court halted his scheduled execution so it could hear his appeal. N. Korean official Bobby Lee Ramdass was con- demned for the killing of Mohammad meets with Clinton Kayani during a.robbery of the store in Fairfax County. Ramdass was exe- WASHINGTON - President Clin- cuted by injection. ton met yesterday with a top North According to testimony at his trial, Korean military commander, the first Ramdass screamed at Kayani to open encounter between a U.S. president and the store's safe "or I'll blow your ... a senior official of the hard-line com- head off." He then shot Kayani and munist nation. Jo Myong Rok, vice laughed as he stood over the body. chairman of North Korea's powerfu Gov. Jim Gilmore, in a statement National Defense Commission, bore-a denying clemency, noted that after letter from North Korean leader Kim Ramdass shot Kayani he tried to shoot Jong II that contained ideas on building customers in the store who were lying a better relationship with the United on the floor during the robbery but his States, the White House said. Jo's three- gun wouldn't fire. day visit, which began Monday in San Ramdass was three hours from exe- Francisco, has fed cautious optimism cution on Nov. 23, 1999, when the among U.S. officials that North Korea Supreme Court issued a stay to hear is beginning to emerge from half a cen- his appeal. The appeal contended the tury of isolation and Stalinist dogma. * AROUND THE WORLD 1 U.N. ap eals to Minister Igor Ivanov and European PP Union security chief Javier Solana. Israel, Palestinians Annan, seeking to resolve the crisis that has brought the Israeli-Palestinian JERUSALEM - Amid scattered peace process to the brink of extinctio- but ugly new outbreaks of violence in has taken on another difficult task a the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the U.N. well: Trying to broker the release of secretary-general appealed yesterday to three Israeli soldiers captured on the Israel and the Palestinians to get back to Lebanon border by the Shiite Muslim the bargaining table and end the cycle guerrillas of Hezbollah. of killing. "The region has suffered enough"he said.MSudan kept off U.N. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak k p t said it was too soon to tell if the rela- security council tive calm of recent days would hold after a series of ferocious clashes that UNITED NATIONS - A U have left 88 people dead since Sept. campaign to deny Sudan a seat on the 28, most of them Palestinians. Hours U.N. Security Council ended success- after he spoke, a 12-year-old Palestin- fully yesterday as U.N. members ian shot in the head during a stone- chose the tiny island nation of Mauri- throwing clash with Israeli soldiers tius to represent Africa on the council was declared brain dead. for the next two years. Yesterday was a day of intense Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. diplomatic activity, with President ambassador to the United Nations, Clinton calling Barak and Palestinian said the vote was a victory for "rea- leader Yasser Arafat trying to gather son" and a "total repudiation of support for a summit. In the region to Sudan." meet with both sides were Secretary- General Kofi Annan, Russian Foreign - Compiledfirom Daily wire reports. FIRM PRESENTATION Wednesday, October 11; 4:30 - 6 PM, University of Michigan Business School, Wolverine Room The Mich gan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Frday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. 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