One hundred ten years ofeditori dfreedom at NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday October 13, 2000 _ i'f :. 1 k a ,+ A2 By Caitlin Nish Daily Staff Reporter bolsters MIP penalties An Ann Arbor City Attorney's office inter- nal policy adjustment may make the ramifica- tions of receiving a minor in possession of alcohol charge much greater for second-time offenders. The policy clarification, which was put into effect Monday, abolishes the opportunity for the city attorney to offer second-time offend- ers any type of plea bargain. Second-time offenders will have the option of either plead- ing guilty and sustaining a criminal convic- tion on their permanent criminal records, or entering a plea of not-guilty and going to trial. "Usually first-time offenders enter a guilty plea and the court holds that plea under advisement. If you go to a class and pay your money it's dismissed under administrative review," said Doug Lewis, director of student legal services. Under the first-time offender program, no record of the charge remains on a student's permanent record. This charge not only concerns minors who are found with open containers of alcohol, but because the body is considered a container by law, minors who appear to be drunk or who smell like alcohol. But, a second-time offense costs Michigan residents their drivers' licenses for 30 days and remains on their records as a criminal conviction. Although the court can not seize the licens- es of any students not registered in Michigan, it can prevent those students from driving in this state. In the past, the Ann Arbor City Attorney's office often allowed second-time offenders to plead guilty and undergo a more intensive first-time offender program. But, this is no longer an option. "In an effort to be more consistent in light that the Secretary of State has a built in first-offender break, starting this week we weren't going to offer this option any longer because we are getting people who have been treated as first-offenders more than one time," said Bob West, assistant city attorney. West also said that the option of being treated as a first-time offender was at the discretion of the city attorney trying the case. See ALCOHOL, Page 7 MIP regulations First-time offenders with minor in possession of alcohol charges have the option of tak- ing a $100 educational course and paying $50 in court fees to extinguish all traces of the charge from their permanent criminal record. All that remains of the charge is a court record. Inside: A Michigan legislator proposes a bill for merchants to collect more information when selling a keg. Page 3. . - .,, 1 ,+Yh _' iiT I The U.S. Navy released this view of damage sustained on the port side of the USS Cole after a suspected terrorist bomb exploded during refueling in Aden, Yemen. llombkills6 U.S. sailors; 11 missing WASHINGTON (AP) - In a sinister slip through Navy security, suicide bombers in a small boat tore a gaping hole in a U.S. warship yesterday at a refueling stop in a Yemeni harbor on the Arabian Peninsula, U.S. officials say. The blast killed six members of the crew, injured 35 and left 11 missing. The crippled ship was tilting slightly in the harbor at Aden, Yemen, but the Navy said it was not in danger of sinking. No one has claimed responsibility, Defense Secretary William Cohen told a Pentagon news conference. V resident Clinton said the attack on the USS Cole, one of the world's most advanced warships, appeared to be an act of terrorism, the worst against the U.S. military since the bombing of an Air Force barracks in Saudi Arabia in 1996 that killed 19 troops. "We will find out who was responsible and hold them accountable," Clinton pledged. He dispatched to Yemen investigative teams from the FBI, the State Department and the Pentagon. Clinton also ordered a heightened state of alert for all U.S. military ~tallat ions around the world. fter the attack,ambulances rushed to the port, and Americans working with Yemeni authorities cordoned off the area. The ship was listing but still afloat. Yemeni police sources said without elaboration that a number of people had been detained for questioning; it was not clear whether any were suspects. The State Department issued a worldwide alert, saying it was extremely concerned about the possibility of violence against U.S. citizens and interests. Americans were urged to maintain "a high level of vigilance' In a parallel travel warning, Americans were advised to der all travel to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and those ady there were told to stay at home or get to a safe loca- tion. Americans were warned not to go to Yemen. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh talked with Secre- tary of State Madeleine Albright, pledged his cooperation in the investigation and visited some of the injured who were hospitalized locally. He insisted in a CNN interview that his country did not harbor "terrorist elements" and said, "I don't think it's a ter- rorist attack." It was the first attack targeting the U.S. military in Yemen e the Pentagon pulled out all 100 American military personnel based there in January 1993 after bombings out- side the U.S. Embassy and at hotels where some Americans were staying. U.S. intelligence has blamed Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaida organization for some of those bombings. The Cole is a $1 billion guided missile destroyer home- ported at Norfolk, Va. It had sailed through the Red Sea and was en route to the Persian Gulf where it was to perform maritime intercept operations in support of the U.N. embar- go against Iraq. The ship has a crew of about 350 people. See SHIP, Page 5 HWEET HO umni return to campus By Laura Deneau Daily Staff Reporter Sitting on a bench across the street from the Michigan Union, Frederick Ludwig and his wife Jan reminisced about the day they met at the Universi- ty in 1932. Frederick, a 1935 graduate of the Medical School, met Jan, '33, at a Sun- day tea held at her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. But Frederick said it wasn't love at first sight. "It took me three years to convince her to marry me," Frederick Ludwig said. The couple join alumni from across the nation who are returning to campus this weekend to celebrate the 104th annual homecoming. "Homecoming is a convenient moment during which everybody can rally around a common experience," said Ken Blochowski, director of stu- dent programs for the Alumni Associa- tion. "It's an event that brings the whole Michigan family together." Three hundred and fifty alumni of the Michigan Marching Band who graduated as far back as the 1920s will be coming to participate in half-time ceremonies at the football game against Indiana University, "They each bring their own version of what the Marching Band was like See HOMECOMING, Page 7 -ISA junior Jessica Alger goes for a ride on a gyrotron during hom aig fastivItIes on th Diag yesterdai SAE hosts 70th annual Mudbowl By Maria Simon For the Daily It's time for Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater- nity to get down and dirty in the annual Homecoming weekend Mudbowl. The big game against Delta Sigma Phi fraternity is scheduled for 12 p.m. Satur- day outside the SAE house on South Uni- versity and Washtenaw avenues just before the other big game - Michigan against Indiana University at the Big House. The Mudbowl competition, a tradition dating back to 1930, follows flag foot- ball rules. Participants play two 20- minute halves. The game will take place on the SAE lawn in a mudpit, which younger members of the house dug and chopped, said SAE vice president Abe Kane. "It was a good way to get to know the people in the house," said Will Garcia, a first-year SAE member who helped in dig- ging the pit. The Ann Arbor Fire Department will spray down the pit Friday night and again Saturday morning before the game, Kane said. "This yearly event is a great way to get both students and alumni involved in the Homecoming tradition. It's supported by See MUDBOWL, Page 5 Peace Corps celebrates anniversary at 'U' By Jodie Kaufman Daily Staff Reporter Students who climb the Michigan Union steps every day may never have noticed the tiny bronze plaque in the shadow of the Union tower, but Mark Schneider has been waiting for years to see it. The plaque marks the spot where John E Kennedy, in a late-night campaign stop dur- ing his 1960 run for the presidency, pro- posed a program that eventually became the United States Peace Corps. "I've never been to the exact steps which served as the birthplace and I'm very excit- ed about- it," Peace Corps Director Mark Schneider said. Tomorrow, the 40th anniversary of Kennedy's announcement, begins a year- long commemoration of the Peace Corps. Since March 1, 1961, when Kennedy signed an executive order creating the Peace Corps, more than 161,000 Americans have joined the program, serving more than 134 nations. Currently more than 7,000 Peace Corps volunteers are helping people in 76 coun- tries around the world. Hundreds of the University's 2,000 grad- uates who have joined the Peace Corps will participate in this weekend's celebration. Additionally, former participants have contributed photographs to the Peace Corps exhibition on view at the Union until next Sunday. The events for this weekend include a candlelight walk beginning tonight at 10:20 p.m. on the steps of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and continuing to the steps of the Union. University alumni who have served in the Peace Corps will speak from the steps where Kennedy made his announcement. At 11p.m., Schneider will deliver the keynote speech, followed by a reading of Kennedy's campaign speech. "It is important for students to recognize the important role U of M plays in the Peace Corps," said Denise Mortimer, a returned Peace Corps volunteer and SNRE graduate student. "From all of the hullabaloo this See CORPS, Page 7 NO. NICHIM N VS. Michigan Stadium :30 p.m. tomorrow Glickman, Byrum target urban sprawl THE OPPONENT:. diana has already lust three ames, ut cannot be taken lightly bythe olverines. Michigan beat the Hoosiers last year on a 20-yard Hayden Epstein field goa!. TOMOR ROW: Indiana's Antwaan Randle Ei is prolific through the air but could be even more dangerous on the ground. The junior has 478 yards rushing this season. By Hanna LoPatin Daily Staff Reporter As congressional candidate Dianne Byrum spoke against urban sprawl from the front steps of a Washtenaw County farm yesterday, she was forced to speak over the dozens of cars and trucks that roared past exemplify- iniz the very problems of which she remain in its current state forever. Programs like this, which give farm- ers an edge in protecting their land from urban sprawl, were the subject of the speeches from Byrum (D-Onondaga), Rep. John Hansen (D-Dexter) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman. "Land use is a very important issue," Byrum Said afterward. "It deals with the duality of life for all families." 11 U - I_ _ - -___________________________ . ____________