One hundred t enyears ofed rlial freedom Adf NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday October 20, 2000 ......................... ush makes appeal to young voters 8 GOP candidate speaks to young workers about retirement savings and Social Security benefits By Jeremy W. Peters ay Staff Reporter FRASER Reaching out to what he called the "rising generation," Republican presidential candi- date George W. Bush wooed young voters yesterday by promising them more control over their futures if he were elected. "You deserve a government of the 21st Century, a government that reflects your values, community spirit, your trust in individual choice and ambition," he Texas governor told a crowd of about 400 sup- 9orters at a Macomb County auto and aerospace parts company. "I believe when I take office, we will reform to give the rising generation real control over their futures." Specifically, Bush advocated allowing younger workers to invest their Social Security funds in the Students aecal1 memories of Mayes W Caitlin Nish ily Staff Reporter stock market as a key aspect to increased individual control. "We will also modernize the system to allow younger workers to put ... part of their payroll taxes into personal retirement accounts. This is a new deal for a new generation, a rising generation of Ameri- cans" Bush said. Bush directly addressed criticism that his privatization plan diverts Social ._Security funds out of the system and could leave many without a retirement safety net. "These investments must be sound and responsible - no high risk speculation. The money will be available for retirement only," he said. Returning to his theme of individual versus gov- ernmental power, the Texas governor said the people - not the federal government - would control their retirement savings. "You will control it. You can pass it along if you wish, to your children' he said. Bush repeatedly used the issue of individual con- trol over Social Security benefits to draw sharp dis- tinctions between himself and his opponent, Vice President Al Gore, who Bush said would bring about the 4largest expansion of the federal government in 35 years." in leu of allowsing people to invest Social Security finds, Gore supports what he calls "Retirement Sav- ings Plus" accounts, in which individuals could invest their own money tax-free. The night before Bush spoke in Fraser, the vice president warned a group of 5,000 gathered in Flint that Bush's plans would jeopardize the nation's eco- nomic prosperity. "He has promised young workers $1 trillion from Social Security, and he has promised seniors that same $1 trillion," Gore said. "When I asked him last night how he can promise the same $1 trillion to two groups of people he wouldn't answer." "Don't you ever listen to those who say that we See BUSH, Page 7 AP PHOTO Texas Gov. George W. Bush appears on the "Late Show with David Letterman" yesterday after campaigning in Michigan earlier in the day. U Act oJackkod By Rachel Green Daily Staff Reporter LSA junior Christian Clouston remembers when he and Shannon Mayes went ice skating last week and she asked the employees work- ing at the snack bar what she would have to do be allowed to ve the Zamboni machine. "She was ready to get a job there if she had to," Clouston said with Mayes a smile. Clouston's memory was one of many shared by University students who gathered last night on the Diag to member a girl they said they will never forget. The vigil, organized by the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law fraternity, of which Mayes was a member, came four days after the deaths of Mayes, 20, and her 14-year old sister Heather in a Saginaw Township car accident near their home. Mayes, a University junior, and her sister were killed when a car driven by 20-year-old Christopher Sandoval Lck the Mayes' van at 2:03 a.m. Sun- 'gay. Police said it appears Sandoval failed to stop at a flashing red light. Shannon Mayes had just picked up her sister after Heather's high school Homecoming Dance. More than 50 candles flickered in the darkness last night as one student spoke about Mayes and the reason went home last weekend. "Friday night we were at the Brown , and she was just so excited about going home to help her sister with get- ting ready for Homecoming," LSA junior Angela Clock said. "It's a won- derful memory but it's hard to swal- low." Last night's vigil followed Wednes- day's funeral for Mayes and her sister in Saginaw. More than 2,000 people See MAYES, Page 2 The Rev. Jesse Jackson says there are only three important issues in the upcoming presidential elec- tion: "The Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court." Speaking to a group of about 300 students in the Law Quad yesterday, Jackson stressed that this year's choice for president of the United States will deter- mine what views will be represented on the Supreme Court - specifically those relating to affirmative action. "There is something joyous about this occasion in watching America come alive," Jackson said, urging University students to vote Nov. 7. "We must have the most massive voter turnout the world has ever seen." Urging students to carefully weigh the merits of the two candidates, Jackson pushed hard for Democrat Al Gore while criticizing Republican candidate George W. Bush for his lack of experi- ence. "Bush, his resume begins at 45" years old, Jackson said. Praising Gore for choosing Joe Lieberman, the See JACKSON, Page 7 DAVI KATZ/Daily Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks yesterday in the Law Quad as part of the Day of Action as Law School Dean Jeffrey Lehman and others look on. 2,00 mach o Da ofActionl By Rachel Green Daily Staff Reporter With two lawsuits challenging the Universi- ty's use of race in admissions ready to go to trial early next year, more than 2,000 students and other activists fighting for the preserva- tion of affirmative action crowded the Diag yesterday. Jessica Curtin, member of Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action By Any Means Necessary, who helped to organize the event, said this year's National Day of Action for Affirmative Action is stronger than past years because students from across the state came to the University. About 20 busloads of students from Cass Tech and Mackenzie high schools in Detroit, Ann Arbor Huron High School and Michigan State, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan universities and the University's Flint campus turned out for the rally. "The national mobilization to Ann Arbor is meant to set the tone for the affirmative action trials," Curtin said. In 1997, the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Individual Rights, representing white applicants who were denied admis- sion to the University's Law School and College of Literature, Science and the Arts, filed two lawsuits charging they were unfairly evaluated because of the use of race in the admissions process. The Law School case is set to begin in Jan- uary and although a start date for the LSA case has not been set, it is expected to com- mence early next year. The 20-minute march through the Diag was led by Cass Tech's marching band. As the group made their way back to the Diag, LSA freshman Adam Dancy, held a sign that read "Affirmative Action Poisons Education." "Admissions should be based on merit not on color of skin," Dancy said. When the high school students spotted his sign, they chased Dancy from the West Hall arch into the Diag and tore his sign. Cass Tech senior Erica Bell attended the See RALLY, Page 7 LSA senior Aimee Bingham with son Brandon Pope and LSA sophomore Ashley Bray take part in National Day of Action for Affirmative Action yesterday on the Diag. No. 16 MICHIGAN VS. S MICUISAN ST. Michigan Stadiumy 3:30 p.m. tomorrow ABC THE OPPONENT: Michigan State is on a three-game losing Istreak, good enough for last plarpe in the Big Ten. The Spartans would lave to get their first victory in Michigan Stadium. TOMORROW: Highly touted as freshmen two years ao, quarterbacks Drew Henson and Ryan VJan . Dyke will face off for the first tir e in the annual intrastate rivalry game. UHS will not offer abortion pill By Krista Gullo Daily Staff Reporter ' and RU-486 8 The University Health Service will not offer the abortion pill. * RU-486 will be available in Michigan by the end of October. UHS will provide non-moral based pregnancy counseling. decided that they would not prescribe the contro- versial pill. U HS Interim Director Robert Winfield said UHS plans to provide "options counseling" for students considering taking the drug. The counseling would be a neutral non-moral review of the choices an individual has when she is pregnant. UHS will also refer women to fur- Reform Party kept off ballot By Yael Kohen Daily Staff Reporter Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush has nothing to fear from Reform Party candidate Patrick Buchanan -- in Michigan anyway. Buchanan was denied access to the *** Michigan ballot this summer because parties a split in the Reform Party at their pour CS national convention caused confu- Part four in a four part series sion as to whom the true representa- tives of the party were."The party is I While the Unversity Heaith Service is still planning on not offering the controversial "abor- tion pill" RU-486, there are stil local options for obtaining the drug, Annroved in Sntember v the Fod and Drug I I