2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 31, 2000 NATION/WORLD Races begin Rep s Fall MSA "ue rea Bre Jessica c elections Joseph K SuzanneP Alex McE Matthew Steve Pie Caries Ja Josh Sam MSA Priya Sen Fen Whet Continued from Page 1 Omari Wi We are going to avoid foreign po1- Scott Zit icy decisions and things that aren't related to U of M Students," Tietz Defer said, referring to proposed MSA reso- lutions addressing the current Israeli- Nancy At Palestinian conflict and ending AgnesAl sanctions in Iraq. n Ashley a Michigan Party candidate Charles Ebonie ay Wang, who is running for an LSA Cyril Cord seat, said the Michigan Party wants to Jessica C iwork with MSA President Hideki Erika Dov fstusstmt to curb wvhat lie said he 0 sa Funi feels is a lack of organization in the Kurt Johr way MSA operated this year. Wang Kyle Kent also cites the Blue Party as part of the Neat Lyor ?roblem with MSA. Sarah Mc "Something is wrong with MSA and Ben Roya since the Blue Party is the dominant Emina Se warty on MSA, some of the fault should Vera Simr ,fall on them' Wang said. Adam Damerow, Blue Party co-chair, -said he believes the Blue Party should "I don't sot be under the microscope for the ful or appt roubles with MSA. "As a party, the level," ind Blue Party is no more responsible than Tony Good tny other party on MSA," Damerow only hear said. "Each individual representative election tim composes MSA, not parties." make chan Some independent candidates Even wit Jecided to run by themselves because dates have hey wanted freedom to stand for the for their cai ssues that are important to them. "I just SAID Continued from Page 1 Students lose one year of financial aid eligi- >ility for a first-offense possessions charge, two sears for a second offense and indefinitely for a - bird. If convicted of selling drugs, a student oses two years of eligibility for the first offense md loses eligibility indefinitely for the second. Multiple convictions are added to each other. For ustance, if a student has a conviction for possession tnd selling, they would lose eligibility for three rears, assuming it is the first offense for both convic- tons. think parties are very use- Blue Party candidate Sc ropriate at the University who is seeking one of th ependent LSA candidate Business School seats. "I man said. "You certainly resume builder, and it give about the parties during bit of power to make imp te. It is the individuals that sions." ges on MSA" Independent LSA can th party affiliation, candi- Barrera said improving stu personal goals and reasons campus is important. mpaigns. "I want to work on getti want the position," said tral Campus Recreationa Students can regain eligibility - regardless of the number of convictions - by completing a fed- erally approved drug rehabilitation program. University of Michigan Office of Financial Aid Director Pam Fowler said no University students have been denied aid because of drug convictions. Although no one at the University has been affect- ed, that isn't the case across the country. Mike Laffan, 45, wants to go back to school. A former cocaine addict, he will not be eligible for aid until December 2002. "I want to finish my degree because I'm about six hours shy of that," Laffan said. Laffan studied at the University of lowa before putting himself into a rehabilitation program in ott Zitrick, and the North Campus Recreational e two open Building to expand their hours," he [t is a great said. s rnie a little Blue Party LSA candidate Josh ortant deci- Samek said the assembly's campus visibility and accessibility is impor- didate Dan tantto him. dent life on "I want to make MSA more accessi- ble to student groups," he said, adding ng the Ceti- that he wants "students to know what al Building we are doing with their S5.69." 1981. He remained clean, he said, until relapsing in 1996. He was convicted for possession and intent to distribute cocaine in 1998 and sent to jail. "I need to get loans because I was pretty well-dec- imated by my time in jail," he said. Laffan's 10-year sentence was commuted after four months because he had no prior convic- tions. Since then, he has held a job in New Jer- sey. "It's disappointing - I'm an intelligent person," lie said. Laffan plans to reapply for aid when fte is eligible. "It will take a while to get back on my feet ... the laws are structured so that not only are you punished for your crime, you're continually punished." gasps from some in the audience. Ashraf Zahr, an Engineering sophomore, called the audience member's comments "propaganda." nd answer He added "Sharon is a war crimi- t's address, nal," referring to an alleged incident nce sympa- during the Lebanese Civil War in side asked which Sharon is accused of letting done by the Lebanese Christian militias go on a killing spree in a Muslim Lebanese Those who refugee camp. ould know Following Olmert's speech, sever- r their own al discussions broke out in various corners of the room between Jews mber asked and Muslims in the audience over riel Sharon such issues as who was to blame for aeli troops. the present fighting and whether or Olmert not having Olmert speak was a good idea. te audience "We're never going to find a gitated dur- speaker we all agree with," said hy children Rabbi Rich Kirchen of Hillel. iincident of Although the discussions were was video- often very heated, at the end most her seconds ended with handshakes and an air of goodwill. Kirchen praised the unmis- ou want to takable civility in the room when he s killed by declared he said "You see the veils and irought soft the yarmulkes and they're talking." ACCIDENT Continued from Page 1 ng onto hit six more between Rose treet and Dewey Avettue. Erica Tripp of New Boston was iding in one of the first cars the Jriver hit. "She hit us and then gunned it," fripp said. "She kept going down he road." "She hit every car along there," said Engineering senior Jay Lytle, gesturing to the stretch of road in front of the soccer field. Lytle wit- nessed the accident while standing on his front porch. "She was probably going 50 or 60" miles per hour, he said. "She started swerving, hitting cars. She went up, hit the wall and was along that the rest of the way." OLMERT Continued from Page 1 responsible~ During a question a period following Olmert one member of the audie thetic to the Palestinian why "almost all dying isc Palestinians." Oltiert responded, attack Israeli soldiers sh that they take the risk fo lives." Another audience met why Likud party leader A had to be escorted by Isr "There were threats, responded bluntly. Another member of th who seemed especially al ing the speech asked w had to be killed, citing an a Palestinian boy who taped shielded by his fat before he was shot. Olmert retorted, "Ys know the truth? He wa Arabs." This statement b President signs defense legislation WASIIINGTON - President Clinton yesterday signed into law a 5310 billio defense bill that provides an array of upgrades in living standards for military per sonnel but lacks the hate crimes provisions he had hoped to enact. Clinton signed the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act, name for the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, without ceremofty the Oval Office. "While I have concerns with several provisions in this act, I Is determined that (it) generally reflects my strong commitment to the nation's securi ty," Clinton said in a statement. But the act, for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, did not contain provisions agains hate crimes that the president had wanted dearly. "I will continue to fight for thi important legislation, and urge Congress to enact it before it adjourns," he said., Also yesterday, Clinton signed legislation authorizing funding for the Nationa Aeronautics and Space Administration, reauthorizing programs for people wif developmental disabilities and the Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act, which lift visa requirements for tourism and business'visits by people from countries tha allow Americans to enter without visas. The defense bill includes a 3.7 percent pay raise for active-duty service men and a subsistence payment of up to S500 per month for the more than 5,100 miiTa families who receive food stamps. It also provides funds to reduce ou-of-pocke housing costs and $900 million to build and improve military family housing. Carnahan ag es to Chris Sifford died when a nsal nagreest plane piloted by Roger Carnahar fill position if needed crashed outside St. Louis onth way to a campaign rally. ROLLA, Mo. - The widow of Relatives stood behind Jean Cama Gov. Mel Carnahan declared yester- han at the announcement, which sh day she would "do what Mel would said followed days of consultat have wanted" - accept an appoint- with her family. ment to the U.S. Senate should vot- ers pick her husband over Republican incumbent John GOP rejects budget Ashcroft. seendingrelsale Jean Carnahan has never held pub-propos lic office but was offered a Senate WASHINGTON - Hoyus appointment by Gov. Roger Wilson if Republican leaders shot down Missouri voters choose the Democrat- tentative deal between White Hous is governor who died in an Oct. 16 and congressional bargainers on plane crash. huge spending bill yesterday, rate "With the support of my family and esting up their budget battle W an abiding faith in a living God I've President Clinton and boostin decided to do what Mel would have chances that it will spill over to wanted us to do .. to continue the lame-duck Congress after Electio fight for his ideals," said Jean Carna- Day. ban, standing on a back porch fes- "We're not going to get pushe tooned with Halloween decorations at out of town with a bad deal," Hous the family farm in Rolla. Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-lhl.)ftpl Mrs. Carnahan's announcement reporters. "You call it a stalemat. 1 came two weeks to the day after call it fighting for the Ameriaa Carnahan, the Carnahans' eldest people to get good legislation son, Roger and Carnahan adviser them" ud e2 others Court. Heheld the rank of generai an S y a b m was due to retire next month. judicitp led b car bomb officials said. Also killed were his dri ver, Armando Medina Sanchez; MADRID, Spain - A car bomb Jesus Escudero Garcia, a membe : exploded in Madrid yesterday, killing the national police force. a Supreme Court judge, his driver and Although no group claimed respon his police escort and wounding 35 in sibility for the attack, politicians an the bloodiest attack blamed on Basque police immediately blamed th separatists since they ended a cease- Basque separatist group ETA. fire last December. The 44-pound bomb hurled jagged Astronauts glass and metal around an upper-mid-Aprepare die class neighborhood of northeast- for space station ern Madrid, shattering windows for blocks. The driver of a passing bus BAIKONUR, Kazakstan --- Batri suffered severe injuries and 34 other caded behind glass to avoid germs bystanders were cut, scorched or the first commander of the interna- bruised. Several cars were gutted. tional space station made a pitch yes- Blazing debris billowed white terday for a name for the place hewill smoke, limiting visibility just after the call home for the next four months., attack as dozens of ambulances, NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd als police cars and fire trucks struggled to found himself defending his appeint- set up an emergency medical tent, ment as skipper on the eve of his'kis- douse flames and search for the toric launch and expressed his keen killers. desire to get started on a mission The slain judge, 69-year-old Jose that's been in the works for years. Francisco Querol, worked for a mili- tary section of Spain's Supreme --CoipiledfiomDailv iirereports. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday shrough Friday during the fall and wnter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subsciptions for fall term, starting in September. via US. mail are $100. 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