One hundred ten years ofeditorialfreedom 4 NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www michigandaily. corn Monday January 22, 2001 H 8 I i Bush VOWOAII" Rom t-0 ite 43rd president sees a nation of character By Nick Bunkley Daily News Editor WASHINGTON - George W. Bush this weekend officially launched his crusade to mold "a nation of char- acter," reiterating the message of unifi- cation that powered his campaign through a bitter primary season and one of the closest and most divisive presidential elections in U.S. history. But this time, as his words echoed from high atop the west steps of the Capitol to the several hundred thousand spectators lined far along the National Mall, it was the president - no longer a candidate -making that promise. Bush took the presidential oath at noon Saturday, after which he began the nation's 54th inaugural address by thanking President Clinton "for his service to our nation" and former rival Al Gore "for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace." The newly inaugurated 43rd presi- dent told the crowd of supporters as well as detractors that he will strive to create unity within the government as well as among all Americans. "Our unity, our union, is the serious work of leaders and citizens in every generation," Bush said. "And this is my solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportu- nity." Bush, who billed himself as a "com- passionate conservative" during the campaign, stressed Americans' moral responsibilities, also making a number of references to God and the Bible. "Today we affirm a new commit- ment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character' the president said. "We will speak to the values that gave our See BUSH, Page 7A . k Protesters descend on inaugural Hanna LoPatin Wily Staff Reporter WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania Avenue separat- ed two different worlds as the motorcade of the 43rd president made its way past the National Archives during Saturday afternoon's Inaugural Parade. In front of the Archives, several hundred Bush supporters waved Texas flags and cheered for Presi- dent Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. On the north side of the street, police in riot gear were lined p three deep, keeping the crowd behind metal barri- cades and trying to prevent the limousines from serving as a target for tennis balls, eggs and plastic bottles. At one point, officers held down an arrested protester, his face pressed to the wet pavement. Although the presence of protesters was the great- est since the 1973 inauguration of President Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War, police reported mak- ing only eight arrests. About 7,000 officers from numerous agencies were on hand for the inaugura- tion, and police lined the entire length of Pennsylva- nia Avenue only a few feet apart during the parade. The melee near the Archives began after four pro- testers in ski masks pulled down flags and replaced them with their own red and black flags as the crowd around them cheered. Once a line of police arrived at the scene, the men dove into the crowd. Eventually, other protesters were able to raise an upside-down American flag while one waved a burning flag in the crowd. Although there was not an outbreak of violence, the protesters remained vocal throughout the parade, as they had all day. One of the largest groups of protesters gath- ered a few blocks northwest of the Archives in Freedom Plaza, although it took them a while to get there. Originally slated for a rally beginning at 10 a.m., about 1,000 protesters were shut out until nearly 11, when they were shuffled through two of the 16 security checkpoints surrounding Pennsylvania Avenue. See PROTESTS, Page 7A Photos by DAVID KATZ/Daily TOP: Police hold back the crowd Saturday as the Inaugural Parade passes the National Archives on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. ABOVE: A giant television near the Capitol shows George W. Bush being sworn in. Prof: Can't quantify use o By Jen Fish Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - Arguing that a race-blind system would "dramatically reduce" the number of minority Law School students, Edu- cation Prof. Stephen Rau- denbush testified Friday for the University in the lawsuit challenging Law School admissions policies. Answering claims made by CIR expert Kinley Larntz ....;: ,N~i cally possible" to construct a statistical model that can measure the extent to which race is used. "We only have access to a fraction of the informa- tion" about each applicant, he said. Given the infor- mation was available - mainly Law School Admission Test scores and undergraduate grade point averages - Raudenbush testified that he did not believe one could quantify the weight that race is given in admissions decisions. Raudenbush said it is easier and more informative to calculate what would happen if race was not used as factor. "A switch to a so-called race blind system would have a substantially negative effect on the probability of admission of minority students and a modest, pos- itive effect on majority students;' he said. Specifically, he said, the probability of a minority's admission into the Law School would drop about 25 percent if race was not a factor. In comparison, he said, a non-minority applicant's probability of admis- sion would rise about 6 percent. These kinds of figures, he said, show that taking race into account does not significantly lower the number of seats offered to non-minority applicants. Raudenbush said that while race as an admissions factor may tip the balance in the favor of a minority applicant who has similar test scores and undergrad- uate GPAs to a white applicant, the size of that factor does not matter. See TRIAL Page 2A on Wednesday that race is disproportionately applied to minority groups, Raudenbush said it is "not logi- Stonefaced ELLILWHITE/Daily The dance group 'FunKtion' finishes its routine at this year's Encompass cultural show. They performed to Hip-Hop music. COM dMes %,Ulur -s, dcaes Autopsy indicates girl took own life By Elizabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter A structured drum beat and shifting bamboo poles guided performers rough a traditional Filipino dance as ey acted out the story of a Muslim princess rescued by a sultan. But a hip hop number set to contemporary singer Mya's "Case of the Ex" round- ed out the Filipino dance group's per- formance. The performance embodied the modern in nature in front of a sold-out audience at the Michigan Theater on Friday. The Filipino group presented a style of dance called SINGKIL with the intention of "giving people a taste of traditional Filipino culture" while "connecting it to the American experi- ,ence," said Engineering junior Jennifer Jaramillo, a dancer in the SINGKIL group. "We fused them together," Jaramillo said. The show is "exactly as it says - By Kristen Beaumont Daily Staff Reporter Autopsy reports from the Washte- naw County Medical Examiner's Office indicate that School of Art and Design sophomore Candy Wei took her own life last Tuesday afternoon. Chief Medical Examiner Bader Cassin declared asphyxiation by smoth- ering as the cause of death. Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Diane Brown said a suicide note was not found in Wei's room and that the inves- tigation into her death is now closed. "When there is no note, you're just left to speculation," Brown said. Wei was found unresponsive by a fel- low student in her Mosher-Jordan Resi- privacy the community has granted them. "Candy knew this would cause us pain, but she would want people to remember her positively and think of her with happy memories," Prof. Wang said in a written statement. Wei's father said Candy had great artistic gifts and dreamed to become the art director of a magazine. "The University community is great- ly saddened by the death of Candy. I want to convey the condolences of the entire University community to the family, friends and classmates of Candy as they begin to deal with their incon- ceivable loss," Provost Nancy Cantor said in a written statement. E. Royster Harper, the University's Vice President for Student Affairs, 11