" One hundred eleven years of edimonalfreedom *at NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Friday November 2, 2001 P P e + ® i 1 R 4 student reservists called up for duty By Casey Ehrlich For the Daily Four University students are among the hundreds of National Guard reservists who have been recently called up for military duty. Although reservists are not required to accept service calls, students across Michigan have left universities in order to patrol bridges between the United States and Canada in Sault Ste. Marie and Detroit. Reservists are also stationed at every airport in the state to provide extra security. Their lengths of service can range between two and six months, depend- ing on where they are stationed. With more reservists expecting to be called, University of Michigan administrators are faced with the responsibility of academically and financially accommodating these stu- dents so they will not be unduly penalized for leaving school due to military service. "The University wants to be as helpful as they can," said Associate Financial Aid Director Margaret Rodriguez. "They want to be support- ive to anyone who is called up." Esrold Nurse, assistant LSA dean for academic affairs, said no standard policy can be instated across all the different schools and colleges within the University. He added that each cir- cumstance will be dealt with individu- ally. "The University wiil be particularly flexible so students are not penalized respecting academic work and tuition," Nurse said. Students called to active duty dur- ing the academic year may have the option of taking an incomplete for a class and finishing it later, withdraw- ing from a course or completing the course's workload early. Each instance depends upon how far along a student is in the semester, the length of the absence and the specific policies of the program. The Office of Financial Aid also plans to accommodate reservists who are on financial aid, intending to con- tinue to pay the living expense com- ponent of a student's financial package while suspending money for tuition until the student returns. The federal government has provided guidance for the University and suggested that treatment of each case be as lenient as possible. Tuition refunds or loan deferrals may be allowed depending on the student's needs. Officer Candidate Kacie Foster- Merk of the Michigan Army National Guard said most reservists participat- ing in the mobilization are not stu- dents. Nevertheless, the National Guard is working closely with stu- dents and has given them the option of taking Internet courses or transferring . to Michigan State University or Lans- ing Community College where they can continue to attend school. "Professors have been incredible," Foster-Merk said. Only reservists for the National Guard can be called to service; Uni- versity students in the Reserve Officer Training Corps program will not be called unless there is a full military mobilization. Bomb Northwest Airlines flight escorted into Detroit Metro by fighter jets after note found ROMULUS (AP) - Fighter jets escorted a Northwest Airlines flight with 78 people on board to Detroit Metropolitan Airport yesterday morn- ing. Flight 191 from Reagan Washington National Airport to Minneapolis was diverted to Detroit Metro and landed at 10:12 a.m., Northwest said in a statement. The airplane, an Airbus A320, received the escort because of a threatening note, the airline said. "The passenger was thumbing through the mag- threat azine pouch and reads a note indicating that there was a bomb on the plane," said FBI Special Agent Hank Glaspie. The note then was turned over from a flight attendant to the captain, who was directed to land the plane at the nearest airport, Glaspie said. No bomb was found on the aircraft, said FBI spokeswoman Maria Llompart. "We're trying to figure out when it (the note) got there," Llompart said. The airplane was expected to continue to its final destination, she said. "It appeared that the plane did not pose a threat, and they were continuing its investigation of pas- sengers and crew," Llompart said. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Tony Molinaro said Northwest dispatch told his diverts agency there was a security problem and asked to divert the plane. The pilot was in touch with air traffic con- trollers, Molinaro said, who determined Detroit Metro was the closest and safest place to land. The fighter jet escort came from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, in Macomb County's Harri- son Township. "Our aircraft from the 107th fighter squadron did respond to a request from NORAD, North 1 American Air Defense Command, today," said Selfridge spokeswoman Alice Herrington.; Federal agencies were at the airport conducting an investigation, which included interviewing pas- sengers and flight crew, Glaspie said.I Maj. Barry Venable, a spokesman for NORAD, said the FAA makes the decision if an airplane plane needs military assistance. "They are responsible for domestic air space control," said Venable, who declined to discuss specifics, citing security issues. NORAD decides whether to use aircraft that are sitting on alert at an air base or a combat air patrol plane already flying, he said. First-time flier Helen Marchio, 33, was waiting for her flight to leave for Chicago when she saw the plane accompanied by two fighter jets. She said she could see bomb-sniffing dogs around the plane after it landed. Marchio said she asked airport officials what was going on and was told that everything was all right. "You wouldn't bring out bomb-sniffing dogs if everything was OK," she said. Beta puts itself on probation By Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter One week after two 18-year-old women were allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted at an unregistered semi- formal event at Beta Theta Pi, the fraternity has voluntar- ily placed itself on social probation. "The chapter has shown that they are more than will- ing to cooperate with the ongoing investigations," Inter- fraternity Council President Marc Hustvedt said. The fraternity will not hold any social events indefi- nitely. Hustvedt said the fraternity's actions demonstrate that members want the situation to be resolved quickly. "I think this was definitely the right thing to do and shows that there is some strong leadership in the chap- ter," he said. Beta Theta Pi notified IFC's Social Responsibility Committee of its decision to go on probation, and the committee decided not to issue further terms of proba- tion until the criminal investigation is complete. See RAPES, Page 7 RYAN LEVENTHAL/Daily Tom Church, Sean Carmody and Shivam Parikh, members of the Theta Xi fraternity, guard the 'M' as Charlie Alshuler looks on. This year is the second time Theta XI members have sat on the Diag for almost two days prior to the Michigan-Michigan State game. M'a'yo'rs By Margaret Engoren Daily Staff Reporter The flag above East Lansing's city hall will wave maize and blue on Monday - if the Michigan football team repeats last year's win over the Spartans tomorrow. For the fourth straight year, the mayors of Ann Arbor and East Lansing have agreed that the city whose school loses the intrastate matchup will fly the win- ning school's flag outside city hall. In addition, the losing mayor has to wear the winning team's colors to Monday's city council meetings and sing its fight song to conclude them. Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje said he hopes his first year as mayor is not marred by a Michigan State victory. "I do not want to wear green and white and I don't want to play their fight song. From what I've heard of it, it's not nearly as good as ours is," said Hieftje. "Oh boy, we'd better win this game." East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows and former Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon started the tradition in 1998. "After we won in 1998, Mayor Mead- ows sent me a videotape of himself wear- pride on the line Michigan at Michigan State Tomorrnow, 3:30p.m , Spartan Stadium Whenever the Spartans take on the Wolverines, you can throw the records out the window. Page 9 ing U of M's colors and singing 'Hail to the Victors,"' Sheldon said. "The other council members stood and turned their backs to the camera. "When we lost two years ago I had to buy a new white scarf. Last year was sweet revenge." Michigan and Michigan State first met in 1898, when Michigan defeated MSU 39-0. Since then, Michigan leads Michi- gan State, 17-9-2 in games played in East Lansing and 45-18-3 in games played in Ann Arbor. Michigan's longest winning streak - 14 games - occurred between 1916 and 1929, while Michigan State's longest winning streaks - 4 games each - occurred between 1934 and 1937, 1950 and 1953 and 1959 and 1962. In 1902, the Wolverines defeated the Spartans 119-0, the biggest margin in any game between the two rivals. The rivalry is also a battle for the Paul Bunyan-Governor of Michigan Trophy. Presented for the first time in 1953 by then-Gov. G. Mennen Williams, the Bun- yan Trophy is less well-known than the nationally recognized Little Brown Jug given to the winner of the Michigan-Min- nesota game. The Bunyan Trophy is a four-foot wooden statue of the legendary Paul Bun- yan standing on a map of the state of Michigan. Two flags - one with an "M" and one with an "S" - are planted on either side of Bunyan. A five-foot stand supports the statue. "It's the ugliest trophy in college foot- ball," Michigan coach Lloyd Carr said before the 1999 game against Michigan State. "But, it means a lot if you lose it." The Spartans won the first of the Bun- yan Trophy games with a 14-6 victory in East Lansing. Since 1953, Michigan has won 27 times, Michigan State has won 18 times, and the two have tied twice. M' out for No. 6 MICHIGAN VS. tomorrow 1 3:30 p.m. I spart an stadium abc U.S. intensifies bombing innorthern Afghanistan blood in 20. th battle By Jordan Schrader Daily Staff Reporter The University of Michigan football team may have beat- en Ohio State University in last year's matchup, but in the 2000 Blood Battle between students at both schools, Ohio State won - 1,681 pints to Michigan's 1,6,79. Sunday marks the start of the 20th annual Blood Battle, a blood drive leading up the Nov. 24 Ohio State-Michigan football game. For the next two weeks, members of the American Red Cross and Alphi Phi Omega service fraterni- ty will be at various locations on campus to take blood donations. "We plan on beating Ohio State pretty badly," said Alpha Phi Omega member Mike Thompson, an LSA senior. "In light of the events of September 11 we expect a large turnout." Red Cross spokeswoman Amy Neale agreed that the tragedy has created a larger will to contribute. "Blood needs were met the first week after the disaster," she said, a rapid response that showed Americans' desire to help in relief efforts. The majority of blood collected from University sites will go to area hospitals, Neale said. However, if necessary it will be transferred elsewhere. "If, God forbid, another disaster happens in the United States, some blood may go to help," she said. According to information published by Alpha Phi Omega, the Blood Battle is the largest blood drive in the nation. This year's goal is a total of 4,000 pints, which could THE OPPONENT Michigan State is 4-2 on the season but undefeated at home in Spartan Stadium. LAST WEEK Michigan eked out a win in Iowa, 32-26. Michigan State defeated Wisconsin, 42-28. OUTLOOK No. 6 Michigan has the edge on naner. hut anvthinf is The Washington Post The Pentagon and its allies moved yesterday to concentrate broad military power in northern Afghanistan and set the stage for a ground offen- sive by anti-Taliban rebels, committing new U.S. troops and aircraft and pledging continued heavy bombing of front-line Taliban forces. A senior Defense official said the Pentagon has ordered the deployment of a JSTARS surveillance aircraft capable of tracking enemy movements across hundreds of miles of battlefield, while Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he want- ed the number of U.S. Special Forces assisting the opposition Northern Alliance increased by three to four times "as soon as humanly nossible." bomber for the first time - has given the North- ern Alliance hope that it can soon march on Kabul, the capital, senior alliance officials and commanders said. "With effective, intense bombing of the front lines, it would be a matter of days to break through," Abdullah, the alliance's foreign affairs chief, told reporters in the village of Jabal Saraj in northern Afghanistan. He said this applies to "any front line" between the Taliban and the alliance in Afghanistan. Abdullah said yesterday's air strikes near alliance lines north of Kabul were "very effective" and that heavy air strikes since Saturday had destroyed at least 15 Taliban tanks. Abdurrab Rasul Savvaf. a senior member of the i 11 , A 11 . E