The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 6, 2001 - 7


AP PHOTO
A northern alliance fighter walks by a cannon during military parade in Jabal Saraj, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan, yesterday. At the parade former Afghan President
Burhanuddin Rabbani, who is still recognized by the United Nations as Afghanistan's legitimate leader, and other top opposition leaders reviewed yesterday several thousand northern
alliance soldiers who are fighting the ruling Taliban forces.
Rebel forces facing stiff resistance

Police evacuate
Michigan Tech
buildings after
bombs located
Bomb squad declares devices safe
around midday; officials received no
warnings or threats beforehand
HOUGHTON (AP) - Authorities evacuated two
buildings at Michigan Technological University yester-
day after an officer found two suspected explosive
devices during an early morning patrol.
The devices were found at 3:35 a.m., according to
the university. One was behind the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Forest Service building and the other was
behind the Michigan Tech forestry building. The adja-
cent buildings are less than a half-mile from the main
campus.
"They're suspected explosive devices," university'
spokesman Bill Curnow said. "We've been asked not to
make any more specific comments as to size or type."
No note was found with either device, and apparent-
ly neither police nor university officials received any
warning, he said.
Michigan Tech Public Safety, Houghton police,.the
Houghton County Sheriff Department and the
Houghton Fire Department evacuated everyone within
a 2,000-foot radius of the buildings. A Michigan State
Police bomb squad based in Negaunee arrived late yes-
terday morning.
Streets in the vicinity of the buildings also Were
closed. Classes inside the forestry building were Can-
celed.
Classes elsewhere proceeded on schedule after
police checked all other campus buildings twice and
found nothing suspicious, Curnow said.
The bomb squad "rendered the two suspicious
devices as safe" around midday, Curnow said. The
area, with the exception of the USDA and forestry
buildings, was reopened about 12:30 p.m.
Agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms were at the scene yesterday
afternoon, Curnow said.
About 270 students and 30 faculty and staff mem-
bers use the university's forestry building.
Two commuter lots were closed, but other parking
was made available to students arriving from off cam-
pus.

JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.
warplanes bombarded Taliban front lines,
while the opposition pressed its attack yester-
day on three fronts near Mazar-e-Sharif -
but the rebel fighters conceded they were fac-
ing stiff Taliban resistance around the key
northern city.
At the other main front, north of Kabul,
deposed Afghan president Burhanuddin Rab-
bani and other opposition leaders reviewed
their troops at this dusty outpost and declared
they would soon march on the capital, 45
miles away.
"You are bravely defending your country
against the evil triangle of Pakistan, the Tal-
iban and Osama bin Laden," a senior com-
mander, Bismillah Khan, told the fighters.
The Afghan opposition has long been hostile
to Pakistan, which - though now supporting
the air campaign - was the Taliban's
staunchest ally until Sept. 11.

President Bush launched airstrikes against
Afghanistan on Oct. 7 after the ruling Taliban
refused to hand over bin Laden for his alleged
role in the September terrorist attacks in the
United States.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan. B-52 bombers
and other U.S. warplanes hammered away at
Taliban positions yesterday near the southern
city of Kandahar and outside the northern city
of Taloqan, once the opposition's capital but
now held by the Taliban.
In other developments:
A small group of American military per-
sonnel is in Tajikistan assessing the possibili-
ty of using at least three bases there to expand
the U.S. bombing campaign and strengthen
support for Afghan opposition forces, a U.S.
official said yesterday.
American planes dropped 34,000 pack-
ets of food over Afghanistan overnight, bring-
ing the total number of rations dropped so far

to more than 1.2 million.
Taliban chief spokesman Amir Khan
Muttaqi said the Islamic militia was "prepar-
ing for a long war" and again challenged the
United. States to send in ground troops "to
fight us face to face."
* About 6,500 Afghans have poured into
an Iranian-run camp, doubling the number of
refugees crowding the desert outpost just
across the border in Afghanistan, officials
said yesterday
Despite the U.S. bombardment, fighters of
the northern alliance have been unable to
advance on the fronts outside Kabul or
around Mazar-e-Sharif, where Taliban
defenses are well outside the city.
Yesterday, U.S. aircraft were heavily
pounding Taliban positions around Mazar-e-
Sharif, an opposition spokesman said, while
the rebel forces were struggling in a three-
pronged offensive launched over the weekend

in a bid to take the city before winter sets in.
The U.S. jets were flying in waves of four
to six planes, spokesman Ashraf Nadeem
said. "Every 15 minutes they are bombing,"
he said. "They drop the bombs and then come
back."
Nadeem, speaking by telephone to The
Associated Press in Uzbekistan, said one col-
umn led by Uzbek leader Rashid Dostum was
making no progress. Another column
regained several miles of territory lost to the
Taliban and had cut the road from Mazar-e-
Sharif to Sar-i-Pul, 80 miles to the southwest,
he said.
Opposition leaders sought to inspire their
troops and raise morale with yesterday's
parade at Jabal Saraj. Opposition soldiers,
decked out in fresh uniforms, shouted "God
is great" as at least three U.S. bombs explod-
ed on Taliban positions across the nearby
Shomali plain.

MCARD
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Sport Shops. "I think it was a noble effort, but Visa and
MasterCard area attuned to the college community; the pur-
chasing power would never equal that.
"If the University would start another card program in the
future, we would surely participate."
Mcard holders who did not spend the money on their
cash chip may visit the Mcard Center in the Student Activi-
ties Building this fall for a refund. Termination of thetash
chip will not affect the Entree Plus plan.
For a S20 replacement fee, a "free" TCF Bank checking
account along with various baik perks is provided for all'
carriers of the new card. TCF has joined with the University
of Minnesota, Northern Illinois University and other col-
leges with similar card programs.
"TCF Bank had demonstrated a high degree of expertise
in campus programs," White said. "The Mcard program has
been impressed by TCF's commitment to provide quality
customer service and financial products to the University
community."
The account allows access to ATMs throughout campus,
but many of the non-TCF machines have a S2 per-use access
charge. There are only four machines on campus currently.
"We're definitely looking at additional machines on and
around campus," said Jennifer Daugherty, regional manager
of TCF Bank.

Mineta calls breach 'a case of dramatic dimensions

O'HARE
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should never have been let through securi-
ty."
Gurung, who told authorities he was
unemployed, was arestcd ttying to board a"
United flight to Omaha, Neb., on Saturday
night, Donegan said.
He was cha ged"with unlawful use of a
weapon and attempting to board an aircraft
with weapons, both state misdemeanors.
Gurung told WLS-TV in Chicago that
he collects knives and that the stun gun
was for protection.
"I was living there in Chicago and I
don't have any friends at the time," he told
the television station. "Two years I was
completely alone there, totally insecure
and lonely there."
After being released on bail on those
charges early Sunday, Gurung was rear-
rested by FBI agents when he returned to
O'Hare to retrieve his checked-in luggage.

"If weapons were confiscated, he should
never have been let through security."
- Monique Bond
Spokeswoman for the Chicago Department of Ayiation-

He was charged with a federal felony
count of attempting to--carry a weapon-on
an aircraft, Randall Samborn, spokesman
for the U.S. attorney's office.
"The investigation does not seem to
reveal an illicit, suspicious or nefarious
intent about his trip to Omaha," Samborn
said.
At a brief court appearance yesterday, a
judge ordered Gurung, a Nepalese citizen
who is in the United States on an expired
student visa, held without bond.
Transportation Secretary Norman Y.
Mineta who was visiting Chicago yester-
day called the incident "a case of dramatic
dimensions."

He blamed United, saying the airline is
in charge of screening passengers on its
flights. Mineta called for the FAA to
impose a substantial fine on United.
United said it was "aggressive and effec-
tive work" by its own employees that pre-
vented the weapons from being carried on
board. The carrier said it has engaged out-
side auditors to monitor its security ven-
dors.
Last month, the FAA and the Trans-
portation Department announced an audit
of the screeners employed by Argenbright,
which operates at 14 airports. Officials
alleged Argenbright has failed to adequate-
ly check employees' backgrounds.

Argenbright said in a statement yester-
day that under a new policy effective
immediately it would search the carry-on
luggage of passengers if its employees
confiscated items from them at security
checkpoints.
- Lawmakers said the incident would pro-
vide ammunition in debates over anti-ter-
rorism legislation pending on Capitol Hill.
Democrats-want the federal govern-
ment to take over airport security, while
President Bush and many Republicans
say the security job should stay in-private
hands.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.)
said officials would not have been able to
remove the employees if they had enjoyed
the civil service protection of federal
employees.
But Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) main-
tained that the security system would never
work unless those running it were federal
employees, "like the Customs Service, like
the FBI."

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HOUSING
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community is their best feature.
LSA junior Chris Foye, a cooper-
ative housing representative, said
his experience with co-ops was a
great way to meet people.
"I moved into the house last year
not knowing anyone and came out
with 30 best friends," Foye said.
"You own part of the organization
so you have a say in one of the
largest nonprofit groups in Washte-
naw County," he added.
In a co-op, students own the
house and work about four hours a
week, often cooking meals and
cleaning rooms or serving on house
councils. There are 600 members ifi
19 co-ops on Central and North
campuses registered with the Inter-
Cooperative Council.
Family Housing is open to stu-
dents with children, spouses and
same-sex partners, as well as to sin-
gle graduate students. Located on
North Campus, it is organized by
University Housing, which spon-

sored yesterday's fair.
The fair's attendance was not lim-
ited to University of Michigan stu-
dents.
Kelly Toole, a junior at Eastern
Michigan University, was there to
learn more about Ann Arbor co-ops
and apartments.
"I want to live downtown, and
this is awesome. It gives you a good
overview of options." Toole said.
However, LSA sophomore Erik
Freimuth was disappointed that the
'air offered ,no housing in the area
where he wanted to move.
"I'm looking for apartments in-
between Central and North Campus.
There's not much at all. It's all south
of campus," Freimuth said.
LSA sophomoreBen Carlton said
he found what he was looking for at
the fair.
"I liked Willow Tree Apartments
because I'm planning on being up
in North Campus a lot next year.
The layouts are pretty nice andl the
rent is reasonable, unlike a lot of
the stuff on Central Campus," he
said.

PARTY
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national organization policies.
Sigma Kappa and Sigma Delta Tau
are the only sororities on campus
permitted by their national organiza-
tions to co-sponsor events with fra-
ternities.
Deal said Panhel supports whatev-
er the national organizations for each
sorority decide.
"Because it's their policy, we are.
not responsible for enforcing that. ,It's
not written into our policies," Deal
said.
However, sorority members can
still attend events, Deal said.-
"Because the women aren't co-
sponsoring any more, the parties
have been open to accommodate all
chapters. You still heed to be invited,
but there aren't two-ways or four-
ways anymore,' Deal said.
Ann Arbor Police Sgt.. Michael
Logghe said no one has been charged
in either case for third-degree. crimi-
nal sexual conduct and detectives are
still investigating the incident.

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ELECTIONS
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tion as racial and religious minorities. Gay rights initiatives
are on the ballot in at least two other U.S. cities - Houston
and Miami Beach - and are not new to Michigan.
A dozen Michigan cities have policies, some nonbinding,.
against discrimination based on sexual orientation. In the
last two years, voters have rejected gay rights measures in
Ferndale and Royal Oak. One in Ypsilanti was approved.
Meanwhile, Detroiters braced for a night of surprises in
the campaign for mayor as polls showed a tight race
between City Council President Gil Hill and state Rep.
Kwame Kilpatrick. Both candidates stumped for votes

SurveyUSA had an error margin of plus or minus 4.5 per-
centage points.
The winner will succeed Dennis Archer, who is not seek-
ing a third term as mayor of the nation's 10th-largest city.
While the mayor's race was going down to the wire, 18 can-
didates were vying to fill nine seats on the City Council.
Traverse City voters will pick a mayor after approving a
change to the city charter to elect the mayor by popular
vote. Previously, the mayor was appointed by the city com-
mission. Commissioners Margaret Dodd and Phill Orth face
off in what has become one of the most anxiously anticipat-
ed city elections in years.
In Dearborn, incumbent Michael Guido faces challenger
Abed Hammoud, a Wayne County assistant prosecutor.

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