One hundred eleven years ofeditoril freedom "Ui NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 www~michigandally.com Friday January 11, 2002 Judge denies area Muslim leader bond again By Jacquelyn Nixon Daily Staff Reporter A federal immigration judge gave Immigra- tion and Naturalization Service officials more time to build their case against Ann Arbor Muslim leader Rabih Haddad, who was once again denied bail and must remain behind bars as the federal government pursues evidence to support his removal from the country. In what is being called an unusual course of action for federal proceedings, Haddad's hear- ing yesterday - similar to all his previous court appearances - was conducted behind closed doors, without the presence of media or the public. Haddad, a co-founder of the Global Relief Foundation, an Islamic charity, was arrested Dec. 14 on an expired visa charge. The foun- dation became suspected for channeling money to terrorist organizations two years ago and was placed on a White House-watch list. Formal hearings for the deportation of Had- dad also began yesterday. If his client accepted voluntary removal from the country, Haddad's attorney, Ashraf Nubani, said Haddad could remain in jail for several months. Nubani also said Haddad will not be deported because he is a legal immi- grant. Immigration Judge Elizabeth Hacker said she will release Haddad on bond if the INS is unable to supply proof of its claims. Until then, Haddad will continue to be held at the Monroe County Jail. The next removal hearing is scheduled for Feb. 19. Nubani said Haddad was refused bond ini- tially because he was considered a flight risk and because he owns a hunting rifle. At closed bond hearings on Dec. 19 and Jan. 2, Hacker denied Haddad bond indefinite- ly. But a Troy lawyer said closed immigration hearings and denial of bond are rare and that other factors may have been an influence for Hacker's decision. William Dance, a partner for Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, a firm in Troy that specializes in immigration, said he was sur- prised that Hacker had the bond hearing closed to the public. He said deportation hearings are normally open. "That to me seemed improper," he said. "I'm not in favor of closed hearings. Some government people maybe got to the judge that publicized information might be helpful to the terrorist movement. ... (Haddad) is not a proven terrorist, but his organization is accused of supporting terrorism." In his experience, Dance said Hacker is fair- ly careful and exercises discretion. "I've been before her a number of times," Dance said. "Hacker would want to give some- one a fair trial. ... There has to have been some allegations by the government. I know her, she wouldn't do that on her own." Dance said a judge would likely refuse bond simply on the basis of Haddad's ownership of a hunting rifle. He said he believes it is most likely a result of fear within the country of anyone related or associated to terrorist fac- tions. "I think it was based on the events of Sep- tember 11," Dance said. "I think that you can't ... fault an immigration judge when you have somebody from an organization the govern- ment is saying is contributing to terrorists." Yesterday's decision was met with mixed reactions from some of the 100 people who See HADDAD, Page 7 Search " committee holds first meeting By Elizabeth Kassab Daily Staff Reporter The presidential search advisory committee will meet sometime in the next week with the University Board of Regents for the first time to discuss the presidential search process. The committee held its first official meeting to discuss the organization of the search for a successor to former University President Lee Bollinger on Wednesday. University spokeswoman Julie Peter- son said the search is still in its prelimi- nary stages. The 16-member advisory committee was formed last month. Bollinger left Dec. 31. The regents, who are serving as the primary search committee, have a scheduled meeting next Thursday. Advertisements soliciting applica- tions and nominations for the presiden- tial position are running in The Chronicle of Higher Education and other publications, Peterson said. The advertisement states the commit- tee will not start screening candidates until Feb. 1. The regents and Rackham Dean Earl Lewis, the chair of the advi- sory committee, have said they hope to name a permanent president by spring. Until then, former Business School Dean B. Joseph White will serve as interim president. White has not announced whether he will seek the permanent position. U.S. men moving il-aida to, Cuba WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military yesterday began moving hood- ed and chained prisoners from the war in Afghanistan to a jail in Cuba. Taliban and al-Qaida detainees were taken from prisons in and around Afghanistan to Kandahar airport in the south of the country for movement to Guantanamo, Cuba, officials said. Later, a group of some 20 from among more than 300 in U.S. custody were seen on CNN shuffling to an airplane at the airport. The trans-Atlantic move presents an unprecedented security challenge. Prisoners were to be chained to their seats - and possibly be sedated, forced to use portable urinals and be fed by their guards - during the flights from Afghanistan to newly constructed jail cells in Guantanamo, according to newspaper and television reports. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rums- feld sidestepped comment on that directly, saying troops had been autho- rized to use "appropriate restraints" and noting other groups of al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners had killed their guards in at least two instances in the war. "They're fully aware that these are dangerous individuals, Rumsfeld said of American troops at a Pentagon press conference. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said detainees were being treat- ed in accordance with the Geneva Con- vention rules on prisoners. Meanwhile, U.S. warplanes struck again early yesterday Afghan time at the huge cave, tunnel and building complex used as an al-Qaida training camp in eastern Afghanistan. American-led forces for several days have been detonating ordnance found there and hitting the compound itself, saying intelligence indicated it was recently occupied by al-Qaida fighters preparing to escape the country into Pakistan. As for the prisoners, Clarke told a press briefing yesterday that she was trying to determine what details of the transfer would be released, saying offi- cials would not be talking about sched- ules or other things that would breach security, but would simply announce when the detainees had reached Guan- tanamo. But it was clear their transfer was imminent when prisoners were consoli- dated - that is brought from other locations to Kandahar. See AFGHANISTAN, Page 7 AP PHOTO A U.S. helicopter files over a guard tower at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba yesterday. The base is preparing to house detained al-Qaida fighters captured in Afghanistan. . Movie makes mental illness public By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter Most viewers and movie critics seem to agree "A Beautiful Mind" is a believ- able account of one man's problems and triumphs. But some psychologists and mental illness experts say it's more than a story about a Nobel Prize winner, and call a the movie "a lesson." The movie tells the life story of a mathematician named John Forbes Nash Jr. - best known for introducing game theory - and his battle with schizophre- nia. "I thought it was a beautiful movie. I cried in it," said University psychology Prof. Rajiv Tandon. But Tandon said he liked the movie more because of the way schizophrenia was portrayed rather than the account of the life of Nash. "The best thing I liked about the movie is that it really conveyed the human aspect of schizophrenia. It is a human disease, it's a terrible disease," Tandon said. Tandon, who met Nash several times in real life, said though the movie took several liberties when telling the story of Nash's life, he believes it will help people understand the disease more and erase some of the stigmas against the people who suffer from it. Schizophrenia is a mental illness in which people suffer from auditory hallu- cinations, paranoia, lack of motivation, social withdrawal and a reduced ability to process complex information, among other symptoms. More than two million people in the U.S. have the disease, which normally strikes between the late teens and early thirties. Tandon said schizophrenics - and other mental disease patients - are not normally violent, as some movie and television characters have shown them to be. Tammi Landry, the executive director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Ann Arbor chapter, said violence is not the only stigma upheld by movies and television shows. Landry, who recently co-founded the AFSP chapter with her friend David Stucki after both had close family mem- bers commit suicide after suffering from depression, said sometimes comedies See ILLNESS, Page 7 Education reform bill to track students' progress Dog days o winter Panel members Delphea Simpson of the Michigan chapter of the ACLU and Ann Arbor Police Chief Daniel Oates discussed racial profiling at a symposium yesterday. Post-Sept. 11 racial profiling o ic of panel By Rachel Green Daily Staff Reporter By C. Price Jones Daily Staff Reporter More standardized tests and newly hired teachers are only a tiny portion of the $26 billion 9 education reform bill that President Bush signed into law this week with bipartisan support. The wide-reaching plan scrutinizes states more closely in reporting and organizing stu- dents' improvements on standardized test by eth- nic group. Following students' progress is one aspect of the bill's goal "to close the achieve- ment gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind." "In general, the Bush administration would like to improve the quality of teaching prepara- tion and remove a lot of the regulations that are now preventing teacher education," School of Wixson added that the School of Education would be affected by the Bush administration's emphasis on preparation in the bill because training for University Education students - future teachers - could change. "The existing teacher education program can't move people through the pipeline quickly enough," Wixson said. The new law fixes this problem by funding states to hire more educators. In the next seven years, the bill plans to raise educational standards for high school students, specifically} those from low-income households and minority families. Many in education cannot make estimates about the effects of the bill so early after its approval. "Any time K-12 education is improved, it con- tinues to improve the outcome for students seek- LSA freshman Ravi Perry was 18-years-old when he was stopped by the police in his own neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio - a neighborhood that is three-quarters white. Driving a Lexus RS 300 and talking on his cellular phone, Perry, a black male, said he was stopped at an intersection by three police officers just after midnight. "It was late at night and I was basically harassed by three officers who said they were looking for someone with drugs who was black," Perry said. Perry and about 60 University community members partici- pated in a symposium on racial profiling last night sponsored by the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties I Ann Arborres~ident Nck Weimerskirch sells a hotdog to LSA senior Ben Ii