it CI t One hundred eleven years ofeditorialfreedom IUIt NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 wwwmichigandaily.com Wednesday April 10, 2002 Po Q20 hIicia al Bargaining team talks about GEO negotiations Daily Staff Reporter For five months they remained silent, voicing concerns only inside the Haber Room of the Literature, Science and Arts Building, closed off from the pub- lic's eye. Though the members of the Graduate Employees Organization, who sat on the other side of the table, contin- uously campaigned and drew support, their own thoughts about the bargaining process, the speed of negotiations and their opponent were heard only through the words of University spokeswoman Julie Peterson. They are the University bargaining team - eight faculty and staff mem- bers asked to donate their time, for a small reimbursement, to negotiate a new contract between the University and the GEO. Lead by Chief Negotiator Dan Gam- ble, the associate director of academic human resources, the team holds a diverse membership in terms of experi- ence, opinions and sympathy for their graduate student counterparts. Though their opinions on many issues differ, the members said they agree on one front: they are all pleased with the final product of their work, the contract that will be followed until 2005. Gamble, who has been a part of the team since the second round of negotia- tions in 1981 and has lead the team since 1995, said though they took five months to finish, he believes negotiations this year went smoothly and both sides deserve some reward. On their website, GEO proclaims "We've won!" But Gamble said that has never been the way he has looked at negotiations. "We never, ever use a win or lose kind of look at negotiations," he said. "Our goal is to get a successful working agreement with whatever union we are negotiating with.... It helps the Univer- sity to be very competitive with the sup- port of their graduate students, so that when we recruit graduate students, we can show them the financial support and support through benefits that they can See BARGAINING, Page 7 Ambush kills 13, wounds 9 Israeli troops JENIN, West Bank (AP) - Pales-, tinians ambushed Israeli troops in the cramped quarters of a West Bank refugee camp yesterday, setting off a suicide bomb trap in a narrow alley and firing on soldiers in a courtyard, the military said. Thirteen Israelis were killed, the biggest blow to the army in its West Bank offensive. The carefully planned double attack in the Jenin refugee camp also wound- ed nine Israeli soldiers. A military spokesman said a rapid series of blasts went off in the alley - one of them detonated by a suicide bomber - and collapsed part of a building on several soldiers. Defying U.S. demands that Israel's 12-day-old campaign wrap up without delay, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon vowed "Operation Defensive Shield" will go on until it fulfills its mission - "the destruction of the infrastructure of the terror groups." "This is a battle for survival of the Jewish people, for survival of the state of Israel," Sharon said on Israel TV There were signs, however, that U.S. efforts were having an effect. Earlier yesterday, Israel pulled out of Tulka- rem and Qalqiliya, two of six Palestin- ian towns it has occupied; troops remained in Nablus, Bethlehem, Jenin and Ramallah and several villages. Secretary of State Colin Powell, due to arrive in Israel late tomorrow, said he was optimistic his mission could bring a truce and lead to negotiations. Speaking in Cairo, Powell said he would meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as well as Sharon and said the United States was willing to deploy observers to monitor any cease-fire. Israel had said it would keep Arafat isolated in the Ramallah offices where he has been confined by troops since the West Bank campaign began. But Israeli officials said yesterday they would not prevent Powell from meeting See MIDEAST, Page 2 LSA senior Fadi Kiblawi addresses the rallying crowd on the steps of the Michigan Union yesterday. Kiblawi mentioned that yesterday was the 54th anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre. Rall y participants ask 'U' to divest from Israel By Shannon Pettypiece Daily Staff Reporter Palestinian supporters at the University joined with students at college campuses nationwide in calling for universities to withdraw support for Israel. Demonstra- tions at more than 30 other universities took place yes- terday. "It's time for the world to open their eyes and see how oppressive Israel really is and see the real brutality," LSA junior Brenda Abdelall said. Abdelall added that she has many close friends in Israel who are under siege by Israeli forces in Palestinian territories. Demonstrators stood on the steps of the Michigan Union with gags in their mouth and their hands tied to symbolize the Palestinians' suffering in the Mideast. One demonstrator silently stood in just his underwear, blindfolded and gagged holding a sign which read, "I am one of tens of Palestinians who were asked to strip naked by the Israel army, lie on their stomachs, then taken to an unknown location." Yesterday was significant for both Israelis and Pales- tinians because it was Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 54th anniversary of the Deir Yassin massacre, when Israeli forces killed more than 100 Palestinian villagers during the struggle to form an independent Israeli state. The demonstration met opposition by several Jewish students. Rackham student David Wolkinson shouted, "Where's the terrorist bombers?" at the group of demon- strators. "This is ridiculous," Wolkinson said. "I'm not trying to say one side is evil and one side is good - this is just misrepresentation of what is going on." Wolkinson later agreed to have an open debate with Palestinian supporters. Spokesman for Students Allied for Freedom and Equality Fadi Kiblawi, an LSA junior, said the demon- stration was part of a nationwide campaign to end U.S. universities' financial support for corporations that sup- ply Israel with weapons or have facilities on Israeli terri- tory, such as Boeing and Hewlett Packard. "We're kicking off the national campaign for all col- lege campuses to divest from Israel. We're one of over 30 schools that demonstrated today," Kiblawi said. Other schools held similar protests yesterday, includ- ing the University of California at Berkley, Harvard Uni- versity, Georgetown University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Kiblawi said. See RALLY, Page 7 Malvo admits he ran Martin's bets DETROIT (AP) - A man charged with conspiracy to engage in illegal gambling admitted he was a runner for former University booster Ed Martin, who was indicted on gambling charges. Clarence Malvo, who said he took bets and paid off wagers for Martin, pleaded guilty Monday to lying before a federal grand jury. Malvo said he served as a runner for Martin for three years in the late 1990s. He admitted to U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland that he told a grand jury in October 1999 that he bet money but did not work for Martin. Along with Martin and his wife, Hilda, Malvo was named in a federal indictment unsealed March 21 that charged the three with conspiracy to engage in illegal gambling. Perjury is a felony that carries a maxi- mum penalty of five years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, but guidelines under Malvo's plea agreement call for a sentence of six months to a year, the Ann Arbor News reported. Malvo is to be sentenced July 9. Martin was charged with running an illegal gambling business and money laundering, including giving Michigan athletes more than $600,000 while they were in high school and college. Haddad's immigration hearing postponed for two more weeks By Jeremy Berkowitz Daily Staff Reporter The immigration hearing for Ann Arbor Muslim leader Rabih Haddad, which was scheduled for this morning in Detroit, was post- poned until April 24 by Immigration Judge Elizabeth Hacker yesterday after Department of Justice lawyers were granted a continuance. The Justice Department claimed they need- ed more time to review last week's decision by U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds to open all immigration hearings. "The Court has the discretion to grant a continuance for good cause and for a rea- sonable period. ... The request to permit the Department of Justice time to decide whether to seek additional clarification and/or further review is not unreasonable," Hacker wrote in her decision. Haddad, arrested Dec. 14 for a visa vio- lation, is currently incarcerated in the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Cen- ter. He is waiting to appear in front of a grand jury where he may be asked ques- tions about the Global Relief Foundation charity he co-founded and its possible connections to terrorism. He has had three previous immigration hearings closed to the public. Last week's decision by Edmunds ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union, Rep. John Conyers (D-Detroit) and two Detroit news- papers against the federal government. The Justice Department appealed Edmunds decision and asked for a stay, a move which would void Edmunds' deci- sion until further review from the 6th Cir- cuit Court of Appeals. Department of Justice spokesman Charles Miller said the government filed See HADDAD, Page 7 DANNY MIULUSUH\/Uaily The Wolverines celebrate their Sept. 2 victory against Miami (Ohio) last year. The team had discussed joining the Collegiate Athletes Coalition but decided against it. Football players discussed .oii. . . joinmg ,players' association Green Week Local priests alay panshioners' fears By David Enders Daily Staff Reporter Prior to the 2001 season, University of Michi- gan football players discussed becoming the second school to join the Collegiate Athletes Coalition. The group, dedicated to forming an association for college football and basketball players, began at the University of California at Los Angeles in January of last year. Since then, more than 500 players from 14 state universities have joined the CAC, which was founded by former UCLA linebacker Ramogi Huma. The group has been particularly controversial because it is backed by the United Steelworkers of America. Huma created the CAC to respond to what he feels are unfair restrictions on college athletes. On Friday, he was at the University of California at Berkeley recruiting players. "There are a lot of misconceptions. First and -s-o o .i - l -mi nhP,dohnn YP.n-t+ their scholarships. It's labor in the strictest sense. They work out year-round, they risk and sustain injuries, they risk and lose their lives in what they do. Student athletes accept all the hard work, but at the same time, we should have the right to try to minimize our risks." Huma identifies the lack of year-round school-provided health insurance, an NCAA rule barring athletes from making more than $2,000 and stipends that are too low as some of the biggest problems. "We would like our scholarships to equal the cost of attendance," Huma said. "College foot- ball and basketball bring in a combined $3.5 bil- lion a year. Given that, we feel that it would be in the best interest of student athletes if all their costs were provided for." "It wasn't the right time." At the University of Michigan, football play- ers presented joining the CAC to the entire team inct fall nflerhearin t-THuma seak.Former nlav- By TyerBoersen Daily Staff Reporter As allegations of sexual abuse spread through the Catholic Church in the United States, the pastor of St. Mary's Student Parish said yesterday that while no allegations have been made in Ann Arbor parishes, churches still have a difficult task in repairing damage from others' misconduct. "Some (parishioners) have expressed out and out anger, concern, disappoint- ment, lack of trust," Rev. Thomas Fire- stone said. "It's like there is a thousand pound elephant that just walked into my office. I can't ignore it, I have got to deal with it," he said. The most recent string of national priest and convicted sex abuser John Geoghan had molested children for many years, but was never penalized. Since January, dozens of priests have been suspended or forced to resign. Four have resigned so far in Michigan. "I think the thing that is hurting some of our parishioners is the cover-ups, Firestone said. As a former church attor- ney, Firestone said he was not surprised the allegations surfaced and said it has been a "festering sore for some time.' Firestone also made clear this prob- lem was not only problem for the Catholic Church but one that everyone must face. "It is a problem with our society. My hope is that in the long term the Church can get its act together and can become a force to help our society LAURIE BRESCOLL/Daily RC seninr David Lassem receives information about Earth I r ii i I