Wednesday March 2, 2003 ©2003The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 118 -Atky4prni1aidg One-hundred-twelve years of editorialfreedom Woalher TODAYe Mostly sunny dur- ing the day Ho~ with clouds gathering W 3 in the Tomorrow. evening. S www.michigandaily.com I i I I A i 1:1 i ilo 11 1 ismi 11 i i&Iiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiii ilillill ommm m imm mumm mom- Troops fight fierce battle near capital The Associated Press American infantry troops fought off a desert attack by Iraqis yesterday, inflicting heavy casualties in a clash less than 100 miles from Baghdad. British forces battled for control of Basra, a city of 1.3 million sliding toward chaos. Defense officials said between 150 and 500 Iraqis were killed in the battle near An Najaf, adding there were no imme- diate reports of American casualties. Iraqis launched their attack on a day of howling sandstorms - weather bad enough to slow the U.S.-led drive toward the Iraqi capital. After the sandstorm lifted in Baghdad, coalition aircraft struck the Iraqi state-run television channel, which U.S. mili- tary officials wanted to hit in order to cut communications links between Saddam Hussein and his military and the Iraqi people. U.S. troops in control of a vast Iraqi air base sealed 36 bunkers, designated as possible hiding places for weapons of mass destruction. American officials also issued fresh cautions about the pos- sible use of chemical weapons by Iraqi troops, although none has yet been used in the 6-day-old war - or even found by the invading troops. As the pace of combat quickened, American and British officials sought to prepare the public for something less than a quick campaign, and predicted difficult days to come. Still, President Bush forecast victory. The Iraqi regime will be ended ... and our world will be more secure and peaceful' he said after receiving a war update at the Pentagon. Saddam saw it differently. State television carried what it described as a message from him to tribal and clan leaders, saying, "Consider this to be the command of faith and jihad and fight them." See COMBAT, Page 7 Women's basketball coach resigns after losing season By Jim Weber Daily Sports Writer wr Photo illustration by TONY DING/Daily President Bush yesterday asked Congress to allocate nearly $75 billion to pay for the war with Iraq and related costs. The money will pay for the first six months of war, Bush said. Bush prsets war bugetas costs, increase in Iraq conflict By Lydia K. Leung Daily StaffReporter The war in Iraq has already caused the death of 40 American and British soliders and the capture or disappearance of 14 others. Apart from the immeasurable price of human physical and psychologi- cal harm, the war against Iraq will cost the United States up to $75 bil- lion, President Bush announced yesterday. At the Pentagon yesterday, Bush said Congress should pass his $74.7 billion war expense package - which includes $62.5 billion for direct costs of the war - swiftly to pay for the first six months of the war in Iraq. "That's a lot of money but, I think it's worth it if we can get (Saddam Hussein) out," SNRE sophomore Nels Carlson said. "He's such a horrible person." The expenses involved in the cur- rent war are surpassing those of the first Gulf war, which cost $61.1 bil- lion in 1991. "I think (Bush) is very short- sighted to send that amount of money on a war overseas when domestically we have so much that need to be done," said Jenny Nathan, vice chair of the College Democrats. Nathan said the government should focus on easing the pain of Americans caused by the economic downturn and spend more money on education, welfare and fighting terrorism. Besides direct war costs, Bush's price tag includes funding for humanitarian aid in Iraq, expenses for increasing homeland security and aid to Afganistan, Israel and Jordan. "It doesn't make sense to me," Nathan said. "We are spending all this money to go to war, knowing that the war is going to cause (a greater) security threat in this country." As the country engages in a cost- ly war effort, Bush is also propos- ing a massive tax cut - reducing $726 billion in tax revenue over 10 years - in order to stimulate the flailing economy. But the U.S. Senate voted yester- day to halve the tax cut proposal to See WAR COSTS, Page 3 Michigan women's basketball coach Sue Guevara resigned Monday ' after a season which the Wolverines finished tied for last in the conference (3-13 Big Ten, 13-16 Overall) this past season. Last season was Guevara's first los- ing season, as Michigan finished tied Guevara for last in the Big Ten (3-13 Big Ten, 13-16 Overall). She is the winningest goals for this prog coach in Michigan women's basket- have put the pro ball history, with a career record of that it can be nati( Class sizes may grow a budgetS sriin"s By Kyle Brouwer Daily Staff Reporter 123-82. "We have had two consecutive rough Big Ten sea- sons and I think the program needs a change," Gue- vara said in a writ- ten statement. "I believe we have accomplished many positive gram and I think we gram in a position onally competitive." Guevara could not be reached for further comment from her home. In 2001-02, Michigan started the season 10-1 and was ranked as high as twelfth in the nation before going 6-10 in the conference. This past season, the Wolverines started off 9-2 and again cracked the top 25 before going 3-13 in Big Ten play. Last week, several players anony- mously voiced concerns they had about Guevara being too negative dur- ing practices and a lack of communi- See COACH, Page 7 Judge orders U' to pay higher fees in sexual harassment case By Maria Sprow Daily Staff Reporter A judge's decision may help ensure that the first sexual harassment case against an institution of higher educa- tion to be heard in Michigan is not the only such lawsuit to make it into the court system. Washtenaw County Circuit Court Judge Melinda Morris last week ordered that the University must pay greater attorney fees to Maureen Johnson than her lawyers requested. Morris increased the fees by nearly $37,000 to encourage attorneys to take on cases involving the sexual harassment of students. Johnson, a former Music School stu- dent who said she was sexually harassed by former visiting Music Prof. Pier Cal- abria, won her lawsuit against the Uni- versity in April. Johnson alleged that Calabria repeat- edly made comments to her that made her uncomfortable. She complained to University officials but eventually with- drew from the University after Music School Dean Paul Boylan failed to ter- minate Calabria's contract at the end of that school year. The original lawsuit was filed in 1999 and heard in April 2002. The motion to award attorney fees and costs was filed in November 2002. In total, the Univer- sity is now expected to pay almost $200,000 in attorneys' fees and legal costs for the plaintiffs, as well as the $250,000 in damages awarded to John- son in April. The attorney fees for the plaintiffs were originally calculated at $147,725. The number was based on the hourly rates worked by Johnson's attorneys, Miranda Massie and George Washing- See RULING, Page 7 With University officials making plans to operate under a lower budget, it seems that students will not be the only ones cutting classes in the coming years. University Provost Paul Courant said Monday there are plans to offer some classes less often in order to save money. But such a plan would result in more stu- dents in those classes. A decrease in scheduled classes, Courant said, would be done in a way so that the consequences to students and fac- ulty are at a minimum. He added that no classes would be simply stricken from the curriculum. "We have the interest that there be minimal disruption," he said. "There is no intention of pulling classes out of the calendar." As the plan currently stands, University deans are exam- ining their respective departments for classes with continu- ally open seats, Courant said, adding that these classes could possibly be offered once in the academic year, rather than every semester. "It's a very strong possibility that certain classes will be offered less frequently," Courant said. "But there will be ample warning and we will make sure students' programs aren't disrupted." English lecturer Dan Stein said having more seats filled would mean more pages to read for the instructors in his department. "All of the writing-based classes will have more work because of grading essays," he said. See BUDGET, Page 7 Can castle Recalling days in uniform, vets split over war protests LISA OSHINSKY/Daily President Angela Galardi speaks last night at her first Michigan Student Assembly meeting, soon after she was inaugurated. By M$ Kyung Yoon Daily Staff Reporter Americans can tune mn to CNN or Fox News to see bombs lighting up the sky and troops on the move, but images of aro, due togovernmentcontrol over whatthe mediacansho Communication studies lecturer Anthony Collings said the media's coverage of the war in Iraq Fas been censored, and not just on Iraqi state-run television. "On the U.S. side, there is also censorship of a kind," said Collings, a former CNN foreign correspondent in Beirut. "The Pentagon system of 'embedding' journalists means that we have been able to see unprecedented live tel- evision coverage of such things as tanks on the move and guns firing. The problem is that these journalists had to agree to not bring their own communications equipment along, so the U.S. military has the power to pull the plug on them at any time and might do so to prevent negative stories from getting out." The main task of the news media is to find ways to pres- ent as much of the truth as possible to the American public, Collings said. But he added that the administration's pres- sure to censor images of American casualties has prevented the public from getting the full truth. "The administration has strongly pressured news media not to publish or broadcast pictures of American war dead," he said. "Part of this request may be legitimate, to give fami- lies time to be notified, but part of it could be censorship to See MEDIA, Page 5 By Michael Gurovitsch Daily Staff Reporter Soldiers are trained to subscribe to a common set of beliefs during their service in the military. But as veterans, their seemingly similar experi- ences as soldiers frequently translate into dis- tinct views on what conduct is appropriate on the home front during a war and what legit- imizes a war. Recent protests against the war with Iraq have elicited different feelings in veterans. Ken Rogge, who served in the military for 30 years, said he worries that soldiers' morale may suffer when they hear about anti-war demonstrations, similar to what happened to him as a soldier in Thailand during the Vietnam War. "It was demoralizing. You are over there doing the job you are supposed to be doing ar ' the people back home are undermining us. ... All they are doing is giving Saddam Hussein strength and encouragement," Rogge said. Rogge likened anti-war protests to a presiden- tial election. Once the election is over, he said, everyone should support the winner - regard- less of who they voted for. "I am against anti-war protesters once the war has started. If you want to protest before the war, that is OK. But once the war has started, they ought to shut up and stand behind the presi- dent," Rogge added. But, Larry MacGuire, who served in the Army from 1959 to 1962, recently returned from a trip to Washington, where he participated in anti-war demonstrations and teach-ins. He said no matter what effect it has on troop morale, hearing about protests is vital for sol- diers. "The best way I can support the troops is to tell the damn truth," MacGuire said. Brave soldiers are assets to America, but when they are transformed into pawns of a politically and economically corrupt government, the psychologi- See VETERANS, Page 7 LISA USHINSKY/Daily Members of Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Phi and Lambda Chi Alpha compete in a can castle-building race on the Diag as a part of Greek Week.