0 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 4, 2002 NATION/WORLD War resolution expected to pass WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's request for authority to use U.S. force against Iraq advanced in Congress yesterday, with a House committee voting its approval and Senate leaders predicting wide margins of bipartisan support. "It's up to us today to send a message to the world," said Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) He predicted Congress would give Bush the authority he wants by next week and "set in motion the beginning of the end of Saddam Hussein." The Bush administration was having less success winning over the U.N. Security Council for a new reso- lution to disarm Baghdad. After veto-holding Russia suggested such a resolu- tion was unnecessary, Bush showed clear frustration with the lack of headway. He suggested he would build a coalition of world leaders willing to join the United States against Iraq - even if the United Nations does not. Bush did not say who would sign on, though U.S. officials mention Britain, Romania and Bulgaria, among others. "The choice is up (to) the United Nations to show its resolve. The choice is up to Saddam Hussein to fulfill his word," Bush said. "And if neither of them acts, the United States in delib- erate fashion will lead a coalition to take away the world's worst weapons from one of the world's worst leaders." The House International Relations Committee brushed aside several efforts to weaken the Iraq war resolution embraced by Bush and House leaders and approved it by a 31-11 vote. That cleared the way for the full House to debate the measure next week. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) announced separate votes would be held next week on two alternatives that would put more limits on presi- dential authority. "I think it's too early to give up on making the effort," he said. Daschle said the latest White House draft, negotiated in part by House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), was an improvement over the administration's original proposal. Daschle, like Lott, told Senate colleagues as debate began that he anticipated bioad bipartisan support when a final vote is taken. "There is no difference of opinion with regard to our ultimate goal," Daschle said. In New York, the full 15-member Security Council got a closed-door briefing from the chief U.N. weapons inspector, Hans Blix. He was to meet with State Department officials today. U.N. diplomats said Blix was continuing with his announced plan to send an advance team to Iraq; it is expected to arrive in Baghdad Oct. 19. Council diplomats said Blix said progress was made but there were "loose ends" still unresolved, including access to eight presidential sites. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said the United States does not want inspectors to return "under the current arrangements. ... We want the inspectors to go with the full support of the Security Council." NEWS IN BRIEF WASHINGTON Iraqi defectors prepare for U.S. action Iraqi opposition figures criticized the Bush administration yesterday for not moving more quickly to set plans for post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, as the leader of the Iraqi National Congress called for a provisional government to be established as soon as U.S. forces challenge Saddam's regime, if not before. Ahmed Chalabi, whose ambitions to lead such a government are no secret, said an interim authority backed by the United States would be in a position to entice Iraqi defectors, fill a power vacuum and set a course for democratic elections. It would give army units unwilling to fight for Saddam "a home to go to," said the London-based Chalabi. The U.S. administration should also convene an economic conference to dis- cuss reconstruction and Iraq's vast international debt, as well as its obligation to pay tens of billions of dollars in reparations, Chalabi told a large audience at the American Enterprise Institute. Iraqi opposition members, energized by White House enthusiasm for replacing Saddam, have been trying to increase pressure on the Americans to commit ener- gy and military might to a post-Saddam rebuilding effort. Although top U.S. poli- cy-makers have pledged support for a democratic Iraq, many Iraqis in exile doubt the administration's commitment to what promises to be a difficult process. Weakened Li'i hits coast of Louisiana Hurricane Lili gave Louisiana's coast a 100 mph battering yesterday that swamped streets, knocked out power and snapped trees. But residents were thankful it was not the monster they were warned was coming. "It looks like we were lucky," said Gov. Mike Foster, who requested and received a statewide disaster declaration from President Bush. More than a million people in Texas and Louisiana had been told to clear out as the hurricane closed in with terrifying intensity. But in an overnight transformation even forecasters could not fully explain, Lili weakened from a 145-mph, Category 4 hurricane to a Category 2. And after its center crossed land at Marsh Island, the storm's winds dropped again, falling by midday to 75 mph, barely a hurricane. Instead of a potentially catastrophic 25-foot storm surge, more manageable surges of 6 to 10 feet blew in. "A lot of Ph.D.s will be written about this," said National Hurricane Cen- ter Director Max Mayfield. 6 Do you H ave Acne?: If you have acne you may qualify for an investigational study at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology. ¢ You may also receive compensation for your participation. If you are interested in participating, call the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology to find out more. The number is : (734) 764-DERM - ('et ~ATENTN ADVRJ7iERJ ANNOUNCING DISPLAY ADVERTISING EARLY DEADLINES FOR FALL BREAK DEADLINE THURSDAY 10/10 0/6 PUflA1 IbN DEADLINE FRIDAY 10/11 PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. Emphasis, service in FRATERNITY Continued from Page :1 brotherhood, philanthropy events as well as social events," DU President Brandon Phenix said. Philanthropy interests include set- ting up a boys and girls club connec- tion, adopting a highway, collecting pop-can tabs for the Ronald McDon- aid House and erecting a field goal in their front yard to be used for a chari- ty field goal kicking event during Homecoming. They are in the process of erecting their second field goal; the first one was vandalized. But Aside from their philanthropies, DU is also involved in ongoing social events. One sorority president Maggie Weston, an LSA junior who requested that the name of her sorority remain anonymous, explained that' it was great that DU invited every sorority for a game of dodge ball on DU's front lawn during the midst of rush, as oCUSTOM PRINTED $209 IFMIS/ I~~m placed on fratern7y it let all of the girls relax, have fun and see friends from other sororities. More than 150 sorority women attended. "We made them all T-shirts, we gave them hot dogs, food and pop. And they were here for a couple hours as a break during their rush," said Phenix, an Education senior. Although DU's social events do not include alcohol, a mainstay of frater- nity-sorority relations in the past, DU's individual members are not restricted from drinking. "We're not touting alcohol as some type of evil. What we're saying is that we don't need it in our house," Phenix said. "For the guys who like to go out and have fun - they do that. They visit other fraternities who have been really cordial, or they can go to the club - wherever they want to go," he said. "We have brothers who are not interested in that scene, and we'll just stay here and play poker on a Friday night." But there are consequences for breaking the alcohol policy. "Anyone who is stupid enough to bring alcohol to our house is automat- ically fined $100 and they come before our executive board. The chances of them sticking around is slim to none," Phenix said. "We really make a point to stick to (our values)." Others members of the Greek com- munity agree that DU maintains its values. "These are a wonderful group of guys and I have no doubt that they will be successful just because of the type of guys that they are," Winston said. "They don't need alcohol and they don't focus on the fact that they don't have alcohol." Weston added, "There are fraterni- ties and there are frats ... and DU lives up to all their fraternity values and ethics daily." Another part of DU's values is the process in which they extend bids for membership. "Guys' rush is nowhere near as for- mal as the girls.' We can extend bids whenever we feel like it," Phenix said. "We're going to keep extending bids probably all year," Phenix added. "We are always looking for new guys." DU's pledging process also sets new standards. "We don't lock guys behind doors and ask them to do things," Phenix said. "We have events where guys will be doing house chores, but that is only with brothers working right beside them." "Our events are not meant to intim- idate and not meant to haze. They are meant to build brotherhood and cohe- sion within our brotherhood," he added. "I'd like to think in DU we are building Renaissance Men," Phenix said. "These guys are changing things up. I am excited for them," Winston said. "For me, I will know when our fra- ternities here at (the) University of Michigan have hit the ideal point - when you walk into a fraternity and it looks like a sorority house," Winston added. Weston also praised the condition of DU's house. "I've never understood the attrac- tion for guys to live in a house that is disgusting and dirty. (DU's) house is beautiful." "(Alcohol-free) is the general trend - it's where we're heading," Winston said. "A lot of people are afraid to deal with it, but I don't think a lot of the leaders and the presidents that I deal with are afraid to face it," he added. "(DUl is )definitelybV hecminor the OSLO, Norway. Nobel Peace Prize winner chosen The Nobel Peace Prize committee chose its next award winner yester- day, a selection aimed at sending hope to a world still reeling from last year's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. The choice - drawn from a wide- spread field that includes the Salva- tion Army, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the U.S. Peace Corps - will be revealed on Oct. 11. As usual, the panel offered no hint of the winner. Committee secretary Geir Lun- destad, would only say that a deci- sion was made yesterday after a series of meetings through the year. "We have noted in the media that there is no clear favorite," Lun- destad said about speculation on the coveted prize, first awarded in 1901. A record 156 - 117 individuals and 39 groups - were nominated by a Feb. 1 deadline. WASHINGTON Torricelli's vie for re- election challenged Republicans went to the Supreme Court yesterday to try to stop New Jer- sey Democrats from replacing Sen. Robert Torricelli on the Nov. 5 ballot for a re-election race he seemed likely to lose. Control of the Senate could hang on the court's reply. The Republicans want the justices to block a unanimous ruling from New Jersey's highest court that would let former Sen. Frank Lauten- berg jump in for Torricelli, whose ethics problems had become the focus of the race after he was admonished by the Senate. Less than two years after the Bush v. Gore case settled the 2000 presidential fight, the Supreme Court was once again in the middle of a high-stakes fight over state election rules. There was no immediate word whether the justices would block the lower court ruling or agree to hear the Republicans' broader complaints. SILVER SPRING, Md. Five killed in D.C. suburb shooting Five people were gunned down one by one in the Washington sub- urbs in less than 16 hours, and authorities said yesterday they were looking for a "skilled shooter" sus- pected of felling each victim with a single bullet. While cautioning that the slayings had not definitely been linked, police said it was a strong possibility. "We do have someone that so far has been very accurate in what they are attempting to do," Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose said. Investigators said they had found no indication the victims, killed in public places between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. yesterday, were related or had any conflict with anyone. One victim was shot to death while riding a lawnmower, another while cleaning her car at a gas station. - Compiled from Daily wire reports. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $105. Winter term (January through April) is $110, yearlong (September through April) is $190. University affiliates are subject to a reduced subscription rate. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscrip- tions must be prepaid. 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