The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 11, 2002 - 7A Seek alternate route Festivities for Ramadan interrupted by NABLUS, West Bank (AP) - One gun has fallen silent in the Israeli-Pales- tinian conflict: the century-old cannon that used to signal the end of the day's fast during Ramadan. Since the Muslim holy month got under way last week, the gun's thun- derous boom has been silenced by the fire chief of this Palestinian city because he doesn't want to spook already jittery residents, and he can't get gunpowder anyway. Across the West Bank, Ramadan is a somber affair this year, with Israeli mili- tary curfews keeping many residents confined to their homes, unable to visit relatives for large, festive evening meals at the end of the daytime fast. "I lost my feeling for Ramadan," said Dalal Sobieh. "I just feel hungry." ighting one came; her family istfrom a village separated from Nablus by dangerous roads and military checkpoints. Her husband and two little girls, 8- month-old Waad and Shahad, 10, sat around a small table spread with soup, rice, salad and bread on a yellow plastic tablecloth. Without the cannon, the call to break the fast comes over crackling radios in an old man's voice: "God is great." Sobieh filled her the smells of spices; small kitchen with and sweets, but no PIRGIM Continued from Page 1A "As part of a broad coalition of environmental groups which Ben & Jerry's is part of, they can help to support our effort to working towards a sustainable campus," he said. Ben & Jerry's marketing representative Heather Ryan said their current tour of college campuses is.a continua- tion of a similar tour her team did with Dave Matthews Band over the summer, whose single "One Sweet World" from their debut album was the inspiration for the name of the ice cream flavor. Ryan said students on college campuses have been more receptive to the campaign's message than Dave Matthews TONY DING/Daily A car drives by North University Avenue, which was closed for construction this weekend. CONSTRUCTION Continued from Page 1A "The faculty will be glad to be back closer to central campus," Nye said. Brown said the second floor of Mason Hall will be demolished as soon as faculty finishes moving into the Haven offices. "Mason construction will not be nearly as extensive as Haven, which had to be completely gutted," Brown said. Mason's reconstruction will include adding air condition- ing to the building as well as classroom remodeling. Con- struction on Mason is scheduled to finish at the end of this summer. Several other University construction projects are near- ing completion, including Rackham Auditorium, which has already re-opened. "Performing arts events are already scheduled through November and December (at Rackham)," Brown said. "January renovations will be completed as well, so that's all on schedule." The Palmer Drive Parking Structure, a $24 million park- ing garage for the Life Sciences Institute, has had consid- erable construction work completed. Partial use for the structure is scheduled for July 2003. Other work on the Palmer Drive Development projects include the initial formations of the Biomedical Science Research Building, as well as a request to the University's Board of Regents to authorize bids for the Undergraduate Science Building, which will be built above the Palmer Drive Parking Structure. IRAQ Continued from Page 1A nowhere, if the U.N. chooses not to act, we have not given up our authority to act with like-minded nations who might wish to join us in such an action." The administration received support yesterday when Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo urged Saddam to accept the terms of the resolution. Rice, meantime, dismissed as "ludi- crous" the call by the Iraqi president for his parliament to hold an emergency session on the resolution. "Saddam Hussein is an absolute dic- tator and tyrant, and the idea that some- how he expects the Iraqi parliament to debate this - they've never debated anything else," Rice said on ABC's "This Week." "I'm surprised he's even bothering to go through this ploy." Administration officials faced ques- tions on reports published Sunday on President Bush's approval of a battle plan should Iraq fail to comply with the U.N. resolution. The leaks appeared to be an effort to send Saddam a message about how serious the United States is. A Pentagon plan for invading Iraq calls for a land, sea and air force of 200,000 to 250,000 troops. Pentagon planners had considered an approach that would have used 100,000 or fewer troops, but they settled on a much larger force favored by Gen. Tommy Franks, head of the Central Command that would run any war in Iraq, said officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. "If I were Saddam Hussein I would take it with a great deal of concern and seriousness and understand that this is not some idle threat that has been issued by the United States," Powell said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "This is not some resolution to be ignored, as he's ignored all previous res- olutions." Powell, Rice and Card declined to discuss the details of the plan, and Bush ignored a question about it as he returned to the White House from Camp David. Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said the administration may have planted false stories to mislead Iraq. "It may be disin- formation, as far as we know," he said on CNN's "Late Edition." "I don't think it's particularly helpful for actual plans to be out there publicly," said Levin (D-Mich). "On the other hand, there's some value in that, because it shows Saddam seriousness of purpose, and if he doesn't get that idea from all the other rhetoric and actions that we've taken, this should clearly fin- ish the job." Iraq has until Friday to accept the terms of the U.N. and pledge to comply, and until Dec. 8 to provide weapons inspectors and the Security Council with a complete declaration of all aspects of its chemical, biological and nuclear programs. "If he says, 'We have none,' we're already going to know that this is not a regime that is changing its stripes, because everybody knows that there is much that is unaccounted for from the old inspections regime," Rice said on "Fox News Sunday." "It's been pretty clear that the next material breach (of Iraq's U.N. obliga- tions) has got to have serious conse- quences," Rice said. "I think it's pretty clear what that may mean." "We have to have a zero-tolerance view of the Iraqi regime this time," Rice said. "This is a regime with a very long history now of deception and deceit." Rice said she was "very skeptical" Saddam would comply. Band concertgoers last summer. "I think that free food is really a winner, but I also think a lot of college students are open to our message," she said. "There's just so much enthusiasm in the student groups we've been working with." The campaign highlights everyday ways in which indi- viduals can fight carbon dioxide emissions. For example, it suggests that individuals pledge to reduce their personal share of emissions by 5 percent, by doing things like driv- ing less, getting regular tune-ups for cars,.turning down the thermostat in the winter, recycling, and turning off computer monitors when not in ,use. It also encourages people to write letters to congress and to learn more about the issue of global climate change. BASKETBALL Continued from Page 1A that I had no knowledge of or any involvement in the exchange of money between any of our players and Ed Martin," said Fisher, now the coach of San Diego State University. "I_ am saddened, disappointed and angered by the events that have hurt so many people." Michigan Athletic Director Bill Martin said there was no mention of Fisher knowing anything about the pay- ments in the NCAA's letter of inquiry. He also said he would welcome an apology from the aforementioned players and would like to see them take responsibility for their actions. In the response to the NCAA's letter of inquiry, the Uni- versity states that Fisher and/or his assistants "either knew or should have known that (Ed) Martin was providing a benefit" when Martin used his credit card to purchase hotel rooms for the Webber family for the 1992 NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis. 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