Monday, September 13, 2004 Weather I c.: i lit 14k) 9,. News 3A MIP rates back down to normal Opinion 4A Sports 1B D.C. Lee critiques campus liberals Men's soccer beats Detroit, winning five games in a row itv aug EI:83 LO : 59 TOMORROW: 83/E~1 One-hundred-thirteen years ofeditoriilfreedom www.mkziganday.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXIII, No. 159 x2004 The Michigan Daily RUNNING OF THE IRISH Sept. 11 summit marked by politics Irish players and fans spilled onto the field after the Wolverines' 28-20 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. See Sports Mond a . 1f. 'U' completes another parkin facility for facuty and staff By Melton Lee Daily Staff Writer On a somber Saturday morning marking the three-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, hundreds of students assembled at the Business School for the University's first large- scale dialogue which commemorated the tragedy, but also offered political- ly-charged criticism of the war in Iraq and Bush administration's handling of intelligence. The 9/11 Conference, sponsored by the Michigan Student Assem- bly, was attend- "We have n ed by more than g 200 members in goo f t] of the Michigan those peop1] comniy a cmuiyadfeatured key- died that da note addresses by nationally renowned polit- ical experts Form along with sev-W eral breakout sessions facili- tated by political science professors and other special guests. "All over this land today we are remembering the victims and these families," said U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, who gave apassionate opening address to the charged audience, emphasiz- ing the government's mishandling of counterterrorism intelligence before and after Sept. 11. "The mistakes were many," the Democrat said. "The failure of our agencies to communicate with each other, particularly the FBI and the CIA, were mistakes that were seri- ous ones." Drawing on his experience as a ranking member and former chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Commit- tee, Levin expressed criticism of the Bush Administration's actions after Sept. 11, particularly the decision to declare war on Iraq. "The war in Iraq has been (mislead- ingly) connected to the war on terror," he said, in reference to the 511-page report released by the U.S. Sen- lot acted ate Intelligence Committee that to concluded that the Ie who U.S. intelligence community had ay. "made inaccurate assessments of Iraq's ties to al- Scott Ritter Qaida, and Sad- er U.N. chief Iraq dam Hussein's weaponsinspector weapons capa- bility. "Pre-Iraq intelligence was exaggerated and distorted in order to support (the war)." Scott Ritter, a former Marine and chief weapons inspector for the U.N. Special Commission in Iraq, deliv- ered the first keynote speech of the conference. "We have not acted in good faith to those people who died that day," he said, asserting that since Sept. 11, Americans have allowed "a collective See CONFERENCE, Page 8A By Victoria Edwards Daily Staff Reporter A new 800-space parking structure located near the Washtenaw Avenue and Huron Street curve will soon be available for University faculty and staff, as well as graduate students holding after-hours passes. The new lot - the Palmer Drive park- ing structure - will open up 183 visitor spaces on Wednesday in addition to the new University faculty and staff spots. To gain access to the parking structure, permit holders will need an Automated Vehicle Identification device or access card. There will be 15 Gold permit spac- es and 10 University business spaces, all located near the east exit area. Gold passes give faculty and staff access to spaces nearest to campus buildings. "This new structure is conveniently located near the Medical and Central cam- puses and provides us with an opportunity to offer some additional visitor parking, convenient to nearby museums, medical and dental services and performing arts venues," said Director of Parking and Transportation Services David Miller in a news release. The University Board of Regents is currently awaiting approval on a design for a structure on Ann Street, across from the Biomedical Research Center. Another building is currently being built on the corner of Observatory Avenue and Ann Street, at the site of the Cardiovascular Center. New parking Only students with after- hours permits may park at the new facility at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Huron Street. The structure has 800 spaces, with 15 Gold permit spots and 10 business ones. Female astronaut strives to excite girls about sciences By Alxa Jennr and Julia Homing For the Daily Sally Ride was completing her doctorate in physics in the late 1970s when she stumbled upon a NASA advertisement in Stanford Uni- versity's student newspaper looking for astro- nauts. Applying with 8,000 others, she was one of 35 applicants and the first woman to embark on a NASA space mission. This opportunity not only allowed her to ful- fill her childhood dream of flying in space, but now motivates her to become an inspiration for future generations of young girls. Recognizing the importance of encourage- ment at a young age, Ride has started multiple initiatives that motivate young women to get involved in the scientific world, both in and out of school. Ride went on to be the } first American female to travel in space, but her connection to the scien- tific world began much earlier she told to 800 parents and their children at Pierpont Commons on North Campus yesterday, As a young girl, Ride Ride said she always had a pas- sion for math and science. "I was lucky because my parents never discouraged me," she said. Yesterday's Third Annual Sally Ride Sci- ence Festival is just one example of her efforts to inspire young women to pursue fields of science. The festival is specifically geared toward fifth- through eighth-grade girls. Ride said two-thirds of boys and girls in the fourth grade are interested in science, but starting in fifth grade, girls lose interest in much greater numbers than boys. "Girls are affected by lingering stereotypes or a teacher who doesn't believe a girl should be an electrical engineer. It's important to be accepted by friends, and girls start to lose self- confidence," Ride said. "We focus on that group to show that there are lots of girls out there just like them that are interested in this stuff and also to introduce them to female role models." This year, the festival gave girls the opportu- nity to explore science at multiple booths with interactive activities for the participants. At one booth, professors from Eastern Michi- gan University helped girls use water and ant- See FESTIVAL, Page 8A Maria O'Connell of the Ford Motor Co. speaks to fifth- through eighth-grade girls about aerodynamics at the Sally Ride Science Festival, held on the North Campus Diag yesday. ELECTIONS 'O4 Nader: Outsourcing, military draft major issues for students Interest group seeks to lower textbook prices for students By Donn M. Fresard Daily Staff Reporter Independent presidential candi- date Ralph Nader is speaking today in the Michigan Union Ballroom at 1 p.m. To preview his visit, The Michi- the most pressing issues for college- aged people in this election? Ralph Nader: The first is the outsourcing of jobs ... When any software can be exported, any job can be exported - it's no longer just blue-collar jobs. So good a job for a tenth of the pay.... The second is the military draft. "Already the White House is feeling out the Republicans in the Congress about a post-election military draft. Everybody knows that the troops are very, very spread thin ... They're By Kristin Otsby Daily Staff Reporter Daniel Albo said he expects to spend as much as $500 on textbooks this semester - and his case is no excep- tion. "The prices should be changed because we're paying enough (for tuition) as it is," said Albo, an LSA Crack the books Two California bills and one federal bill have passed seeking to lower the prices of textbooks for schools and students. are reducing costs," he said. College students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks, according to CALPIRG's January report, "Rip-Off 101: How the Current Practices of the Textbook Industry Drive Up the Cost of College Textbooks." The report targeted publishers for frequently issuing new editions and for upping prices by shrink-wrapping nr "h mlina" InlIc wlith -.dn mP I . I - is I