Monday, February 7, 2005 News 3A Members of fraternity prepare for journey Opinion 4A Sports 1B Dan Shuster: The Democrats are on the wrong side of history Hockey team gets all tied up JAZZIN' BRINGS RHYTHM TO THE POW[ CENTER ... ARTs, PAGE 8A Weather T14A 1: L! W/'34 One-hundredfourteen years ofeditorialfreedom www.mchaandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 76 82005 The Michigan Daily LEO to hold informational picket Lecturers' union reacts after U' misses noncontractual deadline on evaluation criteria By EkJyot Saini Daily Staff Reporter Lecturers will stage an informational pick- et later this month in response to the Univer- sity's failure to comply with a deadline the lecturers' union requested, said Bonnie Hal- loran, president of the Lecturers' Employee Organization. The Ann Arbor Campus Coun- cil of LEO met Friday and confirmed that they would take action on Feb. 22 by passing out informational fliers to students and pass- ersby outside of University buildings. Most details of the picket have yet to be decided, Halloran said. She added that she hopes this will further press the University to move forward on the implementation of last year's contract. The University and LEO are continuing their squabble over last year's contract and the Uni- versity's alleged failure to comply with certain provisions of the contract regarding performance evaluation of lecturers. LEO requested that by Feb. 1, the University provide it with the criteria it uses when evalu- ating lecturers and considering them for hiring and promotional purposes. LEO also requested a list of lecturers that need to be reviewed for performance evaluations this year. The Univer- sity, however, did not comply with the requested. deadline because it was a not an agreed-upon contractual date. University spokeswoman Julie Peterson said the development of evaluation criteria is a long process and requires work to be done on a department-by-department basis within each of the colleges at the University. Some departments previously had criteria in place, while others are in the process of creating it. "It's an incredible amount of work and it is taking longer than we expected," she said. "We are doing the best we can." She said that individuals from these depart- ments were working closely with each college and members from the Academic Human Resources Department to create the criteria. Some of the colleges, such as Nursing, the College of Engineering and the Residential College, within the University have provided LEO with performance criteria while others, such as LSA, have provided vague informa- tion, Halloran said. "There was been some movement on the part of the University, but they are baby steps," Halloran said. A contract settlement was not reached by LEO and the University until last June, when negotia- tions had failed and one day walkout was staged last April. SAE may face expulsion from frat council By Melissa Benton and Jameel Naqvi Daily News Editors After hosting a party in violation of Greek policies, the Sigma Alpha Epsi- lon fraternity is reportedly in danger of being kicked out of the Intrafraternity Council. The charges are still under investigation, but a hearing will be held to determine if SAE will be allowed to remain in IFC, said a source that wished to remain anonymous. SAE was not permitted to have the party because it is currently on social pro- bation because of an attempted break-in to another fraternity house by SAE mem- bers last year. SAE may also have been in violation of the IFC's newly implemented party policies which seek to curb illegal behavior at Greek parties. In response to breaking the guidelines of its probation, SAE's national chapter has kicked out all of the junior and senior brothers in the fraternity, the source said. IFC officials said they would not com- ment on an on-going investigation. The Greek Activities Review Panel - the judicial board that presides over the Greek system - will conduct the hearings. The new party policies mandate that any event taking place on chapter prop- erty where more than 25 women are pres- ent and where alcohol is allowed must be registered by the IFC. The new policies also require that a member of the Social Responsibility Committee must be pres- ent at the door, and the fraternity must supply a certain number of sober party monitors. The policy changes went into effect Jan. 1 for all fraternities. SAE's alleged violation of IFC's new rules for parties is not the first time the house has run afoul of authorities. Last spring, a member of SAE faced rape charges that were dropped when his accuser admitted the sex was con- sensual. However, the Ann Arbor Police Department continued to investigate SAE because of reports that the house served alcohol to minors at the party where the incident occurred. In February, SAE members vandal- ized the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house in an attempt to force their way in - breaking 16 windows and assaulting a student outside the house. Joel Stone, former president of Alpha Tau Omega, concluded that two members of ATO also contributed to the destruction of DKE property. IFC ruled that SAE must pay half of the damages to the DKE house, hold a charitable event and issue a formal apology to DKE. Sx New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is ; $ ' + ° rdoused after t kthe Patriots beat the Phla- delphia Eagles 24-21 in Super '' Bowl XXXIX last night, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. At right AHOis Belichlck's AP PHOTO PATRIOTS DEFEAT EAGLES, W INN ING THREE OF LAST FOUR SUPER BowiTs Panelists discuss dynamics of A JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Dynasties don't have to be perfect or pretty. They just have to win - like the New England Patriots. The Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four years with a dominant second half last night, wearing down the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21. It wasn't overpowering, and at times it was downright ugly. But it was more than enough to match the Dallas Cowboys' run of the 1990s and certify the Patriots of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady as the NFL's latest dynasty. "To me this trophy belongs to these players," Belichick said. "They met all comers this year, a very challenging year. We're thrilled to win. These players played great all year, their best in the big games and they deserve it, they really deserve it." With MVP Deion Branch tying a Super Bowl record for receptions with 11, Brady efficiently running the offense and Rodney Harrison spark- ing a smothering defense, the Patriots (17-2) won their ninth successive postseason game. That ties the record of Vince Lombardi's Packers of the 1960s, and there's hardly any better company a team can keep. The difference once again was an Adam Vina- tieri field goal, this one a 22-yarder with 8:40 to go. New England won its other two Super Bowls by the margin of Vinatieri's last-second kicks. This time, the Patriots sealed it with a stop. Philadelphia (15-4) got the ball back at its 4 with 46 seconds remaining. It was hardly enough time and far too much territory to cover against such a formidable foe. Harrison got his second interception with 9 seconds remaining to end it. Playing before a sea of mostly green jerseys in the crowd of 78,125, the Patriots made sure Philadelphia would not get its first pro sports title since 1983. Indeed, it's been 45 years since the Eagles won the NFL crown. And even though they made it to the Super Bowl for the first time in 24 seasons - after three straight conference championship flops - their season still ended in See SUPER BOWL, Page 3A Asia Weekend cor draws Asian b leaders, econo and 'U' profes By Amine Tourki For the Daily The Philippines' the United States told Stephen M. Ross Sch that the future of eco ment lies in Asia. Ambassador Alber delivered the keynote day at the 15th annual Asian' Business Confer- ence where Asian business leaders, ' entrepreneurs and academics gath- ered to talk about market opportuni-] ties for the United States in Asia. Del Rosario said trade with and among South and East Asian nations has sur- passed transatlantic t He focused on Sou best route to develop country's aspirations economy reference its citizens' command of English. But on the Korean panel, former busineSS Korean Minister of Information and nistS Telecommunication Sohoon Bae said it was to the benefit of the United ssors States to shift production to Mexi- co, because sooner or later, cheaper Mexican products will take over the U.S. market. He said that southeast Asian countries and Korea should ambassador to promote intra-Asia consumption, d students in the despite their deep resentment of Tool of Business Japan's imperialism in the region in nomic develop- the 20th century. Political science Prof. Meredith Woo- t del Rosario Cumings, the moderator of the Korean speech Fri- panel, pointed out that Korea and Japan will still be of great economic impor- "We el dthetance in the future "We helped the because, among U.S. meet a shortfall other reasons, they are not reliant upon with 7,000 Filipino foreign invest- ment for economic nurses and teachers." growth. The Korean information technol- - AlertdelRosrio ogy sector grew by -AlbertdelRosario 31 percent last year Filipino ambassador to and the country has the United States the most advanced Internet infrastruc- ture, she said. Former 'U' students join Peace Corps U University among highest producers of students who join the peace organization * By Julia Heming Dainy StaffRenorter involved internationally, and it gave me more focus to get involved in international health," she added. Dick- son also said she now considers the people that she worked with in the Peace Corps to be her family. With the economy not robust, graduating seniors at the University often look for alternative options to the lob market. The Peace Corps. a federal government S1ru x University Number of Volunteers rade in volume. theast Asia's ment, his and the strong Japanese Panel moderator and Political science Prof. John Campbell agreed with Woo-Cumings about the importance of the economies of Korea and Japan and 1. 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