Wednesday, February 22, 2006 -- - - ~ ~ '. L .~ News 3 Amid controversy, Harvard President steps down Opinion 4 Sports 8 Jeff Cravens on female politicians Singer: Horton remarkable in win One-hundredfifteen years ofeditorzdfreedom www.michirandaily.com Ann Arbor, Michigan Vol. CXV, No. 81 @2006 The Michigan Daily o MICHIGAN 72, No. 8 Illinois 64 Dingell blasts Bush on NSA, war on terrorism Veteran congressman talks about Iraq, separation of powers, the 12 presidents he's known By Michael Gurovitsch Daily Staff Reporter U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D-Dearborn) denounced President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism yes- terday through the lens of his 50-plus year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dingell, now 79, was first elected to Congress in 1955. Dingell spoke in Political Science Prof. Larry Greene's class yesterday afternoon as part of a speaker series for Greene's political science classes, "Consti- tutional Law and Politics" and "Terrorism, War, and Due Process." Dingell said Bush is both someone he likes on a personal level and is "the most intellectually incurious person" he has ever met. Dingell repeatedly alluded to the Bush administra- tion's lack of respect for separation of powers and the system of checks and balances, especially compared with past administrations. "This administration seems to have an active con- tempt for Congress," Dingell said. "They just don't tell us the truth." He used the current debate over the formerly secret National Security Agency domestic surveillance pro- gram as an example of how the administration cir- cumvents Congress.. The program, which numerous legislators have called illegal, authorizes the NSA to wiretap suspected terrorists inside the United States without obtaining a warrant as long as they are speaking to someone overseas believed to be linked to al-Qaida. Bush and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been consistent in their position that the president already has the authority pursuant to his constitutional role as commander in chief and the resolution after Sept. 11 that authorized the president to "use all neces- sary and appropriate force against al-Qaida" The administration has repeatedly said it does not need legislative approval, and will therefore not seek it. "The terrorist surveillance program is necessary. It is lawful and it respects the civil liberties we all cher- ish.... To end the program now would be to afford our enemy dangerous and potential deadly new room for operation within our own borders," Gonzales said dur- ing a Senate Judiciary Com- mittee hearing Feb. 6. f _Dingell, however, is trou- bled by Bush's apparent belief that he is above the law. "This is not a fight between - Republicans and Democrats," he said. "It is a fight between those who believe in liber- Dingell ties and rights, and those who want to shower upon the pres- ident powers he does not have." Dingell said if the president did come to Congress for approval of the wiretapping program, he would most likely encounter bipartisan support. Most criticism of the surveillance program is based on concerns about civil liberties. A CBS News/New York Times poll conducted during the last week of January shows that 64 percent of Americans are either "very" or "somewhat" concerned and 35 percent are either "not very" or "not at all" concerned about "los- ing some of (their) civil liberties as a result of the mea- sures enacted by the Bush administration." Dingell said it is difficult to effectively balance national security and civil liberties, saying each case must be evaluated individually and with the utmost scrutiny. "Protecting civil liberties is one of the'most important See DINGELL, page 7 Junior remembered for love of sports, outdoors RYAN WEINER/Daily Michigan guard Dion Harris powers through Illinois forward Brian Randle (42) during the Wolverines' 72-64 victory over Illinois at Crisler Arena last night. Horton's 39 prove too fan tabLous for Illini Student died as a result complications from diabetes; services Thursday and Friday By Drew Philp Daily Staff Reporter LSA junior Ashley Wibel died early Monday morning at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit as a result of complications from diabetes. She was 21. She was born on Jan. 21, 1985 and grew up in West Bloomfield with her mother Toni, her father Rick and brother Roy. School of Education junior Katie Kipp, her long- time friend and former roommate, said Wibel "had an amazing spirit." Wibel's father said she was a skilled athlete. In high school, she was a varsity softball and vol- leyball player and also played the tuba in the band. Wibel loved the University's sports teams and had attended Michigan football games since she was 2 years old. "There was not a bigger Michigan sports fan," her father said. Wibel recently became interested in baking and "made the best cakes" for her friends, Kipp said. She worked as a camp counselor at the Hayo-Went- HA YMCA camp in northern Michigan, facilitating canoeing trips and other outdoor activities. Engineering junior Laura Emig worked at the camp with Wibel and remembered her as loving the outdoors. Emig reminisced about a sailing trip she went on with Wibel to the Virgin Islands. After returning from snorkeling, their small boat began to fill with water and eventually ended up on the bottom of the ocean. "We tried to bail out the boat, but we were laugh- ing too hard to do anything productive," Emig said. "Wibel would do anything for anybody who needed help,' Kipp said. "I will miss her until I see her again." Wibel's funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Advent Episcopal Church in West Bloomfield. The visitation will be held Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pixley Funeral Home in the Godhardt-Tomlinson chapel in Keego Harbor, Mich. Upset win boosts Wolverines' chances for NCAA Tournament By Scott Bell Daily Sports Editor All of Crisler Arena was on its feet last night as chants of "Daniel Horton" echoed through the near- capacity crowd. The target of the arena's praise calmly stepped to the line to cap off his best performance yet as a Wolverine. But before Daniel Horton could attempt his first free throw, Illi- nois star point guard Dee Brown got right up in Horton's face in a last-ditch effort for the Illini. "He was just trying trick," Horton said. "He was try- "H ing to take some time and ice me Un a little bit, but I knew he was going Ca to do something like that. He's a Wa desperate ton free throws 14 seconds later brought the game to its final score, a veteran 72-64. orton played believable. He me out and as absolutely heady player, and ,,u s he does stuff like fantabulous. that to try and gain advantages." - Dee Brown But it didn't Illini point guard work. Horton iced the game with two free throws, extending Michigan's injuries. lead to 70-64. Two more Hor- Nothing that the eighth-ranked Illi- ni threw at Horton worked. The senior had to put up with the reigning Big Ten defensive player of the year in Brown. It didn't matter. He had to worry about an increased role on offense with two starters sitting out with See HORTON, page 7 Muslims pray for Carroll Deadline approaching for release of journalist and Ann Arbor native By Leah Graboski For the Daily With the deadline to meet Iraqi kidnappers' demands for the release of journalist Jill Carroll less than a week away, students held a candle- light vigil on the Diag last night. Carroll, an Ann Arbor native, was abducted while reporting for the Bos- ton-based Christian Science Monitor on her way to meet a Sunni politician in western Baghdad. The seriousness of the abductors' demands became Ordinance inches closer to approval City Council OKs final language in ordinance to push back lease-signing dates By Sandy Liberman Daily Staff Reporter City Council voted to approve the specific expires. It would also prevent them from sign- ing a lease agreement with a new tenant until the end of one-third of the lease period. If passed, the ordinance would include an option to appeal the ordinance, unusual for city council ordinances. The Council will be required to periodically review the effective- ness of the ordinance. A Council member moved to amend the provision to require the ordinance to be Though student representatives were unable to discuss the ordinance at the meet- ing because of a simultaneous meeting of the Michigan Student Assembly, some Council members spoke on behalf of students. "The benefits to the student community far outweigh the negatives to the landlord com- munity," Greden said. Greden also noted that many landlords actually expect rent to increase because there 1 4 I I