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NEWS BRIEFS
BAGHDAD
0 Roadside bombs
kill 5, fighting rages
in insurgent haven
Roadside bombs killed five U.S.
soldiers in Iraq yesterday, including
four in a single strike in a volatile
province northeast of the capital,
the military said.
In Baghdad, gunmen on roof-
tops opened fire on Iraqi soldiers,
prompting fierce fighting in the
narrow streets and alleys of one of
the capital's oldest neighborhoods,
a Sunni insurgent stronghold and
a haven for criminals on the east
side of the Tigris River. At least two
civilians were killed and four oth-
ers were wounded in the clashes,
police said, as U.S. attack helicop-
ters buzzed overhead.
Four U.S. soldiers were killed
and two others were wounded,
according to a statement, when
an explosion struck their patrol in
Diyala province, a religiously mixed
area that has seen fierce fighting in
recent months.
WASHINGTON
GOP senators
question Gonzales'
honesty
Republican support for Attor-
ney General Alberto Gonzales
eroded yesterday as three key sena-
tors sharply questioned his hon-
esty over last fall's firings of eight
federal prosecutors. Additionally,
two Democrats joined the list of
f lawmakers calling for Gonzales'
ouster.
Several Republicans also urged
President Bush to allow sworn tes-
timony from his top aides about
their role in dismissing the U.S.
attorneys - a standoff threatening
to result in Capitol Hill subpoenas
of White House officials.
The embattled attorney gen-
eral was facing the toughest test of
his two-year tenure at the Justice
Department with the release of
documents suggesting he was more
involved with the firings than he
indicated earlier.
Democrats have accused the
Justice Department and the White
House of purging the prosecutors
for political reasons.
TEHRAN, Iran
Iran to partially
suspend nuke
cooperation
Iran announced yesterday that it
was partially suspending coopera-
tion with the U.N. nuclear watchdog
while hardline President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad said the latest U.N.
sanctions would not halt the coun-
try's uranium enrichment "even for
a second."
Iranian state television quoted
Ahmadinejad as sayingthe additional
Security Council sanctions imposed
on Saturday "stem from the hostility
by some powers against Iran."
LONDON
Blair: Capture
of British sailors
'unjustified'
Prime Minister Tony Blair yes-
terday called the Iranian seizure
of 15 British sailors and marines
"unjustified and wrong," saying in
his first remarks on the escalating
confrontation that London saw it as
a "very serious situation."
Iran said legal proceedings were
under way, suggesting the possibil-
ity that the group may be tried for
illegallyenteringIranian-waters off
the coast of Iraq.
U.S. Secretary of State Condo-
leezza Rice insisted during a trip to
the Middle East that the Britons be
released, saying "we all fully trust
the British" account.
- Compiled from
Daily wire reports
y.com
FAN DANCE
JOHNSON
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Johnson expects to be paired
on defense with Rob Blake, an
All-Star defenseman and Bowling
Green alum. Former Wolverine
Mike Cammalleri also plays for Los
Angeles.
According to his father, Johnson
will return to Ann Arbor following
the Kings' season and is enrolled in
spring term classes at Michigan.
"He's only going to be gone for
three weeks," Jack Johnson, Sr.
said. "He's coming back. He's going
to get a degree from Michigan.
That's the No. 1 thing - he prom-
ised (Michigan coach Red Beren-
son) he will graduate."
The Ann Arbor native came
to Michigan having been already
drafted third overall in the 2005
NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina
Hurricanes. Some analysts believed
Johnson should have signed with
Carolina then, but the defense-
man's true allegiances showed in
the maize-and-blue striped tie he
wore on draft day.
The Hurricanes offered multiple
contracts to Johnson throughout
his freshman year at Michigan.
On Oct. 1, 2006, after Johnson had
rejected another offer, Carolina
traded his rights and defenseman
Oleg Tverdovsky to Los Angeles for
forward Eric Belanger and defense-
man Tim Gleason.
Johnson's continued dedication
to Michigan resulted in more criti-
cism from hockey analysts.
"They don't understand why a
kid would turn down the NHL," his
father said. "They think everybody
would cut off their right arm to play
in the NHL. Yeah, Jack wants to,
but he had this dream first."
Johnson's father also said that
Berenson supported his player's
decision. The coach had often told
Johnson that when he was ready to
leave, Berenson would drive him to
the airport.
The younger Johnson said he
notified Berenson of his decision a
Monday, March 26, 2007 - 3A
week ago.
The Wolverines will miss
Johnson's dazzling offensive abili-
ties and the physical presence he
brought to the team. In his first
year, he set the all-time record for
single-season penalty minutes (149)
and points by a Michigan freshman
defenseman (32).
As a sophomore, he set the all
time record for scoring the most
goals of a Michigan sophomore
defenseman (16) and was named
the CCHA Offensive Defenseman
of the Year.
Although his Michigan career
was brief, the 20-year-old still
had plenty of time to become a fan
favorite. And as the crowd loved
Johnson, Johnson loved Michi-
gan.
"I have no regrets about coming
here, being a Wolverine," Johnson
said. "I'm still proud as hell to be
one."
- Nate Sandals and Ian Robinson
contributed to this report.
The Chinese Student Association Dance Troupe performs a traditional fan dance at
the Martha Cook International Tea on Friday in Martha Cook Residence Hall.
TRESPASSER
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member of the fraternity.
She walked out of the front door
wearing only a thigh-length black
coat after a fraternity member
called the police, Nye said. When
police arrived minutes later, the
woman had already left.
According to a police report, the
woman was between 20 and 30
years old, had short brown hair and
appeared tobe under the influence
of drugs.
"Obviously,shewasverydisturbed,"
Nye said. "It was not how a normal
person would respond to people."
The woman told fraternity mem-
bers that her name was Melissa and
she was a student at Eastern Michi-
gan University, according to the
police report.
Fraternity members said they
will throw out two couches in the
livingroom because of the incident,
Nye said.
TENURE
From page IA
unconsciously perhaps -the race
of Professor Akutsu was a factor
they considered."
He said the Akutsu tenure deci-
sion was particularly shocking after
Proposal 2 passed, banning the use
of affirmative action programs in
the state of Michigan.
"It's very disillusioning not only
as a student but as a student of
color," Li said. "The University has
made such a strong commitment to
diversity, but it seems thus far only
in principle, only in words."
The resolution passed by MSA
cites studies of the low percentage
of underrepresented minority fac-
ulty at the University and problems
retaining and promoting minor-
ity faculty. Li said he hopes the
resolution will remind the provost
and students that,diversity has a
positive effect on the University's
quality of education and campus
climate.
The decisions not to grant the
three professors tenure are not yet
final, though.
University Provost Teresa Sulli-
van will review the cases and decide
whetherthe professorsdeservetenure
by May. She will propose a decision to
the University Board of Regents, who
must approve any tenure offer.
LSA Dean Terrence McDonald
refused to comment on the cases
because they're still under review.
"For obvious personnel privacy
reasons it would also be inappropri-
ate for me to discuss with the media
any individual case for promotion
at any time," he wrote in an e-mail
statement yesterday.
English and American culture
Assistant Prof. Sarita See, a col-
league of Akutsu's, said the deci-
sion not to grant him tenure was
"demoralizing news." She and
other American culture professors
discussed Akutsu's case and wrote
a letter on his behalf to Sullivan.
She said faculty diversity is key
to offering abroad range of subjects
at the University.
She said some faculty on the
tenure committee might have had
a hard time understanding the
importance of his research because
of its untraditional-nature. Akutsu's
research deals largely with the
emotional and mental health of
minority groups.
Akutsu and Psychology Depart-
ment Chair Richard Gonzalez
declined to comment for this article.
Francis said no one explained to
her why she was denied tenure.
LSA typically offers professors
denied tenure a one-year contract
to continue working at the Univer-
sity. Francis said she has until May
to decide whether she wants to
remain at the University.
"I have some thinking to do," she
said.
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Number of American service
members who have died in the War
in Iraq, according to the Depart-
ment of Defense. The following
service members were identified
yesterday:
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