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Blanchard breaks
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(Continued from Page 1) building. "It will be a major space for
breaking ceremony or the field of students and faculty, not just from
engineering. The pamphlet stated that engineering, to interact," added Car-
the group was protesting the trend dona.
toward militarism within the "It's been a long time coming," said
engineering school. engineering Prof. Kensall Wise. "I'm
The new building represents the final anxious to see the building go up."
step in the College of Engineering's The new building will also house the
move to North Campus - a move that department of electrical engineering
has taken 35 years. and computer science, two departmen-
"It looked like a 100-yard dash in the ts which were recently merged. The
beginning," said Duderstadt during the EECS department is the largest depar-
luncheon that preceded the ground tment on campus, according to Duder-
breaking ceremony. "It turned out to be stadt.
a marathon." The 232,000 square foot building will
The building will feature an atrium rise four stories between the G.G.
that will run the entire length of the Brown Building to the north and the
building and a solid state electronics Walter E. Lay Automotive Lab to the
lab. south.
"The atrium will be the focus for Nor- Bridges through the open atrium
th Campus," said Victor Cardona, a space on the upper floors will connect
university architecture graduate and labs on the south with offices on the nor-
architect for the firm of Smith, Hinch- th. Pedestrians will be able to observe
man, and Grylls that designed the new what is happening on the lower levels.

Daily Photos by
DOUG McMAHON

In the first picture, upper left, L.J. Stock, president of the engineering student government, meets Gov. James
Blanchard while University President Harold Shapiro looks on in the background. The second picture, above, shows
Shapiro greeting Blanchard just after the governor descended from a state police helicopter. The last picture, left,
shows Engineering Dean James Duderstadt showing off one of the shovels used in the ground breaking ceremony.

Prosecutor may lose
(Continued from Page 1) arguments, but added "It could be just
oral arguments at this time. Their brief my mistake, I will look into it."
is late, but if they make a motion for, an Lumumba said that his brief, which
extension of time and it is granted, then was filed with the court in early
the brief will be considered timely. If February, seeks to have the conviction
not granted, the argument will be sub- overturned for reasons that he says in-
mitted to the justices just on the conten- lude prejudicial pretrial publicity,
ts of the brief," the spokesperson said. forcing Kelly to submit to a polygraph
Eisenbraun refused to comment on examination, deliberate exclusion of
the role of the student intern, but blacks from the jury, and the presen-
blamed the delay on sifting through tation of evidence without establishing
"complicated" trial transcripts and its specific relevance or link to the
familiarizing herself with the case. crime.
"I can file the written brief but in or- "One of the major arguments is
der to regain the oral argument we whether it was a constitutional error to
have lost I will have to file a motion," force Mr. Kelly to take a polygraph test
Eisenbraun said. "In this type of case, to support his insanity defense,"
an oral argument would be very help- Lumumba said. "It was certainly a
ful." clear violation of his constitutional
EISENBRAUN also said she has not rights."
been notified that the appeals court KELLY WAS "painted in the paper
granted Lumumba's request for oral as a distraught, lonely young man"

right to fight appeal
while "upon anatyaib a viums, moon with a 10-minute history lesson
they were portrayed as local heroes,, would come to that conclusion."
liked by everybody, and model studen- , Eisenbraun, however, said that her
ts," Lumumba said. brief answers Lumumba's argument
"Is it relevant that a guy has books point by point and she is confident that
about the Black Movement in his dorm the justices will not overturn the jury's
room? The fact that the guy reads decision.
books about the Black Movement "After researching the law, it doesn't
doesn't mean he goes out and shoots appear that there is any reversible
white people," the attorney added. decision coming from the trial," Eisen-
Lumumba said that Kelly frequently braun said. "It's our position that most
corresponds with him maintaining that of the publicity occurred a year earlier
he "is a victim of racism" and says the and that the results of the polygraph
University perpetuates a racist at- exam were never testified to in open
mosphere. court."
"The University of Michigan is the The appeal is expected to come
kind of institution which is in many before a 3-justice panel in either Detroit
ways worse than an openly racist in- or Lansing for oral argument within the
stitution," he said. "I think it is blatan- next two months, according to the court
tly racist but not openly racist. It spokesperson.
engages in mental and cultural torture
towards blacks. Even a man in the