SUMMED., h-K 4 4 WEEKl1 .>' One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Volue C1, N. 2 AnnArbr,, ichgan Wenesdy,.ail Maxine ef a forme EnEnEmUwp prisone Compiled from staffbattere and wire reports woa rall woman, Ann A rbor D r explain conditi the wo Suit filed against 'U' h e lU prison University student Todd offers L Ochoa and Ann Arbor Whitso resident Jeff Hinte filed suit fl 1 ui opport against the University for use th( allegedly failing to expedite by Lauren Dermer microp Freedom of Information Act Daily Staff Reporter addres requests. PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP mother A2 clean-up is Saturday - About 40 female prisoners the pris The third annual Ann Arbor peered out from the yard at the wall. H Clean-Up will be held Scott Regional Correctional Fa- Leona Saturday morning from 8 cility in Plymouth Township stands a.m. to 11:15 a m. starting Sunday asmen, womenandchil- Lakeia ba To vounteer, or for dren rallied for equal rights for suppor more information, call the Toe intprsn. Ann Arbor Department of The Mother's Day Rally - Parks and Recreation at sponsored by several statewide 994-2780. women'srightsorganizations- was planned to draw attention to day." the concernsof women in prison, Max Na iona includinggenderbiasinthecourt impris system, sexual harassment, and organiz Urban aid package inadequate educational and perience President Bush and medical programs for women. compel Democrats agree on the "We'rehere first because we against outlines of emergency help are mothers," said PatFlanagan, "Th for America's cities in the a member of the Michigan Coa- cess is aftermath of the Los lition Against Domestic Vio- the nee Angeles riot but remain lence. "It is real important be- battered apart on how much to cause battered women risk los- themsel spend and where to get the ing their parental rights if they without money. are in prison for a year and a fluence Oswald file to be released The CIA wilt release with page file compiled on Lee Individua Harvey Oswald before the assassination of President Kennedy, agency director Robert Gates told $3 M to Congress. He said that should discredit any theory by Melissa Peerless the CIA was involved. Daily Staff Reporter Despite difficult economic times, the Sports largest private donation in University history is allowing the Business School Wolverine Invitational to expand. Michigan men's golf team William Davidson has pledged to finished seventh at the give the University $30 million to estab- Wolverine Invitational last lish the William Davidson Institute at the weekend. Senior Dean University's Business School. The insti- Kobane led the Wolverines tute will concentrate on helping coun- with a 1-under-par 215. tries make the transition from command Coaching moves... to free-market economic systems. Fred Jackson was hired to Davidson is the owner of the Detroit replace Tirrel Burton as an Pistons and a glass manufacturing com- assistant football coach. pany. His company, Guardian Indus- Burton is now Assistant tries, competes in the global market. Director of Development "As Guardian Industries has grown and Alumni Relations for and spread around the globe, I have seen the Athletic Department. personally the hunger of people for an Also, 13-year wrestling understanding of free-market practices assistant Joe Wells, left the and the tools needed to build market Wolverines forthe head economies," he said. coaching job at Oregon St. Davidson said recent world events inspired himtomake the donation for the Harper, per r and d , 1s ons in man's and Lakeia n an unity to e hone to s her beyond son er aunt, Agnew, >behind for rt. xine Harper, a formerly ned woman who helped e the event, said her ex- e with the justice system led her to fight actively it. e law enforcement pro- not structured to address :ds of women who are dandare forced todefend ves," she said. "Anyone t power, money, and in- is not going to standa fair shake in the criminaljustice pant who was in jail for eight system." years, said a guard was fired for Organizersalsospokeagainst attempting to rape her while she sexual harassment in prisons, was being transported between which they said occurs most of- prisons. ten by male guards who are in- "The first thing they try to structed to watch women in the take is your dignity," she said. showers and feel them up. Al Meyer, a retired Univer- "What's horrifying is that sity professor who is involved womencannotescapefromtheir withFreedomLink-acriminal harassers," Harper said. "We justice organization - called need to get men out of the Michigan prisons, "an island of women's housing units." totalitarianism within a demo- Mary Scott, a rally partici- craticsociety,"citingacomplete SHARON MUSHER/Daily subjection of inmates to guards as an example. Fred Parks, executive di- rector of the Michigan Correc- tions Organization, said that because only two state prisons accept women, some women end up in prisons with greater security than their crimes war- rant. However, Parks disagreed with protesters' claims that women are treated worse or consistently harassed. iives kcwhool institute. "The failure of communism in Rus- sia and Eastern Europe, the movement towardmarketeconomiesinnationssuch as India and China have heightened the need for educational tools," he said. The institute will initially offer semi- nars for students and government offi- cials, send students into Poland and the former Soviet republics for internships, award fellowships to faculty members, host foreign students and faculty fellows and fund international research projects. The institute willnot grant degreesor academic credit, but will function as an independent educational organization. University Business School Dean Joseph White worked with Davidson to design the institute and will serve as its president. "We intend to have the Davidson institute become a premier source of instruction and expertise concerning the See DONATION, Page 2 .> :. ;. Tent city planners request extension by Joey Barker The City of Ann Arbor has once again failed its homeless, saidcommunityhomeless activ- ists. On Friday, May 8, Salvation Cityresidentsrequestedthattheir 30-day permit to reside on the corner of North Main and Ann streets be renewed indefinitely. While activists requested a re- sponse by 5 p.m. Monday, May 11, the city did not reply in time. Washtenaw County admin- istrator Larry Brown hopes to have an answer for Salvation City activists today or tomor- row.Brownaddedthatthecounty is "researching right now and looking at all of the options and making sure what we do is ap- propriate." See TENT CITY, Page 2 HEATHER LOWMAN/Daily Picket lines and signs A coalition of groups join striking Kroger workers at a Saturday afternoon rally at the Westgate store.