One hundred four years of editorial freedom ummer Weekly Wednesday July 19, 1995 ruition hike lowest in years rn-state tuition shows 'commitment to residents' Milder increase 15 F- y Amy Klein aily News Editor In a single step that might improve rel, ons with both Lansing and Michigan res ents, the University has proposed the lowe i-state tuition increase in the last decade. The proposed 1995-96 General Fund bu which includes a 4.9-percent tuition ii ease for lower-division in-state student Mitchell ets life 1thout arole y Kristin Johnson )aily Staff Reporter Convicted Ann Arbor serial rapist in D. Mitchell is now behind bars. In e wake of his July 13 sentencing, sor- row, relief and appeals remain. Responding to pleas from the rela- tives of Mitchell's victims and from Prosecutor Brian Mackie, Washtenaw Circuit Court Judge Donald E. Shelton sentenced Mitchell to a life term without parole for the rape and murder of Chris- tine K. Gailbreath on May 7, 1994. Testimony prior to the sentencing eted the courtroom. The emotion rose as Judy Goetz, mother of Christine Gailbreath, told of her daughter's cour- age during a harrowing recovery from a previous closed head injury Gailbreath suffered. Goetz spoke proudly of Gailbreath's work helping others in the Mott Children's Hospital and with the Michigan Health Head Injury Alliance. She also told of Gailbreath's dream to become a nurse and to have a family. "She had hopes, dreams of someday ing children of her own. But now she will never hold her own child, never re- alize her dreams. That has all been taken away," Goetz said in a broken voice. Mitchell kept his face turned away from Goetz as she addressed him, asking him to see the pain he had caused. "I've watched you, Ervin Mitchell. The arrogance you have displayed in this courtroom and in others," Goetz said. "I ope someday you will think of all the es you have destroyed. Perhaps some- Arts: 'Wowee Zowee': awaits approval by the Board of Regents at its monthly meeting tomorrow. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) said the increase was both appropriate and justified. "I am pleased with the numbers. I have always been a strong opponent of tuition in- creases," Baker said. "In this case the circum- stances call for the increase that has been sug- gested and we are still remaining somewhat below other schools." The University's General Fund budget will be set at $755.1 million. an increase of $38.7 million over last year. The budget is comprised primarily of money from state ap- propriations and student tuition revenues. But while the tuition increase for Michi- gan residents hovers in sight of the 3.2-per- SEE 1T'mN Po 2 .. '.' 12 d at ca g c w 0 ,.. ea g Figures represent tuit for lower-division Mic -enroled in LS. 31 86-87 87-88 88-89 89- At tion increases higan residents 90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 xademic Year Crowds descend; fair begins By Gail Monkgolpradit Daily Staff Reporter The ut fair is again upon Ann Arbor. This year, more than 1(XX) vendors from all over the country will cover 22 blocks with their wares, attracting half a million visitors. Nursing sophomore Leila Beach, a lifelong resident of Ann Arbor, said the city is transformed for the annual event. "I can t even recognize the town during art fair, she said. The annual art fair is actually Surviving three different the fairs fairs thart take th f90 place all at once. U The faors are The Ann Arbor open Street Art Fair in Wednesday the South Univer- through Friday sity area is the old- 9 a.m. - 9 p.,m. est of the three, and Saturday dating back to the 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. l950s. U Tip: Park at The State riarwood Mal Street Area Art or Pioneer High School arid Fair will cover take the' North University, shuttles th Liberty, William, run t 1e-'15 Maynard and rminute State streets. e The Summer Art Fair covers the Main Street area of town. This fair is the largest of the three, with 600 booths, a large stage at the corner of Main Street and William Street, and the Ann Arbor Food Fair on Liberty Street. On the section of Liberty Street be- tween Fifth and Division, non-profit or- ganizations will set up booths to promote their causes. Ti Wegmeyer, a campaign director SEE AiR FAIR, PAGE 9 Ervin D. Mitchell waits on Thursday to hear his sentence. day someone will cry for you also. God forgive you." Shelton bypassed sentencing guide- lines for the otherthree counts of sexual as- sault, decreeing that Mitchell would serve concurrent terms in the Michigan Depart- ment of Corrections prison facilities. Coalition holds press conference in protest The charge of theft and assault in the By James Miller 1994 purse-snatching attempt, which led For the Daily to identification of Mitchell as the rapist, Ervin D. Mitchell has been tried and was also dismissed. sentenced, but that does not mean an end Mitchell will serve between 50 and to the protest surrounding Ann Arbor's 75 years for four of the sexual assaults, in serial rapes. addition to the life sentence. After Mitchell's sentencing hearing, "This case demonstrates more than the Coalition for Community Unity, an or- any other that criminal sexual conduct ganization affiliated with both the Ann Ar- does not involve sex but assault and vio- bor and Ypsilanti branches of the NAACP, lence," Shelton said in his address to the held a press conference and protest rally. court. "Each of these cases involved bru- The rally aimed to focus attention on tality, viciousness, terror. " several issues -sexual violence, the ste- Shelton solidly condemned Mitchell reotyping of Black men as criminals and SEE MITCHEuL, PAGE 8 the tactics used by the Ann Arbor Police Pavement plays Lollapalooza/10 Spor Department in collecting DNA samples. The AAPD is still holding the samples taken from 160 Black men dur- ing the course of the investigation. Since Mitchell has been convicted, all of these men can now be positively ruled out as suspects. AAPD, however, still has possession of the samples. But since a city council meeting Monday night, AAPD promised to eventually return the samples, accord- ing to a report in The Ann Arbor News. Carmelita Mullins, president of CCU, said the samples are creating "sus- SEE PROTEST, PAGE 8 ts: Another Michigan athlete hits the road/14