One hundred sc years ofeditoriadfreedom Wednesday May 14, 1997 .:: :y.,;i..v:E. 3 -.'"a u. >r. . ":a S..a: .1nls' m a ynu . . ,ti\\,:ha,' , C". - ?Z . U' refuses 5 release isher eprimand Heather Kamins liNews Editor The Ann Arbor News is suing the niversity for allegedly violating the -eedom of Information Act by refus- g to release a letter sent to Michigan asketball Coach Steve Fisher from thletic Director Joe Roberson. The alleged letter reprimands Fisher r not notifying Roberson of actions he ok to investigate several interactions t ,en members of the basketball eend Detroit booster Ed Martin, the nn Arbor News reported yesterday. The newspaper claims that it attempt- for seven weeks to gain formal pos- ssion of the letter through a FOIA quest, but the University refused to sod the letter over. Yesterday, the ewspaper filed suit against the niversity with the Washtenaw County ourts in order to acquire the letter. The tse has been assigned to Judge David w4 A hearing is to be held on May Student dies in fall from'Grad' By Janet Adamy know if there was anyone with Cho Daily Staff Reporter while he was on the roof of the Graduate Library on the night he A University student died after died. falling from the top of the Hatcher LSA sophomore Matt Augustyn, Graduate Library on Tuesday, May who was Cho's roommate in Couzens 6. Residence Hall, said Cho went out to David Cho, who had just completed dinner with his his first year in the College of parents earlier Engineering, was found on the that evening and ground near the southwest corner of had gone to the the Graduate Library shortly before Graduate Library 10 p.m. last Tuesday. Huron Valley by himself. Ambulance responded to a call at "He had a job about 9:50 p.m., but resuscitation doing research efforts were unsuccessful. Cho was for a professor of pronounced dead upon arrival at his and that's why University Hospital. he was at the University Spokesperson Julie 1 i b r a r y , " Cho Peterson said the Department of Augustyn said. Public Safety is calling the incident a DPS Sgt. Tim Shannon said the "suspicious death" and will continue roof of the Graduate Library is not a investigating the case in the next few common "hangout" for students. weeks. "It's very high and it's not particu- "There is no indication of foul larly safe to be up there unless you play," Peterson said. know what you're doing," Shannon Peterson said DPS is considering a said. number of possible causes of the inci- Young Ho Cho, David's father and dent, including suicide and accidental a pastor at New Hope Baptist Church death. She said DPS still does not See CHO, Page 7 FILE/Daily The University allegedly reprimanded Michigan Coach Steve Fisher for action he took in investigating contact between team members and a booster. 20. information,"Wierman said. "Our issue Ann Arbor News Publisher David is how the administration is handling Wierman said the letter should be sub- the sports program. We can't evaluate mitted to the public. that without the right information. The "We feel that the information we information we requested falls under have asked for is subject to FOIA laws, the right information." and we and the public have a right to the See FISHER, Page 2 DLag gets face-lift y Darius Cobb ir the Daily T le salubrious sounds of spring- r n the Diag - frisbees being ssed and caught and students tretched out lazily beneath the trees ith stereos umping at ull blast - It's a ave all been ilenced by the Unive he deafening ium and rattle part of hi f construe- io machin- - Jc r chipping Uni way the old td shaping he new. The Diag, a popular spot for-many ;tudents on campus, is subject to a 11.3 million dollar restoration pro- ect that began on May 5, and is nticipated to last until August 15. I1SIDE HEIS WEEK: p a i The Office of Facilities, Planning and Design initiated the project due to a lack of repairs in recent decades that have caused the sidewalks to crack. While the University's renovation is to progress people will not be allowed to cross the Diag. Many tart of students and faculty said this rsity ""-a is cause for con- cern. story "I don't see . the point," said )netOttenbreit third - year verSity alumna Medical student Dizon. "It looks fine to me. The money could be spent in better places like on these dirty, old buildings." Bill Harvey of Ann Arbor looks at pi Biology graduate student instruc- ter Morgan checks out the painted Take You Higher," - a psychedelic See DIAG, Page 8 Books and Music Thursday afternoo 9 ARTSsce1 SPORTS 'Austin Powers' succeeds Wolverine hitters clinch as playful Bond spoof. Big Ten championship. ctures inside of Ken Kesey's psychedelic era relic, the "Further Bus" as his daugh- ceiling. The bus, which was on its' way to Cleveland for the opening of "I Want to era exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - was parked outside of Borders on. y Read the Daily on the Internet and check out the Daily's archives. r r, ht.//wwpu b.umIch.edu/daIly/