,sy . G I6 _ -P-~s~ 5~WE EE 1E Mid tgun Daig T uesday, May 4, 1999 . One hundred e&ht years of edkn;7I freedom /f##n I l uunir ts indeC s'ws ilwila. wwrw Tuesday:,ay 4, 199 Onehunded ei V 1ttp:Veare of edo l // www. mach ganas ycom Symnasts h6W I Men, winless three years ago, take national champinship By Dan Dingerson ifying score, Michigan earned the right to Da iv Sports Writer choose its first event in the finals -- the LINCOLN, Neb. - For the first time pommel horse. , e 1970, Michigan is at the top of the "It was a very strong event for us, and I mnastics world. On April 23, the was very confident that we could get off to ,volsertnes ased their best performance of a real good start on it," Michigan coach thyear to secure the coveted title of Kurt Golder said. "It was really important national champion.' to start strong." Joining Michigan at this year's NCAA The championship was almost over as Championships were Ohio State, Penn soon as it started. The Wolverines did start State, Nebraska, Brigham Young and strong on the pommel horse and jumped Stanford The three Big Ten teams, who out to a quick lead. The next two events had traded the No. I ranking throughout would give the team a nearly unrelin- the vear. were all favored to advance past quishable lead. * qualifying round on April 22. The On rings, the team scored 38.975, fol- Wolverines placed first in the qualifying lowed by a team high of 39.075 on the round with a score of 230.5, scoring more floor exercise. Michigan stood nearly a than 230 points for the fifth straight com- point-and-a-half ahead of both Nebraska petition. Ohio State placed second, and and Ohio State halfway through the com- Nebraska used the home crowd advantage petition. to claim third, edging out Penn State in the The Wolverines were not completely final rotation of the evening. content with their success though, contin- those three teams advanced to the team uing to top 38.0 on every event and fin- finals on April 23. Because of its top qual- ishing first on all but one, Inside: Micigan's jusi Toman takes The final tally left Michigan with a ph thonors on parallel bars. Full 232.55 by far the team's - and the , tge from Lincoln, Neb. Page 16. nation's - highest score of the year. Ohio See CHAMPIONS, Page 2 n CAA titlA Ues m m m w Imw ff wx TA mmm wm low motions i admissions lawsuits By Michael Grass Daily News Editor The University filed two summary judgment motions yesterday in federal court asking judges to make a decision on two lawsuits challenging University admissions procedures. - In October 1997, the Washington, D.C-based Center for Individual Rights filed a lawsuit on behalf of two students who claim their applications for admission to the University's College of Literature, Science and the Arts were unfairly evaluated because of the use of race as a factor in the admis- sions process. CIR later filed a second similar suit, targeting the University Law School's admissions procedures. University Deputy General Counsel Elizabeth Barry said the summary judgment motion presents the University's expert testimony, outlines main arguments and asks the judge to form a decision based on the motion. She said that rebuttal motions will be filed for the next few months preceding oral arguments in the cases, which she expects will be heard in July at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. Terry Pell, CIR's senior legal coun- sel, said he would not comment on the University's summary judgment motions until he had a chance to read them. Pell said CIR filed its summary judgment motion in the Law School admissions lawsuit yesterday. The University's motion yesterday also serves as a response to CIR's sum- mary judgment motion filed in federal See LAWSUIT. Page 8 The No.1 Michigan men's gymnastics team hoists the national championship trophy after winning its first NCAA title since 1970. UN chief addresses grads Commencement speech includes Kosovo, human rikhts By Michael Grass Daily News Editor Even though the current conflict in Yugoslavia has dominated his schedule during the past month, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan addressed the estimated 35,000 people who attended the University's commencement ceremo- ny Saturday morning at Michigan Stadium. Talking to reporters before the ceremony began, Annan said peacekeeping troops are necessary in order for the current situation in Yugoslavia to be stabilized. "Without that presence., the Kosovar refugees will not want to go back," Annan said. With intensified NATO attacks on Yugoslavia continuing, Annan said European leaders told him at a meeting in Brussels last month that they will "stand firm" with the alliance. Inside: Graduating seniors enter Michigan Stadium for the last time as undergraduates Saturday for commencement exercises. Page 3. "I have intensified my own efforts to find a political solution to the situation," Annan said, adding that lie has appointed one envoy and will designate a second one in the next few days. The envoys are scheduled to be dispatched to Belgrade to attempt to find a peaceful solution, Unbeknownst to Annan while he spoke, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic decided to release three U.S. prisoners of war, held since they were captured on the Yugoslav-Macedonian border early on in the conflict. Annan flew to Michigan after meetings with Russian leaders in Moscow on Friday. Once the ceremony began, University President Lee Bollinger told the audience Annan has been 'trying to find a road to peace." He said Annan could have canceled his appear- ance yet "chose otherwise and through a long and difficult flight, chose to be with you." In his opeting remarks, Annan said he was glad See ANNAN, Page 8 0ANA LISSOSS tioty United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan addresses an audience of 35,000 Saturday at Michigan Stadium. NV E BI called in to assist ITD in an Frank Wilde investigation of hacking Musical 'Je incident. Page 3. a high note : , , 77 , . , .." 7 - 7 - , SPORTS ehorn's Broadway lkyll and Hyde' hits f . Page 10. Women's Gymnastics team places second at NCAA cham- pionship. Page 16., The Michigan Daily I Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, Ml 48019-1327 News: 76-DAILY Classifieds: 764-0557 Display: 764-0554