le di9 nDfigl Monday, May 17, 1999 One hu dred eihtyears ofeditorealfreedom Never- ndi ng scandal A car accident nvolving five University men' >asketball playersiand see prospect vparks athletic department nternal inquiry because the ehicle was valued at an excess f $30.000 -The thletic Department admits he mens' basketball program iolated two minor NCAA regulations °s a result of contact between >layers and booster Ed Martin. The E U hires a Kansas law firm to nvestigate the violations. - After a seven months investigation, the law firm eleases a 250-page report *6essing the basketball program. Two days later, Athletic Director Tom Goss announces Coach. Steve Fishers removal from the programn. Federal grand jury suhyoenasat least five former players linked to the FBI's ~ nvestigation of Martin. FILE P Allegations of cash payments Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock, both fora from Martin to former basketball players, have been subpoenaed jetes surface. a grand jury along with other former player Fis her era haunts program ByrD nHerderMichigan basketball coach Brian Ellerbe. Daily Sports Editor .It's a gambling issue about a guy who was Questions surrounding men's basket- involved with some kids" no longer associat- ball at the University have once again ed with the basketball program. come to the forefront. A federal grand jury issued subpoenas last Former basketball booster Ed Martin is week to former players Louis Bullock, Robert now the focus of a federal investigation Traylor, Maurice Taylor, Jalen Rose and Chris involving gambling operations in the Webber, according reports from the Detroit Detroit area. Federal authorities have Free Press and ESPN. informed the University that evidence The former players implicated in the inves- found in that investigation may also tigation were recruited under head coach Steve point to cash payments made from Fisher, who was fired in the fall of 1997 by Martin to former Michigan basketball University Athletic Director Tom Goss. players. "Anyone associated with the University "We were simply told there was was should be outraged," by these new allegations, an investigation underway into gam- Goss said. bling that involved Ed Martin,' said Bollinger also expressed his concern over University President Lee Bollinger. the most recent developments in the basketball "As an area of investigations, we were scandal. "It's a very serious matter," he said. told it was possible that some of our "It's deeply distressing to me and even more so players have taken cash payments." to the University." Bollinger and other University offi- Recently-graduated Bullock, who concluded cials stressed that although the investi- his senior season this past winter, was contact- gation may link Martin to gambling, ed by The Michigan Daily but refused to com- ,HOo there is no evidence that the alleged cash ment on the matter. mer payments link the basketball program to Although Ellerbe coached Bullock, Traylor by gambling. and Taylor for at least one season, he insists that s. "This isn't a basketball issue," said See SCANDAL, Page 7 htp://www. michigandaily.com AAPD to undergo voluntary evaluation By Seva Gunitskiy For the Daily For the third time in its history, the Ann Arbor Police Department will undergo a test of national accreditation, designed to show whether the AAPD is maintaining a certain standard of profes- sional excellence. A three-member assessment team from out-of-state agencis will examin every aspect of the inner workings of the department, from holding facilities to emergency services to pursuit policies. The comprehensive test reviews 436 standards and takes four days to com- plete. Members of the assessment team include law enforcement agents from Florida, Georgia and Canada, who will ride along with police officers, interview people, and review department files. Deputy Chief Gary Kistka, accredita- tion program manager, said the evalua- tion is voluntary, but is important because "we believe that it makes us a more professional department." Only six police departments in Michigan are cer- tified under this program. Police Chief Carl Ent said the accred- itation is important for city residents, who he feels expect and deserve high- quality law enforcement. "It is important for the community to know that we pay attention to procedures and policies, Ent said. The assessors will report the results of their evaluation to the Committee on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Professional Agencies. That group will then decide whether to recommend the department for accreditation, with results of their deci- sion made known in late July. A public information session will be held tonight as part of the evaluation, to allow citizens of Ann Arbor to express views and suggestions on the perfor- mance of the AAPD. The assessors will take the comments into account when evaluating the department. "If a citizen raises an issue," said Kistka, "and they feel we're not comply- ing with a certain standard, then we have to defend ourselves" AAPD actions have been called into See AAPD, Page 2 The Michigan Daily Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, M 48019-1327 News: 76-DAILY Classifieds: 76-0557 Display: 76-0554 Protesters chanut, m-Arc gainstbombings By Jeff Link the military compared with the $800 million for r tie t.Daily the refugees shows NATO's lack of concern for An angry crowd of about two hundred people human life. tathered in front of the Ann Arbor Federal "The refugees are leaving on their own free uilding Saturday, protesting NATO's bombing of will," said speaker Kathy Vitoshivich. ugoslavia. "They are paid $5 a day to stand in front of The protest started with speeches and later cameras for the U.S. media and blame Miloslovic," rupted to surrounding streets. Carrying signs she said. ending, "Stop the US/NATO military occupation University philosophy Prof. Eric Lombardi, >f the Balkans," and "No Imperialist the event coordinator questioned U.S. intentions in Recolonization of the Balkan Peoples," the group the crisis, narched along Main Street chanting "We are not "There has been a civil war among Serbians Ihe world police, justice and peace." and KLA (Kosovar Liberation Army) rebels for Speakers for NoWay (No War against the past year," Lombardi said, adding that "the £slavia), the organization coordinating the U.S. doesn't want either side to win." :vent, claimed that the U.S. and NATO have Lombardi called the ethnic cleansing and gnored humanitarian efforts to aid the ethnic human rights abuse the Kosovars have faced Albanians. and enflamed the country's inner con- "moderate" on a historical and global scale. He lict. compared the situation to what he called ethnic Ann Arbor resident Mark Cucuz said the dis- cleansing in the United States - like high num- repancy between the $6.2 billion in fcnding for See PROTEST, Page 2 NEWSi (ARTS *ontroversial Bishop John Shelby Star Wars fa Spong speaks on taboo topics. hours outsidE Page 3. purchase cov MICHELLE SWELNIS/Daiy A woman holds a sign protesting NATO bombings in Yugoslavia at the Ann Arbor Federal Building on Saturday. ( SPORTS. Chris Duprey sees LaVell Blanchard as a flag bearer for the 'new breed' of Michigan basketball. Page 12. 1 natics wait in line for e movie theaters to veted tickets. Page 16. j i