One hundred eleven years ofeditorial freedom Summer Weekly www.michigandally.com Monday June 10, 2002 - -1 - - -- 7 - - - - NEWS Bill could crimnalize University Engi- - lnnfor neering students prepare final touches ona Scientists vehicle that is designed to By Maria Sprow send humans to Daily News Editor the planet Mars. Page 3 Because of nationwide controversy OP/ED surrounding its moral and ethical impli- cations, a research technique that scien- The relationship tists say could benefit humans suffering between the from fatal or degenerative diseases may University and be outlawed. Two bills currently being New Era Cap debated by the U.S. Senate seek to Company must resolve the question: Should scientists be reassessed clone human cells? by the The bills both agree that the cloning administration. of a human being should be illegal Page 4 because of its moral and ethical conse- quences, but they disagree on a major ARTS point - whether scientists should be able to clone human embryos for the purpose of advancing medical treat- ments, and if so, what they should be allowed to clone. Even though he is not aware of any scientist at the University who currently Nicoe Kiman works with research requiring human fr ouliman cell cloning, Gil Omen, executive vice for 'oulin president for medical affairs, said she Rouge" and Will bills, depending on their language, could Smith for "Ali have far-reaching effects on research. were the big "Stem cell cloning is crucial to many winners at last lines of research, Omenn said, adding week's MTV that though he believes cloning should Movie Awards. be limited, research cloning should still Page 8 be allowed. "I think (a line) does need to be drawn. ... It's definitely not out of SPORTS (the government's) hands. They have the authority to do what they feel is the best for the American people." "I myself strongly support keeping cloning for research purposes only to create new therapies for serious diseases feasible," he added. The Human Cloning Prohibition Act Michigan base- See CLONING, Page 7 ball players Rich Hill and Bobbyblc Korecky were Sun block drafted in last week's Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Page 10 ONLINE Studies show that chances of getting skin can- cer are greatly' increased when people spend more time in the sun. CONTACTS NEWS: 76-DAILY LSA senior Tom Cariano uses his book t CLASSIFIED: Field Friday afternoon. 764-0557 Two WNS TO QO a a By Kyle O'Neil { ' F DailyStaffReporter After watching Patrick Roy skate off the ice halfway through game seven of the Western Con- ference Finals, many fans thought the Stanley Cup was in the bag for the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings are two wins away from their third Stanley Cup in the past six years, but it has not been the cakewalk many media personnel and fans - said they believed it would be against the Carolina Hurricanes, who are making their first Stanley Cup appearance. After Detroit's Saturday night 3-2 triple overtime victory to take a 2-1 lead in the series, the Red Wings' faithful say they are expecting the Hall of Famers to reclaim the dominance that they said has been apparent in the first two games and have the series wrapped up k by game five in Detroit Thursday. "I think right off the bat the Red Wings went - (into this series) and were like, 'we're awesome and we can win this without really throwing every- Ro thing into it,"' Engineering junior Jakob Buikema f*_said. "Carolina had nothing to lose in the begin- ning. Now, the series should be done. Two more games and win at home." And with game four looming tonight, many are get- DANNY MOLOSHOK/Da ly ting ready for anything, including another marathon A Big Boy statue holds a Stanley Cup trophy and a Red Wing emblem on Van Dyke Road game to take them into tomorrow. Some are learning in Utica Saturday. Red Wing fever has hit almost all of Michigan. Game four is tonight, See RED WING, Page 3 Sex offender registry deactivated By Megan Hayes Fullmer pleaded no contest to 4th degree sex- Daily Staff Reporter ual conduct after he admitted to engaging in a Sex Offender Law consensual relationship with a female inmate. The Michigan sex-offender online reg- State Senator Bill VanRegenmorter (R- EThe Michigan Sex Offender Law was first istry was official deactivated yesterday after Georgetown Township) said that in the established in 1994. It requires those convict- being found unconstitutional last week by a Fullmer case, the judge ruled that the registry ed of felony or misdemeanor sex offenses to Federal Court judge. The registry, which put a stigma on sex offenders and affirmed register with local police. Violation of the law had been available on the Internet since that Fullmer's due process rights had been can be punished by up to four years in prison. 1999, allowed community members to "adversely affected." He said contrary to access a list of sex offenders living in their Fullmer's argument, that it was not the reg- m The law was amended in 1999 to include area and raised statewide conflict between istry that was at fault. "Their reputation stig- criminals convicted of grosstindecency, kid prisoner rights and public safety. matizes the offenders themselves," he said. napping and soliciting or accosting a pers The issue arose when Daniel Fullmer, a VanRegenmorter said the purpose of the under 18. Royal Oak resident, brought a case against the registry was to provide information to par- 0 Those on the registry must check in any Michigan State Police in which he claimed ents and others and that without it, there where from one to four times a year for 25 the registry process denied his right to due will be more victims. years after release from prison. process. A former state corrections officer, See REGISTRY, Page 2 y r o t- le J- )n i New Era, workers settle contract, agreement won't affect 'U' stance By Jennifer MistialM Daily Staff Reporter News of a tentative agreement between New Era Cap Co. and its workers in Derby, N.Y., who have been campaigning for almost a year to improve factory conditions, probably will not influence the University's decision to resume its contract with the collegiate apparel manufacturer, said Committee on Labor Standards on Human Rights chair Larry Root. Until April, New Era was one of 500 licensees contracted to manufacture University apparel, Root said. The University chose to terminate its contract after a 90-day process when the company gave unsatisfactory responses to allegations about viola- tions of labor standards and let charges go unan- swered, he said. Despite news of the future contract ratification and that workers are going back to work July 1, Root said the University has no plans to reconsider its decision. "There have been no changes in the committee's recommendation on New Era," Root said. "If there is new information or changes in the New Era situation that the committee may feels are germane to our recommendation, the committee may re-visit this issue." He added that current discussion and possible agreements between workers and New Era are use- ful, but unless the labor standard violation allega- tions are directly addressed, he does not foresee any See NEW ERA, Page 2 to block the sun while reading or I -- - ------- - ----------