One hundred eleven years ofeditoril freedom Summer Weekly www.michigandaily.com Tuesday May 28, 2002 MOM,=-3= NEWS Martin ma avoidtra Summer road withea construction may plea One run down create problems for students in the area now, but city developers say it will pay off in the long run. agreement By J. Brady McCollough Daily Sports Editor Page a The future of the Michigan bas- OP/ED ketball program could take a big hit today iT former booster Ed Martin A new study decides to accept a plea bargain in a should cause meeting with U.S. District Judge politicians and Robert Cleland. teachers to Martin and his wife, Hilda, were rethink the convicted March 21 for loaning for- conventionalism mer Michigan basketball players of inner city Chris Webber, Maurice Taylor, schools. Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock a Page 4 total of $616,000 during their years with the Wolverines in an effort to ARTS launder money from his illegal gambling enterprise in Detroit auto plants. If these allegations are proven true, the Michigan pro- gram could face probation, televi- Punk rock band sion and postsea- Sugarcult per- son bans and jformsatomorrow scholarohip N i at The Shelter in reductiono from Detroit, hoping to the NCAA. avoid a repeat of , If Martin does Ed Martin the St. Andrew's accept a plea bar- Hall show. gain today, he would avoid going to Page $ trial June 17. Despite that, it's still unknown what course of action will SPORTS be taken. "That is the 64-million-dollar question," said Ed Martin's attor- ney, William Mitchell. "A plea bar- gain means that wV are going to come to some kind of agreement about what occurred and how it should be resolved." Athletic Depart- Rick Convertino, the lead federal ment officials prosecutor for the Martin case, told announced the Mitchell last month that any possi- dismissal of inter- ble plea bargain would require "full im baseball cooperation" from Martin, which coach Chris Har- means that the University would rison last week. finally receive some help in uncov- Page 10 ering the truth surrounding the scandal that has been hovering over ONLINE its head for years. The Learning A decision to accept a plea bar- Channel is hold- gain would also help the NCAA in ing auditions for its investigation of the Michigan a new reality- program. based game "I'd very much like to see the show today at plea bargain, so we can learn the the Novi Hilton facts and work with the facts along Hotel. with the NCAA," Athletic Director Bill Martin said. "We can put this CONTACTS chapter behind the Michigan bas- NEWS: 76-DAILY ketball program. I have no idea CLASSIFIED: what will happen, but I'm pleased to 764-0557 See MARTIN, Page 2 Freshman shines iz two WCWS losses By Kyle O'Neill Daily Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY - After a disappointing finish at this weekend's Women's College World Series - back-to- back one-run losses to Arizona State and Nebraska - Michigan had to say goodbye to threecofits own in depart- ing seniors Mary Conner, Kelsey Kollen and Stefanie Vlpe. But the rest of the softball community, as well as the nation watching ESPN, was introduced to the future of Michigan softball - freshman pitcher Nicole Motycka. In the Wolverines' 1-0 loss to Nebraska Saturday, Michi- gan coach Carol Hutchins went with Motycka, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year riding a 17-game winning streak, instead of Big Ten Pitcher of the Year MarissaYoung. Motycka didn't disappoint, allowing just one run and five hits in six innings. Having her start did catch some off guard because most WCWS teams used just one starting pitcher. Young started in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Sun Devils. "You know what, I had no idea what (Motycka) looked like (entering Saturday's game)," Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle said. "I didn't have any tape on her. Everything I had seen was Marissa Young and I thought (Motycka) came out with tremendous poise. I wouldn't have guessed she was See SOFTBALL, Page 2 Photo courtesy of The Daily trin Senior second baseman Kelsey Kollen and junior pitcher Marissa Young react to Saturday's game after their defeat. Holiday sets aside ti-me for re,&flection By Karen Schwartz Daily News Editor While the usual barrage of barbe- cues and parade of picnics covered campus and nearby parks yesterday, many people said something was different about Memorial Day this year.. "It means something different because we have Americans fight- ing right now ...it means a little something extra this year," Medical outdoors yesterday, he thinks he and others are paying more attention to the meaning behind Memorial Day. "I think people in general are more aware of Memorial Day this year than in years past," Jacobson said. "It's a good thing to be patriotic and remember what people have done for this country," he added. Ann Arbor resident Ira Lax said while Memorial Day honors people who died in military service, he student Joel Jacobson said. would like to see the holiday LSA seniors John Russell and Justine Nasser and Engineering Jacobson said though he planned expanded in scope to recognize the senior Andrew Dewey enjoy a Memorial Day barbecue to attend a barbecue and enjoy the See MEMORIAL DAY, Page 2 yesterday. BAMN conference to address U lawsuits By Hiba Ghalib For the Daily With at least one case involving the Univer- sity's admissions policies heading toward the Supreme Court, members of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action and Integration and Fight for Equality By Any Means Neces- sary are preparing for a national conference to be held May 31 through June 2. The confer- ence will bring students from various high schools and colleges together to discuss possi- bilities for furthering the "new civil rights movement." This will be the third such conference Uni- versity BAMN members have held, but all three have had the same purpose: to help lead a national movement against racism and in favor of affirmative action. LSA junior and BAMN member Agnes Aleobua said the conference aims to educate and mobilize youth in defense of the civil rights movement. Aleobua also said the con- ference will attempt to organize a national march in Washington D.C. if and when the Supreme Court hears the two cases involving the University's admissions policies. "We plan to use this conference to further organize ourselves and activists across the nation for the tremendous task of a national march on Washington," she said. LSA senior Ben Royal, also a BAMN mem- ber, said there are additional objectives to the conference besides supporting the University in its lawsuits. Discussion at the conference See BAMN, Page 2