One hundred twelve years of editorial freedom Summer Weekly wwwsmiichigandaily.com Monday August 4. 2003 , Ww a... Aws I NEWSAlleged 'U' hacker arrested, arraigned By Soojung Chang arrested and charged on Thurs- to gain access to copies of final ... .5 . DailyNewsEitr day on 23 chnCWPY ,.i.--+. . ;"' TL T'1 C .,... 4- 4........ of African Ameri- can students has increased, bst it has the same percentage of black teachers as in 1993. Page 2 OP/ED Columnist Jason Pesick explains why he thinks President Bush's vacation is a bad idea. Page 5 ARTS Daily Arts is on the scene with indie rockers Broken Social Scene. Page 9 SPORTS Former Rackham alum Ning Ma seemed like just another student walking around on cam- pus. But according to authori- ties, Ma allegedly hacked into the, University's computer sys- tem and stole uniquenames and passwords of over 60 University students and professors. Ning Ma, a Chinese citizen here on a student visa, was Student- athlete accused of assault By Gennaro A. Filice IV Daily Sports Editor On Friday, Michigan defensi- back Marlin Jackson was chargf with felonious assault for hitting 26-year-old man in the head with bottle, according to Washtena County Court records. The charge stems back to an inc dent that occurred early on the more ing of June 1, according to a repc by the Detroit Free Press. Poli reports state Jackson - a junior the fall - struck the man after I left a party at 827 E. University. "The allegations against Marl Jackson are serious," Michigan foo ball coach Lloyd Carr said in a state ment. "The facts will speak to ti truth of the charges and to the resol tion that will be determined." If convicted, the Sharon, Pa. nati faces up to four years in prison and $2,000 fine. The victim told police that at tl party he accidentally ran a door in Jackson. Although nothing happeni immediately following the mishal when the victim left the house, Jacl son retaliated. Accompanied by tv men, the victim said Jacksc approached him and struck him wit the bottle. The victim sustained thri cuts around his left eye, includir one that necessitated 17 stitches. TI victim could not identify hi assailant, but told police that it w the same man who he had accidents ly hit with the door. One week later, on June 8, the vi( tim saw Jackson leaving Rick American Caf6 and informed a nea by policeman that he had found hi attacker. When confronted by th See JACKSON, Page eavesdropping and unauthorized access to computers. The Asso- ciated Press reported that the 24-year-old was arraigned Fri- day at 1:30 p.m. at the 14th Dis- trict Court in Ann Arbor. Sage Eastman, a spokesperson for Attorney General Mike Cox, said Ma used the information he gained by hacking into other peo- ples' e-mail accounts and network storage space to forge e-mails and xas anu answer sneers from professors' storage spaces. An anonymous Rackham student majoring in financial engineering, Ma's major, said he went to a job interview and found out someone had e-mailed the company from his account saying that he would not be available for the interview. In the e- mail, it recommended that the com- pany recruit Ning Ma. "It said I recommend another person, Ning Ma, who is a much Sne iTC told me that my e-mail account had been hacked back to the time of October" better candidate than I... so I would like to give up my interview opportunity to him," he said. The student later discovered many irregularities in his e-mail account. "The ITCS told me that my e- - Anonymous Rackham student mail account had been hacked back to the time of October," he said. The student fears that Ma may have deleted many important e-mails and that he has missed many job opportunities. See HACKER, Page 8 The Great Wall of South U now oo you reel about Marlin Jackson? To see what J. Brady McCollough thinks, head to the sports sec- tion. Page 10 ONLINE Visit The Michi- gan Daily web- site to learn more about the charges against Marlin Jackson at www.michi- gandaily.com. CONTACTS NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 764-0557 Mn A new alleyway has been adorned with a fresh coat of creative paint between Jimmy John s and an adjacent building, coming off of South University Avenue on Saturday. ACLU challenges PATRIOT Act By Soojung Chang Many Muslim and Arab groups say they fear Daily News Editor they have been unfairly targeted by the govern- PATRIOT facts ment asa result of the act. The American Civil Liberties Union and sev- "We've been approached by numerous Organ ations ivolved in the suit eral Muslim and Arab groups have filed a law- groups encouraging us to file the case because agaist the PATRIOTAct suit challenging the USA PATRIOT act of the provisions are having a chilling effect on Arab Community Center for Economic 2001, legislation passed in the aftermath of people's first amendment expression. There's and Social Services, or ACCESS, in Dear- Sept. 11to help the government fight terrorism. people among the Muslim and Arab communi- born. "We're only challenging Section 215 - ty that fear that they're being monitored and * Muslim Community Association of Ann it's the provision that allows the FBI to therefore do not visit certain websites or speak Arbor, which runs a mosque and school. obtain records and any tangible things from out on issues on which they feel strongly for N Americas-Arab Anti-Discrimination any recordholders," ACLU legal director fear the government's watching - and that's Commitee, based in Washing o, D.C. Michael Steinberg said. even though the activities are not related to ter- Section 215 allows the government greater rorism in any way,"Steinberg said. U Council on American-Islamic Rela- ability than in the past to seize records and Nazih Hassan, president of the Muslim tiOns, also based in Washington. information in terrorism investigations. Community Association of Ann Arbor, said v Bidge Refugee and Sponsorship See- Steinberg said the suit, filed on Wednesday in in a written statement that he fears being a the U.S. District Court in Detroit, is the first thit target of the FBI. Islamic Center of Portland, an Oregon has been filed against the PATRIOT act. "Because of the relationship between MCA, mosque also known as Masjed -AsSaber. "We've been working on developing a its members and leaders, and persons and case," he said. "The climate for challenging organizations investigated, questioned, detained, Congressman John Dingell (D-Dearborn the provision is much better now than it was or arrested since Sept. 11th, we believe that the said in a written statement that he supports thi closer to Sept. 11 and people are beginning FBI has used or is currently using Section 215 lawsuits against the PATRIOT Act. to realize that the spying powers given to the to obtain records or personal belongings about "A court challenge to the Patriot Act is entire FBI just went too far." our members and us," he said. See PATRIOT, Page3 ie 3 m0l a