Vol. CI, No. 83 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, January 28, 1991 Copighi1991 5,000 rallyin D.C. as war goes on Cheney: Potest ground forces s /et.TwyEheda to attack DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) - - Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said yesterday U.S. forces will be b Julie Foster ready for a ground assault on Iraqi Dabyouiteposter forces well "before the end of ,a bsp WASHINGTON, D.C. - As crude oil spread ]February" and U.S. officialsreported R across the Persian Gulf, a police estimate of alne air rst see m hav e Asth 75,000 people spread from the Capitol to the Ira's effort to flood the PersianGulf White House in Washington Saturday in a march with more oil. IWe'e alays asumd thte nto protest the war in the Gulf. "Weve r awaysrsued tat roundT GThe rally brought people representing hundreds would eventually have to send in of interest groups from all over the country to ground forces," Cheney said, all but speak as one voice requesting a peaceful solution conceding that massive airnstMsikesoy.d to the Persian Gulf War. alone won't oust Saddam Hussein'ssm As the protesters mobilized, speakers delivered ,army from Kuwait. ' anti-war messages and singers sang songs of peace See07% GULFPa 2eacthhPirganGth Ifkall servicemen and women in e ears of demonstrators by the National the region were used for a ground Gallery of Art in one direction and the Capitol in would offensi pit 675,0 Aallied troops, oin- KENNETH S OLLEF. . T uyGBhe othhi. "cluding 480,000 Americans, against Mason called for the United States to spend money Police estimate that more than 75,000 people turned out to march from the Capitol Building to the White House to protest the war on domestic problems instead of the war."We See GULF Page 2 in the Persian Gulf" know that we need to spend money for housing, to education and health care." She said President yin ns A rat- r e h dtat e nTrek sGeorge Bush did not exhaust all of the ong s for W.dAsg peace. "As a politician, I have learned to by Lisa Sanchez Washington, D.C. will be seen against However, the bus trip fails to com- from starting the mass of homeworksthe.otitn o e Daily Staff Reporter the backdrop of being part of a historical pare to the romanticism of Jack have brought. But the night is young and place" One hour after the scheduled departure, event. Kerouac's characters discovering the does not invite sleep.bAne, the rcotetersutonstalonsylvania an entourage of nine buses leaves the When RC sophomore Michael Kaplan beauty of America when taking to the "You deal first." The shuffle of cards avenupes, rcing tProteser b of a Lolyen d Michigan Union to journey eastward car- found out about the march on the capital, road. precedes a euchre game. The players areku achiss fothe What o se.nVdrba. aying the voices of the area's anti-war he knew he had to attend. Traveling at night takes its toll on the undaunted by the boundary of an aisle. Mn atthA YpoePwavedA t movement to Washington, D.C. "Whether it's recorded or not, it's his- Ann Arbor passengers. No one seems in- The video game Tetris captivates one ta hyspotdUS troops despite their The travelers call for an end to the tory," he said. "Hopefully, it will raise terested in discovering the beauty which man's attention for hours, opposition t the war. Persian'Gulf War, and the safe and im- people's awareness to a level where lies in America's landscape beyond the Two women lament the loss of an A small counterdemonstration of people mediate return of all U.S. military forces they'll take an active part in what they window. Instead, students spend their Ann Arbor weekend - "Can you imag- supporting President Bush formed at Lafayette in the Middle East. learn from the media and learn to digest time preparing for the long day ahead. in all the parties we're missing?" Others Park across from the White House. Verbal Many demonstrators' first view of and inform themselves." The dim light discourages students See WASHINGTON, Page 2 See RALLY, Page 2 'U' urges precautions to students studying abroad by Todd Lebowitz Amidst fears of terrorism at home and abroad, University students studying overseas are taking extra precautions - but student interest in foreign programs has not been sig- nificantly affected. The International Center reports no slowdown in studenits exploring overseas options. "It's been busier than last year," said Jeannine Lorenger, International Oppor- tunities Advisor. "There's definitely an interest." Walter Harrison, executive direc- tor of University Relations, dis- agrees. "Fewer students overall are studying abroad," he said, citing the University's program in Florence, Italy as the most extreme example. "Normally there are 65 students in Florence," Harrison said, "but only 34 are there now." Last November the Florence pro- gram, sponsored jointly by the University and the University of Wisconsin, received a letter threaten- ing retaliation against American stu- dents if the United States attacked Iraq. No known terrorist group claimed responsibility and authorities believe the letter to be a hoax. Nonetheless, security has been increased, and Harrison described the mood as "extremely concerned." The directors of each of the University-sponsored programs now report to Ann Arbor daily, but there have been no other threats. Harrison has heard of no students leaving Uni- versity-sponsored programs early. Although the State Department recommends against travel to the Middle East and North Africa, it has issued no travel advisories for Western Europe, including Italy. Overseas travelers, however, are warned against acting "obviously American." Last week, the State Department advised against wearing blatantly American clothes and speaking a lot of English. "We're telling students to keep a low profile as Americans," said Bill Nolting, an International Oppor- tunities Coordinator at the International Center. "Avoid areas where Americans are known to gather in large numbers, such as an embassy, military installations, even See PRECAUTIONS, Page 3 Gulf War destroys student hopes of studying at Hebrew U. in Israel by Geri Alumit War in the Persian Gulf has ex- tinguished many student's hopes to study in Jerusalem this semester. For several University students, the One-Year Program that began last fall at the Rothberg School for Overseas Students at Hebrew Uni- versity of Jerusalem has been sliced in half. Lawrence Besserman, director of the Academic Department of Hebrew University, speculated that 85 percent of the students enrolled this semester will return home be- fore the spring semester begins February 24.. LSA junior Brian Mono, who just arrived home from Hebrew University, characterized his past semester as a period of insecurity. In late November he had already decided that he would only stay one term at Hebrew University. "In troubling times most Israelis reach out and get involved, but I was never able to reach that stage. After the incident at Temple Mount, I was really pessimistic that things would get better in the Middle East," Mono said. Fearing insurance liabilities, overseas programs of the Universi- ties of California, Wisconsin and See ISRAEL, Page 3 Lawyers counsel on job prospects. by Jeff Ting With the end of the past decade's economic boom and the beginning of a recession, the slumping job market has raised concerns both among law students and undergraduates planning to at- tend law school. In response to that trend, the law school has offered a series of programs continuing through today to prepare students for more lim- ited prospects in the immediate future. Lawyers from New York's Davis, Polk and Wardwell firm - which employs 425 attorneys - are visiting the Law School to talk to first-year students. The speakers will provide general advice and describe the different areas of law in which they practice. Davis, Polk and partner Daniel Kolb - a Michigan alumnus and one of the speakers - discussed the job market with undergraduates considering law school. "The legal profession is cur- rently in a down cycle," Kolb said. "But often the bottom of a market is the best time to enter. There will likely be many opportunities available for partnership and ad- vancement in a few years when the economy rebounds." During half-day sessions, first- year law students were given ad- vice by lawyers, professors, and Trek north Members of the British 46th Air Defense Battery take a break last Wednesday as they move closer to the Kuwaiti border. In the foreground are, from left: Gunners Jason McMinn and Des Squire. Other convoys are visible on the horizon. War experts: Iraqi fuel-air weapons threaten allies by Ronan Lynch Paily Research Reporter Iraqi fuel-air explosives (FAEs) With destructive power approaching that of low-yield nuclear weapons will make an Allied ground offensive produce effects easily confused with those caused by nerve agents because of their ability to penetrate structures and kill without external evidenee of wounds." FAEs have three main military Several independent sources have confirmed Iraq possesses FAEs. Army analysts believe that Iraq is likely to use FAEs against Allied command posts and bunkers in the case of a ground war - which the A 1987 International Defense Review article warned that within a significant distance, the anti-person- nel effectiveness of the FAE is 100 percent. The article stated that "a fifel-air weapon-wholly negates the and possibly blindness." Both sides in the Gulf conflict possess FAEs. Iraq possesses FAEs which can be launched from aircraft or by short-range rockets. Some U.S. Tomahawk missiles