Wie kiuua ail Vol. CI, No. 84 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, January 29, 1991 Toprih 991 Th Mcigan aiy Bush to *postpone Moscow summit WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi- dent Bush, troubled about a long *trip to Moscow in the midst of the Persian Gulf war as well as bogged-down talks over a strategic arms reduction treaty, decided yes- terday to put off his scheduled Feb. 1.1-13 summit with Mikhail Gor- bachev. The decision was "by mutual agreement" with the Kremlin, and the summit will be rescheduled in Moscow at "a later date in the first half of this year," according to a joint statement by Secretary of State James Baker and Soviet Foreign Minister Alexander Bess- mertnykh. Bush met with Bessmertnykh just prior to the announcement. It was the first time that a scheduled U.S.-Soviet summit had been put off since the late Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev canceled Presi- dent Dwight Eisenhower's 1959 visit to Moscow in furious objec- tion to U.S. spy flights over Soviet territory. But the postponement of the . See U.S.-SOVIET, Page 2 Iraqi pilots quit air force, flee to Iran Planes will stay until war's end; U.S. bombs source of oil slick DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) - More than 60 fighter-bombers from Iraq's hide-and-seek air force have slipped out the back door to refuge next door in Iran, the U.S. military said yesterday, to the de- light of American strategists. Over the weekend, the Iranian news media reported Iraqi fighters and other aircraft had begun land- ing at airfields in neutral Iran. By Monday, the Pentagon said, more than 60 fighter-bombers and more than 20 transports, both military and civilian, had found refuge in Iran. The aircraft leaving Iraq in- cluded some of its most advanced fighters, Soviet-built MiG-29s, the reports said. The U.S. military said more and more Iraqi pilots were flying to Iran. The Iraqi pilots' motives could not be immediately determined. "We ... don't know if this is a spon- taneous act on the part of Iraqi pi- lots just trying to get out of the war or it's something the Iraqi regime is supporting," Pentagon opera- tions chief Lt. Gen. Thomas Kelly said in Washington. U.S. Command spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Stevens told re- porters in Saudi Arabia, "We are delighted to see (it) because every one of those aircraft that leaves Iraq is one less that we will have to engage in combat." In Washington, White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater s Iran has repeatedly assured thW United States that it would im- pound the Iraqi planes until the end of hostilities. See GULF, Page 2 Book finder Kate Musgrave, a Rackham graduate student, searches for a book in the stacks of the Graduate library. 'U' remains committed to affirmative action by Sarah Schweitzer Daily Staff Reporter Last week University President James Duderstadt announced his plan to broaden the scope of affirmative action policies at the University with the implementation of the sec- ond phase of the Michigan Mandate - Duderstadt's plan to transform the University into a diverse and multi- cultural University. This "second phase" involves the creation of a Council on a Multicul- tural University which will super- vise and aid affirmative action and other programs designed to achieve the goals of the Michigan Mandate. Yet across the country, affirma- tive action is coming under fire and some believe its existence is being threatened. On the national level, many ex- perts speculate the appointment of Justice David Souter to the U.S. Supreme Court will result in the continuation of a series of court de- cisions limiting the realm of affir- mative action. Funding for affirmative action programs at the university level is being threatened by mounting state budget deficits. Additionally, some scholars have attacked the very basis of affirmative action and question its actual benefits. Prof. Shelby Steele of San Jose State University, an African-Ameri- can, argued recently in a New York Times Magazine article that affirma- tive action programs are demoraliz- ing for minority students because they imply that minorities are infe- rior and need preferential treatment. Despite this growing criticism from around the country, the Univer- sity remains firmly committed to us- ing affirmative action programs to attain its goal of a diverse, multicul- tural institution, several University officials said. However, these same officials admitted there exists a latent resent- ment among white students' atti- tudes toward affirmative action pro- grams even though there is little or- ganized opposition on campus. Counselors reported they contin- ually receive calls from students blaming friends' or siblings' rejec- tion on a minority student's accep- tance. In addition, some white stu- dents believe minority students have lower test scores and grades. Many callers attack what they perceive to be a strict quota system in under- graduate admissions, said one under- graduate admissions counselor who wished to remain anonymous. In actuality, there is no existing quota system within the admissions process, said Sue Rasmussen, an af- firmative action planning officer. Undergraduate admissions offi- cers, Rasmussen said, aim to pro- duce a diverse class but do not have any set numbers which dictate how many Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Na- tive American students should be accepted. Only Black, Hispanic and Native American students are considered un- der-represented and thereby eligible for affirmative action. "If admissions were done on a strict numbers game, the entire class would be from New York," Ras- mussen said, alluding to the fact that student applicants from the North- east often have many of the highest grades and SAT scores. When applications are considered, Rasmussen said, there are about 20 subjective factors which are consid- ered in addition to grades and SAT scores. Race and ethnicity are two of those factors. Some students feel the University is admitting unqualified students by diminishing the importance of tradi- tional acceptance standards, such as SAT scores and grades, said Rick Shaw, director of Undergraduate Admissions. "It is an assumption on the part of majority students that minority students aren't qualified," Shaw said. "After many years of working here, War supporters dispute comparison to Vietnam I I'm here to tell you that the minority students are qualified. They (majority students) are just buying into a racist attitude." "Students who feel they've been wronged by affirmative action should try to figure out why affirmative ac- tion is so important. It is a way of planning for the future," Shaw added. By creating a diverse campus, Shaw believes the University is bet- ter preparing its students for the in- creasingly diverse work force they will encounter after graduation. Like many affirmative action proponents, Shaw sees it as a way to redress for the discrimination im- posed on underrepresented minorities in the past. Shaw said by increasing minority representation on campus to a level equal to that found in society at See AFF. ACTION, Page 2 Coalition refuses to discuss nominees from staff reports Members of the Conservation Coalition (CC) met last night at the Michigan League to select a presidential candidate to run in April's Michigan Student Assem- bly elections. Coalition members refused to disclose who had been chosen to run on the party's ticket, although some party members speculated earlier that James Green, an LSA junior; Bill Cosnowski, an engi- neering sophomore; and Aaron Williams, a former engineering student and MSA president, are possible candidates. "There was some talk of Aaron Williams running again,"Engi- neering Rep. Brian Johnson said after the meeting. Williams was removed from last fall's ballot because he was not a registered student. The Daily was unable to determine if Williams has returned to student by Laura DePompolo Many people, in discussing the war in the Gulf, are prone to draw a comparison to Vietnam. During the Vietnam War pro- longed fighting and confusion re- sulting from the lack of a main military objective brought about strong anti-war protests. Fear that the Gulf War will be another Vietnam dominates the feelings of thousands of anti-war protesters who have attracted much attention since war broke out in the Persian Gulf. However, many students at the University in support of U.S. inter- vention in the Gulf contend that the Middle East situation is en- tirely different. James Green, an LSA junior and Michigan Student Assembly representative, said the Gulf War is not Vietnam and it is not WWII. "We must realize the unique- ness of each event," he said. "Operation Desert Storm is an operation under one unified com- mand with a central theater of op- erations and commanded by one individual," said Aaron Stanek, an LSA sophomore. He said for these reasons the Gulf War cannot be compared to either Vietnam or WWII. In Viet- nam we lacked objective and in WWII there were multiple the- aters, he said. Stanek believes the war will be over quickly. He said the United Nations is highly motivated to end the war quickly using only its best resources. Anti-war protesters need to un- derstand the difference between the Gulf War and Vietnam, Stanek said. The Vietnam generation must understand that if today's genera- tion believes war is the only an- swer, then they must let them fight, he added. People have a right to voice their opinion, but he added, "Do you really know why you're there (protesting) or are you just doing it to protest?" While anti-war demonstrators fear the Gulf War may be another Vietnam, a different fear domi- nates the feelings of those who support the war effort. "Oil is power, if we give an- other individual that power we're putting the world in danger," said Bill Cosnowski, a junior engineer- ing student and MSA representative. Many students who support U.S. intervention in the Middle East feel that there is no other means of action. They believe that if Sad- dam Hussein's advances in Kuwait are left unattended he will pursue further aggression similar to Adolf See PRO-WAR, Page 2 Supporting families LSA senior Inger Lovett campaigns with the Force for Black Women in support of the families of soldiers stationed in the Persian Gulf. Bush may ask banks to bail out $4 billion FDIC deficit WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration projects that lion deficit in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s bank fund, which etnteh itiA V7 7't.rilion in tAts and nearly doubles last year's 12- cent premium. President Bush likely will men- tion efforts to strengthen the fund in hic, t~t - f the Tlninn gnteph of the S&L industry.