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Entree
Plus
expands
Baker,
Aziz
I
meet
little
with
success
to
Union
by Lari Barager
Daily Staff Reporter
Students are now able to use
Entree Plus for meals at restau-
rants - including Little Caesar's
- in the Union and North Cam-
pus Commons, as a result of a re-
cent merger between the Housing
Division and the Michigan Union.
"We've been hearing for several
years that students would like to
use Entree Plus in those areas,"
said Larry Durst, Housing Divi-
sion Business Manager.
Students can put money in an
Entree Plus account to use as a
supplement to their meal plan. Be-
fore the merger, students could
only use their Entree Plus account
to purchase food in University
cafeterias or snackbars.
The restaurants which started
providing the service Monday in-
clude: The Mug, Dagwood's, Lit-
tle Caesars, the North Campus
Cafeteria, and The Common De-
nominator.
The service is not available at
the Bangkok II Thai Restaurant
because there is a limit to the
number of cash registers able to be
linked to the system at one time.
Six hour meeting makes little
headway in resolving crisis
GENEVA (AP) - Secretary of
State James Baker said Iraqi Foreign
Minister Tariq Aziz met for more
than six hours yesterday, but failed
to defuse the Persian Gulf crisis that
threatens war in the Middle East.
Aziz blamed the United States for
the crisis and said, "We will not
yield to threats" demanding Iraqi
withdrawal from Kuwait. Aziz,
whose nation invaded Kuwait last
summer, pledged it would not attack
first in the current crisis.
Baker said Aziz did not relent dur-
ing the discussions. "Regrettably, I
heard nothing today that suggested to
me any Iraqi flexibility whatsoever,"
Baker said.
Baker's somber announcement
quickly ended speculation that the
length of the meeting was a sign of
progress in ending the six-month
crisis short of war. Unless Iraq
changes its mind, Baker said, it "will
be choosing a military confrontation
that it cannot win."
American diplomats will be leav-
ing the Iraqi capital on Saturday;
Baker added, three days before the
deadline for possible attack.
Oil prices fell sharply in early
trading as word spread that the talks
had not broken apart abruptly, then
See BAKER, Page 3
Congress
s upports
Bush's action
in Gulf
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
dismal outcome of the U.S.-Iraq
meeting in Geneva made it more
likely Congress will vote to
authorize President Bush to go to
war in the Persian Gulf, supporters
said Wednesday after a meeting with
the president.
"It might change some minds;"
said Rep. John Murtha, (D-PA.),:a
See CONGRESS, Page 2
Employees look on as a manager at Little Caesar's attempts to operate the new registers which accept Entree
Plus.
The necessary equipment has been
ordered, and the Bangkok II is ex-
pected to join in February.
"This week we're testing it,"
Durst said. "We wanted to make
sure it was working fine before we
advertised. We'll have an ad in the
Daily next Monday and we'll post
flyers."
Durst pointed out that using
Entree Plus at the restaurants will
be similar to a checking account
except that-"most places don't ac-
cept checks for a $3 purchase."
"I like to go out to dinner ev-
ery Friday with a friend and we
like to go to places like that," said
LSA sophomore Laura Schnell.
"And it will be so convenient to
be able to go out to dinner with-
out taking money from the bank
and your parents pay for it."
Restaurant workers also say the
system will be helpful to them.
"Change is a pain in the neck.
This is faster - you just swipe
the card through," Durst said.
"There is also less chance of error
and fewer deposits to the bank," he
added.
Safety advisory committee to be ready by month's end
by Jay Garcia
Daily MSA Reporter
The committee to advise the
University on the implementation of
campus safety proposals - includ-
ing the deputization of campus po-
lice - will be in place by the end of
the month, a University official said.
University officials have repeat-
edly said the advisory committee
will offer students a voice in
University decisions on safety.
Much of the student protest against
deputization during November fo-
cused on the lack of student input in
University decision-making.
Four students, four faculty mem-
bers, and four staff members will
serve on the committee.
The Provost's office solicited stu-
dent nominees from the presidents of
more than 20 student governments.
The Michigan Student Assembly
(MSA) did not nominate any stu-
dents. MSA President Jennifer Van
Valey was unavailable for comment.
MSA Representative and Student
Rights Commission Chair Corey
Dolgon said students should boycott
the committee.
"Instead of basically accepting the
decision to deputize security students
have to take a stand, " Dolgon said.
Sitting on the committee would give
the decision legitimacy, he added.
E. Kay Dawson, assistant to
Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs Gilbert Whitaker,
said Whitaker will be solely respon-
sible for choosing amongst the 47
student nominees for the Provost's
Advisory Committee on Safety and
Security.
"I was disappointed (about MSA
not responding) because we wanted
to have as broadly representative a
group as possible," Dawson said.
Dawson would not say which stu-
dent governments had or had not
submitted nominations other than to
AP poll respondents say
war wit
NEW YORK (AP) - Most
Americans see war with Iraq as justi-
fied but half are not ready to attack if
Saddam Hussein fails to get out of
Kuwait by the Jan. 15 deadline, an
Associated Press poll has found.
The poll was conducted Friday
through Monday when hopes were
still pinned on talks in Geneva. It
found 93 percent saying that at least
one of five arguments raised for us-
ing force against Iraq is a good rea-
son for the United States to go to
war.
The direct objective of restoring
Kuwait's government is a good rea-
son for 59 percent of Americans. An
interest closer to home, preventing
Iraq jusified
Iraq from having control of a major If Saddam does notc
sou'rce of the world's oil, persuades percent said the United S
69 percent. go to war, while 50 perc
Even more Americans see a good giving economic sanc
reason for war in the life-and-death time to work.
arguments: 81 percent to prevent In a substantial gen
Iraqi troops from continuing to kill percent of the men and 3
and mistreat the Kuwaiti people, 74 the women backed war.;
percent to prevent Iraq from develop- was also plummeted<
ing nuclear weapons and 71 percent over-65 respondents, to
to eliminate Saddam's war-making and those in householdsE
ability. than $15,000, to 27 perce
President Bush raised these argu- In telephone interv
ments before requesting Tuesday that 1,003 adults by IC
Congress pass a resolution backing Research Group, 64 p
the use of force to drive Iraq out of Bush should get appr
Kuwait if it fails to withdraw by Congress first if he deci
Jan. 15. war. See PO
comply, 44
tates should
ent favored
tions more
der gap, 55
5 percent of
Support for
among the
33 percent,
earning less
ent.
views with
R Survey
ercent said
roval from
des to go to
)LL, Page 2
say the Michigan Student Assembly
had not.
Among the criteria Whitaker will
use in selecting members, according
to the letter sent to student govern-
ments, are geographical affiliation
(North Campus, Central Campus,
Medical Center), class standing, gen-
der, race, ethnic background, and
See SAFETY, Page 2
Athletes'
practice
time cut
byNCAA-
Prop
by Theodore Cox
Daily Sports Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Patience
was the key requirement at yester-
day's voting session of the 1991
NCAA convention. Many of the less
controversial proposals that came to
a vote spurred little debate. Com-
puter problems with the electronic
votng system caused numerous de-
lays as well. Finally, the delegates
tackled the immensely complex Pro-
posal 38 which called to limit the
quantity of time athletes can devote
to both practice and game situations.
Although the day tested people's
concentration, much was accom-
plished:
The reduction of grants-in-aid
by 10 percent with a graduated three-
year reduction in football and a grad-
uated two-year reduction in basket-
ball.
"Many of us were prepared to ac-
cept a number of cuts," Illinois Ath-
letic Director and coach John Mack-
See NCAA, page 10
Does it ever end?
Joe Bank looks on as a cashier at Michigan Book and Supply rings up
his books.
Turf toe spreads to fans
through sale of old field
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