1£ilg! Vol. Cl, No.71 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, January 10, 1991 *hpMcight Dly 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 $15,000, to 27 perce President Bush raised these argu- In telephone interv ments before requesting Tuesday that 1,003 adults by IC Congress pass a resolution backing Research Group, 64 p the use of force to drive Iraq out of Bush should get appr Kuwait if it fails to withdraw by Congress first if he deci Jan. 15. war. See PO comply, 44 tates should ent favored tions more der gap, 55 5 percent of Support for among the 33 percent, earning less ent. views with R Survey ercent said roval from des to go to )LL, Page 2 say the Michigan Student Assembly had not. Among the criteria Whitaker will use in selecting members, according to the letter sent to student govern- ments, are geographical affiliation (North Campus, Central Campus, Medical Center), class standing, gen- der, race, ethnic background, and See SAFETY, Page 2 Athletes' practice time cut byNCAA- Prop by Theodore Cox Daily Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Patience was the key requirement at yester- day's voting session of the 1991 NCAA convention. Many of the less controversial proposals that came to a vote spurred little debate. Com- puter problems with the electronic votng system caused numerous de- lays as well. Finally, the delegates tackled the immensely complex Pro- posal 38 which called to limit the quantity of time athletes can devote to both practice and game situations. Although the day tested people's concentration, much was accom- plished: The reduction of grants-in-aid by 10 percent with a graduated three- year reduction in football and a grad- uated two-year reduction in basket- ball. "Many of us were prepared to ac- cept a number of cuts," Illinois Ath- letic Director and coach John Mack- See NCAA, page 10 Does it ever end? Joe Bank looks on as a cashier at Michigan Book and Supply rings up his books. Turf toe spreads to fans through sale of old field "x.zx. : . 3 s;$z: : :". :',..'s; "x z": :'' " vim:?,:. ,