1Men's basketball upends Iowa, 84-70. See SPORTSmonday Page 1. tirru TODAY Mostly sunny, cold; High: 30, Low: 14. TOMORROW Still sunny and cold; High: 46, Low: 17. Since 1890 Vol. CI, No.93 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Monday, February 11, 1991 Copyright1991 The Mchgan Daily U.S. not ready for ground *offensive DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia (AP) - As allied pilots bombed Iraqi troops and their supply lines yesterday, a senior American military official said the U.S.-led forces could use another three to four weeks to prepare for a ground offensive. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, meanwhile, said the next phase of the Persian Gulf War would probably combine air power with both ground and amphibious combat. But he would not say how soon it might be- gin. Speaking on Baghdad radio, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein congratulated his people for withstanding the attacks by the allied "warplanes of shame." He told them their valor was inspiring the hundreds of thou- sands of Iraqi soldiers at the front. In the air campaign, the Americans lost their first warplane in combat in more than a week. The Marine Corp AV-8 Harrier was downed over southern Kuwait on Saturday, and the pilot was missing, the U.S. com- *mand said. See GULF, Page 2 Meal plan reform offers flexibility by Lari Barager Daily Staff Reporter Students tired of dining on meatless mousaka and szechuan tofu in University residence halls will now have more options of where and when they eat in the cafeteria. A meal plan reform created by Housing administrators in conjunc- tion with student advisors will al- low students to choose one of three new, more flexible meal plans. For several years students' re- quests for the Housing Division to offer more flexible meal plan op- tions have gone unanswered, but beginning next fall they will be able to choose more flexible meal plan options than the current En- tree program allows. David Foulke, associate direc- tor for Housing business affairs said the reforms reflect primarily requests and suggestions made by students in a meal plan survey sent to dorm residents by the Housing Division last April. Housing administrators along with the Single Student Housing Rates Committee have been work- ing on the plans for more than three years. "Student members (of the committee) have expressed spe- cific interest in meal plan reform which would change the nature of the compulsory board contract," Foulke said. The current meal program con- sists of a 13-meal-per-week plan which only permits students to eat See MEAL PLAN, Page 2 Briarwood die-in Students stage a die-in at Briarwood Mall Saturday afternoon. They "died" for 15 minutes to protest the Gulf War. Their slogan was "War kills people." Regents raise room and board rates for '91 '92 by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter Students choosing to live in University residence halls next year will face an average 6 per- cent hike in room and board rates. The University's Board of Regents approved these housing rate addi- Lions by a 6-2 margin at last Fri- day's monthly meeting. The 6 percent hike translates into increases between $194 to $275 per year. A student living in a single will pay $4,854.48 up from $4,578.76. The cost of living in a residence hall double next year will jump to $4,038.82 - $230.52 more than this year. Room and board rates for a triple will rise to $3,604.70, up from last year's rate of $3,401.30. Rent for University family hous- ing will climb an average of 5.4 Regents by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter Tuition and credit for students leaving the University to serve in the military will be handled on a case-by-case basis at least until next month's University Board of Regents meeting. During their monthly meeting Friday, the regents postponed reaffirming the current administra- percent next year - amounting to monthly increases ranging from $13 to $32. The cost of a one-bedroom apartment at Northwood 1 will rise from $399 per month to $420 per month. The price of a one-bedroom apartment at University Terrace will rise $15 to $390 per month. The motion calls for a five and one-half percent increase in resi- dence hall rate increase to account for inflation and a one-half percent increase - amounting to approxi- mately $20 per student - to sup- plement the recent merger of the University Housing Division with the Michigan Union, North Cam- pus Commons, and the Department of Conferences and Institutes. This new department will sponsor pro- grams geared toward first-year stu- dents and transfer students living in residents halls. Regent Neal Nielsen (R- Brighton) amended the motion to include a "sunset clause" which calls for a detailed reevaluation of the new housing programs before setting the '91-'92 rates. Regents Veronica Smith (R- Grosse Ile) and Deane Baker (R- Ann Arbor) voted against the mo- tion. Before approving the hike, the regents defeated Smith's alterna- tive resolution calling for only the five and one-half percent increase to cover the cost of living ad- justments. Smith objected to the one-half percent supplemental increase be- cause she said students who live in University housing should not pay for programs from which everyone See HOUSING, Page 2 Students disrupt regents' meeting by Sarah Schweitzer Daily Administration Reporter Approximately ten students dis- rupted the University's Board of Regents' Friday morning meeting to demand that University Presi- dent James Duderstadt listen to them. The students who disrupted the meeting were the same who posed as regents and took over the previ- ous day's public comments ses- sion. Regents hold public comment sessions in the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union following their monthly Thursday meetings to al- low anyone signed up on a speak- ers' list to address them directly. Students who interrupted the Friday meeting made no specific demands, but rather insisted that Duderstadt and other administra- tors listen to them. Rackham Student Government President Tracey Ore asked, "When Jim, when? When are you going to listen to us? Haven't you disrupted our private lives enough?" As the students were physically See DISRUPTION, Page 2 Andrew M. Levy/DAILY GRAPHIC able vote on wartime tuition policies tion policy for students called to military action. The policy in- cludes tuition refunds, credit, and priority readmission to students who leave the University to serve in the military. The issue of contention was a bylaw modification proposed by Interim Vice President for Student Services Mary Ann Swain. The proposed change would provide these benefits to students called to service in foreign militaries. The current policy only provides benefits to students called to American service. Regent Neal Nielsen (R- Brighton) was one of the main op- ponents of the change. "This is an American Univer- sity, located in America, funded by Americans. It would be a mis- take to plunge blindly ahead," Nielsen said. "In principle, I think it should be done, but not carte blanche. The way it was drafted... it would include everybody." Nielsen also expressed con- cern about providing these bene- fits to soldiers fighting for enemy governments of the United States. Swain stressed the need for a policy regarding students called to foreign militaries. "We have had a couple of stu- dents of other nationalities be called up to active duty by their respective governments," she said. The current policy - estab- lished in Nov. 1940 for students who left the University to fight in World War II - provides students with pro-rated tuition refunds. i " Brater holds fundraiser to kick off campaign for mayor Lithuanian poll: 90% by David Rheingold Daily City Reporter Ann Arbor City Councilmem- ber Liz Brater (D-Third Ward) kicked off her mayoral campaign yesterday afternoon at a fundraiser in the Michigan The- atre in front of an estimated 320 cheering supporters. Brater, who has served on the council since 1988, will run against two-term incumbent Mayor Gerald Jernigan in the April 1 election. LSA junior Dana Miller, the student coordinator of Brater's campaign and member of the College Democrats, said the election pertains to the students. force with the University to de- termine if a deputized campus police force would actually be more effective than the Ann Ar- bor police - but deteriorating ties prevented that. "I think (Brater) will rebuild city-University ties," Miller said. "The city benefits from a flourishing University and the University benefits from a flour- ishing city, and our fates are in- tertwined," Brater said. One issue expected to be of concern during the race is the quality of roads and bridges in Ann Arbor. "Obviously, the city has col- lected a lot of money from the But Councilmember Jerry Schleicher (R-Fourth Ward) be- lieved Brater's stance on the city's infrastructure has changed during the past several months. "Her philosophy with infrastruc- ture was much less of a concern (in the past)... I think she's tai- lored it to the mayoral race," Schleicher said. Brater's supporters said she has taken a strong stance in the area of recycling. Brater, co-chair of the Solid Waste Commission, helped sponsor an ordinance passed last November that will require mandatory city-wide recycling. By 1993, she said, all recy- favor independence VILNIUS, U.S.S.R. (AP) - permit them to resolve these differ- Lithuania reported no signs of new ences through dialogue. Soviet troop movements yesterday, a "Now, we've made it very clear day after voters overwhelmingly en- that we want to see the aspirations dorsed their republic's 11-month-old of the Baltic peoples for indepen- independence declaration. dence fulfilled, and we will continue President Vytautas Landsbergis to take that position in our discus- called the poll victory "the next step sions with the Soviet Union, and on the road to independence" from continue to make the point ... that the Soviet Union, and held out hope that's very important to US-Soviet it would embolden nationalists in relations. We have a disagreement neighboring Estonia, Latvia and with the Soviet Union on this," Russia to hold similar votes. Baker said. "Of course the results will en- Saturday's nonbinding poll asked: courage them," he told reporters "Do you think Lithuania should be early yesterday after staying an independent, democratic repub- overnight in the heavily fortified par- lic?" liament building. Nearly 91 percent of voters an- According to preliminary results, swered yes, preliminary results 90 percent of the voters said they fa- showed, and less than 7 percent were Brater stressed Jernigan's financial background and experience. Councilmember Mark Ouimet (R-Fourth Ward) said Jernigan has helped the city budget dur- ing the past two years, producing a current surplus of $1.5 million.