Students are falling ... and they can't get up. See OPINION Page 4. 4w WE AT H /EA TODAY Partly sunny, brisk; High: 39, Low: 16. TOMORROW Increasing cloudiness; High: 30, Low: 24. Since 1890 rCopyright 1991 Vol. Cl, No. 102 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday,February 22,1991 The Michigan Daiy 'U' lights up Diag nights, campus ihfe by Tami Pollak Daily Crime Reporter Although spring sunlight lit up the Diag yester- day afternoon, a Detroit Edison crew worked dili- gently to repair burnt-out lights by the Chemistry Building before nightfall. "If we get a failure today, we want those lights repaired no later than tomorrow. If it's in a dark place, we want them repaired today," said Jim Al- mashy, General Foreman of the University electric shop. The University began improving campus lighting two years ago, with the bulk of construction occur- ing last summer. Last December, a letter to students from University President James Duderstadt saidr improving lighting would be one step taken to im- prove campus safety. The University depends on students and faculty to report burnt-out lights and dark spots on campus. "We've begun a campus number, 762-4800, that people can call to tell us when a light's out'or about. a dangerous place on campus," Almashy said. The Diag's white globe lights are connected to one circuit, so if it fails, over 80 lamps lose power. "We decided to install large lights on central campus buildings like the new Chemistry Building and the UGLi, so even if the Detroit Edison circuit burns out, things will be fairly bright," Almashy said. "We also aimed lights to highlight the emer- gency kiosks, so that if those lights go out, you can still see the phone," Almashy said. Central campus now has about 40 emergency kiosk telephones directly connected to the Depart- ment of Safety and Security . University project engineer Thomas Boyle said the University plans to double the number of emer- gency phones, especially on North Campus. Iraq agrees to conditions of Soviet plan Associated Press Sounds of war thundered up and down the tense Persian Gulf battle line yesterday when word of possible peace came from a midnight meeting in Moscow. The Iraqi foreign minister met with Mikhail S. Gorbachev to de- liver a reply to the Soviet president's peace plan, and it was announced af- terward that Iraq and the Soviet Union have agreed on steps that could lead to an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait and an end to the Per- sian Gulf War, a Kremlin spokesper- son said early today. The Kremlin spokesperson, Vitaly Ignatenko, made the announcement after more than two hours of talks between President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and Iraq's foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, on the terms of a Soviet peace plan proposed earlier this week. Ignatenko said the two sides agreed on eight points, starting with Iraqi agreement to a full and uncondi- tional withdrawal from Kuwait. The pullout would be monitored by the United Nations, he said. "The response is positive," Ig- natenko told reporters immediately after the meeting, which began shortly after midnight. "The two parties came to the conclusion that it is possible to find a way out of the military conflict in the gulf." In Washington, presidential spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater, said Bush had no immediate response, and would be studying the plan. However, Fitzwater said the United States had concerns about aspects of the agreement. "The war itself continues," Fitzwater added. "There's no change at this point in our prosecution of the war." The pullout would begin two days after a cease-fire, and would be monitored under U.N. auspices by countries not directly involved in the month-old Gulf War, Ignatenko said. Iraq also agreed to release all prisoners of war immediately after the cease-fire, the spokesperson added. He said details of the plan would be worked out and presented to the U.N. Security Council later today. Gorbachev spoke to Bush- by telephone shortly after the meeting with Aziz. Bush had previously said the Soviet plan was not acceptable, although he said he was encouraged by the possibility of talks about withdrawal. Fitzwater said Gorbachev and Bush spoke for just over 30 min- utes. He said Bush thanked Gor- bachev "but raised serious concerns- about several points in the plan." He didn't elaborate about which See IRAQ, Page 2 Mike Bickley, left, and Glenn Roy of Corby Energy Service fill the hole they dug in order to fix the faulty cable in a light fixture next to the Chemistry Building. I Students disagree over 'U' role in assault prevention by Purvi Shah Daily Staff Reporter the University's duty to keep the don't think it's the University's job ducive to learning," she added, ecutive Director of University Re- feel and the fears studen The atmosphere surrounding the campus safe. "It should be a given or responsibility to do anything "Physical safety is a basic thing. lations. "We can do a lot more in she said. "Their priorities ts have," s are dif- threat of sexual assault on campus has ameliorated, say University community members, though there is disagreement on what role the University should play in improv- ing the situation. "Quite honestly, compared to Ohio State, Michigan is doing great in terms of campus safety," said LSA senior Sue Kane, a member of the Jewish Feminists' Group. Kane, however, also feels it's that there's lighting on campus. I shouldn't have to applaud the Uni- versity for that," Kane said. "Any steps that the University takes is to make things normal - not amaz- ing." However, first-year LSA student Jamie Bowef said sexual assault prevention should not be a central concern of universities. "I don't think that anything they do can prevent it. No one can pre- vent it anywhere," Bowef said. "I about it. It's an educational institu- tion, not a sexual assault preven- tion institution." Conversely, Kane believes sex- ual assault prevention is every- one's problem - including the University. "When you have a structural situation where women are in danger of rape anytime that isn't an individual matter," she said. "That doesn't mean no one should take responsibility." "Being paralyzed is not con- It's their responsibility and our re- sponsibility." Bowef gave mixed reviews of the SAPAC Sexual Assault Awareness program he attended last night. "I really didn't get that much out of the program," he said, "The good thing I got out of it was what to do if something happened or if f saw something happening." The best thing the University can do is educate the community, commented Walter Harrison, Ex- the field of education and we still intend to do a lot more with light- ing and phones and transportation, but all of these have a cost, so it's going to take a while," he said. The University is unable to re- late to students' concerns to effec- tively solve problems, Kane said. "SAPAC does a really good job with what they have. In terms of administrators, I think some people are trying to be sensitive, but I don't think they know how students ferent from the student priorities,P and that's a problem." Harrison agreed students are sometimes better equipped to solve problems. "One of the really valuable things about SAPAC is that they involve students. You've more energy - in some ways you're smarter about educating students than the administration," Harrison said. While Ron Whalen, SAPAC See STUDENTS, Page 2 I ROTC fearless of anti-war violence by Marc Ciagne Daily Staff Reporter Despite last month's spray painting of Navy Reserve Officer Training Program (NROTC) vans, ROTC members say they don't an- ticipate widespread protests against the campus military unit similar to those during the Viet- nam War. Lt. Col. William Gregor, chair of the Army Officer Education Program at the University, said he has heard of a few reports of minor attacks on ROTC on other cam- puses, but nothing as extreme as the actions taken during the Viet- nam War. "I really don't see the Vietnam scenario being replayed," he said. The Plexiglass windows in North Hall installed in response to the Vietnam War's anti-ROTC protests remind current cadets of past anti-war violence. In the first half of 1970, anti-war protesters firebombed over 30 ROTC build- ings on college campuses across the country to protest the escala- tion of the Vietnam War. At Ohio State in 1970, seven people were shot and 30 policemen and 20 students were injured in a confrontation between ROTC cadets and protesters. I find it hard to believe that ROTC could be kicked off campus. I think the campus is too conservative now for things like that to happen' - Brian Parillo senior ROTC cadet In April 1972, University of Michigan students broke into the ROTC building and ransacked offices, destroying equipment files and setting several small fires. See ROTC, Page 5 Talley's late rally finishes Badgers by Phil Green Daily Basketball Writer It's one thing to have a walk-on in the starting lineup. It's quite an- other when, at 6-foot-5, he com- prises your entire inside offensive attack. Last night, with Eric Riley at home attending his grandmother's funeral, the Michigan men's bas- ketball team found itself in just such a predicament with Freddie Hunter responsible for all of its in- terior offensive production. Despite their depleted inside at- tack, and a cold-shooting second half, the Wolverines held on and defeated Wisconsin, 65-62. To the under-sized Wolverines' advantage, it came down to the guards. Michael Talley scored the Wolverines' final six points, his only points of the second half, to give Michigan its final advantage. At first, it appeared Riley's ab- sence would decimate Michigan. Third-year political science Rackham student John Guidry protests the war by picketing in front of the U.S. Navy recruiting center on E. Huron. Student requests city inquiry into S. Quad sorority incident ! by David Rheingold After campus security called tote as black asses' and niggers'," Arbor to warrant an investigation Jernigan added that it was the first