Spring.and spring fashions are here. See WEEKEND. Since 1890 WEATHE41 TODAY Warm, but maybe rain; High: 73, Low: 41. TOMORROW Thunderstorms; High: 60, Low: 45. Vol. I, No 117Copyright 01991 Icers try *to crash Boston's tea party by Matt Ronnie Daily Hockey Writer This is a bookie's nightmare. What does anyone know for sure about this weekend's Michigan- Boston University hockey series? Not much. When the Wolverines take the ice tonight against the Terriers in the second round of the NCAA tournament, it's anybody's guess what could happen. Sure, the teams faced each other earlier this season in Boston, but that confrontation was perhaps the strangest game of the season. Michigan drew first blood in that game, but then proceeded to surren- der six consecutive goals. However, the Wolverines scored five times in the third period to pull out the victory, 8-6. Does the mem- ory of this game give Michigan coach Red Berenson confidence en- tering this weekend's best-of-three series? "Well, we're not planning to give up any five-goal leads this time," Berenson laughed."That was such a strange game, you can't really learn too much from it." Nor does the home-ice advantage seem to hold much significance in this year's tournament. Last week- end, three of the four teams playing at home dropped the first game of their series. In the biggest upset of all, the sixth seed in the West, Alaska-Anchorage, swept the East's third seed, Boston College, at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill. "We have to go in there and get off to a good start," Berenson said. See HOCKEY, page 9 Assembly candidates debate by Jay Garcia Daily SA Reporter The presidential and vice presidential candidates for the Michigan Student Assembly gathered in the Michigan Union ballroom for the first and only debate before election day. Candidates from the Common Sense party, the Conservative Coali- tion (CC) party, the Emphasizing Student Power (ESP) party, the Anti-Imperialist Action Caucus (AIAC) party, and the independents participated in the debate. One issue the candidates debated was whether it is the responsibility of the assembly to adopt positions on world affairs. "MSA can only govern within the borders of campus," said ESP presidential candidate Eric Stem- pien, adding that MSA's priority issues should be working for students. "CC does not feel MSA, in the name of all students, should be tak- ing political stances," said CC pres- idential candidate James Green. CC has consistently argued that MSA should not pursue what it calls "political agendas." Green has said previously that if elected, he would abolish the assembly's Peace and Justice Commission. Some candidates had different views. "Any representative government will take positions on world af- fairs. What we need to do is find out what (students) want us to say," said Conan Smith, an independent presidential candidate. "MSA should definitely take positions on world issues," said Paul Carmouche, AIAC's presiden- See MSA, Page 2 MICHELLE GUY/Dady Fa Ia Ia The Harmonettes -(from left ot right) Tammy Lefcourt, Nancy Merrifield, Janet Min, Patty Brown, Carey Sills, and Serena Kershner- perform on the Diag yesterday in preparation for their concert Friday night at Rackham. 'U, takes closer look at research costs by Bethany Robertson Daily Government Reporter Investigations into Stanford University's misuse of research- related government funds by a House subcommittee have prompted University administrators to examine the use of similar funds on this campus. The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, chaired by Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.), and the General Accounting Office (GAO) are planning additional investi- gations into the finances of Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California at Berkeley. No investigation has been planned for the University of Michigan. Despite this, University officials said they are conducting an internal review. "We do (reviews) on an ongoing basis, and certainly in response to the current questions, we are re- examining the issues that we see are coming up," said George Schlect, University Director of Financial Analysis and Cost Reimbursement. Executive office expenditures are one area that is being reviewed, he said. "We are looking back at those and seeing how we handled expenses with the president and his executive office," Schlect said. "One of the questions is if our entertainment costs are creeping into our indirect cost calculations. As to what we've found thus far, they haven't." Research universities nationwide receive an added percentage from the federal government on top of money for actual research costs. This percentage, known as the rate of indirect cost recovery, pays for costs incurred during research that can not be directly measured, such as the price of lighting and heating buildings, and library services. Stanford has been charged with including personal items in their indirect cost rate such as a wedding reception for the the university's president and a 72-foot yacht. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the government agency that oversees negotiations of the University's indirect cost rate, has no plans to request an investigation the Univer- sity's practices. The Office of Naval Research, in charge of overseeing Stanford's Emotions explode at UAC abortion forum by Purvi Shah Daily Staff Reporter Emotions flared at last night's Student Soapbox forum discussing abortion. Phyllis Schlafly, who former President Ronald Reagan credited as the force behind the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, and Sarah Weddington, the victorious attorney in the landmark Roe v. Wade case, made impas- sioned speeches at the forum sponsored by the University Activities Center (UAC). A gamut of issues were discussed, ranging from whether a baby is formed at the point of conception to birth control. "This is the question you have to ask your- self: Does the unborn baby have any rights at all?" Schlafly asked. "Each of us has the in- alienable right to life, and yes, it is the duty of the government to protect that right. The right to choose is always alive because babies never choose to die." Weddington, on the other hand, argued that the right to an abortion is a woman's choice. Pro-choicers must band together in order to save this right before it falls into the hands of politicians instead of the courts, she added. "She (Schlafly) talks a lot about what she calls the baby. What she never talks about is the woman. You heard no sympathy for the various situations women find themselves in," Weddington said. "It's not an issue where one group should be able to force their reli- gious and personal beliefs on you. It's up to you to save it." While audience members enjoyed the speakers, many students said the open-mike segment quickly deteriorated into hysteria. Second-year law student Angela Luera crit- icized speakers from the audience, many of whom made legal errors and misstated statis- tics, in addition to making broad generaliza- tion, she said. "It was a good forum, but we left right now because it was starting to degenerate. People just started personal attacks which were aside from the issue," she said. "To a cer- tain extent, it was pretty good because it was moderated. It's a personal issue and you want to keep it confined to the issue." However, a woman named Liana who said she was gang-raped, commented that she ap- preciated the chance to speak at the forum. "Everyone has the right to speak and being given the opportunity to ask a question in front of an expert is great," she said. "It gives me the feeling that people actually care about what I was thinking. It's nice to have my thoughts justified." Viewpoints were not suddenly changed by See FORUM, Page 2 research rates, first requested the subcommittee investigations. HHS performs the same function as the Office of Naval Research at this University. The University's current rate of indirect cost recovery is 59 percent, meaning that it receives $59,000 of additional funds for every $100,000 of research grants. In the 1990 fiscal year, the University received $64,363,000 from indirect cost recovery. Before the Stanford scandal was revealed, its rate was 78 percent. That has since fallen to 70 See COSTS, Page 2 27 feared dead in Navy air collision SAN DIEGO (AP) - Two Navy submarine-hunting planes collided yesterday, and all 27 people aboard were feared dead in cold, choppy wa- ters 60 miles off Southern Califor- nia, authorities said. The Navy listed the crews as missing, but there was little hope any of the crew members from the downed P-3 Orions survived. The all-weather planes were en- gaged in an anti-submarine warfare training exercise when they collided in bad weather, authorities said. "I think we have to be realistic here," said Senior Chief Petty Offi- cer Bob Howard, a Navy public af- fairs officer at North Island Naval Air Station. "It is very cold out there. We're talking about what ap- parently is a mid-air collision ... two aircraft. I would say it would be very grim." Still, he said, the Navy was con- ducting an aggressive air and sea search of the crash site. Search and rescue teams spotted some debris from the planes but found no signs of life. There was no word on how long the search would last, but Howard said the Navy would make "extraordinary" attempts to re- trieve remains and wreckage. A Navy helicopter crew flying in the area and sailors from the de- stroyer USS Merrill all reported a ball of fire and loud explosion at about 2:30 a.m. PST, Howard said Off into the wild blue yonder Dr. Andrew Tomasch prepares his airplane for a one minute flight in the Couzens Residence Hall. air in a field near I Student comedian competes for national prize by JoAnne Viviano Fun in the sun was less impor- tant than being funny for money for LSA senior Jon Glaser who was in Florida this week, performing in the National Certs U.S. Comedy Com- petition. "It's a nervous excitement; I'm feeling very ambivalent," Glaser said. a Glaser arrived in Daytona Beach comedy ever since he was in middle school. "I was always a tremendous Robin Williams fan. I used to watch him on Mork and Mindy and then on HBO. I guess he's my inspira- tion." He first began performing dur- ing the fall of his sophomore year. He was part of Comedy Company for four consecutive terms and then traveled with Just Kidding for a "He's a very intense person; he has an incredible creative energy. He takes his powerful feelings and is able to focus them on his comedy," said Tom Cohen, who has worked closely with Glaser for a year as co- producer of Comedy Club. Cohen also noticed this energy elsewhere. "He's a very avid sports fan. We were at his house for the Michigan-Michigan State game. He pants were around his ankles. Most people would stop at that point, but not Jon. He finished playing the game." Glaser remembers the incident well. "I was running in my under- wear. I was disappointed because my shorts were ripped to shreds; that was one of my favorite pairs of shorts." Often Glaser's drive to succeed r