Michigan tennis supplements. See SPORTSmonday Pages 4 and 5. Since 1890 j 9 3W TODAY Breezy, cloudy, rain; High: 74, Low: 48. TOMORROW Cloudy cooler; High: 64, Low: 36. Vol. Cl, No. 128 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, April 8,1991 ; e Police Bush visit prompts identify accident "Vc tim by Jesse Snyder Daily Staff Reporter * Ann Arbor police have identified the body of the jogger killed by a hit-and-run driver last Thursday near the intersection of State and East Washington as LSA first-year student Katherine Kruse. Kruse,19, of Utica, was posi- tively identified Friday night by her parents, who drove to Ann Arbor after being contacted by police, said Sgt. Harry Jinkerson. Her roommate called initially on Friday and said 'I think I know who your victim is,"' Jinkerson said. "We went down to her dorm room (in Couzens) to obtain identi- fication. "We were pretty certain at that time who it was and we contacted her parents," he said. Kruse was struck and killed by an automobile while jogging across East Washington between the Frieze Building and Olga's restau- rant around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Kruse was thrown about 50 feet by the impact. The vehicle involved See VICTIM, Page 2 u ified by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter The University - in an internal announcement Friday - declared that it will depart from last year's separate college graduation cere- monies in favor of a unified event May 4. Moreover, the University has started construction on a platform in the football stadium to accom- modate the larger commencement ceremonies. These events have taken place amongst reports of a University visit and commencement speech by President George Bush. University administrators and; White House spokespeople still will not confirm or deny a possible commencement speech by Bush, but the Ann Arbor News reported Friday that a University source had confirmed the visit. I Shirley Clarkson, special assis- tant to University President James Duderstadt, said letters were sent to University staff Friday an- nouncing the University decision to hold one ceremony. She added the change in the commencement exercises' format will be for this I graduation year only. Last year, the University changed the graduation exercise format. Each of the University's 17 colleges had its own ceremony to make graduation a more personal experience. "A number of factors went into the decision (to have a campus-wide ceremony)," Clarkson said. However, Clarkson refused to elaborate on the factors. Because of the change, seniors will be able to get more tickets for' graduation, although the exact number has not been set yet. I certainly would like to be informed if something has changed' - Carole Simpson Confirmed LSA speaker Administrators said they did not have details regarding the plat- form's construction and added the University's Athletic Department handled details of the platform's construction. However, the Athletic Depar- tment pointed back to the University's administration as the source for information on the ath- letic stadium's platform. Interim Athletic Director Jack Wiedenbach was out of town and unavailable for comment on the platform's construction. Clarkson said the University has had such a platform at past campus-wide graduation cere- monies. The change in format leaves the confirmed graduation speakers for the individual schools and colleges up in the air. Clarkson said in light of the central ceremony, the University's schools and colleges will be han- dling decisions regarding their own commencement speakers. ABC World News Saturday an- chor Carole Simpson, the con- firmed speaker for the LSA com- mencement exercises, said the University has not notified her about any changes in the graduation format or speaker's list. "I certainly would like to be in- formed if something has changed," Simpson said. This platform is being built in Michigan Stadium, where the combined commencement exercises will be held. Hash Bash brings out 'U' cops and state fines 7,500 pour onto Diag for high times and high temperatures; higher fines anger city officials by Tami Pollak with Lynne Cohn and David Rheingold Daily Staff Reporters Mayor-elect Liz Brater and other city officials just said no to helping the new University police depart- ment patrol Hash Bash Saturday. City officials announced Friday afternoon that city police would not be attending the Bash after the University insisted that city offi- cers issue citations under state law, as University officers are required to under regental bylaws. But while police departments quarrelled, most of the roughly 7,500 Bashers had a peaceful and sun- filled afternoon on the Diag, com- plete with frisbees, hackey sacks, bongos, and piles of literature pro- claiming the many possible uses of marijuana as justification for it's legalization. "Hemp for fuel! Hemp for clothing! Hemp for food! Hemp for medicine! Hemp hemp hooray!" proclaimed the Lone Reefer, the first speaker at high noon on the Diag, dressed in a Lone Ranger mask and costume. The city decision - arrived at by Brater, Councilmember Larry Hunter (D-First Ward), and Acting City Administrator Don Mason - was supported by other coun- cilmembers. City officials said state fines were too harsh for local resi- dents, who last year voted to in- crease Ann Arbor's then-$5 pot fine to $25. "The voters voted and said that they wanted a $25 fine for that kind of event," Hunter said. Mason said yesterday he does not feel the lack of city police officers at the Bash is indicative of a future rift between the city and the University. "I think that this is a specific case," Mason said. "I don't expect this as a problem in the future. I don't see it as a trend." However, the absence of city of- ficers didn't mean bashers could toke without fear, as Leo Heatley, University Director of Safety and Security, quickly recruited the help of four Washtenaw Sheriff's deputies and four state officers to supplement the University's crew of 16 University police and security officers following city council's announcement. Police used a buddy system to patrol the crowd, usually pairing ei- ther a county or state trooper with a University officer. According to re- ports from the Department of Safety and Security (DPSS), the teams issued a between 21 and 25 tickets for marijuana possession and use. The maximum fine for posses- sion under state law is $1,000 or a year in jail. Though this year's crowd was almost twice as large, officers is- sued just over half the number of ci- tations they did last year. And yet almost all the speakers at the rally, which kicked off at noon, addressed the issue of police harassment and brutality. Loey Glover, one of many speak- ers from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), pointed out that NORML members throughout the crowd were videotaping the Bash, to "make sure nothing happens at these rallies like it did in Los Angeles." Throughout the afternoon, Steve Hager, editor of High Times maga- zine, used a megaphone to inform the crowd what to do if they saw a smoker getting arrested. "Don't directly interfere, but a group of people should gather around and shout 'Let him go,' and let the cops know what they're do- ing is wrong," Hager said. Paul Riddle, president of the Minnesota Freedom Fighters, a pro- legalization group sponsored by 'Hemp for fuel! Hemp for clothing! Hemp for food! Hemp for medicine! Hemp hemp hooray!' - The Lone Reefer High Times, followed a DPSS offi- cer to the Church St. station after he saw the officer escorting a high school student from Petoskey, Michigan who, according to Riddle, was falsely accused of drug posses- $ion. "There was a roach lying behind See BASH, Page 2 KISTFFUEGILLE I I tJy Jeff Murphy of Detroit, pictured here smoking a joint, was one of the approximately 7,500 people who attended Hash Bash on the Diag Saturday. New balance of power ushers in a new city era by David Rheingold Daily City Reporter An eight-member majority on the Ann Arbor City Council can do a lot of things. It can steer a major fiscal trans- action through City Hall, it can override a mayor's veto and it can Democrats take 8-3 majority of the upper hand in city issues that split along partisan lines. Now, things will be seen under a different light. "How I vote makes no differ- ence." said Councilmember Mark Mayor-elect Liz Brater said she intends to work closely with every councilmember. "I think it's really important to have improved relations among all members of the council. I intend to city council, face dominantly Republican ward, Zimmer said he tends to think inde- pendently. "I'm by far the most conserva- tive member of the Democratic cau- cus," Zimmer said. test of unity The council's approval of a bal- lot referendum to fund the struc- ture passed roughly along partisan lines earlier this year, with the Republicans coming out on top. Councilmember Nelson Meade killed by the people," he said. Another priority for many Democrats is the passage of a natu- ral features ordinance, which previ- ously failed along partisan lines. "The thing about preserving nat- ural resources is once they're gone, they're gone and cannot be replaced for thousands and thousands of