Weather Tonight: Cloudy, low 57. Tomorrow: Chance of rain, mid- to upper-70s. WE w One hundred four years ofeditoralifreedom e . Y w ;i . Friday September 15, 1995 Vol. CV o.2 rr roMei1 ?Q1 STeMcia to entrall ' A N e..fic :: Michigan vs. Boston College By Amy Klein Daily Staff Reporter Following a summer of spotlights and press conferences, the University is drafting a change to its bylaws to "bring the Athletic Department in line with the way the rest of the University oper- ates," President James J. Duderstadt said yesterday. Chief Financial Officer Farris W. Womack and General Council Elsa Cole worked on a committee to incorporate the business aspects of the Athletic Department with the University's fi- nancial division. President considers options on code By Josh White Daily Staff Reporter If the Board of Regents does not pass a soon-to-be-drafted revised student conduct code, the University may adopt an nterim policy from another school, President James J. Duderstadt said yes- terday. The regents called for changes in the Statement of Student Rights and Re- sponsibilities after a large protest agai nst the code at their May meeting. Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs, is to present a re- vamped code to the regents at their October meeting. "The regents wanted quite a simple code," said Regent Deane Baker (R- Ann Arbor). "I don't want any code, but the regents wanted to simplify it, and I believe that they felt quite strongly in that direction." But, Duderstadt said, should the re- gents hit an impasse on the new code at their October meeting, the board will be forced to adopt a separate code in its "We will then look to other colleges around the country, such as Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley, and take one of their codes and put it in place here," Duderstadt said yesterday in an inter- view with The Michigan Daily. "It is a hypothetical situation, but if something has been working at another large uni- versity for 20 years, it could certainly work here." Duderstadt said that another school's code would only be adopted should Hartford's code be deemed unaccept- able. Some form of a code must be adopted in October, he said, because the University "needs to have appropri- ate guidelines for its students in place." Baker said he understands Duderstadt's concern for a code, but said he has not yet seen any drafts for the new code and could not comment on any specifics. "We will take a good look at the pro- posed code," Baker said. "What happens afterthat will be in part uptothe president and in part up to the regents, and it should be a very thought-out decision." Harvard University's equivalent to the University's code is included in its 100-page "Student Handbook" that all students receive at the beginning of the academic year. Its code is similar to the University's existing code. Duderstadt said that under the new draft of the bylaws, the athletic department's business contracts would be controlled by the University's finan- cial officers. "If the Athletic Department wants to negotiate a contract with a radio station, it will go through the chief financial officer, the general counsel and, if it's large enough, to a (Board of Regents) vote," Duderstadt said yesterday in an interview with the Michigan Daily. Regent Andrea Fischer Newman (R- Ann Arbor) said a contract the Athletic Department negotiated last fall with Nike - without the regents' approval - triggered the board's concern. "I think this is an effective way to deal with it," Newman said. "What it does is provide a coordinated checking system - a reporting link up into the executive offices." Athletic Director Joe Roberson was unavailable for comment yesterday, but Cole said that he contributed to the draft. "There have been meetings on how things would change in the future, which Joe Roberson was at," Cole said. The current draft ofthe bylaw changes has not been circulated yet, Cole said. Duderstadt said he expects the changes to be introduced for discuss ion at the regents meeting in October. The proposed bylaw change is a re- sponse to the regents' request in July for Duderstadt to investigate the rela- tionship between the Athletic Depart- ment and the central administration. In June, the Athletic Department bought out the remaining $386,026 of former football coach Gary Moeller's contract. Regents and University offi- cials said they were never informed of the decision to buy out the contract. When: Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. Weather: Sunny, high in the 60s. Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. TV: ESPN. Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried will announce. Radio: WJR 760 AM, WWJ 950 AM, WUOM 91.7 FM. Line: Michigan by 6. Series: Third meeting. Michigan leads 2-0. Last meeting was 1994 at Michi- gan Stadium. The Wolverines won 34- 26. Coverage begins: Page 13 6 l ABP j Legislation may eiminate By Ronnie Olassberg Daily Staff Reporter Republicans on a House committee plan to introduce legislation within the next two weeks that would eliminate the federal Direct Student Loan Program, said a Michigan majority member of the panel. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Holland), a member of the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, said the panel will likely keep the in-school interest subsidy. "I think when the actual package comes out," Hoekstra said, "students are going to be pleasantly surprised when they compare the package to the fear-mongering the Presi- dent is throwing out." Under the direct loan program, universities work directly with a servicer contracted by the U.S. Department of Educa- tion. At the University, 12,000 students received direct loans in 1994-95, the first year for the program, bringing total aid from direct loans to $75 million. If the direct loan program is eliminated, students would rely on the Federal Family Education Loan Program - also known as guaranteed loans - for this aid. In the FFEL program, the University dealt with 1,400 lenders, guarantors and servicers in providing federal aid. "Rather than dealing with all those separate agencies, the students deal only with the school," said Judith Haper, the University's interim director of financial aid. "For students, it has meant that they have just one application to complete." At the University the program has helped reduce student questions about loan status by 25 percent and has allowed the Payroll Office to automate disbursement of loan funds. Disbursement of loan funds at tc Un ersity has oc u-red 3 1/2 weeks faster with direct loans, and the program offers four repayment options. This year, the direct loan program is expected to provide $13.8 billion in student loans, and the FFEL guaranteed bank loans will provide $15.3 billion. Before the direct loan program, all federal student loans came from banks as part of the FFEL program. Associate Vice President for Government Relations Tho- mas Butts, the University's lobbyist in Washington, said the FFEL program is inefficient and costly. "We've implemented the new program at the University and it is working much better than the other system," Butts said. "The incentives are there for the students, not for the people who get rich on the system." In a press release, Rep. William F. Goodling (R-Pa.), chairman of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, cited Congressional Budget Office calcula- tions that showed elimination of the direct loan program would save taxpayers $1.5 billion. Cost estimates would vary based on the method used to evaluate the programs. The Republicans ordered the CBO to include the direct loan program's administrative expenses, which are esti- mated at $441 million for the next year, in its budget calculations. The CBO figures, however, did not include the government's costs to administer the FFEL guaranteed loan program, which are estimated at $270 million. June O'Neill, director of the CBO, said in a letter to Goodling that "a reversal of the relative costs could occur with only minor changes in estimating assumptions, includ- ing interest rates." See LOANS, Page 7 Students enchanted by 'Magic. card game By Gall MongkolpradIt Daily Staff Reporter When students think of magic, they picture white rabbits and top-hats, not the wizards and mystical creatures of Magic: the Gathering. Magic: the Gathering, also known as Magic Cards, is a role-playing card game that has gained the attention of fantasy enthusiasts of all ages since its first release in August 1993. According to the "Mastering Magic Guide Book," Magic is a fantasy game that "requires all ofthe strategy of chess, the trading savvy of baseball cards and the deception of poker." Student role-players agree that the key to the game is a sharp mind. "Magic is suitable for a university town like this because it requires a lot of thinking in order to play it," said first-year Law student Andrew Wills. Magic may be addictive to some players, said LSA junior Lee Tsao. "Magic is like crack for the brain," he said. "If you are really into Magic, it can swallow up a lot of your disposable income." Students spend money trying to create the "ultimate" deck. Magic: the Gathering was created by Rich- ard Garfield, a professor of combinatorial mathematics at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash. It may appear that some students' bags are filled with textbooks, but in actuality, they are filled with albums of Magic Cards. The prices of individual cards ranges from 10-cent land cards - also known as Mana - to the $250 Black Lotus card, which'gives a player an immense amount of power to do things with- out the expense of any resources. "The Black Lotus is the Holy Grail of the game," said LSA senior John Cross. Several different Magic Card editions exist. The latest edition sold in stores is the Ice Age Chronicles. A newer edition called Home- lands is scheduled to be released in Novem- ber. The game is played with hand-painted 2 1/ 2-by-3 1/2-inch cards that display vivid pic- tures of fantasy lands and creatures. A de- scription of the cards' powers and uses are also on the'face of the card. "Some people don't play Magic, but buy the cards anyway because of the collectible nature of the card and its value," said Joe Orosz, president ofthe University's Wolverine Gam- ing Club. Magic is a one-on-one card game where the length of game play ranges from about five to 30 minutes. MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Paul Vlamis plays "Magic" on a glass table at the Underworld on South University Avenue. Magic is a new card game that has captivated students across the nation. The basic rules of the game can be learned in less than an hour, and instructions are included in a Starter Pack which ranges in price from around $9-12, depending on where it is pur- chased. Magic: the Gathering guide books also are available. See MAGIC, Page 7 New Tiger Stadium may be built with state funds Senate GOP to add child- care funding to welfare bill DETROIT (AP) - State lawmakers may not dance forjoy but it's likely that they won't stand in the way of a re- ported plan to use $55 million in state money for a new Tiger Stadium, a leg- islative leader said yesterday. The new downtown home of the De- troit Tigers would cost $230 million to $250 million and be ready for the 1998 season, the Detroit Free Press said. City, state and team officials have been nepotiatiniz over how to nav for a pitfalls and make state approval more likely. The plan reportedly avoids using state tax funds by taking Lansing's $55 mil- lion share from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The fund gets most of its money from Native American casino profits. That would fund road improvements, demolition and environmental cleanup. "I think ifyou've decided there should be a stadium and it should be in Detroit, he's rohablv done it the best way." The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans, after a day of confusion and mixed signals, made a major concession to moderates and Democrats yesterday, agreeing to add $3 billion to their welfare legislation to provide child care for wel- fare mothers who go to work. The agreement removed a major hurdle that had held up action for much of the day and improved chances that the measure would draw some bipar- tisan support. "I originally wanted a higher figure but (Dole's) is one I can live with," he said. Earlier, Dodd had said the child care issue was pivotal in drawing not only the support of the Democrats but the White House. "The President would like to have a bill he could sign," Dodd said. President Clinton has not said whether he would veto the Republican bill, but his spokesman, Michael McCurry, said earlier this week that the legislation was "beginning to move ... in the I.