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…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII-- NO. 87 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 'M' kisses Iowa goodbye 100-92 By JEFF RUSH Michigan coach Bill Frieder's bride added more to her already impressive dowry Saturday afternoon. The Wolverines, called ugly sisters by everyone including Frieder before the season began, again proved wise to the ways of the Big Ten, beating Iowa 100-92 on n...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 88 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY II City C limit I By JERRY MARKON The Ann Arbor City Council gave preliminary approval last night to a proposal which would severely restrict housing for fraternities and sororities in North Burns Park. The council, acknowledging the University's housing crunch, also considered a resolution urging city...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 89 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY U' profs call P1KI ;IM Soviet reforms ice-breaking funding debated MSA won't seek By HAMPTON DELLINGER Soviet leader Mikhail Gor - lbachev's recent proposals to inject Russian politics with a dose of democracy are genuine and exciting, according to three University pol - itical science profess...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 90 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Blanchard praises Michigan Doily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Vocal students protest the arrival of U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III to campus yesterday. The protestors chanted anti-Meese slogans outside the Lawyer's Club, where Meese, former President Ford, Senator Alan Cranston, and other luminaries d...…

…In Weekend Magazine: U-M's nuclear reactor - Billy Idol * 'Radio Days' John Logie " Interview: Greg Marks " The List Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom IL- - - - - 7 VOLUME XCVII - NO. 91 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Waite seen 0 in Beirut with gunmen BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Two taxi drivers said they saw missing hostage negotiator Terry Waite wal - king in a southern Beirut...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 92 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY State may ban forced retirement By WENDY SHARP The careers of many elderly University professors could be lengthened if a bill coming before the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday pas- ses. The legislation, as it is now written, would remove the current retirement age of 70 for Univers...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 93 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Council Viapproves low-cost project By JERRY MARKON The Ann Arbor City Council unanimously agreed last night to donate city land to provide an affordable housing structure for low-income city residents. The proposal, passed over the objections of one local business- owner, was supported by several o...…

…{I Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 94 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Ds"sident discusses academic freedoms By PAUL HENRY CHO Students and professors in the } Soviet Union are deprived of their freedom not through blatant oppression, but through a carefully controlled academic system, according to Dr. Alexander Gold - farb, a former Soviet scientist and dissident....…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 95 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY ...".~ '.0 6M inorit { w' , x K?, r inititiv 1,)ib k .., $1mllo tmare y oe ................. .-* Afim tveA to ... ....~.. .. . . ,T.. .M ......,...e Fire Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON AnArFire fihe aePwr hcstetp fbidnso h ot ieo .Uiest etra eas mk a eotdi n' restaurant around 1 p.m. Black Perspectes Uni...…

…Weekend Magazine: Special issue: The Ann Arbor Music John Logie 9 Interview: Roy Brooks Scene 9 The List Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom rVOLUME XCVII - NO. 96 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY F Asbestos: Hazard in 'U' housing By ELIZABETH ATKINS Editor's note: Today's article is the first of a two part series. On Monday the Daily will examine student reaction to the administr...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 97 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Students By ELIZABETH ATKINS Schuur cover Editor's note: Today's article is the second of a clear plastic, d two part series. On Friday the Daily examined the just as his b administration's asbestos removal policy, stuffed an East Quad resident Peter Schuur, an LSA newspapers,a sophomore, threw a party...…

…Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 98 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY City picks Students primary confront'U' candidates on racism By JERRY MARKON By EUGENE PAK black students. In January, the flier Ann Arbor voters chose two Republicans and one At a special meeting yesterday, a was slipped under the door of a Democrat in yesterday's primary elections, but Democrats seem...…

…/ a ItdI Un *UI Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 99 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Coalition organizes agai~nst By EUGENE PAK About 90 students in the recently-formed United Coalition Against Racism held their second arganizational meeting last night to discuss plans to fight incidents of racism on and off campus. Students decided last week to form a coalition ...…

…I ~ Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom VOLUME XCVII - NO. 100 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Racist jokes aired over 'U' radio Students protest WJJX broadcast Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Robert Sellers, a second year graduate student, plays a tape of a controversial WJJX radio broadcast. Frank Cianciola, Director of the Michigan Union, left, listens in. By EUGENE PAK More than 30 st...…

…In Weken Ma azine: East Coast meets Midwest " Tom Monaghan The List (with campus cinema for spring break) Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom 0 VOLUME XCVII - NO. 101 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1987 COPYRIGHT 1987 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Shapiro minority By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN create new prog and EUGENE PAK just throw mone University President Harold range from racisn Shapiro publicly announced a $1 "This is as million i...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 2, 1987 Specialist: dieting may lead to obesity IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports (Continued from Page 1) DURING his early exposure to eating disorders, Castagna heard horrifying statistics about the prevalence of the problem. He was told that as many as one out of five female University students have an eating disorder. Castagna found only a handful of articles on bulimia when he ...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 3, 1987 IMPAC condemns assembly By MARTHA SEVETSON Approximately 50 members of a local political action committee are circulating a petition condemning the Michigan Student Assembly's involvement in non-campus issues. Involved in Michigan Political Action Committee (IMPAC) Vice Chairperson Sandy Hauser, an LSA junior, said assembly resolutions on national and international affairs are inappropria...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 4, 1987 4 Agency wants more AIDS tests ATLANTA (AP) - Federal health of - ficials, worried by an increase in AIDS among heterosexuals, said yesterday they may recom - mend that AIDS blood tests be mandatory for all patients admitted to hospitals and even couples applying for marriage licenses. The test for antibodies to the AIDS virus now is required only for blood donors. The federal Center...…

…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 5, 1987 Experts discuss policies for TV IN B RIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By MICHAEL LUSTIG- Former President Gerald Ford, Attorney General Edwin Meese, and former Supreme Court Chief Jus- tice Warren Burger will be among the celebrities converging on the Gerald Ford Presidential Library today to tape three segments for an upcoming television series on the presidency and the Const...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 6, 1987 s r i Student caucus chair resigns By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN The newly formed Student Caucus on Strategic Planning has been plagued with yet another resignation. The caucus' chair- person announced yesterday that financial obligations were forcing him to resign from all voluntary University committees. Ex-Chairperson Paul Josephson will not terminate his involvement with the University, h...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 4 Task force to talk with Riegle By CARRIE LORANGER The Ann Arbor Sister City Task Force is scheduled to meet with U.S. Senator Don Riegle (D-Mich.) this Friday to protest federal funding of the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. According to Isaac-Jacobein Campbell, a task force member, they hope Riegle will raise the issue of funding to Nicaragua in the Senate. Gregory Fox, another member, s...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 10, 1987 Nicarguan abuses condemned 4 WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S.- backed rebel forces in Nicaragua carry out "selective but systematic killing" of perceived Sandinista government sympathizers and routinely kidnap civilians, including significant numbers of children, a human rights group said yesterday. The Nicaraguan government, meanwhile, although it generally respects the laws of war, mistreats p...…

…4 Page 2-- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 11, 1987 Students (Continued from Page1) would h "I started it as a graduate ass - napping,' istant in 1973-74. We decided to a contro put a simulation in. It's changed Syrian te dramatically over the years," Taylor This y said. "Fifteen years ago, all the simulatio students would crowd into one on compu room for a couple of hours at the Studen end of the semester." to the M EVEN two years ...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 12, 1987 Suicide policy myth dispelled IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By KELLY LASSER The trauma suffered by everyone close to a suicide victim could be the basis of the rumor that their roommates automatically receive a 4.0 grade point average. University officials say there is no such policy on the books, but students are familiar with the rumor and variations of it. "You g...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 13, 1987 ____________________________ Peace Corp needs minority help By LOUIS STANCATO Last night, in conjunction with Black History Month, the Peace Corps hosted an "International Careers Opportunity Seminar" at -, the William Monroe Trotter House. The seminar was intended to help recruit minorities, especially African Americans, into international careers, with the Peace Corps as a possible st...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 16, 1987 Jury finds Pursell By STEVE BLONDER A jury found the remaining defendants in the "Pursell 118" case guilty of trespassing on Friday. Judge George Alexander gave the 108 convicted protesters a choice between paying a $40 fine, performing 20 hours of community service, or working one night at the Ann Arbor homeless shelter before April 24. The charge will be deleted from the defendants'...…

…A Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 17, 1987 Report (Continued from Page 1) factor, as other schools are. The quality of financial aid packages could tip the scales for highly recruited students, especially in the non-professional schools, the report said. "Michigan is such a good (law) school that people are willing to go into debt to come to Michigan," said Law School financial aid officer Katharine Gottschalk. THE REPORT com...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 18, 1987 Research News records work of 'U' scientists (Continued from Page 1) because "we think of our readers as being a diverse group of people." THE News has an off-campus mailing list of 7,500, out of that number, faculty and staff receive 5,500 copies, according to Katterman. The Union, the League, and Borders Bookstore on State St. receive 50 copies each. "There are a lot of people wh...…

…I Page 2 --The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 19, 1987 Shapiro returns for Regents meeting IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Although University President Harold Shapiro is officially on sabbatical until March, he will be presiding over today's monthly Board of Regents meeting. . Shapiro didn't make the special trip to Ann Arbor in January because he was in London. Because he is spending the last ...…

…4 Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 20, 1987 Group wants to change male image By PAMELA FRANKLIN A newly-reinstituted group, Men Against Rape Culture, wants to change the male image and break the gender stereotypes that en - courage rape. Men Against Rape Culture (MARC) sponsors programs that explore sex-roles and discussion groups which discuss gender issues and competition between males. Its activities hope to create better und...…

…inp LASC members arrested By STEVE BLONDER Nine members of the Latin } American Solidarity Committee (LASC) were arrested Thursday afternoon for trespassing inside thei Federal Building. The LASC mem- bers were protesting United States intervention in Central America. According to Sgt. King of the1 Ann Arbor Police Department, "the POLICE NOTES three females and six males decided they would rather be arrested for their cause than leave the bui...…

…'Baby M' attorney: give baby to father HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - The court-appointed attorney for "Baby M" urged a judge yesterday to grant custody of the infant girl to her biological father and deny visitation rights to the surrogate mother who gave birth to her. The surprise recommendation came during the emotion-packed opening of the second phase of the trial that will test for the first time the legality of surrogate parenting. The custody ...…

… The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 4, 1987 -Page 3 Soviets arrest Brezhnev's kin MOSCOW (AP) - In another move to combat top-level cor - ruption, the Soviet government an - nounced yesterday the late President Leonid Brezhnev's son-in-law had been arrested and accused of taking bribes. Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov announced the arrest of Yuri Churbanov, a former deputy interior minister, during a briefing for Soviet and...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 5, 1987-- Page 3 ;4 MSA promotes PIRGIM By MARTHA SEVETSON The Michigan Student Assembly passed a resolution late Tuesday night encouraging students to con- sider funding the Public Interest Research Group In Michigan (PIRGIM) through a refundable MSA fee. Students will vote on the plan in the March MSA elections if PIRGIM collects 1,000 signatures for a referendum by this afternoon. According to PIRG...…

… Baby boom The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 6, 1987 - Page 3 influence expands _____ MIAMI B2AC~' ______________ . fmib.akrI~ _____ A. ftI~!h~aI ~0~flg BreaK DeStilIatIovt By EDWARD KLEIN The baby boom generation is garnering economic and political power that it's likely to keep for a long time according to two University researchers who studied the political habits of the generation born in the twenty years after World War II. The gath...…

…The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 9, 1987 - Page 3 Diag rally fights 'U' By DAVID WEBSTER Speakers at a Diag rally on Friday demanded that the University issue an official condemnation of a recent racist incident in Couzens dorm. They also criticized Univ- ersity administrators for failing to effectively combat racism on cam- pus. Barbara Ransby, a leader of the Free South Africa Coordinating Committee (FSACC), said some FSACC members a...…

…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, February 10, 1987 - Page 3 SACUA rejects action on non-academic code Associated Press Civil rights leader Reverend Hosea Williams and his daughter, Elizabeth Omiliani were arrested yesterday in Chumming, Ga. The incident occured while they picketed a live broadcast of The Oprah Winfrey Show in the predominantly white Forsyth County. Blacks protest Winfrey' s show By WENDY SHARP The Senate Advisory Committee on ...…

… NAACP By EUGENE PAK Speaking before an audience of more than 50 listeners at the East Quad auditorium last night, civil rights leader and University alumnus Rev. Charles Adams said the United States under the Reagan administration is a fascist and racist state. "We're living in a crisis, a crisis not faced in over 50 years," said Adams, former president of the Detroit chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 12, 1987 - Page 3 Group remembers Soviet ref usniks By SCOTT BOWLES A University group is leading 'the nation in remembering the plight of Jews unable to leave the Soviet Union. The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry (SSSJ) is organizing this year's International Solidarity Day and will begin the annual February event with activities on campus today. Solidarity Day gives students a chance to voice thei...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 13, 1987 - Page 3 'Pursell 11 By STEVE BLONDER A four-hour jury selection marked the opening of the trial for 108 persons accused of trespassing in U.S. Representative Carl Pursell's local office last March. After finally selecting a jury, which required calling the entire 70-person juror pool, the prosecution called three witnesses and showed a videotape of the protesters' arrest. The defendants were arr...…

…Jensen determined to win Republican vote The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 16, 1987 - Page 3 Lawyer opposes English-only effort t By CARRIE LORANGER Will Paul Jensen win the Republican primary for Mayor today? Will he run for President in the next decade? Probably not, and possibly. Respectively. Jensen, an Ann Arbor resident, has been notorious for running for public office - and losing. But he says it's his job to keep running. Jensen ...…

…"E'- -.. *. ;--arae t" ' a ...::.. '.:.:: S. . r . ;aa.,t .:7-w a :c ,N.. _ ?. :r^ ; .: - a :, I City delays plan to improve lighting The Michigpn Daily - Tuesday, Fehcuary 17, 1987-- Page 3 Students unite By MICHAEL LUSTIG The Ann Arbor City Council last night tabled two amendments requiring improved street and house lighting in areas of off-campus student housing, delaying action until April. "I am not interested in trying to delay (the ...…

… The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 18, 1987 - Page 3 Library to cut foreign books By WENDY SHARP Due to price hikes by foreign publishing companies, University libraries will cut acquisitions of foreign books and journals next year by 10 percent, according to Richard Dougherty, director of University libraries. These cutbacks, which will affect journals more than books, will total approximately $500,000, Dougherty said. According to Do...…

…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, February 19, 1987 -Page 3 MSU tops 'U' in Rhodes scholars i By MELISSA RAMSDELL Despite the cheers of "Moo-U" and "That's all right, that's okay, you'll all work for us someday," Michigan State University does outshine the University of Mich- igan in one area - its high number of Rhodes Scholars. The Rhodes Scholarship is awarded to 32 highly qualified college seniors from the U.S. each year. It covers tuitio...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 20, 1987 - Page 3 Elvis imitator faces jury trial MSA reports to regents (continued from Page 1) for a jury trial. The trial will be held April 2 in Alexander's court. The complaint was filed on Nov. 24. Zafar pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment Dec. 4, Rothis was visibly angry at the hearing yesterday, and said he wanted Zafar to "leave me alone" forever. During the hearing, Rothis ind...…

…OPINION ., 9 Page 4 Monday, February 2, 1987 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 87 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. LETTERS: CDLA doesn't take Demand equitable pay ANN ARBOR CITY COUNCIL WILL address t...…

…OPINION Page 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 88 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board Allothercartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent theopinion of the Daily. Endorse PIRGIM Tuesday, February 3, 1987 The Michigan Daily LETTERS: MSA should keep out of foreign affairs PIRGIM has long been a voice f...…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, February 4, 1987 The Michigan Daily 4 Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan LETTERS: Criticize gov t, not peoples Vol. XCVII, No. 89 420 Maynard St: Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Respect free speech THE RECENT DISAPPEAR...…

…I OPINION Page 4 Thursday, February 5, 1987 The Michigan Daily F _ _ __.. _ x _ The Michigan Daily I l b fi4'Cbt4Van matilu Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVII, No. 90 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Spank Chief Justice...…

…4 OPINION Page 4 Friday, February 6, 1987 The Michigan Dc il _ ^ , . 1 0,re Mt hdpganlatiglt Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan China is state Vol. XCVII, No. 91 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, M1 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. S av'e University Terrae THOUGH ...…