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…1£ rrrau tz Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, April 12, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Israelis expel eight Arabs charged with…

… 12 others. Hospital officials said soldiers shot a 20-year-old Arab to death in the West Bank. That brought to 142 the number of Palestinians killed since riots began Dec. 8 in the occupied West Bank…

… and Gaza Strip, which Israel captured from Jordan and Egypt in the 1967 Middle East war. The eight Arabs were taken to south Lebanon in two helicopters. The United States condemned the de- portations…

…. Six Palestinians from Beita, a West Bank village where an Israeli settler girl and two Arabs were killed in a clash last week, were among the 12 against whom the army issued deportation orders…

… only further inflame pas- sions." See Israel, Page 2 Hijackers kill second hostage on Kuwaiti jet LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) - Arab hijackers yesterday killed a second hostage, tossed his bloody body…

… said there are at least eight hijackers, all of them Arabs, carrying forged passports. Four of the hijackers have Bahraini passports, three have Iraqi passports and one has a Columbian passport, he said…

… is rising ple looked at as people. Whether numbers and more they are qualified for the job or not, udes of men. senior administra- See ROTC, Page 2 1 No input Student voice absent on honorary degree…

… panel By LAWRENCE ROSENBERG Students had no input in selecting the honorary degree recipients for spring com- mencement ceremonies because the Michigan Student Assembly failed to appoint students to the…

… would be named yesterday or today. The Honorary Degree Committee is usu- ally comprised of six to eight faculty mem- bers, four administrators, and two students, said Vice President for Government…

… the college's computer system. Vandals deface shanty ROBIN LOZNAK/Daily A board erected by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the Arab Student League is defaced with Nazi swastikas. 0. rep…

… about the incident. Public Safety refused comment last night. Four large red swastikas were painted on the board, which was built Sunday by the PSC and the Arab Student League. There were also statements…

… repainted and replaced on the Diag. Students, faculty and administra- tors have all expressed indignation at yesterday's defacement. Straub said that more than 25 people have lodged complaints with her office…

…. Despite complaints and angry phone calls, however, the University will not change its policy toward shanties according to Vice President of Student Services Henry Johnson. "This is a very serious incident…

… night at the Rackham Amphitheater. See PLO, Page 3 extremist Arab groups who do not International body debates democracy BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN Participants in the second day of the All- Democracies…

… Switzerland, suggested scholarships for students in "awakening" democ- racies to study in more established ones. Many participants stressed that democratically- oriented groups within non-democratic nations…

… Gerald Ford yesterday during the All-Democracies Conference at the Ford Library on North Campus. Gorbachev arrives MSA retains power to derecognize groups BY KRISTINE LALONDE The Michigan Student…

… some condi- tions the United States has set for dealing with the Palestine Liberation Organization. The Arab League formed the council in 1964, but it has assumed the role of PLO legislature. Behind the…

… to make a "tremendous effort" to achieve dialogue with the Arabs. In parliamentary elections Nov. 1, nei- ther Likud nor its rival, the center-left Labor party, won enough parliament seats to gain a…

… activities and courses at the University, but the student groups want the report recalled. Groups BY LISA POLLAK The University's 1987-88 minority af- fairs report will be removed from circula- tion until its…

…-five students, representing 10 student groups, met with Duderstadt yes- terday to demand a recall of the 96-page annual report. The meeting was scheduled after some 50 students protested the docu- ment at the…

… Fleming Administration Building Friday. Duderstadt apologized for the errors, and demand recall repeatedly called for increased student input to help avoid such mistakes. But he re- fused to recall the…

… report; instead, he said, it will be distributed again with an "errata sheet" of corrections - as soon as the students submit such a sheet. The students, however, said they were frustrated and dissatisfied…

… done with an errata sheet... The report is so bad that the errata sheet could be longer than the report," said Anne Martinez, a member of the Socially Active Latino Student Association and the Chicano…

… Graduate Students Association. "We're also not satisfied that we're re- sponsible for any change that has to hap- pen. We're paying tuition for the Office of Minority Affairs to find out these things," said…

… Martinez, who represented the students during the meeting. Duderstadt agreed that the burden of the corrections shouldn't rest on the students. But he would not grant their repeated re- quest for another…

… meeting to discuss er- See Report, Page 5 .College GOP calls for Phillips to quit BY NOAH FINKEL The resignation of Michigan Student Assembly President Mi- chael Phillips will be demanded at tonight…

… See MICHIGAN, Page 11 Israeli heads debate peace offering Peres: Land should Doily Photo by KAREN HANDELMAN University employee Carl Levine addresses a group of students and workers picketing the…

…( Soldiers shot an Arab protester in Badah in the c the shoulder at Sebastiva, a West slammed him ag Bank town near Nablus, hospital of- wall. ficials in Nablus reported. A leaflet distributed by leaders of…

… -Dr. Yas what Arabs call "the uprising" - the violence that began Dec. 8 - urged Palestinians to intensify an economic Arab protesters hav boycott of Israel through strikes and tals as hiding places dui…

… back of aid, "get e hit D r. hest an d gainst the ssir Obeid e used hospi- ring 12 weeks d West Bank -e 1.5 million east 76 Arabs violence, ac- and hundreds e broken into times. Some bs stay away…

… [. ,Page 2 He said they d 10 and 11, other at the on confirmed Palestinians, showed both al's entrance. were beaten, By JIM PONIEWOZIK Thirty workers and students picketed yesterday in front of the…

…, as well as another supervisor who they claim prevented the worker from filing a grievance. The group, which called itself the Ad Hoc Worker and Student Committee Against Racism, also accused the…

… privately told two student officials three weeks ago that he would send the first draft of his anti-discrimination policy to the University Council for review. But when he released a second draft on Monday, a…

… proposal that might be adopted by the University's Board of Regents later this month, the council had not seen the document. Michigan Student Assembly President Ken Weine and Vice President Wendy Sharp said…

… Fleming told them three weeks ago that he Minority ~leadrs c larify stance By STEVE KNOPPER Several minority leaders on campus said yesterday they favor an anti-racism policy with sanctions for students…

… stance is still at odds with those of others students opposed to a code of non-academic conduct. Those would reconvene the council with a one-month deadlineto create a new policy that would deter student…

… Israeli victims of a terrorist attack. Although "Stop Arab terrorism" initially appeared on the bus, Tagar changed the wording that day to "Stop All Terrorism" after repeated complaints from students…

… Africa-involved companies if the res ty: Supreme dismiss th "IT'S than to h with this sion," Mc decision o Most r not intend "I don' sion to re student B Free Sout althoughs Severa that after to strike…

… decides to do." h Africa Coordinating Committee, Bullard filed the motion along with the she said it was a "possibility." University's Black Student Union, the Na- 1 regents were concerned yesterday tional…

… country. General Assembly President Dante Caputo said he had received and granted a request from Arab nations to postpone the debate, which had been scheduled fro tomorrow, Friday, and Dec. 6. Earlier…

…, Caputo had said that once he received a request from Arab nations, the assembly would move swiftly to provide Arafat another forum. Arab diplomats said they would seek to move the debate to Geneva on or…

… international terrorism is. Arab nations on Thursday drafted a resolution expressing regret over the U.S. action and asking the State Department to reconsider. Pres. picks iI Vest as new SUprovost BY STEVE…

… the Michigan Student Assembly last week was a violation of the first amendment. Last week the assembly voted to derecognize the pro- Israeli student group for committing acts the assembly considers…

… racist unless the group meets certain require- ments. The Central Student Judiciary will hear Tagar's appeal of the decision tonight at 7 p.m. "Were CSJ not to strike down MSA's action we will definitely…

… consider taking it to a federal court," said third-year law student David Carney, Tagar's co-counsel. The complaint against Tagar centered around a bus they constructed on the Diag Nov. 14 to commemorate the…

…. Following demands from the Ad Hoc Committee Against Anti-Arab Racism, the assembly resolved to derecognize Tagar unless it meets the following require- ments: See MSA, Page 5 his general goals as Provost and…

… CRUZ Against Tagar," a reaction to wording offended Arab students. Price IndeX The Michigan Student Assembly on the wooden school bus built by The resolution passed by MSA l 1 t { l t last night passed…

… Palestinian demands. However, "at some point Palestinian aspirations will have to be satisfied," he said. "The problem is not going to disappear." Wald disagreed, instead calling the "anti-Arab nature of the U…

… a resolution that Tagar last week on the Diag. The includes t will revoke their recognition of the proposal was tabled at last Tuesday's formal ap pro-Israel student group Tagar if it meeting. of…

… Tagar does not make amends for actions the The bus, erected last Monday to workshop assembly considers discriminatory commemorate Israeli victims of a Tagar con against Arab-Americans. recent terrorist…

… attack, originally had benefit the Both Tagar and the Ad Hoc the words "Stop Arab Terrorism" Crescent's Committee Against Anti-Arab painted on its side. Later that that Tagar Racism rallied at MSA last…

… than a month in advance. Some errors are rather minor ones, such as Another registration problem this term is that Student Verification Forms, which stu- dents need to go through CRISP, are being mailed…

… late for juniors and seniors. The Registrar's Office began sending SVFs in the mail last year, rather than having students wait in often long lines. But this year, a conflict with the firm that was sup- ____________________________ ~ …

… ri hts board hears 'U testimony By JIM PONIEWOZIK Several students criticized Uni- versity efforts to fight discrimination on campus, while administrators de- fended the programs as among the strongest…

… students at the in- quiry, who criticized the policy for not including faculty and administration within its jurisdic- tion. "This code is inherently discrimi- natory because it discriminates against young…

… people because of their age," said MSA representative Henry Hardy. He said the policy should include more student input. LSA SENIOR Lannis Hall of the United Coalition Against Racism criticized the anti…

…- discrimination policies currently in existence - particularly the Affir- mative Action Office's "Tell Some- one" program -as being ineffective. The program encourages University students and staff to report harass…

… that the state Civil Rights Commission will use to rec- ommend measures state colleges and universities can take to combat dis- crimination. Over 20 students and staff members addressed the inquiry…

…- gested by several students at the in- quiry, was a possibility. "We intend to become better in- formed about the dimensions of the problem and the effectiveness of any efforts being made to combat it…

… Fleming. Code approval prompts protest Regents criticize MSA's actions By STEVE KNOPPER Members of the University's Board of Regents criticized the Michigan Student Assembly Friday for actions they called…

…- Brighton) said he would be "inclined" to vote against continued funds. "If they don't represent students, they can go out and generate dona- tions, as opposed to taxing stu- dents," Nielsen said. "Maybe that…

… newspaper ads would deter minority students from coming to the University, which would contra- dict MSA's demands for higher mi- nority enrollment. Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit) said, "I certainly would…

… LUSTIG An extensive study by a Univer- sity health sciences faculty task force is focusing on how schools related to the field can improve their minority student representation. The Minority Student…

… Hollingsworth. The task force intends to "increase the number of minority students en- rolled in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs so that mi- nority student enrollment is propor- tionate to the…

… the See HEALTH, Page 5 MSA ratifies own code proposal By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly voted last night to support a n alternative proposal to Interim President Robben Fleming's proposed…

… students not be punished with academic sanctions for non-academic behavior. Fleming's proposed "Discriminatoy Acts on the Part of Students," would permit probation or expulsion if a student was found guilty…

… measure, the 650,000 Arabs in Gaza will be banned from leaving their homes, while the 850,000 Palestinians on the West Bank will be confined to their vil- lages and towns, the army said. The restrictions…

… also forbid Palestinians living in the territories from entering Israel, affecting about 110,000 Arab workers. The 65,000 Jewish settlers who live in the occupied territories will be permitted to move…

… anniversary of a 1976 clash between soldiers and Arabs over the confiscation of Arab land. S ix Palestinians were killed. Israel's ability to deal with ex- pected unrest on Land Day is viewed as a major test of…

… ventilation and the plumbing neces- sary for a restaurant. They also saved money by doing some of the work See Project, Page 3 Students, staff rally for gay, lesbian rights By JIM PONIEWOZIK Speakers overcame…

… rain and a malfunctioning speaker system at a noontime Diag rally yesterday to charge the University with neglecting the rights of gays and les- bians on campus. Addressing about 40 students, who crowded…

… most other forms of dis- crimination. They also urged student groups -to unite in pressing the University to combat all types of discrimination. "We can't get the bylaw by ourselves... we need to seek…

… of Regents has consistently op- posed the bylaw change, which students have pushed for during the past decade. Edwards also criticized the administration's support for her office, saying that its…

… currently starting a janitorial business. His opponent, Krebaum, is a land-use planning graduate student at Eastern Michigan University. Like his Libertarian cohorts, Krebaum to make whatever problem they…

… STEVE KNOPPER Interim University President Robben Fleming has recommended that the admin- istration fight racist speech and actions with academic sanctions. Many student ac- tivists counter that…

… administrative sanc- tions would threaten freedom of speech. Even the United Coalition Against Racism - a student group that has de- manded University action against racial ha- rassment - has consistently…

… "community review," out- lines sanctions such as academic probation or suspension against students who ver- bally or physically harass others. PANELS set up by the University's 17 schools and colleges would…

… judge whether students are guilty, the document said, and deans would be granted power to enforce the guidelines. Faculty and staff members, under current Bylaws of the University's Board of Re- gents…

… "first step" toward combatting discriminatory behavior on campus. But UCAR has joined the Michigan Student Assembly in opposition to the draft. "We're really happy with the stances that UCAR and La…

… Palestinians and one quoted a trooper as saying he was or- dered to club Arabs at random, not just rioters as Defense Minister Yitshak Rabin has declared. Soldiers in the occupied Gaza Strip hit and kicked…

… members of a CBS - TV crew who filmed other troopers arresting and striking a Palestinian. The army apologized. In an Arab neighborhood o f Jerusalem, police armed with assault rifles and clubs fired tear…

… gas and. rubber bullets at about 75 young Arab protesters. "Somebody there will get his head smashed. We'll break their bones," Associated Press reporterSergei Shargorodsky heard a policeman say. The…

… did not identify as saying soldiers vied for the "privilege" of leading detainees into a detention camp. The liberal daily said the op- portunity was used to beat Arabs despite orders that forbid…

… two frigates that fired missiles at American planes, U.S. officials reported. Iranian naval forces responded with attacks on Arab oil facilities: U.S., British and Cypriot commercial vessels, and on a…

…- ties and commercial vessels at the Mubarak oil field off the Sharjah emirate, and hours later assaulted a Cypriot freighter leaving the United Arab Emirates with a load of fertilizer. Carlucci said a…

… international waters as well as its continued military Daily rnoto Dy DNIEL SIEEL University students hold a "Peaceful Palestinian Protest" outside the Michigan Union yesterday. The studen- ts are protesting the…

… Bank and Gaza in which 17 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded. It was the blood- iest day in the territories since the rebellion began. In a message to Arabs in the oc- cupied lands…

… MARINA SWAIN Members of the Campus Broadcasting Network formed a committee to communicate with the Univer- 4 sity administration - which said it may consider cut- ting the student-run radio station…

…'s funding - in an emotionally charged meeting last night. Board members argued about steps they shouli ake to respond to Interim University President Robben Fleming's statement that the Office of Student…

… station may not be here next year," he said. "They (the administration) want to hear real solid rea- sons why this place should stay a student-run radio station." Fleming has questioned the value of having…

… both CBN and the University-operated WUOM. He said the Office of Student Services may decide to channel the money into other areas, such as handicapped services. The decision, however, will be left to…

… Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson. Instead of having a student as general manger of the station, Johnson told LaZebnik he may consider appointing a professional for the position. "We…

… would like to find out specifically what their grievances are against us," said Emily Burns, an LSA junior and incoming WCBN general manager. "They say they don't feel a student general manager can…

… Arab Student League. The work is somewhat in re- sponse to a bus erected Nov. 14 by Tagar, a pro-Israeli student group, but is primarily a call for "peaceful co-existence," and an international peace…

…. A symbolic painting showing the, destruction caused by the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the opportunity for peace, is on the board. But shanties, which have captured students' attention on political is…

… of like the buildings here," Hamilton said. But for some students, including members of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Arab Student League, and Tagar, shanties and boards are still "an…

…- sues since 1986, are losing appeal for many University students as they gain a standard place in campus politics. They have simply become a part of the scenery, some students say. "There are so many of…

… Palestinian must live in a shanty. All (Palestinian) attempts to come to the peace table have actually been smoke screens,' he said. Despite the disillusionment some students express toward the Diag See Shanty…

… Friday's decision by the University's Board of Regents to approve a discrimina- tory acts proposal drafted by Interim Uni- versity President Robben Fleming drew a variety of reactions from student…

… activists, who consistently criticized the decision but for differing reasons. While some students remained vehe- mently opposed to any system of academic } sanctions for non-academic acts, others, including…

…'s draft. Approved by a 5-2 margin, the policy outlines a system of academic punishments up to and including expulsion, to deter racist and sexist acts by students.. UNDER the policy, cases would be heard…

… and sanctions administered by a panel composed of four students and one faculty member. Students found guilty by the panel could appeal to a panel of one student and one faculty member. "As we've always…

… specific definition of racism, not including faculty members and admin- istrators under its jurisdiction, and not guaranteeing the participation of minority students in the hearing and appeals pro- cesses…

… the policy for consideration at their April meeting. Other students supported the policy in principle, but maintained some reser- vations. "We would have liked for the re- gents to have voted to wait…

… UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Arab nations said yesterday the General Assembly session will move to Geneva so PLO chief Yasser Arafat can address it, unless the United States reverses itself within 48 hours and…

… committee took no action. Arab diplomats called the U.S. visa denial a "slap in the face." The Soviet Union and China, and U.S. allies Britain and France, said Arafat should be allowed to speak. Most nations…

…-trial hearing was scheduled for Dec. 7. MSA resurrects student court BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN The Central Student Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Michigan Student Assembly, is a little-known campus entity…

… out, until virtually no one knew of its existence. Sotiroff said the administration was ignor- ing students' complaints, and that a strong CSJ was needed to give legitimacy to student decisions. "If the…

…. Current MSA Parliamentarian Jeff Gau- thier, a Rackham graduate student, took charge of resurrecting CSJ last spring. He and Lauren Isenberg, a former CSJ member, in- terviewed students for the 10 open…

… positions. Sotiroff, who was appointed last spring, was the only student still interested in serving this fall. Nine new members were interviewed and approved by MSA. The court is composed of five women and…

… five men. The student court, which encompasses two other judicial panels, does not normally re- view decisions made by University officials, but will hear a case if students claim their right to due…

…-aca- demic student disputes, conflicts between student groups, as well as student complaints with MSA. This body is currently defunct, but CSJ members are conducting a search for the five open seats. The most…

… little the DAVID LUBLINER/Dolly Opening d ay CRISP worker Larry McBride hands out a computer printout to a newly-registered student. Registration for winter term classes began yesterday. SACUA debates…

… student governments have passed a proposal to reconvene the panel that writes student conduct rules. The faculty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs voted unanimously yesterday to reconvene…

… the University Council, a nine-member committee of students, faculty, and administrators. The Michigan Student Assembly, during its meeting last week, passed the proposal which will now head to the…

… have called the council ineffective because students would not compromise their position against a code of non-academic conduct. But student activists criticized the administration for not listening to…

… the student body, which has consistently voted against the code in MSA-conducted polls. In the past, council members have left meetings in frustration because neither side was willing to compromise. But…

… against the Arab uprising in the occupied lands. "There's no question it will help Likud," said Daniel Elazar, a political analyst of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. "For most voters this will only…

… Arab-oriented parties whose strong support of the Palestine Liberation Organ- ization make them unacceptable in either major party's coalitions. The recent killings have prompted calls for revenge by…

… piece of legislation the University and its graduate student teaching assistants had waited ten months to see. But there was one problem. Nobody at the University was quite sure what it meant. This…

… morning, after almost a week of deliberations, University lawyers and top ad- ministrators plan to answer publicly the ques- tion that some say last week's federal tax bill didn't: do graduate student…

… the 1967, it implicitly recognizes Israel by refer- ring to the right of all states in the area to live within secure and recog- nized borders. Resolution 338, passed in 1973 during the Arab-Israeli war…

… Resolution 242 and, most importnant, calls for negotiations between Arabs and Israel toward "a just and durable peace in the Middle East." In the closed-door committee meetings among PLO leaders, there was…

…. Messner jumped and paced the sidelines ecting father. The rest of See Roses, Page 12 Students protest minority report DAVID LUBLINt Senior flanker John Kolesar strikes a classic pose every Wolverine…

… playing without four and two reserve running backs, the See illin', Page 12 BY ANNA SENKEVITCH An aide to University President James Duderstadt promised minority student group representatives a meet- ing…

… today with Duderstadt, following a protest Friday in which they de- manded the 1987-88 minority affairs report be recalled for factual inaccuracies. Students gathered on Regents Plaza Friday at noon to…

… protest the report, released in August by the of- fices of the President, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Vice Provost for Minority Af- fairs. Student protesters said they only became…

… aware of the report last week. Duderstadt was in Detroit Friday during the protest, but his assistant Robin Jacoby arranged the meeting for 11:30 today. The document has been attacked by student groups…

…-Bailey; -No mention of programs or groups available on campus to Na- tive American students, and further omissions of events and scholarships given by Latino student organiza- tions; -No mention of the…

… the So- cially Active Latino Student Association, met last Monday with Charles Moody, vice provost for mi- nority affairs, to discuss their com- plaints with the report. At that time, Moody told them he…

… would take their concerns to Duder- stadt. The students have filed com- plaints about the report with Duder- stadt's office for about a week. Moody, who said he will attend today's meeting, has promised…

… University's anti-discrimina- tion policy does not include the Greek system, as two students who tried to file a complaint against the Kappa Sigma fraternity discovered yesterday. The two students were among a…

… group of five who were the objects of allegedly racist remarks during a party at the fraternity last month. According to Interim Student Policy Administrator Cindy Straub, incidents at fraternities and…

…'t cover their problems." Straub and some students favor extending the range of the policy to cover fraternities and sororities. "The Greek system should not be held exempt," said LSA senior Jen- nifer Liu…

…, a member of the Univer- sity of Michigan Asian Student Coalition. Liu was not one of the five students involved. The incident occurred as the five students were leaving the party and a man in the…

… uneasy.£ Arab nations saw the apparent victory of right-wing parties as a setback for peace, but Egypt said yesterday it will continue seeking a path to stability in the Middle East. Plo leader Yasser…

…. Student court clears MSA party BY FRAN OBEID The Election Court of the Michigan Student Assembly's Central Student Judiciary ruled unanimously yesterday that advertising to form a political party through…

… ad, which encouraged students to join a party for the upcoming MSA elections, read, "Want to run for MSA? Want to change it? Are you a moderate?" Although the ad did not contain the name of a party, a…

… John Sotiroff, Chief Justice of the Central Student Judiciary Election Court. The other major parties, have not had problems with the election rules, according to representatives at an election meeting…

…In- Weekenld Magallie' Frustrated Latino students seek I 'U' recognition- 'Tequila Sunrise' RO} BOW/L %9, A portrait of Bo - 2 and 3 for 'M'. 4 - - USC'sdeep threat - (page 14-15) Ninety-nine years…

… the motivation behind the move as "a need to be closer to the heart of campus" since "students are a big part of our cus- tomers." The store will occupy all of the Kresge Building, including the…

…. Army gunfire wounded six other Palestinians in Nablus, the West Bank's largest city, and in Gaza City, Arab doctors said. One of those wounded in Nablus was a 14-year-old boy shot in the stomach, they…

… said. Arab witnesses said two of the wounded were hit by bullets fired from the window of a house the army used as a lookout post in the open-air Nablus market, the center of many clashes between…

… meeting, which drew approx- imately 30 Arab and Jewish students, was organized by interested students who feel that there is a need for an open dialogue between Arabs and Jews on campus. "We are always…

…Ninety- nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 34 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 25, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Arabs, Jews begin campus dialogue BY TARA GRUZEN A newly…

… organized group, "Sa'lam Shalom - The Arab Jewish Peace Project" met for the first time last night to openly discuss members' differing viewpoints about the current state of relations in the Middle East. The…

… working against each other," said Suha Hamid, a Pharmacy graduate student who started the group. "We agree on a lot - for instance, we all think that there should be human rights for all people." Lynn…

… Schler, a LSA senior who helped establish the group added, "the point of the meeting is that we don't agree on everything." The group was started by four students who joined together at See Peace, Page 5 C…

… said. There is a close connection between racism and sexism in sexual assault, explained graduate student and panel member Cathy Cohen. The definition of rape by contemporary society has to be broadened…

… panel were the Twana Rackham Graduate student Cathy Cohen, a member of People Organized to Wipe Out Rape, speaks in a Sexual Assault Brawley case, racism in the Bush presidential campaign, Awareness Week…

…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 131 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily MSA SCBN urges student Hijackers release 12 manager…

… By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly last night unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the University administration not interfere with the Campus Broadcasting Newtork and that it allow…

… letter from Johnson. Johnson could not be reached for comment yesterday. LSA junior Emily Burns, one of two students applying for the job, criticized the University's efforts to control CBN. "The…

…'s proposal to appoint a general manager at CBN is representative of its larger goal to kill student expression on campus. The University is also regulating students with the recently approved. Policy on…

… Discriminatory Acts, he said. "If (CBN) is not student led, it's not student run," Bell said. In other business, the assembly passed a resolution reiterating its demand for the resignation of LSA Dean Peter…

… uprising in Pales- tine," the 4-month-old Arab rebellion in Israeli-occupied territories. The hijackers have demanded that Kuwait free 17 pro-Iranian terrorists, all but one of them Shiites, con- victed for…

… a chain of bombings there in December 1983. Kuwait refuses. Speaking in classical, Koranic Arabic, they said: "We have decided '(We have renamed plane) the plane martyrdom. the of - Hijackers of…

… Kirstin Fazzari hopes to be an astronaut flying for the Air Force some day. And the first-year LSA student is making her start as a cadet in the University's ROTC Air Force. More women than ever are join…

… senior in the School of Engineering, hopes to work as a logistics officer next year - a position in which she See ROTC, Page 3 Foreign student educates others By LISA POLLAK s It's a conflict that 19-year…

… 50, he said the state gov- ernment must solve those problems itself. VOTERS & POLLING: Any Israeli citizen over age 18 is eligible to vote; 2.9 million registered voters (including 350,000 Arabs). THE…

… campaigning throughout the state during the forum. Baker has sparked protest from student activists in recent years for his conservative stances on gay male and lesbian discrimination and stu- dent protest…

… guidelines. "I UNDERSTAND some of Regent Baker's concerns that he wouldn't be received well," said LSA junior and Michigan Student Assem- bly member Zach Kittrie, one of the forum's organizers. "I wish Deane…

… Baker would have come. (The candi- dates) made a sincere effort to create a better dialogue with students." Five candidates - Taylor, Lewand, incumbent Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit), and Libertarians…

… rebellion in the occupied lands and peace with the Arabs. For the deeply divided nation of 4.4 million, whose 40-year history is a calendar of war and violence, yes- terday's election was a crossroads in the…

… sons. Yesterday, Palestinians in Arab east Jerusalem hurled flaming bottles of gasoline into a car carrying Likud campaign workers, setting a woman's hair ablaze. Politicians from both left and right…

… student teaching assis- * tants owe taxes on their tuition ition waivers that expired last winter. Without those exemptions, TAs face the possibility of seeing their $560 average take-home pay drop $150 to…

… LSA senior Meredith Vermillion scales down seven stories of the Dental School Building with a pack of students trailing behind her. No, Vermillion is not a daredevil trying to break a record, nor is she…

… lab exercises. THE UNIVERSITY'S ROTC program trains students to become officers, specifically 2nd lieutenants, in the Army, Navy, Marines, or Air Force. By teaching students how to Women In ROTC…

… shall execute the Western captives in Lebanon if the plane and holy warrior (hijackers) aboard is subjected to any military foolhardiness," the statement said. In Cyprus, the Arab hijackers, who have…

…~re released.1 VP considers hiring professional CBN head By STEVE KNOPPER A "professionally trained" station manager may succeed the student currently supervising the Campus Broadcasting Network if Vice Presi…

…- dent for Student Services Henry Johnson pursues an option he circu- lated last week. In a letter sent last Wednesday to student General Manager Paul LaZebnik, Johnson suggested that the CBN Board of…

… CBN. But according to the CBN Constitution, passed in 1984, that position must be filled by a student. Though the University's Board of Regents holds WCBN's license, di- rect authority over management…

… must come from station workers, the Constitution says. SOME STUDENTS have criticized Johnson's letter, deeming his suggestions an attempt to regu- late student radio. LSA sophomore Bill Adlhoch, a CBN…

… director, said Johnson and other officials are at- tempting to censor "any kind of al- ternative voice," and that they want "tighter control over students." Michigan Student Assembly Student Rights Committee…

…'s policy decisions." Riordan said she plans to intro- duce a resolution at Tuesday's MSA meeting demanding that any CBN manager be a student, or at least re- flect student interests. Cianciola, though…

… the job was too demand- ing for a full-time student. "There are problems when no one is there on a day-to-day basis," Gilmartin said. "The whole thing hinges on the General Manager. Of the last four or…

… department. Date set for trial Officials meet with Fleming to discuss proposal of CIA protester By ANDREW MILLS The trial of Rackham student Harold Marcuse, accused of assault- ing a police officer and…

… assaulting University Assistant Director of Public Safety Robert Pifer and Ann Arbor Police Detective Douglas Barbour at the Career Planning and Placement Office on Nov. 25. T W O student groups - the Rackham…

… Fleming -is expected to present his draft for review. MSA President Ken Weine said he is trying to build a "unified opposition" among students against the document. Michael Phillips, chair of the Michigan…

… Student Assembly's Student Rights Committee, said groups such as MSA, the United Coalition Against Racism an d People Organized to Wipe Out Rape that have made demands for the University to fight…

… Kennedy, "was needed now. We've been saying all these things, and racist attacks are still around. There's no way to deal with it when a student harasses another student. We're the laughing stock of the…

… interview yesterday. "I had hoped that there would be a rational discourse." Several students have said that Fleming's draft is similar to, if not harsher than, the proposed code of non-academic conduct that…

…) - Arab hijackers yesterday forced a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet to land in north- eastern Iran, threatened to blow it up and demanded that Kuwait release 17 pro-Iranian prisoners. They later re- leased 25 of…

… level of noise or activity" must be registered with the Student Organiza- tion and Development Center which distributes "Diag authorization forms." "WE'VE BEEN rigid about the ,whole thing," said SODC…

… Student Services Associate Brad Borland. Student groups can obtain megaphones from the SODC or request power for a speaker system through the University's Plant Department for at least $50. Non…

…. "Many would deem it a success," Borland said. "They got their point across." BUT STUDENT leaders say the rules unfairly limit protests. Ralliers cannot always make their point without amplification…

…, especially when few people are around to listen. "Basically, (the rules) are just censorship in our eyes," said Michigan Student Assembly President Mike Phillips, an LSA junior. "One of the main reasons for…

… the rule is to make people choose between lunch and protest. A lot of people choose lunch." Rackham graduate student Barbara Ransby, a leader of the Free South Africa Coordinating Committee and the…

… Student Services Henry Johnson said the rule has nothing to do with regulating protest; instead, he said, it is enforced so people can study without being disrupted by background noise. Faculty members with…

… by the death of a close friend. 'U' student researches cancer cells, prepares for med. school By DAVID SCHWARTZ Suzie Merkle, like many other University, students, goes to class, exercises, and…

… recognizes Israel. But the Reagan administration rejected the PLO proclamation, asserting that the Arab-Israeli conflict must be settled by negotiations and not by unilateral acts. Washington said that the…

…, establishing the princi- ple that Israel has a right to safe and secure borders in the region. Union of Students for Israel mem- ber and medical student Steven Stryk said, "If the PLO officially accepted UN…

… Palestinian Students, who organized the celebra- tion, announced in a statement: "After so many failed attempts, maybe our enemies will now realize that peace in the Middle East can not be achieved without…

… recognizing our inalienable rights to self-determination and Na- tional Independence." Search panel lacks student BY STEVE KNOPPER The search for University Presi- dent James Duderstadt's second-in- command…

… has had no formal student input since Michigan Student As- sembly President Michael Phillips resigned from the search advisory committee earlier this term. But Phillips, an LSA senior, said student…

… resignation was dated Oct. 25, but Assistant to the President Robin Ja- J coby said she did not receive it until Nov. 5. Phillips said he submitted a list of students as replacements on the committee, but…

… Jacoby said it is too late to involve those students on the committee. The search committee and the fac- ulty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs have already finished interviewing candidates…

… spac began plannin RC director search promotes openness, student input BY TARA GRUZEN When James Duderstadt was named University President last summer, the search process that chose him was criticized…

… students and faculty intricately in- volved in the selection process. Unlike the presidential search, for example, the final candidates for RC director are public knowledge. And all RC students will be able…

… search com- mittee member. "This is another ex- 'This is another example ofI the RC reaching out to the students. We really are part of the committee, we are not just token students.' ' - RC social…

… mere coincidence that this happened the night after the shanty (erected by the Palestine Solidarity Committee and Arab Student League) was vandalized," said Hope. However, he said he was almost sure the…

… Associated Press contributed to this report. A student notices word "Israeli" was night or yesterday JOSE JUAkEZ/DaUy vandalism on the Tagar-erected school bus in the Diag yesterday. The added to "Stop All…

… ) resolution on Tagar BY KRISTINE LALONDE The pro-Israel group Tagar may retain its status as a recognized stu- dent group as a result of an action taken by the Michigan Student As- sembly late Tuesday night. r…

… recognized student group has access to MSA funding, University office space and designated publicity areas such as Diag boards. Originally, the assembly called for Tagar's de-recognition because of a slogan…

… Rights Organizing Committee yesterday demanded improvements in University policies concer- ning AIDS. About 35 students participated in a Diag rally, and about half the group marched to University Hospital…

… winner to receive degree BY SCOTT LAHDE Without student input, the University has decided to award honorary degrees to Soviet poet and 1987 Nobel Prize winner Joseph Brodsky and former Rackham dean other…

… by Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir is key to any progress in the peace movement, they said. W. German hostage released in Syria Students hold iag "~ " anti -apartheid By LISA WINER versity divest i…

… held the vigil in response to The Univer the recent outlawing of 17 anti- currently invest apartheid organizations by the South companies, is m African government. ings as a "token Students showed their…

…. On Wednesday, the Holy War- riors for Freedom claimed responsi- bility for Schray's abduction and said he would be freed within hours as a result of Syrian meditation. The official Syrian Arab News…

… to Beirut and the mur- der of a U.S. Navy diver on board. Faculty, students praise rights bill By LAWRENCE ROSENBERG Campus leaders and faculty Although President Ronald Rea- gan promised he would…

… there are a few students who stay behind. And for them, Thanksgiving break is not spent eating turkey with their families and watching parades. .. For Marcus Lien, an LSA junior from Pittsburg, who stayed…

… "because of the money and because I had to study," the atmosphere around was a pleasant one. "It was really nice. I like it better without people, the school is really peaceful." Guo Tao, a graduate student…

… peace ef- forts. Arab diplomats, meanwhile, said they have enough votes to move the session from New York to Geneva so Arafat can address the world body on the Palestinian issue. Perez de Cuellar, in a…

… the further debates on the question of Palestine and the sit- uation in the Middle East in the current session of the General Assembly. See PLO Page 3 ROBIN LOZ Students unload their luggage from the…

…. Many don't realize that some students stay behind. "I never thought about people who do not go," said Daren Stabinski an LSA sophomore who left last Friday for Florida. "I could never really imagine, it…

… student who grew up in Ja- maica. "(Now) there are a lot of beggars in the streets of Kingstown, a lot of children beggars trying to earn money for school." She added that the hurricane would cause major…

…-1) earned the right to play the Wolverines when f they defeated cross-town rival UCLA, 31-22. That game typified what USC Price is the sports editor of the University of Southern California's student…

… Binelli, an LSA said waiting for buses else who rides the bus DAVID LUBLINER/Daily first-year student, waits in yesterday's frigid weather for a North Campus bus. He in the cold is the worst part about…

… have decided to execute the U.S. Marine as a spy for Israel. "We have issued the irrevocable sentence to execute this American spy" said a typewritten Arabic statement signed by the Organization of the…

… Students who study on the lowest lev- els of the Graduate Library may be sub- jected to dangerous health risks, if results from a Daily study of radon gas in Uni- versity buildings are confirmed in follow…

…- els of buildings. See Radon, Page 2 One of 16 radon test kits used to perform a Daily study of University buildings. Business students stage auction to benefit Ann Arbor's homeless BY MICHAEL LUSTIG…

… The assignment in Entrepreneurship 483 was to make money. But three business students decided in- stead to make money for a cause. "A lot of people were interested in monetary vroiects." said Dan…

… Gehrini a Prof. of Business Administration Jack Matson, the class instructor, said the three students did "incredibly well" with the project. The auction, taking place at 4 p.m. to- day at the U Club, is…

… officially called the "Fndi of the CSmcter lniunntR nch n tthe Professional auctioneers Braun and Hel- mer have donated their time to run the auction, Chekal said. The Business School Student Council is co…