Show Students converse with space station astronaut —A3 toganj Utah!© 20031550 Allies try to gain trust of Iraqis stay alert after suicide bombing By Calvin Woodward Associated Press Writer action up for scrutiny By 8arah Rommi Associated Press Writer DETROIT — Barbara Gnitter spent years as a health care consultant had good grades and hih test scores So when she was rejected by the University of Michigan’s law school she wondered why her life experiences hadn’t caught die eye of admissions officers “I thought my application was a very good example that when U of M used the won ‘diversity’ they really meant race” says Grutter 49 She and two other white applicants whowanted to get into the school’s undergraduate program sued the university On Tuesday the US Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the undeigrad- uate college and law school should be allowed to use race as a factor in admissions The cases have sparked an affirmative action debate unlike any seen sincq the court ruled 5-- 4 in 1978 to outlaw racial quotas in university admissions but allowed race to be considered as a factor Applicants for Michigan’s undergraduate classes are scored by points with minorities some underprivileged applicants and some athletes receiving a boost of 20 points on a scale of 150 The school also awards points based on alumni tionships Michigan residency and residency in underrepresented Michigan counties The law school uses a looser formula that aims for a “critical mass” in minority enroll- ment n A soldier from 40 Commando of the British Army fires his machine gun at Iraqi positions the date groves south of Basra southern Iraq on Sunday British and American soldiers inched toward Baghdad on Sunday while they also pressed their campaign on a southern redoubt of Saddam Hussein loyalists Amnesty: Reveal civilian toll LONDON (AP) — Amnesty International delivered a petition to Prune Minister Tony Blair’s office Sunday calling on die government to make more information public about civilian deaths in the war in Iraq Amnesty representatives from 50 countries — including Britain the United States and Israel — presented the petition at No 10 Downing St urging the government to abide by international law during the conflict Neil Durkin a spokesman for the human rights group said he wanted to know what kind of investigations were under way into attacks on civilian areas of Baghdad “Also we hear a lot about how the Iraqis are treating POWs” he said “But there is not much information on how Iraqi POWs are being APphoto the plan to attack Iraq — which he called a good one — had originated with war commander Gen Tommy Franks and been approved through the nation’s military command all the way up to President Bush “In fact die president wanted to support the diplomacy in the United Nations So he wanted things to flow in oyer a period of time” Rumsfeld said on ABC’s “This Week” — httpwwweupre-mecourtusgo- See DEFEND on A8 By Holli Wain staff writer v boring Common (Hound volunteers Kyle Stephens and Eric Lamalfa insist they are just having some fun in their spare time “I love the outdoors so all of this is just fun for me” said Lamalfa “I am seriously out there having so much fun just doing what I lndo Comics levies C3 Opinion C2 Sports 'wwwhjnewscom In Nasiriyah where fighting has been fierce for a week Marines secured buildings held by an Iraqi infantry division that contained large caches of weapons and chemical See FRONT on A6 Kurdish-America- ns want Saddam punished — A2 Slow pace annoys Marines — A5 Thousands rally against for war— A6 Truck plows Into US soldiers in Kuwait — A7 Volunteers help people with disabilities enjoy outdoors No one ever said volunteer work had to be Obituaries seen “But everything that they’ve (ground commandos) asked for is in process It’s all arriving” Rumsfeld said Rumsfeld said he could think of one instance during the prewar troop and equipment buildup when he questioned war planners about their recommendation to call up one particular specialized unit as UofM lawsuit information: CtassHiedsC5 plain- clothes killers and warnings from Iraqi officials that there will he more suicide attacks like the one that took the lives of four Americans in Najaf Iraqis said some 4000 Arabs have come to Iraq to help attack the “terror squads” Rumsfeld generals defend strategy Tough days: Rumsfeld The reason for the caution was clear persistent danger from al Iraqi detained by members of the 101st Airborne of the US Army are Iraq in this image from television on Sunday - troops Rumsfeld whose confident sometimes combative style is quickly becoming a focus of criticism insisted Sunday that -- steps' Airstrikes on Baghdad stretching from Sunday into Monday targeted Iraqi leaders command and control centers and communications facilities Pentagon officials said The government's Information Ministry was in flames after Tomahawk cruise missiles strikes The Army's 82nd Airborne Divi- sion killed about 100 “regime terror squad members” and captured about 50 prisoners at the Shiite holy city of Najaf and Samana in south-centrIraq according to US: Central Command It did not further identify the See TOLL on A6 near Najaf WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top generals and Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld defended their Iraqi strategy on Sunday against new criticism they had underestimated the opposition and started the war with too few ' invaders' where she believes she got fewer opportunities than at the Ann Arbor campus On the Nat Supreme Court AP photo in Amnesty earlier issued a report that said some governments were using the conflict in majority students have enough inter-actio- n to have a positiveeducational effect” said university attorney ' Marvin Krislov Nearly 14 percent of the school’s students are minority group members But for Grutter Jennifer Gratz and Patrick Hamacher the cases aren’t just about the numbers — they’re about opportunities lost when they didn’t get into the Ann Arbor school All three plaintiffs were interviewed by phone a lawyer for the Center for Individual Rights which filed their lawsuits listened in Shaken by the university’s rejection Gratz says she gave up a longtime ambition to study medicine She instead earned a bachelor’s 'degree in mathematics from die UniMichigan-Dearbor- ' kept” “The goal is to havernough students from certain groups so that they don’t feel isolated and so that versity of uw at Allied soldiers inched toward Baghdad on Sunday and killed or captured about 150 paramilitary fighters in a southern stronghold trying at every turn to root out loyalists of Saddam Hussein and stay safe from those who may be combatants in disguise The military campaign has increasingly become a confidence-buildin- g one tooand not only in war leaders deployed on US: Iraq the Sunday airwaves defended their strategy as a sound one and cast the painstaking pace of recent days as a virtue “We have the power to be patient in this and we’re not going to do anything before we’re ready" said Gen Richard Myers chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff US and British allies reported increased contacts with ordinary Iraqis on many fronts Sunday a development measured — like the march toward Baghdad — in wary A6 A4 ties From rock climbing to dog sledding and cycling Common Ground participants seek out adventure and conquer obstacles “It’s great to be able to get people out of the m Good Neighbors B1 Prent StevensHereld Journal like” ' ' Stephens and Lamalfa volunteer at ComCommon Ground Volunteers Eric LaMalfa left and KyW mon Ground Outdoor Adventures a nonprofit Adventures a Ground Outdoor at Common volunteer Stephens dedicated to hoping nonprofit organization In Logan dedicated to helping people organization in Logan disabihties with with dtoabtiitiM enjoy various activities people enjoy various acbvi- - house and help them realize that they can do whatever they wanttodo ’’said Stephens “Hanging your head isn't going to get you anywhere” Common Ground is funded mostly by donations and is run by Americorp Vistas and volunteers from the community Executive Director Samantha Fariand said Stephens and Lamalfa are part of a core group of volunteers that play an See HELP on A8 i i |