Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Sunday, February 70, 1972 LOCAL CONFERENCE 'Women and Religion' parley held, By MERYL GORDON Reuther, one of the featured "There are no feminine symbols methods to combat the stereotyped The images of "woman as wife, speakers, spoke on "St. Augus- associated with the Godhead. Fe- roles of women in religion. tine's Penis: Misogynism in Chris- mininity is praised in motherhood Evening workshops included womn wrmeand woma s- tian Theology". and is feared in the realms of sex- such topics as "Feminist Guerilla ture of the Catholic Church, ac- According to Reuther, the Ca- uality. No dark characteristics of Tactics in Seminaries," "Women I tre f te CthoicChuchac- Accrdig o Ruthr, he a-Mary are presented, no sexual' and Their Bodies," "Images and cording to Rosemary Reuther, a tholic Church's image of woman haraersns, d, is purity and TEeions in Imend professor of historical theology at fluctuates between extremes. She characteristics, she is purity and Role Expectations in Women, Howard University. is either "a bold strumpet with grace and passivity," according to "Black Women and Religion,' Washbourn. "Non-Western Women and Reli- Reuther participated in yester- natural and artificial allures Several graduate students in gion," and "Jewish Women and day's conference on "Women and drawing the male's mind down theology also joined Reuther in a Religion." Religion", organized by the Uni- frome he eights . . . or, as panel discussion on the effects of The conference was attended by versity's Ofice of Religious Af- wife, she isssubmissive, seifuthe patriarchial system on Ameri- both students and people from the fairs (ORA). for a woman to refuse her hus- can culture, and what possible community. The conference was planned to band the debt of her body." "explore the psychic and symbolic I diin h ad h wr causes of women's oppression" in s adi tion,rshe idthe at the HUSE -802L Monroe relation to religion, according to !ship o hevrgn s"dn a heG I LD 0OUSE U802 VMonro Mari Shore of the ORA. price of despising all real physical woen TE AY FER RY2 A! "This is an attempt to under- stand why we are where we are, and where we can get to. We are discussing the causes of women's oppression, to see how deeply they- 're rooted," Shore said yesterday. "These images and symbols under- lie the basic assumptions and structures of the world's ways of viewing woman.'" The conference, attended by ov- er 120 people, included several workshops, speeches and discus- sion groups. women." "Woman is defined as a rela- tive being who exists only in re- lation to, the male," said Reuther. "She is seen as a body to be used for procreation." Reuther called for a "radical reconstruction" o f theological thought to change these images. Penelope Washbourn, an assist- ant professor of religious affairs at Wooster College, criticized the role women play in traditional Christian religion. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 NOON LUNCHEON-35c BERNARD CULLEN, Grad, Belfast, discusses the "TRAGEDY OF NORTHERN IRELAND" Course on criminal law Iattracts student interest By PAUL RUSKIN and students from the course as From a small-scale beginning jurors. two years ago, a criminal law Averbrook believes the course course for undergraduates has gives law students an otherwise grown into one of the most popu- unavailable chance to speak in lar new courses on campus. public and to explain law to peo- The class-taught under the ple who are unfamiliar with it. Course Mart-has expanded from The course also gives undergra- 30 students in one section during duates a look at law as a subject, the fall term 1971 to an enrollment according to Averbrook. At the of 400 students in seven sections beginning of one term about 25 this term. percent of the people in the class The class-College Course 319- were interested in going to law is the only undergraduate course school, while over 50 percent ex- in the nation in which the techni- pressed an interest at the end of calities of criminal procedure are the term, according to a survey. examined, according to Charles Averbrook believes that since Averbrookhthe law student who "most people learn almost nothing initiated the course. about law," his course is valuable The sections are taught by law because it exposes people to the students who receive two credits subject. He claims that "the sys- fortudeitwhreci.tem would work if people knew for their teaching. what was going on" and adds that One interesting feature of the his course is an effort to inform class is its "mock trials", held people of what is happening in the each Saturday at the law school. field of law. During these meetings crime is - reenacted. Then a trial is held with law students playing the part AN ITEM FORE of lawyers, actual judges as judges, SGT. PEPPER'S GENERAL STORE 662-0202 1028 E. University Beer, Wine, Meats, and mnported Foods DELI ITEMS WIN $25 Submit characterization to Sgt. Pepper to be used in ads. Opening Feb. 17 WATCH FOR. GRAND OPENING Join The Daily Staff VERY TASTE A SIZE FOR EVERY APPETITE Vote in tomorrow's city-wide election With primaries in the fourth and fifth wards and a city-wide income tax referendum at stake, Ann Arbor voters will go to the polls tomorrow. The above map shows the alignment of the city's five wards. Voters should check their voter registration cards if they are uncertain as to which pre- cinct they are supposed to vote in. The list below details the poll locati'ons for each of the city's 35 voting precincts. FIRST WARD voters will go to the polls at the following locations tomorrow: Northside School (first precinct), Com- munity Center (second precinct), Jones School (third precinct), North Campus Commons (fourth and sixth precincts), Thurston School (fifth precinct), and Hu- ron High School (seventh pre- cinct). SECOND WARD voters will vote at these locations: YM- YWCA building (first precinct), Michigan League (second pre- cinct), Angell School (third pre- cinct) and Bader School (fourth precinct). THIRD WARD polling places are: Burns Park School (first and second precincts), Tappan MORE NEGOTIATION Civil disruptions decrease WALTHAM, Mass. (P) - Civil disorders decreased in 1971 partly because negotiation, often aided by third parties, is developing 'as analternative to violence, a center for study of violence reports. Although exact figures are dif- ficul1* t ffto rp +ird-.i irasa i- ter for the Study of Violence atr Brandeis University. "Negotiating, rather than fight- ing, helped along by neutral third parties, is becoming formalized as an alternative to disorder," Spie- gel, a psychiatrist, said. School (third precinct), Allen School (fourth precinct), Patten- gill School (fifth precinct), Pitts- field School (sixth precinct), Mary Mitchell School (seventh precinct) and S t o n e School (eighth and ninth precincts). FOURTH WARD precinct poll- ing places are as follows: Eber- white School (first and fifth pre- cincts), Bach School (second pre- cinct), Pioneer High School (third and eighth precincts), Diken School (fourth precinct), For the Student Body: LEVI'S Corduroy Bells $895 CHECKMATE State Street at Liberty Zesidents M. West Lounge S STAFF STUDENT SERVICES POLICY BOARD open discussion on (PIZZA LOY and DAIRY JOY) 814 S. State 665-4517 333 E. HURON (Double D) 663-7721 4 * Lawton School (sixth precinct) and Yost Fieldhouse (seventh precinct). FIFTH WARD voting locations are: Wines School (first pre- cinct), West Park Shelter (sec- ond precinct), Slauson School (third precinct), Mack School (fourth precinct), Haisley School (fifth precinct), Lakewood School (sixth precinct), and Fire Sta- tion No. 3 (seventh precinct). Housing Service * at PIZZA LOY'S '72 Budget Wit ths coupon you e-t a3rSu FREE if you buy 2 full submarines Pizza Loy is now offering these great deals for the munchies: 10% OFF every Mon.-Thurs. on all pizzas to go (exc. Sicilians) at the DOUBLE D only- EVERY SUN.-All the Spaghetti You Can Eat-$1.50 All the Pizza You Can Eat--2.00 OPEN ING SOON: Submarine deliveries to the dormitories TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 3:00 p.m. Third Floor-Michigan Union ,dm W U , b a 1C able reduction" in over-all civil Ombudsmen, negotiators and disorder last year, said John Spie- citizens' groups are playing a big- gel, director of the Lemberg Cen- ger role in providing a buffer be- tween protagonists in civil strife. D They are becoming more active in D orm hit hY demonstrations, labor disputes and prison problems "to defuse the f fi econfrontation before it reaches the sm al l reflash point," he said. "But their success is dependent Three laundry carts filled with on their not receiving publicity," rags were the source of a small Spiegel said. "They have to avoid fire yesterday afternoon in theSh laundry room of Betsy Barbour becoming issues unto themselves." Hall. The blaze is about the 24th case of suspected arson in the campus area in recent weeks. Bursley R According to Resident Director Rosalynd Nixon, a kitchen worker aIT spotted flames and smoke coming from the laundry room around noon and called the fire depart- TUES., FEB. 22-7 p.m ment. The fire department was on the scene within minutes and the fire was doused by 12:30. 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