c life sparked by spiritual By GLORIA JANE SMITH A revival of religious consciousness appears to be thriving in Ann Arbor, marked by an increase in the number of students involved with religious groups. Ranging from Christian crusades and communities to Eastern meditation so- cieties, many of these groups have only recently appeared on campus during the past three years. Since then, many have expanded to include up to 500 members, a growth rate which reflects what seems to be a national trend toward spiritual aware- ness among students. "We are experiencing a student cul- ture climate change," explains Ted Kachel, program director of the Uni- versity's Office of Religious Affairs. "Students are implicitly reflecting on God with an emphasis on spiritual, as opposed to material reality. "In the sixties, students were in search of social salvation and had strong social and political commit- ments," Kachel adds. "Today, there is more cynicsm and the accent is to- ward self, not so much the world." One of the most visible demonstra- tions of this trend toward the spiritual is seen in the Word of God Community in the Charismatic Renewal of the Church. , The Word of God Community is lo- cally= referred to as the Pentecostals. Begun in an apartment three years ago by two students from Notre Dame and Michigan State University, the group has grown to include over 500 followers who once a week fill the basement of the Newman Center. Prayer takes many forms during this weekly meeting of the community. Peo- ple simultaneously praise God-some chanting, some proclaiming words of praise, some quietly neditating, and some "speaking in tongues." Considered a gift from the Holy Spirit, the ability to "speak in tongues" is a power received by many community members. As member Brian Bowne ex- plains, "it comes from the need to pray, but at the same time being unable to put deep emotions into words." The Holy Spirit moves community members to "speak in tongues," to pray in what members believe to be a foreign language. Interspersed throughout the commun- ity meetings are moments when indi- viduals share with the community de- scriptions of what they believe are their personal communications with God, as well as moments of emotional expres- sions. Another Christian alternative is found at the Episcopal Student Foundation's Canterbury House, where each Sunday between 100 and 300 people gather in an informal coffeehouse atmosphere for a Communion service. "We began our services over four years ago," says Rev. Daniel Burke, of Canterbury House, because "the com- munications potential in the contem- porary arts and media were not being explored by the church." The gatherings offer a creative di- versity that ranges from dramatic sketches, to rock bands, to quiet folk music, to the sensitivity awareness ex- ercises which are now being incorporat- ed into Lenten services. Other campus groups are focusing their attention on proselytizing the teachings of Christ to others. revival The Campus Crusade for Christ, first instituted in California 20 years ago, has been in the city for three years. f The Crusade, which now includes 125 members, sponsors "living-unit" meet- ings which are informative panel dis- cussions held in dorms, fraternities and sororities. Leadership training is also offered for those interested in joining the Cru- sade. Occasionally, members go door- to-door to explain their beliefs to those interested in listening. Similar groups on campus are Cam- pus Action and the Intervarsity Michi- gan Christian Fellowship, both of which report increased membership. Bible-study groups as well are gain- ing increased student response. See RELIGION, Page 7 -Daily-David Wender MEMBERS of the Pentecostals attend a prayer meeting. The growth of groups like this one seems to indicate a trend toward a spiritual revival on campus. VOTE TODAY... Y igau 43 A& , atly .. .IN CAMPUS-WII)E ELECTIONS Vol. LXXXI, No. 146 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Ten Cents Ten Pages SENTENCE DELIBERATED: Calley delivers closing speech csJ declares GA Lt. Calley US. jets. hit ,troops 10 in DMZ BULLETIN SAIGON WP) - South Vietna- mese commandos raided a North Vietnamese base area yesterday on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos, President Nguyen Van Thieu announced late last night. Allied officers said the force of 200-300 men was flown into Laos by helicopters of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division. Announcing the raid while visiting troops on the northern front, Thieu said: "South Viet- namese troops landed five mm- FT. BENNING, Ga. UP~) - Lt. William Calley Jr. delivered a closing statement to his mili- tary jury yesterday before it retired toconsider his punish- ment for the premeditated murder of at least 22 Vietna- mese civilians. Calley was found guilty Monday after the jury in the four-month old court-martial finally delivered a verdict. Calley was charged with murdering 102 Vietnamese men, women and children. The only sentencing alternatives open to the jury are life imprison- ment or death. If the jurors cannot agree on either sentence they have the op- tion to lower the verdict to sec- ond-degree murder or voluntary . manslaughter.. In either case, a lesser sentence would be imposed. Another alternative could be the empaneling of a new jury to de- cide on a sentence. During his statement which lasted slightly more than two minutes Calley said, "When my troops were getting massacred and mauled by an enemy I couldn't see, I couldn't feel and I couldn't touch; that nobody in the military system ever described as other than' Communism - they didn't give it a race, they didn't give it a sex, they didn't give it an age. "They never let me believe it was just a philosophy in a man's mind. That was my enemy out there," Calley continued. "And when it became between me andi that enemy I had to value the' lives of my troops. And I feel that is the only crime I have com- mitted."' The jurors deliberated only about an hour and arhalf before returning to their sequestered quarters for the night. Delibera- tion will continue this morning. unrepresentative By MIKE GRUPE In a unanimous decision late last night, Central Student J ud ic ia ry (CSJ) declared Graduate Assembly (GA) vio- lated nine points of Student Government Council's criteria f o r representative govern- ments and voted to disband the Assembly unless "good in- tent" is shown by its members on April 8. According to the student judi- ciary, GA can show good intent by promising to draw up a demo- cratic constitution by Oct. 1, and by having it ratified by the grad- uate student body by Dec. 1. CSJ also ruled that the money currently in GA's possession can not be spent without the approval.. of Larry Klein, chairman of CSJ. GA will also be prohibited from making any committee appoint- ments without Klein's approval. Jana Bommersbach, president of . GA, has maintained that CSJ has no jurisdiction over the Assembly. According to Bommersbach, Grad- _-Dai.y-. uateCS Asemb's "main challen CENTRAL Student Judiciary members discuss the si claim to be a government. Graduate Assembly at last night's meeting. In arriving at their final decision, CSJ chaiged GA with being in vio- lation of its own constitution and 'CONCERNED DEMOCRATS': acting in a fashion counter to Uni- versity established democratic principles.dn d y y is su rte liberated for nearly three hours be- fore arriving at its conclusions, fol- lowing an open hearing last week. oositionrou that time. Points raised at last week's hear-By W. E. SCHROCK ing by Michael Davis, a graduat-e B .E CU student who spearheaded the suit A new Democratic group, calling themselves C against GA, included charges of no Democrats, yesterday announced their opposition provisions for recall of representa- candidacy of Democratic Mayor Robert Harris an tives, inequitable apportionment of GA representatives and constitu- aligned themselves with Republican mayoral candid tional breaches. Garris. In taking the unprecedented ac- A new GOP group calling itself Republicans for tion against GA, Bob Black, CSJ member, declared, "GA has shown sible Government denounced Republican candidal no willingness to cooperate or to Monday, but fell short of endorsing Harris. pay any heed to our decision here However, Mary Fox, a member of the new C tonight." He added, "these people Democrats group, said that Monday's anti-Garris ar don't accept our jurisdictiongsr they have undermined our willing- ment by Republicans for Responsible Government ness to cooperate." p r o m p t the Concerned Democrats statement y Jim Judks batus, of -Daily-Jim Judkis Students stop to vote Campus election draws big turnout on first day By ART LERNER Over 10 per cent of the student' utes ago and attacked a North Formal pleas for clemency, body turned out yesterday in the Vietnamese base. mm first two days of campus elections country-wide petition campaigns to choose members to three stu- and angry speeches in Congress dent governments and to vote on! SAIGONUP)-Amarked the reaction of some . SAIGON (MP-American fighter makdteratofsm five referenda issues including a bombers struck atNorthViea-Americans yesterday to Calley's proposal to end classified research mese artillery positions in the conviction. on campus. northern half of the demilitarized In Georgia, all five members of The turnout of 3,500 students yes- zone yesterday in what the U.S. the Selective Service System's lo- terdaytsurpassed the total number Wommand called "protective reac- cal board 30 in Atlanta resigned, voting in all three days of last No- tion" exercising "the inherent "Our conscience will not allow vember's campus election. right of self-defense to save us to continue when our men are Candidates are running for Stu-! American lives." treated like that," the board's dent Government Council, LSA Stu- See U.S., Page 7 chairman said. dent Executive Council and the pro- ELECTION ISSUE posed Rackham Student Govern- choice. The second choice will not ment. count unless no candidate receives The presence of important ballot a majority. questions, including referenda on In that case, the third place classified and military research, a candidate is dropped, and the sec- controversial funding proposal and ond choice candidates on only those the establishment of a Rackham ballots will be counted. Student Government, helped bring Voting for second choice candi- out the students, one candidate date can not harm the chances of said, a voter's first choice for president. Other candidates mentioned the dStudents are electing seven can- therwacandeidementionaedashe- didates to SGC, out of a field of three-way presidential race as be- 19 ofill five full-year and two ing a cause of the relatively large half-year terms.a turnout. hl-ya trs Rackham students are voting on Voters in the presidential race a proposed constitution for a new can vote for a first and .,econd Rackham Student Government. If 'the constitution is ratified, the government will form around a president, vice-president and exec- utive council currently on the bal-, oncerned n to the d instead date Jack Respon- te Garris oncerned nnounce- did not yesterday, Spy versus spy: Vote watchers check polls Housing troubles co ront city EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the first of a series exploring prominent issues in the April 5 city elections. By JANET FREY With the rapid growth of both the University and the city communities in recent years, problems of the quality and the quantity of city housing have markedly increased. In the current city elections, housing is a significant issue in the candidates' cam- paigns - and Republicans and Demo- crats differ sharply on how to answer hous- ing needs. At this time, the Housing Commission rents out approximately 190 dwellings, and has a waiting list of 185 families and 65 individuals. In addition, a 105-unit complex for the elderly and 53 separate family dwellings are currently being built with federal funds. Some of the dwellings are intended for a new program which gives the tenant an option to buy his home. If the tenant performs maintenance functions that the Housing Commission usually provides, justified or necessary in the Ann Ar- bor area. Instead, he feels the free market system of American capitalism can ade- quately provide Ann Arbor's housing needs in high income groups as well as student and low income groups. Garris says the University should provide more student housing, and strongly op- poses city government involvement in low cost housing. However, many student groups on cam- pus contend that Ann Arbor is in urgent need of more housing. lot. SGC Elections Director Bob Nel- son commented last night that "the second day is generally heavier than the first, but it varies." Nelson added that the fair wea- ther yesterday helped bring out the large turnout, for a University campus election. IVoting was not as heavy at the Frieze Bldg.andRackham astelse- where, Nelson said, noting that, as expected, voting was strongest on central campus. Past campus election results have been challenged for ballot box stuffing and other improprie- ties. This year's campaign has al- ready seen one presidential can- didte fined for violatin the SGC By JONATHAN MILLER "The only reason we're here is to watch them and the only reason they're here is to watch us," said one disgruntled and rather cold pollwatcher yester- day morning as he stood by the voting station at the Under- graduate Library. In an unprecedented effort by both right and left wing stu- dents to prevent ballot stuffing, literally hundreds of volunteers have been recruited to watch poll workers. A list from the Young Amer- ican for Freedom, a right wing campus group, was obtained lace wppir Tha lint nntannai+sA SGC presidential candidate Bill Thee and his runningmate Jim Kent toured the campus throughout the day, paying special attention to polling plac- es staffed by known left-wing- ers, one observer said. Presidential candidates Mar- ty Scott and Rebecca Schenck, were also watching the polls, al- though they appeared to pay more attention to balloting sta- tions manned by right-winger.s Aside from the candidates, SGC election officials also tour- ed campus checking on poll workers. Elections director Vic- tor Gutman carried a mutilated imnv asifi I - nn - tr ltvhn claiming that her group was formed a month ago to sup- port Garris. Garris yesterday dismissed the Republicans for Responsible Gov- ernment as not containing legiti- mate active GOP members. However the new Republican group received the support of Re- publican Second Ward Council- man Robert Weaver, the only elected Republican city official to declare his opposition to Garris thus far. Fox said that many Democrats were opposed to Harris philoso- phically." She also cited several developments in the city during the past two years, including an increase in the number of what she called "drying out houses" for drug users, that have prompted her to oppose Harris. She also charged that Ann Ar- bor is becoming a "hippie town" under the current administration. The Concerned Democrats state- ..ad ." IrA aPi r fa.f+-