THE MICHIGAN DAILY irtursdayNlarcfl vt, w'ii't OR THE MICHIGAN DAILY I rursday, March 14, 19 !4 -1 El mediatrics presents "AN OFFERING YOU CAN'T REFUSE" THE CENTER FOR RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES is sponsoring mini-course 420 NON-RUSSIAN NATIONALITIES OF THE U.S.S.R. First in a Series of Lectures WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 Vernon Aspaturian, Research Professor of Political Science and Di- rector of the Slavic and Area Studies Center, Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. "Soviet Nationalities and Nationality Policy: Implications for the Nature and Future of the U.S.S.R." 4:00 P.M.-LECTURE ROOM 1, MODERN LANGUAGE BUILDING See March 15 Michigan Daily for a complete schedule of lectures. Undergraduates who wish to earn (1) credit pass/fail should plan to attend three discussion meetings as well as lectures. Add slips should be obtained from the counseling office and be brought to the Center for Russian and East European Studies, 220 Lane Hall. If you have any questions please call the Center, 764-0351. SPECIAL RING DAYS MARCH 14, 15 THURSDAY and FRIDAY 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Order Your College Ring During These Days and Have Your Signature Etched in GOLD -FREE RING DAY SPECIAL Company representative"will assist you Delivery guaranteed before end of spring term. Follett's Book Store 322 SOUTH STATE STREET TITLE UP FOR GRABS NCAA regionals begin By RAY O'HARA While the unanticipated presence of Michigan in 'the Mid-East Re- gional threatens disaster for that tourney's other participants this week, the NCAA has been quietly pursuing the grim task of selecting final-round contestants in three other unheralded regional tourna- men. Facing the Mid-East Regional 1 survivor in the semi-final round of the' NCAA, tournament in Greens- boro, N.C., on March 23 will be the winner of the Mid-Western Re- gional. Four contenders - Creigh- ton, Oral Roberts, Kansas and Louisville-will vie for the honor this weekend on the Oral Roberts campus in Tulsa. Kansas meets Creighton and Oral Roberts hosts Louisville. Many observers feel that the ' Mid-West is the weakest of the four regional play-off s since none of the participating teams are highly ranked nationally. Not so, contends Louisville coach Denny Crum, who explains that, "Most of the publicity is center- ed on the East and West coasts, so naturally those teams get Thur.-Sat., March 14-16 at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. MATINEE - Sun., March 17 at 2:30 p.m. Natural Science Auditorium more recognition and the polls rate them higher." Mid-West watchers expect a run- ning match to develop between Louisville and Oral Roberts, two short-but-quick squads. The Kan- sas-Creighton clash, pitting two: higher-rated teams against one an- other, should be more placid. Win- ners of these preliminaries will; collide on Saturday afternoon. Providence College has the du- bious distinction of being the first team to challenge North Carolina State in the Wolfpack's den in Raleigh, N.C. Despite the presence on his team1 of All-Americans Marvin Barnes and ° Kevin Stacom, Providence coach Dave Gavitt admits that his Friars will have to play "near- perfect basketball" to skin the Wolf pack. High-powered N.C. State, led by two-timerAll-American fr- ward David Thompson, will be supported from tip-off to buzzer by thousands of screaming Caro- lina partisans who are itching itr a rematch with UCLA, the cnly team to defeat the Wolfpack this season. In the other Eastern regional b r a c k e t, surprising Pittsburgh takes on even more surprising Furman in a game which only a foolish few anticipated. Furman, RAY BRADBURY'S ILLUSTRATED MAN, From the Master of sci-fi Friday and Saturday Shows at Band 10 p.m. ADMISSION ONLY 75c Couzens Cafeteria A Couzens Film Co-op Presentation .ot off :i amazing string of up- sets. will give the ball to Clyde M s, wh led FIrman's come- fron-ehind shocker over highly reg rdel South Carolina. Pitt roach Buzz Ridl will look to Bill "Moony" Knight to c)ntri- bute heavily to the Panthers' at- tempt to win their 25th game and a ticket to the Eastern finals on Saturday. Out West, per en n ia1 kill-joy UCLA will probably be up to its old tricks in Tucson this weekend with Dayton first on the Bruin menu. UCLA mentor John Wooden is a ny th i ng but overconfident, though. "Any team that makes it to the regionals has a chance to beat any other team," the canny Purdue graduate claims. Wooden added, "Dayton is capable of beating anyone, including us." Notre Dame found out what hap- pens to teams who underestimate Dayton when the Flyers knocked off the Irish by 17 points recently. Nevertheless, Wooden had a word for the wise: "I think we're in better condition now than at any time since Walton got hurt (Jan 7). He is completely recovered now." New Mexico and San Francisco collide in the other Western Re- gional game. The sharp-shooting New Mexico Lobos found them- selves on top of the WAC with a 21-6 record after the regular sea- son and expect trouble against an- other Cinderella team. The Dons won 11 of their last 12 outings, af- ter starting the season with a gray 7-7 skein. If Michigan makes it. past the regionals, do any of these teams have a chance of stopping the Wolverine juggernaut? Realistical- ly, yes, but it's interesting to note that even John Wooden refuses to predict victory for his Bruins, should they clash with the Maize and Blue. ONLY $100 original works of graphic art-etchings, lithographs,- by leading 20th century artists: Pablo Picasso Johnny Friedlaender Marc Chagall Salvador Dali, Alexander Calder Joan Miro Georges Rouault Victor Vasarely and others. First Show of New Year! All New Art! THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 17th at 3:00 P.M. MARRIOTT INN U.S. 23 AT PLYMOUTH RD. Exhibition: 1:00-3:00, Presented by the MERIDIAN GALLERY Moderate Prices Free Admission The University of Michigan CENTER FOR SOUTH & SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES ANNOUNCES A SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST MINI - COURSE ASIAN THE EVOLUTION OF A MYTH. The Ramayana in SouthernAsia (Division No. 495, Course No. 418) * MARCH 19- APRIL 4 The purpose of this course will be to explore what happens as a classic story travels from region to re- gion and from medium to medium. How do symbolic forms evolve? How does a story keep its relevance thrugh history? How does medium shape content? Scholars from several fields-art, music, literature, philosophy, linguistics, and history-have been ask- ed to dicuss the great Sanskrit clasic, the Rama- yana, giving special attention to these questions. Each class Thursdays, will run from 3:00-5:30, Tuesdays and at 306 Burton Memorial Tower. - PARTICIPATING FACULTY - ALTON L. BECKER - Linguistics MADHAV DESHPANDE - Linguistics LUIS GOMEZ - Buddhist Studies SATENDRA KHANNA - English CHANDRA AGRAWAL - Humanities WALTER SPINK - Art History NAZIR JAIRAZBHOY - Indian Music, Univ. of Windsor WILLIAM GEDNEY - Linguistics HIRAM WOODWARD- History of Art