The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 3, 1980-Page 9 Chap in By FRED FIEBER Much of the world is hungry, and Harry *hapin doesn't want anyone to forget it. Chapin appeared in concert Tuesday night at Michigan Theater as a guest of the Committee Concerned with World Hunger. But hunger isn't the singer-activist's only concern. "Our basic problem is that people are no longer serious about our society. We have the tragedies of neglected old people, battered children, and hunger in our midst. Someone's ' to raise consciousness,' he said. THE SINGER, WHO is also a member of the Presidential Commission Against World Hunger, was in town in conjunction with World Hunger Week. 0 : U.s. c During his brief stay, he set up an afternoon press conference, gave pre-concert interviews,-" sang and lectured for three hours, signed autographs, and gave more interviews. The theme through all the sessions was the same, "Hunger is the most unacceptable system of a world which should have long since dealt with the problem. There's more than enough food on this planet. Why do people go hungry?" Chapin asked. CHAPIN BELIEVES much of the problem is the fault of America's leaders' and institutions' unwillingness to talk about the problem. "Because of it, we have to be the ombudsmen, we have to get involved," he said. But he cautioned people to be thoughtful in their eagerness to get involved. "Merely i G r ii't ignww sending money to the starving won't solve their ] problem, because it isn't enough. The $730 million raised in this country last year on behalf of the world's hungry was only enough to provide each starving person with $1.50 worth ] of food for the whole year," he said. As a result, Chapin has decided to take a different tack in combatting the problem. "We need to change policy in Washington. You know, conglomerates such as Nestle's, I.T. & T. and Gulf Oil want you to feed the hungry because it will take the weight off them. But not one cent of the benefits from my concerts will go directly toward feeding the hungry. It will go toward lobbying to change policy." "I'M NOT JUT another socialist," Chapin said. "I'm challenging those who say we do ] world have a free enterprise system-they're the ones who aren't seeing the real world. We have a high school textbook case of monopolies and oligopolies in America. If you don't want to believe your eyes, ears, heart and brain, than it's your problem, not mine." "I'm not ready to be a socialist yet. We still need to have individual incentive in society but not without a democratic choice about what those areas are, and certainly not with the kind of market control that we have. When this world is falling apart, I'm not so sure we need a man on the moon. While you may not agree with my solutions, you have to agree with my analysis of the problem." Chapin says that food cooperatives are one positive step toward changing the U.S. food hunger market. "They are a logical alternative to supermarkets-they provide safer, more nutritious food and money is not wasted on middlemen. Thus, they are following the patterns of a true free enterprise system," he said. Chapin also had some advice for University students. "If U-M students as a category are not in the process of helping us save America and solve its problems, then we have no hope. If a significance percentage of people at an institution as extraordinary as this are not truly concerned with the problems of the way society is going, then I think we're in trouble," he said. t No grads file for RSG election By BETH PERSKY With only two days left to file, no ackham students have indicated an interest in running for seats on their Zevon - out of luck (Continued from Page 7) I SHOULD mention the penultimate evon conceit: that is, his newly-found talent for creating classical string "in- terludes." In keeping with his classy "wine and bullets" attitude, Zevon: decides that maybe we should "mature" a little bit before we indulge jin our serious games. Supposedly Warren lived near Igor Stravinski in his youth, and wart profoundly influenced by him. Well, Zevon has about as much status as a classical writer as I do as a itar player: a lot of expectations and absolutely no talent. Warren Zevon has stayed fairly close to Jackson Browns throughout his career; not only as a friend, but also as a musical accomplice.' Both have slowly digressed from their first albums onward, and both are stuck in tried and true formulas. The major dif- ference between them is that while Browne accepts his place as a romantic courtesan, Zevon continues to delude *imself into thinking he's something other than what he truly is: a one (maybe two) joke artist whom it is very difficult to 'take seriously. Though Browns wrote the song about himself, it is easy to surmise that Warren Zevon is the real Pretender. Don't even bother saying a prayer. school's student government. In past elections, according to present Rackham Student Government (RSG) leaders, few students have filed for positions on the ballot, and most government members were either write-in candidates or were recruited by other RSG members. Last year, for example, several write-in candidates indicated after their election that they had no knowledge of their candidacy. In addition' to difficulties involving students in 'the graduate school government, RSG is often faced with a. lack of voters in the elections. Though 6,300 students are enrolled in the Rackham graduate school, only 60 voted in last fall's election. ACCORDING TO Kevin Tamaki, chair of the RSG election committee, both problems are due to a combintion of factors, including time shortages for graduate students, student apathy, and general disinterest. "Graduate students feel RSG doesn't represent them, and don't have the time to put into it," said Tamaki, who added that graduate students "'don't feel as close to us (RSG) as undergraduates wouldto MSA." Because of the .involvement of graduate students in the academic world, he said, they "generally don't have as much time to put into" student government as undergraduates. ELECTIONS COMMITTEE member Barbara Baker cited the problems of time constraints and apathy also, but added that RSG has a low budget, leading graduate students to believe they "can't get much done" through RSG. According to Baker, a great deal can still be accomplished without an extensive budget. Despite budgetary constraints in RSG, recent projects have included a student survey, a graduate student handbook, a newsletter, and thesis support groups. In addition, said Tamaki, RSG is making an effort to establish a grass roots network to increse publicity for themselves. Positions available in Tuesday and Wednesday's election include president, vice-president, and 12 representatives from Rackham's five divisions. The elections are held twice a year. THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PRESENTS A PUBLIC LECTURE Martha Vicinus Professor of English at Indiana University, Bloomington "Helpless and Unfriended" Nineteenth-Century Domestic Melodrama THURSDAY, APRIL 3,1980-4 P.M. WEST CONFERENCE ROOM RACKHAM 4 The All Media Company presents: BETWEEN 110. S,;,A NOTICE NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH All speakers of English as a second language* are invited to take part in an experimental test of English language proficiency to be given in ANGELL HALL AT 7:00 ON APRIL 7 AND 10. You will receive $7.00 for approximately 1/ hours of your time. In addition, test results will be made avail- able to participants. If Interested in taking the test, call the following numbers to register: 764-2413, 764-2416 JOBS, an original rock musical/drama April 3,4, 5; 8:00 p.m. Lydia Mendellsohn Theatre in the Michigan League TICKETS $2.00 reserved available at the Michigan Union, Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Box Office, and Schoolkid's Records TONIGH This event co-sponsored by Michigan Student Assembly and with support of the * No ELI students currently enrolled Courses are eligible for the test. in the Intensive English AMM Michigan Council for the Arts 1200 Sixth Avenue Detroit, Mt 48226 21 _ _ ... RECORD LIQUD TbO Si LE Due to Our Planned Remodeling UNIVERSITY CELLAR is Discontinuing its\ Pop-Rock-Jazz* Collection EVERYTHING MUST GO 'C OFFF The'Price on the Sticker ALL SALES FINAL *CLASSICAL RECORDS NOT ON SALE NO DEALERS Notice to all CLASSICAL customers: We intend to maintain and enlarge the classical section and continue to offer substantial savings. A store which sells exclusively classical merchandise is admittedly an experiment which has not been tried in this community. Its success will depend on your continued support.