The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, September 23, 1981-Page 3 ......................................................................*.........................*................... *Students reflect on ' Solidarity' protest march By PAM FICKINGER LSA graduate Judy Levy was surprised by last Saturday's Solidarity Day march in Washington. But not because the march was the largest she ever at- tended, but because of the poor student showing. "Students don't have a clear understanding of the labor movement and what it could do for them," she said. "Like if they (students) were fighting against tuition hikes, labor could help them make their points stronger and help them reach the right people. Few student movements realize this, that's why a lot of students stayed away." ABOUT 40 University students attended the Solidarity Day rally, in which 260,000 people par- ±icipated, said John Bartlett, a PIRGIM official. "Students have been apathetic for years," said City Council member Lowell Peterson (D-First Ward), who joined in the march. "But the numbers of active, progressive students have multiplied drastically." Students back from Saturday's demonstration said they have been re-invigorated for their fight to unseat Reagan in the 1984 election. "I WAS IMPRESSED and energized by the size of the march," said Gary, an LSA senior. He asked that his last name not be printed because he didn't want hig parents to know that he was affiliated with a cam- pus gay activist group. 4 "I was especially impressed by the large number of people that were dissatisfied enough to involve them- selves in a protest march against the policies of the Reagan administration," Gary said. According to rally goers, the traffic to Washington was heavy because of the numbers attending the march. "THE VANS (from Ann Arbor) stuck together the whole way," Peterson said. "At our first rest stop along the Ohio turnpike, there were at least 100 buses there going to Washington. There was a half hour wait for the bathroom. "The march was terribly successful," Peterson said. "It was great to see all those people gathered, there with a direct political goal." According to Bartlett, the Ann Arbor group left at 7:30 p.m. Friday, drove all night and arrived in Washington early the next morning, before the start of the rally. At 8 p.m., Levy said, everyone began to gather at the Washington Monument to march over to the Capital. But there were so many people, only about one third of the 260,000 made the march, while the rest stayed at the Monument, Levy said. During the rally chants of "Hey, hey, ho, ho, Ronald Reagan's got to go," echoed throughout Washington. A number of labor leaders addressed the crowd, including AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland and UAW President Doug Frasier. The rally ended at 6 p.m., and the Ann Arbor group headed back for their hometown an hour later. "It was an amazing thing to be at," Levy con- cluded. in Washington ................... . . . . . . . . . . . . .*..........5S\SS.5SS'\g- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . ..5.".V... ~ ....... *T~V2S22W..... , . . .... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... .V....S..V........~ 5\ 55~~ ~ *1.V.NSisV ~*.V.S~.V.SV.SV .5. 'SS~.V.SV...V.S.SV ~. ....' ~ ~ .,.,.:.:.,.~.,.................................................~ Springboks play despite~ blast ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A pre-dawn bomb blast, more legal wrangling and a congressional debate yesterday punctuated efforts to block another rugby natch between a U.S. team and the touring South African Springboks. :The game began 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled -7 p.m. start, sending the players splashing through a sea of mud created by a steady downpour. MORE THAN 2,000 soggy protesters clustered out- side the double fence separating them from the field, chanting, "Freedom yes, apartheid no!" to demon- strate their opposition to South Africa's policies of racial separation. About 300 fans watched the game from the stands inside the fence. At mid-afternoon, a three-judge federal appeals court in New York City refused to reverse a lower court and prohibit the game with a team from the Eastern Rugby Union.' BUT THE appeals court said the state could cancel the game at the last minute "to prevent any dangerous situation from getting out of control." About 1:17 a.m. in neighboring Schenectady, a bomb went off in the building housing the Eastern Rugby Union. The rugby office suffered only about $50 worth of damage but damage at an adjacent dairy products company was put at $50,000. U.S. District Judge Howard Munson had ruled Monday that Gov. Hugh Carey acted improperly last week when he ordered Albany officials to cancel the match, citing the "imminent danger of riot." The Springboks are opposed by many who view their tour as propaganda for the South African government, which enforces racial separatism even though the team itself is multiracial. The players at- tracted violent protests in New Zealand recently and also drew opposition when they played last Saturday in Racine, Wis. Whale oil is in demand for everything from automobile transmissions to air- plane engines, according to National Geographic. However, if jojoba were cultivated again, it might take some of the pressure off whale oil. Jojoba oil duplicates the composition of whale oil. The jojoba plant is among dozens of former American Indian crops that today still grow within the United States. A disturbed chamelien may change color and turn dark or show a pattern of bars on its skin. Changes in light, war- mth and moisture are the factors which upset a chameleon. In letter to Soviets, Reagan calls for 'respect' in relations UNITED NATIONS .(AP)- President Reagan, in a letter to Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev that was reported here yesterday, said the United States is prepared to "establish a framework of mutual respect" with the Soviet Union. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, addressing the United Nations General Assembly, told the delegates his country desired "normal businesslike relations with the United States." REAGAN STRUCK his conciliatory tone in the letter to Brezhnev on the eve of a meeting at the United Nations bet- ween Secretary of State Alexander Haig and Gromyko to prepare for for- mal negotiations to restrain deployment of missiles in Europe. The text of the letter was not released, but State Department spokesman Dean Fischer provided reporters with a statement that he said was based on the letter. He reported that Reagan said, "To achieve better U.S.-Soviet relations, the United States is fully prepared to discuss with the Soviet Union the entire range of issues dividing the two countries." Fischer said the letter was sent Mon- day and delivered in Moscow yester- day. HE REPORTED that Reagan said Poland should be leftalone to work out its own problems, and "any other ap- proach would have serious consequen- ces for all of us." Reagan was critical of a Soviet arms buildup and warned against Soviet in- tervention in Poland, Fischer said. However, the letter clearly could set the stage for improved relations with the Soviets following nine months of un- compromising criticism. Gromyko, in his formal address to the General Assembly, said "the Soviet Union has not sought nor is it seeking, confrontatibn with the United States of America. "PRAYER ofLAiN AMERICAN CHRISTIANS for the CONVERSION of the UNITED STATES" Speaker: Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud Friend of Archbishop Oscar Romero, slain bishop of San Salvador Director of Council on Theology and Culture, Presbyterian Church, US Dynamic speaker and writer on *the ethical and theo- logical. issues posed by the relationship between the United States and LatinAmerica; editor of Social Jus- tice and the Latin Churches. 8: ' Pm. CAMPUS CHAPEL Wednedff, Sept.23 Also: WEDNESDAY -NOON MEETING WITH CLERGY First Baptist Church, 512 E. Huron THURSDAY - NOON FORUM First Presbyterian Church, 1432 Washtenaw sponsored with; Interfaith Council for Peace/CALC and Uni- versity of Michigan Office of Ethits and Religion. HAPPENHIGHLIGHTS HIHIGT Nw The Department of English presents the first event in its 1981-82 poetry series in the Pendleton Room, Michigan Union, at 4 p.m., Gayl Jones-the author of two novels, a book of short stories, two plays and a book length poem, will read from her work. FILMS Cinema II-The Miracle Woman, 7 p.m.; and Platinum Blonde, 8:45 p.m., MLB 3. Cinema Guild-Iphegenia, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Lorch Hall. Mediatrics-Pawn Broker, 7 & 9:45 p.m.; Night and Fog, 9 p.m., Nat. Sci. PERFORMANCES Ark-Concert, Open mike night, 9 p.m., 1412 Hill St. School of Music-Organ Recital, Steven Cagle, 8 p.m., Hill. SPEAKERS Interfaith Council for Peace/Calc & UM Office of Ethics and Religion-Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud, "Prayer of Latin American Christians for the Conversion of the United States," 8p.m., Campus Chapel, 1236 Washtenaw Ct. Biological Sciences-Merlyn Tuttle, Milwaukee Public Museum, "Predation and the Evolution of Frog Vocalizations in the Meotropics," 4 p.m., MLB, Lee. Rm. 2. Dept. of Chem.-Lee Ann Baron, "Flavin Coenzyma Analogs as Probes of Flavoenzyme Active-Sites & Reaction Mechanisms," 4 p.m., Rm. 1300, Chem. Center for Study of Higher Education-Bag Lunch, Dr. Eric Rabkin, Associate Dean for Long Range Planning, "Planning Process," noon, Rm. 2232, School of Ed. National Lawyers' Guild & Latin American Solidarity Committee-Frank LaRoe, a Guatemalan Labor Lawyer & representative of the Democratic Front Against Repression, 7:30 p.m., Rm. 100, Hutchins Hall, Law School. Mass meeting follows. Alpha Chi Sigma-Dr. Johannes Schwenk, Dept. of Chemical Eng., and others, 8 p.m., 1319 Cambridge. Commission For Women-James Thiry, Director of Personnel, "Office Subcommittee Report", noon, Rm. 2549 LSA. Women in Communications-Barbara Weber, "Establishing a Radical Feminist Magazine in West Germany," noon, Rm., 2035 Frieze. Engineering-William Powers, Ford Motor Company Research, "Com- puter Control of Automative Engines," 3-5 p.m., 107 Aerospace. Engineering-James Bean, I&OE, "Conditions for the Existence of Plan- ning Horizons," 4 p.m., 243 W. Eng. Servant Puiblications-Eisabeth Elliot, "Letting God be God," 8 p.m., Mich. Theatre, 603 E. Liberty. MEETINGS CEW-open house, 3-5 p.m., second floor, Huron Valley National Bank Building. Center for Russian and E. European Studies-Brown Bag Lec., noon-1 p.m., Commons Room, Lane Hall. Rackham Christian Forum-Mtg., noon, Mich. League. Int. Folk Dance Club-Advanced teaching and dancing, 8 p.m.,-midnight, Michigan Union. B'Nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation-Meekrah Felafel Study Break, 10 p.m., Mo-Jo Lounge. 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