Page 2-Saturday, October 25, 1980-The Michigan Daily Students taste oreign cultures By CLAUDIA CENTOMINI Diane Grossman's mouth watered for what she knew would be an exotic treat from Venezuela. She had spent hours with exchange student Javier Revilla searching for the special ingredients. demanded by the recipe written in Spanish by Revilla's mother. When they finally sat down to eat, Grossman discovered the exotic- sounding dish tasted like good old All- American beef soup. Grossman and Revilla are two. students who have had a chance to learn about the similarities and dif- ferences between their cultures in Cultural Exchange, a class offered through Project Outreach. In the class, 10 LSA students are matched with 10 foreign students who are enrolled in in- tensive English courses at the Univer- sity's English Language Institute. ALTHOUGH Cultural Exchange was otginally designed to help foreign students adjust to the University and American culture, the program has also proved an eye-opener for Univer- sity students never before exposed to foreign lifestyles. Faculty adviser Bob Heffner said the program helps "restructure the at- titudes of Americans." - "This country has got to wake up. We're not the only ones here," said Grossman, who is also the student Culture Exchange class fosters friendships organizer for the class. She said Cultural Exchange is a way in which American students can overcome many stereotypes and misconceptions of foreign students. ONE COMMON misconception, Grossman said, is "foreign students don't speak English, therefore they (the foreign students) are dumb." The English Language students in the program are at various levels of English proficiency. Some of the students have been in the U.S. or at the institute for several months while others have just arrived in the U.S. and have never studied English before. Mary Kay Kosnik said she had to speak very proper English when she first met Yuko Nomoto, a student from Japan, because Nomoto didn't under- stand American slang terms. Through a weekly class session and various social activities, the American and foreign students learned to cope with the language barrier. ONE NIGHT the class gathered for dinner. Although they had agreed to converse. in English, various jokes about each other's cultures went around the table. A Japanese student and a Spanish student had a good laugh when they discovered certain words in Japanese sound like obscenities in Spanish. .x Kosnik and some other American students in the class said that by lear- ning about other cultures they were able to understand their own cultures better. "The more 'American' things are hard to explain," Kosnik said. "I tried to explain sororities . . . It's hard for them to relate to." LSA SOPHOMORE Jackie Boezi was an exchange student in Barcelona, Spain in 1979, and she said she enrolled in the Cultural Exchange class because she could relate to the experiences of a student in a foreign country. Boezi and her partner, a woman from Venezuela, go shopping and out to lunch together often. "A major goal is to build a lasting relationship with this person," Boezi explained., Two months ago, Hugo Jaimes Rivos arrived from Mexico and is living in Ypsilanti with an American friend he met in Mexico. He said he finds the program and classes "very in- teresting." WHEN HE IS in Ann Arbor, Rivos said he meets his American partner and they go to the park and out to eat. Adviser Heffner considers the program an educational experience that is more effective than "traditional" ways of learning. Cultural Exchange is "real world kinds of actions and psychological learning based on those real world kinds of ex- periences," he said. LSA student Jim McCulloch enrolled in the Outreach class because it seemed like it would be an "enjoyable ex- perience." "It doesn't seem like it's related to school," said McCulloch. The program is a way of "helping someone adjust," he added, "It's lear- ning by doing." Grossman sees Cultural Exchange as a small way to help improve relations between Americans and people in other countries. She emphasized the impor- tance of knowing another language. The "U.S. is one of the few countries that speaks one language," said Grossman, adding, "Without foreign language, how can you talk to the rest of the world?" Iran exploring release plans-U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) -Iranian authorities are considering a plan to release most-but not all-of the 52 Arerican hostages held there since last Nov. 4, U.S. officials acknowledged last night. But the officials said a number of op- tions presumably are under discussion in Tehran and no single plan has been formally presented to the United States. The officials asked not to be named. "I'm 'sure they've considered every variation," one official said. "BUT WE HAVE nothing directly in front of us. We are not considering any particular plan." A proposal to release many of the hostages, but not all of them, "would give us a real problem," he said. The Carter administration has insisted sin- ce the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was overrun by militants that all Americans taken captive must be released. Throughout the day, the Carter ad- ministration worked to dampen speculation on an imminent release. Qrfturcb Unn bip 'eruirE UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL Serving the Campus for LC-MS Robert Kavasch, Pastor 1511 Washtenaw Ave. 663-5560 Sunday: Sunday .Worship-9:15 and 10:30 a.m. Bible Class-9:15 a.m. Wednesday: Handbell Choir-7:30 p.m. Chapel Choir-8:30 p.m. Midweek Service-10:00 p.m. FIRST UNITEn METHODIST CHURCH 120 S. State St. (Corner of State and Huron) Worship Schedule: 8:30 a.m.-Holy Communion in the Chapel. 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.-Morning Wor- ship in the Sanctuary. Sermon for Oct. 26-"Blood On The Family Tree" by Donald B. Strobe. Church School for all ages-9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Choir Rehearsal-Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Ministers: Dr. Donald B. Strobe Rev. Fred B. Maitland Dr. Gerald R. Parker Education Directors: Rose McLean and Carol Bennington * * * UNIVERSITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 409 South Division Ann Arbor, Michigan Rev. Steve Bringardner, 761-5941 Sunday: Christian Education-9:45 a.m. Service of Worship-11:00 a.m. "Time of Meeting"-6:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 502 East Huron 10:00 a.m.-Morning Worship. Ser- mony by John Floyd III, "Election Year Reflections." 11:00 a.m.-Sunday School (for all ages). "American Baptist Campus Foundation" All students and faculty are invited to attend worship service at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary and Sunday School Classes at 11 a.m. in the Guild House. Theology Discussion Group every Thursday at 6 p.m. (Complimentary brunch on second Sunday of each month.) * * * FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave.-662-4466 (between S. University and Hill) Campus Ministry Program Campus Minister-Carl Badger Worship Services-Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Student Fellowship-Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (French room). Dinner $1.50. Tuesday-Bible Introduction, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study, 8:00 p.m. WESLEY FOUNDATION at the University of Michigan (313) 668-6881 602 E. Huron at State Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 A fellowship, study, and social issues ministry for the university community. TOM SCHMAKER, Chaplain/Director ANN WILKINSON, Office Manager This week's program: Sunday, Oct. 26: 5:30 p.m.-Worship. 6:00 p.m.-Shared Meal followed by Fellowship. Monday-7:30 p.m.-Zolton Ferency lecture in Wesley lounge. Wednesday, Oct. 29-7:30 p.m.- Bible Study. Thursday, Oct. 30-7:00 p.m.-Peace- makers. CAMPUS CHAPEL 1236 Washtenaw Ct. A Campus Ministry of the Christian Reformed Church Rev. Don Postema, Pastor 10:00 a.m.-Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m.-Evening Worship-Guest Speaker, Dr. Allan Boesak, Black South African Theologian. Also, author of "Farewell To Innocence: 'A Social- Ethical Study on Black Theology and Power." 7:00 p.m.-Reception and conversa- tion with Dr. Boesak. * * * CHAPEL (Catholic)l 331 Thompson-663-0557 Weekly Masses: Sat.-7:00 p.m. Sun.-7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. (after 10:30 upstairs and down- stairs) 12:00 noon, 5:00 p.m. (upstairs and downstairs) . North Campus Mass at 9:30 a.m. in Bursley Hall (Fall and Winter terms). Rite of Reconciliation-4 p.m.-5 p.m on Friday only; any other time by appointment. CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY Huran Valley Mission 809 Henry St. 668-6113 Sunday Service-2:30 p.m. Rev. Marian K. Kuhns. * * * LORD OF LIGHT LUTHERAN CHURCH (The Campus Ministry of the ALC-LCA) Gordon Ward, Pastor 801 S. Forest at Hill St. 9:00 a.m.-Study-Discussion. Worship Service-Sunday at 10:30. Sunday Evening at 7:00 p.m.-Open Fourm. Tuesday-Bible Study, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Choir Practice, 7:00 p.m. Thursday-8:00 p.m., L.O.L. Council. NBC News quoted a Moslem source at the United Nations as saying that the release would begin tomorrow, barring unforeseen developments. ONE HIGH LEVEL U.S. official checked for late developments and told the Associated Press that Iranian authorities had given no indication to the United States that a hostage release was imminent. President Carter, asked about the NBC report after landing in Grand Rapids where he was campaigning, said: "I wouldn't count on it." Earlier in the day, the president said that "bitterness and disappointment" could result if people think the hostages in Iran are coming home soon. He said:. "You know one thing that concerns me a lot lately has been a buildup in the American press, the television, radio, and newspapers, of expectations that the hostages are going to come home early that I don't think are justified. "I DON'T HAVE any way to know when the hostages might come home and I think for us to expect that they're going to come home this weekend or next week or the following week is going to lead to very bitter disappoin- tments in our country if they don't come when we think they might," he said. Practice of p assing up disappears Continued from Page 1' HE SAID HE thinks that educating people about the dangers of passing up has helped. Closer, more interesting football games may bue also aided in stopping the problem, Calhoun said. During lopsided Wolverine victories, he explained, rowdy spectators would pass people by the stadium as an expression of their joy at an overwhelming win. Now the fans still become boisterous, but they have to watch the game atten- tively to see who wins. Perry stressed that the athletic department can't control 100,000 spec- tators alone. "Our students are pretty smart and they realize what a raunchy thing passing up is," Perry explained. He added that it is "a credit to the students that they've realized the seriousness of it." SPUN plans to send information to universities, including the Big Ten, to help battle the problems of passing up. Perry said he hopes "Michigan will provide leadership by ending passing up here," During a football game last fall Calhoun and some other SPUN mem- bers interviewed some women im- mediately after they had been passed up. They said that a few of the women said they didn't mind being passed up, but most were very upset by the in- cident. M Go Blue store sports booster gear Continued from Page 1) IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports NRC lists shipping routes for radioactive nuclear fuel WASHINGTON-The Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday disclosed for the first time the rail and road routes it has approved for highly radioactive shipments of spent atomic reactor fuel through 33 states. Maps in the NRC "draft public information circular" sent to state governors shwo shipments will pass through or near such large cities as Oakland, Calif.; Hartford,. Conn.; Trenton, N.J.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Nor- folk, Va. Until June 1979, th NRC required no special protection in shipping on the theory that plutonium-laced spent fuel is so inherently dangerous no one would interfere with it. Magazine says Billy Carter held meeting with Arafat WASHINGTON-New Republic magazine said yesterday that Billy Carter held a secret meeting with Yassar Arafat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The magazine also claimed Carter received $50,000 from Libya that he has not made public. The New Republic cited one of Khadafy's Italian agents, Michele Papa,' as its main source, and quoted him as saying Carter demanded and received another $50,000 when he made his first trip to Libya in 1978. Carter denied both the allegations in a conversation with the New York Times. He said he has met with Palestinian leader George Habash, but never with Arafat himself. Ferency attacks Proposal E LANSING-Activist attorney Zolton Ferency made a bid late yester- day to block Proposal E, a ballot issue to raise taxes for new prison construc- tion. In a letter to the Board of State Canvassers, Ferency-who ironically has sued the state to ease prison crowding-asked for a ruling declaring Proposal E void on constitutional grounds. Ferency said the title of Proposal E calls it an appropriation. If the measure is an appropriation it cannot be on the ballot, he said, adding if it is not an appropriation, then it violates constitution provisions regarding titles. Earlier this year, Ferency tried vainly to get the canvassers or the cour- ts to rule Proposal D, the Tisch amendment, off the ballot. Earthquake hits Mexico City MEXICO CITY-A strong earthquake hit ' Mexico City yesterday; shattering several buildings and sending thousands of people into the streets. At least five persons were killed. The Tacubaya Earthquake Center said the quake, the second such tremor to shake Mexico this year, measured 6.5 on the Richter scale and was centered 150 miles southeast of the capital city. A Red Cross official in Mexico City said two people died of heart attacks, apparently related to the quake, and about 40 people were treated for in- juries and hysteria in the capital. The quake was felt as far away as Guatemala City, the capital of Guatemala, and the Mexican gulf port city of Veracruz. School explosion kills 51 ORTUELLA, Spain-The mining town of Ortuella was the scene of a mass funeral yesterday for 48 children and three adults who died when a boiler-room explosion caused a grammar school to crumble to the ground. The explosion of a heating boiler before noon Thursday blew out the en- tire ground floor of one wing of the "Marcelino Ugalde" school. The force of the blast blew out the windows of a high-rise apartment building across the street. The streets of the twon of 9,500 were deserted during the funeral, and many shops were closed. Iraq claims Iranian port city;* Iran says fighting continues BASRA, Iraq-Iraq claimed yesterday to have finally captured the Iranian port city of Khurramshahr, raising its flag over the city center following a week of fighting in the streets that left hundreds of casualties. But Iran denied the fall of Khurramshahr and said "hand-to-hand and house-to-house" fighting was still continuing in the city, a major obective of Iraqi strategy since the war began 33 days ago. The Iranian Pars news agency said Iraqi artillery also shelled Ahwaz, 70 miles northeast of Abadan and the capital of Iran's oil-rich Khzestan provin- ce. It said the city's defenders fired back and "silenced" the Iraqi guns. 'A I 4 I 0 'I. Wednesday-Class "A Preface C.S. Lewis." (7:30 p.m.). to "WHY DO THE HEATHEN RAGE?" Psalms 2:1 and Acts 4:25 01be 3ibi* an D tl Volume XCI, No. 45 Saturday, October 25, 1980 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Subscription rates: $12 September through April (2 semesters); $13 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mornings. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE MICHIGAN DAILY, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and subscribes to United Press International. Pacific News Service, Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Field Newspaper Syndicate. News room: )313) 764-0552, 76-DAILY: Sports desk: 764-0562; Circulation: 764-0558; Classified advertising: 764-0557x Display advertising: 764-0554:Billing: 764-0550;Composing room: 764-0556. 0 0 The Reformation of the 16th Century, developed and conducted by Martin Luther and the extraordinary men of his time, WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT, which, at every step of its progress, bears upon it the imprint of The Divine Hand. Says Carlyle of Luther. "His career marks the beginning of the present epoch, for it is safe to say that every man in western Europe and America is leading life today from what he would have led, and is another person altogether from what he would have been, had Martin Luther not lived." Had I lived in his day and gener- ation, I certainly hope I would have been one of his sup- porters with time, money and prayers. The great religious movement of the 17th Century, which we call the Puritan Reformation will ever stand as one of the great landmarks of history, far reaching in its influence, and permanent as the truth and the Church of ^--A L ..h I I..... £ i . *..I . t r -arta i ivh n .w.iuld now present some of John Wesley's testimony: When Wesley considered the prodigious increase of The Methodist Society/"from two or three poor people to hundreds, to thousands, to myriads, he affirmed such an event, considered in all its circumstances, had not been seen upon the earth since the time St. John went to Abraham's bosom. But he perceived where the principle of decay was to be found. The real essence of Methodism is holiness of heart and life. He said riches were the.great enemy of, and danger to these essentials: "Wherever riches have increased, the essence of religion has decreased in the same proportion." However, true religion must necessarily produce industry, frugality, and these cannot but produce riches. But as riches increase so will pride, anger, and love of the world in all its branches, the desire of the flesh, the desire nE the usann nrida nf life." Is there no way to prevent Editor-in-Chief.....................MARK PARRENT Managing Editor................ MITCH CANTOR City Editor..................... PATRICIA HAGEN University Editor................... TOMAS MIRGA Features Editor................BETH ROSENBERG Opinion Page Editors................ JOSHUA PECK HOWARD WITT Sunday Page Editor..............ADRIENNE LYONS Arts Editor....................MARK COLEMAN DENNIS HARVEY Sports Editor..................... ALAN FANGER Executive Sports Editors.........MARK BOROWSKI STAN BRADBURY GARY LEVY SCOTT LEWIS Business Manager..........ROSEMARY WICKOWSKI Sales Manager..............KRISTINA PETERSON Operations Manager........... KATHLEEN CULVER CO-Display Manager.... . ..,... 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