I I The Michigan Daily-- Friday, October 19, 1984 - Page 3 Nader knocks candidates, pushes public awareness By NANCY DOLINKO Consumer advocate Ralph Nader last night criticized American voters for turning voting into a personality con- test. He also attacked both presidential candidates' policies. The average American spends less time reviewing the candidate's record than they do watching a football game," Nader said. "We're not electing a smile on November 6," he told an audience of about 300 gathered at the Rackham Auditorium. NADER criticized both candidates while sounding like one himself. He criticized President Ronald Reagan for doing "nothing to deal with asbestos problems," and called him "a cruel man with a smile." "(Reagan) is soft, weak and inept in dealing with industry," Nader said. "He's soft on cancer prevention, civil rights and civil liberties. He's Hollywood in Washington. He watches daytime television, naps, and spends only three-and-a-half hours working each day," Nader said, adding that this information came from White House reporters. HE ALSO accused Reagan of using "the American flag as a fig leaf to hide his crimes.'' It was not an evening that Mondale would have enjoyed either. He criticized Mondale as "'too narrow a campaigner. He doesn't even name the deficit which is the highest in United States history ever. He lacks smart assistance although he would appoint better justices to the Supreme Court and create better health and safety laws. He's more sensitive to the needs of the poor and the needy." Nader told students to get involved in the campaign. "Don't be isolated," he told students. Nader said that students today suffer more from "vegetation, regurgitation, vegetation," than anything else. 1 Nader came'to national prominence in 1965 when his book Unsafe at Any Sp- eed criticized the auto industry for the poor design and safety risks in the Cor- dair, a car that has since been recalled. Since then, he has tried to get both hot dogs and red dye number two off the shelves. He was successful with thelat- ter of the two efforts. He created Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) nationwide. The Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) is best known for its success with the bottle bill and the monitoring of the utility and telephone companies and their rates. Read and Use Daily Classifieds Blow offs Associated Press Steve Straight of Grand Rapids has an unappreciative audience for his trombone serenade to Curtis McFall as the two sixth graders wait for the bus ride home yesterday. Straight, 12, complained of sore cheeks but dutifully follows his teacher's advice to "practice ... and get good at it." ACLUfights no pray, no play' 1======1="======== mm mmmmm - ===========mmm mm,.mmm 1 -Is the choice of the coaches 1 JERRY ERIKSON'S 1 COACH AND FOUR 1 BARBER SHOP Appointments Available - 668-8669 $1 OFF ALL $9.00 HAIRCUTS with this coupon only 806 S.StateSt.Open Mon.-Fri.8:30 -5:30 Wednesday 8:30 - 8:00 Arbor Saturdays 8:30 - 3:00 mmm.m mm m mmmm m mm MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CPS) - Respon- ding to complaints from "parents, players, staff, and students" at Mem- :phis State University, American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU) attorneys are ,calling for an end to what they say is a "no pray, no play" philosophy by head football coach Rey Dempsey. Among other things, says ACLU at- torney Bruce Kramer, Dempsey has ;forced Memphis State football players Ito i attend "mandatory" prayer meetings, and generally taken a "If you }don't pray, you don't play" attitude toward players. Melding religion and sports "has no place at a state university" supported by taxpayer dollars, Kramer argues, and uses public money to spread the oach's personal religion. University of Texas at El Paso of- icials severely rebuked football coach bill Yung last fall when he held a public feam prayer in a game against Baptist- run Baylor University. Thousands of startled spectators watched the two teams hold a joint Teamn prayer just before kickoff on the bl Paso field. After a flood of complaints about the APPI Highlight The American Culture, Ethics and entitled "The Middle East-Flashpoi sky, a leading U.S. advocate for a un of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Rackham Auditorium. incident, UT-El Paso officials warned Yung against holding such prayers at a state school, and Yung halted the prac- tice. Memphis State officials, however, say they need more proof to investigate the allegations against Dempsey. The ACLU learned of Dempsey's "evangelical" actions through numerous complaints from football players and their parents, Kramer ex- plains. They've been verified by com- ments from the coaching staff and other students involved in the football program, he adds. "(Dempsey) has held mandatory team meetings in which outside evangelical preachers have been called on to sermonize to the players," he says. And Dempsey has repeatedly told players that "only good Christian can be good athletes." Kramer charges Dempsey also has mixed his religious beliefs with his coaching duties by having "born- again" players lecture students on Christianity, by "keeping files on players' religious preferences," and by telling players that "he could heal their injuries through prayer.s , In one instance, Kramer says, an JNINGS Religion program presents a lecture nt for Nuclear War," by Noam Chom- ited anti-war movement and professor Institute of Technology at 4 p.m. in evangelical pro football player met with students "and proselytized and asked everybody to come forward and repent and accept Christ." Dempsey would not return repeated phone calls from reporters. "The university has stated publicly that any allegations that can be in- vestigated will," says university spokesman Charles Holmes. "But we have no concrete incidents to investigate, and we have not had a complaint from any players on the team," Holmes says. "So there's nothing we can do right now." The ACLU's Kramer, however, says school officials "refuse to meet with us" even though specific incidents and dates have been given to them. DO YOU PLAY RACQUETBALL?, You'll need eyeguards! How about a glove, shoes, racquet and balls? IF YOU SWIM-you know what you need for that! ! (besides water) We Got 'Em - W" Action SportsWear 40 419 E. Li - .50% OFF RETAIL ON SWIMSUITS POLICE NOTES 1-1 berty 663-6771 (2 Blocks off S. State) } Films Alternative Action - Burden of Dreams, 7 p.m., Fitzcarraldo, 9 p.m., MLB4. AAFC - Jailhouse Rock, 7 p.m., The Buddy Holly Story, 8:45 p.m., Nat. Sci.Aud. Cinema 2 - Splash, 7 & 9 p.m., Angell Aud. A. Cinema Guild - Rear Window, 7 & 9:05 p.m., Lorch Hall. Performances Canterbury House Friends - Revolutionary Ghost, 8 p.m., Mendelssohn Theater. Performance Network - American Buffalo, 8 p.m., 408 W. Washington Street. School of Music - dance department faculty recital, 8 p.m., Dance Building, Studio A. Office of Major Events - concert, Barry Manilow, 8 p.m., Crisler Arena. Ark - O.J. Anderson, 8 p.m., 637 S. Main Street. Speakers Anthropology Department -Joel Sherzer, "Myths, Spoken & Chanted: Perspectives on South American Discourse," 1 p.m., 4051 LSA. Guild House - Noon luncheon series, Naomi Braine, "Women & Social Change," 802 Monroe Street. Center forMSoutheastern Studies - Barbara Parker, "Buddhist Rationalization in a Himalayan Village," noon, Lane Hall Commons Room. Meetings Ann Arbor Train and Trolley Watchers - 7:45 p.m., St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division. ,Chinese Students Christian Fellowship - 7:30 p.m., Memorial Christian Church, Hill and Tappan. Ann Arbor Chinese Bible Study - 7:30 p.m., basement University Refor- med Church, 1001 E. Huron Street. Korean Christian Fellowship - 9 p.m., Campus Chapel. Board of Regents - 9 a.m., Fleming Building. International Students Fellowship -7 p.m., 994-4669. Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship - noon, 220 W. Engineering Building. Miscellaneous Lutheran Campus Ministry - Tecumseh Woods Retreat, 6 p.m., Lord of Light, Corner of Hill and Forest. Office of Student Organizations - President and Mrs. Shapiro offer open house, 3 p.m., 815 S. University. Medieval & Rennaissance Collegium - "The Lady and the Knight," 126 E. Quad, 763-9600. Medical School - 31st Annual Medical School Student Research Forum, 1 p.m., Furstenberg Center. TiT A nnual .rvmnhir °n trnt ('ntrtv~inmin n D-lvmpr CniQ,. Man assaulted A 22-year-old South Lyon man is believed to have suffered a fractured neck following an assault early Wed-. nesday morning, according to Ann Ar- bor Police Sgt. Jan Suomala. The victim was attacked at 2:15 a.m. by a group of individuals while walking down East Liberty with another man, Suomala said. The two men began to run when they noticed the group approaching them, Suomala said. One man was able to escape, however, the South Lyon man was surrounded by the attackers, Suomala said. The attackers threatened the man with a knife. The victim attempted to escape but was pushed to the ground, kicked and beaten, Suomala said. The victim was taken to University Hospital by ambulance. He sustained multiple injuries, including a possible fractured neck, Suomala said. Police have questioned several in- dividuals in connection with the assault, however, all suspects have been released pending further in- vestigation of the incident, Suomala said. Bank robbed Michigan National Bank, 2355 E. Stadium Boulevard, was robbed at 2:08 p.m. Wednesday, Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Jan Suomala said. A man, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, baseball hat, and mirrored sunglasses, approached one of the tellers with a handgun,and demanded that shebring him money from the bank vault, Suomala said. When the teller told the man that the vault was locked, he instructed her to give him all the 20, 50, and 100 dollar bills in the cash drawer, Suomala said. The thief then stuffed the bills in his sweatshirt pocket and left the scene on foot with an undetermined amount of cash. - Molly Melby jA . A'IBI VE-RN.C6FN5CP 1.M I\. E51 RE VIE-WINJRmoUCTO im LCI & THE RAND GRADUATE INSTITUTE (RGI) invites applications for its doctoral degree program in Policy Analysis. Deadline for submitting applications for 1985-1986 is February 1; 1985. RGI, which is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, is an integral part of The Rand Corporation. Its curriculum con- sists of interdisciplinary study, combined with on-the-job training (OJT), leading to the award of Ph.D. in Policy Analysis. Students receive OJT support equivalent to doctoral fellowships. Fellowship support is also available for applicants with special interests in health policy and Soviet international behavior. A Masters degree, or equivalent post-Bachelors degree training and experience is required for admission. 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