Page 5 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 22, 1985 Jazz for Life' recruits stars to help the poor (Continued from Page 1) "THIS IS a problem which is foreboding for everyone. As the un- derclass expands, who is going to provide money for social security? "People look very disfavorably on welfare, but everyone needs an oppor- tunity to participate in society and, by ignoring these children and their problems, the middle class is acting against its own best interest. This is a very future-oriented project - the children are the future," Johnson con- tinued. Fundraising for the program begins at tomorrow's Michigan-Ohio State football game, where Jazz for Life will sell T-shirts to make money to get the project off the ground. JAZZ FOR Life's plans call for a Spring '86 pilot concert at Hill Auditorium to kick off the project. A six-week series of community-based projects staged nationwide will begin in September, culminating in mid- October with a national Jazz for Life 'This is a very future-oriented project - the children are the future.' - Louis Johnson Jazz for Life organizer Festival drawing together the biggest names in jazz. Johnson hopes to generate several million dollars in ticket sales alone. Jazz for Life is also currently negotiating a record deal for a com- pilatory jazz album. So far, Johnson and Woodruff have contacted celebrities - ranging from jazz greats George Benson and Wyn- ton Marsalis - to comedian Bill Cosby and NBA star Kareem Abdul Jabbar. All are interested in cooperating with the project, Johnson said. CBS RECORDS and United Way public relations representatives with whom Johnson has met say the students' youth and inexperience in the fund-raising arena could be ex- tremely positive factors in securing corporate and other assistance. Thus far, the program has been mostly funded by Johnson and Woodruff. They will be meeting soon with representatives from Stroh's and Domino's in an attempt to secure cor- porate sponsorship. Terry Lynn Tilton, a board member and founding member of the National Academy of Jazz, a non-profit cor- poration dedicated to the advan- cement of the art form, said she is ex- cited about working with Jazz for Life and will likely serve on the project's Board of Directors. "THEY'VE GOT the energy to get it together," Tilton said. "They have a cause and a reason motivating them, and they know where they need help. They're not big-headed - they are reaching out to people with experien- One of the first people Johnson con- facted to help with the project was Dr. Herb Wong, president of the National Association of Jazz Educators and Palo Alto Records. Wong, a former ecology professor who has been in- volved with the interconnections of human/ecological studies and jazz, responded with enthusiasm to the idea. "It seemed that at last there was a project that would gather the many threads of society and culture for the basic human problems that the project is aimed at solving," Wong said. Sarri said the need to assist im- poverished youth is great. "One out of four children in America live in pover- ty. A majority of poor people in the U.S. are children," she said. JOHNSON and Woodruff haven't had as much success rounding up student volunteers as they've had in recruiting big-name stars. "The crux of the problem," Johnson said, "is that the central thing has been two law students barnstorming the country and making national con- tacts ... We've made big strides and now we have to consolidate in Ann Ar- bor. Right now we have a core group of just six or seven graduate students who are putting in a lot of time." Jazz for Life has doled out two projects to graduate school professors. MBA students, under the guidance of David Brophy, are working on a budget, while Prof. Mary Anne Watson's communication class is putting together a video which will describe the program. Sarri is seeking child care programs in need of financial assistance. The group is looking for studentsrto work ~on media relations, funding, ar- twork, and securing performers. Johnson said he is trying to secure academic credit for students who become involved. HAPPENINGS (Continued from Page 3) University Club - Pre-game champagne all-you-can-eat-brunch, 10 a.m., University Club. William L. Clements Library - Special exhibit, Mackinac Island, "Furs, Fudge and Forts," 9 a.m., Clements Library. Sunday Highlight The International Affairs Education Project will sponsor a talk on the results of the Geneva summit tonight. Speakers include Daniel Axelrod of the department of physics and the Union of Concerned Scientists, Joanne Watson of the Detroit YWCA and Edward L. Palmer, executive director of the Black Press Institute in Chicago. The forum will begin at 7 p.m., in the Pond room of the Union. Films Alternative Action - Question of Silence, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall. Chinese Student Assoc. - Aces Go Places, 1 p.m.; Actresses Behind the Stage, 3 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall. Cinema Guild - Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, 7 p.m.; Look Back in Anger, 8:40 p.m., Natural Science Bldg. Hill StCinema - Wooden Gun, 7:15 & 9 p.m., 1429 Hill St. Mediatrics - African Queen, 7:30 p.m.; Caine Mutiny, 9:30 p.m., MLB 4. Performances Ark - Tom Chapin, 8 p.m., 637 S. Main. Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra - In concert with youth soloist, 3:30 p.m., Michigan Theater. Performance Network - Sticks and Bones, 8 p.m., 408 W. Washington. School of Music - Opera, Cosi fan Tutte, Mozart, 2 p.m., Mendelssohn Theater, University Players, Marathon 33, Patricia Boyette, director, Trueblood, 2 p.m. School of Music - Faculty Recital, Michigan Chamber Players; Per- cussion Ensemble, Michael Udow, conductor, 8 p.m., Vocal Arts Theater; Trombone recital, Jeff Ballast, 2 p.m., Recital Hall; Violin, Timothy Ed- wards, 4 p.m., Recital Hall; Double Bass, Ma. School of Music - Michigan Chamber Players, 8p.m., Rackham Aud. University Music Society - New Philadelphia String Quartet, 4 p.m., Rackham Aud. Speakers Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament - Arthur Vander, "Com- mon Sense and the Prevention of Nuclear War," 7:30 p.m., 1679 Broad- way. Meetings Alpha Phi Omega - 7 p.m., Michigan Union. Miscellaneous Hillel - Israeli folk dancing, 7:30 p.m., 1429 Hill St. His House Christian Fellowship - Dinner, 6 p.m.; Bible study, 7 p.m., 925 E. Ann. Lutheran Campus Ministry - Worship, 10:30 a.m., Lord of Light. University Lutheran Chapel - Worship, 9:15 & 10:30 a.m.; Supper, 6 p.m., 1511 Washtenaw. WELS Campus Ministry - Reformation worship, 10 a.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 i I By JUNE HAVOC f1;. ^#ftA hV Dnhiris Rnvnffn rndirn.-#&A hu Q;t-hnrd KI!2@#tepk LOOK.. We realize that the papers are gone by early morning. Unfortunately for the late risers, The Michigan Daily can't afford to print more than 10,000 copies. So, please, share your paper or put it back in a rack when you're done reading it. THIANK YOU U Council discusses code (Continued from Page 1) was brought up at last week's council meeting at the urging of Dan Shar- phorn, a policy advisor to the Office of Academic Affairs and the council's legal advisor. Sharphorn said that while the University is not legally responsible for what happens in Greek or co-op housing at the school, the courts have recently ruled against universities. For exampke, he said a student successfully sued the University of Colorado last year after he injured himself on a trampoline in one of the school's fraternities. HOWEVER, Sharphorn yesterday said there has been no precedents i nthe state. And councilmembers decided the University would have to deal with such a situation if it ever arose. Alan Lutes, president of the Intra- Fraternity Council, told the council yesterday that the IFC has been able to handle crimes in Greek houses on its own. He added that the IFC has been working on its own judicial system, including a five-member hearing panel that would be able to apply such sanctions, as expulsion from a fraternity. In addition, Lutes said he felt fraternities were being "singled out." "We have no special relationship with the University," Lutes said. 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