j:1; b r Ninety-six years of editorial freedom 4ai ti Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Ann Arbor, MI PERMIT NO. 13 Vol. XCVI-- No. 132 Copyright 1986, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, April 14, 1986 Eight Pages Study reveals activism potential By PHILIP LEVY First of a two-part series Student activism could return in force if the Board of Regents passed the code of non-academic conduct without student input, according to a sur- vey of 235 University students. The preliminary conclusions of the survey, con- ducted by Political Science Prof. Sam Elder- sveld's American Political Parties class, suggest that the student activism that raged 1960s could easily return if three prerequisites are met: " A single explosive issue, like the code, has to unite students; " Students have to feel they can accomplish something through their actions; and, " Students' peers need to be involved in activism. The survey showed that 25 percent of the 107 sophomores, 87 seniors, and 41 "campus leaders" who were polled had been politically active off campus. That figure is significant because it would be "no more than 10 percent" for the average citizens, Eldersveld said. The 25 percent figure could increase dramatically if the right conditions are met, the survey showed. "There is more there than meets the eye," said Eldersveld. "There is a lot of poten- tial." THE SURVEY belies recent pronouncements by the media that student activism is gone for good. LSA senior John McNabb, one of the students in Eldersveld's class, said University students care about national issues, especially when those issues have a direct impact on them. If the United States went to war with Nicaragua or if the draft were reinstituted, for instance, activism would in- crease. Eldersveld added that the proposed student co- de of non-academic conduct could become a major issue if University President Harold Shapiro pushed it through without student involvement. "On See 'U,' Page 2 Policy chl asked for ange not Mandela By KERY MURAKAMI University President Harold Shapiro said Friday he will not recommend that the Board of Regents change a bylaw that would allow jailed South African activist Nelson Man- dela to receive an honorary degree. The bylaw prohibits the University from granting the honor to those who cannot accept them in person. The regents will finalize their choicesgof this year's honorary degree recipients at their monthly meetings Thursday and Friday. MANDELA HAS been serving a life sentence in a South African prison since 1962 for his role in the South African revolutionary group, the African National Congress. Man- dela is seen as the symbolic leader of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. Although the regents do not need the recommendation of the President to act, it is unlikely that the board will change the bylaw without Shapiro's support. None of the regents contacted yesterday would comment on the issue. Shapiro has been out of town and was unavailable for comment yester- day. But according to Jean Berkley, executive secretary to the vice president for state relations, she relayed a message from Shapiro to a group of students who support Man- dela's nomination for the degree. The students, mainly from the Free South Africa Coordinating Committee have been going to Shapiro's office every day in support of Mandela. In addition to saying that he will not recommend the bylaw change, Shapiro said he has no plans for calling together the honorary degrees committee to reconsider Mandela. THE COMMITTEE had discussed Mandela's nomination by Tom Holt, See HONOR, Page 3 Vandals attempt to destroy By LISA DRESNER The anti-apartheid shanty Diag was vandalized again ye in two separate incidents, bu quickly restored by member Free South Africa Coor Committee. A housing security officerr the first attack early yesterd Daily Photo by PETE ROSS Graduate student Hector Delgado, a member of the Free South Africa Coordinating Committee, repairs the shanty on the diag after it was attacked, last week. Two similar attacks occurred yesterday. Neo-rudeness Martin By DOV COHEN Judith Martin is out to save the world from the new rudeness. Speaking to an audience of 150 rapt listeners at Rackham Auditorium, Martin-better known as Miss Man- Wers-lamented "the sweet young things who scream at you for calling them Miss instead of Ms. or Dr., or Kimberly" and "the dignified elderly gentlemen who announce they will spit in the eye of everyone who wishes them a good day." Citing Norman Mailer's remark that the world is becoming progressively ruder, she said, "The world is too rude for Norman Mailer. I t's time to do something about it." MARTIN DENOUNCED the phony intimacy she sees in our society. "If we take the same styles with close friends as we do for the salesman who dials us on his computer, what is in- timacy?" she asked. ooh-poohs She recalled a conversation she had with Leo Buschalia. Buschalia, who she calls "the huggy man," told her about the time he saw her in an elevator but did not go up and hug her. He thought that she, as an etiquette expert, would think it rude. Imagine, she said, "a lady who wouldn't em- brace a total stranger in an elevator." "The rock bottom definition of a lady," she said, "is one who gets to choose who fondles her and who doesn't." Martin says parents teach their children to be rude. "Teaching a child manners has the bad reputation of being artificial," she said. "Parents tell their children, 'just be yourself, people will love you. "AND THERE they are: they're wonderful and lovable, and them- selves, and they're chewing with their mouths open, and people don't love them as much as they should." faux pas Manners are being sacrificed for the sake of making a social statement, Martin said. The modern way to tell someone not to smoke in your presen- ce is to say, "Look, I don't care if you want to kill yourself, but you won't pollute my air." The biggest evidence of the break- down of manners is the demise of the family dinner, she said. "We have no time for the family dinner-which is the cornerstone of civilized life. We're too busy watching our video tapes, and running around the park, until it's time to tell our therapist how meaningless our life is." "I believe the new term is grazing, where one stands in front of the refrigerator while it's ticking," she said. AFTER HER hour and a half speech, Martin answered questions for audience members needing etiquette advice. shanty again ning, according to security in- vestigator Gary Hill. The housing of- on the ficer has been told by an unidentified esterday passer-by that two men were lighting it it was a piece of paper on top of the shanty. rs of the The housing officer and a campus dinating security officer found two men sitting on the roof of the shanty, but there reported was no evidence of damage to the lay mor- See SHANTY, Page 3 Marchers continue peace By AMY MINDELL Many marchers who planned to journey from Los Angeles to Washington as a part of the Great Peace March have abandoned the effort in the past month and a half, but a core of people, including University student Marjorie Winkelman, appear dedicated to the fight for full nuclear disarmament and continue to hike across America. The remaining marchers are trying to spread the word through newslet- tters .that their effort is not dying. About half of the original group of 950 remains, but they are plagued by finiancial difficulties. Only three days into the trek last March PRO-Peace, the group spon- soring the Great Peace March, folded under economic strain. March organizers hoped to draw 5,000 demonstrators for the hike to inspire global nuclear disarmament. Winkelman and about 450 other marchers hiked out of Las Vegas yesterday toward their next check point, St. George, Utah. The marchers AE KIM' are about two weeks behind schedule, and Winkelman said that though many feel "antsy," the marchers are Grand slowly getting used to communal v held living and realizing "if you want something done, you'll have to do it yourself." Student video group fails to air show By MIKE AVOLIO &A television program produced by University students that was to be broadcast this term will not make the local airwaves. "Jampacked," a weekly half-hour show, would have been broadcast over Ann Arbor Community Access cable Channel 9, but problems between the cable company and the student production group, Michigan Productions, will keep the program out of prime time. The program was designed to present human interest and feature stories on the University and the surrounding community. THE GROUP shot footage for approximately two shows . at may not be aired, said producer Dave Pascal, an LSA TODAY- Dizzy senior. According to Ann Arbor Community Access coordinator Martha Schmidt, the recent re-organization of the local cable broadcaster forced her to cut back on studio training sessions. Community Access requires that a producer and crw attend this orientation in order to reser- ve studio time. One one member of the group, Pascal,attended a session. Pascal and director Lillian Hayes, an LSA junior, said they thought Michigan Productions had a verbal agreement with Schmidt for studio time. "I UNDERSTAND Martha's position, but she led us to See STUDENT, Page 3 Daily Photo by J Pow Wow "Warrior veteran" Frank Bush of the Potawatami tribe awaits the C Entry, a ceremony beginning the 14th annual Ann Arbor Pow Wow last weekend. See story, Page 3. "It was the only choice for a thinking man," he later wrote in his autobiography, To Be or Not to Be. Show up at Hill Auditorium at 10 this morning to see the man in action. Admission to the performance is free, but donations are encouraged. took the request seriously and wrote the bill which the Senate Resources Committee introduced Thursday. What kind of resume can the woolly mammoth offer for the post? "The woolly mammoth was a magnificent animal standing over 14 feet high at the shoulder with reddish brown musk ox-type guard hairs over soft un- INSIDE HONORARY DEGREE: Opinion recommends Nelson Mandela. See Page 4. SPRINGY: Arts reviews dance concert. See I I