Ninety-seven years of editorialfreedom VOLUME XCVII - NO 77 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - MONDAY. JANUARY 19.1987 COPYRIGHT 1987, THE MICHIGAN DAILY .,,..... .v. iiv, r ._.. ..Y .. a . ... .......x.. ... ... Kigfo ught fo Editors note: In this first of two articles, the Daily eventually championed many s examines the career of Martin Luther King, Jr. from it's fight against poverty and the m beginning until 1964. Tomorrow's article will examine the war. last four year's of King's life A compelling speaker and h social causes, including the ovement to end the Vietnam brilliant scholar, King was .an rig hts man, in violation of Alabama's segregation laws. Despite beatings by police, Ku Klux Klan violence, and harassment by local officials, King held onto the philosophy of non-violence, frustrating white rascists who had previously quelled racial uprisings with greater violence. Speaking before a hostile crowd, King, then a 25 year-old Baptist minister, explained his philosophy: "We will match your capacity to inflict suffering with our capacity to endure suffering. We will meet your physical force with soul force...we will soon wear you down by our capacity to suffer. And in winning our freedom we will so appeal to your heart and conscience that we will win you in the process." See KING Page 3 The following is a list ,of activities which will be held today during the "Commemoration of a Dream" celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday. -12:00 p.m. unity march from S.University and Washtenaw to the Diag. - 1:00 p.m. "Commemoration of a Dream" rally in the Diag. -3:00 p.m. School of Nursing celebration featruring speakers. Aftican dance, and Black theater workshop at Alumni Center. -4:00 p.m. speaker Bailus Walker on "public health and civil rights; Martin Luther King's Agenda," School of Public Health. #7:00 p.m. closing ceremony at Trotter House. By EUGENE PAK Thirty years have passed since Martin Luther King Jr. led the Montogomery bus boycott of1955, which launched the modern American civil rights movement. But as the nation honors King today, its memory may have become somewhat fuzzy. Some people unconsciously elevate King into legendary, almost deified status, and see him as only a black civil rights leader. King did begin with the civil rights movement, but above all else compassionate and intelligent. These qualities allowed him to both empathize with the unfortunate and effectively attack the institutions which were the root causes of their oppression. AS A STUDENT, King studied the works of many philosophers, especially Thoreau and Gandhi. His belief in their non-violent philosophy would make him the ideal candidate to lead the Montgomery, Ala. bus boycott. The boycott began after 42-year-old seamstress Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white 'U' to receive Blue peels $20 million in URI funds Orange i By STEVE KNOPPER The Department of Defense will sponsor $20 million worth of University research awards over the next five years as part of the University Research Initiative. When the Pentagon announced the URI program last spring, the University proposed 21 research projects, worth $32.4 million. '(URI is) a Pentagon attempt to tighten control over university research.' -former MSA military researcher Ingrid Kock Three of those projects will be funded. According to Neil Gerl, a project representative for the University's Division of Research and Develop - ment Administration, the Univesity will receive $2.5 million from the Pentagon through URI in the next one to two years. Last year, the Department of Defense sponsored $10.5 million of the University's $183 million research budget. Most of the DoD money comes from basic research offices, such as the Army, Navy, and Air Force Research offices, Gerl said. Such offices, he said, are staffed by "standard people of academia - civilians, doctors." But former Michigan Student Assembly military research advisor Ingrid Kock said URI was "a Pentagon attempt to tighten control over university research," and criticized the "militarization of the University." Kock said DRDA charges MSA five cents per page for information on URI "to make certain that information on URI doesn't get to the community." The most recent award through URI was a $15 million grant for Electrical Engineering and Comp - uter Science Prof. George Haddad's effort to increase the speed of computer microchips. Other proj - ects include a $4.5 million contract involving ship hydrodynamics, and a materials research project worth $500,000, Gerl said. 91 -88 By ADAM OCHLIS Gary Grant's worst nightmare almost came true in yesterday's 91- 88 victory over Syracuse. Last Monday against Indiana, Michigan's 6-3 guard stepped to the foul line with the game tied. He made the first free throw, but missed the second, allowing Steve Alford to race down the floor and bury the game-winning jumper. Grant faced a similar situation yesterday. With four seconds left, the Wolverines led the fifth-ranked Orangemen by two points. Grant was at the free-throw line again with a chance to ice the contest. He swished the first for his 23rd point, but missed the second. Fortunately for the Wolverines (11-6), Howard Triche's desperation 50-footer landed short, giving Michigan the victory in an exciting end-to-end game. "Yeah, I was thinking about (the Indiana game)," said Grant, who also added six assists and four steals. "I told myself I just want to hit the first one and I did, and the second one went off the rim just like the Indiana one and once they got the rebound - flashbacks. I thought they were going to end up throwing it in." With Michigan holding the game's biggest lead at 86-77 with 2:27 remaining, Syracuse (15-1) clawed back on the strength of three- point shots by Greg Monroe (17 points) and Sherman Douglas (nine). The Orangemen cut the lead to two at 90-88 with :32 left and had a chance to tie or win the contest. They went for the tie, dumping the ball down low to 6-10 center Rony Seikaly. Seikaly, who feasted on Michigan's big men all day to the tune of 25 points and 15 rebounds (10 offensive), took an off-balance shot that rolled off the rim. Wolverine Mike Griffin grabbed the loose-ball rebound and outletted to Grant, who was fouled with :04 remaining. "I had perfect position to go up and shoot the ball but I started thinking twice about trying to get a three-point play," said Seikaly. "And being greedy, I wanted to get See GUARDS, Page 10 Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSC Glen Rice scores over Rony Seikaly on a tip-in for two of his 19 points in the second half of yesterday's action. I Dorms get new party policy By ELIZABETH ATKINS The restrictive residence hall party policy of last fall will soon be replaced with a more lenient "honor system" between students and residence hall staff. The new party policy requires that student party- givers tell their resident staff of the upcoming event. The resident staff must then inform security in the event of any problems. The new policy should go into effect within the next two weeks. The University's Residence Hall Association and an ad hoc party policy committee helped bring about the change. "Students and residents are people who can be trusted for their own behavior as well as their guests," said John Heidke, associate director for housing education and a member of the committee. Heidke said the policy change exemplifies "students and administrators working together to insure that individual and community rights are 100 percent in agreement." Heidke said policies are not made to restrict students' freedom of assembly, but are designed for student safety. The current policy, adopted last fall, requires residents to sign a form taking responsibility for the conduct of their guests (invited and uninvited), party- related damages, consumption of alcohol and other controlled substances, and noise. The resident also must estimate the time that the party would begin and agree that it would end at the beginning of quiet See LENIENT, Page 5 Jamaica -bound Calendar stars students By EDWIN McKEAN About a dozen University stu- dents will spend a free spring break in Jamaica. They will bask in the sun, walk the beaches, and dance at the bars. And a photographer will capture it all. The pictures will appear in the 1987-88 "Spring Break in Jamaica" student calendar, which will feature both men and women because "there is more to Michigan than lus~t women." said LSA s~enior swimsuit issue," Signorie said. Jamaica was chosen almost on a whim, she said. It is an expensive whim. The group will provide hopes to produce a calendar that will be bigger and higher in quality than last year's, for which local stores reported only average sales. .. , z . < x ,,:..: . ,,. . , ;, . <,,n,.,, ,,r.. zK ti . $g , yx u 2. +.4 : I i < .fit \\ -, ',I. \ \ .. . ) - Council progresses on Code d 0iscussion By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN The University Council made progress Friday toward concluding its discussion of political dissent, the most controversial area of the proposed code of non-academic student conduct. The council, composed of students, faculty, and admin- istrators, has been formulating guidelines to regulate behavior at campus protests. The guidelines will cover protesters, campus security, administrators, faculty, See PANEL Page 5 INSIDE 40 states celebrate national holi - day honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. OPINION, PAGE 4 Mediocrity reigns at Peter Nero's 'elevator music fest.' ARTS, PAGE 5 'There is more to Michigan than just women,' - LSA senior Bettina Signorie, "'Spring Break in Jamaica" calendar organizer