4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 9, 1987 'U' racism (Continued from Pagey ) can at her from his dorm window. The assailant yelled" ger" at her as the can just misse head. Such overt racist incide coupled with cultural and so obstacles can make campus unbearable for many students. Race and academia Many black students alsof alienation in the classro Attending a large lecture hall ca intimidating for any first-' student, but for a black stud who may be the only black in entire class, the experience can even more problematic. "Whenever we talk about b people or black issues in biology class, everyone wouldt Think You re tregnant Fret Pregnamc T4t Completely Cooential Pregnancy Counseliig Center 529 N. Hewitt. Ypsilanti Call: 434-3088 (any time n compounded around and look at me... I felt a Univer itory little awkward," said LSA culture "nig. sophomore Felicia Jernigan. where d her Jernigan is the only black student than 10 in her class. Not nts, Some blacks also report half th cial experiencing insensitivity from reporte life professors and resentment from they w other students who may perceive life. them as having been "let in" to Sucl face increase black student enrollment. isolati om. Although the admissions office student n be does not lower standards to admit as a pl year more blacks, they do judge black go bac lent, students' applications differently Roy the from white students', placing more black s n be emphasis on grade-point averages it, goin and extracurricular activities than on comfoi lack SAT scores, which many studies isn't be my say are biased against blacks. aren't1 turn In a 1980 study on black inspec University students, sociology wants t Prof. Walter Allen found that most enter the University with high Bla academic credentials - 67 percent were ranked in the top 10 percent of their graduating class.L e) However, these students may not be accustomed to the with a by culture clash IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports sity's predominantly white Few attended high schools black enrollment was less 0 percent, as it is here. surprisingly then, nearly e students in Allen's study ,d that they did not feel as if ere a part of general campus h dilemmas create a sense of on for students. Many black ts see the University mainly ace to study, and frequently k home on the weekends. yster said she sees many students "getting away from g somewhere where they are stable, where how they look sing questioned; where they going into a store and being ted more severely. Who to live that way?" Active students ck students who are active in minority organizations such as the Black Student Union or minority dorm councils face an additional catch. Being active in such organizations can draw time away from both their studies and interaction with non-minority students. Like many other student leaders, Valerie Windrow, an executive officer in the student NAACP chapter and a member of East Quad's Abeng minority council, said her studies come first, but she values her extracurricular work too. "Yes, it gets real hectic sometimes, and I'm pulling hairs out," Windrow said, "but I can look back and see the accomplishments a group such as the NAACP has done. It's given me a sense of purpose outside of my books here." In his study, Allen found that See BLACKS, Page 3 SI to help students (Continued from Page 1) cademic or departmental ad- visors. On the average, Judge says, juniors and seniors meet with their advisors more than once per term. Currently, departments such as history provide students with a checklist, but that is only for students to see what courses they still have to take in order to complete the concentration require- ments. It does not provide students with a chance to explore courses which would be of interest to them within the major. "I think (this plan) has the potential to make things better and give students more of a role in their planning within their concen- tration," said Judge. Congress to vote on future aid to Contra rebels WASHINGTON - Congress is facing its first battle of the year over aid to Nicaragua's Contra rebels, a fight that also will provide a measure of how well President Reagan has regained his political footing on Capitol Hill. At stake this week is the final, $40 million installment of the $100 million aid package for the anti-Sandinista fighters that Congress passed last year. Even if the Democrat-controlled House and Senate vote to block the $40 million payment, a Reagan veto could still ensure that the Contras get the funds. But lawmakers on both sides of the emotional issue are looking beyond this skirmish to the larger issue of future U. S. policy in Central America. Workers try to retrieve bodies from capsized British ferry ZEEBRUGGE, Belgium - Engineers tried yesterday to right a capsized British ferry in an effort to retrieve the bodies of 82 people believed trapped in the half-submerged vessel off the Belgian coast. Relatives of passengers, meanwhile, went to a makeshift morgue in a basketball court to identify the 53 bodies recovered so far. Of the 543 passengers and crew, 408 survived. The Herald of Free Enterprise fell on its port side outside this port about 15 minutes after departing Friday night for Dover, England. Yesterday, two salvage ships carrying giant cranes moved in on the stricken vessel. The unrecovered corpses were presumed trapped under heavy debris or in sections of the boat inaccessible to divers. Crime rates remain high WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said yesterday that five out of six of today's 12-year-olds will be the victims or intended victims of violent crimes during their lifetimes if current crime rates persist. Half of them will be victimized more than once, authorities said in a report based on projections from a decade of surveys on the extent of crime. The report says the lifetime odds of becoming a victim of violent crimes - rape, robbery, and assault - decline rapidly with age. Nearly one out of 12 females will be the victim of an attempted or completed rape. For black females, the odds are 1 out of 9, according to the department's Bureau of Justice Statistics. With age, "the likelihood of becoming the victim of a violent crime in the remainder of one's lifetime declines," the report said. Opinions conflict on legality of Iran arms shipments WASHINGTON - An in-house adviser to Attorney General Edwin Meese, in opinions issued shortly after disclosure of the U. S. arms sales to Iran, said the White House did not violate congressional reporting requirements and that an oral go-ahead from President Reagan was sufficient for one of the shipments. The legal opinions by Assistant Attorney General Charles Cooper, which back the Reagan administration's handling of the arms sales, are sharply at odds with the conclusions reached by the Tower commission. The legal memorandums, prepared for Meese and supplied to the Tower board, were released last week in response to a request from the Associated Press. ATTENTION COMPUTER USER DEPARTMENTS: Now you can have a high quality service and save money, too. * Authorized Wang PC/APC/WOA and OIS Service Center * Factory Trained Field Engineers * Local Ann Arbor Office * 10 years experience serving Computers and Word Processors * Loaner Units Available * Circuit Board Repair Shop * Quick On-Site Response * On-Site, Depot, Carry In, and Mail-in Service Plans * After Hours Service * Eight Years Experience Meeting the Requirements of Servicing the University of Michigan Also Featuring * IBM PC's and Printers * Compaq PC's' * Epson Printers * Toshiba Printers. * Hewlett Packard Laser Jets ... 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For more information call 764-0557 Beware of Mississippi dwarfs JACKSON, Miss. - Bills to allow dwarfs to hunt with crossbows and make the American foxhound the state dog prompted jokes and jeers in the Legislature this session, but Mississipi lawmakers don't take them lightly. "We laugh about it, but these are serious matters to some people," said Sen. Bill Minor. In Mississippi, handicapped people are allowed to use crossbows. Dwarfs are not considered handicapped under state law. At the request of a constituent, Rep. Will Green Poindexter introduced a bill this session to allow dwarfs the exception. The measure died in the backlog of bills during a deadline week. Poindexter said he'll probably try again next session. "I understand that dwarfs have a hard time pulling back crossbows, but they don't want to be exempted from it and that legislation was important to them," said Minor. Sen. John White, acting on the request of a class of sixth-graders, asked for special status for the American foxhound. "Sure it got a lot of laughs but it was a good bill," he said. "These sixth-graders really wanted this." It passed 50-1 with the dissenting vote coming from a senator who opposed bringing up the matter during a deadline week. 01he Michigan U atIV Vol. XCVII -No.107 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms. Subscription rates: September through April-$18 in Ann Arbor; $35 outside the city. One term-$10 in town; $20 outside the city. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and sub - scribes to Pacific News Service and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. Editor in Chief................................ROB EARLE Managing Editor........................AMY MINDELL News Editor..............................PHILIP I. 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