I The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 21, 1987 - Page 3 Remembrance Ukranian student group recalls Chernobyl nuci By ALYSSA LUSTIGMAN In an attempt to increase student awareness on the dangers of nuclear re- actors, the Ukranian Students Association yesterday offered University students an un - usual form of demonstration in commem- oration of the one year anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Members of the organization traced the outlines of clothing and human bodies with masking tape on the Diag to symbolize the victims of the accident. The Soviet Union has said the accident was directly responsible for more than 35 deaths, but the number of individuals who will die from radiation-related ailments is still unknown. Alex Gamota, a Natural Resources sophomore and organizer of the event, hopes that the demonstrations will "not just evoke sympathy for Ukranian people, but will make people everywhere aware that there should never be another nuclear accident anywhere, ever again. "Something positive should happen from the disaster. We want to show that people died from the inefficiency of the system," Gamota said. Most students, however, were unaware of the memorial commemorating the accident. Few had any idea of what the outlines symbolized. Guesses ranged from rape symbolism to protests on nuclear research. Students who realized the sym- bolism behind the 'bodies' expressed con- ear disaster cern about the effects of accident. "It makes me wonder. We're supposedly so much more careful than (the Soviets) are. You wonder it it could happen to us," LSA junior Karen Struffert said. Other students expressed concerns over the poli- tical ramifications of Chernobyl. "The Soviets were amiss when they didn't tell anyone about the accident. Scandinavian crops were contaminated, and other countries in that area suffered from what happened," second year medical stu- dent Alan Mishra said. Next Wednesday, Ukranian students will sponsor a noon rally on the Diag at which its members and representative from Greenpeace will discuss the effects of the Chernobyl disaster. Nine campus groups, including SANE, the College Democrats and Republicans, and Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmaments, are supporting the rally. According to Newsweek magazine, May 12,1986, the meltdown occurred when the cooling system failed in one of the reactors. The core of the reactor overheated, allowing gases to build up. Eventually, pressure within the core caused an explosion which tore the roof off of the reactor. A radioactive cloud escaped into the atmosphere, and radioactive gas fires caused by the explosion continued to burn for almost a week. Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Playing around University alumnus Michael Jeffreys, left, plays the congas, and alumnus Jeffrey Newton plays the soprano saxophone on the diag yesterday. They have been playing together for three years. Jeffreys is a talent agent and Newton is going into enter- tainment law. SACUA voices dismay at regents' classified research decision By WENDY SHARP The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs is disap- pointed with the Board of Regents' new policy on classified research, according to a statement announced at a faculty Senate Assembly meeting yesterday. SACUA supported the "Majority Report" of a special committee appointed in 1985 to study the University's classified research policy. The report, rejected by the University Board of Regents last week, recommended a "de facto" ban on classified research. It suggested research results be published within a year after fund- ing ends and that all sponsored research contracts be made available for public inspection. In November, SACUA added a resolution to the majority report suggesting that researchers abstain from conducting projects that could kill or maim human beings. These projects used to be prohibited by an "end-use" clause in the classified research guidelines. Last Friday the regents accepted a policy that eliminates the "end- use" clause and places almost no restrictions on classified research. The SACUA statement said the new classified research policy 'There's a lot of difference between a sheet of paper and the way things are carried out.' - Harris McClamroch, SACUA chair acknowledges a "tradition of favor- ing life," but does not continue it. It said that while the "old policy joined students, faculty and admin- istrators in hard debate to define 'public interest,' the new policy suggests that the public interest is obvious and need not be discussed at all." THE STATEMENT said the former policy constrained some actions, and that the new policy "indicates that more or less any- thing goes." The statement urges researchers to adopt "a new and higher vigilance in pursuit of the goals of openness and the enhance- ment of life; ignoble acts need not be prohibited in order to be avoided." Harris McClamroch, chair of SACUA and professor of aerospace and computer engineering, said SACUA may not approve the new classified research policy and will attempt implement its own goal within the confines of the regents' decision. "There's a lot of difference be- tween a sheet of paper and the way things are carried out," McClam- roch said. Also at yesterday's Senate Assembly meeting, Percy Bates, a minority faculty member and professor of education, spoke on racism at the University. "This is a University problem," Bates said. "Unless we are willing to embrace it, it will continue." Bates said minority faculty and student problems are directly related to numbers of minorities on campus. As the number of minorities drops, "they're more and more uncomfortable," Bates said. He said an increase in minority faculty may make students more secure. Bates said campus minority groups would still be discussing issues if Rev. Jesse Jackson had not mediated between Black activists groups and the University. Jackson- met with students, faculty, and; executive officers to discuss racial incidents at the University in late March. In other Senate Assembly busi- ness, Vice President for Information Technology Douglas Van Houwel- ing spoke on the University's computer system. Ulrich's employees debate book destruction By REBECCA COX Last Friday, store employees at Ulrich's Bookstore cut the spines off an estimated 3,000 unsold booksand left them for trash collectors. Ulrich's books manager Randy Nylund said the books were de- stroyed tokeep people from steal- ing them from the trash. Unsold books at Ulrich's are usually destroyed rather than do- TH ST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Campus Cinema Something Wild (Johnathan Demme, 1986), MTF, DBL/7 p.m., Mich. The acclaimed comedy thriller about a straight-laced businessman who gets cheerfully abducted and led on a wild adventure by a hedonistic young lady. Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith. The Three Amigos (John Landis, 1986), MTF, DBL/9:15 p.m., Mich. Breezily cheery spoof about three lovable schmucks who play rhinestone cowboys in silent movies. When a village of ignorant Mexican peasants catch their act, they find themselves hired for a showdown with a band of real banditos. Michigan Film/Video, Eye, 8:00 p.m., 214 N. 4th. Local filmmakers strut their stuff. For further info, dial 662-2470, that's 662-2470. Speakers Jacques Guathier- "The Importance of Fossils in Amniote Phylogeny: An Experimental Approach in Phylogenetic Systematics," Dept. of Geological Sciences, 4 p.m., 4001 C.C. Little. Ernst Katz- "Man and the Nine Ranks of Superhuman Beings," 8 p.m., The Rudolf Steiner Institute, 1923 Geddes. Betty Lowe and Patricia Hopkinson- "Gardening with Perennials," 7:30 p.m., Matthaei Botanical Gardens Auditorium. Henk Habers-"A Discussion of Center, 603 E. Madison. Thomas Schwenk- "The Family in Health and Illness: A New Specialty in Family Practice," noon, Chelsea Community Hospital, 775 S. Main St., Chelsea. Meetings TARDAA/Dr. Who Fan Club- 8 p.m., 296 Dennison. Union of Students for Isreal- 7 p.m., Hillel. Campus Bible Study- 8 p.m., Michigan League Room C. Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity- 5:15 p.m., 1320 Kresge. Furthermore Revolutionary History Series- "The Black Movement 1943-1968: Had the Power to Des - troy Capitalism, but not the Perspective," 7 p.m., 439 Mason Hall. Rugby Football Club- 8 p.m., The Coliseum, corner of Hill and Fifth, (996-4529). nated to local organizations, accord- ing to an Ulrich's employee. Marvin Roberson, a graduate student in philosophy and Ulrich's employee, objects to the policy. He proposed the books be donated to the Friends of the Ann Arbor Public Library, a support organi- zation for the library. Roberson contacted members of the library organization last Friday about accepting the books, and he said they were willing to take them. He and other employees volun- teered their own time to package the books and transport them to the library, but he said Ulrich's man- agement rejected the plan. The man- agement felt the book donation would create competition between the library and the bookstore, he said. Nylund said the library would not accept them because the copies were all thoroughly used. He said Ulrich's has tried to donate books to non-profit organizations in the past, but they often failed to meet the organizations' standards for the book's condition. He also said local organizations stopped accepting the books because "they have so many already." Mary Parsons, director of the Friends of the Ann Arbor Public Library book store, wasn't aware that the organization had been contacted about the books from Ulrich's, but said "we take any- thing- FoOD Buys WHITE lit MARKET STUDY FOOD HEADQUARTERS snacks sandwiches munchies coffee soft drinks juice ... and more 609 E. William Hours: M-F 8-7 663-4253 Sat. 8-6 iat rest from the pill is no big deal. Send announcements of up- coming events to "The List," c/o The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich., 48109 Include all pertinent in- formation and a contact phone number. 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