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Contras skeptical about
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The Michigan Daily-Thursday, September 24, 1987 - Page,7
Japanese black belt
demonstrates Aikido
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) -
The leftist Sandinista government's
decision to lift press restrictions
merely restores rights that it should
not have taken away in the first
place, opposition leaders said yester-
day.
The leaders also said the govern-
ment's announcement that it would
begin a unilateral cease-fire was
aimed primarily at ending U.S. aid
to the Contra rebels.
"They're releasing our freedoms
bit by bit after having taken them
away," said Enrique Bolanos, head of
the Private Enterprise Council, an
opposition group. "That's not free-
dom."
Barricada, the official newspaper
of the governing Sandinista National
Liberation Front, lauded the gov-
ernment's moves and said they were
in compliance with a Central Amer-
ican peace plan.
Barricada called on the Reagan
administration to "take its hands out
of Central America."
The Sandinista government on
Tuesday said it was working on a
plan to clear certain areas of troops
to begin a unilateral cease-fire.
A government statement said The
National Reconciliation Commis-
sion, headed by Cardinal Miguel
Obando y Bravo, archbishop of
Managua, and smaller local peace
commissions could them see if
rebels in the areas would accept a
cease-fire.
The commission was formed to
oversee compliance with the peace
plan in Nicaragua.
The Central American peace plan
was signed by the presidents of
Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras,
Costa Rica and Guatemala. It calls
for cease-fries, amnesties, halting
foreign aid to rebels and freedom of
the press, among other points.
In Washington, the State Depart-
ment accused Nicaragua's govern-
ment of engaging in mere "cosmetic
gestures."
Spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley
said a recent statement by Interior
Minister Tomas Borge indicates that
the Nicaraguan media will be
forbidden to provide news about the
two most important subjects facing
Nicaragua - the peace process and
the economy.
At the White House, presidential
spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said
their are no assurances that the
Sandinistas would not use a cease-
fire to their advantage.
He said the Sandinistas could
maintain a cease-fire for a time,
using that opportunity to rebuild
their forces or surround the Contras
or cut off their supplies.
Since it was signed in Guatemala
City on Aug. 7, the Sandinistas
have released two opposition activ-
ists and several foreign prisoners,
allowed two exiled priests to return
to Nicaragua.
By HEATHER EURICH
Aikido, an art based upon 800
years of samurai traditions, literally
means "the way of harmony with the
life source." It outwardly resembles
judo or karate, but teaches peaceful
resolution of conflict.
Last night, the world's only ninth
degree black belt of aikido demon-
strated the art to a full house at the
Michigan Theater. Sensei (master)
Gozo Shiodo has obtained the high-
est rank of aikido possible in life.
He is the last surviving student of
Morihei Ueshiba, who founded the
method.
Black belt students formed a re-
ceiving line to clear the way for the
master and students rushed before
him to open the doors. A hush
overcame the onlookers as the 5'2"
man bowed solemnly.
On stage, the 72-year-old flipped
his assistant, Tsuneo Ando,
repeatedly with slight movements as
if it were child's play. With a flick
of the wrist, elbow, or a finger, he
fended off his opponent. As he
pinned the younger man, who strug-
gled to rise from the floor, he said,
"I feel sorry for my assistant... very
sorry." He then stood composed and
explained his techniques to the audi-
ence. Meanwhile, his assistant stood
panting at the side.
Richard Borer, an LSA sopho-
more, attended Shiodo's performance
because, "It's important, like the
pope. I was drawn to it because
aikido takes so much philosophical
and spiritual training. Just to see the
man is great."
Shiodo's three-day visit to Ann
Arbor is unusual because he rarely
travels outside of Japan, according to
William Sloan, secretary of the
Aikido Yoshinkai Association of
ellowships
went to such institutions as The
College Entrance Examination
Board and the National Hispanic
Scholar Awards Program.
J. Kellum Smith, vice-president
of the foundation, cited the high
allocation of grants to educational
institutions as "unique in compari-
son with other eligible institutions.
They are also underassisted by the
normal institutions."
Medical health received the next
highest priority, 26 percent of the
foundation's installments. Cultural
projects, including the National
Gallery of Art, received 19 percent
of the institutes annual funding.
North America. Ann Arbor is his
only U. S. stop.
Shiodo said he was very im-
pressed with the progress of Ameri-
can students since his first visit sev-
en years ago. He added that he has
great hopes for the future of aikido
in America.
Shiodo's visit included teaching a
private clinic to 300 students on
Tuesday. A private banquet was held
in his honor after the performance.
Sensei Takashi Kushida, an Ann
Arbor resident, studied 35 years to
attain the eighth degree black belt.
He lived and studied at Shiodo's
Tokyo training hall, or dojo, for
more than 15 years. In 1973, Shiodo
selected Kushida - one of only two
eighth degree black belts in the
world - to teach aikido in America.
Shiodo said that Kushido's train-
ing is very complete. He was im-
pressed by the seriousness of the
Americans students and said that
they were at the same level as aikido
students in Japan.
Shiodo said the first thing he tells
beginning students is to be truthful
to themselves and concentrate. in
class. He repeated several times that
harmony attained through hardship
in training is the central idea of
aikido.
Through his interpreter, Shiodo
said, "We are training to achieve
something beyond competition. We
are training to achieve a better per-
sonal character."
Faculty members, graduate stu-
dents, and undergraduate students at-
tend classes together at the
University Aikido Club.
People learn the art for various
reasons, Sloan said. Some seek self-
defense or physical activity-and oth-
ers like the discipline, etiquette, and
eastern cultural dimension.
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Grant awards University $500,000 for
By ROBERT CLEVELAND
The Andrew Mellon Foundation
has awarded the University's new
Institute for the Humanities a
$500,000 grant to go towards fel-
lowships for visiting scholars and
artists.
The grant will be matched by $1
million in University funds for the
Institute and will be spread over the
next four years.
The fellowships will be awarded
for periods as short as a week and
as long as a term, during which
guests will be meeting with stu-
dents and giving periodic lectures.
"The grant is tremendously
valuable and assures a flow of ex-
citing people visiting over the next
four years," said Institute chair
John Knott.
James Morris, a representative
of the Mellon Foundation who re-
viewed the grant, said, "The Uni-
versity of Michigan is a great re-
search university with an appropri-
ate idea. There are good people
there. Not just any academic insti-
tution would be capable. It is my
hope they meet the matching
conditions and continue to raise
money to finance the institute."
The foundation was established
by Mellon's son, Paul, and his
daughter, Alisa Mellon Bruce in
1941. It provides funding for insti-
tutions in higher education, medical
and public health and population
education. Grants also cover insti-
tutions dealing with cultural affairs,
including historic preservation, the
humanities, museums, and the per-
forming arts.
Assets for the foundation, now
headed 4y John Sawyer, total close
to $1.22 billion, making it one of
the ten largest foundations in the
United States. In 1985, the founda-
tion granted a total of $63,468,663
in funding. Among 279 recipients
were included two grants totaling
$1.75 million to Harvard and Yale,
$1,65 million to John Hopkins
University's Schools of Medicine,
and allocations exceeding $1 mil-
lion to the United Negro College
Fund.
Grants range from $6,000, to
$3,000,000, with average grants
running between $25-100,000.
Over the past six years, half of
the Mellon Foundation's funding
has gone to higher education. In
1985, 46 percent of all funding
'U' Dean Bollinger speaks
against Bork at hearing
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The most vocal students at the
law school are opposing the
nomination. The Lawyers Guild has
collected over 1000 signatures
protesting Bork's appointment and
sent them to the Senate Judiciary
Committee, while their supply of
"Ban Bork" buttons is barely keep-
ing up with demand.
Staffers at the anti-Bork table
inside the Law Quad said negative
sentiment ran across traditional party
lines. "We've had a lot of fairly
conservative people volunteer and
sign postcards to send to their sena-
tors," said second-year law student
David Bachman.
Todd Ehlman, a second-year law
student and co-president of The Fed-
eralists, a conservative society, be-
lieves Bork does have some support
among law students, "We do have
support. It hasn't been as vocal. You
could call it a silent minority."
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