The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 19, 1988- Page 3 Moody honors Rev. King By HEATHER EURICH Tears streaked down the face of Dock Riley as he danced yesterday with Linda Dudley, in a performance portraying the struggles of Afro- American life. Riley and Dudley, members of the Common Ground Theater Ensemble, performed as part of a "Celebration of Interconnectedness" held at the Alumni Center by the School of Nursing to commemorate Martin Luther King Day. "This afternoon we have come together to do what history requires - to celebrate the memory of Martin Luther King Jr., who showed us what we should and could be," said School of Nursing Professor Cornelia Porter. About 240 people attended the performances and the speech given by Charles Moody, University vice provost of minority affairs. "We have to have a common mission...that social justice will reign supreme on this campus. That social justice is a number one priority," Moody said. Moody made several general remarks about recent events on campus. "The events of last week on the campus provide an example of just how fragile o u r interconnectedness is," he said. He began his speech by repeating King's statement that "We can all be great because we all can serve." He then urged listeners to serve others to bring about social justice. "We should be angry (about racism)," said Moody, "but we can not let anger consume us and allow ourselves to be immobilized." After the speeches, the Common Ground Theater Ensemble performed selections of Black theater productions. The actors also performed a sneak preview of the play "The People Could Fly," which retells the Black American experience from slavery to the present. It will be presented at the Mendelssohn Theater Feb. 4-7. The artists also sang "We Shall Overcome" and "What Shall It Profit a Man?" The audience, who packed the room, joined the group in singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Tigers to hire student guards Doily Photo by JOHN MUNSON LSA junior Eric Williams points to the side entrance of the fishbowl, showing LSA sophomore Tom Weber the only way to get to his class in Angell Hall. Protesters blocked the entrances to Angell, Mason, and Haven Halls yesterday to prohibit students from attending classes on Martin Luther King Day. Students byass UCAR blockade (Caomn*waedfronmPanel) (\rRIGWR+uusaas w6v sf FOUR students 'called the Uni- versity Public Safety office yesterday to lodge complaints about harass- ment by the protesters, and two stu- dents signed formal complaints, said Joseph Owsley, a spokesperson for the University. "Apparently there was some pushing and shoving," Owsley said. UCAR steering committee mem- ber Kim Smith defended the protesters' actions, saying, "if there was a confrontation, it was on the part of the people trying to violate the blockade." "If the question of why you're going to class is harassment, then you must be unconfident about your position," she said. BUT STUDENTS and faculty who did not join the boycott denied. their actions were racist. "There's a lot of other holidays they don't cancel class for, so why should they cancel them for this orre?" asked LSA junior Cyril White. "There's another right in this," said Political Science Prof. and Aca- demic Advisor Kenneth Langton. "While I find racism personally re- pugnant, I have students who want to be counseled. If they don't want to come, that's their right." "We're not asking students to skip classes," said first-year medical school student and UCAR member Rajal Patel. "We're asking them to go to alternative classes." PROTESTERS standing near the side entrances attempted to con- vince students to join the boycott and to'attend workshops on racial issues sponsored by UCAR at the Michigan Union. Some students said in interviews that they had to go to class because their professors or teaching assis- tants had scheduled tests or quizzes. But a memo released by Interim President Robben Fleming Jan. 5 asked faculty to plan their class schedules so students would be able to participate in Martin Luther King Day activities. FLEMING said yesterday, "We had suggested to them that they would not have (tests)... (but) we do not totally control the faculty." UCAR members said they se- lected the location for the blockade because of the large number of LSA classes held there. "We're focusing on LSA because of (LSA) Dean (Peter) Steiner," said Patel. UCAR called for the resigna- tion of Steiner last week, saying comments he made earlier this year were racist statements. By STEVEN FELDMAN University students might be keeping their eyes on other University students at Detroit Tigers games this summer. TheDetroit Tiger management plans to use about 120 college students instead of Burns International Security Employees, who have handled security at the stadium for more than ten years. "We want to create a whole new atmosphere," said T. R. Minick, an assistant to Tigers' owner Tom Monaghan. He denied, however, that the change is being made because fans last season sometimes complained about rude treatment from Burns employees, such as being frisked. University alumnus Robert Henderson, who is helping supervise the recruitment of students with fellow alumnus Jim Scarcelli, said, "The change has been under consideration for a few years. We just want to have a security force that we can work closely with so they can do things the way we want. We know it may be hard for an independent organization like Burns to change the way they do things." One such change for the new guards is courtesy training by the Detroit Police Department. The training, which will begin about three weeks before April's start of the baseball season, will also include traditional security methods like crowd control and behavior. Henderson and Scarcelli, both employees of Protective Services, the security division of Domino's Pizza, Inc., have confined most of their recruiting efforts to Detroit-area colleges with criminal justice programs such as the University of Detroit and Wayne State. But Scarcelli said they have talked to people from the University of Michigan, which does not have a criminal justice program. "Most students who have signed up for the program are interested in police work and correction as a career," said Mark Curby, another employee of Protective Services and the head of the program. "However, some> are just interested in working at Tiger Stadium and being part of the team." Michigan Graduates: rnti-T i i--ir-mmi i i Speakers assail 'U' at Piag rally pe(akr ass ''a Da ly administration has been inactive in -fighting racism. SPEAKERS also praised students who boycotted classes yesterday in honor of King's -birthday. "Some people say, 'Isn't it a shame that those students are out there (protesting)'....It would be a shame if you were in your classrooms," said Stevens. "You don't go to class today, and -you don't (need to) justify it," said Rackham graduate student Anthony Henderson, a member of the Black Student Union. "Why don't you go to class? It's Martin Luther King's birthday. Enough said." BUT HENDERSON also criticized last week's UCAR sit-in in the offices of LSA Dean Peter Steiner. UCAR members held the sit-in to protest remarks made by Steiner which they considered racist. Henderson called the sit-in a "pizza party" and said it should not be considered a victory, because it did not accomplish its goal of forcing Steiner to resign. ., . "If you want symbolic victories, I've got some symbolic $20 bills to give you," said Henderson. W A L L E R criticized the University administration for its handling of the Steiner issue. She accused the administration of "rubberstamping" Steiner's comments rather than reprimanding him for them. Steiner has defended his statements as having been taken out of context, and says that the speech which contained them indicates his support for the University's affirmative action policies. THE UNITY March and rally were followed by a closing ceremony which included a memorial service held for King at the First United Methodist Church on State Street. KING'S birthday was also cele- brated around the country yesterday. 5,000 demonstrators braved a downpour in Phoenix, Arizona, and marched on the state's capitol, calling on Gov. Evan Mecham to restore the day as a state holiday. In Atlanta, Coretta Scott King and her children laid a wreath at the slain civil rights leader's tomb. The gravesite ceremony was followed by the now-traditional ecumenical service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King served as co-pastor. "The disease (of racism) ... is still among us, and it has global implications," said the church's pastor Rev. Joseph Roberts. Faculty senate discusses ways to fight racism (Continued from Page 1) Prof. Johnson. Prof. Johnson replied that such a change could occur through re- examining current systems of thought. He gave an example of how feminist thought developed through a re-examination of psychology. Interim University President -Robben Fleming, who gave opening remarks, said, "One of our difficulties in a dialogue is that we are all prisoners of our own background. We think in the framework we have known." "I want to learn what's wrong with my own thinking," he said. Are You World-Class? 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