I Library prosecutes magazine vandals By MELISSA RAMSDELL Three University students were convicted last week in the Ann Arbor Municipal Court of charges of muti- plating library materials, a misde- neanor under Michigan state law. The students were caught in November ripping pictures out of magazines in the graduate library by a library employee. When the Ann Arbor Police arrived, the students pleaded guilty as charged and were )not taken to the police station for fingerprinting and questioning. The students, whom the library refused to identify, received a penalty pf $146 to replace the magazines as well as 72 hours of community ser- vice and $138 in court fees each. The conviction will not, however, appear on police records. "What people don't realize is that it (mutilating library materials) really his against the law," said Christopher McIntyre, head of the University li- brary system's public relations de- partment. "It really is rather unusual to actually catch somebody doing it." McIntyre said the library decided to take the students to court in an ef- fort to prevent the increasing destruction of valuable library mate- ,ials. "There is a message here - if somebody gets caught tearing up li- brary materials, they'll be prose- cuted." "We must make sure our collec- tion is protected. There are scores of documented cases where valuable, ir- replaceable volumes are willfully de- stroyed," said Wendy Lougee, head of the graduate library. Students shut down deaf school in protest WASHINGTON (AP) - Angry $tudents forced the closing of Qallaudet University and demanded a meeting with the board of trustees yesterday in response to the selection of a hearing president to head the ;world's only liberal arts university for the deaf. The protest capped a week of campus demonstrations during which students called for the selection of the first deaf person to head Gallaudet, which was founded by an 1864 act of Congress. Student leader Jerry Coval, said protests would continue until a deaf person was hired and board of trustees chair Jane Bassett Spilman was rplaced. t Two of the three announce finalists for the position are deaf, but the board of trustees announced Sunday night they had selected the hearing candidate, Elizabeth Zinser, an administrator at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 8, 1988- Page 3 Police schooled on racism awareness Doily Photo by DAVID LUBLINER Spring snooze Engineering sophomore Mark Giordano naps outside MLB, enjoying the spring-like weather that swept through the area yesterday. Giordano was pragmatic about the staying power of the weather, however. "It's nice now, but it won't last," he said. Fashionable scarves serve as a symbol-of-Palestinian resistance By PETER MOONEY It's back to school for Ann Ar- bor's police officers. Since February 9, officers in the city's police department have attended six training sessions held by Washt- enaw Community College (WCC) to improve their community and race relations. Last night, the Ann Arbor City Council considered a resolution to spend up to $7,150 to guarantee that the police education program contin- ues so that every sworn officer re- ceives training by July 1. POLICE Chief William Corbett did not know how many officers had undergone training, but said there were still many who had not. Though the council had not voted on the resolution at press time, a bi- partisan majority of councilmembers said they intended to support it. "I'm very concerned that we have a police department which is sensitive and not racist," Ann Marie Coleman (D-First Ward) said. Councilmember Jerry Schleicher (R-Fourth Ward) supported the reso- lution, though he does not believe the department is racist. He said he likes it particularly because "(it) originated within the department it- self." The police department origi- nally conceptualized the idea in June. TO LARRY Hunter (D-First Ward), the training sessions are just a beginning. "These are a precusor to training to begin next year which will involve all the city depart- ments." Thus far, there have been seven training sessions for the city police officers. One more session is sched- uled tomorrow. ' The training sessions were pro- voked by incidents which occurred last summer, including an incident during last summer's Ann Arbor Art Fair in which the police broke up a crowd of more than a thousand gath- ered at the corner of South University and Church. Several students accused the police of brutality and the de- partment was condemned by the Michigan Student Assembly. AL S O, earlier that summer, University Sociology Prof. Aldon Morris was stopped by police inves- tigating a bank robbery. Morris, who is Black, subsequently accused the police of racism. Another incident involved Tanya James, a resident of Pontiac Trail housing project, who police wrongly suspected of stealing a car. Training sessions were arranged by Marcia Horowitz, director of business development and professional ser- vices for WCC, and run by Lee Rod Toneye, a consultant specializing in racial issues. 'I'm very concerned that we have a police depart- ment which is sensitive and not racist,' -Ann Marie Coleman (D-First Ward) ACCORDING to a memo- randum on the project released by WCC, the sessions had three goals: -to improve interpersonal skills used by police in dealings both with the public and minority groups; -to "sensitize" police officers to "unconscious attitudes" which may affect their dealings with the public;: and .to promote an appreciation of Ann Arbor's diversity among police officers. By MOLLY FINLEY Lately on campus, students have been wrapping themselves in scarves with a foreign flair - black and white cotton scarves that come from middle eastern countries. Some of the students wearing them, however, do not understand that the scarves symbolize Palestinian resistance efforts in the Middle East. Known as Kaffiahs (pronounced Ka-fee-ahs), the scarves were adopted by the Palestinians as a symbol of solidarity and resistance after the 1936 Palestinian revolt against the British mandate, said LSA sophomore Rashid Taher. Taher sells the scarves in the fishbowl and the basement of the Michigan Union. STUDENTS WEAR the scarves - some of which have white tassles around the edges - around their necks, around their heads, at their waists as sashes, and even as decorations on crutches. Although some students wear them only as fashion accessories, others wear them for their symbolic meaning. Taher and Harry Berberbian, an LSA senior, have sold over 200 of these scarves at $11 each since the fall. Tahdr said one of the intentions of a recent trip to Syria and Jordan was to buy the scarves. To Taher, the scarves are more than just an fashion item. "The Kaffiah is a cultural and traditional headdress," he said. The sales do not benefit any organization and the scarves are not sold in any local stores. "I'm selling them for myself. I have a monopoly," Taher said. WHEN BUYERS ASK what the Kaffiah represents, Taher said he tells its history but adds, "(I'm) not selling a political statement." While the scarves represent a political ideology for some, "it's up to (the people who buy them) what the meaning is," he said. Laura Weingartener, a Rackham graduate student, hates to call the scarf a fashion statement. "I think it's attractive. It's cotton and it keeps me warm," Weingartener said. "I hope people are wearing it as a symbol. To me it's a sign of the Palestinian struggle for self-determination." Some students, however, don't wear the scarves for their political symbolism. Michele Williams, RC junior, said the scarf does not symbolize anything to her, and she wears it "because a friend gave it to me." TAHER SAID that the scarves represent Palestinian unity. "It's insulting to Arabs when people think that people who wear them are terrorists. They are not a sign of terrorism but of a national aspiration." Garfield Philpotts, business school junior, has worn the scarf since he received it as a Christmas gift. "(I) imagine it's in support of the PLO - personally I'm not up on their issues," said Philpotts. "A (Jewish) buddy of mine was in Israel, and he brought one back." "I'd apologize if someone was offended by it, but I doubt if I would take it off," said Philpotts. The scarves will be on sale this week in the Union. POLICE NOTES' ,Sex experts find little support for claims on spread of AMPS Break-ins Ann Arbor Police a r e investigating two break-ins that oc- cured near campus over the weekend, said Sgt. Jan Suomala. Police re- ports indicate a break-in occured on Saturday in the 900 block of State Street. A jacket and cash valuing $600 were stolen, Suomala said. Police are also investigating a break-in on Sunday invthe 3100 block of Rumsey Drive where $4,545 worth of camera equipment was stolen. -By Melissa Ramsdell WEEKEND MAGAZINE Fridays in The Daily 763-0379 NEW YORK (AP) - The sex experts Dr. William Masters and Virginia Johnson said yesterday they could not provide scientific evidence to support their widely publicized claim that AIDS is "running ram- pant" among heterosexuals. When Masters was asked at a contentious news conference how he could justify such a claim, he said, "I simply believe this." Johnson, asked the same question, said "I'm 36 sure we chose the word 'rampant' ourselves." On page seven of their new book, they write: "The AIDS virus is now running rampant in the heterosexual community." The book, "Crisis: Heterosexual Behavior in the Age of AIDS," was made available to reporters yesterday morning. The first reports of its contents appeared in connection with an excerpt from the book published in this week's Newsweek magazine. "We don't see an explosion into the heterosexual community," said Dr. Peter Fischinger, AIDS coordinator for the Public Health Service. "This does not mean we can be complacent about it." He noted that nationwide screening of blood donors has found that only about one in 40,000 has the potential of being infected with the AIDS virus. Parents take 3 quints home ROYAL. OAK, MI (AP) - Raymond and Michele L'Esperance took three of their quintuplet babies home from the hospital yesterday, saying they were anxious to begin family life with the in-vitro infants. The babies, born Jan. 11, were the first quintuplets born in the U.S. after being conceived through in-vitro fertilization. ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS SUMMER REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Need asummer job? Are you available for travel? Northrup King Co. has Dr. Stephen Joseph, New York City's health commissioner, said of the Masters and Johnson study, "All in all, I think it's greatly overblown." He criticized them for n o t submitting their data to a scientific journal where it could be reviewed in detail by other researchers, and he said their data did not support the sweeping claims they made. The study, the centerpiece of their book, included only people who said they had had at least six sexual partners each year for the preceding five years, and another 400 who said they had been monogamous Kolodny said the claim that AIDS is rampant among heterosexuals comes form studies by other re- searchers. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Speakers Dr. Gustavo Adolfo Noyola - President of the University o f El Salvador at Santa Ana and Eliseo Ascencio, speaks as part of El Salvador Week, 7:30 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre. Admission is free. Ann Mayer - Professor of le- gal studies at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, speaks on "The Changing Mean- ings of Islamic Law" at 4:00 p.m. in Rm. 116, Hutchins Hall. Call 971-1674 for info. Furthermore Israel Information - Repre- sentatives from the Jewish Agency's summer trips, year-long study, and kibbutz visiting pro- grams answer questions at Hillel. Call 663-3336 for an appointment. University Lutheran Chapel - Dollar Dinner & Devotion, 6:00 p.m.. Family Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Choir, 8:00 p.m. 1511 Washtenaw. Call 663-5560 for info.- INFO* FEST WHERE YOU CAN EAT, DRINK, BE MERRY, AND LEARN SOMETHING AT THE SAME TIME '88 T ODAY. March 8 4;304:;30pm Need to satis- fy your sweet tooth? Like to win prizes? to manage your time. Or take a look at our CD-ROM display, and get a chance to play with a com- puter. We also have campus maps, I :