Page 7 -The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 3, 1988 Club reaches 85-year ,mark BY BERND STRUBEN Today marks the 85th anniversary of the University's Women's Research Club, an organization originally founded to encourage and provide support for women involved in research. The group began when women were not allowed to join the Research Club, then open only to men. They solved this problem by forming their own club over eight decades ago, and now meet once a month to discuss their research. The purpose of the club is still, "much the same today as it was when it began," said Classical Studies Prof. Gerda Seligson, a former president of the club. Their organization differs from the Research Club because it is open to both full and part-time researchers. "We don't insist on our members being distinguished full- time researchers, just that they do research," said Marcia Dutton, executive secretary of the club. The club members are involved in a variety of research including literature, science, and history. Some topics to be discussed in the upcoming months include 'Heroines in the French Revolution' by Cecilia Dreyfuss, and 'Higher Education in the United States,' by Dearborn Chancellor Blenda Wilson. Such a wide range of topics is unusual among research groups, which are normally more science- oriented, Seligson said. Today men are just as free to join the Women's Research Club as women are to join the Research Club. Lately, there has been some discussion of bringing the two groups together, but so far nothing has been resolved, Dutton said. She fears this could result in the alienation of some of their part-time researchers who might not be welcome in the Research Club. Graduate students are welcome to join the club, which currently provides small interest-free loans to students close to completing their studies. Seligson will address about 504 people in the club's monthly 0 meeting tonight in the West Conference Room of the Rackham Building at 7:15 p.m. Her speech, 'Great Expectations,' will address Community Crisis Center raises $300 BY LAUREN OSTROV Rain interrupted the second an- nual Home on the Park Saturday, where six bands and seven speakers were scheduled to perform in a bene- fit for the S.O.S. Community Crisis Center. But not before two bands and two speakers were able to demon- strate their support for the center and help raise $300. Johnny B. and the Big City Buckaroos and Big Box of Nines were the only bands able to play in West Park, and only representatives from Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament and the Latin Ameri- can Solidarity Committee had an opportunity to speak. Both groups were spoke on their purpose and how their issues are in- tegrated with S.O.S. and should not be dealt with separately, organizers said. "Home on the Park is a great idea," said Alicia Diaz, a first-year Residential College student, "because everyone involved gets to have fun, and it helps a lot of people at the same time." The rain started at 3 p.m., two hours after the event had begun, and most of the audience of about 80 left. When the rain let up, the re- maining 20 people broke out a per- cussion jam, which involved some band members and the audience. Forty-five minutes later, Flash- back, the next band scheduled to play, was told to get prepared. But after a short while, the rain started again, and the event was cancelled. Although disappointed by the weather, David Goldberger, from Flashback, said the idea behind the event is very important. "Groups like the Homeless Action Commit- tee and S.O.S. are trying really hard to do great things for the commu- nity," he said. "The problems will not just go away unless people realize that housing restrictions have to be changed, and low-income housing must be encouraged rather than seen as a low cash flow investment." The S.O.S. Community Crisis Center - started in 1970 by stu- dents to help other students deal with drug problems - has broadened its focus and is now helping people with almost every kind of problem. The center is funded largely by United Way, a county charitable or- ganization. On Saturday, there were volunteers going around with buck- ets to collect money for funding. The center, with a 24-hour hot- line and walk-in service, responds to people with any emotional needs or crises, from academic problems to not having anyplace to live. S.O.S. cannot give people money, but they do provide empathy and sometimes food, and offer suggestions to the callers or walk-ins about how to get their lives in order. There has been a very large re- sponse to S.O.S., training coordina- tor Marilyn Guenther said, and it seems to "increase dramatically every year, by a minimum of 25 percent." One major project the center has brought about is the opening of Prospect Place in Ypsilanti. The project houses homeless people or families for up to 30 days, and even provides food for one community meal a day. Right now the center is trying to recruit volunteers to work at Prospect Place and for the hotline and the walk-in service. They are also trying to encourage the county to obtain more low-income housing, although a definite program pertain- ing to this goal has not yet been formulated. , i a .+ JESSICA GREENE/Daily Engineering recruiter Jeff Dawber, a California resident, enjoys juggling while listening to Big Box of Nines at West Park Saturday. The day of music and speeches was eventually rained out. LASC presents film series on Chilean conditions BY LAURA SAGOLLA . In an attempt to spark local interest in Chile's volatile political climate, the Latin American Solidarity Committee showed the first segment of a film series called "Remembering Chile" this weekend. Gor111as Continued from Page 5 He wanted to let the filmmakers know that "they were not there to direct the gorillas, and they would have to build some of their script around the footage the gorillas gave them." Although the gorillas had a few moments of uneasiness due to the amount of people and equipment on the scene, the production went smoothly because most of the crew had past experience filming wild animals Watts said saving the gorillas involves not only caring about them, but structual economic change in Rwanda. "Tourism doesn't offer any long-term solutions, and neither do Hollywood movies," he said. "Somos Mas," a video coverage of a women's march put down by police force, and "Chile: By Reason or By Force," documented the first massive Chilean protests in the early 1980s in respective showings Friday and Saturday in East Quad. LASC's attempt to spark interest in Chile coincides with the 15th an- niversary of General Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship. This Wednesday, the nation will hold a plebiscite - an election to maintain or revoke a leader's power - on Gen. Pinochet's continuance in office. A "YES" VOTE will ensure Pinochet's stay. A "no" vote might bring some form of change, if the plebiscite is followed through hon- estly. LASC member Siri Strier, a University graduate, conceded that keeping the election honest is a pretty big "if." "But if the vote is "no," she said, "at least something will happen." "There's been a shift in the way repression's being carried out," Strier said of the Chilean government. On the surface, opposition to the mili- tary regime has been less fiercely re- pressed lately, she said. "This is a facade - they've just learned more sophisticated ways of repression." FORMED IN 1979, LASC at- tempts to increase awareness about the whole of Latin America. "We look for information... testimonials of people who have lived in the situations," Strier said. Three-year LASC member Hunter VanValkenburgh said LASC's pur- pose is to "support the legitimate rights of self-determination of Latin American peoples." In the case of Chile, VanValken- burgh said, LASC tries to "fill .in the gaps of the mainstream press." Because American coverage of Chilean politics has been unsatisfactory, LASC attempts to spread the word about what really - and underline 'really' - is hap- pening," Strier said. LASC WILL sponsor another film about Chile on 'Oct. 8 - "Memoirs of an Everyday War" - outlining the personal stories of four Chileans forced to take drastic risks in defense of their rights. By then, the vote for Gen. Pinochet will already be in. A one-day seminar designed to help you make the transition from student to professional. Saturday, November 5, 1988 The cost of the seminar is $10, and hotel accommodations are available at a reduced rate. Sessions offered this year include: * Chemical Dependency in the Hospitalized Patient " Coping Measures for the Oncology Nurse " Financial Planning for the Young Professional " Intensive Care of the Transplant Patient " InVitro Fertilization * Job Seeking Skills r'AI "the art languages." the public. of The reading foreign meeting is open to ,-I% 1 ( l II Tues. 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