Ue rrulrtnaailu Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No.110 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, March 13, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily Xavier on the spot against 'M' cagers Wolverines set to blaze through Atlanta BY STEVE BLONDER AND ADAM SCHRAGER Douglas Fairbanks and his Sinbad persona should be the Michigan basketball team's role model this week as they prepare for their first-round NCAA post-season tournament opponent, the Xavier Musk- eteers. The Wolverines (24-7) had been to every regional the past four seasons before being sent for a second time around, yesterday, to the Southeast. Michigan, seeded third behind Oklahoma and North Carolina, will open tournament play Friday in Atlanta. While the Musketeers do not possess the big-name player that they had last year in Byron Larkin, their all-time leading scorer and brother of Michigan alum and current Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin, they are a difficult opponent, according to Michigan coach Bill Frieder. "THEY'RE a pretty good basketball team that plays a fast style of ball with good athletes," said Frieder, who has coached the Wolverines to six consecutive 20-win seasons. "We need to turn their pressure defense into baskets from the fast break." After finishing third in the Midwestern City Conference this season, Xavier (21-11) won the post-season tournament over Evansville, which also made the tournament as the No. 11 seed in the West regional. This is the fourth straight season that coach Pete Gillen has led his team to the conference tournament championship. The Musketeers' starting line up includes senior Stan Kimbrough, who is leading the team in scoring with a 19-point average, and Michael Davenport, "who is playing extremely well right now," according to Michigan Assistant Steve Fisher, in the backcourt. At one forward, 6-foot-9 junior Tyrone Hill has been averaging 18.9 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. MICHIGAN, which was placed in what college basketball guru Dick Vitale called "the toughest regional in the tournament," could meet North Carolina, the team they have lost to in the past two tournaments, in the third round. See Xavier, Page 11 Conference seeks unity People of color seek to combat societal racism BY VERA SONGWE Minority students from universities around the country met on campus this weekend as part of the Students of Color Conference, which aimed to discuss ways to irradicate racism on college campuses. The conference, which excluded whites from partic- ipating, was sponsored by the United Coalition Against Racism and the Baker-Mandela Center. More than 100 minority students from about 20 colleges and universities, including Stanford, Columbia, and Penn State, attended the conference. The conference's theme was "Linking Struggles of the '60s and '80s." It was the first of its kind to be or- ganized, and it provided for the formation of a national coalition of people united against anti-racism in America. "We wanted to deal with some of the things alike to the '60s and '80s movement and how we can continue the struggle," said Kimberly Smith, a UCAR member. "I think we got a lot of good ideas out and some of them would be acted upon," said Dereca Blackman, a representative from Stanford. Although the debates became heated at times, Blackman was did not think matters got out of control. "It was good it got confrontational because people talked about what was on their mind, meaning that we were not just promoting a sense of false unity," she said. "The issues emphasized, among others, were women in leadership, lesbian and gay (rights), and the role of whites in the student movement," Smith said. The fight against racism has been going through various phases, and the participants saw the conference as a necessary forum to come share their strategies. "We address our problems quickly," said Berkeley graduate student Mark Sims. "Racial actions demand immediate and direct action." Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, said, "It is time for the movement to escalate and we must de- velop new strategies to deal with the problem of unity and organization. "Somebody had to make a decision to care for the community and those who do are those who move us along the lines to becoming a more humane race," she said. Melinda Micco, a Native American student from Stanford, expressed her concern on the lack of Native American participation at the conference. "We do not have a strong network, but we are working on forming one, so each university has groups they can work See Minority, Page 5 DAVID LUBLINE:R/Doily Illinois forward Kenny Battle and his fighting Illini left Ann Arbor like lions, trouncing Loy Vaught (left), Terry Mills and the rest of the Wolverines, 89-73, to begin March Madness. Students offer MSA Choice BY ALEX GORDON First in afour part series. In a new direction. That is the course Student's Choice presidential and vice-presidential candidates Rob Bell and James McBain would steer the Michigan Student Assembly. MSA elections'89 "To espouse fiscal responsibility, to bring back the relationships on this cam- pus with other student organizations... so we can advocate on the behalf of students - this is what Student's Choice repre- sents," Bell said. Bell and McBain believe that the aver- age student currently sees nothing from MSA "that would warrant their respect." "Many people tend to criticize students on this campus as being apathetic, but l tend to empathize with those people," Bell said. "How can you blame someone for not wanting to vote when their student government can't do anything for them?" Of the 17 candidates on the Student's Choice ticket, only four are current MSA representatives. Bell is quick to point out that these candidates are the ones "who have been arguing against the way MSA has been running." "They (the other parties) can talk about all the great changes they are going to make, but they have very little concept of how to do it," Bell said. All the candidates have plans to fight the rising cost of tuition. Bell believes the first step should be lobbying the Michigan legislature to pass a bill requiring the University to set tuition during the school year, when "students can be involved in the process." Under the current policy, the University "asserts entire monopolistic pressure on the students" by deciding tuition rates dur- ing the summer when most students are not here, Bell said. Over the past year, MSA's relationship with the University's Board of Regents has deteriorated to the point that the regents have threatened to cut off MSA's funding. "The regents have made a strong statement that they want to see return on the stu- dent's money," Bell said. See MSA, Page 2 Bell. . Student choice candidate Israel Conference embraces broad range of societal issues BY JOSH MITNICK In the midst of a campus where the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has sparked a vigorous debate, discus- sions of the fifth annual Israel Con- ference Day set out yesterday to demonstrate that there is more to Is- raeli society than this one issue. The conference, attended by more Additional coverage of Is- rael Conference Day, Page 5. to the Israeli film industry. Conference Co-Chair Sheri Netler said the purpose of the annual con- ference is to discuss various aspects of Israeli life. "This provides a nice, clear perspective on Israeli issues that otherwise isn't available," she said. A major goal of the conference was to highlight Israeli issues other than the Palestinian uprising. "On this campus, Israel is a singular is- sue," said LSA senior Jonathan Shapiro, co-chair of the conference's programming committee. the Intifadeh and ignore it. Journalist Wolf Blitzer's keynote address and a panel discussion enti- tIed "The Impact of the Palestinian uprising on the Peace Process," moderated by Political Science Prof. Raymond Tanter, devoted significant attention to the issues concerning the Palestinian uprising. The hour-long panel discussion, which served as a finale for the day's events, dealt with the uprising's ef- fects on U.S. policy, the Arab world and the leadership inside the occupied territories. than 300 people yesterday at Rack- You can't think about Israel and A different panel discussion on ham Amphitheater, focused on social not think about occupation, but sexual discrimination in Israel - and political issues currently being there is more to the country than an which featured former Israeli confronted by Israeli citizens, occupying force," he said. "Israel as Brigadier General Amira Dotan and - including the Palestinian uprising. a whole confronts a lot of different Israeli lawyer Rachel Benziman - The day-long conference featured issues." addressed the challenges women face Yosef Olmert, professor in Mid panel discussions and a film presen- Shapiro said the conference coor- University, asserts that Israel's pea tation which dealt with issues rang- dinators also realized it would be any future movement towards pea ing from sex discrimination in Israel wrong to "gloss over" the issue of See Israel, Page 5 Fifth Annual Israel Conference Da . Denny's to provide all-nght eats for 'U' FBI chief invited to law graduation BY SCOTT LAHDE Despite last month's decision to ban recruiting by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Law School Dean Lee Bollinger has invited FBI Direc- tor Willliam Sessions to speak at the Law School's commencement May 20. "It is not an attempt to honor the FBI while we are refusing them the use of our recruitment facilities," said Bollinger. "(Sessions) is an in- dividual representing the qualities valued by the Law School." Sessions, who Bollinger described as "a person of integrity and strong commitment within the Bureau," has accepted the invitation to be the sole speaker with Bollinger at com- mencement. Bollinger decided to prohibit the FBI from using the University's Placement Office after several law students brought to his attention re- cent lawsuits against the FBI by Black and Hispanic FBI agents who charged that the Bureau systematically discriminated against them in hiring and promotions. But he emphasized the ban was only on recruiting and not speakers. However, student groups who. were active in pushing for the re- cruitin han were not nleased with JOHN WEISEJDaly dle Eastern Studies at Tel Aviv ice with Egypt is the connerstone to ce in the Middle East at yesterday's ay. BY LISA FROMM University students will soon be able to walk to a restauraunt opened around the clock, when a new Denny's restaurant opens next month in the space once held by the Pantree restaurant. Denny's owners hope to open the restaurant, located on 330 E. Liberty in the Michinn minr,' on Anril 24 hour dining returns as restaurant moves into Pantree's former space In September 1987, the Lesbian achs. Manager Stephanie Ballestero and Gay Rights Organizing Com- said most of the Brown Jug's cus- mittee (LaGROC) boycotted Pantree tomers are regulars, and "it's really because they said its management cheap, so they come back. They didn't stop five men fromharassing won't turn around and go to a group of gay men and lesbian cus- Denny's." tnmor n rnh u tannwm A vP cPcrnl fresh baked goods, fruits, salads, and pastas. Hackett said she hopes a "good portion" of the business will be from students. "It's within walking distance, the prices are reasonable, and it will be pretty," she said. Denny's will keep the same decor of Nighttown, whose owners had completely renovated the space. Dennv' s isnow making a few minor