4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily --I Friday, April 14, 1989 Athletics Continued from Page 1 Edwards has travelled the lecture circuit internationally and appeared on nearly every major television siow from "Nightline" to "60 Min- utes." During his visit to Ann. Ar- bor, he met with members of the Athletic Department and officials in the University administration. Ed- wards said that some of the "hard truths" he presented - low athlete graduation rates, for example - got some of the University's top deci- sion makers thinking about issues "which had never even crossed their minds." Throughout his stay, he stressed how institutional racism and ram- pant greed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and in profes- sional sports across the country have created a system which fails to live up to its promise of truly educating Black student athletes. Edwards also spoke to students from both Pioneer and Huron high schools. At the beginning of both of his speeches to tenth through twelfth graders, he asked that they only lis- ten to him for a few minutes but if they didn't, he would understood why. "My generation has lied to your generation so often and in so many ways, you have every reason not to listen to us." He continued . by discussing "survival in a highly technological, information-based society" and en- couraged students to think for them- Fliers Continued from Page 1 Though pressed by students, nei- ther Vest nor Boylan could say how or when the University will respond to the suggestions. "Certainly I did not get the kind of specific immediate suggestions that I had hopes for... but there were ideas that I found helpful," said Vest, citing the reward and improved cam- pus security as examples. However, many students said they were disappointed by the meeting. "It's not leading anywhere. They're just putting on a show. You present ideas to them all the time... buh you still don't see anything hppen" said Black Student Union nemiber Crystal Gardner. ,ut Vest said the response was evpcted. "I would be worried about ti5 students if they thought we were wiking fast enough." T-SHIRT PRINTERY WE CAN TURN YOUR SKETCH I TO QUALITY T-SHIRT A A2'S FINEST& FASTEST ONE WEEK SERVICE 1002 PONTIAC TR. 994-1367 U oM P.O. NUMBERSACCEPTED UM News in The Daily 764-0552- Religious Services AVAVAVAVA AMERICAN BAPTIST CAMPUS CENTER FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Huron St. (between State & Division) across from Campus Inn Sunday, 9:55 a.m.: Worship Service 11:15 a.m. Church School classes, all ages Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.: free supper, fellowship, and Bible Study. CAMPUS CHAPEL (south of CCRB just off Washtenaw) Reverand Don Postema Sunday at 10 a.m.: Guest Speaker: Reverend Andrew Kuyvenhoven at 6pm: Service of Gospel Music at Ann Arbor Cristian Reformed Church 1717 Broadway Everyone Welcome selves. Edwards explained that one- way students lose themselves is by trying to fit in, even if it means do- ing something which is known to be harmful. "I want you to think long and hard the next time a friend offers you a bag of chemicals, that if they don't kill you, will, eventually turn you into a vegetable, and which came from a friend of a friend of a friend who got it from someone in Miami or Columbia, all of whom couldn't care less if the stuff kills you." He said he hoped that listening to what "old Edwards" had to say might help them avoid being swept up by the general "lack of principles, materialism, and stupidity" which prevails in today's America. During one of Edwards' more philosophical lectures in the Law School last week, he talked about the presence of ideology in sports. He related how Black athletes from underdeveloped African nations were denied the resources for developing athletic programs geared for international competition, yet were allowed to compete. They were ridiculed and their failure to win medals in the early Olympics was used to validate theories of white racial superiority. "The athletes who represent the United States, the University of Michigan, or any other such institu- tion, are put forth with political ide- ologies in tow." Edwards reflected on the last several decades of Olympics which have been connected with political turmoil - such as the victory stand Black Power salute protest in 1968, which he helped organize, the African boycott of 1976, and the 1980 American boycott of. the Moscow Olympics and the 1984 Soviet boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics. Edwards also pointed out how people rarely question the contradic- tions in Black athletes' achieving athletic success in the name of racist institutions or political bodies. "Ideological discontinuities are not only not exposed, but reaffirmed. "Now, with virtually mythological sports heroes like Magic Johnson and a few dozen oth- ers, who create the image that a youth can make a living playing professional sports when, in actual- ity, only one in 10,000 athletes ever do so." Author says U.S. should remember lessons of Vietnam BY ADAM SCHRAGER Although it has been 14 years since the last United States troops left Vietnam, Neil Sheehan said that the war "that was never declared" should never be forgotten. To an audience of 300 people in the Rackham Building Auditorium, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Bright Shining Lie, implored Americans to rebuff President George Bush's inaugural address to go on with "our lives" and that the "statue of limitations" had run out on Vietnam. "To forget Vietnam is to forget the lessons of Vietnam," Sheehan said. "We should never again send Americans abroad to fight people who only want us to leave them alone." "To forget Vietnam, is to forget the fallibility that we share with the rest of humanity." After working for the United Press International in Saigon during the early years of the war, Sheehan went to the New York Times as a Vietnam correspondent. In 1971, he received and published the Pentagon Papers, documenting the govern- ment's role in Vietnam, which led to a Pulitzer Prize for the Times. Sheehan's book, which was pub- lished in 1988, took 16 years to produce. The story of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann, who Sheehan describes as "the closest in Vietnam the United States came to a Lawrence of Arabia," details the journey of a once-enthusiastic, gung- ho soldier to a burned-out civilian in the 1960s. It is through Vann and his belief that this war was "morally correct," Sheehan said, that people can see the reasons for the war happening. "There was a righteousness on the behalf of Americans during the 60s," he said. "Our vision of war before Vietnam was that the United States engaged in 'good wars,' 'crusades,' 'moral experiences.' That vision should now be shattered." Americans failed to realize the "two-headed" activities of their gov- ernment during the time, said Shee- han. It was very easy for them to support nationalism in non-Com- munist countries. But the fear that Vietnam, coming under Communist influence, would lead to China tak- ing over the rest of Southeast Asia engulfed American leaders' thoughts. "Ironically, we owe the Viet- namese a lot for resisting us," Shee- han concluded. "We never know where we would be now if they didn't." _MSA Continued from Page 1 Green said. "The system is too complicated." CSJ Chief Justice Laura Miller said a recount was authorized because the counting process is very prone to error. "I'm going to get together with people who have suggestions for changing the system," Miller said. After the recount, Green had 2,403 points and Goldman had 2,370, Miller said. Goldman will no longer have a place on the assembly because she was the representative 7ATTENTION! Michigan Daily subscribers and university departments: Spring/Summer subscriptions start May 5th to August 11th. One issue per week on Friday for twelve total issues: May 5,12,19 June 2, 9, 16 July7,'14,21, 28 August 4, 11 Prepaid subscriptions: Out of town...............$8.00 In town ......................$6.00 University purchase order numbers accpeted. Send In Your Order Now!! with the lowest amount of votes. Goldman refused to comment last night. Eight other LSA representative seats were won in last month's MSA election, four of which were won by United Students candidates and three of which were won by members of the Conservative Coali- tion. CSJ is the highest student court and has authority to overturn any decision made by MSA. If students want to appeal for clemency, they can go to the administration. Panel Continued from Page 1 the American Civil Liberties Union, and attorney Jonathon Rose. - "There are a lot of problems the University has enacting any code of nonacademic conduct," said Nick Maverick, chair of the Stu- (lent Rights Committee and LSA sophomore. "Any code is a wolf in sheep's clothing." Swain emphasized that the University has a responsibility to provide an environment free from discrimination and harassment, but where "controversial issues con be debated." She admitted that there have been problems with the Discrimi- natory Acts Policy, which many perceive as a code. For example, the "What Students Should Know About Discrimination" pamphlet, distributed to all students, is being pulled by the University since the examples cited, meant to explain the policy, have caused confusion. The University should not be the judge on one's freedom of speech, said Gold. He advocated having the courts decide when the line has been crossed between free speech and racist speech. Panelist Denenfield disagreed with Gold: "All speech is free speech in this country. When the government is the arbitrator of truth, we have a serious problem." INBRIEF. Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Feds 'crack' airport drug case DETROIT - Two Detroit men were arrested after trying to claim about 50 pounds of cocaine packed in suitcases in what authorities said was the largest drug seizure ever made at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Drug-sniffing dogs detected the cocaine about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday after authorities received a tip about the shipment from Los Angeles, said William Coonce, special agent in charge of the Detroit office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The bricks of cocaine, valued at $575,000, were packed in two suit- cases which also contained about $15,000 in cash, Coonce said during a news conference. "This joint (DEA and Wayne County Sheriff's Department) detail re- ceived information on the movement of several individuals over the past two months, which resulted in this seizure, which came in from Los An- geles," he said. Terrence Anderson and Cory Landrum allegedly had checked the lug- gage and were arrested when they tried to pick it up, Coonce said. Former executives convicted in Pentagon contract scandal ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two former executives of a California defense contractor were convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud yesterday in the first trial arising from the Pentagon corruption scandal. A federal jury deliberated nearly 36 hours and over four days before re- turning guilty verdicts against George Kaub and Eugene Sullivan, former vice president of Teledyne Electronics of Newbury Park, Calf. Each was convicted on one count of conspiracy, Kaub was found guilty on five counts of wire fraud and two counts of filing false state- ments. Sullivan was convicted on three counts of wire fraud. The defendants were found innocent of bribery, a charge stemming from the government's contention that the former executives knew money was paid to a Navy engineer for inside information about a $24 million contract for hand-held radar test equipment. State debates gun control bill LANSING - The first salvos fired over a bill to regulate the sale of some semiautomatic shotguns and rifles, including so-called assault rifles, hit some familiar targets yesterday. Sen. Nick Smith (R-Addison) introduced the bill in the Michigan Senate and said it was a common sense approach that would keep the weapons out of the hands of criminals while protecting the rights of pri- vate citizens. However, Tom Washington, a member of the national board of the National Rifle Association, rejected that argument and said the group's 100,000 - plus members in Michigan - would oppose it. "I think it restricts law-abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. How many criminals are going to stand in line to have their ID checked to get a gun? It's absurd," he said. Oliver North concludes his defense WASHINGTON - Oliver North concluded his defense yesterday after six grueling days on the witness stand, testifying he felt he had become the fall guy in the Iran-Contra affair when he heard himself described at a White House news conference as "the only one who knew what was go- ing on." Attorney Brenden Sullivan announced soon after North left the stand, "That concludes the defense," signaling that the 11-week-old trial was nearing an end. U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gesell said he hoped to have closing arguments on Monday. Instructions to the jurors and their deliberations would follow. During four days of though cross-examination, North denied prosecu- tion contentions that he lied about his Iran-Contra efforts and personally profited from some of them. He said he had explicit authorization form his superiors - and, he assumed, from President Reagan - for his ac- tions and didn't take a dime he wasn't entitled to. EXTRAS Radio talkmasters to discuss politics BOSTON - The nation's radio talkmasters, who discovered their clout in the drive to kill the congressional pay raise, will meet in June to do what they do best - talk, and organize their budding political power. "What we're trying to do is see what things we all have in common and try to get people to participate at the appropriate moment," said Boston's Jerry Williams of WRKO, the host of the conference. Radio hosts have long used the airwaves to stir up interest in local issues, but last February they took the technique nationwide. Led by talk show hosts, listeners flooded Congress with a torrent of tea bags bearing the message "Read my tea bag: no 50 percent raise." The public pressure helped quash a salary hike for Congress, judges and others on the federal payroll. Rep. 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