Activists remember Lebanon massacre The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 4, 1989 - Page 3 Hearings begin on bill to aid rape survivors, ]by Heather Fee A Palestinian activist groups held a rally on the Diag yesterday to com- memorate the September 1982 Sabra-Shatila massacre, in which hundreds of Palestinians and Lebanese were killed by the Phalange Militia, a right-wing Lebanese group.. The refugees occupying the camp included Palestinians who left the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as Lebanese escaping the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The Diag presentation by the Ann Arbor chapter of the Palestinian Solidarity Committee and the General Union of Palestinian Students included a tent which repre- sented the Sabra-Shatila camp and a coffin covered by a Palestinian flag surrounded by flowers. The tent housed information on the massacre, including photographs of the vic- tims, a video documentary, and cul- tural artifacts. At noon, GUPS member Ashraf Hazeyen led chants such as "Bush, Bush you should know, we support the PLO." Hazeyen said he wanted to tell the Palestinian political story from a Palestinian point of view. "Israel in the American media is depicted as a democratic state, but they are killing people and having massacres," he said. "We know that the normal American person is open minded if exposed to real media facts." Hazeyen said he hoped that stu- dents will push the U.S. government to stop sending aid to Israel. Participants said there were sev- eral purposes for the presentation. PSC member Nuha Khoury said the primary goal was for students "to start thinking about the Palestinians massacred (in Lebanon)." She said the purpose of the cul- tural part of the presentation, which included dresses with beadwork, Arabic black coffee and other objects used in daily life, was to show stu- dents that the Palestinians are a peo- ple with a culture. "Palestinians are human beings too, who deserve their own state," she said. Khoury said the Palestinians are not being granted their political rights. "If their rights continue tobe denied, people will dismiss every- thing else about them," she said. "People will easily forget that they have a culture and actually exist." LANSING, (AP)- Defendants in a sexual assault case would have to wait until their criminal trial is concluded before filing a civil suit against their accuser, under a bill reviewed yesterday by a House committee. The bill is intended to prevent a victim from being pressured by a defamation suit into dropping criminal prosecution. It was prompted by two Washtenaw County cases in which University of Michigan students filed suit against the women who accused them of of sexual assault, saying the women defamed them by lying and maliciously bringing the suit, said state Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R- Jenison), the bill's sponsor. The House Judiciary Committee supported the bill, but won't take a vote until next Tuesday while some amendments are being ironed out. "We believe that the threat of such suits filed by alleged assailants will have a chilling effect on all sexual assault victims", said Deborah B. Frederick, executive director of the Sexual Assault Information Network of Michigan. Last month, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a Washtenaw County Circuit Court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit filed by a college student who was accused of rape. Thomas Rosenboom tried to sue his accuser for slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Judge Edward Deake ruled that ac- tual malice would have to be shown to sustain a lawsuit against the as- sault victim, and he didn't find such malice. The criminal case against Rosenboom eventually was dismissed. That case is similar to another one initiated at the University. The bill would strengthen Michigan's 1975 Rape Shield Law, said Tom Robertson, a spokesperson for the Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating council. The tent on the Diag built to commemorate the Palestinians who died in the Sabra-Shatila massacre. mw ----I CORRECTION Professor Margo Halsted plays the carillon in Burton Bell Tower from 12:OC to 12:30 each weekday. Luck saves discussion section from falling lighting fixture THE LIST What's happening in Ann, Arbor today A lighting fixture fell from the ceiling of room 439 in Mason Hall yesterday, interrupting a discussion sec- tion of Classical Civilization but not injuring any stu- dents. The three feet by one foot aluminum fixture weighed more than five pounds, and crashed to the floor around 10:30 a.m., landing near an empty desk. The students were sitting in a circle, and those in- volved said it was pure luck that no one was hurt. "We were conducting class when it crashed onto the floor," said Prof. Ruth Scodel, who was substituting for the class discussion leader yesterday. "People were sitting around the room, so no one was hurt." Scodel said she was startled by the incident, but failed to consider it remarkable. -Roberto Sanchez Meetings UM Students of Objectivism - business meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Dominick's Restaurant Mitzvah Project- meets at 6:30 p.m. in the upper lecture hall at Hillel, special discussion of 'Ethiopian Jews American Civil Liberties Union - discussion on racial harassment policy at 8 p.m. in Rm. 2209 of the Union American Civil Liberties Union - newsletter committee meeting at 7 p.m. in Rm. 2209 of the Union Shorin Ryu Karate Club - meets at 8:30 p.m. in the CCRB; beginners welcome UM Women's Lacrosse - prac- tice from 9-11 p.m. at Tartan Turf MSA External Relations Committee - the lobbying arm of the student gov't meets at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 3909 of the Union Asian Studies Student Associa- tion -, meets at 7 p.m. in the Lane Hall Commons Room UM Asian Student Coalition - meets at 7 p.m. in Rm. 2413 of Mason Hall Dugout Club - first meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. in the "M" room of the Crisler Arena Speakers "Racism and the State of Is- rael" - Dr. Israel Shahak, chair of the Israeli League for Human Rights will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Hutchins Hall Rm. 100 in the Law Quad "The Face: A Window of Emotions - Prof. Robert Zajonc will present the Fourteenth LS&A Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecture Series at 8 p.m. in the Rackham Amphithe- ater "Arithmetic of semi-simple groups" - Prof. Gopal Prasad (Tata Institute) speaks at 4:10 p.m. in Angell Hall Aud. C "Israeli Women Poets Re- sponding to the War in Le- banon" - Dr. Karen Alkalay- Gut speaks at the brown-bag dis- cussion from noon to 1 p.m. in the Women's Studies Program Lounge in 236 W. Engineering "Updateable Computations for Best Linear Unbiased Predic- tion" - Prof. Dennis Cox of the University of Illinois will speak at 4 p.m. in Rm. 451 of Mason Hall "Recent Advances in the Oxy- gen - Transfer Reactions of N- Sulfonyloxaziridines" - Prof. Franklin Davis of the Drexel Uni- versity Dept. of Chemistry will speak in the organic seminar at 4 Furthermore Free tutoring - Tau Beta Pi sponsors free tutoring for all 100/200 level math, science and engineering courses; 8-10 p.m. in Rm. 307 of the UGLi Central American Beans & Rice Dinner - a chance to sup- port groups which do direct aid in Central America and meet with others; at 6 p.m. at the Guild House Impact Jazz Auditions - the student-run dance company, geared toward beginners and intermedi- ates, will hold auditions at 7 p.m. in the Union Ballroom Peace Corps/International Center Film - The film "Let it begin here" begins at 7:30 p.m. at 603 E. Madison St. Mainstreet Comedy Showcase Open Mic Night - Stunt John- son Theater, local headliners every Wednesday; at 8:30 p.m. on 314 E. Liberty; cost is $3 Career Planning & Placement programs - Introduction to 'CP&P from 11:10-11:30 a.m. in the CP&P Library; Interviewing: The Employer Perspective from 5:10-6 p.m. in the CP&P Library; Employer Presentation by Citibank/Citicorp from 6-8 p.m. in the Pendelton Rm. of the Union Safewalk - the night-time walk- ing service is open seven days a week from 8p.m. to midnight; 936-1000 ECB peer writing tutors - available at the Angell-Haven and 611 Computing Centers from 7- 11 p.m., Sunday through Thurs- day Ron LaFond on the baritone - the musician will perform se- lections from opera and other works at 8 p.m. in the Pendelton Rm. of the Union; free admission; accompanied by Mitsumi La Fond Washtenaw Area Council for Children Brown-bag lunch - the topic "Incest: Characteristics and Factors and Issues in Counsel- ing Offenders"; takes place from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church (1501 W. Lib- erty) "Open Mouths, Open minds" - the Institute for the Humanities brown-bag lunch meets from noon to 1 p.m. in 1524 Rackham Soccer matches - the men's and women's clubs play Michigan State; women's match at 3, men's match at 5; at Mitchell Field (Fuller Rd.) Revolutionary History Series - Spark presents "Revolution PASS IT AROUND Share the news, ?FJaug Michigan appeals court rules rape violates civl1 rights law LANSING (AP) - Michigan's sexual discrimination in the work she was raped by her superv civil rights law prohibits employers place. That the conduct may be the the Electrolux Corp., a door-t from raping workers, a Michigan basis for criminal prosecution or a vacuum cleaner sales company Court of Appeals ruling released yes- civil claim against the individual visor at to-door Y. terday said. The ruling said the Elliott-Larson Civil Rights Act includes sexual ha- rassment, including rape, as a form of sex discrimination. "The civil rights act is aimed at remedying those evils caused by employee does not preclude the pos- sibility that it may also be the basis for a sexual harassment claim," the ruling said. The ruling stemmed from a Washtenaw County Circuit Court case involving a woman who said STORIES ..... on cassette tapes An alI NEW form of adult entertainment -. , = f.. 1 r.. . _r.'' , Cii :1,5 If you love reading them, you will LOVE listening to them while you jog, while you commute or while you ... Order NOW a three month trial subscription for only $10, one tape per month or 12 monthly tapes for $30. Send your name, address and check made payable to: STORIES PO. 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