Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, April 4,1990 Black activist holds on to ideals of BAM By Debbie Herz Darryl Gorman did not abandon his ideals after he graduated from col- lege. Twenty years after he helped or- ganize the first Black Action Move- ment (BAM) at the University, Gorman still dedicates his life to progress. "I've always tried to maintain my idealism, which wasn't always easy during the Reagan years," he said. He continues to do volunteer work in areas of health care, nutritional progress, and legal rights for low in- come people in Washington. Gorman, who was a panelist at last weekend's BAM conference, was the spokesperson for BAM I in 1970, communicating with newspa- pers and radio stations. He was also involved in drafting the BAM de- mands and negotiating with campus officials - such as SACUA and Black faculty members - to try to get a consensus. In 1970, Gorman was the first Black elected to the University's Student Government Council, the campus-wide student advisory com- mission (presently MSA). He ran for office because he thought Black students were not adequately in- volved in campus politics. Gorman saw increased Black en- rollment as the top priority for the University when he was a student. "This is a state institution and at the time there was only three percent Black enrollment," Gorman said. "This was not nearly representative of the qualified population or of the money Black taxpayers were pay- ing." Another factor which influenced Black enrollment was the climate on campus, Gorman said. He added that the University was often not a place where Blacks felt comfortable. Gorman still takes issue with cer- tain admission standards at the Uni- versity. While not necessarily in support of quotas, he thinks a stu- dent's potential should be considered rather than just looking at standard- ized testing scores and high school records. "The University can slip into a pattern of becoming a finishing school instead of being a place where 'I've always tried to maintain my idealism, which wasn't always easy during the Reagan years.' - Darryl Gorman former BAM organizer students are challenged academi- cally." Gorman said he would like to see more underprivileged students who have the potential for im- provement come to the University. Gorman is currently program manager for the National Science Foundation in Washington. He fo- cuses on the development of women and minority-owned businesses based on science and engineering in Michigan. Gorman thinks progress in these areas is vital to remain competitive with the European Community and Japan. Minorities and women will pro- vide a major pool of researchers in the near future, Gorman said, ex- plaining there has been a decrease in non-minorities in this area of study. "Blacks have historically been pushed toward social progress em- ployment; these are areas that don't necessarily focus on dramatic change," he said. Gorman graduated from the Uni- versity in 1970 and received his law degree from Harvard in 1973. ELECTIONS Continued from page 1 "That kind of thinking limits who you speak to," he said. "The job of the MSA President is to speak to students, not minority stu- dents or female students...to speak to one group on campus is not what MSA's job is." Williams added that he has in- creased the autonomy of the Minor- ity Affairs Commission (MAC) in his past term, and has always sup- ported the decisions of his commit- tee and commission chairs, including MAC and the Womens' Issues Commission. The campaign has seen a media blitz overshadowing past elections, and highly critical campaigning from all sides. All five parties have made very ambitious campaign promises, and have pledged to end the deadlock that paralyzed the assembly this pre- vious semester, and prevented any significant MSA action on pressing campus issues. SAY IT IN THE ... DAILY CLASSIFIEDS Not snow again! A woman walks past a car covered in snow on North University. Other cars yesterday morning were also covered, and one even had to be jump-started. IN BIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports House approves $2.4 billion for Nicaragua and Panama WASHINGTON - The House yesterday approved a $2.4 billion spending bill that includes money President Bush is urgently seeking for new democrats in Panama and Nicaragua. The bill, with $720 million for the two Central American nations, would mark the first step use of a "peace dividend" from reduced Pentagon spending. It still needed Senate action, which appeared unlikely by tomor- row's deadline Bush had set for completion of the measure. Lawmakers approved the bill on a vote of 362-59 after defeating a series of amendments that would have cut foreign aid amounts in the bill. Those amendments brought caustic reaction fiom the bill's supporters. "I am amazed at the number of flat-headed members in this House who are all too happy to spend whatever it takes" to support wars "but wouldn't spend a penny to prevent the necessity to fight those wars in the first place," said Rep. David Obey (D-Wisconsin). Israel launches 2nd satellite JERUSALEM - Israel sent its second experimental satellite into orbit yesterday, showing off its advanced rocket technology at a time of rising Middle East tensions. Israel denied the Ofek-2 satellite was part of a program to spy on its Arab neighbors, but Iraeli leaders boasted that the launch showed the country's scientific and military superiority over Arab countries. Israeli space agency director Yuvaal Neeman emphasized, "It is not a spy satellite and has no military significance," although military analysts have long noted that Israel's space program could give it immediate intel- ligence on Arab military moves and the rocket technology involved also could carry more lethal payloads. The rocket was launched from an undisclosed site, aimed westward over the Mediterranean to avoid giving Arab countries a look at it. The Ofek-2 -"Ofek" is Hebrew for "horizon"- will range from 130 miles at its lowest point, to 923 miles at its highest, according to Israel Aircraft Indistries, which developed the satellite. Lithuania talks with USSR MOSCOW - A delegation from the rebellious Baltic republic of Lithuania met yesterday with a major advisor to President Mikhail Gorbachev, and a Lithuanian legislator later called it a sign of hope in the confrontation. "We are very, very, encouraged," legislature Egidius Bickauskas, Lithuania's representative in Moscow, told the Associated Press. "If there are people who at least want to listen to us, it's very good." He earlier told reporters a three-member delegation, including Deputy Premier Romualdas Ozolos of Lithuania, was meeting with Alexander Yakovlev, a Politburo member recently appointed to Gorbachev's new Presidential council. Also yesterday the Supreme Soviet parliament approved a bill setting procedures for secession from the Soviet Union. The law, which goes into effect when it is published in the Soviet press, requires approval by a two- thirds vote in a referendum and a waiting period of up to five years. Fuel mileage requirement clears Senate committee WASHINGTON - A bill designed to boost the typical new car fleet's gasoline mileage to 40.2 miles per gallon cleared a Senate committee yes- terday over the protests of automakers, who warned of a consumer revolt. The Senate committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation ap- proved the bill 14-4. Under an agreement between its chief sponsor, Sen. Richard Bryan (D-Nev.), and Majority Leader George Mitchell, the bill probably will not reach the floor until June. Under current law, new car fleets are required to average 27.5 miles per gallon. "The auto industry is lining up a phalanx of lobbyists to oppose it," Bryan said. "They'll be trying to convince people it would be a disaster. We're going to have a tough battle." EXTRAS Snow kills April flowers Pranksters and cold weather lovers alike may revel in delight, for April Fool's Day seems to have extended into a week-long joke of Michigan weather. We thought the cloudy skies during Sunday's Hash Bash were only temporary, due to the congested lungs and air on the Diag. But the haze has lingered over Ann Arbor, and it probably isn't because people are cel- ebrating the new $25 pot law. Then, as if the dreary, damp weekend wasn't enough, students experi- enced mutant snowflakes assaulting their mouths and eyes on the way to class yesterday. Oh, what a delight it is to celebrate an Ann Arbor spring in boots and a snowsuit. Ski resorts re-opened their doors, students whipped out their quartz heaters, and department stores restocked their shelves with winter apparel. Whatever happened to the groundhog's prediction? -Josey Ballenger Joanna Broder The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of'Michigan. Subscrption rates: for fall and winter (2 semesters) $28.00 in-town and $39 out-of-town, for fall only $18.00 in-town and $22.00 out-of-town. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the Student News Service. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 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