U-Wise. students protest *ROTC by David Parrish Students at the University of Wisconsin are protesting a decision by their chancellor to ignore a fac- ulty recommendation that the Re- serve Officer Training Corps be barred from campus for discriminat- iog against lesbians and gay men. Approximately 30 students began a sit-in at the Wisconsin chancellor's office last Wednesday, calling for Chancellor Donna Shalala to sign a public statement recognizing ROTC's discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Shalala refused to sign the state- ment, saying the university could not change ROTC's policy because tile policy is mandated by the United States armed services. She said the students should direct their protest to the federal government. Discrimination by the Depart- ment of Defense, and hence ROTC, has has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court. Last December Wisconsin faculty voted to recommend to the chancel- l*r that Wisconsin's ROTC be given four years to change its policy or be banned from campus. Three weeks ago Shalala con- vinced Wisconsin's Board of Regents to disregard the faculty recommenda- tion. "I am against the ROTC policy, a is the university," Shalala said. But the university can not change the Defense Department policy and I must help ROTC change its discrim- iniation policy from within, she said. She asked that the regents review the situation in two years. However, because ROTC can not change its policy by itself, the protesters said a more effective ac- tion for the university would be to either bar the program from campus car to publicly denounce ROTC's discrimination. The protesters have asked that the university publicize ROTC's dis- crimination within the literature it sands to incoming students. I The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 23, 1990 - Page 3 Speaker calls for Cyprus' reunification JUOSEJUAREI1lLatIy Students from Hong Kong sing as part of the "Keep Hope Alive!" concert last night at Mendelssohn Theatre. The concert was held in commemeration of the one-year anniversary of China's movement for democracy. Concert honors Chinese dem ocracy movement by Melissa Price The cry "Democracy for China!" echoed throughout Mendelssohn Theater last night as Rock Erickson, a singer and songwriter from Madi- son, Wisconsin, concluded his per- formance of "Tiananmen Song." More than 600 people attended the concert of music, dance, and po- etry to commemorate the one year anniversary of China's pro-democ- racy movement. "A democratic China will be a long struggle," said Allen Wu, an Engineering senior. "The point this concert is trying to make is that people shouldn't for- get after six months or a year. It's a reminder that human rights condi- tions in China are worse now than before," he said. Dr. John D'Arms, dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for academic affairs, opened the concert with a slide show. After a report on conditions in China, Erickson performed his song "The Human Race," which was the anthem of the first congress of the International Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars last year. His performance was followed by tradi- tional Chinese dances, piano and cello solos, choral music, poetry readings and the play "For a Better Future", written, directed, and per- formed mainly by students. Girls from the Ann Arbor Chinese School executed a Chinese drum dance, and students from Hong Kong sang Chi- nese folk songs. Each act was intro- duced in Chinese. Families, individual community members, and students packed the theater to voice their support for Chinese democracy. "This concert shows that we care about China", said Shiyuan Gou, an Engineering graduate student. Feng Dai, one of the event's or- ganizers, said students in China will receive news of American students' support through networks of friends and the media. June Fourth, a stu- dent-run radio station named for the date of the Tiananmen Square Mas- sacre, broadcasts from Chicago to stations in China. The Democracy for China Foun- dation, one sponsor of the concert, provides financial support to June Fourth and other modes of commu- nication, such as the Free Press Her- ald. Composed mainly of students, the charitable foundation has donated $3,000 to $4,000 to the families of victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Human Rights for China, another charitable organization sponsoring the event, hopes to foster an aware- ness of the Chinese people's plight through the concert and a rally in downtown Detroit June 3. Dai contends that American stu- dents should organize themselves to apply social pressure on the United States to encourage Chinese democ- racy, and on China to ensure modera- tion in the treatment of protesters. The Chinese Student Union and the Chinese Student Solidarity Union sponsored the event, aided by the Michigan Student Assembly, the University, the Ecumenical Campus Center, individuals, and other groups promoting human rights in China. by Ruth Littmann Daily Staff Writer The Berlin Wall has fallen; South African 'apartheid is crumbling; but on the island of Cyprus, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey, Cypriots are "refugees in their own country," said Elias Eli- ades, counselor to the United Na- tions' Permanent Mission of Cyprus. Eliades spoke Friday night in Rackham Auditorium. Addressing an audience of more than 300, Eliades denounced the 1974 division of Cyprus into a northern territory under Turkish mil- itary rule, and a southern territory, which is still governed by Cyprus' pre-1974 democracy. Eliades said Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974, intending to colo- nize the island and destroy Cypriot culture. After becoming independent from Britain in 1960, Eliades said, Greek and Turkish Cypriots lived together peacefully for 14 years until the invasion. "The culture of Cyprus has been scattered all over the globe as a con- sequence of Turkish invasion," he said. Greek and Turkish Cypriots cur- rently cannct travel to each other's territories, Eliades said, referring to the situation as "a political anachro- nism, an affront to democracy, hu- man values, and the fundamental rights of man. "Barriers are coming down ev- erywhere. Foreign troops are going home... And yet, the apartheid state in Cyprus remains," he said. "Why should Cypriots be denied human rights in their own country?" Calling for a reunified, demilita- rized Cyprus, Eliades discussed U.N. proposals for solving the conflict. Eliades advocates the U.N.'s pro- posal for a federal republic, which he said would ensure equal representa- tion for Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Turkey has not cooperated in the negotiation process, he said, adding, "Current leaders (of Turkish Cyprus) have derailed the negotiating process by insisting on the permanent parti- tion of Cyprus." Members of the Hellenic Stu- dents Association (HSA), which sponsored the event, said the speech was informative. "I think (Eliades) was very quiet and cool. Pretty objective," said Kostas Mandilaeis, a Rackham grad- uate student and HSA member. "I thought the speech was fairly impartial, considering the intricacies of the matter," said Nick Kastanias, HSA member and first-year student.s Tayfun Akin, a Rackham gradu- ate student and member of the Turk- ish Students Association (TSA) agreedthat the speech was successful "in a sense that it was offering solu- tions." However, he disagreed with? Eliades over the U.N.'s proposal and, said he worries Greece and Cyprus might form an anti-Turkish alliance if Cyprus becomes a federal republic Akin, who also denied Eliades' claim that Turkey has not cooperated in negotiations, said, "In 1984 and 1986 Turkish Cyprus accepted the U.N.'s solution proposals. In 1986; both presidents came to New York, to sign the agreement, but at the last- minute, the Greek Cypriot president; changed his mind. This was not ad-' dressed in the speech." Eliades said prospects for assuag- ing conflict in Cyprus look dim.- However, members of HSA and TSA said they will work to improve communication between Greek and Turkish students on campus. "I think any sort of dialogue be- tweenthe two groups benefits under- standing on both sides and helps to alleviate tensions between the Turk-, ish and Greek sectors," said Eleni Eleftheriou, HSA president and LSA senior. Camp to challenge low-income youths, provide support Iy Claudine Coulon A special camp to open in Washtenaw County this summer *ill challenge youths to remain sub- spance free and sexually inactive un- til they reach adulthood. Camp Challenge, founded by the I4etwork for Economic Development Service, Inc. (NEED), is an inten- sive four day program that will tar- get "high risk" youths, those who are most likely to become teenage parents or drug users. "What the kids need these days are some hands-on motivation sys- toms to offset peer pressures in the community," said Safiya Cabell- Khalid, NEED program director, and founder of the camp. Cabell-Khalid created the camp in response to requests from low-in- CORRECTIONS come parents who expressed interest in a program that would prevent their preteen and teenage children from getting involved in substance abuse and parenthood. Cabell-Khalid stressed that Camp Challenge, located at the YMCA - run Camp Storer in Jackson, will work to establish a positive envi- ronment for the youths. The camp, which runs over two long weekends, will accept 200 youths this summer. Youths 10-12 years old will participate on one weekend, and a group of 12-16 year olds will participate on the other. If NEED receives more than 200 appli- cations, Camp Challenge will oper- ate on a first-come, first-serve basis, and those youths denied acceptance this year will have first priority next summer, Cabell-Khalid said. The programs include workshops on substance abuse, teenage preg- nancy, fatherhood, and self-esteem. Volunteer counselors will discuss not become teenage parents." Camp Challenge will go beyond the bounds of emotional support and guidance; financial rewards will be offer'ed to youths who stick to a con- 'The concept of Camp Challenge is to reward those who do not experiment with drugs and who do not become teenage parents' - Safiya Cabe/I-Khalid NEED program director the contract, and if the campers suc- ceed in keeping their end of the bar- gain, they will receive a monetary bonus of at least $25.00, and possi- bly as much as $100.00, at the year's end. For the older children, NEED will offer larger monetary amounts which can be used for col- lege. Each child will be paired with a mentor during the camp. The mentor will remain in contact with the child for at least one year. The program will be run by vol- unteers, who will act as mentors, camp counselors, and group leaders. "Volunteering will have immedi- ate and 'trickle-down' effects," Ca- bell-Khalid said. Immediately, the children will have the advantage of a support system through their men- tors. "If you want to be somebody and you share those feelings with a child, you can make diamonds in the rough sparkle, and these kids are di- amonds in the rough," she said. NEED, which was established in October 1987, is a non-profit orga- nization. The original goal of NEED was to assist welfare recipients in securing jobs by working with the Department of Social Services. In 1988, NEED decided to extend its aid to all low-income families in the Washtenaw area. the reasons teenagers become preg- nant and choose to use drugs. "Adults tend to teach, to preach at them (the youths)," Cabell-Khalid said. "The concept of Camp Chal- lenge is to reward those who do not experiment with drugs and who do tract they will sign, in the presence of a mentor, on the last day of camp activities. In the contract the child agrees not to use any drugs, become preg- nant, or father a child. Parents, men- tors, and schools will have a copy of There is one Native American in the School of Public Health. This information was incorrectly reported in last Friday's Daily. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today and U68 D aifq, Ceam6Lied Meetings UM Taekwondo Club - 'beginners welcome 7-8:30 p.m. 2275 CCRB UM Shorin-Ryu Karate-do Club - beginners welcome 7:30- 8:30 p.m. in the CCRB small gym Asian American Association - general meeting at 7 p.m. in the Trotter House Student Initiative --- meeting to discuss activity on campus at 7 p.m. in the Union Crofoot Room Speakers "Laboratory Ethics: Are there Problems?" -Nicholas Steneck speaks at 4 p.m. in room 1640 Chemistry Bldg. "The Mythology of the Kal vya a " - Juha Y. Pentikainen speaks at 3:10 p.m. Furthermore Free Tutoring - for all lower level science and engineering courses; 7-11 p.m. in UGLi Rm. 207 and 8-10 p.m. in the Bursley East Lounge and the South Quad Dining Hall Safewalk - the night-time safety walking service is available from 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. in UGLi Rm. 102 or call 936-1000; the last day of service will be April 24, 1990 with reopening in September Northwalk - the north-campus night-time walking service is available from 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. in Bursley 2333dor call 763- WALK; the last day of service will be April 24, 1990 with reopening in September ECB Peer Writing Tutors - peer writing tutors available for help on papers 7-11 p.m. in the 4 d - Mi Just What You Wanted.... SORORITY RUSH Fall 1990 ANDATORY MASS MEETING (Michigan Union Ballroom) O ap a L a Last Name f I-d I