The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 17, 1990 - Page 3 Levin speaks to Fraternity ,College I by Nicole James U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D- Mich.) helped to start off the year for the College Democrats, with a speech ranging from topics such as abortion to defense spending to edu- cation at Hutchins Hall last night. Levin, who is up for re-election, addressed key issues on which he dif- fors from his opponent, Bill Schuette, a Republican, in his bid for a third term as senator. State Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor), who is also up for reelec- tion, and State Sen. Lana Pollack (D-Ann Arbor) spoke at the meeting as well. Calling Levin the "best U.S. Senator in the country," Pollack, one of the two women in the Michi- gan Senate, cited the Democrats' support of abortion rights, as an ex- ample of a key difference separating the Democratic and Republican par- )ems. Bullard called for increased voter turnout and urged the audience to "get Levin back to Washington," de- spite the "millions of dollars" spent by Schuette's campaign to "distort (Levin's) image." Also present were Democrats running for election on county and local levels: Eula Tate, running for Washtenaw County Clerk, Christina Montgue, the Democratic candidate for County Commissioner, and can- didate for regent, Don Tucker. Levin, who received two standing ovations from the audience, stated that students have an important role to play in the changing world. He urged the government needs to bring home "a significant number" of U.S. troops from Europe, reduce defense spending, and put more emphasis on domestic issues. The nation should produce "star Levin sleepou by Jennifer Hirl Sympathetic attitudes towards the homeless will not solve Ann Ar- bor's homeless problem, members of Phi Beta Sigma, a service based fraternity, decided. To illustrate the situation home- less people face every night the groups 10 members held a sleepout on the Diag Saturday night. LSA senior Jessie Kilgore, the fraternity's secretary said he decided to organize a sleepout because he recognized that Ann Arbor and sur- rounding communities have a seri- ous homeless problem. He added the Ann Arbor city government can find money for everything but low cost housing. "The city would rather beautify South U. What was the real pur- pose? I don't care if there are pink bricks on the sidewalk or not," LSA senior and fraternity's vice president Harold Mitchell said. schools instead of Star Wars," he said. Levin said he felt that one of the reasons he was a target for oppo- nents was that he "fought the poli- cies of President Reagan" and "voted more against President Reagan at the height of his popularity than did any other United States senator." The College Democrats, who will be holding a voting registration drive on the Diag this week, urged people to register. t fo Engineering seni a member of Ph agreed. "Ann Arbor ing structures wh have homes. Somen initely be diverted t he said. Fraternity mem sleepout in the cen with buckets for mo and boxes for blan food offerings. "People sleep in weather on a day to simple donation li save a life," Kilgor society believe tha are a privilege, but right." The sleepout pa out in the Diag f Jegede said lots of1 stopping off. "We to have a large numl just thought we'd sponsors r homeless or Idowu Jegede, hours, which is not much when the i Beta Sigma, homeless have to do this every is building park- night." en people don't Although few people were in the money could def- Diag Saturday night, the sleepout o the homeless," attracted students walking home after the Michigan-Notre Dame football bers set up the game. nter of the Diag One reaction was not sympathetic netary donations towards the homeless. nket and canned Passer-by Chip Joyce, LSA sophomore said, "I have no sympa- thy for the homeless. First of all, I sub-zero degree feel sorry if they are mentally unsta- day basis, and a ble, but I don't like the idea of pro- ke a blanket can moting the homeless. Homeless can e said. "People in survive in Ann Arbor because there t food and shelter are students that can give them in actually it is a handouts." But another student held a differ- rticipants camped ent view. for seven hours. Traci Palmer, an engineering ju- people have been nior, said, "I think the sleepout is 're not expecting good, but I wish more people would iber of people, we have turned out, especially with the sleep for seven vast majority of students here." i Puerto Rican poet stakes part in Hispanic festival Confirmation hearings shed light on David Souter by Shalini Patel , Puerto Rican author, activist, and poet Piri Thomas lead a poetry read- jng last night in Bursley Residence Hall as part of the month-long His- panic Heritage Celebration. Thomas began the hour and a half long program with Felipe Luciano's t,'Message to a Dope Fiend" which he tread with the rhythmic energy found r in a rap song. His fingers too moved With the rhythm of his voice. From Sandra Maria Esteves' "A La Mujer Bounquence," the story of 4, strong barrio woman, to E.M. Shorb's "Dirge for the Dead Stu- ,dints," inspired by the Kent State shootings, all of the works which he ,.read shared the theme of oppression. {. Despite the anger and sadness in these poems, Thomas said he be- lieves that people everywhere can live in unity. "What is color?" he asked. "When you go in the ground, .worms don't care what color you . ire." He pointed to the "breed named i greed" as the enemy of all people. n, Thomas, who calls himself an "organic intellect with a doctorate in 'Ethe art of living," was born to Iatino/Hispanic parents in New York City's Spanish Harlem. He ?'turned towards drugs, gang warfare, and crime during his adolescence and spent seven years of a fifteen year sentence in prison for armed robbery and felonious assault. The bullet he received in his ab- domen before his arrest convinced Thomas he had to find a different outlet for his rage. He channelled his anger into poetry, an important part of Hispanic/Latino culture. Last night's program was one part of the Hispanic Heritage Cele- bration which began on September 13 and goes to October 14. Music school senior Jean Reed and business school graduate student Aubrey Hurse, Bursley's two minor- ity peer advisors, said they believe this program and others like it will enhance the multi-cultural atmo- sphere at the University and foster an understanding of different cultures among students. Some of Thomas' works include Down These Mean. Streets, Savior, Savior Hold My Hand, Seven Long Times, and Stories from El Barrio. He has also had articles published in The New York Times and the Satur- day Review of Literature. He has appeared various radio and television shows including The Today Show and Midday Live. WASHINGTON (AP) - David H. Souter, described by one senator early in his Supreme Court confir- mation hearings as "the stealth nom- inee," is not the same mystery man he may have been to many Ameri- cans just days ago. His two days of nationally tele- vised testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee yielded signifi- cant insights into Souter the man and Souter the judge. Everyone was not satisfied with his answers, especially his reluctance to detail his views on abortion. But at least something was learned of this New Hampshire judge who was virtually unknown outside of his home state before he was tapped by President Bush in July. Perhaps more will be learned to- day - Souter's 51st birthday - when he returns for a third day of an- swering senators' questions. Here's some of what has been learned so far: 0 Souter says he gave the Bush administration no assurances about how he would vote on any case, in- cluding one involving abortion rights. He also says he has not made up his mind about how he might vote if the court were asked to over- turn its 1973 decision in Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion. He thinks constitutional pro- visions should not be interpreted to mean only what their framers in- tended, but what they mean in to- day's world. That separates him from those conservatives who espouse an "original intent" approach. He never heard his parents re- fer to another human being in racial or ethnic terms. 6 Barber-stylists For Men & Women -Collegiate Styles a specialty- Dascola Stylists opposite Jacobson's, 668-9329 Hispanic Art KRISSY GOODMAN/Daily LSA Junior Tracy Watt studies in the Union Art Lounge, where they are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with an exhibition by artists Ram~n Hill and Nora Mendo. GM-UAW contract 882nd Airborne pulls ;out of Saudi Arabia. C-- CHAMPION CITY, Saudi Ara- bia (AP) - The first American ,ground forces to reach Saudi Arabia have been given a new mission that will take them away from the front lines but would put them even closer l any combat, The 82nd Airborne is ill-equipped to fight the strong Iraqi army, but lecause of its readiness for swift de- loyment, it was the first U.S. Army combat unit to hit Saudi soil under Operation Desert Shield. Now, as heavier, tank-fighting hafdware arrives, the military wants the paratroopers to get ready for an- other job- perhaps to parachute into Iraq or Kuwait if necessary, top officials say. The 82nd - some members of which spent last Christmas in Panama- began arriving within a day of President Bush's August 8 de- cision to send troops to help defend the Saudi kingdom from possible at- tack by Iraqi forces. With Vietnam-era M55 Sheridan light tanks, the 82nd would have proved no match for Iraqi forces, had they decided to continue south from Kuwait with their heavy Soviet tanks. "In those early days we were as much a politicalstatement about the United States position as a deterrent force," one 82nd officer recently said. "For some time there were a lot fewer of us here than they were telling the folks back home." Another 82nd member, who, like his senior officer, spoke on condi- tion of anonymity, said he was con- fined to base at Fort Bragg, N.C. negotiation DETROIT (AP) - Negotiators continued working yesterday after their first all-night session trying to work out a new three-year contract between the United Auto Workers union and the General Motors Corp. GM spokesperson John Maciarz and a UAW official who declined to be identified said yesterday the long bargaining involved direct meetings between UAW President Owen Bieber, Vice President Stephen Yokich and GM Vice President - Alfred Warren. It was the first overnight bargain- ing session since negotiations began July 18. Neither would talk about what the three discussed. "They (UAW members) feel that's a good sign," UAW Local 977 President Gary Sorrell said yesterday from GM's stamping plant in Marion, Ind. Sorrell will attend a briefing to- day in a suburban Detroit hotel of is the class for you! Under European History- Topics, History 391 T TH 1-11:30 A.M. at 218 W. Engineering Taught by M.Bodian Go as soon as you can! continue the 300-member GM bargaining council, made up of local presidents and bargaining committee chairs. Announcement of that meeting late last week gave rise to specula- tion that an agreement was more likely than a strike. About 300,000 active GM workers are covered by the UAW-GM contract. National contract talks this year have focused on job security, income protection and pension issues. LEARNING DISABILITIES SOCIETY MASS MEETING DATE: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18,1990 TIME: 7:00-8:30 P.M. PLACE: WELKER ROOM MICHIGAN UNION ALL ARE WELCOME, LD AND NON LD. Refreshments wnnR be served. *THE LEARNING DISABILITIES SOCIETY PROVIDES AND INCREASES CAMPUS SUPPORT AS WELL AS STUDENT, STAFF AND FACULTY AWARENESS ABOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES. Registrar's Bulletin Board Each term the Registrar will publish important information and key dates affecting students Dates to Remember: t Wed., Sept. 26 Wed., Sept. 26 Wed., Oct. 17 THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Withdraw From Fall Term-with payment of the $50 disenrollment fee and $60 registration fee. Drop Classes-with a reduction in tuition and without a $10 change of election fee. Note: Some units (Law, Medicine and Dentistry) begin classes on a different academic calendar and this date will vary for those units. Withdraw From Fall Term-with payment of half tuition and $60 registration fee. Note: This date will vary for the units having a different academic calendar. Withdraw From Fall Term-pay half tuition and $60 registration fee thru Wed., Oct. 17. This fee adjustment applies only to complete withdrawals from the term and not to a reduction of credit hours. $10 Change Of Election Fee-payable in advance at the Cashier's Office for drops, adds or modifications to Fall Term Schedule. - --- .- - , - -*.1 F . Meetings Circle K Service Organization regional meetirg at 7 p.m. in the Welker Room, Michigan Union. Asian American Association mass meeting at 7 p.m. in the Pendleton Room. Jewish Feminist Group meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Hillel. 769-0500. "Smoke Free" program registra- tion at Health Services, 207 Fletcher. 763-1320. "The Transformation of Poland's Political System: The Changing Political Framework." - -- Professor Adam Bromke speaks at 8 p.m. in the Rackham Ampitheater. Author Joseph Chilton Pearce will give an introduction to the teachings of the Siddha Paath. 7- 1. Would you like to work for yourelf? 2. Would you lke to set your own hours? 3. Are you sef-motvatd? 4. Are youa bt of anentrepensur? Thurs., Sept. 27 Thurs., Sept. 27 I I.