Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, November 29,1990 Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waerson Major picks party rivals 11 IM,! (1w~J BIG TOLD O ~! CAtn4 IN.' - 0 rN GEE, "(0'R MOM A $W. NTT SSR i ICEN Tk EASON S 1990 nversal Press Syndicate , 1K FIj.Th"tELEAST C ( o rt ot ~ -toS to serve in British cabinet Nuts and Bolts HI4JLLA ,RANDY BIRNS, [AND . YOU' RE ON -H RANDYY, 2 'D { STtNG, ' r REAL.LY? WNn lbo {AY ME moSr HoRR18LE THING , ABOUT PEOPiE. &AWK5 GAYS, EVEN JEWS, AND YGU'kE 06W I ;H ARa4l r YOU b J + ; Ye5, T f I t)ON'T ONoeR5TA w W! YOU'RE 0uOSTAviL-E MANd AND -iojW BE'T-Z)~4N OFF. -rHs: AIR. by Judd Winick MOM,LVg T-D Y00J NOT T C7CALL 714E STATON . . #- r WELDi, AMNNI T, TOP PIKI O NNC LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister John Major welcomed his defeated rivals into his cabinet yes- terday and called for a nation in which all may prosper according to "their talent, their application and their good fortune." "I don't promise you that it will be easy and I don't promise you that it will be quick," Major said outside 10 Downing Street after being con- firmed as prime minister by Queen Elizabeth II. "If you forgive me," he added, "I will go into No. 10 straight away and make a start right now." Major, at 47 the youngest prime minister of the century, has dis- played both talent and tenacity in overcoming childhood poverty and rising rapidly through the govern- ment. Hours after saying farewell to Margaret Thatcher, Major announced a new Cabinet lineup that reached across the bruised wings of the Conservative Party. Chris Patten, the former envi- ronment secretary and a Tory liberal, was installed as chair of the party. Douglas Hurd, who ran third in the leadership race, was kept as foreign secretary and Tom King stayed as de- fense secretary. The government also announced yesterday that it was resuming diplomatic relations with Syria, completing a rapprochement which began under Thatcher. Major said he hopes to build on the achievement of his predecessor, who said in her farewell speech that "we leave the United Kingdom in a very much better state than when we came here 11 and a half years ago." "Now it is time for a new chapter to open and I wish John Major a the luck in the world," said Thatche , leaving Downing Street for a home in suburban Dulwich. Major said he wanted to "build a society of opportunity." "By that I mean an open society, a society in which what people ful- fill will depend upon their talent, their application and their good for- tune," he said. "In particular I want to build country that is at ease with itself, a country that is confident and a coun- try that is prepared and willing to make the changes necessary to pro- vide a better quality of life for all our citizens," said Major. Major is due to take his first turn answering prime minister's ques- tions in the House Commons today one week after he announced he wa a candidate for the job. Economy suffers downturn,', says Federal Reserve chair RELIGION Continued from page 1 a meaningful sense of belonging. Their groups are dealing with tough issues, by offering answers to to- day's questions from religious per- spectives, they say. Elka Thomas, treasurer of Chris- tians in Action (CIA), is one leader who believes that her group's in- crease in membership was a result of "praying for more of an opportunity to talk to people, and share with them our faith." Thomas said, "(CIA) provides a community for Christians," and added that her group draws interest with speakers answering today's challenging questions from a Chris- tian perspective. University alumnae Melodic Marske of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship offered different reasons for growth in her chapter. She be- lieves that a growing number of students are coming from "broken families," and are looking for "good relationships they can trust for four years" and when they come to her group's student-led bible studies, which are held in almost every dorm, they can find this community. Before beginning their searches for meaning and substance, the reli- gious groups must find the students to conduct the quest. Groups publicize their meetings in many ways, including skits on the Diag, posters, and personal con- tacts among roommates and hall- mates. Often members of religious groups will invite friends to attend meetings with them, and this is of- ten attributed as the main means of membership promotion. Another form of promotion among groups involves scanning the religious preference surveys dis- tributed in most dorms at the begin- ning of the year and contacting stu- dents who may express an interest in what they offer. Jim Kushner, former president of CIA, contends that this year more than others, many students are coming to meetings on their own instead of following invitations. He attributes this new show of interest to an "increased interest in spiritual things." "We've gone through a time," Kushner said, "a materialistic time" which did not answer the spiritual questions asked by students, so "Christianity is what they turn to." "There's been a 'me-first' atti- tude, and people are beginning to realize that there is something more than just themselves, more to life than jobs and material needs. People are beginning to pursue avenues to fulfill these needs and one of these is Christianity,' Kushner said. This rise in membership in reli- gious interest may echo a similar "movement," which Kushner said was "part of the sixties revolution and activism. A sizeable number of hippies were looking for meaning and some of them ('Jesus people') picked up the Bible." Although Kushner says there are some differences between what he sees today and that time, "there are a lot of parallels." WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan said yesterday that oil-price problems from the Persian Gulf crisis have pushed the economy into a "meaningful downturn," confirming private analysts' recession talk. Appearing before the House Banking Committee, he also said the central bank can do little to cushion the effect of higher oil prices on Americans' standard of living. Separately, the Commerce De- partment reported that the economy, as measured by the gross national product, grew at a lackluster 1.7 per- BILL Continued from page 1 (MCC), a group representing stu- dents at Michigan's 15 public uni- versities, were worried earlier this week that the bill would not pass the Senate before the session ended. On Tuesday, a Senate caucus decided to only consider certain "essential" bills before the end of the session, sched- uled for Dec. 6. "We ought to do what's crucial and leave," said Senate Majority Leader Phil Arthurhultz (R-White- hall). Arthurhultz said Tuesday that the bill was not included among those cent annual rate in the July-Septem- ber quarter, even worse than the pre- viously reported 1.8 percent rate. Most private analysts believe the economy has weakened sharply since the quarter ended, an assessment Greenspan confirmed. But he care- fully avoided describing the deteriora- tion as a recession, which is defined as a contraction of six months more in the GNP. "All indications are that a mean- ingful downturn in aggregate output occurred as we moved through Octo- ber into November," Greenspan told the committee. Greenspan said that "we won't know whether it is the beginning of a recession or just some aberratio in economic activity, for quite a while... We couldn't conceivably know for certain until April or May of next year." Greenspan said that another Commerce Department report yester- day did not fit with the weak data. Orders to U.S. factories for "big ticket" durable goods, designed to last three or more years, rose more strongly than anticipated in October jumping 3.6 percent, driven by or- ders for automobiles and aircraft. that the Senate planned to consider. But Schwarz's decision to discharge the bill from the Education and Men- tal Health Committee will give the bill an extra chance to receive con- sideration in the Senate. Kathy Swift, legislative director for MCC, said the Senate's decisio* was a welcome, but unusual one. avoid the use of force or the act of war," Qian told reporters. At the United Nations, diplomats were divided over whether China would abstain, or eventually vote in favor of the resolution after wringing political concessions out of Washington. "It seems rather clear that they're not thinking of vetoing," said British Ambassador David Hannay. CHINA Continued from page 1 Iraq any time soon. There also were appeals for peace in Baghdad. Iraq's deputy foreign minister urged Bush to open talks on the Persian Gulf crisis, although he did not offer concessions regarding Kuwait. Secretary of State James Baker has asked that foreign ministers rep- resent their countries in the Security Council for today's vote. Before leaving Beijing for the United Nations yesterday, China's foreign minister, Qian Qichen, said his country would not back the use- of-force resolution. "It has always been the position of China to call for a peaceful set- tlement of the gulf crisis and to Look for your guide to bargain holday shoppinig all over town! Midnight Madnem& In Friday's 1tic4ga1att vkIi. BLUE MOORE Continued from page 1 Arabs in an attempt to rally support behind a possible war. Dina Khoury, LSA senior and president of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee said there have been many recent personal attacks on Arab-Americans in Dearborn. "Although I haven't heard of BUDGET Continued from page 1 measures such as warning provosts, deans, and officers about the possi- bility of a financial crunch and advis- ing them to begin planning their de- partment budgets accordingly. "We recognize that a problem is likely to be there and are working with unit managers to find a way to accommodate it," Womack said. To counteract the possible state funding loss, the University is also stepping up efforts to increase pri- vate donations and endowments. In a fundraising campaign which Duderstadt unofficially kicked off two weeks ago, the University is hoping to raise more than a half bil- lion dollars. Although the University is preparing for a financial shortfall, administrators are still fearful and nervous about possible repercus- sions. When asked whether he was wor- rying about the possible state fund- ing cuts, Womack replied, "Every day." . The University, however, is not the only state university whose ad- ministrators are apprehensive about the possible budget cuts. Officials at Michigan State University, Wayne State University, Eastern Michigan University and Northern Michigan University all voiced concern about the effects state cuts would have on their schools, but were also unsure if the cuts would actually be implemented. . Mike Clark, director of commu- nication at Northern Michigan anything direct on campus, the pub- lic is being influenced by mass me- dia's dehumanization of Arabs,'' Khoury added. University, said his school was acts ing in a "frugal" manner but woulA still hurt from the cuts. In Lansing, the Michigan Collegiate Coalition (MCC) - an organization devoted to lobbying state legislators for student concerns and improving college campuses - spent Tuesday talking to legislators trying to convince them of the hard- ship tuition increases will create for students. MCC Chair Tamara Boatright, a Central Michigan University stu- dent, said the legislators reactions ranged from "'I'll do everything to help you' to 'Well, tough."' J of M's only coed a cappella - p singing ensemble. Q!ANNIY II AM~S The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates via U.S. mail forfall andwinter$39 fortwo terms, $22 forone term. Campus delivery$28.00 fortwo terms. Prorated rates:$25fortwo terms; $11 for one term. 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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