TODAY Sunshine, then clouds; High: 68, Low: 50. TOMORROW Clouds, maybe rain; High: 68, Low: 48. rrrrnila IDE... Anton Fiodorov: 'M' Soviet hockey connection. See SPORTSmonday Page 1. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CI, No. 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, September 30, 1991ph" 9i ACT-UP gives'PC' lesson to students * by Robert Patton Daily Staff Reporter The AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power (ACT-UP) provided its own orientation for University students this weekend. The second annual "Disorien- tation" was held Saturday in the Pond Room of the Union. "The purpose of the event is to provide students with information only briefly touched on or not touched on at all in the regular Uni- versity orientation," ACT-UP member and Disorientation coordi- nator Pattrice Maurer said. "PC and proud," was the subti- tle of this year's series of lectures and discussions on AIDS, racism, sexism, homelessness, and gay and lesbian life, given by a number of campus groups. The slogan refers to recent at- tacks on "political correctness" on campus by those who in fact hold real power, Maurer said. "George Bush was here at gradu- ation and what he did was rant and rave about PC and the supposed in- tellectual hegemony of political correctness," she said, adding that the New York Times printed the en- tire text of Bush's speech but made no mention of those who protested it. "Whose intellectual hegemony do we really need to fear? Not ours ... If Bush hates people who are PC, then I want to be PC, I guess," she added. Maurer led the discussion on "Racism on Campus," which dealt with racism in general, as well as its effect on AIDS treatment. She pointed out that the country of Rwanda, for example, hit espe- cially hard by AIDS, cannot afford to buy AZT, the only drug known to be effective in treating the the symptoms of the disease. "What if this situation were in France. It would be all over the pa- pers: 'The plight of the French - send money to France so they can buy AZT,"' she said. A woman in the audience pointed out that racism and sexism affect AIDS treatment at home, too. She said a Black woman below the poverty line can expect to live, See ACT-UP, Page 2 Sigmas hold sleep-out for the homeless by Uju Oraka It was a cold, windy night as. members of the Phi Beta Sigma fra- ternity came to the Diag to set up for the second annual sleep out for the homeless. The members planned. to stay on the Diag from 9 p.m. until 4 a.m. Empty boxes were brought out to hold clothes and canned goods, and they also accepted money donations. The seven hours might seem like a long time, but it doesn't compare to the days and months that many Americans must spend on the streets. Marlon Branham, an LSA junior, said the members "took on a new motto as a fraternity - com- munity service. We decided to help the homeless and felt that since they have to stay out here every night, one night shouldn't be too bad." And the night was not that bad because it made those walking through the Diag, heading home to a warm bed, aware of the growing population of homeless people. "One hundred thousand people will be cut off G.A. (general assis- tant/welfare) after October 1," said Leon Wilkerson, a member of the fraternity from Wayne State and also one of the many that gave money to the cause. "This (sleep- out) is one way to confront the problem. And I think it's great to have it on a campus because they are See HOMELESS, Page 2 Marlon Branham, a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, takes part in this weekend's sleep-out for the homeless on the Diag. Union addresses student concerns with access rules They're No. I by Mona Qureshi The Michigan Union Board of Representatives Friday held the first in a series of briefing sessions with student organizations - in- cluding the Michigan Student As- sembly and Black Greek Association (BGA) -regarding the new Union access policy. The policy, implemented Sept. 6 by senior University officials, re- quires identification to enter the Union after 9 p.m. and prohibits en- try after 1:30 a.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Michigan Union Director Frank Cianciola said the policy was im- plemented as quickly as it was to "assure the Union stays a safe, en- joyable community and to have the greatest flexibility to revisit the procedure if problems arise." Cianciola said the administration wanted to implement the policy at the beginning of the year, so that modifications could be made, if nec- essary, during the course of the year. Student leaders expressed con- cern that, by focusing on the Union entrance policy, the University was not directing its attention to other security issues. They cited the riot on South University and Church Street the night before the Notre Dame game as one example. MSA President James Green said he had been told that the new policy was not keeping University police officers from their other duties. And that backup officers from the Ann Arbor Police Department and the Department of Public Safety have been used for emergencies, as well as some University police working overtime. The BGA and other non-profit groups, who use the Union for events to raise charitable funds, have also expressed concern over the new policy. Because it doesn't have for- mal fraternity houses, the BGA re- lies on the Union for large fundrais- ing events. Thei chief concern was the iden- tification after 9 p.m. and the one- guest limit. Students said the policy has forced the question: "Which See UNION, Page 2 Florida State cornerback Tommy Henry celebrates with fans after the Seminoles' 51-31 victory over Michigan. Law firms chip in for charity through new program by Jennifer Silverberg University law students visiting firms for interviews can now help the homeless as well as their future careers by agreeing to take cheaper accommodations and turn over the savings to charity. The Firm Commitment Pro- gram, begun three years ago at Har- vard University to provide support for the homeless, has spread to the University and law schools across the country. Harvard was the only school to participate in 1989. Eighteen schools were involved the second year, raising a total of $100,000. Twenty-one schools will partici- pate this year. The program, involving 150 law firms in 35 cities across the country, operates within "flybacks," the second phase of law firm recruit- ment in which students are invited to visit a firm at its permanent loca- tion. Students' hotels and meals are paid for by the firm they are visit- ing. "Someone at Harvard noticed a lot of money being expended on these programs (flybacks) and they wanted to channel this money to- ward services for the homeless," said Phyllis Hurwitz, a second-year University law student involved in the program. Law firms choose to pay for meals, hotels, both, or use an alter- native arrangement. Instead of taking students to the most expensive hotels and restau- rants in town, participating firms take students to less expensive places and give the difference in spending money to charity. Firms participating in the meal program save an average of $10-$15 per student per meal. "One firm raised nearly $8,000 on the meal component alone," Hurwitz said. Firms participating in the hotel component save an average of $20- $40 per night per student. The pro- gram has compiled lists of sug- gested, less expensive hotels in New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Firms participating in the alter- native arrangement either donate a flat rate per student participating in the program or they may choose to donate a set amount of money and not deal with hotel or meal ar- rangements. Firms send the money they save to Harvard after computing their totals for the year. "There are no administrative costs," Hurwitz said. "Everything is net gain and goes right back to the shelters in the same city as the firm." Firms either designate a shelter where they want the money to go, or students at the schools in that re- gion investigate shelters and are then responsible for directing money to those shelters. There are three students at the University who look at shelters in Detroit and Ann Arbor. The money goes to homeless shelters, soup kitchens and battered women's shelters. "The program does not fund any.political activi- ties," Hurwitz said. "The money goes to direct service providers." If a firm chooses a charity, all savings go where they choose. If a specific charity is not designated by the firm, the money is divided roughly evenly between various shelters. There is very little drop- out of firms and the list of firms has been growing over the past three years, Hurwitz said. "Most people feel it's a good idea," said a recruiting coordinator at a Washington, D.C. law firm who asked to remain anonymous. "The only suggestion I have is that I've noticed that sometimes when I men- See CHARITY, Page 2 I Terawatt lasers may obsolete some x-rays in a femtosecond by Andrew Levy Daily Research Reporter Try this little math lesson. Take a second. Divide it by 10. Divide it by 10 again. Do it thirteen more times and you'll have a fem- tosecond. Imagine all the power produced in the entire United States at any given moment. Multiply it by two. through a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. "We are producing short pulses of (laser) light to study for ... pro- cesses in physics, communications, science, and technology. Once we produce the optical pulses, we can then apply them to basic science and technological applications," said Mourou, who pioneered chirned-nulse laser technology - a tions in the medical and electronics fields. On the medical side, ultrafast laser technology could be used to replace x-ray mammography for breast cancer detection. "What we're trying to do is to find a way of using regular light ... to image inside body parts in place of using x-rays. One particular ap- plication is for breast cancer diag- li ::.: . ,' ........ . :. ::