The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 24, 1991 - Page 3 Publisher by Lynne Cohn Dgily Staff Reporter Ulrich's bookstore is refusing to Aell a swimsuit calendar featuring University women because it's not selling, said General Manager Paul Rosser. But Bob Turner, the publisher of the Blue Women calendar, said there is another reason. Turner said he re- ceived a phone call from an Ulrich's employee who told Turner that the store pulled the calendars from the whelves as a result of complaints from women's rights activists. "It's one of the top - if not the top - calendar published," Turner said. "Every year, swimsuit calen- dars are always top sellers." Turner said his company, Daydream Publishing, sold several hundred copi calendar at 0 "The cale dies in 45 d yanked themc starting to s But Ross calendars we sold no more "At the be you see hund dars," he sa didn't sell at pect them to wasn't very consider a lo' Rosser sa voiced their dar, but not a Turner sa the title is, charges Ulri es of the same type of shelves for people who want it. hio State University. They're not sleazy at all. ndar season lives and "I don't think a small minority lays," he said. "They opinion has the right to dictate out before they're even what's on the shelves. If he's going ell." to sell anything, he's going to sell er maintains that the the swimsuit calendar," he said. re pulled because they Turner stands to lose almost than a dozen copies. half of his expected revenues if eginning of each year, Ulrich's does not sell the calendars. Ireds of kinds of calen- Although Michigan Book & Supply aid. "Basically, those and the Michigan Union Bookstore all. I didn't really ex- will still sell them, he said sell. The paper stock Ulrich's was one of the hottest good. It was what I spots to sell the calendar. w budget calendar." Employees of the two other aid several customers stores had differing opinions about opinions of the calen- how well the calendar has sold. actual complaints. Maurice Hall, the assistant head aid, "No matter what cashier at Michigan Book & Supply, it should be on the said it has sold out of the calendars. He said he would pull a calendar if it offended a campus group, but he did not know if the store manager would. Don DiVirgilio has only been the general manager at the Michigan ich's with censi He said that if customers com- plained about an item for sale, he would weigh how the item sells against the feelings of the cus- tomers. He said he would strongly consider pulling an item from the 'Basically, those didn't sell at all. 1 didn't, really expect them to sell. The paper stock wasn't very good. It was what I consider a low budget calendar' - Paul Rosser Ulrich's general manager crship pulled the calendars off the shelf because they weren't selling, that's OK. But I think if they took them off the shelves because of pressure from liberal feminist groups, then that's a form of censorship and a vi- olation of First Amendment rights." School of Art senior Sandy Smith disagreed. "If he pulled them, because I'm a woman and the female body has been used as an object for so long, then I'd be happy," she said. "I think that it's unfortunate that at an academic university the bodies are stressed as much as they are and not the intellectual." She said the calendar is "contradictory to the idea of an aca- demic institution." Union Bookstore for about a month, but he said he has not seen a lot of people buy the calendar. "I would really start looking at how they sell during November and December," he said. "They don't re- ally start selling until then." shelves if customers were very up- set about it being sold. Students have mixed feelings about Ulrich's decision not to sell the calendar. Ned Merrick, a senior in the School of Music, said, "If they L{. Va1VM+Y VY vaa + v i SAPAC panel discussion confronts myths on rape and women of color by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Staff Reporter Despite the recent flurry of attention given to the issue of sexual harassment as a result of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearings, participants in a panel discussion last night said the myth that women of color do not get raped still exists. The discussion, titled "Sexual Assault and Communities of Color," was held in the West Lounge of South Quad last night at 7 p.m. as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, sponsored by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC). In fact, "some studies show that women of color may be more susceptible to sexual assault because they are seen as suitable targets for sexual and racial vio- lence," stated a SAPAC promotional flier. "This myth is rooted in the racist belief that women of color are promiscu- ous and less respectable than white women." Panelists urged students to send mes- sages of "support, encouragement or ap- preciation" for Anita Hill, who charged Thomas with sexual harassment. The mes- sages will be collected and sent at the end of this week. Fliers distributed at the discussion ad- vertised a support group for women of color who are survivors of sexual assault, to "explore the unique healing issues for women of color who are also survivors." Another flier circulated sought dona- tions for an advertisement in the New York Times and several African- American weekly newspapers across the country on Sunday, Nov. 3, the day before Thomas is seated on the court. The ad will feature a statement by African-American women, to "protest Thomas' official ju- dicial swearing in and seating on the court said it raised many important issues and offered a unique perspective on a sensitive issue. "Women of color are seldom men- tioned when discussing rape. This is the first seminar I've heard of where this is- sue is brought to the forefront," said Patricia Raspberry, a Rackham graduate student. Elizabeth Webster, an LSA sophomore who attended the discussion, said, "I'm in Women's Issues 100 and we're talking 'Women of color are seldom mentioned when discussing rape. This is the first seminar I've heard of where this issue is brought to the forefront' - Patricia Raspberry Rackham student and to pledge ourselves to make our voices heard and listened to in the future with regard to the interests of African- American women." White men rape Black women twice as often as Black men rape white women, and rape by Black men is five times more likely to be reported than rape by white men, according to SAPAC literature. Moreover, of 455 men executed for rape between 1930 and 1967, 405 of them were Black. Students who attended the program about discrimination of women through a minority perspective. Our TA suggested we come. I would have come on my own, though." "When asked to speak, I didn't feel like an expert, but I did think I had par- ticular insight as a Black woman living in a racist and sexist society," said Rackham graduate student Tracye Matthews, a member of the panel. "Within our com- munity, it is difficult to talk about these issues. There is a lot of pressure when we try to raise these issues." M& Ms The Lord giveth - and kept on giving - not one, but two Caulk brothers, Mike who spent yesterday afternoon orating sermons to passers-by on the Diag. and Mark, ... Dems. fail to force melfare bill debate LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A House Democrats tried to yank Democratic attempt to force debate from the Senate Appropriations on a bill to provide $165.2 million C for job training and cushion the end Committee a $109 million budge of a major welfare program was re- jected 21-17 yesterday in the Senate. Department of Social Services. Correction The Daily misspelled the names of two students Tuesday ("Students question role in search"). They are: Mortar Board President Juliette Cherbuliez and Panhellenic Association President Katie Kendall. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today C S t Tell Us What You Think Send your letters to: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 a WHAT'S HAPPENING RECREATIONAL SPORTS << COMING THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 7:30 p.m. THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (corner of William and State) COMPLETING THE CIRCLE a program designed to enrich the African-American student experience ".Hear U of M's Gospel Chorale " Meet Religious Representatives from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area " Hear Local Church Choirs .Enjoy hearing soloists from the student body " Fellowship with your peers " Refreshments IM Sports Program Tennis Tournament Information Meetings Michigan Video Yearbook, weekly mtg. Union, 4th floor, 7:30. ,Tagar, Zionist student activists. Hillel, 6:30 p.m. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, mtg. Dana, Rm 1040, 7 p.m. AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP), Union, Michigan Rm , '-7:30. Campus Crusade for Christ, weekly jntg. Dental School Kellogg Aud, 'GOOS, 7-8. :Peace and Justice Commission, MSA Office, 3rd floor Union, 1 p.m. External Relations Committee, :weekly mtg. MSA Office, 3rd floor 'Union, 7 p.m. Amnesty International, weekly mtg. MLB, B137, 7p.m. U-M Biological Society. Nat Sci Bldg, 4th floor seminar rms, 7 p.m. American Chemical Society, Michi- gan student affiliates. 1650 Chem, 5:20. Speakers "Psychothermonephrosemiosymbi- ology Made Simple," Jeffery Alberts, Emory University. MLB Lecture Rm 2, 4 p.m. "Rikyu and the Film," Donald Richie. Lane Hall Commons, noon. Dr. Nancy Lord, libertarian candidate for vice president. Union, Pendleton Rm, 7:30. "Rethinking the Role of the United Nations," Clovis Maksoud, American University. Hutchins Hall, rm 100, 7:30. "Writing One's Culture: A Personal Perspective," Denise Chavez. Rack- and Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Stop by 102 UGLi or call 936-1000. Extended hours are 1 a.m. -3 a.m. at the Angell Hall Computing Center or call 763-4246. Northwalk, North Campus safety walking service. Sun-Thur 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. and Fri. and Sat. 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Stop by 2333 Bursley or call 763- WALK U-M Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club, practice. CCRB Martial Arts Rm, 7-8. U-M Swim Club, Thursday workout. IM Pool, 6:30-8:30. ECB Peer Writing Tutors. An- gell/Mason Computing Center, 7-11. Women's Rugby, Tuesday practice. Mitchell Field, 5:45-8. Opportunities in Chemistry, Eli Lilly presentation. 1706 Chem, 6 p.m. Student Coordinator applications for the Emerging Leaders program are available at SODC, 2202 Michigan Union. Applications are due Oct. 28. "The Color Purple," film. Hillel, 8 p.m. "Tootsie," film. Hillel, 10 p.m. SODC Internships, informational mtg. Union, Wolverine Rm, 7 p.m. Russkij Chaj, Russian conversation practice. MLB 3rd floor conf rm, 4-5. "Blowpipes and Bulldozers: The Struggle of Penan Against Defor- estation," video. 1046 Dana, 7:30. Rainforest Information Table. Fish- bowl, 10-3. "Cop's Daughter," film and discus- sion. MLB, Lec Hall 1, 4 p.m. "Male Survivors of Sexual Assault," panel discussion. South Quad, African American Lounge, 7 p.m. Career Planning and Placement. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS UP Advanced Women Intermediate Women Advanced Men Intermediate Men Beginning Men Champion Runner Up Champion Runner Up Champion Runner Up Champion Runner Up Champion Runner Up Sharon Lundy Christine Yoon Sonja Lanehart Tenny Chang Marc Wolfson Jon Levy Calvin Eng Mike Carter Dave Rumph Perry Ganz sponsored by: The Black Religious Professionals The Office of Ethics and Religion Affirmative Action Housing Special Programs Minority Student Services I I CYCLE k I