TODAY Partly sunny, cooler; High: 53, Low: 42. TOMORROW Cloudy, chance of rain; High: 47, Low: 37. *1 4a Ann Arbor's Party Patrol. See WEEKEND. One hundred and one years of editorial freedom Vol. CIl, No. 25 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, November 1, 1991' ( 'U'holds forum to discuss DPSS * by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter University administrators and Department of Public Safety and Se- curity (DPSS) representatives held a press conference yesterday after- noon to discuss departmental pro- grams and goals as well as recent in- cidents in Angell Hall and the Diag where police drew their guns during arrests. DPSS officers drew pistols on a suspected felon, Kenya Teate, at 4:40 p.m. Sept. 18 in Mason Hall. The University's Advisory Committee on Safety and Security (SSAC) re- leased a report last week supporting the officers' decision to use weapons "In the Angell Hall incident the officer knew there was a cement wall behind the perpetrator and there were no students or passers-by between the perpetrator and himself and no one behind him," said Direc- tor of Public Safety Leo Heatley. Heatley added that the officer said he felt he was in danger. "The officer felt that if he pulled a weapon, then (Tate) would proba- See POLICE, Page 2 Arabs spurn invitation to talk in Israel MADRID, Spain (AP) - Arab delegates spurned an invitation yes- terday from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to go to Israel to negotiate. In their first exchanges on the floor of the historic conference, Arab and Israeli leaders traded re- criminations and clung to familiar positions. The Arabs demanded all the land they lost in the 1967 war. Israel demanded recognition before it would even consider yielding ter- ritory. The atmosphere was more con- frontational than in Wednesday's opening session. Shamir called it a "garden of thorns." The Arabs argued that peace was conditional on Israeli willingness to give up the captured territories. "Every inch," insisted Syria's for- eign minister, Farouk al-Sharaa. Shamir said "The issue is not ter- ritory but our existence." "We appeal to you to renounce the 'jihad' (holy war) against Israel," he said. "Blessed are the peacemakers," said Jordanian Foreign Minister Kamel Abu-Jaber. "We are willing to live side by side on the land," said Haidar Abdul-Shafi, representing the Palestinians. Shamir began his speech with a simple "Shalom." Although the Arab and Israeli delegation heads did not applaud each other's speeches, yesterday's session was a milestone. It marked the first time Palestinians and Israelis have addressed each other in a formal negotiating format. While the conference itself kept to the format scripted by its archi- tect, Secretary of State James Baker, questions arose over how it will de- velop when the ceremonies end and the real face-to-face bargaining be- gins. "There is no better way to make peace than to talk in each other's home. Avoiding such talks is a de- nial of the purpose of the negotia- tions," Shamir said. The Arabs want to talk on neu- tral ground, at least until Israel See CONFERENCE, Page 2 Holy Ghost FIAflV I Artist Jose Ranezo highlights some features of the traditional Mexican altar he built yesterday for Los Dias de los Muertos, the Days of the Dead celebration that takes place Nov. 1 and 2. Foreign students experience by Gwen Shaffer Daily Higher Education Reporter While approximately 1,000 University of Michigan students choose to study or work abroad ev- ery year, just as many foreign stu- dents come to the University to ex- perience American culture and take advantage of opportunities not available in their own countries. Due to the large size of the United States and the diversity of schools here, choosing a university can be quite overwhelming. Foreign students choose an American col- lege on the basis'of location, cost, and academic ranking, several for- eign student counselors said. Once here, foreign students often must overcome not only problems faced by domestic students, such as adjusting to a new environment, but the added stresses of language barri- ers and a strange culture. Language is the main obstacle for foreign students, said Louise Bald- win, program coordinator at the University of Michigan Interna- tional Center. "Taking all your classes in a sec- ond language is exhausting," Bald- win said. Abdullah Ov, a first-year stu- dent from Turkey in the School of Public Health, said although he studied English for many years, the language barrier has put him in some confusing situations. For instance, Ov was told he had University hous- ing, only to find that this was not the case upon arrival. Ov blames lack of communication for the mis- understanding. "When I went to the housing of- fice, I was told 'I'm sorry.' I discov- ered that in the United States, when someone says 'I'm sorry,' that is all - they think the problem is solved," Ov said. The American university struc- ture is also new to most foreign students. "The classroom system is differ- ent, particularly for Europeans, where going to class and lectures are more relaxed. Here you write papers and take quizzes, and there is a constant pace of production that is unusual," said Phil de Neev, director of foreign student and scholar services at the University of Colorado. Ov said he does not like the com- petitive nature of the University. "I am surprised that no students help each other," Ov said. Social situations are another common area of unease for foreign students. Making friends is prob- lematic mainly because of the dif- fering perceptions of what a friend is, de Neev said. "Americans seem superficial. One of the biggest complaints I hear is that Americans say, 'Let's get to- gether,' and then they are never heard from again," de Necv said. David Austell, associate director ups and d of the International Center at the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill said foreign students experience "great turmoil." "Societies are radically different - from morals, to money, to mar- riage. Even though these students intellectually understand, the emo- tional adjustment is very hard," Austell said. Engineering senior Panop Kase- marm said he finds Americans to be much more open than the people in Thailand, his native country. "Americans are so independent and confident. Even in a class of 400, you can raise your hand and ask a question," Kasemarm said. Generally, only a limited amount of financial aid is available to foreign students, placing many in a financial bind. Some of this pres- sure is eased by offering research or teaching assistant positions to grad- uate students. See FOREIGN, Page 2 awns of campus life Director of Overseas Opportunities William Nolting waits at the International Center for exchange students to come in for counseling. Group urging Gov. Cuomo to run for presidency names Ann Arbor as H.Q. by Carrie Walco Several grass roots campaigners who are urging a "Cuomo in '92" presidential bid have chosen Ann Arbor for their national headquar- ters. Mario Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York, is consider- ing running in the next presidential election. A large rally of Cuomo's hometown and state backers will be held Dec. 4 in New York to urge Cuomo to run for office. "I believe that Cuomo will an- nounce his decision in the next two to three weeks.... Certainly within a month such a declaration will be made," said George Wahr Sallade, a retired lawyer and campaign orga- nizer, at a press conference in Lans- ing yesterday. Sallade, the president of the George Wahr Publishing Company in Ann Arbor, initiated the grass roots campaign to urge Cuomo to run. Ann Arbor was chosen for its "democratic control of the County Commission, the mayor's office, and the City Council," Sallade said. Sallade also hopes that Univer- sity student contact throughout the state will elicit a stronger demo- cratic support base. Sallade and supporters have sent letters to all of the state Demo- cratic chairs and will contact them during the next week. In the case that these party mem- bers can not or will not support Cuomo, Sallade said he has asked "other delegates in each state for support, to create a groundswell of delegate support for Mr. Cuomo." Sallade will continue his leader- ship in the campaign and set up an official organization in Michigan and in other states, and then meet with Cuomo's chief political advi- sor in Albany, N.Y. "Mr. Cuomo will welcome la- bor support and he's going to get some," Sallade claimed. He con- firmed this by stating Cuomo's strong affiliation with labor due to his political background. "We do need leadership in world affairs, but most of all we need to develop a domestic policy that will develop a method of meeting the problems of unemployment, medi- care, and the problem of making sure the United States continues to de- velop sustained economic growth," Sallade said. "I think Cuomo has sufficient experience in government to lead the United States in meeting these domestic challenges. We need a full- time President. I think we have a part-time President now, who de- votes most of his time to interna- tional affairs," Sallade added. Sallade said he does not believe there is or will be any organized op- position in Michigan to Cuomo be- cause New York is a state with a big education budget and problems that are similar to Michigan's. This See CUOMO, Page 2 I Experts: civil rights bill may increase discrimination suits WASHINGTON (AP) - In the battle over a new civil rights law, lawyers for both workers and em- n ,'.,.' . rP nn nrnnuirdt ni'i;ntc.__ The civil rights bill, which the Senate passed overwhelmingly Wednesday and which President IRuuc4 h.nc.nrr~ncie it-,ionfT11hnchopmn 4~~bY~I, [NMI;