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Last week a group composed of student leaders
and members of the University administration
announced changes in the Michigan Union en-
trance policy. The policy, which limited entrance
to the Union on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
nights to students and one guest, had been criticized
for limiting the weekend activities of the Black
Greek Association and other student groups that
use the facility, and forcreating a situation in which
students could bring only one parent into the Union.
The proposed changes permit students with
identification to bring two guests into the building.
Additionally, in response to student concerns sur-
rounding the intimidating presence of security
guards as door checkers, student monitors will
watch Union entrances alongside University se-
curity officers.
Unfortunately, the proposed changes are benign
and fail to address the fundamental problem inherent
in the Union policy. The University is a public
institution and is paid for in part by the state's
taxpayers. This means that the facilities in the
Union including the food court, study areas, and
the public lounges should be open to the public.
Denying students the right to bring more than one
or two guests into the Union is simply unfair and
betrays the University's mission to serve the public.
Despite problems with the revised policy, the
University's willingness to involve students in the
decision making process is cause for optimism.
Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) President
James Green, Black Greek Association (BGA)
President James Green, and representatives from
the University Activities Center (UAC) all took
part in the negotiations.
This, in a sense, is the first time in at least a year
that students and administrators have come to
terms over a major University policy. In the past,
the University has either chosen to ignore student
input on the formulation of policy or has neglected
to consult students for their opinion altogether.
This was at first the case with the new Union
policy.
By involving students in the revision of the
Union policy, the University has at least admitted
that their original decision, made without student
input, was rash and ill-conceived.
The administration would have done better had
it met with representatives of MSA, BGA, and
UAC before the school year began. Since most
administrative decision greatly effect students, the
administration must consult students before
implementing new policies. As a general rule,
student groups who have an interest in the proposed
policy should play a part in the formulation of that
policy.
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Danger ahead
Deteriorating situation in California should warn Michigan
Daily got it right
To the Daily:
As a scientist who has devoted
an important part of his career to
studying the planet Venus, I wish
to congratulate the Daily for its
splendid editorial tribute to the
Magellan Mission to Venus in the
Nov. 12 issue. The editorial was
both accurate and perceptive. I
resonated also with its message.
Thanks.
Thomas M. Donahue
Professor of Planetary
Science
Food for thought
To the Daily:
I recently learned that the
"Food For Thought" column
might not be part of the Daily
next semester. I was disappointed
because I the think the Food
column is one of the few enter-
taining, useful, and informative
columns in the Daily.
My friends and I enjoy reading
it and learn a lot of practical
information about a very impor-
tant part of our lives. It's the only
article that is aimed specifically at
helping students. I know that Dan
and Andrew have put a lot of
work into the articles and it would
be a shame it were wasted.
T he California State Government has aban-
doned its 30-yearmandate to offer a low-cost,
high-quality, college education to every resident
who wants one. Under extreme pressure from a
struggling economy, the state has reduced educa-
tion funding and cut educational services to the
brink of disaster.
Budget woes have affected every state's educa-
tional system, including Michigan, but none as
drastically as California. Since 1984, real funding
for collegiate education has plummeted by over 50
percent.
At San Diego State University, 550 part-time
instructors have been fired, 662 classes have been
cancelled, and more than 1,300 students could not
enroll in any of their requested courses. The Uni-
versity of California has raised student tuition by
40 percent, forced early retirement on to 3,500
employees, and plans to cut enrollment by 5,500
students.
California's master plan of 1960 envisioned a
state where all who strive to attend a high quality
college can do so regardless of their economic
standing. But, now the suffering that those wanting
an education in California must endure, will not
stay within California's borders. The new admin-
istration in Lansing has begun taking steps very
similar to those taken by our counterparts in the
West. The University's tuition has been hiked up a
painful 10 percent yearly. Surely, this pattern can't
continue.
California's cuts make for a somber backdrop
to the national education crisis at hand. Through-
out the country, as in California, education is too
often first on the chopping block when it comes to
budget cuts. If the country is to maintain its com-
petitive status in the 21st century, education must
be made a priority. California's education cuts
mirror a negative national trend that must be re-
versed.
if not, how he can defend the
printing of the Holocaust Contro-
versy. His answer was that his
truth is different from my truth,
that he does not feel it is his place
to judge opinions submitted to
him, and that such ideas should be
put into the public forum to be
shot down there. I do not agree.
Of course an African-
American's experience of the
Holocaust differs from that of a
descendent of European Jews.
However, that does not change
the fact that the Nazis tried to
exterminate the Jews of Europe. If
the evidence does not prove
beyond any doubt that the
Holocaust occured, then no claims
can be made for the validity of
any event in all of recorded
history. History itself becomes a
meaningless discipline under such
terms.
Lies have no place in any
debate. The deliberate misrepre-
sentation of facts does not
improve education and does not
enhance liberty. There can be no
worthwhile education, no freedom
deserving of the name, no human
dignity, if there is no repect for
the truth.
Beth Frenkel
LSA senior
Think twice
To the Daily:
I was inspired to write after
seeing the front page photograph
of a model that ran in your Nov.
14 issue. The model was part of a
fashion show sponsored by
Hudson's and Cafe Fino and
organized by UAC. There are a
few things I recently learned
about Hudson's that I would like
to share with your readership, as
well as UAC.
First, there is a boycott called
against Hudson's for Thanksgiv-
ing weekend. This boycott has
been called by Hudson's workers
who are attempting to unionize
with the help of the UAW.
Hudson's workers make a very
convincing argument for the need
to unionize. Among their reasons
are: unreasonable sales quotas,
which when not met are grounds
for dismissal; a miserly pension
plan ($150 a month for one who
works 38 years); and low wages
for store employees while top
Hudson's executives draw multi-
million dollar salaries.
In response to employee
organizing efforts, Hudson's has
hired outside union-busters and is
harassing union supporters. At the
Hudson's Westland store, workers
voted to join the UAW in May
1990. However, in violation of
U.S. law, Hudson's is refusing to
bargain.
Thus, I hope that students
think twice about shopping at
Hudson's, andthat UAC thinks
twice about coordinating activities
with Hudson's in the future. For
more information on the
Hudson's organizing campaign
write: Anyplace But Hudson's
Coordinating Committe, 9650 S.
Telegraph, Taylor, MI 48180.
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Phillis Engelbert
GEO organizer
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Jennie Choi
LSA junior
Masking Apartheid
Soviets and world community must not repeal sanctions
The white supremacist government of South
Africa is looking to re-establish diplomatic
ties with the struggling government of the crum-
bling Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union
was the main financial supporter of the African
National Congress (ANC)-lead guerilla war against
the South African government, which ended in
1990, they are considering South Africa's request.
South Africa would have countries like the
Soviet Union believe thatApartheid, South Africa's
racist legal system, is over. Some countries, like
the United States, have accepted South Africa's
token gestures as genuine efforts towards true
democracy. Last July, President Bush lifted federal
sanctions on South Africa, completely undermin-
ing the efforts of the democratic movement in
South Africa to punish the minority government
through world-wide economic pressure.
However, anyone who examines South Africa's
actions over the past few years can easily see that
the white South African government has no in-
tention of abolishing Apartheid. Although many
progressive steps have been taken inside South
Africa, such as the legalization of anti-Apartheid
political organizations and the release of many
political prisoners, including ANC leaders Nelson
Mandela and Walter Sisulu, South Africa has a
long way to go before sanctions should be dropped.
South Africa is currently enlarging the oppres-
sive townships where most Blacks live. Blacks still
cannot vote. De Klerk's proposal for the new South
African constitution would allow the racist political
system to continue by granting a white-dominated
chamber of government veto power over all gov-
ernment policy. Such superficial reforms indicate
that the white supremacist government of South
Africa cannot be trusted to abolish Apartheid.
In October, a conference of 90 organizations,
including the ANC and the Pan African Congress,
established the Patriotic Front, which outlined a
strategy for abolishing Apartheid and establishing
a genuinely democratic South Africa. The Patriotic
Front is calling for the establishment of an interim
government to run the country during its transition
to democracy and for a new constitution to be
drawn up by a constituent assembly elected by all
South Africans on a non-racial basis.
Not surprisingly, the current South African
government has opposed both an interim govern-
ment and an elected constituent assembly. However,
the growing strength of the democratic movement
in South Africa was made clear by the workers'
strike two weeks ago, which opposed the new food
tax imposed by the minority government. The four
million Black workers who stayed away from
work for two days cost the South African govern-
ment $800 million.
The Soviet Union should continue to impose
economic and diplomatic sanctions on South Af-
rica. Aid to the Soviets will come from countries
like Japan and the United States to help it deal with
the tough times that lie ahead. The ANC has called
for economic sanctions to continue at least until an
interim government has been established. Surely
any country interested in seeing a democracy es-
tablished in South Africa can hear this request. The
problem is that countries like the United States,
Japan, and Israel are listening to the white minority
government of de Klerk which represents racism
instead of listening to the voices of organizations
like the ANC which have a true interest in seeing a
democratic South Africa.
Truth is truth
To the Daily:
At the panel "Free Speech,
Hate Speech, and PC," I asked
Opinion page editor Steve
Henderson if he dismissed
historical validity as a factor in
deciding what letters to print, and
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by Jon Van Camp
This past Nov. 15, the people
of Palestine celebrated the third
anniversary of their Declaration
of Independence. Unfortunately,
this independence has been one of
spirit only, for an independent
Palestinian state has yet to be
realized and a majority of
Palestinians are forbidden even to
set foot in their homeland.
Those that have remained
suffer the tortured life of a people
under military occupation, having
to withstand arbitrary arrests,
deportations, beatings, gassings,
house demolitions and death at
the hands of the "security" and
"defense" forces of Israel.
Although the issue of Palestine
and Israel is one which has
produced a wealth of journalism
and complex analysis by Middle
East "experts," all the discussions
and debate on the topic can be
reduced to one incontrovertible
fact: Israel is forcibly subjecting
another people to their rule. These
legitimate representative, the
Palestine Liberation Organization.
Yet, Israel seeks not only to
deny Palestinians their self-
determination, but to eliminate
them as a people. Through a
series of economic measures
which take away Palestinian land,
water and jobs, Israel seeks to
much talk of the prospects for
peace because of the recent
conference in Madrid. Unfortu-
nately, I doubt this conference
will lead to peace. I hope I am
wrong, but I believe that Israel
will not give up any of its
occupied territory at this juncture
because it has no incentive to do
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Yet, Israel seeks not only to deny Palestinians
their self-determination, but to eliminate
them as a people.
strangle the Palestinians in such a
way that they must leave their
homeland out of economic
necessity.
The blame for this atrocious
situation lies not only with Israel,
but with the funder of the Occu-
pation, the United States. Our
government gives Israel $5 billion
a year, roughly $700 for every
man, woman and child in that
country.
Israel then uses this money to
take away Palestinian land and
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Unlike South Africa, Israel has
not suffered from severe eco-
nomic pressures because of its
repression. In fact, the United
States continues to give Israel
billions of dollars in aid despite
its weak protestations over Israeli
settlement policy.
I dare not hope that the United
States government will ever
realize the immorality of its
funding of the Occupation or its
moral duty to support Palestinian
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