The Michigan Daily- Monday, January 27, 1992 -Page 3
Ohio State paper
.runs CODOH ad
Holocaust ad runs as op-ed piece
by Karen Sabgir
Daily Higher Education Reporter
The Ohio State University
Lantern Friday joined the ranks of
college newspapers which have pub-
lished the essay by Bradley Smith
and the Committee for Open Debate
on the Holocaust that disputes the
occurrence of the Holocaust.
The Lantern ran the report as part
of a two-page editorial spread - not
as a paid advertisement as most
schools have chosen to do. Also on
the pages was a letter to the Lantern
from OSU President Gordon Gee
thanking the Lantern Publications
'It was not rational,
reasonable, -
intellectual or
following the canons
of the university ...
you don't teach
through lies.'
- Judy Genshaft
OSU Professor
Committee for voting down the ad,
an overview of the ad, and a column
from the editors explaining their
actions.
"We knew what was going on
around the country and we alerted
our student sales representatives,"
said Lantern Business Manager, Ray
Catalino. He said he immediately
turned the controversial ad over to
the publications committee.
Catalino said the Anti Defama-
tion League, Hillel, and all the syna-
gogues in Columbus were contacted
Friday, Jan. 17.
"We won't usually tell someone
that an ad is going to appear, but we
owed it to the Jewish community to
tip them off ahead of time. They
were outraged that we might run it
and started organizing protests," he
said.
The committee met Wednesday
in the School of Journalism Building
to decide whether to run the ad in
Thursday's paper. The room was
filled to its capacity of 50 people and
an additional crowd of about 200
awaited the committee's decision
outside.
After the board voted 5-4 against
running the ad, the Lantern editors
gathered Thursday evening and de-
cided to go ahead and run the piece
- for free - on the editorial page.
"It was a difficult decision. We
realized that there was going to be a
lot of hurt to the Jewish community,
to the students, and to the adminis-
tration ... But so much attention had
been given to it that we had to cover
it as a news article and cover all the
angles," said Jennifer Crall, Lantern
campus editor.
Rabbi Gary Huber from Congre-
gation Beth Tikvah, said he felt the
Lantern gave the article more atten-
tion than it deserved. "They ended
up giving (Smith) more play and
credence than they would have," had
the Lantern merely printed the piece
as an ad.
Friday, the day Smith's article
came out, about 200 students held a
sit-in/teach-in in the School of Jour-
nalism Building from 9 a.m. to 1:30
p.m.
"We argued that it wasn't a free-
dom of speech issue but that it vio-
lated the Lantern's bylaws," said
Alyssa Frank, Hillel Outreach direc-
tor. The two points in question con-
cern the Lantern's right to reject ads
and a message to advertisers encour-
aging them not to "make fleeting
it was a difficult
decision. We realized
that there was going
to be a lot of hurt to
the Jewish
community, to the
students, and to the
administration.'
- Jennifer Crall
Lantern Campus Editor
claims ... that impugn or degrade
sex, race, age, national origin, creed,
or color."
Students, faculty, and community
members all expressed concern over
the Lantern's final decision.
"It was disappointing and irre-
sponsible in my point of view. It was
not rational, reasonable, intellectual
or following the canons of the uni-
versity ... you don't teach through
lies," said Judy' Genshaft, professor
and chairperson of the Department
of Educational Services and
Research.
Donors aid
needy child
by Hope Calati
A bone marrow drive to locate a donor for Askia
Abdulmutakabbir, a Detroit boy suffering from a rare
blood disease, drew a record number of minority donors,
quadrupling the number in the National Marrow Donor
Program (NMDP) registry from the Detroit area.
Saturday's drive at the Michigan Union exceeded all
previous in Michigan to recruit minorities, said drive co-
chairperson Susie Wolter-Brown.
The combined efforts of the community and the
University drew a total of 235 donors, 161 of whom
were people of color. Prior to this weekend's drive, only
37 minorities from the Detroit area were registered
with the NMDP.
Business senior Angela Bradley cited the lack of
African-Americans on the registry as the reason for her
involvement and the involvement of Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority.
Many were drawn by the picture of Abdulmutkabbir
which appeared on flyers, posters, and in the Daily.
LSA senior Aletha Edwards said, "I am here because
of the picture out front of the little boy. I decided to
take time out to help someone ... so that he could have a
better chance."
Both Askia and his mother, Malikha Abdulmutak-
abbir, attended the event to give their thanks. "I was
really proud of the turnout. I think my alma mater had
it in it," said Abdulmutkabbir.
"Askia seemed to have enjoyed himself," she said.
RC sophomore Khalil Smith said, "A lot of people
weren't doing it for simple reasons. That made me want
to do it more." Roughly five donors arrived before the
doors of the Anderson Room opened.
Jean Williamson of My Friends Care Leukemia Fund
(MFCLF) volunteered as an advisor as a "living
memorial" to her son who died of leukemia because he
was unable to find a donor. MFCLF donated time and
money to Saturday's drive.
The blood collected Saturday will take over one'
month to catalogue and match to potential recipients,
said Sharon Cisco, director of the Pheresis/Bone Mar-
row Department of the American Red Cross. If a po-
tential bone marrow donor is found, he or she will have
to pass other tests to determine a match.
Cisco said, "It's too bad that the donors can't always
feel the exhilaration of meeting the patient."
The Black Greek Association (BGA) sponsored the
event, supplying publicity, volunteers and refreshments.
BGA President James Green said, "We're very
pleased with the outcome. We hope to make it an annual
project."
He's a wheel watcher
Justin Moore plays computer Wheel of Fortune with his cousin, Engineering first-year
student Sharon Henderson Saturday. The Angell Hall Computing Center Classrooms were
opened and furnished with games for Sibling Weekend.
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Correction
Michael Daugherty is an associate professor of composition in the
University School of Music. This was incorrectly reported in Wednesday's
Daily.
THE LIST
What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Meetings
Alpha Kappa Psi, coedrbusiness
fraternity, informational rush mtg,
1279 Business School, 5 p.m.
Comedy Company, writers mtg, new
writers welcome, Michigan Union,
Pendleton Rm, 7:30 p.m.
Environmental Action (ENACT),
weekly mtg, 1040 Dana (School of
Natural Resources), 7 p.m.
Indian American Student
Association, weekly board mtg,
Michigan League, Rm D, 8 p.m.
Peace and Justice Commission, mtg,
all students welcome, 3909 Michigan
Union, 4 p.m.
Take Back the Night, first planning
mtg, Michigan League, Rm C, 7 p.m.
U of M Asian American Student
Coalition, welcome mass mtg,
Michigan Union, Kuenzel Rm, 7:30
p.m.
Undergraduate Philosophy Club,
informational session, 2220 Angell, 7
p.m.
U of M Sorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club,
weekly meeting, CCRB Martial Arts
rm, 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Speakers
"Classroom Applications of Current
Theory and Research in Second
Language Pedagogy", Kenneth
Chastain. Fourth Floor Commons,
MLB, 3 p.m.
"Environmental Racism", Carolyn
Becking. 1040 School of Natural
Resources, 7 p.m.
P2 and A2: Peace Process &
AIPAC's Agenda, Jeff Coleman.
Hillel, 7:30 p.m.
Furthermore
Safewalk, night-time safety walking
service. Sun-Thurs 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m.,
Fri-Sat, 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Stop by 102
UGLi or call 936-1000. Also, extended
hours: Sun-Thurs 1-3 a.m. Stop by
Angell Hall Computing Center or call
763-4246.
Northwalk, North Campus nighttime
team walking service. Sun-Thur 8
p.m.-11:30 p.m. Stop by 2333 Bursley
or call 763-WALK.
English Department Coffee Hour,
every Monday. Haven 7th floor lounge,
3:30-5:00 p.m.
"Perspectives on the Future of
Lesbian and Gay Studies at the
University of Michigan", Anne
Herrmann and Marlon Ross. Panel
discussion following, Michigan League,
3rd floor, Rm D, 8 p.m.
U-M Taekwondo Club, Monday
workout. CCRB Martial Arts Rm.
2275, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Career Planning & Placement,
Making a major choice, CP&P
Conference Rm, 4:10-5 p.m.,
InterviewingTips: The Employer
Perspective, CP&P Library, 5:10-6 p.m.
U of M Ninjitsu Club, practice, I-M
Bldg, wrestling rm, 7-8:30 p.m
Jewish Learning Network of
Michigan, Rabbi Avraham
Jacobovitz. Hillel, 7:30 p.m.
Registration for "Uncommon
Campus Courses", North Campus
Commons.
ECB Peer Writing Tutors.
Angell/Mason Computing Center, 7-11
p.m.
UAC/Musket, Chess auditions,
An deranR 7m , m _min~iht_ om
by Loretta Lee
Music and dancing were a part
of the Asian-American Associa-
tion's celebration of the upcoming
Lunar New Year, but more serious
issues in the Asian community
were also addressed at the banquet
Saturday night.
Keynote speaker William Hohri
served as the main plaintiff in the
1983 class action lawsuit against
the U.S. government's detainment
of Japanese-Americans during
World War II, and chaired the Na-
tional Council for Japanese-Ameri-
can Redress from 1979 to 1989.
"The rights in the Bill of
Rights and the Constitution are
rights that we ordinary folk own,
whose deprivation injures us and
for which we must fight even when
the odds are daunting," Hohri said
in a speech titled "Who We Were"
at the Lunar New Year banquet.
"For me, the movement for
Japanese-American redress was ...
informed by ordinary Japanese-
Americans, who when touched by
events, responded in extraordinary
ways," Hohri said.
Hohri described the contribu-
tions and experiences of three indi-
viduals who protested the intern-
ment of Japanese-Americans by re-
sisting the draft, raising objections
concerning the living standards of
those interned, and researching in-
formation that later contributed to
the class action lawsuit for redress.
"Each (of these people) tells us
something of the abuse we suffered
at the hands of our government,"
Hohri said. "They also inform us
of the human cost of constitutional
deprivation."
Hohri cited habeas corpus, the
right to a fair trial, as one of the
constitutional rights the U.S. gov-
ernment denied Japanese-
Americans.
One example he gave was Harry
Ueno, who led a union that moni-
tored the quality of food in intern-
ment camps.
After Ueno's union found that
the quality fell below the Geneva
requirement for prisoners of war,
the union held the internment camp
administration accountable, Hohri
said, thereby "making Harry a
troublemaker." Ueno was later
placed in an isolation, high-security
prison without trial.
The Japanese-American redress
movement concerning constitu-
tional rights, Hohri said, is a legacy
to all Americans - not just for
Japanese-Americans.
The Michigan Chinese Dance Ensemble performs the traditional ribbon
dance at the Lunar New Year Banquet Saturday.
Experts warn students looking for off-campus
housing not to rush into landlords, roommates
by Nytasha Walters
Student-housing experts warn
that although the rush for fall hous-
ing has begun, students need to be
conscious of their housing options,
rights, and potential problems.
According to advisors at the
Housing Information Office, Ann
Arbor is actually a renters' market,
with houses near campus standing
vacant during the school year.
The best time to look for hous-
ing depends upon a tenant's primary
concern for auality or nrice. "If von
hears is students not getting along
with their roommates.
Student Legal Services attorney
Doug Lewis emphasized the need for
tenants to know important informa-
tion about their roommates, such as
"I wish I had a dollar for every
time someone comes in saying 'my
roommate ran away from me' ... I
wouldn't need the Lotto," Lewis
said.
"My landlord won't fix it" is
another major complaint heard by
honor, if the landlord fails to up-
hold their duties in the lease agree-
ment, the tenant is released.
Lewis explained that breaking a
lease is not as easy as many students
believe. Since courts are more likely
to decide a lease is valid, a student's
best defense is to study a lease care-
fully before signing it.
"Don't feel funny about making
amendments to leases," stressed
Lewis. He explained that a lease is
"open to negotiation" prior to sign-
ing. A potential tenant should feel
'I wish I had a dollar for every time someone
comes in saying 'my roommate ran away
from me."
- Doug Lewis
Student Legal Service
their narents' address and their so-
L~ewis.