Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Friday, January31, 1992 Disney's 'imperialism' I annoys the. PARIS (AP) - The Seven Dwarfs sang as they strode to work, cheerful toilers one and all. But as Walt Disney's heirs scramble to fin- ish Europe's biggest theme park, they only wish they had it so good. .Ten weeks before it opens east of Paris, Euro Disneyland is coming under increasing fire from French- men miffed at what they view as American imperialism and Uncle Scrooge-like management practices. "France has always had a love- hate relationship with the United States," Euro Disneyland's presi- dent, Robert Fitzpatrick, said in an interview. "At some level, there's just a little bit of jealousy." Much of the problem involves clashing French and American con- ceptions of culture and labor. As workers labor overtime to ensure that Euro Disneyland's 30 at- tractions and 5,200 hotel rooms open on schedule April 12, Disney faces even bigger headaches. - -Unions have accused Disney of trying to suppress French indivi- dualism with an employee dress code that prohibits facial hair on men and heavy makeup or jewelry on wooien. Newspapers have echoed the out- cry with headlines reading: "Euro Disneyland No Longer Amuses Anyone" and "Hue and Cry Over French Uncle Scrooge" - the miserly un- cle of Donald Duck. Some even have made puns on the word Mickey, which is the French slang for nerd. Extremists on the left and right have used the Disney issue to stir up latent anti-Americanism. The far- right National Front said the coin- pany "behaves as though France was a conquered country." Fiztpatrick insists Euro Disney- land's gates will swing open on - time - despite threats from con- tractors and unions to disrupt oper- ations - and once they do, the pub- lic will be seduced by its attractions and the bad press will end. Euro Disneyland is Disney's fourth theme park after, Disneyland in Anaheim, Walt Disney World in Orlando, and Tokyo Disneyhuid. Some of the traditional Disney characters are using French mnues, such as Cendrillon for Cinderella and Blanche Neige for Snow White. "The Disney culture is interna- tional. The Disney work code isn't," said Roger Meyer, an official of the French Confederation of Christian Workers, a moderate union- The unions have taken Disney to court., claiming their freedom is be- ing impinged upon by regulations that bar employees from becoming overweight or wearing inappropri- ate undergarments. ZIMMER Continued from page 1 does." Zimmer said he was "absolutely and totally appalled" by Shelton's decision. "The court totally and completely overrides and ignores state laws," he said. Zimmer contends that Judge Shelton based his conclusion on mis- information. Shelton wrote, "there was no evi- dence presented by the plaintiff to demonstrate that the reapportion- ment plan adopted by the Ann Arbor City Council would have any (discriminatory) effect on Republican within the city." But Zimmer said that he never tried to prove discrimination against Republicans. "My claim is the plan discrimi- nates against all voters," Zimmer said. "I cannot prove discrimination against Republicans because I didn't try to prove discrimination against Republicans. I don't care if the Republican party is discriminated against or not." But Tom Wieder, an attorney who helped draft the redistricting plan, said the Supreme Court deci- sion that Zimmer cited as a prece- dent to his case requires proving discrimination against "one identifi- able political group." "Zimmer said that all Ann Arbor voters were discriminated against," Wieder said. "But if everybody is treated equally bad, you can't bring a suit about discrimination." New Ann Arbor voting war "The problem is," Wieder said, "Kurt is not a lawyer and he pre- tends to know more than any other lawyer ... now he says he knows more than Judge Shelton." Councilmember Mark Ouimet (R-4th Ward) said he was not sur- prised by Shelton's decision. "It's no secret that Judge Shelton was a big-time Democrat," Ouimet said. "The fact that this case was against the Brater-Wieder Democratic plan makes it no sur- prise that Shelton would throw it out." Before beiig appointed to the bench by former Governor Junes Blanchard, a Democrat, Shelton once ran for state representative in the district just west of Ann Arbor as a democratic candidate. He was also mayor of Saline. While Berggren said Shelton's partisan leaning might have been a factor, he added, "There's no way I could allege something like that. I think he (Shelton) is a person of in- tegrity." City Republican party chair Joseph Borda said, "Hle does have a history of being very involved in democratic politics. But I'm not sure if that would affect his decision." The reapportionment process has lasted almost a year and most in- volved with the process now say the are just happy that it's over. "I'm glad that we'll be able to move ahead with the elections," said Mayor Liz Brater, "And citizens will be able to have some certainty about the wards they'll be in." "1 Go ahead. Make my putt. Carmel mayor and sometime actor Clint Eastwood points down the fairway of the first hole at Pebble Beach as celebrity Don Johnson keeps his laughter hidden. This scene was enacted during the Celebrity Skins game Wednesday. As both amateur golfers were beaten, neither will be taking part in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament. 24 HOURS Continued from page 1 The Pennsylvania law, which has been named the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act, has sparked controversy, not only from women and men in Pennsylvania, but all over the country - and across cam- p'Is. - Many students interviewed yes- tgrday, however, seemed to disap- prove of the law and its potential effects. "This Pennsylvania law is not an aft to regulate abortion, it is an act tI intimidate women," said Robert Green, an LSA sophomore. "The cre- akors of this law seem to be trying to scare women out of their repro- ductive rights." Other students seem to feel the law jeopardizes not only reproduc- tive rights for American women, but the state of women altogether. "The thought that this law might be upheld terrifies me," said Leah Kramnnick, also an LSA sopho- more. "This is really becoming a bad time to be a woman." Some students, while opposing the law, said that due to recent events, the reversal of Roe vs. Wade is inevitable, and that it might do some good. "Betty Freidan said that women in our generation do not appreciate their reproductive rights, and I agree. This might be just the shock we need to make reproductive rights stronger then ever," first-year LSA student Tara Jung said. While many students strongly disagreed with the provisions of the law, others felt it is a fair compro- mise between pro-life and pro- choice objectives. Marie Horton, an LSA sopho- more, commented, "I don't know what the pro-choicers are complain- ing about. This law will not outlaw abortion. There is absolutely no evi- dence to support the claim that it is a pro-life attempt to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Pro-lifers just want more of a say in the reproductive rights issue." Some students felt better about some of the provisions than others, but felt that the law as a whole is a good thing. "I like this law," said first-year LSA student Karen Pellegrino. "Wives and children should have to have consent. Too many women for- get that they can't get pregnant on their own." LSA sophomore Adam Monacelli added, "I think it is im- portant for parents to be involved in the decision to have an abortion - they are responsible for their chil- dren in every other way." The Supreme Court could reach a decision in the case as soon as this summer. 94 0 n n Was hi n gton E . LN .b evrt y NUnvrsity William The p G ed d es 09 S. U n . e r s i t y 4 O a-+ C1LL Map is not to scale Map s no to caleErin Einhorn/DAILY GRAPHI t EAST QUAD Continued from page 1 federal agency can intervene." Patnaik refused comment to the Daily. Patnaik also said he told staffers that the DEA was one of several agencies that could take action. In a letter to be distributed in residence halls today, housing offi- cials tried to explain "significant errors in fact" published by the Daily. But the letter did not explain the initial information distributed by RFs to their residents, as in- structed by Patnaik, that East Quad is under DEA surveillance. That in- formation is the source of rumors of surveillance still circulating around East Quad. Alan Levy, housing director of public affairs, said there was no in- vestigation by any law enforcement agency. "I have absolutely no knowledge or belief that the DEA or DPS (Departement of Public Saftey) is targeting anyone," Levy said. Levy added that there have been "only a handful - meaning five" complaints about drug use in the en- tire residence hall system, which does not represent a significant in- crease from past years. DPS Director Leo Heatley said, "We are not doing anything, DEA is not doing anything, and we have had no requests for surveilluice." . a . .r :r r 4. .s * 4. 4 4S .4. y r f .1. v. . . v' 4 * .a . . 4 4, P 1 4. 4 4 . . . . w 4 f .4 p. M^ w . . PUT AT&T. 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Have you been art of a Young Life? LXf ? kfe Local area seeking volunteer leaders. Call Doug or Jean 429-2140 Tom or Jan 429-9567 1 MSA Women's Issues Commission Open Meeting Sunday, February 2 4:00 p.m. MSA Chambers All are Welcome to Attend INDIRECT Continued from page 1 Peter Smith, the director of pub- lic affairs at the Association of American Universities, said the tes- timnonies were more brief amid re- strained than he expected. He said he noticed a "shifting of the focus away from titillatinmi x- amples of abuse to the problem as a whole." Smith said John Dingell (D- Mich.), the chair of the subcommit- tee, "deviated from prepared state- ments and emphasized that he wasn't trying to destroy the univer- sities, but improve the indirect cost system." Dingell commended the efforts of schools that have already taken the imitiative to improve their accounting procedures. "In the past it's been said that the umiversities were running around behind the government's back ... but the hearing said the gov- ernment agencies were responsible for this area and criticized them for laxity and complacency throughout the last decade," Smith said. 0 ABORTION Continued from page 1 "I think who gets elected will have an influence, but not a major influence, because it ultimately comes down to the courts," said re- cent LSA graduate Clayton Brown. Brown said he thinks politicians will decide their positions on abor- tion based on the prevailing mood in the country, regardless of any cam- paign promise they may have made. "It won't make any difference," said LSA first-year student Melanie Babcock. "Because if it's pro-life or pro-choice, the person's going to get a lot of hell no matter which side they support." Babcock believes the issue will get "shoved away" because of the distinctly polarized opinions. "Nobody can agree," she said. 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