01 Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Thursday, February 20, 1992 HEARINGS Continued from page 1 force, it is important to make it the best force possible. He suggested that the Board take responsibility to ensure that the oversight committee is a powerful organization and exists for reasons other than just to hear complaints. After Warren spoke, Colin Leach, a member of the Coalition of Students Against Deputization, ad- dressed the regents. Although he was not permitted into the Alumni Center in time to fill his own time slot, he made a statement on behalf of the all of the students who were still outside when he entered. "If you are having a public hear- ing; why are all of the Black people outside of the doors? We are outside banging on the doors. That is sym- bolic of how it is for us here. We bang on doors to get into the school in the first place, to go into the Union, and when we walk across cathpus," he said. 'Leach added that it is especially important for students of color to be included in the deputization process. "Why are African American stu- dents outside when we had guns pulled on us two times? We will continue until you let us talk to you and these hearings are public," he said. Leach said he was speaking not to show approval of the hearing, but to reiterate to the regents the position of the excluded students. Leach walked out of the hearing after he spoke to demonstrate his belief that the process was an undemocratic sham, he said. LSA junior and +member of the MSA Student's Rights Commission Robert Van Houweling expressed concern at the limited number of op- portunities for communication be- tween students and the regents. He said this will make it difficult for students to bring problems with the police force to the regents' attention. Van Houweling also expressed dismay that many students were not admitted to the hearings. "It does seem that people should be able to talk to you. Most of the people who are out there are against I think that our specially-trained officers will do a better job.' - Regent Paul Bown deputization, and their voices are not being heard," he added. But University officials said that the public hearing was relocated - and closed - in order to facilitate the process. "I think the regents are trying to follow the law, and we planned to have a public meeting in accordance with the law in a sincere attempt to get public comments," said Regent Philip Power (D-Ann Arbor). During the hearing's brief tenure in the League Ballroom, deputization opponents emphasized that the ad- ministration should listen to the members of the Black community who organized the protest. "These hearings are a damn farce," said Black Student Union President Devlin Ponte. "You look to us with respect and justice or you don't have anything," Ponte said. "This meeting was not planned by students. We're tired of the adminis- tration planning the agenda." However, MSA Engineering Rep. and deputization advocate Brent House said the protest was an un- necessary interruption. "They're in- terupting all of it. I think it's impor- tant for the regents to hear what the students have to say but not in this form." But Progressive People of Color (PPC) member Kimberly Smith said she viewed the seizure of the League Ballroom as a success. "We definitely consider this to be a victory. We think it's illegitimate for them to have a closed public meeting. It's contradictory," Smith said. "Our point is to have some in- put. Student input should be the most important - we pay for this University to exist." LSA junior Kate Phelan said that she could not get into the hearing. "I'm really mad. This is supposed to be an open meeting. For them to say we can't have an open meeting and move it ... is undemocratic," she said. Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford spoke to a group of people standing outside the Alumni Center. In light of safety concerns, espe- cially those of women, Hartford said, "I like the idea of having more security around." However, PPC member Shaily Matani disagreed, commenting, "When things get incited, I think that's a chance where racism can oc- cur." Hartford said she agreed with the students, but added there was little she could do to help them. "I do not agree with what they did here today," she said. "Closing down the hearings did not accom- plish anything because nobody's voice was heard." The regents will hold their sec- ond public hearing today from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Union Ballroom. 01 0 Kevin Ryan of the Black Student Union speaks against deputization outside the public hearing at the Michigan League yesterday. PROTEST Continued from Page 1 are. We have a job to do. That's why we are here. We are not here to fight with the RWL," he said. The protesters then entered the League and waited outside the locked doors of the ballroom. As they waited, they chanted and beat drums. Susan Nkomo, a member of the African National Congress in South Africa, took part in the protest. "I know about police brutality to Black peop:.. I have seen too many Black people die at the hands of the police," she said. When the regents opened the ballroom doors, the protesters walked to the front of the room and stood on and around the table where the Board was to sit. The Coalition presented its de- mands and asked the regents to meet with them on the students' terms. BSU President Devlin Ponte said, "The administration's not on our side. The regents will not listen to our demands. We are the only people who can make them listen to us." 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His via- bility could depend on a decent showing in the Maine caucuses over the weekend and in the South Dakota primary on Tuesday. "I don't think there's any damage from New Hampshire," Kerrey said. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) who received 10 percent of the New Hampshire vote, also hoped for a boost in South Dakota. Former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who pulled in 9 percent, began four days of campaigning in Maine. Tsongas suggested the primary results made it a two-way race be- tween him and Clinton, which would next be tested in Maryland's March 3 primary. They will "go head to head on economics," he said. Clinton favors a middle class tax cut that Tsongas opposes. "I've always said the nominee will come from the present candi- dates in the field," said House Speaker Thomas Foley (D-Wash.). Ti ,j J I -....., --a (hen get in on the ground floor in our undergraduate officer ommissioning program. You could start planning on a career Ike the men in this ad have. 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Omoto left the camp in 1946 when he received educational leave. He was admitted to Oberlin College - after being cleared by the FBI. Detroit City Council President Maryann Mahaffey spoke about her experiences working at the Poston, Arizona intern camp. In 1946, when she first arrived there in the middle of the night, she said she was greeted by 100-degree tempera- tures, search lights, barbed wire, and guard towers. Inside, she said she found fami- lies crowded into rooms, decaying housing structures and young peo- pie "wasting time with not enough to do." But she also said she saw the "amazing strength of the people behind barbed wire." Escape attempts were rare be- cause the camps were located in desert areas, Omoto said. Mahaffey added, "There really weren't at- tempts to escape because you got shot. There were some people who were killed." LSA Junior Kim Yamamoto said she felt the forum served an important function. 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