Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Friday, March 20;1992
E ditor in Chief
420 Maynard Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
764 - 0552
MAITHEW D. RENNIE
Opinion Editors
YAEL CITRO
GEOFFREY EARLE
AMITAVA MAZUMDAR
Edited and Managed
by Students at the
University of Michigan
Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board.
All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily.
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Look out Swain, ACLU
If history repeats itself, some University admin It is a goods
istrators may need to start attending some classes case. The organ
dealing with University history. Last week, the and demand that
American Civil Liberties Union's (ACLU) a permit for Ha
Washtenaw County chapter announced that it will $10,000 from th
take the case of the University's chapter of the will also seek as
National Organization for the Reform of Mari- it will not be den
juana Laws (NORML.) If a court's 1990 ruling on blunder couldc
a similar case is any precedent, the University will student and taxi
lose. yet another blac
The administration's contempt for NORML as record on studer
well as its resentment for the annual Hash Bash the Universityv
came to a head in a computer memo written by and not let this h
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs or any administ
Mary Ann Swain. "appropriate" fo
Swain instructed Cynthia Straub of the Student Two groups,
Organization Development Center (SODC) "not and the Student
to schedule NORML for the Diag anywhere around gan Student As
the Hash Bash time." She cited "problems with mits to assemb
personal safety" and "property distruction (sic.)" NORML was de
as grounds for her order. sorry values of
The memo illustrated Swain's lack of under- orders from thea
standing about either Hash Bash or the importance pledged to yield
of protecting political speech on the Diag. Her the marijuana a
instructions, and SODC's dutiful response consti- If only the Univ
tute a clear-cut violation of NORML's speech and expression such
assembly rights. yond campus bi
Smart bombs, dum b po
T he Pentagon is set to release a report evaluat military dead a
ing the conduct of the U.S. Military during the hundreds of th
Gulf War. The report offers concrete evidence that clude the numb
the Bush Administration's war strategy specifi- war, due in part1
cally targeted the Iraqi civilian infrastructure de- led embargo tha
spite the White House and Pentagon's claim that conditions have
the war was fought strictly against Iraqi military viruses and dea
units and command centers. called "smart" t
In particular, the report details how the mili- U.S. military wa
tary destroyed electric power plants despite assur- tagon claimed. V
ances that it would destroy only power distribution been based on n
centers. It is arguable that destroying distribution percent of the b
centers is a military necessity in war time. Cutting smart bombs. T
the power of enemy troops inhibits their ability to and less accurat
retaliate. Muchofthec
But by destroying the actual power plants, the hospitals, local
U.S. Military has crippled the Iraqi infrastructure, areas are stillI
and insured that the Iraqi people must live in sub- country.
standard conditions for the next several years. During the e
Moreover, the report specifies how water-treat- and the Joint C
ment plants, bridges, sewer systems, and much of people to believ
Iraqi infrastructure were decimated during the launched by st
Gulf War. As a result, Iraq is still struggling to Iraqi militaryn
restore essential services to much of the civilian people the terro
population. Running water is still unavailable in Inthe end,nc
much of Iraq. continues to r
Estimates place the number of Iraqi civilian and people continu
is coming
sign that the ACLU is taking the
ization plans to sue the University
tthe administration issue NORML
sh Bash. In addition to asking for
e University in damages, NORML
ssurances from the University that
nied a permit in the future. Swain's
cost the University thousands of
payer funded dollars, and will add
k mark to Swain's already tainted
nts rights. Students can only hope
will learn from Swain's mistake,
happen again. It is not up to Swain
rator to determine what speech is
or the Diag.
the campus chapter of the ACLU
Rights Commission of the Michi-
sembly were able to acquire per-
le on the Diag for the same day
enied one. This only reaffirms the
f SODC, which clearly takes its
administration. These groups have
3 some of their microphone time to
ctivists. This is a welcome gesture.
versity had a commitment to free
h as this - one that extended be-
rochures and into the Diag .
'U'Fans notas
To the Daily:
Once again this season the
fans at the University basketball
games have proven to rank up
there with the worst fans in the
country. While I liked the idea of
having the student section moved
so there would be more of a home
court advantage, the fans here are
so pathetic that that didn't even
give the team much of an
advantage all year.
The Illinois game was the last
game at home this season and the
players were celebrating 25 years
of basketball at Crisler Arena.
They could have been celebrating
25 years of terrible basketball
observing. Not all of the fans are
bad and many really get into the
game, but the others spend the
whole game yelling at others to
sit down.
If they wanted to sit down
they should have stayed at home
and watched the game on TV
Everyone at the game has a right
to stand up and cheer and not be
harassed for doing so. Ice, cake
and obscene language being
hurled at someone isn't going to
get them to sit down.
At great basketball schools
good as the team
such as Duke, Kansas and North
Carolina the students stay up for
the whole game, cheering for the
team and giving them a definite
advantage. Here only the students
in the blue section stand and that
is because the students in the first
few rows have to because they
can't see over the press tables.
The University shows no
support for the team by not
allowing the basketball pep band
to travel with the team to the
NCAA tournament.
The coaching staff showed
little respect for the seniors by
not allowing them to start the
game against Illinois and for not
even putting them in the game
until 51 seconds were left in the
game. Kirk Taylor didn't even
get to play in his last game as a
senior. With these attitudes, no
wonder the fans like to sit on
their hands until Chris Webber or
Jalen Rose raises their hands to
the crowd and encourages them.
Maybe next year we will
show the team a little more
support.
Jeremy Perrette
LSA sophomore
Mucans
s a result of the Gulf War in the
ousands. This figure does not in-
er of civilians who died after the
to conditions caused by the U.N.-
at is still in place. The unsanitary
made Iraq a breeding ground for
dly diseases. Additionally, the so
bombing campaign staged by the
as hardly as successful as the Pen-
While these smart bombs may have
revolutionary technology, only 10
bombs dropped on Iraqi soil were
The remaining were conventional
te weapons.
country is still in shambles. Schools,
neighborhoods and many other
buried in rubble throughout the
xecution of the war, the president
Chiefs of Staff led the American
ve that the laser-guided weaponry
ealthy aircraft was destroying the
machine while sparing the Iraqi
)rs of modern warfare.
either proved true. Saddam Hussein
ebuild his military and the Iraqi
e to suffer.
Professional fraternity
allows harmful hazing
To the Daily:
In regards to the Feb. 14
article concerning professional
fraternities, it is true that profes-
sional-fraternities differ from IFC
recognize4 fraternities in many
ways. Iefore I came to the
University, I was a vice president
of an IFC social fraternity. It was
a rewarding experience, without
the hazing or other stereotypical
pledging duties. I was looking
forward to joining a similar
organization here, which would
provide a social outlet and also
serve to promote my future
career, pharmacy.
The professional fraternity for
the School of Pharmacy is Phi
Delta Chi. I was shocked,
however, to learn of the hazing
activities this organization
mandates as a requirement for
membership. Public humiliations,
sleep depravation, line-ups, drill
sessions, and even a "hell week"
are all part of being a good Phi
Delta Chi-er. In fact, many of
these activities occur on campus,
and the organization is even
provided rooms in University
buildings for these functions.
It's sad that anyone would
ever degrade themselves for
membership in any organization
or for the amusement of others.
Hazing is a practice which is only
detrimental to what most social
and professional fraternities set
out to promote - comradeship,
unity, a sense of belonging, and
growth as an individual. It is
appalling that any form of hazing
occurs at this campus, especially
in buildings which are supported
by my tuition.
There needs to be a governing
organization, much like the IFC
or Panhellenic council, to ensure
that these professional, fraternities
abide by the same hazing laws of
this state and rules of this
university as the social fraterni-
ties.
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Cartoon promotes racist ideas
To the Daily:
In response to misdirected
recognition given to me for an
article that my namesake (un-
known even to me) wrote, I
decided to investigate the matter
at hand about a cartoon depicting
an Asian American in a manner
which was quite offensive to the
Asian-American community here
at the University.
Frankly, to say I am a "bit "
surprised by the caricature would
be an understatement. If I contend
that the artist had a sincere desire
to slander Asian Americans, such
would seem a bit premature and
radical (but definitely not logi-
cally inconceivable). But, I
believe the subtle message that
the cartoon transmits confirms the
fears and anxieties that many
Asian Americans are experiencing
across the nation involving this
new form of contemporary anti-
Asian sentiment.
It exemplifies the ignorance,
stupidity and general lack of
thinking before speaking and
acting. The cartoon points out its
pervasiveness not only in the
blatantly racist and biased levels
of society, but also in a suppos-
edly intellectual and diversified
community such as the Univer-
sity. It parallels and contrasts the
first anti-Asian sentiments that
developed in the early 1900s, and
it surely fits in place with the rest
of the anti-Jew, anti-Black and
anti-rational thinking that one
would hope would have been
conquered.
As for Mr. Stump and Mr.
Miyazawa, I and the rest of the
world trying to make the rough
rides inthis existence a bit
smoother, would kindly appreci-
ate it if you would say or draw
something somewhat more
"cerebrally stimulating."
Kudos to my friend Mike
Kim. I'm with you.
Michael Kim
LSA junior
Bush finally recognizes republics
Tom Macek
pharmacy student
Last week, the U.S. government announced its
plans to recognize the four newly independent
Yugoslav republics of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina. This decision comes two months
after the European Community had first agreed to
recognize these break away republics. The Bush
administration's decision to recognize theYugoslav
republics is a positive, but is long overdue. The
failure of the United States to speedily recognize
the individual states as sovereign surely-inhibited
any chance of success for the peace process. It is
unfortunate that the Bush administration would be
so willing to follow the leads set by other nations
rather than establishing its own policy of auto-
matic recognition early on.
President Bush and Secretary of State James
Baker, III, have shown great affection for the
European boundaries set after the Yalta Confer-
ence in 1945. Privately, many foreign policy ana-
lysts have speculated that the United States was
holding out for the United Nations to mediate a
solution to keep the disjointed Yugoslav republics
under a single flag in order to maintain stability in
Eastern Europe.
Bush's sluggishness in recognizing the repub-
lics neglected the dangers of civil war. This rever-
ence to an outdated map is neither prudent nor
beneficial in furthering the cause of peace.
This isn't the first time the United States has
been slow to recognize break away republics as the
face of Europe changed. Early in 1991, the United
States was slow to recognize the independence of
the Baltic republics, despite the fact that many
other nations recognized their independence, and
despite the massacre at Vilnius, in which dozens of
Lithuanians were killed.
No doubt Secretary Baker has had a strong
influence on Bush's policy regarding the .repub-
lics. According to an official in the Secretary of
State's office, Baker is still angry aboutYugoslavia's
decision to declare independence without the sup-
port of the United States. Even after the war began
and lives were being lost, the president cynically
denied recognition to Slovenia and Croatia, and
failed to support a peace process that might have
lead to popular sovereignty.
The map of Europe is rapidly changing. In
Czechoslovakia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria,
Poland and other European countries and repub-
lics, further changes are likely to come. In these
places, the Bush administration can either embrace
that change or pertinaciously refuse to accept it.
The Daily encourages its-readers
to respond. Send all letters to The
Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Or via MTS
to: The Michigan Daily, Letters to
the Editor.
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>ns had begun, the students of this campus. should be continued. Removing
tsbeinits own Since we gained a majority on the their ties to MSA will only free
to begmion Assembly, we have consistently them to better serve the students.
urprised at the pursued these goals. In another effort to streamline
nt reactions to Our support of the MSA fee- MSA operations, CC would like to
Coalition (CC), cap proposalis just one example see the removal of many of the
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rised at the poor tool through which they can Assembly and the augmentation of
inion displayed insure MSA remains accountable the importance of others, such as
inion staff.thm. the Academic Affairs and Stu-
nsed t e The radicals of MSA oppose dents Rights Commissions.
ecent editorials such a measure, obviously afraid The students of this University
nd the ediria of the students whom they claim have seen the results that CC has
Sth candidacy to represent. If the radicals truly consistently delivered in the last
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nd deceptions. arefullvoice of the students, it is ironic library and increased student
struck by the fact that they refuse to give the group funding.
ss were written students any power of account- The students like what they
ion staff member ability over MSA. have seen - CC has won by wide
either Beth or CC is also committed to margins in the last three elections.
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