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Helping the homi
A s snow continues to fall outside and the home-
less population skyrockets, the dire need for
low-income housing becomes increasingly appar-
ent. Whilethe City Council has moved onthis issue
with the speed of a turtle, the International House
ofAnnArbor, anon-profitorganization, announced
its plans to purchase the Ann Arbor Inn in an effort
to provide affordable housing and educational
programs to local residents.
In February, the City Council quietly dropped a
proposal to renovate the Ann Arbor Inn, which has
been closed for about two years, claiming the
project would be too costly and promising to
pursue other alternatives.
Now, one month closer to elections, City Hall
publicized the approval of $870,000 for low-in-
come homes. But before commending City Coun-
cil for its social awareness, Ann Arbor voters
should realize that approval of this money was
inevitable - it was a federal fund specifically
allocated for low-income housing in Ann Arbor.
The City Council's vote, while commendable, was
little more than stamp of approval. In addition, this
money will most likely go towards rent subsidies,
which mostly benefit land owners, not tenants.
Fortunately, people outside of City Hall are
tackling the problem head-on. The five month old
eless if city won't
International House of Ann Arbor has produced
funds to renovate the Ann Arbor Inn. Purchase of
the building must be swift, in May the state will
take possession of it to compensate for the more
than $1 million owed in back taxes.
"If the state takes over, it's going to cost more
money to barricade it up than to take care of the
building by using it," said John Rasmussen, a
board member of the new group.
If successful, the International House plans to
use the building to supply many vital community
services. It plans to house international guest
speakes and visitors,sublease space toTrailblazers
of Washtenaw, Inc., a club specializing in helping
people recover from mental illness, and persue its
primary goal of providing affordable housing for
Ann Arbor residents.
"The only real solution to the problem (of
homelessness) is the creation of low-income hous-,
ing, according to Carole McCabe of the Shelter
Association of Ann Arbor." It would be nice if City
Council members shared her sense of urgency.
Unfortunately, while complacent City Council
members sit in City Hall wrestling with red tape,
the International House of Ann Arbor is taking
matters into its own hands, getting people off the
street and into apartments.
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Daily cartoonist clarifies cartoon
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L et's see that again on instant replay. Perhaps
the biggest dispute to face professional sports
in recent years has been the use of instant replays
to overrule decisions made by referees, umpires,
etc. Last week, National Football League owners
wisely chose to keep these high-tech, video refer-
ees out of professional football.
Many would argue that instant replays add a
higher degree of accuracy to the officiating of
professional sports. It should be noted, however,
that instant replay officiating is fallible, not unlike
its human counterpart.
More important than the issue of accuracy is the
question of what the late Major League Baseball
commissioner, A. Bartlett Giamatti, referred to as
"the purity of the game." Athletic competition is a
human endeavor that stretches back to the dawn of
recorded history. Some of the world's greatest
sporting events, such as the Olympics, are mere
reflections of classical antiquity.
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The human element is something that must
never be lost from sporting events. That is why
virtually every sport regulates its equipment. With
a non-regulation baseball bat and enough cork,
anyone can hit a homerun. Unchecked technology
could move athletic competition off the playing
field and into the laboratory. For the same reason,
athletes are not permitted to use steroids and other
drugs to artificially enhance their abilities.
Maintaining sports on a human level should
involve not only the players, but also the officials.
Part of the splendor and excitement of any sport is
the element of chance. In a football game, first
possesion is determined by the will of a coin toss.
Luck and fortune add spice to a game and make it
more unpredicable.
There is no doubt that football games have been
won or lost on a single, questionable ruling by an
imperfect referee, but that's just part of the nature
and beauty of the game.
As a result of the confusion
about the cartoon which appeared
in the Daily (3/20/92), I would
like to explain the message I was
trying to convey through the
cartoon. The cartoon depicts two
prehistoric cave dwellers remark-
ing that a nearby chimpanzee-like
primate is taking "his first steps."
The chimp is labeled "South
Africa." The cartoon was a
commentary on the recent vote in
South Africa to end Apartheid;
the "South Africa" label on the
chimp indicates that the monkey
represents the white South
African government, not the
Black people of South Africa. The
chimp is dark not because it is
supposed to beBlack, but because
chimpanzees are generally dark!
The Cro-Magnons represent a
further stage of evolution that
most of the rest of the world is
already at; therefore, the cartoon
implies that South Africa is
finally taking the "first steps"
towards evolving to the stage the
rest of the world has already
reached. The "fist steps" idea also
represents the first steps a chimp
would have to take in order to
make the transition from a
quadruped to a biped.
By using the Cro-Magnons to
represent the further stage of
evolution, the cartoon acknowl-
edges that the rest of the world is
still not fully evolved when it
comes to racism; however, the
rest of the world is still far ahead
of South Africa.
The Cro-Magnons are not
white because they are meant to
be viewed as the white people of
South Africa. The race of the Cro-
Magnons is irrelevant since they
represent a level of evolution
rather that a segment of the South
African population. Neither of the
cro-magnons has the label "South
Africa" - only the monkey is so
labeled.
The cartoon is an indictment of
the white South African govern-
ment, for the government is the
force behind the laws of Apartheid
which have caused the country of
South Africa to lag far behind the
rest of the world with its abhor-
rently primitive policies.
I regret any confusion caused
by the cartoon.
Greg Stump
Daily cartoonist
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Standing up to the administration
Virtual reality, more
than just a video game
To the Daily:
The author of the movie
review ("Cyborgs have feelings
(and sex) too," 3/1/92), in his
poor attempt to summarize the
film, saw fit to define the concept
of "Virtual Reality" as a video
game.
While one of the early proof
of concept vehicles for VR has
been a video game-like experi-
ment, the ultimate implementa-
tion and ramifications of such a
technology are far beyond this.
In the future, I would suggest
that the author either learn the
meaning of the "buzzwords" he
so carelessly throws around or
avoid subjects in which he has
little to no knowledge.
It is already difficult enough
for newly evolving technologies
to gain acceptance without
trivializing comments by those
who are uninformed.
Mitchell M. Rohde
Engineering junior
To the Editor:
Jeffrey Dahmer has been a
household name for quite some
time now. His recent trials in
court dealing with his killing and
eating of human flesh for sheer
pleasure has taken America by
storm.
The trials have brought up a
number of interesting arguments.
Most noted was whether he was
sane or insane, to which he was
found sane. Dahmer was sen-
tenced to over 900 years in prison,
and will be ineligible for parole
many lifetimes over.
The question is we must
answer about this man is why are
we keeping him in jail and not the
death penalty. It can be argued
that many people in jail, those
who have stolen or embezzled
might deserve a second chance at
life if the show improvement in a
prison or in extreme care.
But Dahmer?
This man openly admitted that
he killed to receive pleasure by
eating another human being.
Dahmer has taken the lives of
Dahmer deserves death penalty
many citizens, family people -
people who gave to society. If he
had was found insane the case
would take on a whole new set of
circumstances.
He would be given psychiatric
help for this sick disease. But the
fact remains that he wasn't -
and rightfully so.
This maniac was perfectly
mentally healthy and knew
exactly what he was doing and
the consequences of being
caught. There is nothing that he is
doing that is benefiting our
society by keeping him locked in
a cell for the rest of his life.
By not giving the death
penalty to these murderers we are
in essence giving them a little
slap on the wrist by putting them
in jail, and then telling them not
to do it again, by letting them out.
This is why there are so many
murderers back out on the streets
today who have finished serving
their jail terms.
Marc Edwards
LSA first-year student
L ast week the Faculty Senate Assembly passed
a resolution to form a committee to thor-
oughly investigate the University administration.
The committee plans to create a method for the
evaluation of all administrative personnel at the
level of Dean and above. By evaluating the admin-
istration the Faculty Senate intends to monitor and
influence future administrative decisions.
The senate stressed the need to employ faculty
involvement in the academic affairs and in the
overall direction of the University. The resolution
comes as a direct response to the increasing lack of
attention payed to academic issues by the adminis-
tration, in addition to the growing concern that
faculty members have been excluded from deci-
sion making process.
The message is clear. Many faculty members
are fed up with the administration's control over
the University without sufficient regard for faculty
interests. A slew of events in faculty-administra-
tion relations are cause for alarm.
Recently, the administration restructured the
Intellectual Properties Office (IPO), which issues
patents forresearch findings made by faculty mem-
bers. Despite the fact that this office affects prima-
rily faculty, the administration did not consult
faculty members when it made the decision to
restructure the office.
The University places far too much value on
research instead of the education process. The
University is one of the largest research institu-
tions in the nation. When considering faculty for
tenure positions, research work and whether the
faculty member has "published" are heavily
weighted. Meanwhile, criterion like student evalu-
ations are practically ignored. In addition, faculty
members are under intense pressure to not only
develop research projects, but to develop research
that is profitable. Faculty, as well as students, are
hurt when teaching is not a University priority.
The Faculty Senate Assembly has also voiced
concern about the decrease in credits awarded for
English and political science classes. By making
this change, the LSA curriculum committee only
made it more difficult - and more expensive -
for students to graduate.
The corporate image that the University has
adopted is also of concern to many faculty mem-
bers. The Faculty Senate's Resolution may be a
step toward reversing that trend. The administra-
tion should take notice of this legitimate dissent the
faculty has voiced and take action to re-direct the
University's focus.
In many ways, students have been ineffective
when combatting the administration. It is good to
see the Faculty Senate taking charge and standing
up for faculty concerns. Hopefully, its actions will
benefit students as well as faculty.
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The Daily and the Michigan Review will be holding a debate tomorrow between Michigan
Student Assemby presidential candidates Scott Gast, of the Conservative Coalitionand Ede
Fox, of the Progressive Party, at 7:30 p.m. in Anderson A and B of the Michigan Union.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
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join fraternities and sororities in the'
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