Page 6-The Michigan Daily/New Student Edition-University-Thursday, September 10, 1992
Hash Bash brings
thousands to A2 to
fight for legalzaion
by Mblissa Peerless
MTS lets students
Daily NSE Editor.
April showers bring Hemp
Power.
At least to Ann Arbor - the site
of the annual Hash Bash, a pro-mari-
juana legalization rally held on the
Diag the first Saturday in April.
The National Organization for
the Reform of Marijuana Laws
(NORML) sponsored Ann Arbor's
first Hash Bash on April 1, 1971.
During the past 21 years, Hash Bash
has grown to be a large-scale event
drawing thousands of faithful mari-
juana activists from across the
country.
"I came here from Columbus just
basically to get high," said Chad
Sanders, a junior at the Ohio State
University. "The legal issues are not
that important to me at all. I just
heard it was a really cool party so I
wanted to come."
But Adam Brook, secretary of the
University's chapter of NORML,
said Sanders has the wrong idea
about Hash Bash.
"We are trying to take the party
image out of the event," he said.
"Our rally is a legitimate gathering
of people with a common political
goal who want to make a serious
statement to our country's leaders.
We want to legalize marijuana be-
cause it is extremely useful to our
society for a tremendous number of
things."
Brook added that NORML itself
is now referring to Hash Bash as
"the hemp rally" and is encouraging
all participants to do the same.
The annual Hash Bash agenda
consists of speakers from the
University and Ann Arbor chapters
of NORML and High Times
Magazine, a national publication
which supports the legalization of
marijuana.
Last year's Hash Bashers also
heard from Chef Ra, an activist run-
ning for the U.S. presidency on a
pro-legalization platform.
"We are here together because
we care about each other and the one
thing that will save the planet --
hemp," he said. "The fiber, the fuel,
the food, everything is there."
But at least one group of people
in Ann Arbor does not join with Ra
in extolling the virtues of marijuana.
The University Department of
Public Safety (DPS) sent 10 officers
to patrol the event, with backup from
the Ann Arbor Police Department,
the Washtenaw County Sheriff and
the Michigan state police.
Officers arrested 40 people on
charges of marijuana possession,
carrying concealed weapons, alcohol
violations, and selling items on
University property without a
permit.
The number of arrests was up
from approximately 25 in 1991.
Police enforced state laws which
mandate $100 fines or 90 days in
jail.
Sanders said he was surprised to
hear what the penalty was for mari-
juana possession.
"I thought Ann Arbor had a $5
fine," he said. "My friends used to
come to Hash Bash and smoke weed
right in front of a cop. Then they
would get a ticket, hand him a $5
bill, and take the ticket home as a
souvenir of the weekend."
University police operate under
state law - which prescribe the
stricter penalties - rather than City
of Ann Arbor law.
However, Ann Arbor residents
voted to increase the fee for mari-
juana possession to $25 in spring
1990.
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by Emily Fries
Daily Staff Reporter
Go and get an MTS acc
the first day of school this fal
ask, just do it. Take your stu
to the Computing Resource
and tell the person at the fro
"I'm here for an MTS accour
What's MTS?
Right now, it's less impo
you to know what it is than ,
can use it for.
MTS allows you to sen
tronic mail all over the world
ipate in computer bulletin
and conferences, and have
access to high level compu
gramming utilities.
All you need is an acc
computer, and a modem. If'
in the dorms, you don't ever
modem, because the dorm ro
hard wired into the Univ
computer network.
MTS stands for Mi
Terminal System. MTS was
the first multi-user compu
tems. Prior to the develops
systems like MTS, compute
only able to run one program
user at a time. This meant t
level computers were only a
to a few people.
Many people can use MT
same time to read electron
enter information into conf4
or run technical programs.
Unless you are an Engi
student, you will probably a
the electronic mail and 1
board features of MTS.
Electronic mail is sort
regular mail, and sort of like
an answering machine. A
have an account number,
serves as their electroni
"address." This address incl
individual identifier, as wel
name or number of the coml
which your mail is stored. 0
your mailbox is your name,
name of the MTS computer.
computer
You compose letters on the com-
puter, and then transmit them. The
ount on main computer routes the message
1. Don't and sends it to the appropriate elec-
dent ID tronic mailbox. You can send mes-
Center sages to other people at the
nt desk, University as well as to people at
nt." other schools.
Many colleges and universities
rtant for across the country have similar sys-
,hat you tems. So tell your friends at other
schools to get electronic mail
id elec- accounts.
t, partic- You can save money on your
boards long distance bill by communicating
remote over electronic mail. E-mail is faster
ter pro- than regular mail. Messages are
transmitted to the receiving mailbox
ount, a
you live
n need a MTS allows you to
oms are send electronic mail all
ersity's over the world.
ichigan
s one of within minutes. E-mail is cheaper
ter sys- than phoning. The cost of your ac-
ment of count is already built into tuition. If
mrs were you are not using E-mail, you are not
n by one getting your money's worth from the
hat high University.
vailable Your MTS account also gives
you access to computer bulletin
S at the boards. There are bulletin boards-
ic mail, or conferences - for many special
erences, interests. You participate by writing
your ideas on a topic and by re-
neering sponding to other people' s
only use comments.
bulletin MTS saved me my junior year.
All of my friends had gone to
of like England for the semester, leaving me
having alone in Michigan. It was too expen-
Il users sive to call and letters took two or
which three weeks to cross the ocean.
Lc mail Luckily, they discovered E-mail
udes an there and told me to get set up here.
11 as the It wasn't like they were here, but it
puter on was nice to be able to "talk" to them
n MTS, every day.
plus the Don't wait until your junior year.
Get your account now.
DUGU KAN TER*aily
Thousands of people crowd the Diag to fight for the legalization of
marijuana at the annual Hash Bash.
DPS Lt. Vernon Baisden de-
fended the police presence at lash
Bash.
"If a DPS officer sees a crime be-
ing committed in their presence, they
can take action," he said. "Marijuana
possession is a crime."
But one speaker lambasted the
police in his discourse.
"I'm talking about truth and op-
pression that is going on right now,
right on this campus for the fascist
cops," said Tom Fluke. "They're
busting people for saying they can
legalize marijuana. Legalize it today,
get high tonight."
But John Holmstrom, a member
of Ohio NORML, said he was in
support of the police surveillance of
Hash Bash.
"Police have their rights, they're;
people. They can be where they
want to be as long as they don't try
to tread on other people's rights to
free assembly, free speech, and free
expression," he said. "If they want to
come here and listen to what we say,
that's great."
The police and the Hash Bashers
will have to start getting used to
each other. Because while neither
rain nor sleet nor legislation will
prevent the annual pro-pot pilgrim-
age to Ann Arbor, the police force
will not let its plans for a safe, law-
abiding city go up in smoke.
Intramural sports give 'overlooked' atheletes chance to perform.
by Emily Fries
Daily Staff Reporter
Let me guess - you were the
star of your high school track team.
Or are you the one who's been
able to dunk since age 14?
Perhaps the whole school still
talks about that amazing catch you
made in the bottom of the ninth
against Central High.
Despite your obvious talent, the
recruiters failed to take note of your
blossoming athleticism and decided
instead to recruit this year's Chris
Webber.
You find yourself entering col-
lege without a spot on a varsity
team.
What to do? Should you sit in
your room and try to gain the frosh
20 pounds all in one week?
Maybe you should go to opening
football practice and tie Coach Gary
Moeller to a chair until he agrees to
watch you practice blocks?
How about changing your run-
ning schedule so that you practice
your long jump in the sports parking
lot every morning as the track coach
is trying to park?
Following any of these plans is
probably not going to increase your
chances of securing a spot on a var-
sity team.
A method does exist, however,
which has worked on occasion. This
method is also a great way to meet
people, become a popular person on
your hall, and stave off the frosh 20
- or at least delay it until
sophomore year.
It's a lot of fun too.
What is this magical solution?
Intramural (IM) sports.
The University has an extensive
IM sports program which operates
throughout the year. Between 9,000
and 10,000 students participate every
year. Students with all levels of
experience can play. There are indi-
vidual and team sports. Teams can
be single sex or co-ed.
An excellent way to get to know
people on your dorm hall is to start
an IM team. Often, Resident
Advisors organize teams; but if your
RA isn't on the ball, you and your
hallmates can do it yourselves. The
only requirement is that everyone on
your team be a University student.
If the notion of IM sports does
not immediately call up the glory of
a prime time game against Notre
Dame with all of America watching
and Brent Mussburger announcing,
that is only because you are thinking
on the wrong scale.
Ask your older brothers or sisters
about the game against Notre Dame
their sophomore year. Who made the
winning catch? What was the final
score? Chances are they'll remember
the win or the loss and the great
party afterwards, but not much about
the game or who was involved.
Ask them instead about the time
sophomore year when their hall got
to the finals of IM competition.
You'll surely hear excruciating de-
tails about each play, the bad calls,
the name of the quarterback's girl-
friend who was the team's good luck
charm. You may hear about friend-
ships forged or requests for first
dates.
IM sports can also serve as a way
for you to stay in shape and keep
your game ready in case someone on
the varsity team ever gets injured or
transfers and you are finally given
your big break.
Freddie Hunter, the captain of
last year's Final Four basketball
team got his start at the University
by playing intramurals.
Hunter came to Michigan as you
are coming, with dreams and hopes
of playing for a varsity Division I
team.
But the recruiters never came
knocking. He tried to walk on, but
he wasn't good enough.
He didn't sulk in his room and try
to break the record for most
consecutive days of drinking.
He didn't give up basketball all
together and become a Hare
Krishna.
He kept up his game by playing
in any IM basketball tournament he
could find.
He became so good that eventu-
ally someone from the basketball
team noticed.
Hunter attributes his eventual rise
to the big game to playing in
intramurals.
"I was playing Gus Mackers, and
I was fortunate that one of the man-
agers on the team happened to be at
that Gus Macker. He saw me in the
dunk contest and he saw me playing
with my team (in intramurals) and he
gave the word back to Coach Jay
Smith," he said.
If the tough competition is
enough to make players good
enough to compete on the intercolle-
giate level, imagine what it can do
for your game. The competition can
be fierce, as rivalries between halls
run deep. You will definitely leave
IM competition a better player, and
you will have had a lot of fun.
Even if you don't want to actu-
ally play, you can still participate.
Student referees are needed for
many of the team sports like soccer
and football. No prior experience or
knowledge of rules is necessary. The
IM department teaches you every-
thing you need to know. If you ref-
eree, you also get paid $5.00 pere
game. You'll make some money, get
some exercise and learn a lot about
the sport you are officiating.
The year is divided up into fall,
winter, spring, and summer sports
which correspond with the academic
terms of the same names.
Fall term sports are: soccer, soft-
ball, ice hockey, track and field,
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