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Holiday
,dujour?
It's true in
Ann Arbor
by Jonathan Berndt
Daily City Reporter
Although every day seems like a
*holiday in Ann Arbor, the truth is
that almost every day is a holiday.
During Monday's City Council
meeting, Mayor Liz Brater pro-
claimed Oct. 24 United Nations Day
and received a U.N. flag to fly in
front of City Hall. Brater has also
proclaimed October "Breast Health
Awareness Month," and Oct. 12 was
"Peace and Dignity Journeys 1992
Day."
The City Council passed a
resolution at their Oct. 5 meeting,
sponsored by Larry Hunter (D-1st
Ward) and Peter Fink (R-2nd Ward),
declaring Oct. 5-11 "Local Cable
Programming Week." Hunter and
Fink are members of the Cable
Communications Commission.
Hunter said the holidays help fo-
cus attention on specific issues. "It's
an American tradition," he said.
One of the roles of the mayor is
to be the ceremonial head of the
city," Brater said. "The purpose is to
recognize good work and thank
(people for it)."
Festivities during cable week in-
cluded a cable booth at Arborland
Mall with information on local pro-
gramming and public access
television.
"I think it's good," Hunter said.
"All kinds of trade organizations
have their weeks." He said these
weeks happen "52 weeks out of the
year, maybe more."
A representative of the mayor's
office said she is too busy with city
business to keep track of all the hol-
idays. "Normally with these events
(such as Breast Health Awareness
Month), groups approach a number
tof governments with proclamations,"
Brater said. "It's hard to keep up
with all of them"
Kurt Zimmer (D-4th Ward) said
the resolutions have no significance.
"They are one way politicians can
satisfy special interest groups and
hope those groups remember them
come election time," he said.
But Hunter defined the days dif-
ferently. "These are courtesy things
we do on the council," he said.
Fink agreed, and said, "It's an
endorsement by the council that they
understand that different groups ask
for recognition and deserve it."
Here are some other recent city
holidays:
Ann Arbor Tourism Week,
May 3-9
National Institutional Laundry
and Linen Week, April 19-25
SAC to raffle
one semester of
in-state tuition
by Darnell Jones
Students and parents daunted by
the 10 percent tuition increase this
semester may find hope through a
Student Alumni Council (SAC)
raffle.
First prize for the Tuition Raffle
- in which both students and their
parents may enter - is a semester of
in-state tuition valued at approxi-
mately $2,000. Second prize is a
$1,000 grant to the winning
student's account. Third prize is two
round-trip tickets on Northwest
Airlines to anywhere in continental
United States.
Tickets are $5 each or $20 for a
book of five.
The raffle is being held to benefit
SAC scholarships, community ser-
vice and programming. The airline
tickets were given in exchange for
business generated by Parents'
Weekend, another program spon-
sored by SAC.
The fund-raiser was modeled af-
ter a similar one held at Iowa State
University. Randall Lehner, an LSA
senior and vice president of devel-
opment for SAC, said he was in-
spired by the raffle while away at a
convention. He said he felt that U-M
students would enjoy the idea.
"We're one of the most expen-
sive public institutions in the nation.
I thought it would probably be a big
success and a help to people,"
Lehner said. "Tuition is constantly
on the rise and it's a way for the
Student Alumni Council to help
combat that."
Many students agreed. "I think
it's a great idea," said Peter
Beyersdorf, an Engineering sopho-
more. "Of all the things they could
give away, tuition is a worthwhile
prize."
"A lot of people have a hard time
affording that - especially with the
rising rates. It's probably one of the
best things they could do for our
community," Beyersdorf added.
Alan Striegle, a first-year LSAA
student, said the raffle offers stun
dents a new option. "(The raffle)
would be a really good opportunity
for people who otherwise might not
be able to get a scholarship for one
reason or another," he said.
With gross earnings of $30,000, 4
SAC organizers say they are excited
about the response.
"We've done really well so far,"
said Ruby Chang, an LSA senior and
member of SAC's fund allocating
committee. "Our profits have ex-
ceeded what other schools have done.:
in their first year."
The ticket sales are proof o
SAC's success. ;
Roland Mirabal, an LSA senior
and Union ticket office employee;
said ticket sales have been sporadic.
"We've had no sales on my shift, but
I noticed in the box there were quite
a few responses already."
"You can put in $20 and maybe
get $2,000 back," said Martha
Watson, an LSA junior. "It's a great
deal."
MOLLY ST VIENSUaiV
Get ready for Halloween
These pumpkins were tracked down outside of a local fruit store,;however pumpkin farmers lost most of their
crops this year because of the cold weather.
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Israel considers land-for-peace
proposals at Middle East talks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Israel
declared yesterday that it is willing
to talk to Syria about withdrawing
from the Golan Heights. A
Palestinian representative called for
a similar commitment to yield
ground on the West Bank, in Gaza
and in Jerusalem.
"We hope there will be a com-
prehensive commitment on all
fronts," Hanan Ashrawi said. But
she softened the demand by telling
reporters that it was not a
"precondition to productive negoti-
ations over Palestinian self-rule.
The territorial issue is one of the
toughest items facing Arab and
Israeli negotiators in their slow-mov
ing peace talks. The Arabs' key de-
mand is that Israel give up all the
land they lost in the 1967 Six-Day
War with the Jewish state. Israel's
main quest is peace from its
neighbors.
Until a Labor government took
over last summer, Israel spurned any
suggestion it give up land for peace.
But in the last round of negotiations,
which ended Sept. 24, Israel ac-
knowledged that U.N. Security
Council land-for-peace resolutions
applied to the Golan Heights.
Israeli negotiator Itamar
Rabinovich told reporters yesterday
at the State Department, where the
talks will be held until Nov. 19, that
"we don't shy away from using the
word 'withdrawal' when
appropriate."
"When our quest for peace and
our quest for security are satisfied,
we will not shy away from
introducing the element of with-
drawal into a settlement," he said.
This apparent concession was re-
inforced in Jerusalem by Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin. At the same
time, though, Rabin stressed that
Israel was not prepared to give up all
the land onits border with Syria.
Responding to Israel's gesture,
chief Syrian negotiator Muwaffiq al-
Allaf said "the first pillar" of any
agreement "is complete withdrawal."
The second pillar, he said, is to es-
tablish peace for the return of land.
There was no indication in re-
marks here by Rabinovich and in
Jerusalem by Rabin that Israel is
prepared to surrender all of the an-
nexed territory.
Their statements suggested Israel
would be willing to accept a partial
withdrawal provided its other de-
mands were met. These include se-
curity and a complete diplomatic,
cultural and economic exchange
with Syria as part of a peace treaty.
Security is getting special em-
phasis in this round of talks, which
began Wednesday. Before the 1967
war, when Israeli forces captured the
Golan Heights, the territory was
used for cross-border attacks on
northern Israeli villages.
Al-Allaf said the question of se-
curity comes after agreement on the
question of land. "Security cannot be
considered in a vacuum," he said.
He said that once the territorial
issue was resolved "we don't
considersthese differencesdare
insurmountable."
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Friday
Q "Americans of Color Abroad:
New Opportunities, New
Roles," International Center,
room 9,3:30-5 p.m.
Q Drum Circle, Guild House Cam-
pus Ministry, 802 Monroe St.,
8-10 p.m.
Q hFocus on Michigan," photog-
raphy contest, City of Ann Ar-
bor Parks and Recreation
Department, accepting entries
until December 1,1992, contact
Irene Bushaw 994-2780
Q Happy Hour, sponsored by
AIESEC of Michigan,
Dominick's, upstairs, 8 p.m.
U Indian Classical Dance,
Rackham Building, Auditorium,
7 p.m.
Q Korean Campus Crusade for
Christ, Christian Fellowship,
Campus Chapel, 8p.m..
Q Newman Catholic Student As-
sociation, Rosary, Saint Mary
Student Chapel, 331 Thompson
St, 7:30 p m.
U Northwalk Nighttime Safety
Walking Service, Bursley Hall,
lobby, 763-WALK, 8-11:30
p.m.
U "Old Left, New Left and the
Next Left: Notes on the Con-
tinuity of U.S. Political and
Cultural Radicalism," Guild
House Campus Ministry, 802
Monroe St., 12 p.m.
U Psychology Undergraduate
Peer Advising, Department of
Psychology, West Quad, room
K10. 10a.m - 4n m.
CCRB, Martial Arts Room, 6-7
p.m.
Shulchan Ivrit,sponsored by the
Dead Sea Marine Biology Alli-
ance, Dominick's, upstairs, 4-5
p.m.
Q TaeKwonDo Club, regular
workout, CCRB, room 1200,7-
8:30 p.m.
Q "The Fiber-Matrix Interphase
In Composite Materials,"
colloquium, Dow Connector
Building, Lee Iacocca Room,
3:30 p.m.
Q UAC Homecoming, Pep rally
with Coach Moeller, diag, 12-1
p.m.; Uncle Chunk, U-Club, 10
p.m.
Q U-M Ninjitsu Club, practice,
I.M. Building, Wrestling Room
G21, 6:30-8 p.m.
Saturday
Q "Angry Harvest," film, Hillel
Foundation, 1429 Hill St., 8:15
and 10:15 p.m.
Q "Berlin Alexanderplatz," parts
1-3, TV series, Michigan The-
ater, 2 p.m.
Q "Dust in the Wind," film, Lorch
Hall, Auditorium, 8 p.m.
U Millionaire Party, sponsored by
the Ann Arbor Jaycees, Cam-
pus Inn, 615E. HuronSt.,7p.m.
- 12 a.m.
Q Newman Catholic Student As-
sociation, Alumni Mass and Re-
ception, Saint Mary Student
Chapel, 331 Thompson St., 5
p.m.
Q Northwalk Nighttime Safety
Don Hack, call Don Hack 663-
8482 for details.
Q U-M Shotokan Karate, prac-
tice, CCRB, small gym, 11 a.m.
- 1 p.m.
Sunday
Q APO Service Fraternity, meet-
ing, 7 p.m.; pledge meeting, 6
p.m.; Michigan League,
Henderson Room
Q "Berlin Alexanderplatz," parts
4-7, TV series, Michigan The-
ater, 2 p.m.
Q Indian Classical Flute Recital,
Rackham Building, Auditorium,
5 p.m.
Q Newman Catholic Student As-
sociation, Commissioning of all
Ministers at All Masses; Peer
Ministry Meeting, 3 p.m.; Bible
Study, 6:15 p.m.; Saint Mary
Student Chapel, 331 Thompson
St.
U Northwalk Nighttime Safety
Walking Service, Bursley Hall,
lobby, 763-WALK, 8p.m. -1:30
a.m.
Q Safewalk Nighttime Safety
Walking Service, UGLi, lobby,
936-1000, 8 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Q Safewalk Nighttime Safety
Walking Service-Angell Hall,
Angell Hall, Computing Cen-
ter, 763-4246, 1:30-3 a.m.
Q Student/Professional Support
Group, for young adults who
have experienced the death of a
parent, Arbor Hospice Office,
3810 Packard Rd., Suite 200,6-
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