The Michigan Daily- Thursday, November 5, 1992- Page 7 Reception launches Native American Month by Michelle VanOoteghem Daily Staff Reporter The U-M celebration of Native American Month began last night with a guest speaker urging Native American students to retain their linguages and cultural identities. "We are losing our language and once the language is gone, the cul- ture is gone," said Phyllis Bardeau, a professor of Seneca - a Native American language - at the State lniversity of New York in Buffalo. Bardeau said Native American languages can easily be lost in a di- verse community such as the U-M. About 20 students and commu- nty members gathered for the re- ception, which included refresh- nments, discussion and a Native American drum performance. The reception came one day after Ben Nighthorse Campbell (D-Col.) became the first Native American elected to the U.S. Senate. P "I hope (Campbell) will keep Native American concerns at the top of his issues," said Melissa Lopez, program co-ordinator for the Office of Minority Affairs. Native American Month is de- signed to give all U-M students the opportunity to interact with leaders *in the Native American community. Several Native American stu- dents were hopeful about the pro- gram's results. 1 "I feel that Native Americans are tie most under-represented group in America. This program will increase awareness and help people learn about our group," said Shawna Red Cloud, an LSA sophomore. Dawn DeMarsh, president of the ONative American Student Association, said she hopes the pro- gram will "create more awareness of Native American students on campus." The month-long celebration will end Nov. 30, with a guest speaker from the Lakota Nation. Additional information about Native American Month is available a it the Office of Minority Affairs. Student voters, volunteers help to pass SAFE House proposal by Jennifer Tianen Daily Staff Reporter Members of the Domestic Violence Project Inc./SAFE (Shelter Available for Emergencies) House took the day off yesterday to cele- brate the passage of a bond proposal to build a new SAFE House. The bond was passed by Washtenaw County voters by a 60 percent majority. The money generated - roughly $2.5 million - will help build a new SAFE House, a shelter for survivors of domestic violence. "Tax proposals are almost always defeated, but we had strong support this time," said Susan McGee, direc- tor of Domestic Violence Project Inc./SAFE House. Close to 400 volunteers worked on the campaign to pass the pro- posal, including 50 to 100 U-M stu- dent volunteers. "The U-M students have always been tremendous supporters of SAFE House by giving countless hours of their time, and they contin- ued in that tradition in supporting the bond," McGee said. McGee added that she was very pleased with the passage of the pro- posal. "It represents a big victory for women, and also a concrete victory in terms of bricks and mortar." The Domestic Violence Project Inc./SAFE House provides a tempo- rary shelter for women and children who are survivors of domestic vio- lence and are unsure of where to seek help. The project also provides counseling, workshops and a crisis line. Jim Ramirez, an LSA sophomore who voted yes on the proposal, said, "I believe it's important for battered women to have facilities open to them so that they can get help." LSA sophomore Mark Theismeyer also voted in favor of the proposal. "I think it's very important to provide a place of refuge which will help them get away from the vio- lence so they can go on with their lives," he said. McGee said, "We will be able to begin looking for a new facility next week. Change is possible. You can make the change, and you're doing it. Thanks!" The owner of a $120,000 house will pay an extra $30 in property taxes over the bond's two-year period. Picture window State Street is reflected in a store front where Kathy Kemp of Ann Arbor dresses a window for the holidays. New-look Congress to be sworn in Jan. 5; Democrats still in control of both houses Experts react to tax reform LANSING (AP) - Experts on ballot issues to ease property taxes and auto insurance costs surveyed the wreckage yesterday and tried to plot their next steps in seeking such a complex change. Their job was complicated by the apparent Republican takeover of the Statehouse giving the GOP a lock on the governor's office and both chambers. But several seats were only narrowly decided, and recounts were likely in those. This caused experts to become unclear of how they would proceed on tax and insurance reform. But some backers clearly saw a possible escape route from continued partisan gridlock on the issues. "The exact action I cannot stipulate," said state Treasurer Doug Roberts, a chief spokesperson for the failed "Cut and Cap" property tax proposal. He said potential GOP control of the House opens new possibilities for tax relief. "The whole world is different" following Tuesday's election, he said. "I don't know where we go next. We certainly have more options than before." WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans emerged from the elec- tions with only marginal gains in the House while Senate Democrats re- joiced in the ascendancy of four women, the survival of the most in- cumbents and the preservation of a strong majority advantage. The new House that is sworn in Jan. 5 will have a new look. Because of record retirements and large num- bers of defeats in primary elections, there will be at least 110 new faces in the crowd, the highest number in more than four decades. "It's going to be more representa- tive of the country," said Speaker Thomas Foley, (D-Washington). "The numbers of Hispanics, African- Americans and women have not re- flected their numbers in society. This is a healthy result." Senate members hailed the elec- tion of four women Democratic can- didates to the Senate: Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein in California, Patty Murray in Washington state and Carol Moseley Braun in Illinois. For Republicans, the outcome was disappointing. In a year that saw the House plagued by scandals, vigorous recruiting of GOP candidates and a favorable redrawing of congressional districts, many had hoped for a pickup of several dozen seats. I The Michigan Daily. We've got it all NEWS * SPORTS o ARTS " PHOTO " OPINION FOR HIS INSATIABLE CULT FOLLOWERS DOUGLAS ADA~M.S WILL READ FROM THE FIFTH NOVEL IN HIS HITCHHIKER TRILOGY! "As humor, it's well, hysterical." 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