The Michigan Daily- Monday, March 15, 1993 -Page 3 Deadly blizzard kills 84 on East Coast Associated Press The blizzard that paralyzed much of the Eastern Seaboard whirled through New England and into Canada yesterday, shattering records with as much as 50 inches of snow and leaving at least 84 people dead. Among the victims was a man found frozen to death in Alabama. Millions of people as far south as Florida had no electricity and many didn't have heat. Thousands were stranded in airports and shelters; some spent hours stuck on snowed-in highways. The calm after the storm was windy and bitterly cold - as low as a record 2 degrees in Birmingham, Ala., and a wind chill of 40 below zero in Vermont - threatening to freeze crops in the South. "When is it going to stop? Every time I throw a shovelful of snow, it blows right back in my face," said Bill Loomis of Stuyvesant Falls, N.Y., 25 miles south of Albany. Rain followed by cold turned snow on New York City's streets into "rock-hard piles of ice," city Bosnia loses U.N. aid; Muslims cut off food S SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegov- ina (AP) - Serb tanks bore down on a key western suburb yesterday as U.N. officials halted aid operations and accused Bosnia's warring factions of using food as a political weapon. The Serb offensive on the last defensive lines was an apparent at- tempt to capture more of the capital before peace talks resume tomorrow in New York between Serbs, Croats and Muslims. The Muslim-led government has blocked U.N. food aid from reaching Sarajevo, accusing the United Na- tions of ignoring besieged Muslims in eastern Bosnia. Convoys to the region have been halted by ethnic Serbs. "I really regret that I have to take this decision because we have been trying to help the victims, the ordi- nary people, and we cannot do that," Sadako Ogata, the U.N. High Com- missioner for Refugees, said in Nairobi, Kenya, in announcing the aid cutoff in Sarajevo and eastern Bosnia. The action could increase pres- sure on officials in Sarajevo. In eastern Bosnia, an estimated 100,000 Muslims are trapped by Serb sieges. The aid cutoff also will UPPly hit some Serb-dominated towns. Bosnian radio reported battles throughout the republic and claimed 20 people were killed and 60 wounded in an air raid on Muslim- held Cerska, an eastern town. Radovan Karadzic, the leader of Bosnia's Serbs, said his fighters would not allow relief convoys to pass through Serb-held territory en route to central Bosnia until the search for further bodies in Ka- menica is completed. "We want to get the parties to cooperate. We want the international community to realize how serious the situation is," said Peter Kessler, a U.N. aid official in Croatia. U.N. officials already had sus- pended aid flights to Sarajevo be- cause the government's boycott caused U.N. warehouses to fill up with supplies. "We've gotten to a point now where we have almost a 100,000 people who are starving to death in besieged Muslim villages in eastern Bosnia. And we can no longer in good conscience feed the Serb-held villages next door, and feed Serb families, while Muslim families just a couple of feet down the road are dying of starvation," said Sylvana Foa, a U.N. spokesperson in Geneva. Capital slalom courseA As much of downtown Washington recovers from one of the biggest snow storms in recent years, a lone skier crosses the Mall in front of the Washington Monument yesterd ay. Sanitation Commissioner Emily Lloyd said. At least 100 travelers took shelter inside control rooms in two tunnels along Interstate 77 at the Virginia-West Virginia line on Saturday night, said Chuck Armstrong of the Virginia Department of Transportation. They were freed by midday Sunday. Syracuse in northern New York got the most snow of any big city - 36 inches. Fifteen homes toppled into the sea in Southampton on New York's Long Island, and four were close to collapse on Nantucket island in Massachusetts. Seaside roads and homes were flooded along Florida's Gulf Coast, North Carolina's Outer Banks, the Delaware and New Jersey shores and up through New England. The storm created blizzard conditions in New England early yesterday before pushing into eastern Canada. It whipped the Nova Scotia shoreline and northern New Brunswick, dam- aging buildings with wind gusting to 65 mph. . No pain, no gain: workout to raise funds for AIDS research by Randy Lebowitz For the first time, fitness buffs in Ann Arbor can work out not only for personal gain, but to raise money for AIDS research at the City of Hope National Medical Center. In the fifth year of "Aerobics Against AIDS," 90 cities across the country will participate in the March 27 event. Located in Duarte, Calif., City of Hope supports a National Medical Center and the Beckman Research Institute. Both of these facilities are renowned for their treatment and re- search of cancer, leukemia, diabetes, heart and lung diseases, and AIDS. LSA senior and chair of Workout for Hope, Lynne Cohn, said the City of Hope functions through auxiliary chapters such as the University and Ann Arbor Residence Chapter. Cohn 'founded the local chapter in October 1992 after working for the City of Hope last summer. "(City of Hope) offers a holistic approach to medicine," Cohn said. "Their motto is that 'There is no profit in curing the body if in the process we destroy the soul."' Kari Anderson, Workout for Hope national chair, recently led volunteer coordinators from around the country through a series of work- shops and seminars on the City of Hope campus in California. "I've had such positive experi- ences with Workout for Hope the past four years. I'm anxious to help lead the way in raising more money for AIDS research through this im- portant event," Anderson said. The three-hour workout at the University Sports Coliseum will be taught by local fitness experts. The workout will consist of high- and low-impact aerobics, and focus on muscle toning using canned goods as weights, which will be brought by the participants for dona- tion to Wellness Huron Valley. Volunteering their time for this fitness extravaganza are instructors basketball tournament, which she hopes will appeal to the Greek system's commitment to philanthropy. The basketball tournament will take place before the workout. The tournament has been designed to get those who are intimidated by, or do not enjoy doing aerobics, involved in the fundraising. A walk around the fitness track has also been included for senior cit- izens and those who prefer to raise '(City of Hope) offers a holistic approach to medicine. Their motto is that "There is no profit in curing the body if in the process we destroy the soul."' -Lynne Cohn Workout for Hope chair from 1220 Fitness Center, Ann Arbor Community Recreation, Chelsea Hospital Fitness Center, Liberty Sports Complex, One on One, Saline Recreation, the University Adult Lifestyle Program, and Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation. The Ann Arbor Vic Tannys were originally scheduled to be repre- sented, however they have since de- cided not to participate insthe fund- raiser for unknown reasons. In addition to the aerobic portion of the workout, Cohn mentioned there will be a fraternity challenge the money without doing the high intensity workout. During the breaks in the program, entertainment will be provided by Gym America and the University cheerleading squad. City of Hope has set a goal of $1.5 million from workouts across the nation. In Ann Arbor alone, co- ordinators expect 500 participants and hope to raise $25,000 for AIDS research. "Ann Arbor is a community where people are aware and work together for good causes," Cohn said. Between The Lines, a new paper for the gay/lesbian/bisexual community, is displayed on a rack in Angell Hall. Newspaper focuses on social issues 'Between the Lines' by Karen Talaski Daily Gender Issues Reporter Students looking for a newspaper to read between classes Friday may have noticed something new displayed on campus newsstands. The first issue of Between The Lines - a monthly newspaper for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and friends - was distributed throughout Southeastern Michigan, including the University campus. This issue includes articles about right-wing, anti-homosexual legislation and local Colorado boycott efforts. The newspaper will run monthly essays, poems and an events calendar aimed at the gay male, lesbian and bisexual community. Associate Editor David Rosen- berg said he hopes the paper will fill the void in Michigan for a homosexual newspaper after The Michigan Tribune stopped publishing in December. "There are so many important homosexual rights issues in Michi- gan right now. A newspaper has to be there to report on that," Rosen- berg said. Editor Mark Weinstein said when the Between The Lines staff began planning the paper in January, it did not know what would end up in its first issue. "We decided that it was impor- tant for whoever would be involved to determine its look," Weinstein said. "It was important to me to have a variety of expressions in the newspaper." Weinstein said he feels it is critical for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals to share their opinions since there has been so much coverage of homosexual issues in the news lately. "We were either celebrity or villain of the year," Weinstein continued. "It is important to be heard in our own vehicle that expresses our various viewpoints in their totality." The Between the Lines staff al- ready experienced discrimination and homophobia, Weinstein said. The company that scheduled to print the paper backed out shortly before publication, saying its owner was "morally opposed" to the newspaper's content. The printing company could not be reached for comment. Rosenberg said he believes the printer's discrimination against the paper was based on sexual orientation. "We didn't tell them at the last minute that we were a gay, lesbian, bisexual paper," he said. "It is easy to be lulled into, business as usual and blow this off, but I don't think we should." Weinstein said this has been the only negative reaction received by the paper thus far. "The phones are not ringing off the hook, but that's just as well ... Spending hours and hours protesting gives in to their homophobia when we could be working on the newspaper," he said. Both Rosenberg and Weinstein said they were happy with the way the first issue looked. "It's very exciting. I'm happy about the design and amazed at how much advertising we got," Rosenberg said. Student groups Q Environmental Action Coali- tion, meeting, School of Natural Resources, Room 1040, 7 p.m. Q Indian American Students As- sociation, weekly board meet- ing, Michigan League, Room A, 7 p.m. Q Michigan Student Assembly, temporary meetings to discuss Diagpolicy, MichiganUnion, 3rd Floor, 7 p.m. Q Rainforest Action Movement, meeting, Dana Building, Room 1046,7 p.m. Q Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Club, practice, beginners welcome, CCRB; Martial ArtsRoom, 8:30- 9:30 p.m. Q Society for Creative Anachro- nism, medieval recreation group, workshop: event planning III, 7 p.m.; meeting, 8 p.m.; EECS Building, Room 1311. chemistry ofMetaland Organic Monolayers, inorganic seminar, Chemistry Building,Room 1640, 4 p.m. Q Blood Drive, Michigan Union, Pendelton Room, 1-6:30 p.m. Q Composers' Forum, School of Music, Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Q Faculty Recital, Rackham Lec- ture Hall, 8 p.m. Q HIV Risk Reduction Behaviors Among Black Adolescents: Theoretical and Methodologi- cal Issues, School of Nursing, Room 1216, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Q Issues in Culturally Competent Practice With Women of Color, West Engineering Building, Room 232D, 12 p.m. Q Mangled Mourners or Ani- mated Corpses: Perspectives on Self-Mutilation in Ancient Is- rael, Frieze Building, Room 3050,4 p.m. Gay Film Series, West Engi- neering Building, Room 232D, 7:30 p.m. Q Todos Santos: Reportfrom Gua- temalan Village, Rackham Amphitheatre, 8 p.m. Student services Q The Adoptee Gathering, drop in to discuss specific issues that con- cern adult adoptees, 117 N. Divi- sion St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Q ECB Student Writing Center, Angell Hall, Computing Center, 7-11 p.m. Q Northwalk Nighttime Safety Walking Service, Bursley Hall, 763-9255, 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Q Peer Counseling, U-M Counsel- ing Services, 7 p.m.-8 a.m., call 764-8433 Q Psychology Undergraduate Peer Advising, sponsored by Depart- ______________________________ I. +CHINA GARDEN Restaurant THE MICHIGAN DAILY |