Some of the regents have taken steps to get in touch with students. However, they still have a long way to go before understanding students' needs and concerns. Sometimes a show becomes a part of you. "Brigadoon" is one of those plays. Melissa Rose Bernardo reviews the Musical Theater's performance of the show. S.PS The Michigan softball team battled back from a 5-2 seventh-inning deficit yesterday to knock off Indiana, 7-5. The Wolverines took three-of-four games over the weekend. Today Mostly cloudy; High 56, Loaw 38 Tomorrow Rain; High 54, Low 40 WE . t t t ttz One hundred two years of editorial freedom Vol gI1 o. n Arbo, icign Moda, Arl 9,99 ©99 Te*ician.Dily L.A. stays calm after *verdict in King trial LOS ANGELES (AP) - Church- goers rejoiced yesterday as the calm after the verdict in the Rodney King civil rights case continued. Police, say- * ing the quiet was hard to believe, con- sidered whether to pull some firepower off the streets. Cries of "Amen" rippled through the First AME Church congregation as the mayor, the governor and others lauded the convictions of two officers. "We come to praise God for peace in our city and justice in our-courtrooms," Mayor Tom Bradley told churchgoers. "(Police Chief) Willie Williams and I pleaded for peace ... we knew we were ready to preserve the peace in this city." Police had prepared for the worst, feaing a repeat of the violence a year ago when a state jury acquitted four white officers of beating King, a Black motorist. All 7,700 city officers were mobilized and 600 National Guard troops stood by in armories. But peace prevailed after a federal jury on Saturday convicted Sgt. Stacey Koon, who supervised the beating, and Officer L;aurence Powell, who struck the mostbaton blows, of violating King's civil rights after a high-speed chase on March 3, 1991. Officer Theodore Briseno and Tnothy Wind, a rookie officer fired after the beating, were ac- q "It stayed quiet," Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Britta Tubbs said yes- terday. "No major incidents. It's hard to believe."' King, who made a dramatic appeal fqr calm during the riots a year ago, didn' tmake a statement after the federal trinl. Although some were dissatisfied that only two officers were found guilty, a fragile calm settled over a city fraught with tension since the night the beating -capturedonvideotapebyanamateur photographer - shocked the nation. At the church in riot-scarred South Central Los Angeles, the Rev. Jesse Jackson preached amessageof rebuild- ing the area and looking for hope in its ruins. "Iknow thatbehindeverydarkcloud there is a silver lining," he told about 2,500people."Butsometimesyouhave to pray to God for some insight to see the silver lining." 'The beating of Rodney King, that's the cloud," he said. "What's the silver See VERDICT, Page 8 Wome t ij 1i -.: '; ht ke bac ' J S ydrk street RC sophomores Zannah Mass and Amelia Pan, R C junior Irmna Lieberman and R C sophomore Katie Crou ch listen to speakers at the "Take Back the Night" rally Saturday night at City Hall. Men rally to support by Karen Talaski Daily Gender Issues Reporter "What do we want?" "Safe streets!" "When do we want them?" "Now!" This and other chants could be heard throughout the campus as about 1,000 women reclained the dark streets of Ann Arbor Saturday nightas partof the 14th annual Take Back the Nightmarch and rally. Sponsored by the Ann Arbor Coa- lition Against Rape (AACAR), the event originated as a way for women to rely on each other for safety and in- crease awareness, organizers said. "Itprovidesasafe space for women who have been assaulted and those who have not," said Neg Mahmoodzadegan, AACAR member and RC sophomore. "It's one night where survivors are not victims, and can regain the space that was taken away from them." Ann Arbor resident Pam Novetsky said she came to the march "to stand with survivors and other people who support survivors. I want to be out, visible, strong and not scared." Beginning at the Ann Arbor City Hall and traveling through the Diag, past dorns and residential areas, the marchers broughtboth cheers and jeers from onlookers. When oneman showed his disrespect to the crowd, he was immediately surrounded by women yelling, "Hey, hey. Ho, ho. This sexist shit has got to go." Ann Arbor resident Mary Stock said the march made an important statement. "It's a constructive way to express anger, rage and say 'No, we won't let this happen."' Before themarchbegan, an enthu- siastic crowd of women andmengath- ered at City Hall for the rally that included speakers, readings and the results of the ninth annual Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center's Sexism in Advertising con- test. Speakers ranged from Rosanne Wild, a survivor of sexual assault, to Natalie Nenadic who spoke about. genocidal rape. Nenadic described the plight of women in Bosnia and Croatia during the last year of war. "Women are told they have to be raped five times for being Croatian, then five more times for being Mus- lin," she told the sympathetic crowd. "'These rapes are very ethnically spe- cific. "We need to take back the night, the day, the streets," Nendic said. "(But) we also need to take back Bosnia and Croatia by any means possible." Wild was assaulted about three years ago when she was living in aco- op over the summer. She described the assault and her healing process. "He (her assailant) said over and over my body didn't belong to me, it belonged to him.... Recovering from See NIGHT, Page 2 by Jen DiMascio Daily Gender Issues Reporter A man's place is in the parking lot, at least for Saturday's Take Back the Night march. Men came to City Hall to listen to the women's rally, but after about 1,000 women began their march, the men remained. Speakers at the men's rally ad- dressed their feelings toward social construction and the sexual assault of women and men. Men's rally organizer, Gaia Kale challenged the crowd of nearly 80 to define what it means to be a man. Kale led the men in a series of male- bonding activities. He asked the men to introduce themselves first, then to form a tight circle. The men sat, forming a human couch. Kak began a discourse on.the social construction of men, saying they are desensitized to the problems of women and lack the ability to communicate and be sensitive. "Our ability to empathize is taken away from us," Kale said. Kale added that the social construc- tion of manhood has caused men to become sexually compulsive. Polk Wagner, Interfraternity Coun- cilpresident (IFC), addressed the dwin- dling crowd. He explained IFC efforts to combat sexism, homophobia and rape. "Fraternities perpetuaterape myths, sexism, and racism and that's partly true," Wagner said. "The reason I-do all that I do is that the reality of sexual assault is not going See MEN, Page 2 Board approves bylaw to protect 'U' interests by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Administration Reporter The University Board of Regents and executive/senior officers have al- ways been on their honor to declare any potential conflicts of interest they might have had. But afterapproving the addition of a new regents' bylaw Friday, they are now mandated by a written policy to declare these circumstances. "The purpose is that regents or se- nior officers should not prosper from business the University does which they could have an effect on," said Walter Harrison, executive director of Univer- sity relations. "In the past the spirit of the board was that the University would declare all conflicts of interests," he added. "Now boards all over the country are codifying this because of litigation." Although the board approved the bylaw addition, Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) saidhe found the policy very restrictive. "I'm very concerned with codes and policies we've laid on students, faculty andnow we'relaying on regents,"Baker said. "I grew up in a period when every rule of life was not written down and it all worked out O.K." But other members of the board supported the addition. "What I like about this policy is I believe it's a continuation of the tradi- tion this board has adhered to - self disclosure and good judgment," said RegentLaurenceDeitch{(D-Bloomfield Hills). In otherbusiness, theboard approved an action request to award three honor- ary degrees this year to Albina de Boisrouvray, president of the Francois Xavier Bagnoud Association; Hillary Clinton, chair of the president's task force on health and this year's com- mencementspeaker; and MargaretDow Towsley, a humanitarian and philan- thropist. The board also approved a number of building renovations onthe Ann Ar- bor campus. A total budget of $27.5 million was approved for East Engineering building renovations. The board authorized the Univer- sity to solicit bids and award a construc- tion contract. It gave its approval to proceed with $500,000inrenovations toMichi- gan Stadium for general upgrading. It approved $400,000 in renova- tions to the West Medical Tunnel, $2 million in renovations to the DanaBuild- ing, and $205,000 in renovations to the Kelsey Museum. The board also approved $1.2 million in renovations to Medical Sci- ence II for the remodeling of the De- partment of Microbiology and Immu- nology, $375,000 in renovations to Hutchins Hall for classroom 132, and $250,000 in renovations to Clements Library for elevator installation. Supporters come to Ann Arbor to give * 'Justice for Jessica' by Will McCahill Daily Crime Reporter Bearing signs and chanting "Justice for Jessi," a group of about 600 people gathered at Ann Arbor City Hall Saturday to show their support for an embattled two-year-old girl and the local couple that has raised her since infancy. Supporters of Jan and Roberta DeBoer came from Indi- ana, New York, Florida and Texas, among other states, to cheer the couple on in the fight to keep custody of the girl - named Jessica-despite court rulings in two states to return her to her biological parents. DanielandCaraSchmidtofBlairstown, Iowa, started the legal battle to regain custody of the little girl just three weeks after Cara Schmidt gave her up for adoption. She did not tell Daniel Schmidt of his paternity when she decided to give the child to the DeBoers. The rally got underway shortly before noon Saturday when the DeBoers appeared on the City Hall roof, eliciting cheers from the crowd huddled together in the cold, windy Wnaring, lot. Native American dancers delight Crisler audience by Julie Robinson Daily Staff Reporter Crisler Arena came alive this weekend, but not with the fancy moves of a basketball game. The vibrant Native American dances performed at the 21st Annual Ann Arbor Pow Wow "Dance For Mother Earth" brought applause from spectators. Artisans, dancers and people representing many backgrounds enjoyed celebrating the rich culture Native Americans have kept alive through events such as this. Sponsoredby the University'sNativeAmericanStudents Association (NASA) and Minority Student Services, this pow wow is one of the largestin North America. Theparking lot was filled with license plates from North Dakota, New Mexico, Washington, and Ontario, among other places - showing thatNativeAmericansacross thecontinentconsider pow wows an opportunity to gather with friends fromthepast and connect with new ones. Engineering senior and NASA Vice President Shannon Martin said this is one reason she enjoys them so much.