12 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 14, 1994 OH, THE WEATHER OUTSIDE. As U.S. prepares to leave,* violence besets Somalia JOE WESTRATE/Daily As the winter winds of February wreak havoc on Ann Arbor, one young boy finds solice as he slides down a hill in a cardboard box at Leslie Science Center yesterday. College Republicans defend Reagan legacy in Diag THE WASHINGTON POST NAIROBI, Kenya - With six weeks remaining before the last Ameri- can and European combat troops com- plete the West's withdrawal from So- malia, the country is beset by daily outbreaks of clan fighting and violence that are forcing foreign relief workers to abandon some of their efforts. In the past week a half-dozen for- eign-aid agency offices have been bombed in the capital, Mogadishu, and in the central Somali towns of Beledweyne and Baidoa. A Colom- bian aid worker was seriously injured in one attack. Clan fighting Friday near the port town of Kismaayo left five Somalis dead and up to 15 wounded. One Ital- ian soldier was killed and another was wounded Feb. 6 in an attack on their convoy on an outlying road. In Alulu, at Somalia's northern- most tip, 25 Filipino fishermen who were kidnapped a week ago were still being held by armed Somali troops. Few of the incidents appear related. But taken together, the attacks - par- ticularly those directed against relief agencies - indicate a pattern of in- creasing violence and anarchy spread- ing across Somalia, often in areas that for more than a year had been consid- ered relatively secure:. Many relief officials say they be- lieve the surge in violence is related to the pullback of U.S. troops from Mogadishu and the withdrawal of Eu- ropean contingent thathave helped keep the peace outside the capital. Besides the Americans, the French, Italians, Germans, Turks, Norwegians and Greeks are quitting Somalia either later this month or by the end of March. Relief workers fear their departure will create a vacuum that looters and war- AP PHOTO Charles Carpenter of Chicago carries a teddy bear for his daughter as he and 500 other American soldiers board a ship leaving Mogadishu, Somalia. 0 0. By BARB McKELVEY DAILY STAFF REPORTER The College Republicans expected people to laugh. Instead students lis- tened, they said. In several speeches on the Diag Friday, the College Republicans de- fended former President Ronald Reagan's eight-year administration while celebrating his 83rd birthday. Reagan was born Feb. 6. Bill Anderson, a Republican candi- date for the U.S. Senate, College Re-, publican President John Damoose and groupmembers Christian Cali and Matt Kurth spoke on the president's behalf. Keynote speaker Anderson talked for about 25 minutes on various as- pects of Reagan's career. During part of his speech, he challenged liberalist government by using strong language that likened progressives to criminal types. "It is time to take the gloves off and stop playing with thugs as though they were gentlemen," he said. "A patriot by definition is a defender of liberty, not the usurper of it. Does it really matter whether these socialist liberals are truly sinister or merely fools aiding those that are? We will be just as doomed." Members handed outjelly beans - Reagan's favorite candy - along with Republican informational pamphlets. About 50 people braved the cold to attend the event and the jelly beans ran out two hours early. Damoose, an LSA junior, said jok- ingly, "I was expecting people not to (be receptive). I sort of thought people would throw snowballs. I guess con- servatives must finally be accepted, because no one did." The presentations began after recit- ing the Pledge of Allegiance. Most passersby kept on walking, but Damoose said a few random wander- ers stopped and joined in. Whetherornot listeners agreed with the presentations, College Republicans said that many non-members expressed an interest in conservative ideas. School of Nursing junior and Col- lege Republican member Marcy Yackish said the rally unexpectedly helped attract new members. "People would come up to me and say, 'Wow, I really support what you're saying,"' Yackish said. "These were people who are not coming to meet- ings. There seemed to be more people who are closet conservatives than you would expect." Yackish stated that the University's liberalism brings out the Republican in people who never thought they were conservative before coming here. Fletcher said he often receives w- mail messages from closet conserva- tives. "Some people write that, 'I'm concerned with saying I'm conserva- tiveon this campus.' People from other universities will write, too, and tell horror stories about saying something politically incorrect in a class and get- ting lambasted for it," he said. Damoose said he hoped Friday's speeches were welcomed by hiding Republicans. "We want people to real- ize how we think and recognize that we are a legitimate alternative to left-wing indoctrination. Hopefully, these speeches will help make the campus safe for conservatives." i lords are eager to exploit. About 5,000 U.N. troops from Pa- kistan are staying to help secure Mogadishu, and another 5,000 Indian U.N. troops backed by forces from several African nations have moved into some of the outlying areas, includ- ing Baidoa and Kimsaayo. However, these remaining U.N. contingents lack the equipment and capabilities of the departing U.S. and European troops, especially communi- cations equipment, vehicles, intelli- gence-gathering networks, radar to track artillery and attack helicopters. The latest surge in violence raises questions about exactly what the costly 14-month-long Western military inter- vention in Somalia has achieved.. Instead of resolving the problems of warfare, clan violence and banditry that led to widespread famine and prompted the international community to send troops to relieve the starving, the intervention seems only to have placed Somalia's fighting on hold. Now that the fragile peace appears to be breaking down, Somalis are re- turning to settle old scores, banditry has resumed, and the country appar- ently is reverting to the violence that existed in the months before the De- cember 1992 U.S.-led intervention. "It's a general breakdown," said Stephen Tomlin, regional director of the International Medical Corps. "Control is slipping away. Increas- ingly, the elders are losing control of the young men." Many relief agencies are now say- ing that with the United.Nations no longer able to guarantee protection, they will either retreat from Somalia altogether or revert to their pre-inter- vention methods of relying on hired@ guns for protection against local thugs. Speaker touts Yoga's healing powers In speech Friday, Swami teaches personal satisfaction By PATRICIA MONTGOMERY DAILY STAFF REPORTER Offering the University commu- nity mantras and meditation, Swami Brahmavidyanada discussed the relax- ing powers of Yoga and how it can improve the quality of people's lives Friday night at the Michigan Union. Brahmavidyanada was the featured guest of the Hindu Students Council's (HSC) Weekend Yoga Seminar. Brahmavidyanada, founder and president of the International Yoga Fellowship Movement in India, led discussions with more than 30 partici- pants about how people can possess the happiness, peace and love that is within. everyone's inner self-existence through Yoga. Known also as Swamiji, he has served for 24 years as guide to many spiritual aspirants and people from all walks of life. Swamiji has also traveled many parts of the world, talking about Yoga and its philosophy. The religious leader made himself comfortable in front of the audience by taking his wrap off one of his shoul- ders. While relaxing, Swamiji said he believes life can be satisfiable in all aspects, even in a world of chaos and disharmony. He said, "You are all wonderful beings! You all have a right to have peace. You can do anything you want to do! Study about the highest of your mind and yourself! This is 'Yoga and Modern Life."' He spoke about the dissatisfaction of the mind because the mind does not relax and accept the spiritual faculty. The spiritual faculty is freedom. Beginning the Weekend Yoga Seminar with a talk about "holistic" and traditional practices of yoga - such as Karma (action), Gnyana (knowledge), Bhakti (devotion) and Raja (meditation) - Swamiji said life can become wonderful through yoga. He also saidpeople can make them- selves function at their highest level by practicing yoga and improve their rela- tionships with spouses, partners, chil- dren, teachers or anyone. With his heavy Indian accent, Swamiji told the audience, "I'm talk- ing with my heart, from experience and with love." Swamiji said his purpose is not to give advice or "to brainwash" but "tol talk about the Holy Culture - India. "We become sick, weak, not think- ing properly because of our minds. It's up there. Now, close your eyes and breathe - deeply inhale and exhale," he instructed his audience. HSC member and LSA sophomore Vipul Parikh said, "There are many different kinds of yogas. Personally, for me, I've found certain methods that have helped me." Yoga teacher Ema Stefanova coor- dinated the event. "You can see change in physical health, better concentra- tion," she said. "For example, if you have stage fright, by deep breathing, yoga relaxes the mind and take the mind off of the stage fright." 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