TheMichigan Daily - Monday. December 5, 1994 - 3 Picture book on 'U'highlights all from football to festifall Book updates 1968 edition; portrays campus life in its full diversity and color By LISA DINES Daily Staff Reporter u If a picture is worth a thousand words, the niversity has said a mouthful with its new 127-page glossy picture book. The photographic essay, "The University of Michigan: A Seasonal Portrait," published by Brompton Books of Connecticut, follows the campus through the seasons from the first day of classes through the summer and back to fall move-in. "It isn't necessarily a book of snapshots. It's a little more evocative than that," said Liene Karels, who helped design the book. "It's evoca- tive of things past." The last photographic essay the University sponsored was in 1968 and shows an outdated view of campus life. "Most universities have photo essays, and we haven't had one for a number of years," said President James J. Duderstadt in an inter- view last month. "We've tried to make this volume fairly timeless." The University is not making money from the deal with Brompton, but it received compli- mentary copies of the publication. "This was entirely a charitable exercise. To everyone's surprise, we are going to make a profit. A reprint is planned for next spring," said Sydney L. Mayer, Brompton publisher and a 1962 University alum. Karels said the book is aimed at students, parents and alums. She said the book would make a good holiday gift. "I think it is primarily for alums. I think it's a remembrance book," Karels said. "The sec- ondary market is moms and dads - the folks of people who are at the University now." Duderstadt said the book shows that the University has evolved. "An alumnus who has been out of here 20 to 30 years won't recognize many of the buildings," he said. Another book on the University recently hit book shelves as well. History Profs. Mar- garet and Nicholas Steneck have updated Howard Peckam's summary of the University's history, "The Making ofthe University ofMichi- gan," published by the University of Michigan Press. Vice President for University Relations Walter Harrison said the books help instill pride in the University. . "A lot of students don't really understand the history of the University," he said. "The more you know about a place, generally the more you identify with it." Both books are available at area book- stores. Abortion ppponents gain clout in Congress The Washington Post WASHINGTON -Abortion foes gained at least 39 House seats and he Senate seats in the November eections, according to groups on both sides of the issue, giving them a ma- jority or near-majority in Congress on many abortion questions. "The pro-life side had its biggest victory in the history of the move- ment," said Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) co-chair of the House Pro- Life Caucus. Although abortion may be sec- Olary to the Republican "Contract With America," which focuses heavily on economic, tax, welfare and congressional procedure reform, Smith said he believes abortion foes have an excellent chance to roll back Clinton administration policies or existing laws and regulations that Republicans view as fostering abor- tion. *In what abortion opponents assert was a bow to the election results, Clinton on Friday prohibited the use of federal funds for creating human embryo cells outside the body to be used for research purposes - on the very day a research panel recom- mended guidelines for carrying out such research. Although the embryo issue does not involve abortion in the sense the *rd is normally understood - ter- mination of a pregnancy - abortion foes consider it to be a "right to life" issue involving deliberate destruction of a potential human life. "It crosses a line that is barbaric," said Smith. ."We're creating human life for the sole purpose of experi- menting on it." The antiabortion measures envi- *ned by Smith, the National Right to Life Committee and the Family Research Council include locking such an embryo cell research ban into law as well as: Cutting off funds for interna- tional family planning organizations that abortion foes contend use public funds directly or indirectly to work for legalization of abortion in foreign f ntries. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) ered such an amendment last year but it lost. Sources said that now, as incoming chairman of the Senate For- eign Relations Committee, he is likely to bring it up again when he finds an appropriate vehicle. Barring federal support for re- search on the use of transplanted tis- sue from aborted fetuses to allay the effects of Parkinson's disease. 00 Continuing or broadening re- strictions on Medicaid-financed abor- tions, which are allowed only to save the life of the woman or in cases of rape or incest. Restricting research and sale of the abortion pill RU-486. Barring federally funded fam- ily planning groups from counseling young women that abortion is an op- n. Opponents call this the "gag e." Barring the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, U.S. mili- tary hospitals overseas and the Dis- trict of Columbia (even if using its own money) from providing abor- tions. Detroit crime rate jumps 2% to 5th in nation TONYA BROAD/Daily Martha Cook resident Heidi Neuroth and brother Peter greet President James Duderstadt and wife Anne in Martha Cook last night at the reception preceding the 49th annual Messiah Dinner. 49th Messiah dinr brings8 music cinsbigistogether By SPENCER DICKINSON Daily Staff Reporter Martha Cook Building held its 49th annual Messiah dinner for members of the University Musical Society and Messiah soloists yesterday evening. The Messiah concert, which took place Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, was a presentation of the UMS Choral Union and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. The Messiah dinner is a 49-year Martha Cook tradition that began when Leona Diekma, then the director of Martha Cook, invited UMS director Charles Sink and the Messiah soloists to dinner. This year, Martha Cook's residents had approximately 160 guests includ- ing President James Duderstadt, the Messiah soloists and conductor Tho- mas Sheets, UMS DirectorKen Fischer, Dean B. Joseph White of the School of Business Administration, and Univer- sity President Emeritus Robben Flem- ing. Also invited was James Irwin - CEO of the Irwin Group that owns Wolverine Temporary - the under- writer of the concert. "This is the sec- ond Messiah concert we've supported, and we plan to continue to underwrite the concert in the future," Irwin said. Irwin, a School of Education alum- nus, cited the "broad base of participa- tion" and "broad base of appeal" the Messiah concert has in the University and Ann Arbor communities as rea- sons why the Irwin Group had chosen to underwrite the event. Fischer, who originally approached Irwin for support, was grateful for the businessman's assistance in putting on a concert he claimed "drew bigger crowds than a Messiah concert would at Carnegie Hall." One of the biggest attractions of the concert, David Daniels - a soloist of world renown - was also present. "It was a thrill to sing in Ann Arbor again," he said. Daniels studied vocal perfor- mance at the University. Heidi Neuroth, an LSA senior and Martha Cook resident, coordinated the special decorating in Martha Cook. "It's an 18th-century Williamsburg theme," Neuroth said. The decor featured fruits associated with the holidays in the 18th century, and the menu featured quail and venison. Several Martha Cook residents dressed in 18th century costumes to set the tone for the evening. Also present were several males dressed in short pants, long ornate jack- ets, and even powdered wigs. The cos- tumes were on loan for the University Theater Department. But who were the males? "Boyfriends," said one man serv- ing drinks. This was true of all but one of the male attendants. The exception was Peter Neuroth, a Pioneer Middle School sixth grader who cut short a swim meet to serve drinks at the re- quest of his sister Heidi. Guests were individually escorted by MarthaCook residents, who showed them around the building, and ate with them as well. This was an rare chance for students to meet high-level admin- istrators. A string quartet composed of Martha Cook residents entertained guests at a reception preceding the din- ner. The guests then went to the dining room to feast on 18th century delica- cies, but first they were treated to a rendition of the Martha Cook song residents sing before each meal. After dinner, the women of Martha Cook put on a brief performance fea- turing vocal and instrumental music as well as dramatic readings. The event ended in a sing-along. DETROIT (AP) - Crime in De- troit edged up 2 percent in 1993, rank- ing it fifth in the nation in both overall crime and murder, according to the annual FBI crime report. Among other cities in Michigan, Flint's murder rate topped New York City's, while crime rates remained steady in many, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Reports, a compila- tion of information from law enforce- ment agencies nationwide. The report released yesterday shows robberies, assaults, burglaries, carthefts and arson in Detroit totaled 121,140 in 1993, up 2 percent from 1992. Detroit's murder rate was 57 per 100,000, same as 1992. Gary, Ind. led the nation with a rate of 89. New Or- leans followed with 80; Washington D.C. with 78 and St. Louis with 69. Hlint's rate of 34 per 100,000 resi- dents was higher than New York City with 27 per 100,000 and equaled Miami's. State Sen. Joe Con-oy (D-Flint) called the data "a disaster" for the city's public image. Grand Rapids had 17 murders per 100,000; Lansing had 11 per 100,000. Violent crime in Detroit for the first six months in 1994 totaled 13,028, up slightly from 12,650 for the same period in 1993. Detroit was ninth in the nation in violent crime per 100,000 residents for the first half of 1994. Newark, N.J. was first. Grand Rapids was 51st in the na- tion, with a total of 1,350 violent crimes in the first half of 1993, up from 1,280 for the same period the previous year. Warren was 139th in the nation in violent crime; Ann Arbor was 158th. Livonia ranked 179th and Sterling Heights followed at 180th. Nationally, violent and property crimes last year decreased 2.1 per- cent, but murders grew by 3.2 percent to 24,530. The murder rate was9.5 nation- wide per 100,000 population. That was a 2.2 percent increase, but still lower than the rates in 1991 and the years 1979-1981, when it fluctuated between 9.7 and 10.2. Crime ravages U.S. capital WASHINGTON (AP) - Five dozen citizens reporting for jury duty in a murder trial here were asked by the judge if they had lost a relative or close friend to homicide. One-fourth of them stood up. It was a graphic illustration of what years of killings have done to the people of the nation's capital. One of those potential jurors had lost two people, one in 1992 and one in 1993. Another lost a college roommate 18 months ago. He was driving down a street and got caught in the cross- fire of an argument he knew nothing 'about. Athird lost a relative who was shot in the head after her hands were bound with duct tape, an apparent execution. Having one-quarter of a random group of potential jurors acknowl- edge losing someone to homicide is not unusual, said Assistant U.S. At- torney David Schertler, chief of the homicide section. The U.S. attorney's office pros- ecutes all such cases in Washington, where four people, including a po- lice detective and two FBI agents, were slain at police headquarters last month. "The city in the last three to four years has had the highest murder rate per capita, and it's a city with a fairly small population," Schertler said. "That means that you're going to have more people here who have 1been affected by homicide than you are in other places." So how does one find a fair jury to hear murder cases? The question about homicides was just one of many as the judge tried to ferret out whatever knowl- edge, prejudice and emotional bag- gage the jurors were bringing to the courtroom where one young man was accused of killing another in a drug dispute. 2d lecture on postmodernism decries 'five-fold delusion' By DANIELLE BELKIN Daily Staff Reporter Delusion - n., a false belief, espe- cially one that persists psychotically. In his second lecture in a series on postmodernism Saturday morning, Prof. Frithjof Bergmann described the growth of modern society as based on ideas that he termed delusions. Postmodernism is the belief that there's no such thing as knowledge, but rather depends on point of view. The "five-fold delusion" as Bergmann titles it, describes the way society has been built on a misguided idea of what freedom is and how it can and should be experienced. Using examples from Georg Hegel, an influential German phi- losopher (1770-1831), Bergmann de- nied the idea that human beings are "born free." "Hegel thinks (the idea that free- dom is a gift for being part of human- ity) is false and attacks it on factual grounds," Bergmann said. "Freedom as a concept did not come into exist- ence until after a culture was formed first with the Greeks," he continued. The "five-fold delusions" were discussed in parts as terminal, con- ceptual, egoism, values and minimum state. Bergmann defined terminal de- lusion in terms of political systems that are based on the idea that they are finished and complete. He argues that is not the case and society needs new systems that allow for people to live full lives, not lives controlled by a paycheck. Conceptual delusion occurs be- cause people have built into culture the idea that humans are born free, which determined how humans think about freedom. This results in the unfortu- nate circumstance of not being able to think about freedom at all, Bergmann said. "It's ridiculous, knowing what's to their advantage people will do the ex- act opposite to humiliate themselves," Bergmann said. "Actually, people suf- fer from a poverty of desire - a lack of real desire from within, not motivated by external forces," he continued. People must develop a strong in- ner self and that is what is meant by egoism, not the misguided concept that everyone runs around thinking, "Me! Me! Me!" all the time, he said. The issue of values is tied to ego- ism because values have put a stop to the creation of the self, Bergmann said. When one person tells another that he or she "has no values," what they are really saying is they are not concerned with others. It removes the develop- ment of a value system from the person and places it in the control of the soci- ety. The last delusion Bergmann ad- dressed concerns the notion of the minimum state. "Conservatism and lib- eralism cross over. Where one wants regulation, the other does not," he said. Bergmann believes that the struc- ture of society must change, and reason must be applied differently, with a new approach, for people to really experi- ence freedom. "All along there have been more viable and plausible assumptions by which different political theorizing could be done and boy do we ever need it!" Bergmann said. This was the second meeting in a series of talks on postmodernism that Bergmann is giving. A question and answer period followed Bergmann's lecture. 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