The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 12, 1994 - 3 *U.S. counts on Latin America for free trade The Washington Post MIAMI - In one month, the United States Sas moved decisively to tighten its economic ties with Europe, Asia and its own neighbors in the Americas through watershed trade agree- ments and commitments. Of these three partners - Europe, Asia and Latin America - the Clinton administra- tion appears to prefer the nearest one. Flavoring the 34-nation Summit of the Americas that concluded here yesterday was a sense of expectation and common purpose at transcends the uneasy undercurrents that ark U.S. efforts to expand trade ties across the Atlantic and Pacific. U.S. trade experts and Latin American diplomats agreed that of the three frontiers for U.S. trade, the Ameri- cas may hold brighter promise of future progress than either the Atlantic or Pacific. "It is easier for countries in the Americas -just as it is easier for European countries in the community, or for Asian countries that C volve around China or Japan-to strike free de accords than it is to go at it universally," said Chile's finance minister, Eduardo Aninat. Viewed only in commercial terms, the commitmentby the Western Hemisphere lead- ers to negotiate a free trade agreement for the region is not much different from a similar declaration last month by Pacific nations. The goal set at the Summit of the Americas is to complete a free trade pact by 2005. The targets established by President Clinton and leaders f 16 other Asian-Pacific nations last month Leaders take step to free-trade hemisphere Los Angeles Times MIAMI - Embarking on what President Clinton called a "historic step," the United States and 33 other nations of the Western Hemisphere agreed Saturday to complete com- plex negotiations within a decade to eliminate all tariffs and other barriers to free trade from the Arctic to Argentina. "We believe the agreement we have made today to launch the Free Trade Area of the Americas will produce more jobs, higher in- comes and greater opportunities for all of our people," Clinton said, setting the goal of estab- lishing a free-trade zone of unprecedented eco- nomic and geographic reach. The agreement is the centerpiece of the two- day Summit of the Americas. It is seen as an ambitious and concrete measure to spur liberal- ization of trade and boost commerce, not only in the hemisphere but around the world. It would not actually be implemented, how- ever, until some time beyond the target date of AP P 2005 when the negotiations should be finished. The summit, which ends tomorrow, is the t first such gathering in 27 years. It has brought to Miami the presidents or prime ministers of every nation from Canada to Argentina. Only gress en- Cuba's Fidel Castro is missing, but in the nth, may aftermath of the Cold War and the collapse of future of his Soviet allies, his absence no longer casts a shadow over such proceedings. s that to- Even a massive demonstration by his many a closer opponents in the Cuban expatriate community ts trading here was barely recognized during a day in n Europe. which the overriding theme was Latin America's turn toward market economies and away from the often heavy-handed state interference of the post-World War II era. Although the U.S. embargo against Cuba was not officially a subject of discussion, the presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia suggested that dialogue rather than isolation is the best way to push for democracy in Cuba. But Argentine President Carlos Menem said that Cuba's government "must begin an open- ing toward representative and pluralistic de- mocracy" if it wishes to rejoin the hemispheri- cal community, according to the text of his speech to the summit. Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo empha- sized his country's traditional insistence on a policy of nonintervention, an indirect slap at the United States' Cuba policy. Several Latin presidents expressed their dis- may to Clinton over Proposition 187, the mea- sure passed by California voters to deny educa- tion and other public benefits to undocumented immigrants and their children. Colombian President Ernesto Samper said he told Clinton that the measure "sets an abysmal precedent" in relations between Latin America and the United States that "violates a long good-neighbor tradition." Clinton assured the summit participants that his administration did not support the measure but added that immigration policy as a whole should be reviewed, according to Panamanian officials who attended the con- ference. President Clinton and Guatemalan President Ramiro de Leon Carpio sign a summi declaration yesterday as other international leaders look on. are more distant, between 2010 and 2020. And if results - not promises - are weighed, the initiatives for both the Americas and the Pacific do not measure up to the accomplishments of U.S. and European nego- tiators in producing a landmark expansion of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the overall trading regime for the world. But the GATT agreement, which Cong dorsed and Clinton signed this mon represent the history rather than thet trans-Atlantic cooperation. But the inescapable conclusion i day, the Clinton administration has bond to its American neighbors than it partners in the Pacific or its old allies in Latinos celebrate Posada at Stockwell ACINGDO 2 small-town chiefs seek to lead A2 cops By JOSH WHITE Daily Staff Reporter As snow covered the ground and people's heads began to fill with holi- day decorations and songs, the Christ- mas season descended upon Ann Ar- bor in yet another way Friday night. Participating in the annual Posada celebration, Spanish for "a home," members of the Latino group Alianza brought a little piece of tradition to Stockwell's Rosa Parks Lounge. "The Posada is a Mexican annual celebration in early December about the birth of Jesus Christ," said LSA sophomore Alejandra Montes, who co-organized the event. "We try not to make it a religious event here, just to bring the tradition to Michigan and allow Latino students to come to- gether." Knocking on the outside doors of e lounge and singing a traditional ong, half of the participants por- trayed the Virgin Mary searching for a home in which to give birth to Jesus. The others stood inside the lounge, responding in verse, until the end of the song, when those on the outside were allowed to enter. "It represents the Virgin Mary knocking on doors and being turned away," said LSA sophomore Angelo ;'isnero, a member of Alianza. "When the people on the outside are let into the room, signifying the stable that Mary was allowed to enter, we join in song and celebrate." Following a storm of confetti and joyous voices, the group brought out a pinata for partiers to take swings at. Montes said that breaking the pinata represents the breaking of all evil. Then there was the food. The more than 40 students at the party enjoyed delicious homemade tamales, beans and rice, and chips and salsa while Spanish Christmas music played in the background. Montes said that everything, including the decorations, was homemade, with the RHODES *0ntnued from page 13 program officials said. Many of the students named as Rhodes scholars showed interest in community service. Several volun- teered as tutors for inner-city chil- dren, one student tutored prison in- mates and another worked at a center for sexual assault victims. Brent Roam, a wligious studies major at Arizona State University, founded a drug outreach center in Stockton, Calif. Roam is also an actor exception of the pinata. "If this was something that these students' families had as a tradition at home, this is definitely something that they would miss because they are at school," Montes said. "It is a tradi- tion that is dying down but one that, in Ann Arbor especially, can bring people together." LSA first-year studentJorge Lozano, who organized the event, agreed that the celebration was unifying. "Basically this night was to bring the whole Latino community together in a special event that is important in tradition and culture," Lozano said. "Hopefully we will be able to con- tinue this in the future. It really brings us closer." Other students thought that the Posada celebration - Alianza's sec- ond - was beneficial. "It was nice, I liked it a lot," said Engineering junior Ramiro Cerdad. "It was in a way just like home, it was structured in the same way. This was very good to have because I would not do it at school otherwise." LSA sophomore Maria Perez said that she will go again next year if she can. "Celebrating Posada was a new experience for me," Perez said. "It seems to have gone pretty well and I had a good time. The food was excel- lent." Cisnero said Alianza is "a socially and politically based organization for Latino students." "We promote service in the com- munity, tutor in the schools and re- cruit Latino students as well as offer- ing support and trying to maximize the success of Latino students and members of the community." Among other activities, Alianza is also involved with the Residence Hall Association's boycott of California table grapes and opposing California's Proposition 187, which sets restric- tions on benefits to illegal immigrants. (See related story on Page 1) and plans to study English language and literature at Oxford. The winners were also active in a wide variety of sports, including kick boxing, rock climbing and soccer. One scholar, Rebecca Spies of Villanova University, has won three track awards, program officials said. Spies of Livermore, Calif., is a biol- ogy philosphy major who plans to pursue philosphy, politics and eco- nomics at Oxford. Seven University students were granted interviews but all were cut. Last year the University had its first Rhodes scholar since 1980. By JAMES M. NASH Daily Staff Reporter The two police chief finalists are coming to Ann Arbor this week for a round of tours and interviews that will determine the next head of the city's largest department. Jeffrey Kruithoff of Battle Creek and Carl Ent of Muncie, Ind., emerged from a nearly yearlong search that filtered out about 50 candidates for the position. Kruithoff, a deputy police chief, and Ent, a police chief, will be inter- viewed this week by City Adminis- trator Alfred A. Gatta ib preparation for the Jan. 3 City Council meeting, during which Gatta is expected to recommend a new chief. The council will likely approve Gatta's recommendation, but not with- out independently reviewing the can- didates, said Mayor Ingrid B. Sheldon. "In such a sensitive position, I'm sure (council members) will put out feelers to see whether we should sup- port the administrator's recommen- dation," Sheldon said, adding that her office already has received endorse- ments of both candidates. Kruithoff has worked in law en- forcement for 22 years, the last 15 in Battle Creek. He helped pilot a televi- sion program there to explain and promote the police department. Ent supervises the police depart- ment in Muncie, a city of about 75,000 that includes Ball State University. Andrew Wright, an LSA sopho- more who sat on the committee that helped select finalists, said Ent's ex- perience in a university community would be an asset to Ann Arbor. But Wright said both candidates deserve the job. "I think they're both amply qualified," he said. Sheldon agreed. "We were con- cerned about the professionalism of the departments (candidates) were coming from," she said. Craig Roderick, a deputy police chief in Ann Arbor who has worked extensively with the University's De- partment of Public Safety, was elimi- nated from the search at the beginning of this month. The mayor said Roderick was a viable candidate, but was ham- pered by a lack of experience. The new police chief will succeed Douglas Smith, who left Ann Arbor in the spring to become police chief of Tucson, Ariz. The police chief job pays $61,609 to $78,145. Ann Arbor's police chief search was derailed this summer after the City Council split over what traits to seek in a police chief. Council mem- bers later resolved their differences, selecting leadership qualities and community relations as the principal criteria. Darby Wilde, a graduate student in the School of Music, prepares for a performance Friday night at the Dance Building with her husband Chip. 1994 Rhodes scholars Benjamin F. Jones, Falmouth, Mass., Princeton University. Sarah E. Light, Belmont, Mass., Harvard University. Diana M. Sabot, Williamstown, Mass., Dartmouth University. Rinku Chandra, Providence, R.I., Brown University. Jennifer Babik, Piscataway, N.J., Princeton University. Tracy Johnston, Garrison, N.Y., Wellesley College. John H. Leaman, Lancaster, Pa., Elizabethtown College. Rebecca Spies, Livermore, Calif., Villanova University. Mike Wenthe, Athens, Ga., Duke U. Robert W. Johnson, Jonesboro, Ga., Furman University. Jennifer Santoro, Audubon, Pa., U. of Tennessee at Knoxville. Zayde Gordon Atrim, Richmond, Va., University of Virginia. Rebecca Bogge, Louisville, Ky., H arvard University. Jonathan 8eers, Mount Pleasant, Mich., University of Chicago. Eric R. OlIver, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Miltay Academy. James R. Wall, Jr., Greenleaf, Wis., University of Wisconsin. La Pierson, Ames, Iowa, Iowa State. Matthew Polly, Topeka, Kansas, Princeton University. Maria Kalbel, Minneapolis, Minn., Harvard University. Melling Hazelton, Chicago, Ill., University of Chicago. Mallory Ann Hayes, Tuscaloosa, Ala., University of Alabama. Drew Dianne Lamonica, Baton Rouge, La., Louisiana State U. Cristina Maria Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas, Yale University. Monica Salamon, Dallas, Texas, Harvard University. Brent Roam, Phoenix, Ariz., Arizona State University. Rachel Maddow, Castro Valley, Calif., Stanford University. Jordan T. Schreiber, San Cristobal, N.M., Harvard University. Heather Ure, Salt Lake City, Wellesley. Thomas Gelser, West Middlesex, Pa., U.S. Air Force Academy. Ryan Sawyer, Boise, Idaho, Seattle U Debra L Wait, Portland, Ore., Oregon State University. Drew D. Hansen, Mercer Island Wash., Harvard University. - \ ., - ...- ., * .N - U . i, ixV. ". . .Y K - .\. N , -? u' . a s . . >. .. ,.. t . um