S4~ The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 3, 1995 - 3 Week set to celebrate Latin Americans The University will celebrate Latin American week from April 1-7 with music and films - all open to the public. .The week's events started Satur- day with a day long leadership confer- ence. Tonight, Fabian Muenala of the Confederacion de Nacionalidad Indigena del Ecudor will speak at Trotter House. Tomorrow, United Farm Workers officials will honor Cesar Chavez and La Voz Mexicana during a dedication of the Cesar Chavez Lounge at Mosher- Jordan residence hall. Thursday, artist Mel Rosas and musician Aden Sur will visit campus. The week will end Friday with a dance, "Baille Fi- nale" in the Michigan Union's Pendleton Room. 3 'U' students win *Rockefeller scholarships Each year, the Rockefeller Broth- ers Fund selects three students nation- wide to continue their studies in educa- tion through a $2,500 fellowship. This year all three recipients were from the University. School of Education junior Kia Berry and LSA juniors Gregory White and Raul Garcia will participate in the fellowship program this summer to study education. White will spend his fellowship in South Africa while Gardia will study in Texas. Berry will spend her fel- lowship this summer in Ann Arbor studying higher education. "I'm excited and I hope to eventu- * ally start teaching and moving on to education at a higher level," Berry said. In the fellowship application pro- cess, the university or college ini- tially selects three students who then travel to New York for the semi- finals. The three finalists were cho- sen after individual interviews. Coursepacks to be * reincarnated Actress Shirley MacLaine isn't the only one who can be reincarnated. Thousands of coursepacks are used by students each year - each contain- ingrecyclable pages thatcan save trees, conserve natural resources and reduce the waste going into landfills. "Obviously, we really have a severe problem with resource depletion," said Eric Gedeon, store manager of Kinko's Copies on East Liberty Street. James Lavallee, a Dollar Bill Copying employee, said, "The envi- ronmental aspect of it (is) the more recycling, the less trees that are used. I think it's more of a moral thing." Many of the copying and coursepack services around campus - including Michigan Document oService Dollar Bill Copying and Kinko's Copies - do not buy back coursepacks, but they accept coursepacks for recycling. Gedeon said the city of Ann Arbor initiated the effort in order to reduce waste. Students also can place coursepacks in the city's beige, resi- dential newspaper recycling bins by removing the binding, wrapping the coursepack in a brown paper bag fas- tened with tape and labeling it as "White paper." "If the coursepack is bound or if it's glued, we can either just cut the edge off and then recycle the white pages," Lavallee said. Ann Arbor was able to save 763.92 tens of white office paper from going into landfills this past academic year. And that's more times than Shirley MacLaine claims to be reincarnated. - Compiled by Daily StaffReport- er Frank C. Lee and Amy Klein Golden Apple recipient By Michelle Lee Thompson Daily Staff Reporter Tom Collier does not know what he is going to speak about tonight during his acceptance speech for the Golden Apple award. "It will be a history topic. I talked to the guys on the SHOUT committee, and we agreed that the title would be 'Hey, What Happened?' because that's what history tells us," Collier said. Students Honoring Outstanding Undergradu- ate Teaching, or SHOUT, is sponsoring tonight's speech and has chosen Collier as the Golden Apple's fourth winner. The honor includes a $1,000 award and the opportunity to deliver a public lecture tonight. "Our balloting process produced a very strong support for Collier," said LSA senior Niels Rosenquist, a member of the selection committee. "It was pretty clear that he was the winner this year." Rosenquist said that Collier's name has come up in previous years' selections, but that this year, student support was overwhelming. Although the selection is based on balloting, it is not a straight-vote process,and Rosenquist said voter turnout was low this year. SHOUT mem- bers consider e-mail submissions and essays vot- ers write on their ballots describing the profes- sors. "He sort of gives students a new outlook, will give public especially on the Vietnam War, but also 20th ous winne century wars in general," Rosenquist said. recipients Collier is a lecturer in the history department very pleas and teaches "The Vietnam War" and "20th Cen- to teach ov tury American Wars." He taught at Eastern Michi- me they' gan University, the University of Maryland and gratified t West Point Military Academy before his tenure at Collie the University, which began in 1981. Duke Uni "The qualities that he has are the same quali- West Poin ties that every professor who has won the award his Ph.D., before has," Rosenquist said. Althou Previous winners include chemistry lecturer and is uns Brian Coppola, English Prof. Ralph Williams will defin and history Prof. Sidney Fine. Collier Collier said he has great respect for the previ- 7:30 p.m. lecture ers and feels honored to he among the of the Golden Apple award. "I'm very sed. It's the students that I've been trying ver the years, and the students are telling ve heard me." Collier said. "I'm ver\ to win a student award." r received his master's degree from iversity and his bachelor's degree from nt. He says he is "passively working on" at the University. ugh Collier is modest about his teaching sure of tonight's topic, he said, "There itely not be a quiz." will speak at Rackham Auditorium at Doors open at 7 p.m. Students' Party takes most open LSA-SG seats Tell me a story- Children gather at the Kerrytown shops to hear Mother Goose tales yesterday. The Kerrytown stores sponsor the story hour on the first Sunday of every month. U.S. Education official criticizes GOP financialaid ct proaposals By Stephanie Jo Klein Daily Staff Reporter After a week of counting ballots, LSA-Student Government finally an- nounced the results of the representa- tive tallies Friday. While President-elect Rick Bernstein had predicted that Michi- gan Party "would take all the repre- sentative slots," there was an even mix. LSA Students' Party garnered eight slots, the Michigan Party took six seats and independent candidate An- drew Ward also won. Bernstein said he was pleased with the results of the election nonethe- less. "I am confident that we will move forward together. I believe those elected to be kind people and will enjoy working with each and every one of them," he said. Ryan Boeskool, outgoing LSA- SG president, said he was initially skeptical about the election returns. "I was an independent, so I was not rooting for either one," Boeskool said. "I was worried about the Michigan Party not having a single ounce of experi- ence. LSA Students' Party was all people running for re-election. I was hoping there would be some experience." Boeskool praised Bernstein's net- working abilities and Vice President- elect Steve Madhavan's programming experience. "I'm very excited on the representative side, since they have the needed experience ... that will help Rick and Steve immensely." First-year student Marisa Horowitz, who received the most stu- dent support, said she "really did not New representatives Here are the new representatives for LSA-Student Government, in order of voter preference: Marisa Horowitz Andrew Ward Stephanie Molnar Kelly Kloustin Dara Schoenwald Pranav Patel Barry Rosenberg Jeff Berger Brittany Schultz Seth Gladstein Brian Gitlin Randy Meisner Ashish Goyal Andrew Hamilton James Winschel know about the government until two weeks before (the election) when I went to the Michigan Party meeting." Horowitz said she hoped for party influences to dissolve. "We're all doing the same job. And now we're one, instead of three, different groups." LSA Students' Party candidate Kelly Kloustin also won a seat. A first-year student with one term of LSA-SG expe- rience, Kloustin e-mailed Bernstein and Madhavan with congratulations upon hearing the initial results. "We need to establish alliances and not bicker," Kloustin said. The transition meeting will take place tomorrow night at 6p.m. in Room 2002 of the LSA Building. By Melissa Rose Bernardo Daily Staff Reporter Madeline Kunin, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, was on campus Friday morning to deliver a mixed message regarding the future of federal financial aid for University students U.S. Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-Ann Arbor) joined Kunin in criticizing Re- publican lawmakers for targeting stu- dent financial aid before a crowd of 20 in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. "(The Clinton) administration is committed to not only maintaining student financial aid, but expanding it," Kunin said. "The 'Contract (With America') and the majority is clearly committed to reducing it." The "Contract With America," a package of reforms proposed by Re- publicans in the U.S. House, calls for billions of dollars in cuts to federal spending. The proposals, slated for debate in early May, would eliminate the interest exemption on federally subsidized loans, cap funds in the direct loan pro- gram and cut campus-based aid such as work-study and the Perkins loan. If approved, the cuts could cost Univer- sity students up to $9 million in finan- cial aid. Rather than an outline of specific proposals, Kunin's speech was more of a rallying cry for University stu- dents. "Education is that miraculous ladder that we have constructed in this country, and to make that ladder more shaky and more fragile sends abso- lutely the wrong message," she said. "We have built a system over the years where in reality no one has to say 'no' to college because of the burden of finances. ... I think this is the first time since student financial aid has started that we're seeing a real divergence in policy," she said. Rivers and Kunin outlined two onflicting trends: the desire for a smaller, more efficient government and the shift in the government's values. Rivers elaborated on the latter. "There is very much a sentiment among the Republican majority that the (federal) government shouldn't be in the business (of financial aid) - the government should be dealing with national defense, foreign relations and not much else," Rivers said. Both Kunin and Rivers empha- sized that federal financial aid is just one of many programs in jeopardy. Programs like school lunches, wel- fare and the National Endowment for the Arts also are under fire from Re- publicans determined to balance the budget through spending cuts. Kunin urged University students to fight for the survival of these pro- grams. "We need this generation to be engaged in the debate about what kind of a country, nation and commu- nity we want to be," she said. r _ - _..® LEAP teaches Asian Americans to lead Columbia Review INTENSIVE MCAT PREPARATION On Campus at U of M ": M :: NOW FILLING! By Gail Mongkolpradit Daily Staff Reporter J. D. Hokoyama, an expert in race relations, met with students at Lorch Hall on Friday to discuss the problems facing Asian Americans in society. Hokoyama is the president and ex- ecutive director of Leadership Educa- tion for Asian Pacifics. LEAP is a nonprofit, community organization founded in 1982 to de- velop and expand Asian Pacific Ameri- can leadership roles. Hokoyama pre- sents community programs and pro- vides consulting services to corpora- tions that employ Asian Americans. At the University, Hokoyama em- phasized the importance of realizing that despite the number of affluent Asians visible at the University, a large number of Asians live in poverty in the inner cities. The "model minority myth" classi- fies all Asian Americans as hard-work- ing, intelligent people who have made it in America, he said. "We all stereotype each other, and we all are stereotyped," Hokoyama said. "The danger of the stereotypes is that they become reality." The "model minority myth" also affects other people of color because they are constantly compared to Asian Americans. "Why can't you work hard like the Asians?" is a common phrase heard by other minorities, he said. As of today, 59 groups fit into the term "Asian American." Hokoyama said people generalize that all Asian Americans are the same. "Generally, when Caucasians see Asian Americans, they automatically assume that they are either Chinese or Japanese," he said. Hokoyama also discussed the lack of leadership skills among Asian Americans. He said that it is a result of Asian upbringings. "Asian values tell them to stay low-key. As a result, they are invisible," Hokoyama said. He ended the discussion by ad- dressing the lack of role models for the Asian Americans of this generation. "Asian role models are needed to help motivate the younger generation to become leaders," he said. Although the Friday evening dis- cussion drew a small audience of 15, participants said it was very interesting. "It was very informative and it rein- forced a lot of knowledge that I pre- sumably held and it provided me with a new insight," said graduate student Kehli Harding. The University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society is now accepting petitions for "Grand Duke" (fall '95)for: Director, music director, set and costume designer Call 434-4722 by April 5, 1995 SaUDENT orCI Savis of 20% or More! .. ' f il ii A i riiiiiir ' i \ k . i lit ' What's happening in Ann Arbor today GROUP MEETwNs U Ninjitsu Club, beginners welcome, 761-8251, 1MSB, Room G21,7:30- 9 p.m. "0 Shoran-Ryu Karate-Do Club, men and sponsored by Careers in Social Change, Michigan Union, Wolver- ine Room, 7-9 p*.m. STUDENT SERVICES GOpherBLUE 0 North Campus Information Center, North Campus Commons, 763- NCIC, 7:30 a.m.-5:50 p.m. D Northwalk, 763-WALK, Bursley Lnhov 8nm.-1:30 a m. I i a I