Weather Tonight: Light rain likely. Low in mid-30s. Tomorrow: Cloudy, early flurries, high near 50. WE P One. hundred five years of editoril freedom *ari Monday April 15, 1996 °I 1, C IR A~ Alb lo, .A; ,M a-~fhV Spelma By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter Johnnetta Cole, a black woman pioneer in higher education, will address the class of 1996 at the May commencement ceremonies, sources in the University administration con- firmed yesterday. 'ole, the president of Spelman College, has led the all-female black institution since 1987, guiding it into the ranks of prestigious institu- tions. She also is the first black female presi- dent of Spelman, a liberal arts institution in Atlanta, with an enrollment of 2,000. Lester Monts, the University's vice provost for academic and multicultural affairs, said Cole has led the college to new heights, both financially and academically. "It is one of the leading HBCUs (historically *ck colleges and universities) in the coun- try," Monts said. "She has certainly contrib- uted to the development of the institution." Monts said it is appropriate that Cole speak to University graduates because she is an ex- ample of an influential academician. "She is a leading scholar. That is the caliber of individuals we invite to speak," Monts said. "She is highly visible nationally on speaking out about higher education. She will have a great deal to say and a lot that our graduates 1 be able to use as seeds for thought as they pres. to speak at commencement move into their various places in society." Pending approval by the University Board of Regents, Cole will be among seven people bestowed with honorary degrees. Usually about four or five receive this honor. Last year, Marian Wright-Edelman, a politically liberal black woman who heads the Children's De- fense Fund, spoke at graduation. Cole already has re- ceived about 30 honor- ary degrees from univer sities nationwide. Last year, she spoke at the ditInguh University of North Carolina's graduation. eductor The University's hon- orary degree committee extreme! sifts through nomina- tions, which are submit- regarded ted throughout the year. The committee then makes its recommenda- Graduate stui tions and President James Duderstadt picks the speaker from among the candidates. Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies Homer Rose, who works for the committee, said Cole is highly respected nationwide. "She is a distinguished educator and ex- tremely well-regarded," Rose said. "I under- s' r4 y idi+ stand she is a very compelling speaker." Sources said Cole's nomination was ap- proved about a year ago, but the degree was postponed until May, which was the most convenient time for Cole to visit Ann Arbor. Cole graduated from Oberlin College in 1957 with a sociology degree. She then earned her master's degree and doctorate in anthro- pology at Northwestern University. a Cole has written two anthropology textbooks lied and has published other books in anthropology, nd anthropological educa- Swell.tion, African American studies and women's studies. Among her other ac- - Homer Rose tivities, Cole chairs the ies sst.dean board of the Department es asst. dean of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education. She also served on Presi- dent Clinton's transition team as cluster coor- dinator for Education, Labor, and the Arts and Humanities. Michigan Student Assembly President Flint Wainess said he had some reservations about See SPEAKER, Page 2A entres to speak By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter It took RC senior Marian Fiona Bouch 40 minutes to write the speech that the University's class of 1996 graduates will hear May 4. "It's an opportunity to say a final farewell to the University," Bouch said. "My years here have been so good." Bouch said she was surprised when she found out she would be speaking at Michigan Stadium. "For someone who is about to give a speech, I was actually speechless," Bouch said. LSA junior Dan Serota, who serves on the five-member committee that chooses the student speaker, said 15 students submitted speeches. "We read them over and came up with the top choices," he said. "It was clear which had more support than others." The selection committee consists of two students, two staff and one faculty member. Serota said the committee judged the speeches on "wording, how it sounded, how it would impact the student body." Bouch, who will be the University's third at gduation student to speak at a commencement, also ad- dressed her high school graduating class. "This is something more collegiate and sophisti- cated," she said. "It is kind ofa reminiscence on the traditions and the responsibilities that graduates from here carry. I ask people to consider what it means to graduate from the U-M." Bouch, who is from Bloomfield Hills, will graduate with a bachelor's degree in European Cultural Studies. Michigan Student Assembly President Flint Wainess said students should have a greater role in the selection process. "Students should know they are not emipowered to pick their own speaker," he said. "Instead,-not surprisingly, a committee made up of a majority of administrators select the speaker." Wainess said administrators may want a differ- ent type of speech than students would choose. "When administrators select our speaker, they typically select speeches that don't have a chat- lenging message," Wainess said. "They select speeches that essentially say 'Go Blue' and are fconformist, status quo speeches." Commitee picks student from 15 'U' taps Carnegie Mellon dean for Engineenng By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter Stephen Director, Engineering dean at Carnegie Mellon University, will serve as the next leader of the University's College of Engineering. Director's appointment, which will begin July 1, marks the end of a yearlong search process. The selection only needs the approval of the University Board of Regents at this gek's meeting. "He is regarded as one of, ifnot the top, sitting dean of Engineering. He was the first choice of the search committee. We recruited him very hard," said Provost J. Bernard Machen. Machen said 183 candidates were nominated for the position. About 15 received interviews and five made it to the final selection. Machen said that Director, who has served as dean at the eighth-ranked engi- Director neering school since 1991, will bring years of experience to the job. Before being appointed as Carnegie Mellon's dean, Director led the institution's Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering and was a professor there since 1977. Director said he now looks forward to working at a larger, more research-centered university. "It will be nice to be part of an organization that is progressing rapidly and moving into the future," Director said Friday. Adnan Akay, a Carnegie Mellon Engineering professor, the college will miss Director's leadership. "He is an outstanding dean," Akay said. "He has all the best qualities that go along with being a leader. " Machen said Director, 52, is nationally recognized as a See DEAN, Page 2A BREAKIN 'echnology4 brings new thertapy Erena Baybik - ly Staff Reporter On the seventh floor of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital lies a little girl who participated in a video-conferencing ex- periment last week that may allow bone marrow transplantees to break the iso- lation that their disease imposes on them Bone-marrow recipient Jill Boumen, with the help of University Nursing' student Adem Arslanovski, was able to Ommunicate Friday with her class- mates in Grand Rapids via the, Internet and a quickcam camera. "Personal computers can be a valu- able tool," Arslanovski said. "We can Bone-marrow recip use this low-cost tool to improve the from her room at C quality of life for the patient." Bombings force Lebanese exodus Los Angeles Times TYRE, Lebanon - Fear-stricken residents driven by the threat of Israeli bombings fled this city by the tens of thousands yesterday, swelling Lebanon's refugee population to more than 400,000 in the latest stage of an escalating Israeli campaign to force the Lebanese government to rein in Hezbollah guerrillas. This southern port city was turned into a desolate zone of closed shops and vacant streets after Israel issued an ex- traordinary overnight warning that the security sources said. Since Thursday, at least 27 people have been killed and about 80 injured by Israeli forces in Lebanon. Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel in the past week have killed one person and injured more than 40. "Our house has been demolished. We were already hiding on the road last night when it happened," said Manifi Ataway, a 65-year-old refugee of the village of Sawaneh, clutching her 2- year-old granddaughter tightly. "Frustration, pain and torture," she city of 250,000 had been addedto the target list for attack jets and he- licopters seen fly- ing overhead. The exodus came as an array of artillery, planes and heli- copter gunships kept up Israel's pressure on Ira- We were already hiding on the road last night when it happened." - Manifi Ataway Refugee of Sawaneh said bitterly at the thought of leavingbehind herfarmforthe second time; the family also fled an Israeli invasion in 1982. "We are being tor- tured." "We are not happy to see Props and projections Residential College students perform "Your Silence Will Not Protect You," a multimedia production dealing with women and illness using simple stage props and projected images. ~G DOW BARR IERS nian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas - who have been rocketing northern Is- rael - and the rest of Lebanon for a fourth day. The conflict expanded with the first attack on a government power plant that was seen as symbolizing Lebanon's nascent efforts to rebuild after its long and devastating civil war. The strike was "just a hint of what we can do," Israeli air force chief Herzl Bodinger said. All told, three civilians died and seven were wounded in Israeli raids and shelling yesterday in Beirut, the -kaa Valley and southern Lebanon, people abandoning the villages, but we had no choice," said Israeli Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, briefing reporters on the day's opera- tions. "The Lebanese regime will have to decide who is in control, whether Hezbollah is in control. The Lebanese in general will have to decide how they want to live." Hezbollah's leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, pledged that his movement would respond to the campaign by turn- ing Israel into a "fiery hell." He said 300 suicide bombers are on their way to southern Lebanon and that they will strike Israel abroad as well. First woman to deliver Golden Apple lecture By Patience Atkin Daily Staff Reporter For any student who ever wondered what the "f' word means, tonight's Golden Apple Award lecture may shed some light on the subject. Carol Boyd, this year's recipient of the Golden Apple Award, will deliver her ideal last lecture, titled, "The Smoke and the 'F' Word: Women and Health," tonight. Boyd is an associate professor of nursing and women's studies. Although Boyd could not be reached for comment, Ada Sue Hinshaw, dean of the School of Nursing, said she assumes that the "f' word refers to "feminism." "At least, that's what she said," Hinshaw said. Previous Golden Apple recipients in- clude English Prof. Ralph Williams, his- tory Prof. Sidney Fine, chemistry Prof. Brian Cnnol n h~is torv Prof Tomn polls University students to select a Golden Apple winner. "It's a campuswide selection pro- cess," Kraut said. He said that this year, approximately 600-700 nominations were received. "(The decision is based on) a combi- nation of who has the most votes and who has the best responses on them," Kraut said. "Carol Boyd was one of the professors with the most votes, and the most wonderful things said about her." Hinshaw said that although Boyd is fairly new to the University, she is not surprised at Boyd's award. "I've had an opportunity to hear faculty and students speak about her enthusiasm," she said. Jenna Buan, an LSA senior who will introduce Boyd tonight, agreed. "She is very enthusiastic about her class as far as the information she's teaching as well as her stuidents," said Buan, who STEPHANIE GRACE LIM/Daily lent Jill Boumen teleconferences with members of her Grand Rapids elementary school class last week C.S. Mott Children's Hospital with Nursing student Adem Arslanovski.