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The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 29, 1997 - 3A


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Civil rights
activist to speak
at Hutchins Hall
* he University Law School chapter
of the National Lawyers' Guild will
sponsor a talk by an acclaimed first
amendment activist today.
Frank Wilkinson, director of the First
Amendment Foundation and executive
director emeritus of the National
Committee Against Repressive
Legislation, will give a talk titled
"Fighting Terrorism and Preserving the
Fst Amendment: The FBI from J.
ar Hoover's COINTELPRO to the
Anti-terrorism and Effective Penalty
Act of 1996."
Wilkinson is a civil liberties leader
who spent a year in prison for refusing
to testify before the house Un-
American Activities Committee in
1958, and sued the FBI for allegedly
tracking him for years.
The talk will be held at Hutchins
J at noon.
ike registration
drive this week
Bicycles are one of the most com-
monly stolen items on campus, and the
Department of Public Safety is trying
to cut the number stolen by urging stu-
dents to register their bikes with the
city of Ann Arbor.
Students should remember to always
urely lock their bikes in designated
areas and alert officers if the bike is
stolen, DPS officials said.
Registering the bike will help DPS
locate it if the bike is lost or stolen,
officials said.
A free registration drive is scheduled
to be held at Pierpont Commons on
North Campus tomorrow from 1-3 p.m.
and at the Central Campus Recreation
Building on Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to
*-m.
Those who intend to register their
bike must bring a University ID and a
valid driver's license or personal ID.
Satirical play to
open in Trueblood
Theater in Oct.
The first production this year by the
versity's Theater Department will
o'n on Oct. 9, at the Trueblood Theater
in the Frieze Building.
The theatrical production is titled
"The Marriage of Bette and Boo,"
and it satirizes the typical Catholic
family.
In preparing for the play, the stage
designer and costume designer
looked to 1950's women's magazines
as well as wedding photos from the
e era. Every detail, from dress
length to the drapes used in the pro-
duction were carefully planned, orga-
nizers said.
Tickets for the play cost $14, and are
available at the Michigan League
Ticket Office. Performances will be
presented Oct. 9-12 and again Oct. 16-
19.
Gore honors Sea
ant College
rogram

The Michigan Sea Grant College
Pogram, an alliance between the
tniversity and Michigan State
University, was honored last Monday
writh a Hammer Award from Vice
President Al Gore.
Since 1994, the MSG has contin-
Sto develop plans aiding seafood
dlers and processors in following
new regulations that ensure the qual-
ity and safety of the nation's seafood
supply.
MSG's system details points in pro-
cessing where seafood is most at risk,
and gives seven principles to control or
eliminate the hazards.
The new regulations must be met by
Dec. 18, 1997, and similar measures
expected to be passed for the poul-
and beef industries.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter
Marla Hackett.

Panel discusses corporate side of sports

By Kristin Wright
Daily Staff Reporter
As we cheer for and idolize Michael Jordan and
Steve Yzerman, we tend to forget the business
aspect of professional sports.
That was the message given at a panel discus-
sion Friday that commended the efforts behind the
corporate aspects of sports, one of the major back-
bones in the world of professional sports.
The panel discussion also honored Preston "Bob"
Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants and
University alumnus, for his devotion to the
University and his contributions to the Campaign for
Michigan, a $1 billion fundraising project,
"Bob Tisch is someone like me and you who has
fully embraced the purpose of this campaign," said
Regent Daniel Horning (R-Grand Haven).
At the panel discussion held at the School of
Business Administration, sports fans listened to a
group of professional sports team owners who dis-

cussed many problems facing modern-day sports.
In addition to Tisch, the panel consisted of Jim
and Denise Ilitch-Lites, whose family owns the
Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Red Wings; Robert
Nederlander, owner of the New York Yankees; and
Fred Wilpon, owner of the New York Mets.
The panelists were well received by the audi-
ence of more than 100 due to their overt friendli-
ness and the easing charisma of Bernie Smilovitz,
WDIV sports director and moderator of the event.
Smilovitz kicked off the panel discussion by
telling the audience about a letter Tisch wrote to
The Michigan Daily when he was a student - a
letter that now seems ironic.
In the letter, Tisch complained about the high
price of student tickets for University athletic games.
Kinesiology sophomore Greg Dairyko said the
world of corporate sports is especially interesting
given today's face of professional sports, which is
filled with giant contracts and signing bonuses.

"Sports management is the field that I'm inter-
ested in," Dairyko said. "It was interesting to hear
about different issues."
Topics discussed ranged from the animosity
toward sports team owners in New York to the opin-
ions about baseball's future.
"People have blackmailed the state and taxpayers.
New York feels cheated," said a listener from
Rochester, N.Y. "My colleagues don't like owners."
Another concern the panel addressed was the
length of professional baseball games and the
excess of television advertisements during the
games. A member of the audience even suggested
fewer innings.
Wilpon explained that two minutes and 30 sec-
onds per inning must be allotted for advertisements.
"I think they are trying to make games shorter. Until
they shorten games, we'll see a lot more entertain-
ment within baseball games," Wilpon said.
Denise Ilitch-Lites, the only woman on the

panel and a minority in her field, was asked if it
was intimidating to be one of the few female exec-
utives.
"It's very challenging as a female in sports. It's
assumed that I don't know a lot about sports,"
Ilitch-Lites said. "But as years go on, I'm treated
with a lot more respect than when I first started.
Women in sports is fabulous."
The issue of high-paying contracts offered to
professional sports players also was addressed.
Nederlander explained to the audience that "stars
bring in people to the stadium. That's why you have
huge contracts for these players."
Panel members also offered thoughts on the future
of former NBC sports announcer Marv Albert.
"I don't believe Albert will ever broadcast again
for a major network. He's at the end of his career,"
Tisch said.
Lites joked that Albert's future employment would
be at Victoria's Secret.

Bid day

Kushner sings the
praises of socialism

By Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud
Daily Staff Reporter
At times funny and always philo-
sophical, award-winning playwright
Tony Kushner addressed the topic of
socialism last night before a crowd of
300 at the Power Center.
"Why talk about socialism'?"
Kushner asked rhetorically. "Because I
believe the world will end if we don't.
Because nobody else is or very few
are. Because capitalism sucks. It's evil.
We all know it. Let's be done with that
debate. We're not children, we're not
republican freshman representatives."
Laughter sporadically punctuated
the auditorium as the author of the
critically acclaimed drama "Angels in
America" spoke and answered ques-
tions from the audience for more than

individual, it is the antithesis of the
individual's cult, of individualism,
and it does require sacrifice, sacrifice
of privilege, sacrifice of freedom."
Kushner's two-part "Angels in
America" drama consists of"Part One
Millennium Approaches" and "Part
Two: Perestroika." He received two
Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for
the Broadway production, which has a
total running time of seven hours.
Kushner cited many statistics show-
ing the increasing economic gap
between America's rich and its poor as
proof of America's troubles and a need
for the reconsideration of capitalism.
Kushner addressed a sympathetic
crowd that laughed at most of his

scoffs at both the
Democratic parties.

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DANIEL CASTLE/Daily
Members of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority drive down South University Ave., screaming out the windows and welcoming
new pledges to their sorority. Yesterday was bid day for the 18 sororities on campus.
Exhibit celebrates Faulkner's
100th birthda with his works, art

an hour and
a half.
Hillel
presented,
the gay
J e w i s h
playwright
as part of
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Celebration
of Jewish
Arts and
Writers

"We try to bring in a
variety of people . a,
Tony Kushner is an
Important Jewish
Playwright
-Shani Lasin
Program Director for Hillel


epublican and
ushner repeat-
edly indiet-
ed the
Clinton
administra-
tion for
what he
sees as its
failure to
stand up to
the GOP's,
destructive
Sgoals.
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* Faulkner exhibit dis-
played at the U' Special
Collections Library
By Rachel Edelman
For the Daily
When noted and renowned novelist
and artist William Faulkner turns
100, fans, the literary community,
and the University take notice.
The University is holding its own
100th birthday celebration for
Faulkner, who died in 1962 at the age
of 65. The exhibit "William Faulkner:
The First Hundred Years," is on display
at the University's Special Collections
Library through Nov. 22.
"The purpose of the exhibit is to
reveal Faulkner the man and Faulkner
the artist. It covers both his life and
his work. It's an excellent overview,"
said Kathryn Beam, curator of the
exhibit and the humanities collection
of the library.
The exhibit features a diverse array of
materials, including many of Faulkner's
first printings of novels, short stories,

poetry, essays, articles, anthologies,
speeches and screenplays. The exhibit
also features works by members of
Faulkner's family, as well as critiques,
posters, and paintings.
The Special Collections Library is
also showing videos and documentaries
about Faulkner's life and work in the
Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
through Sept. 27.
"I wanted to select items that
would best describe Faulkner's talent,
genius, and life," Beam said.
The exhibit is both a timely celebra-
tion and academic resource at the
University.
"The most interesting part of the
exhibit to me is to trace the publishing
history of any particular title. A person
could use this for an extensive study on
Faulkner," she said.
The materials in the exhibit are part of
the Irwin T. and Shirley Holtzman
William Faulkner Collection, one of the
most extensive in the country. The col-
lection was donated to the library in
1989.
"The Holtzman collection given to

us is very important. It has so much
depth. We'd like to bring it to the pub-
lic's attention, and have more stu-
dents, faculty, and residents be aware
of it and use it," said Peggy Daub, the
head of the Special Collections
Library.
"It looks like it's quite comprehen-
sive. Everyone should learn more about
Faulkner and his work," said University
visitor Chris Vinyard, who viewed the
exhibit,
Beam said the library expects the
special exhibit to attract about 1,000
visitors.
"We're trying to reach an audience
that is acquainted with Faulkner but are
not scholars. It's attractive to high school
and college students, as well as faculty,"
Beam said.
Other activities the library spon-
sors include a catalogue of the exhib-
it and a two-day conference on
William Faulkner, scheduled for Nov.
7-8.
The free conference is intended for
students and teachers of Faulkner,
and is open to the public.

Series.
"We try to bring in a variety of peo-
ple. We hadn't ever brought in any-
one from the theater world," Hillel's
Program Director Shani Lasin said.
"Tony Kushner is an important
Jewish playwright."
The event was co-sponsored by the
Michigan Student Assembly's Office
of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender
affairs and the department of theater
and drama.
Kushner said socialism brings
together the needs of the individual and
the population in general.
"Socialism requires sacrifice,"
Kushner said. "While I do not believe
that socialism is the antithesis of the

reproached
President
Bill Clinton for not protecting the:
National Endowment for the Arts from
the attacks of conservative lawmakers.
Kushner's most recent work, "Slavs!
Thinking about the Longstanding
Problems of Virtue and Happiness"'
was completed in 1994 and discusses
the moral duties of citizens living in
stifling economic and social times.
Kushner was introduced by OyamO,
a University associate professor of the-
atre and a fellow playwright.
"When a playwright introduces
another playwright there is always the
danger that the introduction itself will
spiral out of control;' OyamO said.
"That's what good theater's about."

State leaders endorse
latest FDA overhaul


WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate
passed a far-reaching bill last week to
transform the way the Food and Drug
Administration approves new drugs
and medical devices.
The bill passed Thursday by a lop-
sided 98-2, reflecting the lengthy nego-
tiations that produced a compromise
aimed at meeting the concerns of both

industry and consumer groups. Both
Michigan Sens. Carl Levin, a
Democrat, and Spencer Abraham. a
Republican, voted for it.
There was support for most elements
of the bill, which include making it easi-
er for patients to obtain experimental
drugs and speeding up the processes of
approving drugs and medical devices.

Correction:
r The "Back to the Sea: The Evolution of Whales" opens permanently to the public on October 18. This was incorrectly
reported in Friday's Daily.
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