LoCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 20, 1997 - 5A oruse roposing ive cable verage )LANSING (AP) - If the experience n the Senate last week was any indica- ionrthe beginning of live television co g in the House this week could go to the lawmakers' heads. despite stern rules that included a iveminute limit on speeches, senators atlod in the camera lights last Tuesday s chigan Government Television eglits first live broadcast of a Senate ession. Senators lined up to deliver their isdom on a wiretapping bill guaran- ed to pass the Republican-run Senate nd got in more time at the microphone rr other legislation. The House, which has 10 members ompared to the Senate's 38, could ffer even more of a steady flow of p es this week than the Senate. use Majority Floor Leader Pat agliardi (D-Drummond Island) who erves on a bipartisan committee set- ing. rules for the broadcasts, said the oal will be to preserve the character of e House of Representatives. The House, always a more raucous hamber than the Senate, will not stop aving fun, Gagliardi said. The rules for ow lawmakers can behave during r asts will not limit debate in any "We'll be sure to add some levity to e program. It takes a little bit of the ressure of the Capital off," Gagliardi aid. "I think we'll all be a little leery bout how far we'll take that. W might hrowu in a little barb or two at each ther to break the ice." The House hopes to have its rules nd the cameras in place by Thursday h n Michigan Supreme Court Chief us Conrad Mallett Jr. addresses a oint session of the Legislature for his nnual State of the Judiciary speech. Until it began showing the Senate essions live last week, MGTV pro- ramming was limited to legislative omnmittee meetings, hearings by var- ous state departments, gubernatorial ews conferences and events from he Supreme Court and state universi- ies. * live legislative broadcasts were eld up by months of debate in the enate and House over rules for cover- ge. But now everything appears ready MGTV, Michigan's version of C- pan, the national governmental affairs able station, made its debut in July 996. The cameras could catch House mem- debating a bill that would make it a el to intentionally mislabel food. Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Battle Creek) roposed the measure in response to he Calhoun County hepatitis A out- teak in March that sickened more than 00 people after they ate tainted straw- erfies provided under a federal school unch program. Andrew & Williamson Sales Co. of aan Diego is accused of illegally dis- ibuting the contaminated strawberries r Mexico labeled as U.S. produce. e Michigan Senate, meanwhile, is cheduled to continue work on a pack- ge of bills, designed to improve safety n Michigan schools. The aim is to give sachers and pupils a more secure set- jng in which to learn, without fear of ngs and violence. OACH o ued from Page 1A ansas assistants Matt Doherty and eil Dougherty. While Goss left town yesterday to nduct interviews through Wednesday, ussell came to Ann Arbor to meet with oss this past Thuisday. Although Russell's coaching experi- nce is limited, he could be the senti- ental favorite. Russell played for the olverines from 1963-66 and went on become a basketball legend. vertheless, Russell's only collegiate oaching experience is his one season at e Division Ill Savannah College of Art nd Design. Russell's Bees went 16-9 ast season. Russell also had a stint oaching for several Continental Basketball Association teams. As for the Kansas assistants, Doherty is starting his fourth season with the Jayhawks and Dougherty his sand. Dougherty also has served as an assistant at Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Drake. Ex-Brigham Young coach Roger Jejd, who Goss said came to him about the position, sent Goss his resume after speaking to the athletic director on the phone. But Reid said he has not yet POETRY Continued from Page 1A said. "We need to check ourselves in terms of our intellectual work production." Art second-year graduate student Aaron Jefferson also dis- played his artwork at the galleries. "For me, 'keepin' it real' is staying true to my art and true to myself," Thompson said. "The idea of real is very person- al. I leave a certain amount of ambiguity to leave interpreta- tion up to the viewer. I show my reality in my work, but if they don't see it the way I do, I'm not offended." The conference was deliberately constructed in an uncon- ventional way, Dickerson said. "We're using various forms of expression of identity, mean- ing, and experience," Dickerson said. "We just wanted to keep this unique, and get just different ways of expressing ideas around this idea of 'keepin' it real."' Rackham third-year student Gail Drakes said the confer- ence's format, as well as the questions posed, challenged scholars' fields of study, which is very exciting. "The University of Michigan needs as many events like this as possible," Drakes said. "If the University of Michigan wants to be in a position to remain competitive and stay on the cutting edge, it will have to be through events like this." While Friday consisted of more informal events, Saturday was filled with formal panel discussions showcasing the papers of speakers from around the country. "These ideas that this conference is raising really strike a chord with people," Allen said. "We've had a lot of support from around the country. We've really gotten a great response." Evans Young, advisor of the conference and assistant director of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies, said the event was unprecedented in many ways. "This is really the first time graduates and undergraduates have worked together on a single project, not to mention an aca- demic project," Young said. From the poetry slam, which was largely attended by under- graduate students, to the panel discussions, composed of mainly graduate students, Young said various manners to interpret "keepin' it real" were featured. "The whole approach was to look at performance and schol- arship as performance,"Young said. Thompson said that although she found the conference engag- ing, she wished more University students had attended, particu- larly white students and undergraduate students. "One of the things I love about this campus is that it's diverse;" Thompson said. 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