2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 18, 1998 NATION/WORLD CONNERLY Continued from Page 1 . opinion may not be well-received at the University of Michigan." In preparation for Ward's visit, cam- pus organizations that support the University's affirmative action policies have been solidifying plans to stage a protest before the event. Members of United for Affirmative Action, an umbrella organization that includes student groups such as the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action by Any Means Necessary, the Black Student Union and Alianza plan to meet on the Diag at 5:30 p.m. to march to the Michigan League, where they will picket the speech. BAMN member and LSA senior Jessica Curtin said supporters of affir- mative action should take Connerly's visit very seriously. "This is a tactic the right wing is using to advance their agenda of reseg- regation," Curtin said. "We want to make it crystal clear that Ward Connerly does not speak for us. He does not represent our campus, and he does not speak for blacks, women or minorities:" DPS spokesperson Elizabeth Hall said she is not anticipating any spe- cific problems at the event this evening. "We're aware of the event, and we will be available if we're needed," Hall said. IRISH Continued from Page 1 from taking a break from their stud- ies to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. "I'm not old enough to go to the bars," LSA junior Rachel Theisen said. "I'm going to a couple of par- ties." For some students, day rekindled fond memories of past holiday events with family and friends. "Sometimes we'd go to the parade in New York," LSA first-year student Todd Brilliant said. One popular way to commemo- rate St. Patrick's Day is simply to make everything green. "My mom used to make green eggs for break- fast," LSA first-year student Jenna Fry said. Traditional stories and myths about leprechauns and shamrocks also were remembered by students as a special part of St. Patrick's Day. "In pre-school, my teacher told me that if I didn't wear green, that I would be pinched by a leprechaun," LSA junior Gina Vantuno said. "St. Patrick's Day is a big deal where I'm from," Vantuno added. The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures presents The Twenty-First Annual Hayward Keniston Lecture Giuseppe Mazzotta Vico and the Idea of the University Friday, March 20, 1998, 4:00 p.m. The Michigan Room Michigan League, Second Floor A reception will follow the lecture. MSA Continued from Page 1 well as covering on-campus voting sites. "My favorite part of the whole campaign is actually getting out there and meeting new people," said Garcia, who currently serves as the Academic Affairs Committee chair of the LSA Student Government. "I think students appreciate when we take the time to talk to them and to answer their questions and under- stand where they're coming from." Although most students on the bal- lot will be busy campaigning today and tomorrow, some candidates con- ceded that most of the legwork that goes into a campaign has already been done. "I guess, to be honest, I think these last couple of days aren't the most cru- cial" said New Frontier Party presiden- tial candidate Elizabeth Keslacy, an LSA sophomore. During the past week, Keslacy said that she, runningmate Mike Enright and other New Frontier Party members have passed out a variety of flyers to students outlining the party's main points. MSA Election Director Rajeshri Gandhi, an Education senior, said she hopes voter turnout will increase from last year's percentage. "I would really love to see it at 30 percent' Gandhi said. Many factors should make this year's election more successful in terms of numbers, Gandhi said, including online voting, mass e- mails encouraging voting and the fact that students can see how the issues of this election directly affect them. LIKE NORTH CAMPUS? 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"You have to treat her differently because she has a different reputation' sa Gary Copeland, a professor at the University of Alabama and author on politic consulting and negative campaigns. "One of the worst things that can happen you is when a friend turns on you." To varying degrees, the White House has worked to discredit other women wi have made sexual allegations concerning the president. Clinton supporters portrayed Jones, who has sued the president for s harassment, as money-hungry and a tool of the Republican right. - Y ' - r- Dictionary publisher reviews racial slurs SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- Swamped with complaints and a threatened boycott about the definition of"nigger" in its dic- tionaries, Merriam-Webster is reviewing how it defines offensive words. The 150-year-old publisher for the first time in its history has assigned a task force to consider whether to change the practice of listing definitions histori- cally, with the oldest - and often the most objectionable - uses coming first. The task force comes in the wake of protests over the word from two Michigan women. Still, there are no plans to remove words the publisher concedes are offen- sive and derogatory -such as "queer," "redneck" and "white trash" - from its adult dictionaries. "That would be censorship," said Deborah Burns, marketing director for the Springfield-based publisher. "As a reference tool, the dictionary would not be a comprehensive tool if it did not list the words used in our language." Merriam-Webster's most rec Collegiate Dictionary defines "nigg first as: "a black person - usua taken to be offensive." Other defi tions refer to "a member of any da skinned race," and "a member of socially disadvantaged class of p sons." 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Ignoring the driving rain, Israeli pro- testers jeered Cook at the 6,500-unit construction site, banging pots and pans and chanting "Anti-Semite!" and "Robin, go home!" Netanyahu's snub capped days of wrangling between Israel and Britain over the symbolism of Cook's visit east Jerusalem, the sector claimed the Palestinians as a future capital. "The issue of Jerusalem is a cardii one in our eyes and it is importa us to inform any guest in Jerusale anyone who wants to contribute to 1 peace process that Israel is sovereign Jerusalem and will remain so," a ste faced Netanyahu told reporters. Commerce secretar pushes free trade SAN JOSE, Costa Ric Commerce Secretary William. says President Clinton's failure win fast-track negotiating author in Congress should not delay 1 drive for free trade throughout 1 Americas. 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