MLK DAY The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 19, 1999 - 7A Encompass celebrates 'U' diversity, draws hundreds. By Jewel Gopwanl Daily Staff Reporter East Liberty Street was buzzing Saturday night when a crowd of more than 1,500 students, faculty and parents packed into a sold-out Michigan Theater for the first-ever pan-ethnic diversity show. After the mass of people waiting in line to pur- etickets for "Encompass: Many in One" mally thinned out, the much anticipated show- case of cultures began at 8:15 p.m. The event was one of the first to kick off the month-long Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. The night began with a multi-media presenta- tion highlighting quotes from King's memorable "I Have a Dream" speech. One reason for the large turnout for Encompass was its pan-ethnic line-up of student acts. The show featured traditional dance and music num- bers. One of the first performers, a Korean drum group called Sinaboro, created beats that resonat- ed throughout the theater. Also emphasizing percussion, the Filipino- American Student Association presented "Sakuting," a folk dance from the Philippines. The Persian Student Association took the stage with a dance number called "Del-bar," meaning "holder of the heart" Representing different ends of the world, Kol Hakavod, the University's only Jewish a cappella group, displayed its ability to sing traditional and modern songs in Hebrew, and the Malaysian Student Association performed two dances. Although not affiliated with particular ethnic organizations on campus, several other groups performed cultural dances. The students involved in "Echoes from the East: An Arabic Dance and Tamil Dance" presented traditional performances. With upbeat music and dancing, the audience met both groups with undeniable approval. Concluding the cultural dances and the show, the spicy Salsa dance group and the energetic Congolese dance group both presented animated performances. Deeming themselves a culturally diverse ensemble, Amalgamation-8 played classic ja; typified by a stable-sounding stand-up bass, coni- plex horns and a drawn-out organ. During its performance, a cappella group 58 Greene sang popular American songs. Between acts, Encompass featured short multi- media presentations intended to inform the audi- ence about human rights issues. The program kicked off the winter diversity theme semester and the organization with the same name. Mascots anger Native American activist J. , New: R Nou've got to ggt awvayt By Nick Faizone Daily Staff Reporter While mascots for teams such as the Kansas y Chiefs or the Atlanta Braves evoke cheers om many sports fans around the nation, many Native Americans including Charlene Teters find these images offensive and painful. "America is using Native American mascots to distort our image and deflate the self-esteem of our future leaders;' Teters said Saturday during her address about Native Americans' image in popular culture. "Every day, somewhere in America, some- one is wearing a red face or turkey feathers or mak- ing up ridiculous ceremonies. But this goes unno- ticed. "When are we going to realize this is the same thing as racism?" Teters, a member of the Spokane nation, asked a crowd of 50 at the Mendelssohn Theater. Teters said many Americans are unaware these mascots are offensive to Native Americans. "These images have become so candy-coated that people don't know they are racist," Teters said. "But Americans are playing with ideas that are central to our identity and religion." LSA sophomore Erin Eisenberg said people can be more sensitive to the issue. "In general, American society is not aware of this issue" Eisenberg said. Teters said many mascots are reminiscent of a time when white men openly discriminated against Native Americans. "A brave was a way to call our people less than human so you didn't have to refer to us as simply men or women," Teters said. Teters said her goal is to eradicate these and other offensive images by the year 2000. She said changing the mascots will not affect fans' enthusi- asm for their team. Sarah Wacksmuth, an LSA sophomore, said while she didn't know these mascots were offen- sive before attending Teters' address, she will be more aware in the future of the logos' connota- tions. "It didn't occur to me to think of the Cleveland Indian mascot as a severed head," Wacksmuth said. "Now when ever I see that, that's what I'm going to think of." Detroit to London Round Trip $355.00 Detroit to Costa Rica Round Trip $499.00 d Detroit to Osaka, Japan Round Trip $635.00 GOPs, AAAS debate affinative action Detroit to Rio De janeiro Round Trip $720.00 All fares do not include tax. Council on International Educational Exchange 1218 South University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Phone: 734-998-0200 i By Jaimle Winkler DailyStaff Reporter Among the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, students, campus leaders and community members gath- ered to discuss affirmative action. For the second year, the topic evoked verful emotions from students as the versity faces two lawsuits that chal- linge its use of race in admissions. Last night in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union, Academics for Affirmative Action and Social Justice held a debate with the College Republicans on the use of race as a facor in University admissions before a-crowd of about 200. AAASJ members debated in favor is use, basing their arguments on tfor resolution that "Affirmative Action in University admissions con- tinues to be necessary." "The University is taking into DUDERSTADT Continued from Page 1A account inequities before admissions," said Niki Gregerson, a Rackham stu- dent and member of AAASJ. She also compared the admissions sys- tem to a running track. She said the stag- gered starting lines account for the differ- ences in the circumferences of the lanes. Without the stagger, the runner on the inside lane would have a shorter distance than those on the outside, she said. Gregerson argued the admissions poli- cy is similar in its attempts to give a boost to underprivileged minorities; they do not have to go a greater distance to arrive at the same place as white students. Other items of debate included if wealthier students are able to buy their way into the University by using stan- dardized test preparation, and also reverse racism, race violence on cam- pus and Gov. John Engler's "Robin Hood" program. The program has attempted to equalize the amount spent on each public school student in the state. Ann Yeager, arguing for the College Republicans, said she does not like to think she received admission or jobs based on her gender. "If merit has not been the standard of the past, why can't it be the standard of the present?" said Yeager, an LSA junior. She added that a movement toward a sys- tem of merit is better than staying with a race-bias system such as the University's. Down the hall, and earlier in the day, more than 50 people gathered on the second floor of the Union to discuss affirmative action as it pertains to the two lawsuits. The panel leading the discussion con- sisted of three students, two lawyers and Shanta Driver, the national coordinator of By Any Means Necessary. "We have a right to be heard in this lawsuit," said Miranda Massie, a lawyer for the students who are attempting to intervene on behalf of the University in the suit against the Law School. The group has attempted to intervene in the. lawsuits against the Law School and the College of Literature, Science and the Arts but were denied. They are appealing the rulings. Massie also said she thinks the University and the students attempting to intervene have different interests in the case. She said the admissions sys- tem needs to be reviewed and exposed as being unequal and skewed in wealthy applicants' favor. Agnes Aleobua, a senior at Cass Technical High School in Detroit who has been accepted to the University, said affirmative action is important because it eliminates some of the differences in sub- urban and inner-city education and allows inner-city students a chance to improve the quality of their education. Mandate was developed and as a result, the University has embraced greater diversity with increased minority enrollment. 4)uderstadt answered questions and heard comments from more than 40 members in the audience. - Art and Design sophomore Wilson Hall said he has noticed that although the University is a diverse place, students often associate with students from the same background. "I still see the same kind of groupings that I saw in my high school," Hall said. Duderstadt said society plays a role in this behavior. "It's very hard when students are coming from seg- regated communities," Duderstadt said, adding the cur- rent generation of students has grown up in a relatively stable, peaceful and prosperous period of time, resulting in students who are not as active on social issues. "There is certainly not the same level of intensity" Duderstadt said. "I think there is a need for another gen- eration of activism." Duderstadt talked briefly on the lawsuits facing the College of Literature, Science and Arts and the Law School that target the use of race in admissions. "It is a very important case and ... is quite likely to go to the Supreme Court in three or four years," Duderstadt said. He added that regardless of the decision, the University will always be committed to diversity. 5 - - *-" MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS' volleyball coach is needed for season. Begins immed. and goes until March 27. Contact Bill Schrock at 665-5662. MOTOR GOPHER wanted for Automobile ;Magazine on MWF from 1-5. Good driving record and ability to drive a manual trans. a must. $6/hour. Fax resume, with two references to (734) 994-1153, Attn: Harriet. MS ACCESS DATABASE designer needed for an economic research office. Must be able to rogram Access with SQL and Visual c. Temporary part-time position 10-15 /wk. Please bring resume to Institute for Social Research, 426 Thompson St., Rm. 3084. 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