2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, February 9, 2000 NATION/WORLD OCCUPATION Continued from Page 1 Native American culture is the usage of names that are meant to resemble Native American names. =He referred in particular to "Great Scalper Yost," the nickname taken by former University Athletic Director Fielding Yost. In addition, a plaque hanging on the wall of the meeting space lists the nicknames of Michigamua members such as 'Squaw Teaser Lloyd' and 'Slit Eye Fife.' Delgado said that he and Michiga- mua have no objection to the removal of objects that are offensive to Native Americans. "All that stuff that's up there that is degrading to Native American culture needs to he removed. We take full responsibility for that," Delgado said at the meeting. Many of the visitors were visibly shocked by what they saw in the Michigamua room. "This is revolting," LSA junior Carla Butler said. "I didn't know this went on at this University." An LSA sophomore, who wished to remain anonymous, said although he feels certain aspects of Michigamua practices were offensive, he did think SCC was overreacting to the situation. "It seems to me like this is a total disrespect of Native American cul- ture," he said. "I think they are jumping the gun, but at the same time, if this is something they are passionate about then God bless them." MSA Continued from Page 1 SCC had accused Michigamua of many racist activities, they had given little proof that any actual activities occurred. Bernal countered by saying that their exact actions may not be racist, but the fact that they meet inside a "mockery of a wigwam, refer to themselves as 'fighting wolves' and operate with Native American arti- facts starting at them," can be con- sidered racist. But Delgado said the current mem- bers are intent on getting rid of the artifacts. "This has been a gradual process over time, but we are committed to getting rid of everything," Delgado said. MSA Vice President Andy Coulouris said he sincerely doubts the members of the group are racist, but that a problem still exists. "The fact that there are still ves- tiges about Michigamua being a Frustrated and disappointed with the University? Need help making sense of your U of M experience? Check out http://universitysecrets.com racist group is an inherent problem. I'm a white guy and I felt uneasy about walking into the room today; I can't imagine how I would feel if I was a student of color," Coulouris said. After three hours of debate, the assembly voted to pass a revised res- olution, supporting the SCC and calling for the administration to grant the demands of the occupation, which includes severing University affiliation with Michigamua. Nolan said he was disappointed the resolution. "I support the intent of the resolu- tion, but I don't support the actions of the SCC. I agree the references to Native Americans need to be taken away, but I think the issue should have been presented to the public with a full disclosure of both sides," Nolan said. Kym Stewart, Communications chairwoman and member of SCC, said she agrees with the resolution. "This is a big step for MSA. It shows we can still be a representative for the students," she said. READ THE DAILY. DAIL'Y. AcROSS 'r NATION Silicon valley seeks foreign workers WASHINGTON - High-tech companies, desperate for workers amid a booming economy, want to hire more foreigners and are pushing Congress to expand an immigration program that will let them do just that. Congress temporarily expanded the program in 1998, increasing the number of six-year visas from 65,000 to 115,000 per year. But that hasn't satisfied the high-tech industry's appetite for skilled workers with college degrees. Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle, reacting to the industry's grow ing clout, are developing legislation that would respond to that desire, despite criticism from labor, which contends the foreign workers are unneeded and underpaid at the high-tech jobs. "The most far-out thinking is being done at universities and in the labs," said Mary Dee Beall, government affairs manager at Hewlett-Packard Co. in Palo Alto, Calif., which used the program to hire 200 of 7,800 new workers last year. "If we can't get the foreigners, we're not getting enough of the new skills into the company." The number of high-tech jobs nationwide grew from about 4 million in 1990 to more than 4.8 million in 1998, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "It's just booming," said Thom Stohler of the American Electronics Associao tion. "The pipeline doesn't look promising for filling these slots." 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In the federal government's latest effort to atone for uprooting these lives, Clinton's new budget asks Con- gress to pay for a visitor center at Manzanar National Historic Site - a former internment camp in California about 200 miles northeast of Los Angeles - and to buy or trade land to protect former camps in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Arkansas. The administration also wants to fund a study on preserving and possi- bly adding the Tule Lake camp in Cal- ifornia near the Oregon border to the national park system, as well as other sites that Park Service officials say illustrate "key events or social move- ments" on the World War 11 home front. The proposed spending was announced by Vice President Al Gore and is one of a long list of items in the administration's proposed budget that target California, a vote-rich state that is vital to Gore's hopes of succeeding Clinton. In recently announcing the funding request, Gore called it "an important step to honor and preserve the experi- ences of Japanese-Americans" Order limits use of genetic information WASHINGTON - President Clinton signed an executive order yesterday limiting the use of genetic information by federal agencies in hiring and promotion. The order prohibits federal agen cies from collecting genetic infor- mation from their 2.8 milli4* civilian employees or using such information to make hiring, promo- tion or placement decisions. But ethicists and privacy advo- cates said that, without comprehenr- sive federal legislation, people - including federal workers - will remain vulnerable to the misuse of such information. Call (212) ' f° ,e-mail cesp-info5@columbia.edu, or visit the Web: httW//www.ce.columbla.edu/summer Internihip & summer IwIlh e.:. 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"The principal concern here is the safety of the passengers on board that aircraft," he said. The aims of the hijackers, believed to be Afghans, remained uncleor. Speculation ranged from an elaborate play for political asylum to a bid to win the release of Ismail Khan, a for- mer regional governor in Afghanistan detained since 1997 by the country's ruling Taliban movement. Asked about a potential asylum bid, Broughton said, "In talking around the issues, there are a lot of things raised:' Israel attacks targets deep inside Lebanon JERUSALEM - Under mounting domestic pressure to avenge devas ing Hezbollah attacks on Israeli s diers, in south Lebanon, Prime Minister Ehud Barak launched air attacks yesterday against targets deep into Lebanon, including the outskirts of Beirut, the capital. Israeli fighter planes struck at Baalbek, knocking out power to the ancient city used as a headquarters by the Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon. - Compiled fron Dail v wire repao Can you . U, _ _e. \U. It! 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