LOCAL/STATE-- MaOoer 18. 1999 - 3A CAMPUS 6 UBC prof. to give lecture on Japanese history Asian studies associate Prof. Joshua Mostow, from the University of British Columbia, will be giving a lecture titled, "Court, Commoner, and Country: Visual Appropriation and the 'Tales of Ise"' as part of the Noon Lecture Series. Mostow will discuss two histori- cal times in Japanese history: the late Heian - 12th Century - and the early Meiji - 1870s. The lecture is hosted by the Center for Japanese Studies and will be held on. Oct. 21 at 12 p.m. at 1636 International Institute. Women's Center offers programs Soundings: A Center for Women is now holding registration for their October and November programs. Programs range from Divorce Support Services to Financial Empowerment to Career Change Programs. To request a brochure or to register call 734-973-7723. ALA urges tests during Radon Action Week The American Lung Association of Michigan urges all people to take this week to test their homes for radon during Radon Action Week which continues through Saturday. . Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, and the second leading cause among non-smokers. It is expected to be responsible for thousands of deaths each year. For additional information about radon call 800-543-LUNG. Parisian jazz age exhibit at library An exhibit highlighting the Jazz Age in Paris, 1914 to 1940 will be held at the Ann Arbor District Library through Nov. 29. The exhib- it is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the American Library Association. The Ann Arbor District Library is one of 28 libraries that will host this collection between 1999 and 2001. On Oct. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth floor atrium an opening reception will be held featur- ing jazz guitarist Alex Anest. U.S. Administrator -to lecture on small business Aida Alvarez, administrator of ,,,the U.S. Small Business Administration and the first Hispanic woman to serve as a mem- ,ber of the U.S. Presidential Cabinet, will give a free public lecture titled "A History of Success, A Millennium of Opportunity: Small x'Business Policy for the 21st -Century" on Oct. 22 at 4 p.m. in the Schorling Auditorium at the School of Education. Alvarez is in chtrge of directing the delivery of financial and busi- ness development programs for United States entrepreneurs. The SBA is the largest single financial backer of small business. Y Affirmative Action program televised sentation, "Affirmative Action: Where Do We Stand?" will be broadcast on channel 22, UMTV. The tape will air Oct. 18 at 8 p.m., Oct. 19 at 10 a.m., Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 3:30 p.m. The program details the history of the lawsuits, the philosophy behind the University's admissions practices and an update on the legal status of the cases, which are sched- uled to go to trial next summer. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Lisa Kolvu. Thousands march to support illegal immigrants in US. PROTEST Continued from Page IA nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants were residing in the United States in October 1996. This group was estimated to be growing by about 275,000 each year. This estimate is 25,000 less than the estimated growth in 1994. The 5 million undocumented immigrants made up to 1.9 percent of the total U.S. population. "The goal of the march was to call national attention of the public to the situation that is suffered by undocumented immigrants and to bring light to other issues that concern immigrants," Orellana said. It is estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters walked about two miles from Malcolm X Park on 16th St. N.W., which is near a predominantly Latino/a neighborhood, to Lafayette Park, which is in front of the White House. Women's organizations, workers unions and international immigrant coalitions participated in the march. Cynthia Garza of the Project of the Counsel for Latino Agencies helped organize students from universities across the nation, including the University. Garza offered her office space as a shelter for the students. "It is great that the students of the University are showing such great interest and being a part of the march. I think the University of Michigan has a reputation for being interested in these types of issues and just to have the representation at the march is important," she said. But not everyone at the University favors giving undocu- mented immigrants legal status. Engineering senior Mark Dub maintains that "to give a general granted amnesty to illegal immigrants would be unfair to persons who immigrate here legally." Dub also noted that "if undocumented immi- grants were given legal status it would show people who haven't immigrated here that if you break the law in coming here and don't get caught, it will be OK." But Beatriz Maya, education director of The Farm Organizing Committee, said immigrants should not be penal- ized for needing a place to go. "There is a lot of hypocrisy in the way we treat immigra- tion. The immigrants are blamed for being here and there is no discussion of the causes of immigration," she said. Maya said undocumented immigrants are extremely vulnerable in the United States and are subjected to economic exploitation, iamond leaves committee post "A ~LL[ L~W University students march among the 15,000 protesters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. abuses and in some cases, death. Dub does not reject the humanitarian goals of amnesty altogether. "One of the great things about the U.S. is that it was found- ed on people escaping persecution and I think we should pro- vide a safe haven for those who are escaping inhum an con- ditions;' he said. Yet he said he would limit the ability of natives of other lands to penetrate the U.S. border system without tight con- trols being in place. He said he believes that immigrants who migrate to the United States "need to present themselves here legally. You have to play by the rules. Exploitation and ilegal immigration need to be addressed. They're two separate prob- lems and both are serious." INS reports state that in October 1996, the highest per- centages of undocumented immigrants lived in California, Texas and Washington, D.C., the site of the protest. Orellana related her School of Social Work classroom experience to her marching in Washington. "As a student of social work you are constantly being edu- cated about injustices and how injustices are a very complex issue, lot of the times there are structural causes for people's poverty. This definitely was an issue concerning why people are at the bottom of the ladder and how structurally it's construct- ed," she said. "We're all immigrants regardless of your status of residence or no residence. I think that we are all entitled to certain rights, the right of not being exploited or discriminated," she added. * MSA rep. resigns from posit ion as C ampus Gover nanc e C oun cil c hair By Jeannie Baumann lhl Stat orter L SA junior Rory Diamond offi- cial l resigned Friday evening from his position as cha ir o f the MI ichigan Student Assembly's Campus Governance Council. IDiumond said that he gave up the position to distance himself from the leadership oOf the assembly. "I am happy to be done with the leadership of MSA. The Blue Party has failed at every task that they set out to do," he said. Diamond's position as CGC chair carme into question during last Tuesday's MSA meeting, when MSA Vice President Andy Coulouris made a motion to recall him from this post. Coulouris said the assembly's executive officers have had to take charge of much of CGC's work in the past few weeks. But Diamond said CGC - whose job is to make student appointments for administrative advisory committees - has completed its end of every appoint- ment. le added that any absence of an appointment is not due to any lack on CGC's part but rather the administra- tion. Coulouris said the decision to resign was the sensible choice for Diamond. MSA President "Bram (Elias) and I knew that 1tis was coming *.. I want to thank him for taking it upon himself to step down," he said Diamond stressed that his deci- sion did not relate to the threat of recall. "My position was secure. I had more than a third of the Assembly agreeing with me:' he said. The motion, which the assembly was to set to vote on tomorrow, would have needed a two-thirds majority to pass. Jennifer Vanroeyen, who has been CGC vice chair for the past two semes- ters, will become the interim chair until MSA elects a new one. Vanroyen could not be reached for comment. Elias said elections are to take place during tomorrow's meeting. Elias also noted that he and'Student General Counsel Josh Trapani have been working on a spreadsheet of appointments "to make the job (of C(C chair) more manageable for every- body." Coulouris hopes MSA can use this as an opportunity "for the assembly to for- tify the appointments process" so it can focus on other tasks. "We have real issues ahead of us-to deal with, and I'm glad that (the motion to recall) will not take up the assembly's time," Coulouris said. Diamond agreed that there needs to be a focus on other issues, and cited that as a reason for his resigna- tion. "This is what happens when you have nothing better to do - you just kick up dirt," Diamond said. RECYCLE THE DAILY. Where will you be in summer 2000? Working with parent teacher associations on environmental education projects in the Solomon Islands. Conducting teaching workshops with the Ministry of Education in Nepal. Teaching general or integrated science to high school students in Namibia. Visit our ooth! Health Career Fair / *J% Wednesday, November 3 Register through Career Planning and Placement. To find out about upcoming information sessions visit our Web site www.peacecorps.gov or contact Nancy Parachini at (734) 647-2182 or Peace.Corpf umichedu. DAILY. JOANNA PAINE/Daily University alum Anandini Chandrasekhar (left) and her sister Anjali Chandrasekhar (right) perform a classic Indian dance on the Diag on Friday during India Day. Celebration honors Indi~an life, co-utlture By Jody Simone Kay jaipur earrings. Daily Staff Reporter "I think it's nice to see the saris in per- Barefoot and clothed in bright purple, son and see people out here expressing red and gold saris, performers danced the their culture," said Ruthie Basham, an classical Indian dance, Bharata Natyam, Art and Design junior. to traditional songs in Tamil, one of the Anjali Chandrasekhar, one of the languages that originated in South India. dancers from Hindu Temple Rhythms in A crowd gathered to watch as the dancers Oak Park, Mich., said her costume was transported them from the Diag to tradi- made of silk and is supposed to be tional India. embroidered with gold. India Day, which made its debut on "You're supposed to be dressed like a campus Friday, was a belated celebration bride," Chandrasekhar said when of Mahatma Gandhi's Oct. 2 birthday. describing traditional Indian perfor- "The primary objective is to celebrate mance dress. Indian culture. We're just trying to get University alum Nishant Jain said he people to appreciate something we value," was impressed with the University's said Vivek Padmanabhan, a member of amount of diversity but not its level of the Association for India's Development. integration. The main focus of AID is to raise funds "Diversity is getting to know each for projects in India, said Rachna Dhingra, other's culture well," said Jain, who a Business school senior and member of began the Ann Arbor chapter of AID. AID, the event's sponsor. India Day included not only tradition- AID is a non-profit, volunteer organi- al Indian dance and music, it encouraged zation that supports more than 60 pro- passerbys to participate in Indian culture jects in India promoting literacy, health- and create traditional art forms. care, vocational training, women's Throughout the afternoon, yellow, red empowerment and children's welfare. and green designs made of rice powder Another goal of the event was to bring and called rangoli, also known as painted together the 17 Indian student organiza- prayers, were drawn on the Diag. tions, said Priya Sudarsan, a fifth-year "In traditional Indian homes they Engineering doctoral student and orga- clean the front yard and put these designs nizer for the event. on the ground. It brings art into life and Sudarsan, like many of the participants is a way to bring God into your day," was wearing a South Indian sari and Sudarsan said. THE CALENDAR '#I