LOCAL/S TATE
The Michigan Daily -- Monday, April 2, 2001- 3A
CAMPUS
History of 'U'
mnedicine discussed
University history of medicine Prof.
e'Howard Markel will give a free lecture
*titled "An Example Worthy of Imita-
tion: The U-M Medical School, 1850 -
200" tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the
University of Michigan Observatory
-r1eeting room at 1398 E. Ann Street.
At the University, Markel charts the
sclaool's history from its rough begin-
nings to its current status among the
top universities in the nation.
.Prof. addresses
,*American Indian
health issues
University of Colorado History
Prof. Emeritus Vine Deloria, author of
Red Earth, White Lies and leading
Native American spokesman, scholar
an advocate will give a lecture and
answer audience questions on public
health and human rights titled "Daily
Life on American Indian Reservation,"
Thursday from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The lecture is hosted by the Center
for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and
Health (CRECH), found at
wwiwsph. umich.edu/crech.
The American Indian's life
expectancy is 5.2 years less than the
general population, and the suicide
rate for American Indian male youths
is two to three times greater than the
"'national average. The University
*Sihool of Public Health hopes to
address significant health concerns
among American Indian communities.
To learn more about Deloria's
many publications, visit
Pi w. ipl.org/cgi/ref/native/brow se.pl/
,931.
The free lecture is sponsored by the
University School of Public Health and
will be held at Rackham Auditorium.
IAnnual poetry
. :festival features
local, national poets
"Bridging the Beat" is the theme of
this year's National Youth Poetry Slam
Festival. Readings will be given by
local poets and adult regional and
national poetry slam champions Friday
from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. in 1800 Chem-
*istry Building.
Local poets include Angie Beatty, Dec
White, Yohance Murray and Pioneer
High School English teacher Jeff Kass.
Regional and national poets include
1998 National Poetry Slam Champion
.gie Gibson, 2000 National Poetry
Slam third-place finisher Al Letson,
1999 National Poetry Slam fourth-
place finisher Jason Carney, Santa
,Cruz poetry slam team member Shail-
ja Patel, 2000 National Poetry Slam
runner-up team member Richie Perrin
and 1999 National Poetry Slam Cham-
pion team members Big Poppa E,
SEitan Kadosh and Seeking.
Tickets are S10 ($2 dollars for stu-
.ents) at the door or call 677-0526 to
get tickets in advance.
Director spills
theater tricks
The University School of Art and
Design and the Institute for the
H4umanities will sponsor "Vampires,
g ppelgaengers and Aliens: Resi-
4ent and Otherwise" Thursday at 5
p.tp.
Theater director Pong Chong co-
creator with Benjamin Bagby of Curse
of the Gold: Myths from the Icelandic
Edda, will discuss his interdisciplinary
approach to theater.
The free talk will be held in the Art
and Architecture auditorium on North
Campus.
U' students design,
present exhibit
A panel of University student cura-
tors of the African Art of Dual Worlds
e4iibit will speak at "Gallery Talk,"
sponsored by the University Museum
of Art at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The students will discuss their
exhibit, which is a project of their
African art class taught by University
art researcher Dana Rush. Student
speakers include Rebecca George,
Sandra Hockey, Jennifer Lamping, Jcn
Pirch, Joanne Navaar and Steve
Roach.
-Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter
* Whitney Elliott.
Poet, author discusses Armenian genocide
By Kay Bhagat
1aily StaftfReporter
With the intent to inform others about the perma-
nent scars left from the early 20th Century Armen-
ian genocide, award-winning author Peter Balakian
spoke at Rackham Amphitheater on Friday night to
promote his recent poetry book.
Historical accounts of the Armenian struggle and
his childhood experiences attributed to Balakian's
inspiration to write five poetry books, including his
most recent one, June-tree, in addition to his most
celebrated memoir, Black Dog of Fate.
Growing up with the double identity of the
grandson of an Armenian genocide survivor and an
American child consumed with American culture,
Balakian became intrigued with his background,
while gaining an urge to understand the truth behind
the Armenian struggle.
"I came to believe and understand that I had
grown up in a family with a secret,' he said.
Balakian was slowly educated about the hard-
ships and danger that his grandmother endured
when everyone in her life was murdered except for
two daughters.
"She would pop spontaneously into her imagina-
tion and tell stories. I was often her audience and
stuck in her folktales and dreams. They stayed with
me," Balakian said.
He portrayed the severity of this under-recog-
nized genocide by comparing this act of cruelty to
that of the Holocaust. Balakian spoke of how the
Turkish government continues to deny the existence
of the Armenian genocide, contradictory to photo-
graphic proof.
"The denial of genocide only encourages more
genocide," he said.
Balakian's literature beckons to a wide audience
of Armenian-Americans.
"I am a second generation Annenian-American, I
read his book and very much ;njoyed it," LSA
freshman Shant Korkigian said.
Balakian incorporated the reading of an original
poem, a brief video-clip of artifacts from the geno-
cide and excerpts from his memoir within the hour-
long lecture.
Balakian's audience was predominantly Anen-
ian-Americans, but other nationalities were tepre-
sented.
"This subject is very interesting, because people
know so little about it" Director of Armenian Stud-
ies Program Kevork 3ardakjian said.
Dance for Mother Earth
Fight results in few injuries.
By Jacquelyn Nixon
Daily Staff Reporter
A fight occurred between two people
at the Nectarine Ballroom early Friday
morning during the Nectarine's
Eurobeat Night. Ann Arbor Police offi-
cers responded to the fight while it was
in progress.
The scuffle broke out inside the club
and slowly escalated into a brawl.
Chairs were hurled and the fight left two
people injured inside, AAPD Officer
Douglas McCartney said. Responding
to the scene, McCartney said the fight
intensified as people began to defend
one another. Shortly after, the fight fil-
tered from inside the club onto Liberty
Street.
"I saw a large crowd of guys chasing
each other in the middle of the street,"
he said.
An ambulance crew was called, but
no one was transported to area hospi-
tals.
"One guy had a gash on his head
because of a chair that was thrown ...
his girlfriend drove him to the hospital,"
McCartney said.
No charges or arrests were made.
Those wishing to file charges were sug-
gested to contact a detective.
AAPD Sgt. Laura Anderson said
disorderly fighting is a misdemeanor
with a maximum penalty of up to 90
days in jail.
"There would probably be a small
fine," she said.
Club owner Michael Bender was not
available for comment.
Several fights have occurrcd on
Eurobeat night. In December, a 29- ar-
old man allegedly stabbed two gther
men in the club. Regular patrons of
Eurobeat night attribute cultural differ-
ences within the Asian communty'for
the conflicts.
The club has been under investiga-
tion since last fall for law liquor viola-
tions and suspected for the salt of
ecstasy. In November the club Was
cited for drug sales and 37 law liquor
violations.
AAPD Lt. Mike Zsenyuk saidthe
investigation regarding these viola-
tions is ongoing and they have fol-
lowed up on picking up susnects.
ABBY ROSENBAUM/Daily
Ojibwa tribe member David Trudeau, wearing American Indian traditional
dress, takes part in the pow wow at Crisler Arena yesterday.
Conference aims
to refute Muslim
stereotypes
JOBS!!
Summer Term
Apply now
at the Law Library-
non-Law Students
" Law Students
"S.J. Students
Minimum pay is
$8.00 per hour!
Apply outside room S-180
in the Law Library's
underground addition.
tip LOr
vegbFive Star
Battered chicken sti,
vegetables and
7 $3'
I
leek
Chicken)
-fried with mixed
spicy sauce
"a
.ar
",--
9
By Shannon Pettypiece
Daily Staff Reporter
Various Muslim organizations on
campus strived to provide a more
accurate image of Muslim culture for
students and members of the Muslim
community at the Perspectives on the
Muslim World conference held on
Saturday.
"Since the media is often one-
sided we wanted to give students the
opportunity to see the other perspec-
tive and also a scholarly perspective
in order to help dispel the myths and
stereotypes that surround the issue,"
said Brenda Abdelall, an LSA sopho-
more and member of the Muslim Stu-
dent Association who helped
organize the event.
Some of the topics covered includ-
ed Islamic feminism, United Nations
sanctions on Iraq and the involve-
ment of media in public issues. The
lectures were delivered by political
scientists, journalists and educators
from around the world.
"We had a variety of speakers that
were very knowledgeable and able to
enlighten and empower participants
and educate on issues in the Muslim
world that are often ignored," Abdelall
said.
The keynote speaker was Dr. James
Zogby, the founder and president of the
Arab American Institute, who gave a
lecture on the stereotypes of the Arab
world created by the media.
"The bottom line is that while we
have come to view Jews as people like
us we still do not view Arabs as people
like us," Zogby said. "The failure to
understand this Arab experience is the
problem."
He presented examples of the
media's coverage of attacks on refugee
camps in Beirut where he said the
Lebanese and Palestinian victims
remained "faceless."
"No names were given. No personal
stories where told. As a result, the
deaths of so many were never under-
stood as personal tragedies of people
like us," Zogby said.
He said students at the University
could overcome stereotypes of the
Arab world by experiencing the diverse
community surrounding them.
"Take advantage of these four years
that enable you to learn the world,"
Zogby said. "I think that one of the
great things about the University is it is
a meeting place of so many different
cultures, and it provides a place for
people to learn. One of the sad things
is that the greater the University the
more the tendency is for people to
gravitate to themselves."
Dr. Sulayman Nyang, chairman of
the African Studies Department at
Howard University, talked about the
unity needed between Muslims
throughout the world and the responsi-
bilities of Muslims in America.
"We in America can fight this battle
more affectively than the Muslims in
the Middle East," Nyang said. "Mus-
lims in North America, you must wake
up and use the protection you have in
the United States to educate your fel-
low brothers."
Ribhi HLuzien, who recently returned
from a trip to Lebanon where he docu-
mented Palestinian refugees, gave a
slideshow presentation depicting the
grim life inside the Palestinian refugee
camps.
Huzien showed photographs he had
taken depicting children playing in
rubble, power lines dangling inches
above peoples heads, shoulder width
alleyways and crowded shelters in an
effort to convey the urgency of the
problem.
LSA Junior Jeremy Menchik, a
member of the American Movement
for Israel, said he learned a lot about
the other side of the issue.
"As a leader in the Israel movement
on campus, I am glad to learn about
Islam and Muslim issues in the world.
I hope this can lead to positive dia-
logue, mutual acknowledgement and
respect rather than violence and
rhetoric," Menchik said.
Suzanne Musleh, an LSA sopho-
more who attended the conference,
said it was an excellent opportunity
and now she will be able to better
assist in helping the Muslim commu-
nity.
"It's been absolutely great," said
Musleh. "It definitely helped me under-
stand things better. Now I know what I
can do to help out, I plan to call my con-
gressman."
Check out our other excrii'q Boredom Busters every ff5oqndaf,
MagiciOK(3; G
new gen~erolion asian cisne r
Michigan Union Food Court (734)222-9454 ;
:,
I#
/
x
!A
1
4'
/f
Ij
>4
air
e
r>.
4A
146
sw
.
f
y
___ ;
fi r.-.. I/ .. '"
.+
S
N
"4
Advertising Productiil
Associates needed
cm,
_-
* Computerized layout assistant
"Scanning coordinator
"Archiving assistant
m .;
,.40
w'
THE CALENDAR
What's happening in Ann Arbor today
Salaried positions - 8
If ~ ~ ~ ~ fS AEl - rln~E Srr~r .a
-10 hours per week
" lAI/qmr 4 i A# v'ouq4%#g
Wnhman WAant" ';nnr~
Nocrth African Stuies.~c
CFR'(TT!" FQ
'i.-5----
i
INVENTS wumurl want, opuii5uicu INUI L11 niit1,ai1 QLUUJGJ, .7C.KV14-1rl 11
I