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. 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