LOCAL/S TATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 11, 2002- 3A Annual Holocaust conference begins today to speak about anorexia nervosa Former teen model Kate Dillon will speak today at 7 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom about the dangers of eating disorders. Dillon is a former teen model who battled anorexia and eventually gained success as a model for full-figured fashions. Waldman honored with symposium The Anne Waldman Symposium kicks off Wednesday with "Talking About Anne: Some Reflections on Anne Waldman's Work," a talk by NPR correspondent Andrei Codrescu. The symposium features an exhibit, lec- tures and discussions on Waldnian, a post-beat poet, and readings by Wald- man and others and will run until Fri- day. Codrescu will speak at 8 p.m. at 100 Hutchins Hall, 625 S. State St. 'U' scholars call men a 'frail sex' A lecture on "Why Males are the Frail Sex: Evolutionary Perspectives on Cohort and Cultural Variations in the Sexual Mortality Ratio" will be held today at noon in the University's Popu- lation Studies Center conference room, 311 Maynard St. Psychiatry Prof. Randolph Nesse and Daniel Kruger of the Institute for Social Research will speak at the event. Abramsky to talk about prisons Journalist Sasha Abramsky will dis- cuss the findings of her study on imprisonment and punitive justice in America within the last 20 years. She will also read excerpts from her study, "Hard Times Blues: How Politics Built a Prison Nation." She will speak today at 8 p.m. at Shaman Drum Bookshop, 315 S. State St. Conference to honor Goldstein, discuss writing A daylong conference, titled "Mak- ing a Place for Literature," will honor Michigan Quarterly Review editor Laurence Goldstein. The conference "will'includb panel discussions featur- ing University and visiting scholars and will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Michigan League Hussey Room. It opens with a wel- come by local author Charles Baxter and concludes with a series of readings of poetry and prose written by confer- ence participants. Eating disorders, signs described "Eating Disorders: Signs, Symp- toms, and Support," will feature talks by clinical psychologist Victoria Hays, University health educator Alison Brzenchek, WUOM broadcaster Michelle Bolek and medical Prof. David Rosen. It will be held Wednesday at noon in the Center for the Education of Women, 330 E. Liberty St. Prof. speaks about gender and art In connection with the Universi- ty's "Women who Ruled" theme semester, art Prof. Griselda Pollock from the University of Leeds will speak on "Why Gender? Why Art? Why Now?" Thursday at 5 p.m. in the School of Art and Design lec- ture hall, 2000 Bonisteel St. Pollock will follow the lecture with a question and answer session at noon Friday in Lane Hall seminar room, 204 S. State St. * Drug use focus of lecture series A two-part lecture series on teen drug use will conclude tomorrow with a talk by local social worker Ron Har- rison. The lecture, "Teens Using Drugs: How to Know and What to Do," will be held at 7:30 p.m. in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Cen- ter's exhibition room, 5305 Elliott Dr. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jordan Schrader By Margaret Engoren Daily Staff Reporter Today begins Hillel's 23rd annual Confer- ence on the Holocaust. This year's confer- ence, entitled "The World Response" will highlight different reactions the Holocaust elicited from around the world. "We chose to make this year's topic that of the world response to educate the campus community," said Jacqueline Wulwick, an LSA sophomore who co-chairs the confer- ence. "People tend to think Germany is the only country that was involved with the Holocaust. Other countries' actions or inactions also contributed to it." The week-long conference will include guest speakers, films, a vigil, and a Sabbath dinner and reception following services. "Our main goal this year is to educate the community to prevent a Holocaust from ever occurring again," Wulwick said. "We really want to change peoples' perspectives and teach them how global the Holocaust really was." James Carroll, an editorial columnist with the Boston Globe, will speak at 7:30 tonight at the Modern Language Building about the role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust and the religious wake-up call after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Tuesday's event will be a Brown Bag Lunch with Zvi Gitelman. He will present a lecture enti- tled "Bitter Legacy: The Holocaust in the USSR and its Contemporary Consequences" at noon at "We really want to change peoples' perspectives and teach them how global the Holocaust really was." - Jacqueline Wu wic . Co-chair of Holocaust Conference 3050 Frieze Building. An annual vigil will be held both Wednes- day and Thursday on the Diag at noon, where the names of those who died in the Holocaust will be read for 24-hours. Also Thursday, a film titled "America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference" will be shown at 8 p.m. at Angell Hall. Hillel will host a Sabbath Dinner Friday at 8:45 p.m. "The Shabbat dinner is a really good wy to bring people together - especially during a week dedicated to remembering the Holo- caust," Wulwick said. Mirror images Blue Party aims to improve transportation, Entree Plus e By Tomislav Ladika Daily Staff Reporter In the two weeks leading up to the spring Michigan Student Assembly elections, University stu- dents will undoubtedly hear many campaign promises. But Blue Party presidential can- didate John Carter says his party's platform consists of realistic issues it wants to accomplish next year. Carter said his main goals are improving transportation between north and central campuses, expanding Entree plus, establishing a student book exchange, providing wireless Ethernet and delaying spring break. He said these are projects on which students want MSA to work. "Blue Party is going to get these things done because we've done them before," said Blue Party vice presidential candidate John Simp- son. "Doing it the first time is hard, doing it the second time is follow- ing your protocol." All of the Blue Party's promises last year were accomplished, including the creation of a fall break and the extension of recre- ational sports building hours, Carter said. The experience and connections with the administration gained by Blue Party members in working on Winter 2002 such projects will help the party accomplish current goals like push- ing spring break back a week, Simpson said. "Everyone can complain that we break-in spring break, and we don't get to experience it like everybody else," Simpson said. "One of the Blue Party's strengths is working with the administration, especially on these calendar issues; we have the proto- type down pat." Carter said the party also hopes to establish a used textbook trade between students, cutting out book- stores as middlemen; extend the University's bus system hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; and encourage the Universi- ty to provide the entire campus with the wireless Ethernet services already implemented at the Busi- ness School. The party also has several ideas for Entree Plus, Carter said, includ- ing expanding it to local conven- ience stores, concession stands at Michigan Stadium and letting stu- dents use meal credits to buy food in the Michigan Union. Working on such concrete goals instead of debating political issues attracted Sarra Nazem, a freshman MSA candidate, to run on the Blue Party ticket. "I feel that the Blue Party is the only party on campus that really gets things done for students," she said. "We have been on this cainp" the longest, we know what students want, and we know how to get that accomplished." Nazem is one of 23 MSA candi- dates on the Blue Party's *late, which Carter said is composed of "the most qualified and most moti- vated candidates in the election." Simpson said the Blue Party believes successful student govereti ment requires good student leaders... Mary Tran, another freshman Blue Party candidate, said "every- one at the Blue Party has a drive-in them" to accomplish their goals, and they all work together well. Because the Blue Party inter- viewed the most students in its si, semester history for the party slate, Carter said the candidates are better leaders than those who ran for the, party last year. But running such talented candi- dates will inevitably lead to disap- pointment, Carter said. "The odds are that we won't witi every single seat," he said. "I will be sad if we don't win 'vry single seat because it will be hard for me, looking at the candidates we've run to see one of these people not be ALYSSA WOOD/Daily Kyle Wiliamowskl, an LSA Junior and intern with the Ann Arbor Film Festival, places posters into the display cases in front of the Michigan Theater on East Liberty Street. The festival kicks off tonight. Marchvigil1 protest lack of fe-male voice Concern about Arab- Israeli conflict, Afghan civilians discussed By Shabina S. Khatri Daily Staff Reporter A silent vigil and a march for peace commemorated last Friday's International Women's Day. Women in Black, an organization founded 14 years ago by Hanna Saffrin, an Israeli Jewish peace activist and pro- fessor in Israel, sponsored the event in an effort to raise awareness of global suffering. Music student Suzanne Camino, an event organizer, said the organiza- tion has grown into a worldwide movement of women for peace and against all forms of violence. "We aren't hearing enough women's voices in our government, and that needs to change. On Inter- national Women's Day we are call- ing attention to repressive governmental policies and also standing in solidarity with women around the world, including women in Israel, Palestine, Columbia and Argentina," Camino said. As they marched from the Federal Building to the Diag, the participants remembered the world's most recent victims of war and oppression. LSA freshman Adam Johnson said the United States' bombing cam- paign in Afghanistan might have caused more harm than good. "It's really disturbing to see the trend toward using violence to create peace," he said. "It's so ridiculous to think we can stop terrorism through bombing. We're only adding fuel to the fire." Camino said she is also dissatis- fied with many of the United States' foreign policy decisions. "Women in Black are calling for an end to the U.S. policies that sup- port war and violence - including the war in Afghanistan and our mili- tary support for Israel. We stand with the women's peace groups in Israel which are calling for a negotiated end to the conflict and for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip," she said. Once in the Diag, participants con- gregated around a child-sized coffin that read, "4000 Civilians in Afghanistan." University Hospital Nurse Odile Haber voiced her concerns over the civilian casualties in Afghanistan. "Today is a day to celebrate our spirit as women and change the hearts of our leadership and tell them to use our tax money for what people need rather than for the destruction of humanity. This is my prayer." Participants were invited to post notices about their feelings about war and violence on children and women on the Wall of Wisdom, a large wooden board of reflections. Women in Black member Karen DesLirres spoke about her recent trip to Israel and said the country's security would never be obtained until it withdraws from Palestinian land. "It's not so hard to figure out. It's the occupation. As Americans we must call our congressmen and presi- dent and order an end to the illegal occupation. Say to Israel, 'the United Nations created you, now obey the rules,"' DesLirres said. Johnson said the Palestinian-Israeli conflict would only be resolved when both sides express a serious desire for peace. "If 99 percent of people want peace and there's 1 percent that does- n't, then it almost seems impossible for peace to exist. The extremists on both sides need to stop bombing each other and meet at the negotiating table," Johnson said. Women in Black hold silent demonstrations protesting global vio- lence every Monday and Tuesday in front of the Ann Arbor Public Library. THE CALENDAR What's happening in Ann Arbor today EVENTS "Students Who Support Children Deserve Better Options From the Univer- Apartheid?"; Sponsored by University Environmen- tal Justice Group, 7 - 9 p.m., 140 Lorch Hall Kate Dillon, Model and Aw~vc .4t..Inr4ri by p.m., Modern Language Building, Auditorium 3 U "inflicting and Handling Pain in Snuth Afric": SERVICES Campus Information Centers, 764-INFO, info@umich.edu, or www. umich.edu/ -info S.A.F.E. Walk, 763-WALK, I I m m