news@michigandaily.com NEWS The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 12, 2004 - 3 CAMPUS Experts to discuss debate over alternative medicine The Forum on Health Policy of the University Medical School and the Internal Medicine Department will sponsor a panel on alternative medi- cine today at noon in the Ford Amphitheater on the second floor of the University Hospital. The discussion will include a panel of experts who will address the "main- streaming" of alternative medicine and the debate between using alternative medicine versus scientific medicine. Panelists will include medical school student Andrew Heyman, Integrative Medicine Program Co-Director Sara Warber and nursing Prof. Jeanne Raisler. Festival to kick off weekend for students, siblings A carnival at the Michigan Union at 8 p.m. today will kick off the 67th annual Little Sibs Weekend. The event, called "Michigras," offers a free night of inflatable games, antique photos, animals, live music, food and prizes. The Michigan Union Program Board, the Residence Hall Association and Michigan Union Arts and Programs will sponsor the event. Terrorism's causes, consequences Stopic of colloquium A panel of scholars will discuss the importance, causes and consequences of terrorism as part of a colloquium called "The Roots of Terrorism Initia- tive" beginning at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow in room 4448 of East Hall. Participants will include history Prof. Juan Cole and political science Prof. Mark Tessler. Todd Stewart, director of the Ohio State University Program for Homeland Security will . also participate. The University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research sponsors the colloquium. Author to read work on Olympics, Greek history Author Alexander Kitroeff will read an excerpt of his book "Wrestling with the Ancients: Modern Greek Identity and the Olympics" at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shaman Drum Bookshop. The book is a historical study that examines Greece's role in the Olympics from the 19th century to this year's games in Athens. Kitroeff is an associate history pro- fessor at Haverford College. He has won several awards, including a 2001 grant from the Center for Neohelenic Research in Athens. This reading is sponsored by the Modern Greek jdepartment. t Cultural show will Ifocus on Islamic cultural traditions The Muslim Graduate Students Association will present a cultural pro- gram called "Secrets of the Heart, Part II" at 5 p.m. on Sunday in the Rack- ham Auditorium. The show will feature performances by the Persian Music Ensemble, Indonesian dances by Pen- cak Silat USA, readings from the work of Sufi poet Jalal Al-Din, sacred drum- ming by the Chicago Bosnian Drum- ming Troupe, and Sufi meditation. Pulitzer Prize- nominated poet to share work As part -of the Visiting Writers Series, poet Frank Bidart will read some of his work at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. Bidart is a professor at Wellesley College and has pub- lished five books of poetry. He was awarded the Shelley Award of the Poetry Society of America. Bidart has also been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. A public reception will follow the reading. The event is sponsored by the English Department and the Office of the Provost. Son of 'the Pianist' to talk on father's WWII experiences The Center for Russian and East European Studies will sponsor a lec- ture called "The Pianist's Life After the LSA-SG hopes to continue its momentum By Kristen Przybyiski Daily Staff Reporter Despite no opposition in the race for the LSA Student Government executive positions, Stu- dents First presidential candidate Lauren May and vice presidential candidate Ryan Ford said they have lost no enthusiasm. May, the current LSA-SG treasurer, and Ford, the appointments vice chair, plan to continue with many of the efforts that the government has put forth already this year. The addition of an Interna- tional Relations minor to the University's curricu- lum is one such concern. While significant progress has been made, the candidates stressed that the work is not over. "We've gotten the go-ahead from the adminis- tration," said Ford, a junior. May, a sophomore, added that they would like to eventually create an International Relations concen- tration. May and Ford expressed that they still plan to push for an increase in the number of registration brackets to help guarantee students a registration appointment that better reflects their academic standing. Each bracket currently covers a range of 15 credits, so that students who have between 70 and 84 credits are placed in the same bracket. The proposal would reduce each bracket to five cred- its. Both LSA-SG and the Michigan Student Assembly recently passed resolutions in favor of the changes. "(The issue of) credit brackets looks pretty positive," Ford said. Another current LSA-SG issue that the candi- dates plan to promote is the dedication of an entire week to homecoming festivities. "The school is full of school spirit, so why not channel that into homecoming celebration?" May said. Ford said the week of festivity would kick off at the Michigan theater with a film chronicling Michigan football history, followed by speakers from the Michigan football program such as play- ers and coach Lloyd Carr. The celebration would continue with a parade, an a capella concert at Hill Auditorium and a day of festivities on the Diag, including a competitive clothing donation drive and performances from dance groups. The week would then culminate with a concert by a well-known performer at Crisler Arena. Candidates realize that this and other ideas diverge from LSA-SG's customary concentration on academic issues within the College of Litera- ture, Science and the Arts. "Historically, LSA-SG has been a strictly aca- demic student government," May said. "We're now trying to incorporate issues that aren't purely academic." The University's recent proposal to make cer- tain alterations to the Greek system that would entail substance-free housing, professional live- in advisors and a delayed rush for new students until the winter term is another concern of the candidates. "As a member of the Greek community, it's something that's really important to me," said Ford. "LSA-SG has a working relationship with (Vice President of Student Affairs) E. Royster Harper, and we could use that to come up with a compromise that wouldn't hurt the Greek com- munity as much as it's proposed to right now." Both candidates expressed their approval of the current leaders of LSA-SG - President David Matz and Vice President Tania Brown, both of whom are juniors. "This year has been sort of a rebuilding year. ... Dave and Tania have done tremendous things for our government," Ford said. "They've gotten people to work hard and use their full potential." May and Ford also have full confidence in their own abilities to work together as an executive team. "I think Ryan and I make a really great team, frankly," May said. "We complement each other really well:' Elections will be held on March 17 and 18. Students can vote online at vote.www.umich.edu. Speaker talks about denigrated view of women in the medi~a By Megan Greydanus Daily Staff Reporter . The media presents a contradictory representa- tion of women, Media Education Foundation Director Sut Jhally said last night in the Michigan ..~ Union. Women on television draw power from ~..~,...their sexuality, but at the same time the ideal h woman is supposed to be submissive. He said this leaves women unhappy with their bodies. - x As part of the "Love Every Body Week,"Jhal- ... ly's speech "The Catch-22 of Female Sexuality in Pop Culture" focused on ways women base :.::" ~ . .identity on the media's representation of the .- H~~~~~~~e aib dyteei. ik bew e on ga h and faion aertisling-bewerseen ongas submisfsienexalects b einvrpoeednby the dominant male. Jhally said those who control the media decide hry what images are seen everyday. Men control the majority of media, so women are portrayed as having only the power of being sexual objects and are still submissive to men, Jhally said. He dis- cussed the complexity women must face regard- ing their own sexuality. "During the day you can be the good girl and at night a bad girl," Jhally said. Jhally noted that some directors of Britney Spears and Mandy Moore music videos are also well-known for their pornography films. v t OSEN/aily Male fantasy is inside the identity of young Sut Jhally emphasizes the sexualization of women in advertising during his talk "The Catch-22 of Female girls." Jhally said. Sexuality In Pop Culture" In the Michigan Union yesterday. Jhally also addressed how men treat women GR E SHe said he conducted an internal investigation and a y ::rconcluded Wednesday that two ATO members had ti; '% U -V fEBContinued from Page 1 been involved in the incident. 1P 4 GARP co-chair Ariel Krantz, who is also the judi- "There will be severe consequences for the two the '.. wk kk E .:.. cial vice president of the Panhellenic Association, brothers who participated," Stone said. "I will report mi }fM i ....confirmed that SAE would be required to pay half the consequences by Sunday to (IFC president) .~. Wthe damages. Casey (Bourke)." p ¢' f k ' DKE president Alex Dengel could not be reached Stone added that he has apologized to DKE for nc r N",l ' r f. for comment, and vice president Daniel Kochis AmO's involvement in the incident refused to comment. "I wasn't forced to apologize; I apologized on m+ f yxsf Fx f#r >:: The third fraternity involved in the incident, Alpha my own behalf," he said. p ENGIN ERINGTau Omega, may next be brought to trial before Despite the penalties facing SAE, Nelson said he f ~GARP. DKE filed a complaint with GARP against was satisfied with the outcome of the trial. N WfhI I 4 W ATO on Wednesday, Stone said. "We were thankful to have an opportunity to dispel be according to how women are represented in _the media. Since masculinity is often defined as their con- trol over women, men have the pressure to treat iwomen a certain way, Jhally said. For example, 1the language found in rap music is developed to ipromote masculinity and the "good guys" are not 1speaking up, he said. 3 "Change the context in which our society views women's bodies." Jhally said. By not speaking up, men are enabling women to be left rdissatisfied with their bodies and feeling guilty about their own sexuality. "One of the things that men can do is break that silence. The role of the universities is to raise ques- tions up and put them on the agenda," said Jhally. sLSA freshman Becky Weinstein said she believes the media can have a powerful influence on the way women view their bodies. "I have definitely re-evaluated my own life and I try not to be so affected by the negative mes- sages that the media is trying to portray to 1teenage girls aind college girls;' she said. And LSA senior Jessica Marks added, "I think it was refreshing to hear this from a male point of view tThis week's events - organized by the Coali- tion for Action Regarding Eating Issues - seek to raise awareness of women's issues. > "Awareness is the first step in societal change," Alison Brzenchek,.chair of CARE, said. "The whole message is that we are trying to get acceptance of all bodies and show the ipower of media." lot of the rumors and myths about what happened hat night," Nelson said. He added that SAE, like ATO, had decided before he trial to punish the 11I members whom it deter- nined were involved in the incident. "The individuals who took part in this event are >aying for the damages as individuals; the house is iot paying as a whole;' Nelson said. In addition, he said SAE had placed several of its nembers on probation and required some to partici- >te in community service. "We were very disappointed that it happened," [elson said. 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