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BAMN
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shortly after the October rally. She added
that BAMN's open endorsement of the
use of violence along with its blind devo-
tion to affirmative action and Marxist
ideology, turned her off from its cause.
But Ben Royal, a BAMN organizer,
said Wittaniemi is an imposter who infil-
trated BAMN and attended its meetings
to gain inside information to be used
against it. Wittaniemi is also a member
of Young Americans for Freedom, a con-
servative group that opposes affirmative
action.
Royal said the use of violence "has
never been an issue for us," but declined
to comment further. He added that BAMN
uses middle and high school students in
their campaigns to follow in footsteps of
civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther
King Jr., who used children in his move-
ments to end segregation in schools.
"People are actually against BAMN
because they know that BAMN is the
only effective defense for affirmative
action," Royal said.
Shuster said while the majority of the
members are supporters of MCRI, the
group has attracted support from a hand-
ful of members in pro-affirmative action
groups like the College Democrats.
But Bakale-Wise said she is skeptical as
to how encompassing the new group truly is.
She said of the organizations she has
spoken to, "None of the very active,
pro-affirmative action student of color
organizations ... were contacted by this
purportedly inclusive anti-BA MN orga-
nization."
Riana Anderson, president of the Uni-
versity chapter of the NAACP, said her
organization was never contacted to join
the new group, although she was person-
ally sent a facebook message to join the
group online. At the same time, while the
NAACP has publicly condemned BAMN,
the chapter is not actively working to
uproot the group from campus.
"At this point we are simply trying to go
about our purpose, instead of wasting time
and energy to go against them," she said.
The new group recently sent e-mails to the
principals of various Detroit public schools
whose students were involved in the October
rally. The e-mails pointed out BAMN's violent
history and called for the principals to prohibit
the group from their schools.
None of the responses they have
received indicated the principals would
make any changes, Shuster said.
Mattie Majors, a spokeswoman for
Detroit Public Schools, said she has
not received any complaints relating to
BAMN.
MCRI
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words could be worse," said Waymire.
BAMN is continuing to battle the
proposal, even though the language was
confirmed and canvassers expect it to
stand.
"We're willing to fight this on every
front that we can," Massie said.
BAMN appealed the Board's deci-
sion to the state Supreme Court last
Wednesday, but DeGrow is confident
it will not deter the proposal going on
the ballot.
"This language and this act order this
proposal to the ballot," DeGrow said.
One United Michigan is focusing
on educating people about what the
proposal language really means in
an effort to avoid the confusion and
deception they say the MCRI purpose-
ly created in the petitions.
"We are focusing on informing
the public about this proposal and
the things it will do to Michigan,"
Waymire said. "We see them as equal
opportunity programs."
Massie said BAMN estimates
200,000 people of the 508,000 sig-
natures on the petition that put the
proposal on the ballot because the
signature gatherers told them it was to
uphold affirmative action. He estimat-
ed 125,000 of them were black.
Waymire said that efforts to exclude
MCRI from this fall's election will be
futile.
"We don't believe there is any chance that
the Court of Appeals will make any serious
revisions, based on past precedent," said
Waymire.
If passed, the proposal would affect
programs in state employment, education,
contracting and university admissions poli-
cies. Both Waymire and O'Connor cited
results of a similar proposal implemented in
California in 1998 as reasons to uphold the
state's affirmative action programs.
O'Connor said the California ban even
affected engineering outreach programs that
encourage middle-school girls to take math.
Waymire said he believes women and not
minorities, would be the most affected by
the proposal because they have benefited the
most from affirmative action programs.
Waymire said leaders on both sides of
the spectrum oppose the ban of affirma-
tive action, including Granholm, Sen. Deb-
bie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and both of their
potential opponents in the 2006 election.
One United Michigan is hoping this
will encourage voters to oppose the
proposal.
"We think people will see these
leaders are opposed to it," he said.
Ballot language
Below are the 96 words of the initiative
on November's ballot that, if passed,
would ban some affirmative action pro-
grams in Michigan.
The proposed constitutional
amendment would:
Ban public institutions from using
affirmative action programs that
give preferential treatment to groups
or individuals based on their race,
gender, color, ethnicity or national
origin for public employment,
education or contracting purposes.
Public institutions affected by the
proposal include state government,
local governments, public colleges and
universities, community colleges and
school districts. Prohibit public institutions
from discriminating against groups or
individuals due to their gender, ethnicity,
race, color or national origin. (A separate
provision of the state constitution
already prohibits discrimination on the
basis of race, color or national origin.)
HATE CRIMES
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istration will soon create a centralized hotline for
students to report hate crimes. The number will allow
University officials to monitor the severity and fre-
quency of hate crimes on campus and build educa-
tional programs to help change the "cold" climate
on campus, Harper said.
But the hotline is still not operational.
Students don't know how to react to racial discrimi-
nation or where to report it, Kao said.
APIA Change, a student group intended to improve
the campus's social climate, set up an e-mail list for
people to report hate crimes. In the four months since
the alleged incident, though, the e-mail list has only
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received about 20 e-mails - far below the number of
incidents that really happen, Kao said.
The stereotype of a studious Asian leads people to
believe the group won't defend itself, said Khin Mai
Aung, an attorney from the Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund.
Thieves target Asian students because they think they
are less likely to report the crime than other groups,
Aung said at a hate-crime workshop held at the Law
School on Friday.
Amy Stillman, chair of the University's American
Culture program, said people in positions of author-
ity have a dismissive attitude toward hate crimes
that discourages Asian victims from speaking up.
"Sometimes you have a situation that students
want to report to the authority, but (they) get the
response that it's insignificant and they're misun-
derstanding," Stillman said.
Stillman reiterated the importance of reporting
hate crimes.
"The more we hear about, the more we can sta-
tistically quantify," she said.
Stillman said that she and a few other professors
are reevaluating whether the University's Race and
Ethnicity course requirement has accomplished its
goal of raising awareness of discrimination.
Some courses are seen as an easy way to fulfill
the requirement, she said.
She cited Introduction to Anthropology, in
which about 700 students enroll each semester.
"I'm not saying it's a bad class," Stillman said.
"But students are not taught about various kinds of
discrimination in the way they are in ethnic studies
courses."
MSA
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The new process also encourages stu-
dents to value their committee positions,
said Allison Jacobs, chair of the Commu-
nications Committee.
"If people have to apply, it makes them
work harder," she said.
Members worked to promote MSA and
the new process by flyering at Festifall,
holding a Diag day and having a strong
presence at the New Student Convocation
earlier this year.
Walter Nowinski, founder of the Mich-
igan Progressive Party, an opposition
party formed to challenge the dominant
Students 4 Michigan, said he supports the
new committee application process.
"They clearly need to get more students
involved in the assembly because they are
out of touch with what students are think-
ing," Nowinski said. "It's important to get
new blood in the assembly."
Of this year's 136 MSA members, 86
are non-elected.
While exact membership numbers
were not recorded in past years, Levine
said the number of non-elected assembly
members has increased.
"With more people, we are in a better
position to implement our goals and we
are closer to students," Levine said.
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ARIES
(March 21 to April 19)
You have a strong appreciation for
beauty today. Bosses are impressed with
your suggestions about making some-
thing look more attractive or work eas-
ier.
TAURUS
(April 20 to May 20)
You've decided to go forward with
travel plans or something to do with edu-
cation and publishing. Take care of last-
minute details related to travel and edu-
cation. Your focus is very strong today.
GEMINI
(May 21 to June 20)
You have some good ideas about how
to use the resources of others. Perhaps
you need to get permission? (On the
other hand, some say it's easier to ask for
forgiveness than for permission.)
CANCER
(June 21 to July 22)
This is a wonderful day for any kind of
group activity. All your dealings with
others are enthusiastic and high-energy.
Heads up!
LEO
(July 23 to Aug. 22)
You're very ambitious today.
Fortunately, you can get what you want
quite easily because you're in touch with
your diplomatic skills. You're warm,
charming and convincing!
VIRGO
SCORPIO
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This is an extremely strong day for
actors, teachers, writers, salespeople and
marketing individuals. You are so
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(Nov. 22 to Dec. 21)
Work hard now to make something or
someplace look more attractive. The
result will make you feel pleased with
everything. (If you shop today, shop in
the morning.)
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22 to Jan. 19)
This is a playful, flirtatious day! The
bottom line is simply this: You want to
have a good time. Enjoy playful activi-
ties with children. Grab a matinee or rent
a movie. Enjoy some sports. Watch a
game. Have fun!
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)
With all this activity whirling around
you, you are best served by some sweet,
silent solitude today. You might not be
able to arrange it, but grab whatever you
can (especially at home).
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others to spread the word about some-
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