2A - Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2A -Wednsday Febuary14, 007The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom * MONDAY: The Extremist TUESDAY: Arbor Anecdotes THURSDAY: Campus Characters FRIDAY: Explained A protest group's first chapter Student group wrote the Port Huron Statement A group of tudentn in trying to rentart a tampon chapter of what in perhapn the mont famoun group founded at the Univernity, Stu- dentn for a Democratic Society. It wan the SDS that organized one of the finst major anti-war marchen of the Vietnam era. On April 17, 196S, more than 25,000 students converged on Wanhington to protent the increan- ingAmerican prenence in Vietnam. The mann of tudentn picketed the White Houne and then marched to the Wanhington Monument, where speakers denounced the govern- ment, focuning on American mili- tary involvement in Vietnam. That march in credited with breathing life into the anti-war movement. Founded in Ann Arbor in 1960, SDS came to embody the tudent anti-war movement on college campunes acronn the coun- try. At a 1962 convention in Port Huron, Mich. the group adopted a manifesto for the student move- ment that would come to be known an the Port Huron Statement. Written by Univernity alum and former Michigan Daily Editor in Chief Tom Hayden, The statement laid out SDSns belief that the U.S. government wan failing its citi- The Vietnam War represented what many in the SDS saw an the ultimate failure of the govern- ment. At finst, the group focused. on fighting the draft because it wan an issue that directly affected stu- dents, many of whom were being conscripted into service in Viet- Members burned draft cards and obstructed access to military buildings. But by the end of the decade, SDS wan splintering. Some - mont notably a group called the Weathermen - felt that armed renistance wan the only effective way of fighting what they viewed an an unjust government. The Weathermen, named for line from a Bob Dylan song, would go on to orchentrate a tring of bombings throughout the early 1970n. By 1969, SDS wan tor by inter- nal divisions and ultimately din- solved at itn national convention that year. PAUL BLUMER Students for a Democratic Society founder Alan Haber speaks in Angell Hall an Feb. 10, 2004. 413 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com KARL STA FL ALEXISFLOYD Editor in Chief Buninenn Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-ann8 stampfl@michigandailyacom floyd@michigandaily.com CONTACT INFORMATION Newsronm Officehours:nSu.-Thcurs . .- 20a. 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Man removed from Union WHERE: Michigan Union CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES WHEN: Monday at about 8 p.m. WHAT: Staff reported a nun- picious man loitering near the information desk, DPS reported. The trespasser wan escorted from the buildinghby an officer without incident. Neglected faucet prompts flood WHERE: South Quad WHEN: Tuesday at about 12 WHAT: A faucet, which appeared to have been left on, caused a flood in a male student's dorm room, DPS reported. M-Card reported stolen WHERE: South Quad WHEN: Tuesday at about 2:30 WHAT: A female student called saying her missing M- Card wan stolen, DPSreported. Mentoring workshop WHAT: An exploration of situations in the mentor relationship between grad students and faculty. The audience will be invited to participate and give sugges- tions. WHO: Center for Research on Learning and Teaching WHEN: Today from 1:30 to 3 p.m. WHERE: Johnon Rooms, Lonie Engineering Center Seminar on race issues WHAT: Discussion based on the book "oWhen Race Breaks Out" to encourage dialogue on race-related issues in the classroom WHO: Author Helen Fox WHEN: Today from 3 to S p.m. WHERE: CRLT Seminar Room 1013 Palmer Common Energy politics lecture WHAT: A lecture on the poli- tics of energy by the executive director of the Open World Leadership Center WHO: Former U.S. Ambas- sador Richard Miles WHEN: Today from 4 to 5 p.m. WHERE: Room 1636, School of Social Work Building Valentine's Day folk music WHAT: Five mtusical duos, all married couples, share the stage in a performance titled "My Folky Valentine." Tickets are $15 each. WHO: Michigan Union Tick- et Office WHEN: Today at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark, 316 Main St. Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandaily.com. 1Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis in nuing doc- tors for failing to recognize complications from his June 2002 gastric bypass surgery, The Associated Press report- ed. The procedure left Weis in a coma for two weeks. 2February in Return Shop- ping Carts to the Super- market Month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The more than 6,600 supermarkets across the nation hope to alle- viate increasing food prices, which are high in part from the cost of replacing stolen or missing equipment. 3Zoos in San Francisco, New York City and Boise are offering Valentine's Day animal sex tours, The Associated Press reported. 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