2A - Thursday, January 8, 2009 2A -Thusday Jauary8, 009 2. V~)The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom Vietnam War protest takes new form In the spring of 1972, politi- cal activism raged on campus as f the Vietnam War continued into another year. On a festive day in May, the anger of anti-war protesters reached its climax when they dug four "bomb :. craters" on campon to symbolize the destruction that the war was causing >> to the Vietnam countryside. With music and speeches blaring, the craters were dug in celebration of Ho Chi Mi and Malcolm X's f hirthdays, both on May 19. to addition to the digging, other symbolic anti-war protests were . made that same day. The administra- tion building was "mined" with bal- y,. loons - balloons were placed on the ground symbolizing explosive mines - while four unidentified youths FILt PHOTO/Daily simultaneously flooded the lobby Students show oll shovels alter digtent craters in the with tomato juice to represent the Diat to protest the Vietnam War. The demoostration blood of the Vietnamese people. was held o Ho Chi Minh and Malcolm X's birthdays. Protesters consulted the Uni- versity when deciding on the four locations to dig after the adminis- tration expressed concerns that the digging might interfere with under- ground power and water lines. Of all the locations, the Ding was the most controversial place chosen for demonstration and was strongly opposed as protest location hy the University. Ultimately, the protestors defied the University's requests and threats of prosecution choosing to dig in the Diag anyway. The event provided a widely visible example of the war's destruction. Within two weeks of the digging, arrest warrants were issued by the University's Security Depart- ment for Genie Plamondon of the Rainbow People's Party, Jay Hock, the former administration vice president for student government council, and two students, John Goldman and Richard England. CRIME NOTES Housing official -Computer theft slips, falls on ice tried, but failed CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES WHERE: Mary Markley Residence Hall WHEN: Tuesday at about 2:0 WHAT: A University Housing officer slipped and fell on an icy walkway near the loading dock area, University Police reported. The person did not seek medical treatment. Drills swiped from hospital WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Tuesday at about 8:20 WHAT: Three cordless drills were stolen from the Univer- sity Hospital, University Police reported. The total cost of the drills is valued at $500. There are no suspects at this time. WHERE: Medical Science Unit, 1J01 Catherine St. WHEN: Tuesday at shout 9:35 WHAT: Pry marks were found on a computer cahinet, hut nothing was stolen, University Police reported. No other danm- age was found, aind there are no suspects. Parked Honda hit in carport WHERE: Thayer Carport, 216 Thayer St. WHEN: Tuesday at shout 5:25 p.m. WHAT: An unknown vehicle hit shinue Honda Accord parked in the Thayer Carport. The Honda Accord was damaged, hut no humans were injured. Concerto competition finals WHAT: Final round for stu- dents in the SMTD Concerto Competition. WHO: Concerto Competition Finals WHEN: Today at 4 p.m. WHERE: Hill Auditorium Zoology expert gives talk on pathogens WHAT: Or. Ben Balker, a University of Florida zoolo- gist, will give a talk on emerg- ing pathogens. WHO: Ecology and Evolu- tionary Biology Department WHEN: Today from 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. WHERE: Natural Science Building, 2140 Auditorium Blues guitarist strums at Ark WHAT: A live performance by versatile blues guitarist David Bromherg. WHO: The Ark WHEN: Tonight at 8 p.m. WHERE: The Ark Panel advises on summer jobs WHAT: A panel presentation on summer jobs and intern- ships abroad. WHO: The Career Center and the International Center WHEN: Tomorrow from 12:20 p.m. 1o02p.m. WHERE: Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union CORRECTIONS t Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@ michigandailycom. Jithin a week of the warrants ig issued, the so-called "Crater rturned themselves in. Sup- Led hy a crowd of more than people, they were released on !rsonal hood of $50 and a trial set for July 20. It was later tponed until August. wcing their arraignment, the ter Four's testimonial, signed 80 supporters, -acknowledged ' digging in the Diag but also landed that the charges he pped and the University confess chat the protesters argued were var crimes. he digging was co-sponsored sen-Mayor Robert Harris, City ncil members from the Demo- ic and Human Rights parties, ple Against the Air War, Tribal ,nil, the local branch of Viet- iVeterans Against the War and local groups. LINSDAY KRAMER SI- OUDNOW-TODAY 1France 2, a French public television network, aired footage Tuesday that sup- posedly showed destruction in the Gaza Strip caused by an Israeli Air Force raid on Jan. 1. The footage was actually from an explosion in the Jaba- liya Refugee Camps in 2005, according to Haaretz.com. 2Students interested in recording their own music can take free workshops to qualify to use the high-quality recording equipment at Digital Media Commons Audio Studio on North Campus. 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