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MONDAY:
In Other Ivory Towers
Alil*
Sociology Prof. Silvia Pedraza's
experience immigracing co the Unit-
ed Staesfrom Cuba at12 years old has
provided her with firsthand knowl-
edge of both the subjects she teachen
and researchen at the University.
As part of her work, she approaches
race, ethnicity and immigration from
a sociological perspective.
A University alum and faculty
member since 1988, Pedraza focuses
her research and syllabi on immigra-
tion. A former director of the Uni-
versity's American Culture Latino
Studies Program, Pedraza's current
work is influencedhby her past.
Pedraza's family immigrated to
the United Scates because of the 1959
Cuban Revolution. To describe her
family's situation, she referenced
Melinda Lopez's play, "Sonia Flew."
The play is currently showing at Ann
Arbor's Performance Network The-
atre.
"It's about my generation. It is

TUESDAY:
Michigan Myths

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about the 54,000 Cuban children
who came alone. There was a rumor
going around in Havana at the time
of the beginning of the Revolution.
They were going to round up all the
children and send them to study in
the Soviet Union and take them away
from their parents," she explained.
"This play is really aboutcthatedrama."
Although she did not come to the
United States alone, Pedraza said she
was separated from her parents for a
number of years after immigrating.
"Various family, conflicts become
a part of that decision and this is all
very well portrayed in the play," she
said.
Once she arrived in the U.S.,
Pedraza attended a Quaker board-
ingaschool in Maine until she finished
high school. She then decided to
attend the University for her under-
graduate degree and graduated in
1967 with a B.A. in sociology. She
went on to earn her M.A. is teach-

ing from the University as well. She
received her Ph.D. in sociology from
the University of Chicago.
She has received the Excellence
in Education Award twice from the
University and the President and
Provost's Award for Service, among
other awards throughout her career.
As a dual citizen of the United
States and Cuba, Pedraza is able to
return to Cuba using a family reuni-
fication visa. The nature of her work
also requires that she travel back to
conduct interviews. Pedraza esti-
mates that she has traveled there at
least 12 times.
"There is a very strong dissident
movement in Cuba right now. I do
expect that there will be a new demo-
cratic awakening, which is how I like
to think of it," she said. "And when it
comes, I expect that I will be able to
help in some fashion."
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CRIME NOTES
Candles, holders DPS arrests
commandeered skateboarder

CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Andrew Lang's LGBTQQAAIP
organ concert rock climbing

WHERE: Community Dental
Health Clinic
WHEN: Monday at about 11:30
WHAT: A University staff
member reported two candles
and candleholders were taken
from the lobby of the building
on Sept. 30., University Police
reported. The candles and
holders were reported to be
valued at $20.

WHERE: Shapiro Undergrad-
uate Library
WHEN: Monday at 6:15 p.m.
WHAT: An individual was
arrested on an outstanding
bench warrant after DPS
stopped him for skateboarding
on University property, Uni-
versity Police reported. After
being taken into custody, the
subject was found to be in pos-
session of marijuana.

Car hit in lot Laptop lifted

WHAT: As part of the S0th
Organ Conference, Andrew
Lang will perform organ
solo music for 30 minutes.
No tickets are required.
WHO: 50th Organ
Conference
WHEN: Today at 12:1S p.m.
WHERE: School of
Public Health
Seminar on
tools for stress
management
WHAT: A seminar on tools
for stress management,
examining meditation,
breathing exercises, writ-
ing exercises and more.
WHO: UMHS Cardio-
vascular Medicine
WHEN: Today at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: UMHS Car-
diovascular Medicine
at Domino's Farms

WHAT: LGBTQQAAIP
will be climbing the rock
wall in the IM building.
WHO: LambdaGrads
WHEN: Today at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Intramural
Sports Building
Before and
After Babel
WHAT: Yale University
Prof. Steven Fraade dis-
cusses linguistic excep-
tionalism and pluralism in
early Rabbinic literature
and Jewish antiquity.
WHO: Judaic Studies
WHEN: Today at 4 p.m.
WHERE: 202 5. Thayer
CORRECTIONS
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error in the Daily to
corrections@michi-
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1Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer
was criticized after declar-
ing Monday Child Health
Care Day in the state after she
cut the budget of Kids Care
and Arizona Health Care Cost
Containment System - the
state's alternative to Medicaid,
AZFamily.com reported.
2The Dream Act failed to
pass in the Senate last
month, but undocument-
ed students are still fighting
for the bill that they believe is
their best chance to gain citi-
zenship.
sFOR MORE. SEE STATEMENT, PAGE 6B
3An airport in Inner Mon-
golia, a part of China,
was shutdown after a
"UFO" was spotted circling
the airport, The Sun reported.
Experts believe that a new
Chinese military aircraft waa
actually spotted. Chinese
authorities did not comment.

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WHERE: Lot NW-51
WHEN: Monday at about 11:30
p.m.
WHAT: A driver backed into
a parked vehicle, University
Police reported. There were no
injuries, but minor damage to
the struck car was reported.

WHERE: Harlan Hatcher
Graduate Library
WHEN: Monday at about 3
p.m.
WHAT: A student's unattend-
ed IBM laptop was stolen, Uni-
versity Police reported. There
are currently no suspects.

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