Wednesday, May 11, 1994 - The Michigan Daily - 3 ormer U.S. cial speaks n Bosnia y Julie Chang OR THE DAILY FormerU.S.State Departmentoffi- ial Steven Walker urged an audience tHutchinsHallFridaytopressurethe I rnment tointerveneintheBosnian e ocide. Steven Walker, currently director f the American Committee to Save osnia,presented the two-yearhistory fthe warraging inBosniaandofU.S. volvement. The Ann Arbor Committee for osniaofInterfaithCouncil forPeace d Justice sponsored the seminar on e future of Bosnia to educate the *ic about th crisis. Walker'sspeechexpressed outrage the Serbs' practice ofethnic cleans- g and disgust at the United States' ck of action. He paralleled the pro- ss of ethnic cleansing - killing eople basedon religion and ethnicity - to the Holocaust. He said he became involved in the sue because he does not want to see herholocaustin Bosnia. "It became very evident to me that was happening all over again," he id. Walker said the U.S. involvement as been slow and "at best, a benign glect."TheU.S. administration had n too busy fretting overpublic popu- ity to genuinely be concerned with e atrocities happening in Croatia and ow Bosnia, he added. alker resigned from his State epartment position because of the .S. policy toward Bosnia. "Three of sresigned from the U.S. government protestbecausewecouldn'tbeapart f an administration that ... rewarded enocide,"he said. Walker said the U.S. inaction and ck of support for Bosnia has sent the erbs a message that aggression will npunished. "The threat of NATO airstrikes eantnothing totheSerbs afterseeing e airstrikes: two of four bombs went ff; we took out a tent, a truck and our wn personnel carrier," he said. Despite Walker's frustration with e government, his speech was also a all to action on the part of U.S. citi- ens. Walker said by educating the ublic, Friday's forum was another toward saving Bosnia. Donations were collected for the nn Arbor Committee for Bosnia to rovidemedicalcareandothersupport ervices. Postcards addressed to the hte House and Sen.Donald Riegle's hone number were given to voice upport for the Dole bill, which calls or U.S. aid to Bosnia. Many students and community hers turned out for Walker's "Iwasoverwhelmed(withBosnia's ituation), but now I feel a little bit of ope in all this,"saidRackhamgradu- te studentStephanie Billecke. 'U' alters bathrooms to deter illegal sex By Lisa Dines DAILY NEWS EDITOR The Mason Hall men's restrooms have been cleaned, painted andremod- eledinanattempttodeterillegal sexual activity. Lastweek,theUniversitycompleted renovations designed to discourage il- legal sexual acts in the Mason Hall bathrooms. The changes followed the suggestions of a committee created to study the illegal activity. The committee's formation was prompted by custodian and student complaints about incidents of sexual activity as well as bodily fluids in the bathroom. The renovations were planned prior to the publicity brought to the issue by The Michigan Daily and The Ann Arbor News. The changes include lower stall doors and partitions, walls scrubbed clean of writing and signs that read, "People engaged in illegal activities will be prosecuted." Sgt. Dave Betts, the Department of Public Safety crime prevention coordinator, served on the committee that suggested the modifications. "We are just trying to make it alittle more open so people don't have that cloak of secrecy ... whilestill allowing privacy because going to the bathrooms is a very private act," Betts said. Jim Toy, co-coordinator of the Les- bian,Gay MaleandBisexualPrograms Office, also served on the committee. Toy said he does not think the renova- tions will totally eliminate the activity. "I'm hoping the changes will at least serve as a deterrent to the behav- ior,"Toysaid. Headdeditistooearlyto tell if the measures will be effective. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar- bor) said he was pleased the Univer- sity has taken steps to halt the bath- room activity. Baker has complained about the restrooms for many years. "My sense is that it is a broader problem than Mason Hall," Baker said, citing many other possible sites for illegal sexual activity on campus. Bakersaid the University must show that it will not tolerate illegal sexual behavior. "It is a matter of safety of the students, staff and employees." University spokesperson Lisa Baker agreed that it is too soon to tell if the changes will stop the activity. She said the University will "con- tinually work to address the situa- tion," if the behavior relocates. LSA senior Brian Meeks said he was approached in the Mason Hall bathrooms last February. Meeks said he believes changes to the bathroom will probably only reroute the activity. "There is a way around every- thing. They cannot monitor the bath- room all the time," Meeks said. DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily Former State Department official Steven Walker speaks about Bosnia Friday. Corrections LSA Dean Edie Goldenberg did not answer "of course" when asked during a presidential news conference if women are currently discriminated against in the tenure-granting process. This was incorrectly reported in the April 18 issue of The Michigan Daily. Liz Brater is running for the 53rd district state representative seat. This was incorrectly reported in the May 4 issue of The Michigan Daily. CEDIR POINT(9. Discount Tickets now at the Michigan Union Ticket {Office 763-TKTS i 1_ 338 S. 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