The Michigan Daily -Monday, January 21, 1991 - Page 3 Multiple rallies mark first weekend at war Women gather to condemn Gulf war by Ian Hoffman Daily Staff Writer Approximately 150 people set aside noontime activities to attend a "Women Against War" rally on the steps of the Michgan Union Friday. Four speakers, including Michigan Student Assembly Presi- dent Jennifer Van Valey and Vice President Angela Burks, took the. podium to condemn U.S. interven- tion in the Persian Gulf. Van Valey said the scenario in the Middle East would be different ' if more women had political power. "Women know the way to solve problems is not through war," she said. She also said that war places a heavy emotional burden on women who are left at home when their male friends and family members are sent abroad. "Too many women have had to live through war and pick up the pieces afterwards," she added. LSA senior Inger Lovett's speech drew the most enthusiastic reaction from the crowd. She, like other speakers, discussed implica- tions of the racial make-up of the U.S. troops. Lovett said that 48 percent of the troops in the gulf' area are Black and 65 percent are either Black or Hispanic. According to the Pentagon, however, people of color comprise 34 percent of the Army and 25.9 percent of the Marine Corps cur- Two attacks, two rallies, two days ... Jewish students stage Diag rallies for Israel rently stationed in the Persian Gulf. People of color constitute about 17 percent of the population, according to the 1980 census. Lovett added that only two Congress members have children participating in the Desert Storm offensive. 'Women are raped and dehumanized in this country and are still expected to fight this war.' - Devlin Ponte LSA junior by David Rheingold Daily Staff Reporter "We are overrepresented in the gulf and underrepresented in Congress," she concluded.. LSA junior Devlin Ponte was the only male speaker at the rally.M He questioned the fairness of send- ing women who are poorly treated in the U.S. to participate in mili- tary action overseas. "Women are raped and dehu- manized in this country and are still expected to fight this war," he said. About half of the crowd ap- peared to be composed of students ROB KRO who stopped to watch the rally on Student waves the Israeli flag at a pro-Israel support rally held on the Diag Friday their way to and from classes. afternoon. Two Iraqi attacks on Israel in two days prompted Jewish students to stage two demonstrations in support of the Jewish state this weekend on the Diag. More than 400 students gathered Friday afternoon dismayed after the first Iraqi missiles hit Tel Aviv the night before. Students embraced each other in shock, sang the Israeli national anthem and Hebrew peace songs, and waved Israeli flags. Approximately 75 students returned Saturday night at 11 p.m. for a candlelight vigil after learning of another Iraqi attack upon Israel. The vigil had a smaller turnout because it was not publicized like the Friday rally, said David Nacht, a second-year law student and chair of the Jewish Law Students Union. Participants in both demonstrations said they were there for only one purpose: to support Israel. "This isn't a protest for the war, and it isn't a protest against the war. It's a rally to show sympathy for people in Israel," LSA senior Jennifer Knoll told the crowd Friday. LSA senior Steven Susswein, also a speaker at Friday's rally, said although individuals in the crowd may not have shared the same stances toward the war in the Persian Gulf, most of the students were unified toward Israel. "This was a non-political rally. All different sects of Judaism were represented in this group, all the way from Orthodox to very secular," LSA senior Daniella Harpaz said. See ISRAEL, Page 7 Security guard assaults video .yearbook staffer in library by Tami Pollak Daily Crime Reporter A security guard assaulted a member of the Michigan Video Yearbook staff in the South Lobby ofthe Graduate Library shortly be- fore holiday break. LSA senior Maurice Lotman, Creative Producer of the yearbook, Owas interviewing students in the 'South Lobby elevator about final exams when a circulation desk -employee stopped the elevator on -the ground floor and told Lotman ,he would have to stop filming. "He said it was necessary to obtain special permission to film in the library," Lotman said. "I re- ally think that because the library is a public place, and I wasn't dis- Wturbing anyone - the camera is silent - I really didn't think it was legal for him to kick me out with- out a reason. He said if I didn't leave he was going to call secu- rity." Lotman decided he would rather call security himself. "When I called security I talked with a man who confirmed my belief that I had every right to ',be filming in the library," Lotman said. Lotman said he told the library ,what the Department of Safety and Security's (DPSS) response had been, and the library employee told Lotman he could try to obtain permission from a library adminis- trator, but Lotman said he did not have time to do so because it was so late in the term. Lotman and LSA junior Jason Frankena, Publicity Director of MVY, then decided to wait in the lobby so they could talk to security officers when they arrived. But af- ter about fifteen to twenty, minutes, when security failed to appear, Lotman decided to start filming again in the elevator. "I went into the elevator alone with my camera and tripod. And just as the doors were closing, this library security guard came charg- ing in the elevator after me," Lot- man said. Frankena, who witnessed the entire incident, said the security officer jumped in the elevator, and started wrestling the camera from Lotman. Frankena said the officer pushed Lotman against the back of the elevator, and then got hold of the camera, but Lotman held his grasp on the tripod. The library employee then approached the el- evator and kept the doors open with his feet. The security guard then tried to force Lotman through the exit by dragging him by the camera and tripod. Lotman had his video camera on throughout the incident and has footage of the assault, as well as at least four witnesses. "The security officer was not an employee of the University, but rather of a private security guard company contracted aby the Uni- versity," DPSS Sgt. Paul Vaughn said. Lotman filed a complaint with DPSS last Friday, but said he does not intend to sue. "As far as action we're going to take," Lotman said, "I'm not in- tending to sue the University or the security department for assault be- cause I was not injured. But I feel the policy of the library is highly questionable as to its first amend- ment legitimacy. I'm definitely not going to stand for this. If I have to, I'm intending to speak to James Duderstadt about this." Palestinians Rejoice Palestinian demonstrators in Amman hold up a copy of a local newspaper announcing the Iraqi attack on Israel Friday. New police chief to be named THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Sensitivity to affirmative action programs one quality sought All groups appear In the There will be We apologize who wish to have their weekly meetings List must resubmit their announcements. no automatic carry-overs from last term. for the Inconvenience. Meetings Students Fighting Anti-semi-tism. Hillel, 7:00. Enact., weekly meeting. DANA Bldg., Rm. 1040, 7:00. 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UI of M Shorin-Rvu Karate-do Club. by Lynne Cohn Daily City Reporter Questionable racial incidents last summer and recent deputization of a University police force are two issues, among others, facing Ann Arbor city officials in the search for a new chief of police, making the final decision a crucial one. Acting Ann Arbor Police Chief William Hoover and Deputy Chief of Patrol in Minneapolis Douglas Smith are the final candidates in a long search for a new city police chief. Hoover replaced former Police Chief William Corbett following his July 1990 resignation. Final interviews and discussions with the two finalists will take place Tuesday at City Hall. Hoover said the City Council and a series of public forums addressing issues such as 1984." "I am convinced that based on my experience in this organization, I know what people want," Hoover said. "I am very interested in moving the program forward." Smith - who was unavailable for comment - has a similar record, having served the Minneapolis Police Department for 23 years. He has been the deputy chief of patrol since 1988. One candidate - William Logan, safety director for the public school system and former police chief in Evanston,. Ill. - withdrew his name from the prospective list early last week after demanding more money than city officials were willing to give. The city is willing to negotiate a salary of up to $69,000. University Associate Provost for Minority Affairs Charles Moody ..o na.. of n T T :xrc :...t r t am .t.a "People of color were discriminated against," Moody said. "Whites were not put out (of the bar). We need to have someone who is sensitive to these kinds of issues." Moody also said that during the summer of 1989, Black students from the Wade McCree Incentives Scholars Summer Institute at the University were stopped and questioned at the Ann Arbor Art Fair without probable cause. 'People of color were discriminated against. Whites were not put out (of the bar). We. need to have someone who is sensitive to these kinds of issues - Charles Moody t/a ?n-.,c- -fnr racist incidents. "We nesed someone who has respect for people of different races, ethnic and gender, and who understands students," Moody said. City officials said they reacted to these incidents sufficiently. "There is a difference between being and feeling discriminated," Hoover said. "I do know that the police department did a full investigation of the Quality Bar incident, and the officers' actions were not out of line. Two people can have different perspectives." Hoover and other city officials are in the process of reviewing the citizen complaint system. "Any citizen has to have the ability to make a complaint and feel that we will lodk at it," Hoover said. Deputization of a University police force has raised concern over the city's loss of $500,000 rr ..--r n --n .. e :. .. t ti lfti t1