The Michigan Daily -Friday, January 25, 1991 - Page 3

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Second phase of
*andate begins
by Henry Goldblatt

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Daily Administration Reporter
University President James
Duderstadt announced earlier this
week the implementation of the
second 'phase of the Michigan
Mandate to be carried out by the
Council on a Multicultural
University.
"It is time to work on achieving
4 more fundamental change in our
institution by focusing our atten-
tion on the second part of the
Mandate, namely, the creation of
a model of a pluralistic, multicul-
tural community for our nation,"
said Duderstadt.
The 28-member committee
formed last fall consists of the
deputy administrative officer, as-
*ociate dean, and assistant vice-
president. in each of the Univer-
sity's administrative units plus the
director of Affirmative Action, the
University Provost, Duderstadt,
and representatives from the Flint
and Dearborn campuses.
In the second phase, the Coun-
cil will discuss whether to man-
date affirmative action on the ba-
sis of gender, disability and na-
ionality. The Council's charter
does not include mandating affir-
mative action for lesbian and gay
students.
The Council will also discuss
how to continue. to meet the goals
of the nandate in a time of budget
crisis and how to design and im-
plement policies to unite the Uni-
versity community.
Administrators say they are sat-
sfied with phase one of the
mandate.
Shirley Clarkson, special assis-

tant to President Duderstadt said,
"The feeling is that the people and
programs are in place to continue
to make progress on recruitment...
We are asking lots of groups to
give the council advice and sug-
gestions and build a plan to form a
pluralistic community."
"Phase two is not a formal plan.
It is to supplement the mandate,
not replace it," she added.
Susan Lipschutz, senior associ-
ate dean of Rackham graduate
school and chair of the council on
a multicultural university said, "In
phase one the objective was to get
more representation for underrepre-
sented groups to faculty and staff.
The numbers have increased sub-
stantially. There is more room for
progress."
She stressed the Council must
work towards integrating the cam-
pus into one community. The first
part of the mandate had not yet
achieved this goal. "We have
come a long way to make the mi-
norities full members of the com-
munity. The goal is a model of a
pluralistic community."
"Our concern is about pluralism
- cultural and intellectual - in
the broadest selection of faculty
and students of different religions
and beliefs. We want to maintain
unity based on admission," she
added.
The Michigan mandate was es-
tablished in 1987, in the face of
declining African American en-
rollment, to encourage an ethnic,
multicutural campus by increasing
minority student enrollment, and
minority faculty hiring.

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hall all night.

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(left) helps Rick Green start his car. The car was parked in front of Mosher Jordan residence

GROW cultivates activism

S.O.S. organizing
meeting draws 70

by Bethany Robertson
Daily Staff Reporter
Sparking student activism on
campus will be the focus of the
Grass Roots Organizing Weekend
(GROW) sponsored by Eastern
Michigan University (EMU) begin-
ning tonight in Ypsilanti.
Trained student activists will
lead students from several Michi-
gan and Ohio schools in discus-
sions ranging from increased apa-
thy on campuses to how special in-
terest groups can best achieve
their goals.
GROW coordinator Mary Beth
Maxwell said the conference will
concentrate on specific skills
rather than issues. "It is designed
so that you can take those skills
back home and apply them to the
issues you're organizing."
A session titled "Understanding
the Relations of Power" will begin
the conference at 8:00 p.m. Friday.

Maxwell said role playing exer-
cises will follow instructional ses-
sions throughout the weekend.
"You learn organizing by doing
organizing," she said. "We don't
win because we're morally right;
we win because we put together an
effective strategy."
Because each workshop will re-
late to previous ones, it will be
helpful for students to make a
commitment for the entire week-
end, said Geoff Rose, weekend or-
ganizer and EMU vice-president of
students.
Maxwell said student activism
on campus concerning the Middle
East war makes the conference
timely. "It makes the training even
more strategic. It's a key time to
be talking about strategy."
Tamera Boatright, chair of the
Michigan Collegiate Coalition
(MCC), who helped organize the
conference, said groups with var-

ied interests will benefi from the
specific skills taught ring the
weekend.
"This conference will teach
(student groups) how to win,"
Boatright said.
GROW was formed in 1985 so
"every new year students didn't
have to reinvent the wheel,"
Maxwell said. Due to the large
turnover of students on campus, it
is often difficult to keep student
organizations rolling, she said.
GROW, based in Washington,
D.C., holds conferences throughout
the United States. Sixteen training
sessions are planned for this year.
Students interested in attending
can call MCC at (517) 371-4094
or Geoff Rose at 487-1470. Or stu-
dents can attend registration start-
ing at 6:00 p.m. in the Corporate
Education Center at the Huron
Center in Ypsilanti.

by Ken Walker
The scarcity of information on
the war has left many students
frustrated. But there is a ready al-"
ternative to U.S. media sources.
University students can view for-
eign news broadcasts of the Per-
sian Gulf war at the language lab
on the second floor of the Modern
Language Building.
Marc Siskin, Senior Media De-
signer for the language lab, said he
hopes the broadcasts will offer in-
terested students a varied perspec- N
tive on the war in the gulf.
"People are getting only the
U.S. perspective," said Siskin. "I
think it's worthwhile to look and
see what the rest of the world is
saying."
"You can get a sense of how
each country is reacting to the 4
war, even if you can't understand
the language," he continued. "For -
have covered some of the protests{
that have been going on. You can
sense the reactions of the people
by seeing the way they react and
hearing the tone of their voices.
Siskin said there has been an
increase in the number of people
coming to the lab to watch foreign
news broadcasts, many of whom 4
are studying a language or wish to
watch news coverage in their na-
tive language.
Broadcasts available live or on
a tape delay of less than four hours
come from Mexico City, Rome,
London, and Paris. News from the
Vremya agency in the Soviet
Union are available on a twenty-
four hour tape delay.d4
Broadcasts from Spain, Jordan, M
Germany, Poland, Brazil, and
Egypt are available on longer tape
delays.
The broadcasts are made avail-
able to the language lab via satel-
lite by the Satellite Communica-
tions for Learning Association and
can be viewed at monitors 19 and
20 of aisle C in the lab.
Though interest has recently
peaked, the language lab has of- f
fered foreign newscasts for lan-
guage students for the past two and
one-half years.
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Lariarager
Daily Staff Reporter
Claiming no political stance
beyond backing U.S. soldiers in the
Gulf war, Support Our Soldiers
drew 70 students to its mass
meeting last night. ,
"We want the press, the sol-
dies, and America.to know that
we, in Ann Arbor, support our
oops," said Reg Goeke, LSA
senior.
Group plans include: tying yel-
low ribbons around trees on the
Diag, rallies, and a blood drive.
To fund these events, SOS
plans to approach local merchants
for donations, sell buttons, and
canvas dorms.
"We are trying to find people

to help us out because it's getting
to be too much work for 10 or 12
people to organize," said former
MSA president Aaron Williams.
"We hope that when (the
troops) do come back, they'll be
able to see that people did support
them as opposed to what happened
in Vietnam."
The group also wants to set up
tables in dorms for students to sign
a letter stating they support U.S.
troops. The letter has already been
signed by about 1,700 students, or-
ganizers say.
Tuesday night, MSA approved
a "Support Our Soldiers"
resolution in a 20-11 vote.

Resolution condemning Baltic
crackdown fails in legislature

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What's happening in Ann Arbor today

VILNIUS, U.S.S.R. (AP) -
Lithuanian officials said yesterday
that Soviet troops accompanying a
column of armored cars opened fire
on two vehicles outside of Vilnius,
wounding one person and later
arresting another.
In Moscow, reformers in the
legislature of the Russian republic
failed to win approval of a resolution
condemning military attacks in the
Baltic republics.
Ceslavus Stankavicus, a deputy
to Lithuanian President Vvtautas
Landsbergis, told a news conference
the Soviet soldiers were apparently
annoyed by a police car and
government vehicle following their
armored cars on the main road from
Vilnius to the republic's second city,

Kaunus.
Stankavicus said one person was
wounded in yesterday's incident, but
officials did not yet know how
seriously. Another person was
arrested by the soldiers, he said. No
other details were available.
Landsbergis accused Soviet
troops of kidnapping two draft-age
students, and condemned the military
occupation of two buildings on
Wednesday.
Lithuanian officials said they
contacted Georgy Tarazevich, the
personal representative of Soviet
President Mikhail Gorbachev, about
yesterday's shooting.
"These events can only be labeled
as the the continued license of the
Soviet Armed Forces (to operate)

Meetings
Sunday
Feminist Womens' Union, weekly
meeting. Call 662-1958 for info.
Union, 4:00.
U-M Chess Club, weekly practice.
qall Tony Palmer (663-7147) for info.
League, 1:00.
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despite... promises that this would
be discontinued," Landsbergis told
Lithuania's parliament. Gorbachev
said Tuesday there would be no more
military assaults against separatists
in the Baltics.

Saturday
"The Good, The Bad and The Ug-
ly: Moral Evaluations in Litera-
ture," Dr. Susan Gallagher of Calvin
Col League Henderson Rm., 7:30.
Furthermore
Friday
Safewalk functions 8-11:30 Sun.-
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"'Anti-Asian American Violence: Turs. all 73-LK o stop by
Exploring Myth & Reality," panel Thurs. Call 763-WALK or stop by
discussion featuring Prof. Michael 2333 Buley.horin-RyuKarate-do
QCmi of Berkeley, Helen Zia of Ms.UofM honRuKated
Magazine, and attorney Dennis Club, Friday workout. Call 994-3620
14ayashi. Union Pendleton Rm., 5- for info. CCRB Martial Arts Rm.,
Civil 6:30-7:30.
TheC Rights Movement in the U of M Tae Kwon Do Club, Friday
0950s and 1960s," Dr. James Forman, workout. CCRB Small Gym, 6-8:00.
speaker. RC-East Quad Aud, 3-4:30. German Club Stammtisch, weekly
'SEast Asia and Global Change," event. Union, U-Club, 7-9:00.
conference series. First Panel: Duplicate Bridge Game, sponsored
' Japan, Korea, Soviet Union," Prof by U of M Bridge Club. For info call
Donald Zagoria of Hunter, Alan Michael Strome (668-1471).. Union,
lomberg, Prof. Evelyn Colbert of Anderson Rm., 7:15.
J hns Hopkins, speakers. Lane Hall Science Fiction & Fantasy Conven-
Commons, 9-11:30. Second Panel: tion. Call (313) 761-1514 for info. $22
'IChina, South East Asia and the for hree days. Southfield Days' Hotel.
united States," ;Paul Kreisberg, Dr. Saturday
Alfred D. Wilhelm, Prof. Robert Ross Memorial Service for Prof. Earl
of Boston College, speaker. Lane Hall Schultz. League Ballroom, 11:00.
gommons, 1:30-4:00. U of M Shotokan Karate Club,
' Video Theatre Projects in the Cass Saturday practice. CCRB Small Gym,
Corridor," luncheon & forum dis- 3-5:00.
dussion. Buzz Alexander, speaker. Sunday
Guild House, noon.
'Singularities and Catastrophies in Sunday Social, weekly event for
Contrn1 Thenrv." Prof Anatol Per- international and American students.

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