=hyIN 1DE. The devil made Shaw do it. See ARTS Page 5. e t Y ttX 'EAT1soER TODAY Partly cloudy; High: 58, Low: 48. TOMORROW Partly sunny; High: 52, Low: 38. Since 1890 Vol. Cl, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, April 10, 1991 Toyight 1991 Wednesday, April Teihgn iy Gorbachev MSA moves *proposes halt in nationwide strikes, rallies MOSCOW (AP) - Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, saying he was trying to avert a national "catastrophe," yesterday proposed a nationwide moratorium on strikes, rallies and demonstrations, while unveiling plans for economic reform. Gorbachev's proposal came as he grappled with growing challenges to his authority. Striking coal miners kept up demands for his resignation, Byelorussians called for a general strike, and law- makers in Georgia declared independence for their republic. "We face the danger of economic collapse," Gorbachev told the Federation Council, consisting of top national officials and the leaders of the 15 Soviet republics. "Today we have to act together, not separately, to unite all the forces of society, to forget about all dis- putes. We have to act so as not to allow our country to (fall into) a catastrophe," he said in an impas- sioned appeal that was broadcast in part on national television. Gorbachev proposed the moratorium as part of a package of "anti-crisis measures," including a stepped-up effort to conclude a new Union Treaty to hold the republics together. Presidential spokesperson Vitaly Ignatenko said Gorbachev proposed "a moratorium on all strikes, demonstrations, public meetings and other political acts that may destabilize the situation in the country." It was unclear whether Gorbachev was urging the Supreme Soviet legislature to outlaw strikes and street protests, or seeking voluntary restraint from disgruntled workers. Despite a three-week ban on rallies in Moscow, an estimated 100,000 people marched through the city March 28 in support of Gorbachev's rival, Russian leader Boris Yeltsin. The Soviet legislature ordered striking miners back to work last month, but the walkout has grown to involve up to 300,000 of the nation's 1.2 million coal workers. Although Gorbachev offered last week to doubled their wages, they continue to insist that he step down and transfer power to the 15 restive republics. Neither the president nor his spokesperson had immediate public reaction to the declaration by lawmakers in Georgia, which yesterday became the fourth republic to proclaim independence. It joined the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and gEstonia on the path, to secession. to scrap old ideas, Outlook CC seeks dismantling of six commissions in reform quest k # by Jay Garcia Daily Ai Reporter At its first meeting last night, the new Michigan Student Assembly began to push through a conservative agenda. All the pro- posed additions to the agenda were added and nearly all of them at- tempted to rescind or end policies and programs enacted by the outgo- ing administration. Proposed changes to the MSA student group recognition structure received first reads last night as did proposed changes to the structure of MSA's six commissions. The commissions include the Peace and Justice Commission and the Environmental Commission. Peace and Justice Commission Chair Paula Church who is leaving the assembly argued against that the commissions should remain in MSA. "Most of the work in MSA gets done in committees and comnis- sions. In any kind of organization there are commissions and commit- tees. (Peace and Justice) is a coordi- nating body for students interested in these issues," Church said. Also added to the agenda was a resolution which would rescind last week's resolution which gave Todd Ochoa money to aid him with his le gal expenses against the University. Ochoa was the student arrested for chalking anti-deputization slogans last fall. The resolution, sponsored by Bill Coznowski and Brian Kight, passed by a 21-9 vote and the $450 given for Ochoa's legal expenses will be returned to MSA accounts. "This case is still pending and we weren't aware of this at the last meeting," Kight said of why he sup- See MSA, Page 2 ANTHONY M. Cl Former MSA President Jennifer Van Valey hands over the gavel to new President James Green during last night's MSA meeting. Van by Julie Foster Daily MSA Reporter Valey tenure comes to an end Students crowded into the Michigan Student Assembly chambers last night to watch outgoing president Jennifer Van Valey hand the gavel over to in- coming president James Green. The Van Valey era was filled with anti-war and anti-deputization protests along with many assembly resolutions on international issues. Some think the new conservative leadership will de-politicize MSA and "bring the assembly back to the stu- dents," as a CC campaign poster promised. Van Valey thinks otherwise. In her farewell speech last night, she expressed doubt that the new assembly would be able to refrain from making political statements since the assembly is inherently a political body. "I ran on a political platform, I have political views ... and I urge people not to believe that certain things can be po- litical and certain things can't. "It seems if you take a political line that is conservative, you are not politi- cal, but if you have politics like mine you are. That is wrong." One of the first conflicts Van Valey's administration faced was a problem with allocating rooms to stu- dent groups. In November, over 100 members of student groups filled the assembly chambers to express discontent with MSA's room allocation procedure. Many of the groups were forced to share office space with other organiza- tions due to lack of space. Brian Cook, a staff member of The Michigan Review, said at the time of the problem, "I think it is horrid that everyone had to get together (to obtain office space): We shouldn't have to do this every single year." Soon after that, the assembly re- ceived criticism from conservatives for its opposition to deputization. When the University deputized the campus police force in November, Van Valey staged rallies to protest the deci- sion and tried to organize a student strike. This semester, in the midst of the Persian Gulf War, Van Valey helped organize anti-war demonstrations with the help of Peace and Justice Commission Chair Paula Church. "I'm not willing to support the wholesale slaughter of Americans and Iraqis," Van Valey said on the eve of the January 15 deadline for Iraqi with- drawal. LSA junior Claudette Grinnell, who spoke during constituent's time at last night's meeting, criticized the previous assembly's activism. "I think the past assembly's attempt to promote open- ness and political correctness resulted in biases against certain groups on cam- pus." See VAN VALEY, Page.2 SAPAC rally focuses on - sexist ideas in advertising by Jami Blaauw Daily Staff Reporter The "wall of sexism" came tumbling down on the Diag yester- day during a rally sponsored by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC). From 10 a.m. to noon, students were invited to post sexist adver- tisements and write sexist mes- sages on the homemade wall. SAPAC, in coordination with Rape Prevention Month, designed the event to encourage awareness of how sexism can affect society's at- titudes. At noon, Women's Studies Professor Christina Jose- Kampfner, spoke about sexism and its role in society with regard to rape and advertisements. "It is not just men who cause sexism, it is every one of us who ac- cept gender-based discrimination of any type. Sexism is practiced by anyone," she said. Jose-Kampfner also noted that the stereotype of professionalism is one of the most prevalent forms of sexism. This idea asserts that in order to be professional and re- spected in the workplace, a woman must display a formal and mascu- line manner. Jose-Kampfner called for action to stop sexism and said, "Sexism makes us believe we have no choices. Silence has killed most of a generation." Jose-Kampfner was forced to begin her speech three different times because Henry Hardy, an alumnus and Rackham candidate, protested the gathering and called it a display of Victorian feminism. "This is all a violation of my free speech," shouted Hardy as members of the audience either ar- gued or tried to quiet him. "You're not facing the issues and you only want to talk to those who have been converted already." After about five minutes of de- lay while some audience members argued with Hardy and others chanted feminist slogans, Jose- Kampfner could begin her speech. Finally, Jose-Kampfner invited students to tear down the wall of sexism and after a tenative moment of silence students began ripping it apart while the small crowd cheered. Hardy, meanwhile, argued with a group of students and said, "I am being discriminated against for my race and sex. All I wanted was a free forum for discussion but they would not let me speak. I like to regard myself as a feminist but I don't think you can help one group by violating the rights of others." SAPAC Director Julie Steiner said the event was organized to raise awareness as to how society's norms affect attitudes about sex- ism."We need to be conscious of what shapes our ideas because they can often be very subtle," Steiner said. The event was among several or- ganized by SAPAC for Rape Prevention Month. Other pro- grams included a film series, em- powerment workshops for sur- vivors of sexual assault, a sexism in advertisement contest, and the annual Take Back the Night march. Steiner stressed the importance of men's role in rape prevention. See SAPAC, Page 2 Israel agrees to regional talks JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel in- formed the United States yesterday that it was willing to hold peace talks with the Arab nations under American auspices and with the participation of the Soviet Union. "I hope that the U.S. will suc- ceed in getting agreement of the other parties," said Foreign Minister David Levy, underscoring that Israel's aim was to have4direct negotiations with its neighbors on their 43-year conflict. Secretary of State James Baker welcomed the Israeli move, which came at the start of four days of talks with Mideast leaders, as "very constructive." Baker said "there is a'long, long way to go. There are inany, many parties involved. Theregare lots of questions before us that have to be addressed." If Baker, who meets later in the week with Egyptian, Saudi, Syrian and Jordanian leaders, can gain their approval for regional. peace talks, it would be a breakthrough on what he has called "the most intractable problem in diplomacy - the Arab-Israeli dispute." Palestinian leaders said, their tnhl.-c xxnth R0 lrpr vaeprlat,'ra - tL*t"'"L " tY LSA senior Anna Senkevitch scrawls an example of a sexist remark on SAPAC's "wall of sexism" during yesterday's rally on the Diag. After 47 years, Soviets begin withdrawal from Poland BORNE-SULINOWO, Poland (AP) - A train carried away Soviet missile launchers and 60 soldiers * from a formerl tonn-eret militarv tions, Poland has demanded that all the Soviet troops be pulled out by the end of this year, as is planned for Hunarv and Czechoslovakia. The "Our mission has been com- pleted successfully," he added. Soviet children held a sign read- ina: "Thank you for your services in this day," he told reporters after shaking hands with the soldiers boarding the train. Feelings were mixed about the its own army, which looks after its own borders. That is the way it should be." The remaining 1,100 members of