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Area schools
need volunteer
mentors
The Ann Arbor Public School
District's middle schools are in need of
volunteers to provide one-on-one posi-
tive interaction with students.
The schools have established
mentorship programs in place to help
students work on self-esteem, educa-
tional and family issues, and have seen
success in preventing drop-outs and
raising academic achievement.
Volunteers meet once a week with
children at the schools and work in
teacher-supervised programs.
The four middle schools currently
seeking volunteers are:
Scarlett Middle School- The pro-
gram runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 3-4 p.m. (994-2001).
Slauson Middle School - Vol-
unteers are needed for longer-term re-
lationships. They meet from 3-4 p.m.
any day of the week (994-2007, ext.
420).
Clague Middle School - This
school's program runs from 3-4 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays (994-1980).
Tappan Middle School -
Tappan's mentors focus on increasing
self-esteem. Mentors and students meet
from 3-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays (994-2016).
Art museum offers
tour of finest
treasures
The University's Museum of Art has
organized a tour of its finest treasures
designed for children and adults of all
ages.
Titled "Places to Go and People to
See!," the self-guided adventure makes
five stops where participants are asked
to draw, count, find, circle, describe
and look closely.
The tour aims to provide visitors
with an introduction to the many items
of the museum's permanent collec-
tion.
The tours are free, as is admission to
the museum. Guides can be picked up at
the information desk.
Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10
a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; and Sunday,
noon-5 p.m.
Michigan radio to
present special
series on children
Ina continuation of Michigan Radio's
award-winning coverage of children's
issues, WUOM, 91.7 FM, has produced
a new 10-part series. "The Generation
Gap: How Should we Treat Our Kids?"
will run Sept. 11-15 and 18-22 at 12:30
p.m.
The shows include interviews with
politicians, historians, educators, as well
as parents and children, in an effort to
help shed light on the subject of grow-
ing up in the '90s.
Fulbright
applications due
next week
Students interested in applying for a
Fulbright scholarship have until Sept.
22 to turn in their application.
The scholarships are designed to help
students with graduate study, particu-
larly international travel and research.
Students who are not well-traveled are
generally the best candidates, said
spokesman Jeff Voris.
There will be an informational meet-
ing today in 361 Lorch Hall from 9-11
a.m.
SAFE house hosts
new support group
SAFE house has a new drop-in sup-
port group for women of color who are
survivors of domestic violence.
The group will meet every Thursday
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 4100 Clark. The
support group is free and open to any
women of color.
-Compiled by Daily News
Editor Andrew Taylor.
Rain delay pushes FestiFall to Wednesday
By Scot Woods
Daily News Editor
For the second time in three years, inclement
weather has postponed FestiFall, the annual stu-
dent group recruitment bazaar. The event has been
rescheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Cold weather and rain that continued into mid-
morning Friday interfered with set-up and forced
organizers to postpone the event.
Coordinator Tamira Goodstein, of the Office of
Student Activities and Leadership, said she also
was concerned that colder weather, even without
rain, would cut into student turnout.
"We try to make the best decision for the most
number of people, and we understand that there is
come inconvenience for people who have their
mass meeting scheduled for the days right after
FestiFall," she said.
But Goodstein noted that the decision to cancel
had to be made by 8 a.m. so that the various groups
involved could be notified. About 260 student
groups were expected to participate in FestiFall.
The postponement did interfere with the plans of
some organizations. RC senior Sara Pasky, an orga-
nizer for U-M Children's Theater, said her group
has been advertising tonight's auditions and cannot
postpone them to accommodate FestiFall.
"We made up fliers and we made a little display
with photos," she said. "It would be unfair to have
people audition (tonight) and tell them to wait
until after a second audition to hear if they made
it into the group."
Both the men's and women's Glee Clubs held
mass meetings this weekend, and will not see any
benefits from FestiFall for at least a term. Men's
Glee Club President David Chute, Engineering
senior, said that if his group has a table at
Wednesday's FestiFall, "the result will be ash'eet
with guys' names on it for winter term."
Chute said the Glee Club was encouraged by the
prospect of having FestiFall before their mass
meeting for the first time in years, and had been
expecting as many as 100 interested men.
"It's frustrating," he admitted.
The Men's Glee Club spent between $50 and
$100 for publicity materials, which will now go
unused. "There are a number of groups whose
publicity is just going to be recycled," Chute said.
Speakers in Detroit-
urge crowd to act
against violence
MICHAEL FILIUGI/D81y
A Snapple a day..
University students picked up free Snapple in the Diag on Friday during a promotion for the company. Kathy Radthke (far
right) of Sliverback Creative Corp. said 2,400 bottles were distributed in less than two hours.
DETROIT (AP)-- People can't turn
their backs to violence and hope it goes
away. They must stand up and confront
it and make it go away, speakers at an
anti-violence march and rally said yes-
terday.
"Don't think you've solved something
just by standinghere today," Clementine
Barfield Chism, founder of the antivio-
lence Saves Our Sons and Daughters,
told about 1,000 people gathered for the
rally. "We have to change what's inside
our hearts. We need to change ourselves
and start espousing peace.
"Everybody has a responsibility.
This is not something that's just going
to go away. We have to heal the city of
Detroit."
It was a theme repeated over and over
by speakers.
"It's our responsibility to teach one
another, to protect one another, to love
one another," Wayne County Commis-
sion Chairman Ricardo Solomon said.
"If we don't take care of ourselves, no
one will."
The rally was prompted by the Aug.
19 death of Deletha Word, who jumped
from the Belle Isle bridge after a beat-
ing over a minor traffic accident. Her
body was found several hours later.
"I've been wondering and searching,
trying to find an answer to understand
why this had to happen," a tearful Dortha
Word, Deletha's mother, told the crowd.
"I can't find an answer. Why someone
would want to do something so heinous to
someone who would not hurt anyone."
It is that question that led city and
religious leaders to hold yesterday's
march across the bridge from which
Delethajumped and to hold the rally on
Belle Isle.
Nearly everyone who attended wore
buttons that said "Real Detroiters Take
Action" or "Real Detroiters Respect
Life." Many carried purple balloons
that read "Silence the Violence."
The Rev. Ronald L. Griffin, pyesi-
dent of the Detroit Urban League; said
the key to ending violence is giving
youths hope, love and jobs and to no
longer tolerate violence.
"If we say enough is enough and take
our city back block by block, then and
only then will we have a true renais-
sance," Griffin said.
Some of the speakers criticized the
media as well, saying they continue to
smear Detroit's reputation for incor-
rectly reporting that people cheered for
Deletha Word tojump that night and for
not adequately reporting about the two
men who jumped in to try to rescue her:
The men, Orlando Brown and
Lawrence Walker, were recognized
yesterday for their attempt. They were
hugged by Dortha Word and presented
certificates by Mayor Dennis Archer;
who said they were more representative
of those who live in Detroit.
"We have 1.27 million people who
live in Detroit, and the overwhelming
number of them are law abiding citi-
zens," Archer said. "We are religious.
We are respectful of women and we as
men and women are respectful of our
children....
"It's important forus to wrap ourarms
around our children. It's important-to
teach them values. It's important to teach
them to respect each other," he said.
Delivery tmucks leave
plant but unions call
blockade a success,
STERLING HEIGHTS (AP) - In a
Labor Day weekend show of strength,
some 3,000 striking Detroit newspaper
workers and supporters blockaded a
printing plant, delaying delivery trucks
for more than 12 hours.
Union leaders claimed a significant
victory yesterday in the bitter strike that
has dragged on for more than seven
weeks. Management condemned the
protest and rushedto deliveryesterday's
combined editions ofThe Detroit News
and Free Press.
"This has to be considered a com-
plete victory," said Al Derey, chairman
of the Metropolitan Council of News-
paper Unions.
After the numberofpickets dwindled
to about 50 by about 8:30 a.m., police
cleared a way for more than 50 large
delivery trucks to pull out of the plant as
the remaining demonstrators shouted
angry slogans.
Trucks normally begin leaving the
suburban plant by 8 p.m. on Saturday.
"I feel great," said striker Robert
Glaeser of Roseville, a dispatcher at the
plant for 12 years. "They didn't have a
truck move from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. Do
you know how much it cost them?
"Yeah, we did a good job."
Frank Vega, president and chief ex-
ecutive officer of Detroit Newspapers,
characterized the protest as "mob rule
and lawlessness."
"We are outraged that the unions
have encouraged their members to vio-
late the law by not allowing us access to
our facility," Vega said.
Detroit Newspapers handles business
and printing operations under a joint
operating agreement for Knight-Ridder
Inc.'s Free Press and The Detroit News,
owned by the Gannett Co. Inc. Before
the strike, the two papers published
separately during the week and a com-
bined edition on weekends; since the
walkout, a combined edition has been
published all week.
The strike began July 13 when six
unions representing about 2,500 work-
ers walked off their jobs, mostly over
wages and work rules.
Union members had been working
without contracts since their previous
agreements were allowed to lapse on
July 2. The contracts had been extended
day to day since they expired April 30.
During contract talks, management
sought significant cuts in production
and delivery work forces and putting
pay increases for newsroom employees
largely on the basis of merit.
Union members balked, saying it was
time for them to get paybacks after
years of concessions made when the
newspapers, now profitable, were los-
ing money in the early 1990s.
Management of Detroit Newspapers
issued a statement Sunday apologizing
to readers and advertisers for the delay
in deliveries.
"We printed just over a million cop-
ies," Detroit Newspapers spokeswoman
Teresa Lucido said.
Average pre-strike circulation of the
two newspapers' -combined Sunday
edition was 1.1 million.
The newspapers' joint strike edition
is being produced and distributed by
managers, about 1,100 replacement
workers and strikers who have crossed
picket lines.
There was no immediate indication if
advertisers would be forgiving of the
late delivery to potential Sunday shop-
pers. Some companies had pulled ads at
the start of the strike but later resumed
advertising.
"I wouldn't expect there to be much
negative feedback because we are go-
ing to be successful at getting the pa-
pers out today," said Detroit Newspa-
pers Vice President Susie Ellwood.
After the union show of force began
on Saturday, police tried just before 5
p.m. to force pickets back from the
main gate. One officer's face shield
was hit by a brick and another officer
was hit with a stick, Police Chief Tho-
mas Derocha said. Neither was injured.
At one point, police used pepper gas to
quell some of the demonstrators.
Derocha said he would not risk offic-
ers' safety to clear the way for the
trucks.
At the peak, about 200 officers from
several departments were on hand. Two
protesters were arrested yesterday and
six on Saturday.
"... Rock musician Bruce
Springsteen will launch his first
national concert tour in nearly two
years with a performance Oct. 2 at
the University's Crisler Arena.
"Major Events Office spokesper-
sons, who announced the concert
yesterday, said tickets will be sold
starting tomorrow at Crisler Arena.
"A Major Events official said lim-
its on tickets - priced ai $9 to $10 -
will be 'based on the length of the
line' outside the arena, which seats
more than 12,000...."
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