…Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE lbe Sir i grn 13aitg PAID C h ixAnn Arbor, MI PERMIT NO. 13 Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVI - No. S1 C*pyright 1986 TheMichigan Da6ily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, May 9, 1986 Sixteen Pages Bill would miuin- vTA Enghsh By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC stadt sa Under a bill introduced by a the Un state senator yesterday, Michigan provide public universities would be by "und required to test foreign-bor...…
…Page 2- Tb. Michigan Daily - Friday, May 9, 1986 Economics limit black enrollment By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN Although last fall's minority student population of 12 percent was the highest ever enrolled at the University, crucial social and economic factors are preventing similar accomplishments in the admission of black students. Minority student leaders and University administrators say they have made black enrollment a top priority. Leaders of ...…
…The Michigan Daily --Friday, May 9, 1986 - Page 3 Mandela honored in special ceremony By PHILIP I. LEVY The University's commen- cement ceremony ended last week and Nelson Mandela did not receive an official honorary degree, but supporters of the jailed South African activist vowed to continue the battle in the fall. Preceding the commencement ceremony last Saturday, they gave Mandela an honorary degree of their own in a ceremony on the Diag...…
…Pane 4-The ichinan Daily:- Friday. May 9' 19%A 4 4 4 Student takes time out to contemplate the meaning of graduation day. Daily Ph THE GRADUATES hoto by ANDI SCHREIBER a By ELLEN FIEDELHOLTZ Despite threats of tight security and possible frisking, champagne bottles and flying corks were in abundance at last Saturday's commencement exercises at Michigan stadium. In fact, security was quite lenient. University administrators had promised ...…
…The Michigan Daily - FridayMay 9, 1986- Page 5 feel like I'm going to a fun football game but this time in a hefty bag." Jennifer Graham, a theater major, wore a multi-colored wig of streamers under her cap. "I'm going to New York to become an actress or starve in the gutter. By the way, the hair is natural," she said. OTHER creative students ador- ned their caps and gowns in an at- tempt to distinguish themselves from the other 6,100 members...…
…OPINION Friday, May 9, 1986 Page 6 The Michigan Doily 4 W3iE fIhIE Uf BUIU Vol. XCVI, No. 00-S 96 Years of Editorial Freedom Unsigned editorials represent the majority views of the Daily's Editorial Board Cartoons and signed editorials do not necessarily reflect the Daily's opinion. Continue the spirit LETTERS: Tenure decision attacked On May 3, Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress (ANC), was honored at an alternative c...…
…The Michigan Doily - Friday, May 9, 1986 - Page 7 'U' stifles student voice By Kery Murakami A report in the mid-1960s on the role of students in University decision-making said, "College is not a preparation for life. It's life itself." This above all else, reflec- ts the importance of students having influence on the policies of the institution. Not token, rubber- stamping power, but the actual ability to make decisions. A university is li...…
…ARTS Friday, May 9, 1986 Page 8 Tabwa 'New Moon' shines at Museum The Michigan Daily By Celia Hooper T HE RISING of a New Moon: A Century of Tabwa Art is cap- tivating; rewarding to both the mind and the eye. The exhibit is one of the two biggest efforts of the year for the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The show includes over 100 art objects, mostly wood carvings created between 1850 and 1930 by the Tabwa people of southeastern Zair...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 9, 1986- Page 9 Festival continues classic tradition By Rebecca Chung and Sean Oslin The Ann Arbor May Festival opened last Wednesday night, April 30th, at Hill Auditorium and ran through Saturday, May 3rd. The Pittsburgh Symphony was the orchestra-in-residence, joined by Ann Arbor's own Festival Chorus on the opening night, and other in- ternationally recognized guest ar- tists each evening. Wednesday's openi...…
…Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 9, 1986 Records- ---- (Continuedfrom Page) two is, on the whole, not as engrossing as side one, with the exception of "Fell" and the hilariously George Thorogood- esque instrumental "Route 67." None of the tracks are poorly craf- ted, though. Rather, they have fallen victim to Easter's per- sistent problem of lyric in- decisiveness. His lyrics are often made up of lovely, but disjoint fragments, rat...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 9a 1986- Page 11 Michigan Theater ineroe rsoration By MARTIN FRANK The plan to raise money is come from ticket sales. The foun- w as updating modern facilities mation packet, Butterfield was The Michigan Theater closed its unique: donors will be able to dation expects summer fund- such as the restrooms and con- responsible for modernizing the doors for the summer last Sunday choose where to place their gifts. r...…
…Page 12- The Michigan Daily - Friday May 9, 1986 Women march against sexual assault 4 By MELISSA BIRKS The anti-rape movement on campus often concentrates on tangible solutions like the creation of a rape crisis center. Recently, though, more than a thousand women claimed the streets of Ann Arbor after dark to provide emotional support for women faced with the threat of rape. With chants and clenched fists, women for the seventh year asser- ...…
…Studtents Iavoid ohassles of f4ll winter (Continued from Page 1) Myeong Jhon, a University statistics professor, said, "It's not too difficult to cover all the material in spring, and usually spritg students are more eager to learn." But Karen Zasky; an LSA junior who has taken spririb courses before, said, "The courses don't cover everything they could, but with a shorter term, it's to be ex- pected." ON THE OTHER hand, Zasky also said that...…
…Page 14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 9, 1986 Bill1 would require test for foreign TAs (continuedfrom Page 1), of people who were A students in Administrators also said the bill high school who can't pass som e would not address what many con- of these elementary courses in sider the root of the problem - the college." Conroy is presently con- cultural differences between ducting a survey of the perfor- foreign faculty and University un- ...…
…SPORTS Friday, May 9, 1986 Page 15 The Michigan Daily Batsmen a win away from East title By SCOTT G. MILLER plays," said Michigan baseball word foreign to the Wolverines. "The injuries force me into a title. The Wolverines are 11 coach Bud Middaugh. "I am not a This week the squad won six of make-shift lineup for weekday one-run ball games. "that "I think any coach wants to win strong believer that you gain eight contests, raising its recor...…
…Page 16 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 9, 1986 Forget1 men's ten can blosso Last we ference ri by some doubles sl from thef Netters having a doubly good time By JERRY MUTH arrangement than they were earlier in the season the swinging singles scene, the Michigan when the singles seemed to provide the margin of nis team is proving that new partnerships victory. )m beautifully in the spring. Despite Michigan's dominance in doubles, Eisner e...…
…Summer Weekly Edition Ninety-six years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVI - No. 2-S Copyright 1986 TheMichigan, Doily Ann Arbor, Michigan. Friday, May 16, 1986 Sixteen Pages 'U' official foresees tuition hike LSA senior Gabrielle Cobbs walks her bicycle down S. Division Wednesday night. "It's not fair to make women be confined after dark," she said. Nite Owl may be improved By MELISSA BIRKS from," said Henry Johnson, vice president for Rider...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 Officials say bill may pass I Fenced in Daily Photo by ANDI SCHREIBER Cal Brown (left) and Ray Harris end their day at the construction site on the corner of South University and South Forest. Students endure reselling books By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC University administrators and state officials predicted a bill that would require public universities to ensure English competency for foreign-b...…
…- -Friday, May 16, 1986 - Page 3 'U' to get increased state funds By AMY MINDELL State legislators again delayed voting on a bill yesterday that would give the University about $4 million more in state funds than it was budgeted to receive this year. But University administrators and legislators are confident the bill will pass next Tuesday. The bill, which would give $8 million to higher education in general, adds about $139 to various bodie...…
…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 Crisis center moves ahead By MELISSA BIRKS Before coming to the University, The University's new Sexual Steiner spent 10 years lobbying for Assault Prevention and womens' rights issues through Awareness Center appears to be such groups as Planned Paren- making substantial progress in thood and the American Civil educating students about rape and Liberties Union. improving campus safety. But th...…
…Take it back The Take Back the Night march has great importance for many Ann Arbor women. It is the only night they can walk safely after dark. It alerts the community that women cannot walk alone without fear of rape. The strong point of the march lies in that the women no longer feel alone in their fears. It was a great night to be a woman, to not feel alone. There was a tremendous unity among those marching. On April 26, I went to the march...…
…OPINION Friday, May 16, 1986 4 Page 6 The Michigan Daily 01 e fii-an D aflu Vol. XCVI, No. 2S 96 Years of Editorial Freedom Unsigned editorials represent the majority views of the Daily's Editorial Board Cartoons and signed editorials do not necessarily reflect the Daily's opinion. MSA negligence THE MICHIGAN Student Assembly's failure to respond to the University Council's Emergency Procedures is also a failure to safeguard student rights...…
…PERSPECTIVES The Michigan D aily Friday, May 16, 1986 Grading refined Waserman Page 7 By Carl Cohen Evaluations of student work in English prose are much superior to the letter grades (A, B-, C+, etc.) in common use because: 1. the system using evaluations is more refined, making it possible to formulate judgments more subtlety and more precision; 2. the system using evaluations is more just, making it possible to respond to many, varied asp...…
…ARTS Page 8 The Michigan Daily Masters meet at Hill By Craig Varterian What happens when the old meets the new; when the the avant-garde of yesteryear meets the cutting edge of today? Well, in one word, magic. The old guard of jazz here is one Ornette Coleman, the seasoned mentor of the younger new-age apprentice Pat Metheny. Stunning is the only word that fits the current ensemble that in- cludes ECM bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Jack...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 - Page 9 'Ro 'gvsrefrehn ieW B Kurt Serbus than about 80 percent of the the film mainly through her talent The lion's share of the applause, fun, which is more than you'll current round of movies. or her earthy, pre-adolescent however, should go to director en route to the equally predicta It's hard to decide where to par- beauty is hardly relevant - she James Ivory, who manages to climaxes of mainstr...…
…Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986. Books E ver since the publication of must be admitted that The Triumph of Politics, how worthless S David Stockman has been publicly economic analysis may blasted for disloyalty and be, his book is an ill arrogance (Washington D.C. and fast-paced, candi Time magazine heading the list of sometimes side-splitti critics). Admittedly, Stockman of how things do (or makes rather lofty claims abou...…
…Mono fear dispelled The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 - Page 11 By.MICHAEL LUSTIG Mono. The kissing disease. Many students think a diagnosis of "Mononucleosis" is the kiss of death to a social life. Cesar Briefer, director of University Health Services, wants to dispell some of this paranoia. He said mononucleosis has earned a reputation as the "kissing disease" because the virus lives in the throat and usually is transmit- ted to ot...…
…Page 12- The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 Hands Across America expects small student draw By EUGENE PAK Although student involvement in this month's Hands Across America (HAA) chain appears limited, officials remain hopeful that many Michigan residents will participate. Jane Edwards, head of the organization's Michigan branch, said around 150 residents will par- ticipate in Toledo, Ohio, the nearest link in the chain that will stretc...…
… The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986-- Page 13 Rape crisis center progresses (ContinuedfromPage4 "One thing that we're doing is In additiion, 7,000 brochures terwards. Kisch and Lovinger ad- making this a topic that people are about acquaintance rape, with vertised for other student going to talk about," Kisch said. general information about the "facilitators" to help bring the "The more we can talk about this, center will be passed out ...…
…Page 14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 Summertime MSA prepares for fal I By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC Although the depleted summer Michigan Student Assembly has full authority, members will spend much of their time laying the groundwork for fall term. According to Rich Layman, ac- ting Administrative Coordinator, about 18 of the recently-elected assembly members will be in Ann Arbor this summer, as well as some students who hold non- ...…
…SPORTS The Michigan Daily Friday, May 16, 1986 Three Blue netters head to NCAAs Page 15 By PAUL DODD Three members of the men's tennis team hope their season won't end as disappointingly as it did for the rest of the squad at last week's Big Ten Championships in Bloomington. Freshman standout Dan Gold- berg, junior Ed Filer, and senior Jim Sharton will be traveling to Athens, Ga., for the NCAA Cham- pionships tomorrow, while trying. to forge...…
…Page 16 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 16, 1986 Batsmen off to recapture Big Ten title By SCOTT G. MILLER If the momentum from last weekend's four-game sweep of Ohio State carries into this weekend's Big Ten Championship Tournament, Michigan should win its four- th championship in six years. The double elimination tournament will be held at Siebart Field on the University of Minnesota campus. The Wolverines will open today against Wiscons...…
…Summer Weekly Edition 4 4v Non-Profit Org. a tl U.S. POSTAGE Ann Arbor, MI PERMIT NO. 13 Ninety-six years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVI - No. 3-S Copyyight 1986 ThMichigan Doily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, May 23, 1986 Sixteen Pages New phones get bitter reception By MARTIN FRANK Complaints are mounting throughout campus with the Univer- sity's new $38 million phone system, currently being installed by Centel Business Systems. West Qua...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 23, 1986 Students seek greater rol% in policy-making By KERY MURAKAMI decision-making power, students Last November, University have the ability to pressige the President Harold Shapiro called image-conscious University Paul Josephson into his office to through the media and high- try to cut a deal on the code of non- publicity political demonstrations. academic conduct. In this private MSA is best be...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 23, 1986 - Page 3 City addresses off-eamus crine emergency telephones, similar to By MARY CHRIS JAKLEVIC ones being implemented on campus. The city will examine ways to cut The council also allocated an extra down on off-campus crimes against $55,000 to the Building Department to students, say City Councilmembers hire another rental housing inspector who passed Ann Arbor's budget Mon- and to acquire either a c...…
…Page 4- The Michigan Doily - Friday, May 23, 1986 MSA: autonomous from the University? By REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN a manner that appeared as a threat to The Michigan Student Assembly some assembly's members. saw its autonomy from the University CONTRARY to hiring procedures questioned this week as several expressed in Chapter 5 of MSAs members fought for the right to hire recently-approved constitution, he their own coordinator. They continue maint...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 23, 1986 - Page 5 High speed train considered By DOUGLAS WOLFE dream right now," said Ann Arbor The future of Amtrack, which has A proposed high speed train linking Mayor Ed Pierce, who did not attend had financial problems for several Detroit and Chicago would require the meeting. "It is a massive under- years, remains unclear. According to railway construction in Arm Arbor, taking and I do not think our socie...…
…OPINION Friday, May 23, 1986 Page 6 The Michigan Daily Vol. XCVI, No. 3-S 96 Years of Editorial Freedom Unsigned editorials represent the majority views of the Daily's Editorial Board Cartoons and signed editorials do not necessarily reflect the Daily's opinion. An inconsistent action Severe sanctions THE SUPREME Court's ruling Monday that it is uncon- stitutional to give minorities preference in lay-offs only under- mines established aff...…
…PERSPECTIVES Friday, May 23, 1986 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Police insensitive By Cathy Monagle On Friday evening, April 18th at 5 a.m., a nude man wearing a mask en- tered my room. My roommate was asleep, but I had not yet fallen asleep as I had studied late this evening. The man paused inside our room, looking first to my roommate, then to me. I reacted. I screamed. The man ran out of the room, and I ran after him. I stopped myself abrup...…
…_ARTS Page 8 Friday, May 23, 1986 Lonnie Brooks: The Michigan Daily simmering blues By .Marc S. Taras tly roll over for our hero. He stuck around, settled down with Lonnie B RRRRR! Wooooofff! Ever feel Brooks. Listened. Countless like pole shift is taking place in pugnacious bars. Numerous your own backyard? If you are anonymous sessions andstudios. sharing my slow, cold-month of May- Major label. Capitol Records blue condition you will want...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 23, 1986-- Page 9 'Salvador' turns art into propaganda By Louis Goldberg time drunk, and insults everyone who break. Later, in a hospital, Dr. Rock shouting crowds, constant gunplay, depicted as soft-spoken men, living can help him, finds Boyle wounded in the side, his seventeen-cent whiskey, and ten- quietly in the lush countryside, falling Politics aside, is Salvador good A major problem with Salvador is stom...…
…Page 10 - The Michigan Daily -- Friday, May 23, 1986 Records (Continuedfrom Page>9) assured muscle to their attack, but in the mean time this here tape'll do more than just fine. So c'mon all you twisted scholastic rock dogs, get yer sweaty mitts off of that new Replacements album and make these good boys rich. -Rob Michaels Gone - Let's Get Real, Real Gone For a Change (SST) Gone's album Let's Get Real, Real Gone For a Change presents some h...…
…The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 23, 1986- Page 11 Students dissatisfied with role on advisory committees ContinuedfromPage ) person before they wrote their report." Faigel said this may have been the result of a confrontational at- mosphere between Johnson and students concerned about rape. The review was spurred by a sit-in of Johnson's office after he was quoted in Metropolitan Detroit magazine as saying that the University's administrator...…
…Page 12 -The Michigan Daily- Friday, May 23, 1986 Telephone installation hassles West Quad who switched the building's phone were on overtime, but refused to four buttons. and to get the person Y~V v11411i U !1V1G " aV a l 114, v 41N V. Y V a v 4 Va , u V 41 (Csntinued frsmPage) system in February, were known to comment on reports of blatant back you have to hang up the p the phones were ripped out. have stolen items from desks. The misbehavi...…
…By HARISH CHAND An attempt to divert one million dollars from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) to the Michigan National Guard failed in the Michigan House of Representatives last week. Margaret O'Connor (R-Saline), --i - f t sponsor of the amendment to an ap- propriations bill, cited smart spen- ding as the rationale for the diversion. D "THE (STATE) budget has had a 31 percent increase over the past three The Michigan Dily - Friday, May ...…
…Page 4--The Michigan Daily- Friday, May23, 1986 Students seek representative on 'U' Board of Regents (continued from Page 11) cil," Schnaufer said, "but on most committees, little attempt is made to solicit the feelings of students." "Students are not used to challenging adults," he said. "They're not used to viewing themselves as equals in the University community. And changing attitudes on committees is nearly impossible because non- stude...…
…SPORTS Friday, May 23, 1986 Page 15 The Michigan Daily Middaugh magic leads to Big Ten title By SCOTT G. MILLER hero. Reliever Kevin Gilles allowed Bud Middaugh's business card no runs in four innings of work and reads "Michigan baseball coach." struck out the side in the ninth to Maybe the vocation on that card record his first win of the season. It should be changed to "Michigan was Gilles' first road trip since the magician." spring out...…
…Page 16 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 23, 1986 Tracksters break to Big Ten tourney By EMILY BRIDGHAM After a bit of fun last weekend in the Wolver- ines' alumni-filled Paddock Invitational, both the men's and women's track teams will head to the Big Ten Championships this weekend in Madison, Wisc. Last minute injuries and recoveries for both squads leaves the picture unclear as to how either team will fare in the highly competitive conte...…
…Summer Weekly Edition 4v Non-Profit Org. US.POSTAGE n 4:3tttluPAID Ann Arbor, Mf PERMIT NO. 13 Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVI - No. 4-S oight Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday; May 30, 1986 Sixteen Pages Panel asks for costly new classes academic year. New cour es stresng critical The courses would differ from stan- dard classes in their emphasis on thinking proposed by a special LSA critical thinking, Eagle said. This panel wou...…
…I Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 30, 1986 U'o icials pleased with new phones By BETH FERTIG restricted, making it impossible for and MARTIN FRANK them to dial out of the building. ROXANO BLOCK, director of Despite many complaints, Univer- telecommunications systems, said sity official remain pleased with the "We meet with the hospital on a new phone system being installed by weekly or daily basis to iron out the Centel Business Sys...…
