…rietgtoditran Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol..XCVIII, No. 71 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Copyright 1988; The Michigan Daily Dean Steiner explains past statements UCAR calls Steiner's statements By LISA POLLAK LSA Dean Peter Steiner held af press conference yesterday to clarify his allegedly racist remarks, but a tense question-and-answer session leftz many members of the Unitedi Coalition Against Racism...…
…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Steiner calls for minorit (Continued from Page 1) University while still making it a place that minorities will attend." Steiner said he meant that Howard University and Wayne State University more "naturally" draw Black applicants - Howard as a predominantly Black university and Wayne State as a regional university in Detroit. But "(Steiner) didn't manage to ~refute his implication th...…
…Nicaragua charges jailed American MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - The Sandinista government yesterday charged a jailed Illinois farmer with violating public order and security and accused him of having ties to "the war of aggression" waged by the Contra rebels. j Government prosecutor Julio Cabrera delivered the papers to a rev- olutionary court in Managua. Cabrera declined to read the charges but told reporters that James Denby was linked to the "w...…
…4 OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, January 13, 1988 The Michigan Daily Code threatens a free press te tentt Michigan Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, No.71 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Alternative ALMOST AS SIGNIFICAN...…
…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 13, 1988- Page 5 Panel reaction to MLK symposium concludes with workshops, lectures ii (continued from Page 1) clear that they can afford to do so," he said. Jackson said that economic parity for Blacks was contingent upon an increase not only in Black university enrollment but also retention, citing the nearly 50 percent dropout rate among Black undergraduates at the University. An increase in Black en...…
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…_RTS Wednesday, January 13, 1988 The Michigan Daily Searching for the real Robin -Poge7 William s By John Shea Special to the Daily SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - "Who is Robin Williams?" I'm serious. That was the question one of the reporters asked me as we sat at a table, waiting for the actor to come over and talk to us about his new film, Good Morning, Vietnam. In the film, he plays real life figure Adrian Cronauer, an irreverent disc jockey ...…
…4 Page 8 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Campus cinema:Forwhom the bell tolls By Scott Collins After my first film review was published in the Daily last fall, I re- ceived a phone call from a member of one of the campus cinema groups. He congratulated me on ripping Fa- (al Attraction and encouraged me to join his organization. I thanked him for his praise but without hesitation declined to take him up on the membership offer...…
…Men's Swimming vs. Purdue Friday, 7:30 p.m. Matt Mann Pool The Michigan Daily- SPORTS Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Women's Basketball vs. Ohio State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena Page 9 X1' v.y.x full court Woman cager makes team, p S1 lives dream as Blue reserve By MICHAEL GILL During Sunday's upset win over Illinois, basketball player Barbie Loeher sat on the bench. She shot during warmups. She stood during timeouts. She cheered...…
…A Page 10--The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 13, 1988 Burn bri ht: Deasley's return sparks Blue; NHL in future for 'M' forward By KEN GOLDBERG. Flame is blazes of light and heat. Brilliance. It implies intense emo- tion and strong passion. Flames become fire. Fire wreaks havoc, dominating and destroying that which blocks its path. MICHIGAN forward Bryan Deasley has a fire of desire burning inside him. He hates to lose. Due to his size...…
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…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 131 Ann Arbor, Michigan Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily MSA SCBN urges student Hijackers release 12 manager By RYAN TUTAK The Michigan Student Assembly last night unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the University administration not interfere with the Campus Broadcasting Newtork and that it allow CBN to ap- point a student general manager. "W...…
…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Group outlines arms research projects y DAVID SCHWARTZ if they're going to publish their "We wanted to let them know sity's Board of Regents voted to he Coalition Against Weapons views about a project, it's good that that we were publicizing information change the research guidelines last arch, a group formed to monitor they get professors to respond," Vice that would otherwise be lost in pa...…
…I Forum focuses on fighting fascism The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988- Opening Day brings fun to festive fans Page 3 By MICAH SCHMIT Prompted by what they called brutal treatment of anti-Nazi protesters by Ann Arbor police at a rally last month, four panelists at a Monday night forum said capitalism fosters the formation and survival of fascist and racist hate groups. The forum was sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee to Fight Fas-...…
…OPINION 'Page 4 Wednesday, April 13, 1988 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Asian-bashing is not funny - eVol. XCVIII, No. 131 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Stop the administration's repression of student radio:...…
…ARTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Page 5 'Laff Glossy your brains out! : " Gargoyle is coming Adrian Belew is the most well-known member of the band, but the three other Bears aren't cold porridge. Pictured from left to right are Bob Nyswonger, Rob Fetters, Belew, and Chris Arduser. Guitarist Adrian Belew Bears growls By Michael Fischer The name of his band is not Adrian Belew and the Bears. It's The Bears - and th...…
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…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988- Pague 7. STUDENT SERVICES Achieve the Score You Need with EXCEL Next class starts Saturday April 16th - Organized, Up-to-Date Materials + Comprehensive Exam Strategies - Video-taped Review of Previous LSATs Professional Instruction - Affordable Tuition 996-1500 Test Preparation 1100 SOUTH UNIVERSITY 1 1 WHAT IF YOU DON'T GET INTO THE GRAD SCHOOL OF YOUR CHOICE? Sure, thaea th a s cx s.ht But why ...…
…0 Page 8 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Sa ferstein' s Oh, Ramona!' Oh, wow! By Linda Gardner A sporadically confusing but enthusiastic OhRamona! played to a sellout crowd at the Perfor- mance Network last weekend. This was a play for the audience and to the audience, from the moment the actors took the stage. No matter how much the characters spoke to the spectators and involved them in the production, surreality (and oft...…
…Women's Tennis vs. Michigan State Today, 3:00 p.m. East Lansing SPORTS Men's Lacrosse vs. Michigan State Tonight, 7:30 p.m. Tartan Turf . ............ ......... - - - - - --------- - The Michigan Daily Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Page 9 *Platinwiq By MIKE GILL Nice guy huh? Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press sports columnist, best in the nation? Nah. Can't be. Nice guy? Oh come on. Does Lawrence Welk disco? Here's a guy, 29 years old, sees ...…
…Page 10-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, April 13, 1988 SPORTS OF THEMDAILY: Netters trample Michigan St. I By TAYLOR LINCOLN Despite head coach Brian Eisner's concerns about a possible letdown following last weekend's solid vic- tory over Illinois, the men's tennis team soundly defeated Michigan State yesterday. The Wolverines won the first eight matches, with the no. 1 dou- bles match pending at press-time. The Wolverines were only tested in ...…
…"THE CODE" By Kenneth Bassey The code of non-academic conduct has been passed. It appears that the representatives of our student body who most vocally opposed the implementation of this code have lost the battle for better or for worse. What will life be for Joe LSA Student with the "code" hanging over his head? Will it violate students' civil and con- stitutional rights, or will it be the solution to racial and sexual incidents that the Univ...…
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…~rb £diijuu Bailg Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom - -Vol. XCVIII, No. 2S Ann Arbor, Michigan- Friday, May 13, 1988 ri°x1 BUFFALO, CORNELL HEADS MAY BE CONSIDERED Regents close in on new president BY RYAN TUTAK would be selected within 30 days. said. He added, however, that the regents have the position within the last four weeks. Top candidates for the next University Though Brown would not comment on kept their search confidential fro...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 13, 1988 by students about comments that students on campus," he said. "For Steiner had made," said Orlando me, I found it interesting." Bagwell, the show's producer- Bagwell said his production team director. "But we found it was included the University in the Continued from Page 1 becoming a debate between students program because of student reaction ONE notable omission, some and the administration,...…
…The Michigan Daily- Friday, May 13, 1988 - Page 3 Group pickets at Burger King to save whales BY CATHRINE STEENSTRUP About 25 Greenpeace members picketed in front of Burger King on East Liberty at noon Wednesday to protest Iceland's violation of an in- ternational ban on commercial whale killing and Burger King's continued purchases of Icelandic fish products. Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, held similar protests in 1...…
…Page 4 - The Michigan Doily - Friday, May 13, 1988 'U' raises Black faculnumbers BY VERONICA WOOLRIDGE hiring minority faculty a priority The University has hired 12 new because of negative publicity from Black faculty members - more than recent student protests against cam- in any previous year - will pus racism, Morris said. probably hire six more minorities, There is "no doubt that the social and has 12 additional offers under protest in th...…
…'U' fliers oppose anti-gay bigotry BY VERONICA WOOLRIDGE A new hot pink and black "Tell Someone" poster affixed around University buildings encourages people to speak up about harassment based onsexual orientation. The University has sent 2,550 copies of the posters to University departments and academic units this spring. They are the newest addi- tion to the "Tell Someone" series, which highlights University policy on discriminatory acts bas...…
…OPINION Page6 Friday, May 13, 1988 The Michigan Daily Ecology Center should dump Domino's: .... _Compromising values Unsigned editorials represent the majority views of the Daily's Editorial Board. Cartoons and signed editorials do not necessarily reflect the Daily's opinion. Framing the question of research: D iversi*ficatio WHAT MIGHT RESEARCH have to gain from diversity? This question was at the center of an invitational Diversity Symposi...…
…PERSPECTIVES Friday, May 13, 1988 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Eve: The logic, lore, and legend By Veronica Woolridge She was a perfect woman - fresh, new, healthy, unscarred by the marks of time and age. She had a companion whose name was Adam. He was the first man and she was the first one of her kind - a woman. She was tempted by a serpent to eat a forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge and of good and evil. She ate the fruit to be wis...…
…page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 13, 1988 Faculty Continued from Page 4 faculty and administrators . STUDENTS responded posi- tively to the hirings, but said they regretted action was not taken sooner. "It's better late than never," said Kelly Johnson, a Residential Col- lege sophomore. She added that the increase in minority faculty will give first year minority students an advantage she did not have. Currently, Johnson said the mo...…
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…ARTS The Michigan Daily Friday, May 13, 1988 Pge 10 King Sunny Ade': Multi-marathon man school and ran away from home to scorching Nigerian sun. All the bag just in case Ade' and the Beats BY TODD SHANKER become a musician at the impres- while the bass player tears it up with decide to do an authentic all-night KING Sunny Ade' and his massive sionable age of 17, in the early '60s tantalizing, fleshy sounds that actu- Nigerian dance-a-thon. And...…
…rts Udate The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 13, 1988 -- Page 11 Friday^mer for Bob Seger, and his band the bands and actors are scheduled to ap- Issue, headline a benefit concert for pear, and Fully Loaded will perform r Nthe Center for Independent Living afterwards. *French North African guitarist Pierre tonight at the Blind Pig ... The -The Ann Arbor Civic Theatre bluegrass to the Ark, with a little bluesy-rock of Steve Nardella's Rock g...…
… EXCITING SUMMERJOB " Have fun all day in the sun " Then work a few evening hours at M =C IGAPN TELEFUND " Go out with your friends after work and party! Museum tosses 'Bouquets'of art BY PREETI MALANI PICASSO and pansies? Rodin and roses? Monet and mums? Calder and calla lilies? Now you can enjoy the natural beauty of spring in Ann Arbor with Bouquets to Art, a special exhibit at the University's Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Friends of th...…
…SPORTS rL_ i _L ___ ncl.. _ I The Michigan Daily Friday, May 13, 1988 P,,o 1' 4.1 rage I Ups and downs for Michigan Gillette leads Blue to sweep over EMU BY MICHAEL SALINSKY Michigan got the lift they needed Wednesday. After dropping three of four to Ohio State over the weekend and splitting with Toledo on Tues- day, the Wolverines enjoyed a dou- bleheader demolition of Eastern Michigan. The Wolverines won the first game, 6-2, behin...…
…Page 14 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 13, 1988 Michigan stymies Gophers BY MIKE GREIFENBERG The Michigan women's softball team took a major step toward the Big Ten Championship last weekend as they took three of four games from Minnesota to open a two and one-half game lead over the Golden Gophers. The Wolverines only need to split their last four games at fifth-place Indiana to clinch their first ever Big Ten title. The entire series wi...…
…The Michigan Daily -:Friday, May 13, 1988 -Page 15 mom THE SPORTING VIEWS Doobies at the Derby: An unforgettable weekend r ,-. I b BY ERIC L. HOLT AND DAVID WEBSTER Sun, booze, some really fast horses and a bunch of rowdy people from sailing. As the rest of our entourage slept, we smoked dope all the way Kentucky - Derby Day 1988 was out of control, across Ohio. Last Saturday, five of us sped down to Louisville in a monstrous brown Pullin...…
…Page 16 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 13, 1988 'M' serves for conference BY ADAM BENSON our own expectations." The quest for another Big Ten championship starts THE WOLVERINES, ranked sixth nationally, today for the No. 1-seeded Michigan men's tennis team went undefeated in the Big Ten this season. They have as it will face the winner of the No. 8 Illinois-No. 9 won 16 of their last 18 matches, finishing with an over- Purdue match in the ...…
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…T H E M A I L Engineers Vs. Humanists? Congratulations to Mark W. Keller on both his choice of degrees and his choice of words in "Can Engineers Be Humanists?" (MY TURN). As an English and communica- tions major who is constantly under attack from more "practically majored" friends asking what kind of job I think I'll get, it's wonderful to see a "practical" student turn his back on the majority's choice of money and opt for the minority's ch...…
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