…Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No.76 Ann Arbor, Michigan -- Tuesday, January 17, 1989 Copyright 1989. The Michigan Daily Campus celebrates King ROBIN LOZNAK/DaIly About 2,000 people gather yesterday for a noontime rally on the Diag to remember Martin Luther King, Jr. -March BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN AND VERA SONGWE Although this year's traditional Unity march drew about 2,000 students, faculty and members of the community, the ...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 nqurnghotographerCompiled by Tara Gruzen InquringPhoogra herPhotographed by Jose Juarez Question: Are you planning to attend any events today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday? / ;MIIIIII I .... Rachel Williams, Music School graduate student "I'm doing the march and I participated in events Friday. It's a reminder of your history. We have to keep the dream alive." Paulo ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 - Page 3 t a a j a Regent addresses University workers BY ANNA BONDOC "It is the best of times. It is the worst of times." Quoting Charles Dickens, Uni- versity Regent Nellie Varner (D- Southfield) spoke yesterday to University staff members about the University's struggle against what she called an atmosphere "plagued by racism and bigotry." The half-hour convocation at Crisler Arena was the o...…
…OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, January 17, 1989 The Michigan Daily Th By Mark Weisbrot "I am convinced if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. ... When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, mate- rialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." - Dr. Martin Luther ...…
…The Michigan Daily --Tuesday, January 17, 1989 - Page 5 Health sci. expands recruitment DAVID LUBINER/Daily Michael Wilson, a first-year medical student and member or UCAR, speaks yesterday at a forum on a proposed manda- tory class on racism. Profs. sn forclass BY DAVID SCHWARTZ Social Work Prof. Beth Reed, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, told 150 people at the Michigan League yesterday that a course dealing w...…
…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 Profs. discuss growth of anti-Semitism In society BY MICHAEL LUSTIG Two University professors pro- posed varying explanations as to why anti-Semitism exists and how attacks on Jewish nationalism mask racial bigotry. A turnout of over 150 people forced the organizers of the program, part of yesterday's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities, to find a larger room than the one they were in...…
…The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 - Page 7 Role of women BY NICOLE SHAW Women of color have made tremendous progress since the formation of the Civil Rights and Feminist Movements, but they still have a long way to go, said four panelists who spoke yesterday in the Michigan League. The topic, "Historical Perspec- tives: Present and Future Agendas: Racism, Sexism and Social Change," drew a crowd of about 150 people. Panelist I...…
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…ARTS Tuesday, January 17, 1989 Page 9 The Michigan Daily Ireland rises up iin wake BY MICHAEL P. FISCHER IN a year when U2 finally entered the pantheon of American rock-and- roll mythology, taking the spirits of Dylan, Hendrix, and B.B. King on a bigger-than-life tour through Grace- land, it could be easy to forget - after all this rattle and hum and sound and fury - that these guys are an Irish band. At one time in the STATE OF TilE ART ear...…
…Page 10 -The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 rish Continued from Page 9 own and a punkish recycling on Edge riffs - but then faded away strangely. Belfast's Silent Running also left the gate with a burst but faltered as well. In 1987, traditional groups such as Clannad and The Pogues moved into the pop main- stream with success, but remained either too subtle or strange to qualify as "Next Big Thing." Finally, last year, Sinbad O'C...…
…Hockey vs. Ferris State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Yost lce Arena SPORTS Hockey vs. Ferris State Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily 0,x Tuesday, January 17, 1989 Page 11 Tripucka scores 40, leads Hornets BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kelly Tripucka scored 40 points, including nine in overtime, as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 127-122, Monday to snap an 11-game road losing streak. A basket by Rex Chapman, who scor...…
…Page 12- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 17, 1989 Wolverines no dive, pla BY ERIC LEMONT Don't be too concerned. True, the Michigan's women's swimmingz team finished sixth in the top 10- filled Longhorn Invitational last weekend. And yes, there were only six teams. But the Wolverines went into the tournament minus their diving team. "You can't really compare our scores because all the other teams had their divers. It probably cost us...…
