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…Non-Profi Org. U.S. POSTAGE Ann Arbor, MI PERMIT NO, 13 Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIIl, No. 12S Ann Arbor, Michigan- Friday, August 5, 1988 (*, Dodge! Spin! 'Uresponds rhrust! . . 'hese chain-mail-clad combatants aren't to U o n kill each other. It's just part of the re- th Annual Ann Arbor Medieval Festival, from 10 a.m. to dusk at the School of Saturday and Sunday. rsk of other period-dressed folks besides also take part...…

…It's not illegal here A youthful skateboarder must risk his life at Veterans Park since he can't skateboard downtown. [ Looking for a Place this Fall? Look No Further..! Woman attacked near Nectarine BY ANNA SENKEVITCH together at some private joke." A woman standing with a friend Selley said he asked the victim if outside the Nectarine Ballroom was she was "okay," to which she said verbally and physically attacked by a yes, but did not inqui...…

…Dose-coloredhouse BY SANDRA STEINGRABER One recent morning in the sweltering glass box of a North Campus bus stop, two men were discussing the greenhouse effect. The morning shadows were still long, but it was already oppressively hot. One man explained to the other what happens when trees are cut and burned, how the carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere and traps the sun's heat. He spoke about the deforestation of Madagascar and Mala...…

…Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 5, 1988 Manager denies rumors 4: A2theater will stay in business BY NANCY LIPIN The Ann Arbor Theater is known It looks like it won't be curtains for running principally first-run art for the Ann Arbor Theater after all. and foreign films, as opposed to the Bill McMannis, operations generally mainstream films shown at manager of the Goodrich Theater local cinemas such as the State and Company, which...…

…The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 5, 1988 - Page 5 MSA: Too few students on AA director search BY SUSAN LONGWORTH Michigan Student Assembly members say students are underrepre- "...if there is only one sented on the committee searching student on the committee... for a new affirmative action director. the issue of institutional MSA President and LSA senior\ raim s im an ho -4 Mike Phillips sent a letter to Interim racism, sexism, and homo- U...…

…OPINION Page 6 Friday, August 5, 1988 The Michigan Daily Direct action is a necessary means of provoking change: 'aUCAR protest worked Vol. XCVIII--No. 12S LAST WEEK, THE UNITED COALITION AGAINST imposed strict limitations which effectively made it Racism (UCAR) interrupted orientation skits to protest impossible for UCAR to participate in a meaningful Unsigned editorials represent the majority views of the Daily's the inadequate and misleadin...…

…PERSPECTIVES The Michigan Daily Friday, August 5, 1988 Page 7 f Nicaragua in focus What do you believe Is the principal cause of the war inNicaragua? cagaiVmperlat9-29%1 Lack ofdemocracy 6% Communism -- _----"" toaasarinin 2% F.zL2'n BY SARAH BABB Last week I returned from two months in Managua, where I discovered it is nearly as difficult to understand what is going on in Nicaragua from down there as it is from up here. Three weeks ago...…

…ARTS Page 8 Friday, August 5, 1988 The Michigan Daily I 'Getting Out': A play for the '80s BY LISA MAGNINO "Getting out." It means escaping; taking off in search of something better. Everyone talks about it or at least thinks about it. For some, it's merely a reassuring pipe dream, of- fering temporary escape from the trivialities of everyday life. For those who realize these dreams, it can become a permanent alternative. But for Arlene...…

…The Wild Swans Bringing Home the Ashes Reprise/Sire "Days braving the wild winds/ and years building this ark/...Bring back that spark/ to Northern England soon/ how much longer must we mourn for you?" These lyrics, looming omi- nously over the bandmembers' faces on the portentous cover of Bringing Home the Ashes, clearly herald The Wild Swans as a Northern English band. Their name, too, promises (and, indeed, rewards us with) sounds of fleeti...…

…Page 10 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 5, 1988 CLASSIFIED ADS 764-0557 FOR RENT SITUATIONS WANTED FOR SALE **ROOM FOR RENT in 3 bdrm apt. Will rent to either 1 or 2 people. Close to B- School. Excellent loction. $300/mo. Call: Beon or Sam 995-14ll5, 848 Tappao #8. 911 S. Forest (Near lill St.) Lovely modem2 bdrm with large balcony. Newly fum. for 2,3 or4ople. A SUPER 3rd FLOOR APT. with two large bedrooms and storage on Packard ne...…

…SPORTS ' The Michigan Daily Friday, August 5, 1988 Page 11 Kimball faces legal troubles FROM STAFF REPORTS dead-end road and plowed through a sheriff's officials have still not con- moaned, "Why me...Why me?" placed second in the platform diving Former Michigan diver Bruce crowd of 30 to 40 teenagers gathered eluded whether or not the accident Kimball, an Ann Arbor native and competition at the 1984 Olympic Kimball, 1984 Olympic silver at a me...…

…Page 12 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, August 5, 1988 The Houston Oilers should have 'New' Lions look to another solid year, having added first- THE SPORTING VIEWS round pick Lorenzo White to their tame opponents Continued from Page U RB contingent of Mike Rozier also have solid years for the Sea- Alonzo Highsmith (all those "z's" BY PAUL SLAGER weren't challenging enough, the Blades and linebacker Spielman both hawks to challenge the Broncos....…