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…- leased a report last week supporting the officers' decision to use weapons "In the Angell Hall incident the officer knew there was a cement wall behind the perpetrator and there were no students or passers…

… weapon, then (Tate) would proba- See POLICE, Page 2 Arabs spurn invitation to talk in Israel MADRID, Spain (AP) - Arab delegates spurned an invitation yes- terday from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak…

… Shamir to go to Israel to negotiate. In their first exchanges on the floor of the historic conference, Arab and Israeli leaders traded re- criminations and clung to familiar positions. The Arabs demanded…

…. Shamir called it a "garden of thorns." The Arabs argued that peace was conditional on Israeli willingness to give up the captured territories. "Every inch," insisted Syria's for- eign minister, Farouk al…

… Kamel Abu-Jaber. "We are willing to live side by side on the land," said Haidar Abdul-Shafi, representing the Palestinians. Shamir began his speech with a simple "Shalom." Although the Arab and Israeli…

…-to-face bargaining be- gins. "There is no better way to make peace than to talk in each other's home. Avoiding such talks is a de- nial of the purpose of the negotia- tions," Shamir said. The Arabs want to talk on neu…

…, the Days of the Dead celebration that takes place Nov. 1 and 2. Foreign students experience by Gwen Shaffer Daily Higher Education Reporter While approximately 1,000 University of Michigan students…

…, cost, and academic ranking, several for- eign student counselors said. Once here, foreign students often must overcome not only problems faced by domestic students, such as adjusting to a new environment…

…, but the added stresses of language barri- ers and a strange culture. Language is the main obstacle for foreign students, said Louise Bald- win, program coordinator at the University of Michigan Interna…

… compas- See HARKIN, Page 2 4'U, modifies Union by Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter A group of student leaders and administrators announced changes in the University's Union weekend en…

…- trance policy yesterday that will al- low students to bring two guests into the building and increase stu- dent participation in monitoring the entrances. The changes - which will be put in place at the…

… beginning of winter term - modify the existing Union entrance policy implemented in September. Students will still need to show identification when entering the building between 9 p.m. and 1:30. a.m. Thursday…

…, Friday and Saturday. The modifications include: Permitting students with identification to bring two guests into the building instead of one; Providing paid student moni- tors to sit at each of the Union…

… withdraw See SOVIET, Page 2 American, Arab journalists spar over Middle East peace by Joshua Meckler. Daily Staff Reporter "The peace conference was the creation of one man - James Baker," said American…

… region, with Hisham Melhem, an Arab journalist. The two speakers appeared as part of the University Activities Centers' Viewpoint Lecture series and spoke to about 400 people in Rackham Auditorium. "Baker…

… that in the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, which says "for our sins he was wounded." Many Christians use Isa- iah's prophecies to aid their under- U ,I WOMEN'S SCHOLARSHIP U-M WOMEN STUDENTS 1992…

… after we leave and say they want to be doc- tors," said Aanshu Aggarwal, a sec- ond-year medical student and also a co-coordinator of the program. The program, which is sponsored by the medical students…

… section of the American Medical Association (AMA), was designed last year by University medical student Shabnum Sheikh to help reduce chil- dren's anxiety about going to the doctor. "When I became a…

…-3888 Absolutely the last week for senior portraits.! When: This is the last week! (Nov. 4- Nov. 8) Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Place: 420 Maynard/Student Publications Bldg Fee: $ 5 for first-timers $ 10 for re…

…-takers - No Appointment Necessary! , TALKS Continued from page 1 pendent state," he said. Palestinian Solidarity Committee member Tom Abowd and Muslim Student Association representative Faruk Yigit both de…

… Studies Department. Raymond Tanter, a political sci- ence professor, said he saw the talks as the "endgame of Arab-Israel conflict." "Israel has won all the wars, and it's in a strong position to capture…

… DPSS Continued from page 1 ficers over three years," he said. He also said the opening of the new office was one more in a series of actions designed to maintain fa- vorable relations with students…

…'s possible to have a territorial com- promise. Land seized in '67 on the West Bank could be shared by Arabs and Jews. Palestinians could have control over matters that directly affect them, such as fire…

…, police and water." He said that presently, Palestinians have de facto autonomy over such matters. Union of Students for Israel member and LSA senior Jeremy Litt, however, disagreed. "Autonomy isgoing to…

… one or two in the morning," he said. Pavlat said his only experience with DPSS was a good one. He added that most students do- not feel that North Campus is a dangerous area…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily- Friday, November 1, 1991 FOREIGN Continued from page 1 At the University of Pennsylva- nia, 26 percent of foreign students are TAs, said Foreign Student Advi- sor Diane…

… Haydon. Baldwin said foreign students have less flexibility with their job options than American students. "Because they are here on visas to study, there are restrictions on how much and where they can…

… Association for Foreign Stu- denit Affairs, which handles gov- drdinent grants and directs students to resources. "I will try to find a job here," said Hovey Lee, a graduate student from Hong Kong in the School…

… few years. "I want to go back and help my country. Also, I miss my friends and family," he said. Engineering and computer sci- ence programs are the areas in which most foreign students are concen…

…- trated, many counselors said. In ad- dition, the United States is one of the few countries offering degrees in business administration, which appeals to many students. Universi- ties that are strong in…

… these three ar- eas are most popular with overseas students. mouth plays an important role in attracting students. "Indians come to us because we have a long association with India. People who have had a…

… question is where the substantive bilateral talks will take place. Shamir saw Israel as the victim of sustained Arab "boycott, block- ade, terrorism and outright war." Syria's al-Sharaa said that but for…

… Israel, "millions of Arabs would not have been uprooted from their homes." Jordan's Abu-Jaber said "the Palestinians and Jordan have paid the price" of the Nazi Holocaust that drove the Jews to seek new…

…. ,Vol. CI, No. 26 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, November 4, 1991 copy{rgnt V1991 Th Michigan ladly 'U' picks Anderson for student services position WSU administrator to begin V.P. job in January by…

… Henry Goldblatt Daily Administration Reporter Maureen Anderson, vice provost for Student Affairs at Washington State Uni- versity, has been nominated to become the new vice president for Student Services…

… with a broad range of University stu- dents and to make the student services of- fice accessible to students. "I'd like to change most students' feel- ing that Student Services is an inaccessible place…

… to come," she said. "It is unrealistic to assume that you can sit in an office and students will come to you." Anderson, whose term would last five years, said she intends to acquaint herself with the…

… against price increases and reduce government control over foreign trade and currency exchange rates. Holiday hosts sought for foreign students by Karen Sabgir Daily Staff Reporter LSA sophomore Leonah…

… Shaw does not want foreign students to eat Thanksgiving dinner on campus while most students go home to their families. Instead, Shaw is trying to orga- nize a group of undergraduate stu- dents…

… interested in sharing some turkey with students whose homes are overseas. The International Student Cen- ter has tried to organize a Thanks- giving dinner in the past, but has lacked enough people to organize…

… or attend it, said Kay Clifford, the center's program director. When Shaw, a volunteer at the center and a native of England, started planning a Thanksgiving meal for international students, she…

… decided that a traditional dinner given at the center would be cold and impersonal. Foreign students would not be able to understand the real concept and traditions of Thanksgiving if they are surrounded…

… only by other foreign students, Shaw said. "They can see what a real American family Thanksgiving is like," she said. RC sophomore David Gill has already expressed some interest in Shaw's program. He…

… empathized with foreign students who spend the holiday alone. "I spent spring break here last year and it was kind of desolate," he said. Shaw said she noticed last year that some students were interested in…

… hosting foreign students, but were too shy to invite them. She hopes the new program will "bridge the gap" between nationalities. Shaw plans to post signs in the Shaw decided that a traditional dinner given…

… at the center would be cold and impersonal dormitories and around foreign language classrooms to find out if there is interest among undergradu- ate students. The International Stu- dent Center will…

… then send surveys to potential hosts to get basic in- formation about what transporta- tion and activities they can offer a guest. First-year RC student Chandra Vostral already took the initiative to…

…Page 4-The Michigan Daily- Friday, November 8, 1991 br Eb4tau iIQ Qr : , i yp 1"' p . 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan…

… students on South University this September. According to the report, police actions were justified because the crowd of students was "unruly."The report's origi- nal premise that it was the students…

… would convene in the Middle East. The issue of the site is a highly charged one, because Israel believes that sending representatives to Arab capitals and receiving Arab envoys would constitute de facto…

… Continued from page 1 hold seats on the assembly next term. On the other hand LSA Student Government (LSA-SG) Conserva- tive Coalition (CC) candidate An- drew Russell was accidentally written. off the ballot…

… White said that there are no plans to challenge the results, but indicated Russell w6uld be a contender to fill future vacancies on the government. LSA Student Government Engineering Council _i…

… President Bill Cosnowski Internal Vice President Jeff Gray Treasurer Romy Sharieff Secretary Jennifer Starrman Rackham Student Government Karen DeGannes Roger De Roo David Allison Michael Klein IF YOUR…

… Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. On-campus subscription rate for fall/winter91-92 is $30; all other subscriptions via first class U.S. mail…

… WEEKEND. t'nm r n[: '.9 J1 V. C1l No. 30l Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, November 8, 1991 .. , -wady YVI. V11 I\V. VV ' I Students express optimism after talks by Karen Pier Daily Staff Reporter In…

… the wake of the Madrid peace talks, many members of University Jewish and Palestinian groups say they are optimistic about the results the talks could eventually have for Arabs and Jews. Many stressed…

…," he said. LSA senior Zeid Zalatimo, a member of the General Union of Palestinian Students - one of two Palestinian student organizations on campus - agreed that getting the countries together for talks…

… Preschool student, drinks healthy milk after a visit from University medical students. The medical students taught Krista and her classmates not to be afraid of doctors. Med. students teach children to say 'h…

… Johnson East Lansing residents stunned by Johnson news by Jennifer Silverberg Daily Staff Reporter University medical students are attempting to make preschool children's visits to the doctor less…

…-year medical students have made presentations at four Ann Arbor preschools this year. "We show children what doc- tors do and make them less intimi- dated by us and more comfortable with doctors," said Andrea…

… Soulliere, a first-year medical school stident,.and co-coordinator of the program. At each presentation, medical students - robed in white coats - allow the children to play with various instruments of the…

… .game, he will go down in history as the greatest guard ever to play the game. That is the case today. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family." Michigan State students sat glued to the large…

…-screen television in the student union while Johnson held his 6 p.m. news conference. Af- terwards, they all expressed similar disbelief. "I'm just shocked," sophomore See REACTION, Page 15 DPSS opens new branch…

… department closer to the students," said Sgt. David Betts, an officer who will be working at the North Campus branch. Betts said when a student on North Campus calls University po- lice with an emergency or a…

… dramatic advance toward ending the hostage ordeal. The United Nations has been leading diplomatic efforts to gain freedom for Western hostages in Lebanon in exchange for the release of Arab de- tainees held…

… three remaining hostages - two Germans and an Italian - would be released. U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar said all See HOSTAGES, Page 2 Student files against ROTC Police arrest 4 protest…

…'s mort- gage and was the sole owner of*the building. See PROTEST, Page 2 by Gwen Shaffer Daily Higher Education Reporter A gay Eastern Michigan Univer- sity student is trying to receive a U.S. Army…

… common precept argues that fate is written on the wall, but the Michigan Student Assembly's fate may be inscribed on candidates' campaign fliers as voters take to the year. There are 38 candidates vying…

… independents. Even though every school does not have a vacant seat, all students can vote in the election since two referenda are included on the ballot. The referenda consist of propos- als for automatic…

… student group recognition and the addition of the Environmental Issues Committee. In order for the referenda to be passed, two-thirds of voting stu- dents must voice their approval. Although candidates…

… have criti- cized the election campaign for fo- cusing on petty partisan politics, each side has voiced heated opinions on issues ranging from administra- tion-student relations to students' rights. See…

… VOTE, Page 2 Students express lack of interest in MSA, elections See the Daily's special MSA election coverage on page 3 polls today and tomorrow. This fall's MSA election has featured charges against…

… Reporter Michgan Student Assembly can- didates will be looking for a stu- dent mandate today and tomorrow - but similar to past elections, the resounding student message will probably be one of apathy…

…. Students said they do not plan to vote in MSA elections because they are either unaware of the assembly and its purpose or are disheartened by the ineffectiveness of past and current administrations. "There…

… debate." Leshetz said she hoped the speakers would give students different perspectives from which to view the Arab-Israeli conflict. In hopes of expanding the discussion, Leshetz said UAC has tried to…

…- terman Town Hall Celebrity Luncheon Series. "It wasn't a script anyone could have written," Smith said, referring to the overwhelming fact that Arab and Jew, Palestinian and Israeli, actually sat down at…

… target many different kinds of students in its promo- tional campaign. She said she anticipates a ir"i °.... ! l r /.r~k.'/ ! ,$is:.au<. o.. .. ... x }.yy '= Vie. ,c F f O'' " i r i 1, , /xf.+% .:: i/Y!frni.: …

… consultation with So- viet Foreign Minister Eduard She- vardnadze, set the time and place to 4esume the Mideast peace conference after the Arabs and Israel were un- able to come to terms. They conferred again…

… yesterday by telephone, and Shevardnadze "is working on his end as cosponsor." The administration has sent Is- rael and the Arabs what U.S. offi- cials called "suggestions" on how to tackle the tough issues…

… underway. Next, number 27 (You're number 95) Mitch West, an LSA senior, is one of many students who waited over half an hour for a computer at the Union computing center yesterday. U.S. erects shelter for 2…

… of its students, and those that do receive money are not compensated for room and board. This in- formation was incorrectly reported in an editorial in yesterday's Daily. Eleanor Schwartz, the author…

… U-M Baha'i Club, weekly mtg. Stock- well, Rosa Parks Lounge, 8-9:30. Korean Student Association, weekly mtg. Ugli Lounge, 5 p.m. Public Interest Research Group in Michigan, weekly mtg. 4109 Union, 9…

…:30. Recycle U-M, weekly mtg. Dana Bldg, Student Lounge, 7 p.m. Students Concerned About Animal Rights, weekly mtg. Dominick's, 9 p.m. MSA Environmental Commission, weekly mtg. Dominick's, 5 p.m. Speakers…

… conference WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administra- tion's Mideast strategy was put to a test yesterday as the three key parties - Israel, Syria and the Palestinian Arabs - let the deadline descend without…

… negotiations, cosponsored by the United States and the Soviet Union, have been in recess for three weeks amid disagreement between Israel and the Arabs on where and when to proceed. Baker, after meeting in…

… has altered the powers of the Student Responsibility Committee (SRC), which will monitor the policy in action during fraternity parties. Un- der the new plan, the SRC will no longer have the authority…

…- lem, not women," said Tomi-Ann Roberts, faculty advisor for VOICE. The curfew proposal came as a shock to many people at the conser- vative Mormon-owned university, where most of the 28,600 students…

… percent of students live off-campus and nine out of ten rapes are committed by an acquaintance, Roberts said. Some men said they were angry about the proposed curfew, while others said they have tried to…

… placed on the steps of the Student Publications Building yesterday morning with a knife and a note on it, according to a Department of Public Safety (DPS) report. The animal looked like a possum, said…

… Carol Pytko, manager of the Student Publications Building, which houses the offices of The investigation. Vaughan said he did not think the incident was connected to an a~Iver- tisement printed in the…

…The Michigan Daily- Monday, November 11, 1991 - Page 3 i Program aims to increase minority graduate students Peacekeeping forces arrive in . . : Cambodia by Mona Qureshi Imagine bonding with a…

… profes- sor for a summer, doing research at the graduate school level, network- ing with potential employers, and being paid for it - while still an *mdergraduate. About 50 students from the University of…

… American Student Associa- tion, weekly board mtg. All members welcome. League, 1st floor conference rooms 1 & 2, 8 p.m. U-M Greens, weekly mtg. Union, Tap Room, 5 p.m. Support Group for Women Who Are or Have…

… Been in an Abusive; Relationship. First United Methodist Church, 3-4:30 Asian American Association, fitness workshop. Trotter House, 7 p.m. Hindu Students Council. Topic: Human Sexuality and Hinduism…

… Students at the University of Michigan STEPHEN HENDERSON Opinion Editor Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not…

… ad S 0 PVderal judge was right to axe The problem of repressive speech codes is not unique to the University of Michigan. Students 4tthe University of Wisconsin recently fought and won a battle…

… as "death to all'Arabs" and comments about a woman's breasts over their electronic mail network. 'Because any electronic-mail system (like the MTS system used here at the University of Michi- gan) can…

… be used as public forum for communica- tion, the judge's decision that the students' sanc- tions were an infringement on their rights to free speech was proper. At the same time, electronic mail…

… students to undergo mandatory psychiatric and alcoholic counseling. This step is clearly beyond the authority of the University and obviously infringes on the rights of every student attending Wisconsin. The…

… university is not a court of law and has no business sentencing students who merely exercised their freedoms to terms of psychiatric care. Speech codes plague many American universi- ties. The case atthe…

… remains diverse and honest, students need to be allowed to discuss their ideas with frankness. The University of Michigan should take heed to the battle won in Wisconsin. Speech codes have no place on…

… was on the back page of the Daily. Fred Dobb and Amy Simon Brandeis University students To the Daily: The way the Daily has handled the recent controversy over their printing of "The Holocaust…

… Arabs or anyone else - must be confronted with equal condemna- tion and halted with equal determination. Unless we Jews learn and implement the inevitable lessons of our own sufferings, we cannot profess…

… they were trying to, if only because that would make the rest of us sit up and pay attention to them. Two student organizations, a pro-Israel group that had offended some Arab students and a…

…. . Nobody Delivers Better". 00 Three Cheers for Student Apathy Michigan Student Assembly elections have come and gone, and most students, being good Americans, do not give a shit. I almost forgot to vote…

…-intifada agnostic. But equal rights are equal rights, for my political enemies as for my political friends. A piddling group like MSA has no more business stepping on student liberty than the regents do. So, fed up…

… etwork of commissions that anyone who wanted to could join. We also spoke out against those policies of the regents that we felt interfered with students' private business: the speech code, the proposed…

… spending it on projects a lot of students would not support, it takes our money and does nothing with it. Which I suppose might be considered an improvement, except that it's still taking our money. But why…

… against his own brother, we cer- tainly saw (and heard, in rumbling 5TH AVE. AT UBERTY 7619700 DAILY SHOWS BEFORE6PM r r wA.UALL DAY TUESDAY" *.xbn, . STUDENT WITH I.D.53.60 BILLY BATHGATE (R( MY OWN…

… have be a pub- a Ph.D. in expires 11/21/11 I1 I PERSPECTIVES ON PEACE: A JOURNALISTIC VIEW Issues and Questions Concerning the Arab-Israeli crisis .RYRDUNIER.I. Mee:t ith A:: Repre…

… of Political Science Arab-Israeli expert Mediator q Aud. Where: Rackham Graduate Tickets: Free for studenis -- t1ww _ ic 01 …

…Page 4 -The Michigan Daily- Wednesday, November 6, 1991 ol te , itttgttn+ ttYltj vmawak 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Edited and Managed by Students at the University of Michigan…

… ": Viewpoint UAC's soapbox offers students hen the University Activities Center (UAC) announced it would bring the Rev. Al Sharpton to campus to speak at a Student Soapbox installment of its Viewpoint Lecture…

… University money shouldn't fund such a speaker. Despite the objections,more than 1,000 students filled the Power Center last week to hear Sharpton and make up their own minds. There were no sound-bytes or…

… debate rather than a chaotic street melee. In sponsoring the Student Soapbox forums, Viewpoint organizers are responsible for facilitating an orderly exchange of ideas. Controversial speakers such as…

… its agenda when it sponsors a debate on the Arab- Israeli conflict and the current peace process. Doubtless, there will be those who attend with designs of settling the dispute once and for all; this…

… attitude is unproductive and runs counter to the idea behind the Viewpoint series. Instead, students should approach the forums with open minds and view it as a chance to be exposed o an array of different…

…":: a :.1YY'.'.Y"J:. J.i'J.'.^J:.".^:.'.":: J ".':: :":.,":. t".'.La.'^'. :. ::. ':'Yt:"; :1 Science Center Closing Science Center hurts children, Michigan Y oung students, introduced to science only…

… Center has offered an exciting hands-on alternative to long lists of dates, facts and formulas. Students from across the state have come with groups of class- mates on buses or on their own with friends to…

… who work there, despite Engler's cuts. This notion is ridiculous. Michigan students deserve a complete education. They deserve re- sources, like the Science Center, to supplement their education. They…

… do not deserve a Governor who campaigns on a commitment to education and then later robs students of educational resources that might motivate them to learn and breed ex- citement about science…

… selecting a time and place after the Arabs and Israel were unable to decide on their own. Indicating the deadline would be pushed back for a few days, Tutwiler said, "Our deadline was merely a deadline for…

… iai~ The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students atthe University of Michigan. On-campus subscription rate for fall/winter9l1-92 is…