…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 113 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, March 16, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily Bo says 'no' to Frieder as coach for NCAAs BY STEVE BLONDER Michigan basketball players have dealt with adversity before, but this weekend they will need to overcome the biggest of these hurdles - the resignation of coach Bill Frieder, who will assume the head coaching job at Arizona State University. Athl...…
…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 1989 Report shows decrease in Black life expectancy WASHINGTON (AP) - White Americans, benefitting from dra- matic declines across the population in heart disease and strokes, are liv- ing longer than ever. But Black Americans, increasingly the victims of homicide and AIDS, are seeing their life expectancy fall further. That is the picture painted by the latest tally of the nation's health, r...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 1989- Page 3 School finance *proposal rejected LANSING (AP) - Legislation to revamp school financing in Michigan was rejected for the third time yesterday by the state Senate, and majority Republicans immediately set to work on yet mnother plan. The latest idea would slash property tax assessments almost in half, boost the sales tax by 50 percent, raise taxes by about $239 million a year, and provide a...…
…A OPINION Page 4 Thursday, March 16, 1989 The Michigan Daily a0 3be dbidea&nilQ Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 4 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Vol. IC, No. 113 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All otl ar cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Shanty must survive 6 THE ATTACK on the Palestinian shanty b...…
…PERSPECTIVES The Michigan Daily Thursday, March 16, 1989 Page 5 The 70s weren't that bad at all BY TONY SILBER What did the 1970s mean to your life? Perhaps after a bit of thinking and reminiscing, the lost and in-, significant decade it is often consid- ered to be may reveal itself to be a little more special than you may think. I miss the '70s. It was my youth, my initiation into an intricate world. Life was simple then, but now, look...…
…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily -Thursday, March 16, 1989 C: SIFIED ADS 764-0557 LOST& FUND FOUND- Ladies watch in front of BROWN Jug on moming of 3/ FOUND-Ladies watch in front of Brown Jug on morning of 3/14. Call 995-3574. LOST GOLD ROPE chain bracelet has great sentimental value to owner. If found please call Andrea at 769-5533. Very large reward. LOST GRAY AND MAROON SILK SCARF If found please call Sue 747-4786 MY LIFE ENDS WITHOUT IT! LO...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 1989 - Page 7 HELP WANTED YMCA STORER CAMPS want to meet you! Representatives will he at the summer job fair to recruit 1989 staff. Learn more about the exciting o portunities Storer has to offer. See you there! PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD!!!!! If you find an error in your classified W ad, please call the Classified Correction Hotline-764-0557. The Michigan Daily is only responsible for errors in classified a...…
…0 ARTS The Michigan Daily Thursday, March 16, 1989 Page 8 Texas troupe revives 'other' Miller play 0 0 Members of the Comedy Company perform the skit "All Present and Accounted For" from this w'eekend's The Return of the Big Show. Can BY KRISTIN PALM THIS weekend, the peopl have a chance to attend higi meet an incompetent preside chologist, and witness "det Yes, it is the Return of the. of the Comedy Company. The bi-annual producti...…
…Page 9 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 1989 Student in humor's Final Four BY KRISTIN PALM MOST people try not to mix business with pleasure. But LSA senior Peter Berman's business is pleasure. The student comedian, a regular at the U-Club's Laughtrack, was recently chosen as one of four finalists in the U.S. College Comedy Competition, one leg of which was held at the University. The competition travelled to 100 campuses in all. ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 1989 -Page 10 1989 NCAA Tournament Preview Vaught orchestrates move I into basketball's forefront Steve Blonder BY JULIE HOLLMAN During the past few months, Michigan center Loy Vaught has moved from second fiddle to first trumpeter, and the tune he's cur- rently tooting sounds sweet. As the 1989 NCAA Tournament begins, Vaught no longer lingers in the shadows of his big-name team- mates. Dur...…
…Women's Tennis vs. Western Michigan TSaturday, 12 p.m. Track and Tennis Building SPORTS Women's Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan Sunday, 2 p.m. Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily Thursday, March 16, 1989 Page 11 Forget polls, NCAA tourney, Frieder knows who's No. 1 Adam Schrager I was going to take the job at Fordham. I flew to New York and took a cab ride to Fordham. But it wasn't Michigan. It didn't have the class Michigan has. I...…
…0 Page 12 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 1989 Wrestlers to shoot for title in Oklahoma City BY STEVEN COHEN This year's national wrestling tournament, which begins today in Oklahoma City, promises to be the most wide-open tournament in years. As many as six teams are in contention for the national title: Iowa, Oklahoma State, 'Arizona State, Iowa State, Michigan, and Penn State. Though second-ranked Oklahoma State qualified the ...…
…0 In Weeken Magazine: Anti-Semitism: Where does political debate overstep the line? " Blues Radio " Lean on Me Sit IUn, Ut4 Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 114 WCBN board *votes to ire DJ BY VERA SONGWE After a two-and-a-half hour meet- ing, the Board of Directors of WCBN, the University's student- operated radio station, voted unani- mously to fire Henry Hardy as pub- lic affairs director, talk show host, and DJ. WCBN G...…
…-4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 Apples pose no health threat 4 WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials sought yesterday to calm growing public fear over the consumption of apples by children, telling Congress that pesticide levels on apples pose no "imminent haz- ard" to pre-schoolers. Some senators said the uproar dver the use of the chemical Alar on apples and its health effects on small children has produced a...…
…CMU retains Indian logos MT. PLEASANT (AP) - Cen- tral Michigan University athletes will remain Chippewas despite pres- sure from the state Civil Rights Commission to drop their Native 4merican logos. The Mt. Pleasant college will embark on a three-year plan to dig- i'ify the way the name is used, said Central Michigan President Edward Jakubauskas. "If misuse of the name still oc- ours under these conditions, then we dhould drop the name, " he...…
…a6 OPINION Page 4 Friday, March 17, 1989 The Michigan Daily A history of struggle The following editorial originally ap- peared on November 12, 1987 in An Phoblacht/Republican News T HE CURRENT phase of the war in the Six Counties, which enters its 20th year in 1988 has wrecked many lives. Our people are not to blame for that war, no more than they are responsible for the death and suffering which for- eign interference has brought to ou...…
…Pan Am received warning of bomb The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 - Page 5 Candidate goes door-to-door LONDON (AP) - The British Transport Department said it issued two warnings of a bomb plot in the month before Pan Am Flight 103 blew up over Scotland, but the air- line said yesterday the second one came weeks late, by mail. The warnings issued November 22 and December 19, just two days before the disaster that killed 270 people, ...…
…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 CLASIFIED ADS 764-0557 ,POUNDLadies watch in front of Brown Jug on morning of 3/14. Call 995-3574. 'FOUND: Lad's watch found in MLB week of March 6. Call 668-1932. FOUND: Silver earring with green oval stone at Frieze Building on 3/14. Call 663-7217, ask for Pete. LOST GRAY AND MAROON SILK SCARF If found please call Sue 747-4786 MY LIFE ENDS WITHOUT IT! w .,LOST: MEN'S ROLEX Watch, if fo...…
…ARTS Friday, March 17, 1989 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Bros.: Dexterity & Dostoevsky in your basement. THE MICHIGAN DAILY is currently ac- * ceptin& applications for Assistant Account Executives in the Classified Department. Stop by our office at 420 Maynard to pick up an application and sign up for an interview, or call 764-0557 for more information. Deadline for all applications is Friday, March 24, at 5pm. SUMMER WORK- DOWNTOWN DE- TR...…
…Page 8- The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 Confessional Violent Femmes take 3, 3, 3 for their latest LP BY GREG BAISE THE Violent Femmes have a lot of confessions - naked revelations of lust, religious doubts, and more lust shoot forth from the Milwaukee combo of an avant-garde actor/jazz drummer, an acoustic bass freak- out avatar, and a high school homecoming king. High school homecoming king? That's Gordon Gano, the guy who asked...…
…Two Way The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 - Page 9 Cockburn's politics poetic, not partisan BY MICHAEL P. FISCHER Show unites AZ, Detroit dancers BY GRETA SCHNURSTEIN T HEY sit cross legged in a circle, munching on snack food. A sense of quiet anticipation pervades the group. Suddenly a man appears, walking briskly over to the circle. "Where's the chief?" he asks, pausing for a moment. One of the members of the circle nods her...…
…Women's Tennis vs. Western Michigan Saturday, 12 p.m. Track and Tennis Building SPORTS Women's Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan Sunday, 2 p.m. Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily Friday, March 17, 1989 Page 10 March Stanford upset, Sooners escape BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Siena, after nine games in empty and quiet arenas, made the most noise in the NCAA tournament yesterday. The Saints beat 13th-ranked Stanford 80-78 in the East Regio...…
…The Michigan Daily-- Friday, March 17, 1989 --Page 11 'King' Petty makes Ann Arbor pit stop 'M' Gymnasts swing into Big Tens BY JAMES BURGESS Richard Petty, the "king" of American stock car racing, spoke Wednesday to the Society of Auto- motive Engineers before a packed lecture hall on North Campus. The seven-time winner of the Daytona 500, accompanied by racing cohort Dave Brown, answered 40 minutes of questions ranging from how he got st...…
…Page 12 -The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1989 Firm's recommendation dooms Tiger Stadium 'M' in chase for title Grapplers in second as second round nears conclusion DETROIT (AP) - Tiger Stadium, home of the Detroit Tigers for 76 years, should be abandoned for a new, open-air grass field, a consulting firm recommended. Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Sports Facilities Group of Kansas City said in their report that a new stadium is prefera...…
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… 4 .s. u.S NSFEY O9 A ' v9 S2t 0 V -W -W 7W 4 i ahie 31dbigan mailg Purim Party Monday, March 20 Megillah reading 7:00 pm Traditional & Non-Traditional Readings at Hillel Show off your costume, dance the night away, consume multitudes of Purim food and drink. Have lots of fun! 1429 Hill Street for information call 769-0500 F. -.P MARCH 17, 1989MAGAZINE 0as.and Clubs THE APARTMENT LOUNGE (769-4060) Friday: The Whip (5:30-8 p.m.)...…
…J w 7* w S S U U U w 7f7 a w ~THE -1 --- --.- .... ... _ - _.----- .. =. MEN _____ __ . _y .--' What's happening in Ann Arbor this weekend First-run Fdlm THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST Everything is orderly in Macon Leary's life, until his wife leaves him. Then comes a mid-life crisis, and he's not sure if it's because of his wife or his meeting with an ec- centric lady who is training his dog. At Showcase Cinemas (for times see ad o...…
… w m a- I , 7W7 % I v F + n 0 1 . . .. Kana Continued from Page 6 aftertaste. Consequently, water glas- ses are constantly refilled by an understanding waiter. Kana's atmosphere contributes to the enjoyment of the meal. There are only thirteen tables in the restaurant, which is actually quite cozy. Chop- sticks are provided for the experi- enced gourmand. The soft twang of Korean music emanates unobtru- sively in the background. Baskets, ...…
… IF a 0 21 p 1919 CASTLE o 0 EAT-OFF GREK WEEK '89 1:00 p.m. at Ben 1604 s.state friday march 17 ANCHOR Saturday March 18 6:00 pm® at 1. M. POOL by OCEAN PACIFIC ,v ©1available proceeds to benefit KELLOGG 1 ~o #w ( .m SE1<W V jr% cMLaoQuj) r Y Townes Vi A loneson Ride the blue wind high and free She'll lead you down through misery Leave you low come time to go Alone and low as low can be -Townes Van Zandt, "Rex's Blues" By ...…
… 0 ~ ~ I a9OIA F Kana offers authentic, delightful Korean food w By Laura Cohn and Amanda Neuman For people who enjoy spicy Ko- rean food, eating at Kana will be a delight. The menu offers a wide sampling of authentic Korean cuisine. Al- though the names of the dishes might be foreign sounding to some, each dish comes with its own de- scription. Chicken, vegetable, sea- food, and noodle entrees are offered and prices range from a modest $...…
…J 0 0 -67 Recess: A tale of two Centers Skin Continued from Page 4 Skin Deep is nothing new or fresh. It is a stale Blake Edwards film playing on the same themes and characters as used in 10. John Ritter is talented and does benefit the film as do several funny scenes, but the size of the cast and lack of character depth make for a muddled comedy that tries to do too much; the last scene in the film brings all the char- acters together w...…
… -w 9 0 w 7* leader of the protest against the Daily, said Jewish students are not trying to silence the debate, but are trying to raise awareness that there is a point when political criticism be- comes threatening and offensive. "It's not wrong to take a pro- Palestinian stance. But to deny the Jewish people the right to have a homeland like any other people is anti-Semitic," said Kurtzberg, "it's exclusionary." "No one's denying the Je...…
…Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. IC, No. 115 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Monday, March 20, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily Salvadorans .vote for Pres. amid combat At least seven killed in election day violence SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Salvado- rans voted for a new president yesterday as rebels op- posed to the election attacked military posts and army troops countered with rockets and rifle fire. At least five guerrillas an...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily --Monday, March 20, 1989 Children celebrate world's cultures- Festival draws 1,500 kids *I BY BARRIE BERSON It was a carnival of culture - music, dancing, languages, and art. But above all, it was a time of learning and fun for over 1,500 chil- dren of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Children ran around the Michigan Union yesterday afternoon dazzled by coins from China, art from Thailand, and masks from Mexico. They to...…
… AIDS laws may .harm, not help LANSING (AP) - AIDS legis- lation slated to take effect at the end Hf the month could do more to spread the deadly disease than quash it, human rights activists say. tThe bills, including one that would make it a felony for people infected with the AIDS virus to have ;sex without first telling their part- ner, were passed without much fan- fare at the end of the 1988 legislative session. The measures include incr...…
…OPINION Page 4 Monday, March 20, 1989 The Michigan Daily rbe £kbign &UQail Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan 420 Maynard St. Vol. IC, No. 115 Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All oti' er cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Protest sham election 0 Clean-up with PIRGIM W HAT IF the U.S. militar...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989- Page 5 Free Press Continued from Page 1 logo as the Free Press, and was dis- tributed with the paper, grounds for a law suit could be in order if it is found that readers were likely to be confused, Litman said. In addition, The Free Press could bring civil suit against the distribu- tors because they interfered with the distribution of the paper, she said. Because only 3,000 copies of the "Free Fr...…
…Page 6 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 C SIFIED ADS 764 -0557 FOUND-Ladies watch in front of Brown Jug on morning of 3/14. Call 995-3574. FOUND: Black male cat, 8 months old. Found in all eybehind Stop-n-Go on E. Uni- versity. Call 95-1488. FOUND: Lady's watch found in MLB week of March 6. Call 668-1932. FOUND: Silver earring with green oval stone at Frieze Building on 3/14. Call 663-7217, ask for Pete. LOST GRAY AND MAROON...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 - Page71 SUMMER WORK- DOWNTOWN DE- TROIT Work May - September cleaning exterior of building. $7.50 to start, $8.00 after 30 days. Bonus upon completion. We are looking for 4 - 6 gung-ho summer workers. Plenty of sun- shine and overtime workin outdoors. Future employment possible. Call collect 1-6 pm. Monday -Friday (31 2)421-4935. COR- RECTED NUMBER. Ask for Bob. $5.50/hr. outside clean-u (raking, e...…
…0 Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 Politburo leaders fail to win unanimous support in election MOSCOW (AP) - President Mikhail Gorbachev and other members of the ruling Politburo failed to win unanimous support as Communist Party deputies in a new Soviet legislature, Pravda reported yesterday. t The results provide unusual in- sight into divisions in the policy- making Central Committee, the Communist Party newspaper sai...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 - Page 9 GOP says raising the minimum wage will cost taxpayers WASHINGTON (AP) - As business and labor argue over raising the minimum wage, the potential impact on the federal budget and major jobs programs has been virtually lost in the debate. That changes this week when the bit- terly partisan debate reaches the House floor. Some say raising the minimum wage from its current $3.35 an hour to $4....…
…ARTS The Michigan Daily Monday, March 20, 1989 Page 10 A BY JILL PISONI THERE are jazz classics from the Big Band era whose popularity will never fade. Yet jazz is con- tinuously changing. It is becom- ing more and more eclectic, bor- rowing from African, Indian, South American, and European classical ethnic cultures, to name just a few. Jazz is also experi- menting with different approaches to improvisation and composi- tion, emphasizin...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 - Page 11 B ridge has breathtaking view BY BETH COLQUITT D o you believe in fate? Until Thursday night I had a firm disbelief in any propelling force behind my life. That belief hasn't changed, but it has been shaken. A View from the Bridge, one of Arthur Miller's lesser- known plays, brims with evidence that our lives are predestined. At least, Eddie Carbone's life was. From a true story related to...…
…4 Page 12- The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 Natural talent borne by poet Maria Tassi BY JAY PINKA TONIGHT, M.F.A. student Maria Tassi joins the chorus of spring in Ann Arbor, rejuvenating the literary landscape with a reading of her po- etry. "I like to use nature in fresh and startling ways," says Tassi. The poet's sense of the potential for playful exploration in language shows as she converts spontaneous energy into immediate ...…
…Baseball vs. Eastern Michigan Saturday, 1 p.m. Ray Fisher Stadium The Michigan Daily SPORTS Baseball vs. Grand Valley State Tuesday, 2 p.m. Ray Fisher Stadium Monday, March 20, 1989 Page 13 Adam Schrager Adam's ...t As the last South Alabama shot fell off the rim, it was fitting that Glen Rice got the rebound. After all, Rice scored a team-high 36 points, grabbed a team-high eight rebounds, and dished out a team high five assists in an ef...…
…Page 14- The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 'M' finishes fifth at NCAA's BY STEVEN COHEN From day one of the 1988-89 Michigan wrestling season, the main objectives for the Wolverines were to win Big Ten and national titles. The team had come up short at the Big Tens, with a third place finish behind Iowa and Minnesota. And last weekend at the NCAA champion- ships, despite strong early perform- ances and overall team depth, Michigan ...…
…The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 - Page 15 Madn Cooley 85, Southwestern 73 BY PETER ZELLEN For the third consecutive year, 1 Detroit-Cooley won the Class A state title in boy's basketball. After listening to coach Ben Kelso though, you would think that they had never felt as if they could lose. "I believed that I had the best team," stated Kelso. "If you had asked me this morning, I would have told you that we we're going to win."...…
…Page 16 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, March 20, 1989 Mr I Id The University of Michigan Union March 20 to March 26, 1989 ~1 M ARTS AT MIDDAY Music of Boatwright and Hovanhess This Thursday, March 23 from 12:15-12:45, U-M Music School students A. Louise Toppin, soprano, violin, will perform music by Boatwright and Hovanhess. Howard Boatwright, American violinist, composer, and conductor, is best known for reviving modali using modern harmo...…
…a be Mdtga Bi Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. IC, No. 116 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, March 21, 1989 Copyright 1989. The Michigan Daily MSA PARTY POSITIONS Mandatory Class: v Conservative Coalition: Opposes requirement a Students' Choice: Supports requirement Student Power: Supports requirement, but expanded to incorporate other types of discrimination 4 United Students: Supports requirement Student tuition increases: * CC: Lob...…
…C Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 21, 1989 Election Continued from Page 1 would be a defeat for U.S. policy. The United States has supported El Salvador with $3.5 billion in aid this decade, and some congressmen have said the results leave much to be desired. Cristiani, a 41-year-old coffee grower and businessman, said late Sunday he "would be the president of all 5 million Salvadorans. We are going to unify this people in orde...…
