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…alition support for Jesse Jackson. Often, however, alternatives devote much space to international issues. Last fall Free As- sociation produced a 233-inch, two-part se- ries on Central American death squads. Former Perspective editor Mark Guma says readers respond "because finally there's a sort of nonhysterical voice on the left." Yet critics charge-often fairly- that the subjective journalism is out-and- out advocacy. "I think you have to t...…

…E A T II Teachers With Lots of fessor at any given col- The most popular pro- lege may teach poetry. Or political science, or phys ed. The subject doesn't matter; the spirit of the teaching does. What students look for is a demonstrated com- mitment to them. NEWSWEEK ON CAMPUS asked its reporters at a dozen schools to search out faculty whose packed classes have become campus legend. The professors they wrote about were, on the surface, very...…

…David Grove, the first anthropology professor to win his school's award for Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching, says he learned his craft by example-bad example. "I had a horrible teacher who stood in the front of the class and read his notes, even read his jokes!" Grove promised himself that when he taught, it wouldn't be like that. It isn't. At his class at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, he frequently aban- don...…

…T COS the 13 different ways the sound "sh" can be written: i 6 shoe sugar ocean issue nation schist pshaw suspicion nauseous conscious chaperone mansion fuchsia International Paper asked John Irving, author of "The World According to Garp," "The Hotel New Hampshire," and "Set- ting Free the Bears, " among other novels- and once a hopelessly bad speller himself- to teach you how to improve your spelling. Let's begin with the bad news. If y...…

…cemetery millinery distillery monastery confectionery stationery (as in paper) Here's another easy rule. Only four words end in -efy. Most people misspell them-with -fy, which is usually correct. Just memorize these, too, and use -ify for all the rest. remember it myself. You add -able to a full word: adapt, adaptable; work, workable. You add -able to words that end in e- just remember to drop the final e: love, lovable. But if the word end...…

…E DS at the end of the semester, complete with fried grasshoppers. For his larger lecture class, Grove developed a computer pro- gram that lets students create their own digs. "You get more interested, you do more reading, you listen more attentively," says 1987 graduate Kevin McLaughlin, assess- ing the effects of Grove's technique. "And you learn more." Keeping his students awake in class is only a part of Grove's commitment. "Many teachers...…

…If you think the best way to pay for college is to put it off for a few years and join the military, you're half right. Because with the New GI Bill, you can join the Army National Guard and earn over $15,000 for college. But best of all, you serve part-time, as little as two days a month and two weeks a year. Which means you can go to school full-time. Right now. On us. So the question you have to ask yourself is not, can you afford to go to ...…

…The tape begins with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. "So you're feeling full of life today," a soothing voice says over the bombastic music. "Let's march along life together, from womb to tomb ... Your mother always said you were a good egg-you were a good egg there in the ovi- duct. You remember the battle: the sperm traveled past the epididymis .. . " This is a biology class? You better believe it, says Prof. Marvin Druger of Syracuse. "You hav...…

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…How to stand out in a crowd. The American Express" Card gets an outstanding welcome virtually anywhere you shop, whether it's for a leather jacket or a leather-bound classic. Whether you're bound for a bookstore or a beach in Bermuda. So during college and after, it's the perfect way to pay for just about everything you'll want. How to get the Card now. College is the first sign of success. And because we believe in your potential, we've made...…

…a 0 MULTIPLE -lC HOICEwI A Stress Mess * at Stanford Forget those minor wor- ries about exams and pa- pers. The students who used to live in Stanford's Roble Hall know about real, knee- buckling stress-as in San An- dreas Fault. Their 70-year-old dorm was found to be seismical- ly unsafe during a routine testing last December, and all 296 occupants were quickly moved out. Roble-now known as "Rubble Hall"-is the only Stanford dorm to be eva...…

… 00, mendations. That's my job." Does pouring your heart out to a machine really work? Wark concedes that psycho- analysts have been "uniformly aghast at the idea," since a computer can't read anxious laughter or a concerned face. Wark argues that the program helps with minor problems. "We wouldn't want anyone who is in an emergency or cri- sis situation," he says. Most stu- dents who participated seemed to have no problem con- fiding in a co...…

… WH KIND OFA GUY WOULD JUSI SIAND THERE WHILE HIS BES FRIEND PP BREATHING? A guy who doesn't know CPR. The sad fact is, more people know how to jump-stan a car than know how to save a life. LEARN HOW IDUMSARIE.LEARN RED CROSS CiR. American Red Cross Space for this message contributed as a public service by Newsweek Inc. …

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… A R Conducting Becomes Her A peripatetic orchestra leader wins wide applause for the way she teaches and wields her baton ust reading excerpts from Kay George Roberts's appointment cal- endar is exhausting. June 1987, New York City: guest conductor at Lincoln Center ... August, Lowell, Mass.: prepare to resume teaching and con- ducting at the University of Lowell's College of Music ... September, Glouces- ter, Mass.: start second season as ...…

…Earning How to judge morality As an undergraduate at New York Uni- versity a decade ago, Ruth Schwarz indulged her fascination with the study of ethics. A double major in classics and philosophy, Schwarz wrote an honors thesis on Plato's theory of law and justice, then went on to study biomedical ethics as a grad student at the University of Penn- sylvania. Finding a satisfying job after graduation was not easy, however. After several years of...…

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…C A of Government Ethics, is one of about two dozen staffers whose principal task is to help enforce the 1965 federal ethics law. It prohibits government employees from ac- cepting gifts, loans or special favors from any party that can be legally or economi- . cally affected by the actions of that em- ployee or his office. Consulting adults: The most common que- ries to Janes come from employees who are leaving their federal jobs and plan to ...…

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…C A R E E R S RESUMES 'Professional polish': Adviser Reddington, A Execut ive Know-How Mentors mean business Every few weeks last spring, Maureen Dunn commuted an hour and a half from Marymount College's Tarry- town, N.Y., campus to John Barton's office in downtown Manhattan. And Barton, a vice president at Chemical Bank, made the trip worth her while, offering high- powered career advice and helping the 22- year-old senior make job contact...…

…ART & ETRAIMN MUSIC 'If you can express yourself in other languages, why not do it? Singer-actor Blades Ruben Blaes Bumilding Bridges A new world record from an international pop star "Nothing But the Truth" is a strong musi- cal bridge. It should connect him to his biggest audience yet. Blades was already a well-established salsa star when he left the Latin label Fania to sign with Elektra in 1984. In 1984 and 1985 he released two albums, ...…

… people of destroying them- selves-you deny them the compassion that comes out of tragedy." Blades admits that music like this creates a marketing problem-"It isn't your tradi- tional format-oriented album," he says-but he has hopes that it will gain mass acceptance. "The promise that it holds is, it could be a breakthrough-not just for a Latin artist doing his first English record, but for English-speaking musicians as well. Why does every so...…

…[-RS & EN ET IM N TELEVISION One Woman, 3-0 Mary Steenburgen gives depth and weight to ordinary roles Here is the secret of Mary Steenbur- gen's extraordinary acting talent: she doesn't just create characters. As she puts it, "I've always had a passion about taking the written word and turning it into a living, breathing person." In nearly every one of her film roles, Steenburgen has por- trayed ordinary women, including her Os- car-winning...…

… MOVIES Hollywood on Campus Some schools don't want to make the scene Baton Rouge was abuzz when a major motion picture, "Everybody's All- American," began filming last fall at Tiger Stadium on the Louisiana State Uni- versity campus. Directed by Taylor Hack- ford ("An Officer and a Gentleman," "Against All Odds"), the story of a troubled ex-quarterback stars Jessica Lange, Den- nis Quaid and Timothy Hutton. Most im- portant to Louisiana, thou...…

…ARS ETRAIMN BOOKS An 'A' for Neatness Rewriting Hawthorne Someone should tell John Updike not to keep hark- ing back to Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" on our ac- count-he no longer needs to prove he's the last great heir to New England literary tradi- tion. For a neoregionalist like Carolyn ("The Beans of Egypt, Maine") Chute, New England is merely where miserable people happen to live. But Updike still takes seriously those fusty old Yankee ...…

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…Why it's easy for students to get a Citibank credit card. As a student, you've obviously been through a lot- lengthy lectures, grueling exams, numerous papers. And Citibank thinks you deserve credit for all that. That's why we've made it easy for you to apply for credit. You don't even need your parents to co-sign. (What other bank makes it that easy?) i All you need is a photocopy of your validated student ID with current enrollment sticker....…

…ART & ETRAIMN Midge surviving Sarah's final letter to him: "And what are your snobby ... neurosur- geon friends going to say when Midge in one of those lurid loose splashy dresses she wears to confuse the weight issue breaks into her shrill giggle and asks the host if there's a little-girls' room ...?" This is spite as a fine art. Secret handshake: Updike isn't above a lit- tle spite on his own behalf. Book reviewers Rhoda Koenig of New York ...…

…M Y T U R Living in Two Worlds Even though I know education is the right thing to do, I can't help but feel I have it too good BY MARCUS MABRY proclaiming, "We built a proud new feeling," the Around, green cardboard sign hangs from a string slogan of a local supermarket. It is a souvenir from one of my brother's last jobs. In addition to being a bagger, he's worked at a fast-food restau- rant, a gas station, a garage and a textile factory. No...…

…Climb higher,faster in the Air Force. As an Air Force officer your career will take off. You'll quickly get management experience that could take years to acquire in civilian industry. As an Air Force second lieutenant, you'll manage people, projects and offices; you'll be in charge, making decisions, shouldering the respon- sibility. You'll belong to an organization dedicated to achievement, innovation and high technology. And as an officer ...…

…:SE, T 75 noted for na instead of th Nobody has out the origi Gaucho. Gat Gaucho, wer by the Spani lived off smt cattle. What( obviously it'i that makes t what he is. ver figured e word and later rords coined ir outlaws who and robbing origin, N -V IN 1. t <r C e111r e dF NEW YORK, N.Y., 905 Madison Ave - WASHINGTON, DC, 2001 M. Street N.W. - BOSTON, MA, Market Place Center - NASSAU, BAHAMAS, East Bay Street HAMILTON, BERMUDA, Reld ...…

…A' P LAYING T HE PA TO. For this game, originally a duck (pato) or turkey would be killed, then cut into small pieces and sewn inside a leather ball with straps. Then neighbours and their best horses were rounded up. The rules are simple: First, grab the pato, and then ride away... or at least try to, because It turns into a complete free-for-all. Of course, nowadays they play with a normal ball, after General Rosas forbade the use of a real p...…

…No less dazzlingly dressed than Brendan, scantily clad Izabella perches on the corral fence. Meanwhile back at the ranchu... the gauchos get ready for the yerra. It's tough work: The calves are branded, castrated and dehorned in one go, by three or four peones, under the watchful eye of the Capataz. Only for the mucho machos ! R adopted by ednwieltheas, a Indians Brendan wed h aco rmtePm …

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…iSoY GAUCHO, Y ENTIENDANL ...! <Soy gaucho, y entiendanl6 como mi lengua lo esphca: para mi la tierra es chica y pudiera ser mayor; ni la vibora me pica ni quema mi frente el sol." I'm a gaucho, and this is what I mean: For me the earth is too small... it could be bigger; Snakes don't bite me... nor does the sun burn my face," From -Martin Fierro" by Jose Hernandez. Here's a well dressed gaucho wearing a sombrero with wide brim bent at a bold ...…

…Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 111 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Doily Greeks question rent control By PETER MOONEY Some fraternity and sorority members are worried that a proposed rent control ordinance will prevent them from making needed repairs on their houses and that it will discourage others from establishing chapters in Ann Arbor. But rent control advocates s...…

…"age 2 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Counselor Social worker specializes in eating disorders Continued from Page 1 the University's Mental Health Scr- vice, which merged with Counseling Services in the Michigan Union in 1976. She was a full time staff member at the program until last year, when she reduced her schedule to part time hours. THE COUNSELING Services Office is specifically targeted for short-term treatment. Tom Mor...…

…I The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 16, 1988- Page 3 's tuition program may -Associated Press Who's next? A billboard along the northbound drive of the Southeast Expressway in Boston shows the last names of the original 13 presidential can- didates with the names of Babbitt, Dupont, Haig, Hart, and Kemp crossed out as they dropped out of the presidential race prior to yester- day's Illinois primary. Reform voter laws says prof. start in B...…

…I OPINION Page 4 Wednesday, March 16, 1988 The Michigan Daily Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan * 4 Vol. XCVIII No. 111 420 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. Student protest triumphs Wrong values foster racism By Henryk Skolimowski THE AP...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 16, 1988- Page 5 From lecture hall to living room Like most professors, Arlene Saxonhouse addresses her students from the front of the class, behind a makeshift podium. She is in control; her students scribble down her words which are delivered with confidence and authority. Later, at home, the atmosphere is different. She chops carrots with her 10-year old daughter, Elena. Her voice is softer as she asks ...…

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…ARTS The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Page 7 'Inuit Drawings' makes only U.S 0 By Lauren Shapiro Refreshingly innovative and not to be missed - this is all you need to know about Contemporary Inuit Drawings now showing for the first and only time in the United States at the University's Museum of Art. Mame Jackson, associate dean and assistant professor at the School of Art, researched and helped to organize the exhibit which...…

…Page 8 -The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, March 16, 1988 The 'Little- but- Still -Beautiful' Contest By John Shea Even though spring is only around the corner, when you hear the word "pool" these days, you are not thinking about the YMCA kind. You are thinking about the NCAA kind. Is not everyone on this campus "prediction happy" right now? Sure. March means the NCAA basketball tournament and the Academy Awards, two larger-than-life specta-...…

…Men's Basketball vs. Boise State Thursday, 9 p.m. Salt Lake City SPORTS Women's Tennis vs. Eastern Michigan Friday Ypsilanti The Michigan Daily Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Ex-Wolverine Bostic strikes Oil By STEVE SCHLUSSEL When Keith Bostic was a kid growing up in Ann Arbor, he and his friends were bent on see- ing their Michigan football heroes Thom Dar- den and Billy Taylor battle opponents at Michi- gan Stadium. Unfortunately for Bost...…

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…1 Ninety-eight years of editorialfreedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 110 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Tuesday, March 15, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Top state legislators back Gore By KENNETH DINTZER The candidates for the Democratic presidential nom- ination are stepping up their campaigning efforts this week in Michigan - the next political battleground after today's Illinois primaries. Tennessee Senator Al Gore will be in Lansing to- day, w...…

…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 15, 1988 Elections Party lobbies for mandatory class on racism, sexism Continued from Page 1 for summer orientation. In addition, Phillips said MSA would pressure the University to of- fer more women's studies classes, and would lobby for minorities and gays to fill administration and faculty positions when they become vacant. The party's other major project is lessening students' financial burden by...…

…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, March 15, 1988- Page 3 I I Group publicizes iabetes' dangers By KRISTINE LALONDE Anyone could have diabetes and not know it. An estimated 5 million people are unaware they have the disease, said the American Diabetes Association, sponsoring their second national Di- abetes Awareness Day today. The association will distribute, through its local chapters, health quizzes which determine the risk of developing diabete...…

…OPINION Page4 Tuesday, March 15, 1988 The Michigan Daily Department teaches status quo By Dean Baker and Mark cent of the average white family's income. since she probably would not qualify to be hiring more faculty in these areas, as well Also, having more Black and women fac- Although there are some models within tenured, then she should not be inter- as showing something other than con- ulty, as well as the course in the eco- Greer the main...…