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PUBLIC SERVICE INTERN PROGRAM Washington, D. C. Lansing, MI. MASS MEETING: SEPTEMBER 23, 6:00 PM RACKHAM AUDITORIUM APPLICATION DEADLINE: ocmBER 1

TH MICH I GAN R VI W The Student Affairs Magazine of the University of Michigan

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Editor-in-Chief Seth B. Klukoff Executive Editors Steve Angelotti Rebecca Chung

Personnel Manager Marc Selinger Staff Lisa Babcock, Craig Brown, David Calkins, Dan Drumm, Rick Dyer, Steve George, Asha Gunabalan, Joseph McCollum, Donna Prince, William Rice, Tracey Stone, Marc Taxay, Joe Typho, David Vogel

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Career Planning & Placement A Unit of Student Services

Associate Publishers Kurt M. Heyman Mark Powell

Campus Affairs Editor Len Greenberger

Summer internships with legislative offices, special interest groups, newspaper and broadcast media, executive offices and agencies Stipends available Designed for undergraduates

Applications also available at

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The Michigan Review is an in depend en t, non-profi t student magazine at the University 0 Michigan. We welcome letters, articles, and encourage comments about the magazine and issues : discussed in it. We are not affiliated ' with any political party. Our address is: Suite One 911 North University Ann Arbor, Mi 48109 (313)-662-1909

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From the Edi tor Serpent's Tooth From Suite One: Editorials Letters to the Edi tor

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Review Forum U.s. Policy in Central America, by Dean Baker

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Election '88 Choosing the Next President, by Marc Selinger Interview: Patricia Schroeder (O-Colo.)

Interview: Richard Gephardt (O-Mo.) Interview: Pete du Pont (R-Oel.)

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Campus Affairs A Note to Out-of-Staters: What to Expect, by Kurt M. Heyman Women's Issues Taking a Stand, by Rebecca Chung Engineering What's Up on North Campus, by David Vogel Arts Poem: A Letter From Us", by David Calkins A Madonnalysis, by Kurt M. Heyman Consider Delbert, by Joe Typho Review Football Pix, by David Vogel /I

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Welcome la So why did you choose to attend such a large university? I am sure most of you have been asked that question on numerous occasions. My answer is that a university is only as large as it is perceived. A university may contain many buildings, occupy a sizeable land area, and have a student body of over 40,000 (Not to mention a seemingly impenetrable bureaucracy). But one should not use these feautures as the sole basis for defining the educational experience.

To become intimidated by the superficial, physical characteristics of the university will only hinder personal growth.

You were all "stars" in high school. You received the highest grades and some of you may have been valedictorians : You participated in a myriad of activities and accumulated many an honor and award. These successes should not be compromised in the face of unbreakable red tape, endless lines for registration, unattainable overrides and class sizes of 600.

Freshmen, it is important to avail yourselves of all the opportunities that Michigan has to offer. Take time to examine the many student organizations, cultural programs, political groups, publications, and musical events on campus. A walk across the Diag will reveal the vitality present at Michigan.

Essentially, you should try to become an active participant in the life of the University. Involvement, combined with successful academic 'achievement, will give you an ideal college experience.

We at the Michigan Review wish you success and fortune during the upcoming academic year. Good luck and Go Blue!

Welcome to the new Michigan Review. As you can tell, we have cast aside the tabloid format in favor of a slicker, more readable magazine. But beyond the cosmetic changes, the Review has reassessed its purpose on campus. We have decided to fill the void on campus for a thorough, well-written student affairs magazine. To that end we will attempt to cover, in as complete a manner as possible, the major issues which affect the University of Michigan. We will also provide a forum for the rational discussion of ideas and issues, something which we believe was previously missing on campus as well.

Some of the old features, such as Serpents Tooth, Joe Typho, and Review Forum remain. However, we will attempt to have a better balance between investigative articles, in-depth news articles, and essays. We have also expanded our entertainment section to cover a wider array of areas. New features will include coverage of issues and events in the different schools, several pages devoted to 路 student organizations and their activities, a

f 1991 student poll, and a profil~ on a student leader or organization.

We are also unvailing our Election '88 series this month, featuring conversations with Richard Gephardt, Pat Schroeder, and Pete du Pont. The Review plans exclusive coverage of the candidates (we will interview them a11), the upcoming primaries, and the issues debated on the campaign trail.

We hope that this issue of the Review will give you a sense of what to expect every month. It is our intent to provide the campus with a responsible student affairs magazine. So, let us know if we are doing the job.

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The University of Michigan has its security problems too, even where the ultra-covert presidential selection process is concerned. Rumor has it that in order to head off what is referred to in hushed whispers as "the J.D. threat," the Regents have made it clear that Shapiro's replacement must be "of national stature." Since Hal is a respectable 6 feet high, and Duderstadt certainly 'exceeds the national average at a towering 6'4" (according to our just-hired stature analysis exper!), we at the Review are having some difficulty figuring out just what the Regents are seeking.

It takes less trouble to figure out what they're avoiding.

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PIRGIM update: The Regents have approved a 30 percent increase in the MSA fee. Under MSA's proposed budget, the $7 per term fee

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would include $.75 for PIRGIM with a refund mechanism. MSA will vote on its budget in September and may adjust PIRGIM's fee any way it wishes (anywhere from $7 to $O) (The latter figure was a hint).

Some new information on PIRGIM has come to light concerning its links to "the Fund", a national PIRG group that runs PIRGIM's canvass.

According to information uncovered by a former PIRGIM worker, PIRGIM turns over most of its canvassing revenue to this national PIRG group.

This directly contradicts PIRGIM's own statements to MSA. Many representatives sympathetic to PIRGIM are upset with PIRGIM's actions and its stonewalling tactics.

We are sure that much more will be heard abou t this issue in the near future.

** The effects of former Pres. Carter's insistence that his young daughter

serve as a populist symbol had their most detrimental effects when Amy was recently "asked to disenroll" from Brown University for failing to pass her classes. Had her parents provided Amy with an education properly befitting the child of a president, she might have graduated -just like Brooke Shields.

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The ''New'' (Improved?) College Republicans have taken a full body blow from the Ollie rage. Look for our nation's finest women sporting the Ollie crew (high in back, short on sides, parted on the you-guessed-it left), and the country's future corporate magnates proudly bleaching their hair, blotting their lipstick, and shredding parking tickets.

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At least the Regents won't consider "the Seven Dwarfs" for the presidency ...

Pop vs Soda Seth B. Klukoff is a Senior in Political Science and Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan

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The majority of the Review's editorial board has decided that it will henceforth be Review policy to refer to carbonated drinks as "pop" rather than "soda." We make this decision with the full realization that it is as much a reflection of us as if we were to mandate a policy of inclusive language and even carry it out to our sports pages.

This will demonstrate that the Review is not afraid of taking sides in the great debate of our time, and far more significantly, of our university.

At the University of Michigan, a world-class institution at which students congregate from East and West (and a few other places), the "pop-soda debate" often dates as far back as Summer Freshman Orientation. We understand that the mere mention of this debate brings out the most bitter East-West tensions, and we seek to settle the conflict once and for all.

While it is true that the editorial board is dominated by midwesterners, which seems natural at a midwestern university, we maintain that we are not employing a regional "When in Rome ..." form of logic. While it is also true that the Review has conservative editorial policies (for this campus anyway), we are not simply

bowing to tradition, as many conservatives are wont to do. This is to say that we maintain that there are logical and legitimate reasons for referring to products such as Coke and Pepsi as "pop" rather than "soda."

Both "soda" and "pop" are etymologically derived from the two-worded name "soda-pop," which was in frequent use in ancient times earlier this century. Somewhere along the line, "soda" went east and "pop" went west. However, if one examines the original name, it is easy to see that "pop" is the root word, while "soda" is used as an adjective, referring to the carbonation as it does in soda water- What kind of pop?-Soda pop!

Therefore, it really has been "pop" all along, but for lack of any similar kinds of "pop,". we have come to realize that the "soda" adjective is unnecessary. One would not find similar rationale for using "soda," as there are other kinds of soda, most notably baking soda. Thus, one would need an adjective to distinguish Dr. Pepper from Arm and Hammer. And using something like "pop soda" would be absolutely ridiculous and defeat the entire purpose of the debate.

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Letters to the Edito[_ _ _ _ __

From Suite One

Roles Reviewed

Oppose Code

The Michigan Review would like to take this opportunity to follow the recent trend of conciliatory initiatives (Le. the Reagan-Wright Central American peace plan, a nuclear weapon-free arms control policy, etc.) and offer an olive branch to the Michigan Daily. The changes at the Review this year run much deeper than the change in our physical appearance from a tabloid newspaper to a magazine. We would like to view ourselves as the University of Michigan's student magazine. Of course, our editorial page will still maintain its moderate to conservative slant. But we would like to devote the remaining pages of our publication to the printing of well-researched, full length, in-depth articles about campus, local, national, and other issues. In order to encourage an open and free exchange of ideas on campus, we would like to publish articles which depict a wide range of views, as well as articles which speak to issues which are not necessarily politically-motivated.

Instead of trying to compete with the Daily , we seek to complement them. Because we are a monthly publication, we are incapable of reporting daily news, and we, like everyone else on campus, rely on the Daily for day-to-day information.

Likewise, because the Daily's primary function is to report the day-to-day events that occur on campos, they do not have the space to accomodate longer and more in depth articles. Therefore, each of our publications fills the void left by the other.

We hope that our relationship with the Daily this year will be one of mutual respect and cooperation instead of distrust and animosity. All petty difficulties and allegations, if they do arise, shall be dealt with on the football field sometime this Fall.

There are some issues in America today, such as gun control and prayer in school, which have been around forever, or so it seems. We have such an issue at the University of Michigan-the proposed Code of Non-Academic Conduct. The Code, which is the 4-year old brainchild of outgoing UM president Harold Shapiro, would establish an additional "legal system" at Michigan. So, if a student was caught for vandalizing a campus building, he or she would be punished by University officials as well as by the Ann Arbor police.

When the Code was first proposed in 1983, it was met with sizeable opposition by the Michigan Student Assembly and other concerned students.

However, while the Code issue remains, vocal opposition has ebbed. MSA's Student Rights Committee has led the opposition to the Code and managed to hold a "No Code" rally last April.

However, those in attendance at the rally were the same people who have consistently opposed the Code in the past. The same students are always involved.

In order for President Shapiro and the Regents to realize that the majority of the campus opposes the Code, they have to notice that more people are opposed to the Code.

So what must be done? MSA's Student Rights Committee, which has worked diligently on the Code issue, must now try to reach out to the entire campus-even North Campus. They must work on a grass roots level to educate the campus about the Code. For if President Shapiro attempts pass a Code as a parting shot, or the new president supports a Code, MSA and the Student Rights Committee will need to garner as much widespread opposition as possible.

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On Moderation in South Africa To the editor: After reading your artiCle in the February 1987 issue of the Michigan Review, I thought I would write and inform you of other important ideas on the subject of apartheid.

Most importantly, South Africa: The Solution , a book recently published in English and available in the United States, has made quite a stir in the last few months ...

Although some of the tactics you propose in "Moderation in South Africa" seem questionable to me, the idea of peaceful change toward an attitude of universal liberty appeals to me. If that is what you mean by "pro-American change", then we may be closer to agreement than it seems on the surface.

CarlO. Helstrom, III The Foundation for Economic Education Blast From the Past To the editor: We read with amusement your rhetoric about the Michigan Daily's "censoring" of a letter by Brandon Crocker. You say that a key paragraph from Brandon Crocker'S letter "was cut out for no apparent reason."

Of course, the reason is not apparent to you because you never asked the editors of the Opinion Page to find out what it was. In fact, Brandon Crocker did not try either.

Accuracy in Academia and the Washington Inquirer made a much more professional effort. They at

least called the Daily to find out why the letter was cut and what the Daily's letter policy is.

We personally typed in Brandon Crocker's 9/11/86 letter in full. It was only cut in production by the professional who pastes up tne page. It may surprise you that everyone's letters and even the editor's work on the left side of the page gets cut in production. Brandon Crocker was unlucky that day because his letter was put on the part of the page that is the last to get filled. You can see that letters run from the longest at the top to the shortest at the bottom.

Contrary to Daily policy (and your own published policy), and the policy of most newspapers, we published Mr. Crocker's letter even though we never had a phone number or address for its verification. We did this precisely because we are anxious to publish views contrary to ours.

Mr. Crocker had two letters in September 1986, including one that followed the "censored" one. We welcome further letters from him on any subject.

There were two other readers aIlowed to publish twice in September. One was Roberto Javier Frisancho, who you commend for views contrary to those of Latin America solidarity groups in Ann Arbor. The other person we published twice was Bradley Foster, who called for tearing down the anti-apartheid shanty on the Diag and going to hear a speaker say that the arms race is the only moral path to peace.

If lack of space is censorship, then we have committed much more grievous acts of censorship than the one you raise. During the winter ['86] term, we threw away a one-inch stack of letters from readers supporting the demonstrations against Contra aid at Rep. Carl Pursell's office. We threw away an even larger stack on the Middle East. In other words, to make space

for conservatives to print twice a month or more, we throw out other people's letters.

Other efforts we made on this score included the soliciting of two different members of the Republican Club for letters plugging their organization. De~pite promises, we never received any letters. When people do make the effort to oppose our views, we publish without regard to number of letters. In September, we wrote an editorial criticizing the Greek system's tendency to homogeneity along ethnic, religious, gender and other grounds. Then from 9/9/86 to 9/12/86 we published four consecutive letters opposing our view. During Winter term ['86] we published a letter by one of your executive editors, Steve Angelotti, about PIRGIM. A lawyer caIled to complain that we published the letter, complete with factual inaccuracy, despite our own publication of the facts about PIRGIM. We went out on a limb to publish Mr. Angelotti's letter, only to have to print a correction.

We have published letters from staff including editor-in-chief Seth Klukoff. It's too bad you choose to print unfounded criticisms of the forum that the Daily is without first investigating them.

Karen Klein Opinion Editor, 1985-1986 Henry Park Associate Editor, 1985-1986

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by DEAN BAKER There are two questions that should be addressed in discussing the U.S. role in Nicaragua. The first is whether the U.S. is furthering freedom, justice, democracy, and Nicaragua's national sovereignty by its actions in Nicaragua. Since this answer is so obviously "no" to all but the most determinedly ignorant, it leads directly to the second question, "Why does this question arise continually as a matter for I debate?"

The brief response to the first question is that the U.S. government rarely has acted in a way that has supported freedom, justice, democracy, and national sovereignty, and has often worked against it. Nicaragua is just one example. It is a country that the U.S. occupied militarily for 20 years of this century and in which it installed and maintained a brutal dictatorship for another 50 years.

Immediately after the overthrow of this dictatorship in a bloody civil war ending in 1979, the CIA reorganized Nicaragua's National Guard (the military force which kept the Somoza dictatorship in power) and has supported these thugs ever since as the "Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance." The arms dealing, drug-running, and outright embezzlement carried out for this purpose is just now coming to light.

For eight years the contras have preyed on Nicaragua's civilian population, singling out teachers, heal thcare workers, and pro-government members of the clergy for particularly brutal treatment, which often includes rape and extensive torture before

execution. These abuses are well documented by such sources as Americas Watch, Amnesty International, and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

Nicaragua is of course not unique.

The U.S. has been responsible for overthrowing sovereign governments all over the world and replacing them with brutal dictatorships.

The short list includes the Phillipines in 1898 and again when we defeated the indigenous The Review Forum is a feature in which issues are debated or a dissenting opinion to an article or editorial is offered. During the year, we will solicit articles from student organizations and activists associated with a particular issue. anti-Japanese resistance in 1945-54, Chile in 1973, Cuba in 1898, Iran in 1953, Guatemala in 1954, and Indonesia in 1966. The death toll from these advent'\lres alone and the repression that ensued is in the hundreds of thousands. The only thing that these and other acts of U.S. intervention have in common is that they were all cases in which independently-minded governments sought to challenge the right of U.S. corporations to freely plunder their nations. We cannot even use the excuse of fighting Soviet expansion, since the history of the U.S. intervention precedes the Soviet revolution, and continues in the same pattern after the Soviet revolution. Furthermore some of the more recent governments we've overthrown have had virtually no

connection to the Soviet Union and some sucfi as Iran's government in 1953 were even anti-Soviet.

The purpose of U.S. interventions around the world has not been to stop Soviet aggression, but rather to oppose third world people's efforts to gain control over their countries and their lives. In this effort we've aligned ourselves with a wide variety of dictators, torturers, drug runners, and even former Nazis (Le. Klaus Barbie). We've found ourselves on the side of corrupt elites everywhere, and always in opposition to movements of peasants, workers, and the poor.

Given the absurdity of the notion that the U.S. supports freedom, justice, democracy, and self-determination, the question arises as to why it is still debated.

Much of the explanation for this situation can be found by examining the U.S. media. The major news organizations are controlled by rich individuals who share the same world view as the corporations whose interests are being protected by the United States' foreign policy.

Consequently, they rarely challenge the basic assumptions of U.S. foreign policy.

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Dean Baker is a Doctoral student in Economics. He opposed Rep. Carl Pursell in the 1986 congressional election and plans to run again in 1988. He has also been president of the Latin American Solidarity Committee and has a'iltively opposed U. S. policies in Central America.

by MARC SELINGER The American voter might not be thinking this early about the next presidential election. However, with the Iowa caucuses scheduled for February 8th, and the New Hampshire primary and Super Tuesday events soon after, presidential hopefuls have set out on the campaign trails. In fact, seven Republicans and eight Democrats have announced their intentions of entering, with several more still considering running.

Although none of these candidates has presented complete positions on every issue, their speeches and actions have helped distinguish them from one another.

The remainder of this article examines the major policies and promises which help define each presidential candidate.

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The Republicans Despite suffering a setback from the Iran-contra affair, President Reagan's policies continue to unite Republicans. Each of seven GOP hopefuls supports work on the Strategic Defense Initiative (501) or Star Wars, aid to the Nicaraguan contras, reversal of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v.

Wade, which guarantees a woman's right to have an abortion, and spending cuts for social programs.

The candidates are more divided, however, on the issues of taxes and trade. Some are considering tax increases and moderate protectionism, while others favor tax cuts and free trade.

The Republicans each have somewhat different plans for the future of the "Reagan Revolution."

In order to win the election, Vice President George Bush is trying to convince voters that he played no part in the sale of arms to Iran and in the diversion of funds to the contras. At the same time, he is emphasizing his unwavering loyalty to Ronald Reagan. He also offers experience as his strongest credential, including his leadership of the administration's deregulation task force. Outside of the Reagan administration, he has served as chairman of the Republican National Committee, United Nations Ambassador, and director of the CIA. Vice President Bush promises to unveil a series of proposals on ethics in business and government, agriculture, education, and arms control negotiations this fall. He appears to be a proponent of 501, though offers no promises that it will work. As for the loosening of emigration restrictions and the so-called "glasnost" (openness) in the Soviet Union, Vice President Bush considers them to be merely cosmetic changes.

The current Senate minority leader, Robert Dole (Kan.), argues that his extensive political experience has provided him with the tools necessary to be a successful president.

He has served as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, where he led a bipartisan effort to save the Social Security system, and chairman of the Republican National Committee. He recently created the Republican Task Force on Farm and Rural America.

Sen. Dole has also been a leader in

civil rights.

He engineered movements to proclaim a national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and to enact the Voting Rights Act of 1982, which permits the Justice Department to sue local governments even if it cannot prove intentional discrimination against minorities.

If elected president, Sen. Dole has indicated that he would focus on the budget deficit, which he calls the nation's most urgent problem. As a first step, he would convene a summit meeting with congressional leaders to discuss possible solutions.

He would also lobby for budget cuts and a cost of living adjustment freeze on Social Security.

Pierre "Pete" du Pont, IV, the former governor of Delaware, has developed some unique, if not radical, proposals which he would pursue as president. He suggests that teenagers who fail mandatory drug tests be denied drivers' licenses.

As a move toward bolstering the Social Security system, du Pont would allow people to join private retirement programs as an alternative to the present system. Participants would receive income tax credits while continuing to make contributions to the Social Security fund. Du Pont also would phase out farm subsidies over five years and require all able-bodied welfare recipients to work.

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----------------------Election surpluses, and job growth in his two terms as governor, du Pont asserts that he has the managerial experience and understanding of economics needed to be a successful president.

Gen. Alexander Haig, the Reagan administration's first Secretary of State and the former commander of the NATO forces in Europe, may have as much or more experience with defense and foreign policy than any other Republican candidate.

As a candidate, Gen. Haig believes the United States faces two major crises: the budget deficit and Soviet expansionism. In order to resolve the first crisis, he would oppose tax increases, veto more spending bills than President Reagan has, and lobby for a line-item veto on money bills. He would check the Soviet threat by aiding anti-communist rebels, such as the contras, and by developing a fool-proof SDI. Rep. Jack Kemp (N.Y.) has emerged as one of the nation's leading advocates of supply-side economics. His philosophy, based on the notion that lower taxes spur investment and produce a "trickle-down" effect, shaped the tax cuts which became law in 1981.

He continues to argue for a more reformed tax structure, including a pure flat tax and a tax form "filled out on a post card." When these proposals are added to his opposition to erecting trade barriers, he evolves as an absolute proponent of laissez-faire economics.

Rep. Kemp takes ardent stances on several other conserva tive viewpoints as well. Specifically, he supports judicial appointments and congressional legislation which affirm a right-to-life stance on abortion .

As a staunch anti-communist, he recognizes the contras as the legitimate government of Nicaragua and supports rebels in Angola, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. He also favors research; testing, and deployment of SDl. Former Sen. Paul Laxalt (Nev.),

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who chaired the Republican National Committee, considers himself to be President Reagan's true heir. The two men are best friends, with Laxalt having headed Reagan's Presidential Campaign Committee in 1976, 1980, and 1984.

If elected, Laxalt would pursue, more or less, the same policies advocated by President Reagan: cuts in spending on social programs, a strong anti-communist stance, and budget deficit reduction without tax increases. He would, however, emphasize the elimination of waste in the defense budget and assume a more activist approach on trade.

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Perhaps as a preventive measure against any future Iran-contra scandals, Laxalt suggests replacing the two select intelligence committees of Congress with a joint committee composed of fewer and more experienced members.

The Rev. Marion "Pat" Robertson believes his role as president would be to renew America's commitment to morality. As the former host of the "700 Club," and as owner and founder of the Christian

Broadcasting Network, he has used his National Legal Foundation to lobby for the return of education control to parents and local communities. While emphasizing the "Back to Basics" approach for education as a part of this effort, he also seeks to return God to the classroom and to textbooks.

The Rev. Robertson also takes a harsh stand against foreign ideologies which are atheistic. For this reason, he supports anti-communist rebels in Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, and Nicaragua, and wants to eliminate communism in the Soviet Union.

Several other Republicans should not be overlooked as potential candidates. They include White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker, former UN Ambassador Jeanne Kirkpatrick, and Govs.

George Deukmejian (Calif.) and Thomas Kean (N.J.).

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Addresses of the Republican Presidential Candidates Bush for President P.O. Box 65471 Washington, D.C. 20035-5471 Dole for President · 1828 L Street N.W. Suite 805 Washington, D.C. 20036

Laxalt for President 1667 K Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006

The Democrats The eight Democratic candidates share similar views on a number of policies. Every one of them, for the most part, opposes SDI and aid to the contras, is pro-choice on abortion, and favors more funding for education. Yet, the Democrats tend to be divided on other issues, particularly on taxes and trade.

While most would support some form of a tax increase, they disagree on the manner of implementation.

On trade, the range of opinions is even greater, with some favoring severe retaliation and others

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opposing protectionist measures. As the campaigns proceed, these issues could become the major focus of debate for the Democratic candidates.

Former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt believes his own proposals would remedy the shortfalls of many existing government programs. In order to insure that every American receives adequate medical care, he would have the federal government assume the full financial responsibility of Medicaid. The roughly $20 billion which state governments would save would then be used to increase teachers' pay and develop various educational programs.

Babbitt would also establish a national day-care voucher system.

As former co-chairman of the Roosevelt Center Task Force on the Federal Deficit, Babbitt formulated a method of balancing the budget.

His plan includes eliminating mortgage deductions for second

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homes, limiting them for first homes, raiSing new revenues, reducing domestic spending, and cutting the growth of military spending.

Sen. Joseph Biden (Del.) has defined his views through his actions on the Senate Judiciary Committee. In 1985, he successfully engineered the defeat of President Reagan's nominee for Associa te Attorney General, William Bradford Reynolds. Sen. Biden claimed that Reynolds, the current head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, was lax in his enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. Sen. Biden, now chairman of the Judiciary Committee, plans to oppose President Reagan's nomination of Judge Robert Bork to a seat on the Supreme Court. He argues that Bark would upset the present ideological balance between liberals and Continued on next page

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He also has been a major force in the fight against drugs. In 1986, he led the passage of the Omnibus Drug Bill, which increased spending for drug abuse related programs by placing taxes on such items as alcohol and tobacco.

Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis wants to convince the American people that the economic policies he instituted in his state could be applied nationwide. One of the successes he hopes to sell is workfare (the Massachusetts Employment and Training Program), which has trained and found jobs for thousands of former welfare recipients. He also created the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, both of which financed development and employment in the private sector.

Gov. Dukakis believes that these projects, plus a stiffened tax enforcement plan, ha ve allowed his state to experience balanced budgets and the country's lowest unemployment rate.

As president, Gov. Dukakis would encourage more public-private partnerships, especially in the economically depressed Midwest and oil-producing regions.

Rep. Richard Gephardt (Mo.) hopes that his leadership on economic issues will catapult him into the White House. As the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, he has lobbied for measures designed to remedy the nation's trade imbalance. His "Gephardt Amendment," which is now part of the House's 1987 trade bill, imposes retaliatory measures against those nations having sizeable trade surpluses with the United States. In addition, Rep. Gephardt supports an oil-import fee, which would improve the competitiveness of domestic oil and raise funds for training displaced workers.

The Missouri congressman received recognition for working with Sen.

Bill Bradley (D-N.J.) as an initiator of the tax reform movement. While he believes the tax law is better than the old one, Rep. Gephardt would raise minimum tax rates in order to reduce the budget deficit and improve tax progressivity.

As the youngest of the presidential contenders, Sen. Albert Gore (Tenn.), who is 39, claims to possess a Kennedy-like commitment to progress. Sen. Gore believes that the rise to power of a reformist Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, presents the opportunity for some historic arms control agreements.

Using the experience he has gained as a member of the Armed Services Committee and as a Senate observer at the Geneva arms talks, he would utilize SDI as a bargaining chip and seek significant reductions in the number of nuclear weapons. He would also pursue agreements eliminating the fear of a first strike by the two superpowers.

Sen. Gore has also become a leading advocate of environmental protection. He co-authored the Continued on next page

Addresses of the Democratic Presidential Candidates Babbitt for President 2095 East Camelback Phoenix, AZ 85016 Biden for President 400 C Street N.E. 2nd Floor Washington, D.C. 20002 Dukakis for President 20 Park Plaza Suite 832 Boston, MA 02116 .Gephardt for President 304 Penn Ave S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003

Gore for President P.O. Box 15800 Arlington, VA 22215 Jackson for President 733 15th Street N.W. Suite 327 Washington, D.C. 20005 Simon for President P.O. Box 2686 National Capitol Station Washington, D.C. 20013

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--------------------Election'88~--------------------Superfund Act of 1980, which financed the clean-up of hazardous chemical wastes, and now he co-chairs the Environmental and Energy Study Conference.

As the leader of the Rainbow Coalition, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has been a major advocate of economic equality for racial minorities. He has also been a major voice of opposition against the nation 's preoccupation with drugs, sex, and materialism. Now, as a second-time Democratic presidential candidate, he seeks to expand the scope of his calls for "economic justice" to include farmers and unemployed industrial workers. He would set aside 10% of the nation's $2 trillion pension fund industry for investments in education, roads and bridges, and depressed agricultural areas. In order to insure American jobs, he would support legislation prohibiting U.S.-based companies from shifting production overseas.

On foreign policy issues, the Rev. Jackson would not hesitate to deal directly with the nation's adversaries. He has already made diplomatic trips to Syria, where he secured the release of American pilot Lt. Goodman, and to Cuba to meet with Fidel Castro. In order to resolve the problems of the Middle East, the Rev. Jackson proposes an international peace conference which would include the United States, the Soviet Union, and Israel.

Rep. Patricia Schroeder (Colo.), if elected, would bring her lengthy congressional experience and traditionally liberal views on social programs and defense to the Oval Office. As an eight-term congresswoman, she has served longer than any other woman in Congress and holds several leadership positions, including deputy whip, head of the Arms Control Task Force, and co-chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues.

Rep. Schroeder lobbies for or has achieved passage of legislation promoting what she calls "family issues," such as day-care programs, parental leave, and child-support

enforcement, as well as civii rights for minorities and women. In fact, she sponsored the Equal Rights Amendment and led the efforts to pass the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1984. The Colorado congresswoman also supports military reform. She introduced the Defense Production Fee Act, which would require N A TO allies to pay the United States for defense, and advocates a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. As president, Rep. Schroeder could be expected to stress cutting waste in defense spending, promoting arms control, advocating "family issues," and defending civil rights.

Sen. Paul Simon (Ill .) is the author of eleven books, the most recent of which details his Guaranteed Jobs Opportunity Program. As a variant of workfare, this program would create state-level task forces assigned to create various job projects.

Sen. Simon's workfare is intended to save government large sums of money in welfare and unemployment compensation payments.

In addition, Sen. Simon recognizes the Soviet Union as an ideological and military adversary but seeks to deal with the Soviets diplomatically. He would use hi s experience as former chairman of the Congressional Arms Control and Foreign Policy Caucus to reach a test ban agreement with the Soviets and "to work with Castro to bring him away from the Soviet influence."

Some other well-known Democrats have been mentioned as potential candidates or draftees.

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----------Election '88-----------REVIEW: "You have consistently opposed aid to the Nicaraguan congresswoman from Colorado who contras. But how should we deal went to Harvard Law School and with the growing Soviet presence in the University of Minnesota, flies the Caribbean basin?" airplanes, studies Chinese, I don't SCHROEDER: "We should deal know. I do lots of different things with it the way the president of and have lots of different interests." Costa Rica has laid down. There are REVIEW: "So how are you qualified many countries in that region that are our allies and do not want a to run for president?"

SCHROEDER: "I've been in politics communist presence their either. But longer than anybody running from they have asked us to join with the Democratic Party, except [Sen. them in conveying the message to Joseph] Biden (Del.). Actually, my Nicaragua that they are sovereign congressional district has the most nations. If Nicaragua does anything people in the state. In my 15 years in to jeopardize another country's politics, I have done things that are national security by crossing the most applicable to what a president border, then action should be taken. does. I've been on the [House] Armed That is. i.l sensible policy.

Services Committee for 15 years, which no one else can say. I've been liThe best way to fight the arms control whip for the comm unism is to bring Democrats in the House. A president is involved in military, foreign, and people hope and to fight macroeconomic policy. Every year, I hunger." have devised alternative budgets.

I've been to every hot spot in every The Reagan policy is insane. On part of the world, and have talked the one hand we recognize with their leaders and have Nicaragua and in the basement of worked with their militaries. I the White House, we plan to think that is tremendous overthrow Nicaragua." apprenticeship for the presidency."

REVIEW: "Do you believe that REVIEW: "You recently spoke at there is a Soviet presence in Central the National Organization for America?"

Women's convention, where you SCHROEDER: "I think that there received widespread support and is a strong Soviet presence in over $350,000 in donations. Won't Nicaragua, but they certainly don't you be perceived as a one-issue have the missile bases like they candi da te?" did in Cuba during the Kennedy era.

SCHROEDER: "No, I don't think so.

The best way to fight communism is The NOW has the same agenda to bring people hope and to fight today as the Junior League, business hunger. The only way that this and professional leagues, and administration knows how to fight everybody else. The things that we communism is with tanks and guns. considered crazy in the '60s are They just build more resentment." actually mainstream in the '80s.

REVIEW: "How do you plan to fight Women in the workplace and day the spread of AIDS?" care are no longer startling ideas, SCHROEDER: 'We should treat it they are necessary. Pay equity is no as an epidemic, because that is longer a startling idea, it is what it is. We should deal with it necessary. Not only that, women are in a very sensible way. Mandatory no longer special interests, they are testing will just force it underground.

55 percent of the population. The The problem should be above people ~ho claim that women are ground. We must be able to know special interests have more special about it, trace it, contain it, and do interests than they know what to do as much as we can to combat it. Even with."

Ronald Reagan Jr. is cutting ads REVIEW: "Who is Pat Schroeder?"

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against his father's policy. It is important to educate people about AIDS and deal with it straight. It is better than a policy of 'Just say

which included protection for whistleblowers. Does this include protection for those who may

no.' "

REVIEW: 'Would one of the chief acts of your presidency be to lobby for passage of the ERA?" SCHROEDER: "Equal rights is certainly needed. This year is the 200th anniversary of the Constitution. Unfortunately, the right wing has convinced people that the ERA advocates a lifestyle, which it doesn't do at all."

REVIEW: ''How would you propose to overcome misperceptions about the ERA?" SCHROEDER: "As the co-chair of the Women's Caucus, we have proposed economic equity legislation every year, which would deal with a whole range of things associated with the ERA. Women with a college education do not make as much as men with high school degrees. What does it take to penetrate their skulls that while they have to pay equal taxes, this government is doing nothing about guaranteeing them equal rights."

UWomen in the workplace and day care are no longer startling ideas, they are necessary."

REVIEW: "In a 1986 Cosmopolitan article, you said that if things changed, you would run for the presidency. What changed?"

SCHROEDER: "Gary Hart is not running for president anymore. That changed a lot. I never thought that he was not going to be a candidate and that I was not going to be working on his campaign.

Obviously, it is not good for two people to run for president from the same state, especially when you agree with the other person."

REVIEW: "You authored and help pass the Civil Service Reform Act, Continued on next page

All I can say is that the Right talks family and acts corporation."

country, America has the highest divorce rate, the highest amount of problems with adolescents, the highest this, the highest that.

These are shameful statistics. All I

can say is that the Right talks family and acts corporation. What they are doing is shifting all of the burden onto families."

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diVUlge national security secrets while whistleblowing?"

SCHROEDER: "No. It only deals with waste, fraud, abuse, and efficiency cases."

REVIEW: ''You have criticized the Right's definition of family issues.

Yet, you have indicated that family issues are central to your campaign. So, is the notion of family issues subjective?"

SCHROEDER: "They think it is subjective. I think it is very real.

The Right has been in charge for seven years and America's families are in more trouble than they have ever been. More than any other

Interview

Richard Gephardt The Review spoke with Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), an announced candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, on July 9, 1987. Rep. Gephardt has represented Missouri's third district, which covers part of St. Louis, since 1977.

He is also a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. As chairman of the policy-making House Democratic Caucus, he has promoted his highly publicized position on trade issues. In fact, his "Gephardt Amendment" became part of the 1987 House trade bill and is now a subject of heated debate among the Democratic contenders.

referred to as the 'Seven Dwarves.'

How are you different from the other Democratic candidates for president?"

GEPHARDT: "Some of my positions REVIEW: "You and your on issues are different from theirs, Democratic counterparts have been particularly on trade, taxes, and

how to lead the country.

REV lEW: "Can SDI research produce spinoffs which can benefit humanity?"

GEPHARDT: "It is possible.

However, I would rather spend money on research that would benefit the economy."

REVIEW: 'What would your top priorities be if elected president?"

GEPHARDT: "First, I would focus on education and training, because it is imperative to have the best educated people in the world; second, research into ideas to make our economy work better; third, getting the budget in order; fourth, a meaningful arms treaty with the Soviets."

REV lEW: "Your free trade legislation has been labled protectionist and anti-free trade.

Can free trade work in practice?"

GEPHARDT: "My aim is to increase free trade, to open markets abroad.

Free and fair trade is vital.. We do not have free trade in the world and we have to get markets open."

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Election '88

---------------------Election'88------------------------REVIEW: "You have proposed mandatory work for able-bodi~d welfare recipients. How would the menial tasks assigned to these people provide them with skills, a sense of responsibility, and enhanced motivation?" du PONT:" Any task is better than no task at all. Now these jobs will not be interesting. They will include cleaning up parks, working in hospitals, and such: But there is some dignity in those jobs. It is better than simply sitting at home and getting a check from the government, which provides no dignity and opportunity at all."

REVIEW: "In a Washington Post article (April 13, 1987), you suggested that some women, forced to work, would run day care centers.

Would these women really be qualified to run the centers?" du PONT: "I think they would be qualified. Mothers are pretty well qualified to raise children. Would they need training? Yes. Would they need supervision? Yes. But, that is certainly one task that most mothers could accomplish."

REVIEW: "You have proposed that states could sell stockpiles of commodities worth billions of dollars. But with agricultural surpluses worldwide, who would buy these farm goods?"

Interview

Pete du Pont On July 31, the Rev jew interviewed Pete du Pon~ one of the seven candidates seeking the Republican Party's nomination for president Mr. du Pont has served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1971-77) and as governor of Delaware (1977-85). He has also worked as an engineer for his family's chemical corporation, E.I. du Pont de Nemours &t Company, Inc., and as an attorney.

REVIEW: "You are considered to have had a moderate record as governor. Now you are proposing conservative policies. Are you not just moving to the right in order to gain the support of the right wing of the Republican Party?" du PONT: "I had a moderate voting record as a congressman. I was a very conservative governor, because when you have the responsibility of making a state work, and creating opportunities for people, you do the thlngs that need to be done. That includes cutting taxes, deregulating industries so that people can form new companies, and restraining government spending. Those happen to be conservative policies, but they create opportunities for people."

REVIEW: "You have talked of the need for less government, but isn't your welfare reform program going to require more bureaucracy and more government?" du PONT: '1 don't think so. We are spending $26 billion a year on AFDC and associated programs today-half at the federal level and half at the state level. My proposal is to use the same money to find jobs in the private sector for those who are unemployed. A job program like this requires considerably less of a governmental structure than social services or the military."

REVIEW: "So are you in favor of 'jobfare' programs, like those proposed by Sen. Paul Simon (D-ill.) and Gov. Michael Dukakis (D-Mass.)?" du PONT: "The Dukakis program does not work very well. He spent tens of millions of dollars and has taken 4.4 percent of the welfare mothers off the roles. Whlle I was governor of Delaware, 25 percent of tht:: welfare mothers were taken off the roles and are getting jobs in the real world. What we need is not more jobs programs on top of welfare, but a work requirement in place of welfare. The Simon and Dukakis plans would only expand the bureaucracy ."

REV lEW: "Given that the Sandinistas and rontras both have documented human rights violations, is it possible to achieve democracy in Nicaragua?" du PONT: "Of course it is. The difference is that the contrlls are not closing churches and radio stations and censoring the press. The Sandinistas have failed to hold elections. What I would like to see in Nicaragua is an election. That is the purpose of American policy. If the Sandinistas were to win that election, than that would be fine.

But they ought to hold an election."

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"The difference [between the contras and the Sandinistasl is that the contras are not closing churches and radio stations and censoring the press." du PONT: "It would be thp federal government, and the money would go to the states. You would have to sell the commodities off over a couple of years. We have managed to sell some to the Soviet Union, for example. That was in poor fashion, however, because we subsidized the sa les and gave the Soviets a cheaper rate than other buyers. The profits from selling the commodities are a source of money for rural

economic development."

REVIEW: "How will you get the youth vote if you favor mandatory drug tests for driver's licenses?" du PONT: "I've talked about creating opportunities for independent retirement accounts, which high school students agree is a much better deal than they can ever get from social security. I've talked about getting drugs out of our schools, and that is pretty appealing to most young people too.

They don't want to be involved with drugs. I've talked about keeping taxes down, and that is more appealing to younger people than the proposal of a national sales tax, which was proposed by [former Arizona gov.] Bruce Babbitt (D)."

J/I've laid out the road map of where I think we ought to go.

And I think a lot of people ... are agreeing with me."

REVIEW: "Since most organizations that issue driver's licenses are state run, wouldn't your proposal violate states' rights?"

du PONT: "Well, we have a law in this country that states cannot get their federal highway money unless they have a right turn on red law.

And getting drugs out of schools is more important than that. We have a law that states cannot get federal education money unless they have programs for the handicapped and disadvantaged. Keeping drugs out of schools is just as important as thaL" REVIEW: "Will the 1988 election focus on issues over image?" du PONT: "Of course. Presidential elections, particularly ones where there is no incumbent running, are about the future. The people in this country are going to decide which way they want the country to go in the 1990s. And once they have decided that, they have to pick the right person to lead them there. I've laid out the road map of where I think we ought to go. And I think a lot of people in the country are agreeing with me."

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Women's Issues .. .

A Note to Out-of-Staters

by KURT M. HEYMAN A note to all those of the Class of 1991 who have come to the University of Michigan from outof-state - you are different from in-staters and should expect your college experience to reflect those differences.

The most obvious difference between you and your in-state companions is your tuition. Yours is higher. To some extent you must see this as fair; otherwise you would not be here. The parents of college students pay taxes which fund the institutions of higher learning in their own states. Theoretically, these taxes compensate for the lower tuition that in-staters pay.

But at the U of M the taxes never make up the difference between the two tuitions.

What you may not know is that for the past several years, out-of-state tuition has increased at a faster rate than in-state tuition.

In recent years, in-state tuition has not increased at all, due to the efforts of Gov. James Blanchard and the University Regents. They must find it politically expedient to tap out-of-staters for additional funds.

So, as an out-of-state student, expect your tuition, already the highest of any state school in the nation, to increase, and to do so at a faster rate than that of in-staters, not to mention that of inflation. You may want to circumvent this state of affairs by trying to qualify for in-state status. Please keep in mind that this is exceedingly difficult to do and horror stories from those who have tried and failed are everywhere.

Another difference between you and your fellow students who reside in Michigan is the set of standards by which you were admitted. Yours were higher. Over the past several years, more out-of-staters than in-staters have applied here, 'A/hich has simply increased the

pool from which to select qualified in-staters are here precisely because students. It may seem unfair that of their low tuition in relation to you were judged more critically, but schools of comparable quality. it will work to your advantage now. Thus, in-staters are predisposed to As a group, you will be overassume that you come from a represented in the Honors Program, wealthy background, but you are based on your population in the also more likely than they are to University, and you will likely find possess the trappings of affluence, yourselves at or near the top of including nice clothes, stereos, and many of your classes, whether cars. The result of this socioHonors or not. Despite the fact that economic difference is envy. it was harder for you to get in the Envy is obviously not inherently University than for in-staters, 1987 related to inter-state rivalries, as marks a..record high for out-of-state there are also wealthy people in acceptances. Just this past summer Michigan, but out-of-staters suffer Michigan citizens descried this fact, additionally from what can only be using a "University of Michigan for called the "New York Syndrome."

Michiganders" type of reasoning.

A large portion of out-of-staters Fortunately, the State Senate come from suburban New York City decided against any action which and Chicago. These people are would require the University to demographically very much like reverse the upward trend in those from suburban Detroit. New out-of-state acceptances.

Yorkers, however, often bring with The college years are inherently them an alien accent which readily transitional, marking a time of identifies them. Many of them also preparation for whatever comes happen to be Jewish. The "New next. For you it will be even more so.

York Syndrome," then, is a In-staters can maintain stronger ties sterotype of loud, obnoxious JAPs with home, and will probably have (J ewish Amer :.can Princes or more friends here at the outset than Princesses) from Long Island. The you. But the differences do not only epidemic effects of this syndrome come from your respective pasts, are such that these qualities are they also reflect your prospective often ascribed to people regardless fu tures. Unlike in-staters, you of their geographic ongIn, probably will not remain in ethnicity, religious beliefs, or Michigan after you graduate, so you personal merits. You may be labeled may never really call it "home." because of the way you dress, your You may find it more difficult to accent, your friends, or even simply make many lifelong friends here. because you are in the Greek system.

Any relationships you have, The results of the forming in-state especially romantic ones, may be consensus about out-of-staters are subject to a time constraint called quite tangible. Envy and stereograduation, thus creating a types have led to some of the most self-fulfilling prophecy of few deep disgusting grafitti and verbal abuse relationships while at school. on campus. In fact, just last year, There seems to be a consensus about See Page 25 out-of-staters developing among the in-state majority on campus. One of the main reasons for this is your Kurt M. Heyman is a Senior in affluence relative to in-staters. Political Science and an Associate Your came here despite your Publisher of the Michigan Review. astronomical tuition, while many

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Taking a Stand

by REBECCA M. CHUNG Women's issues. It's all too confusing. The liberals support and actively push the traditional "feminist" agendas, but these platforms often fall prey to charges of unfairness and shortsightedness.

The conservatives don't say much of anything on women's issues as issues, which may reflect their lamentable contempt for the whole idea, but they have quietly put people like Former U.N. Ambassador Jean Kirkpatrick, Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in positions of power and influence for the only reasons worth having: they are qualified and they have worked for it. There is however, the abortion issue, which is countered by the Ferraro fiasco, which is calmed by the Pat Schroeder presidential possibilities ...

Confusion at its best is a catalyst to clarity. I suspect that it's high time we took women's issues out of the battle between right and left and put it where its demands will make sense - squarely in the fray between right and wrong. To this end, I have compiled a woefully incomplete list of campus-area groups that actively participate in women's issues. Not all of these groups represent my point of view, as you will see in upcoming months.

Furthermore, I don't expect all of you to be completely happy with this set of name and numbers. At this point, other things matter more, like making sure that everyone who has a little time and the inclination to explore the consequences of their ideals finds something to do.

The correct response to the feminist challenge is as difficult to find as the correct response to anything else. It will not be found unless everyon~cluding people

who disagree with you, exerts the requisite effort and thought.

Note: If any other campus-area groups want members, need volunteers, or have programs and services worth publicizing, send all pertinent information to the Review for inclusion in the monthly events calendar. For more pressing concerns, you may telephone us at 662-1909.

American Association of University Women (AAUW): Although not politically oriented, this organization serves as a valuable resource and support group for female college graduates. Says Program Director Barbara Krick: "Our organization is made up of women who have graduated from the University. We have interest groups; we give scholarships to female students.

Some of our programs deal with ecology an~ others with equal rights .. .it's a wonderful way for women to network. I think a lot of women find it a wonderful way to move from raising a family to a paid job market." Membership is limited to graduates, although undergraduates may attend all functions. Planned lecture topics include school and community interaction, pollution, gender and justice, and the sister-city program.

Activities range from "Afternoon International Relations," "Play Readings in Spanish," "Success Unlimited Investment Club," to 'Women's Work/Women's Worth."

Contact Jane Benjamin at 663-7851 for details.

Assault Crisis Center/Incest Treatment Program: A program of the Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Center, aids child molestation victims and their families, counseling and group therapy, a self-help group for those touched by child sexual abuse, and a 24-hour rape crisis line>

(994-1616). Immediate counseling and medical and legal a<;<;i<;tance in emergency sltuauons. 1'0 volunteer, contact Andrea Rubin at 2430 E. Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, business phone 994-2618, M-F 9 am5 pm.

Center for Eating Disorders (CEO): Dedicated to helping all persons with anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and compulsive eating problems.

Support groups, informative newsletters, and a hotline are available, although volunteers are needed in order for the CED to continue to provide these services.

CED requires a minimum six-month comrnittment of four hours weekly.

Training is provided and preference is given to experienced persons and those who have recovered from eating disorders themselves.

Contact Volunteer Coordinator Carolyn Martin at 2002 Hogback Rd., Suite 13, Ann Arbor MI, 48104, 971-0606.

lesbian-Gay Male Programs/Lesbian Network: ';upport, counseling , and social network on campus. Contact Billie Edwards, Jim Jay, or Adrianne at 3116-3118 Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, 763-4186.

Planned Parenthood of MidMichigan: Part of the largest voluntary family planning organization in America, "committed to bringing high-quality healthcare, education, and counseling services to the people of Washtenaw, Ingham, Jackson, and Livingston counties..." Full educational' medical, confidential See Page 25

Rebecca Chung is a Senior in English and Philosophy and an Executive Editor of the Michigan Review.

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ENGINEERING ..........................................................................................................

What's Up on North Campus

by DAVID VOGEL Final! y! After twenty-five years of promises, all engineering disciplines are located on North Campus, save some odds and ends.

During the chaos over the past few years caused by the building of Dow, Brown, and EECS, and the resultant moves of many Engineering programs (most notably the Electrical and Computer schools), student participation in Engineering activities had waned to very low levels. However, now that the "engineering family" is back together, involvement in the many facets of Engineering life is on the upswing. Indeed, in just the past few years, the college-wide level of involvement has doubled in all organiza lions.

This trend has become the major focus of engineering groups for the upcoming year; that is, to increase the levels of Engine student involvement in academic and extracurricular activities. Recent efforts have been quite successful.

Some organizations, like IEEE, ASME, and AIAA, which have been plagued in recent years by poor reputations, have experienced a large-even vast-growth not only in membership, but also in general acceptance among the Electrical, Mechanical, and Aerospace students, respectively.

Two societies that deserve particular attention are the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). SWE, which is always one of the two most popular Engine societies, was named the Outstanding Chapter in the nation by their national committee. The local chapter of NSPE, commonly rl'ferred to as the "Michigan

Student Society of Professional Engineers" (MSSPE-pronounced "Mississippee"), is setting high goals for itself. According to President John Coleman, MSSPE plans to unify the many ends of the Engineering campus into one cohesive body. 'We're going to close a lot of the ends that are missing," says Coleman.

To begin the year with a bang, MSSPE has organized a celebration

liThe Engineering Council has placed a high priority this freshman year on in involvement Engineering." of the 150th birthday of the University. On September 16, President Harold Shapiro will speak at an MSSPE ceremony in front of the EECS building. He will be presented with a resolution passed by the Michigan House of Representatives that commemorates our sesquicentennial. Coleman also expressed hopes that Gov. Blanchard will attend.

The success of Engineering organizations in "picking themselves up" after the move to North Campus has led to the resurrection of Engineering traditions that had been dropped during the shuffle. Most notably is the reappearance of the Michigan Technic, an Engineering student publication that first started in the early 1900's but had been on a four-year hiatus.

Additionally, under the personal leadership of UM Engineering Council (UMEO Vice-President

Mark Jaffe, "Enginefest" was held last May for the first time in many years. Hopefully, both the Technic and Enginefest will reassert their roles in the lives of Engineering students.

Along with these Engineering traditions, some new activities are just beginning. 1987 was the first year of "Students Meet Students," a program in which high school seniors spend a day with an Engineering student and attend classes. The success of the program has led to a merging of it with the highly successful TechDay. Last year, TechDay was an instant hit with hundreds of high school students from throughout the state who travelled to North Campus to tour the college, hear speeches, and receive a first-hand look at the Engineering school.

The Engineering Council has placed a high priority this year on freshman involvement in Engineering. Unfortunately, most Engine freshmen will not be on the Engine campus, because their math, science, and humanities courses are still on Central Campus. Therefore, their participation in Engine activities will dwindle unless Engine societies actively seek their support and involvement.

This year also features the debut of the Ethics course. Originally conceived as an Engineering-only course to discuss ethical questions in the field, the courses have been See page 27

David Vogel is a Senior in Aerospace Engineering and a staff writer for the Michigan Review.

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A Letter :From Us

Buried, as it were, and forgotten Lies what the senses have before Created- a tabloid of lost beautyWhere the world does indeed end And the neglected days have Become less than what I once Imagined.

She would say "Just so."

I imagine I have waned a bit, In between the hours of have And those hours of have not, Assault and need, Or in between that moment, Still and frosted, Within the early morning mist (She can remember that November Night, upon the docks, She pictured me odd) And that moment of the ruthless Rape of souls caught blind At dawn.

Now it is a recognition that I am not Fit to duel.

Just so is the feeling, Way back, a little further, Tilt the skull upon its axis to Capture a few stars.

I called them pinpoints; She, by name.

By feeling it was ruled, by feeling, And an eternal magistrate rang Down the court I have seen just such a lark before, You know, just such a lark.

And grinned down the court: Two beings, two children, Two thoughts, two misconceptions, And the whole universe.

I think appropriate, This parallax of time, where it is Too easy to just step back, slipping, To the "once were" land I knew, So easy to catch lightly upon the Tail of the autumn breeze and Sift silently through the thickest Tones of nostalgia, even through Hands most gentle, gentle and firm, Soft and honest, hands I knew Too well, and would still knowMy carriage, my home, Unfeigned master, Where have you gone?

Learn to conquer these things, She would say.

Almost a paradox it would seem, Almost an old man Who had finally found his vein, Rich and flowing, A man who had climbed hard Such unsurmountable heights As feeling, and who had fallen Harder, drunken within his brain.

She would toss it all off like a bit Of drizzle in her soft hair, so simple It is better not to confuse things, I know.

Indeed, wonderment cannot cease.

She could curl the scene into a fist And release a thousand doves, Snow blanket white, A thousand songs. She said we all Cry out in the manner of things And tell the tale as babes, Simplified in the reduced fashion of That better life.

Surely I should break, she told me, And at once allowed me a rest in her Palm, an advent to days earlier.

It is now surprising how laughter Brings doom. After so many words, I sit and watch lovers play.

Where in the name of life itself Does nature prevail?

Where? Stolen away I suppose, Like my letters under her sweaters, Warmer are they than brittle bones Left to crack in the wind, Perhaps hostage before a Chain-male saint- pantomime and Rot in this particular circle.

The faces now all appear familiar.

I shall not last a fraction of the Smallest fraction Of this fractional existence.

Such a rhyme, she could say.

I had drawn out her majesty In the light of parallels And perpendiculars and set down Each odd emotion in particular Fashion, here and there, Each transgression intellectually Placed and dissected into their Assigned comers. Here now, I say, A heart meticulous, here now, I have been in vain, Master of emotion, I have been in vain.

An amoral dirge, I should think, Bringing down her calm sensibility During the week, and on the seventh Resurrecting her sensuality.

I could construct tenfold A universal equation just as easily.

An amoral dirge I now sing, A dirge of this time of PurgatoryReconcile two blurred poles, soften The standing pools in between And call them existence.

Shall I relinquish these nights And days for the splendor Of blindness? Shall I? Before this day has ended, I will have summoned that time

Together twice, dressed passing Moments in blues and greens (A springtime show) Just to assimilate a glistening Of then, And set them down upon their way, Like children saying good-night.

I will have broken ther day into Halves: The first and the last, The betrothed and the widowed, The alive and the dead.

I will choose a path and cry a bit, For I know the token lily I shall wear has shrouded others Before me.

I shall check my smile in the Mirror, such companionship, Adjust my eyes, The necessary alterations, And pass unnoticed Through the door.

A slip once more, such perfect timing And I shall be offDown the steps, through the gate, And slip again Compliantly into place.

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It is often in vogue to disdain the very popular or trendy. These things seem too "common" and somehow inhibit our individuality.

The other problem with very popular things is that they often manifest themselves in the form of fads, coming and going. It is frustrating to get comfortable with things when tomorrow they may be out- of-style, be they Reeboks, disco, or Michael Jackson. The trouble with this mentality that eschews the popular is that it may miss out on any messages therein. This is

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precisely what is happening with superstar Madonna.

It may at the outset seem strange to analyze Madonna, but remember that this is the University of Michigan, where intellectual pursuits of all shades are encouraged (and former U of M students are always fair game). The reason a "Madonnalysis" may sound bizarre is precisely because of the aforementioned problem with the very popular; many people dismiss her as a dizzy blonde who appeals to teeny-boppers by dressing in a peculiar fashion, shaking her body, and singing about sex. Even those who like her do not think much beyond the fact that they find her entertaining.

But Madonna has a message: being female and ambitious are not mutually exclusive. More bluntly, without the intention of offending

anyone, having breasts and being ambitious are not mutually exclusive.

Breasts are back in style; it's O.K. to have them again. This can be seen by comparing models of today with those of the late '70s.

Madonna must take at least partial credit for this due to the revealing outfits she sports during her performances. This credit is underscored by her recent appearance on the CDver of Cosmopolitan, which has featured models throughout the years.

In fact, Madonna can probably be credited with bringing the androgyny movement to a standstill.

Performers such as Michael Jackson, Boy George, Prince, Adam Ant, and the Eurhythmics were much more popular in that void Before Madonna. Now we are entreated to a generation of performers who have been greatly influenced by Madonna, including Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, and one performer who has taken the imitation down to the small detail of her stage name, which, like Madonna, is a single, Catholicsounding name Regina.

Bruce Springsteen has also had a role in curtailing the androgyny movement by bringing back the "macho" image, but philosophically it required "a woman's touch" to achieve this.

Androgyny is an attempt to obscure

the differences between the sexes.

'Androgynous clothing, which was very fashionable in the early '80s, had a draping rather than hugging effect. The androgyny movement may have been in part an outgrowth of radical feminist movements which sought the advancement of

women by playing down the differences them and men-bra-buming and not shaving serve as examples. But the key to the advancement of women is their ad vancement as women, not as women attempting to be men, in superficial ways though it may be. lt needed a woman to show that women can advance as women.

Madonna has been that woman.

Madonna's role in curtailing the androgyny movement is not limited to serving as an example by wearing revealing outfits. The fact that she is a woman is central to many of her songs. "Like a Virgin," and "Dress You Up" represent songs in which it is clear that she is a woman ad res sing a man. "Material Girl" takes this idea one step further by discussing just what kind of a girl she is.

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Kurt M. Heyman is a Senior in Political Science and an Associate Publisher of the Michigan Review.

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counseling, low-income, contraceptive, and pregnancy-related services; also politically committed to a pro-choice agenda.

Volunteers have their choice of counseling, clinical, education, administration, and committee work. Contact 3100 Professional Drive, P.O. Box 3673, Ann Arbor, MI 48106,973-0710.

Right to Life of Washtenaw County: "a group dedicated to the belief that Human Life has value in all stages of dl?velopment from conception until natural death, and committed to the task of speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves-the unborn, the aged, the incapacitated." Most visible in the Fishbowl and in their efforts to end Medicaid-funded abortions for women on welfare, they a lso publish a newsletter which displays their extensive political involvement.

Information is available on abortion and its alternatives crucial to understanding the depth and complexity of this most sensitive of women's issues. Contact P.O. Box 1853, Ann Arbor, MI 48106, or call 769-{)625 for further information.

S.A.F.E House/DomestIc vlOience Project, Inc.: An all-volunteer organization which provides shelter, counseling, on-call assistance, and referrals for battered spouses and their children. Since 96 percent of all domestic violence victims are women, women are kept at S.A.F.E. House itself; the address is strictly confidential.

Ba ttered men are provided all counseling services and shelter at other undisclosed locations.

Volunteers must give a minimum 6month, 4-hours-a-week requirement. Training is provided and U of M credit is available. To volunteer or ask for help, call the hotline at 995-5444.

Women's Crisis Center: A nonprofit volunteer organization that provides crisis intervention, counseling, and information, plans

community events such as the Womyn's Music Festival, and maintains support groups and workshops on such topics as selfdefense, incest, anti-racism, and eating disorders. The crisis line is open 10 am-10 pm. (994-9100).

Volunteers required to make 6month commitment; training sessions begin in early September.

Contact P.O. Box 7413, Ann Arbor, MI 48107,761-9475.

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: Founded in 1915, and first led by Jane Addams, this organization fights for "the achievement by peaceful means of those political, economic, social, and psychological conditions throughout the world which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all." This group takes positions on international and domestic issues, including women's rights.

Current efforts are directed at fighting the feminiza tion of poverty and increasing the public's understanding of the United Nations.

Male members are welcome and volunteers are needed.

Contact 483-0058 for details.

U-M Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center: On-campus assistance and crisis intervention for sexual assault victims. Also provides information and workshops on acquaintance rape, selfdefense, assault prevention, reading material, and a court accompaniment program (CAP), and deals w'ith campus safety issues like the Nite Owl transportation system, SAFEWALK team walking/night escort program, and the emergency phone system. Needs volunteers. For assistance or further information, call 763-5865.

after the New York Mets won the World Series, an understandably irate set of Detroit Tigers fans started a ruckus in the Daily about having to deal with gloating, obnoxious New York fans.

It eventually degenerated from its already low point to ethnic insults.

Yet, despite the number of differences between you and in-staters, do not think that you made the wrong choice by coming to the U of M. The purpose of this letter was not to promote divisiveness. Rather, it was to alert you to things that you might like to know as an out-of-stater, (and maybe as an in-stater as well).

While these things are somewhat uncomfortable to hear, they alone cannot spoil your college years. You are accorded all the rights and responsibilities of a U of M student, and once the bills are paid, we are all judged by the same criteria.

This school belongs to you as much as it does to any in-stater.

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Furthermore, some of her songs address women's issues, and clearly reflect the times in which we live.

"Pretender" is about a young woman who meets a man at a dance or party and winds up being sexually "used," something to which many young women may be able to relate. The controversial "Papa Don't Preach" is about another problf'm for young women - teen pregnancy.

Madonna's songs also contain an element that reflects the advancement of the women's movement, though at the same time showing just how far it has to go-her use of the word "baby."

"Baby" was in common usage among all-male groups of the '60s and is rarely used in modem music, except perhaps in heavy metal.

Twenty years have passed, but Madonna has finally shown that women can refer to men as ''baby,'' too. This word implies superiority, showing that women can be stronger than men at times. This is the point of "Open Your Heart," which, in addition to employing the word "baby," is about a man who is consumed by his own problems and the woman who loves him. The woman shows that she understands his problems and that she is up to the challenge they present with the lines "Don't try to run I can keep up with you/ Nothing can stop me from trying/ You've got to/ Open your heart to me ... " Madonna's work is not limited to her music, as she has made several motion pictures as well. In two of her films she plays a character much like herself, or at least like the public image of herself. The message in these films is also encouraging for women, involving strong female roles. In "Desperately Seeking Susan," Madonna plays a confident, free-spirited young woman who is followed by an upper-class housewife in search of a little adventure. The hackneyed plot revolves around amnesia and mistaken identities, but the message

Engine becomes clear in the end when the housewife leaves her stable lifestyle to gain her independence.

"Who's That Girl?" features the same type of heroine played by Madonna, and also borders on silly at times, but this time it is a man's life that changes because of her.

This movie seems to be part of a recent cinematic trend in which yuppie males, who are portrayed as having been made docile by "the system," become involved with unstructured, potentially dangerous women. As the plot unfolds, these women bring out the dormant strengths of the men, who eventually wind up staying with them. So it is with "Who's That Girl?," and other recent films such as "Into the Night," with Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer, and "Something Wild," with Jeff Daniels. This plot is positive for women in that for once it is the men who change their lives for the women rather than the other way around, in addition to the fact that the women had the strength of character to make this change possible.

It has been stated here that Madonna has shown that being female and being ambitious are not mutually exclusive. Her ambition is as self-evident as her femininity.

And, also like her femininity, her ambition is in the messages of her music. The best example of the theme of ambition in Madonna's music is clearly "Over and Over,"

which has lines such as "You tried to criticize my drivel If I lose I don't feel paralyzed/ It's not the game it's how you play/And if I fall, I get up again/ ... Over and over ... " This is not merely a song about Madonna's own ambition, though. It is a message for all who hear it "Here's some advice that you should need."

There is always the danger when analyzing the work of an artist that one assumes too much about the artist's intent. There is a classic story about Isaac Asimov, who confronted a lecturer after listening to him expound upon the "author's intent" in Asimov's works, not realizing that Asimov was in the audience. Asimov told the lecturer that he happened to know that Asimov did not have any of those "intentions" when writing, for he was Asimov, to which the lecturer responded something to the effect of "What difference does that make?"

The lesson in this is that there is a certain arrogance about intellectuals; once a work has been completed, it no longer belongs to the artist but to them. Fortunately, Madonna will probably never read this article, but the themes of her songs and movies seem to speak for

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themsel ves. And if those themes remain, Madonna will continue to have a positive influence on the advancement of women.

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expanded to include all University disciplines. According to NSPE President Coleman, History professor Nick Steneck) will lead the program.

Engineering Dean Charles Vest has initiated an Undergraduate Commission in Engineering, mirroring the one set up by University Vice President James Duderstadt. The Commission will be set up like the present Curriculum Committee, which has administrators, faculty, and students. While the Curriculum Committee oversees academic courses, the Undergraduate Commission will review all non-academic affairs in the College and address them "as problems arise."

Not that all is rosy on North Campus. The expansion plan for the area, which was designed many years ago, envisions the entire Commons-to-EECS area encircled by Engineering facilities. This plan is referred to as "Diag II", because it would create an area much like Central Campus' Diag. However, the plan is quite a bit behind schedule. Ground was supposed to have been broken on the North Campus Commons adjunct this past summer, but, at this writing, no progress has been made.

Most disturbing to Engineering students, the University has yet (as of publication) to fulfill its promise to install lighting around the Engineering campus. Last year, the Michigan Student Assembly'S Womens Issues Committee was instrumental in forcing the University to put lightposts all around Central Campus. But, as is typical with MSA, they forgot North Campus. This past winter, the University promised to put lightposts on North Campus "as soon as the ground thawed." Indeed, the lights have even been donated!

However, there are still no lightposts on North Campus.

On the subject of MSA, there has been a promise by UMEC President Dave Willson to increase the contact between himself and MSA President Ken Weine. The traditional rift between MSA and Engineering has only been intensified by the physical distance that now separates the two.

President Weine has shown quite a bit of ignorance toward the College, such as calling the Society of Women Engineers a "liberal

Engineering Society". Willson and UMEC aim to prevent such instances.

Some Notes NSPE has its meetings every Wednesday in 1311 EECS from 12:30 to 1:30.

SWE will have its meetings on Thursdays. Look for announcements.

UMEC will have its biweekly meetings starting Sept. 16 at 7:00 in 1312 East Engineering (that's on Central Campus).

Consider Delbert

by JOE TYPHa Editor's note: Delbert McSchwein is an aging U-M graduate student and vote counter.

DELBERT SHOULD GO TO PRISON by Harpo Delbert should go to jail because he is such a dweeb.

I know of no high crimes or misdemeanors that he may have committed, but I think he would enjoy prison. Our system of justice, which is totally Fascist, depends upon respect for the law. So the only way to undermine it is to send people like Delbert to prison, where they can contemplate the hideous nature of bourgeois society and make up new rules to confuse us all.

Prison is a great learning experience. Both Lenin and Stalin spent plenty of time there and we can see what great contributions they made to society, exterminating the evil kulak class and instituting true social justice. Delbert could write a book, let's call it M.JI...

Struggle, and also learn how to do arithmetic. So let's send Delbert to prison. It would be really cool.

DELBERT SHOULD BE DISSECTED by FB74 Sending Delbert to prison would be a big mistake. In doing so we will have no way of understanding his

state of mind here in 1987. I propose something radical, it being my nature. Let us dissect Delbert.

Haven't you ever wanted to get your hands inside a real graduate student's body?

Since we do not believe in the rigors of education, which tend to produce robots, we shall use volunteer medical students to do the work.

We hope they do a good job, but even if they mess up at least they were politically correct.

Dissect Delbert to advance science, free thinking, peace and justice.

There is no other way.

Joe Typho is a graduate student in the school of Natural Resources and Buddhist Studies. He recently got a John Poindexter haircut.

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For example, while the U.S. media anxiously points out even minor examples of repression in Nicaragua, it rarely mentions the far more massive human rights abuses committed by U.s.-backed regimes. This is clearly seen in the case of El Salvador, where the U.s. is far more deeply involved than Nicaragua, contributing an amount of aid to its government each year that's almost equal to its entire budget. Yet it is almost impossible to find any news about EI Salvador's human rights abuses (leading to over 60,000 deaths according to the Salvadoran Catholic Church's tabulations) in mainstream media organs. We have been unable to find any representative of the U.S. media who was prepared to explain or justify such an omission. The one mainstream reporter who did make an attempt to cover EI Salvador's human rights abuses, Raymond Bonner, a reporter for the New York Times, was fired after coming under attack from the state department.

The media have to some extent been able to covey an image of an extraordinarily repressive regime in Nicaragua not only by extensive reporting of human rights abuses outside of any context (i.e. by never mentioning the extent of human rights abuses committed by U.S., allies or even the U.S. itself during wartime), but also by extensively reporting outright lies that have been passed on to them by the contras, the State Department, or the President. For example, it was widely reported last July that the contras had overrun a major military base in northern Nicaragua. When the press was allowed to inspect the base they found no evidence of a military attack, although they did find a pregnant woman who along with her three year old daughter had been killed by the Contras in the nearby town. The story about the military victory was widely reported, the story of the murder

and the lie received less attention.

The State Department has manufactured all manner of bizarre accusations against Nicaragua, in one case sending Gen. Alexander Haig (then Secretary of State) to testify before Congress with pictures of victims of the Sandinistas. It received little coverage when it was revealed that his pictures were actually of victims of a bombing raid carried out by the Somoza dictatorship.

The list of lies thus perpetuated is long and shocking. It includes stories o.tSandinista drug-running (denied by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration), Nicaraguan involvement in subverting Brazil (angrily denied by the Brazilian ambassador to the U.s.), Soviet MiGs being shipped to Nicaragua (later retracted by the "high State Department sources" who originated the story) and even Sandinistas dressing up as contras and committing massive atrocities against the government's supporters in order to discredit the contras. No matter how many times this administration has been shown to have been lying, even after its top officials have openly boasted about their lies, it is still treated as a credible source by the media. Time and again, the lies will be widely reported and believed, the retractions will rarely be heard.

Given the money and power at the disposal of the administration and the cooperation of the mainstream media, the difficulties of trying to get the truth out about Central America become quite apparent.

Even at the U of M we see evidence of this problem when a few t:ight-wing students can publish something like the Michigan Review because they have rich donors, while much larger progressive groups like the Latin American Solidarity Committee (LASe) cannot afford to put out a paper on the same scale (although we appreciate their kindness in

granting us this limited forum).

For our part, in addition to getting across what information our limited resources will allow, we can also try to hold the mainstream publications accountable. We can demand explanations of why they will not cover human rights abuses or the bombing of civilian populations in El Salvador. We have a right to be told what our tax dollars are being used for. We can and should tell them how their coverage is unbalanced and demand that it be improved.

The following should be contacted to demand fair coverage of Central America: Ann Arbor News-Dave Bishop 994-6989 Detroit Free Press-Joe Distelheim 1-222-6415 Detroit News-Tish Myers 1-222-2212 Associated Press-Micheal Graczyk 1-965-9505 United Press Int'I-Jim Campbell 1-965-7550 Channel 2 (local CBS affiliate) 1-557-2000 Channel 4 (local NBC affiliate) 1-222-0527 Channel 7 (local ABC affiliate) 1-827-7777

Re iew Football Pix Hog Wild

by DAVID VOGEL

National Conference The NFC boasts the last three Super Bowl victories and Super Bowl XXII promises to be no different. Clearly, the NFC is the superior conference.

Falcons ....Hey, did you guys ever find a head coach?

American Conference

Last year's AFC champ Denver thanked their lucky stars that the Definite Playoff Pix: Redskins, best team in the APC didn't make Bears, and Rams. Coach John the playoffs. However, this year Robinson was always missing a QB. the Seahawks should be the class With Jim Everett, L.A. must be act of the conference, with or considered a favorite. But they without Brian "Baby" Bosworth.

They proved to themselves during can't win in cold December weather.

Unless L.A. gets home-field the last six weeks of the regular advantage, JFK or Soldier's Field season last year that they can beat anybody. Now all they have to do will be quite inhospitable to the is make the playoffs.

California Coolers.

If the Dolphins get any Dee-fense, Playoff Probables: Giants, 4gers. No one repeats nowadays, so Giants and they should, they will fans shouldn't bother buying any challenge.

Definite Pix: Seahawks, Dolphins, champaign this year.

Not-So-Longshots: Vikings and Broncos. All Denver needs is a star runningback to be Numero Uno. Alas, Saints. Hey, the Saints' Jim Mora they don't have him (or her) yet. is a great coach. And the Vikings Probables: Well, we know someone are the Cinderella of the NFC from the AFC central has to make Central-unless McMahon is around. the playoffs: Bengals, Browns, or Also-Rans: As long as Darryl Rogers Steelers. (Forget the Moonies.) is coach, forget the Lions as a Cleveland is a slight favorite over winner. Tampa Bay has a new Cincinnati. But the Steelers showed coach, Ray Perkins. Let's not forget his year with the Giants; what was . signs of life last year. If QB Mark Malone grows up, Pittsburgh has a he, 3-12 or something? And he shot. ruined Alabama's reputation as a The Patriots are probables and the national football power.

Green Bay has no quarterback. The Jets need a real quarterback. Both should expect to make the December Cowboys have no receivers, and no happy running backs. The Cardinals Dance.

Real Longshots: The Colts have as have a new QB named after frozen good a chance as the Raiders do this dinners. Oh, and don't forget the year. The Dolts won their last three Eagles; no, on second thought, go games of the season-and only ahead. three-and now they think they're Not to forget Atlanta fans, the

hot stuff. Prediction: Bo Jackson will not survive the November encounter between the Raiders and Chiefs in KC. The Kansas mobs won't let him out of the parking lot alive. You know, the parking lot right across from Royals Stadium.

No Way Jose: The Chiefs won six games last year on special teams efforts. That means they went 4-7 playing regular football. And why did they fire coach John Mackovic after he had just led them to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years?

Of the Oilers, Chargers, and Bills, one will break the .400 mark this year. The others are lining up for some good early draft picks.

Super Bowl: Seattle vs.

Washington, with an asterisk by the Redskins. The footnote explains that a healthy McMahon or confident Harbaugh spells Ring #2 for the Windy City.

David Vogel is a Senior in Aerospace Engineering and a staff writer for the Michigan Review.

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Throughout the year, the Review will publish a mon thly list of clubs and their activities. Here are just some of the many diverse student organizations at the University of Michigan.

A-Squares Dance Group AIESEC Anvil Agape Campus Fellowship Aikido Club Air Force ROTC Alternative Career Center Amateur Radio Club American Civil liberties Union Amnesty International Angel Club Ann Arbor Film Coop Armenian Students Cultural Heritage Art Students League Artemage Magazine Artists and Artisans Guild Asian American Association B'nal B'rith Hillel Foundation Bahal Club Bicycling Club Black Greek Assoc.

Black Student Union Black Theater Workshop C.A.R.P. Campus Against Weapons In Space Campus Crusade for Christ Canadian Student Club Chabad House Chess Club Chinese Student Assoc.

Christian Fellowship Christians In Action Cinema Guild Cinema II Climbing Club Coalition for Democracy in Latin America College Bowl Consider of Socialists Democratic America Eclipse Jazz Engineering Council Entrepreneur Club Farm ' Labor Organizing Committee Federa l ist Society

Folklore Society Free South Africa Coordinating Committee Gilbert & Sullivan Society Glee Club, Men's Glee Club, Women's Greeks for Peace Hill St. Cinema Student Indian American Assoc.

Relations International Society IMPAC Juggling Club Karate Club Korean Student Assoc.

Law Club, Undergraduate Lesbian Network Marketing Club M I c h (g a n A III a n c e for Disarmament Michigan Citizens Lobby Michigan Economics Society Michigan Review Michigan Student Assembly Mortar Board Muslim Students Assoc.

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On September 21, 1987, the Coalition for Democracy in Latin America will co-sponsor a forum on U.S. policy towards Central America at 7:30 pm in the Rackham Auditorium. The forum will feature Penn Kemble, president of PRODEMCA, a non - profit educational center promoting democracy in the Americas, and the Pueblo Institute's Ronald Radosh, who has gone on numerous fact-finding missions to Central America to study the plight of Nicaraguan Refugees.

Kemble and Radosh will debate Assoc . representatives from the Christic Ozone House Institute, a public interest law firm PIRGIM and public policy center. The Latin Pepper and Salt Shakers American Solidarity Committee is Philosophy Club arranging their participation.

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