U-M Politics Infect W'CBN by Adam DeVore the prindples of 'Radio Free Ann Arbor' management's judgement." :: . Protes~:s l?'y' UCAR, in conjunction A source from within WCBN (a Uni in the name of team spirit," he said. .. , ~~e Black.Action Movement II (BAM versity of Michigan-supported FM radio In September of 1991, Preston took a The Growth of Faction On Campus . )\ ~);, dte~ incre~ attention to radal ten- station which calls itself "Radio Free Ann leave of absence from "Grey Matters" in Back in February of 1987, the U-M's . Siqns.6n).;:amp~~~d compelled the U-M Arbor,") has come forward with numer protest of the show's time slot being re AM carrier current radio station, WJJX, .
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Our address is: SUITE ONE 911 NORTH UNIVERSlTY A VENUE A NN ARBOR, MI 48109-1265 TEL (313) 662-1 em FAX (313) 936--2505 Copyright 1992 "'..,...,..,--__·v, _'-_;_'""'.·~"""",.· ~ ,..~ , __~~ ~ "'~·,~,~,,>.. ~_...... ·" ..,· "'~ . ~.. .-' '' ''',.""...'''~~'nf\~~.. Ui.... ____ _ April 24, 1992 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 3 1 ___ ... 111 - __, ___ -. weBN Infection "'it'" incident ever comes to light.' Joe Tiboni charged with racism, reinstated. The Daley had ever been reinstated officially. Continued From Page 1 and myself and Beth Fertig, a staffer at board of directors voted six ;itwo il\ •. ' "My interpretation of Daley's suspen the Daily, and many others said immedi . £avor~ ~ith t~e two re~resentati o~tp~ " ~ si~1} is,~hat he could petition the Board of after the infamous airing of racist jokes ately ... (that we did) not want to fire this admmlstratIon votmg 'nay,': f. ,saM .. ' 'Dlrtctors to return to WCBN, and I can on W]JX, which many mistakenly blamed guy, [that we wanted] an investigation Preston. only assume that he chose not to do so. on WCBN, Daley played the con trover into the case, and that we wanted to go At an April meeting, Preston contin- My recollection is that there was never a sially-titled song without explaining that public immediately out of principle and ued, "Paul Townsend, the Chief Opera- . petition £tIed by Daley to the Board of it was written in the 18405 by blacks and our fear that it would inevitably leak, tor and Chief Engineer of WCBN, said, Directors to be reinstated, and to my was meant to encourage black slaves to resulting in closer scrutiny and less sym 'With all due respect to the supporters of knowledge he ~as never been reinstated." flee from the South to Canada via the pathy than if we had been more open."' WCBN and will all due respect to the Although Daley said that he wrote of underground railroad. In a recent telephone interview, concerns raised by the opponents of Chris letter of ex,p.lanation and apology to 'The song," recalled Preston, "most Lavrick denied Preston's recollection of Daley' s rei~statement, I believ~ that t~s '. .,.W ..... ~.•....I ij. .N:.. ." .. i ·.h.' e ' ;. '. ~' ed t~at he has. never for definitely did not mean, 'Run, the Ku her comments. "Is is my opinion," she Board of Directors should consIder Chri1~ "rt;la!1t:apph;d for remstatement. Klux Klan is coming after you,' but 'Run, added, "that WCBN worked very hard Daley's reinstatement on the merits of its ~ lit ,~'ed.• \a~.e ' y afterwards," Preston escape from the racist South," The out to let the community know that it was not case, and not in terms of the broader '- I cfaint ' ~o'd •. e down from the Uni- rage, indignation, and widespread re a racist organization and were trying to political pressures to which we're being " ve~il.~~..•:;..,. .... ;.., ~lilt saYing that reinstat- sentment which Daley's action engen become a diverse organization by in subjected to either in favor of Chris in ~~ ~ .~~~ not in keeping with dered had prompt consequences. cluding diverse programming and re Daley's reinstatement or against it."1 Fred .th~j}J . 'i0lI '~ment to diversity. Daley was given little chance to jus cruiting students of color." Remley one of two administrative repre- WCBN's decision was cited as an ex- tify his actions, and members of the Uni Efforts to reach Phillips were unsuc sentatives on WCBN's Board of Direc- <1'mp~olin~:2!,-~ized racism." versity community, especially UCAR and cessful. The Ella Baker-Nelson Mandela tors, then said, "very explicitly on the \ WCB~thEi1~egedlY received "very the U-M administration, were even less Center for Anti-racist Education, UCAR's record, 'No'. 1!'e internal facts of the case shm.y.. lett rs ~~e. administration" interested in hearing his explanation. mother organization, refused to be inter are not suffICIent. It must be conSIdered w~ sou ces~~d WCBN should 'There was a climate of fear (at the U-M) viewed about WCBN, UCAR, or related in the \,roader context. The blacks are havt! ~ file. ffY~r~ by the Review to which prevented authentic discussion [of matters. angry. We've heard that the blacks in obtan1, ~¥ess ~-4t~:Q.Imored files and racially sensitive matters) three or four The U-M apparentl~ )Vanted neither Detroit ~e an~ry'l?ey t~ you're (i . ~., docudt'~ t~ ~~~~~~ unsuccessful. years ago," Preston noted. an investigation nOl::tne publicity such a WCBN IS] raost. It IS perceIved as a raost WCBN ~~earsln1Withng or unable to According to another WCBN source, decision would entail, according to incident, therefore it is a racist incident. release 'S.~~'l f~imation, as General many people at WCBN were able to "ra Preston and others from"Within WCBN. You've got to fire the guy pennanently in Manager Guida Barosso has not returned tionalize" their decision to remove Daley "WCBN, in December of [19871 was order to send the right message - that phone messages explicitly requesting to because they feared that the administra ordered to write a statement saying that WCBN and the U-M take the issue of diSCUSS"tne availability-e~such documen- tion would intervene and either take over we were sorry about [the incident] and racism seriously.' ... I was there; the whole ration. the station or remove it from the air en that we were firing [Daley] ... We wrote t~wn k~ew ab~ut it. It was a major con': "We wei~soo~~e, vaguely tirely. The administration, he explained, this letter under pressure saying, in ef troversy," continued Preston. worded threats~~tlt~An~e was plau- used "stereotypical" notions of "black fect, that we were sorry this happened In an April 21 phone interview, how- sible deniability,' ~~ted Preston. activism" as an excuse to threaten and because it was not in keeping with ever, Remley vehemently denied ever A letter fro~~iola, now manipulate WCBN. WCBN's commitment to diversity." having made such a remark. "I never the Building Director of the Michigan Yet even Daley, whom one might Soon thereafter, then-Vice President said that," he said. "It's no secret that Union, Preston clailT}ed, ~d th \ WCBN have exp€ded to have been at the heart of for Student Services Henry Johnson be there was a big controversy, and indeed had to "'revisit the Issur .~ t " e were the debate over his action, was unaware gan enforcing WCBN's constitution more the issues involved were confused. But their words - and, ~:t... t~w ' , lines, of the political maneuvering which al strictly. The constitution, which stipu there was no plot on the part of the fire (Daley], or else.'/~ '0 ~ as not legedly had been taking,place. lates that only a small percentage of administration's representatives on the returned phone messag~ !in' about "People at WCBN thought that the WCBN's staff may be composed of non Board of Directors. Chris certainly took a the existence of such letfers. __ :, U-M was going to shut down the station students, was thus effectively used to beating, and that's really too bad. But I After receiving such'Te'tters,' the ex- unless I was removed or resigned 'vol remove Daley and others who were not haven't been involved (with WCBN] for ecutive staffers at WCBN, man}:.qf them untarily,'" Daley recently recalled. "I was U-M students from WCBN. The station nearly five years. Emotions were run- young, decided to fire Daley?fhey,wrote not aware of the racial tensions which had ceased to operate in accord with its ning high at the time, but nobody I'm a letter to that effect, but before they were existed at the U-M. About the only con own constitution, according to Kevin aware of was out to get Chris." able to send it, Preston saw it and ob- tact I had with the University was when Gilmartin, Director of the Office for Ma Preston disagrees, "Many campus jected. He instead called Daley, and after I came in to do my show. I can honestly jor Events. leftists who, like Corey Dolgon, were he explained the circumstance~, Daley say that it was a mistake resulting from Gilmartin said that approximately around at that time and are around today resigned from WCBN. my political nal vete." two-thirds of WCBN's air time was be can't not know that they're lying when "Rather than publicly repudiate our "The University ordered us to fire ing filled by non-students in the early to they claim that nothing like this ever decision [to retain Chris Daley], as was the guy and keep it a secret" said Preston. mid-80s. happened. They support [U-M profes- being asked of us, we simply announced '1'he station was terrified and afraid to 'The University made it clear that it sor] Alan Wald in his fictionalization and his resignation from WCBN," said spill the beans in public. Our Public Af did not want Chris Daley to remain on romanticization of matters by saying that Preston. As Daley put it, "Des [Preston] fairs Director at the time, Valecia Phillips, the air," said one WCBN source who there were no real challenges to freedom called me and explained what was hap- herself a black woman and a member of wished to remain anonymous. of the press, that there were no real hor- pening. That's when I resigned." UCAR, later accused us of keeping it a Other members of the administra ror stories [and that it] wasn't like there secret ... [although) she was privy to the tion have defended the constitutional was any real force that scared people and Censorship on Radio Free Ann [executive staff] meeting at which the crackdown on the grounds that because that forced people to do things - but Arbor? University directed us to keep it a secret Daley was not affiliated with the U-M that is a plain faced lie," claimed Preston. According to several sources affili in exchange for a more productive work and, the University had no control over At a Board of Directors meeting in ated with WCBN, politically motivated ing relationship with the U-M." Julie him, and, as the Regents hold the license April, 1988, WCBN reinstated Chris Daley censorship has been exercised routinely Lavrack, [then] from the Student Organi for WCBN, a certain amount of control over the objections of the U-M's repre throughout recent lTlOnths. According to zation Development Center (SODC), said had to be maintained to protect the Uni sentatives on the Board, Frederick Remley Jim Dwyer, Public Affairs Director at to us at ... [that meeting on] December 7, versity. and Kevin Gilmartin, according to WCBN, however, the alleged problems 1987 that 'It is a potential source of pro " A couple of months later, we tried Preston. found embarrassment to the U-M if this to get Chris Daley, who had been falsely Gilmartin was uncertain whether Please See Page 6 ,- =;;;;'~-';:;;;;;';.r"';:";";";'~~,"·"," ;~;;;;__;;; - ;;;;A"'·-" _;;;;~;;';;;"';;;;;;;;;;;="""';;;;;;;;==c:.:...... ,_ '''_~_~ ~. u_.... , " ..'. . , ., '~ - ', -.--'~----- .... ___ -~----~-.~~- " ~ . .. "" . " THE MICHIGAN REVIEW April 24, 1992 4 .'- ' I ~ _____ • '~....' . MTSAbuse ~\ , ' ! f t · :\1 '" Ccmtinued From Page 1 ! 't~EfC' how~v~r,:r~er to actions done be- ccsr AFF about [withheld] ...." Davis then time Rezmeirski has disciplined some l r, . 'fo,e Rezmi~rflki's warning March 19 goes on to directly lift a quote from one for inappropriate behavior on a pri that Taylor, "without the permission of :: warning. The University thus appears to ccsr AFF, which is a private conference vate conference is when her own privacy the persons involved, ... entered their ' llave' rede(il).~d its policy and to have restricted to Computing Center Staff. This was being violated. personally identifiable responses, ma~~ , subSequen\lY., punished Taylor for actions is exactly the same offense for which TS In fact, the selective enforcement is in a private electronic conference, inti)' ~hich the ~ letter had subsumed in its Taylor had his entire computing sue comes up consistently as a subissue USER:FORUM, a public electronic coo- diSctissiqrwfTaylor's MTS conduct. priveleges revoked. The Review has made in the violations discussed below. ference at the University of Michigan." ," j WhEln i ~onfronted with the two ap- several separate attempts to reach Davis- Rezmierski identified this as a violation p~ently, contradictory documents and Craig in vain. Use of Accounts for Unauthorized of the University's Proper Use Policy asked whether the University's actions Countless other violations of COU Purposes which states, in part, that, II any activity constituted "prior restraint," Rezmierski have occurred which have gone unpun- When asked about whether it was through which an individual without responded that 1'5 had posted new mate- ished or have been dealt with in a differ- improper under COU to use accounts authorization invades the privacy Ofit}- ' , ri~ during the interim period between ent way than Taylor's violation. The most intended for work related purposes for dividuals or entities that are qeatQrJ/)" ~ letters, two letters, materials which illustrative example of selective enforce- private conference, Rezmierski re- authors, users, or subjects of the)ht~' ~4~ felt violated Conditions of Use. She ment is Rezmierski's disciplining of Unda sponded that it was. A whole class of tion resources" is prohibited~.~9tha~I't..<:f' I :sp~fically referred to the new version Place, organizer of NEWHAVEN and a these accounts, known as W accounts, tershe also cites an equally ~~~&i~ , 2 l ~\X~~ names deleted of the file SX4H:Y. computing consultant for ITO, for enter- are dedicated to ITO staff. These accounts tions of Use stipulation to whic;h'aI!~ ,' )1his explanation is however inconsistent ing into a conference a confidential memo are intended for use in private ITO con- users agree Specifically "t~ ~~tl\~) ' l )'fjth the facts. She clearly refers to that relating to an investigation into employ- ferences dedicated to discussion of work privacy of other users." 5tJ'!.6.na,1J~ cites ., cl~le in the first letter; therefore Taylor ment practices and private conferences. related issues, ITO staff communication, ~ aylor's creation of a pubfS&s~9ie9tblel v c,oul~ no~ have committed a lJ~ew" viola It has been charged that Place en- and in some cases, programming. It is a file, know as SX4H:Y, ou~de . - . ~ . -~,-, ~~7:7:.-:,,':'-;, '~H_«W_' ''' _ '''_''''''''''''''''_''''''''''''_' _ _ '''''''''''''''''''''''''"''''''_'''_'' 4 .t; ... April 24, 1992 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 5 The conference organizer, Linda ate a false Confer Source file, fake item 'Pmember, has not only entered "Why I has had system administrator access for Place, is ultimately responsible for the and response files, and .confer files, and hate [Ed. note: name deleted}" items, which six years even though he has not worked conduct of the conference according to have their friends $source the file, which is utterly hypocritical for a DivetslfYlSe- at the University since 1987.,Gabriele Rezmierski. Place demonstrates implicit locks files like, say, 1/ ccid:no[id. lection Committee member, buf~~ hIts obtained or was given special power knowledg€ of malfeasant behavior and deieted].Confer", and "home:resp.no[id. also advocated viewing other emplOyeeS through the creation of a file called offers additional insight into the nature deleted]" and"home:item.no[id. deleted]." payroll records. This is against Staidard MARK.POWER given an attribute known of NEWHA VEN in her response imme I will admit (in this forum) to being Guilty Practice Guide (of the U-M) and repre.:i as PROT=OFF. The protection off vari diately following Chu's above comment of aiding, abetting, and spreading such a sents an invasion of other employeesCpri-'; able gives a person power to run pro which condones the inappropriate use of scheme; it was not my original idea, but vacy. It is also a clear that such behavior r \ grams that have special access to the W accounts. "Which reminds me ... [ellipses I was the one who actually got it in file is a violation of Conditions of Use poliCy; \.' system - programs that can normally in original) everyone who's used form instead of just roaming around in point 6 defining it as improper to "di- ~ . only be run by sytstem administrators Howard's [Chu} NO[Mr. Xl [name de people's minds ... vulge sensitive personal data." In June of who have direct accountability to lTD by leted} macro should dump any files you It was probably "wrong", but it got 1989, Davis says, "If you ever want to be virtue of their employment. It is the job of may have on your account. Howard .... out a lot of frustration, and did force a ill/ have a laugh, you should edit an administrator to check all accounts hide those files or dump them or some confrontation which (somewhat) cleared CPRH:PR.AUDIT, the audit file for the' Mit! files to make sure that all files have things. Apparently (name deleted] has com the air. (maybe that's not the best terrI"i consultants' payroll program and see how'! pPdtection on. For five years this file has plained about harassment. What can I but...) I suppose that other people petty he is. There are so many entries for '~iitsisted in the wake of administrative say?" Place continues with "check your wouldn't have thought of it;, but it an extra tenth of an hour." Davis was ' 6~~rsight. Gabriele claims to have never account for a no [Mr. X}.confer .. .if it ain't wouldn't have worked to annoy anyone unavailable for comment. used the file after he discovered it and there, you didn't do it." Diamond re else but [identity deleted] .... reported the "hole" to an lTD staff in sponds, "It was there, and now it isn't." When contacted, Madison said she Inadequate Security 1986, yet according to a log file entered In her interview, Rezmierski men 1/ could neither confirm nor deny" having In addition to the unlimited access anCl viewable in the public conference tioned that lTD had investigated the pos made such a statement without having that system administrators have, it has USER:F0RUM, the file existed as recently sibility that discussion on private confer her "copy of the conference in front of come to the Review's attention that secu as last year. ences had affected lTD employment prac her," Such statements indicate that some rity "hol~" exist allowing unauthorized Acc6rtiing to Steve Burling on April tices in an adverse way. group of individuals, including the above access to system administrator powers 21, in tJSER:FORUM, "The 'bug' that It is the understanding of the Review namect conspired to harass an individual. or unauthorized and unknown use by Mark diJcovered wasn't a software bug, that Rezmierski questioned Place, the The intent of the abov~at1ion is clear, it actu~ system administrators. it was a 'hbie in administrative proce- i \ ; NEWHA VEN organizer, about this and was understood to be "wrong," and the The Review has acquired MTS log was sufficiently satisfied with the re members of NEWHAVEN Who were in- evidence that shows that a Mark Gabriele , Ple'ase See Page 7 sponse that a decision was made not to volved felt a necessity to cover-up their view the files of that confer or another act and attempt to hinder an investiga known as WALDEN which was also in tion by Rezmierski. volved in the investigation. WALDEN is Diamond clarifes the groups' gen a superset of NEWHA YEN which in eral intent when he suggests in regards cludes all of NEWHAYEN's participants to this person in October of 1991, "Well, along with several dozen others. on the positive side, we've probably de Kathy Madison, a Systems Group stroyed his life," According to Condi Programmer, has unlimited access to the tions of Use engaging in behavior to ha system. Such access gives her the power rass other users of the system is a clear to do just about anything she might want. violation of policy, On November 7, 1991 she admits to the This may give reason to doubt the follOWing on W ALDEN'S'item 63: claim Rezmierski made in her interview With graduation just around Now, the other, most likely answer is that those with system administrator ac that she [presumably Rezmierski] misun cess are "people who have impeccable the corner don't forget that derstood one of the complaint - and ethics," Ulrich's Bookstore carries a that it was that people who know enough Mark Davis-Craig, previously noted complete line of invitatibns, to play around with the system can cre- as an lTD Diversity Selection Committee announcements and undergraduate caps, gowns and tassels from ... JOSTEXS Remember the University of Michigan with a college class ring from Jostens. Stop by our store to see the display of the complete line. A $25.00 deposit is required when ordering. Main Bookstore: 549 East UniverSity Art/Engineering Store and Electronics Showroom: South UniverSity Phone : 313-662·320 Monday-Friday 9 :00-6 :00 Saturday 9:30-5 :00 Sunday Noon to 4:00 ,",r"" -" ~ --- ~- --~""''''''''''''''' ~<_''>''' __~''l\lh·'':l"N''';:'.4 _;;0; » .. "n*,,~~ __"""-""---~··~""-"·-" 6 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW April 24, 1992 weBN Infection . ~: : ." (3 1 "~'I . . . Continued From Page 3 fact, theYI . ar~ n;sistant to anyonWefining said to me that the reason he did not Complaintants allege, however, that free formrq~d.es the white students who reinstate me as the primary host of "Grey unfair treatment has resulted from criti- of censorship and political correctness at run the i rJl~tq station. This attitude on the Matters" is because he knew that I would cizing WCBN's management. Two of five WCBN are less severe than some of the part ofth~ WCBN management has ~ad fire Dick Whealey [who was currently WCBN staff members who recently criti- station's detractors claim. very heayy repercussions at the station hosting the show] and that that would cized Mattson for removing materials "The act of censorship involved (in becau~~ ~t allows them to deny many create too much of an internal contro- from the WCBN studios have received my caseL" alleged Preston, "obtained bla£kstUdents air time. Many other black versy at the radio station itself. [He also reprimands for ostensibly unrelated ac- from its having been openly expressed to slufleqts~esitate even to attempt to get knew] that I would subsequently get on tivities. me not once, but several times, by several in~olved in broadcasting on WCBN." the air and spill the beans as to what had WCBN recently provided DJ service people, that they were afraid of what I i. No~ everyone is convinced, however, happened, and that Geoff Mattson would for the University Activities Center would say on the air. [They said) that I that the University is determined to con- subsequently fire me for airing dirty laun- (UAC)-sponsored Battle of the Bands. could get the station in trouble by criti- trol WCBN's every move. "To my knowl- dry on the air ... [As I have said before,) The scheduled DJ backed our at the last cizing extreme leftist groups, especially edge, there is no evidence of the Univer- I consider Dick Whealey morally unquali- minute, so Mattson took his place. Pri- UCAR, and that (levelling such criticism} si~}1 influencing editorial policy at fied to do the "Grey Matters" program vately-owned materials, inducing tum- could be ... [so} corttroversial [aJ thing to W,c;BN," said Schuller. because he admitted to me explicitly that tables, had originally been planned for do that it would constitute a reckless> I There is "not a problem with PC to he had said that "Grey Matters" should use, but they became unavailable sud- usage of the airwaves on my part .. ~ tlJe extent that Des Preston claims," said censor itself against criticisms of certain denly. Mattson consequently borrowed given the strictures within which the sta: Dwyer. "Allison Van Norman [Dwyer's activists or extremists whose stated con- WCBN property. tion has to operate on the political land- predecessor] was very much a PC Public cems the University would act upon to "I DJ-ed at the UAC Battle of the scape." -- - -. Affairs Director. She would mention to the imperilment of WCBN." Bands. I was filling in for another WCBN "In addition," Preston added, former hosts things that they should or should Dwyer again disagreed. "Des Preston DJ who had agreed to do it. The entire WCBN Public Affairs Director Allison not talk about. I do not tell hosts what to thinks that it [PC) is eating away the issue was run by the executive staff and VanNorman "told me that I had no right say ... There are some [at WCBN} who heart of the station, but he is making a Board of Directors of the Campus Broad- to criticize the Take Back the Night Rally are PC, but as a whole, it is not a prob- , mountain out of molehill," said Dwyer. casting Network without objection," ex- on my own show. I challenged her pre- lem," he added. ~ Geoff Mattson, WCBN's Program plained Mattson. sumption that she had the authority to In contrast to Van Norman, who en- Director, also disagreed that politically Preston maintains, however, that do so in her capacity as the public affairs couraged and discouraged various top:- correct content control plagues WCBN. Mattson's profiting from the use of director. Mattson, who was present on ics, Dwyer. ~fted, he lets the peoe,le "Unlike the Michigan Review and the WCBN materials reveals a more subtle that occasion, said, 'She has the authority putting the show together determine its Michigan Daily, WCBN essentially has no conflict of interests because Mattson had because I'm giving her the authority.' I content. The pPOblem, he explained, is editing," said Mattson. a hand in secUring his opportunity and made no secret of my disdain toward that people atthe station "disagree as to Mattson also denied charges that ability to profit. such a blatant act of attempted censor- the extent that the Left needs discus- WCBN controls the content of its broad- __ ~' The station has also partially subsi- ship." Her attack, Preston noted, followed sion." Although he admits that the Left casts by limiting the thematic freedoR'\'of dized various trips by some of its mem- his having criticized the march just days has received less criticism since Jesse would,....be talk show hosts. "At WCBN, bers to radio broadcasting conferences in earlier. Walker and Des Preston abandoned we are always open to new programs. Seattle and Boston. Eric Whittier's Commentary has "Grey Matters," he clairns that the change We were never offered by anyone a pub- "It disturbs me that money which come under fire of WCBN management is merely a function of individual hosts' lic affairs show discussing affairs of the had been raised to purchase needed sup- for a ho;t of vague reasons. He also noted topical preferences. "Nobody is telling African-American community, although plies and equipment was instead used to that, "The greatest problem is that free anyone to not critique the Left," he said. some people have expressed interest in subsidize various trips to national con- form music programs are not really free Preston disagreed with Dwyer's as- doing such a show. What I tell anyone ferences taken by officers of WCBN," form. Those who set guidelines are resis- sessment of WCBN's present level of who wants a public affairs show on commented WhittIer. tant to black students doing free form. In openness and liberality. "Jim Dwyer ..., WCBN - and this is [WCBN] policy - is Due to the reluctance of several · to make a demo tape and then, in writing, sources to speak on the record about the put four show descriptions together to Chris Daley affair, the implicit refusal of show that you have done some research." WCBN to provide critical information, GRADUATING SENIORS! The content of WCBN's talk shows thus and the seemingly intentional avoidance depends heavily upon the volitions of of direct questions by some U- M person- Send a message to the adm1nistration individual hosts,. not those who run the nel, it is difficult to ascertain what actu- to let them know you support .station, acco~ "' ( April 24, 1992 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 7 .,' \". Continued from Page 5 say that NEWHA YEN "has been 6Q8:d about the quote, since it appears without tion has been resorted to "four times since December '91 or so./I This is simply context, and I have no idea1wl'tat I was with the permission of the individual dures that was dosed immediately after not the case though. Log files show that getting at there, but my gu~~s that I was and once without as a last resort." it was discovered ....We take this system NEWHA VEN does still exist and has joking, using the silly langua~~tihe one If files can be checked for violations security stuff seriously, fol~ we don't indeed been accessed as recently as April . does in a private conversatl6n 'among of University policy, then why aren't they leave known holes in either the software . 21, 1992 by Linda Place. Furthermore, friends." The quote to whichlM tJfers being checked now? In a democracy de or the administrative procedures in place Linda Place in NEWHA YEN on January reads, "Yeah, they'll take care of p'eople cisions that influence the public and indi any longer than we have to." Burling's 1 of this year indicates about New Haven, who have accounts *legitirnatelt 7Brian, viduals must be made in the open. When policy statement doesn't match with the "Kathy [Madison] was going to have Bob but what of those of us who scamtherh? they aren't and remain hidden from view, facts that show the file existed long after [Parnes] assign a new Confer number Who looks out for *us* in ITO?,,! ' I!>ia then public becomes unable to check gov it was reported to ITO. When confronted (the line 200 thingy) for the UM side and mond is an Asistant Professor of pblitical ernmental power. Since MrS is a pub by the Review on April 22, 1992, Burling plans to move the conference. I don't science at the University of Illinois, licly funded system the U-M community declined to comment on the issue and know the details as to what happened for Champagn-Urbana. is entitled to know how those funds are told us to talk Virginia Rezmierski. In an sure yet, but I'll let folks know when I According to Rezmierski, the Uni used and if they are used improperly. " interview on April 14, 1992 Rezmierski do./I Such "inconsistencies" leads one to versity has already set a precedent f.dr' advised us to direct any technical ques question Mr. Chu's credibility. monitoring and disciplining question\.1 Chetly Zarko is a junior majoring in tions to Burling. Burling also said in Or take Greg Diamond's response in able files. When asked if the University economics and political science and a USER:FORUM that he doubted Gabriele the public conference USER:FORUM on retains the right to view private files she t Qusiness manager of the Review. would have the know-how to actually April 21, 1992. "I am not sure what to say responded by pointing out that that ac- f - . i use this power. According to a response .. ) made in USER:FORUM by Greg Dia mond, Mark Gabriele's full-time job is to [~ r:l crack into computer operating systems · 11), i to discover holes that his employer can ; rl,g , \ then fix. . TOYOTA ·LiE,$] i The second problem with the system is that system administrators with legiti I ~ ; I t~ \j; ACCEPTS 1'( S / - mate access to the system have the ability ; r' to break the traditional safety mecha nisms designed to protect the integrity of .-' · DIPLO MAS ':,:: the whole system. A logging mechanism, known as commandstat, monitors ev FOR CREDIT. ,..,.c erything a system administrator does. System programmers Dan Hyde and Here's proof that your diploma is six months away from graduation. The 'J } Kathy Madison both admit in Walden to definitely worth more than the piece of hot scoop: Your dream Toyota can be d " being able to temporarily disable that paper it's written on. In f Joe Coletti is a junior in Asian studies and a contributing editor of the Review. .""'.. " .... " '"' ~""" ' _' __ W'''''''''_'''·''·' __' W'''-'~'~'~'--''' ''". ' ~' ''"-,-" , ,,~-,,",,,,,,~ ------"''' ---'"' "''' -'''''''' ~'''''_' ." .." .. ".. ".-, ,..,,~ . ,._ ...... , ...... ",,,,_ •• ___. __ ." .. ,~ ___ .~.~._ ~ _. ~'...., __-=---~ , ,..... 4t ~.~ 8 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW April 23, 1992 , ~i v, Music Reviews ," ~ .t'i~ Crusty's Buffalo TO:01 Forges Ahead Corner by Crusty Muncher Bu"eloTom core a main street rock and roll outfit The ''Velvet Roof' is a more upbeat num Take the coolest elements from such Let Me Come Over guitars often ring out in a way that would ber and features a harmonica which dis diverse contemporary artists as Beggars Banquet make Mascis smile, but many of the tunes tinguishes it from much of the album. Terence Trent D'Arby, Fishbone, and on Let Me veer toward country music. The melody recalls "Dancing in the Seal and match'em up with the heavi by John J. Miller Indeed, "I'm Not There" has an obvious Streets," giving it a familiar and acces est R&B tracks since the Family What happens when your greatest redneck flavor. sible feel, but it opens up into a richer, Stand's Moon in Scorpio album and influence becomes your greatest hin- . ' Bill Janovitz's heartfelt vocals come fuller sound than that much-<:overed you'D get something close to the mu drance? Just ask the guys in Buffalo Tom, .'. across powerfully on several tracks, most party favorite. "DarI" and "Saving Grace" sic of the creative Bronx Style Bob. an Amherst, Massachusett&-based trio : ' potably "Taillights Fade." This gritty, are also refreshing rave-ups. His debut, Grandma's Ghost, is ex of rockers which has lived uJldemea~ " '~angst-ridden ballad begins in a rather Buffalo Tom recently completed a tremely accessible and should sell a the specter of fellow AmherstianJ. MasclS ., low-key fashion, but builds up into a series of gigs in Europe, and they just trillion if there's a hint of justice in the of Dinosaur Jr. ' passionate and crunching climax. It show- embarked upon a six-week American music biz. N'dea Davenport, mem TheBuffaloTomsoundcarriesstrains cases the band's strong point: making tour. They will play at st. Andrews Hall bers of Fishbone, and H .R. of Bad of the trademark guitar noisefest pop~- four minute songs sound epic. in Detroit on May 8. Brains fame make appearances. larized by Dinosaur. Mascis, in fact, actu- The Indigo Girls' new album, Rites ally produced the first two Buffalo Tom of Passage, will be in the stores next albums. His name, however, is ab~e-(lt month. The 13 songs are not of the from the credits of Let Me Come avp,~in Sing- along variety, like their older what seems a deliberate attemptJQ ~is material, and Amy and Emily should tance the band from the connectioo:which surprise a few loyal fans by toying compelled one critic to dub them 1JIAn . ..~,-", .•. ' '' --''~ ''''''''V''''h~_· _~.-__.. _ .....,. ...--;:::;:~ --:::::::--...:::.:.:::•• ::= .:_. _ _ ~__ , ~