Lanthorn, Vol. 26, No. 24, March 25, 1982 Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 26 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 3-25-1982 Lanthorn, vol. 26, no. 24, March 25, 1982 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol26 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 26, no. 24, March 25, 1982" (1982). Volume 26. 24. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol26/24 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 26 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. L a n t h o r n Grand Valley State University's Student-Run Newspaper Volume 26 Issue 24 March 25, 1992 Michigan Center in Japan provides an excellent opportunity for foreign study By Jennifer L. Wlgger News Writer an agreement committing their states to the creation of GVSU students have the the Japan Center. opportunity to study at the The Japanese bought prop Japan Center for Michigan erty for and built the center, Universities. equipping it with a state-of- The Japan Center Is lo the art language lab un cated on the shores of Lake equaled as yet In the U.S. Blwa, Japan’s largest fresh As part of the deal. Michi water lake, lnHlkone, Shiga gan agreed to give up to 36 Prefecture. $7,500 scholarships to stu Hikone, a medieval castle dents traveling overseas. town of 150 thousand, still The $7,500 covered opera retains much of Its cultural, tion costs, and was Intended artistic, and architectural to make one year at the Ja heritage and tradition. pan Center not much more The Japan Center Is a di expensive than one year at a rect result of a sister-state home university. relationship between the The traditional and com Shiga Prefecture and the mon type of foreign study State of Michigan. program conducted by This relationship, estab American universities In Ja lished In 1968, was founded pan Is often very expensive between two areas of the and open only to Japanese world which have one major studies majors, according to thing in common: fresh wa Alan Walczak, Director of ter lakes. International Studies. The Japan Center came According to Walczak, the Into the picture In 1988, fact that students from all when the Shiga Prefecture majors are urged to partici decided that the 20th anni pate in the Japan Center versary of the sister-state program, combined with the relationship between the low cost and the fact that no Shiga Prefecture and Michi prerequisite in Japanese lan- gan should be commemo guage is required, make this rated. program unique. Hoping to establish an The opportunity is great over-seas campus for Michi not only because the stu gan students in Japan, the dent has the opportunity to Shiga Prefecture contacted study in Japan, but also be Michigan State University. cause he can study in the Michigan State University Shiga Prefecture itself. did not feel able to start a Called “the Prefecture of campus like this alone. the 21st century in Japan," Instead, they approached (he Shiga Prefecture belongs the other state universities. to the highest income group The eventual outcome was among all Japanese prefec that all 15 state universi tures, and Is believed to be ties decided to establish a destined to become a center consortium with the ulti of international business, mate goal of establishing cultural, and academic ac and conducting an over tivities. seas campus together. “Students preparing for all On September 19, 1988, walks of life can participate Governor Inaba of the Shiga in this program. Kate Millet to lecture as part of Women's History Month Prefecture and Gov. Blan “This in Itself is valuable," by Rebecca Andrews other novels, among them, fessor Doris Rucks, co- chard of Michigan signed Walczak added. "It is ex Staff Writer the Loonev Bln. Residing cordlnator of the Women’s tremely beneficial to the in in New York, Millet is cur Studies Program, “really dividual to know about an The esteemed author and rently writing another other culture. feminist Kate Millet will be brought her Into prominence Editorial.......................p. 4 book that Is to be pub “On another level, it is ex speaking at the Eberhard In the women’s movement. lished later this year. Mil It was an attempt by Millet tremely beneficial for Michi Center in downtown Grand let has academic affilia Rapids on April 1 at 7 p.m. to analyze the relationship gan to have workers In di tion with universities in between men, women, and verse fields who are familiar as part of Women’s Interna the northeast and. In ad culture." with the Japanese and with tional History Month. dition to writing, she Is Since writing Sexual their culture." “Her first book. Sexual also actively interested in Politics, according to Pro Politics. Millet has written Please see JAPAN, p.5 Please see MILLET, p. 13 Page 2 The Lanthorn March 25,1992 Stories compiled by Re New York’s St. Patrick’s Day lowed In Michigan by Jerry Jackson, who condemned On a flight to New Delhi becca Andrews celebration turned into a ref Brown and by Paul Tsongas the castration as being overt after the August wedding, Staff Writer erendum on gay rights last (now out o f the race) in 1111- racism. The accused of Ameena started to cry and ■week. riois. fender is black. told a flight attendant that NATIO N AL Two different parades pro He could face life In prison she had been married off The United States plans ceeded along Fifth Avenue. A proposal to castrate a if convicted on the rape against her will. to send 22,000tons of food Approximately 150,000 sex offender ended last Mon charge. Al-Sagelsh was arrested and medical supplies to people participated In the of day when his lawyer said in after the plane landed. the former Soviet Union ficial parade while about court that a doctor could not WORLD by June, the admlnlstra- 1,000people chanting “We’re be found to perform the op While there was no erf- White South Africans tion announced last Mon- 'here, we’re queer, we're Irish ' eratlon. ' ~~ ~— Hence of bfparpu^3irp=~^unied out In droves to vote day* get used to It,” joined in the , The deal was that the of port , former Soviet Congress In a referendum on ending mini-parade organized by an fender wouldgothrough with deputies met at a collective apartheid and sharing Added to the list of Irish gay group that was the operation in order to farm outside of Moscow in power with the country’s check-bouncers are three barred from the main event. avoid a prison sentence. defiance of Russian authori black majority. members of President The police reported no State District Judge Mike ties and called for the Soviet The large turnout was Bush’s cabinet who ad trouble at the event. McSpadden, who ruled on Union to be restored. expected to help President mitted last Tuesday that the proposal, has now taken F.W. deKlerk, who an they overdrew their ac Pat Buchanan is trying to himself off the case. A 10 year-old giri was re nounced that he would re counts at the House Bank regroup following last week’s McSpadden said he told united with her parents af sign if his policy of disman when they served in Con- midwest primaries in Michi the offender, who Is accused ter they forced her to m any tling apartheid was rejected. gan and Illinois. of raping a 13 year-old girl, a 60 year-old Saudi Arabian It wasn't. The three individuals He is running low on cam that he would transfer the man so they could collect The results were 68.7 per are: Defense Secretary paign cash to continue the case to another court if the $4,100. cent to 31.3 percent in favor Dick Cheney, Agriculture race. surgery was not performed. The marriage of Ameena of forging ahead with talks Secretary Edward Madi- President Bush won the The decision came after a Begum and Sheikh Yahya to end minority rule. gan, and Labor Secretary Republlcanprimarleslnboth 10-day controversy which Al-Sageish sparked national Today we have closed the Lynn Martin. states, while Bill Clinton led involved several black lead debates over such marriages book on apartheid," deKlerk the Democratic pack, fol- ers, among them Rev. Jesse which occur often in India. said. FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK FLASHBACK Senate postponing big name act ByBfielCronenwett Breakup of the Soviet Union Staff Writer The Student Senate decided to postpone theirb^name entertain to be discussed on campus ment programming until fall semester. Senate had eariiervoted to access up to $40,000efthe Student Life Martha Mautner, Deputy humanitarian aid? Economic ated with the Berlin and Fee reserve fund to ccntractabig name entertainer to cane to Grand Director, Office of Analysis aid? Central European Scene VaBey. for Soviet Union and Eastern Mrs. Mautner’s Involvement and is the last of the origi “We thought it would be a better use offtinds to put the program Europe, U.S. Department of with U.S.-Soviet relations nal Berlin Task Force mem off until fall and contract who we want,” executive assistant Len State, will speak on The spans the entire post-war bers still on active duty. VanPopertng said. Breakup of the Soviet Union: period. She was first assigned This special lecture is April 3 had been set as the date for the event and had voted the U.S.

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