dministration Defends Spending by Kishore Jayabalan a press conference on September 11 to unallowable indirect costs, plus some Management and Budget (OMB) Circu The University of Michigan offer its side of the story. Walter Harrison, $400,000 as inappropriate, for a total of lar A-21, which designates what is the misallocated $2 million in indirect Gen Executive Director of University Rela $8.3 million. The U-M did not support proper use of university funds. The re eral and Administrative (G&A) expenses, tions, was visibly angered by the Detroit $474,121 of its costs, which left $7.9 mil port cites unallowable costs as those that according to a report released September News headline, which he called "a lie ... lion that the HHS-OIG office cited as "did not benefit organized research or 9. Approximately $300,000 of this remains [and) yellow journalism." questionable. provide only incidental benefit to re- in dispute. For fiscal year 1989, the auditors ini All guidelines for unallowable and The report, based on the findings of tially questioned $7.9 million as inappropriate costs are under Office of PleilSe See Page 10 auditors sent by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), was leaked from the Washington, D.C. HHS office. The Coursepack Ruling Costly for Students auditors had started their work in April , .. and completed the audit in August,at by Joe Cole«( sons, and therefore was not covered un that disagreed on the fundamental rul which point the HHS-OIG sent a report As you hav~. probably noticed, der the doctrine of "fair use." ings that determine whether a document to the U-M. The U-M was then given a coursepack prices have increased this The "fair use" doctrine, the rule of falls under the cover of "fair use." month to respond to the report, and no year, even though some coursepacks are thumb by which printers determine Kinko's regional director, Douglas tified that a final report was to be made smaller than they were previously. This whether a particular reprinting requir~., " Kempton, says that the March decision is public in early October. is the result of a U.s. District Court de the payment of royalties, is only vaguely actually a blessing. PrevioustY, Kinko's The leak from Washington issued cision last March brought against Kinko' s defined. The idea of the doctrine is that obtained permission for most things but the confidential findings before the U-M Copies by eight publishers. no permission is needed from the pub had to make difficult flfair use" determi could respond, however. A September In the case Basic Books us. Kinko's lisher if one is only printing small sec nations on others. Kempton says the 11 Detroit News headline read: "Audit: Graphics Corporation, Kinko's was found tions of works which are used for educa court decision makes things clearer. to U-M Misspent Millions." The ghosts of guilty of copyright infringement by Judge tional reasons. Since the guidelines of the avoid similar problems, Kinko' s now gets the Stanford scandal, where President Constance Baker Motley, who ruled tha t law are not concrete, personal interpreta permission for everything it prints and Donald Kennedy was forced to resign, Kinko's was printing coursepacks for tion is required, and in the past, cases will not print anything without receiving were revived. As a result, the U-M held profit-making, and not educational rea- have been overturned by higher courts permission from the publisher. The effects of the ruling will be felt throughout the photocopying industry. 00190n Headlines at Regents' Plaza At present, there are almost as many ...... - . K: _ - - processes for dealing with copyrights as there are copy shops. Kinko's system involves working with some publishers in a "Partners in Education" agreement
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iew 16 GEO lead guitarist Corey Dolgon, with supporting vocals by Pattrice Maurer, serenades a standing-room only crowd of Cru,sty's Comer over nine people at a recent rally in Regents Plaza. The concert album should be available at finer music stores soon.
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Moose droppings are the latest rage of notices? tions that the University misspent mil the Alaskan tourist industry. Visitors to lions of public dollars with this epigram: REVIEW the great northern state apparently can "Our job is to pinch every penny until not get enough of the nuggets. Says Terry "An item in Thursday's [paper] about Abe Lincoln screams." We thought this "We are the Establishment" Boyer, associate professor of wildlifeecol the Massachusetts budget crisis made comment to be a bit odd, and concocted ogy at the University of Alaska in referen~ to new taxes that will help put a number of possible interpretations: Fairbanks, "What you get in the feces are Massachusetts 'back in the African 1. The U-M is a racist and sexist really fine pieces of undigested vegeta American.' The item should have said institu tion. Abe Lincoln, who was a whi te The Campus Affairs tion that produ~ patterns that are sort of 'back in the black,'" read the correction male, has a voice. The oppressed multi Journal of the attractive." And they make fine gifts for column of the Fresno Bee, reports the tudes, however, remain silent and voice University of Michigan environmentalists. University of Texas' University Review. less. According to our sources, the person who 2. We must awake from the alter.nate Editor-in-Chief...... Brian Jendryka made the mistake was pummelled by universe of Abe Lincoln'sdreams, which "In the University undergraduate body fellow staff members until he turned Af we call "reality." It's still 1862 and ques Executive Editor ...... Adam DeVore there is probably enough support to sus rican-American and blue. tions of research fraud are merely Executive Editor...... Jeff Muir tain affirmative action policies, but imaginatory. enough opposition to create tensions as a 3. Mr. Harrison really, really likes Contributing Editor ... Karen S.Brinkman result of such policies," said U-M profes The Michigan Student Assembly recently Abe Lincoln. Contributing Editor...... David J. Powell Contributing Editor...... 5tacey Walker sor of sociology Howard Schuman in the began the process of nominating a mem ~ 4. No waste occurs on campus be University ReaJrd (Sepl9). In other words, ber of the community to serve on an cause the U-M bureaucracy employs lots Publisher...... Mark O. Stern if all of us agitators would just shut up interview committee. Onemernbernomi-::.. of bureaucrats and pays them lots of and let the social engineers manipulate nated Tami Gd
Suite One 1J.iE KiND OF ilH t.JG 111AT a!W Happy Birthday to 911 North University ~ 1'0 -n.lE: PE?I2£%lON Cindy Mello! J l-z. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1265 I\\~ (313) 662-1909 I 'J'E~w Copyright 1991 September 25, 1991 THE MICHIGAN REVIE~ 3 Roving Pbotographer How would you react to a teaching assistant strike? by Adam DeVore
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Oppose speech bans? Support the teaching of classic literature? Abhor the politicization of the classroom? Feel the U-M's leftists need to be challenged?
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The Michigan Review I Mark Freyman, LSA sophomore: "I think Chris Jackson, LSA junior: "Last year I GEO would be justified in striking, supported the T A' s work stoppage by I With your tax- YES! I WOULD UKE TO HELP! I'm sending my tax- Name: n,e Micldgan Review MrS Computer Collferenq, .• Address: To join, type "source MREV: Forum" at the # prompt~ ~", " ., -Suite One, 911 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1265- .J .... .~ ,~ L ------ ...... , ...... "'"-- .... "-,, ...... "'''''--- ~----.~~=-~~~ ------~~. 4 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September 25, 1991 From Suite One: Editorials Federal Audit Disgraces the U-M "I would doubt there isa university or a corporation in the country that can claim Money, however, is no longer the principal issue; principle is. more competent or responsible stewardship of the public's money that the University Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A21 stipulates that R&D of Michigan," wrote Regent Philip Power in a recent letter to the Michigan Daily.while grants given to public universities must be spent on direct and indirect research costs. Regent Power's "we're no worse than anybody else" response to a slew of media Indirect costs are defined as those that cannot be identified with a specific research reports that the U-M misspent millions of federal tax dollars for the 1988-89 school project but are nonetheless vital to the continuance of research in general, such as the year may speak volumes about bureaucratic waste in general, it hardly justifies the maintainance of research laboratories and equipment. Yet by claiming such things as egregious lack of fiscal responsibility demonstrated by the U-M. campus busing, lobbying in the state capital, and luxury automobiles for University Indeed, unless one actually believes Rose Bowl tickets for university administra administrators are legitimate research expenses, the U-M has made a mockery of the tors or Christmas ornaments and flowers for President Duderstadt's home exemplify federal funding process and its burden of accountability. "responsible stewardship of the public's money," one cannot even begin to take Even more reprehensible, however, is the U-M's blatant use of public money for Regent Power's remarks seriously. political purposes. HHSauditorsdiscovered, inter alia, that $28,000 of federal research Of the $177 million in Federal Research and Development (R & D) support grants had been improperly funneled into Martin Luther King Day activities, while received by the U-M for 1988-89, $7.9 million (nearly 4.5 percent) was originally called an additional $23,000 went to the United Coalition Against Racism (DCAR), a purely into question by the feds. That number shrank to $2 million when, under pressure from political organization of dubious repute. Another $5,000 paid for political activist the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U-M agreed not to claim Cesar Chavez's speaking honorarium. $5.9 of the disputed costs - although the administration offered no explanation for Due to the sheer absurdity of these misallocations, the U-M must make full why it took a federal audit to determine this. While U-M officials are fond of referring disclosure of all its "research" expenditures for 1988-S9 if it is to restore public to the $5.9 million retreat asa Usettlement/ suspicions that the U-M was simply trying confidence, especially the original $5.9 million that was returned without explanation. to cover up illegal expenditures and aviod public embarrassment will persist until the Should such a disclosure reveal additional large-scale improprieties, the univer exact nature of those expenditures is made public. At press ti~ 9nly$300,ooo is being sity should admit its mistakes and dismiss those responsible. The U-M has created an disputed. . ... ~ atmosphere of distrust that will be remedied only when it disposes with secrecy and Because total university expenditures for 1988-89 were in excess of one and a half deals with the issue forthrightly. billion dollars, it may seem ridiculous for HHS to continue to fuss over $300,000. New Student Seating Policies Flawed University of Michigan students have for years enjoyed watching great football that their seniority and past patronage count for naught, and those wishing to see the teams, and even if the Wolverines did lose in the Rose Bowl most of the time, there was action up close must plan on wasting at least two hours before each game. always the opportunity to watch them crush six opponents a year at the packed While the former policy failed to bring in raucously enthusiatic crowds, the Michigan Stadium. And even though the athletic department had over 100,000 fans to athletic department's solution shows little promise. A reworking of the new policy, accommodate, students were always guaranteed improved seating every year. Ann however, could achieve the desired effects without slighting and alienating loyal fans. Arbor was a content football toWn. The student section .should be relocated behind the team benches, but the seniority Then the ba~ketball and hockey teamsslowly began to gain national recognition. policy should remain in effect as well. There is simply no reason for seat acquisition This year Steve Fisher's basketball team has the best freshman class in the country, and for each game to be a free-for-all. Arguably,the annoying delays might even hamper this year's hockey team has been consistently ranked in the top two in preseason polls. enthusiasm. Despite the athletic department's reasoning that anyone willing to wait The once sparsely-populated Crisler Arena and Yost Ice Arena now regularly brim two hours for a seat is certainly going to make some noise, it seems equally likely that with students. For some reason, however, the U-M cannot seem to employ a satisfac someone who has ordered tickets for three straight seasons would be just as rowdy and tory student season ticket policy for either sport. vocal. Furthermore, the seniority approach creates an incentive system for students to A couple of years ago, the athletic department decided to make basketball games begin patronizing basketball games early in their college careers, for it guarantees in Crisler Arena a Ii ttle more enjoyable by crea ting a student section. Granted, the seats everyone will have a chance to enjoy courtside seats for at least one season before selected were some of the worst in the arena (e.g. directly behind the south basket), but graduating. at least the students could all sit in one general area and cheer together. In addition, The policy regarding hockey tickets is similarly confused. Because of the success seating priority was determined by the number of consecutive seasons a student had of last year's hockey team (second in the CCHA and a final--€ight national finish), the ordered season tickets. In spite of these efforts, Crisler Arena remained one of the ticket office had to deal with its first rush on student season tickets in recent times. quietest and friendliest places in the country for opposing teams to visit. There was Their answer? Instead of having a due date for students to send in applications and really no such thing asa home-court advantage when the Wolverines took the floor. basing the tickets on seniority, the office said, in effect, "form a line." Then along came head coach Steve Fisher, who decided it was time to put an end to What resulted was a long, snaking queue in the Michigan Union that provided a this nonsense. As his first full season began to wind down, he enlisted in the help of six-hour wait for some, who were told that only "general admission" season tickets the Michigan Daily to try to make Crisler Arena more like the rambunctious nuthouses were left. Part of the problem was tha t students were not required to stand in lines, only found in East Lansing and Columbus, whose "sixth man" crowd often helped spur the their student IDs were. This resulted in various people holding over 50 IDs. Spartans and Buckeyes on to victory. The Daily ran several articles urging students to A more reasonable and fair solution for both the hockey and basketball ticket write in with ideas, and they received a few suggestions, most of which emphasized problems could be achieved by adopting a modified version of the successful football the need to move the student section courtside and relocate the existing comatose ticket system. Students would send in their requests,and seating would be based on alumni. The reasoning behind these proposals was that closer and better seating for the number of years students have ordered tickets rather than how many credits they students would enourage them to become more boistorous and vocal. Well, to possess. This system would encourage fan loyalty while streamlining the now unwise everyone's surprise, the athletic department enacted such a policy over the summer, and chaotic procedure. and this season we will all be enjoying a better view of the action. While it is too late to prevent the hockey ticket fiasco, there is still some time for But there is a catch to the new plan, and it has caused a small uproar. No longer basketball ticket reform. Season passes go on sale October 14th, and the first game is will the seating be based on seniority. Instead, the gates to Crisler will open two hours December 9th. If you would like to see more enthusiastic crowds without slighting prior to game time and seating will be based on a first-come, first-serve basis. loyal fans, you can register your complain t by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 764- Consequently, seniors who have ordered tickets for three straight seasons now find·, 0247 .toYOice YQur,support for,a past patronage system. >.·''''A''''~~''~''''''''-'''''lN''~''''-_I;>._\lW~~~_¥i!t:'''S)l''' __'' September 25, 1991 ______THEMICHIGANREWE~ 5 \, c But Wait, There's Muir .. ,'t "" A u ReVOlr, · A nn A rb ,or T.. le ;·nan . ' . '- :.it' si,·t ··U~ , n ....' lob . ." ·'. •,~ by Jeff Muir corne before my committee to request anti-war poetry orRecallEngler.;YOloq' :. ·.MSA'sactionsagainstyoutomereretali- Adios, AA TV! Goodbye, and good funds, Jeri Schneider has been its repre- involvement with thosecausesiss~e- : . .ation ,ior·\:hese petty politi(al~auS!e$ for riddance. On September 17th, the Michi sentative." ful, andyou oughtto be held aceountable , which yoylaoor;;Thecrux of the matteris : gan Student Assembly (MSA) ended a And we haven't even mentioned -for them, 'but you cannot ;reduce the .the combination ,oiyour political advo- four month-long debate and slashed your &ilW,.!ii1.' a _ m. ..! t;,ll~ & cacy and your financial incompetence. 44 Of . Perhaps you have completely·ratio funding by percent. course, this . -<$ won't actually shut you down, but it nal reasons for each of these violations of ought to prevent you from continuing the students' trust, But you only brought your role as an activist umbrella group ,scrutiny upon yourself by your radical on campus. political agenda and your finantialmis You'll no longer be able to provide management. It is hard to look innocent support to the Recall Governor Engler when you lose receipts, fail to hold board campaign, as you did this summer by meetings, don' tpublish financial figures, urging the readers of your newsletter, anddon't fHeta;: returns. the TeTumts' Voice, to join the movement, Had you contented yourself with and as. you did by placing a "Recall merely informing the studentsabout their Engler" sign on your booth at this rights as tenants, and refrained from at summer's Art Fair. You'll no longer be tempting to recall the governor, protest able to publish, at student expense, re ing the President, lobbying for housing ally, really bad anti-war poetry, or orga codes and other laws, and wedding your nize protests against President Bush. self to the HAC, perhaps nobody would Of course, you attempted to deny have bothered you. these allegations when they were made But you grew arrogant and fat, and public, but gone are the days when mind believed yourself invincible. Whatever less radical leftists control your purse one thinks of the larger issues with which strings, willing to believe anything you " ..yotrh~lVe involved yourself in over the tell them. Almost in the same sentence . years, it is simply impossible to justify you (through your human incarnation, why the student body as a whole must Jeri Schneider) told the assembly how subsidize these views and projects. dearly the students needed you, and then 50 goodbye, AA TIJ! You may con you lied to the assembly, the elected rep tinue to exist in name, but the spirit of resentatives of those students, denying what you have been all of these years will any involvement with Recall Engler. soon whither and die. And the average For shame! student will not miss you, for you never Even more shameful is the way in represented the average student's inter which you attempted to fight your bud ests to begin with. get cut. You tried to:ciaim that such ac Perhaps one day the U-M will have tion was directed at the Recall Engler and HO~lELESS a Stude.nts' Tenant Union that concerns bad poetry issue alone. You failed to itself with providing information to stu acknowledge your involvement with the tTION dents on their rights as tenants. No more, Homeless Action Committee (HAC), one ('OMMITTEE no less. of the most radical student groups on . We can only hope. campus. It cannot be ignored, however, when The AATU Art Fair stand and its Recall Engler sign, which the organization's Jeff Muir is a senior in g.eneral studies you have rnembers of each other' sgroups leaders claim never existed. .' and an executive editor of the Review. sitting on each other's bt>ards, spending your financial mismanagement yet. The each other's money. You see, when you cat got out of the bag this summer when take money from all the students, as you the U-M administration mandated that do by receiving 96% of your total budget . you be audited. Plante and Morane,a Letter to the Editor from the MSA, which itself is funded by Detroit-based accounting firm, found a mandatory fee .levied against all stu that you "did not maintain a general I am outraged at David Powell's state slaves. dents, you cannot go around supporting ledger nor other means of financial re ment that Corey Glover, lead vocalist for A million Emancipation Proclama such causes. . porting." They found that the "IRS has Living Colour, is a ''beneficiary of the tions could not make up for that. Yet Jen Rubin, listed as a signer on no record of an application for exemp Emancipation I:roclarnation." I could not If you were to ask Corey Glover, or HAC's 1991 Student Organization Reg tion from federal income taxes,"even believe the utter stupidity and insensi any black American, if he/she felt they istration Form and therefore having ac- though "the Tenant's Union has not filed tivity shown by Mr. Powell in making were beneficiaries of the Emancipation . cess to HAC's funds, also serves as a any income tax returns since its incep that statement. PrOclcUnation, they would be outraged at member of the Tenants' VoiceCornrnittee, tion(1969)."Theyfoundthatduringl991 The lyric Mr. Powell refers to goes as the sheer idiocy of even suggesting it. I which allOcates AA TIJ money for pub you "did not maintain minutes or other follows: ''History's a lie they teach you in think Corey Glover would say to Mr. lishing costs. documentation" of your board meetings. school." This line is a reference to the fact Powell, " ... know your history - the And the connection runs deeper still. Finally, they found "Several instances , that modem history books don't deal in difference between me and you." - from Jeri Schneider is your "co-eqordinator," where documentation for spectflc cash depth with the fact that native Africans "Pride" by Living Colour. . yet according to MSA treasurer Andrew disbursements could not be located." were kidnapped from their homes and Ian A. Taronji Kanfer, "Virtually every time HAC has So you see, this isn't mercly about brought to the colonies to be used as LSAjunior "" " ~ , _,", . _ .• ~ .. ... ,• •" . •.•••__ ~ .~ .• ~ ...... ,. •_._=-..""", .." ..... ~,,,. "....,..,..""'v_ ... _""' ...... ".. .. '"'_ ,.. 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They are Much has been said about the Uni 299 attempted to induce or increase a the types of power, economic, political, warned by older students to watch out versity of Michigan admUrlstration's at feeling of alienation against "the white and ultimate ... to be implicated in domi for "the pervasive atmosphere of bigotry tempts to transform the dass of 1995 into male system." . nation and in racism that is a special form on campus.1f They are taught that mod a swirimg mass of moral relativists, tol A prime example of how UC 299 of domination." em day racism is much "more subtle" erators of academic perversion, and hy fanned the flames of racial hatred was To learn why the University and LSA and hides in "various guises" such as persenSitive phobiaphobes. The fresh the February 21, 1991 lecture on the topic established a course that has evolved "baleful looks" and '''polite' behavior." man orientation program is only the be of IIAfrican-Americans: Cultural and into an anti-white.male witch hunt, one They are lectured about the "institutional ginning of. this can turn to Dinesh racism" where only a disproportionately process. Stu- The rna)' or fault with UC 299 is that it exac D'Souza'sflliberal Edu small percentage of the faculty and ad dents firstenter- cation: The Politics of ministration is composed of minorities. ing the College erbates racial conflicts. Any honest attempt Race and Sex on Cam In short, bigotry is preventing minority of Literature, pus. students from having the "racism-free Science,andthe to reduce racism must begin with an objec- Universities, ac environment they need to succeed." cording to D'Souza, Once minori ties "discover" that rac A11S (LSA) this • ff I th f h· September will hve e ort to exp ore e true causes 0 t IS often look at low mi ism is responsible for their academic prob also have to face bi DC 299· h k' ff t nority representation lems, they then launch a campaign to the new "diver- pro· em. . ,owever, rna es no e or on campus with a expose the pervasive bigotry on campus. "deep sense of embar Since university leaders usually seek to ~~~ require- obj~<;tive whatsoever to be in its approach. rassment" which is deflect blame away from the administra This new then exploited by a tion, they are eager to agree with "minor graduationrequirement, approved by the Political Resistal}Qe." The first part of the pressure campaign from campus activ ity activists that the real enemy is latent LSA faculty last October, forces students lecture is a skit called IICelebrHy ists. Therefore, "universities agree to bigotry among their fellow students and to take a course on issues arising from SlaveshipH from the play A Colored Mu make herculean efforts to attract as many professors, and that their energies are "racial or ethnic intolerance." Although seum. This dip purported to show how blacks, Hispanics, and other certifie '"~''~'''''''''''"''''''~'"''''''' "<"""""' .. ~"~I"~'f!""~"'''''''w''''''''''''' ..''''''''f.,.".,;,'''wJ'l'''''''''>((~~,W~ ~~ ~W~JlJ(~ tllil'lifi';il~l~ !f~IQ;;&il\1 September 25, 1991 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW.- 7 Satire Seven Nights at the Nectarine 8allroo'm by Jay Sprout I'm gay doesn't make me a bad person. I do people who always complain about screenplay sometime in the future." It all began when some friends rec think the worst thing I've ever done is hit their jobs never quit? "Have you done anything I would ommended I take some time off. At the my dog for knocking over something "What's Eurobeat?" I asked. have heard of?" she asked, trying to act rate I was going. it wouldn't be long and even then I felt bad and petted him "No thin' special, it's a mixed crowd. nonchalant, which made me wonder if before I killed myself, someone else or afterwards." They'll play some rap." she could act at all. both. They suggested that I party a bit "I know exactly how you feel," I told I looked around at the few people "I don't know. What about yoU?" I and unwind. him, "by society's standards, I'm a crimi already there and wondered if it was just said looking into her eyes, a DuraSoft Since the city of Ann Arbor as a nal just because I kill people." the calm before the abnorm. blue. wholeremindsoneof a wild life preserve "What?" he said, sobering up. "It's The bartender gave me his progres ''Not yet," She pouted. for lunatics, I chose to see the heart of the not like being a serial killer is fun or sive philosophy on diversity: II As long as "Maybe we could get together and weirdness, the infamous Nectarine Ball anything. I hate myself, but I can't help it's not those punks. They must have work something out." I said, reading room. it. It's not like I chose to be born homi been beat when they was kids or some graffiti next to her barstool. She Monday: Altema tive-industrial mu cidal," I replied, enjoying the warmth of somethin'. Tonight's gonna be Asian mistook this as a glance at her legs and sic night. As I arrived, someone was be my Colt Python in my customized low Invasion night again." misinterpreted my suggestion. ing thrown out quite violently. "What profile shoulder holster. The rest of the night was equally "Okay," she said naughtily. ''Where's was that all about?" I asked, showing the I thought this would get ridof him, stimulating so just before midnight I de your place?" bouncer my ID. but he put his hand on mine and said, cided to piss off some Blockbuster em Immediately, the guy I chased into "He hasn't seen A Clockwork Orange," "You poor thing ... can I see your tattoo?" ployres by walking in just before they the woods came to mind. '1 could show he said as he stamped my hand "VIP." I I let him buy me a midnight dinner at lockea up. I rented Class of '84 and mar you if you like. Then you could see the walked into the loudest, darkest bar I Denny's and got rid of him by pulling veled that every one of them decided to script," had ever visited, and before I could even over on US 23 and gojrlg into a psycho attend The University of Michigan. "Sounds cool." get used to having been thrown onto the pathic rage screaming liMy tattoo lives! It • Friday: Boys' Night Out. " .. .and maybe my tattoo," I mut set of Blade Runner, something wearing a says to rape and kill yo~ and not in that As I got dressed, Ithought of the guy tered too quietly for her to hear. black leather jacket that said "I kill for order!" . I'd seen Tuesday wearing a shirt that Sunday was going to be, yet again, pleasure" asked to buy me a drink. He disappeared into the woods and said "No one knows I'm gay. " I put on Boys Night Out, beginning at 10 p.m. I went up to the DJ's booth to see I drove horne satisfied. my t-shirt emblazoned with "It's a con t,Jntil then, it would be teen night. A whata "Cyberpunk" looked like. I asked Wednesday: I thought it was safe to servativewhitemalething-youwouldn't combination of New Kids On the Block if he would play Tom Petty's "Spike" or go on the dance floor and mix among the understand." fans and the usual decadent crowd "Zombie Zoo." He didn't know what I natives on an unintimidating night of Saturday: more than any other night, seemed like too dangerous a mixture for was talking about, which was probably Top 40. people were there to watch and be me. just as well. I left the floor to sit down and see if watched. In a perverted mixture of Amen I decided todoa penance of sorts and The Sex Pistols carne blaring from the crowd got any weirder - I was al can Bandstand and Club MTV, the sides of went instead to a small "Christian" night the walls and the floor cleared so that most getti ng disappointed. A couplemo- beef and would-be butchers looked spot called the SonlightOub. The people around to see if they were being looked did not look much different, but there HI know exactly how you feel," I told him, at. was no alcohol, so I sat with a Pepsi and At the bar, I said hello to a girl who a clear head reflecting on the weeks ac JJby society's standards, I'm a criminal just was staring at me. tivities. "Hi," the strawberry blond said, "my If nothing else, the Nectarine is a because I kill people." name is Crystal." very interesting place. I don't know if the Surprise, I thought. time off was good or bad for my mental those willing could slam dance. I was mentslater a lady who had been dancing "I'm studying theater here." health. What I do know is that one does surprised how few actually did. A blond next to me sat in the other chair at the '1 write." I said. not need to make stuff up to be interest Amazon with a nose ring and more tat table (nothing more than a coaster with "Oh? What do you write?" ing. !fyou live in Ann Arbor, all you need toos than a model for Easy Rider kept legs). She seemed nice enough. Blond "A lot of stuff, everything." I figure to do is look outside your window. yelling obscenities at the non-partici hair almost to her shoulders and earth that covers it all, but, of course it didn't. pants. tone, color coordinated, clothes. "Like whaF" she asked, genuinely This was too much for my brain to "I've never seen you here before," interested as people sometimes are. Jay Sprout is an LSA freshman and a take its first night away from home. I she said. "I write plays. I'm hoping to do a staff writer for the Review . went back to my attic apartment far away "I've been here a couple times," I from the Nectarine and its living dead. said, getting ready. Even cute dogs bite. Tuesday: Boys' Night Out or "gay It was pleasant until she began talk Do you play volleyball? night" as the unenlightened say. I was ingaboutsomeNew Age nonsense about sitting at the edge of one of the balconies positive thinking and Mother Earth,since looking at the dance floor when a very it reminded me I still had that door-to Want to take out your "daily" frustrations drunk man next to me who had been door Shaklee salesman locked in my on the Michigan Daily staff in a "friendly" politely staring into his glass told me, closet. grudge match on October 5th? Well •.. "My parents didn't react well to my tell While she babbled on, I wondered if ing them I am gay." she was so into herself that she wouldn't I wondered if this was a typicalopen noticeifl walked away. I did and she did Join the Michigan Review! ing line. I looked back at him and said, not. "My lover didn't dig it when I got Thursday: I arrived before most of Join us at 7 p.m. Sunday evenings, at the Michigan 'redrum' tattooed on my member." the Eurobeatcrowd showed up and chat League, Suite 1 (third floor) or call 662-1909. 'They just don't understand me, ted with the bartender. He seemed like they're so uptight. I mean just because he would rather be anywhere else. Why '"'·'<>-"-'_*'''''__ "''''=~''''''~~''''''''~_'-_W,=~~OI~j[>\;Z\ p~.--- 8 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September 25, 1991 Interview 'V;': ~ ' Anderson Leads Wolverine Defense On September 18, 1991, Corey Hill of think we will win the Big Ten outright. great athlete. He deserves everything he about playing and that interfered with the Review interviewed U-M standout gets. I think its nice for a Michigan player the main purpose, which was school. linebacker Erick Anderson. Last year REVIEW: Do you think Michigan has finally to get national recognition. It is a After that I settled down and really Anderson was named to the All-Big earned its number three ranking? reflection of the team and the coaching learned how to manage my time. The Ten first team. Anderson is from staff. biggest key is managing your time. It is Glenview, IL and a fifth-year senior in ANDERSON: I think we deserve the real difficult for 18 to 20 year olds, espe General Studies. number three ranking if not higher. We REVIEW: What was your best game as a cially coming right out of high school have proven we can play with a nation Wolverine? where it is fairly easy to get by. REVIEW: How do you feel after finally ally ranked team. Anytime you hold a beating Notre team like Notre ANDERSON: There have several games REVIEW: Outside of winning the Rose Dame? Dame to 78 yards that standout in my mind. The greatest Bowl, what would you consider to be a rushing, you thrill was the 1989 Rose Bowl. I feel I successful season? ANDERSON: It have proved played my best against Notre Dame last was great a feel yourdefense,can week. ANDERSON: As far as team goals, noth ing. Anytime play. Just per ing compares to the Rose Bowl. I think you go four years sonally knowing REVIEW: What are your thoughts about we should not settle for anything less without bealing the type of team becoming the first player in history to than the Rose Bowl because of the talent a team, when we have, I sceno \.ead the team in tackles for four con on this team. We set that as a goal, and you finally beat problem with secutive seasons? withoutaRose Bowl win, we would look them, it's prob the ranking as at this season as a subpar season . ..;(' ably one of the long as we stay-· ANDERSON: There have been a num greatest feelings focused. No mar ber of great players and it would be an REVIEW: So much is written about your you can have at :.-:. ter where we are honor to be listed among them. All of skills as a football player, what are your Michigan be- .t.., ranked, we still those tackles I have made could not been interests outside of football? sides winning have to come out possible without a great defense sur the whole thing. and play. rounding me. Just to be able to say that} -ANDERSON: I enjoy the outdoors, The win was played with all those great players will hunting and fishing. Butright now, I feel definitely one of REVIEW: Has be a larger thrill for me than the record if I don't put everything into football I the greatest all the attention itself. can, I will not get as much out of it. This achievements Desmond being my last year at Michigan, I have we have had Howard re- REVIEW: Do you find balancing aca have to do as much as I can for football. since I have been ceived dis- demic and athletic responsibilities to ~:9ioW here. tracted the be difficult? REVIEW: Have you considered your team? potential value to the NFL? REVIEW: Coming off the big victory Bob KalmbachlNIS ANDERSON: At times I have founded it against Notre'pame, do you feel the ANDERSON: We are all proud of to be difficult. The first two years I played, ANDERSON: I have definitely consid team is emotionally prepared to play Desmond. He is a great person and a it was a problem. I was really excited ered a career in the NFL. I feel that I can Florida State? ANDERSON: I think the team is pre pared. If we would have lost to Notre Dame, I still think we would be prepared for Florida State. We know wearea good team. We are happy to have that victory and we know we can play with anyone. The team knows we have to stay focused on Florida State. REVIEW: What teams do you consider to be the legitimate contenders for the Big Ten tiUe? ANDERSON: Anytime you playa Big Ten team you have a chance of losing. Anybody can beat anybody on any given day depending on how people play. Michigan State and Illinois have always been tough teams. Iowa has a lot of talent coming back from last year and they proved they were good team last year. Ohio State is a tough and physical team and they always play hard. I don't think thereisa team that can beat us if we play as well as we are capable of playing. I Bob KalmbachlNIS •• -, ... ~ ...... ~ .. ~ , ••• - ...... ",..... ", ,,.. '<'. , .... , ...... , • • , •••,,, ...... , ~··"" · ,,~'''!<,..... · ...... '''' ...., • •'u,' '.,,_·''1'''''' __· j ....~\WIlI.~" . '.. I!IJ.. 7_ .... __ .... '"" September 25, 1991 THE MICHIGAN REVIEw.. 9 ,'2 play in the NFL. but the decision is not up REVIEW: What did you think about that some bad things can happen. Cen to me. I can only playas well as I am Central Michigan's victory over Michi tral also had played two games and State Pig"kin capable of playing right now and the rest gan State? did not. The loss ~hould not take away should take care of itself. Hopefully a from the year State could have. State will Pi'cl(s team will feel that i be ready to I have some play come Oc value and draft tober. preSent8d ., me or maybe I will sign as a free REVIEW: agent. What will you by CoNy" remember the Wolverines' next opponent REVIEW: If you most from is the Florida State semmores. the' do not pursue a your experi Seminoles are coKhed by ~ career in profes ences asa Wol Bowden and are 2~ after d.«isi'te sional football, verine? victoriesagaiDst Brigham Youagand what do you Western Michigan. Htisrnan Trophy plan to do? ANDERSON: candidate Casey Weldon leads the I think I will re FSU offenge. Last season Weldon was. ANDERSON: member the second in passing effidency behind I'd like to take a La. !. ,¥**'t friendships HeismaD Trophy winner Ty Detmer little bit of time ~ ~ that I have of Brigham Young. off be fore I start a made here. I'll The Seminoles' defeMe is loaded career.lhaveput never forget with sophomoresensalion LBMarlun so much time the locker Jones leading the way. The over into football, I re roomexperi whehning factor that mikes fSU a ally do not have ences after we strong contender for the national a good gras~ ?n :m won games. I ~hampionship is their tremendoU$ theopporturuties _~_.-.- will also re depth at every position. The Semi available to me. I'd like to settle down in ANDERSON: It showSj'ou when a team member the experiences of losing, and noles will have had two weeks to the Chicago area and work in sales goes out and takes a victory for granted that you cannot take anything for granted. prepare for the U-M, but I expect the W~topreyaiJ 'l1-14,sincethe U-Mhlda.bigberieltlnNotre DIIIM than fSU had with BtighamYOllDg. AroJmd the BigTeI\MicNgan State must be feeling ~ after two con secu~ losses to Central Michigan and Notre Dame, the SpaTtaM -should" defeat Rutgers, 27-17. Notre Dame travels to Purdue for another intmtate match. The Irish Will be hoping 10 ad\lal\Ce h\ the ~ so lookfor the score to be very lop$ided. 4S-1o.1ndlanawill trawl 10 Missouri, but theHoosim will leave the Show \~i; 'Me-State losers in a 29-24 game. 00· ~t ro!s ,is $till enjoying its 51-10 vktDry , cwerthe Houston Cougars, is 1d1e thlS week. The little guy vs. the big guy-show down ofthe week is NortbernUlirois at Iowa. There will be J'IO upset sina? Iowa will win easily 38-7. The Pitt Panthers are next on Minnesota's schedule. The Gophers were ~ to CoIorado58-0,l\owever, the Panthers will wtn a 24-17 fourth qu~t squeaker. The woefulstaSOJ\ conlin uesforEMU and Northwestern. They wiU Jose to Wis<;onsin 20-14". Wilce Fon=st14-10' ~~~f Cony Hm is a aa,phomore li\ polW cal sdent'.e and an ualstant editor 0: tht &tMw. Th~ Rerlit:llI 'Ed1torial Boud guarantees that Colet' pre-< dictioN will aJtimately be. q,xe. Jot tb.. resulta, contadthe U-M Administration" TaskFolce cm\bi· Where's Waldo? Where's the Dude? How many of these tickets were paid for with grant money for cancer research, but ~ . hotball~~:l '" were funnelled through covert channels to the U-M's Task Force on Undergraduate Football Predictions? / /",/ ---- """-"- /// - 10 THE MICHIGAN REVIE~ September 25, 1991 Administration Defends Questionable Spending Continued From Page 1 OIG found a substantial amount of ques ties as an inappropriate G&A expense. In 1960s and 1970s, was to the benefit of tionable expenses, even though they were addition, the U-M also spent $38,178 for minority initiatives and are thus a G&A search," and inappropriate costs as "ex not research costs. It is not clear if the U lobbying expenses in Lansing and $37,764 expense. Martin Luther King Day ex travagant or otherwise inappropriate M would have ever found or revealed for three cars for the use of staff. $10,715 penses are "a legi timates cost of running even though they are not Specifically these expenses as ina ppropriate if it were was spent on non-research related travel, a university," since the speakers paid to unallowable per OMB Circular A-21." not for the HHS-OlG audit. and $10,504 for 20 flags for various U-M come here helppromotea "multicultural The unsupported costs are primarily The report cited expenses for News schools and colleges. and diverse community." travel expenses where the purpose of the and Information Services, which includes Some unallowable G&A expenses The process of indirect cost alloca trips was not documented in sufficient funding of the Michigan Daily, as not included $5,535 for the printing of 'What tion remains a complex and confusing detail. allowableunderOMB guidelines. Trans Students Should Know" about student procedure. It is not clear how much fed The next step in the audit procedure portation services such as the campus discrimination, $23,085 for the United eral money the U-M actually spent on was for the U-M to negotiate with the wide bus serviee is also an expense that is Coalition Against Racism (UCAR), and inappropriate expenses, though the fig Division of Cost Allocation (DCA) on not allowable because it is a student ser $1,750 for the winter activities of Socially ure is probably somewhere between $2 these preliminary figures. Of the $7.9 vice, not a G&A expense, according to Active Latino Students Association million and the $300,000 figure the U-M million, the U-M and the DCA came to the auditors. (SALSA). None are indirect G&A ex gives. One point is apparent: the more agreement on $5.9 million, which left $2 The auditors also found $1 million penses, but are student services, and federal money that works through the million unnegotiated. The administra . for computers for the Provost and Vice should be listed as such by the U-M. U-M bureaucracy, the more that is lost tors at the press conference said this fig President of Academic Affairs that should The U-M defends many of these ex and is sure to be wasted on frivolous, ure relates to indirect G&A expenses, have been charged to the computer eel} penses as G&A costs because they are non-academic items like Rose Bowl tick and of the $2 riilllion,15 percent could be teis. Other questionable G&A expe~ legitimate costs of running a university. ets. attributed to indirect research costs, for included football tickets and travel to the For example, Harrison contended that which the HHS is responsible. This leaves Rose Bowl for U-M administr~tors, faculty and staff members, as well as the $300,000 as the actual amount in conten alumni ~iation activities and sup auditors themselves, use the bus service Kishore Jayabalan is a senior in eco tion between the U-M and HHS. port, fund raising, and flowers. the re provided by Transportation Services. The ' nomics and political science and an as While only $300,000 is officially be port also fQ,loInd $28,440 that the U-M U-M also believes that $4,820 paid to sistant editor of the Review. ing contended, it is clear that the HHS- spent on Martin Luther King Day activi- Cesar Chavez, a Hispanic activist of the >,,,,.,,, SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING. WE BELIEVE YOU DON'T HAVE TO SACRIFICE PROFITS FOR PRINCIPLES. If you want to feel comfortable with what your investments are supporting, but also care very much about making a profit, you need to read our special new report on socially responsible investing. 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Vellemansaid that second case, against Texaco, involves the Continued From Page 1 prices are 20-25% higher than last year the publishers and authors deserve to be fairly common practice in business of (although authors are only paid 10-15% paid what they are owed in these cases . copying news articles and putting them .vhich basically grants blanket permis in royalties by the publisher). Kempton says that copy shops do "un in a newsletter-type format for execu >ion for Kinko's to copy works from the While the policy at Michigan Docu- derstand the publisher's position," say- tives to see what may affect business or Jublisher. This system results in a turn how the company is perceived. When tround of about 48 hours for electroni one looks at all of these cases together, it :ally handled requests. Publishers will attempt to have people would appear that publishers are trying Other copy shops have their own to regain a monopoly on distributing Nays of dealing with the ruling. move back to textbooks, although this information to people. 4Jphagraphics seeks copyright permis The question of whether coursepack ,ion through its corporate office. Dollar requires taking a view that coursepacks sales affect textbook sales remains un 3il1 works with a non-profit organiza clear. Although coursepack orders have :ion for some permission requests. compete with textbooks rather than shrunk (Alphagraphics has only 30% of Digicopy, for whom Ulrich's distributes complement them. the orders they had last year), orders at :ourse-packs, goes through a copyright bookstores have not gone up. The Michi :learinghouse. Most requests are handled gan Union bookstore and Ulrich's have in about 6 to 8 weeks, though in some ment Supply simplifies things for that ing that if all concerned parties work not seen much effect; and Michael Bond, :ases permission isnot granted. The slow store, standardization of processes is together, things will be much better than textbook manager at Michigan Book and turnaround time has resulted in some needed to make things easier for all con before. But he also stresses that publish Supply, sees only a slight increase in the coursepacks not being available on time. cerned, according to Allan Strauss, man ers ~an also make it more difficult on the orders for English 125 books. The reserve Michigan Document Supply's policy ager of Dollar Bill. He suggests a system copy shops, professors, and students. deskatthe Undergraduate Library, how has sidestepped the problem of turn along the lines of what is in place in the Smith believes that the publishers ever, has 50 percent more lists for maga around time for now and also attempts to music industry reg¢ing digital audio -will attempt to have people move back to zines now than they had for the entire address the problem of what is a fair tapes (OAT), in which royalties are fig --textbooks, although this requires taking term hist year, and 33 percent more book royalty rate. Michigan Document Sup ured right into the pric~ of the equipment a view that coursepacks compete with lists than last year at this time according ply owner Jim Smith views the court and distributed according to market textbooksratherthancomplement them. to Mary Louise Westin, supervisor of the decision as wrong and feels that the roy share. He points to two other court cases under reserve desk. " alties requested by the publishers ($0.142 Philosophy professor David way as part of a larger push by publish One proposed solution to the per page at the University of Michigan Velleman agrees with this idea, saYing ers to gain control of what is in print. The coursepack problem would be for the Press) are much too high. He therefore that perhaps a tuition fee could be charged first is a case involving a law firm in university to internalize the printing of :ioes not seek permission but pays a fee to cover royalties and to help the Univer Washington, D.C. that uses parts of an coursepacks and sell them to students at Jf one cent per page copied and sends a sity libraries pay the tremendous costs of notated cases in its briefs to judges. The cost. This has already been done in the Business School. Asa non-profit method, it has an advantage that Kinko's did not in the event of a lawsuit. The main prob Anti-Macintosh Shanty Constructed lem of response time from the publishers is not solved by this system, however, as permission would still be necessary in some instances. Whatever the end result of all this, two things seem certain: students will, for the time being, pay a higher price for coursepacks and publishers and authors will receive compensation for their work at a higher rate than before. It seems that there will be some form of standardiza tion among photocopiers, whether it is Kinko's method of getting permission, or Michigan Document Supply's method of paying a set fee and not worrying about permission. This will happen whether or not the University internalizes the pro cess. The key is for all involved - profes sors, publishers, and copy shops - is to do something that few have attempted yet: operate according to common sense and look at what is best for their interests. Joe Coletti is a junior in Asian Studies and a staff writer for the Review. This IBM shanty recently appeared on the Diag.IBM built the shanty to protest Macintosh's dominance at '---~ campus computing centers. IBM, marginalized by the Macintosh monopoly, demands a computer lounge for non-traditional computers. ------~------.~--...... ,----- 12 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September 25, 1991 Book Review . .;) " ...Japan Just Says No! T~ Japan TIJBt 0111,~y' No: Why pletely \lpset if Japan dedded to sell its As the United States exercises its na businesses have against Japan is that the Japan Wnt Be First ~n; Equal, COIl\p';lter chips to t~ S6vi~ Union in tional security policy on a world-wide country does not open its markets to by Shlntaro ishihara . " steado( the, Uni~ States." 'This state basis, Ishihara believes that the prece foreign competition. This argument holds Simon and Sch~er . . . ment' quk~y prompted 'the Pentagon's denceofUnitedStates'securityoverJapa in some cases, but Mr. Ishihara counters Hardcover, $18.95 ' ,. DefenSe Advanced Research Projects nese security has reached a point where by arguing, "The primary cause of 158 pgs. Agency to pirate a copy of the book while Japan is not in control of their own na America's financial malaise is excessive it was still written in Japanese. Some tional security. Instead, "Japan's mili spending and consumption." by Peter Daugavietis how, the Pentagon ~verely butchered tary forces are merely an auxiliary to U.s. Yet, he also adds, "I want to believe Shin taro Ishihara iso~of Japan's its translation, and this has obstructed · global strategy;" Mr. Ishihara says. This that the United States, with its enormous most prominent coOsetVatlwpOliticians. any serious discussions of Mr. Ishihara's forms the basis of the FSX conflict. underlying strength, will pull itself to In his. book, The Jllptln Thilt .Ca!l Say No: topics . . Because the FSX is superior to the F- gether and come roaring back." Why Japan WillBe First Among Equals, he . Japan has no plans to make such a 15 or F-16, the United States indeed has Ishihara admits that American busi argues that the UnitedStates treats Japan foolish mistake of selling its computer reason to be worried. But when "U.S. nesses have legitimate complaints in as an inferior in their political and eco . chips 10 the Soviet Union, but Mr. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger some areas, such as public works: nomicrelationsrups. He is Simultaneous!y frantically tried to stop MHI (Mitsubishi "[These} projects also have to be opened critical of his own country's politicians, Heavy Industries) from developing the to foreign construction firms ... It is an whom he accuses of being obedient to FSX," according to Mr. Ishihara, he was open secret that bid-rigging by general the U.s. over-stepping his powers as a U.S. gov contractors in Japan raises the cost of ~ Mr. Ishihara's premise is that Japan . emmentoffidal. His strategy should have public works projects about 40 percent has thecapabiIities to be one of the world's been to pressure U.s. contractors to im higher than in Europe or the United leading countries. Since the United 5.tates prove their fighters instead of infiltrating States." In addition, he points out that is aware of Japan's potential, he c! Book Review .~ . Let's Kill All the Lawyers The LltIgBtlon Explosion: What Hap contingency fees (taking a direct cut in equately refute the reasons why this s0- next example of embarassing legal con pened When Amet1cs Unleashed the the earnings of a case). He argues that lution would never work. If people have tradictions that they forget the impact of lBwsult? salaries based on contingency fees as a choice between waiting for Medicare or the previous statement. Walter K. Olson opposed to hourly rates serve as incen worker's compensation to pay their bills, Olson does offer hope for the future l>uttonlTalley Books tives for huge cash returns and encour or hiring a clever lawyer and possibly at the end of the book. His proposal is Hardcover, $24.95 age hostility in the courtrooms. taking home several million dollars in a strongly conservative and surprisingly 388 pga. Olson also expounds at great length suit, most people would abandon the simple but filled with enough common upon the destruction of certain legal prac system and opt for the big money. sense to be feasible. He proposes a fee by Stacey L. Walker tices. Abuses of discovery (the process by Equally disturbing, Olson claims his shifting strategy whereby losers in a law Vice President Dan Quayle ad which lawyers force opponents to hand isa book "primarily for the non-lawyer," suit incur all of the fees resulting from the jressed the excesses of American juris over information) have skyrocketed. yet he does not adequately emphasize suit. This would keep unnecessary cases prudence with sharp criticism at a recent People can be dragged into court, made the more important facts to general read outof the courts and would ensure genu American Bar Association convention. to endure endless hours of questioning ers. People need to know that sui ts can be ine concern for the well-being of the He questioned the need for 18 million about personal and private affairs, and if filed in their names without ever seeing clients by the lawyers since they would new lawsuits annually at a cost to the the lawyer finds anything remotely a courtroom, and that the lawyer, not the not be working on a contingency basis. public of more than $380 billion in direct speculative (whether it applies to the individuals named in these class action Olson argues that lithe only real hope in md associated legal fees. lawsuit in question is irrelevant), he car suits, often take home the majority of the lowering the steam levels is to tum down In his first book, Walter K. Olson, ries out a suit. aW31ded sum. They need to know how the fire under the pot." 5eniOT Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Punitive damages ("damages meant much of their tax dollars are being thrown :llso grapples with this national problem. to set an example of the loser as opposed "put the window each year on junk litiga The United States is in the throes of a to compensating l:he" winner") are also tion pr<> .~' Music: Jewel Boxes 'l\ ,~ ... Forget the Whales, Save the Jewel Box by David J. Powell While lingering questions about its format, for such popular artists as Sting ample, calling for the complete elimina The wasteful compact disc (CD) marketing attractiveness and, the possi and Bonnie Raitt have already made the tion of compact discs. It seems that many longbox is near extinction and nobody bility of theft have caused hesitation in switch to the Eco-Pak. Also, come spring, artists are very interested in making or nearly nobody - is complaining. Ac shifting to a jewel box-only format all Time-Warner releases will be in the "statements" about the environment, but cording to Rolling Stont magazine, the Buchanan and Chase dismiss such wor Eco-Pak form - despite the fact that a very few are willing to be self-critical or throwaway cardboard boxes are respon ries. For instance, Schoolkids packages single Eco-Pak, in display form, is twice jeopardize their profits by renouncing an sible for21 million pounds of paper waste the jewel box (when not contained in a the size of a jewel box (thereby doubling entire industry that, by their own stan annually. And, while one can always cardboard longbox) in an inexpensive, shipping costs and the amount of com dards, is so environmentally unsound. create more landfills or grow more trees, re-usable plastic hard-shell the size of a mercial waste). It all makes very little Quick economic payoffs and wacko the excess costs incurred by using the longbox. In fact, Chase insists that the sense. environmentalism, however, need not longbox are simply unfeasible. Faced with jewel box-only format can be used to cut Actually, there is one serni-obvious stand in the way of the jewel box. JAMs, a similar fate is the jewel box - that hard, security costs. Instead of security-taping reason why CD manufacturers might a recently formed pro-jewel box lobby plastic case that protects CDs. every Eco-Pak or longbox, which the CD initially prefer the Eco-Pak - the jewel group, is requesting that consumers no A radical shift in CD packaging may buyer then takes home, retailers need box adds an estimated 50 cents to the tify their retailer that they are willing to render existing CD storage units obso only tape the hard-shell that displays the price of a disc. This cost could be elimi foot the extra 50 cents for the superior lete, or at very least, impractical. jewel box, which never leaves the store. nated overnight simply by employing a product. And do not forget to tell your Lawrence Buchanan, assistant man In addition, some like-minded re cardboard substitute. Why the environ CD-listening friends to do the same, not ager at Wherehouse Records in Ann Ar cording artists have offered rebates to mentalists have chosen to side with big necessarily because you fear the conse bor, reports numerous customer com any retailer willing to abandon the maJy business, however, is not entirely known. quences of deforestation, bu t because you plaints about cardboard cases not fitting excesses of cardboard packaging for the It is possible that their fear of plastic love your music. If you do not save the standard CD storage racks. Thus, retail jewel box,.7Qnly format. Such support waste-products exceeds their love of jewel box, who will? ers, many of whom already have to re couldjutther assist disgruntled retailers trees. invent their own storage bins now that who are making the difficult transition Scientists have concluded, however, David J. ~owell is a sophomore in po the longbox is near death, may also be frOm one f6rmat to another. that the disc inside the jewel box will litical science and a contributing editor of the Review. He owns more CDs than faced with an inventory of dysfunctional Unfortunately, it may be too late for outlast its plastic container by centuries. you do. home storage units. a comprehensive shift to the jewel box Yet we have not heard Sting,!or -e~~ -' While most proponents of alterna tive packaging argue that theirs is the most environmentally sound, the nod ~~ ~ should actually go to the traditional jewel (j~'iJ ~tA ~efl GQ'~ box, sans longbox. Jewel boxes, all of ~~(\ t"~· Q S" which are interchangeable, can be re ~.. ~t~1 used and thus rarely require costly recy On Campus cling. Conversely, the leading alterna ,..Mel> tives - because they are pre-printed LlL8, , 404 E. Liberty Thompson ,.. ,.. and made of plastic glued to paperboard , 220 S. Main at Liberty ,.. ,.. - are neither re-usable nor recyclable, , ,.. according to officials. , ". Considering the enormous number of unsold CDs returned by retailers (50 -----ATQ million in 1990 alone), it seems both eco AKA - -- logically and economically sound to stick with the reusable jewel box. So why has the jewel box come under so much fire? Seemingly because a handful of retailers - - and radical environmentalists have Zel>B- - ---LlL8 voiced concerns, primarily over the pos sibilityof th¢tdue to the srnall size of the ..... , jewel box, and the relative indestructibil ", , ity of plastic over ecological time. ", II Joe Chase, manager-on-duty at AAA'" I 'LlKE Schoolkids Records on Uberty St., says I I , abandoning the jewel box for a slightly I I , , larger cardboard case, such as the ind us I I try-favored Eco-Pak, is just plain , , "dumb." I I 994-9898 • 665-0370 , '1 don't think the manufacturer has Ael>A I J' , 'LlT~ even bothered to find out what the con I Twill Caps - $10.95 "" , sumer thinks. Our customers prefer the I Wool Caps - $14.95 , jewel box and so do I, quite frankly." I Buchanan concurs, "Due to the Eco-Pak' s • , lack of durability, I prefer the jewel box. Embroidered The jewel box has proven itself for keep ~pl 'LAE ing CDs in good condition. Greek Lettering ~ I I,!' .. ~ 1. ~. ~ t. ~· ~( ~ • • : ...... t J , ~ ' . l " . 1" ~ i oi . j f~ .. !<'4 ,. t " ~ t) I ' I{~' n '''''~ ~~R .. September 25, 1991 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW 15 Arts: Music Reviews '? . The Second Coming otBlues,Traveler ,. Blues Traveler "one of the best harp players alive." Travelers and Thieves The centerpiece offravelers is its A&M Records next track, "Sweet Pain." To say the least, it blows away sappy, made-for-M1V by Bud Muncher dirges liks Poison's "Life Goes On" sim ,. With their latest release, Travelers and ply because it's from the soul. Thie-oes, Blues Traveler has produced a For Popper's emotional introspec work of lyrical maturity set to their unique tion, lyrical power, and singin~ "Sweet sound. Vocalist and lyricist John Popper, Pain" is a masterpiece. "Sweet pain/ It's guitarist Chan Kinchla, bassist Bobby sometimes what you need/ Sweet pain/ Sheehan, and drummer Brendan Hill It allows the blood to bleed/ Sweet pain/ have recorded an album which explores From the moment of your birth! Sweet the joys and sorrows of life- celebrates pain/ You know it keeps you here on them--and resolves to go on. In accom Earth," sings Popper, who sees the value plishing this, Travelers and Thieves is much of suffering in pel'S9nal struggle. "Sweet more a work of art than a Top 40 effort, in Pain" is the strongest track on the record. the same sense as R.E.M.'s Out of Time. Other exceptional works include the The epigraph to Travelers, Johnathan free-form jam "All in the Groove" and a ~ Lindsey Sheehan's "Of Travelers and solid blues track with special guest Gregg Thieves," points out the power of music Allman, "Mountain Cry." and reflects the album's direction and Blues Traveler'\Vill bring its sweat purpose: "Just sing with us and you will drencheq live show to St. Andrew's Hall see! that inner joys are not forbidden! on Friday, October 18. your inhibitions keep them hidden." Popper and his band have opened for ~ , antana. Little Feat, and Jerry Garcia. f- The collection begins with ''The Bud Muncher recently disappeared for ,.' Tiding," a 90 second psychedelic intro three weeks. When he returned he which surges into the jams of "On would not say where he had been, but slaught," arguably the heaviest tune in he smelled like this scratch n' sniff fish: the band's catalog. When Blues Traveler settles into "1 vory Tusk," the broad and eclectic musicianship within the group contin ues to unfold. The band combines ele ments of country and blues with shades of pop (''The Best Part") and funk ("What's For Breakfast"). Interestingly, Blues Traveler dedicates the al bum to lithe multi tude of musical in ., fluences both old and new which we have been fortu nate to absorb .. . We ... dedicate to their spirit collec tively, and can only add that we steal from them every time we touch our instruments." Travelers and Main Bookstore: Theives moves on to 549 East University "I Have My Mo ArtlEngineerlng Store and ments" featuring Electronics Showroom: '7 South University the virtuoso har UA_;~Itf'S Phone: 313-662 -3201 monica playing of Monday-Friday 9:00-6 :00 John Popper, who Saturday 9:30-5:00 Late Night's Paul MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE Sunday Noon to 4:00 Schaeffer called Guitarist Chan Kinchla on stage at:last>:.e~s EMU ~~c! .~ ---;---:- ~~-' ------~--~ ...-- --- '- '----.- · ..... 7 . -<~''''--'''''''''''''''''''''''' ' «' ''''...... , ,,,;y.--.....,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. ,.,,,,.,",,.,,. .~ ....,,. .... ,,, .,,,, '~-'-"~'- ' '''~ '' ~''''''~''''' '''''''~'''''''''''~ - ' - ''' '.--...~ ~, ., "... ..,~ - ." '. --_. - .. ,- . -. -. ---~ ..;. ~." 16 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September 25, 1991 '\0(, Arts: Music Review ~~~ " Crusty's ANe Dosage of Nirvana Corner :::. by Crusty Muncher Nirvana Novoselik took some time to give us the pop sensibility: well written songs and The sold-out Jesus Jones show at Nevermind scoop on himself and his trio ... hooks. I'm into the Melvins, Sonic Youth, Hill Auditorium last Saturday did havea DGC Records Crappy music and major labels: L-7, Teenage Fan Club." few shining moments, but the perfor "Most mainstream music is so stale and Videos and cheerleader chests: "Our mance didn't hold a candle to the set by Crusty Muncher bad. Then again, it might be a reflection first video is for 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' from show openers and fellow European This week Nirvana will be releasing of society's tastes. So who knows if what It takes place at a high school pep rally popsters Ned's Atomic Dustbin. Jesus the follow-up to the Sub Pop smash Blw;h we want to do stands a chance. I believe and the cheerleaders have anarchy sym Jones are far to techno-dependent for a on their new label, Geffen Records. Ti tled that there's a lot of good music out there bols on their chests. It is a 'cool goes truly 'live' show. Samples and keyboard Neuermimi, the sophomore effort features and people have to hear these bands. crazy' video." effects managed to overpower the two 12 tracks laden with lots of guitar(both Somebody's got to spread the gospel and Songwriting and the meister: "Kurt guitarists and proved that these chart electric and acoustic) and impressive I hope we can po is the meister behind the songs. He'll sit toppers are more of a Bananarama with a vocal melodies. Vocalist and guitarist do that. That is on his couch and hack off a riff and a decent songwriter than a real rock n' roll Kurt Cobian moans, whines, and screams kind of how vocal melody and then he brings it to the band. Ned's, on the other hand, played a with the soul of an old Motown singer we justify band and we throw in some dynamics." 4S minute set of simplistic and catchy and the garage-grit of Neil Young, while what we did Touring and dyinr: "We will tour guitar-based Euro-pop, most of which drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Chris by moving to a until we go insane or die of exhaustion. can be heard on their Godfodder album. Novoselic supplement Cobian's beauti major. We We're going to go out with Urge Overkill The coolest thing about this five-piece ful sloppy-yet-poppy noise with rude want to break and then the Melvins. Teenage Fan Club band is that they have successfully incor and churning rhythms which both stabi the way for will be with us on the West Coast dates." porated a second bass player into a genre lize and characterize the Nirvana sound. these bands:' Nirvana with special guests Urge thriving on formula. Matt Cheslin pro The band recently completed a Euro I l\"{i u • Overkill will perform at 5t. Andrew's in vides the low-ended foundation while pean tour with label-mates Sonic Youth ences a,Qd Detroit on Friday, October 11. . 'lead' bassist Alex Griffin beefs things up and are currently doing their soul-punk groovy bands: "I like country music, with high-ended chords and roaming thing in clubs here in the states. world music, and rock music. As long as Crusty Muncher has spent most of Sep· lines. The Ned's set was very raw, very Just before hitting the road with sup it strikes a chord with me and has that tember underwater holding hisJ,~atlC ' intense, and very live - quite the oppo porters Urge Overkill, bassist Chris special muse. I like bands with a good site of the evening's headliner ... John Lee Hooker, one of the few living blues legends, recently released a newalbumtitledMr.Lucky.Spedalguests include Van Morrison, Santana, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and many others ... A Campus Tradition There is some very good contempo rarypop/rhytmnand blues coming to us from across the drink. Texas, a band Voted #1 by readers of the: from Glasgow, Scotland, will release a new record called Mother' 5 Heaven in early October. Their first album, Southside, sold 1,000,000 copies and debuted at number Michigan Daily three on the U.K. charts ... A band called Widespread Panic will be supporting Blues Traveler at 5t. Ann Arbor News Andrews Hall in October. They hail from Athens, Georgia, and have a free recorded info line. The number is 1-800-955-4636 ... Eastern Ecllo Other neato upcoming shows include the Smashing Pumpkins at St. Andrews on Oct. 5 and Bob Mould at Alvin's on Ann Arbor Metro Times. Oct. 17. Guitarist Eric Johnson will do a show at the Michigan Theatre on Oct. 3. ~------The Tragically Hip, a Canadian band Medium deep dish or round pizza I that sound like a cross between Mid· Free I~l!~l~® with cheese & one topping only I night Oil and the Black Crowes, will I open. Road Apples is the title of their most recent release ... Pearl Jam and I Love Valid only at: (+taX): Delivery! : $5.95 You will perform together at 5t. Andy's U1M Central Campus Offer expires October 15, 1991 I on Oct. 24. Both bands have recently 546 Packard Free delivery in : released.debuts on Geffen and Epic re 665-6005 I I Not valid wtIh other coupon ofIera. spectively ... 40 minutes or Not eccepted at I Queensryche tickets went on sale U of M North Campus MAY BE WiHism St restaurant I last Saturday for a show at the Palace on less guaranteed,: 927 Maiden Lane USED FOR or The Cottage tnn . Cafe. Valid at per1IcI. I Oct. 25. Warrior Soul, with native 995·9101 MORE THAN paIing.1orN only. I or $3.00 off! 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