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The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 Vol.XCIlINo.J04 The University of Connecticut Tuesday, April 3,1990 Audio-visual show depicts oppression By Andrew SUM the oppression which exists in Daily Campus Staff America to this day. He said A standing room only crowd internalized racism is currently packed into Arjona 105 Mon- the most prevalent form in the day night to get a unique view South. of oppression and racism in "In America you arc told it is America from someone who's your own fault if you arc been there. poor...which leads to violent Jacob Holdt is a Danish man self-hatred," he said. who began hitchhiking through In most forms of oppression, the United States in the 70s, members have been stuck in taking hundreds of pictures as their roles so long, they do not evidence of the modern-day sec anything wrong with their racism still existing in this way of thinking, he said. country. Holdt's photos vividly por- Holdt is showing his audio- trayed the desolate conditions visual production "American of poverty which minority Pictures" at colleges around the groups must live in. —Dana Kceton/The Daily Campus country. "The system in the South is Jacob Holdt gave an audio-visual show on oppression and racism last night. Most people arc unaware of See page 4 Marley Interim president to be named today headlines Casteen resigns as UConn's 11 th president; accepts offer at UVa By Jason Kauppi replacement, a process that Ryan said. zonctti said. Daily Campus Staff took them seven months last The board has 23 preliminary Officials of the university Weekend An interim president to re- time. names for the committee, said agree that the next president of By Orin Levy place outgoing John T. Cas- Candidates rumored for the Canzonctti. According to uni- the university should have an Daily Campus Staff teen III is expected to be named interim include Provost Tho- versity by-laws, "the commit- understanding of Connecticut's Three-quarters of the line-up by the UConn board of trustees mas Tighc; former Interim tee will be appointed by the political climate and experi- for spring weekend has been at today's meeting. Presidents Anthony T. Di- Board of Trustees from recom- ence in public higher education finalized. Ziggy Marley was The chairman of the board, Bcnedetto, a professor of mendations submitted by to be an effective leader. secured as the headline act for Dr. Andrew J. Canzonctti said chemical engineering and Harry various constituencies, includ- The new president will face Sunday, April 29 and the selection of the interim is on J. Hartley, a professor of edu- ing trustees, administrators, the perennial financial pro- Jungle Brothers and another act the agenda. "If there is some cation; and Peter McFaddcn, faculty, students and alumni. blems that UConn faces and yet to be announced will also delay, it's only because of executive secretary to the The committee should be the ability to work with the play that day, said Diane future considerations," and the board. large enough to represent each legislature is important, said Pelletier, SUBOG concert need for further conversation, The board will also formally of these constituencies ade- Professor of Political Science committee chairwoman. Canzonctti said. accept Castcen's resignation as quately." The by-laws slate that Morton Tenzer, a senate mem- The Spring weekend events The exact date of Castcen's UConn's 11th president, said faculty members who serve on ber. The new president must will also include a Saturday departure is unknown, but he is Shirley Ryan, administrative the committee should include take UConn out of the shadows night concert by NRBQ in the expected to assume the presi- assistant to the president. all the members of the Senate of the private universities in fieldhouse. Sunday's show will dency of the University of Vir- The board will not select a Executive Committee. this state and be committed to be held in Memorial Stadium ginia on Aug. 1. The interim presidential search committee During the last selection making UConn a great state come rain or shine. The show will serve as president until the at this meeting but is expected process, eight board members university, Tenzer said. starts at noon and gates will trustees chose a permanent to at its April 20 meeting, served on the committee, Can- See page 4 open at 11 a.m. A fourth act for spring weekend is still being sought. Bush looking for quick passage of aid Pelletier was unable to speculate as to who the fourth Approval of $800 million for Panama and Nicaragua may not come easj act might be. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush "Since we don't have a lot of needs a strategy to help new democracies money to spend, the agency around the world before expecting Congress that handles Ziggy Marley will to approve the S800 million he seeks for place another act to be Panama and Nicaragua, Senate Majority determined in the line-up" she Leader George Mitchell said Monday. said. "The administration is asking Congress to Tickets for the Sunday show put together a jigsaw puzzle without any will become available April overall picture and without all the pieces," 16-21 at the ticket booth in the Mitchell, D-Maine, said in a statement that Student Union lobby. This called the While House approach "piece- year's prices arc S2 for students meal." with a valid UConn ID and $4 The majority leader's comments appeared for guests. to place a further complication in the way of Pelletier said that only quick passage of the aid money, which Bush 5,000 guest tickets are contends is necessary to bolster the new available. democratic governments in the two Central "We purposely did not put American countries. that many guest tickets on sale House passage of the aid measure, which because we wanted to limit it has ballooned to $2.4 billion with the to the UConn community" addition by lawmakers of an array of domes- Pelletier said. tic spending, was expected to come on Tues- The Jungle Brothers arc day with a minimum of controversy. being sponsored by the Black But no action had been scheduled in the Students Association and the Senate on the money bill, which Bush had H. Fred Simons Afro-American said he wanted to be enacted before Congress Cultural Center. Each year the leaves town Thursday for a 12-day Easter BSA/AACC sponsors one of recess. the acts at the major concert. Mitchell said he hoped to begin work in Saturday night following the the Senate Wednesday on a companion bill concert, BSA/AACC will also setting up aid programs for the two coun- ~~^_OpT sponsor an all night party in tries. But that bill contains no money to President Bush addresses the National Association of Broadcasters con- the ROTC hangar from fund the programs, vention yesterday, while Congress waits for a strategy from Bush on aid midnight to 6 a.m. See page 6 to Panama and Nicargua. PAGE TWO Chance of showers Tomorrow: chances of rain Temperatures with temperatures in the upper H L Hartford 30s 45 40 Extended; possible rain New York 50 44 Thursday and Friday, highs in Orlando 84 64 the 50s San Diego 67 57 Today: occasional rain may Conn. Lottery change to snow, high 40s Daily: 7-7-3 Husky Talk -Hillary Jackson/The Daily Campus With new state budget revisions, do you think UConn is now getting enough money? Sascha Hernit/.ki Economics 'Wo, because the buildings are rundown and the food could be better. You really need more money to make the campus bet- ter." —Dana Kecton/The Daily Campus Students make the long and lonely, cold walk back to Towers after a day of classes. Millions found on ocean floor NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — from California. Among its Not all the ship's gold was cargo were gold bars and Peggy Shorey Cmdr. William Lewis Hcrndon recovered in salvage expedi- freshly minted "double eagle" Psychology left the deck of his foundering tions last year, and its exact gold coins from the San Fran- 'Wo. I think they're trying to SS Central America and went value has yet to be determined. below to don his dress uni- cisco mint. show that they' re interested but The ship was carrying about form. With that last act of Four days later, the ship ran three tons of gold, which they' re still cutting us out. A lot decorum 133 years ago, Hcrn- into a hurricane and sank in would be worth about S450 more work needs to be done." don went down with his ship. 8,000 feet of water 200 miles million at today's prices. On Tuesday, U.S. District off South Carolina. Reports at In addition, many passengers Judge Richard B. Kcllam hears the time put the number of were carrying fortunes they had opening arguments in the dis- dead at between 362 and 423 of made in California, so the total pute between treasure hunters the 578 people aboard and the treasure could be worth up to and insurance companies over value of the gold at $1.6 mil- $1 billion, experts have said. Tomorrow's Question: What band would you like to see the millions in gold that sank lion. come for Spring Weekend? with the sidewheel steamer on Sept. 12, 1857. Colombian Roller coaster On one side arc more than 100 investors in the Columbus inmates escape crashes at America Discovery Group that NEW YORK (AP) — Two Today inside the DC Colombian inmates climbed World of Fun used space age technology to KANSAS CITY, Mo.