~~"'__ "">"V ••'I>.W~"'-'it\!"'*'#-t40-' Volume 8, Number 7 March 1990 John Doe Tells All By Brian Jendryka and Carey Brian Meadors what to think of it because the political about this crap," Wynne said. Action Office. Well, it says right here, For nearly a year, Wesley Wynne climate at the University of Texas is The last straw, however, was the by God, you're guilty of discrimina has led a double life as a graduate stu much different." pamphlet, "What students should tory harassment." dent in psychology and as John Doe, Seven months later, after graduat know about discrimination and dis ToWynne,thiswasablatantviola the plaintiff in the case that ruled the ing with a degree in psychology from criminatory harassment," that he re tion of students' First Amendment University of Michigan's policy on the University of Texas, Wynne en ceived in the mail in October 1988. rights. "I think the student's idea discriminatory harrassment unconsti rolled in the U- M's graduate school. "I looked through it and was com would be a dubious hypothesis, but tutional last August. Now, nearly His interest in the issue was rekindle-d pletely shocked," said Wynne. "It was one that should be allowed to be stated eight months later, Wynne has shed ~~ r)l=t~ill~ __--'-l:_J _ "~ _ m~~ ~~ saying that if you were a student and in an institution whose primary pur his alias and speaks freely about his ex you commit any of these particular pose is the open discussion of ideas," periences. acts, you will be subject to a punish he said. The case, which has ignited the ment possibly as strong as expulsion." The problem was not just the obvi campus and received national atten Although he thought that some of ous First Amendment violations, ac tion, began for Wynne in March 1988 ;; the examples given did warrant 1'un cording to Wynne, but also the fear with a trip to the U-M campus as a ~. ishment, many did not. "1 vehemently that students would be afraid to con potential graduate student. Wynne, a ~. j ~ disagreed with the inclusion of some of tribute to classroom discussion be University of Texas undergraduate at oW!. .• ''- the examples. For instance, according to cause of the policy. the time, noticed a flyer saying, "Tell this pamphlet, discrirni.natory harass "Every student at the U-M re someone about discrimination against ment would be manifested if a male stu ceived this pamphlet. There was a lesbians and gay men." What he found dent made a remark in class that women good chance that many people, on the particularly interesting was the pas just aren't as good in a field as men, thus basis of this policy, would refuse to sage "discriminatory harassment, ex creating a hostile learning atmosphere make certain comments for fear of clusion ... abusive or intensive lan for female classmates." being punished," he said. guage ... will be treated as serious vio "So just imagine sitting, for ex Shortly after receiving the pam lations of University Policy." ample, in an engineering class and class phlet, Wynne joined the American "This seemed to be some sort of Wesley Wynne hasn't begun. You lean over to your Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He later Big Brother saying, 'If you hear any buddy and say - and this is something came into contact with Robert Sedler, a body saying something insensitive after reading Benjamin Hart's Poi that you happen to believe - 'you Wayne State University faculty mem about gays and lesbians, such asa joke, soned luy, an account of the leftist know, I don't think women areas good ber and an attorney for the ACLU who you should contact this office.' That Dartmouth University administra at this as men are.' Well, say somebody was trying to get a plaintiff for a test seemed almost Orwellian, and it gave tic-no in back of you, maybe some radical case against the U- M's policy. At the me a chill," said Wynne. "11 kind of "That book really got me think feminist women's studies major,getsall time, Wynne, who will receive his worried me, but I really didn't know ingthat I might wanttodo something ticked off and goes to the Affirmative master's degree in biological psychol- Campus Security Wants Guns Continued on page 11 by Brian Jendryka in the Ann Arbor Police Department being armed and having the ability to Many University of Michigan stu would never dream of - without legally arrest criminals. Inside dents are aware that many of the sidearms or the ability to arrest cam Currently, the 16 officers who pa V- M's professional schools and pro pus criminals. trol the U-M campus wear U-M De Editorial: We want grams are conSistently ranked among U- M Security Director Leo partment of Public Safety uniforms and the nation's top 10. What many do not Heatty believes that the solution to drive marked security cars. This is very $35,000, too 4 realize is that, according toa 1988 USA this problem is the incorporation of deceiving to visitors, criminals and Today study of22 large universities, the certified police officers within the even some U-M students who often U- M is also ncar the head of its class in Dcpartment of Public Safety and Se confuse them with armed law enforce Inte.rview with violent crimes. What even fewer real curity who can be dispatched on the ment officials, according to Heatly. This the Dude 8 ize is that U-M safety officers, who more dangeTOus calls. These officers can lead to dangerous situations for respond to approximately 30,000 calls would be trained separately from both the security officers and innocent per year, have to respond to violent regular security officers and would Baseball Picks 12 crimes in a way that their counterparts have more responsibilities, such as Continued on page 11 , '" ~""'''\ .• ",. ~, ~ .... ".o:t,.;,..~( . " ... .;~. The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 2 THE Serpent's Tooth MICHIGAN Last month, an unknown culprit at the own stereotypes? U.S. Rep, Carl Pursell, R-Ann Arbor, REVIEW Daily surreptitiously inserted a pair of recently sent out newsletters that said homosexual symbols on an ROTC they were ''Printed with soybean ink advertisement. May we be so bold as Students at Grand Rapids Junior Col on recycled paper," Now that's envi The Campus Affairs to suggest that the offender attend a lege are fashion trendsetters, having ronmental consciousness. heterosexual sensitivity class? just "won the right to wear ... dese Journal of the crated American flag(s)" on their cloth University of Michigan ing, according to the school's student State Rep. Perry Bullard, D-Ann Ar During his much-publicized address run Collegiate. Hopefully these new bor, also mailed newsletters (which at MSU last month, Louis Farrakhan designs won't be seen on our campus were printed on recycled paper, but Editor-in-Chief said, "You white administrators are - they would clash with the shanties. presumably without soybean ink) that John J. Miller very deceptive if you offer a degree in included a list of Lansing's toll free Black Studies and you know the "hotlines," among them the "Meat and Publishers graduates will get a degree they can The U-M's Kelsey Museum of Archae Poultry" hotline and the "Rest Area Matthew Lund never use." We applaud Farrakhan for ology recently distributed a press re Hotline." Thanks, Perry. Carey Brian Meadors confirming our beliefs that Black Stud lease concerning their new exhibit, ies Programs are a device of the white, "Crowning Glories: Persian Kingship Executive Editors male hegemony to retain its corrupt and the Power ofCreative Continuity." Move over Agenda, the Ann Arbor Adam DeVore power. We call on students every According to the flyer, the exhibit dis Metro Times, a left-wing weekly, has Brian Jendryka where to join Farrakhan in demanding plays ''Works of art, rare photographs, come to town, and former Daily opin Mark Molesky and end to the worst of racist tools - and drawings." Rare indeed! We had ion page editors Cale Southworth and the Black Studies Program. no idea the Persians had cameras! Amy Harmon are editor and contribu Assistant Editors tor, respectively. How can Agenda Rahul Banta, Clifton Gault, Bob compete with that kind of talent? Juneja, Joseph Klein, Mark Tulkki U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F. Domino's Pizza reported a 16 percent Cavazos recently called for an end to drop in income in 1989 and attributed Production Managers "all vestiges of racial and ethnic dis it, according to the Detroit News, to Why do the MSA radicals keep chang Ruth Armstrong crimination in our nation's cam costs associated with new training ing the names of their political parties? Karen Brinkman puses," according to a Department of programs and a computerized system This year's Action party seems to be an Education news release. Perhaps Ca for checking the motor vehicle regis incarnation of the long-dead Choice, Personnel Manager vazos will end world hunger next. But trations of its drivers. Sorry, boycot Student's Choice, and Student Power Vince Wilk first we'll have to figure out how to get ters, you weren't mentioned. parties. Do they have to change their "in" a campus. name each term to avoid student recog Circulation Director nition? Chris Terry The Office of Affirmative Action has Last term, Michagamua, a secret honor formed the Study Committee on the Editor Emeritus society got itself into trouble for using Status of Lesbians and Gay Men to We recently played volleyball with the Marc Selinger Native American costumes in its initia learn about discrimination against Daily at the CCRB, and, despite the val tion ceremony, as many campus homosexuals at the U-M, according to iant efforts of Reviewers Chris "Spike Staff groups criticized the organization. But Ten Percent. That's the 12th committee Death-Crunch" Terry, Matt "The Wid Deepak Bapna, Thomas Binkow, recent advertisements for a Native the administration has created since ow maker" Lund, and Mark "The In Michael Bonanno, Jim Borninski, American ''Pow-Wow,'' held March we started counting in November. Of credible Tulk" Tulkki, the Review went Bryan Case, Vincent DeSantis, -- 17-18, included pictures of headbands course, we're anxiously awaiting the down in defeat. The games were close, Brian Gambs, Peter Harbage, Jeff and feathers. Does this mean that each 13th addition to the U-M's burgeon- and we nearly won, but the forces of evil Hartgen, Nicholas Hoffman, ethnic group has sole possession of its were just too strong. After the game Michelle Janoschka, Phil .. ; ended and the Daily staffers left, how Johnston, Mark Kalinowski, ever, we were approached by a number Michael Murray, Latha Palaniap of independent observers who claimed pan, Josh Shackman, John the Daily cheated. Apparently Week Transue, Chau-Ye Wu end Editor Miguel "Jendryka" Cruz smeared pine tar all over his hands and The Michigan Review is an independent, Opinion Page Editor David "David" non-profit, student-run journal at the University of Michigan. We are not affili Schwartz took steroids before the game. ated with any political party. We wel Normally, we would concede defeat come letters and articles and encourage and congratulate the victors, but in this comments about the journal and issues case, it would be morally wrong. We discussed in it. Our address is: can only demand a rematch, and prom ise our readers that justic~ will soon be Suite One done. 911 North University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1265 (313) 662-1909 Review Trivia Quesion: Who was the first person to climb Mt. Arafongo in Copyright 1990 Mongolia? ~e pa~ 17 for the answer. ~""~">"'''''''''' ' . " ' ~"a"""""," "\.\.~A-""~"'~'."r'"'''''''''''_'_' ~' ''''''''' '' ''''' '' _.",,' "', ~,,,,,,,> ''' '_ ~' >,-.",.-,." ''< The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 3 Roving Photographer What do you think of the $5 pot law'? filii :."" Moon Kim, LSA freshman: "Basi Melina Gamer, LSA freshman: "It Andrea Campbell, LSA junior: "It's Ashara Shepard,LSA senior: "I cally, it's a joke. People will just pay fits the campus. A lot of students are fine. It doesn't need to be changed. think smoking pot is unnecessary, it and do it again probably. It's not doing it, and it's not a big fine, so I Even if they increased the fines, it but I'm glad to see that Ann Arbor muchofa·deterrent." think it's goodJorHwstudents who . wouldn't change anybody's behav has an open mind about it-" are doing it." ior." t-----~-~--~~~------~~~-1 Yes! I want to support the Michigan Review! I I Here's my'tax-deductible contribution to help sustain the University : of Michigan's independent campus affairs journal. I understand that I w.ith my contribution of $15 or more, I will receive a one year's sub- I scription tb the Review. I I I am enclosing: I I _$15 _$25 _$50 _$100 I I _$250 _$500 _$1,000 _Other, I I I Make checks payable to ''The Michigan Review" I I I Send to: . I ? I The MiChigan Review r . lSuiteOne . ' I Jesse Walker; R(;j~ior : "Five Peter. HU5S,LSA seni~r: U}' m stoned .I 911 North University. 1 dollars is too muCh; There should be. . ngh~nOw/' • 1 no fine.at an. Onthe otherhand,I ,','. ';', .. .,' .,;1 ;' AnnAIl?Qr~ ' MJ: ~1~1~65 . c' ..... ~.>. ,' :· . i .:.: ....:,::"-, ,, ... .; .. . .. ':.:.i>·· · . 'I' '",,: .;,;;.<:,." .> ' ;.' ,', '1,': ':1:'\;' ,'. '';-": ;'::::'1":;''.:''' ::;;':'''''' ' ' . . , I..•... .: SQit.' ~f:!~th'~. laea.-ofrt:'Uucinga ~ ·" '?':;:"/::?t' ,,~,.;: ,. ... lvictimiess 'crimes' to simple $5 mis-.::' .: . " I ' demeanors. Eventually, we could l'his month's roving photographer .1~:;.seI!llJIIYSUbscriPtion to: 1 Jllilfe it a $5 fine not to pay y.'''It>'~M,,t.;:.<1'/'''1\'''V~*''''''>''''r'''''<'N''('fr~''''\-''l;.''''''I~'''.''>'''Mh· The Michigan ReView1 March 1990, p. 4 From Suite One: Editorials Rich Radicals, Poor Conservatives There are literally hundreds of student groups on the University of Michigan documented anti-Semite. Yet racist and anti-Semitic speakers like Abdul Alim campus, including groups for hobbyists, sports enthusiasts, socialites, and activ Muhammad and Steven Cokely have both recently graced our campus, courtesy ists for every conceivably virtuous and noble cause. Wouldn't it be nice jf all of of the BSU. According to Muhammad, "There is only one devil walking on this these groups had $35,000 land on their doorsteps each year? Wouldn't it be nice earth, and he has been identified by God as the Caucasian whiteman." According if every student group didn't have to have bucket drives, doughnut sales, and to Cokely, Jews are a "violent people" and "the Jew hopes to one day reign allocation requests? Unfortunately, the case is that many organizations must forever." Imagine the uproar if David Duke were paid with public funds to painstakingly finance themselves each year. Each of its members must contribute espouse white supremacy. The BSU's recent actions should be judged no less time and effort to fund its cause. harshly. Although racist speakers sponsored by BSU certainly have every right to express their ideas, the U-M has no right to create a situation in which extremists Racist and anti-Semitic speakers like are favored. Groups like the Students of Objectivism, College Republicans, College Democrats, Tagar, and the Coalition for Democracy in Latin America, Abdul Alim Muhammed and Steven among many others, do not receive monster grants from the administration. Cokely have recently graced our This financial favoritism goes to the heart of the problem. Groups that are dis proportionately well funded relative to other groups can easily attract larger campus. numbers of big name speakers. Other, less favored groups, such as politically moderate and conservative organizations, do not have the benefit of such munifi cent funding; their views are almost completely unrepresented. One exception, though, is the Black Student Union (BSU). Student tuition Should the Review also "demand" $35,000 per year? This money could be used funds this organization; BSU receives $35,000 per year from U-M funds. While to hire speakers like Robert Bork, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Thomas Sowell, George Will, other groups work in legal, non-inflammatory ways to raise funds, this ill-earned and William F.Buckley, Jr. It would present, for the first time at the U-M, a bribe was BSU's booty from the "11 demands" the Black Action Movement politically balanced set of speakers on campus. presented to the administration in March 1987. In an interview in this issue of the Review (please see page 8), President James The U-M's public funds should either be allocated equally to all groups Duderstadt said that he did not believe that university funds should be spent for regardless of their viewpoints; or to none at alL We hope that President Duder extremist speakers, such as MiriisterLouis FarraKhl:m of the Nation of Islam, a stad,t will keep his word and end this injustice. Students Against Free Speech When the University of Michigan administration asked for student input criticized Schechter for being "worried about the mostextreme·of possible cases." concerning a permanentdisctiminatory harassment policy, the Michigan Student The committee's proposed policy also forbids the creation of "an intimidating Assembly (MSA) established a committee to CDnstruct its own proposed policy. ... environment on or off campus." While such behavior is certainly deplorable, the Unfortunately, the committee, chaired by MSA presidential candidate Jennifer U-M should not try to dictate students' off-campus activities. Van Valey, has prepared a policy that potentiaUy threatens free speech on the U Furthermore, the mechanisms for determining the outcome of a complaint, M campus. regardlessof how littIemerit the case holds, are biased. Accordingto the proposed The committee's policy is much like the originalU-M policy that was ruled unconstitutional last August by U.S. District Judge Avem Cohn: nearly every thing is forbidden. The original policy, deemed too broad in its restrictions on free This vague definition of "intent or ef speech, contained ridiculous examples of harassment, such as the student who fect" makes nearly any activity involv "display(s) a (C)o nfederate flag on the door of (his) room in the residence hall." An interim policy, implemented soon after the original polity was struck down, was ing different genders and racial groups much narrower in scope, stipulating that a harasser need have "the purpose of affecting a student'sperfortnance." difficult, for· fear of prosecution. Apparently this was far too confining for the student committee, whose policy broadly defines discriminatory harassment as having either the "intent or effect" policy, the composition of a hearing panel to judge a case of harassment would be of interfering with another "individual's or group's educational and/or work determined, in part, by MSA's Minority Affairs Commission (MAO, which performance." The vague definition of "intent or effect" makes nearly any activity would supposedly act as an "impartial coordinating body." But to be truly impar involving different genders and racial groups difficult, for fear of prosecution. At tial, members of the hearing panel should not have to receive MAC's stamp of a recent committee meeting, Mike Schechter, president of the American Civil approval. This unwisely assumes MAC is the final authority on racism. Further Liberties Union's U-M chapter and a member of Van Valey's committee, illus more, MAC isnot the best group to determine the makeup of a hearing panel that trated the shortcomings of this definition with an excellent example. Say a group might be listening to a case involving discrimination on the basis of gender or of students, nine men and one woman, lJ1eet to play basketball everyday. New sexual orientation. teams are chosen each time, but the woman, because of her lousy hook shot, is con Fortunately, the committee has not yet ratified the proposed policy, and willbe sistently the last player to join a team. She could easily file a complaint against her listening to the suggestions of U-M student groups at its next meeting, on March fellow players because, although this act of "harassment" was unintentional, it 30, at a place yet to be determined. Although Van Valey personally supports the might have the "effect of ... interfering with (her) educational andlor work per proposed policy, she says she will vote against it if enough students voice their formance." Even Van Valey conceded the possibility of this example arising, but dissent. We therefore urge students and student groups to attend this next These editorials repres;d"t thedpiitions of the Revi~ ~~i~orial board. rnee~g.a.n?,t~ll y~n ya!ey,~~,~ ~est of thr ~~~t~,th~ ~ll r;tRtISltand,f~r l . . vagUe and unfair restric~QI)S.Qn free speech:, • "' .. ' ..• ',' '.' ~'.' : • ' .• _~ .• ~~,'t<~'.'7l'"t:(>''''''-<", • '>':~"'$< '''''W "t%~ 0)'~": <>J.'~~,,,,,""'';<;<';h~f.'''Wi,,,,,,,.~,,, "'Jl"", ,"'-;*"",<"'j,::v.,"• .Not~ ""oj"""""""."""""""'"", The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 5 Opinion Letters to the Editor LGMPO Editorial Unfair .of the social, economic, and emotional will print this,· I can promise that at made in the paper. It is good to learn I was shocked and angered by the violence we face when we are honest least I will never again make the mis that there are other people at this very Review's February editorial "Oppose about our sexual orientation. To imply take of picking up this publication. liberal university who share the same Gay Lounge." The editors seriously that any service that helps LGMBi views as I do. I had been picking up the misrepresented the Lesbian and Gay people accept themselves for who they Karen Hanson Michigan Daily before, but I never re Male Programs Office (LGMPO) and really are and deal with survival in a Art School graduate student ally read it. I just wanted to see the demonstrated complete ignorance of hostile environment "would inhibit sports section, which wasn't very good bisexuality, gay social life, and the homosexuals from participating in the anyway. Now after reading some of oppression that lesbians, gay men, and outside world" is insulting and pa the articles in the Review, I can't stand bisexuals (LGMBO must confront tronizing. the Daily. When I arrived at this school, daily. The editors obviously ignored, Question Lounge Funds I didn't really think much about liber If the editors had read the flier overlooked, or misinterpreted all ac The central issue raised in the als and conservatives or Democrats available at the LGMPO describing the curate information regarding this Review's "Oppose Gay Lounge" edito and Republicans, but my first term functions of the office, they would topic. One can only hope that they rial is an important one: whether the here has made me very aware of that have realized that the office is deeply have learned from this and will refrain U-M is responsible for providing indi point of view now. involved in more than just programs from printing such damaging misin vidual interest groups on campus with "that serve a purely social function." formation in the future. funding to do things that only include Phil Shore It's funny how the writer of the those who subscribe to that group's LSA freshman article neglected to mention that also David V. Horste special interest. If you are talking listed are meetings of Alcoholics Residential College senior about organizations in which the only Anonymous, Alanon, Adult Daugh requirement for admittance is some ters of Alcohol, groups for survivors of thing like sexual orientation or race, incest, and non-alcoholic social the usage of U-M funds, and specifi Shanties are Important groups. Sure, they list the bars -those cally funds extracted from all students, In last month's editOrial, "Man are some of the very few well-at is not necessarily good. For instance, dela, de Klerk and the Shanties," you tended public gay spaces we have. By Gays Need a Refuge should every student pay for the ac manage to completely skirtthe issue at focusing on the publicity that the I am appalled and sickened by the tivities that the BSU or Hillel sponsors? hand by your clever quips about de LGMPO does for privately organized Review's February editorial "Oppose As was pointed out, these groups are Klerk being scared by those idiotic activities in our community, the edito Gay Lounge." It is now absolutely very exclusive. And if they do get this ranting radicals at the U-M. However, rial minimizes the significance of all obvious that the U-M's homosexual! funding, then what, if any, are the It goes a Ii ttle deeper than this amazing the other programs the office coordi bisexual population desperately needs limitations that should be put on the misanalysis of their purpose that you nates. This does a great disservice to a U-M meeting place/ refuge in light of usage of that money? For example, propose. The shanties do provide a the LGMPO and to the U-M commu the severely homophobic atmosphere should the BSU have been able to pay disquieting presence on our lovely nity. that exists among the conservatives on Steven Cokely with the money it re concrete forum, thereby making The editorial only got worse, as it the campus, as evidenced by your ceives from the U-M? I think that this people aware of the issues that have perpetuated the ludicrous and danger editorial. It is disgusting that, in 1990, article helps to raise several questions been simply scrawled on their sides. ous stereotype that bisexually identi any member of the U-M, whether stu that need addressing concerning the Perhaps they have outlived their origi fied individuals are inherently pro dent, faculty, staff or administration responsibility of the U-M to provide nal purpose, and hopefully they will miscuous, require more than one part would even slightly object to the desire money for racially and sexually (fill in become permanent additions. Of ner, and do not participate in safer sex and need for people with similar incli any I left out) exclusive groups. course, I am worried that the regents, practices. If the editors had checked nations to meet. Further, your claim who constantly populate our Diag, for facts instead of relying on twisted that bisexuality equals promiscuity Stephen J::lenderson find them disturbing. I am also dis logic and old stereotypes, they might (bisexuals do not necessarily have LSA sophomore turbed that the squirrels will not have have avoided libeling all those people multiple partners) and the LGMPO's the ecolOgically balanced wildlife ref whose sexual orientation is not gen S J " . ' .""_".,,,,\\,, ••.,,,, _,, , . ~.,, . '> ..... ,.,> \ . .. ·,w ,~<"· , '·""#'~'M""'''WW''.,..''' '''',~;\/tSI. '''~ ' ''': j \l)''.. ' 'N!$i~·~' .... " Il""',.'i "- " _"~... ~ ,,.···"·'h'''~~W~~,, .->.,~" .. ", .J,I..".">'~ '" '." . '1, ••,1 . The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 6 Opinion: Review Forum Greek Life Offers More Than Stereotypes by Jonathan W. Fink During the past three years at the propagates situations where sexual gan Student Assembly. Recently, Students Against Drunk Driving mu University of Michigan, 1 have heard assault is likely to occur. when 1 asked the campus coordinator sic mobile to campus to raise campus or read very few positive things about Later, after speaking with Reicin, I of the event and Zeta Tau Alpha mem awa:reness and money for the SADD the Greek system. Most journals on realized that many people felt the pro ber Michelle Thompson about the suc chapter at the U-M. campus would have us believe that gram had been beneficial and that cess of the event, she told me, "I think It has also become clear to me that "Greeks" are members of fraternities many others regretted not participat that people were widely receptive to members of the Greek system can and sororities who do not care about ing. As Reicin said, "I hope that people the Alcohol Awareness Week and that remain active members of the commu anyone but themselves and foster a nity. No issue has helped to fix this "rape culture" and an alcoholic life view in my mind more than the Greek style with their mindless partying. De Many problems perceived to exist only Week Steering Committee's recent spite these stereotypes, I joined the within the Greek system are actually projects with the homeless during Greek system at this time last year. Greek Week. I have learned that the Greek sys societal problems that are more easily Amy Davies, c The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 7 Ann Arbor To Toke or Not to Toke by Bob Juneja The future of Ann Arbor's "$5 Pot has been ticketed. of marijuana as a civil infraction, rais new fines maybe steeper, but they will Law" will be determined at the polls Jernigan, however, feels these ing concerns about proper enforce probably not be a more effective deter on April 2, as one amendment on this concerns are less important than send ment. "There is no justice in a civil rent than the current $5 fine, as, with year's city ballot proposes to increase ing an anti-drug message to the city's infraction. You are convicted and there the exception of "Hash Bash," Ann the fines for marijuana use. However, youth. He would like the city to treat is no appeal," said Johnson. In addi Arbor seems to be no more plagued by group~oncampus, as well asat the city marijuana as a drug at least as danger tion, he feels that the substance abuse a marijuana problem than other cities and state levels have questioned ous as alcohol. 'We would like to think program option, which waives the fine with more typical laws. Perhaps these whether such hikes are needed. that the possession of marijuana is upon proof of attendance, discrimi are, indeed, "the politics of symbol nates against violators with lower in ism." On April 2, the people of Ann comes, as only those persons who can Arbor must decide which symbols are afford a rehabilitation program can important and which are simply rheto exercise that option. ric. The Detroit News has also criti cized the proposed amendll,1ent on its Bob Juneja is a sophomore in eco editorial pages, accusing the city of nomics and mathematics and an as "the politics of symbolism" and sug sistant editor for the Review. gesting "the increase would merely adjust the (original pot law, passed in 1974) for inflation." The current ballot proposal is not the first challenge to Ann Arbor's pot Rich Birkett, a representative of cause for a little bit more than a park law; a previous attempt failed in 1983. the National Organization for the Re ing ticket," he said. "The current law is Even if the current proposal passes, form of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an embarrassment to the city of Ann marijuana usage in the city will proba feels that the proposed amendment is Arbor." bly be affected very little, if at all. The not necessary. "There was no public Jernigan originally did not expect outcry against the current law," said a great student turnout at the polls, but Birkett. "Very few people are inter he now does because of the addition of ested in raising the fine." the ''Reproductive Freedom Zone" to The amendment was, in fact, the ballot, a proposal that would make placed on the ballot by a vote of the abortions in Ann Arbor punishable Ann Arbor city council, instead of a only by a fine, should the Michigan ANN ARBOR 'S petition drive by the people. Ann state legislature outlaw them. Jernigan SOURCE FOR Arbor Mayor Gerald Jernigan, how expects this addition will probably ever, defended the council's actions. ''bring out a lot more people who, MICHIAGN "We were asked by a variety of groups otherwise, would not be voting at all. I to add the amendment to the ballot. was fairly confident that the pot law MEMORABILIA These groups could simply not get a proposal would pass, but I'm a little petition drive organized," he said. more apprehensive now that the Re Governor James Blanchard failed productive Freedom Zone proposal is Sweatshirts in an attempt to remove the proposal on the ballot." Teeshirts from the ballot. The city council over The University of Michigan chap turned Blanchard's gubernatorial veto ter of the American Civil Liberties Hats with a 9-2 vote last week. Union (ACLU) has taken a position Prints & Posters If the amendment is passed, the against the amendment, having voted License Plates possession of marijuana will be on the issue last fall. Former U-M changed from a misdemeanor to a civil chapter ACLU President Jim Johnson Stickers infraction and carry a fine of $25 on the said, "The ACLU has long been op Sweatpants first offense, $50 on the second offense, posed to criminal sanctions for drug and a minimum of $100 on the third use. We do not view it as a criminal Flags uA ..... ;JlIA'S and subsequent offenses. The fines, problem." Jackets however, will be waived if the violator According to Johnson, the histori attends a substance abuse program. cal reason for the ACLU's opposition Mugs & Glasses MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE Under state law, possession of mari to drug. laws is that such laws were Neck Ties juana carries a maximum fine of $1000 once only enforced upon minorities Main Store: 549 E. University and a jail sentence of up to one year. and dissidents to "suppress the dis Bumper Stickers Electronics: 1110 S. University One of NORML's major concerns sent, as was done during the Vietnam NCAA Shirts Annex: 1117 S. University over the propoSPI, if it passes, is that war." The ACLU believes that most Phone: 313-662·3201 Store Hours: M·F 8:30-5:30 records will have to be kept-of violators police violations of civil rights occur Football Jerseys Saturday 9:30-5:00 to assure they are charged with the during drug arrests. Crazy Shirts proper fine. Currently, no records are Another reason the ACLU is op And Much More! kept O( ~i9Iiltors, as ~heJi,ne i!l th~ same posed to the amendment is because it B CIC n~,gardles.s.o!~9~.~anytimes~ ~rson defines the penalty for the possession ~, •• <,>"".. " .,."",~ ," _, ""'" .... ",''' . ' '' ''''Wi~ ' .. ,. "i&t"",,*,"""""'; ' "~>'W'' ~''''~''''' {' '' ••' . , "":'> The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 8 Administration The Dude's Been Called Worse On February 14, Adam DeVore and dom of speech. DUDERST ADT: Because in my con administration be lurking in the Carey Brian Meadors of the Review sultation with students, there has been background? interviewed University of Michigan REVIEW: The original U-M harass- a very broad range of student opinion. President James Duderstadt. Duder There are a DUDERSTADT: You're essentially stadt became president of the univer number of stu asking me to design the code and I sity in 1988 after graduating from the dents on this have not done that nor will I do that. If U-M's College of Engineering and campus that be you look a t sample codes from any of a holding various positions since 1969. lieve that their number of institutions you'll see a rights would be broad range of ways to approach it; in protected by the some cases it's centralized; in some REVIEW: Do you mind being called existence of cases it's a joint student/faculty liThe Dude"? some kind of committee; in other cases it's decen broad rights-re tralized in individual schools and col DUDERSTADT: I have been called sponsibility pol leges. I have quite an open mind about worse ... icy such as exists which of those be appropriate for this on every other campus. The College of Engineering REVIEW: Have you ever been in the campus in the has had an honor code for some time. tunnels? United States. REVIEW: Isn't that of a different na DUDERSTADT: No. REVIEW: ture? Which student REVIEW: Who did you vote forin'68 groups have DUDERST ADT: Not necessarily. I and'72 ? come forward think that it could be extended to apply in favor of this? to non-academic behavior. DUDERSTADT: It is important that the president be clearly perceived as DUDER REVIEW: When you say that it could politically independent. Throughout STADT: This is be extended, it seems there is poten most of my life, I've been a political in an issue that has tially quite a bit of room for interpre dependent. been expressed tation. Do you think that it ought to by individual be more specific? REVIEW: So you're not going to tell students that I us who you vtJted for in'68 or '72? ment policy, which you supported, met with them in dormitories, classes, DUDERSTADT: I say "could be ex was shot down as a violation of the and various organizations around tended" because in that case honor DUDERST ADT: I'm not going to tell First Amendment. How do you feel campus. It is interesting that many of code, like most honor codes, is really you who I voted for in any election. about that? the graduate students who have had governed and implemented entirely Once I'm a civilian again, I'll tell you. their undergraduate education at by students. Students determine and DUDERSTADT: I believe that the other institutions are puzzled by the judge those violations and determine REVIEW: What's your favorite card policy, as it was originally written, . absence of such a policy on this cam sanctions. There is an appeal route. It game? would have eventually been found pus and by what they perceive as an gets into the administration, but it is constitutionally valid. There were unwillingness to consider this on the rarely necessary to do so. It is my DUDERSTADT: Poker, I guess. some difficulties with its implementa part of student groups. understanding that engineering is not tion. The narrower policy has avoided alone; there are two or three other REVIEW: What's your favorite many of those difficulties, but there REVIEW: If any sort of anti-harrass schools with honor codes. drink? continue to be somedifficul ties. We're ment policy or a code were put into waiting for the review process involv effect, would ... REVIEW: The topic of minority DUDERSTADT: Oh gosh - probably ing students,faculty, and staff to come lounges frequently comes up in this a Chalone Chardonnay. Chalone is a forward with recommendations from DUDERST ADT: There already is a context. What do you think about vineyard in California. those committees to see whether harassment policy ... them? Do you support their existence there's a way we can fine tune the pol or do you find that they are less desir REVIEW: What are your thoughts icy even further. REVIEW: Yes, but you are working able? about Salman Rushdie? on revising and narrowing it, isn't REVIEW: Would the interim harass that so? DUDERST ADT: It's important to pro DUDERSTADT: (Chuckling) He's ment policy have punished Salman vide all members of the university someone who got caught in some very Rushdie for publishing The Satanic DUDERSTADT: Well, it's in place, community with areas where they difficult political struggles. Verses on the U-M campus? but we're looking for input on ways to won't feel uncomfortable. Noareas improve it. . should be exclUSionary, but there will REVIEW: Is what he did right? DUDERSTADT: It is my belief that it be some areas of the campus designed would not have punished him. REVIEW: Would the Central Student to provide more familiarity and sup DUDERSTADT: What did he do? Judiciary (CSJ), MSA's judiciary, ad port for certain types of students. That REVIEW: You have repeatedly asked minister the new and improved pol means in my mind that there may well REVIEW: He wrote a book that was for student input on the code and any icy? If so, would it be the highest be reason for minority lounges, but very objectionable to many people. such policies, yet many students in authority, or would there be a higher those should not be exclusionary or sisted there be no restrictions. Why appeal for that? Would it be mainly just for minorities. Arninority lounge DUDERST ADT: I believe in the free- do you persist? student self-governing or would the that is open to all members of the uni- tiJ.,..,·,/.,·;'\J!I"'~~I"'\llf.;,,,,,,,;,,"',,,,,,,-w,"''''~tAd~.,~,<»,·,'"'-4~-''''''''··''~,,,,v,,>J>,';"',,~,,,,,,~ '0f;<';.i'. "'~l',';" _"~,,,,, ... -.ot":;', The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 9 REVIEW: What do you think about versity community is not segregated. CCF after it hired a musician that sang DUDERSTADT: I have not seen them the Black Student Union? What I'm saying is that, if it's exclu a song called "God Hates Queer" on indetaiI. We've never had quotas. The sionary, if it excludes individuals of the diag? university made no commitment to DUDERST ADT: There is a need for any race, that, by definition, is segrega achieving 10 percent African Ameri different groups of students to form tion. DUDERSTADT: I don't have enough can enrollment inthe early 19705. I can different organizations, in some cases, detailed information to have a definite assure you, because I was around the characterized along interests, culture, REVIEW: Would you be opposed to a opinion. I recognize there are issues of table, that President Shapiro did not or nationality. BSU is one of those minority lounge such as East Quad's groups. To be honest, I do not know ABENG lounge? Only members of what particular direction or agenda ABENG may sign out the key to un There may well be reason for minority they have at this point. lock the lounge, but once it is open, lounges but those should not be exclu any student can be there. REVIEW: The Michigan Student sionary, or just for minorities. Assembly (MSA) recently funded DUDERST ADT: What you have to expensive "fact-finding" trips to El understand is that when I say I am Salvador and the West Bank with stu opposed, what I mean is that I don't religious freedom that have to be ex make a commitment to 12 percent and dent money. How do you feel about think it is in the best interest of diver pressed, but on the other side, I also I don't see any particular relevance in that? sity to have any part of the university recognize that there are issues of con 15 percent. President Fleming made a exclude members of the university cern about racial and ethnic sensitiv commitment to financial aid, but there DUDERSTADT: What MSA does is a community. That does not mean that ity, and homophobia. But I think the was never a commitment made to a resul t of who the students elect as their that belief propagates into the individ issue is one that should be worked out particular number. I recommend you representatives. My suggestion would ual practice of our various units, be by students, as it has been. One com have that dialogue with him directly, be that if the students don't like it, then cause they are quite decentralized. My position of MSA ruled one way last but that is in fact the case. It is evident do something about it. own reaction is that the way to build year, and another composition ruled if you look at the text of the document any multicultural institution is to pull another way this year. So there must known as the "Six Point Plan," which REVIEW: They tried, and the opposi people together rather than pull them be some process of dialogue, some states that we should be striving to tion cheated. apart. But I also recognize that we evolution of learning. achieve a student body that is reflec should reflect the heritage and culture tive of the population at large. That's DUDERSTADT: Well, you have to be of the different groups on this campus REVIP'!: How do you feel about still our goal. As to whether we should tougher and smarter than they are. in various locations on this campus. LASC (the Latin American Solidarity. put $2 million more into financial aid, That's how I perceive multicultural Committee) in general, and specifi all I can say is that we've put in two or REVIEW: Do you read Consider lounges. But I think it's for all peoples. cally with respect to its attempts to three times that amount over the past magazine? bring foreign matters into the univer few years. I'm always interested in REVIEW: Does the U-M use a quota sity - for example, its call for a letter suggestions or requests, but I think one DUD ERST ADT: I haven't seen it. system for admissions? to be sentto our sisterschoolin El Sal of the confusions in student language We're not on their mailing list. I read vador? isthattheword "demand"isoverused. everything that comes through here. DUDERSTADT: There is no quota When I see it, I cross it out and substi system at the U-M. Admissions is an DUDERSTADT: The request - the tute the word "recommend." REVIEW: Do you read the Michigan effort to assemble, as a class, the finest only request I received - was from a Daily? class that the U-M can put together. number of faculty and staff members. REVIEW: So the Black Action Move That means that, of necessity, we It is occasionally appropriate for ment flyers that say "BAM debt 20 DUDERSTADT: As little as possible. evaluate the whole individual. We try American universities to respond to years past due" try to remind us of a The problem is tha t ever since they lost to build a class characterized by diver certain important issues, which I do. commitment that was never made? Bloom County, there's been nothing sity. Some will be great artists, others To my knowledge, I never received that pulls me to the Daily. will be scholars, musicians, or athletes. any sort of written request from L-A-S DUDERST ADT: If you look back at Some will come from the Upper Penin ... what is it, LASCS? Whatever you the record, you will find President REVIEW: Do you read the Michigan sula, others from the Lower, some called it. There was a demonstration Fleming made a commitment to Review? from this group, some from that group. while I was out of town, but my incli achieving financial aid adequate to When you put it all together, hopefully nation is not to respond to demonstra support 10 percent black enrollment, DUDERST ADT: I usually do because you achieve the highest quality class tions-I regard them as basically thea but there was never a commitment to it comes out less frequently. you can. ter-but Ido try to be responsive to le achieving 10 percent black enrollment. gitimate concerns. I received what I REVIEW: What do you think of the REVIEW: But doesn't intentionally thought were genuine concerns from REVIEW: What are your feelings Michigan Daily and the Michigan Re taking race into consideration the faculty and staff, so I did what I about the American Civil Liberties view? amount to a quota system? thought was appropriate. There are Union (ACLu), in light of it's action times when it is appropriate for the against the U-M's attempt to limit ex DUDERSTADT: Student publica DUDERST ADT: We seek to achieve a university to respond on major issues, pression? tions are important, and they have a student body composition that is re and I will do that from time to time. long tradition on this campus. But the flective of the national composition. DUDERSTADT: All I know is that difficulty is that from time to time As I said, our admissions process looks REVIEW: The United Coalition there's probably as much controversy groups with other agendas take over. at both the whole individual and the Against Racism (UeAR) is demand and division within the ACLU as there That obviously happened recently classasa whole. Wedon'thaveadmis ing 15 percent quotas for black is between the ACLU and the rest of with the Daily opinion page. And that sions based on GP A and SAT alone. students,and that $2 million be set our society, as evidenced by the case happens. My concern is that I would aside for scholarships for students of we had a year ago, when the national like to promote student publications of REVIEW: What do you think of the color who need financial aid. What is ACLU did not want to dispute the the highest possible quality. They Christian Cornerstone Fellowship your reaction to these demands? harassment policy but the Michigan certainly will take various political (CCF)? Specifically, how do you feel Have you seen them? ACLUdid. viewpoints, but I would hope to see about MSA's attempt to derecognize diversity on this campus. I'd like to see .... "''' ..... ,." ..,.,...,. The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 10 much more of a balance expressed repeal of the $5 pot law, and there tion was considering a mandatory REVIEW: If you had to look back through the Daily. should be a stronger penalty. I don't course on racism. Where do you stand over the year, what is the worst deci know what I can do legally to keep the on this issue? sion the administration has collec REVIEW: What do you think about Hash Bash from happening, but I'll do tively made? If you could erase one the Daily opinion page's grand fi anything I can to prevent it. DUDERSTADT: The last mandatory thing, what would it be? nale? Betsy Esch and Amy Harmon class we had, to my knowledge, was upset quite a few people with their REVIEW: In this time of soaring tui pysical education, which we discon farewell article. tions, what are you doing to limit or tinued in the mid-1960s. I find it very DUDERSTADT: Well, we lost the pare down the U-M's bureaucracy? difficult to believe that the faculty at Rose Bowl. There have been a lot of DUDERSTADT: I'm glad I was on large or the students would stand for small screw-ups, but nothing terribly their list (of villains), otherwise I DUDERSTADT: We are always chal any kind of mandatory courses. The dangerous. There are a lot of things I would have felt a little neglected. lenging oursel ves to find places where debate about having a mandatory wish we could have done better. My we can cut back. In fact, we have a course is an important debate, and I general sense is that immediate ,con REVIEW: What do you think about major task force, which is being lead by still think that multicultural education cerns were handled correctly. I think the shanties? the dean of the School of Business Ad . is important because we live in a mul we're on the right track. I sense a real ministration. A report will be coming ticultural world. mood of optimism around campus. DUDERST ADT: I think they should out shortly, but he has already in be regarded as an expression of certain formed me that we're working at the views, and that is the reason why I am margins. generally in support of their remaining on campus. They have raised aware REVIEW: Controversies {ecently ness of very important issues. In the arose at Michigan State and Northern same sense that we have to tolerate Illinois University concerning stu Alittle v expression of other types, we should dent funds being spent for Louis tolerate the shanties. Farrakhan to give a speech. If he came here, where would you stand? of your REVIEW: On April 2, after the Hash Bash, there will be a vote on Ann DUDERSTADT: University funds, time Arbor's pot law and whether the fine technically called "public funds," from will be increased. How do you feel a general fund, should not be spent on about the Hash Bash and the $5 pot activities like that. I don't think the may mean law? regents would support that either. We should not forbid groups to bring indi DUDERSTADT: They're both a dis viduals like Farrakhan to campus, but more time for grace. They convey a very poor image "public funds" should not be used to of the community at a time when sub support extremists. someone else. stance abuse is one of the great prob • lems American society faces. I support REVIEW: For a while, the adlllinistra- Give Plasma! Plasma Donors Are "People Helping People" t!1 c~r Plasma Collection Facility New Donors Receive '$20 On Your First Donation HOURS: Mon. thru Fri. 8 a.m. -4 p.m. 813 W. Michigan Ave. Ypsilanti Phone 482-6790 " . , - . ~ . l '. . J \ j, , • '~~~~~ ' ·'·~~~" '!'!l.,tH.'$~.Itil1,W""#~~~IIo·~W~", ,,,1! The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 11 John Doe Continued from page 1 good play the week before the hearing elated wi th the decision. Even some of prevent people from saying offensive by suspending part of the policy," said the members of the United Coalition things," said Wynne. ogy in August, wascontemplating two Wynne. "That was practically an ad Against Racism didn't oppose it too ''It may be offensive for people to potentially controversial subjects for mission. It wasn't going to stand and much. They thought ' it was a lousy talk about abortion if you hold an future research: human mate choice they knew it. They wanted to salvage policy." opposing viewpoint, but you can't and gender differences. Wynne shared what they could. After our challenge it Still, Wynne had reservations prevent them from saying something his reservations about the policy with was just a matter of damage control." about being the plaintiff. "1 didn't about abortion because you think it's Sedler, including his concern that his In the end, the whole thing just know what to expect. Things like this offensive." potential research ideas might violate turned out to be an expensive "black can be blown out of proportion. What "At our law school we've got some the policy on the grounds of sexism. eye" for the U-M, according to Wynne. I was really afraid of, more than any of the most renowned First Amend Sedler proposed that Wynne be the "They shouldn't have even fought thing else, was retribution from the ad ment scholars in the country. And not sole plaintiff for the test case. it. It just made them look bad and cost ministration and professors. I'mnotas once, in the entire policy making proc "The more I started to think about them a couple of hundred thousand worried about that now. That's the ess, were any of the those lawyers the policy, the more I thought about dollars in legal fees. That is, it cost U-M main reason I can come out in the open consulted about the First Amendment how many ideas would be stifled by it. students a couple of hundred thou with it." implications of this policy. In the exact I was so pissed off I finally decided to sand dollars." Although Wynne does favor a word of Judge A vern Cohn, who ruled be the plaintiff," Wynne said. "1 was Wynne was less worried that the policy that would punish students for on the case, 'lhaveahunchtheydidn't fearful of retribution, so 1 said 'I'll just policy would be overturned than he . expressions inconsistent with the First want to ask the questions because they call myself John Doe and hope we can was with the possible negative reac Amendment, he feels that any anti didn't want to hear the answers.'" get this damn thing ruled unconstitu tion the ruling might receive on cam harrassment policy must acknowl tional.'" pus. "I was really worried about how edge that the First Amendment does So, as of April 1989, Wesley minorities on campus were going to protect most offensive speech. This is Brian Jendryka is a sophomore in Wynne has also been John Doe. .take it. There seems to be a very, very a distinctidh he feels the policy's crea English and economics and an execu Throughout the entire ordeal, Wynne unhealthy situation between the races tors failed to recognize. tive editor of the Review. Carey Brian was fairly certain that the policy would and ethnic groups on this campus, and 'The administration originally Meadors is a junior in nuclear engi be ruled unconstitutional. 1was worried that this decision ~ould wanted a policy that would prevent neering and a publisher of the Re "We were pretty sure we were somehow exacerbate it. I was very glad people from saying offensive things. view. going to win. The U-M put on a really to find out that many people were But at a public university, you can't Security Continued from page 1 U-M Department of Public Safety - large sums of money. These instances would hold the universities (and ulti not the AAPD - is responsible for the occur very rarely, according to Heatly. · mately the regents), rather than the bystanders. 36,000 students and 20,000 university Even if the Department of Public county sheriff accountable for the ac "If we get a report of a man with a employees, as well as 700 campus Safety were to have a core of deputized tions of police officers within the De gun, we have to send in our officers alarms and all 911 calls made on cam sheriff's officers, there would still be at partment of Public Safety. Currently armed basically with a flashlight and a pus. least one significant problem, accord the U-M is the only four-year public radio. Criminals are going to assume Although it is possible to set up ing to Heatly: the sheriff's office is an university without deputized officers heisa police officer," said Heatly. 'We such a department through the elected position, which means the as a part of its security departments. are pretending to be police officers, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Depart Department of Public Safety's rela Director of Housing Security Joel and I don't like to do that. We have ment, both Heatly and Baisden would tionship with local law enforcement Allan also supports the bill. Although been very lucky so far." rather have these officers as a part of agencies could change with each elec- housing security is an independent de Although the Department of Pub partment, officers from the Depart lic Safety can call the AAPD for assis ment of Public Safety are often called tance, there are only nine police offi upon for backup in dangerous situ cers assigned tocover the U-M cam ations. Because of this, Allan wants the pus, according to Sgt. Donald Terry of most efficient, competent department the AAPD. And since these officers are possible, and he sees campus police of responsible for working 21 hours per ficers as a part of this. "It'll take some day, there are often times when only time to work the bugs out, but .eventu two officers are on or near the campus. ally it will be a much better system for Because of this, Heatly says, there are all of us." "a lot of times when the police just The bill is not going favored by all aren't available." lawmakers, however. Rep. Perry Bul Heatly would retain the unarmed lard, D- AnnArbor, is one representa security officers as well. "1 have never tive who not only feels that the bill is suggested that security officers be not needed but that if passed, it would arn1ed," said Heatly. create problems for both the city of The armed police officers would Ann Arbor and the U-M. One of the only be used as a resource and not for their own department and held ac tion. Heatly said that although the problems with a U-M police force, ac every day patrolling, according to Sgt. countable to Heatly, instead of the U-M's relationship is currently very cording to Bullard, is the revenue the Vernon Baisden. "We would have sheriff. Currently, only Heatly and good, that couldeasily change. ' city of Ann Arbor would lose from the trained, educated, certified peace offi Assistant Security Director Bob Pifer One solution to this problem, ac U-M for the nine AAPD officers used cers available when one is needed," are deputized through the Sheriff's cording to Heatly, is House Bill 5165, by the U-M. Currently the U-M pays said Baisden. Department and they are only allowed currently under consideration in the the City of Ann Arbor aproximately This ability toemploy resources to carry guns in three cases: to assistthe State Legislature. This bill would al $500,000 per year for these services, from the Department of Public Safety U.s. Secret Service, to assist outside low the U-M and other Michigan four which includes extra help during for dangerous calls would be a great la w enfor~li\CJ,1t officials in making iIl\ year insti tutions of higher ed vea tion to advantage, according to Heatly, as the arrest on campus; 'and to transport form their .own "police forces." It ~on,tin~ed on pa~~ ~5. .. . . The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 12 Sports Picks for a Belated Baseball Season by Thomas Blnkow January, in the Midwest. The air of last season's stars means that some Cleveland. son, and they also have Dennis Ecker was bitter cold outside, and my mind players will fail to repeat their success, The New York Yankees have no sley, who was among the best relief was numb. As I sat watching ESPN but, except for starting pitchers, there catcher, no shortstop or third base pitchers last year even after his injury Sportcenter, all I had to look forward to seems to be enough young talent on man, and very little starting pitching. (1.56 ERA, 57.2 IP, 55 SO, 3 BB). Only for the next few months were snow, the bench to fill any newly created They do have an excellent bullpen, but two things can stop the A's this season: slush, and tests. Then anchorperson holes. the team is also run by George Stein Injuries to their two best players-no Chris Bennan began a new report: "In Sharing the second tier with Balti brenner and therefore they have no wait, that happened last year a few weeks, we will all hear the four more and headed for fourth place, or chance. My advice to Yankee fans: hmmmm, a bad attitude, and, ·uh, most welcome words of the winter, third with some luck, are the Milwau keep watching Dennis Miller's maybe an earthquake. 'Pitchers and catchers report.'" kee Brewers. The Brew Crew seem "George Steinbrenner Update" every The California Angels and the The blood rushed to my head, a ingly has no hope for a pennant, with week on "Saturday Night Live" and Kansas City Royals are obvious fire burned in my heart and pitching only two bona fide starting pitchers- hope for the best. choices for second and third; they can't arm. "Oh, joy! Oh, bliss!" raced one of them injury prone, the other The Cleveland Indians had the touch Oakland, and nobody else can through my mind. "Baseball is going wi th only one good year behind him. best pitching in the division last year touch them. Which team has a better to start spring training! Soon the game They have pretty good hitting, and a (ERA 3.65) and might again in 1990. year, however, mostly depends on will come north, and spring will be good bullpen, but I do not understand They also produced the least offense in unpredictable factors, such as injuries, gin!" how the management expects to win the league last season (604 runs), and it .or peak performances by players. I It is now two months later, and anything with such a dearth of prob has only gotten worse with the trade of choose California over the Royals be because of the lockout, I have been able starters. the Tribe's best hitter, Joe Carter. You cause K.c. has more potential prob denied the joys of spring training, and The denizens of the last, i.e. can't win if you don't score. Last place. lems: Bob Boone could finally become even worse, I'll have to wait an extra pretty-much-hopeless, tier of the AL too old, Bo Jackson could falter after week for the season to begin. I cannot East (though anything is possible with AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST only one good year, etc., etc. Of course, deny it: I'm a baseball junkie and these this competition) are Detroit, New There is no parity in this division. Kansas City's bullpen is the best in last couple months have been hell. The York, and Cleveland. Expect the De The three best teams in the league are baseball with Davis, Montgomery, counseling didn't help, so all I could do troit Tigers to finish the first month here, as are the three worst. and Farr. But then again, California was to fiU my empty days with specu with the worst record in baseball as The Oakland Athletics are the has much better starting pitching. The lation: r09Jdes·· become accustomed to the only dominant team in baseball. other deciding factor is California's major leagues, the near retirees try to Among American League teams, they offense. The Angels did not fulfill their AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST reverse the atrophy of a long winter have possibly the best hitting, best potential last year because they failed There is a general atmosphere of and long careers, and the multitude of starting pitching, second best relief to get people on base (.3100B%). They parity in baseball this year, with some new players try to fonn a cohesive_ pitching, one of the top benches, and ought to improve at least a little this divisions, such as the AL East, lacking team. Once these nuisances go away, perhaps the best manager in Tony year, and that could propel them past even one dominant team. the Tigers should finish strongly LaRussa. They have the most effective the Royals. Toronto and Boston are the two enough to beat out New York and lead-off hitter ever in Rickey Hender- After years of mediocrity, the t""'T' ·,E:W: i> _.. most likely contenders in this division. ::a.-. !.- Ijj Texas Rangers are finally contenders, They both have talent and weaknesses or at least they would be in the AL East. ::s~. in the same areas: excellent offenses It would not be a surprise if this team with a few great hitters, depth in the finished the season performing above bullpen, and a lack of dependable average in every facet of the game, starting pitchers. The Boston Red Sox ...... with no obvious deficiencies. Or they have the advantage, however. They ~ could continue last season's problems are the only team in the division with ~. with ca tcning, starting pitching (due to out any holes in the starting line-up, the ages of Hough, 41, and Ryan, 43), and the bullpen also has more poten and the left side of their infield. tial than any other in the division, The Minnesota Twins can expect which should partially compensate for to switch places with the Rangers if the their lack of starting pitchers. Texans are plagued by all of these The Toronto Blue Jays dependon problems at once or if the five young aging stars and unproven talent to pitchers for whom the Twins traded provide pitching depth, and to com Frank Viola to the Mets fulfill their pensate for weak positions in the start potential next year. Both events are ing line-up, such as catcher. Because unlikely, but the Twins still perform of a more talented bench, Toronto can among the best in the league offen compensate for injuries more easily sivelyand defenSively. All they need than the Red Sox. However, if too are good pitchers, who should be many of the Blue Jays' questionably emerging over the next few years. talented players do not perfonn, it will .. As of six months ago, the Seattle not matter. Mariners were finally rid of the most A division title is unlikely for the detrimental member of the organiza Baltimore Orioles, but their second tion, owner George Argyros. Now the place finish in;S9 was not as far above Mariners will no longer be everyone many including Jim ,Abb,ott, \1,:M',S formeq?itc!UngwunderkJt1d I\O~ p~ing !~4 th~ .¥gel~1 theiF haadsas people, ",' 1 {J, I 1 ~; :: ~, :), ,,~ (, i-I ,:) -\ . J' 1 j. '\ . , th'cir fans, seem to believe. The )'{>uth hopes to transfer his coll~g~ate success into a big-league bonanza, 1990 style. Continued on page 13 " ~~"~~ I ""W.~.~~",~~~Wll~~~~" •• ~",.; The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 13 Baseball Continued from page 12 Cardinals. However, it is still unlikely they would improve and might even a few grasps at limited possibilities). that Harry Carey's "Holy Cow's" will contend. As of now, they have none But if San Francisco's offense declines, else's minor league team; the rain down on another division title or and appear unlikely to find any soon. which is possible, and San Diego per Mariner's will actually keep the talent even a second place team. One reason: The club fills the rest of the roster with forms as expected, the positions of they develop. Remember Phil Bra Regardless of the Manager of the Year talent, enough so that they could chal these two teams could easily switch. dley, Ivan Calderon, Danny Tartabull, award he received at the end of last lenge the Expos if they could find just Considering how far the Houston Mark Langston, and Mike Moore? year, Don Zimmer is among the worst two starters. Astros are behind San Diego and how None are Mariners anymore, but Ken skippers in baseball. He did perform slight the prospects are for the two Griffey Jr;, Greg Briley, Erik Hanson, the leadership role well, maintaining a NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST teams behind them, the Astros can be Brian Holman, Randy Johnson, Mike positive atmosphere throughout the The three top teams in the Nt confident about fourth place. With no Schooler, and a productive farm sys misfortunes that plagued the Cubs in West are all serious contenders, which glaring ineptitude, what keeps Hous tem will be a part of the Mariners of the 1989. But he also made unnecessary should give West Coast fans the most ton behind the leaders is just a general 1990s. Someof this potential will never decisions that jeopardized his team's competitive pennant race in baseball. lack of championship- The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 14 Arts: Book Review 'My Turn' to Beg for Sympathy My Turn Another blatant error comes when one." can order virtually any food you like Nancy Reagan the first lady discusses her relationship Mrs. Reagan's response to the on Air Force One, as the kitchen staff Random House with Mikhail Gorbachev's wife, Raisa. question of astrology is indicative of can cook up practically anything. (For Hardcover, $21.95 In describing their relationship, Mrs. her purpose in writing the book. security reasons, food is bought ran 384 pp. Reagan explains how it was not really "What it boils down to is that each domly and never from the same place as cold and hostile as the press por person has his or her own ways of twice in a row)." by Matthew Lund trayed it to be. Yet she spends the re coping with trauma and grief, with the Another little known fact about Perhaps no presidency has been mainder of the chapter relating experi pain of life, and astrology was one of White House life is the mystery of the filled with so much mystery, gossip, ences which make Mrs. Gorbachev mine. Don't criticize me until you have Lincoln Bedroom. Legend has it that and unrest as that of Ronald Reagan. seem ill-mannered and inconsiderate. stood in my place. This helped me. the ghost of Abraham Lincoln visits his The Iran-contra affair, an assassination In the end, Mrs. Reagan's exhaust Nobody was hurt by it - except, pos old bedroom on a somewhat regular attempt, and widely covered intra ingly defensive writing style leads to sibly,me." basis. Mrs. Reagan's daughter Mau cabinet battles have all produced ques the loss of her credibility. For example, Such "Don't criticize me unless reen reports that she woke up one tions addressed in scathin~ excoriat in herfirst year atthe White House, she you've stood in my place" phrases can night to see a "shadowy, transparent ing, and revealing novel-like biogra is criticized by the press for wearing be found in her depiction of almost figure standing by the window." phies by such insiders as Don Regan, extravagant clothing. In response, every issue. This laundary list of ex When she looked to see who it was, it Larry Speakes, and David Stockman. Mrs. Reagan offers some sound argu cuses, rather then explanations, disappeared. The latest expose of Reagan's White ments like the fact that they were not quickly grows tiresome. Apparently, members of the House years is My Turn, the memoirs purchased with government money, With Regan's book being equally White House staff say that such events of former first lady Nancy Reagan. or that she needed an expensive ward full of gossip, it is often difficult to are not uncommon. One of the butlers My Turn can be summed up in one robe in order to be on par with the decide who is telling the truth. In fact, attests to hearing the bedroom's piano word: retaliatory. Whether she is tell wives of other national leaders. But Regan and Nancy Reagan give com played one evening. When he ap ing her side of a controversial issue or then she goes one step too far: "One pletely different accounts of several proached to see the performer, the just relating an event, Nancy Reagan reason (for the criticism) may be that events, each contending that the other music mysteriously stopped and no never fails to pass judgment on any some women aren't all that crazy is evading the truth. But regardless of one was there. And on many occasions thing she mentions. Perhaps .this about a woman who wears a size four, who was right or wrong, the former the Reagan's dog, Rex, was heard shol,tldbe expected, and maybe not and wl)Q. ~ms to have no trouble . first lady holds,q.P9sitiQn that should barking incessantly at an apparently eve~A~ticized, as thebookbegihSwith staying Slim." not allow her tostooptO mudslinging. empty Lincoln bedroom. ' the apPropriate disclaimer: "Ouring And then there is, of course, the , To be fair, certain parts of the book Former President Dwight Eisen our White House yeaps 1 said almost topic ofastrology . Regan asserts in his are qmte intereSting. Nancy Reagan is hower reported that Abevisiteq the nothing about how I felt regarding the memoir,For the Record, that the coun able to relate certain nuances and in room in the 1950s, and when Winston controversies that swirled around me try was being run by an astrologer in side stories that no one but a first lady Churchill stayed in the room on a state ... But now those years are over, and it's California. Nimcy Reagan refutes this could give. Finding out about life in visit, he too confirmed the presence of my tum to describe what happened." accusation by claiming that the the White House is the one endearing the ghost. Curiously, none of the During her White House years, Democratic presidents report the ex Nancy Reagan certainly did not typify perience. (Maybe it's a partisan the role of the traditi~nal first lady. 1I0on't criticize me unless you've stood thing-after all, Lincoln was the first Legislators, presidential advisors, and in my place" remarks abound in My Rebublican president). members of the press have accused her Such moments are the highlights of trying to take control of the Turn. This litany of excuses, rather than of My Turn. If you are willing to plow presiden~ agenda. As can be ex through her rhetoric and self-serving pected, she ardently denies all su<:h explanations, quickly grows tiresome. innuendoes, then the book really does atcusations. However, even one who not seem so bad. Co-author William is unfamiliar with other published Novak (also co-author of Tip O'Neill accounts of the first lady can discern astrologer's advice was confined only aspect of this book. and Lee Iacocca's autobiographies) the real reasons why Nancy Reagan to the president's scheduling. Such For example, if the Reagan' s were does a good job of making the text wrote My Turn. She gets so tied up in supernatural advice seems harmless invited to have dinner at the horne of a readable and professionally pre defending herself that the facts often and limited at first glance, but both friend, the secret service would begin sented. Unfortunately; Mrs. Reagan's get cluttered - cluttered to the point Regan and Mike Deaver disagree. In preparation for that evening two content does not always match that where'the real Nancy Reaganreveals his book, Regan describes Mrs. weeks in advance. Surveillance equip- professionalism. the facade she created and subse- Re(i&an'sbeliefinastroiogyassoinflu- rnent,cQmmunication equipment, and Mrs. Reagan deserves to be lauded quently loses her credibility. entialthat the chief of staff had to keep other essentials would have to be in- for her efforts, but scolded for her TO begin with, she denies trying to a'oolQrcoded calendar on his desk to stalled for one evening's dinner. 'Also, motives. However,.My Turnisjustone advise the president on crucial na- indtcate which days were fortuitous the food would nave to, bepur~hased part of a larger story"f;I~~ acrount, .' ,ti9P~: issues. She mentions .thatshe ,fPif/thepresident to travel or make. -by White House, per,S9M~ to ensure despite its ~ea~~~:s~~~l(tnq.tbe ,,,~··,t: he d' _.. ;.1"",:'1>.. " ,'.\d.}:..... " ' """ton,· ' .. ".;,··.:A'f.·;,,: '. If, r a VIce to person':;I~i;:~,~;i')0lij~~':(lp~aral'\ces. '. ,,". ~~'}:', ",;",:Js'rk'\',';;,';.:::,0',;", '" 'she did not "know much'at;Om"~'(""'"'\~~1!Mrs:Reagangoesontosaythatthe ' Mrs.'Reagan's{i'rsttrlp'6nAirForce ~~';!'!~lkJ!f.ifW;~'i:~··'· ~pomics or military affairs." But astt610gical controversy was rnagni- Oneisalsointer~ting. "Oneofthepi- job with his memoirs. ,J!lt¢i:'slle suggests that the West Wing, ,'~eard,~ she writes ,w' :of;OteWhite House (executive branch} 'sOns( and that Deaver had no problems"and the stewards'shtiwoo, us around. ShOUld recognize the EastWing (resi- With '.• it. Regan, however, quotes It was a wonderful surprise to find that Matthew Lund is a senior in polith~a1 denee area and first lady's office) and Deaver as saying that the chief of staff the president and the first lady have a science and a publisher of the Re aUowit to play an important adVisory should "Humor her ... at least this little two-room suite with a private. view. role on national issues. ' ,'., (astrologer) isn't as ·kooky as tile last bathroom. !:also discovered that you ~ ~'l:n4~\.~;"\~~1M"[.""""""""'1i,":~'\;;"".,,"'~',"">~<"'l:~/ '"\'.i~*w,m,'-.'1;t~M The Michigan Review, March 1990, p. 15 Arts: Book Review Silber Misses The Mark Straight Shooting Silber asks, "that the preoccupation sifies his results. Yet Silber appears to proposed alternative - a national John Silber with instant sex along with thesugges- be hypocritical. He writes that,in 1968, ed ucational day-care system - would Hardcover, $22.50 tion that sex is a readily available when he was the dean of liberal arts at be any better, nor does he estimate Harper & Row commodity rather than one of the most the University of Texas at Austin, he what it would cost. 336 pp. I A argued against dismissing a member Silber does make an interesting ~ of the philosophy department who observation about how the United by Marc Selinger ~ lied to a large group of students when States has become awash in govern Boston University President John s· he told them there were five concentra- ment regulations, and he presents star Silber claims in his new book that the 3' tion camps in the state. tling statistics to prove his point. For United States is experiencing a serious ~ Silber has several ideas about how example, the Code of Federal Regulations but reversible decline. In Straight ;; universities should allocate money. grew from 18,000 pages in 1938 to Shooting, Silber explains whatis wrong ~. For example, he says deans need to 110,600 pages in 1987. This develop with our educational system, our p0- !:l place more emphasis on teaching, ment, which he blames on the fact that litical system, and our society in gen which has suffered because a great government has become dominated eral, as well as how he would fix them. deal of attention has been given to by lawyers, has, among other things, Although Silber is right in saying that research. But this proposal is an old made it more difficult for U.s. compa the United States has its share of prob idea, and Silber does not explain how nies to compete with foreign firms. To lems, he offers few original. ideas on to achieve this objective or even how to correct this problem, however, he pro how to correct them. ascertain the proper balance between poses a series of reforms, most of Silber, who has been the president teaching and research. which he admits will never be of Boston University since 1970, begins Silber does offer some interesting adopted. He even enters the realm of by telling us, "Our society is in trouble John proposals for coping with the skyrock the ridiculous when he proposes a and we all know it." A bad public eting costs of higher education. He constitutional amendment to prohibit school system, the drug epidemic, and Silber suggests the creation of tuition vouch lawyers from becoming legislators or a decline in our economic competitive ers to ensure that private schools sur directors of regulatory agencies. ness are three major problems he cites. VIVe financially. But he does not say The rest of Straight Shooting is of Silber devotes much attention to consequential aspects of human life is how much this program would cost. minimal value. Silber spends an entire the crisis in public education. Accord to an appreciable degree responsible To replace the federal financial aid chapter simply explaining that people ing to Silber, this crisis is due in large for the growing number of unmarried system, which he says is insufficient who serve in the armed forces must be part to the breakdown of the nuclear teenage mothers and fathers in the because of rising tuition costs, he pro willing' to sacrifice their lives. Ap family, a loss of respect for teachers, United States?" TV must change if we poses the creation of a federal "Tuition pointed by President Ronald Reagan and a decline in morality. It has been are to survive, according to Silber. It Advance Fund." After graduating, in 1983 to the National Bipartisan exacerbated by the many schools that must stop teaching hedonism and students would repay their college Commission on Central America, no longer require their students to read begin encouraging self-restraint. loans through an IRS-administered Silber devotes two chapters to foreign works like Homer's Iliad, which Silber may be right about TV's nega payroll withholding tax that would be policy, both of which are lacking in teaches such valuable lessons as "the tive effects, and he wisely rules out set at 2 to 6 percent, depending on a great insight and are outdated because importance of learning from life ... , the censorship as a way to change it. But student's gross income. The program of recent events'in Eastern Europe and meaning of excellence, the nature of this proposal, like most of his other would increase federal spending on elsewhere. friendship, the necessity of loyalty and ideas, is flawed. He fails altogether to higher education by only $6 billion At press time, Silber was cam courage, the tragic 'solitude of our explain how to get TV to reform itself. annually, and it would eventually paigning to be the Democratic nomi condition, and the inevitability of Silber has much to say about become a self-sustaining endowment nee for governor of Massachusetts. If death." Silber would like to see educa higher education. He criticizes the like Social Security. But this idea, while he hopes to correct that state's prob tors reintroduce these values into the Vietnam War protesters and their de deserving some consideration, says lems, he had better come up with a curriculum. scendants - today's left-wing activ nothing about students seeking gradu more developed plan than the one he Television, which has become the ists - for trying to squelch dissent and ate or professional degrees, which are has outlined for the nation in Straight primary educator of today's students, impose their own version of political often more expensive than an under Shooting. has so far failed to playa role in teach orthodoxy on college campuses. graduate education. ing values, according to Silber. Vio Furthermore, Silber criticizes the When Straight Shooting addresses lence on TV encourages viewers to act tenure system for failing to punish issues besides education, it also runs Marc Selinger is a senior in political violently, or it at least desensitizes "well poisoning," which occurs when into problems. Silber describes the science and the editor emeritus of the them to violence. Sex on TV is also a a scholar is so anxious to prove his current day-care system as inade Review. problem. "Can there be any doubt," point that he works carelessly or fal- quate, but he does not explain how his Security " Continued from page 11 stead of local officials. This is a big one." Yet with the results of a U-M task mistake, according to Jon Hansen, Rep. Margaret O'Connor, R-Ann force showing that 62 percent of stu sporting events and other major func Bullard's Administrative Assistant. "If Arbor, however, is not worried about dents and faculty are afraid to go alone tions. there is a police force employed by the police abuses. "I don't worry about to certain places on or near campus Another problem ci ted by bullard university on campus, it should have gun control. If they are trained as po after dark, things just may be that bad. would be the lack of local accountabil close ties to either the chief of police or lice officers, this shouldn't be a prob ity of police officers within the U-M the mayor," said Hansen. ''That way, lem," said O'Connor. ''The question Brian Jendryka is a sophomore in Security Department. Under the new there would be more local accountabil we should be asking ourselves is 'Are English and Economics and an execu la w, .the~ .police .officers- would ~ be. - ity,j.rq~~~.pr P9ll~e a.b~!, ~,SoYij thillgs. SQ. bad· .that, t"~ J?i!l~ ~>~n.ec;~ tive editor of t1:te.~~!~~ .... accountable to the U-M regents, in- tem they've got right now is the best sary?'" ", ~ '\"\\~f'Sat~_'-"'j.~~~ ·-:;<>;:::-_-_-I,'-'ol<">:'I,\'{I.a'X .....;.;;:~_~"::.::_~'"'~"'.:_-~~,>-' ~. The Michigan Review/March 1990, p. 16 Arts: Record Reviews The Church Convert the Masses The Church unconverted, make the most fitting surreal, dreamy music. Beginning song. Koppes takes a more relaxed Gold Afternoon Fix introduction to the Church's often with the lines "Tum down the grav approach to his singing, which is the Arlsta Records ity /This is all too heavy," bassist and best he has done with the Church. I ~ lead vocalist Steven Kilbey leads the Amazingly, the Church have re ~ I by John J. Miller g:' listener on a tour of an exotic environ mained together asa band fornearly 10 Just when you were probably 5' ment. The entire band joins him in the years, despite a number of solo efforts ! ?;"' thinking the Church could not get any 3 first chorus to offer an ambiguously from Kilbey, Koppes, and Willson better, they record a wonderful album III::s perfect epithet for the Church's music: Piper, and a habit of bickering over called Gold Afternoon Fix. The new ef '- "Deep space jam on an alien terrain." ~ who gets top billing on individual fort, although lacking a song as power !i;' Gold Afternoon Fix's most obvious song credits (one song is credited to I !:! 1 fully haunting as Starfish's "Under the single, "You're Still Beautiful," is a Kilbey /Willson-Piper /Koppes, an Milky Way," is the band'smostrefined wonderfully crafted, radio-ready other to Koppes/Kilbey /Willson work and could very possibly raise the pop-rock song about a beautiful Piper). There seem to be a number of Church from cult status to mass ap woman's decadence and downfall. egos at work here, but this friction peal. The straightforward chorus is addic probably enhances the band's chemis "Pharaoh" begins Gold Afternoon tive and the verses both descriptive try and quality. Over the years, the Fix in much the same way "Destina and witty. Before launching into the Church have released several fantastic tion" began 1988's Starfish-a distant chorus that concludes the song, Kilbey albums-The Blurred Crusade and Star sound, slowly approaching, gaining sarcastically sings "You're the walking fish are masterpieces-but Gold After momentum, and then erupting into picture of Dorian Gray/At least it's noon Fix might very well be their best the rhythms that propel the song. Ee artistic, I guess." yet. rie, wind-like noises add a unique fla Guitarists Marty Willson-Piper vor, assisting in the creation of an and Peter Koppes sing lead vocals on updated, if more restrained, version of ''Russian Autumn Heart" and ''Tran Pink Floyd's "One of These Days." sient," respectively. Each offers a re John J. Miller is a sophomore in Eng Although "Pharaoh" is a fine lead freshing break from Kilbey's mono lish and editor-in-chief of the Re track, perhaps the album's third song, tone. Willson-Piper's grainy, near view. "Terra Nova Cain," would, for the yell style works well with his upbeat Midnight Oil Burns Out Midnight 011 The final song, "Antarctica," is also One has to be sympathetic with a' for itself in 1988. The new album is Blue Sky Mining worthwhile, as it is probably the best band facing the monumental task of acceptable in its own right, but I can't Columbia Records song about environmental plight the recording a follow-up to an album as wait for a return to the good old days. Oils have written (and there have been great as Diesel and Dust. But this does by John J. Miller many). The problems of pollution not mean expectations ought to be John J. Miller is a sophomore in Eng Blue Sky Mining has all the ingredi suddenly seem very real when Peter lowered, and Blue Sky Mining fails to lish and the editor-in-chief of the ents necessary for success: a strong Garrett sadly sings, ''There must be meet the standards Midnight Oil set Review. lead single, a generally listenable one place left in the world/Where the --. sound, and, with its cries of global water's real and clean." This place is, of unity and environmental welfare, a course, the earth's seventh continent, politically correct stance. Normally and Garrett is quick to condemn those Other Oil Albums this would be a decent album for who would spoil that which is un by John J. Miller Midnight Oil. spoiled. The song ends to the faint Blue Sky Mining might be disap What Blue Sky Mining lacks, how sounds of an explosion and Garrett with names like "Shipyards of New pointing, but Midnight Oil is still a ever, is the direction and intensity of its singing, "There must be one place left Zealand" tend to predominate to great band and has three other immediate predecessor, Diesel and in this world/Where we can be." wards the end. Still, "Best of Both albums available in the U.S. to prove Dust, with the latter's pervasive theme The rest of the album, however, is Worlds" and "Kosciusko" are both it. Here's a quick run-down: of rights for Australian Aborigines and less spectacular. The only memorable "tum this one up to 11" rockers and Diesel and Dust (1988): The power its hard-hitting music. By the inev moment in "Stars of Warburton" they are the album's driving force. of "Beds are Buming," the intensity itable comparison, Blue Sky Mining comes when Garrett accidentally mis 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 (1983): Punk of ''Put Down That Weapon," and seems to have neither focus nor any pronounces the word "Michigan." rock influences that hark back to the the fury of "Dreamworld" are unfor thing nearly as powerful as the first "Bedlam Bridge" and "Mountains of Oils' Australian surf-band days gettable. And those are just the first three chords of "Beds are Burning." Burma" are unique in that they both make this album unique in the collec three songs. Diesel and Dust is easily The first song and single, "Blue Sky flirt with a psychedelic sound that tion. The production is not great, but one of the decade's best and is not to Mine," stands out among a crop of seems somehow out of place with the songs like ''Power and the Passion," be missed. inferior material. Appealing guitars, a Oils' Australian Outback flavor. "King which helped the group gain a cult Red Sails in the Sunset (1985): captivating harmonica, and frequent of the Mountain" is a good tune that following in the U.S., and "Read Another Oil album with a great start, tempo changes make the listener want manages to hold much musical virtue About It" show that the members of this one unfortunately becomes less to jump on the Oils' musical band until it sinks into the pitiful commer INXS are not the only Aussies ca interesting and less relevant to wagon, making this the album's cial realm of handclap- percussion pable of writing catchy, clever, and American listeners, as slow songs strongest eut. choruses. danceable songs. 4 \> , • } t ~ {, 'l' '. I , ;. , (i>. f,\ h {- " .. Il i i :;; , ,~ ' ~ ~ i ij- i. .'- t, o!J .;: