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The J 1 LanthornGrand Valley State University's Student-Run Newspaper Volume 26 Issue 26____________________;____ April 8, 1992 fZ Kate Millet Documentary maker Ken delivers highly Burns' lecture studied charged lecture the role of history By Rebecca Andrews the solution to this is to By Jennifer L. Staff Writer start thinking as women. W igger Burns How does one do this? News Writer likened the The lecture given last Millet suggested looking at Civil War. in week by Kate Millet at the some figures that she Multi-award winning w h ich th e Eberhard Center was both obtained from the United film maker Ken Burns Unit e d highly charged and well- Nations so that women can spoke to a packed St a t e s attended. Millet, who has see themselves as one Louis Armstrong fo u g h t to penned Sexual Politics group. Three-fourths of preserve the and The Loonev Bin, is a Theatre about history the world’s women are Union, to a writer, artist, activist and and America last illiterate. Women make current civil feminist. up one-half of the world’s Thursday, April 2. w a r now Millet touched on a population, they perform According to Burns, being fought variety of subjects ranging two-thirds of the total work son of GVSU professor to fin d a from feminism and hours, yet they only make Robert Burns and backlash, to patriarchy one-tenth of the world’s creator of such co m m o n and the need for economic income and they own only documentary films as culture. distribution in her one-one hundredth of the “The Civil War* and He w arned lecture, which was world’s property. “The Brooklyn Bridge*, th a t to o entitled “Women and the Other interesting history is “not only the often today's Future." statistics that Millet story of war, generals, m ulti - On the subject of quoted: an executive and presidents, but c u 11 u r a 1 feminism, Millet stated makes 97 times as much also of real persons e d u c a t i o n that “Feminism is not a as the average worker and who form the fabric of d 1 vide s straightforward matter, that the average income American history. p e o p le of there is always has gone down 24%. “P e rso n a l feelings d i f f e r e n t backlash...it’s all a sign Of the Clarence Thomas are the glue which tie backgrounds, of progress...that you’ve confirmation hearing. history together and providing an j been effective. Of course Millet has this to say. which keep history e x cu se to there is a campaign “Anita Hill testified on alive in our minds and not deal with against feminism.. .which Saturday, was dismissed our hearts." t h e PHOTO BY ADAM CARROLL is well described in Susan on Sunday and Thomas This conviction was differences. Faludi’s Backlash. There was confirmed on Tuesday. Film maker Ken Bums spoke Thursday reflected in the format ’ Burns also night to a large crowd In the Louis are cycles of change and The Senate Committee spoke of the we know how difficult of the 38-year-old New Armstrong Theater on muLti-culturcdtsm said that there wasn't challenge to these changes are to bring Hampshire resident’s and his Civil War documentary. enough to prove that find the one about.” Thomas was guilty of what lecture, in which he Millet went on to stress Hill accused him of but wove anecdotes, true history. 1 must forgive," he the importance for any what they forgot was that quotes from famous “The truth is always wrote, "Does my white group of getting their it was not a trial but ajob and everyday people, somewhere between (two counterpart hearing changes made into interview. And that personal experiences, extremes), but to that chorus realize that legislation, to protect Thomas should have been and quotes from understand that truth question is for both of what they have beyond reproach." letters. there can never be two us?" accomplished. Millet also spoke on the “Many see history as truths, or three truths, After the 50 minute Otherwise, it’s very easy Gulf War, “We saw 20 years an unnecessary and or 100 truths, “ he said. lecture. Burns to lose all that you have worth of money blown up. Irrelevant collection of “There can only be one answered questions gained. That was the result of our things which should tru th .” from the audience. Patriarchal society, inflated military budget. be left dead In the Bums shared experts When asked about the where men control Housing and education past," Burns from some of the letters baseball documentary everything, and programs were shoved commented. he has received in he is currently working patriarchy, have created aside. We saw trillions of “This is not true. reaction to “The Civil on, Bums said, “What two totally different life dollars blown up and (we’re Through history we War." is not important when experiences, according to told) don’t worry, we’ll get can see our flaws, our One particularly moving making a documentary Millet. Millet f^ls that some more.” strengths, our deepest letter was written by a is the subject, but Millet lambasted the recesses, and our black man in reaction to rather what that subject patriarchal society and highest ambitions." hearing a chorus in the reveals about the encouraged feminists to According to Burns, documentary singing: “Do people." take a world view, to see history is invaluable in you want your freedom?" “ttie American society all women as united in the that it is not only the This man spoke of the generally cares much movement. “Imagine a world where story of our past and hate he felt as he heard more about baseball human affairs are roots, but in that it this chorus for the white than political life, and conducted rightly and let’s also affects the present slave-owners. that’s all right. It hope that it is our future," and the future. “They must change, and reveals who we are." said Millet. Page 2 The Lanthorn April 8,1992 prepare themselves for in the state. Stories compiled by Yeltsin and his economic keep the numbers secret battle, here are some Bush on the Rebecca Andrews reforms, something which his when voters are fed up with environment- Bush says government’s lavish summaries of their views on Staff Writer predecessor Mikhail he will veto any legislation spending on comforts. civil rights and the Gorbachev never received. that unduly burdens The Boeing 747 that Bush environment. WORLD Yeltsin’s reforms are aimed American business but he normally uses includes a Bush on civil rights- Bush One out of every 40 at moving the country toward passed the Clean Air Act in a free market economy. separate bedroom, bathroom has twice vetoed and then adults in Africa Is infected his first term. Democrat BUI Clinton with shower, office, meeting signed a Civil Rights Act with the HIV virus, which The President favors accused Bush of moving too room, a doctor’s office and during his term. While he causes AIDS, according to increased use of nuclear slowly on economic and state-of-the-art supports equal rights for all the Journal of Commerce. power and would simplify humanitarian aid to the communications equipment. races and religions, he does the licensing process for NATIONAL former Soviet republics. One congressional not favor using quotas to nuclear plants. Last Wednesday, Richard Nixon has called estimate put the annual cost achieve that goal. Clinton on the President Bush pledged the U.S. support for Russia past $70 million, most of The most notable of his environment- Clinton that the United States pathetic. which Is tucked away in the several minority favors Improving the would help to finance a Pentagon budget and not appointments Is that of quality of air and water $24 billion International The White House claims labeledwlth its true purpose. Judge Clarence Thomas to and would increase aid fund for the former that only $29,000 was spent Some of the other perks the Supreme Court last fall. research Into alternative Soviet Union. last year to fly PresidentBush which the President receives: Clinton on civil rights- and renewable energy He rejected the Idea that and his entourage around the - White House residential Clinton’s policy rests on he has been slow to country and the world. staff of 96 full-time positions providing equal access to forces. support the collapsed “Air Force One alone costs Including butlers, maids, education, economic Clinton doesn’t favor communist superpower In American taxpayers $41,000 doorman, chefs, carpenters, opportunity, and health care heavy restrictions but Its efforts at democratic anhour in flight, which would plumbers, engineers, for all Americans, regardless strongly opposes nuclear reform.