New SAPAC Director Defends Qualifications

New SAPAC Director Defends Qualifications by Tony Ghecea the criticism directed at Cain, the 27-3 directed the activities of Help Against anyway." Cain noted that she is "not The hiring of Debra Cain as the new margin by which MSA passed the resolu Violent Encounters Now (HAVEN) (Oak averse to looking at moving to the Ann director of the University of Michigan's tion concerning Cain indicates that ques land County's version of SAP AC) begged Arbor community. But that [Leach's criti Sexual Assault Prevention and Aware tions about her appointment are fairly to differ. "The com cism] is a valid con ness Center (SAP AC) has sparked con widespread. Add to this the fact that ments about counsel cern, and I think it's siderable controversy on campus during little about the matter has actually been ing were interesting to one we can work the past few weeks. Concerns about heard from Cain herself, and one sees me," remarked Cain, around. And obvi Cain's qualifications as well as her ability how cloudy the issue has become. "because it was quite ously the people who to function as a leader in the University The initial criticism of Cain came in a the opposite. I come hired me felt that we community have prompted the publica September 10,1992, article in the Daily. from a very strong could work around tion of a number of critical articles and an According to Leach, "[Cain] has crisis counseling back that." editorial in the Michigan Daily, as well as intervention experience, but she is cer gro~nd. Leach also main the drafting of a resolution by the Michi tainly not a counselor." Insofar as SAP AC ''The heads of both tained that Cain lacks gan Student Assembly (MSA) express performs the service of counseling vic .our sexual assault and experience working ing the Assembly's intent to investigate tims of sexual as~tt, such a charge, domestic violence both with students the criticisms made of Cain' and the pro were it actually trUe, would indicate that .. counseling programs '!lld with people of dif cess by which she was selected. Cain will be either in~able of or at least [at HAVEN]," Cain ferent ethnic back- While MSA Rackham representative handicapped in dealing with SAP AC' s explained, "were mas- grounds: "As a stu- Colin Leach (who was unavailable for counseling recipients. ters-Ievel counselors "" dent, I wanted some- comment) has been the source of much of Cain, who for the past 15 years has by profession, and SAPAC DireGtvr Debra Cain one who [sic] students they supervIsed ail the counselors under would find approachable. SAP AC mem- them. I supervised those two people, and bers and staff expressed discomfort with I was very involved with them in actu- how [Cain] related to them," he told the CMU Keeps Chippewa Name ally setting up the counseling programs, Daily. in supervising and doing group counsel- While Cain could cite no personal by Karen S. Brinkman logos and mascots by universities and ing with them. Before HAVEN became incidents of friction between herself and Central Michigan University (CMU) high schools. so big, I actually did work in counseling other people on staff, she was able to trustees recently voted unanimously to At the time of the report, nearly 130 services myself. So I feel I've had a sub- comment at length on Leach's accusa- retain the school'sso.:-year-old Chippewa schools, colleges and universities were stantial background in counseling." hons about the sort of people with wh0m nickname. using Native American nicknames or Leach also criticized Cain's likely in- she could realistically work. "HAVEN The September 18 vote followed a logos. Since then, only Eastern Michigan ability to respond to on-campus crises. had a number of student interns and recommendation by CMU President University (EMU) has completely elimi ''The center [SAP AC] is open from 9 to 5 student volunteers, so working with stu- Leonard Plachta to retain the nickname. nated the use of such names and sym weekdays. But at night and on the week- dents in various capacities was not un- Quoting members of a committee formed bols, according to Jacquie Brock of EMU ends, the director as well as the counsel- known to me. I have even supervised to study the issue, he said, "There is Huron Restoration, Inc., a group work ors wear a beeper in case of an emer- student interns myself," she recalled. nothing inherently racist or demeaning ing to re-instate the school's former nick gency. Debra Cain lives 45 minutes away "One of the things that was exciting to in using the name of an ethnic group as name. in West Bloomfield and has no immedi- me about the job [as SAPAC's director] ate plans to move to this area," Leach the nickname for a university - or for a The report, Brock says, was inter Please See Page 10 river or a city." . nally inconsistent: one part of the report argued. Cain's analysis of matters, however, II How 'Chippewa' is used in connec called for an evaluation of logos to en tion with l CMU] is the issue here, not the sure their historical accuracy, while an is again very different. " At HAVEN we very fact that the word is used at all," other part of the report called for discon represented a whole county, so even with INSIDE Plachta continued. Although the mem tinued use of the names and logos alto our first response team going to hospi bers of the committee whom he quoted gether. tals and such, often a worker lived 30 to favored retaining the name, the majority "We look at what happened at CMU 45 minutes away from the hospital where Serpen~s Tooth 2 the survivor would actually be." In short, I favored eliminating its use. as a moral victory, a well-thought out, I Just prior to his recommendation, prudent decision," Brock said. the quality of service rendered to victims U-M Science 3 was in no way diminished by a 45 minute however, elders of the Saginaw The vote by CMU's trustees was the II Chippewa Tribe expressed their prefer final stage in a series of events following response delay. Buy American? 5 ! As for the matter of Ann Arbor resi ! ence for the continued use of the name, the release of the report. A month after Interview: 1 according to Chippewa Chief Ron Fal the report was issued, then-CMU Presi dency, Cain continues, "I said in the in con. dent Edward Jakubauskas appOinted a terview and still feel that one of the things Charles Sykes 6 The controversy over the Chippewa committee including representatives of that my family may do in a year is move name at CMU is part of a statewide re the CMU community"and the Saginaw to Ann Arbor." One reason for her delay Racial Politics 8 evaluation of the use of Native American Chippewa Tribe to study the issue. in making a residency decision, Cain said, names and symbols which began several In March 1989, the committee unani is her ll-year-old son, who is currently Federalist Paper 11 years ago. In 1988, the Michigan Civil mously recommended improvements in in sixth grade. "Next year would be a Rights Commission issued a report on bettQr time for him to switch schools than Music 12 . ~ Please See.I?age)fJ this year, wou14 have tq do that the use of Native ~.e!i~~ !'.i~~<l!!'~Sl . sinc~ l).~ _ _ _ ---"__ _ _ ,_ ._ , _ ...."" __..... _ ,, ___ ~_ .. "'_ ... __.. """'7 ~_...... ... , _ _ ,,____ _ w--.:.fj ------------------------~---, ----------- 2 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September 30, 1992 \; , '\1 ~' THE Serpent's Tooth MICIDGAN REVIEW Edmund Reggie, the father-in-law of of Graduate Maleperverties (Rackham While on the subject of blatantly biased Sen. Ted "Beer/Pork Barrel Polka" School of Graduate Studies); 2) media coverage of the election, we present The Campus Affairs Joumal Kennedy, was recently convicted of de Deconstructed Literature, Feminist Sci this from the "I ta-Ait { taw a puddy tat" of the frauding a savings and loan of $3.9 mil ence, & Postmodern Arts Building (lit file. According to a recent article in t1.,.: University of Michigan lion. Considering that 1) he gave his erature, Science, & Arts Building); 1) Detroit News, "ABC's executive producer daughter permission to marry Ted South Gay Male Field (South Ferry Field). is former press secretary to George Kennedy, 2) his daughter married Ted McGovern; CBS's political editor was a We are the Oppressors Kennedy, 3) he is indirectly related to Our comrades in the People's Republic pollster for Mondale-Ferraro in 1984; Oppressor-in-Chie£ Adam DeVore Ted Kennedy, and 4) his name is Ed, of China now have 7-Eleven stores, in NBC's Washington bureau chief is a which is one letter away from Ted, this addition to McDonald's and Kentucky former aid to Mario Cuomo; and CNN's Benevolent Fascist Karen S. Brinkman comes as no surprise. Fried Chicken. That's one Big Bite for president is a former top aide to Lyndon communism, and one giant Big Gulp for Johnson." I did! I did! I did tee a puddy Vice Dictators . Andrew Bockelman During Sundays speech in Wixom, MI, capitalism! tat! Tony Ghecea President Bush referred to his opponent as "Government Clinton." Honest mis In the September 14, 1992, issue of The Bill Clinton recently stated that he has no Resident Imperialists Joe Coletti take.

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