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For more information, please contact [email protected]. course on Planning commission sends approved multiculturalism zoning ordinance to township board By Lori Gruntman ing and vote on the proposal boarders per dwelling on Monday, March 8. unit are permitted; in area proposed One of the main concerns of R-2 (single and two-fam­ The Allendale Township the meeting was the difference ily household), two per­ By Lori Gruntman dents." between the use of a boarding sons per dwelling unit or The purpose of the proposed Planning Commission ap­ Staff Writer one household and two course, as stated on the sylla­ proved and recommended foe house and a group home—the bus, is "to facilitate creative proposed zoning ordinance difference in occupancy and boarders per dwelling Faculty members were given unit are permitted; in area an opportunity to state their engagement with and response for approval to the township the makeup of foe occupancy. positions on whether or not the to the issue of board on Monday night The approved ordinance R-3 (single, two-family, proposed multicultural course multiculturalism." The course On Monday, February 22, calls for foe foe following: in and multiple household), should be included in the has the following objectives: the board will have its first area R-l (single household), three persons per dwell­ general education curriculum, 1. Students will become fa­ reading of foe proposal, and two persons per dwelling unit ing unit or one household at this semester's Student Or­ miliar with various contempo­ they will have a second read­ or one household and two Please see ZONING, p. 3 ganization Round Table. rary positions relating to foe The proposed course, "Di­ issue of multiculturalism. versity in the United States," 2. Students will become fa­ has been part of discussion for miliar with the demographic wn kind of approximately two and a half composition of the United years. States prior to Columbus, with The proposal has been the special attention to Native subject of much opposition. American populations, to im­ expert One faculty member, Dr. Ben­ migration, and to foe forced jamin Lockerd, English De­ immigration of enslaved partment, has stated his oppo­ peoples. sitions to the Student Senate 3. Students will become fa­ and in an article in the Grand miliar with the current and foe Valley Review. projected demographic com­ He feels that the "purpose of position of foe United States. such a course is social and po­ 4. Students will gain an ap­ litical rather than educational," preciation and critical under­ and that "the intellectual free­ standing of foe cultural heri­ dom of our students would be tage of the groups that com­ violated if we tried to make prise the American experi­ them accept our views on such ence—in particular, foe focus political questions." is on African; Hispanic; Na­ Instead of having a single tive; Asian and European cul­ class devoted to tures. multiculturalism, Lockerd has 5. Students will examine foe suggested that the university different conceptual ways of consider integrating an aware­ approaching and explaining ness of diverse cultural diversity and relationships be­ traditions into the existing tween diverse groups of courses. He has written that people—e.g., assimilation— this integration has been going the "melting pot" ideal; ac­ on for years already—Ameri­ commodation—foe salad bowl can Literature, History, and ideal; and ideological and Sociology texts now give more political hegemony. attention to racial minorities 6. Students will consider and than they once did. discuss attempts to actually Lockerd writes that with the practice the Western and U.S. PHOTO BY NIKKI BOERTMAN proposed class appearing in the ideals of freedom, equality and Dr. Michael Marrus takes a moment after speaking about the Holocaust to sign books and answer questions. same general education class full participation as citizens in By Chris Olsen polemic forms of resistance as as English 150 and Math 110, a democracy. Holocaust. Staff Writer During the post-war period, The Underground Press did to there would be four R's instead 7. Students will be provided Europeans of all nations inform Jews about the Nazi of three: Readin', Writin', with opportunities to engage An expert on the Nazi denounced their support for atrocities. 'Rithmetic, and Race in dialogue in a way that en­ Holocaust said that foe Jews have Hitler, but Jews did not talk "It wasn't a great military Relations.The syllabus for the courages the practice of these been and were branded as about the event which had payoff, but the historical payoff course came out of a Presiden­ goals. passive, pertaining to their near traumatized their entire race. was great," Marrus said. tial Task Force formed in foe Although the course will be taught by faculty from all elimination in WWI1. Marrus said Jews were termed Marrus said that it is our summer of 1990. Dr. Michael Marrus, professor as "sheep to foe slaughter" by obligation to investigate The current proposal is that backgrounds, each section will be taught wifoacommon set of of history at the University of Europeans labeling foe Jews as history. the course would be given for Toronto, spoke on Feb. 15 in passive due to their apparent "The motivation was to two consecutive semesters as a objectives and common con­ Manitou Hall about the Jewish lack of resistance. speak to history which was to trial course in category B of tent In addition, the course in­ resistance efforts during World Marrus cited that Jews did speak to us." general education section, ac­ Warn. not practice combative types of Books by Marrus include: cording to Dr. Jacqueline John­ cludes three plenary sessions in which the classes will come He said this theory of Jews as resistance until instances such Vichy France and the Jews, The son, professor of sociology. passive was incorrect because as foe Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Unwanted, and The Holocaust in If approved, the course together to forma large group, there are various types of in 1943; however, Jews did History. He has lectured in would then permanently fit and instructorswill discuss and debate certain topics that relate resistance that exist. practice their own types of Europe and Israel upon the into foe curriculum at the end The largest difference between resistance. topic of the Holocaust. of the pilot period. to the course for the purpose of creating a shared experience the Jewish and other Europeans There were symbolic The lecture was sponsored Johnson stated that one of pertaining to the Holocaust, was showings of resistance such as by GVSU's Social Science foie goals of the much-debated for students in different disci­ plines, said Johnson. the lack of communication the Jews gathering in synagogues Division and the Joseph course is "to create the kind of Jews had about Hitler and the around Europe, while more Stevens Freedom Endowment Pace 2 The Lanthorn February 17,1993 GV exchange Grand Valley third highest in state student colleges and universitites for liquor violations B y Mel Cronenwett spends New News Editor REPORTED LIQUOR VIOLATIONS: 1991 Year in Japan Grand Valley State University ranks By Kimberly Van third out of 46 Michigan colleges and Houten universities of reported campus liquor Guest Writer violations. According to The Chronicle of Higher Van Houten is a Grand Valley student who is spending Education, Grand Valley reported 72 the year at the International liquor violations in 1991, just behind Christian University in Japan Ferris State University with 81 and through GVSU's exchange Michigan State University with 79. programi. The fourth highest is Eastern Michigan University, which reported New Year (shogatso) 34 liquor violations, less than half of observances are the most Grand Valley's violations. important and most However, the reports from other elaborate of Japan's schools may not be accurate. annual events. The "Central Michigan University Japanese spend much reportedS violations," said A1 Wygant, time and money director of Public Safety Services. preparing for the New "Don't you find that a little absurd?" Year's celebrations. The statistics were compiled in The homes are decorated; traditional response to the Student Right-To- food ismade;New Year's Know and Campus Security Act of cards are sent; and formal 1990. visits to relatives are The federal law, which took effect in made. September, requires every post­ My New Year's secondary institution that receives preparation began on federal aid to provide students and Dec. 30 with my arrival staff members with a report about in Kyushu to visit some crime statistics and policies. friends. "But officials at several dozen I joined in the fun of institutions said they had not making mochi, rice cakes published the information by the made from glutinous September deadline. They said they rice. either knew nothing about the law or The steamed glutinous had been confused about what the law rice is traditionally pounded in a wooden required. Even among colleges that mortar, themshaped into provided statistics, the data varied so flat rectangular sheets.