THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Tuesday, October 19,1993 Vol XXMI, Number 26 IINDIAN SUMMER I Tufts Hunger Center supports Leland Act by JESSICA ROSE~L a choice between food and shelter. Daily Editorial Board ‘ Furthermore, under the new Hailed as one of the most sig- law, earnings of students under nificant steps in the fight against age 21 will not be counted toward American hunger, the passage of a family’s income, whereas the the Mickey Leland Childhood previous limit was age 18. Finally, Hunger Relief Act is due in part to the new law allows household the efforts of the Tufts Center on members paying child support to Hunger, Poverty, and Nutrition another household to deduct that Policy. The act, which was passed amount in determining income eli- as part of President Clinton’s bud- gibility. get package, updates the major Sherman said that the act is componentsof the food stamppro- “proof that PresidentClinton wants gram and supports the right of all to invest in people [because] many people to be free from hunger. The mQre people will be able to use act is named in honor of the former food stamps now.” She said that Texas congressman who died in a the Leland Act was especially im- plane crash on his way to Ethiopia portant because “it won’t be such to conduct a food relief mission in a punitive process of having to 1989. choose between a vehicle, shelter, Laura Sherman, special assis- or food. It gives people the oppor- Photo by Irma Fayngold tant to the director of the Tufts tunity to improve their lives and Center on Hunger said that the break out of poverty.” I Manv students are SDending time outdoors in order to eniov the unseasonablv warm weather. I passage of the Leland Act “is a This year, the Tufts Center on public affiiation that hunger ex- Hunger published two reports il- ists, and that the US government lustrating the rise in hunger and Student Activities office sponsors wants to do something about it.” poverty among American children. She added that an average of 27.1 One report said that since 1971, million people are receiving food the number of children living in fall concert held at end of month stamps this year, and people are poverty has increased by 37 per- becoming moreaware of their food cent, and 28 percent of American by JEsSICA ROSENTHAL bigger show in terms of popular- and students Michael Stich and stampeligibility.Sherman saidthat children will be living in poverty Daily Editorial Board ity.” The two groups are touring in Denise Dauval. this act will allow recipients to get in 20 years if no change in policy Rap groups A Tribe Called order to promote their respective Each year, the Student Activi- more of what they need. occurs. The second report found Quest and De La Soul will be co- new albums. ties Office sponsors a concert in Accordingto Sherman,if afam- that 12 million American children headlining at the fall concert spon- According to a sales represen- the fall and spring to provide stu- ily owned a car worth more than were classified as hungry in 1991. -W&rU tative at HMV in Harvard Square, dent entertainment. Performers at $4000, that family would not be The Tufts Center on Hunger Office. The concert will G&L iJi&e Uc~a~oui‘snewaibumhhloone past come& have included Buddy eligible for food stamps in the and mem‘mrs from other anti-har- on Monday Oct. 28 in MacPhie Mind State is “selling fairly well, Guy, who performed last fall, and past; however, the new law will vest groups such as Second Har- Pub at 9:30 p.m. but is not a bestseller.” A Tribe the Village People in the spring of increase the limit to $5000 by vest andEnd HungerNetworkhave According to Katie O’Dair, Called Quest will bereleasing their 1992. 1996. Additionally, there was a been meeting with members of the assistant director of student ac- newest album Midnight Maraud- According to O’Dair, a Tufts $200 cap on the amount of money US Congress to address these so- tivities, De La Soul played at Tufts ers on Nov. 9. I.D. is required in order to pur- a family could deduct for housing cial problems. Findings from the two years ago in a similar concert. O’Dair said that the Student chase a ticket for the event, and a from its total monthly income. Tufts report on the number of hun- O’Dair said their past appearance Activities Ofice is funding the maximum of two tickets can be Under the Leland Act, the amount gry children in America were used on campus was a “very successful concert with money allocated for purchased per student. will be raised incrementally over by Clinton, Congress, and the show which sold out within hours.” activities within the pub budget. Tickets go on sale tomorrow al the next three years, and by 1997, Department of Agriculture to sup- Therefore, she said that she hopes The arrangements for the concert 9 p.m. in room 220 of the Campus the cap will be comp&ely re- this concert “should be an even were made primarily by O’Dair Center and cost $10 each. moved, lessening the necessity of see page 14 Culture representative resolution sparks Senate debate by JESSICA FOSTER The second goal is to grant culture the resolution was the definition in the idea. seats on the Allocations Board Senior Staff Writer representativesfull voting power. of the term “marginalized group.” The committee that would pro- were held. The seats, for Council The 1993-1994 Tufts Commu- Currently,culture representatives’ As the resolution was written, any pose an amendment to the TCU IV and Council VI were held over nity Union Senate laid the ground- votes on all issues &e recorded marginalized group on campus Constitution would be composed as is typical. work Sunday night to enter into but not counted. could approach the senate about of senators only because, as TCU The Council IV election, rep- one of the controversies that has The introduction of the resolu- receiving a culture representative vice president Matt Stein stated, resenting religious organizations, plagued severalsenates in the past- tion was made in the middle of the seat. TCUTreasurerDavidBrinker “this is an attempt for the senate to was between Senate Historian Ja- - the existence and role of culture treasurer’s report, when Farquhar asked for greater clarification of take responsibility for an issue that son Roth, sophomore senator Jill representative participation. moved to introduce the resolution the term, stating, “[the term] they have been denying responsi- Adelman, and first-year senator In a resolution introduced to because of the student representa- marginalized group has no mean- bility for.” He added that a com- Jenn Skalka. Ofthe three, Adelman the senate by TCU vice president tion in the room. Approximately ing unless it is a relative term. As mittee would force people to speak was the only senator with previous Matt Stein and senior senator eight students attended the meet- a white Jew from New York, I about the issue rather than allow Allocations Board experience. Michelle Farquhar, culture repre- ing solely to hear about the culture could be considered a member of the senate to attempt to change the Each candidate was given achance sentatives were deemed to have representativeissue. The introduc- a marginalized group, but here at Constitution without some con- to introduce himself and partici- too little influence and too limited tion of the resolution was part of a Tufts, I am not.” sensus. pate in a question and answer s&- of a role on the senate. Their solu- question and answer period in As a result, the resolution was There was no open opposition sion. In a runoff vote, Skalka was tion would not only give full vot- which “friendly” changes to the revised to read, “marginalized totheresolution, althoughtheidea eliminated, and in the final vote, ing rights to culture representa- resolution could be made, but no groups in this context will pertain that marginalized groups could be tives, who are currently elected debate would be allowed on the to any group who feels their con- represented by running for senate see SENATE, page 6 through their communities and not issue. Nevertheless, the question cerns are not adequately repre- in the general election was intro- in the campus-wide election, but and answer period lasted over one sented by the campus at large and duced. Yet, as explained by sev- would also allow any group on and a half hours, due to confusion will be further defined by the eral senators and in the wording of campus who felt underrepresented over terminology and procedure. amendment committee in terms of theresolution,“perceptions of dis- Inside to petition for a culture represen- If the resolution were adopted, eligibility for culture representa- respect between members of the Features ......................... p. 5 tative. The Senate currently has the TCU Constitutionwould need tive status.” TCU Senate have led to a lack of A group discusses what’s not so culture representatives from the to be amended by a campus-wide Matt Stein supported this addi- effectiveness within the body and funny about humor, and an e.e. cummings celebration is thrown. African-, Asian-, and Hispanic- vote. ’henty-five percent of the tion, explaining “if a group in the a hesitance [on thepartofj cultural American communities. student body would need to vote, studentbody wants representation groups to send representatives to The resolution has two goals. and a majority would have to vote in the future, I don’t think we need this body.” A&E ..............................