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THE NEWS VOLUME X Number 8 FOUNDED 1914 BRYN MAWR COLLEGE March 3, 1989 Political shift on the way BY ELAINE ROTH, CHRISTINA totally objective because he wrote PALMIERIIUDYROHRER speeches for Jackson, Harrington sees Jackson continuing to be part of "I'm hopeful", announced Mi- America's new direction. chael Harrington, co-chairman of the Furthermore, Harrington is hopeful Democratic Socialists of America and because aid has finally been cut off to author of the ground-breaking novel the Nicaraguan contras, due in part to The Other America, as he began an widespread opposition among the anecdotal and stirring lecture. Lead- American public. In addition, after a ing off by discussing his own early long struggle, Harvard clerical political experiences in the American employees, mainly women, have Left in the 1950's, Harrington declared organized into a union (their slogan that he sees a coming shift in Ameri- was "You Can't Eat Prestige"), which can politics, and warned the audience he sees as indicative of labor regaining to be prepared for it. Diagnosed sev- power in American institutions. eral years ago with terminal cancer, "Our labor movement has been Bryn Mawr College celebrates Black History month. Harrington has waged a vigorous battered by eight Reagan years", battle against his infirmities. mourned Harrington. When he began Harrington looked back to politics in the movement, "if you were a Bryn Mawr Security following the Depression both in progressive you were for unions - not America and in Europe, noting the anymore". Declaring that a new labor progress made by Roosevelt with his force is emerging, one which consists illuminated New Deal plan in contrast to Hitler of women, African-Americans, BY MARY ELIZABETH CAVE between Erdman and Wyndham, and Mussolini in Germany and Italy. Hispanics and the poor, Harrington between the Science building and the A dramatic change can lead either stated that there is "no way to have a Bryn Mawr Security has been gym, Merion Green in general, the right or left, Harrington warned. progressive movement without the improving the path lighting and Goodhart, Rockefeller, and Thomas Noting that while most activists labor force organizing itself". working on the emergency phones triangle, the English/Russian path, were surprised by the dramatic move- Harrington also cites the strength due to a request from the students. and theThomas/Canaday path. Now ments begun in the 1960's, he remem- and continuity of the women's Many students feel "unsafe" walking Security is investigating an idea that bered "one bright light in 1955", the movement as another reason for hope. in certain areas of the campus, namely: continued on page 4 Reverend Martin Luther King. Har- Noting that irreversible changes have rington, who worked with King at been brought about by the women's this time, named him "the greatest movement, Harrington felt it has American of our century", who was consisted of more than merely Ladysmith Black Mambazo "there at the proper moment." ideology. Through King, Harrington believes In defining his hopefulness, "walks lightly on the toes" radicals discovered "what a move- Harrington clearly laid out his position produced a remarkably full, rich ment might be like." in the phrase "anyone who's a radical BY MOLLY DAVENPORT sound. The songs, sung in Zulu, Regarding the present political cli- has to be a patriot in the best sense of English or a combination of both mate and calling Jesse Jackson's the word". Harrington sees Americans Ladysmith Black Mambazo's languages, were complemented with powerful presence in the 1988 presi- as politically inconsistent, noting that performance last Tuesday night at dancing and other synchronized dential election, "one of the most "many Americans are upset about the Haverford's Marshall Auditorium physical movements. These nonvocal hopeful things that's taken place in homeless, but not too many are upset seemed an especially appropriate means of expression were integral to America for years and years", Har- about housing." However, celebration of Black History Month. the performance often serving to rington cited Jackson's coalition poli- announcing that he has "enormous This group of men hailing from South explain their songs. tics - "politics that unite people" - as trust in America", Harrington Africa sang and danced to a large, Ladysmith's songs add ress a variety indicative of a new political climate. enthusiastic audience for about an of issues ranging from concern about Acknowledging that he may not be continued on p.6 hour and a half closing the show with world leaders to their love of "pretty two encores. girls". Some particularly memorable Preceding Ladysmith was Ugandan numbers were the lively and Shilts speaks on politics of AIDS musician Semee Tah. He performed humorous "Hello My Baby" and the African folk songs as well as original evening's last song a freedom anthem BY CARRIE WQFFQRP AIDS" on February 21, as part of AIDS compositions. Tah sang against a called "God Bless South Africa". The Awareness week at the University of synthesizer background, show's highlights, however, were the How many heterosexual waiters Pennsylvania. Shilts is author of the accompanying himself on several group's performances of Simon's does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" national bestseller, And the Band instruments. He was obviously glad "Homeless" and "Diamonds on the Randy Shilts recounted an old San Played On: Politics, People, and the to be performing for the crowd, Soles of her Shoes". The crowd quickly Francisco joke, "Both of them." Shilts AIDS Epidemic (soon to be made into welcoming them in Ugandan and recognized "Homeless" and was often uses this joke when people ask a political drama miniseries), and of encouraging dancing. In Uganda, he animated throughout the group's him as he tours the country if they can the 1982 popular political history of said, music is wasted unless it is rendition of it. get AIDS from gay waiters in San gay San Francisco, The Mayor of danced to. His interactions with the Despite the demands the Francisco and Los Angeles. "If you Castro Street: the Life and Times of audience were natural and friendly. performance made on Ladysmith's could get AIDS from a gay waiter, all Harvey Milk. Shilts hails from San The crowd enjoyed his music members the group's energy was of LA would have it". He adds, "of Francisco, where, as a reporter for the responding to it enthusiastically. unflagging. Their enthusiasm and course you can get AIDS from a mos- San Francisco Chronicle, he has been Gaining international recognition sense of fun was reflected back by the quito—if you have unprotected anal covering its spread since 1982. through contributing background audience who gave the singers a very intercourse with a mosquito." A very fast speaker with a Northern vocals to Paul Simon's "Graceland" warm welcome. Many came to the Speaking to an audience of over Illinois twang to his voice, Shilts made album, Ladysmith sings songs of a concert unfamilar with Ladysmith's 1,000 faculty, students and others at difficult the job of the ASL signer who genre known in Zulu as "walking work outside of "Graceland" and left Irvine Auditorium, the nation's jour- was present. Shilts spoke mostly to lightly on the toes." Their with perhaps a greater understanding nalist-authority on AIDS, Randy the uninformed, stressing again and performance of this accapella music and appreciation of it. Shilts, addressed the The Politics of conti nued on p.7 with its intricate vocal harmonies To the Bryn Mawr Community: situation. Our dining service is ready participation in self-government. a prolonged agony. to respond to our wishes- all we have In effect, the system of carrying out It was extremely offensive that a We, the members of the Bryn Mawr- to do is make those wishes known. the plenary is what doomed it to be a student purposely broke quorum ten Haverford Peace Action Project, are Telia Friend. Post some napkin notes. failure. The performance of a band minutes before the meeting ended writing to urge you to support the Hold a vigil by the grape bowl. before and after the meeting undercut because her amendment to the United Farm Workers boycott of Cali- Whatever works, but most of all, don't its significance as a formal and serious resolution was not being passed. It is fornia table grapes. In talking with eat the grapes! procedure. It seemed as though those frightening that one person can have Joe Giamboi, Bryn Mawr Dining Serv- who arranged the plenary did not enough power to prevent the ices Director, we found that the ma- Sincerely, take the event seriously enough legislation of 400 other people. jority of the grapes in our dining halls Judy Lee Rohrer '89 themselves to assumed that people Several suggestions can be put forth do come from California. Although Elaine Roth '90 would attend without the attraction to improve the next Plenary. Speakers Mr. Giambof said that he could not Christine Palmieri '89 of a band, or the invitation to bring should write down their statements simply stop buying these grapes at Katie Aldrich '92 homework and tune out the and ideas before they take the our request, he did say that if people Tony Lenzo '91 governmental procedure.