Today's u.~· Weather: Our second Partly NON-PROFIT ORG century of U.S. POSTAGE cloudy, excellence PAID warm. Highs Newark, Del. ::c Permit No. 26 in the low to mid 70s. Vol. 111 No. 12--~ , University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1985 Students rally against apartheid Protestors call for change in S. Africa by Sharon Huss ched for a good cause, it would and Melissa Jacobs have little effect on the univer­ Staff Reporters sity's decision on divestment. "It's a good try, but I don't Chantin~ voices burst think it is going to do through the calm campus Fri­ anything," said Julie Meyers day afternoon as about 75 (ED 88). students, faculty and staff "It's pretty radical. I've members banded together to never seen anything like it on march and · rally against our campus," said Bob Baksa apartheid. <AS 88) . "I don't think it'll get The "Let Them be Free" anything done. If it was a thou­ march and rally, sponsored by sand students I don't think it the Campus Coalition for would get anything done." Human Rights, was held in Observers felt that apathy conjunction with National on campus detracts from Anti-Apartheid Day. At 2 p.m., strong student involvement in ipproximately 50 marchers protest movements such as gathered in front of the this one against apartheid. Perkins Student Center. They "This school lacks motiva­ attracted about 25 more pro­ tion," said Jay Zeltzer (AS 88). testers as they paraded ''This is not a radical school.'' through the main campus and Mike Lefkowitz (BE 88) past university President E.A. said, "People don't show up Trabant's house at 47 Kent for football games, let alone Way. something like this." The protesters, wearing Protesters and supporters, black arm bands, carried on the other hand, were more signs with phrases such as: optimistic about the impact "Let them be free," "I stand that their efforts would have with God against apartheid," on the university's decision and "Fight student apathy." whether or not to divest. The marchers voiced their "It's showing a strong dissatisfaction by chanting, solidarity of the students, "Freedom yes, apartheid no," more than people would have and "Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, apar­ expected," said Jeff Kingham theid has got to go!" (AS 89). "It could make a point Most of the students watch­ with the trustees," he added. Starr photo by Charles Fort ing the march felt that, "I think it's great to see Approximately 75 students protested university investments in companies with interests in South although the protesters mar- continued to page 10 Africa during a ma.rch and rally Friday afternoon. Panel discusses ways to combat apartheid Africa. by Alice Brumbley Colegio de Mexico and publisher of the and Suzanne Winge "And we are something else," " from apartheid because of the cheap African World Press. Matabane said. "To prove [to Staff Reporters labor that it provides, Matabane said. Other panelists included Dr. James themselves] that they are Africans, "When people are starving," he said, Two internationally-known African Oliver, chairman of the university's they even deny us fundamental human "they are forced to sell their labor at liberators and two university pro­ political science department, and rights - the right to vote, freedom of any price." fessors shared their views in a South political science Professor Mark Hud­ movement and freedom of spe~ch." Non-white Africans comprise only African Apartheid Panel Discussion dleston, a member of the Faculty Both Matabane and Chocole spoke 29.4 percent of the total wage distribu­ which kicked off the National Anti­ Senate. about the state reforms of "petty apar­ tion, although they represent 73 per­ Apartheid Student Protest Days Mediator Ramzi Saffouri, a political theid," which restricted interracial cent of the total South African Thursday. science graduate student, introduced marriages, and imposed segregated population. The four panelists, invited by the Matabane, referring to the ANC as the bathrooms and public meeting places, Campus Coalition for Human Rights "leading South African group fighting among other things. Chocole said South Africa "would be and 18 other campus groups, fielded apartheid." "For God's sake," Matabane said, nothing" without black labor, which questions from the audience of more In an emotional appeal to the au­ "our people are not fighting to get mar­ guarantees a high rate of return on in­ than 100 people in 140 Smith Hall, after dience, Matabane addressed apartheid ried ... we are not fighting for toilets." vestments in South Africa. they each discussed a different aspect as "legalized, institutionalized racism Mocking the rationales of companies Black labor, he said, is one of three of apartheid and divestment. that says the white person has the right refusing to divest South African stock, pillars of the South African economy. Featured at the discussion were to determine the future and the life of Matabane said, "We must invest in "It is the center of [the economy's] Dumi Matabane, a Washington, D.C. a black person." hell, because if we pull out of hell whole existence," Chocole explained. representative of the African National Matabane said whites in South others will come in ... and enjoy the pro­ Congress, and Dr. Kassaun Chocole, a Africa call themselves "Afrikaaners," fit that racism offers them." professor of political economy at El proclaiming they are residents of South Companies.are "reaping high profits continued to page 14 Page 2 • The Review • October 15, 1985 Beat roommate. The best time to get ahead in the business flannel suit with tasseled loafers:' world is not when you get into the business world. 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Staff Reporter The department currently offers master's Isaac Stern once and doctoral degrees, said Dr. James Lantolf said, "There are more bad the department's chairman, but undergraduate musicians than there is bad degrees will be offered at some point in the music." future. "The bad music is only a Forty-three doctoral candidates and ten small part of the music master's degree candidates are currently business. The majority of it is enrolled in the department, Lantolf said. ''Our a good thing," said Danny linguistics department is one of the strongest Goldberg, president of Gold on the East Coast," said Dr. Lou Arena, an Mountain Records. He is also associate professor of linguistics, who holds a chairman ofo.a committee o~ joint appointment in the English depa:r:tment. posing proposals to institute standardized ratings on Lantolf feels that it will t~ke time for the records. department to make the leap from a The committee, called the predominantly graduate-level p~ogram. to Musical Majority, was created becoming an ·undergraduate maJor option. by Goldberg about a month "Linguistics is not a common undergraduate ago and is composed of artists, major," he said. managers, publishers, and Undergraduate involvement will determme others in the music business. how quickly linguistics becomes an Representatives of stars such undergraduate major. as Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper, "After fulfilling undergraduate courses m and Prince are involved in the linguistics '' Arena said, "hopefully students committee. will requ~t more courses and programs. It is The proposals to rate the teacher's job to motivate students towards records, tapes and videos, by linguistics." . a system similar to movies, The eight professors teachin~ m the ~epart­ have been instituted by the ment of linguistics have a Wide vanety of Pa-rents Music Resource backgrounds. Professors for the new depart­ Center, composed of a group of ment have been drawn from the areas of com­ Washington legislator's and Ascencling the throne_ Kristin Shannon (ED 88) and Chris Homan (AS 87) puter science, communication, psychology and other government official's received their honor~ as Homecoming Queen and King following Delaware's 21-0 wives. The PMRC claims vi,.·tnw·v over Boston University Saturday. continued to page 15 some songs promote drugs, :=======:;;:==============:::;====:::;=::::~----------------- sex, and violence and that they T b t t f d f h h ~~i~~m~~~!E~£t~ ra an ge s oo or t oug t the issue shouJd be made a · d • governmentconcern. During the hearing, stars Students have mealtime au Ience such as John Denver and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister as by Beth McCoy secretary for the Office of the Mrica.