THE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Friday, April 28,1995 Vol. XXX Number 61 ISCHEDULE SET FOR SPRINGFLING CONCERT I Students rlemember victims of Holocaust by GREGORY GEIMAN Bosnia as an example of how we, Senior Staff Writer collectively, have not learned our “Those who do not remember lessons. history are bound to live it through Therefore, Summit continued, again.” With this quote, Rabbi Jef- “Over the years I’ve had differing frey Summit and about 50 observ- thoughts about memorial services ers ended their service marking such as these.” While Summit had the annual observance of Holo- doubts as to whether the world caust Remembrance Day yester- community learned from the one- day afternoon.The service, held at day observance, he believed that the cannon, was preceded by a those individuals who observed silent march and was accompa- theday and remembered those who nied by a day-long reading of perished in the Holocaust would names cf those people who per- learn from it. “We need to start in ished in the Holocaust. a real and small place in our own Students began the name-read- hearts,” he said, “and while ser- ing in front of Ballou Hall at 2 vices such as this will not change p.m., and continued to read the the world, they.- will certainly names for another four hours. Over 11 million people were killed in the Holocaust, and Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Spring Fling lineup has been changed. Brand Nubian will open the show at noon tommorrow is observed in order to honor the and will be followed by Buffalo Tom, Denny Dent, and B.B. King. Weather forecasts indicate a memories of those who perished. cloudy morning with sun coming out in the afternoon. Temperatures should be in the low 60s. In addition, the day is meant to be a reminder of the Holocaust, and a reminder that we must not allow Rabbi Levi Weirnan-Kelman to history to repeat itself. However, said Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, as he began the service at deliver address at Hillel tonight the cannon at 2:45 p.m., the world by DAVID T. BRINKER tant role he has played in the Pro- the leadershipof WeimG-Kelman. community has not learned its les- Daily Staff Writer gressive movement.” Rossman describes the congrega- son from the Holocaust. Referring Tufts Hillel will host an evening While Weiman-Kelman was tion as a “wonderful community to Nobel Prize winner and Holo- withRabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman trained in the Conservative tradi- of mostly young people and fami- caust survivor Elie Wiesel, Sum- from Jerusalem’s Congregation tion at the Jewish Theological lies in Jerusalem.” The congrega- mit said, “Elie Wiesel has been Did& file phoro Kol Haneshama this evening. The Seminary in Jerusalem, Rossman tion began as a small haveru, or talking out about Bosnia, and say- Rabbi Jeffrey Summit event is co-sponsored by the As- noted that he is devoted to plural- prayer study group. Additionally, ing that for years we’ve been mak- change ourselves.--- sociation of Reform Zionists of ism and places great emphasis on Tufts’ own Rabbi Deborah Cohen ing the Holocaust a reminder. Yet America. F’roceeding thejoint ser- Jews understanding one another, ‘We must remember that Jews was involved in this havera while today, we see more and more situ- and nonJews were slaughterednot vice led by Rabbi Weiman- regardless of religious ideology in Israel. ations where people have not because of what they did but be- Kelman, attendees will eat Shabbat and practice. The synagogue attracts many learned.” Summit briefly alluded cause of who they were,” Summit dinner, followed by a discussion Tufts Rabbi Jeffrey Summit students in Jerusalem, including a to the ethnic cleansing that has led by the Rabbi entitled “Jewish characterizedWeiman-Kelman as see WEIMAN, page 9 taken place in the civil war in see COMMEMORATION, page 13 Perspectives on Spirituality: Old “a master of integrating music and and New” at 8:OO p.m. prayer in a dynamic service... He According toLauren Rossman, is one of the most exciting liberal Survivor oIf Armenia]I Genocide one of the coordinators of the Rabbis in Israel today.” event, the Rabbi is “one of the Congregation Kol Haneshama best-known and well-respected is a Progressive congregation participates in panel discussion progressive rabbis for the impor- started about ten years ago under tive to the lecture, as he is one of the Armenian survivors of the genocide. Tinged with humor, he Students inducted into recounted how his father first learned of the attacks from a Turk- ish mayor, who was a friend of the Tufts’ Phi Beta Kappa family’s.When the mayor received by ANDREA GROSSMAN and Shaghaghi,a graduate studentand the orders from Constantinople NADYA SBAJTI teaching assistant in the Depart- that he was ordered to participate Daily Editorial Board ment of German, Russian, and in the exterminationof this minor- On Sunday, April 23,54 Tufts Asian Languages, ity, he asked Hartunian’sfather for students, representing the Classes The orator ofthe ceremony was advice. Of 19941 1995’ and 1996 were Fletcher Professor of Philosophy He advised the mayor to stay in inducted into the Delta Chapter o HugoBedau, who spoke about the his office and use his position to Phi Beta Kappa, the national col- death penalty. Bournoutian gave a synopsis The ReverendVartan Hartunian legiate honor society. University Senior Stephen Kaplan, an In- added a more personal perspec- see GENOCIDE, Page 9 PresidentJohn DiBiaggio was also ternational Relations major, de- of the why, what, and how of the massacre from the perspective of inducted as an honorary member. scribedtheceremony as ‘‘laid back. a historian, continually referring The ceremony* which was There were certain aspects that to resemblances with Nazi attacks in began at were formal, though. There was a on Jews during WWII. He empha- p.m. with the initiation of the new certain handshake that we did... sized 12 considerable similarities members. This was followed by a [doing that] was light- between the two systematic exter- poetry reading by Maria Luisa hearted.,?......... minations, among them theobedi- KaPlan said that he hadn’t ex- ence of the people to a controlling Petted the nomination. “When I dictatorial state, and the ensuing 1 Inside first heard about [Phi BetaKaPPaly denial of the peoples towards the Features .............................. 3 I recognized the name but wasn’t existenceoftheoccurrence.In both A culinary opinion on the restauranl too sure as to what it was,” he said. the always lovable Featu~sChal- cases, approximately 65 percent Figs, ‘‘After I read through the Pam- lenge, and Wenimo’s last installment. ofthe total world population of the Phlet, I was very very honored group was annihilated, but when I fOund out &out it. My Bournoutian is quick to point out A&E p. 5 .................................... family came UP, and they were that some Turks, as well as anum- A preview of the bands to play a1 really excited, and acouplefriends ber of Germans, did try to help Lollapalooza, an album review, and 2 came. It was a nice way [to] end... review of ‘Les Miserables.’ those being swept away in the eth- four years at Tufts.” nic cleating. Carolina Bernardez, a senior BY 1918, only two years into Sports..............................p. 7 double majoring in SociologY and the ethnic cleansing, 1.5 million An article on the achievements of the Latin American Studies, said, “It were already dead, Some were sailing team, and Doug’s final ‘This forced to serve in work camps see CEREMONY, page 11 where they were either shot or page two THE l”S DAILY Friday, April 28,1995 THETUFTS DAILY Letters to the Editor Nadya J. Sbaiti Editor-in-Chief Thanks for helping about the Tufts community made this pos- your donations another cause. In Kibeho, sible. I wish that I could convey through Managing Editor: David Meyers Rwanda last Saturday, 2000 Hutus were Associate Editors: JLMcHenry, JessicaRosenthal Oklahoma victims this letter the debt of gratitude expressed by slaughtered by the Rwandan government, Production Managers: Ryan Otto, Marc Sheinkin, To the Editor: Oklahoma Red Cross officials to me over raising the death toll in Rwandato well over PratikshaThakkar As I set up a table in the Campus Center the phone Wednesday night. You made a 500,OOO Hutus and Tutsis. The American Monday morning to collect donations for difference. Red Cross desperately needs donations for NEWS Editors: John OKeefe, Andrea Grossman, Oklahoma City victims, I had thoughts of However, it is important (for me espe- homeless and hungry Rwandans - espe- Gayle Berkowitz $200 -- maybe $300 -- going to the Okla- cially) to keep in mind that we are fortunate cially those afraid to return to their homes. Assistant Editor: JoshuaRobin homa Red Cross. At the closing of the to live in acountry with the financialstabil- Money can be donated to the American fundraising drive Wednesday night, we ity to support those devastated by crises Red Cross, International Department,2035 VIEWPOINTS had exactly $2,001 in checks, cash, and such the OklahomaCity bombing. I hope Editors: Darrah Feldman, Remy Stem as East St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. change. While this no doubt reflects the that this public spirit continues and tran- FEATURES seriousness of the tragedy in Oklahoma, I scends shocks of parochial vulnarability. Ken Archer Editors: Dan Tobin, Laura Bemheim, can’t help but think that something unique As an endnote I would like to offer for LA ‘96 Annie Risbridger ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Editors: Jay Ruttenberg, Joshua Davis, Death toll in Oklahoma City passes 100 Michael J.W.Stickings Assistant Editor: SamanthaLevine OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-- Authori- one of his attorneys showed the court a The source said there has been no reli- ties put out an alert for Timothy McVeigh’s large collection of newspaper headlines able sighting of Doe No.2 since the explo- WEEKEMER missing Arizona license plate Thursday in about the case.