TIIE TUFTS DAILY Where You Read It First Wednesday, March 16,1994 Vol XXWI, Number 34 Da//y We phoro Jackson Gymnasium and class- businesses, government agencies Yesterday’s spring-like weather allowed for a beautiful view of Boston from the library roof. rooms throughout the campus. and academic institutions.” It is expected that this year’s Participants will beable topur- conference will boast 1,700 par- chase T-shirts and stationery with EliotmPear!wn Children ’s School ticiDants. 600 cosponsors, 200 an environmentally-conscious expert speakers, and more than theme, as well as organic and natu- 150 exhibits. ral foods. In addition, this year, hosting- benefit auction in April Keynote speakers for the first free pH tests on soil samples are by JESSICA ROSENT~L she was surprised that the benefits that over 25 percent of the chil- day of theconference include: John available. Daily Editorial Board exceeded the school’sexpectations dren at the school receive some P. DeVillars, regional administra- Thefeeforstudents, seniorciti- The Eliot-Pearson Children’s and raised $16,000.Ward said that sort of financial assistance. tor designee of the U.S. Environ- zens, and additional exhibit repre- School will be holding its second this year, the Children’s School The auction is organized with mental Protection Agency; Gary sentatives registering for the con- annual benefit auction on Satur- has set agoal of raising $20,000 to assistancefromparents,theschool Hirshberg, President and CEO of ference is $60 if postmarked by day, April 9 in Cousens Gym. The $25,000. administration,and Tufts students, Stonyfield Yogurt; Alan Hankin March 8, $85 if postmarked by silentauction will takeplacefrom The money raised in the auc- and is directed by Janet Stark of of the N.E. Aquarium & Mass. March 15, and an extra $25 if 7p.m. - 8 pm.,and thcliveaucticn tion is put toward the Children’s thechildren’s School. Thegoal of Bays Educations Alliance; Peter opting for cafeteria lunch. For non- willbeheldfrom8:30p.m. - 10:30 School Scholarship Fund which the auction is not only to raise Shelley,Esq., oftheConservation students, fees are $100 and $135, p.m. “helps families send their children money to benefit the financial as- Law Foundation & Coastal Advo- respectively. An additional $30 The Children’s School is anon- to the school, because we have to sistanceand scholarshipprogram, cacy Network; and Frances Moore will be charged for the 16th anni- profit, laboratory demonstration charge tuition,” Ward said. but also to raise awareness of the Lappe & Paul M. Du Bois Ph.D., versary dinner on Saturday school affiliated with the Eliot- According to the Donation school among the community. codirectors at the Center for Liv- evening. Pearson Department of Child Commitment statement made by Ward described the auction as ing Democracy. A special symposium to lead. ’ Study at Tufts University. the Children’s School, donations “afun night.” She said that auction The second day of the confer- off the conference will be held on According to Sarah Ward of ‘‘will help make it possible for items include gift certificates to ence will feature addresses from Friday, March 25 from 1 p.m. - 5 the Children’s School, last year families who do not have the fi- Boston arearestaurants, member- Elizabeth Dodson Gray of the p.m., focusing on how to move the school set a goal of raising nancial resources to enroll their shipsto healthclubs, and tickets to HarvardDivinitv School,Dr. The0 environmenta1 i ustice “From $10,000, but “didnot really ex- children at the Eliot-Pearson Colborn of the World. Wildlife Rhetoric toResul;s,” as the title of pect to get that amount.” She said Children’s School.” It also states see AUCTION, page 2 Fund, and an additonal keynote see speaker to be announced. page ma American Indian to >evenr* crewmen die, sixa survive talk about injustices as US craft crashes near Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- ployed, indicating the dead crew- cations pointed to engine failure Seven crewmen who died when a menmighthaveattempted tojump as the cause Of the Crash. He said U.S. gunship crashed off Kenya when the aircraft was too low over no distress call Was heard frmnthe might have tried to parachute too the water, he said. stricken plane in either Mombasa late. Rescue teams searched the Atthe Pentagon, spokeswoman or Mogadishu. waters offshoreTuesdayforamiss- Kathleen deLaski said President Mombasa, which borders So- ing crewman who reportedly Clinton and Defense Secretary malia, has long served as a base jumped clear of the aircraft. William Perry “are aggrieved to for U.S. military and humanitar- Lt. Col. Mike Gannon, speak- find that this has happened at such ian efforts in Somalia. ing from the scene, said six crew a late date in the general deploy- Thepilotattemptedtoditchthe survived, including three who ment of a large scale of soldiers.” aircraft in the sea, said Gannon, stayedinthespectregunship when The crash came as U.S. troops who added that the plane floated it ditched in the Indian Ocean late wound down their mission in So- for a short time after it hit the Monday 75 miles north of malia. All troops are due to be water. Mombasa and just 200 yards off- withdrawn bytheendofthemonth. Three crewmen who stayed human race that deserves the same shore. Ms. deLaski said there are no with the aircraft made their way to rights and protections as any other Army CoI. SteveRausch,aU.S. plans to order the other three AC- shore, walked a short distance to a Inside group of people, nothing is right SpokesmaninMogadishu,said the 130s in the region to halt opera- restaurant andcalledfor help, said Features ........................... p. 3 for the Native American. We are a 4C-130H gunship had taken off tions to undergo a safety check. Gannon, who added he had not Junior high peer pressure K- ninutes earlier from Mombasa’s The names of all 14 talked with the survivors. people in exile within OW own turn to haunt you, and a government Moi International Airport for an crewmemberswere withheldpend- official graces Tufts with information. land,” Suarez said. ‘Eyes Over Mogadishu” surveil- ing notification of their families. Gannon said he W~Stold most ance mission. The plane and its crew were from of the bodies were found near the A&E p. 5 Suarez also helped organizethe ................................... October 1993demonstration at the The parachutes of some of the the Air Force’s 16th Special Op- plane in 10 to 15 feet of water but An on-campus play iead were deployed and floating erations Squadron, based at it was not clear yet if any of the ented actors, while Tonya and Nancy UnitedNations,sponsoredbyAIM n the sea. won’t leave us alone. and the League of Indigenous Sov- Hurlburt Field in Florida. dead were actually found inside ereign Nations. to demand a seat “One parachute hung on the The survivors- were in good theaircraft. Iin thueU.N. for Native Americans. ail of the aircraft,” said Gannon, condition, Gannon said. Three “The probably hadless than 10 sports ................................. He also helped to organize the vho addedinvestigators believeit were flown to a hospital on a U.S. minutes from the time they knew You may have your picks for the loated onto the aircraft afterwards Navy ship off Mogadishu and three there was a problem until the time NCAA tournament ... largest AIM demonstration in his- enter our contest. toryinprotest ofColumbusDay in ind did not snag during a jump. were taken to Mombasa. they crash-landed in the sea,” said L I 1993. Other parachutes were de- Rausch said preliminary indi- Gannon. page two THE TUFTS DAILY Wednesday, March 16,1994 THETUFTS DAILY Letters to the Editor Caroline C. Schaefer tionally based arguments. Rush system does not Editor-in-Chief ~ ‘Viewpoints provoke provide justice for all Managing Editor: Marc Sheinkin irrational responses Carla Schack LA ’96 Associate Editors: Nadya Sbaiti, David Meyers To the Editor: Editorial Page Editor: Michael J.W. Stickings To the Editor, Once again, another rush period has Production Managers: Michael B. Berg, Inhisrecentcolumn,Mr. Stickingsstated Students responded to drawn to a close. New member programs Leah Schwartz, Ryan Otto that Tufts students were immature because are well underway, and the Panhellenic they belittled the authors of anti-gay ar- viewpoints out of rage experience has been rounded out by the NEWS ticles rather than responding with rational To the Editor: Editors: Jessica Rosenthal, John O’Keefe Circle of Sisters ceremony. 1 Assistant Editor: Gayle Berkowitz discourse. The point that he seems to have In response to Michael J.W. Stickings’ Where is Phi Sigma Sigma? Wire Editor: Ashley Burkart missed in this situation is that the opinions column “The impact of reality on small Thanks to the structure of rush and the that were being responded to were not, in minds,” the community of Tufts University Panhellenic system, Phi Sigma Sigma is VIEWPOINTS and of themselves, rational arguments, and reserves the right to hold and voice an . Editor: Rachel Levine where is always has been. Every year, we it is difficult, if not impossible in some opinion about what is printed in the Daily. go through rush promoting the Greek sys- FEATURES cases, to respond to an emotional or other- We respond with “venom” not because we tem as a whole as well as encouraging Editor: Jessica Ruzz wise irrationally based argument with a are “small-minded” or “childish” but be- potential new members to join Phi Sigma Assistant Editor: Dan Tobin rational one. cause we are enraged. We are enraged, Sigma. Every year, we join hands during I wouldlike tomakeitclearthatIamnot because The Daily is printing articles that -ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT the Circle of Sisters ceremony to celebrate Editors: Madhu Unnikrishnan, dismissing these opinions as irrational sim- propagate hate with seeminglylittle “matu- the Panhellenic sisterhood.