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The Campus Affairs Journal olthe University of Michigan .

January 19, 1994

MLK Events Offer Variety The University of Michitan's 1994 obsero(Jnce of Martin LutMr King, Jr. Day came and went on Monday, January 16 with little fanfare. Different departmenu within tM University held varioru seminars, lectures, and panel discussions, many of whick were poorly attended. The fact that tlw topics of many of the discussions had little or nothing to do with Dr. King or the Civil Rights Movement, eombined. with the fad that the Blac1 Student Unic?n boycotted the event8 8poMOred by the University C6ntributed to the low attendanee of tAis rmfoclUHd event.

Is equity In education Possible BY

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deep trouble when it comes to equity .i n education," said JayRobinson , Professor of English and a participant in a panel discussion entitled "Equity in Education." The discussion, held as part of the MLK Symposium, painted a grim picture of American education. According to Robinson, this "deep trouble" is a result of limited access to opportunities in public education for minorities. Using ~otional 'poems written by Saginaw high-sGhool students, Robinson illustrated .an .educational system full of problema.;Unfortunately, he was unable to ·offer. any solutions. Following Robinson was U-M Pr0fessor or Urban Geography and Sociology Don Deskins, who addressed the more specific issue of higher education, Deskins presented a number of statistics to show the sharp decline in the number of Ph.D. degrees earned by African-Americans. After his explanation of the barriers minorities face in the realm of higher education; Deskins coneluded that the nation, and specifically U-M, is "a long way" from achiev·

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ing educational equity, The final speaker was Vivian Sykes, a graduate student in Information and Library Studies, who spok:e of the new phenomenon of "information inequity." Sykes professed that by the 21st century, access to the vast amount of information available intoday's modern world will be the most important element of education on all levels. If students are denied access to this information, it will hamper their "ability to compete in a global market." The panel facilitator, U-M Professor of Education Michael Nettles, con· eluded the discussion by urging the audience to embrace King's ideals of "hope ... challenge .. , -and constant actiontowards improve;ment" in order to achieve the goal ofeducationaleq\1ity. These ideals of Dr.King, however, seemed far from the negative statistics . and opinions prevalent in the discus-

. different lUliversity departments "didn't sion In the informal dialogue that folnecessarily share similar definitions of lowed the panel discussion, Deskins multiculturalism." concluded that the Wliversity has expeOn a day that should honor the rienced a "climate shift" in the last legacy of peace , brotherhood, and unity thirty years which has made it more left by Dr. King, the UniversitY bomdifficult for minority students to excel barded the student body with this still at U-M. He cited the relatively-low vague , ill-defined concept of graduation rate of65% among Africanmulticulturalism. Unfortunately, this panel discussion of supposedly great Americans as proof of his statement. Although Robinson attempted to importance,. to the University's commu· highlight the positive moves the Uninity .w as poorly attended. A crowd of versity has made, Sykes called such about seventy students and faculty programs a mere "laundry list." Permembers.gradually dwindl~ to a ll),eI'e haps Sykes provided the best answer to . thirty by the conclusion oftbe dialogue. why minorities are still unhappy with the University, despite the many new Old LeebianI Speak programs offered to embrace the concept of multiculturalism, sb.e stated by Gene Krass that. nQbodyin ·the administration I must admit I was quite surpriseci knows exactly what the concept of multiculturalism means. Sykes, while See MLX. page9 condUcting related research, foun

ring Kevorkian

Student Fig BY RACHEL CARDONE

R. JACK KEVORKIAN HAS many nicknames: .Dr. Death, pathologi$t, Jack.the Reaper, and obitiatrist (death spec::ialist)~ Will Universitiy of Michigan Commen~ · ment Speaker be added to,the li8t?If Rackha.m student Dennis Denno has his way, this controversial retired dootor who graduated from the University's Medical School in 1952 will receive an honorary degree and speak at coni· mencement. The choice of speaker is made by a committee without students, a process Denno finds unfair. "It's. another example of a public university making decisions in private," he Sflid. After speaking with Homer Rose, the Assistant Dean ofRackham, Denno said he was told it would be t0tally impossible to have Kevorltian speak. since theCOD;l-

mittee had ~dy chp~n ~"speaker. likes of Hillary Clinton, President KevQrkian.hu reCCi1tly captw'ed George Bush; and Michigan Governor numerous .headlillesby helpingtermi~ . Johtl ~ng1er. While Dr. Kevorkian is nall}(iltpeople .oommit suicide, ·flD.;.&ct . considered to be a seiial killer by some, wld<:h beCameiIlegal in Michigan last· ., ~o thiIllts 9therwise. "I have a lot of . ye$r. The punishment iaup to 4: years . respect for hlm. He's fOllowing through inprisonand .. $20O() fine . Kevorkian's: ... with what~ tlUnlt&ii right; he's actuactionsl,aave 9p&mMi uP '8: huge debate ally doing something about it," Denno · overthe ..roles ·of doCtors, economics,' ... said of'Kevork:ian and ethics in dealing with terminally ill. . De:nn.o has. started a group, Stupeople-who wish wend.their liv.es. dents for Kevorkian, whose primary Vnder .~e Hippocratic. oath, ~·gQal is to get the university to grant . torsa~t.O; riialte a11 etro.rts ~Vailable liinlan honorary degree and allow him to save alire, .which can inolude life to speak. This group is currently forsupport machines, tubes,wires, and a mwating two petitions, one for stugreat deal of pain and lJlOlley. dents ahdone for faculty, to show the Kevorkian's work wa~ consIdered 'to be support that exists for this cause. DeIUlO mercif\ll, because .he assisted those has sent letters to deans, asking for whose lives were suspended between support, and is planning a noon press life ·a nd death by modem m'edicine. conference for Thursday, January 20. Why does Denno want such a COD"Once we prove ... that we have stutroversial ch~rto ~?Recent dent support, they'll have to get graduation .~JaQJlieshs;veaeen the Kevorkian," he said. m

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o SERPENT'S TOOTH Ms. Harding in Detroit with the lead pipe.

Michael Jacbon finally turned himself over to the authorities for his alleged child sexual molestation charges. Anonymous sources tell us that the authorities have also issued a subpoena for his missing glove. When asked what his first move would be with the Pistons as vice president and general manager, Isiah Thomas responded, "File for entrance into the Big Ten." After yet another choke and season long quarterback. controversy, the Detroit Lions are rumored to be looking to trade Rodney Peete and Andre Ware for Joe Namath and seven crates of Flex-All 454.

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dated women on campus. Maybe Swarthmore has timid women? Send him here, we'll fix him at indoctrina ... , oops, orientation. Human radiation tests conducted on lillSUSpecting patients by the u.s. government during the Cold War has raised public anxiety and a call for the release of the recipient list. Sort of expect J erry Brown, Ross Perot and most ofMSA to be on the list, don't you? Former Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill passed away recently. In a related story, three Massachusetts breweries went out of business.

and took asylum in the United States embassy in Madrid. Poor Castro spent Christmas all alone. Of course, there was nothing left in the country to give as presents. In Lancaster, California last week, an inmate escaped from prison in a garbage truck. It would have been a good method of escape, except that the truck was headed for the trash compactor. One corrections officer , upon healing the truck's destination , was overheard saying, "Great. Now we can keep him in the breadbox."

Archaeologists in Israel are puzzled by a giant grave site containing 1,300 ancient dog remains. Just in case all you lovey-dovey socialists need a clue, the world has always .been a dog-€at-dog world. . During Wmter Break, Fidel Castro's last remaining relative' in CUba fled·

We're happy to report that 10 highranking government officials would have to be killed before Secretary of Labor Robert Reich would assume the presidency. Didn't you expect Lor~na Bobbitt to stand up during her testimony and yell, "Off with their heads!"?

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The Daily pisses you off. Political correctness makes you laugh. You hate statists and anyone who thinks they know what is best for you. Liberals make you foam at the mouth. You are n.ot interested in revolutionary politics or socialist ideas. You cherish justice and equality. You believe in freedom and democracy. You enjoy current events and news. You want to hang out with like-minded people and have a fun time.

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o WHAT'S GOING ON? Where Have You Gone, Campus Activists? BY

TRAcy RoBINSON N MY THREE AND A HALF

years at this university, I have learned many things, both in and out of the classroom. I learned to budget my time through involvement in . the Michigan Crew team, I learned about how bureaucracies and governments work from being a representative on the Michigan Student Assembly, and I learned how to express myselfbetter by working for the Review. While two of these activities are overtly political, I have not discovered what I most wanted to learn: how to run an effective protest movement. That is not such a strange goal, if you consider the eoun:e. I am a poliuati science major, and I have been interested in politics as far back as I can remember. One of the reasons I came to U-M was because the campus was full of activists; it didn't matter to me that I didn't agree with any of them. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your point of view), this activist spirit has not only been in decline in :recent years, but it is currently comatose. I think this trend can be traced back to the perfect exarilple of a: failed student . activist movement: the movement a~tlleStaUmnentofStudentFtights

and Responsibilities (SSRR or Code). This movement against the Code began during my sophomore year, but the activists made the mistake of linking the issue of the Code (which most students opposed) to the University's proposal to deputize the ~pus police . (which most students supported). The movement also failed to gain widespread support because most students recognized that its leaders were activists using the cause for their own ends. After the sit-ins, marches, and Diag shanties failed to change anything, a new, more serious group of students took over the anti-code mOVeIl1ent Seeing the Code as virtually inevitable, this group decided to work with the administration, instead of against it, to make the Code ~gu1ate as little behavior as possible. This approach seemed to work, and the University claimed that the Code would serve as a sort of honor system, only covering the subjects students wished (mainly academic), plus the minimum required by the federal government. Under these auspices, the first draft of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities was born. Tracy Robinson is a senior in political science and editor-in-chief of the Review.

But all the cooperation the University appeared to offer was merely an illusion. While the University held two public meetings on the Code, worked with the Students Rights Conunission of the Michigan Student Assembly, and sent a survey on the SSRR to all students in the summer of 1992, the administration ended up with the kind of code it had originally intended; the student activists' cooperation was virtually for naught. Vice President of Student Affairs Maureen Hartford questioned in a Michigan Daily o~ piece in September of 1993, "Do you want the policy to include behavior that threatens the community such as physical violence... Do you want students to de~de on acceptable community standards? Do you prefer that faculty or administrators do it?" While she asked these questions, the opinions students gaye to the administration did not change tHe outcome of the Code. Students were not . permitted to "de.cide on aa:eptable com· . munity standards," and the U-M did not merely design a policy on sexual assault 'Vld d1ugs,~~ al(::9.hpl, . ?:s,. ;~t, .w;~~ ~!! 'required to do to reCeive federalaid'. ... Instead, the Code covers many diverse offenses, most of which are illegal llilder state law . So why is the Code so comprehensive? Why did the relatively widespread, activist movement against the SSRR fail? In the tradition of all governments , the administration wanted control. Why else would the University claim jurisdiction for the Code for violations occurring within a 30 mile radius from the Diag for some offenses, and anywhere in the world for offenses which a student has been convicted of in a court oflaw? So much for an "honor code" setting "acceptable com· munity standards." In her Daily op-ed, Hartford claimed that the Code would benefit students. "To me, the greatest strength of the policy is that it gives students themselves the opportunity to define what membership in the community should mean," she wrote. "Students have rightly been asking for more voice in campus affairs. What better place to start than with a student-run judiciary." If one ignores the fact that students were not able to decide what the Code would outlaw ("define what membership in the community should mean"), it would seem as if students charged under the Code are fearful of a poorly trained and inexperienced student-run judiciary. The first set of numbers are in on all investigative and punitive

actions taken by the U-M under the Code from its enactment on January 1 to October 8, 1993, and those charged under the Code did not see the student Judicial process, which includes a "trial" with a hearing panel made up of students who receive some training on the proce~s, as a "strength of the policy." Out of 27 cases in which students were charged with violating the SSRR, 13 of the cases were decided through mediation by the office of the Code's judicial advisor, 12 of the cases were decided by a non-student administrative hearing, and only 2 cases were decided upon by student hearing panels. It seems as if students have little faith in a student judiciary deciding their fate when the outcome could involve sanctions ranging anywhere from writing a letter of apology or serving community service to suspension or expulsion from the U-M. 'The administration's plan to defeat the student activists on the issue of the Code certainly worked; it can say it forged the SSRR in public with opportunity for studentB to make changes, it can say it s~licited widespread student

support through an opinion survey, and it can say it even provides the opportunity for students' behavior to be judged by their peers . The administration learned that the best way to defeat a student movement was to appear to , accept the movement's goals and look like it was cooperating, while in reality it was calTying out its original goals. So the question is: How do you get a student agenda accepted by the U-M administration? Refusing to cooperate with the administration doesn't work, and cooperating doesn't work either this much I have learned during my time at this university. Getting a position for a student on the Board of Regents is the the most likely solution. To accomplish this goal, a change has to be made in the state oonsutution, and this would be difficult. 'The work required to achieve such a goal, however, would be well worth it. Maybe the dormant activists on campus could embrace putting a student on the Board of Regents ··· if they really want to get .something accomplished and not merely make noise for its own sake. Then again, maybe not.Mt ; 'I::~

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o FROM SUITE ONE U-M's Observance of MLK'D'a y Needs to be Changed

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YtJURPLACE OTHER MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY HAS COME AND GONE, OR MINE? and once again the University of Michigan has wasted a lot of money while oing little to advance Dr. King's ideals. The poor quality of speakers brought to campus and the myriad number of panels and seminars which have little to do with MLK or the historical struggle for civil rights is one of the reasons why, for the past few years, the majority of students has stayed away from the activities and has used the day off from classes to sleep in late or catch up with their studies. The University needs to rethink the purpose of having an MLK Day and either become more focussed on Dr. King and his accomplishments, or do away with the day's events altogether. MLK Day was first recognized by the University in 1988 after protests by a group of black students. Originally, the suspension of classes was intended to commemorate King's accomplishments and to discuss the civil rights movement of which King was an integral part. At the outset, the MLK Day activities were well attended and remained fairly consistent with the intent of the day. In recent years, however, the events have become less centered on Dr. King, and with that change, attendance at U-M sponsored MLK events has dwindled. The theme of this yeats celebration was '"American Culture' or 'America - the Multicultural,?,. A quick perusal through the list of events scheduled as part of MLK Day shows the unfocus8ed nature of the events and speakers sponsored by consistent with his beliefs. You are the University. Along with such worthy events as a panel diacuss:i.on evaluating the willing to sell out easily, Jay? civil rights movement and a showing of the film "Boyz ~. the 'Hood", there were Another problem with McNeill's many other seminars of questionable relation to MLK, such as a lecture on To the Editor: piece is his hypocrisy concernfug whom Language and Nationalism in the Balkans and one entitfed "Maggie's American If I were an employer interviewing he considers a hero. McNeill writes Dream: Parents and Mental Health". There were also several discussions and Jay D. McNeill for ajob, I would have to that he has learned "what a disgusting lectures with the word 'Multicultural' in the title. judge him in two ways. If I wanted to . The topics covered by most of these .e vents has little to .do with King's ideas: In . h.i.reso~eone who would do anythin$.to ins titution govenuuem is, and how many aspects , today's multicultmalmovement contradicts King's .vi sion of a world make me money; certainly Jay would . t hose In it are i'the mosL ,:evolting and immoral individuals alive today ... they where men are not judged by the color of their skin. By using MLK Day to further be a good employee. His writings over live off the sweat of the brows of others." its own notions of diversity and multiculturalism, the U-M is diluting the original the last few years would be proof. If I It seems like a very passionately held, were looking for a person who had purpose of having an MLK Day. It has become a forum for any and all leftist groups deeply rooted view. But later~ Jay writes desiring a little publicity. The celebration of MLK Day needs to become more clearely ~nceived, honest beliefs who that he's "in favor of ... Ronald Reagan." focussed if it is to acheive the goals for which it was established. wasn't susceptible to blind Is this the same Ronald Reagan who The costs of the day's observances, financial and otherwise, to the University indoctrination by one of the "wings," currently enjoys the perks · (such as must also be considered. The University annually cancels a full day of classes on Jay wouldn't be the one. secUrity, transport:ation, and healthMLK Day, causing distractions to professors and students just as the term is To show this, you only have to turn care) and checks of a government getting underway. The University also spends vast amounts of time and energy . to his piece ''I'm Outta Here, Baby" in pens\on.? The same who collected a planning all of the activities. There is a committee comprised of students, faculty, the 1 December issue of The Michigan payclleck from Washirigton for eight and staff whose sole purpose is to plan MLK Day events. Given the poor attendance Review . I will just point out two in recent years, it seems that the planning committee has not been doing a yea'rs? fl'he same who collected a disturbing examples of the lack of a sufficient job to warrant all the time spent. real, political soul in Jay. First, he p~rcheck from the state of California The most ironic aspect of this year's observance ofMLK Day is that the Black astherr governor? Reagan lived off the writes that a considerable amount of Student Union boycotted the University sponsored events. It was only after the the staffis "a bunch of bible-thumping, "sweat of the brows of others," by paying black community protested that the University agreed to officially recognize MLK God-fearing ... do-gooder Christians." lip-service to what McNeill claims to Day and cancel classes. In order to continue to justify doing so, the University believe. Why doesn't Jay be honest with I can only assume they believe common should at least ensure that the black community will participate by narrowing the Christian beliefs such as in Matt 5:42 himself and despise Reagan too as part focus of the events and increasing the quality of the speakers. In previous years, where Jesus teaches concerning the of governnient? speakers have included such notables as Dennis Archer and Alex Haley. This year, The ~ reason McNeill has such poor: "Give to him that asketh thee, and fium him that would borrow of thee . contradictions is igti'orance of the the principal speakers were Dr. Charles H. Long, Director ofthe Center for Black Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and U. S. Rep William Concept of consistency and self-honesty. turn not thou away." Or in another D. Ford, chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, who failed to incident where in Mark 10:25 Christ If McNeill can't be honest with himself give his scheduled keynote speech beCause of travel problems the weather caused. says "it is easier for a camel to go and his readers, therr'how can anyone While the two may be good speakers, they hardly matched the stature and impact through the eye of a needle, than for a ttuly:reSpect him asa'professional and of previous years' speakers. a;possible employee?: Sorry, Jay, you rich man to enter into kingdom of God." There is obviously something wrong with the University's commemeration of But Mr. McNeill says he feels like when wouldift wbrk for my 'company. Maybe MLK Day if the BSU boycotts the University sponsored events, and the majority you isliouldtake s6-m~ : time off, put choosing a company, saying if "your of all students ignore them altogether. If the University were to focus more on organization... involves itself in charity down your pen, and give some deep, issues directly related to MLK and eliminate the more irrelevant discussions such careful thought to who you truly are. work ... I refuse to work for YOlL" IfJay's as "Stereotypes and Realities for International Teaching Assistants and You might find yourself not only a better colleagues are true Christians, they Undergraduates", then perhaps more of the University community would attend involve themselves in charity work. person, but someone who can actually the events and the tremendous amount of planning involved would be more McNeill's not willing to work for them, contribute to the company that decides worthwhile. For the U-M to continue to use MLK Day as a tool to promote but he's willing to stand with them to employ you. multiculturalism and diversity is to continue to ignore MLK's ideas and waste time shoulder to shoulder on the Review? It and money that could be better spent improving undergraduate education. doesn't seem as if McNeill's actions are Jeffrey M. Plymale, LSA Junior

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o GET REAL

Writing the"Final Chapter BY

ToNY GHECEA

FTER FOUR YEARS OF COL-

lege you get the urge - whether you want it or not - to look back on how you've grown. Your friends, your experiences, and your goals (both successful and unfulfIlled) fom. a mel路 ancholy set of memories that forces itself to the front of your mind and begs you to put it in order. I can see now, for example, how I claimed the town of Ann Arbor as my own. From my an"ival at orientation without the slightest idea where I was, to my fIrst few bus rides to distant grocery stores, to treks through North Campus and trips into Ypsi, to walks downtown, drives to the northwest parks, West Stadium Boulevard, and Meijer's and Briarwood to the south, I have conquered Ann Arbor in bits and pieces, and the spoils have been rewarding. Ann Arbor is truly a cosmopolitan place; when you think you've seen all its restaurants and attractions, a new part of the city will offer you something else. Looking back I can also see the education I've earned, both inside tht classroom and out. Going away to college has lived up to its billing, making me in four years the independent person I wanted to be. My classes have taught me how to think critically and intelligently - a skill which, unfortunately, I've often had to put to use in sorting through all the trash my i,nstructors have also tried to teach me. What college and claSses haven't given me, work experience in science, law, and literature have, offering me onthe-job experience in U-M labs, law offices, and libraries and the chance to see which I like best. Besides classes and work and personal experiences, however, my time at the Reviav has motivated much of my growth. The Review has improved my writing skills more than any class I've taken as an English major. My work here taught me how to edit, as well as how to write my own essays to satisfy the scrutinizing eyes of fellow editors. Simply knowing that the product of my work, unlike an essay written for a teacher. would be read by an audience numbering in the thousands made me write with all the more effort and skill. Three years at the Reviav have also shaped my ideas. Surprising as it may aeem., the conservative atmosphere at the paper drove me more to the Left

Tony Ghecea u a aenior in E"61ish and edito~rge of the Review.

than to the Right. But the experiences which created that change - the office debates, the haggling over edits, the heated arguments on controversial issues have shaped me into a poli tical being whom I like, Life at the Revielv has been intelleCtually stimulating, and the intellectual fervor which permea te s the paper will surely remain with me for life. Life at the Review, however, has not been all intellect -and no ~oyment. I have

before going to press. Some of my fondest memories come from finding ways to relieve the stress of putting this paper together.

made friends ~hecea drives off into the sunset, a copy of the Review in easy reach. here. shared late- " night beers at Ashleys, played office As I look to my future, one which I baseball and gone to see the "figers, and pray will continue in Ann Arbor. I look traded sexual innuendo with slapback on my work at the Review not just happy staffers at (our in the morning . forits m~o~"b禄~Jo:rit8 val~ilB <

well. The Review has taught me any number of skills which I will use in the real world: how to deal with deadlines, how to keep egos in check, how to play politics, how to compromise, how to strive for perfection, how to jury-rig quick solutions, and more. The Review is a volunteer education in the ways of the business world; you'd 'be hardpressed to find a better prerequisite to any future career. In short, Ann Arbor and the Review have been good to me. To anyone looking for a challenge, or simply anyone looking for something to do, my advice is to get out there. brave the cold, and expwre. Get your hands on a car as soon as you can. Drive around and take part in all the experiences which make up the Ann Arbor outside your campus existence. If you can find $e time and contrary to what you might think. you probably can - stop by our office and join the Review. It sounds like a plug, but take it from 'someone who knows: there's a wealth of knowledge and memories here sufficient to create 8 rew:8rdingcollege life,_

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A Man in Women's Studies BY ARIc TOSQUI

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of law has driven me to do a few things. It has encouraged me to consider law school, ponder the workings of our judicial system, and take law-related classes. One such class is Women's Studies 270: Women and the Law. It is difficult to attend the University of Michigan without hearing stories about hard-line feminists calling for free abortions on demand, gender inclusive language, and hatred..ofmen. The first half of Women's Studies 270 was fairly calm. We began with the subject,of equality, then moved to feminist legal theory, and then covered employment rights. For the most part, everything seemed reasonable and fairly objective. Yet there was one question that was left unanswered. I was unsure for whom the class was being taught.

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This was something interesting to read a:bout, as well as to hear. Men have been raping women since the dawn of time: during the era of slavery, during wars, and in the present-day chaos we call society. I already knew that. What I didn't understand was how many varied ideas of rape exist. Some define it as unwanted flirting, while others take the more common approach, as forcible, non-consensual intercourse. But who am I to be the judge of what is considered rape? While there might be a woman in discussion who felt compelled to do something with a man and then consider such an act rape, if I were to question this idea in class, I would become the stereotypical male - never understanding, never listening, never caring. Men aren't the only ones who hold differing opinions on women's behavior. Wendy Kaminer writes in The Atlantic, "'The example of Camille Paglia is instructive. She is generally considered by feminists to be pro-rape, because she has offered this advice to young women: don't get dnmk at fratemity parties, don't accompany boys

Model University BY RACHEL CARDONE

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When I constantly heard the pronoun "we" used by the lecturer (a woman), it was hard to believe that the class was designed for both sexes. Some may say that "we" was used in a holistic way, meaning all individuals. Not all, however, would agree with that. The following example illuminates such a slanted direction in instruction. When discussing equality, the lecturer stated, "We will never be men!" While the lecturer and a majority of my classmates may never be, my one male classmate and I will always be men. Don't let this example fool you, as it was not indicative of the entire course. My instructor, Lish Aiken, displayed a different attitude in discussion section. When I felt uncomfortable or angry because of the other lecturers (and my classmates), Lish reassured me that I was learning something. I continued to "learn" from the lectures and readings until after the midterm. 'This was when my feelings overcame me, The proceeding lectures were" quite slanted, sho'Ving only the side the lecturers wanted the class to hear. The fi:rst of these was the subject of rape.

"Whenever one thinks of the dayto--day oppression people of color experience I wonder how far multiculturalism in a university works," said June Howard, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature and Women's Studies and the Director of the American Culture Program at the University of Michigan. Howard, along with Taylor Cox, a professor in Business Administration at U-M, Harry H. Kitano, a professsor of Social Welfare at UCLA, Caryn McTighe Musil, the Associate Director of the American Commitment Project, and Michael Awkward, a professor of English Language and Literature and CAAS at U-M, spoke about the model multicultural university at a Symposium event on MLK Day. All five members of the panel took similar stances on the topic, which led to a mellow, uncontroversial atmosphere (which, perhaps, is what multiculturalism is all about). Although much progress has been made toward • multiculturalism, they all suggested that we are far from the goal of a truly multicultural university. When I sat down before the discussion started, I was thinking about the

topic. I assumed that I had been attending college classes in a very diverse environment. All fifty states send students here, along with several foreign countries - so what is the problem? The members of the panel told us that despite the habitation of different people in a place such as Ann Arbor, we all need to learn to get along. "It's not as simple as 'let's invite them to our parties,'" Cox said. So, while integration can't be forced, it has to be forcibly suggested. Standard Western curricula was bashed at the discussion because it does not include every race and culture that exists, yet this same Western curricula got us where we are today. Kitano spoke about attending Berkeley and being taught by Caucasian males throughout his education, and how this affected his view of the world. Kitano did not experience a disjoined education that had no central focus. There were a few good points made by the panel. One was Awkward's remark that he agrees to disagree all the time, and that is alright. I agree. Unless students are educated enough to form their own, solid opinions, however, their education will be for naught, since they have not acquired the capacity for critical thinking. m

to their rooms, realize that sexual freedom entails sexual risks, and take some responsibility for your behavior." This common-sense view of the issue was never presented in the course. Only comments like "We must work. to get tougher laws on sexual assault" were expressed. While most people support tougher laws, the teaching method used to convey this message was problematic. Let me provide two examples. It was expressed in class that women have the right to have an abortion and that other arguments hold little weight. One lecturer in the Course described the fact that a female Supreme Court justice voted opposing abortion as "disappointing" - not only because the decision was against unrestricted abortions, but because a woman made the decision. It seems that conservatives are not the only ones who cannot be feminists; women who oppose abortion cannot be either. A further example of bias in the class consists of a stereotype of men used as justification for pornography: menneed pornogranhyas an outlet fot their sexual urges, Not all men are the Neanderthals that the course accused us of being. The notion that men cannot control their desires only furthers the gap between men and women and hurts gender relations, instead of helping them. Contrary to popular opinion, not all men believe pornography is good. While many of the issues covered in the class are worth exploring in an academic setting, a problem arises with the one-sided teaching of multi-sided issues in the course. 'Ibis exacerbates the various forms of male-bashing heard around campus. It seems that the object of the course was to enlighten women about problems that 9Ccur of which they might not be aware. I am glad that I had an instructor who recognized potential problems in the course for male students. Lish Aiken listened to our concerns, and tried to help the two male students in the course in any way she could. Perhaps the reasons for our complaints are not the fault of the course or its students. Perhaps it is something much deeper than that, embedded in the rituals of everyday life and society. I am not discouraging men from taking Women's Studies 270; I encourage it because it forces you to think. Just be cautious. 'Things have happened to women over the centuries which have given them reason to have negative feelings, and this course presents a chance for them to let everyone know what's on their minds. m

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SCience Used BY BRIAN ScHEFKE

RIME IS AN EVERYDAY reality in America, and the number of crimes law enforcement officials are called upon to solve is truly immense. From burglary to murder, police forces must use all their resources in order to apprehend the perpetrator. It is no surprise, then, that science plays an important role in combatting crime, Science's role in police work is known in law enforcement as "forensic science!' The use of scientific knowledge in solving crimes was first presented by Fortunatlls Fidelia in Italy in 1598, Medical testimony in legs! cases likely preceded Fidelia' writings by more than 1,000 years. By the 19th century, forensic science and medicine had become an established specialty and was actively implemented in police investigations. Forensic science utilizes many faBrian &hefke is a senior in cellular and molecuwr biology and a contributing editor of the Review.

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miliar procedures. Perhaps the most famous is the autopsy. Autopsies were , originally used to identify dead people, but they were also found to be useful in determining the cause of death. Pathologists can find specific information about that cause, such as the angle and range of a lethal gunshot wound. As scientific and medical knowledge grew, the amount of information autopsies provided also grew. The toxicologist, for example, became an important part of the investigation of a suspicious death because poisons and drugs could be detected and analyzed. Other forms of scientific investigation became useful as well. fingerprinting is one of the best known techniques. The ridges on the tips of one's fingers are unique. 'The oils on human skin are left behind on surfaces that people touch. Using special powders, the fingerprint specialist can "lift" an invisible print and keep it for comparison to a known fingerprint in orde]: to identify a suspect. Taking a cue from standard fingerprinting, genetics has provided us with new techniques in criminal investiga-

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tion, Knowledge about the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the genetic ,ma terial of all ' organisms, has enabled scientists able to identify possible criInilulls more accurately than with more traditional methods, such as blood tests. DNA "fingerprinting" involves comparing samples of DNA from a crime scene with a known sample taken from a suspect. The samples usually come from blood or semen, and present themselves tlrrough DNA Scientists would, for example, use "probes" that would chemically bind to specific areas on a DNA molecule. If the binding sites of the suspects' DNA and the DNA from the crime scene match, powerful evidence exists that the two samples of DNA came from the same person. How powerful? Statistically, the chance that a specific DNA sequence came from more than one person can be one in ten billi~n, according to Michael Baird, a scientist with Lifecodes, a biotechnology company. Although DNA ' fingerprinting cannot provide absolute . certainty, it is much more accurate than blood tests in which a person's

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blood proteins can be shared with up to 30% of the population. This technique is also a powerful tool in preventing wrongful convictions, as the defense is able to use non-matching DNA as evidence,that the accused (or convicted) was not present at a crime scene. Either way, "we have the potential to exclude everyone else in the United States, potentially in the world," in terms ofidentifying a perpetrator, according to FBI microbiologist James Kearny. Although new DNA technology is still gaining legal acceptance, the history of forensic science provides reasonable assurance that science can improve its aid to the fair and effective application ofjustice. Mt

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Philadelphia Spews Leftist Rhetoric BY

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NA RECENT INTERVIEW with VH-l, Philadelphia director Jonathan Demme asserted, "I hope this is not a political movie." Ifmaking a non-political film was Mr. Derome's goal, he has profOlUldly failed. Not since Dave has Hollywood managed to produce a film with as much saturated leftism as this one. Philadelphia is the story of Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks), a young legal starin a prestigious law finn. He is also gay and has AIDS. After the partners of the firm discover that Beckett has brought the disease into their offices, they fire him Wlder the guise of "carelessness" - though Beckett has done nothing wrong, the partners frame him for misplacing an important legal document which nearly destroys the finn's credibility. Beckett, however, knows their true

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whole situation. Either asleep or ignorant of all proper legal procedure, the judge says nothing and lets him proceed. "Let's talk about what this case is all about," Miller exclaims. "The general public's loathing, hatred, and fear of people who have AIDS translated into Andrew Beckett being fired." Perhaps Miller is correct in his explanation for Beckett's firing, but he misses the mm in "what this case is all about." While the law partners were bigoted in their firing of Beckett, the question remains: Should the government intervene in that situation and determine its outcome? In a society respectful of the property rights of all indviduals, the answer is absolutely not. In such a society, employers are recognized as the owners of their property, business, and any contractual offers of employment in that business. If an employer wishes only to offer jobs in his firm to white men, as

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InSide Work-Study aid comes from the Michigan Department of Education. Minor differences HILE MOST COLLEGE between the two programs do exist, but students are familiar with the lie mainly in administrative procedures. basics of the Federal WorkBoth systems follow the same general Study Program, few know many of the guidelines. Veterans Administration details 'of the program of which they Work--Study is not dealt with at all by may take advantage. According to the the U-M Office of Financial Aid, and U.s. Department of Education, Fedinformation can be received through eral Work-Study is a campus-based the Veterans Administration office in program providing jobs for undergraduthe LS&A Building. Unlike State and ate and graduate students with demonFederal Work--Study, VA Work-Study strated financial need. Federal Workincome is not taxed. Study gives students a chance to earn The U-M receives allocations from money to help pay educational expenses. the state and federal level accounting The program encourages community for 65% of the student's wages. Emservice work as explained in the Stuployers pay the remaining 35%. 'The Udent Guide of Financial Aid from the M grants awards for students based on U. S. Department of Education. the funds provided for that year by the This pamphlet answers four quesstate and federal governments. 'The stutions: How much can a student make in dent then receives an award notice with the program? How will the student be the amount of each aid type listed. paid? Are Federal Work-Study jobs on When asked what part of each all~ campus or off-campus? Can a student cation was paid in taxes and operating work as many hours as'desired? Alcosts, KnIpper explailled that "[e]ach though these questions are good ones, department/agency is directly charged they do little to comprehensively define for the non-Work-Study.portion of the the objectives of Work-Study. In addistudent's earnings. Departments intion to Federal Work-Study, there is clude the cost of temporary employSta,te Work-Study and Veterans Ad· i ment, both Work-Study and non Workministration Work-Study. , Study, in th.eir J"e~dy operating hudt Vickie Krupper, Senior Financial get. Students 'Working at the UniverAid Officer at University of Michigan sityare paid on the bi-weekly payroll Student Employment Services, was. able for the amowlt earned during the payperiod. The University does not pay to answer questions on the status of the Work-Study program at U-M. taxes on Work-Study allocations or earnings paid, however; the student KnIpper defines Federal and Sta~ Work-Study as "programs [which] asdoes pay the appropriate taxes based sist students with.financing educational upon their completion of the Federal and State W-4 withholding forms." She costs while alElO proviqrng them ~th educational employment opportunities, went on to say that "[o)perating costs Students have the opportunity to ex... are not available, '!he cost of operation plore career optiQns before a commit~ i must include all aid programs and inment is made to. a particular career clude a variety ofitems which cannot path. For example, a student :4tter, be broken down on a program by proested in a medical research career can gram basis. It would also be necessary work at a hospital or in a lab." to include administrative costs on the The determination for eligibility is part of both the departments which based upon information supplied by hire the students and the Payroll Office. Again, these costs cannot be brothe student in the Financial Aid aRpliken out specific to the Work-Study cation materi~ The priority of the program." Work-Study award is based upo~ the level of need demonstrated and the Available VV;ork-Study positions order of preference of type of ~cial . are listed in the Student Employment Office (second floor of the Student Acaid requested by the student., Vickie Krupper explained, "Wherever ~ble, ' tivities Bldg). Although the office staff will assist in the employment process. the Office of Financial Aid will ~~pt to honor the student's stated. preferit is the student's responsibility to loence." cate, contact, and set up interviews The difference between State and with the employer. The list includes Federal Work-Study programs is priemployers on and off campus, public marily based on who administers the and private. All non-U-M positions funds: Federal aid comes from the u.s. are with non-profit organizations such Department of Education. and State as The Salvation Army, Ecology Center, SOS Crisis Center, and the StuKevin Costello is a junior in political dent Advocacy Center. '!he amount of money that the stuscience and a staff writer for the Review

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no finger;>ointfug at in tIlE; leCture. Another topic touched on was the reaction gays and lesbians receive upon coming out to their families. Ellis and Martin's families were quite supportive; other homosexuals, however, often fare worse, Parents, of course, do not have to approve of homosexuality; refusing to attend a child's funeral based on nothing but the child's choice ofbed partner, however, smacks a little of what families should not be, Overall, this event was more lighthearted than political After objecting to the stereotype that lesbians do nothing all day but have sex, Martin turned to Ellis and sarcastically commented, " ...but, of course we just have sex all day, right, Ruth?" To which Ellis, 94, replied, "I wish I could." What, of course, this all has to do ~itIi MLR Day is hard to tell. Martin Luther King was neither gay nor a female. True, he preached equality for all, and black lesbians certainly are against the big three of discrimination - racism, sexism, and homophobia. Dr. King, however, was a spiritual leader. His eventual goal was a Christian world where people love one another. While Ellis regularly attends church (albeit, a gay one), Martin claimed to not being very religious. MLK would not have wanted it that way. Mt

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Michigan's code. Foreign students and exchange students who do not meet U.S. residency requirements (unless as a refugee) are ineligible for any type of financial assistance. There are always more positions available than students to fill them. Only 30% of the students who received Work-Study on their award notices last term utilized it. Fur· ther, the U-M did not receive an increase in ftmding last year frOm either state or federal sources, a plausible reason why our tuition always seems to increase at a rate higher than inflation. Krupper offered one additional remark: "I would urge all students who have been offered Work-Study as a part of their financial aid package to take advantage ofthia opportunity. In addition to providing a source offunding to assist with educational expenses, Work--Study allows students to get an inside view of employment in a particular field. It allows students to explore various potential career paths. WorkStudy employment is a valuable educational tool that should be given serious consideration by those having the opportunity to utilize it." Mt lesbian community, as well as all other i

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o BOOK REVIEW What's Wrong With the American Right? BY AARON STEELMAN

ANY HAILED '!HE DEATH

of modern American conservatism when George Bush was defeated in the 1992 presidential election. While the election of Bill Clinton ended twelve years of Republican rule, one can hardly say that it signaled the failure of limited government policies.

Reclaiming The American Right Justin Raimondo Center for Libertarian Studies Paperback, 289 pages $17.95 At worst, one can say that the American populare was just ready for a change toward a more activist presidency, while at best the election result could signify that American voters were sick. ofBush's middle-of-the-road record and were looking for any kind of change, leftist or not. Regardless of the reasons. 'i>ebind Bush 's Je[e a~.lhe Rep ublican par ty and in large p'art the American Right was left in disarray and seaching for an identity, What happened, and how did the Right come to this ill-fated point in its history? 'This question is the topic of discussion in Justin Raimondo's Reclaiming The American Right. Raimondo examines the modern conservative movement from the early twentieth cent,ury to the present, He begins by diBCUBsing the uOld Right" of the conservative movement, led by such figures as Robert Taft, Isabel Paterson, Albert Jay Nock, and H,L, Mencken, These people, ~@do notes, were largely libertarian-niinded individuals who viewed the State as an apparatus of coercion and force that needed to be kept under close wraps. They fought the New Deal at a time when statism was sweeping across Europe and raising its insidious head in the United States, When the United States entered the second World War. they questioned the need for this exercise of governmental power. particularly the practice of military conscription. The conservative movement was beginning to split on the issue of America's role abroad, With the end of the war came the perception of another foreign menace: communism, How to handle this issue would be one of the defining questions

of the American conservative moveWhile the pre-war conservative its citizens. As a result. the ~.~s bemovement had been a loosely meshed tween the Left and Right havet'been ment. Should the U.S, take an interventionist approach to tackle the red alliance offree mamet advocates. radiadditionally blUITed. ., menace, or was the belief that the U.S, cal individualists, and non-intervenWhat can be done to get the conseti;,;? could squash world communism ov~ly tionists, those who deviated from the vative movement back on its feet? Buckley line were now isolated from Raimondo thinks the solution is rather utopian. and ultimately too large of an infringement on the liberties of the the movement. Raimondo believes that obvious: the Old Right needs to make a this was the point where the conservacomeback. The "big government, welAmerican public? fare-wartare state conservatives" must Raimondo believes that the issue of tive movement began to fall apart. Since be thrown from power within the movecommunism was then, things have where the conserhappened to exment and replaced with vative movement aggerate the paleoconservatives and Old Right liboriginal moveertarians. began to get off ment, namely the While Reclaiming the American the track of fervent anti-statism acceptance of Right is long on opinion and becomes a bit monotonous with Raimondo's bias and move toward many neo-consershowing through on almost every page, the acceptance of vatives who fled the I..eftin the late the analysis is sound, He correctly idenwelfare statism, sixties and early tifies many of the problems with the He points out that the New Right led seventies because conservative movement and how it has by William F , they could no effectively made itself almost indistinlonger culturally guishable from most of the Left. It is Buckley was preidentify with worthwhile reading for those who not occupied with the '"holy war agaiI;l.st their own moveonly wish to gain a historical backcommunism," and ment. Many of ground of the conservative movement, as a result, was George Bush holding his rod in Kennebunkport. them, however, but also for those who wish to gain willing to accept .expanding State in still have not shed their belief that the perspective on what has gone wrong government can be a positive influence with American conservatism,Ml, exchange for active participation in fighting the.Cold Wat't1u;ough fClreign in I:lffecting the economic w~ of .' .. . '. . a iu and increa~e d military expendi- I "'I' . ,!~t~

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tures . Th~ Old Right was ,n ot ready to accept this trade-off, and Its members • \ I were subsequently "purged", a s Raimo~do puts it, from the official con! BY GREG PARKER Krause went on to ~~y that they are servative movement. still in the preliminary stages of the ~y of~ese so-called purgeswere What does gerontology (the study project; data t¥iill has to be interpreted, '\ ca~ed out,ill the pages of Natwnal of aging) have to do with Martin Luther So while it is easy to say that discrimiRev~ew, whlc~, by the late 1950s, .was King, Jr, day? 'That is what I wondered nation and prejudice could be the reaas I sat down to listen to research sciensons older black Americans experience the Journal of record among Amencan tiat Neal Krause lecture on the subject , higher levels of "depressive symptoms" conservatives, First on the list of the of aging at the North Ingalls Building than other etlmic groups, all the reexiled was Ayn~Rand and the growing on Monday, What followed was a presults of the study have not yet been ranks of he~ followe::s , B~ckley gave the hatchet Job to semor etlitor.~d exsentation of statistics from a recent interpreted, Co~unist Whittaker C~I'$ho ~~dy<of8ocial gerontology conducted I enjoyed Krause's presentation; he S~rugged at thed.ate. of byKrause. The purpose of the study is seemed very knowledgeable and spoke revil.ed p~lica~on for Its calls !,or .extreme mto prove that certain ethnic groups have like a professional. The presentation ~Vlduah~D?- and ques~orung of orgahigher levels of "depressive symptoms" displayed the relevance of Krause's ruzed religlOn, a particularly touchy than others. study to the University's goal of the Dr, topic among Buc~eyites, The study concentrated on older Martin Luther King, Jr, Symposium: it Next on the list of outcasts was the (60+) members offour distinct ethnic concerns the subj ect of ~bertarian movement, ~ost vi~ibly l.ed groups: black Americans, white Amerimulticulturalism. What puz~~d me, cans, Japanese, and Taiwanese. They however, is that there was oIiIyone m the 1960s by AustrIa~ economIst !"1~ay Rothbar~. AsRalI~lOndo puts were evaluated through a survey deother student at this lecture; the other It, Although National Revu:w had for scribing "depressive symptoms," which 18 or so in attendance were professiongenerally include feelings like "feeling also 'This leads me to question whether yea.rs . p~omote~ what ~t cal~ed blue" or "feeling lonely." '!he higher the the University is really succeeding in 'fuslOrusm - a fusl?n of the libertarian con~ for econonuc and .personal free.. survey score. the more "depressive the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Symdom Wl~ the <:<>nserva~ve revere~ce symptoms" the individual is supposed posium, Few seem to be interested in for tradition - ill fact this was nothing to exhibit. these events, It is interesting to note, but ideological window ~s~~. All One of Krause's hypotheses is that however, that the University may be ~ of the free marke~ ~d mdiVld~the black Americans in the study would forcing the MLK Symposium to work Ism were mere rheto~c, ,,¥?th vru:ous have a higher rate of"depressive sympbecause they offer "time-and-a-half' toms" than the other ethnic groups studovertime pay to certain faculty if they attacks on the '"heretical libe~ns. the last propo~ents of .the Old Right ied. This proved to be the case, and attend an MLK Symposium event. had ~n effectivel! driven out of the I Krause cited discrimination as one of Maybe next the University will offer Aaron Steelman is a sophomore in offiCIal conserv~tive mo~ement by I the possible contributors to this condituition discounts for students who ateconomic8 and publisher of the Review. Buckley and National ReVIeW. ion among older black Americans. tend these events, m '

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Quicksand SlipS~'into the Majors BY MAn BERRY

NE YEAR AGO, WITH THEIR Polygram debut Slip, Quicksand was one more subterranean success making the jump to the majors. After months of touring, the band will soon return to New York to record their next album. Quicksand plays St. Andrew's Hall in Detroit on Friday, January 28th, one of their last shows in support of Slip. "Slip had that mid-tempo groove to it, and on our new record I want to have more diversity," says vocalist/guitarist Walter Schreifels. "We want the record to reinvent itself every time you listen to it. Really great records are like tha t. Listen to a Zeppelin record, and each song takes you to a different place. Not that we are like Led Zeppelin, it's just that we like to make great records." Quicksand's jump from the tiny Revelation label to Polygram has irked more than a few fans, and has worked Nobody likes Matt Berry.

against them in Europe. Says Schreifels, place itself kind of sucked. It was like "'We still have a ways to go over there, on the top of a parking garage or somewe are kind of a new band. And being thing. But I like playing in that area; on a major label over there is, in some Detroit is good to us. We just played sense, a slight disadvantage. Some kids through there with Rage Against the have more of a connection with indeMachine. It was a sick. gig, I really liked pendent la- ,-"== bels." Having toured with the likes of Helmet, Anthrax, and White Zombie over the past two years, Quicksand has made a few stops in the area, once over the summer at the Phoenix Quicksand is pretty cool. .,' Plaza Amphitheater in Pontiac. it." "That show was particularly good The band has beencrissCl'Ossing for me, the kids in front were going the globe since the release of Slip. totally sick," explains Schreifels. "The "The first time that we toured in !

Europe, it was with Living Colour," says the singer. "It was kind of weird, because we were playing in front of a pop audience. I didn't feel that we were playing to the kids we should be playing. to. So. we. tpured on our own this time, and it was the total punk, hardcore kids that were coming out to our shows. It was fun for us because it was the people who most appreciate our music."J\IR

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Unsane Destroys the Competition BY MARK MORGAN

SUALLY PRESS KITS ARE plat~tudes. yet Unsane's I is right on the I i Unsane' money when it Total Destroction claims that the Matador/Atlantic noisy bunch are New York City's "most extreme band." Since 1988, Unsane has been pummeling listeners with some incredibly brutal music. With their second full length release

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their best album yet. Unsane's former drummer, the late Charlie Ondras, was an amazing skin pounder, yet his replacement VInnie Signorelli (ex-Swans) fills in just fine. 'The opening track "Body Bomb" is a mid-tempo grating experience. "Black Book" incorporates a trumpet line and could never make much sense on paper, while "Trench" lurches at a grinding pace and doesn't fail to entertain. Strangely enough, the album includes a new version of "Organ Donor," a track from the band's first album. On

Total Destruc· tion, they do Total Denot disapstruction it is point. re-t i tl ed Total De"GetAway." Unsane likes breaking things. struction is by "Broke" was no means any great departure from the also previously released as a part of band's older material, but it is probably AmphetaminelReptile's Dope, Guns, & Fucking in the Streets series, but has Mark Morgan uses and endorses been re-recorded and improved. The NyQuil. last track "455" intersperses drag rac-

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