£THE MINNESOTA DAILY Volume 104, Issue 114 Tuesday, March 25, 2003 www.inmlaily.eoin on study-abroad studentsAnti-U.S. mood weighs One recent antiwar protest in Paris attracted 90,000 people. By Patricia Drey PARIS — The war in Iraq confronts University students studying in Paris every­ where: in the subways, cafes and even the homes of their French host families. Four out of five conversations for theatre junior Lisa Winter revolve around the war, she said. “Everyone I meet, it’s their first question,” Winter said. During her six months studying in Paris, she said she has not met one person, not even an American, who supports military action in Iraq. The most recent antiwar protest in Paris attracted 90,000 people. Against her French school’s recommenda­ tion, Winter participated in an antiwar protest in Paris that she said had the "intensity of a death metal concert.” Winter, who watches CNN, said the U.S. media played down the protest, which attract­ ed thousands of Parisians. Winter said she did not feel uncomfortable at the protest, and the vast majority of French people do not dislike Americans. But some­ times the growing anti-American sentiment bothers her. “Sometimes I feel like when I walk down the street, every time I open my mouth I’m going to be judged because I’m American,” Winter said. » In the Metro, the Pans subway system. See PARIS Page 15 Photo/P«tty Dray A poster displayed in Paris illustrates anti-American sentiment f *‘X| Nfc-KMI THISi wm Wti (w ’ T11" ‘r1^ ■ ■rTuTJnri t ' > Photo/Wane Cabula Ralliers gather, march down University Avenue By Patricia Drey and Elizabeth Dunbar Students captured the attention of onlookers and police officers at the University on Monday in demonstrations supporting and denouncing the U.S.-led war in Iraq. The largest group — as many as 1,000 people — met on Northrop Plaza at noon to speak out against the war Many of them left class as part of the walkout Students Against War and other campus groups organized. At 3:30 pm, more than ISO students marched down University Avenue to Republican Sen. Norm Coleman’s office, blocking eastbound University Avenue traffic. Multicultural education first-year stu­ dent Emily MacDonald said walking out of her geology class early was worth it. “My education is important, but I thought one day to show my support against the war was worth my time." she TROOPS NEAR BAGHDAD 1 ■ Iraqi resistance intensified Monday I said. First-year student Madeline Gardner agreed. “It’s more important than my Spanish class to come out and say I'm not okay with the direction our country is going.” she said. Ty Moore, protest organizer and Socialist Alternative member, thanked stu­ dents for coming to the plaza to protest the war ‘This did not only happen in the Twin Cities; it happened across the country and all over the world,” he said. See RALLY Page 15 Middle East residents fear Iraqi attacks Families in Israel have prepared “safe rooms” that might protect them in case of an attack. By Dan Haugen Residents in the Middle East are concerned that the U.S.-led Operation Iraqi Freedom could trig­ ger additional attacks, said University students and staff with rel­ atives m the region. Arab Student Association President Yosef Hlbedour spoke with one of his brothers in Bc’er Sheva. Israel, on Sunday The city in south­ ern Israel is home to his Palestinian parents and eight siblings. “They’re very worried," he said “They believe that this is going to become regional It's going to affect every spot in the Middle East.” He said his family has prepared an underground “safe loom” where they would go in case of an attack They ate also stocking up on essen­ tial supplies Elbedour's fear, he said, is Iraq's suspected possession of weapons of mass destruction T don't know if (Saddam Hussein! has any. Maybe he’s saving them for the last minute." he said “He might use them against Israel, and that's where my family is.” Koby Nahmias. of the University group Friends of Israel, said he shares similar concerns The foreign exchange student has several fhends and family members in Batyam. Israel, a suburb just south of Tel Aviv. ’This time. Saddam Hussein has nothing to lose, and if he has nothing to lose, then Israel is an obvious tar­ get,” Nahmias said. His family also has a “safe room." sealed off from the rest of the house with duct tape and plastic sheeting Worries have calmed some since U.S. and coalition troops seized key air bases in western Iraq over the weekend, he said. “Western Iraq is a huge area, and as long as there is not complete con­ trol over it, there can be no preven­ tion of hostile activity As long as Saddam and his regime have not col­ lapsed, the danger is minimal - but the possibility exists that someone See MIDDLE EAST Page II Today’s DAILY ^ Sports Editorial ■vrM| Weather 68-56 win sends America's proud Today high 55, partlywomen's hoops to tradition of dissent. C cloudy WednesdaySweet 16 52, partly cloudy Page 12 Page 6 fc— 2 I'iigp l THE M1NNKS0TA DAILY Tuesday, March 25,2IHM DAILY REVIEW War request heading to Congress WASHINGTON (AP)— President George W. Bush is expected to ask Congress for S74.7 billion to pay for the war with Iraq, assuming a month of com­ bat, and for strengthening counterterror­ ism efforts at home, law makers and aides said Monday. The money measure, which the presi­ dent planned to describe to congressional leaders he invited to the White House, was dominated by $62.6 billion for the Department of Defense. It presumed the military effort to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein would take 30 days, aides said. The request was also expected to include $4.2 billion for domestic security, chiefly for police and other so-called first responders. And it was to contain $7.8 billion for aid to Israel, Afghanistan and other U.S. allies, a down payment on humanitarian aid for Iraq and for rebuild­ ing the country, and money to increase security for U.S. diplomats. At Monday’s meeting. Bush was expected to ask congressional leaders to send him a completed version of the bill by April 11, when lawmakers are to begin their Easter recess. He is expected to send his recommendations to Capitol Hill as early as Tuesday. Though lawmakers are eager to demonstrate their support for U.S. troops. Democrats and many Republicans are expected to have problems with parts of the proposal. Of the $62.6 billion for the Defense Department, the administration is pro­ posing setting aside $59.9 billion in an emergency reserve fund that the Pentagon could largely spend with limit­ ed input from Congress, said Democrats who said they were familiar with a pre­ liminary version of the proposal. Resistance, sandstorm slow troops’ drive to Baghdad The Associated Press U.S.-led warplanes and helicopters attacked Republican Guard units defending Baghdad on Monday while ground troops advanced to within 50 miles of the Iraqi capital. White House aides said a down pay­ ment on war-related costs would come to $75 billion. t Five days into Operation Iraqi Freedom, fierce resist­ ance prevented U.S. and British forces from securing the southern cities of Basra and An Nasiriyah and thwart­ ed efforts to extinguish burn­ ing oil wells. Iraq claimed custody, as well, of two U.S. pilots after a helicopter went down, in addi­ tion to a handful of POWs taken over the weekend. "These things are never easy,” British Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded Monday, the day his country suffered its first combat casualty of the war. "There will be some dif­ ficult times ahead but (the war) is going to plan despite the tragedies " Hussein sought to tally his own country in a televised appearance. “Be patient, brothers, because God's victo­ ry will be ours soon," he said, appearing in full military garb and seeming more composed than in a taped appearance broadcast last week. Despite Hussein's defiant pose, a military barracks in the northern part of the coun­ try was bombed, and Baghdad fell under renewed air attack by day and by night. Iraqis set up mortar positions south of the city and piled sandbags around government buildings and other strategic locations. G«Hy ImagM/jM KaadU Marines from task Force Tarawa of the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. The Marines have had the city. in evident anticipation of a battle to come. “Coalition forces are clos­ ing in on Baghdad," Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told reporters at the Pentagon. He said U.S. Apache heli­ copters attacked Hussein's Republican Guard forces arrayed around Baghdad, while another official, speak­ ing on condition of anonymi­ ty. said a “large portion” of the day's bombing runs were dedicated to hitting the same units. Asked about ground forces, McCd^-stal said, “We have not gotten into direct firefights with Republican Guard forces." That seemed a matter of not much time, though The Army’s 3rd Infantry Division was within 50 miles of the capital, battling sand­ storms more than Iraqi fire as it neared the approaches to Baghdad. Some Iraqis waved or gave a thumbs-up as the convoy passed on its dash through southern Iraq, while others stood stoically. The advance of long columns of thousands of vehi­ cles was aided by heavy air protection that wiped out a column of Iraqi armor at one point and sent some of Hussein's outer defenses withdrawing toward the capi­ tal. The convoy passed bombed anti-aircraft guns. empty foxholes and berms dug for tanks that had been abandoned. President George W. Bush invited senior lawmakers to the White House, and aides said he would ask Congress for $75 billion. Of that. $62.6 billion would be in direct war costs, according to these aides, for 30 days of combat. 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Ttwvjs StArtms At $11.9$ ALL SVSKI 929 WAshmgtow Avc St • Mpls • MN • $$414 PVtomc/Fax . 612-62$-1t>$6 Mom - SM • 10amt-9pm Eugene McCarthy voices a need for third parties _ _____n m z ■ T\mk CLA ALUMNI MENTOR PROGRAM register now for Fall 2003 Interested? Register on-line: www.cla.umn.edu/alumni Questions? 612-624-7577 University of Minnesota ■■■■■■■■■ sell yocu-jiy the. daily ch He believes the basis for wars began when the Department of War changed its name to the Department of Defense. By Libby George While some claim the war in Iraq is about oil. and others say it is a moral campaign launched by President George W. Bush, former Minnesota senator and presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy sees a different cause — the two-party system. “I think the military-industrial institution controls the two parties at this time.” McCarthy said. McCarthy, who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination on a peace platform in 1968 — the thick of the Vietnam conflict — said the two-party system was also responsible for Vietnam. “Our opinion was that the Democratic Party ... both parties were responsible for getting us more involved with Vietnam," McCarthy said. He added that he ran because Americans who were against the war were not represented in deci­ sions that ultimately pushed President Lyndon Johnson out of office. McCarthy said the groundwork for wars — such as the current Iraqi conflict — was laid in 1947 when the Department of War changed its name to the Department of Defense. “The thing about defense is that you can never have enough defense, and the two parties started outbid­ ding each other,” McCarthy said. When he started in Congress, McCarthy said,P>be Defense Department had a 516 billion budg­ et, which became $50 billion by the end of the Korean War and has only increased from there. “When you get up that high, (the military) starts to look for places to spend it,” he said. Joined by University political science professor and third-party specialist Lisa Disch, McCarthy expanded his critique of the two- party system to blame it for other historical catastrophes, including slavery, the Communist scare and House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s, and the AHHoc .~v.or, w, o.a a. a ..w.tart toaturioy ttt V.15 p m. Pn/e Orawiny Must l>e iwesa". to wto> ’ A V i t l I ’ V . . I. u I" •.' • “ 11 • ' ’ ' '1 ‘11 Register on-line to attend and to get your alumni membership card Visit www.alumni.umn.edu/sendott LJrvf I N/ERSI I Y ( >1 IVi I 1NI1NJ ESC > l At A. i a mvi n i Assoc i At i ic >rsi Speoifil thorites to the tiriivesity of IVlinnesoto Foiinclotiofi U.S. nuclear weapons buildup. He also praised Disch’s work cri­ tiquing the system, including a recently published book on third parties. “If you think we live in an open political system, you are wrong,” Disch said, noting that during McCarthy’s 1976 presidential bid, 12 states prohibited third-party can­ didates. She also said the two parties are the "political equivalent of a trade embargo.” McCarthy — who also had sev­ eral presidential bids on independ­ ent party tickets, encouraged the crowd of nearly 25 students and fac­ ulty to change the system. “Now is the time when some­ thing can be done about this,” McCarthy said. He added that to get Bush out of office and continue to elect presi­ dents who advocate peace, third par­ ties must be developed. “There’s nothing but revolution and marching in the streets,” McCarthy said. “We could develop a system and some standards, but the two-party system doesn’t do it.” Libby George covers poetics and welcomes comments at lgeorge@mndaily com North Korea worries they will face U.S. attack SEOUL (AP) — South Korea's president dismissed North Korean claims that the United States might attack the North after Iraq as “inaccurate and groundless” North Korea's state media out­ let, KCNA, claimed Monday that Washington is using the war against Iraq as a test for military action against North Korea. South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun said Washington has repeatedly pledged to peacefully resolve the standoff over North Korea's suspected nuclear weapons programs. “Responsible U.S. officials say Iraq and North Korea are different and have pledged several times to resolve the North Korean issue peacefully,” spokeswoman Song Kyong-hee quoted the president as saying. The U.S. government regards the South Korean government- as an important factor in shaping its policy toward North Korea. Roh added. Roh — who supports a pol­ icy of engaging Pyongyang — wants a peaceful end to the dispute and opposes economic sanctions. But tensions between the two Koreas have been mounting over the crisis. The North suspended a meeting with South Korea this week after Seoul put its military on height­ ened alert to guard against possi­ ble North Korean moves. On Monday. Pyongyang's main Rodong Sinmun newspaper accused South Korean authorities of “pushing the situation to the brink of war.” In Washington, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher called North Korea's can­ cellation of this week’s bilateral meeting “regrettable.” “We have always supported North-South dialogue,” Boucher said. “We think it’s important to resolve the bilateral issues. And it's a good channel to make clear to the North Koreans that they must end their nuclear arms pro­ gram.” ✓ 1 — t I 1THE MINNESOTA DAILY________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, March 25,200:} Page 5 U president announces Baby’s Space day care center expansion By Kinzie Foss With a plate full of ravioli, peas and applesauce. University President Robert Bruininks sat down for lunch Monday with six toddlers at Baby’s Space, a com­ munity day care program in Minneapolis. Bruininks visited Baby’s Space to announce expansion plans for the facility, where University researchers study subjects includ­ ing child development and parent- child relationships. Baby’s Space was founded six years ago by Terrie Rose, associate director of the University’s Institute of Child Development, in collaboration with neighborhood day care centers in south Minneapolis. “Nobody was providing full- day infant and child care for work­ ing parents,’’ Rose said. Rose said she started Baby’s Space to help busy parents find a safe and stimulating environment for children. The center, which caters to 30 children and their families, serves primarily American Indian fami­ lies who reside in the Little Earth subsidized housing development adjacent to Baby’s Space. Rose said the University invest­ ment to Baby’s Space is extremely helpful and crucial for its contin­ ued success. Through contributions of the University’s Institute of Child Development and a S460.000 grant from the McKnight Foundation, Bruininks said the University is working hand-in-hand with Baby’s Space to improve child/parent relationships and "most important­ ly, the long run success of the child.” “Early investments pay off in the long run to the society and the individual. A society that fails to invest in its children is making a deliberate decision not to invest in its future,” Bruininks said. The expansion plan includes spreading Baby’s Space to five other child care facilities through­ out the Twin Cities area. Rose and Bruininks said they hope to see the program reach beyond Minneapolis and St. Paul. So far. Baby’s Space has seen tremendous success, gaining par­ ent approval as well as showing that children in the program are developmentally on-track, Bruininks said. Tacara Harris of Minneapolis has taken her 15-month-old daugh­ ter Tyyanni to the center for the past nine months. After having her daughter as a junior in high school. Hams strug­ gled to find an affordable, quality day care provider. That changed when Tyyanni started attending Baby's Space, she said. “I love these people; they’re so nice,” Harris said. Kinz» Foss is s freelance wnter The freelance editor welcomes comments at mrogersQmndaily com Immigrant and Muslim communities prepare for discrimination By Jot Mahon With war in Iraq under way, immigrant and Muslim communi­ ties are preparing to deal with hate crimes and discrimination. No incidents have been reported yet, according to several immigrant community groups and the FBI. The bureau issued a bulletin to police March 12 warning of a pos­ sible hate crime surge. “War with Iraq or a terrorist incident is likely to precipitate a similar increase in crimes against Arab-Americans," the FBI bulletin said, referring to the post-Sept. 11, 2001, anti-Muslim backlash. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, crimes surged nationwide against Muslims, Arabs and people who appear to be from the Middle East. Incidents at the time included murders, as well as arson against mosques and community centers. Locally. Arab and Muslim organi­ zations and businesses received threats after the New York and Washington attacks, and vandals damaged Arab-owned Dinkytown Tobacco. Last week, the Council on Amencan-lslamic Relations issued a “Muslim community safety kit" offering advice on dealing with violence or discrimination. “I think there's a certain fear in the community about reporting problems to authorities," said Jill Joseph. CA1R Minnesota's com­ munications officer. Recent police activities have intensified the fear, Joseph said, especially the required registration of Arab males with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, formerly the Immigration and Naturalization Service. “It wasn't a very smooth process,” Joseph said of the regis­ tration. CAIR’s safety kit is in part an attempt to deal with this fear. Ayman Balshe, adviser and spokesman for the University's Arab Student Association, said he is not very worried about attacks by citizens. “Right now the situation is dif­ ferent then after Sept. II (2001)” because there has been no attack on the United States. Balshe said. “The fear is from the govern­ ment, the FBI, and not the people; the community has been very sup­ portive,” Balshe said. ■> He too said he is concerned about immigrant registration, which he said singles out Arabs, and he said he fears FBI harass­ ment. However, he also said local police have been mostly support­ ive. Osman Sahardeed. of the Somali Community of Minnesota, said he is not as concerned about harassment by authorities. “We have a good connection with the FBI right now," he said. While he is somewhat con­ cerned about Somalis being singled out for their faith — women wear­ ing the Hajab head scarf, for exam­ ple — he takes the fact that no inci­ dents have occurred yet as a good sign and hopes it will continue. “These are random things,” Sahardeed said. “We're telling our people to stay away from alleys and be vigilant.” Joe Mahon covers campus neighborhoods and welcomes comments at /mahon@mndaHy com Photo/Anfl«la Hanson A plush toy amuses infant Christina Dionne as an employee of Baby’s Space reads a book to Kadia Long Craw. Univarsity President Robert Bruininks toured the facility Monday and announced the University-funded expansion of the ‘WedcCintfBands.com ILorna. * Landvik Bestselling local author of Lorna Landvik JtNfiRY HOUSEWIVES ■''ft* tB*”4 Local author Lorna Lamivik is bock with her smolMown Minnesota humor in her new novel Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bans. Come find out how five eclectk, engaging women shore friendship, love, loss and laughter over 30 eventful years. Book Signing Today at 2:00 p.m. Coffman Store 625-6000 • www.bookstore.umn.edu U I tTHE MINNESOTA DAILY Page 6 OPINION Tuesday, March 25,2003 L THE MINNESOTA DAILY Editorials are prepared by TODD MILBOURN Editor in Chief the editorial MATT MOORE Editorial Board Members board, which ERIK NELSON operates KARL NOYES independently KRISTIAN V1ERU from the newsroom. DOUGLAS VOIGT editorialboard@mndaily.com EDITORIAL America’s proud tradition of dissent Wi▼ T ^-hat do Tom DeLay, TrentLott, Abraham Lincoln and Mohammad Ali have in common? They are all American war.,me dissenters. Like today's critics of the war in Iraq, they'each made a principled stand against military conflicts they believed were wrong. Amid sug­ gestions from average Americans, as well as leading politicians, that recent criticisms of war have been in some way unpatriotic, it is important to keep in mind the her­ itage of wartime dissent and its importance to a democracy. On the eve of the war in Iraq, Senate Minority leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., made several pointed antiwar statements and crit­ icized President George W. Bush for failing to resolve the crisis diplo­ matically. Many Americans, includ­ ing many Republican members of Congress, admonished Daschle and labeled his remarks unpatriotic. House Speaker Dennis Hasten, R- III., said Daschle's remarks “may not give comfort to our adversaries, but they come mighty close.” House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R- Texas. took Daschle to task for “sec­ ond-guessing ... our commander in chief on the eve of war with Iraq.” On the other hand, many wel­ come dissent during wartime.. Besides protesting what they per­ ceive as erroneous policy and destructive violence, war contrari­ ans over the years have seen their activities as a way to check and counter a government bureaucracy that tends to control information and reduce personal liberties during periods of war. For war dissenters, this fortifies the promise of a dem­ ocratic system — a government comprised of the people where minority views are given a forum. Some media outlets, namely Fox News, have portrayed the recent dis­ senters as anti-American and insensi­ tive to the fears of soldiers and their families. Further, these media outlets portrayed dissent as the exclusive work of bitter liberals, naive idealists and confused celebrities. History, however, tells us otherwise. Some of the United States’ most idolized and vociferous patriots — individuals many conservative Americans claim as heroes — were well known dissenters during times of war, arguing hostilities should be stopped and diplomacy should be used to resolve the crisis instead. Wartime dissent is not the sole property of the U.S. left wing. DeLay notes on his Web site that he “stands firmly behind (Bush’s) authority to confront Saddam Hussein and rid Iraq of his oppres­ sive dictatorship.” However, during another recent war of liberation that involved U.S. troops — the cam­ paign to protect Kosovo’s autonomy from an aggressive Serbia — DeLay backed legislation “directing the president ... to remove U.S. Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present oper­ ations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.” DeLay said at the time “(t)he bombing was a mistake. ... And (President Bill Clinton) ought to show some leadership and admit it, and come to some sort of negotiated end.” DeLay was not the only congressional critic of the Kosovo war while U.S. forces were engaging the enemy. Sens. Trent Lott and Don Nickles, both southern Republicans, joined DeLay in oppo­ sition, highlighting the horrific mis­ takes that can be made during pre­ cise bombing campaigns and the difficulties associated with nation building. Abraham Lincoln is one of the most revered Republican presi­ dents m U.S. history. It was as a wartime dissenter that the con­ gressman from Illinois gained notoriety. Lincoln opposed the pre­ emptive strikes against t)\e Mexicans that initiated the Mexican War. and blamed President James Polk for the war. Lincoln said of Polk, “The blood of this war, like the blood of Abel.js crying to heaven against him." To most Amen cans, Muhammad Ali is a venerable U.S. athlete suf- fenng the ravages of Parkinson’s disease. To his many admirers — black, white, conservative, middle- of-the-road and liberal — he was a graceful yet ruthless fighter in the ring and a humanitanan and role model outside of the ropes. Yet in 1967, Ali strongly challenged the Johnson administration’s policy in Vietnam by publicly refusing to honor the draft and declared, “I speak for the poor of America who are paying the double price of smashed hopes at home and death and corruption in Vietnam" • Far from being unpatriotic, wartime dissenters can constructive­ ly expose problems in our foreign policy and counter the spin coming from our government officials. They are essential to the sustenance of U.S. democracy, seeking nonviolent solutions to foreign policy problems and challenging the ominous weight of government propaganda. Instead of telling dissenters to shut up, we need to acknowledge the important role they play. Right or wrong, it is imperative that wartime dissenters be respectful of feelings of other Americans, especially those fami­ lies with relatives in the Iraqi the­ ater. It is our hope that the long and respected line of wartime dissent continues today and tomorrow. .... INTO THE .SANPSTORV\ Innocence is not free DURHAM, N.C. (U-WIRE) — A s I’m writing this, Iraqi video broadcast on Al-Jeezera indicates that not only have the Iraqis captured Amencan sol­ diers, but they have executed many of them. It’s an eerie feeling, the one I have right now. On the one hand, if I had to choose a way to die, I might prefer a gunshot to the head rather than a helicopter collision, where at least one has the abil­ ity to make peace with the fact that your life is ending, rather than laying dismembered on some godforsaken desert. Macabre pragmatism aside, I cannot shake a subtle rage. War is certainly cruel, but the Geneva Convention, of which Iraq is in blatant violation (if the reports are accurate), emerged after the mass extermination of World War II. Summary executions are the building blocks for genocide; once individual units start killing unarmed people, be they civilian or military, the stage is set for unrelenting murder. Recent reports bring to memory the vicious scenes from Mogadishu. Somalia, when angry mobs dragged the bodies of dead U.S. soldiers through the streets after an attempt to kidnap a Somali warlord ignited urban street combat. I think America finds these kinds of images most disturbing because they represent a sort of primitive chaos. I use the word primitive deliberately, because rightly or wrongly, the Western world views civilization as progressive in its desire to escape such actions. We believe organized violence should be as professionalized as possible. Acts of police brutality, such as the 1992 Rodney King beating, alarm us greatly. Moreover, the average American, particularly of the middle and upper classes that govern our coun­ try’s political structure, rarely sees death face to face. How many of us faint at me mere sight of blood? Many Americans will no doubt reflect the fury they feel in the upcoming days. Their anger, and probably my own as well, will increase when those most vehe­ mently opposed to this war. who call our government greedy mercenaries out to kill for oil. say that those soldiers got what they deserved. What episodes like these illustrate is that there is a vast chasm that separates the rich and prosperous Western world from the third-world countries that surround it. That cultural division is not religion. As much as suicide bombing cut a large red swath through Islam and its followers. I don’t think it’s a difference of religion that inspires such acts of cruel­ ty. Christianity certainly has not spared the West from cultural viciousness. Instead, the gap exists in this manner: The West has spent so many decades distancing itself from violence that it has forgotten how ruthless humanity has always been. This is a relatively new phenomenon. Lynchings used to occur regularly in this country. A lynching, by the way, often entailed watching a corpse bum in the street and taking teeth and fingernails as sou­ venirs. Although violent video games and movies bring violence into constant visibility, their effect is not the same Seeing even the bloodiest of films, like “Saving Private Ryan.” or the gruesome spectacle of COLUMN This originally appeared inThe Chronicle at Duke University. the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., does not compare to seeing something in the face. Prospenty has brought America a certain level of distance from such realism, something our antiwar protests reflect. I have heard so many people declare how homd it is that the United States would kill in the name of war. A lot point to the hunger and pover­ ty that war could create in Iraq and say that our war does more harm to the Iraqi people than anything else. I respect these sentiments very much. Profound distaste for death and suffering is not just admirable, it represents the best of what humanity is capable. When I was a child, I remember crying all the time whenever I saw something temble. I felt so much empathy towards anyone feeling sad. My mom used to sing “You are my Sunshine” to me, and 1 broke down in tears when I was old enough to under­ stand the second verse, the one that ends “please don’t take mv sunshine away.” I hope that I haven't lost that innocence. I hope I never lose it. But since my childhood, and its safe schools and loving home environment, my eyes and ears have opened. I realized that I was very, very lucky. I realized that some of my friends didn’t have the same childhood of tranquility. Their fathers hit them, some with fists, some with frying pans. Their boyfriends had hit them, and, worse, had raped them I learned a very, very hard lesson during my adoles­ cence: Innocence has its price. Those opposed to the war with Iraq are welcome to feel that violence can never have good connota­ tions (furthermore, those opposed because they think it will wreck global peace and increase terrorism can stand on what they believe is the most rational con­ clusion to this conflict) There is no denying that left unmolested. Saddam Hussein will forever deny the Iraqi people the innocence that the Western world has the luxury of having. Concerns over hunger and suf­ fering are very important, but what about comfort and prospenty? Without these things the Middle East will always be at war. The conflict between Sunni and Shi’a Muslim, between Muslim and Jew or between any other of the ethnic groups in the region will never end without the removal of vicious autocracies. I repeat: It will never end. Ever. We talk in this country about revolution being something a people should do on its own. I wish to bnng attention to the Kurdish population. During their last attempt at revolt in Iraq, after the U.S. encouraged them to revolt and then turned its back in cowardice in 1991, 100,000 Kurds lost their lives. It takes a generation to replace such losses and try again Violence is therefore necessary until the majority of nations enjoy the prospenty and comfort of the West. War is necessary. America can not simply close its eyes and act like a little child. L LETTERS TO THE EDITOR_________ The Minnesota Daily welcomes letters from readers All letters must include the writer s name, address and phone number for verification. The Daily reserves the right to edit selected letters for style, space, libel and grammar Please send letters to tetters!a mndoily.com 2301 University Avenue SE Minneapolis. MN 55414 or fax (612) 627-0159 OR Contact the reader s representative. Basbaan Vanackee at trvanacker@mndaily com To contact the newsroom call (612) 627-4070 ext 3203 4 * tTHE MINNESOTA 1) A 1 L V OPINIONTuesday, March 25,2003 Page 7 True knowledge, love conquers hurt By Roxanne Sadovsky L ike most folks in their upper 80s, my grandpar­ ents are beginning to get a little funny. Last Friday, for example, 1 walked into their one bedroom condo only to find my grandfather pleading with my grandma who was sitting upright in her wheel­ chair, nodding off mid-sentence with one eye opened and the other one shut tight. Apparently she had taken a tumble earlier in the day and my grandfather, 88, had to drag her, Flintstones-style, back into the bedroom. The chair was as far as he could heave her semi-conscious body, where he propped her with the same delusional enthusiasm that one might replicate over stuffed scarecrows on Halloween. “Now 1 can’t wake her up,” my grandpa explained, catching his breath. When we embraced, he had been shaking — vulnerable per­ haps, for the first time I had ever seen. But once he took his post on the comer of the bed, it was busi­ ness as usual; at attention he sat, my grandmother’s caretaker, trying to clarify why gram kept drifting in and out of consciousness, ending thoughts mid-sentence before drift­ ing back into a light chorus of snor­ ing. "Thanks for coming, doll,” he said, obviously relieved to see me. Later in the day, when the nurse came over and determined my grandmother had overdosed on morphine the night before at the hospital, gram was heavily slurring her speech and saying things that bordered that fine line between genius and madness. “Do we all need our papers to drive?” she asked for no particular reason. And when I sat down beside her with a half gallon of fat-free frozen yogurt and two spoons, she told meal'd better be careful of putting on weight because "they” might stop making it. Of course she kept need­ ing to tell or ask me something “important”; in such moments she’d grasp my hand a little tighter, leaning in closer. “Doll, will you be honest with me?” “Of course, gram.” I'd look over at my grandfather, uneasy, who sat on the edge of the bed, ironing the bedspread to per­ fection w ith his fingers. I wasn't up for family truths so close to the weekend. I didn't want to be the one to have to tell her the situation didn’t look good. My stomach tum­ bled with relief when her “impor­ tant” question was only a bluff. “Tell me honestly: What time is it?” “One,” 1 laughed, stretching the striped bendy straw toward her mouth, “in the meantime, drink this.” She slowly widened her lips, caked in the corners with last night's lipstick. “Oy,” she said, when 1 reminded her this was the first time I ever saw her without make-up, “you better write a column about this” What? 1 take requests now? So who died and made me columnist deejay? The barrister of banter? My word. Truth be told, it is not that com­ mon for family and friends to request column topics as though I were the Nye’s of the Daily, but it really is endearing when they do. It doesn’t matter that someone inevitably denies something or argues they have been misquoted. It doesn’t matter that ma.can never find the story online anyway All that is just the small stuff; the cak­ ing of old lipstick I can gloss over with my adult brain. With the exception of one very deranged ex who wanted me to promote his quick-fix “thin and rich” scheme, I am happy to talk to or for them in this manner. It’s better than not talking at all. All right, gram: you asked for least of all, family. I can’t help wonder why everything has to end up on Jerry Springer before becoming a “real” problem. Then again. I’ve never done this before; I’ve never had my grandparents slowly die in front of me. Naturally, I’m tom. Part of me wants to throw a tantrum in frus­ tration because the point 1 want to drive home is simple: Spend time with loved ones before it’s too late. Before they move on, out or go under. Tell them you love them. Hold their hands. Tell them about a time from childhood when you felt proud of them ... or disappointed. Ask them what their favorite col­ ors are. Of course, the real world does not exist within 20/20 hindsight. I cannot reflect prematurely on my grandmother’s death and all the consequent things I wish I would have told her or said to her or done with her. In fantasyland, this sce­ nario plays out with harps and hugs and everyone dies happily with a heaven-white fadeout. However, in real life it goes more like this: “So, gram, would you still love me if 1 was fat?” "What kind of question is that? Are you crazy? We just want to make sure you are healthy, that’s all" it. In pondering the elder state of my grandparents, several questions come to mind. 1 am not sure to whom, how or why I want to direct this cry for clarity, yet at times like these. that’s about all I have time to analyze; the simple dis­ closure will hopefully suf­ fice. That said. I can't help wonder what the heck is wrong with our ability to care for one anoth­ er— “I understand that now,” I said, easily, spooning indulgent tufts of yogurt into my mouth, “but nit; when 1 was growing up 1 got con­ fused. I thought because I was fat that you didn't love me.” “Oh, for heaven sakes." Not to scale, mind you, but the gist is clear: We cannot right our pain from the past until we know what is true about ourselves in the present. Those who caused us pain in the past cannot be held account­ able for the pain we feel now; while they might be responsible for it, they can no more right it than they can change history. That part is up to us. Or, as my smart­ ass, but oh-so-wise boyfriend says when I tell him he has to guess what sort of emotional support I need at the moment (because he will live in hell until he figures it out), “I am not going to mind your store.” Still, even though my grandpar­ ents are adorable and graceful in their aging, the belles of the final ball, the conflict remains: How do I help them die? Do 1 wait until the apologies come? Do I hold out for the right moment to tell them about that traumatic time in the park in Palm Springs during the tennis match? Do I tell them no matter how much they say they love me they still put severe condi­ tions on that love? Who knows. Maybe 1 never will What I do know is getting that “much deserved" apology from them (or anyone else) will not sud­ denly make me give up drinking. It doesn’t take one night to undo years of mythology But on the bright side, it’s never too late to start acting as though we are build­ ing a new one. When I first moved here, my grandparents got into the habit of having me over for dinner twice a week. 1 didn't know anyone here, and truth be told. I was quite mis­ erable. Over time, I got to know them in a way I could never imag­ ine and vice versa. We told stones, we laughed, we admitted things. “It's great to get to know you as a person," grandpa said to me one evening while gram watched "Raymond" in the next room. “We get to know each other as people and not just as icons ” After all, no one is keeping score. The fact that I now love them as people - truly, deeply, for all their quirks and candor — has nothing to do with how I or anyone else behave or how we choose to say goodbye. Sand loners to the editor to letters^ mndeOy com Strive to create peace, promote freedom By Jacob Thompson I am a simple person with simple val­ ues. I value peace. 1 value freedom. 1 value love. I am against this war. 1 am against this war because it hurts my heart to think of the countless Iraqi people being killed as a result of our aggres­ sion. But it also hurts my heart to think of those Iraqi people suffering under a brutal tyrant. 1 am against this war because it hurts my soul to think of our brothers and sisters in combat, sacrificing their lives. But it also warms my soul to know that their love for me and my country is so great they are will­ ing to make such a sacrifice. This war has me divided. I went to the antiwar rally at Northrop Plaza this afternoon. I went looking for people who shared the same concerns I have: concern for the lives of our troops, concern for the lives of the Iraqi people, concern for the future of America. What I found, however, was not what I expected. I found people spewing propaganda about the motives of this war. 1 found people name-calling and spitting venomous words. 1 found intolerance and closed­ mindedness. 1 went looking for love, but instead I found hate Is George W. Bush going to war simply to gain control of Iraq’s oil? Perhaps. Perhaps not. Does it do any good to call our president a “lunatic” or a “terrorist”? I don’t see how. But does it do any good to blindly follow our president into battle, when at best his action is dubiously justi­ fied and at worst his action is criminal? I certainly do not believe so. What I see happening in our country scares me. I sec our country fractioning into two extremes, creating an infernal struggle — a war within our boarders We are precipitously losing focus of w hat we are all searching for. what we all want to see accomplished. We all want to create peace We all want to ensure freedom We all want to practice love. I challenge all of you who read this to not abandon what you feel is right, but to hold on to it more tightly than ever. However, never lose focus of what it is you want, what it is you strive to achieve Strive to create the peace you dream of. but do not engender violence in the process. Promote the freedom you cher­ ish. but do not sacrifice it along the way. Practice the love that fills your hearts, but do not let your love tum to poison. Send letters to the eddot to letters® mndedy com Shock and awe? Sounds familiar By Matthew Mecklenburg A s has been propagat­ ed across every pun­ dit’s lips, the United States has adopted a “new” tactic of shock and awe. Perpetually mis­ pronounced. this tactic is based on the idea that scaring your enemy into surrender is not only feasible, but also desirable to reduce casualties and collateral damage. Not shockingly, this tac­ tic has been tried before, the most obvious example being a little bombing campaign in February 1945 in which a similar cadre of allied forces bombed the militari­ ly unimportant city of Dresden A few parallels cannot be drawn. First, shock and awe is not the indiscriminate carpet bombing of a civilian city. Second, shock and. awe is not designed to result in the firestorm that brought one of Germany’s cultural hubs to lie in embers. However, the use of scare tactics as justification for a bombing strategy is even more morally When the United States is in the process of changing regimes in Iraq, when we are placing ourselves in the position of setting up a postwar relationship with Iraq’s people, we should not try a ploy of terrorizing their leaders. repugnant than going to war with a county who failed to prove it was not a threat, while it was try­ ing to disarm and without U.N. approval. To terrorize a city through a massive spectacle of might is, at best, an infrequent insurer of a government’s chang­ ing. This tactic of shock and awe worked against the Japanese in World War II. But no matter how many civilians were bombed in Germany, the same tactic did not work. One can easily make the macabre argument that in order to force the powers that be in either country to make a decision regarding surrender, hundreds of thousands of civilian lives needed to be extinguished. This argu­ ment reasons that the Japanese government was more reasonable than the Germans' in regards to loss of life in World War II. This administration has made it clear Saddam Hussein cannot be rea­ soned with. Logically, the United States should not try to rely on tactics that appeal to his reason­ ableness. When the United States is in the process of changing regimes in Iraq, when we are placing our­ selves in the position of setting up a postwar relationship with Iraq's people, we should not try a ploy of terrorizing their leaders. By bombing with shock and awe, the people we are trying to help are the only ones who will be afraid. Send letters to the editor to letters@mndariy com Stars enjoy unfair privilege LINCOLN, Neb. (U-WIRE) — BJ. went to war just a few weeks after joining the military. He really wasn't prepared for what was coming, nor was he thrilled about leaving behind his wife Peg and daughter Erin back in Sausalito, Calif. His problems ceased, however, in 1983, when M*A*S*H called it quits after 11 seasons. All that time serving in the imagi­ nary military in a pretend version of the Korean War provided valuable experience for Mike Farrell. The for­ mer B.J. Hunmcut now spends a good portion of his time speaking out against the war with Iraq and other right-wing injustices. As a citizen with an opinion, it is most definitely within his rights. But Farrell joins a growing list of celebri­ ties who have been using their star power to get on front pages and anchor desks to spit out a potent quotable on some issue or another. The typical response, of course, is that celebrities can use their privilege' to bring attention to important issues. In a recent CNN interview, actor James Cromwell said it’s his responsi­ bility because the people in “Topeka" EDITORIAL This originally appeared in the Daily Nebraskan at the University of Nebraska. look up to celebrities for guidance on important issues like this. Could a single person possibly paint celebrities as being any more out of touch? In a late February CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll, 87 percent of Amencan adults said there was no celebnty who could cause them to change their opinion on the war with Iraq. Ninety-eight percent of respon­ dents on a USA Today online poll said celebrities have “absolutely no influ­ ence on their views of the war.” Meanwhile, print and broadcast agents continue to give press to a large­ ly ignorant group of cclebnties willing to drivel on demand. But it will not stop until people stop paying attention to ignorant celebrities and journalists stop giving them the forum. The burden of responsibility falls equally on the media, as the same level df discretion needs to be applied to celebrities as with “experts" in any other field. -'■ >i rfi tv -r- 'ii u- 1 --------- . n , f1 L" Jl—J 1 i 1 i---------------------f—~ Hi ; -------- — I _______________________________________________________________________________________ IT H K MINNESOTA DAILY I'age H Tuesday, March 25,2003 Coalition forces might face the hardest battle in Baghdad WASHINGTON (AP) U.S.- led invading forces are closing in on the hardest part of the Iraq war. This is when they come up against Saddam Hussein's best troops, his Republican Guard. This is the time, as the Iraqi president and his associates feel the noose tighten, that some say Hussein would be most likely to lash out with chemical weapons. This is when foreign forces could be drawn into potentially the bloodiest combat: urban combat on the streets of Baghdad. But first comes the crucial phase of dealing with Baghdad. "It looks like it’s going to be messy," said military analyst Francois Boo of GlobalSecurity.org. Preparing the way for the 3rd Infantry Division advancing rapid­ ly northward, coalition aircraft stepped up air strikes Monday against Republican Guard positions at the capital's southernmost out­ skirts. Administration sources had said that as of Saturday, Republican Guard formations were holding around the capital, with no reported surrenders or defections. That’s where three Guard divisions are posted, believed to number as many as 80,000 troops. Strikes during the weekend and on Monday destroyed equipment and inflicted casualties among the defenders, Pentagon officials said, but they would give no details. Still, troops should be prepared to fight for Baghdad, said Loren Thompson, an analyst with the Lexington Institute, especially con­ sidering how the U.S. and British advance has gone so far. Thompson noted that war planners had hoped that months of flooding wide areas of Iraq with millions of leaflets would prompt massive surrenders among Iraqi troops and encourage a popular uprising among civilians. Neither event occurred, and some Iraqi forces — even relatively rag­ tag outfits in the countryside — have fought tenaciously. Even so, Thompson said he expects the divisions posted on Baghdad's southern approaches to be substantially defeated by Wednesday or Thursday. “The 3rd I.D. -will either drive Campus Bikes ........... *1 HI -iti Midi’ lln ds bl 2.3.31.3442 213 Oak Slirt'i st Vlinneupolis, MS 55414 Aimss tmin Hu* Alumni l.wtlor in Stadium Village. right into Baghdad or it will pause on the outskirts, depending on what intelligence shows about the resist­ ance," Thompson said of the U.S. infantry division. "If they are fac­ ing signs of resistance, the city is going to take a bigger pounding from the air power than we’ve seen so far.” • Among other forces remaining loyal to Hussein are the Fedayeen Saddam — Hussein’s martyrs who could number up to 40,000. Hussein’s most trusted militia, the Fedayeen have infiltrated regular Iraqi army units, telling them to “fight or be shot in the back,” Pentagon Maj. Gen. Stanley McChrystal told reporters when asked to explain the smaller than expected number of surrenders. U.S. defense officials fear a fight inside Baghdad, a city of 5 million, could lead to both greater U.S. casualties and more deaths among Iraqi civilian men, women and children. Inside and outside the Pentagon, there also remains the fear of an attack on advancing Americans using weapons of mass destruction. “It is sort of surprising that they haven’t used them yet,” Boo said. “If backed into a comer, I think the incentive for Saddam Hussein to use them will shoot up. Thompson said during Iraq’s 1980-88 war against Iran, “The Iraqis have tended to use chemical weapons when in a defensive mode against advancing forces.” U.S. troops have yet to find weapons of mass destruction. Hussein says he doesn't have any, the George W. Bush administration says he is concealing them, and President George W. Bush says Hussein’s refusal to give them up was the prime rationale for the war. There also could be other sur­ prises in the coming days. For instance, Iraqi forces are thought to be laying explosives at principal bridges in Baghdad and its out­ skirts to detonate if coalition forces arrive, defense officials have said. U.S. and British officials say they are ready for continued resist­ ance as the coalition vanguards approach Baghdad. “This is not a video game, where everything is clear and neat and tidy,” said Lt. Col. Ronnie McCourt, a spokesman for British forces in the gulf. “Some enemy who feel that they want to carry on fighting will inevitably do so. We have contingency plans for this. We don’t take anything for granted.” Coffman Memorial Union PresentsSTUDENT appreciation COFFMAN mtcmorial union WEEK In gratitude for student's patience and support during our renovation FRIDAY: NAPPY ROOTS Grammy-nominated southern rap group will perform a concert exclusively for U of M students! With special guest Musab. March 28,2003 CMU, Great Hail. 7pm. $10. U of MN students only. Advance tickets at CMU Info Desk. One ticket per valid U of MN ID. SraMMT Howires Oma "University or Minnesota Fir details on Student Appreciation events, contests and giveaways throughout Coffman, visit www.csffman.Hmn.edu/reepeningcelebration or caH (612) 624-INFO. COFFMAN Russian upper house to call for vote on arms treaty MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament's upper chamber plans to call Tuesday for the quick ratifica­ tion of a U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty despite objections from the lower house because of the war in Iraq. The foreign relations committee of the Federation Council, the upper house, decided Monday to make the move because of the treaty’s value to Russia, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The report quoted Federation Council spiuiker Sergei Mironov as saying the treaty “affects Russia's interests, including the improvement of our defease capability" and should be ratified as soon as possible. Last week, the Duma, the lower house, decided to put off considera­ tion of ratifying the so-called Treaty of Moscow because of the imminent prospect of a U.S. assault on Iraq. Now. w ith the war under way. the Duma intends to consider the treaty “only after the United States and Great Britain bring the Iraq issue hack into diplomatic channels, start coordinating their steps with the U.N. Secunty Council and take the opinion of the global community into account," the head of the chamber’s foreign affairs committee, Dmitry Rogozin, said Monday, according to the Interfax news agency. The Federation Council's move for a quick ratificatiqn vote would be irresponsible because "there is no doubt it will not be ratified amid the current outpouring of outrage over the U.S.-led strike on Iraq," Rogozin was quoted as saying. Under Russian law. the Duma has to vote to ratify the treaty before the upper house can consider it. so the Federation Council’s demand to speed up the process would not be binding. The postponement reflected the tensions between Washington and the Kremlin, even as the two coun­ try's leaders have pursued closer ties. Moscow bridles at what it regards as a U.S. penchant for uni­ lateral action — such as its with­ drawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, as well as launching the attack on Iraq without Security Council sanction. I 1! |i I I Tuesday, March 25,2005 I "age 0 Arab League: Coalition should withdraw from Iraq; Libya praises ‘Iraqi heroism’ CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The United States and Britain should withdraw their troops from Iraq immediately and without condi­ tions, and the U.N. Security Council should hold an emergency meeting on the issue, the Arab League said Monday. The coalition attack on Iraq violates the U.N. Charter and threatens world peace, the 22- member league said in a resolution that did not receive full support. Kuwait objected because the resolution omitted any reference to the 10 Iraqi missiles that have landed on its soil since the conflict began Thursday. Several summit delegates chose their words carefully because their nations are hosting U.S. forces. But the chief Libyan delegate, Ali al-Treiki, received sustained applause when he spoke of “Iraqi heroism" battling U.S. and British troops. “We have to raise our heads high and salute Iraqi heroism as proof that /tfab individuals are capable of confronting the mighty, the coercive and the arrogant," al- Treikt said, referring to U.S.-led forces. Al-Treiki warned delegates at the session’s opening, “If Iraq is to fall, many Arab countries will fall as well.” The remark touched on con­ cerns by Arab leaders that allow­ ing the United States to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could threaten their own undemocratic regimes. Kuwaiti representative Ahmed Khalcd al-Kulaib sat through the Libyan speech in silence. Qatar's foreign minister. Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin labor Al Thani, whose nation hosts the U.S. campaign's military headquarters, said, “It would have been better concentrating on practical solu­ tions to find a way out.” Antiwar demonstrations in the Middle East have been frequent, large and violent. But Arab states have not come together over the Iraqi crisis. Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri on Monday accused those Arab countries hosting U.S.-led forces of “stabbing the Iraqi peo­ ple in the back.” He said he wanted a “unified stance from the Arabs ... to con­ demn this occupation, to stop the war immediately and withdraw the invaders.” He was supported by Syria, which circulated a draft resolution condemning the invasion and demanding an immediate with­ drawal. Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al- Faisal said he wanted a resolution affirming “rejection of the military operation, rejection of occupation, and calling for immediate with­ drawal. “It is time to solve the issue peacefully,” al-Faisal said. Kuwait’s al-Kulaib lobbied hard for the league to take into account the Iraqi missiles fired into his territory — some of which were intercepted by Patriot mis­ siles, while others fell harmlessly into the desert or water. But the final resolution went Iraq’s way, and Kuwait objected that it was “unbalanced " The resolution condemned the invasion of Iraq and demanded “the immediate withdrawal of the American and British troops from Iraq without conditions.” It added that Arab states would request an urgent session of the U.N. Secunty Council. If rejected, they would seek an emergency General Assembly session on the war Sabri said the resolution “repre­ sents the consensus of the Arab community — that no Arab coun­ try participates in the enme of imperialist aggression against Iraq.” * did you know? iPWTPW University of Minnesota wtoc* CmmI tfcM 10 t» 14 fMT U M Iraqi TV shows two men said to be captured U.S. pilots BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi state television on Monday showed two men said to have been the U.S. crew of an Apache helicopter forced down during heavy fighting in central Iraq. Gen. Tommy Franks, the U.S. war commander, confirmed that one helicopter did not return from its mission Sunday and that its two-man crew was miss­ ing. The men were identified as Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young Jr., 26, of Lithia Springs, Ga., and Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams, 30, of Orlando, Fla. If confirmed, the airmen would be the second set of POWs displayed by the Iraqis in as many days. On Sunday, the Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera carried Iraqi television footage of five U.S. soldiers who were captured near An Nasiriyah, a crossing point over the Euphrates River. Unlike those soldiers, the men shown Monday did not appear to be injured. The two wore cream-colored pilots' overalls and did not speak to the camera but appeared confused. They turned their heads and looked in different direc­ tions while being filmed. One of the men sipped from a glass of water, looking wary but not cowed. The contents of one man’s wallet were displayed across a table, including a Texas driver's license, a card from the Fort Hood National Bank, phone cards and credit cards. A spokesman at the U.S. Army Post in Fort Hood, Texas, said that a helicopter from its 1st Battalion of th^ 227th Aviation Regiment was missing in action in Iraq. • “The unit was deployed in February," spokesman Dan Hassett said. "That’s all I can really say right now.” Military officials said Williams has been m the service for 12 years, and has a wife and two children who live on Fort Hood. Young, an Army man for three years, is single. “He felt good about what they were doing, that they were going to get out there and it was going to be a quick situation,” his father, Ronald Young Sr., told CNN. The footage was shown after Iraq claimed it shot down two Apache helicopters and was holding the pilots. “A small number of peasants shot down two Apaches,” Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al- Sahhaf said. "Perhaps we will show pictures of the pilots.” Franks denied that a second chopper had been lost, or that any craft had been shot down by farmers. Iraqi state television showed pictures of one Apache helicopter in a grassy field. Men in Arab headdresses holding Kalashnikovs automatic rifles danced around the aircraft. The station also aifed pictures of two helmets apparently belonging to members of the helicopter's crew, as well as documents and other papers lying on the ground. Al-Sahhaf said Iraq would consider displaying the other helicopter it claims to have shot down. Sahhaf said the POWs would be treated according to the Geneva Conventions. He rejected accusations that Iraq had violated such accords by allowing Iraqi television to film them and ask questions. t THE MINNESOTA DAM ^ T«BrRwoivi5 t J f ■f" IT HE MINNESOTA DAILY lxdgt‘ 1(1 Tuesday, March 25,2003 Streaked by A (treater nan by rtulieti Monday on Northrop Mai. The Monday altar spring break has [ www.mndaily.com www.mndaily.comwww.mndaily.com ] Cold virus might cause spreading lung disease HONG KONG (AP) — A mys­ tery disease spread new fears across Asia on Monday as Singapore quar­ antined hundreds of people, and Hong Kong and Vietnam reported more deaths amid closed schools and growing fear. At the same time, scientists in Geneva and the United States said they believe the cause of the flu-like ailment that has stymied them for weeks could be one of the viruses that cause settle common cold. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday that evidence is mounting the cause is a coronavirus, a bug that can cause colds. CDC director Dr. Julie Gerberdtng in Atlanta said a form of the virus unlike any seen in humans before has been found in the lungs and other tissue of some victims. Furthermore, patients seem to develop antibodies to the virus as they get sicker with the pneumonia, Gerberding said. There is no known treatment, although the World Health Organization said last week it had developed a reasonable test for diagnosing the disease. CDC scien­ tists are skeptical of its accuracy. The illness, called severe acute respiratory syndrome, SAKS, has produced 456 cases and 17 deaths since Feb. 1, WHO said. 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Member FOIC www.tcfexpress com f j____ -t I Tuesday, March 25,2003 Page 11 Student workers learn new skills while doing ‘something meaningful’ Bush, Blair plan 2-day meeting to discuss strategy for Iraq war HABITAT from Page J four different locations: Anniston, Ala., Crystal Coast, N.C., Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Oakland, Calif., to spend their spring break at a construction site. “It’s not a vacation,” Wilhelm said, ‘it was hard work.” Wilhelm, the Jacksonville Beach trip leader, said her building team’s duties, which included shingling and installing doors and windows, left the students feeling tired but ful­ filled at the end of their workdays. “It really gives you a sense of satisfaction that you are helping someone out,” she said. “It was def­ initely a good experience.” Students in the Collegiate Challenge program build and remodel homes in inner city and rural areas in the United States and in disadvantaged communities over­ seas from .mid-February to mid- April. Collegiate Challenge volunteers from across the nation will build 450 houses at 200 different work sites in that two-month span. Each University volunteer is paid $325 to_take part in the pro­ gram. The fee covered the groups’ transportation, lodging and meal costs. For Austin Miller, who led the trip to Anniston, Ala., the combina­ tion of warm weather and the chance to help low-income families was an unbeatable combination. “You’ve got to do something with spring break,” he said. “I’d rather not just sit around. I’d rather go somewhere warm and have the chance to help people.” Meghan Funke, Collegiate Challenge coordinator with the University Habitat for Humanity chapter, said the trips offered stu­ dents a chance to soak up the sun while making a difference. “Students can work hard but still have a lot of fun and do something meaningful,” Funke said. She said most students who take part in the spring break trips enjoy the experience and become more involved in the University Habitat for Humanity chapter after they return. The trips also give students an opportunity to try something new, Funke said. Volunteers who have never held a hammer get a crash course in construction procedures and worksite safety from the house’s work supervisor. “You learn to do things you never thought that you could do,” said Funke, who got involved with the University’s Habitat for Humanity chapter after going on a spring break trip last year. “It’s nice to get to do something where you actually see progress.” Many students enjoy the oppor­ tunity to meet the family who will live in the house being built, Funke said. Volunteers work beside the future homeowners at some of the work sites. “It’s a unique experience,” she said. “It's the biggest accomplish­ ment of that family’s life, and you helped them.” Mary Stegmev welcomes commantt at mstegmeir@mndaily com WASHINGTON (AP) British Prime Minister Tony Blair will visit President George W Bush this week, giving the two allied leaders a chance to plot strategy in the war with Iraq and plan for its aftermath. Blair will arrive Wednesday and the two leaders will go to Bush's presidential retreat at Camp David to continue their talks Thursday, a diplomatic source told The Associated Press. Blair, at some considerable polit­ ical risk, has stood firmly with the United States on the need to use MIDDLE EAST from Page I could still fire upon Israel,” Israeli Major General Amos Gilad said Sunday. “If Israel gets involved, it will be chaos,” said Arab Student Association advisor Ayman Balshe Balshe has family in the United Arab Emirates, where he said people are nervous about conflict spreading out of Iraq. "The region is very shaky right now,” Balshe said. “It’s just waiting for a spark to ignite the whole region.” Sharareh Noorbaloochi, a com­ puter engineering student from Iran, said her friends in Iran have not expressed fear since the war started. But there is some public concern in Iran that, as a country on President George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil” list, it might face U.S. military action force to unseat Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Of late, Blair’s popularity ih Britain appears to be rising, as has Bush’s as U.S. and British troops advance toward Baghdad. The president and the prime min­ ister joined forces against a strong antiwar bloc in the United Nations, led by France and including Russia and Getmany. The rift has created strains in the United Nations and NATO, a topic likely to be on the two leaders’ agenda. Postwar Iraq is another likely topic. Blair favors a strong U.N. role next, Noorbaloochi said. However, she believes that possibility to be remote. Polls show negative view According to an Arab A men can Institute/Zogby International poll conducted in early March, support for U.S. policy in the Middle East is at “dangerously low levels.” Only 10 percent of those polled in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates expressed a favorable opinion of the United States. In Saudi Arabia, that number was just 3 percent “I don't expect that the numbers have gone up,” Arab American Institute President James Zogby said Monday. ‘There’s almost no room for the numbers to go down, but I think that the attitudes have been hard­ ened” James Zogby is the brother of John Zogby, president and CEO of in authorizing a post-Hussein gov­ ernment in Baghdad. But France and Russia appear determined to block the move. • French President Jacques Chirac, furious that he could not stop the war, has said pemiitting the United States and Britain to oversee cre­ ation of a new Iraqi government would reward them for starting a war that flouted world opinion. Chirac has threatened to veto any attempt at the United Nations to "legitimatize the military interven­ tion” and “give the belligerents the power to administer Iraq.” Zogby International. The organiza­ tion conducts polls both domestically and internationally on a variety of issues. The institute has been conducting the poll for three years, and James Zogby said there has been a steady decline in opinions since then. “The history of the region over the last 100 years is a growing frustration with a loss of control of their own destiny,” James Zogby said. "Westerners carved up their region, occupied their region, colonized their region, imposed regimes, gave Palestine away, and this war — because it was done against their wishes, only creates a deeper divide. We think we’re doing it with the best of intentions. They don't see it that way because they were not brought in.” Dan Haugen welcomes comments at dhaugenQmndaiycom U students from Middle East worry about conflict spreading out of Iraq r n TCF - Celebrating 80 years with $80,000 in cash! W21 . JtTr IV E A R S TCF has been serving Minnesota customers for 80 years, and with so much merger-mania these days, 80 years really means a lot. 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Transaction tees may apply m other circumstances - reter to TCF Services & Prices brochure tor details Customer receives I first order of 200 standard checks free with TCF Totafly Free Student Checking wwwtcfexpress com " — -i ITHE MINNESOTA DAILY 12 Plage SPORTS Tuesday, March 25,200;} Women’s hoops headed to first ever Sweet 16 Minnesota’s 68-56 upset at Stanford puts the Gophers into the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. By Aaron Blake PALO ALTO, Calif. — Last season it was close, but no cigar on Tobacco Road for Minnesota's women's basketball team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. But Monday, the Gophers let Stanford know even Minnesota can get hot. The sixth-seeded Gophers handed the third-seeded Cardinal its first home loss of the season — and first in 27 games — Monday at Maples Pavilion, with a 68-56 upset victory. With the win, Minnesota avenges a heart­ breaking 72-69 loss at North Carolina last year and advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. The Gophers (25-5 ) return to Palo Alto to play the winner of tonight's game between second-seeded Texas and seventh-seeded Arkansas on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. local time. “We came in here and we believed in our defense," Gophers coach Pam Borton said. “We shut them down by holding them to one shot and did a great job executing our offense.” A solid all-around effort from Minnesota translated into four Gopher starters finishing in double figures scoring and the other one, Janel McCarville, grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds. Corrin Von Wald led the way offensively for the Gophers with 19 points and some big free throws down the stretch. Lindsay Whalen added 13 points and six assists. Nicole Powell led Stanford (27-5) with 19 points and seven rebounds. Minnesota opened the second half holding the Cardinal scoreless for nearly five minutes while the Gophers opened up a lead as big as 10 points at 39-29 on a McCarville putback. After Powell helped Stanford narrow the lead to 42-39 with a pair of free throws, she was called for her fourth personal foul mid­ way through the half Forward Sebnem Kimyacioglu spurred a Stanford comeback after Powell went to the bench, scoring seven consecutive points and forcing Kadidja Andersson into her fourth foul Cardinal forward T’Nae Thiel knocked Von Wald down with a screen and then knocked down a big three-pointer to bring the Cardinal within one at 50-49. Minnesota's Corrin Von broke the Cardinal » a « I l 1___ snap I t—Q-M-aj sHfiMj nugs Liiwjs3y ifi juDfiduorv streak to advance to Stanford 6S-56 in 16. Palo AMo, Calif., on Monday Photo/teaac Brekken • * « TV* ^nsihns ■ nigm. I * After a slight lull, six quick points from the Gophers gave them a 56-49 lead and forced the Cardinal to call a timeout with 4:45 left. After a Kimyacioglu four-point play, Andersson would pull down consecutive rebounds on the defensive and offensive ends and force Stanford into fouling Von Wald with 55.9 seconds remaining After a quick Powell three-pointer made the score 60-56, Von Wald was fouled imme­ diately and hit a pair of free throws with 49.2 seconds left. McCarville rebounded a Powell miss on the next possession and it was only a matter of free throws for the Gophers from that point on. Von Wald went six-for-six from the free- throw line in the final minute of the game. The Cardinal jumped out to an early 12-6 lead in the game on the strength of seven quick Thiel points. The Gophers kept the game close despite foul trouble. Starting post players McCarville and Andersson picked up their second fouls within three seconds of each other approxi­ mately seven minutes into the game, and Andersson got a third late in the half. Senior center Kim Prince was tagged for her second with 2:57 left in the half. After a five-minute period in which Minnesota held the Cardinal scoreless in the first half, Powell broke into the scoring col­ umn in a big way. After a Von Wald three- pointer tied the score at 16, Powell scored nine points from all over on four consecutive trips down the court to give Stanford a 25-21 lead. Included in her two-minute barrage on the Gophers defense was a three-pointer, a quick jump shot, a putback after two offensive rebounds, and a layup. Thanks to the stingy type of defense Minnesota displayed Saturday versus Tulane, the Gophers tied the game with 47 seconds remaining in the half on a Prince baseline jump shot. Minnesota took a 31-29 lead into the locker room after a top-of-the-key jumper by Von Wald with four seconds remaining Von Wald had nine points to pace the Gophers in the first stanza while Powell led the Cardinal with 11 points and six rebounds, including three offensive. Determined men’s hoops beats Hawaii 84-70 in NIT By Anthony Maggio Minnesota's men’s basketball team could have just thrown in the towel The Gophers could have succumbed to Hawaii's early hot shooting and exited the National Invitation Tournament in the second round for the third straight season. But apparently Minnesota didn't want to exit through the same door it has the last two years. The Gophers cranked up their intensity and finished the final 11 minutes on a 30-14 run to defeat the Warriors 84-70 in front of 4,311 at Williams Arena on Monday night. “It was all determination." center Jerry Holman said. “We showed that we don’t want our season to end just like that We want to go to New York" With the victory, Minnesota advances to the third round of the NIT. and will play the winner of tonight's contest between Rhode Island and Temple at the victor's home court. One more win will earn the Gophers a flight to New York City and Madison Square Garden for the NIT semifinals. “You don't want to look too far ahead, but I think this team has a lot of confidence right now," guard Ben Johnson said. “We're excited, and we're playing better basketball, and that's definitely going to help us get to the NIT cham­ pionship” From the start, it looked like Hawaii would give Minnesota all it cbuld handle. When the Warriors' go-to guy Carl English Photo/Thomas Whis«nand Minnesota's Maurice Hargrow, left, takes a kook shot during Monday night's second-round NTT game versus Hawaii. Hargrow load the fiophors in scoring wfth 22 points to defeat the I Warriors 84-70. clanked a three-point try off the front of the rim with 11:03 to play in the first half, it was worthy to note English's attempt was Hawaii's first three to hit the rim all game. The previous four barely touched the bottom of the net — the arc on each befitting the nickname Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii was 7-of-10 from the three-point line in the first half behind Michael Kuebler's 5-of- 7 shooting from three-point land. “As 1 said before die game, they would be hard to guard, and they certainly lived up to that," coach Dan Monson said. ‘They put us on our heels right away with our three big guys. We just weren't able to find guys." « The Gophers, on the other hand, couldn't find the basket from behind the are. Minnesota shot 12.5 percent from three-point land in the half, but used a 28-10 points in the paint advan­ tage to keep the game within four points at half­ time. The Warriors stayed hot to start the second stanza, using a 10-5 run to go up nine points — their biggest lead of the game — three minutes into the half But the Gophers turned defensive, holding Hawaii to 20 points for the rest of the game “It was effort," guard Maurice Hargrow said. “The effort was always there, but they were knocking down shots. But we kept digging m. and eventually we got the lead." While Hargrow led the charge defensively, checking English for most of the game, he also poured in 22 points to lead all scorers. Johnson provided a huge lift off the bench for Minnesota, scoring a season-high 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting while supplying tough perimeter defense. “Ben came up huge in the smaller lineup to help us guard guys," Monson said. “He played well." Rick Rickert scored 12 second-half pomts on his way to 16, and Jerry Holman rounded out the Gophers in double figures with 14 points. Kuebler led Hawaii with 20 points and English added 19. Anthony Maggn covors man s basketball and welcomes comments at amaggio@mndaily com ■4 ML — V ’I" 4---- ITHE MINNESOTA DAILY Tuesday, March 25,2003 Page 13 Inside work propels Gophers past Warriors in second half By Anthony Maggio For 28 minutes, Minnesota’s men’s basketball team couldn’t .get over the hump. / Things bottomed out when the Gophers found themselves down nine with just over 17 minutes to play. Then Minnesota’s offense decid­ ed to attack the paint. "We had some success doing it early in the game and then we got away front it,” Gophers guard Maurice Hargrow said. “We’d be fools if we stayed away from it.” Trailing 50-41, Hargrow received a kick-out from Kevin Burleson and drained a three Jerry Holman hit a short jumper on the next possession, and then responded to a Hawaii bucket with another jumper. Ben Johnson followed with a steal on defense and scored in the paint on the other end. Then Holman hit another jumper to tie the game. “1 was waiting for someone to pass it in there,” coach Dan Monson said. “We were really perimeter ori­ ented until that point and then the ball got in there and Jerry just slowed down and finished.” Burleson stole a pass on the perimeter and finished with a layup at the 10:47 mark to put the Gophers up 57-56, and Minnesota never relinquished the lead en route to its 84-70 victory. Holman finished with 10 second- half points on his way to 14, and Hargrow scored 16 in the second stanza to give him a game high 22. Johnson added a season-high 18 points. "Their defense was a denial, in Photo/Thomas Whisanand Minnesota’s Jerry Holman linaadan iiiirtot'naunng pnoiiuay nigivrs win scored 14 points t over Hawaii. your face defense,” Johnson said. “Once you got it in the post it was so spread that if you’d make cuts you’d get wide open baskets. When we started to move more it really opened things up.” Road weary Warriors After playing in the Western Athletic Conference tournament and at UNLV in the first road of the NIT, Hawaii has been home for only 21 hours in the last two weeks. Warriors’ coach Riley Wallace said his team was worn down by the end of Monday’s game with Minnesota. He even joked about how much time his team has spent on a plane this season. “Every time you get on a flight you hope it’s at least five hours," Wallace said. “Otherwise we’re floating. “But these guys have done all right.” Fun with the fans When Hawaii center Nkeruwem Akpan fouled out with 3:33 to play, the fans started the “left-nght-left- right” chant as he walked to the bench. But as the fans screamed “sit-down,” Akpan pretended to sit down, but got back up and smiled at the crowd. He spent the next five minutes, including a timeout, keep­ ing the student section occupied by pretending to sit down and getting back up again. When he finally sat down, he got a round of applause from the Gophers faithful. Anthony Maggto covers men 's basketball and welcomes comments at amagg>o@mndaity com Melrose is looking for motivated & outgoing students who want the opportunity to be peer leaders. We’re hiring Community Ambassadors (CAs) for the 2003-2004 fall & spring semesters. If you enjoy working with your fellow students, ana have the desire & ability to create a dynamic community focused on fun & academic success, this is the job for you. To find out more about the position or to get an application, visit our website at www.melrose.com, or stop by the Melrose Office before April 4th (application deadline). Don’t let this great opportunity pass you by! Mmmmm. Waffles. St Lawrence Catholic Church and Newman Center 1203 5th Streef SE Minneapolis. MN 55414 (612)331-7941 FAX (612) 378-1771 www.umncatholic.org Please join US to honor the contributions of Coach Glen Mason and Archbishop Harry Flynn DAMICO CATERING It OATCHIV ( Ml HIV, • t S.TfS.T Annual Awards Banquet April 7, 2003 - 6:30 PM McNamara Alumni Center McHuuxa Alumni UNivmirv or Minnewi. Coach Glen Mason Archbishop Harry Flynn, DD Saint Lawrence Newman Center, a mission of the Paulist Fathers, is the Roman Catholic Parish serving the University of Minnesota at the Twin Cities We re proud to announce the recognition of Coach Glen Mason. Archbishop Harry Flynn, undergraduate student Elena Dix. and graduate student Eric Nuxoli as the 2003 Awardees of the Isaac Hecker-Cardinal Newman Award This award recognizes the contributions of individuals in living out Catholic values in society. Cost: S35 Students (with ID) $100 per individual ($800 per table) (These donations are 80% tax deductible) For information please call Charlie Donahue at 612-331-7941 x47 or email charlie@stlawrencenewman.org or go to: www.umncatholic.org/banquet A "If I had to dcscnhe St. iMwrence Church/Newman Center in just one word, it would he 'excitement ' From the moment / first attended a mast over 10 years ago as a If of M freshman football plater. I could feel the energt that is always present It s a place where the experience of longtime parishioners joins together with the enthusiasm of college students I was married here and my wife and daughter were baptized here And here is where I hopefully w ill he for many more years to come " Michael “Doobie" Kliras ‘95 *'/ Ye never been in a parish as vibrant and active as St IMw rence Catholic Church and Newman Cen ler It seems there s always something going on here, on any given day at any given hour. I ve met all sorts of wonderful people here, including my wife and some of my best friends It is my spiritual home ” Eric Nuxoli ” St Lawrence-Newman has been a comfortable place for me It has truly become another 'home near campus for we. h s a place where I can he my self, have fun. find friends and challenge mv faith It also gives me opportunities to take risks. In grow, to change I like to share the benefits of this community with other students I wouldn i he the same person I am today i f it w eren t for them ' Liana Dix I •r I, l ■« ■4— •— i Page 14 H H E MINNESOTA U A I L V Tuesday, March 25, 2(K)-~{ COFFMAN MEMORIAL union Coffman Memorial Union Presents STUDENT APPRECIATION WEEK ln gratitude for students' patience and support during our renovat.on i Today: "Silent Bob" will break his silence, discussing writing, direction, production and more. March 25,2003 CMU, Great Hall. 7pm. $10. U of MN students only. Advance tickets at CMU Info Desk. One ticket per valid U of MN ID. SraMMT Rctmtks Oma University of Minnesota I Fir details m Student Appreciatien events, ceutests and giveaways ttireugheut Ceffman, visit www.ceffman.nnm.edn/reepeningcelebration or call (612) 624-INFO. COFFMAN MEMORIAL UNION . II /. ‘I ■ i l» r. .-t / ' | f.' f T H E MIN NTTS OTA D it 11 A I t Y Tuesday, March 25,2003 I’a^c 15 Peaceful protests meet mixed reactions on the mall t . ' • • • • .’ RALLY from Page l Students for Justice in Palestine member Erika Zurawski said, “I look out here and 1 see all of America represented here today. .... Mr. Bush, this is America!” Counter protests Though most students protest­ ing Monday spoke against the war, approximately 40 waved U.S. flags and held “Liberate Iraq” signs. At one point, approximately one dozen pro- and antiwar pro­ testers argued with each other on Northrop Plaza. “I came to show people that there's not a unity of antiwar senti­ ment on campus,” said Brian Feldt, a mechanical engineering junior and Gulf War veteran. National Guard member and first-year chemistry student Garth Saul was involved in the debate between pro- and antiwar protest­ ers. “I don’t know that I personally will have a lot of impact, but 1 wanted to come out and support those who support me — our troops,” he said. Saul joined Yacoub al JafFery, an Iraqi dissident, to chant, “Saddam and Hitler are the same; Ac only difference is the name” to counter the antiwar demonstrators' chant: “Impeach Bush! Don’t attack Iraq!” Law School administrative aide Ken Bechtel initiated a discussion by asking the counter-protesters why they didn’t enlist. “If it’s a cause you believe in, you’d do what you can to do to get over there,” he said. Several members of Young Americans for Freedom, College Republicans and Campus Republicans moved from their original spot on Northrop Mall into the crowd of antiwar protesters with signs such as, “How many soldiers died for your free speech?” Profanity was the most violent weapon used during the confrontation, and antiwar protest organizers said they appre­ ciated the intense discourse. “While there was a lot of ten­ sion, it did foster communication,” Students Against War organizer Ryan Helgerson said. University reaction University Police Lt. Chuck Miner said the 18 officers at the plaza — including one with binoc­ ulars on the Walter Library roof — did not encounter problems. ‘They’ve all been pretty coop­ erative,” Miner said, adding that the anti­ war groups had a permit to protest. Onlookers stood on the edges of the plaza, keeping opin­ ions to themselves while watching the action. “It’s good to see that people are stand­ ing up for other countries besides just the United States of America,” manage­ ment junior Rupesh Patel said. Genetics junior Andrew Kale said he does not know if he supports the war. “1 just came to watch,” he said. But biology sophomore Derek Johnson said he was walking by and decided to join the counter- protesters to show “not every- While there was a lot of tension, it did foster communication. Ryan Helgerson Students Against War protest organizer 5 5 body’s against the war.” Blank stares greeted the approximately 200 students who chanted “What do we want? Peace! When do we want it? Now!” as they rode the escalator down to Coffman Union’s Great Hall after the plaza protest. At least 14 Minneapolis police squad cars escorted the antiwar protesters who marched from Coffman to Coleman’s office after a teach-in and group discussions. Police arrested 28 people at the senator’s offices, the first such arrests in the Twin Cities since the war began. When the group reached Oak Street, computer science senior Sam Adriaens stood in front of Antiwar Committee member Carrie Thomas’ Blazer, preventing it from moving ahead with the protest. ‘The best way to bring peace to the people of Iraq is to fight for it,” Adriaens said after protesters walked around him and the Blazer. He moved after police told him to get out of the street. At Coleman's office, Macalester College students joined University students and other anti­ war community groups. Protesters backed traffic up from Coleman's office at the • intersection of University Avenue and Eustis Street — to 25th Avenue Southeast because of police roadblocks set two blocks west of Coleman’s office. Miner said in addition to the police presence, some precautions were taken on campus because of the protests. University police and residence hall directors locked residence halls during the day. “We want to be proactive rather than reactive,” Centennial Hall director Tam Knapton said, adding that she did not expect the protests to get out of hand. Though antiwar organizers said fewer people showed up to protest Monday than attended another protest at Northrop Mall on Thursday, onlooker Hodan Yussuf said protesters made a difference. “We have to start somewhere,” she said. “Things are not going to get done if you don’t do your part .” Patricia Dray covers student trfe and welcomes comments at pdrey@mndaity com Elisabeth Dunbar covers international attain and welcomes comments at edunbar^mndaily com U students studying in France meet hostility and encouragement PARIS /tom Paget Winter said she encountered a man yelling “at the top of his lungs” about his dislike for the United States and walking up and down the aisles asking if people agreed. Winter said she was thankful her stop came before the man reached her scat. Theatre junior Tera Jansen expe­ rienced a similar incident in a sub­ way headed for Fontainebleau, a castle outside of Paris. When anoth­ er passenger overheard her and her friends talking in English about the war, he began yelling at them. “He went off on us about how we are responsible for Baghdad and how we are responsible for Vietnam,” Jansen said “He just heard ‘war’ — he didn't even know English." Once they reached the castle, a group of French teenagers hurled insults at them in English and yelled, “Go home, you’re not wel­ come here," Jansen said. Incidents like this have happened more often within the last two weeks leading up to war, she said. “It’s just like Amenca after Sept. II (2001) when people from the Middle East felt threatened," Jansen said. “Wherever you go. there are going to be people who hate you for where you’re from.” Even with the rise in anti- Americanism, Jansen said, there are still people Who love Americans. A homeless man in the Metro hugged Jansen and her friends and told them he loved Americans, she said. Another man at a bar told her, “I love Amenca. Bush is a genius.” There is a contradiction within French culture. Jansen said, because regardless of how much the French dislike U.S. foreign policy, P. Diddy. Jennifer Lopez and Levi’s jeans are still as popular as ever. “As much as they detest our country, they also embrace it,” Jansen said. “They buy the latest Christina Aguilera CD and talk about how Amenca's ruining the world.” Urban studies sophomore Joe Son land was so worried about the possibility of anti-Americanism that he attached a Canadian patch to his backpack before his weeklong trip to Paris. He never said he was Canadian, and he didn’t feel uncomfortable in Pans, he said. A French waiter at a restaurant in the Latin Quarter spent about six minutes explaining why he was in favor of the war after he and his companions told him they were against it, he said. "Television and the media make the people in America think that everyone overseas is ballistic about what America is doing, and it’s not quite as bad,” Sortland said. “If you’re nice to them, they’ll be nice to you.” Petride Drey coven student me and welcomes comments at pdreyQmndadycom ONLY SUPERSTAR ATHLETES SHOULD COME OUT OF RETIREMENT. There's nothing romantic about lacing up the winghps for your big comeback An SRA iv an economical, tax-deferred wav to ensure you don t run out of retirement savings Contact us before you decide to hang it up TIAA CREF org or call (800) 842-2776 Mrinoging money for people with other firings to think about. 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An Evening with travel ioumaBst Tim Cahill Sponsored by STA Travel and Center for Outdoor Adventure. CMU. Theater. 7pm. Free. Friday, March 28 Noon Concert Tim O’Connor ft Matt Denman CMU The Cube. Noorvlpm. Free Friday continued: Concert Nappy Roots with Musab CMU. Great Han. 8pm. $10. U of MN students only. Advance tickets available at CMU Info Desk. One ticket per void U of MN ID. Saturday, March 29 Coffman’s Community Open House Free tours and refreshments for students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community. CMU. 11 am-2pm. Free. Star Wan Memorabilia Display CMU. Theater Reception Room, llam-flpm. Free Star Wan Movie Marathon Star Won The Empire Strikes Bock, and Return of the Jedl CMU. Theater 2pm. 5pm, & Bpm respectively Free. Saturday Night Fun: Cards ft Board Games CMU. Ground Floor Dining Room. 8pm-Midnight. Free. Stop, Sing, and Bowl The basement In CMU Is Hot. Hot Hot! Take In karaoke & bowing CMU Goldy s Gameroom and The Whole Bpm-12:30am. Bowing & beards free with void U of MN student ID. Food items and arcades not Included. Play Appetizer Survivor at Goidy’s Gameroom/ Enjoy free samples of your favorite appetizers as well as oew choices*. Students vote appetizers on and off of Goldy s Menu! Noon. Morvfrt. Gotdy's Gameroom. CMU •whfle supples last. daty. ENTER PRIZE DRAWINGS ALL WEEK AT THESE COFFMAN LOCATIONS • Bowling Party (or you & 15 friends / • Free Soda Relills (or the rest of Semester s Coloring Contes' • Kevin Smith s View Askew DVD Collection / • Autographed CDs of How to Talk Minnesotan / • Custom Mouse Pad. T-Shirt. Gift Certificates / • U of MN Sweatshirts Gopher Gold $10 Gift Certificates Student Survival Kit / • 2 Dell AprDbusHc.com Engineering FT FT engineering motor lor OLD 0 oilier engring 10-20 hrVwt, $9/tit Con emit oround sched Burnsetlle 952-094-4437 Kyle or Mite ***«*“ IH HwMh Co, Mis lAIMi riR « Ml aBDQC t litii Mill 511-Ww jot Ullnw) UimitiUSW} Freewheel Bite now ■ CLA FACULTY CONVERSATION SERIES Remembering 9-11 Living with the Hegemon: European Reactions to US Policy Moderated by Professor Eric Weitz, Department of History Panelists: A- -Professor Tom Wolfe, Department of History -Professor Alan Smith. Department of French and Italian -Professor Werner Rentier. Department of Political Science- Tuesday , March 25 211 Nicholson Hall Noon - 1:15 pm The CLA Faculty Conversation Series will continue in May. 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Geherai/Untt counselors and program specialists (western horseback riding, hiking. outdoor skills, crafts, nature, sports, challenge course, dance and drama). Early June mid August MAKE A WFTKHEM E. Cnmneotivc salary, room, meals. health insurance, travel allowance, end of seaaoi Call 303- 778-0109 x 281 rhtmdamGgsmht or* 4^4 Girt Scouts. So I can get tickets to a Timber waives game ancf ctrlnk ell ttie beer I want (since I’m 21] at Brothers before and after tbe game far onfaj Sounds good to I COLLECTIONS OPPORTUNITIES FT & PT Evening Positions We are accepting applications: Wed, 3/26/03 • 3:00-5:00pm Thurs, 3/27/03 • 3:00-5:00pm Target Financial Services 3701 Wayzata Blvd, Mpls (near 394 & Penn Ave North) Job Line: (612) 307-9675 TARGET CORPORATION ------------------------------------©------------------------------------- Fitness Aquatic Therapy Aide Courage Center Where Ablilities and Disabilities Become Possibilities r Ii T H E MINNESOTA DAILY Tuesday, March 25,2003 Page 18 SALES CLERK POSITIONS SURDYK S GOURMET CHEESE SHOP SURDYK'S, a high volume retailer of liquor and gourmet foods is in search of motivated, hard working individuals seeking part time work as cashiers and sales clerks. Previous retail experience is preferred, knowledge of food preparation or previous food experience is required for the positions in the gourmet shop If you like a fast-paced high energy work environ' mem, with flexible schedules and competitive hourly wages, apply in person or on line at www.surdyki £QtQ EunoyicSS JEf ienn^pii^venue, Minneiipoitt T Bob* sitter mntnl tor 2 nt old frv'Sot nM)ht ot loculty member's home in NE Mpls tor opproi 4 hrs »eekl* SIO 50/hr. ret required Contoct theresei ii>steinmetz.org Fun. octme nonny wonted tor seuen yeor old boy in Mople Groue Stoit dote iun 15 Aug 29 Two weeks olt NS 612 288 2126 Nonny needed in Mmnetonko tor 2 smell children Coll 612 964 9618 IT Childcare Needed: Core tor 2 boys (3 yr old) in N Mpls home. I Th. lam 5pm SIM/wk Flei hrv Coll Nikki 612 227 4097 ft NANNY Alternoons, 2 kids, $IO/houi Eipenence. ret- erences required Cell Krin 612 710-9070 (dey#) Summer Nonny Wanted1 Get paid to hm fun <^2 girts (715) in Sn MP1S Must Lone Ms, hone w NS. Coll Susan 612-922-7519 SAUrSSAlDON A EATERY Is now accepting applications tor Doy Dossers A Dey WOit Assistants Apply in person et 712 Washington Are SE Info: 612 551 -5251. Trader publication is looking kor soles rep to Nil 0 pos. re ear newly aponded soles iSt9M.rI. The pos tewtures flei ismI etmosphere. a location near conipvs and the bus line Earn FT money ter PT vort and yet some yreot •oft eip os netl Hourly paid training pro- grom plus opp to eom excellent commission Coll Josh otter Spud 651 647-6171 Telemarketing Outbound Call Center Team This is uvtrere your call cen­ ter experience really payw off! Step into the fun, dynamic environment of SrmonDelivers.com, a grow­ ing internet-based home gro­ cery delivery business. If you've got a knack tor gen eratmg new accounts and wowing current customers, this is your chance to join a fun team and get valuable technical sales experience You'll implement calling strategies, promote us as the great service and family and small business partner that we are. capture contact information, and support the sales team. You'll need call center expe­ rience (w/focus on outbound calling & lead generation) and knowledge of our serv­ ice, a talent for uncovering customer needs, and strong presentation and computer skills College degree helpful. Enjoy great hours IM F noon- 9pm). competitive pay. great benefits, and so much more. Send, fax or email your resume & salary expecta­ tions to: Jobs@stmondelivers.comw 1710 Douglas Drive Golden Valley. MN 55422 Fax: 763-656-5656 EOE Drug Free Workplace ■Hi FI A FI wort adndMdwIs Vdoeelopmutol dhobiiitra. 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S E R VI C E S STAR Services, a staffing agency for the Social Services field, cur­ rently has a need for people to work day and afternoon hours dur­ ing the week and on weekends Seeking individuals with initiative and enthusiasm that can work in direct care roles with adults and children who have developmental disabilities • Earn up to $10/hr • Willingness to work throughout the Twin Cities • Full-Time and Part Time positions available • Paid Training • Car and valid Driver's License aiMus! 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The Towle Rack An update from the Student Unions & Student Activities Office director. : 4 Opening Photos Check out these photos from Coffman’s reopening - you might be in one. 6 Calendar of Events Your pull-it-out, hang-it-up guide to Student Activites Office events. 8 New SAO Director Meet the new leader of the Student Activities Office. Student Unions and Student Activities Office Spring Semester. Edition 2 • Volume 6. Issue 4 March 24, 2003 9 Introducing MPAC What’s MPAC? Find out inside. 10 Countdown to Spring Jam Spring Jam is back and so are the 80s. 11 Visit St. Paul Activites. events and involvement opportunities abound at the St. Paul Student Center. 12 Events and Giveaways Students! Don’t miss free and cool stuff during Coffman's Student Appreciation Week, March 24-29. The Insider is a publication from Coffman Memorial Union. St Paul Student Center and Student Activities Office tt is published twice a semester and once during summer. CDltOMAL Emty Bertten Jess Osterhott Karen Lyons Leo Solomon Kate Me Mean ...And Came DESIGN Bruno Bernstein Matt Stewart Jody Mahaffey Peter Smith Karl Frankowski WEB DESIGN Gobe da SEveka University of Minnesota see page 3 for story ------------------------------------------------------------- ^ of Mfrin«c*o li cornmffted to if* polcy that al pefiorv tfx* oqtgtf occm to IH proorami facJNtM and ornpioyrnont wNhout '•goto to iac». color cr—d. r—gton naflonaf origin —t a—, mart** status COFFMAN MEMORIAL UNION 300 WASHINGTON AVE SE. RM 500 MINNEAPOLIS. MN 55455 To r«qi—f ctoaboty occommodoHont pteaM contact fbm Student Unions EvwnH and Conferences omcec* (612)624-7233 To receive tt* pubScarton «n tftemattve formaH COl (612)62* 1209 ■t. eaui student center Snaon RcnvrnD Oma COFFMAN o ° INS DER Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 • Volume 6, Issue 4 INSIDE SCOOP TIDBITS, UPDATES & RECAPS FROM YOUR STUDENT UNIONS Snow week was filled with fun and exciting events like dogsledding, skiing & snowboarding, ice skating, snow cones and the Sno-Ball dahce / Snow Week returned! Thousands of students celebrated winter during the return of Snow Week February 10-15. Planned by the Student Activities Office’s Minnesota Programs and Activities Council (MPAC), this year’s celebration proved to be a welcome return to the traditional "Snow Week" name that originated in the 1940s. as most events had high attendance. Events receiving rave reviews included a step dance routine by Step Afrika!. which celebrated Black History Month, dog sledding on the East River Road flats and St. Paul campus, a comedic performance by Cris Clobber, and the annual "Sno- Ball" dance, returning this year to Coffman's historic Great Hall. With more than 300 students on the dance floor, the Great Hall was once again filled with laughter and music, reminding attendees of past dances. Students also enjoyed concerts, free giveaways, films and late- night activities during the week. Thanks to everyone who attended and heJped plan this annual campus tradition. Fees Wrap Up Because the Twin Cities Student Unions receive no legislative funding, every year TCSU must present their request for funding to the Student Services Fees Committee. After presenting in February, it looks like status quo funding for the unions will go unchanged for the 2003-04 fiscal year. "I think the successful opening of Coffman and all the wonderful activities planned by our student volunteers contributed to the support for TCSU.” commented Maggie Towle, director of TCSU. "However, we still could be affected indirectly by the University’s overall budget cuts.” In addition, the Student Activities Office (SAO).was given $50,000 to establish a grant fund that will be available to non-fee receiving student groups through SAO. “Committee members stated that the SAO Partnership Grant was exactly the mechanism they needed to distribute funds to a diverse array of groups on campus," said Tony Diggs, director of SAO. “I am excited to see initiatives our student groups will accomplish with this new program." To find out more about how your student group can access the grant program, contact SAO at (612)626-6919. Gopher Spot manager Ben Vogel(R) congratulates grand prize winner Brian Fulwiler(l) Bowling for fun in the sun More than 300 University students, faculty and staff had their sights set on a Hawaii trip during spring break, but it was Brian Fulwiler, a 12-year employee in the Environmental Health and Safety department, who bowled his way there (and had luck on his side). As the Grand Prize winner of the St. Paul Student Center Gopher Spot’s 23rd Annual Sun Bowl Tournament, Fulwiler was shocked and speechless after learning he would be sitting on the beach in just two short weeks. The free trip for two to Honolulu was won through a random drawing of all Sun Bowl participants. Other prizes were awarded to participants based on their best three of four games. Finishing first was Jeremy Berger, a junior studying studio art and art history. Jeremy’s score of 868 won him the tournament’s 1st place prize, a Sony Playstation 2. Second place winner David Brezinski, a senior in the Institute of Technology, bowled an 824 and took home a Sony Minidisk Player/Recorder. Third place winner Trent Rosby, a member of the Academic Health Center’s administrative IT staff, won a DVD player with his score of 818. Congratulations to all Sun Bowl participants! Take our readership poll What do you think about the Insider"? Now in its sixth year, the editors of the Insider would like to here from readers about their likes and dislikes so that we can continue to improve the publication, and determine if we will continue to print the Insider or use an electronic version. Distributed five times a year in the Minnesota Daily and at various locations around campus, the Insider serves as your information resource for events and services offered by the Twin Cities Student Unions and Student Activities Office. Go to www.coffman.umn.edu/insidcrpolL between now and April 15 to take the poll. You may have an opportunity to win a prize from the Twin Cities Student Unions and the Student Activites Office. Homecoming 2003 No other time of the year showcases school spirit like Homecoming, and plans are already underway for the next celebration. Homecoming 2003 will start on October 6, with the big game on October 18. So mark your calendars! TOWLE RACK A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR OF COFFMAN UNION. THE ST PAUL STUDENT CENTER & THE STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICE, MAGGIE TOWLE Spring is in the air and we are almost at the end of another academic year. This year has been very exciting for the Student Unions and Student Activities Office. With the long awaited opening of Coffman Union we have been extremely busy serving so many more students in so many different ways. Since opening Coffman on January 21 and with the opening of the super University Bookstore on March 3. there have been thousands of people using the facility, the new services and enjoying the many programs offered by the Minnesota Programs and Activities Council (formerly Student Unions Programs and Activities). I would like to extend a special thank you to all TCSU and SAO staff, our tenants, and the many University departments who helped make Coffman’s opening a success. I hope everyone is able to join us in our semester long reopening celebration events. Because you’ve waited a long time for the return of your union, we wanted the celebration to last a long time. Many people have asked me how things have gone since opening Coffman. Our biggest problem, which I think is a good problem, has been not having enough furniture for all tjje people using the building. Fortunately, we have more couches, chairs and tables on the way. In addition to the furniture issue we are pleased to announce that University Dining Services has extended the servery hours to accommodate dinner and weekend customers. Check out the new hours on page 5. An exciting initiative that the new Minnesota Programs and Activities Council (MPAC) is working on is piloting some "Late Night" programs at both Coffman Union and the St. Paul Student Center. Students have expressed an interest in anending activities after midnight, so we are planning a variety of programs that last until 2am and will even provide transportation to and from various residence halls ahd the St. Paul campus until 3am. Our first event had more than 500 students attending! See the calendar on pages 6 and 7 for other late night dates this semester. Finally, I’d like to extend a special thanks to all the volunteers who donate their time and energy to the Twin Cities Student Unions and Student Activities Office. With all their hours of work, volunteers make up 21-percent of our paid and unpaid workforce. We couldn't do it without all of you! Enjoy the rest of spring semester and good luck on finals! Moggie Towle, Director Twin Cities Student Unions A Student Activities Office Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 • Volume 6. Issue 4 INS DER » “It was worth it...” 1 ...echoed through the building on Coffman's opening day. After a successful opening and the addition of several tenants. Coffman is ready to thank students during Student Appreciation Week. Students and others are interviewed by local media as they await the opening of Coffman’s front doors. The U of M Brass Quintet pepped up patrons on Coffman's ground floor. ■ » If you build it. they will come. And they did come - from all across campus, the Twin Cities, Minnesota, even from different parts of the country - all to see what has become one of the best student unions in the country - Coffman Memorial Union. Approximately 100 students were among the first to see Coffman on January 21, lining up outside Coffman as early as 4:30 a.m. amidst freezing temperatures. The KDWB Dave Ryan morning show and KSTP-Channel 5 TV news were on hand with live broadcasts of the opening. At 6:49 a.m., the countdown started, with students and Goldy Gopher chanting the seconds until the doors were officially opened. Cheers and the Minnesota rouser were heard as students were at last back home in their student union. Student* •ogwfty try to g«t In ttv* building betote it officially opened at 7 a.m. Throughout the day. students, staff, faculty and guests filled Coffman, exploring it with curiosity and wonder. Television cameras filmed the excitement as people bowled for free in Goldy's Gameroom. watched the ribbon cutting ceremony with President Bruininks. and rocked the Great Hall with local musician Mason Jennings. On* of tt>* many p*opl* who took advantog* of fr** bowling in Goldy s Gam*foom on Coffman's op*rung day. At the end of the day, the Coffman opening had received more than 30 minutes of airtime between all local television stations (reaching approximately two million viewers). Airtime on several local radio stations, including a 3 hour live broadcast by KDWB, plus write ups in local newspapers, numerous University publications, and even several trade publications proved Coffman was sorely missed. “The new bookstore is truly a ‘super’ bookstore in every sense of the word,” said Bob Crabb, director, U of M Bookstores. The store is stocked with more than 200,000 titles, from 3,500 publishers worldwide. Divided into different sections for health sciences, arts, trade and technical publications and supplies, as well as an extensive University-brand gift area, makes the store more than just a bookstore, but several stores in one. Other tenants who opened after January 21 intrtode STA Travel, the U Card office, and the Printing Services Copy Center. STA Travel, a new tenant in Coffman, provides a variety of services tailored specifically for student travelers, such as negotiated fares, car rental and hotel reservations, adventure and experience trips, and language programs. “Students love our new, bright, colorful office space, and we receive a lot of walk-by inquiries as compared to our other locations,” said Taylor -Thomas, travel advisor for STA Travel. "I used lo work in Coffman as a student, and it is great to be back.” story continued on page 4... “It was worth it,” was also heard throughout the day on many media broadcasts and speeches in reference to the renovation, and also echoed by students experiencing the building. January 21 was only the beginning of the semester-long Coffman reopening celebration. Since January, Coffman has been making headlines, hosting prominent events such as President Bruininks' inauguration in February, and opening more services. Coffman was finally at full working capacity when University Bookstores opened their new store on March 3. At 46,000 square feet, the bookstore is the largest public college bookstore in Minnesota and one of the largest independent college bookstores in the nation. Stud*nts try out tt>* escalators Coffman is on* ol th« few student unions in the country with this feature INS DER Spring Semester 2003. Edition 2 • Volume 6. Issue 4 Continued from page 3 Cottmon staff served more man 5,000 peices ot cake in just three hours, generously donated by me U ot M Facilities Management. «§ ~ W A like. However, the largest impact students have had on the success of Coffman comes from the $37.5 million from Student Services Fees that helped fund the project. "Although many news reports stated that we were $21 million over budget, this extra budget did not affect the student services fees. The portion the students will pay remained the same as when approved in 1999,” stated Maggie Towle, director of the Twin Cities Student Unions. The budget differences were mainly due to cost increases associated with the redesign, including the new bookstore and upgrading the theater, and were covered by tenants and student union reserves. “We now have one of the best student unions in the country and it is time to celebrate, ” added Towle. Goldy Gopher gets in on me action as me KDWB Dave Ryan morning show broadcast live from me Fireplace Lounge. The U Card office, which was previously in Coffman, opened on February 4 after their spring semester rush, and the Printing Services Copy Center, which is located near the cube, opened on February 25. The total number of tenants in Coffman is now 63. "Students keep telling me how the campus feels more like a community since Coffman reopened." said Chuck Hemick, president of the Twin Cities Student Unions Board of Governors. "Everyone is so happy to finally have a place on the Minneapolis campus to meet friends, get some food, study or attend and hold events.” As Board president, Hemick was one of the many students who donated their time to help renovate Coffman. Since the early 1990s. more than 5,000 students were involved in the Coffman project, from serving on the Unions Board of Governors or participating in a survey to determine what the new Coffman would be Because it was students who made Coffman what it is today, Coffman will host Student Appreciation Week from Monday, March 24 through Saturday, March 29 to thank them for Students •njoy fr** Einstetn Bros Bagels from University Dining Services as they check out the new Cottmon their patience throughout the three-year renovation. Each day this week will be filled with exciting events especially for students. Special headliners this week include a visit from filmmaker Kevin Smith and a concert with the nationally known hip hop group Nappy Roots. “Coffman is definitely a building that is by the students and for the students, so we wanted to do something to thank students for their support," added Hemick. “Coffman is truly an example of people coming together to make the campus a better place.” Check out the back page of this Insider or www.coffman.umn.edu/reopeningcelebration/ for a list of all Student Appreciation Week events. ♦Photos for this article were taken by Tim Rummelhoff Photography. Student Activities Office Building and Grounds Paul Wichman Jeremy Weidman Matt McCauley Wade Haviland Lindsey Charlton Katie McLaughlin Siri Sorensen Nick Gaul Imee Cambronero Chris Malone Ryan Paquin Casey Buboltz CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES Thanks for your service to the Twin Cities Student Unions and Student Activities Office. Shawna Grapentin Marketing Jess Osterholt Karl Frankowski Matt Stewart Administration Jen Kerber Allison Byron F. Rodrigo-Sanchez-Chavarria Board of Governors Chuck Hernick Eva Widder Tali Schulz Jeremiah Mason Matt Abdel Sarah Endrizzi Events and Conferences Gabe Cotton Retail Johnna Anderson Dana Dreikosen Morgan Dally Grant Berg Cyndee Pelt Samantha Tucker Kyle Brendemuehl Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 • Volume 6. Issue 4 INS DER 9 e*cEu_e/w COFFMAN MEMORIAL UNION ^CELLe/s, -Open/0, fffebrcrtto^ Proudly serving the U community with Tradition, Excellence and Service befitting a worldclass university Basement ADCS Computer Lab Goidy’s Gameroom Security Monitors Program The Whole (Music Club) Ground Floor Lounge space M Deli ‘ Minnesota Marketplace (Now with expanded hours!): • Baja Sol Tortilla Grill® • Bene Pizza & Pasta® • Chick-Fil-A® • Cranberry Farms • Einstein Bros.® Bagels • Grab-n-go (salads & sushi) • Kettle Classics • The Grill U Card Office U.S. Bank Second Floor Cultural Centers Student Organizations First Floor Coffman Information Desk Coffman Theater & Reception Room Lounge space MPAC Office (campus-wide events) STA Travel Student Activities Office Third Floor Coffman’s Events and Conferences Office Lounge space Orientation and First-Year Programs Fourth Floor Campus Club “The Cube” Gopher Express Convenience Store Lounge space Printing Services Copy Center Starbucks® Coffee U.S. Postal Contract Station University Bookstore (West entrance) Stop in and let us make your life easier! For information on hours visit www.coffman.umn.edu or call 624-INFO Food service hours extended University Dining Services has extended their hours to better serve you! Baja Sol Tortilla Grilf Monday-Thursday 10:30am-6:30pm Friday 10:30am-2:30pm Bene Pizza Monday-Thursday 10:30am-10:30pm Friday 10:30am-4pm Chick-fil-A* Monday-Jhursday I0:30am-6:30pm Friday 10:30am-4:00pm Cranberry Farms Monday-Friday 10:30am-2:30pm Einstein Bros.* Bagels Monday -Thursday 7am-6:30pm Friday 7am-4pm Saturday 1 lam-4pm Kettle Classics Monday-Friday 10:30am-4pm M Deli Monday-Friday —^ 10am-10pm Starbucks® Monday-Thursday 7am-9pm Friday 7am-3 pm _ ;i ni; *i t!I!ii mntn GOPHER Visit the new Gopher Express Convenience Store m The Cube” on the groiftid level of Coffman for fast snacks, meals, drimcs and more! • Sandwiches • Cold Beverages & Fountain Soda • Frozen Foods • Chips & Pretzels • Breakfast Items & Granola Bars • Candy • Grocery Items • Pharmacy Items • Cleaning Supplies • Paper Products Ijja COFFMAN t|M MEMORIAL. UNION l(jjl UwvitsiTT r» Minnesota Hours: 8am-10pm • Monday-Saturday Noon-10pm • Sunday Call (612)624-8610 for details. Ir veaders^ _________ M Calen dar of Events Twin Cities Student Unions CMU STUDENT APPRECIATION WEEK: March 24-29, 2003 Monday 24 Coffman Caps Giveaway First 500 people recieve a cool Coffman baseball cap! CMU. Untvmity Bookstore 10am Free. Noon Concert- Dorin Bjerknes, Eric Bjornstod, Sfeven Millet CMU. The Cube. U Mom-lpm Free. Campus Access and Safety Forum Presented by UMPD and Disabled Student Cultural Center. CMU. Boom 203. 230 4 30pm Free Film Screening ond Lecture: Vincent Pereira Before Kevin Smith's visit, Vincent Pereira showcases his new film, "A Better Place," and discusses his experiences as a producer and filmmaker. CMU Theater 7- 10pm Free with vaBd U or MN student ID at. paul student center (Slj] COFFMAN ! MEMORIAL. UNION lljjl University of Minnesota Tuesday 25 “Clerks” This Kevin Smith film captures a day in the life of two nowhere-bound convenience and video store clerks, and the two eccentnc drug dealers (Jay and Silent Bob). CMU Theater 9am. 1pm, 5pm Free Maikats” Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall in this Kevin Smith film. CMU Theater 1 lam • 3pm. Free. Radio K System 770 Live Broadcast CMU Front Flora Noon Free. loma Landvik Book signing Author of "Patty Jane's House of Curl” and "Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons.” CMU. Untverhsty Bookstore 2pm. Free An Evening with Kevin Smith You've seen his films, now see Kevin Smith speak! CMU. OrecS Host 7pm. 110 with vakd U or MN student ID Wednesday 26 Noon concert: Jim and Joe Carey of Shag Jeans Acoustic guitar, piano, and vocal delight. CMU. the Whole Noon Free Carnival Extravaganza Try out the basketball obstacle course, bungee challenge and bouncy boxing. Features juggling act al noon and fire swallowers (on front plan) at I pm. CMU. Sretk Ho* Noon-4 pm Free event, cheap food Alison McGhee Booksigning « Author of "Was It Beautiful?" and "Shadow Baby." CMU. UrUvemry Bookstore 2pm. Free "How To Talk Minnesotan" Watch Minnesota's longest running and most successful homegrown musical comedy, featuring beloved classics like “Hotdish Hallelujah" and "Northwoods Woman.” CMU. Theater 7-9pm Free with valid U of MN student ID. Thursday 27 Disabled Student Cultural Center Open House CMU. Boom 203 1 lam Spm Free Radio K System 770 Lunchtime music provided by the U's own gem of the am dial, 770 Radio K. CMU. Front Flora Noon Free Visual Arts Committee/ Center for Outdoor Adventure Expo Release your creative energy with tarot card readings, jewlery making, knitting. African drumming, and more!. CMU. Great HaB Noon-3 30pm Free Coca-Cola s March Madness Viewing Party Watch the NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney on the big screen, complete with Coca-Cola refreshments! CMU. Theater. 1pm Free Madeline Drexier Booksigning She is the author of the novel "Secret Agents. " CMU. University Bookstore 2pm Free Thursday (cont.) 27 An Evening with Tim Cahill Travel journalist. IMAX filmmaker & Outside Magazine editor will spin yams about his madcap globetrotting adventures. Co-sponsored by STA Travel and the Center for Outdoor Adventure. CMU Theater. 7pm. Free Friday ■ ' ^ ' — * 28 Noon Concert: Tim O’Connor & Mail Denman CMU, The Cube. Show: Noon. Free. Center for Outdoor Adventure: Ice Skating at the Depot Venture to the Depot's indoor ice arena in downtown Minneapolis for an evening skate. Skate rental available for S6. Call COA at (612) 625-8790 to register. The Depot Ice Rink. 6:30-9pm. S3 U or MN stdents/M genera Luthem Studet Movement’s Reel Faith Presents: “The Last Temptation of Chtrsf " CMU. Room 304 7pm. FREE ( Nappy Roofs with special guests : MUSAB / The Grammy-nominated southern rap group will perform a concert exclusively for U of M students! CMU. Great Hr* Doors: 7pm. Show: 7:30pm $10 with vc*d U a MN student K>. Saturday 29 Star Wars Memorabilia Display Check out some authentic costumes and designs used in actual Star Wars movies! CMU Theater Annex. 2-10pm. Free. ' Star Wars Trilogy “Star Wars," “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Bock," & "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi," - Coffman’s big screen features your favonte mega-hit interstellar adventure trilogy about the battle between good and evil. CMU Theater 2-10pm. Free Saturday Night Fun. Cards A Board Games Get your friends together (or make new ones) for some friendly board game competition. CMU. UOS Dining Center Opm-Mkkngte Free Stop. Sing A Bowl Rock it. bowl it and sing it with free bowling, billiards and karaoke. Radio K will also be there to spin s few records. CMU Gotdy’t Comeroom and The Whole. Bpm-12:30om Free wRh va*d U of MN student ID Wednesday 2 All-Campus Elections Your vote matters. Vote online or ju Coffman for the 2003-04 Minnesota Student Association (MSA) President andVice-President, as well as the College Student Government Officers, University Senate positions, and other leadership positions. Online ot any computet lab or CMU room 126 Bam-6pm Bijou Films: "Akira Kurosawas Dreams" One of the most breathtaking pieces of cinema you'll ever see. this film is a recollection of one of the greatest filmmaker's dreams. Cortmon Theater 7 pm Free ' Bijou Films: ' Kagemusha” A beautiful epic film set in feudal Japan. Cortmon Theater 9:15pm Free Thursday 3 All-Campus Elections Online al any computer lab or CMU room 126 Sam-6pm Thursday A Friday 3 A 4 Roxy Films: "The Rules ot Attraction" A saline look at a sexual triangle between Scan Bateman, the bisexual Paul, and Lauren, his ex-girlfriend, at a New England liberal arts college. SFSC Theatre Thr 7pm/Fti 7pm 6 9:15pm Free Friday 4 Bijou Films: “Akira Kurosawa s Dreams” One of the most breathtaking pieces of cinema you'll ever see. this film is a recollection of one of the greatest filmmaker's dreams. Cortmon Theater 7pm Free Friday (cont.) 4 Bijou Films: ' Kagemusha" A beautiful epic film set in feudal Japan. Coffman Theater 9:15pm Free Late Night at Sf>SC Because the average college student's bedtime isn’t 10pm. Join us for some fun and games! St Paul Student Center 9pm-2am. Free. Friday-Sunday 4-6 Backpacking in the Porkies The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Area in the UP of Michigan offers unique hackpacking and impressive views. Trip includes transportation, food, and group gear. Call COA at (612) 625-8790 to register. $65 U of MN students/$95 general Saturday 5 late Night at Coffman No sleeping allowed! Go to Coffman for tons of fun activities like arts and crafts, movies, howling and billiards. Cortmon Memorial Union 9pm-2am Free Saturday (cont) 12 Sunday 13 Wednesday Spring Jam Checks (or Greeks Be prepare^ to show off your stuff this evening as the Spring Jam Executive Committee verifies your Ballyhoo costumes and stunts, your skit script, and your hand song. Various Pairing Locations 6-1 Ipm Bijou Films "Spirited Away” In the middle of her family’s move lo the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by witches and monsters. CMU Theatre 7 6 9:30pm Free Thursday 10 Noon Concert: Jim and Joe Carey of Shag Jeans Acoustic guitar, piano, and vocal delight. SPSC. Terrace Cate Noon Free Gallery Exhibition: Young Minds. Young Hearts High School students from Minneapolis' El Colegio Charter School exhibit their work with support from the La RAZA Student Cultural Center and the Visual Arts Committee Reception on Thursday. April 10 from 6-8pm. larson*GaNery. SPSC See page 11 for hours. Free Whole Music Club Concert: Heiruspecs with The Soviettes. Groovy Ghoulies. and the Apers In ancient Rome, a Heiruspec was a high pries! who fore told the future. Today. Heiruspecs are a live hip-hop band that is the future. The Groovy Ghoulies can be described as a monster movie meets the Ramones. CMU. The Whole Doors 5:30 Show 6pm $S with U at MN student ID only Spring Jam Checks for Residence Halls and Campus and Community Groups Be prepared to show off your stuff this evening as the Spring Jam Executive Committee verifies your Ballyhoo costumes and stunts, your skit senpt. and your hand song Venous Residence He* locations 6-11pm Thursday A Friday „ 11 A 12 Roxy Films: "To Live" An epic story that spans before, duhng and after the Cultural Revolution in China. SPSC Theater 7pm. Free Roxy Films: “Xiu Xiu" . . A teenage girl gets caught up *n China's massive plan to dissolve the middle class and make everybody peasants and workers. SPSC Theatre 9:15pm Free Late Night at Coffman Get to Coffman for some late night fun! Cortmon Memorial Union 9pm-2am Free Spring Jam Sports Prelims A Mr./Mrs Spring Jam Registration Get your softball, volleyball, and ultimate Frisbee teams pumped for this day of sports. Check our website, www.coffman.umn.edu/springjam to find out what time your team competes. Also, registration for the Mr./Mrs. Spring Jam competition begins this day. Tuesday 15 Whole Music Club Presents: River City High and Rufio Hailing from Richmond, VA, River City High has made a name for themselves on the national punk scene. CMU. The Whole Doors: 6 30pm. Show: 7pm Free Wednesday 16 Bijou FHms: “Bon Voyage Charlie Brown" Join the jieanuts gang as the travel to Europe, and reminisce about the good ole days. CMU Theoter 7pm. Free Bijou Films: "The lond Before Time" We're talking dinosaurs, what else could possibly be said? CMU Theater 9pm Free Thursday 17 Whole Music Club Concert: leep 27 w/ special guests TBD Started almost seven years ago. Leep 27 is a pop hand with an enthusiasm for singing and songwriting. CMU. The Whole Doors: 6:30 pm Show 7pm $5 U or M students/$7 general Thursday A Friday 17 A 18 Roxy Films Tgby Goes Down" A young man s peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up. SPSC Theatre Thr 7pm/Ftt 7pm • 9:30pm Free Friday 18 Bijou Films: "Bon Voyage Charlie Brown" CMU Theater 7pm. Free Bijou Films CMU 1 'The Land Before Time ' Performing Arts Presents Tfie Showdown Local comedians and rappers unite for the ultimate show. CMU. The Whole Doors: 7:30pm. Show (pm Free SPRING JAM’O^ 80 S EUPHORIA Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Friday 11 Bijou Films CMU Theatre Spirited Away" Frl 7pm ( 9:30pm Free Late Night at Coffman Don't he left out! Join in the late night fun with board games, music and movies. Cortmon Memorial Union. 9pm-2am Free Saturday 12 Caving Explore cave formations in southern Minnesota and learn about cave preservation and conservation on this full-day adventure Call COA at (612) 625-8790 to register (om-Spm $25 U of MN students/$40 general Spring Jam: Kickoff Day Enjoy a free lunch (while supplies last) and check out some of the U’s fabulous student groups. CMU. Front Plaza Umch: 11 am- Ipm Free Spring Jam Skit Competition The drama begins this evening with our skit competition! location TBA Skits 7-10pm. Free Beautiful U Day It's Earth Day! Free lunch (while supples last) for students, faculty and staff at Coffman, then join us in the 2nd Annual Marcy Holmes Cleanup. CMU. Front Plaza. Lunch Ham-Ipm Free Thursday (cont.) 24 Performing Arts Committee Presents: The Ambassadors of Comedy Gel some laughs from four of America's funniest foreign comedians. The show's theme focuses on life in the United States from a foreigner’s perspective. CMU. Great Ha*. 7pm. Free. Performing Arts Presents: The Showdown Local singer/songwriters entertain at The Whole. Check out the upcoming big names. CMU. The Whole Doors: 7:30pm. Show: (pm. Free % Thursday A Friday 24 A 25 Roxy Films: “Just One of the Guys" Terry believes her teachers don't take her seriously, just because she's a pretty girl. When she fails io win a journalism contest, she decides to switch schools - and gender. SPSC Theatre, thr 7pm/FH 7pm ( 9:30pm. Free Friday 25 St. Paul Day Enjoy a free lunch (while supplies last) and other exciting activities, St. Paul style. SPSC. Freni Plaza. Lunch Ham-Ipm Free Bijou Films A La Roza Cultural Cantor present San Salvador Documentaries Watch two documentaries about the people of San Salvador Atenco. who protested a 2001 effort by the Mexican government to build a new airport in the town. Q&A with the director to follow. CMU Theater 6pm. Free Friday-Sunday 25-27 Rock Climbing Weekend Do you like to climb things? Then we have a weekend adventure for you! Call COA al (612) 625-8790 to register. $66 U ot MN rtucJent»/$95 general Friday-Sunday 25-27 St. Croix Canoe Weekend Paddle down the scenic St. Croix River and make some new friends. Call COA at (612) 625-8790 for details. $66 U of MN studenls/SM general Saturday 26 Block Party The biggest campus party of the year! Features the Ballyhoo finals, band competition, lots of vendors and a huge outdoor concert with The Big Wu and special guest Brice. Church St between Ford He* * Mon* He* Ham-lam. Free Monday 26 Spring Jam Awards It's like Oscar night, except it's for Spring Jam competitions. Location TBA 7pm Free Wednesday 30 Performing Arts Presents Trie Showdown Acoustic sessions, shedding light on future hits CMU. the Whole Doors 6 30pm. Show 7pm Free Btiou Films: 'The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers'' Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring. Their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard. CMU Theatre 7pm. Free Wednesday 23 % Residence Had Day Do you live in the Residence Halls? Then this day is for you! Enjoy the fun activities including tie dying, a climbing wall and tons more. SupertXock H Thursday 24 Noon Concert: Jude Kastle SPSC. Terrace CaM. Noon. Free Gopher Sports Fan Fest Come play games with Gopher Student Athletes. Northrop Plaza Ham-tpm. Free Sports Day Head on over to St. Paul campus this day for a 5k run. SPSC, Location TBA. 5k run starts 2pm Free. Thursday A Friday I A 2 Roxy Films ' GoodfeHas" The one and only masterpiece by director Martin Scorsese. "GoodfeHas” chronicles the true story of Henry Hill and friends as they climb the mob ladder SPSC Theatre 7pm Free Friday Bijou Films: The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers CMU Theatre 7pm • 10 15pm Free Whole Music Club Concert: Leroy Smokes w/ special guests TBD After years of hard work and nbscunty. Leroy Smokes signature blend of jazz, hip-hop and funk is finally coming of age. CMU, The Whole Doors 6:30pm Show: 7pm $5 U of M students/$7 general Friday-Sunday 2 4 Backpacking Superior Hiking Trail Hike along beautiful Lake Superior from Lutscn Mountain to the Cascade River. Advance registration required. Call COA at (612) 625-8790 for details. $65 U ot MN students/$95 general Sofurday 3 Canoeing Day Paddle Explore the urban jungle as we paddle the Minnehaha Creek, the Twin Cities wildest water way. Call COA at (612) 625-8790 to register. 9om-5pm $25 U of MN students/$40 general Wednesday 7 Bijou Films: "Dazed And Confused" Follow a large number of teenagers as they drive aimlessh around town, drink beer, hang out. trade adolescent life truths, experiment with sex. and try to invest their passage into adulthood with a significance it does not seem to have CMU Theoter 7 ft 9pm Free Thursday 8 Noon Concert: Margot Wagner SPSC, Terrace CaM Noon Free Whole Music Club Concert Sweet Potato Project with Free Range Pickin' and special guest TBD Sweet Potato Project have gained a word of mouth audience with hooks songs and a deft touch for head-spinning imprnv-rock. CMU, The Whole Doors 6pm Show 6:30pm $5 U ot M students/$7 general Thursday A Fnday 8 4 9 Roxy Films: “Punch-Drunk Love" A beleaguered small-business owner embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman who plays the harmonium Stars Adam Sandler SPSC Theatre Thr 7 pm/Frl 7pm ft 9:30pm Free Friday 9 Yoga Nature Hike Explore the beauts of nature hiking through the woods and rejuvenate with yoga techniques. Call COA al (612) 625-8790 for details 4-tpm Free Bijou Films "Dazed And Confused" CMU Theater 7 ft 9pm. Free Saturday 10 Rock Climbing at Taylor s Falls Learn the hastes of rock climbing in a beautiful location along the St. Croix River Call COA at (612) 625-8790 lo register. (om-4pm S2S U of MN students $40 general Sea Kayaking Day Paddle Join us for a day paddle on the beautiful St. Croix River All expenence levels are welcome. Call COA at (612) 625 8790 for details 9am-ftpm $25 U of MN students/$40 genetai Performing Arts Presents The Final Showdown Semester closer, we'll throw out all the flash lo Mast you into the wild summer that awaits. CMU. The whore Doors 7 30pm. Show (pm Free Friday 23 Gallery Exhibition: Formalist Perspectives Friday May 23 Friday June 20 Painter Bill RadcCand fiber artist Anila Agha exhibit their work. Larson Gallery. SPSC See page 11 tor hours Free ONGOING EVENTS Monday. March 24-Wednesday May 7 College Bowl Pt^pfice Players of all levels of ability are encouraged to attend. Practices held every Monday and Wednesday evening CMU. Rm. 301 ft-9pm Free Have A Great Summer! ‘t'T -ft------------------ ■ ° INS DER Student Activities Office Spring Semestei 2003, Edition 2 • Volume 6, Issue 4 Student Activities Office appoints new director Tony Diggs, former associate director for diversity in the Student Activities Office (SAO), was appointed director of the Student Activities Office in February. As the first director of the newly created Student Activities Office, Diggs' appointment is a welcome addition to the SAO staff. "We were really excited to hear that Tony got the job as director." said Gina Kundan. cultural center program advisor for SAO. "It is refreshing to work with someone who has such a strong commitment to students and the University.” Since joining SAO as the associate director for diversity. Diggs has got to know many students in the cultural centers and other student groups. One of his recent accomplishments was helping to request funds from the Student Serv ices Fees committee to establish a partnership grant for non-fee receiving student groups. The committee unanimously approved a $50,000 award for the creation of the fund. "This grant w ill help create more partnerships between student groups, more events and activities on campus, and more community building initiatives,” said Diggs. Because SAO is a new initiative on campus, Diggs, along with his staff, plan to establish a template of enriching involvement opportunities for students. In addition, the SAO staff plans to be "intentional” about providing diverse involvement and leadership opportunities that complement students' academic experience on campus. "Our vision is to establish the Student Activities Office as a ‘one-stop shop' for involvement and leadership opportunities for University students,” added Diggs. Diggs began his career at the University more than 12 years ago in Multicultural and Academic Affairs, in particular with the African American Learning Resource Center. His work includes advising students, programming, diversity-related activities, and working in various administrative capacities. Diggs was selected for the first cohort of the President’s Emerging Leaders Program (2(X)1-2(X)2) and he was awarded the 2(X)1 Gordon L. Starr Award for his commitment to students and their educational experience. "Tony’s diverse blend of accomplishments, experience and expertise in working with students in higher education will help support his leadership of SAO.” said Maggie Towle, director of the Twin Cities Student Unions. "We are very confident that Tony will meet the expectations of this new leadership position with the same level of enthusiasm and energy that he has exhibited since August." “Seeing students leam outside the classroom through their involvement in diverse opportunities is one of the things I like most about my position,” Diggs concluded. "I look forward to helping more students enhance their educational experience on the University campus.” Mini-Courses Spring Semester 2003 For detailed information about each mini-course or to register, call 612-625-0214 or visit our Web site at www.spsc.umn.edu/minicourses Movement & Music Beginning Guitar When: Mondays 6-Spm. March 24, 31 & April 7, 14 Where: 303 Coffman Memorial Union Autobiographical Mask Making When: Wednesdays 6-8pm, March 26 & April 2, 9. 16 Where: 210 Blegen Hall Material fee: S7 due the first day of class Course fee: S20 U of MN students S4fi general Origami When: Wednesday 6-8pm, April 9 Where: 108 St. Paul Student Center Materials lee: S$ due the first day of class Course fee: $5 U of MN students S10 general Beginning Acting When: Saturdays l-3pm, April 12. 19. 26 8 May 3 Where: MN Commons. St. Paul Student Center Course tee: S20 U of MN students S4ri general Course fee: S20 U of MN Students S4ri general Juggling When: Tuesdays 6-8pm, April 1, 8 Where: 301 Colfman Memorial Union Course fee: SIO l. of MS students $20 general Intro to Photography When: Saturdays 10am-Noon. March 29 8 April 5. 12. 19 Where: 330 Blegen Hall Instructor fee: S2 lor handouts due first ifay of class Course fee: S20 U of MN Students $40 general Wotercolor Greeting Cards When: Wednesday 6-8pm. April 23 Where: 110 St. Paul Student Center Material fee: $5 due the first day of class Course tee: S5 U of MN students $10 general Feng Shui When: Mondays 6-8pm, April 14, 21 Where: 305 Coffman Memorial Union Instructor fee: $2 for handouts due first day of class Course fee: S10 U of MN students $20 general Introduction to Yoga: Mind and Body Peace When. Saturdays 10-11:30am. April 5. 12. 19. 26 Where: MN Commons. St Paul Student Center Course tee: U of MN students free $20 general Crafts & Visual Arts Acrylic Painting When: Tuesdays 8-9:30 pm, March 25 8 April 1, 8. 15. 22 Where: 225 Blegen Hall Material fee: $15 for paint due first day of class Course fee $25 L of MN students $50 general Drawing Various Approaches When: Tuesdays 6-7:30 pm, March 25 8 April 1. 8. J5. 22 Where: 225 Blegen Hall Course fee: $25 U of MN Students $50 general Knitting (2 sessions) When: Wednesdays 6-8pm, April 2, 9 QR April 16. 23 Where: 304 Coffman Memorial Union Material fee: $10 [XT pctvn due first day of class Course fee: Slot1 of MN students $20 general Sketchbook Drawing When: Saturdays Noon-2pm, April 19, 26 Where: 335 Blegen Hall Course fee: $ 10 U of MN students $20 general Bookbinding When: Thursdays 6-9pm, April 3, 10 Where: 304 Coffman Memorial Union Material Fee: $25 due the first day of class. Course Fee: SIO C of MN students $20 general Painting the Joy of Spring Wotercolor When: Tuesdays 6-8pm, April 8,15, 22, 29 Where: 335 Blegen Hall Material Fee: $12 - due the first day of class. Course fee: $20 U of MN students $40 general Personal Enrichment & Performing Arts African Theatre When: Thursdays 6-8pm. March 27 8 April 3, 10. 17. 24 Where: 225 Blegen Hall Instructor fee: $2 for handouts due first day of cUr.s Course fee: $25 U of MN students $50 general Personal Written & Visual Storytelling 2 sessions) When: Saturday 10am-3:30pm, Apr 5 Q8 12 Where: 225 Blegen Hall Instructor fee: $3 for handouts due first day of class Course fee: SI2 U of MN students S25 general Poetry When: Fridays 1-3pm, April 11, 18 Where: 110 St. Paul Student Center Instructor fee: S2 for handouts due first day of class. The Beginnings of Tarot When: Tuesdays 7-9pm, April 15, 22, 29 Where: 110 St. Paul Student Center Course fee: $15 U of MN students $30 general Treasure Mapping When: Tuesday 6-9pm, April 29 Where: 301 Coffman Memorial Union Course fee: S5 U of MN Student s 10 general Exploring your Archetypes When: Tuesday 6-9pm, May 6 Where: 301 Coffman Memorial Union Course fee: $5 U of MN student S10 general Career Development When: Mondays 6-8pm, April 7, 14. 21. 28 Where: 302 Coffman Memorial Union Course fee: Free Course fee: SIO U of MN students $20 general Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 . Volume 6, Issue 4 Student Activities Office Making an IMPACT on campus Introducing the Minnesota Programs and Activities Council (MPAC) Attending the University is more than just going to class - it’s also participating in campus-wide events like Homecoming, going to rock concerts, watching movies, making new friends and learning new things outside of the classroom. At the University of Minnesota, the Student Unions Programs and Activities (SURA) board, along with the Student Activities Office, provide a multitude of campus life experiences such as these. In fact, as the main programming board for the student union, SUPA plans on average more than 500 events for students each year, planned by more than 100 students who serve on 22 committees. This spring, in order to reflect a committee more inclusive of all campus events, SUPA changed its name to the Minnesota Programs and Activities Council (MPAC). "Students want the campus-wide programming board name to reflect the inclusive atmosphere we strive for on this campus,” explained Andrew Kellerman, MPAC president and a senior in the College of Architecture. “MPAC students plan, promote and facilitate a wide spectrum of events hosted throughout campus, not just at the student unions." While the name has changed, MPAC will essentially continue to use the same committee structure first adopted by SUPA. Council committees include the Center for Outdoor Adventure, College Bowl, films, forum. Homecoming, major events, mini-courses, performing arts. Spring Jam. visual arts. Whole Music Club and Snow Week, as well as a newly formed sponsorship committee. The sponsorship committee is a new initiative that will help fund activities and events planned by MPAC. “The University's current economic state requires that we seek new ways to fund campus-wide programs and activities,” said Shelly Nelson, director of programs and activities for the Student Activities Office. "Although we've always sought sponsors for large events like Homecoming and Spring Jam, the students on the sponsorship committee will help expand those efforts.” This year alone, MPAC partnered with cultural centers, student organizations, academic departments, as well as off-campus groups. “Students want variety," said Heidi Ihrig, visual arts chairs for MPAC and a senior in the College of Human Ecology. "Co-sponsorships bring new vitality and unique events to campus.” Another shift with MPAC is attempting some late- night programming on campus. On March 8, more than 500 students visited Coffman on a Saturday night for activities from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Activities included arts and crafts workshops, a concert, bowling and billiards in Goldy’s Gameroom and a board game extravaganza. “It was awesome to attend events that go later than 11 p.m., plus there was a free shuttle back to St. Paul until 3 a.m.,” commented Angie McDonald, sophomore in the College of Human Ecology. “Most students don't go to bed at 10 p.m., so MPAC is planning events that appeal to the entire student body, including the night owls,” added Chris Malone. MPAC vice president and a senior in the College of Liberal Arts. A full calendar of MPAC events appears on pages 6 & 7 of this Insider. Rock the rfsm We all know that politics are nothing new at the University. However, this time you can make your vote count. On April 2 and 3, students have the opportunity to vote for their student leaders in the All-Campus Elections. It is more than just a popularity contest - student leaders are an integral force in the overall operations of the University. All-Campus Elections include all undergraduate collegiate elections, such as the Minnesota Student Association, University Senate, St. Paul Board of Colleges, Residence Hall Association and various other college boards. Those elected will represent the University on a variety of issues throughout the next year. Student leaders help address student concerns and help formulate policy. For example, Kristie Halverson, RHA president of Territorial Hall, recalls debating the size of the renovated bookstore and discussing a potential light rail system at the University. “Serving on RHA not only gave me the ability to improve Territorial, but it also empowered me to actually make a difference-in some of the decisions being made around campus,” said Halverson. The largest election taking place will determine the president of the Minnesota Student Association, who represents the entire student population at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. In order to make an informed , decision on this election, a debate between candidates will be held on March 31 (location to be determined.) “On a Big Ten university campus with more than 40,000 students, it is vital that students take time to vote for those they feel will best represent them and the needs of the University,” said Casey Buboltz, chair of the All-Campus Elections Commission. “All-Campus Elections give students the chance to have a say in what goes on at the U.” More information about the candidates and debates can be found online at www.umn.edu/vote/. You can also vote online on either election day with your University x500 username. Voting is also possible in person at Coffman Union or the St. Paul Student Center. INSIDER ° Leadership, Skill Development Workshops Learn to be a better leader and improve your student organization! Attend the Student Activities Office's leadership workshops, designed especially for leaders of student organizations, but open to all U of M students. Workshops are FREE and one hour In length. For information, contact the Student Activities Office at (612)626-6919. March 25 or 26 We’re Looking for a Few Good People Many organizations will be actively recruiting new members this spring for next year. Get a few tips on how to make your recruitment a success! Tues, Mar. 25, Noon or Wed, Mar. 26, 4pm Student Activities Office Conference Room. CMU. April 1,2 or 9 Passing the Gavel - Officer Transition Get next year's team ready. As you pass the gavel, find out about key issues that need to be shared in the transitioning of officers for your organization. Tues. Apr. 1, Noon & Wed. Apr. 2, Noon Student Activities Office Conference Room. CMU. Wed, Apr. 9. 4pm Minnesota Commons, SL Paul Student Center. April 8 Of 9 Wrappin’ It Upl It is that tune of year - time to recognize your members and celebrate the year. Get tips on planning recognition events and closure activities. Hies, Apr. 8, Noon A Wed, Apr. 9,4pm Student Activities Office Conference Room. CMU. April 15 Of 16 Relationship Bulking and Networking Find out how to build relationships with others, why it's important, and how to develop and use your own network. Idea, Apr. 15. A Wed, Apr. 16, 4pm Student Activities Office Conference Room, CMU. April 29 or 30 Hey, I Got a Job! Transitioning Into the Workplace This workshop is designed to assist graduating seniors as they move from being a college student to their role as a professional in the workplace. Hies, Apr. 29, Noon A Wed, Apr. 30, 4pm Student Activities Office Conference Room. CMU * Visit us on the Web at: www.sao.umn.edu Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 Volume 6, Issue 4© INSIDER We got the beat Spring Jam 2003 will bring 80's "ITphoria to the U As we notice the trek across campus becoming less like a test of human endurance and more like a leisurely walk in the park, it can mean only one thing - spring is on the way! At the University, that means it’s time for the largest campus-wide celebration of the year - Spring Jam! From April 21-26, the campus will come alive w ith tons of events and activities, all surrounding a central theme. And for those of you who saved your Zubaz pants, leg warmers, and stonewashed jeans for that one last hoorah, there is hope for you. Whip out your hairspray and moose and get ready for 80’s “l!” phoria! Spring Jam takes a different direction this year as committee members strayed from the "tropical island" trend of previous years. "The 80s theme suits our campus and the student population extremely well," said Pete Fitzke. Spring Jam marketing chair and a senior in University College. "We thought about several different decades to explore, but in the end we realized that the University population as a whole can relate to the 80s. And with big hair and loud music, what more could you want?” Like Spring Jams of the past, 80’s “U” phoria will continue to have events like the Ballyhoo skit contests, sport competitions, free movies and concerts, and the Spring Jam Block Party. Also, in celebration of Earth Day, students will again have the opportunity to give back to the community through the Second Annual Marcy Holmes Neighborhood Cleanup. The most exciting aspect of Spring Jam 2003 will be the opportunity to host many of the events in the newly renovated Coffman Memorial Union. “I think Coffman will play an important role in the organization of Spring Jam, as we now have a central location on campus to hold events,” commented Fitzke. Coffman’s front plaza will serve as the location for two free lunches. The state-of-the-art theater will host a director Q&A event sponsored by Bijou Films and the La Raza Cultural Center. Finally, Coffman’s Great Hall will feature a live comedy performance from the Ambassadors of Comedy. Other new highlights of the weeklong celebration include a 5k run across the St. Paul campus and the election of a Mr. and Ms. Spring Jam. As this year’s Mr. and Ms. Spring Jam, students will win the honor of being the first ambassadors of spring goodwill. University philanthropy, and school spirit. Check out pages 6 and 7 of this Insider for a summary of events, or log onto Spring Jam’s Web site at www.coffman.umn.edu/springjam/ for a complete list of events and registration forms to enter the various competitions. Let's bowl! PLANNING A BIRTHDAY PARTY OR YEAR END RECOGNITION v EVENT? LOOK NO FURTHER. The Gopher Spot (St. Paul Student Center) and Goldy's Game Room (Coffman Union) are the easy answer. Call today! 625-7707 or visit www.spsc.umn.edu/gopherspot/ for more information on packages, rates, and availability! ✓^c.o/y>s. 'aTnT t TdYhT V 7 MONDAY, APRIL 21 Kickoff Day TUESDAY, APRIL 22 Beautiful U Day WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 Residence Hall Day THURSDAY, APRIL 24 Sports Day FRIDAY, APRIL 25 St. Paul Day SATURDAY, APRIL 26 Block Party For a summary of the daily listings see page 6 & 7. For more information visit uedu/spring)am § ML *w< .JF JB Hats off to our volunteers, who contribute over 60,500* hours of service each year to the Student Unions and Student Activities Office. National Volunteer Week April 27 - May 3,2003 *60,500 hours is the equivalent of the work of 29 full-time employees Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 • Volume 6, Issue 4 INS DER * St. Paul Student Center is alive, kickin’ When Coffman Memorial Union opened in January, students finally had a main union on the Minneapolis campus after waiting three years. However, during those three years, students did have another option - the St. Paul Student Center on the St. Paul campus. During Coffman's construction, the Student Center housed the Twin Cities Student Unions administration and hosted many large events, including International Women’s Day and Whole Music Club concerts. With its own rich history and long list of services, the St. Paul Student Center remains full of activity, even after Coffman’s opening. So why make the journey to St. Paul? Here’s a top ten list of reasons, including things you won’t find anywhere else on campus. Ten darn good reasons to visit the St. Paul Student Center: 10) Coffman isn’t the only place you can see new carpeting and windows. The Student Center was enhanced with new finishes, carpeting and fixtures last summer. 9) Get to work! The St. Paul Student Center has more than 50 student jobs and will be hiring for summer and fall soon! 8) Sign up in person for a mini-course at the Larson Art Gallery. The only other way to register is by phone at (612)625-0239 or online at www.spsc.umn.edu/minicourses/. 7) Candy, and lots of it. The Gopher Spot's convenience store is the only location on campus that offers bulk candy (including gummy worms!). 6) Hear live music in the Terrace Cafe while you eat your lunch during a noon concert. 5) It's where everybody knows your name! The St. Paul Student Center has a unique small-town feel, making the building peaceful, friendly and safe. 4) The Larson Art Gallery offers student- curated exhibitions by a wide variety of local and national artists. Stop by to check out the latest exhibit. 3) Everything you need to discover the great outdoors is available at the Center for Outdoor Adventure, which offers trips, workshops, rental gear and more. 2) Subway sandwiches remain a popular meal option at the Terrace Cate. 1) Bowl in the dark! The Gopher Spot is the only bowling alley on campus that offers Nocturnal Bowling on Friday and Saturday nights. See for yourself! For more info, visit www.spsc.umn.edu. St. Paul Student Center! Hold your next event a ■HS - >.** u Located in the heart of the beautiful U of M St. Paul campus, the St. Paul Student Center is a perfect venue for hosting your special event or meeting. Visit http://www.spsc.umn.edu/reservations/ for available spaces and rates. seminars • lectures • teleconferences • receptions • banquets theatrical and musical performances •career fairs weddings •concerts •dances GALLERY SHOWS EXHIBITIONS & RECEPTIONS- All shows brought to you by the Visual Arts Committee of the Student Activities Office For volunteer opportunities please call (612)626-0239 Paul Whitney LARSON ART GALLERY St. Paul Student Center 2017 Buford Avenue St. Paul. MN 55108 The Larson Art Gallery is located in the tower level of the St. Patti Student Center Kur more information call (6121625-0214. AM Roza 'feet Cor pot Wotcorrto and That* Who Watt- Mi Raza: From Above and Below the Horizon Ah Raza exhibits his interpretation of historical and quotidian references of our world. Raza. originally from Pakistan, is currently an instructor in the University's Art Department. . March 6-April 4 Gallery Exhibition: Young Minds, Young Hearts High School students from Minneapolis’ El Colegio Charter School exhibit their work with support from the La RAZA Student Cultural Center and the Visual Arts Committee. April 10-May 9 Reception: Thursday, April 10. 6-8pm M Rod*! "The Great VWne Meet. Oatr Two Formalist Perspectives Painter Bill Rades and fiber artist Anila Agha exhibit their work. May 23-June 20 Reception: Thursday. April 10, 6-8pm For more information contact our experienced event staff at 612-625-7200 or reservations@umn.edu. ct. paul student center Spring Semester 2003, Edition 2 • Volume 6, Issue 4 Student Unions INSiDER © r’ □ F F M A N M E MO R I A UN. ON Coftman Memorial Union ,■ STUDE appreciation WEEK ln gratitude tor students’ patience and support during our renovat.on March 24-29, 2003 For details on Student Appreciation events, contests and giveaways throughout Coffman, visit www.coffman.umn.edu/reopeningcelebration or call (612) 624-INFO. TODAY: Monday, March 24 Compliments of Coffman Coupon Book A FREE COUPON BOOK featuring great deals throughout the building! U of MN Sfudents only. CMU. Ground Floor 9am. Free while supplies last. Coffman Caps Giveaway First 500 people receive a cool Coffman baseball cap. CMU. University Bookstore. 8am. Free. Noon Concert: Eric Bjornstod, Steven Miller, Darin Bjejknes CMU Noon-1pm. Free. Baja Sol Tortilla Gfill®Chips & Salsa Samples CMU. Minnesota Marketplace 2pm. Free while supplies last Campus Access A Safety Forum Sponsored by UMPD ft Disabled Student Cultural Center (DSCC) CMU. Rm 203. 2:30pm-4 30pm Free. All You Can Bowl Students! Bowl as many games as you want for one low price from 6-10:30pm! $5 CMU. Goldy's Gameroom. Film screening/Q ft A with Vincent Pereira Mqet Vincent Pereira writer, producer, and director and view Ns first motion picture, "A Better Ptace * CMU. Theater 7-10pm Free. U of MN students only. Advance tickets currentty availabte at CMU Info Desk Must show valid U of MN ID. Tuesday, March 25 Kevin Smith Film Feature: "Clerks" CMU Theater. Start times: 9am, 1pm. 5pm. Free, Kevin Smith Film Feature: Mallrats" CMU Theater. Start times: 11 am & 3pm. Free. Noon Concert: Radio K DJ CMU. Front Plaza. Noon-1pm Free. Lorna Landvik Book Signing Author of 'Angry Housewives eating Bon Bons " CMU, University Bookstore. 2pm. Free. Bene Pizza Samples CMU. Minnesota Marketplace 2pm. Free while supplies last. All You Can Bowl Students! Bowl as many games as you want for one low price from 6-10 30pm! $5. SPSC. Gopher Spot An Evening with Kevin Smith Meet the filmmaker of such favorites as Clerks, Mallrats. and Dogma. CMU. Great Hall. 7pm $10. U of MN students only. Advance tickets currentty available at CMU Info Desk. One ticket per valid U of MN ID Wednesday, March 26 Chick-til-A® Samples CMU. Minnesota Marketplace. 10:30am Free white supplies last. Pictures with Chic-fil-A Cow CMU. Minnesota Marketplace. 5:30pm. Free. Joe Carey Concert CMU. the Whole. Noon-Ipm Free. Carnival Extravaganza Ray inflatable games and eat fair f9C>d! CMU. Great Hall. Noon-4 pm. Free. Alison McGhee Book Signing Author of "Was it Beautiful?'. CMU. Coffman Bookstore. 2pm. Free. Edy’s Ice Cream Samples CMU. "M" Deli. 3pm. Free while supplies last. Theater Performance: How To Talk Minnesotan sponsored by Coca Cola CMU. Theater. 7-9pm. Free. U of MN students only. Advance tickets available at CMU Info Desk. One ticket per valid U of MN ID. Thursday^March 27 Einstein Bros.% Bagels Free Samples CMU. Minnesota Marketplace. 8am. Free while supplies last. Student Organization Open House Learn more about groups like TCSUBOG. LSM. and DSCC. ' CMU. 2nd Floor. 1 lam-2pm. Free. Visual Arts ft Center for Outdoor Adventure Expo CMU. Great Hall 1 l :30am-3pm Free. Noon Concert: Radio K DJ CMU. Front Plaza. Noon-1pm Free. Madeline Drexier Book Signing Author of 'Secret Agents' CMU. Coffman Bookstore 2pm. Free Coca-Cola's March Madness Viewing Party Watch the NCAA tournament on a Big Screen and receive free stuff! CMU. Theater. 1pm. Free. An Evening with travel journalist Tim Cahill Sponsored by STA Travel and Center for Outdoor Adventure. CMU. Theater. 7pm. Free. Friday, March 28 Noon Concert: Tim O’Connor ft Matt Denman CMU, The Cube. Noon-1pm. Free. Concert: Nappy Roots with Musab CMU. Great Hall. 8pm. $10. U of MN students only. Advance tickets available at CMU Info Desk. One ticket per valid U of MN ID. Saturday, March 29 Coffman's Community Open House Free tours and refreshments for students, staff, fcfculty. alumni, and community. CMU. 1 lam-2pm Free. Star Wars Memorabilia Display CMU. Theater Reception Room. 1 lam-8pm Free. Star Wars Movie Marathon Star Wars. The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi CMU. Theater. 2pm. 5pm, & 8pm respectively. Free. Saturday Night Fun: Cards ft Board Games CMU. Ground Floor Dining Room 8pm-Midnight Free Stop, Sing, and Bowl The basement in CMU is Hot. Hot Hot! Take in karaoke & bowling CMU Goldy's Gameroom and The Whole. 8pm-12:30am Bowling & billards free with valid U of MN student ID. Food items and arcades not included. ENTER PRIZE DRAWINGS ALL WEEK AT THESE COFFMAN LOCATIONS • Bowling Party for you & 15 friends > • Free Soda Refills for the rest of Semester 4 Coloring Contest • Kevin Smith s View Askew DVD Collection • Autographed CDs of How to Talk Minnesotan • Custom Mouse Pod T-Shirt Gift Certificates • U ot MN Sweatshirts Gopher Gold $10 Gift Certificates Student Survival Kit / ' c"j O" cc • 2 PDAs from Dell • 2 EuroRail Passes $500 Travel Voucher Travelsize Backpack • DVD player & $50 FlexDme Packages • Goldy s Gameroom Bowling Party & Gitt Certificates (First Year Students only) • ' j' ; • • •: v : • Additional daily drawings in various locations! Winners announced at Noon, Friday, March 28 in CMU's East Fireplace Lounge, First Floor. Visit locations for contest details. V(ftW^&*»RpWorld1 vvoikl COLLEGE PROGRAM Are you dreaming about a career-building opportunity with a Fortune 500 company? As a Wa/t Disney World* College Program participant, you'll have the opportunity to network with company leaders; meet people from around the world; gain practical, real-world experience; build your resume; take college-level courses; live in a multicultural environment with 24-hour secured housing; and maybe even earn college credit! II Plus, Walt Disney World College Program Cast Members enjoy FREE admission^ to all four Walt Disney World Resort theme parks! Once you successfully complete the program, you'll be eligible to apply for our advanced internship program relative to field of study. To learn more about the Walt Disney World College Program, please join us for the above presentation and to schedule an interview with a Disney recruiter. Presentation attendance is mandatory to interview. This opportunity is open to all majors and college levels. For more information and to apply online, logon to www.wdwcollegeprogram.com. Mark your calendar NOW! Disney is recruiting on campus. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th @ 5:00 PM FRASER HALL. ROOM 101 EOE • Drawing Creativity from Diverstty • ©Disney