In Brief
Violence marks first day of Mandela’s freedom
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nelson Mandela said Monday that he seeks a South Africa that is fair to both whites and blacks and he insisted that violence against apartheid is justified.
The 71-year-old black leader, enjoying his first fuli day of freedom after 27 years in prison, defended the policies of his African National Congress but said talks with the government could be held soon.
In the tribal homeland of Ciskei,
10 blacks celebrating Mandela’s release Sunday night were shot and killed by police, and 20 were injured, according to the Daily Dispatch newspaper in nearby East London. From the Associated Press
Teach For America Day celebrated
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By Arlene Relevo
Staff Writer
More than 70 people celebrated Teach For America Day on campus Saturday to raise awareness of the growing need for teachers and of the opportunities to teach.
The university hosted 50 fifth-graders from Weemes Elementary School in an "educational and fun-filled day," said Amy Alex, a senior majoring in English and the university representative to the Teach for America corps, sponsor of Saturday's event.
The Teach For America program targets graduating seniors for teaching at inner cities and rural areas of the country that have a teacher shortage.
The organization aims to build a corps of non-educa-tion majors from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
The class of 2001 participated in a wide variety of activities on campus that began with an orientation and three classes that included topics on the environment, government, citizenship, health and
Diverse students sought to fill teacher shortage in inner cities
'It was super ... It symbolized that college students are interested in helping solve the teacher shortage problem.'
— Amy Alex, Teach For America representative
nutrition in the lounges of Marks and Harris halls and Bimkrant Residence Hall.
The students then had pizzas and Coke for lunch before they painted Teach For America banners. They also held sporting events like potato sack races, tag football, basketball and musical games. Athletic equipment was donated by Dave Rabb Children's Fitness Center, Alex said.	%
"It was super. It was a wonderful day and the kids really learned a lot," Alex said.
Hie event was planned and run by 20 student volunteers.
"By having the (university) students work with the fifth grade students, it built rap-
port between the community and USC," Alex said. "It encouraged and reinforced that USC students want to help kids of the future."
One hundred Teach For America representatives began planning the event at a conference at Princeton University last December. Each of their campuses had a Teach For America Day on Saturday.
"It symbolized that college students are interested in helping solve the teacher shortage problem," Alex said.
Teach For America will be visiting the 100 campuses to select its members between February and April, and those selected will participate in an expense-paid, eight-week
training session.
Participants may earn credit toward teacher certification.
Members will teach at elementary or secondary levels in areas such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, New York City, North Carolina and New Mexico, which have the most dire need for qualified teachers.
Each teacher will have a mentor and will be expected to teach for two academic years. Salaries range from $15,000 to $29,000.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 1.5 million new teachers will be needed by 1997 while 900,000 teachers will retire by the tum of the century.
"Just speaking with the teachers, they are really burnt out," said Alex, whose parents are teachers. "It's hard out there, and it's good for students to realize that."
The organization plans informational sessions to build campus recruitment until the end of February. The deadline for applications is March 8.
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Leader blasts proposal of land and voting rights for Palestinians in Israel
By Dave Banks
Staff Writer
Rabbi Meir Kahane, an outspoken Israeli ultra-conservative who was forbidden to speak at the university last November when University Security could not guarantee his safety, addressed a sparse crowd at Hancock Auditorium on Monday.
Kahane called on Jews to have "faith in God and a powerful Jewish arm and then we will have peace (in the Israeli occupied territories)."
Kahane's two-hour speech blasted Jewish moderates' calls to make peace in the occupied territories by granting voting and land rights to Palestinians.
"Land for peace . . . I'll take the land and you can have peace somewhere else. People are saying, 'Rabbi, I know that the Palestinians are dangerous, but we can't just move them.' And I say why not? Why not? ... If the PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) places men and guns in refugee camps, we'll shoot at them," Kahane said.
"I don't want more than one country, but I will not accept one centimeter less," he said.
Kahane was invited to speak at the request of the USC Student Chapter of Friends of Judea and Samaria. Ira Braverman, the Los Angeles coordinator for Kach International, said that four students who wished to remain anonymous, formed the group after Kahane was denied permission to speak at a fundraiser for Kach last Nov. 1.
Kahane also challenged Rabbi Laura Geller, leader of the Hillel Jewish student organization, to a debate about his controversial hard-line stand against Palestinian militants, who are in the third year of the intifada uprisings.
"Laura Geller does not speak for the Jewish students here ... I speak for myself, and I also speak for 100,000 Jews in Israel," Kahane said.
(See Kahane, page 7)
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Students oppose rabbi’s presence, U.S. foreign policy
By Katie Sweeney
Staff Writer
About 50 students rallied outside Hancock Auditorium on Monday to protest the appcarance of Rabbi Meir Kahane on campus, waving Palestinian flags and shouting, "Kahane and Hitler are the same — the only difference is the name."
Though there was a minor verbal confrontation between opposing sides after the speech, there was no violence at the rally.
The students, most of whom were from the Muslim Student Association, were protesting not only Kahane's appearance on campus, but also U.S. foreign policy toward Israel and the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians.
"Even though Israel has publicly denounced (Kahane), they still implement his views," said Mamoun Bader, a graduate student in chemistry and the president of the Muslim Student Association, which organized the rally.
"What (Kahane) is saying is exactly what the Zionist movement preaches, and what the government now implements," Bader said.
He said Kahane is trying to kick all non-Jews out of Israel and make Israel a homogeneous Jewish state.
"There is no difference between what Kahane says and what the Israeli government is doing," said Muhammad Abdullah, a graduate student in electrical engineering.
"He wants all the Arabs to be kicked out — this is plain racism. This is some-
(See Rally, page 18)
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Demonstrators protested the arrival of Rabbi Meir Kahane on campus by picketing and chanting outside of Hancock Auditorium on Monday.