JOHANNESBURG-Angered
by wh tit view foot-dragging
by th whit minority Govern­
ment, the African tional Con­
g r olved to paralyze outh
Africa wi th tri e .boycot and
demonstrations to force wifter
progre toward majority rule.
Th congre recently ac-
cused th Government of Presi­
dent F.W. de Klerk of trying to
loe it "into a permanent 'power-
haring' rrangement in which
the y tern of white minoritiy
domination will be largely in­
tact. "
The program approved iden­
tified its goal as "the removal of
the de Klerk regime from power
and the in titution of a
democratic government."
The first protests are an­
ticipated in late June, followed
by what the program calls "the
unleashing of unprecendented
mass action in July if these
demands are not met."
Government to
use testers
WASHINGTON-The govern­
ment and bankers plan to expand
the use of "testers" to uncover
racial discrimination in mortgage
lending, an approach that was
scarcel y used until recently.
HUD is going to spend $1 million
for studies that will involve send­
ing white and minority applica­
tions to lenders in three cities.
Ruling targets
public official
WASHINGTON-The Supreme
Court ruled that public officials
may be convicted of extortion
under federal law without proof
that the illegal payoff was their
idea. The court's 6-3 decision
strengthened the government's
primary weapon for fighting
political corruption by making it
easier to prosecute officials
under the Hobbs Act.
New Election
ordered Houston
A judge in Houston ordered a
new election in the Democratic
runoff for a predominantly
Hispanic district in the city
where a white candidate won
nomination. The losing can­
didate, who is Hispanic, sued
after his defeat, claiming 430 bal­
lots were cast by people who also
voted in a GOP primary.
Countries Ignore
trade sanction
WASHINGT�N - More than a
dozen countries in Europe South
America and Africa have ignored
an Organization of American
States trade embargo imposed.
last October against Haiti, ac­
cording to newly release U.S.
documents.
The reports said Belgium,
Germany, France, the Nether­
lands and Great Britain
weakened the embargo imposed
last October.
Also cited for continuing
Haitian imports and exports were
Colombia, Portugal, Senegal,
Argentina, Brazil, Dominican
RepuQlie, Barbados an�
Venezuela.
Haiti's military last septem-.
ber overthrew President Jean­
Bertrand Aristide.who's now in
exile while his country remains
under strict military control.
By TIAS AARI
C.pltol Nwt. S.rvl
an xp ct to ke p a pr id nt
end of hi r her ar r."
Fra r aid on tudy how d that whil
univer ity pre ident u d to tay at a
chool for t lea t five yea ,that figure ha
now dipped to an average of . y ar .
Glenn Stevens, e cutive dir ctor of the
Pre idents Council, State Universitie of
Michigan, aid th re are both po itives and
negative to high pre idential turnover. H
aid the i ue i a matt r 0 national con­
cern, not just Michigan.
The excellent quality of Michigan
chool i evident when pr idents become
"marketable" and decide to move on,
Steven aid. However, pre ident must
stay long enough to meet the demanding
needs and agenda of a univ rsity and keep
its continuity, he continued.
TEV N AID univer itie change
very slowly and a witch in leadership ha
no dramatic impact or decline in the hort
term.
Officials agreed that all school have
their own character and leadership style. It
is difficult to generalize the reason a presi­
dent may leave and it effect on that institu­
tion.
Central Michigan has not yet initiated a
search for a new president, Director of
Public Relations Rae Goldsmith said. Last
November, the CMU Board of Trustees ap­
pointed Leonard Plachta interim president
for at least two years.
LANSING-Four of Michigan' 15 public
universitie now lack a full-time pre ident.
School offici 1 ay" 0 wh t1": The quality
of a student' education isn't deteriorating
nd horter pre idential term are now the
norm, they insi t.
With John DiBiaggio' announcement
th t he' moving e t and Blenda Wil on'
migration west, Michigan State University
and the University of Michigan-Dearborn
recently joined Lake Superior State College
and Central Michigan University as chools
without permanent chief executive officers.
Pre ident at the first three school
jumped at the opportunities they felt were
too good to pa up. Thos chool have not
named replacements. Central Michigan'
president retired last November and has
been replaced on an interim basis.
"I don't think it's a mass exodus (of
presidents leaving Michigan)," said Bill
Crawford, director of public relations at
Lake Superior. "I don't know if there's a
common denominator."
State considers
. bond sale for
. .
campus building
By MATIAS SAARI
Ceplt.' New. Service
LANSING-Are the bonds
safe? Just because Michigan
citizens are not in much debt, do
they need to be?
Tho e were some of the key
questions that arose during the
first House Appropriations Com­
mittee discussion last week about
a bill that would make S1 billion
in Michigan saving bonds avail­
able for purchase.
Another public hearing is ten­
tatively scheduled for this week.
"The State Treasury would
sell bonds and use the revenue
generated for maintenance,
renovation and construction on
the campuses of Michigan's
public universities and com­
munity colleges," said bill spon­
sor Kirk Profit, D- Ypsilanti.
PROFIT SAID the proposal
would create construction jobs
for 41,000 workers,-putting
30,000 unemployed workers
back on the job and creating an
additional 11,000 jobs.
They would work to restore
and upgrade an estimated S492
million in deferred maintenance
costs at higher education institu­
tions, $191 of which is considered
"critical" and could be a public
health or safety hazard.
Profit said the need for restora­
tion is critical, citing the average
age of buildings at the University
of Michigan, an institution na­
tionally recognized for its
academics, at 63 years. lie aid
one building at Eastern Michigan
University has been closed.
While fellow legislators didn't
question the bill's positive intent,
some question certain clauses and
the reasoning behind why Profit
considers the legislation timely.
Profit said Michigan residents
could take advantage of current
low intere t rate on the bond
market and Michigan's low debt
per capita, which ranks 40th na­
tionally.
RESPONDED. Maxine Ber­
man, D-Southfield: "Just be­
cause we have low debt doe n't
mean we need to go out and
spend. We have to be careful that
we not get bond happy and create
problems for tudents down the
road.
Someonc's got to pay this off.
People think it's free, but it isn't."
Rep. Thomas E. Scott, D-Bur­
ton, questioned the safety of the
bonds and whether the state
should have them.
"In selling the public S250
bonds, we're not sure what kind
of rating we're going to have
when we sell them," Scott said.
Rep. M.L. Mickey Knight, R­
Muskegon, was concerned that
community colleges might not
participate because they'd be un­
able to matchthe revenue allotted
them. If they could come up with
the money, community colleges
would receive S160 million of the
bond revenue.
A.PROVISION OF the bill
which would Have given $200
million in revenues to implement
the Michigan telecommunica­
tions ystems act was deleted on
the grounds the legislation went
"beyond the scope intended," ac­
cording to Rep. James O'Neill Jr.,
D-Saginaw.
Finally, questions arose about
whether the bill should be ent to
the Capital Outlay Subcommit­
tee.
Berman said those develop­
ments don't necessarily put a
damper on the bill. More te -
timony i expected at the next
meeting.
turmoil.
L K UP RI R I clo er to an-
nouncing a new pre id nt. Crawford aid
ther are two active candidat for the job
with one more to be interviewed. The board
will name a replacement "a oon as human­
ly po ible."
Pre ident H. Erik Shaar announced hi
re ignation, effective June 0 and will b -
come president of Minot State University in
North Dakota. Crawford aid Shaar will be
mi ed but each student' education will
not be negatively affected.
"He had omething going for him. There
were a couple of hundred candidate (at
Minot State) and he wa elected," Crawford
said. "If anything' hurting (a student's
education), it's the high cost of getting an
education. "
At U-M Dearborn, Wilson, the fir t
woman in Michigan to head a public univer­
sity, couldn't pas up moving from a 8,000-
student, mainly commuter campu to
California State University, Northridge, a
ven year,
lakin
mall priv t
r put tion.
"H aw a new invig ratin hallenge at
a e 9 and t ok it," M U Public relations
Director Terry D n ow aid.
But DiBi ggio' conflic with Athletic
Director George Perle ov r the role of ath­
letic were no ecret. DiBiagglo al 0 aid
th Board of Tru tee ' refus I to grant him
a long-term contract figur d in hi leaving.
D BOW AID D R HIPi
transferable and now i a time for retrench­
ment and growth. He said a earch of ix to
nine month will aura t many qualified
candidate because of MSU' reputation.
Denbow didn't downplay th difficulty
of holding uch a job, comparing
DiBiaggio's departure 0 rec nt imilar an­
nouncement at Yale Univer ity and 11-
linoi .
"Being a university pre ident in the'
i a grueling, demanding job," Denbow
ummed up.
WSU honors art history professor
Wayne State Univer ity Professor Robert Martin organized the "Nine Afro-American
Printmakers" exhibition.
Robert J. Martin of Detroit, as­
sociate professor of art and art his ..
tory at Wayne State University, has
received the university' distin­
guished Career Development Chair
for 1992-1993.
Career Development Chair arc
awarded annually to recently
tenured facutty, releasing them
.frorn other responsibilities to fur-
ther develop their profe ional and
scholarly career.
Support (or each chair total
18,500, which include a 2, °
honorarium and $10,000 in un­
restricted research support. The
remaining $6,500 will be used to
defray departmental co in hiring
faculty to cover all or a part of
Martin's tea�hing load.
One of the nation' pre-eminent
artists 'pecializing in the creation
of computer and laser-based video
WAsHINGTON, D.C. - Chair­
man John Conyers, Jr. (D-M1)
Chairman of the House Govern­
ment Operations Committee, an­
nounced the House of
Representives approved his
proposal to have 10 percent of all
Federal buildings and energy re­
s arch be set aside for minorities
and women, including Black col­
leges and universities.
Conyers first made his
propo al while the Government
,
Operations Committee wa con­
sidering the Comprehensive a­
tional Energy Policy Act, H.R.
776. The full House of Repre­
sentatives approved his propo al
while passing H.R. 776.
The Congressional Budget Of­
fice estimates that the energy con-
ervation program in Federal
building required by the ·bill
could amount to S4 billion by the
year 2000.
H.R. 776 al 0 authorize up to
and an advocate of technology in
art, Martin i responsible for creat­
ing a ophi ticated computer and
video art teaching facility at WSU.
Hi work has attracted national and
international attention. .
Author of numerous publica­
tions, Martin joined WSU as an as-
i tant profe or in �986. He
became an a sociate professor in
1990.
House approves C�nyers' set-aside
billion in Federal spending on
re earch and development on
energy conservation during the
next five years. Therefore, $1 bil­
lion could be provided to
minorities and women under the
amendment, according to Con­
yers.
"TH UTU IS now for
energy conservation. The Federal
S.ee CONYERS, A10
WINI RED FRA ER, Michigan As­
sociation of Governing Boards of Univer­
sitie and Colleges chairperson, called the
two simultaneous openings "entirely coin­
cidental." She said presidents today join
new schools to further their careers.
It's the way things are. It's sort of ex­
pected they'll move on," Fraser said.
