ON SUMMARY SUSPENSION See Editorial Page lflir A& 40 742atty FORGETTABLE High-30 Low--20 Partly cloudy, no rain or snow. Vol. LXXX, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, March 11, 1970 Ten Cents Ten Paes Ten Cents ITG 1r uPniJ RC meets to change programs Session marked by disagreemneiot on new proposals By ROB BIER A general. student - faculty meeting of the Residential College to discuss major cur- riculum changes broke into sharp disagreement last night after what appeared to be near unanimous support ear- ' lier in the meeting for liberal- izing core curriculum require- ments. The recommended changes were contained in a report by the Core Curriculum Review Committee re- leased last month. The report sug- gests doing away with many of the presently required core courses in the RC ip favor of increased flexibility to allow students to "pursue their own educational goals." Some of the specific options suggested by the report are al- ternatives to the two-year lan- guage requirement, such as stud- ies in computer langauge, mathe- matics, art forms or linguistics. The RC's core curriculum, which is analogus to LSA's distribution requirements, would be changed to include only one required course while setting down broader guidelines designating major areas of study. Opposition to the report was voiced last night by philosophy Prof. Carl Cohen who called it "intellectually scandalous." He expressed concern that the lack of specific core requirements in the proposed curriculum would "wash down the drain" the edu- cational goals of the Residential College. Cohen criticized the language re- quirement alternatives, hitting the committee's idea that they of- fered study in "a formal system of symbols." He said the lack of a natural .science requirement made it possible for students to graduate "withhaut even smell- ing" the natural sciences. Supporters of the report point- ed to the need for flexibility and the lack of it under the present program which requires students to take specific courses with the rest of their class. James Lang, an RC teaching fellow, said, "I lose sleep over the capable people who leave h e r e because they can't find the flexi- bility they need in their program. t The RC should provide a place for them." Review Committee Chairman Prof. Theodore Newcomb explain- ed the report to the over 200 RC students and faculty members. He pointed out that under the pro- posed curriculum, students would be allowed to meet the core re- quirements over a four-year period rather than the current two-year period: "The most important thing." Newcomb said, "has to do with engaging the student's aims and interests:" Director of the Residential Col- lege Dean James Robertson em- phasized "it is up to us to show LSA that these modifications are logical changes so that we can continue to offer the bachelor of arts degree." Robertson said the differences 0 would be ironed out in conference with the Review Committee, the See RESIDENTIAL, Page 10 csJ4 Dean lift. Si By LARRY LEMPERT Central Student Judiciary last night "ordered" LSA Dean William Hays to temporarily lift the. suspension of Robert T. Parsons. Parsons, an SDS member, was summarily sus- pended from the University for allegedly striking Prof. John Young in a recent pro- test against General Electric Co. recruiters. Hays declined to comment last night on CSJ's decision. The Uni- versity has never recognized CSJ's authority to take such an action. CSJ Chairman Ed Kussy justi- fied the court's action. "Parsons presented evidence of a violation of the SGC Student Bill of Rights and we are duty bound to enforce that document," he said. "Respon- sibility for the enforcement of our edict lies with SGC and, ulti- mately, with the student body." An ad hoc group of students is planning a noon rally tomorrow, to be followed by a sit-in in Hays' orders' Hays to us pension -Daily-Jim Judkis Arting around the Film Festival Art students decorate the lobby of the Architecture and Design Bldg. to highlight the opening of this year's Ann Arbor Film Festival. The fesitval which began yesterday will run through Sunday. See review, Page 2. office to protest sion. The decisions sons' suspension CSJ determined diction over the cases only when volved. Parsons' suspen- concerning Par- were made after they had juris- case. CSJ hears a student is in- ENACT 'SCREAM-OUT': Pollution: osresponsibl See related story, Page 6 By DAVE CHUDWIN The question of individual or corporate responsibility for pollu- tion was the main topic of debate last night as more than 300 peo- ple attended an "environmental scream-out" sponsored by the pub- lic health school. The "scream-out" was one of the first of over 125 workshops to be held during the five-day teach-in on the environment. "I think the major causes of pollution are not people, but the institutions of society that allo- cate its resources," said Joseph Even if funds were available to cure environmental problems, he added, present government andl corporate institutions are inade- quate to tackle the job. "The problem with pollution lies with the American people," a member of the crowd in the Nat. Sci. Aud. argued. "Corporations are not going to be the leaders in this and you can't force them into doing anything the people don't want." The exchange touched off a lengthy discussion on Who is to blame for the deterioration of the environment. "Your choices are limited by what is available," Falkson said, of car you want is conditioned by the corporate structure through { the media." "Let's recognize our own re- sponsibility," an older man in the audience countered. "We can't go off and blame a corporate bogey- man." Earlier in the program Dr. James Kimmey, director of Com- munity Health Inc., a consulting organization, spoke on the state of public health in this country. "We find ourselves, on the threshold of the seventies, a sec- ond-rate health power," Kimmey said. He pointed out that in the last decade the United States has dropped from tenth to seventeenth in nations having the lowest in- fant mortality rates. Falkson school. of the public health referring to automobiles and the pollution they produce. "The type 300 attend symposium to discuss role of lawyers in environment Recent concepts in health cares such as neighborhood health .en- ters were criticized by Kimmey as inadequate. "Even if a compre- hensive health insurance plan came down the pike, no one could come forward with an equitable plan to provide health services," he claimed. In a theme mentioned by many at the event, Kimmey said it would be tragic if attention given to the environment detracted from the problems of the Vietnam war, racism and poverty. "We find ourselves in a situa- tion where groups trying to do good things are in conflict," said history Prof. Sam Warner, the second speaker on the formal pro- gram. Warner called for alliances between concerned organizations. Marzi Schorin, a member of Women's Liberation, urged aboli- tion of abortion laws, claiming that one million illegal abortions were performed in this country last year. "The problem of population growth is crucial," she said. "We will not be able to feed the world's people in a few years.", It was incorrectly reported in The Daily yesterday that Sen. Ed- mund Muskie would appear at Pioneer High School on Thursday night and that Ralph Nader would speak on Friday afternoon. Muskie, in fact, will speak on Friday night following a panel discussion which beins at 8 p.m. at Pioneer High School. Nader will deliver an address at Hill Aud. on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Parsons voluntarily withdrew from the UniversityrM o n d a y morning. The court ruled it had jurisdiction in the case, however, because he was enrolled in the University when he was suspended. Since Parsons is no longer en- rolled, the suspension affects anly his academic record, which re- mains on file with the University. He feels the suspension on his record may harm him in the future. Explaining why he believed his rights were violated, Parsons said "A hearing normally comes before suspension. I don't really know what a hearing means when it comes after the suspension." "I've been tried, convicted, and sentenced without a hearing," he said. In a second decision last Bight, CSJ decided not to proceed with the case against nine students charged with disruption in an ac- tion against a DuPont Co. re- cruiter unless the proper plaintiff appears. Charges were brought against the students by Hays on behalf of the literary college. Hays had ordered the Parsons' suspension on the basis of allega- tions that he struck Prof. Young when demonstrators entered the engineering placement office Feb. 18 to protest the GE recruiters. Young is director of engineering student placement. In a letter to Parsons, Hays told him he was entitled to a hearing on the action, probably before the LSA administrative board. However, Parsons will re- main on suspension until such a hearing is held. Parsons claims that his suspen- sion prior to a hearing violates tha SGC Bill of Rights. Article 16 of the Bill of Rights guarantees "the right to an in- See CSJ, Page 10 as guaranteed by the LSA Constitution and the SGC Bill of Rights and is an academic penalty issued for a non-aca- demic o f f e n s e. It further states that Hays has estab- lished "a dangerous- precedent of employing university judi- cial action prior to related civil court action." The statement concludes by re- affirming the assembly's commit- ment to the "principle that mat- ters of non-academic discipline be handled exclusively by an all stu- dent judiciary," and pledges as- sembly support for the sit-in planned for tomorrow if Hays does not immediately reinstate Parsons in the college. Assembly members heavily de- bated the statement of support for the sit-in and the need for a suggestion of alternative action Hays could have taken. Several members opposed the original statement supporting the sit-in which was without the condition- ary "if Dean Hays refuses to re- San Francisco protesters hit recruiter group SAN FRANCISCO (P)-Antiwar demonstrators, p r o t e s t i n g the presence of military recruiters on campus, threw rocks and bottles at police yesterday as violence re- turned to San Francisco State College, calm since a four-month strike led by minority students disrupted the campus a year ago. One youth was arrested for throwing a rock at an officer guarding the gymnasium foyer, where a military recruiting table had been set up. Five more were arrested when a crowd of more than 1,000 moved off campus on police orders and surged to a nearby shopping cen- ter. No injuries were reported. The 10 recruiters -- two each from the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard - remained on campus under guard after the demonstration subsided. -Daily-Jim Judkcis/ RICHARD RYAN, right, attorney for the prosecution, and Rol- land Gainsley, Chief of University Security observe the CSJ meeting last night. LSA unit condemns arsons suspension By JANE BARTMAN The LSA Student Assembly has condemned Dean William Hays' suspension of Robert Parsons for allegedly striking en- gineering Prof. John Young Feb. 18 and is demanding that Hays immediately rescind the suspension. In a statement! drafted last night, the assembly said the action by Hays "makes manifestly clear the University's dis- regard for personal rights and attempts to utilize the harsh- est form of academic repression to stifle dissent." The statement also says the Hays action violates the student's right to due process$ By ART LERNER Over 300 persons attended a symposium on the "Environmental Lawyer" in Hutchins Hall last night as the five-day environ- mental teach-in began. The symposium was sponsored by the Environmental Law So- ciety, an organization of Univer- sity law students and faculty, and moderated by law Professor Arthur Miller. The first speaker was Victor Yannacone, a New York attorney active in environmental litigation. Yannacone outlined a $30 bil- lion litigation proceeding against major manufacturers of DDT that he is currently pursuing. He stressed the importance of litigation in fighting pollution and environmental abuse. "While the door to the courthouse in open, the door to the streets is closed," he said. "Litigation is the civilized answer to revolution." Yannacone, said concerned law- yers must "find legal ways" to at- tack polluters, and if that fails, they must 'invent ways.'" "Don't just sit there and bitch about your problems. Sue some- body!" he concluded. David Sive, a procedural expert on environmental law and an at- torney with the Scenic Hudson Preservation Council, spoke about the realities of environmental liti- gation. Sive pointed out some of the difficulties the environmental law- yer must be prepared to face. He urged those in attendance to join in the struggle "to keep life livable and a fair amount of the earth green." David Dominick, director of the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, outlined efforts presently being made to meet water pollution problems. Dominick described legislation drafted by the FWPCA that would extend federal jurisdiction in pollution control. He noted, "The environmental crisis is going to be here for a long time. It's not going to be solved by fadists, it's not going to be solved by fair weather soldiers; it's not going to be solved by April 22; it's going to be solved over the long run, if at all." The last speaker, Donald Harris, attorney and chairman of the instate Parsons." REACTION TO SUSPENSION P roscautious in backing Has. By RICK PERLOFF Faculty members have voiced mixed re- actions to LSA Dean William Hays' su- spension of Robert Parsons, but generally combine support for the dean's decision with emphatic disapproval of Parson's al- leged crime. H a y s summarily ordered Parsons' suspension on the basis of charges that he struck engineering Prof. John Young during a protest of General Electric Co. recruiters in the engineering placement office last month. Parsons denies the charge. The susnension will have little immed- (the alleged striking of Young) is going a bit too far. This is out and out vio- lence and I can't condone it." But Brazier admits to. having doubts over "the sequence of events" - whe- ther Hays should suspend Parsons first and then turn the case to the college administrative board or vice versa. English Prof. Lyall Powers, a member of the board - which generally has heard such cases prior to suspension - sup- ports Hays, but expressed some linger- ing questions. "I hope that he hasn't done this without reasonable grounds for doing so. Otherwise, it's like a fascist gesture." Powers helies Hv was iutified in Knauss has some questions'about whether the Parsons' case involved such circum- stances. However, another faculty member, Prof. Joseph Payne, chairman of Senate !As- sembly, the faculty's highest decision-mak- ing body, would take no position on the issue, explaining that he wanted more time to consider it. A more definite response comes from, psychology Prof. Richard Mann, a mem- ber of the Radical College and one of the few professors to emphatically oppose Hays' decision. "I feel very critical of the action, very r .. ._ .: