ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS See Editorial Page 3k 43UU 41Iaiij SPRING? High-43 Low-25 Increasing cloudiness, chance of rain or snow. Vol. LXXX, No. 140 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, March 22, 1970 Ten Cents Twelve Poon' I TT 'w+ITL 1 Vy4J Stu dents may face acute fall housing shortage By PETER MILLER and RICK PERLOFF Daily News Analysts First of Two Parts Are you looking for a place to live next fall? Chances are good that you will not find the place you want, if you find one at all. "Things are going to be damn tight -if not critical next fall," says Ed- ward Salowitz, assistant director of University housing. "Tight" means that there may be a marked scarcity next fall in the type of housing students want-dormitory rooms and apartments close to cam- pus without exorbitant rents. Uni- versity Housing Director John Feld- kamp says there may be some vacan- cies in four-man apartments next fall, but he adds that these dwellings are often costly. In order crisis last to alleviate the housing year (an inordinate amount of freshman were unable to obtain accommodations in the resi- dence halls), the housing office lo- cated about 100 of these four-man apartments. But indications are that not very many of these will be avail- able next fall. "We don't have any vacancies now," says Bob Schram, manager of Charter ,Realty. "We expect it to be tight next year." The situation appears to be .the same for Summit Associates, one of the largest companies in town, as well as for Apartments Limited. "We've been full all year," explains Apartment Limited's Tom Burnham. "It looks real good for next year." Daniel Boothby, an International Socialists member who prepared a Student Government Council refer- endum on University construction of low-cost housing, says that Ann Arbor has approximately a two per cent vacancy rate, which he says is substantially lower than the national average which ranges between 5 and 10 per cent. "Where are the factors that prom- ise relief?" Boothby asks. "Enroll- ments are not going to drop (Salo- witz says there may be a student increase of about 400), Ann Arbor is going to grow, and there is no sign people are going to build single stu- dent apartments in large quantity. "In the interim, rents will have skyrocketed, forcing more people to commute and live farther away from campus and people live in uncertified Boothby. will continue to buildings," says While Boothby and housing offi- cials speak firmly of a shortage in "quality" student housing, it is pres- ently uncertain-but by no means impossible-that an absolute short- age in housing will also materialize. An absolute shortage would mean simply that there are no more new places to live, says Boothby. The possibility of the shortage oc- curring in University dormitories is unclear. At present, housing officials believe there will be enough space in the dorms for returning students and incoming freshman. But if the en- rollment increase exceeds their esti- mates, the dorms could also face a shortage similar to last fall. In any event, the dorm situation will be sufficiently tight to prevent some male transfer students from living there, says Feldkamp. Feldkamp recognized the possibil- ity of an absolute shortage as early as April of last year. In a memorandum sent to Acting Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Newell on April 1, 1969, he wrote, ". . . some concrete effort (should) be shown by the University toward easing a tight housing situa- tion. More recent developments would indicate that we may be facing an absolute housing shortage as early as Fall, 1970, and even if we started a new project today it would be Fall, 1971, before it would open." So the situation appears tight for next fall. The reasons, according to Salowitz, appear to be based on the large increases in University enroll- ment in recent years and a tight money situation which has prevented construction of new dwellings. What particularly disturbs stu- dent radicals is their belief that the gradual rise in rents-which they say was produced by the increase in enrollment and consequential lower- ing of apartment vacancies-forced out a number of working people,,par- ticularly blacks. These people could not afford to pay the steadily-rising rents and consequently moved out- side Ann Arbor-to Dexter, Ypsi- lanti and other communities. One IS member blames the Univer- sity for this, saying that it could have offset the dramatic effect of its en- rollment increases by constructing low-cost University housing. This, he maintains, would have forced land- lords, through competition, to lower their rent, which in turn would allow the working people to return to Ann Arbor. And what is the outlook for the next several years? Will the housing shortage become more acute-to the extent that there is no new housing available in Ann Arbor? The answer presently is uncertain, but it appears the situation is bound to worsen. Landlords expect their apartments to continue to have low vacancies and forsee increases in rent. "As far as the future," says Salo- witz, "it would appear that as long as See HOUSING, Page 8 -Associated Press The Band Two members of the Band share the-experience of country-rock music with an enthusiastic audience in the Events Bldg. last night. See Review, Page 2. U of isconsin slrit down as TA strik econties RSs t'.0k c nues Coalition organizes for BAM By W. E. SCHROCK Over 125 members of the Coalition to Support the Black Action Movement met yesterday afternoon to organize and estab- lish working committees for their part in the Black Action Movement's on-going strike. The classroom strike, called by BAM in response to the Regents' decision Thursday on increased minority admission, will con- tinue, spokesmen say, until the Regents meet the demands or BAM leaders call it off. The Regents established a "goal" Thurs- day of 10 per cent black enrollment at the University by 1972-73. BAM leaders said the Regents did not make a firm commitment, however, and also say the Regents did not act on other BAM demands. The strike began Friday with picketing, leafletting, and related demonstrations largely in the Diag area. At their meeting yesterday the Coalition established a "coordinating committee" of about 21 people which is broken down into a "liaison committee," "task committee chairmen," and five "geographical area rep- resentatives." The coordinating committee is designed to feed information on Coalition activities and functions through the liaison committee to the BAM leadership, explained one liaison committee member. A committee was also established to or- ganize and staff the New Mobe office on the first floor SAB as "Coalition Headquart- ers". Picketing and leafleting committees were also established as well as a Liberation school committee which will seek to pro- vide a place where people may go to discuss BAM demands and the Regents' response if they are unsure about striking. Another mass meeting for the Coalition will be held this afternoon on the second floor of the SAB at 4 p.m. The Executive Council of University Ac- tivities Center announced supportdyester- day for the strike. "We feel. the demands are just and should be met," the council said in a statement published today. Student Government Council passed a re- solution yesterday to "put all polling booths for student elections outside the picket lines." "No one should have to cross a picket line in order to democratically participate," the SGC resolution stated. -Associated Press RANK AND FILE MEMBERS of Branch 36 of the National Association of Letter Car- ciers demonstrate yesterday to emphasize their decision to remain on strike. The vote to continue the strike came despite the advice of union leaders. Poce 'hassling' The University of Wisconsin is nearly shut down, student leaders say, as a strike by 800 teaching assistants moves into its sev- enth day. Teaching assistants, who teach 60 per cent of all undergraduate hours at Wisconsin, voted to strike last Monday after rejecting a proposed contract the university had sub- mitted to them Sunday night. Although Chancellor Edwin Young said the university would refuse to negotiate while the strike is going on, both sides have agreed to discuss the issues with labor med- iator 'Nathan Feinsinger, who helped settle the 1967 Detroit newspaper strike. The University has attempted to get an injunction from the Madison city court to halt the strike. However, the admin- istration will not know until Tuesday if' the court will grant the injunction. The university is seeking the injunction on the grounds that teaching assistants are public employees who are prohibited, from striking under state law. The university and the TA's have been negotiating since last May over a new contract. However, formal negotiations broke down in January when the teaching assist- ants claimed that no progress was being made. The TA's have been demanding: -A guarantee that students and TA's will be able to participate in university de- cision-making, especially on curriculum mat- ters; -Restrictions on the size of classes; -An appointment process guaranteeing at least a half-time appointment and rehir- ing unless TA is found "unsuitable"; -A better grievance procedure to appeal hiring and firing decisions; and -A 'system of TA evaluations which in- cludes a review of teaching by a committee composed of equal numbers of students, fac- ulty members and administrators. strikes fear at 'U, City postal employes on strike By LINDSAY CHANEY Mail service in Ann Arbor came to a halt yesterday morning as members of the Na- tional Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) walked off their jobs. The "job action" by letter carriers, ve- hicle maintenance personnel, mailhandlers and building maintenance personnel is in support of nationwide demands for higher wages. Among the major demands by the letter carriers is an increase in pay from the present maximum of $8,442 which is reached after 21 years of service to a maximum of $11,700 which would be reached after only 8 years of work. Other demands include clearly defined job rules which would apply to managers as well as ordinary workers, and apparatus for collective bargaining Letter carriers at the W. Stadium post office left their jobs about 8:30 a.m. in spite of a statement read by Louis Brough, presi- dent of NALC local 34, which urged the workers to stay on their jobs for five days while national leaders of the letter carriers union try to reach an agreement with rep- resentatives of the U.S. Department of Labor. The statement was drafted at an emir- gency meeting of all local presidents in Washington D.C. on Friday. The five day moratorium on all strike activity is part of a tentative agreement negotiated by NALC President James Rademacher and Labor Secretary George Shultz. Letter carriers at the Main St. Post Office walked off their jobs yesterday after learn- ing that carriers at the Stadium branch were picketing. The wildcat strike in Ann Arbor is similar to action taken in other cities. Even if Ann Arbor mailmen return to work next week, mail service will not resume unless postal workers in other cities also return to their jobs. 'U' rejects de iS I dpositplan By SHARON WEINER At last week's city council meeting, Ma- yor Robert Harris called upon the Univer- sity, and "other forward looking landlords" to voluntarily adopt escrow arrangements for the handling of tenant's damage depos- its as outlined by a new city ordinance en- acted at that meeting. However, Director of University Housing John Feldkamp says the University, at least for the time being, will not adopt the new practice. The orinance, which, because of legal questions over city authority in the area is currently voluntary, allows the city clerk, or the clerk's agent, to hold in escrow a tenant's damage deposit when so requested by the landlord. The landlord and tenant, under this ar- rangement, must negotiate how much - if any - of the deposit will be used for dam- ages. In case of disagreement, a neutral third party decides the issue. Feldkamp says the University will not use the experimental new system. The University does not use a normal damage deposit arrangement," Feldkamp See HARRIS, Page 8 - . .1 By JANE BARTMAN Daily News Analysis Is police presence on campus increasing? The police say no, but a number of students are expressing a wariness of walking at night-not for fear of the dark but of con- frontation with police. An onrush of reported get-together be- tween students and police indicates either police are suddenly more "conscientious" or the students are paranoid. Police can currently be seen rapping with the students in the SAB or soaking up the sun with the gang in front of P.J.'s. Students and police can't always meet spring together, though. Yesterday a delighted group of Residential CONSTITUTION FACES RATIFICATION LSA studen ts to'elect government College students took advantage of the sun and a pile of bricks left by workmen around East Quad, and relaxed by building houses with the blocks. A girl on the third floor added to the fun by opening her windows and sending music from her stereo down to the group below. It did not last long, for the police felt out of it this time and sent the group in- doors with a reprimand for playing with dangerous objects. Nightime brings the police and students even closer together. Students generally preferring to remain anonymous, report being stopped by the blue-coated gents and asked for I.D. without being told why. One told of being searched. A group of four students said they were walking down Thompson street when they were stopped and questioned by a policeman. After giving their names, they asked why they were being stopped. As they asked three squad cars pulled up alongside. Both groups agreed that they had little informa- tion for each other, and moved on. Last Thursday evening and Friday morn- ing saw a step-up in activity, although per- haps the police have been denied their fair share of the publicity. Early Friday morning three students driving along S. University Ave. were stop- ped and informed that the police were "checking out" everyone in the area. "We gave him our drivers licenses, as he requested, and offered him a doughnut- we had just come from Dunkin' Donuts- which he refused," said one of the students. "They drove off without even saying good- night," he added. The students went on to their dorm. Though students seem sure there is a heavier concentration of police in the cam- pus area, officials offer information to the contrary. 4 , , e-4. .. ) _- A . .1 .. '4-. . 1 7 1- By JIM BEATTIE and ART LiRNER LSA students will choose a president, vice presi- dent, and a 10-man executive council for the proposed literary college student government during the elec- tions Tuesday and Wednesday. At the same time, the students will vote on ratifi- cation of a constitution outlining the structure of the government. If the constitution is approved, the government will consist of an assembly composed of students repre- senting each of the college's departments and a 10-man executive council, whose members will be elected at- large from the LSA student body. SeveN of the council members will be elected for a full year, and three for one term; whether they will take office is dependent on the adoption of the con- stitution. # to all courses and favors granting credit for courses taught by the Free University. Ford proposes extensive activity in the area of curriculum, including work towards extending the pass- fail option to all freshm'en and sophomores in the near future, and student-faculty parity on tenure committees and all other decision making-bodies. Brand and Ford also "strongly encourage students in the various departments to organize themselves and press for change through the department and through the student assembly." Gerald Cole and Andrew Hoffman are running on a ticket for president and vice president of the govern- ment. Both say their area of greatest concern is be- ginning the operation of each part of the new govern- ment. The candidates say much of their efforts will be directed toward organizing the assembly, which will have over 100 members. provide the bulk of the activity and the leadership of the government. Through the council, the two say they hope to "change the curriculum so that students are free to do what they want" and to "reorganize the decision-mak- ing process in the college." Brian Sheridan, Ron Schurin, and Jeff Tirengel are running for seats on the executive council on a "Boston Tea Party" ticket. Sheridan stresses "student control over student af- fairs" as a major concern of all three candidates on the ticket. The candidates also want to see increased student involvement in the college decision-making and tenure policy, as well as increased use of pass-fail options. Schurin emphasizes that "we have to establish our legitimacy first." Tirengel says that a long-run aim of the candidates is to "break down the departmental structure in the literary college." I I