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THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Wednesday, August 27, 1969



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INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, 1969-1970

DUES DISPUTE

IHA withers away

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By MARCIA ABRAMSON
Now rapidly vanishing, Inter-
House Assembly was originally
set up to provide representative
government for all dormitories
on campus-
But early last year IHA-for
all practical purposes-died.
There was always serious
doubt that IHA did anything
I'texcept sponsor a few social
events and endorse Student
Government Council election
candidates. The IHA president
and vice president were -- and
still - seated on the Board of
Governors of the Residenc(e
Halls.
The essence of the problen
was that IRA's existence was
based on the assumption t!at,
dorm residents needed a cen-
tral-type government to ha -
dle certain common problem.
But each dorm-in facteach
house and each corridor- tend
to be different. As a result,. in
spring of 1968, seven houses r ie-
alized they were getting nothing
from IHA and demanded to be
released from their membership
-which required them to pay
dues each year.
The officers of IHA responded
by threatening to ask the board
of governors to use their power(-s
to punish students for non-pay-
ment of dues. The dues require-
ment was established in the Re-
gents bylaws, and the board was

empowered to is ue hold credits
on students who did not pay.
No action was taken that
yuear, bca-"use thet? withdra'waA-
ltempl t caxne inthelclas-t week of
the term. But the houses an-
nounced their intention to pay
no dues for the coming yar.
and pressure mounted against
the organization.
Finally --under a new presi
dent--IffA int fail 1968 commluit-
ted hari kari. New pesidemt
Jack Mers ended -mdatory
membership by refusing to pro-
secute houses for non-paymntm
dues. IHA immediately lost
te o, and others
4 -011 (lropped'I'outi
Myers explained that, he did
not want it to appear that IHA
was "blueConing" houses into
ton. he said, was the only sol-
tionl
,'It it our opinon iat this
sh s our faith in the organi-
i t omad what we have to of-
hr." MEns 'ad at the time.
But s ot now IA has noth-
ing lett bt two seats on the
board t overnors. Even IA's
ex-olico set.'n9SC disa tp-
cil elinomlnted all ex-officio
H1w much longer it-will sur-
vive no one knows.

Choral Union Series
HILL AUDITORIUM

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
SE1JI OZAWA, Conducting
A NDRE WATTS, Piano soloist (Rachnianinoff Concerto No. >)

2:30, Sunday, September 21

MISHA DICHTER, Pianist

ORCHESTRA OF L'ACCADEMIA DI SANTA CECILIA, Rome
FERNANDO PR/' ITAL!, Conductin',
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY AND PLAYERS, from London.
OSIPOV BALALAIKA ORCHESTRA
(with stars of the Bolshoi Opera and Russian Dancers)
NHK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (of Japan)
HIROYUKI IMAKI, Conducint
JOAN SUTHERLAND, Soprano, with
RICHARD BONYNGE, Pianist
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, Pianist
"BARBER OF SEVILLE" (Rossini)-Canadian Opera Company
ANDRES SEGOVIA, Classical Guitarist

Monday, October 6
Thursday, October 23
Tuesday, November 4
Thursday, November 13
Tuesday, November 25

Join the revolt
and save tone
ByI MARCIA ABRAMSON
Blagdon House, 1966-67
Bunt house, 1967-68
Result: $15 shot in house dues
YOU WALK INTO the dorm, plunk down $1 deposit for a moving
cart, drag your stuff upstairs, return the cart, pay $2 deposit
for a room key and collapse on your bed.
Right there and then, on your firstdcay at the big *U', someone
-a housemother, a resident advisor, a returning soph--hits you for
anywhere from $6 to $2Q in house dues. You don't know what the
'house" is, but yot pay anyway because the sales pitch pretty much
indicates that you have to.
"It's for the Floyd Irving House Council," they tell you. "The
House will use the money for snacks and parties and TG's, you
know "
You don't know. but you will at the end of the year when you
discover that your $20 has bought you the equivalent of one pizza,
a six-pack of Coke and three cookies,
ALL LARGE RESIDENCE HALLS are divided into houses,
which are supposed to see that some kind of order is maintained
and also provide good, healthy quaddie fun. Houses establish "quiet
hours" and visitation schedules. for example The few small dorms
on .campus are one big house.
The Regents bylaws provide for establishment of the dues for
the house system. If you live in a dorm, you belong automatically.
Unfortunately, this creates two major problems. In the first
place, house government is generally controlled by returning, up-
perclass dorm residents who tend to be more conservative about
changes in the system.
o house regulations become very difficult to change, and new
residents are forced to accept regulations they had no part in es-
tablishing.
ONE OF TIIESE REGULATIONS is the assessment of dues,
and this creates the second big problem. The dues are supposed to
be used for snacks and parties. But most new house residents soon
develop outside interests aiid never make it to any large number of
the scheduled activities.
As a result, it is the upperclassmen-those who have chosen to
return to the dorms-who benefit most from the dorm pizza blasts.
ft was just this aspect of the house problem which led to last
year's short-lived Van Tyne rebellion.
Thirty-two members--all freshmen-of Markley's Van Tyne
House attempted to secede from their house after house council
members voted to serve leftover party ice cream at the next house
council meeting. Incidentally, the council also neglected to tell any-
one about their decision-
TherebI, whoihad been disgruntled all year anyway, took
their case to the house and all-dormitory judiciaries but got no-
where. Finally they went to the Board of Governors of the Resi-
dence halls, who refused to take them seriously and told them to
work out their grievances within the house system.
That was, of course, impossible. The Van Tyne rebels have fil-
ed their case with the all-campus Central Student Judiciary, and
are scheduled for a hearing this fall. But most of them fear there
is only one solution--they have all moved to apartments.
Nonetheless participants in the secessionist movement would
like toorgane" " " boycott of house dues this fall to prevent the
v icious cticle from ibeg.inninig agafin.
T'1EY ARGUE that the most logical unit of dorm government
is the smaller corridor or floor-not the artificially determined
"house", Under a corridor system, twenty or 30 anti-house residents
could form a unit with no government at all. And they say that
those who don't care for pizza blasts should not be forced to pay.
So. unless you and the residents of your floor want pizza and
cookies every fourth Sunday at 9 p.m., don't put any money into
that hot little hand. Find out what you're being asked to pay for,
and if it's not what you avant, join the Van Tyne rebellion.


Friday, January 30
Monday, February 9
Saturday, February 14
Thursday, February 19

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Dance Series
HILL AUDITORIUM

NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA
*JOSE LIMON DANCE COMPANY
*NIKOLAIS DANCE COMPANY
DANZAS VENEZUELA
ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET
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Friday, October 17
Saturday, November 1
Wednesday, January 21
Tuesday, February 17
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Chamber Arts Series
RACKHAM AUDITORIUM

MADRIGAL, from Bucharest
M ARIN CONSTA.N TIN, Condueltor
PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
IFRANCO GULLI, Violinist, and
ENRICA CAVALLO, Pianist (duo from Italy)
NEW YORK PRO MUSICA

Sunday, October 12
Monday, November 10
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Wednesday, January 28
Thursday, February 5
Monday, March 2

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