11, 1 THE MICHIGUAN D AILY TUESDAY. MARE 21. 1967 NSA Cal zdida tes Student Government Council * * * Can didates: Marti Brue Kahn SGC member-at-large, two terms Member of Presidential Commis- sion on Student Participation in University Decision-Making Co-chairman, SGC Draft Refer- endum Sponsor of a joint student-faculty committee to establish proce- dures for course evaluation (Passed by the faculty's Senate Advisory Committee on Univer- sity Affairs-March 13, 1967) Ruth Baumann SGC member at-large, three terms Wyvern Junior Women's Honor- ary Former Executive Board Membeer of UMSEU Forimer member of SGC Student Concerns Committee Delegate to National Student Con- gress, 1966 Member, Presidential Commission on Class Ranking Co-Chairman of SGC Draft Ref- erendum Lieberman Member of Ann Arbor Tutorial Project, summer and fall, 1966 SGC voter count, 1966 E.R.A.P. Community Development, 1967 'In June, 1966, the students, fac- ulty, and administrators who pre- pared the Knauss Report on the role of the student in University affairs recognized the importance of encouraging students to become full participating members of the University community; and made seven comprehensive recommen- dations designed to improve stu- dent faculty administration con- tact. In the past eight months, Uni- versity response to the HUAC subpoenas, the sit-in ruling, the draft referendum, the Cinema Guild disruption, and the Daily crisis, has made it evident that if the philosophy of the Knauss Re- port is not being implemented, it is clear that the students of this University cannot rely on anyone. other than themselves to construct powerful alternatives to imper- sonal administrative structures. This means first and foremost a} recognition by the student body that it can and will control its The issues facing the Council are clear and well defined. The x tremendous strides accomplished by this year's Council under Ed- ward Robinson's administration in the areas of student participation set the precedent. The Presiden- tial and Vice-Presidential Advis- ory Boards, the Rental Union and the recent establishment of legal - advice for students have been sig- nificant gains and giant steps in securing a more active and cogni- zant student body. However, these concepts MUST reach the realiza- tion of their potential as influen- tial bodies. I feel that the internal com- mittee structure needs revitaliz- ing in its directions and goals. <$ These committees hold the ans- wer to ,whether SGC will become ; n an effective organization or revert. back to an instrument of the Ad- ministration's discretion. More em-a phasis should also be placed on the creation of ad hoc committees,p to deal with various intrinsic pro- blems as they arise. I do not speak ideally when I say that the Student Government Advisory Board to Vice-President Council needs to be flexible, and Pierpont-staff aide possess the ability to perceive the Assistant Chairman, SGC Public crucial needs and desires of. the Relations Committee students. How efficiently it can Assistant Chairman, SC Voter utilize the resources and potential Registration Committee available in its future communica- Eighteen-Year-Old Vote Commit- tions with student organizations, tee administration and faculty re- SGC Liason; Hinsdale House, mains to be seen. Only through Alice Lloyd Dormitory the efforts of the Student Govern- UAC World's Fair ment Council will the realization Sesquicentennial Escort of a more influential student role The critical ' challenge facing in university policy be achieved. Student Government Council is to become an independent, self-gov- erning body with clearly defined powers of legislation. Rulings that affect students primarily should be made by students. (For ex- ample, the final decision regarding sophomore hours should be made by SGC.) A situation in which SGC has to support and enforce rules it did not and cannot help make is ludicrous. ks The implementation of the Pres- idential Commission and the vice- presidential advisory boards is a valuable move in restructuring tkstudent government, but these groups must be considered means rather than ends. SGC now has the responsibility to maintain close contact with the commis- - r.xsions and boards and carefully evaluate their activities and pro- posals. J nSoiThe coming months will be cru- cial ones for other SGC involve- ments, including the recently ap-a proved legal aid program for stu- Stae trl Coa founad e-dents, relation'of SACUA course ecrts evaluation efforts to students -aP etue dneeds, the restructuring of Joint Vice-President and Student Ad- Judiciary Council, and the Stu- visory Committee of American dent Housing Association studies Culture Students' Association of campus housing. - Secretariat member of Soph Show If SGC is to realize its full po- Secretariat member of Homecom- tential as a governing body, con-1 ing certed efforts must be made for constant communication between Students should have maximum the council and its constituency. opportunity for involvement in Further, SGC must more effect- decisions affecting their lives with- ively represent the needs of the in the university and Ann Arbor student body by initiating pro- communities. SGC should not sit grams which show some cognizant on the sidelines waiting for deci- foresight of potential problems. sions by the Advisory Boards and I a "model" lease providing for an eight-month option lease; for damage deposits and rent paid prior to moving in, to be held in escrow by a bank, and for a stand-a ard sub-let lease. 3. Expansion of the Student Rental Union and Student Legal Service which are now in an em- bryonic stage of development. 4. Request pid from the State of Michigan for the construction of low-cost apartment units to lower the general rent level and to create a normal vacancy rate. Among other problems in rela- tion to dormitory units, I would work toward: 1. Abolishment of sophomore hours and apartment prohibition for women. 2. Abandonment of the "moth- er" system. I intend 'to support basic, revi- sional measures in the structure of decision-making at the Univer- sity' to allow for greater student participation and responsibility. While I will be working especial- ly hard for students' interests in the area of housing, I will also work to maintain an awareness of all the current student problems and to assume a position com- mensurate with th3e needs of the student body as a whole. Steven Schwartz Student Government Council member, 1965-1966 Board in Control of Student Publications, 1966-1967 Delegate of 18th National Student Congress 1965: student serv- ices-travel, insurance, discount cards; student welfared-econo- mic opportunity, economic un- ions: also Vietnam war, Berke- ley, and student freedoms Delegate of 19th National Stu- dent Congress, 1966: co-author of Drugs and the College Cam- pus: Marijuana and Psychedelic Drugs; also concern with draft, Vietnam war, academic free- dom, and student newspapers Delegate of USNSA Regional Con- ference-1965, 1966. 1967 George KuehUi ESteering Commitee member of the Delta Upsilon Alumni Fund Or- ganization Representative of Delta Upsilon at Provincial and National Conven- tions Member-at- large of Delta Upsilon Executive Committee Alumni Relations Chairman of Delta Upsilon Past Recording Secretary of Delta Upsilon Active participant in other cam- pus activities such as Home- coming and Winter Weekend Garth Black Freshman baseball team, 1966 Delta Upsilon Planning Commit- tee member Chairman of both of Delta Up- silon's Parents Committees Delta Upsilon Constitution and By-laws Committee member Delta Upsilon Constitution and By-Laws Committee member, Delta Upsilon parliamentarian Delta Upsilon home-coming co-chairman Ronald A. Klempner Associate Editorial Director of Michigan Daily Member of USSPA (United States Students Press Association) Member of ULLR (Ski Club) Member and campaign work with Young Democrats S Mhrk B. iHodax Member of Symposium Committee and Chairman of Major Speaker Program of Contemporary Dis- cussion Committee.UAC Member of ;Michigan Daily Business Staff Robert Neff Chairman of University Services Committee, UAC % Chairman of Research-Advisory Committee. UAC Executive Council, UAC Chairman of Fall Orientation Executive-Advisory Orientation Committee Sesquicentennial Escort b. Kell Williams Worker for major political party Finalist in Speech Department competition University Symphony and Marching Bands Rick .Handel Coordinating Vice-President of Student Government Council U. of M. NSA delegate to 1967 Michigan Region NSA conference President Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity Chairman of SGC's Counseling Committee Member of the national Alpha Phi Omega Constitution and By- Laws Committee Student Traffic Advisory Board University Calendaring Committee John Kelly Appointed by President Hatcher to the University Committe eon Standards and Conduct Delegate to 2 national and 3 state Alpha Phi Omega Conventions Ticket Coordinator for UAC's 1966 and 1967 World's Fair Former chairman of SGC Educa- tional Affairs Committee Co-chairman of University Policy sub-committee of Student Housing Association Member of Vice-President Cutler's Advisory Committee on Housing Lynne Killin Assistant night editor and edito- rial staff member of Michigan Daily The time has come for a dynamic approach to student participa- tion in University affairs. For far too long, students have been limited to a minor role in the decision-making process at the University. Stu- dent Government Council has been ineffective because it has been separated from the rest of the University by an institutional buffer, i.e., the Office of Student Affairs. In other words, SGC has been a student government with very little power in any real sense. What has been needed is a University Government which will integrate students into the decision-making process of the University. Therefore, we have been working for the following: I. STRUCTURAL REVISIONS Mark A. University Government ~ ~ own destiny. !Students should have The establishment of a tripartite, 18-man University Policy Coin- control over such, vital areas as mittee which would fall directly below the Board of Regents and student housing, student publica- which would determine general policy for the University unless said tions, student government, and policy was vetoed by the Regents student conduct. Schreiber B. Student Government 1. Assemblies. The establishment of fifteen member graduate and undergraduate asesmblies. The representation of graduate students would be based at the departmental and college level, while the representation of undergraduate students would be based on a ward system proportion- ed according to residential concentration (to be determined by com- puter analysis). The assemblies would be responsible for project im- plementation and would also work closely with student organizations and academic groups. The assemblies would provide for broad-based community support and also allow for effective and efficient two-way communication with students. 2.Student Executive Board A six man executive board composed of both graduates and undergraduates would be elected at large by grads and undergrads. Its members would sit on the University Policy Committee and would act as the student representatives on that board. The Student Execu- tive Board would also be, responsible for initiating and co-ordinating projects designed to tackle problems of mutual concern to graduates and undergraduates such as housing, parking, and transportation. 3. Presidents and Vice-Presidents The graduate and undergraduate Presidents and Vice-Presidents, members of the Executive Board, would be elected at large. II. PROBLEM AREAS A. Academic 1. The revision of the Freshman program in order to provide (a) more effective and realistic student 'orientation into the general area of student life at the University, (b) greater self-government for the residence halls, and (c) a more adequate academic atmosphere to be developed by encouraging faculty members to live in residence halls. 2. The implementation of a reliable and comprehensive system of course evaluation procedures which is presently being established with the cooperation of the faculty and University units such as Survey Research Center and the Center for Research on Teaching and Learning. 3. Active promotion of departmental level student groups to work for academic reform. 4. A Community Action Curriculum Program which- would provide academic credit for social and cultural community projects. B. Economic Welfare 1. CITY-Intensive grass roots efforts in the area of voter registration in order to bring about changes in zoning ordinances and building codes, and more adequate solutions to parking and transpor- tation problems. 2. UNIVERSITY-Encourage the University to build low cost apartments. 3. PRIVATE-Urge the fullest support of the work of SOC's Student Housuig Association and its Rental Union. These groups. have already begun to deal with the problems of off-campus housing and their efforts should be encouraged. Since no one is going to handI students this power, we will have to build for ourselves. Initial steps toward increased student action are now beinga taken by the Student Rental Union, the Judicial Review Com- mittee of SGC, and the Presiden- tial Commission on Decision- making. However, the efforts of these bodies cannot be effective without broad student support and com- mitment. Most importantly, stu- dents will have to display the courage which self-assertion de- mands. Students are simply asking to be recognized as members in good standing of the community which they constitute. Since no response appears forthcoming, we must de- pend upon our own strengths. Politics is people. I'm interested in, putting people back into politics. I , 7i 7 3 ii) t 1f the Commission on Decision Mak- ing. SGC must take the initiative and lead in all areas of student economic, academic, and personal welfare. 1. In the. area of housing SGC should support the new Student Rental Union. SHA should contin- : ue to work with the city for betters housing standards, and to pressure the university to build low cost student apartments. 2. "SGC should intensify efforts to encourage students to register, vote, and be candidates in city elections. 3. SGC should support the two discount bookstores by advertis- ing, and encourage faculty to only give their course book lists to the discount bookstores. 4. SGC should establish an MTA (Michigan Transportation Association) to consolidate efforts to alleviate student transportation G problems. Bus service should be ex- tended tothe Hill, especiallyu fre r eC girls safey at nigt A stuy dents can use university parking lots. The MTA should work with the city concerning street parking, Vice-President of the Student and investigate the city police's Housing Association ticketing policy on campus. Assistant-Director of the Student 5. Sophomore women's hours Legal Service Chairman of the SHA Committee should be abolished, to Propose a Housing Aid Bill 6. In academics the credit hour to the Michigan Legislature system should be revised, pass- Member of the Young Democratic fail expanded, drop-add liberal- Club ized, and a course evaluation con- Director of Student Hearings on ducted by a professional research Substandard Housing organization. As a member of SGC, I would 7. The new legal aid service of be able to more effectively battle SGC should be extended to take the intolerable housing situation representative student cases to which exists in Ann Arbor. Exces- court, including those involving sively high rents bear almost no 1 t T f IT eI 8 Honors Steering Committee Research projc on Ann Arbor housing market in Economics Department, read by President Hatcher, , Vice-President Pier- pont, SGC, GSC, SHA and Stu- dent Rental Union Assistant to Vice President Cut- ler's Advisory Board and Student Rental Union Research project on Boulding write-in Campaign for Congress (November 1967) Hayden House (East Quad) Rep- resentative, 1965-1966 Voter registration drives in Ann Arbor Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor Young Democrats Guild House, Hillel, Atid discus- sion groups Varsity, Freshman tennis team and Judo Club Volunuteer work-Ypsilanti State Mental Institution Active student participation can only be effected if SGC is an ac- tual representative body of the student community that poses dy- namic, feasible solutions to sub- stantive, meaningful issues. To help bring about these structural and attitudinal changes in SGC, I propose the following: 1. Reorganize and expand SGC to 25 members (15 undergraduate, 10 graduate) proportionately rep- resenting the various graduate and undergraduate colleges within the University. Thereby eliminate non- elected, ex-officio SGC members and Graduate Student Council; stipulate that at least one fresh- man must be elected to an SGC seat, and the President-Vice-Pres- ident ticket be composed of one undergraduate and one graduate student. 2. Center attention on the Ann Arbor housing problem; support SHA housing studies and the Student Rental Union to set- tle housing complaints, establish eight-month leases, and lower damage deposits and rentals. Pres- sure the Regents to rescind the by-law of the University non-coi- petition in the private housing; market, and seek federal funds or low-cost housing. Approach the State Legislature directly through Representative Jack Faxon, the University lobby, or letter-writing campaigns, to further investigate University housing policies and Jim Spal ding An interested and industrious stu- dent. Presently, the SGC performs theI formal functions of recognizing student organizations and acting S". .as the official representative of the Universtiy student com- munity in expressing opinion and interest . . ." The SGC may only express its unweighted opinions and interests in the decision mak- ing process of the University. It is apparent that the need for the role of the student in the de- cision "making process can be ex- panded beyond that of a mere ad- visory council. This can be ac- complished by the restructuring of student government on a con- stituent-representative basis. A representative, elected within, a geographical ward, is the spokes- man for his constituency in a cam- pus-wide assembly. The appor- tionment of the wards would be on a one man, one vote basis. The voter would thus have a better op- portunity to come in contact with his representative and to express his individual interests. The as- sembly with a more representative basis would speak with greater authority on student issues. It would therefore be able to exert a stronger influence in the decision making process in the formulation of student affairs and regulations. This new structure would encour- age the expression of opinions by many who are now alienated by the . present impersonal atmos- phere. Under this new plan, there would now be created a more ef- fective liason between student and Blanche Secretary of Panhellenic Associa- tion Panhellenic Executive and Presi- dents' Councils UAC World's Fair Central Com- mittee REACH Political Party Campaign UAC International Committee Homecoming Committees '65, '66 Bush House Publicity Chairman After much recent progress, SGC is awaiting the transition of elections. It will be the responsi- bility of a new, forward-looking Council to strengthen past accom- plishments with a renewal of basic issues and research into new prob- lems. By strengthening and reviv- ing the present committee struc- ture, SGC should make advances in the important general areas of student participation on all levels of the university community, as outlined by the Knauss report, in improved communications, and in academic reform. I believe the key-note to most current problems rests in inade- quate communications, both for- mal and informal, between the stu- dents, student organizations, fa- culty, administration,.Regents, and the city of Anri Arbor. The present SOC Public Relations Committee should deal more fully with the dispersion of information con- 'cerning student participation in the university, with emphasis on a liason system in individual hous- ing units extended to apartment residents. Through the establishment of an Academic Committee, course evaluations, though, unsuccessful in the past because of inadequate Mike McDermott Reach Political Party, SGC elec- tion, 1965-1966 I.F.C Special Events Committee, 1965-1966 Residence Hall Council (Hayden, East Quad), 1964-1965 Homecoming, UAC Special Com- mittee, 1964 Fraternity Officer, 1965 and 1966 I I