THE MICHIGAN DAILY PA Looser Regulations Passed at U- The demonstrations at the Uni- versity of California's Berkeley campus last fall resulted this sum- mer in new regulations which give University of California students more freedom and the chancellors of the nine campuses more inde- pendence. The new regulations, passed by the California regents at their July meeting, affect nearly every issue that sparked the Free Speech Movement demonstrations in the fall. They liberalize old regulations on rallies, fund-raising, student on the Berkeley campus alone. The report devoted a consider- able portion of its 85-page length to the idea of decentralizing the administration of the university's ten campuses-an idea implement- ed by the Regents there this sum- mer. The report recommended that each campus be the equiva- lent of the commonwealth, with much local autonomy. When the Byrne report came out, it met with great criticism, es- pecially among the regents, a con- servative body. One board mem- ber commented at the time of the The FSU has run into criticism from students who charge that it can never maintain the momen- tum needed to get things done at Berkeley. Other critics have said that it can never muster the mem-I bership needed to bargain with' the administration. This summer saw the beginning of the sentencing of the 653 dem- Dnstrators convicted after the pro- tests last fall, and the sentences Were stiffer than expected. All will be appealed. The first batch of sentences ranged from county jail sentences for two of the leading Free Speech Movement demonstrators to fines, suspended sentences and proba- tion for the rest. The stiffest penalties handed out by Berkeley Municipal Court Judge Rupert Crittendon were to Mi ael Rossman, 24, a Free Spe leader who was given 90 days jail and two years probation arrest resistance, and to Step: De Canio, a non-student editoi the controversial off-campus m azine "spider," banned because alleged obscenity. The defense attorney for convicted students described th as "victims of a deplorable sit tion which their elders permit to develop," and called for " habilitation rather than retri tion." Crittendon, on the other ha emphasized that "no person no group, no matter how righte or morally defensible they : their case to be, may place the selves above the law." I 1 I, (D L Berkeley Sparked Student Protests Here S- ". government, political activity and off-campus speakers. They also give the chancellors increased gov- ernmental authority. Prohibition --IThe new regulation on student freedom of activity-the issue that was the main cause of the fall pro- tests-prohibits' the student from 'conduct which significantly in- tereferes with university teaching, RSDAY, ~ ~ &L w tfulresearch, administration, and the OPENS THU RSDAY, August26thwith a full stockuniversity subsidiary responsibil- ties," or which endangers the stock of school supplies and new and used textbooks safetyaf'the university n ity or of campus visitors for uni- versity-related events. f orall Freshman courses. A university spokesman said the l anguage was intentionally vague so that the chancellors could in- terpret the rules in keeping with the needs of each campus. Previ- ous rules were far more explicitly SNORfreedom, for example in one case prohibiting all political, activity 1319 S.University 761-07(00which had ramifications off-cam- pus. Protestors complained that such restrictions forced students to be- come "second-class citizens" in or- der to get a diploma. We have tre lowest prices in Ann Arbor. COMPARE! Theneremations stemmed from the recommendations of the Byrne report, which was done at the request of the Regents. It was the result of an extensive investi- Come to SBS and pick up a complete list of publishers gation of the Berkeley situation and of the events leading to it and prices for allh '.Cth einstitution's handling of the rres fralFesman texts. See how much you will )?'Otests. X.sgve. Nowhere else in AA are new texts sold below pub- Highest onthe list of the re- port's recommendations were those 1' leeking to provide a system cap- iihers lst. able of dealing with administra- tive and governmental problems of the gigantic, geographically scat- m2$ d university, which nouw nuai- bers over 70,000 students, more than 27,000 of whom are located report's release, that most mem- bers would not "take the report very seriously." However, the Regents finally ap- proved many of its ideas-em- bodied in the new regulations-.. after a short power fight in which moderate members outvoted a conservative bloc. Topic A principal topic of the Byrne report and a concern of the reg- ents over the last year-the Free Speech Movement-dissolved early this summer, butrwas immediately replaced by an organization called the Free Students Union. The new Free Students Union has taken as its aim a more permanent and stable Berkeley student movement-a movement which can eventually actmas acol- lective bargaining unit for the stu- dents. VOICE-SNCC-UMSEU LABOR DAY WEEKEND RETREAT September 4-6 Friday through Sunday U. of M. Fresh Air Camp Discussion and debate on University Reform, Student Economic Welfare, Civil Rights, Viet Nam, and what YOU can do in these movements. RECREATION, FILMS TOTAL COST-$5.00 Sign up at Registration-Call 761-1320 s A ,, II MIPORTANT NIEWS National Bank can help you have a HAPPIER SCHOOL YEAR! 1"^ ,, ., f b .. Q U 'FOR ST UDENTSI' WANTINIG TELEPHONE SERVICE Due to the high seasonal demand for service, we'd appreciate your placing your order ast soon as possible to avoid any unnecessary delay in installation. 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