Page J-Thursday, December 7, 1978-The Michigan Daily CUSTOM Vol M MADE RINGS' Black political party called for Sale price $ 5995 save $25.00 BY RON GIFFORD The development of an independent black political party is necessary for the attainment of black goals, accor- ding to Ron Daniels, the president of the National Black Political Assembly '(NBPA). The last speaker in a weekly series presented this semester by the Center for Afro-American and African Studies, Daniels told a small crowd yesterday that the political party should be more than just an electoral party. "It must also be a party dedicated to community problems and struggles, dealing with all issues and using boycotts, demon- strations, and other means besides the vote to reform the system," he said. THE NBPA WAS started in Gary, In- diana in 1972, he said, to help develop a progressive black political organization. Daniels claims that the black movement now suffers from an "illusion of progress. The progress that Look well-groomed for the Holidays DASCOLA STYLISTS LIBERTY Off STATE ARBORLAND S.U.-E.U. MAPLE VILLAGE we've made is not significant," he said. "There are more black elected of- ficials and black appointed officials than ever before. We are still a long way from where we should be propor- tionally, though," Daniels said. He noted that there are serious political and ideological problems with these black leaders, though. "We elected them hoping there would be a change in policy. They thought we elected them because they are black. As a result, there are black faces in old places doing the same thing as whites,' Daniels said. DANIELS URGED 60's-type ac- tivism for today. "The leaders of the 60's movement have been effectively muzzled by being put in charge of the social programs that resulted from the demonstrations of that decade," Daniels said. "There has also been raw, naked police repression of the black movement, such as infiltrations, character assassinations, and violence." The resulting situation is one in which students on college campuses today "haven't the foggiest notion of what happened in the 60's," he claimed. "The legacy has not been passed on, resulting in no movement in the 70's." The failures of the capitalist system also creates a need for an independent black party, according to Daniels. President Carter was elected with 94 per cent of the black vote, but has deserted the blacks, he claimed. "Blacks support the Democratic party, but get no support from the party after the election." CARTER'S FIGHT on inflation is one example of this, he said. The programs that help blacks and minorities are get- ting cut, but the defense budget is in- creasing. "There is enormous waste and overruns in the defense spending," Daniels said. "If this same laxity was used in social programs, we would be living okay." He said that Proposition 13 "fever" has swept the country and this also means cutting out social programs providing relief and help for the lower classes. "White America is saying that it can't afford blacks anymore and all the cheating on welfare," he said. There has been a stampede to the right as a result. In his opinion, there is a re; emergence of racism in the country. "It's more than the institutional racism that we've grown used to. The Klan is resurfacing in places, and the serious question lies in the deep-seated feelings of racism in the nation," Daniels said. He stated that a period of reflection on the past has laid out where the movement must go in the future. Daniels said black leaders must get the attention of their constituents through educational services, and reform of the present system. Tenure review idea nixed during debate SPECiAL of fer of 99 95 FOR ANY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR RING IN *ARGENTUS FROM JOSTENS MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE Josten Representative at ULRICH'S 11:00-4:00 THURSDAY & FRIDAY AT YOUR Billing 764-0550t Circulation 764-0558' Classifieds 764-0557 Display 764-0554 News 764-0552 (including happenings) Sports 764-0562 (Continued from Page 1) felt the proposal for another committee to review tenure decisions made by college executive committees would prove ineffective. They said such a committee couldn't make reasonable decisions on candidates from all the various disciplines. Yesterday's debate over tenure was only one of many recent discussions on the issue. The faculty is now reworking its tenure policy line by line, and the appeal for tenure by Assistant Political. Science Professor Joel Samoff, who has twice been denied the protection by his department, is now under review by the Literary College (LSA). And discussion will continue as the several dozen students, administrators, and professors who gathered for two hours yesterday decided to set up meetings between student leaders and Prof. McKeachie over the next few months to see what can be done to im- prove the evaluation of those academics - typically assistant professors in their sixth year - who come up for tenure reconsideration. THE RECENTLY revised LSA tenure policies statement reads: "Tenure is earned by excellent teaching and outstanding research and writing, each of which must be relevant to the goals and needs of the University, the College, and the Department. Ser- vice to the University, the College, and/or Department is expected, and substantial service will be a factor in the assessment." But of the three areas - teaching, research, and service - students yesterday were most interested in teaching, a quality they feel is being overlooked in tenure appointments. "The University of Michigan is not a teaching institution, but rather a research institution," said Bob Stechuk, the new president of the LSA Student Government. Stechk charged the way University tenure selections are made in practice denies those faculty members who primarily want to teach, the time to do so, while others who are research-oriented "are able to devote exclusive time to research." MICHIGAN Student Assembly (MSA) member Jim Sullivan said he thought teaching could be measured using empirical methods - challenging the common assertion that teaching quality is impossible to judge n any scale. Sullivan told the group their task ought to be to "figure out what it is we can do to see that ! teaching is taken seriously." Julia Greene, another MSA Member, listed five possible improvements to the present system: increasing student ac- cess to information on candidates for tenure and their backgrounds; adop- ting course evaluations now being writ ten by MSA; making an effort to separate teaching from research evaluations in the decision-making process; giving centers the power to recommend and grant tenure; and in- cluding evaluations from people outside the department before the names go to the school executive committee. McKeachie, who has made un- dergraduate instruction one of his primary areas of study, suggested a department-by-department evaluation of tenure criteria might be the best way to improve the process since recom- mendations made by each department to its school executive committee carries considerable weight. In the Literary College, I suspect there are a fair number of departments which take teaching seriously and some which don't," said McKeachie. When Fleming questioned the ability of students to judge professors while still students, McKeachie countered that studies show people don't change their minds about professors they've had once they leave college. McKeachie also speculated most faculty see research as being "a little more equal" than teaching when considering the balance. PREVENT'SKIDS ON SLICKI ROADS WASHINGTON (AP) - To prevent skidding on icy or snow-covered roads, the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) advises motorists to avoid sud- den stops and sharp turns. Should a skid occur, pump brakes rapidly but lightly until the vehicle slows down, TRIB says. If control is not regained, steer in the direction of the skid without using the brake. *ARGENTUS iS A PRECIOUS METAL ALLOY CONTAINING PALLA- DIUM AND STERLING SILVER. 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