'4 PRIVATE SCHOOLS See Editorial Page I P AirY xEighty-Nine Years of Editorial Freedom t1 PLUMMETING See Today for Details . I Vol. LXXXIX, No. 115 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Fridav. February 16. 1979 Ten Cents . .a.... ...... 1 ...... 1 ... a 1411 41 Oullo.7 ISR'centers By TOM MIRGA and BETH ROSENBERG The whole is the sum of its parts. That statement describes the Institute for Social Re- search (ISR), which has four basic research parts-the Sur- vey Research Center (SRC), the Center for Political Studies (CPS), theResearch Center for. Group Dynamics (RCGD), and the Center for Research on Utilization of Scientific (This is the second in a four-part series describing the Institute for Social Research - the people who work there, the work they do, and the changes to come. Today's article is devoted to the four research centers, their directors, their senior researchers and their projects.) Dollars and sense Knowledge (CRUSK). The centers function without a governing body, leaving researchers primarily responsible only to their own projects. I N SJDE JOB Each center does, however, have its own director who does research, coordinates projects, and handles routine ad- ministration. SRC DIRECTOR Stephen Withey says he makes a point of keeping up on each project instead of "just sitting in the of- fice waiting for researchers" to come in. The SRC is the most visible of the centers, according to ISR Director' F. Thomas Juster, who conducts economic research within the center. The senior staff in SRC decide on the experiments their researchers will undertake, after first checking to see what money is available, Withey explains. NO CLASSIFIED research is accepted from the gover- nment or from private businesses, according to Withey, who teaches in the University's Psychology Department. "Most people might think the director imposes his ideas (on types of research). This isn't true. We are a collegium of researchers. Nobody can tell people the way to do research or what should be done. We need imaginative, bright resear- chers. "The thing about research is that we can do a lot with See ISR, Page 8 Patients defend program before Regent 'U' raises Investment policies discussed dorm fees 6e.9% for next year By MARK PARRENT University housing rates for single students will increase an average of 6.89 per cent next year, or $113.31 per student. The University Regents approved the increase yesterday at their monthly meeting, rubber-stamping the recom- mendation of the Single Student Rate Study Committee. The committee is composed of students and ad- ministrators who examined the housing rate situation' IN ACCEPTING the committee report, the Regents gave the go-ahead for weekend consolidation of meal ser- vice for six dormitories. Starting next fall, West Quad residents will eat weekend meals in South Quad, Mosher-, Jordan residents will go to Markley, aid Alice Lloyd residents will dine at Couzens. The consolidation plan is ex- pected to save students in all dorms an average of $12.O4over the year. Unlike an earlier plan - subsequen- tly killed by the Regents - which called for the full-time meal consolidation of four Hill area dorms, the weekend plan met with no organized student op-, position. Also unlike the Hill plan, the weekend consolidation will require no new construction. The Regents have not yet considered the rates for University family housing, but are expected to act on the matter next month. THE FOLLOWING rates will be in ef- fect next fall-for the University's meal- serving dormitories:. Single: $2,215.52, up $168.02; Double: $1,868.21, up $108.71; Economy double: $1,579.92, up $92.67; Triple: $1,648.02, up $95.52; Triple suite: $1,868.21, up $108.71; Economy triple: $1,473.23, up $84.98. Oxford housing units will rise 4n See 'U', Page 6 By MITCH CANTOR A unique mixture of '15 elderly citizens and 55 students flooded the Regents Room in the Administration Building during the public comments section of yesterday's University Regents meeting, to show their support for a geriatric center and tenure for Joel Samoff, respectively: The older spectators spoke in defense of the psycho-social program at Turner Geriatric Clinic. At the January Regen- ts meeting the board approved preliminary plans for consolidation of the Univorsity's Ophthalmological Ser- vices at Parkview/Turner Hospital, located at 1010 Wall St. THE STUDENTS present, during the public comments section addressed a more publicized issue: Assistant Political Science Professor Joel Samoff's tenure denial. Samoff, a Marxist political economist and expert on African affairs, twice has been denied tenure. However, the students also strongly backed the geriatric program. The geriatric program, now in operation for a year, previously had made use of several unallocated rooms in Parkview/Turner for monthly workshops. With the consolidation, however, these rooms will be granted to the opthalmology project. "We want a definite commitment that our space needs will be met in the Turner Clinci," said Ruth Campbell, an, employee of the Geriatric Peer Coun- seling Program. MARGARETYOUNG, an Ann Arbor resident and participant in the program, silenced the crowd as she told the board in a quivering voice that by approving the consolidation program it was violating the purpose for which the donors had supplied the building. Young said that building. was en-' dowed to the University for the purpose of aiding the elderly, and she said she was shocked to hear about the con- solidation move. "I didn't believe what I read at first. It seems to me that by taking Turner Clinic away from its people... the requests (of the donors) have been twisted.., and the donors are no longer here to protest. I protest. Thank you," she finished, as the spectators loudly applauded her speech. INTERIM University President Allan Smith said he believed the op- thalmology project was within the request of the donors, saying that the field is certainly; a major concern of senior citizens. Smith added that the consolidation was "not a matter of extinction (of the geriatric program), but expansion," of the opthalmological program.; But because the geriatric program is using the unallocated rooms, con- solidation of the opthalmology program will force a cutback on services for the senior citizens. Because of the com- plexities of the situation, Smith and the Regents agreed to review the con- solidation decision. IN OTHER ACTION, the Regents ap- proved what may become a controver- sial stance on University stock holdings. Included in passing a complex resolution dealing with the University's policy on proxy materials, is a clause adding Dresser Industries, Inc., John- son Controls, Inc., and Morton-Norwich Products, Inc. to the University's ap- See GERIATRIC, Page 6 Search enters another phase By LEONARD BERNSTEIN The University presidential selection process officially shifted into a new phase yesterday, as the student ad- visory committee submitted its assessment of the future needs of the University to the Regents. In, a strongly-worded nifie-page document, the student committee ad- dressed student needs on a variety of campus issues, including affirmative action, budget priorities, the respon- siveness of the University to students, tenure, and labor problems. THE DOCUMENT is the last needs assessment to be submitted to the Regents by the alumni, faculty and student advisory groups. The faculty and alumni groups drafted their assessments late last year. Based on the}three studies and on in- dependently offered suggestions, the Regents will soon compile "the criteria and characteristics desired in a University President," according to the guidelines they set down last October. In a related development, student search committee members expressed optimism that the Regents would soon grant interviewing rights to other committees. Committee eo- chairpersons Jeff Supowit, Olivia Wesley, and Bridget Scholl discussed that demand - which caused the Michigan Student Assembly to boycott the gelection process until December 12 - with Regents Robert Nederlander, Sarah Power,, Thomas Roach; and David Laro at an informal meeting yesterday. "I'M VERY optimistic and I'd be surprised if we got anything less," Supowit said. The student needs study criticized what it called the "disenfranchised" See PRESIDENTIAL, Page 5 Smiles and sombreros AP Photo Grasping a personalized Mexican sombrero, President Carter waves to the crowd at a public appearance in Mexico City. After receiving a scolding from. Mexican President Jose .Lopez Portillo Wednesday for the U.S.'s lack of decisiveness in relations with Mexico, the President and Mrs. Carter flew to the village of Itxlico El Grande. They will return to Washington today, ending their three-day Mexican visit. iS'ltd:? . :::: ::.::?::'w:u G f ::'. i.. ..: f. +r r..z '.i' < ::::fie:# 'ae? > i b '' .C' a ' . ' s ' $ . .. 4fi' ~'".'' ... °° 4500 AMERICANS COMING HOME: Evacuation to take From AP, Reuter and UPI .evacuation, and is assisting in arrangement CartrmsadPtw chatererPanAdercan WASHINGTON - The United States said yester- Carter said two chartered Pan American day it plans to send at least two chartered jumbo capable of carrying 400 people, will be jetliners to Tehran tomorrow to begin evacuating up t S omorrow to 4,500 of the 7,000 Americans now in Iran. situan wl eleation as of rigvertno Five big HH-53 helicopters and six C-130 transport days," said Carter. planes were also flying to the NATO air base at In- dW cannot protect American lives i Ir cirlik in Turkey to assist with evacuation if needed, the.assy' no cementlfes ev the State Department said. the U.S. Embassy's announcement of the ev BUT UNDER CONDITIONS laid down by Turkey, ''You are allowed one suitcase per the HH-53s and C-130s will be unarmed and manned The announemilbegin flying 1 Febru only by regular crews. The .will also not go to Iran guerrillas stormed the embassy compc unless they have permission to land. gerla tre h mas op State Department spokesman Nodding Carter said briefly held 102 Americans hostage. THE KHOMEINI CAMP, whose fighters the Iranian government has assured the United the Americans, identified the attackers States that it is prepared to cooperate with the munists and rightists trying to discredit FrdySpeech and o " The ,faltering Michigane Theater is up for grabs, with the city expressing interest in saving By MARIANNE EGRI Chan g the landmark for use by local Fall time schedules may be listing a groups. See story, page 2. new "Department of Com- munications," if the Regents approve At en at their March meeting a proposal to " It's possible that the Diag merge the Journalism Department under the sam may be without its own landmark with the radio, television, film, and Dr. William C( place ts regime. Some of 747s, each as communists. flown to There are beli Iran, down from; w and the U.S. officials hod next few 2,000 with the eva Those expected an," said the embassy an( 'acuation. about 100 Americ person. married to Irania uary." scores of MEANWHILE ound and third straight & Tabriz, where hu s rescued firmed reports s as com- were battling for the new Ayatollah Ruholl in Iran :4 . t ti ; } rf } March ing Band IFis the guerrillas described themselves eved to be 7,000 Americans left in a peak of about 45,000 one year ago. pe to reduce the number to about cuation. I to remain include skeletal staffs at« d at some corporate headquarters, an journalists and many Americans ns. BLOODY fighting raged for the ay in the northwest Iranian city of ndreds were reported killed. Uncon-$ said rebels seeking local autonomy ces of the provisional government of ah Khomeini. drector By BRIAN BLANCHARD, and BETH PERSKY If the Regents agree to go along with a recommendation from the Music School, the 29-year-old direc- tor of bands at the University of Cin- cinnati will become the new conduc- tor for the University's Marching Band. Glen Richter, an assistant professor of Music in Cincinnati, confirmed yesterday what many Marching Band members here already knew - that in mid-January he accepted an offer to direct the 260-piece band. H. ROBERT REYNOLDS, direc- tor of University bands and Roger St. Clair, associate director of University bands, have said Richter's name will be brought to the Regents "in early spring," perhaps a month from now. Richter traveled to Ann Arbor cnosen two weekends ago and said yester- day he was "really impressed" by the University students he met then.. "The level of musicianship in the (University) Band is one .of the-1 highest in the country," he noted. Richter said students in Cincinnati learned weeks ago of his intention to move to Michigan when word of his acceptance circulated there. "THE LID WAS on pretty good," he said, "until rumors began to spread. I had to level with them." Richter taught music at a Texas high school for three or~four years before moving to the University of Texas in Austin to lead the 325-piece Marching Band there, according to a University of Cincinnati spokesman. "Negotiations (for the Michigan post) have been underway for the,' last half year," the spokesman reported. See BAND,,Page 7 urnalism merger ye rests on tts' OK e heading, according to olburn, co-chairman of NEW CONCENTRATION requirements for the Department of Communication will be known in time for winter term, according to Peter Clarke, Chairman of the proposed department. Exactly where the new department Loan defaults focus of education conference a. 'p By JOHN SINKEVICS - a....*Atha,.4L.. universities, were among the major issuesdiscussed at yesterday's con-