MSA ELECTIONS See editorial page eHtithWan Figly -Nine (,-ers of FE1jto ri Firee (1011 :3IaiIu SPRINKLES High-60s Low-350 See Today for details. i Vol. LXXXIX, No. 153 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, April 11, 1979 Ten Cents Ten Pages Ten Paqes Council advises rejection of new 'U, Daily roto by MAUKEN OMALLEY MSA PRESIDENT Eric Arnson (center) listens as a member makes a point during last night's MSA meeting. New members would have been seated at the meeting if last week's election had been certified by the MSA judiciary body. CANDIDA TES MA Y BE REFUNDED: MSA. votes onsubsidy By JULIE ENGEBRECHT The Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) voted last night to reimburse campaign expenses to all eligible can- didates if the Central Student Judiciary (CSJ) does not certify last week's elec- tion. The motion, introduced by Assem- bly member Jim Sullivan, provides for full refunds for all candidates who kept their expenses within the limit allowed by the MSA code. "People have the right to be reimbur- sed if it turns out that the election never occurred," Sullivan said. MSA President Eric Arnson said, "It is the Assembly's responsibility to the groups (to reimburse the candidates) if the election is not certified." THE MOTION was passed by a wide margin, but Business School represen- tative Richard Barp objected to the full subsidy because he said he was concer- ned about whether the problems with the election were actually the Assem- bly's fault. Normally, MSA provides a subsidy of one half the expenses of candidates and parties that stay within the spending limits. Last night's action allows can- didates toy claim their full expenses. Candidates and parties who spent over the limit are not eligible for any MSA money. MSA Treasurer Brad Canale estimated the additional expenses would total approximately $1,500, bringing the total cost of the controver- sial election to $7.500. After a heated debate about whether or not to appoint someone to represent MSA's viewpoint at the certification hearing - tentatively set for Thursday - the assembly voted ,to send a representative from Student Legal Ser- vices. That representative would be available to discuss the terms of the contract with the election director. Some Assembly members, those representing the People's Action Coalition (PAC),hargued against MSA taking a stand on the certification of the election because the Assembly itself was divided on the issue. . Assembly member Howard Epstein introduced a motion to appoint someone from the Assembly to act in an infor- mational capacity and answer questions pertaining to MSA's ad- ministrative responsibility. Barr countered with a proposal asking MSA to appoint him as a representative to support Emily Koo, the election director, and to interpret the charges against MSA. Barr is a former CSJ justice. Epstein and Law School represen- tative Jeff Supowit said they were con- cerned about the legal implications of the contract Koo had with the Assem- bly. The Assembly was also asked by Vice-president Kate Rubin to allot $50 from her budget to the Washtenaw County Coalition Against Apartheid (WCCAA) to help defray costs incurred in a suit filed by the University to allow them to exclude any demonstrators from next week's meeting. Assembly members expressed con- cern that such an allocation to a political group would endanger the Assembly's chance for the Regents to approve a mandatory fee of $2.92 per student at next week's meeting. The allocation was not approved. The Assembly also approved a request by Sullivan to have someone other than Canale, MSA treasurer and Student Alliance for Better Represen- tation (SABRE) president to review the budgets of candidates for subsidies. Sullivan said he feared Canale would be biased in his review. It was also decided that the current steering committee would review the campaign expenses, and then pass the reports on to the treasurer as the com- piled code req~uires. By JOHN GOYE Plans to build a new University Hospital suff setback yesterday when t Committee of the area hea agency unanimously re that the University be d tificate of need for the new The final decision on thec need rests with the Mich tment of Public Health (M must make a decision be Without the certificate. University cannot replace old hospital with a new one ALTHOUGH MEMBE health planning agency obj size and cost of the Univer plan, they agreed that the needs a new hospital. Interim University Pre Smith, who addressed th the Executive Committee prehensive Health Plannin Southeastern Michigan (C yesterday said that the would now turn to the MD forts to get a certificate of n "We hope again to get consideration for the research mission of the Smith said. EXECUTIVE Committ Mel Ravitz charged that th was sidestepping criticisms of the hospit taking the plans unaltered PH. "My concern has to d process of planning," Rav negotiating with the Gove and with the state Management and Budget, the University had appare "to move on the political t sing." Before the Executive voted to recommend disapp application for a certificat hospital plan ER asked the University to delay the $254 million review process for three to six months. ered another The delay would allow a task force of he Executive' regional planners, University planners, alth planning and outside groups to come up with a commended hospital plan cheaper than the projec- enied a cer- ted $254 million. facility. SMITH, SAYING he had conferred certificate of informally with members of the igan Depar- University's Board of Regents, refused IDPH) which the request for a delay in the review fore June 8. process. "Every delay adds to the in- of need, the flationary impact of this already ex- its 52-year- pensive project," he said. Smith then defended the University's RS of the push to win approval for funding at the jected to the state level. sity hospital "Our associations with the executive e University branch and with the legislative branch m sident Allan e meeting of of the Coin- ng Council of CHPC-SEM), University PH in its ef- need. their special educational- e hospital,' ee member e University CHPC-SEM al plans in i to the MD- do with the vitz said. By rnor's office Office of Ravitz said ntly decided ract in Lan- Committee proval of the e of need, it Ssee HOSPITAL, Page 10 gI, U l4 '... no excessive cost' Carter demands oil exploration From Reuter and AP WASHINGTON - President Carter said yesterday he favors gover- nment action, if necessary, to require oil companies to explore for new petroleum and gas with the money they receive from decontrolled oil prices. Carter told a news conference his decision to phase out price controls on domestically produced oil would provide oil companies an additional $6 billion in profits -: even after new oil tax legislation he would soon submit to Congress. "The nation has a right to expect that all of this new income will be used for exploration for oil and gas and not to buy timberlands and department stores," the President said, referring to widespread diversification practices by oil firms. CARTER ANNOUNCED last week that he would gradually lift price con- trols over a two-year period beginning on June 1 to allow the price of U.S. oil to rise to world levels. He told the news conference he would submit a bill to tax windfall oil com- pany profits to Congress later this mon- th, and said he was confident it would be passed. Congress has never before passed such legislation and Senate Energy See CAkTER, Page 8 I LSA committee says 'no' to ROTC credit By JOHN SINKEVICS Following a brief debate with ROTC officials, the Literary College's (LSA) Curriculum Committee defeated a motion yesterday to allow credit for ROTC courses within the college. The decision was made following a two-week-old request by the Military Officer Education Program Committee (MOEPC) to the Curriculum Commit- tee to either endorse or reject their credit proposal, although any final decision on the matter rests with the LSA faculty. MOEPC, which consists entirely of LSA faculty members, is ex- pected to bring its proposal to the faculty for a vote in the fall. DISCUSSIONS held prior to yester- day's vote dealt with a variety of ideological and academic questions concerning the ROTC program and its relationship to a liberal arts education. "I will not argue that ROTC courses are not academically sound, because I am sure they are," said History Prof. John King. "It is a question of af- filiation. While professors in this college have a sole commitment and loyalty to the University, ROTC teachers have a commitment to the military." King also said he is disturbed by the military "role model" which ROTC in- structors must assume, -and that this BULLETIN WASHINGTON (AP)-Bargainers for the striking Teamsters union and idle trucking companies reached tentative agreement last last night on a new contract to immediately end a 10-day nationwide work stop- page, a federal mediator said. Chief federal mediator Wayne role is incompatible with the liberal ar- ts teaching in LSA. ALSO, PHILOSOPHY Prof. Louis Loeb said there are no ROTC professors who have earned a doctoral degree, and that many courses - like military history - are taught by instructors who do not have a formal background in the discipline in which they are teaching. ROTC officials admitted that Loeb is correct in his assertions, but said they are confident of the academic content of the ROTC courses currently being taught. They also said many courses within LSA are directed towards a professional career, and because of this, there is little distinction between these courses and ROTC courses. "I went through an LSA course list and found a great number of classes which are directed towards some sort of pre-professional career," said Capt. Douglas Murray of the U.S. Navy. "I don't think ROTC is presenting such a unique case to the college." THE MOTION was eventually defeated 6 to 3, with two committee members abstaining. Psychology professor and chairman of the MOEPC Daniel Weintraub said after the meeting he was unsure how the Curriculum Committee's decision would affect the status of the MOEPC proposal, but that the outlook is dim. "I don't know what kind of a chance we have to pass this thing (at the LSA faculty meeting in the fall)," he said "because it looks as though we don't See LSA, Page 2 Day car Daily Photo by MAUREEN O'MALLEY e rally by the Child-care Coalition. The purpose of the rally was to stress that child care is an important campus issue. See story, Page 3. Adorned with signs such as "Invest in Children, not South Africa," children participate in a Day Care rally yesterday on the Diag which was sponsored U Larceny: Most frequent crime at 'U' iA ators-things that ned," said David By BETH PERSKY and KEVIN ROSENBOROUGH and said, 'Oh, I think I'm in the wrong room. 'I asked who he was looking for. thousands of community residents who will find evidence of robbers at work the next year. even if looking for cash, jewelry, calcul are small, light, and easily fen