A a. a IL ' J& t& Alp -y control 1 q m Or 0 v board-in president vice-presic tony smith The Board of Control of Intercollegi- ate Athletics has for some time been unrepresentative of the large numbers of Black athletes involved in the sports sponsored by the University of Michigan. It is my feeling that although there are many problems that are shared by both Black and White athletes, there are those which are peculiar to both separately. The best spokesman for a given group is a member of that group, and as a Black athlete, I feel that it is incumbent upon me to try to speak about the needs of the athletic de- partment as it affects Black players and spectators. Also, as a football player, I feel that I have a great in- sight into the athletic department due to my two-year involvement. I understand the problems facing the althletic department, such as support- ing programs that operate at a deficit, budgeting, personnel control and gen- eral control of the department. It is obvious that each of these areas in some ways touches Black peo- ple, either directly as participants or as spectators; and it is necessary that our views be given an opportunity to be heard, considered and acted up- on. There are programs, such as the clinics for the community children, which I feel should be continued, and if possible, expanded. I also feel that the Board has a responsibility to the Ann Arbor community, which supports it monetarily and morally by attending many of the sporting events at the University. One method of ex- hibiting its appreciation would be to establish a scholarship fund for an underprivileged youth from the Ann Arbor community. rose sue berstein THE STUDENT MEMBERS of this Board have traditionally been athletes who have an unfair and vested interest in pre- serving the present system which allo- cates huge amounts from the student budget for athletic events including only a small number of students. The intercollegiate athletic pro- gram Michigan participates in is by nature sexist and racist. As a mem- ber of the board, I would try to avoid needless spending of student money for luxuries for our elite athletic corps and for building unnecessary buildings. Instead, I advocate providing recre- ational facilities available to all students at low costs. I further advocate funding all inter- collegiate sports on a self-sustaining basis without eliminating entirely those sports now on a club basis, but perhaps relegating all non-revenue sports to club basis, with equal allo- cations. AN ADDITIONAL important difference between me and the other candidates is that as a woman I shall fight for more facilities and money for women's sports. WHY elect a member of the athletic elite so that he can make further allocations in an elitist way? It seems logical that a person with no vested interest in perpetuating the athletic system would determine these policies in a fairer way. ISN'T IT TIME to end sexism, racism, and elitism in every part of the Uni- versity? LIBERATE ATHLETICS/ david mildner I HAVE BEEN a member of the Advisory Committee for Recreation, Intramurals and Club Sports for the past three years, and I serve on the Facilities and Recreation Building Subcommittees. I was also a student member of the Faculty Senate Committee reviewing the Board-in-Control's budget. I ADVOCATE: 1) a fundamental reorganization of the current athletic program; 2) the e4pansion of intramural facilities as the highest priority of the Board; 3) a deliberate policy of building up surpluses for a new intramural com- plex; 4) the reduction of financial aid and tenders to the minor sports (that is, the sports other than foot- ball, basketball and hockey); 5) a shift of minor sports to club status with a resulting reduction of coaches; 6) the savings of $400,000 per annum from the above recommendations (plus additional revenues from extra foot- ball games) be allocated to the pay- ment of a new Recreation Building; 7) a reduction of the General Funds $147,000 allocation to the Board-in- Control; 8) sports for all, not just the professionals. I BELIEVE that football proceeds should go primarily to the operation, maintenance and building of recrea- tional facilities, not to money-losing varsity sports. james bidges rick rater ltera ture, scier WE BELIEVE that student governments exist solely for the benefit of their constituents. Our main goal is to strive toward making education in LS&A more meaningful. We will guide the LS&A Executive Council toward solving problems that students are faced with everyday in obtaining an edu- cation at the University. Potentially, the LS&A Student Government is an ex- tremely viable force in instituting change within the Literary College. Having been members of LS&A Executive Council, we are in a position to see that all that stands between the government and real progress is the strong leadership that we feel we can provide. SPECIFICALLY, we will work toward: 1) Instituting a Complaint Service which students can contact when they are having problems with instruc- tors, counselors and classes. The LS&A Student Govern- ment would act as a liason between students and whatever it is that is causing the difficulty. Also, the Complaint Service could be a way of finding out what specific prob- lems students are having, and alleviating the problems. 2) Consolidating Student Services by integrating these functions. If it could be possible to have Student Counseling, Course Mart, Course Evaluation, and Complaint Service in one area, anyone with almost any type of prob- lem will know where they can be helped. ice & th Student Caucus (cont'd) than 10% of the student body. No government, especially one so unrepre- sentative, has the right to make our moral and political decisions. For this reason we support an open re- cruitment policy. Racism and sexism are undeniably intolerable in our so- ciety. We do not need SGC to tell us this. Each of us is capable of making our own evaluations or we wouldn't be hereat U.of M. Nor do we think that SGC should have the power to deny any- one the option of participation in ROTC at a governmentally supported in- stitution. We also think that SGC's present position on classified re- search is simplistic--neither economic or academic consequences to students have been analyzed. Again the issue is a fundamental one. It is absurd to allow 14 people to make moral and po- litical decisions for over 30,000 indi- viduals (thus violating their academic and intellectual freedoms) on the grounds that some abstract disembodied academic and intellectual freedoms are being violated. The real issue in this campaign is whether SGC will con- cern itself with students rather than slogans. In the past SGC has support- ed SDS, Phoenix Anarchist Coalition, Repression Movement, Ann Arbor Con- spiracy..... We intend to support you. The purpose of SGC as stated in the SGC Constitution is "to guarantee every University student a good and in- expensive education; sufficient, sat- isfactory, and reasonably priced housing, commodities, services, and other conditions of life; and full le- gal rights as citizens." It's time SGC concerned itself with the real issues at hand! Help us throw the rascals out. Vote Student Caucus. 3) Conducting a survey of all LS&A vernment is to be truly represen specifically what people want change 4) Printing a newsletter which woul Body of the actions taken and ai dent Government will be dealing with newsletter would serve the dual func students about what their government dents to have a means by which they at their government. 5) Attaining student parity on gove the Literary College. The Admir decisions affecting hundreds of stud should have student representation. parity a step further, the effect or cisions of the Curriculum Committee representation for students. Passag proposal which would give students e governing faculty is one of our majc THESE ISSUES are ones we feel need 1 of the representative student bodies which our government can function e strong and sincere guidance, which i could provide.