.LOMBAIIDI: A HOLLOW LEGACY See Page 7 Y Sfr4 ~Iaii4 IMPROVING Partly cloudy, warmer High-67 Low-40 Vol. LXXXI, No. 24 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, September 30, 1970 Ten Cents Academic reform: tuents ake e initi By BOB SCHREINER Although the aims of the groups jor departments involved are his- -The Budget. This is an area ulty's ire over so emotional an students in an advisory or a voting Bo and EDWARD ZIMMERMAN are diverse, they have traditional- tory, English and economics. in each school and departmnt issue," says Randy Beers, a mem- capacity. uate In Winter, 1969, the dispute ly centered around two general -Grading. The extension of the which the faculty has usually pre- ber of the history students steer- This year, the majority of stu- evalu over the literary college's language areas: Changing the decision pass-fail grading system is an item ferred to handle alone. However, ing committee. dent groups seem to be. satisfied ment requirement was able 'to bring a making mechanism within their on the agenda of almost every the financial overtones of the Related to these substantive with the extent of their repre- tions sizeable number of students to- academic unit to include greater student group. While some stu- minority admissions dispute has academic issues is the question of sentation, saying that even non- they gether on an issue which has rare- student participation; and press- dents are pushing to make all prompted some student groups to student participation in the actual voting participation allows them a In y been a focus of campus politics ing for specific decisions on aca- courses in their units pass-fail, the seek participation in the setting decision-making within each aca- significant input into the system. ment the issue of academic reform. demic issues. majority - such as the Student of priorities for allocating their demic unit. For this reason, student leaders Scie A year-and-a-half later, the Council inthe business adminis- unit's fundso hlclg ad say, most of their reform efforts stru In a series of recent interviews, Cucli h uiesamns ntsfns battle for altering many aspects of tration school-seek to end letter -Tenure. This area-the hir- In most schools, coleges an this year will be aimed at the abou academic life at the University representatives of the groups have grading in certain courses only. ing, promotion and dismissal of departments, decisions on the ap- actual decisions made by the fac- ing t has been submerged under a flurry described the issues which will -Admissions. With the estab- faculty members-is the one as- pointment and promotion of fac- ulty bodies, rather than the de- for a ofmr oua oilises c o-AmisionstWihmthtehab- facutyrembes-i theonea- ulty members, and on budgetaryitefqur of more popular social issuessuch concern them this year as includ- lishment last spring of a Univer- pect of academics in which the cision-making process itself. quir as minority admissions and the sity-wide' minority admissions pro- students have virtually no partici- matters. are handled by an execu- This term, the history depart- jor n University's ties with he military. . -Curricular reform. This will gram, many of the student groups paion in the University. Yet most tive committee elected by the fac- ment will resume debate on a cour Thus, as campus-wide political continue to be of the greatest plan to press their academic unit student groups indicate they are ulty. ither faculty committees proposal to change the program centi gropps prepare foN another year concern to the student groups; to establish special programs hesitant to take up the issue, fear- h avejurisdiction overfother areasafor g raduate students. Under the Ne of activity, the blunted quest for they, say it is the area which af- which will aid the new black stu- ing that the faculty will be in- such as curriculum, proposal, the students would be unde academic change h5' been rele- fects them the most. As the term dents to adjust to the University. transigent on other issues if btu- In past years, student efforts required to take courses in only that gated to smaller, less conspicuous progresses, m a n y departmental In addition, some groups, such dents press for more influence in in academic reform have focused four historical fields, instead of conci student groups within almost student g r o u p s have begun to as the Graduate Association of tenure decisions. on gaining representation on these five. They would also have wider cour every school, college and depart- press for vast changes in the con- Political Scientists, have begun to "There are more important con- bodies. Many faculty committees latitude in deciding which courses to as ment. centration requiremients. The ma- recruit minority students. cerns without arousing the fac- have responded by seating some to take. Eight Pages th graduate and undergrad- history students also plan to late the department's place- program, which finds posi- for graduate students after receive their degrees. the political science depart- the Undergraduate Political ice Association has been in- nental in the past in bringing t curricular changes, includ- the awarding of four credits .ll courses and ending the re- ment that a prospective ma- nust take two political science ses as prerequisites for con- ation. il Gabler, p'resident of the rgraduate association, says this year the group will be erned with the frequency of se offerings. It will attempt sure that popular courses are See ACADEMIC, Page 2 FUNERAL TOMORROW: Arabs mourn Nasser; si on ofI ruling 0 Mideast status unclear secrecy Regents 4 .. iCAIRO (') - As the A ra b world mourned the death of w>, :Gamal Abdel Nasser yester- day, world leaders wondered what effect his death will haveK on peace efforts in the Middle <> j' bEast.F Many feared the Egyptian sres- Nt ssdsident's death may mean a new seo setback for the already stalled er peace talks between Israel and its Arab neighbors. President Nixon, however, said ; £ r> it was too early to know how,. m k - ;A :,; " + Nasser 's death may affect the .troubled Mideast. He told news- s , ?' $ P4 rm ., Mmen accompanying him to the U S. < " #}. ii 6th 'Fleetrin the Mediterranean: Chi} ( L c.,"It will contribute a new situa- tion, but whether it contributes ~ ~. .~.. to more tension remains to be 6o l $$}$'" + ther it migh t be some kind of "y to beciv leadsip." Student Tim Butz left, burns what wassaidtt h Some diplomats at the United service at Kent State University. They service v 4:'# .<":, . Nations said Nasser 's death might { May 4 in a confrontation with Ohio National GI spell the end of the U.S. initiative the Southern Christian Leadership Conference AssocEated Press that laid the groundwork for the mn BTIG ALMED HELNI of the Egyptian army, left, meets in talks with a 90-day cease-fire be- Amman with other officers of the Arab peacekeeping force named twen Israel on one side andnEgyptNrEdng hs fLEGAL SYSTEMu: to monitor the cease-fire in Jordar A The meeting took place in )v Jarin othe Uothr .a da- tn stde city's IntercontinentaldHotel.ordisg Gn t a toismms hth rdiFagree, mandngi hwas t dod1dm1 iareun it nhearly to tell, a U.N. spokesman re-royrt P ea ce he program.Actnssm gyPresident Anwar Sadat leaders, some of whom began aT-,p r riving for the state funeral ongtmt P e comr h , r ll ycie cnotalenatyce frm wol --m akns e uptid n se- Ter u There was little speculation By DAVECHDIITh rbe a E taschedd lt dn Unyian. a el HIamnEgeptyasssin their hour of The committee formulating a poe apane t By HANNAH MORRISON mourning as to a successor to Nas- new University judicial system wasn alt ser. but they learned that some deadlocked last night on one of gs and to n agree to ocus ttenion o Anngs Aongmate The Oct. 3 anti-war rally in Ann Arbor promises to be of his closest advisers had been the few remaining issues as it at- n o the key demonstration in the country at that time," says Jim at his bedside, among them Sadat.1 tempted to finalize recommenda- bility of evide Lafferty, chairman of the Detroit Coalition to End the War. He was a fellow officer in the tions for a permanent legal sys- Student G 1952 coup against the monarchy tem to replace present interim President Mar The coalition-sponsored demonstration will begin as a and was chosen by Nasser to be procedures. the importan( march 'from the football stadium after Saturday's game to his vice president. He is acting Torpedoing hopes for approval pointing out v a Diag rally. president until a new chief execu- of a general outline at the meet- Hoffman wa Jerry Gordon, national Peace Action Coalition (PAC) tive is chosen, within 60 days. ig, student, faculty and admin- questionable chairman, will address the rally on the Vietnam war, the Others included Gene w Moham- istration members of the commit- agoconspira Pissues. Michaelmmdd Fawzi, commander in chief tee disagreed on who should de- Some of th e at is s tof the armed forces, and Air Mar- de procedure in jury trials of the com Stiliwagon, Democratic 'candidate for Congress will also be shal My Sabri, a former confidant Th comteapiedb colleagues wo on the program. of Nasser. President Robben Fleming last i st Lafferty says another anti-war demonstration is planned With Sadat as chairman, the A p r i 1, previously approved the dominated p for Washington, D.C,,, to protest d "Victory in Vietnam" march executive committee of Egypt'spncleotrabyauifpeis well as a jury. alo chduedfo tatdae.only political party, the Arab So- -students being tried and sen-; The,, stude aloshdldfo htdt.cia ist Union, and the Cabinet met t ne ysuetsada qia made clear th has~~~~ne by studentstd and sanols faclty cc- However, national PAC has withdrawn support of the in emergency session. It was pre- lent procedure for faculty me-prove any pa Washington rally because, Student Mobilization Committee sumed they discussed the dateshbens. entry facult memb~er Tom Vernier' explains,' , See ARABS, Page 8. would decide whn tun, promises to be a confron Tecom tation-type march." Mcensus: Thom PAC representatives, from col-~ panel by lotf las trugt Strdae to isn Y~' 'ber of stude Deri, atSaudy odscs '#; f