Eighty-three years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan GEO: Supporting the academic scapegoat 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mi. 48104 News Phone: 764-0552 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1974 Castrating minority power STUDENT GOVERNMENT Council last night quietly castrated the power ad effectiveness of minority students in a calculated legislative proposal spon- sored by SGC member David Faye. The amendments added last night to SGC's compiled code abolish the present directorships under the vice - president for minority affairs and replaces them with a "Minority Affairs Committee." The committee will include positions for religious, ethnic and sexual groups as well as racial minorities. No one has yet been appointed to these new positions. Faye claims that the' new plan "sim- plifies" the minority affairs office, which up to that time had been a slipshod ar- rangement of advisory positions designed tc circumvent code limitations for mi- nority affairs appointments. Faye may be right. The old system was indeed untenable, and the new sys- tem formally establishes a Minority Af- fairs Committee, with members who can vote. RUT IF THIS were his motive, his tim- ing is inopportune. Minority affairs students, without any visible help from TODAY'S STAFF: News: Barbara Cornell, Jeff Day, Cindy Hill, Judy Ruskin, Steve Selbst, Becky Warner Editorial Page: Brian Colgan, Mrnie Heyn, Patricia Tepper, Sue Wilhelm Arts Page: Ken Fink Photo Technician: Karen Kasmauski Editorial Staff DANTEL BIDDLE Editor in Chief JUDY RUSKIN and REBECCA WARNER Managing Editors SUE STEPHENSON....................Feature Editor MARNIE YN.................Editorial Director CINDY HILL................... . ... Executive Editor KENNETH FINK....................... Art Editor TONY SCHWARTZ..................Sunday Editor MARTIN PORTER.........Sunday Editor STAFF WRITERS: Prakash Aswant, Gordon Atcheson, Laura Berman, Dan Blugerman, Howard Brick, Bonnie Carnes, Charles Coleman, Barb Cornell, Jeff Day, Della DiPietro Mike Duwek Ted Evan, off, Matt Gerson, William Heenan, Steve Hersch, Jack Krost, Andrea Lilly, Mary Long, Jean Love, Jeff Luxenberg, Josephine Marcotty, Beth Nissen, Cheryl Pilate, Ann Rauma, Sara Rimer, Jim Schuster, Bob Seidenstein, Stephen Sebst, Chip Sinclair, Jeff Sorensen, David Stoll, Paul Ter- williger. DAILY WEATHER BUREAU: William Marino and Den- nis Dismachek (forecasters) Photograph> Staff THOMAS GOTTLIEB Chief Photographer KEN FINK . ................ .. Staff Photographer STUART HOLLANDER ...... .. .. Staff Photographer KAREN KASMAUSKI ...........Staff Photographer DAVID MARGOLICK . ... Staff Photographer ALLISON RUTTAN .........Staff Photographer JOHN UPTON.................. Staff Photographer Sports Staff Sports Editor MARC FELDMAN Executive Sports Editor GEORGE HASTINGS Managing Sports Editor........ROGER ROSSITER Associate Sports Editor ...............JOHN KAHLER Contributing Sports Editor ......CLARKE COGSDILL Contributing Sports Editor ........THERESA SWEDO these Council members, had finally es- tablished their power and leadership. SGC has now thrown them again into chaos with a new organization whose benefits are debatable. Faye's newfound interest in minority