Eighty-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 LOOKING Sunday, March 20, 1977 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Settlement: Let's get along in the wake of the strike THERE ARE GOOD reasons to hope that the members of AFSCME Local 1583 vote today to ratify the tentative contract reached Friday night by bargainers for themselves and the University. There, are also reasons to under- stand why they might say "To hell with that," and stay out on the picket lines. It is hardly the most fruitful of settlements for the union. But the factions of the union's leadership, however grudgingly, have been willing to approve the new ten- tative pact, and it seems the time has come to sew up the wounds and move on with the running of this institution. The strike has run to dangerous emotional extremes, and this has threatened to disrupt relations on campus in ways that may live on past ratification. In this regard, it is no different from other strikes. But the strike has pointed out some rather painful divisions between Uni- versity employer and University em- ploye, and we would be foolish to let this dispute go the way of most other walkouts - to the backs of the minds of those involved, where the old rancor smolders on. Most important, there has been ob- vious ignorance on the part of both the University and the union. The University administrators must bear the brunt of the blame here. It has consistently treated union members as mere pawns in a game of budgets and statistics, barely acknowledging the harsh economic conditions which their attitude has imposed on their employes. The union, on the other hand, has contributed to the bitterness with a misunderstanding of the rather grim budget realities which the University indeed faces. A financial need on the part of the strikers cannot automati- cally preclude the needs of the myriad factions, departments, em- ploye groups, research projects, and students. Of course, any union builds much of its negotiation and strike strategy . on the indignation of its members, but there must be, behind that strategy, an understanding that management can only offer so many services, only offer so much money. THESE TWO CHANGES in attitude are not mutually exclusive. The University, in the future, can keep an eye on its budget while still treat- ing employes with a great deal of decency. Likewise, AFSCME, or any other union, can fight for a contract without demanding the sky - a move which can only provoke resentment from University bargainers and result in disappointment for its own mem- bers. There are still a lot of hard feel- ings on campus this week. A strike always makes for them, but one would hope that our institution might try to step above the knock-down drag- out atmosphere of constant labor- management strife. Let's get ba'ck to- gether now. ACK 4T Michigan, mighty Michigan, seemed bound for glory at last. After the thrilling tournament fight last year, which ended only in the final act, after the bril- liant season of Bo Schembech- ler's Wolverines, which finished in sadness under the bright Pasadena sun on New Yoar's Day - after those tears, it had seemed that joy would be re- turned to Ann Arbor in the cap- able hands of Phil Hubbard, Ricky Green, Steve Grote, and colleagues. And then the boys blew one yesterday down in Lexington. And that was it. First there was a good game last Sundayagainst Holy Cross, Michigan, barely reinstalled as The -Number One Team in The Nation, showed its' stuff against a scrappy Holy Cross team. Then there was a great four- day hype of Thursday night's grudge match against the Uni- vesity of Detroit and,' more specifically, The Big Noise - U-D Coach Dick Vitale. The Noise was silenced, and a tough Detroit team took show- ers as the tougher team from down 1-94 started looking hard at Atlanta and the national title. But there was one more game to be played in Lexington, and the University of North Caro- lina-Charlotte wasn't going to- let the Wolverines leave town without remembering he plac e for something besides the vi- triolic Vitale. The Holy Cross game belong- ed to All-American Rickey Green, who scored a career- high 35 points. Detroit was Phil Hubbard's, who pulled down 26 rebounds. But for yesterday's 75-68 loss to UNCC, no one had any answers, except the pres- ence of a fine team which re- fused to be intimidated by a 'Number One' reputation. Grote, Hubbard, and Green graduate this year as three of the finest players in Michigan history. For Johnny Orr, it probably means the loss of his best 'chance at the national crown. For Michigan, it means one more long wait for next year. niot int the script PERHAPS TO AVOID incon- sistency, the case of the VA murders has taken yet another- -bizarre turn. Last Sunday, in their page one lead story, the Detroit Free Press reported that a former Veterans Hospital nurse, once under suspicion by the FBI dur- ing their suspect search, took her life in a Florida winter home, leaving behind a suicide note which amounted to a con- fession for the murders of 11 VA patients during the sum- mer of 1975. Apparently, the nurse, Betty Jakim, had also made a verbal confession to her psychiatrist at the University's Neuro-Psychiat- ric Institute. She reported suf- fering extreme guilt because of her self-alleged action and re- gretted that others were suf- fering because of it. Hoping to exonerate their clients, attorneys for accused nurses Leonora Perez and Fili- pina Narciso appealed to the psychiatrist to release records of his conversations with Ja- kim, !jut the University has re- fused to comply. Furthermore, the psychiatrist claims that Ja- kim's confessions were brought on by severe depression and does not believe that she was telling the truth. The new episode in this rath- er baffling affair has thrown a spotlight on the conflict be- tween the right of the psychia- trist to protect the privacy of his patients and Perez's and Narciso's right to a fair, comn- plete trial. If the psychiatrist releases his records, the result of the trial could change. And if he does not ... We may nev- er know. * * playv penned JJERE WE HAVE something of a fairy tale. Big-time photographer zips into town dangling his Leicas from his shoulder and luring subjects with promises of fame and fortune. You know the bit: "Hey, sweetheart, I'm gonna make you a star." He stands on street corners, patronizes ice cream parlors, and grinds hips at a local disco in his search for the perfect face ... and body. "Hi, I'm David Chan," he announces to a potential pic- ture, "and I'd like to know if you're interested in appearing in the magazine I work for. I'm from Playboy.". Women are skeptical because the skinny photographer doesn't look legitimate. Not that they've even seen a Playboy photog, but, well, if they had, they're sure he wouldn't look like that. But, putting skepticism aside, they ring the phone in Chan's Cam- pus Inn headquarters off the hook, and wear out the welcome mat in his 'hotel suite. And they're not after thealmonds and beer Chan had room ser- vice send up. Enter the wicked witch. Lo- cal student newspaper is furi- ous. Flails supporters of Chans search for cheesecake and in- structs the enterprising shutter- big to take his cameras else- where. Let's cdt out the "cute coed" myth, it demands, and carry on this "Girls of the Big Ten" project in less liberated climes. Not so fast, scream the cute coeds. This is a dream come true. Yeah, screams an angry male supporter in a letter to the paper. Who cares about the angry "political ravings of some libbers?" Hugh Hefner, take a bow. Women's movement, rest in peace. - Ann Marie Lipinski and Jim Tobin Editors-in-chief HE WEEK IN REVIEW agreed THOUGH UNION and Univer- sity movers and shakers weren't surprised when some 2,000 campus service workers walked off their jobs on Febru- ary 23, the rest of the campus was. And no less abruptly, no less surprising, the bargaining teams for the two parties reach- ed a settlement in the early hours of, Saturday morning. After several weeks of a "We're not really very happy about -AFSCME leader Walt Oliver strike that looked as if it might drag on to the end of the term, bargainers for the University and AFSCME Local 1583 got down to the business of tough bargaining at a marathon ses- sion at the Holiday Inn East. With state-appointed mediator Thomas Badoud and Michigan Employment Relations Commis- sion director Robert Pisarsky *monitoring the action and oc- casionally helping out, the bar- gainers, slowly but surely, be- gan to move on the crucial is- sues that have divided the sides from the beginning. The result: AFSCME, if its members vote to ratify the pact at a mass meeting today, (and that is likely), will go back to the work of making the Univer- sity run for a raise of 60 cents per hour. The tentative agreement has received support from all fac- tions of the union; but that sup- port is luke-warm at best. No one in the union likes the settle- ment much, but it was the feel- ing of many union leaders that the University simply wasn't going to give any more, and that it was time to get back on the jab. Picketers, frustrated and tired &f the line, couldn't afford to stay out much longer. It was- hard to be sure what effect two well-heeled AFSCME national representatives from Washington had on the negotia- tions, but the pace surely quick- ened after their arrival Wed- nesday night. They brought $10,- 000 in strike supply funds with them, but now that money, pre- sumably, wilr go unspent. The strike, an irritant from its inception, had begun -to get some students angry. The dorms are dirty, the food service is shaky, and garbage was close at hand all over. Though the University was quite success-' ful in 'scaring up enough emerg- ency help to keep the campus functioning, it was clear that the strike was inflicting some bruises. But it was also clear that the union lacked the mus- cle to shut the place down, and the whole experience raises some questions about AFSCME's chances for gains in the future. blt IT HAD ALL BEEN so very fine. Playboy photographer Chan B'itiness Staff DEBORAH DREYFUSS .. Business Manager COLLEEN HOGAN..........Operations Manager ROD KOSANN .. .. .... . .. Sales Manager ROBERT CARPENTER......... Finance Manager NANCY GRADl Display Manager CASSIE ST. CLAIR.... Circulation Manager BETH STRATFORD . .Circulation Director Photrgraphy Staff ALAN BILINSKY ANDY FREEBERG Co-Photographers-in-Chief BRAD BENJAMIN ...... Staff Photographer JOHN KNOX .. .. Staff Photographer, CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER ... Staff Photographer Bokovoy, Linda Brenners, Lori Carruthers, Ken Chotiner, Eileen Dale-7 Ron DeKett, Lisa Fish- er, David Goodman, Marnie Ileyn, Robb Halm- es, Michael Jones, Lani Jordan, Janet Klein, (;egg Kruppa, Steve Kursman, Dobilas Matu- ±onis, Stu McConnell, Tom Meyer, Jenny Mil- ler, Patti Moatemrri, Torn O'Connell, Jon Paristus, Karen Paul, Stephen Pickover, Kim Potter, Martha Retallick, Keith Richburg, Bob Rokenbaum, Dennis Sabo, Annmarie Schiavi, Elizabeth Slowik, Tom Stevens, Jim Stimpson, Mike Taylor, Pauline Toole. Mark Wagner, Sue Warner,bShelley Wolson, Mike Yellin, Laurie 'Young and Barb Zahs. Sports Staff KATHY HENNEGHAN ...... Sports Editor TOM CAMERON......... Executive Sports Editor SCOTT LEWIS .......... Managing Sports Editor DON MacLACHLAN ..... Associate Sports Editor Contributing Editors JOHN NIEMEYER and ENID GOLDMAN NIGHT EDITORS: Ernie Dunbar, Henry Engel- hardt, Rick Maddock, Bob Miller, Patrick Rode, Cub Schwartz. ASST. NIGHT EDITORS: Jeff Frank, Cindy Gat- ziolis, Mike Halpin, Brian Martin, Brian Miller, Dave Renbarger, Errol Shifman and Jamie Tur- ner Editorial positions represent a consensus of The Daily Editorial staff. Editorial Staff ANN MARIE LIPINSKI Editors-in-Chief JIM TOBIN KEN PARSIGIAN.....,. Editorial Director LOIS JOSIMOVICH . ... Arts Editor JAY LEVIN ............ .... Managing Editor GEORGE LOBSENZ .. Managing Editor MIKE NORTON ............ . ... Managing Editor MARGARET YAO .........,.... Managing Editor SUSAN ADES ELAINE FLETCHER Magazine Editors aTAr' F WEITERS: Owen Barr. Susan Barry, Brian Bianchard, Llichael Beckman, Philip Amin To The Daily: FOR SIX YEARS the world has recognized Idi Amin as a cold-blooded murderer. Only now does The Daily realize that Amin is not a "harmless" ec- centric. It is truly unfortunate that the Daily editorial staff chooses to remember the Amin who "claims he is the ruler of Scotland," and not the Amin who murdered a member of the Catholic archdiocese; or the Amin who harbored internation- al terrorists holding hostage a planeload of innocent people; or the Amin who had Dora Bloch dragged screaming from her hospital bed in Kampala; or the Amin who has murdered tens of thousands of Ugandan citi- zens. Who but The Daily "could help but chuckle." After a six-year span of atroci- ties, the Daily editorial staff, in a flash of ethnocentric brilli- ance, awakens to realize just how dangerous a man Amin is. The abduction of two hundred American citizens is a deplor- able act and we wholehearted- ly applaud The Daily's attempt at a denunciation. However The Daily's editorial is, at best, su- n ini At +ntime A- The Lett-ers boycott , To The Daily: ON TUESDAY, March 16th the editorial page of this paper ran a blatantly erroneous edit- orial in which the boycott of non-UFW grape and head lettuce was said to be ended. I was very surprised to hear this informa- tion and found it even more amazing that The Daily had this 'scoop" which no other paper or news service seemed to have. When I called the paper to ask about this, the head of the edit- orial page said he had relied on the information of a certain reported who had, according to the head of the editorial page, either heard it on the news or read it somewhere. I feel that this showed great irresponsibil- ity on the part of the editor, since he obviously did not both- er to check with the local UFW Support Committee on this in- formation or anywhere else for that matter. A simple bit of in- vestigation would have revealed the truth - that the boycott of non-UFW head lettuce and grapes is still onand is flourish- ing. I feelThe Daily has shown complete lack of integrity to its readers and total disregard for any standards of good journal- ism. I hope in the future The Daily to the -Daily there is one thing that seems to be a constant source of irri- tation and annoyance to those of us who use the temporary lockers in the men' locker room. My experience has been that those rows in which the temporary lockers have been placed' are usually so crowded that it is almost impossible to change one's clothes, get dres- sed, etc. without being in the way of others attempting to do the same thing. The galling part of the problem is that usually the rows in which the assigned lockers are located are almost empty. The solution to this problem would seem to be quite simple. Would it be possible to reassign the temporary lockers in a more uncongested manner by making, say, every fifth or sixth locker a temporary one? In this way the available space for the more frequently used temporary lockers would be ex- panded. Lawrence Riff CRISP To The Daily: REGARDING the recent pro- posed changes in the CRISP system: I have just written a letter to Ernest Zimmerman, assistant to the vice-president ,realize that it is much' easier recent depiction of His Holiness,, to inconvenience several thou- Pope Paul VI you published. Let sand students by disrupting me start off by saying that their academic schedules and many Catholics including my- jeapordizing their chances for self disagree with him on the graduating on time than to give issue of women priests. priority to those people who de- But regardless of his position serve it, but it is not impossi- on women priests, I am sure ble. (Zimmerman says they you are aware that 'he repre- will reinstate some kind of pri- sents and, is to many people ority system in the future. Why worldwide a symbolically spirit- not this year when it will do ual figure. us some good?) There is therefore, no excuse Seniors deserve top priority for this pictorial slur on Ro- during registration for several man Catholics., You pretend to reasons. ,.They have invested be so liberal .in your opinions more time and more money in yet this latest piece, of "art" this school than any other un- reeks of bigotry of the worst dergraduate students. Senior sort - because of religion. Do year is the last opportunity to you have no respect for a re- elect the classes a student wants ligion and a personage (no mat- and the credits she or he needs teg ongesae)tha- to graduate. Seniors have suf- terlhow wrong he may be) that fered through three years of would not expect or accept con- CRISP, rarely getting the sched- demnation yourself for your re- ule they wanted, but always ligion or value system. with the promise that when that Also, who do you react so senior year rolled around, things wildly and in such a lengthy would be different. way only when the Pope takes Students, don't let some lazy a disagreeable stand? You could administrator take your rights at least be honest and fair and away! That is ridiculous! We give as much attention to the are the whole backbone and countless times the Pope has purpose of the educational sys- spoken out against war, rac- tem. If you are not satisfied ism, and the arms race, more with the new system, don't com- serious moral issues than that of plain to your friends. Deluge women priests, which (I would Zimmerman with letters-from expect) you'are at least equal- you and your parents - and I vcncerned about Contact your reps Sen. Donald Riegle (Dem.), 1205 Dirksen Bldg., Washing- ton, D.C. 20510 Sen. Robert Griffin (Rep.), 353 Russell Bldg., Capitol Hill, Washington. D.C. 20515.