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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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The Daily's summer co-editors, Tim Schick (fore-
ground) and Ken Parsigian, discuss an evening's
layout plans.
The Daily: Nickel
cokes and news
By JAY LEVIN
Somewhere on this vast, and often scholastically mun-
dane, campus is a place where the Cokes cost a nickel, the
parties are outrageous, the atmosphere is punctuated by the
incessant clattering of wire machines, and the people are
kind of crazy.
That place, nestled on the two floors of the Student
Publications Building on Maynard Street, is The Michigan
Daily. And, oh yes-we also publish a newspaper.
STEPPING into the Daily's cavernous, architecturally
neo-Gothic city room is a completely different experience
from anything else on this campus.
Our ultimate goal is the pursuit of journalist excellence
six days a week (we don't work on Sunday, so you don't
see the fruits of our labors on Monday), a pursuit which
has won us numerous awards for a grade of reporting not
practiced on many college papers. It's a goal met by dis-
patching reporters to such events as the Orange Bowl, the
Democratic National Convention, the New Hampshire pri-
mary, and every big name concert Detroit has to offer.
It's a goal met independent of financial sustenance from
the University, And finally, it's a goal achieved by a bunch
of diverse people, both young and old, not only working, but
learning, together.
YET, THERE is room on the staff for the kind\of blun-
ders folks around here talk about when reminiscing about
the good old times on the paper. Like the time one beloved-
chief photographer accidentally flushed his film down the
toilet in a New Hampshire motel room during that state's
important presidential primary earlier this year. Or the
time we reported in big, black, bold, type that the "Insur-
gents take city of Da Nang," when, in fact, the insurgents
did no such thing. All of which goes to prove that despite
our occasional egotistical ravings, we're only human.
But for all of us down here, the Daily is more than just
a place to spend hours tracking down an elusive source,
drawing layouts, writing mazine stories and learning from
our mistakes. The paper represents a breakawy from the
mind-boggling world of chemistry and anthro, where we
can drop by at odd hours to sip Coke, order a grease-laden
pizza, play bridge, or just talk hours on end with equally
crazy people.
No matter what we do and how we do it, you can be
assuer of one thing: every day save Monday, we'll be right
there on your doorstep, just when the Rice Krispies begin
to crackle and the coffee begins to brew.
By LAURIE YOUNG
It all began five years ago in 1970 when the
underground employe-oriented group "Probe"
filed a class action suit against the University
for sex discrimination.
And the campus has not seen the last of that
once rare breed of woman known as feminist.
PROBE NO longer exists. But its seed gave
birth to many other organizations which have
since proved vehicles through which an ever-
widening variety of women are able to illu-
strate their willingness and ability to effect
change.
"I sense a great progress of awareness,"
says Jean Campbell, Director of the Center for
the Continuing Education of Women (CEW),
which stresses individual development and con-
tinuation of education for self-fulfillment as
well as economic need. "Not only because wo-
men are more assertive, but there are more
women in the work force, greater expectations
for smaller famiiles, and an increased em-
phasis on self-fulfillment."
Women are more aware of sex discrimination
practices in their job areas as well.
"MORE WOMEN are calling the Commission
about discrimination in their departments,"
says Barbara Murphy, Assistant Chairwoman
of the Commission for Women.
With women asserting their new positions,
many men also face the need to question their
sexual roles. Although the revision of outdated
male attitudes has probably been more marked
on campus, than in many other places in the
midwest, the change is by no means complete.
"Some men are not realizing that they are
part of the problem," comments Ed Egnatios,
women
Field Studies Co-ordinator at the Residential
College.
"Their self-confidence, which has always
been invested in male chauvism, is now de-
creasing. They have no feminine mystique.
Consequently, they are confused, excited and
less marketable. They don't know how to act
or what's going on."
The feminists of the early 70's, who drew
their organizing talents from the anti-war and
civil rights movements of the late 60's, were
first to face this upheaval of norms. Over-
whelmed with new feelings and ideas, they
were like adolescents (of any sex) facing their
first love affair.
CLAIRE JEANETTE, a former University
Women's Advocate, describes three fairly dis-
tinct local feminist groups, which existed at
the time, yet among which she was unable to
find her niche.
In onebcategory fell thepragmatists, such
as members of Probe, who were concerned
mainly with. improving the work situation on
campus. They now provide the momentum for
such institutionalized groups as the Affirmative
Action Office, the Commission for Women and
the clericals unions.
The second category, the liberal and intel-
lectual academicians, focused on problems
within the departments. These women, pri-
marily graduate students, are now instru-
mental in the University's Women's Studies
Program.
THE THIRD, the "gut feminists," were pri-
marily purist undergraduates who stressed
take
service and counselling, and reached out be-
yond the University into the community as a
whole. These women are now involved with
such off-campus organizations as the Women's
Communit, School and the Free People's
Clinic.
The current organizations, which are strong-
er, more viable and more varied than the ones
of the past, illustrate how women are learning
to take care of themselves.
In several departments, women are forming
their own commissions or caucuses to use as
both support and grievance mechanisms. In
the larger community a woman's newspaper,
"Herself" and a credit union add to women's
increasing economic independence.
"TODAY, WOMEN are more sophisticated
without losing their ideology," says Regi Teas-
ley, a graduate student from Michigan State
University studying the women's movement in
Ann Arbor. "The radical groups of women, in
particular, recognize the need for more con-
trol and structure, but are still aware of their
original ideas-the need for equal input and
no domination."
.The more radical grassroots organizations
and more institutionalized University supported
groups complement each other in their func-
tions, says Jeannette. "We need external
groups so that the internal will be listened to.
The internal groups are only viable as long
as the external are pushing."
ch
arge
be more tolerant and accepting of new women's
roles, says Nellie Varner, Associate Dean of
Rackham and former affirmative action offi-
cer, it is doubtful whether actual attitude
changes have occurred,
There is no profit incentive for the Univer-
sity to hire women, points out one administra-
tion staff observer. "The Affirmative Action
Office exists to protect the University and to
look out for it's own best interest-not those
of women or minorities. It is not economical
to promote affirmative action-unless pres-
sured to do so by Health, Education and Wel-
fare (HEW)."
Although the University often makes a good
faith effort to interview women, 'old boys like
to hire old boys.' And as a result there are
not enough women professors on campus. This
shortage in turn tends to discourage younger
women who might join the ranks, from pur-
suing graduate studies.
WOMEN TODAY are facing pressures which
are a direct result of the changes for which
they have aspired. But in accomplishing their
goals they must be careful not to make the
same mistakes which men have made. It is
not enough to get into top positions if they
compromise themselves along the way. y
"Women must be careful not to give a few
women power (and then rest satisfied)," says
Egnatios. "Remember that it's a fallacy that
people cannot change things until you get
to the top."
Most important, women must not lose their
sensitivity-especially to each others problems.
Gail Resnik, a woman's program coordinator
sums it up saying, "Women must be careful
not to turn their backs on other women with
the attitude, 'Well I made it, so can you.'"
YET WHILE people are more aware of dis-
criminatory and sexist attitudes, women have
chalked up only minor statistical improve-
ments in the job market,~ due to affirmative
action. Likewise, atlhough administrators may
Coalltion
By MICHAEL YELLIN like to erase the division be-
Students attending the Univer- tween workers and students and
sity in the fall may have to go point the finger at the real
elsewhere for their education as enemy, (P r e s i d e n t Robben)
a result of a shutdown due to Fleming and Company."
striking employes and students. A one day class boycott in
Contracts for the Graduate protest of tuition hikes has been
Employes Organization (GEO) called by the Students Asso-
and University clericals (UAW ciated for Lower Tuition (SALT),
local 2001) both terminate ort involving 13 state - supported
August 31. Graduate Student schools and over 300,000 stu-
Assistants (GSA's) represented dents. David Mitchell, treasurer
by GEO are responsible for of the statewide organization,
teaching a majority of lower believes there would be wide-
level undergraduate c o u r s e s spread support by undrgrads
while UAW local 2001 represents for a GEO strike.
all 3,308 clericals employed by;
the University. ..- ....:.: :.
mnay strike against 'U'
CONTRACT negotiations be- equivically, "There is no way,
tween the University administra- in the world this institution can
tion and GEO are now underway meet them. Based on present
with some progress being made facts, if they are not prepared
in clarifying demands. While the to come down in their demands
two sides claim they wish to' then we are not prepared to
avoid another strike like the one have a contract settlement."
that dragged on for four weeks GEO's demands include an 11
in the winter of 1975, both GEO per cent salary increase in the
and the administration have ac- fall, another nine per cent hike
cused eachother of already plan- in 1977, a SO per cent cut in
ning a fall walkout. GSA's tuition, a stronger affir-
John Forsyth, the administra- mative action program, a Teach-'
tion's chief bargainer, has call- er's Assistant's training pro-
ed the GEO demands "totally gram and an expansion of the
unrealistic and maintains un-i p r e s e n t non - discrimination
clause.
THE POSSIBILITY of a coali-
tion between UAW, GEO and
undergraduate students in close-
ly coordinated strikes has not
been publicly discussed but has
occurred to all three parties.
"We would be fools if we did
not coordinate our a c t i o n s
against management," says Car-
olyn Weeks, head of the clerical
union. "We have to go to the
table with as powerful a posi-
tion as possible, especially withl
this University. There isl
F strength in numbers, we would
of chaos
.......
MSA: Born out'
ADMINISTRATORS a d m i t
they have ordered department
heads to m a k e contingency
plans in the event of a GEO
strike.
Doug *M o r a n, president of
GEO, claims, "We are not mak-
ing plans for a strike, at the
moment we are concentrating
on getting a contract by October
5. I won't say they (the Admin-
istration) are trying to force a
strike, but by having contin-
gency plans at this early stage,
we may in fact face a self-ful-
filling prophecy."
Negotiations between UAW lo-
cal 2001 and the University be-1
gin the middle of July. Before
deliberations b e g a n, Carolynt
Weeks, head of the clericals, de-I
clared, "This local is going to
be loaded and ready to strike if
we are forced to by the Univer-
sity's obstinance."
UNLIKE GEO, the clericals!
will probably not work a "day:
without a contract," according!
to Weeks. She contends that few
workers were happy with the
last contract (their first) andj
"cannot afford to be passive in
the face of this University which
has refused to pay us decent
wages."
Although the UAW demands
have not yet been drawn up,
they are expected to include: a
cost of living increase, pay for
'There is strength
i n numbers, w e
would like toy erase
the division between
workers and stu-
dents and point the
finger at the real,
enemy - Fleming
and Company.'
-Carolyn Weeks,
UA W clericals
presidentI
travel, longevity pay, free park-t
ing, and strong clauses against
what Weeks calls, "the racist'
hiring practices of this Univer-'
sity," which w o ul d include
union control of hiring and the
monitoring of job training pro-gas
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DAILY HOME-MADE:
William Neff, one of the ad-
ministration's bargainers with
UAW, claims that the union is
so split that many clericals may
continue to work despite a
strike.
Neff admits that department
heads have been asked to make
plans for a clerical strike along
with a GEO strike, calling the
decision "a s o u n d business
judgement."
In the contract negotiations,
Weeks says language will be
used 'to prevent the University
from passing on raises to the
students through a tuition hike."
She contends the union will at-
tempt to gain "control over our
working lives."
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By MIKE NORTON
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Whenl I frst ariVed at the -
MSA came into existence. SAID NEWLY - ELECTED
University, the words "student The first MSA elections, held MSA President Calvin Luker
' 'I
government' conjured up last April, were not problem- "MSA offers students many op-
s dasIthought of the i-free, however. Campaigning for portunities to become involved
fant bureaucrats and homecom- Seats on the new Assembly was in correcting the University's
ing queens I remembered -- marked by fraud and innuendo, slow slide toward repression
thir littes mindsbsyd wh and a referendum on funding and discrimination."
their little minds busy with for MSA resulted in a total cut- "Most Assembly members
dances and pep rallies, their Goff of funds to the fledgling or- aerayt ogtaotte
knees forever bending to au- ofofudtoheldgigr-are ready to forget about the'
hority inalr is forms,ttheir ganization. bad things of the past and move
ears sadly deaf to the needs of THE NEWLY - ELECTED on to ies," added
the students who elected them. leaders of MSA are thus faced MSA tice President Amy Bl
For better or worse, the! edr fMAaetu ae menthal.
gaeisn't played that way with two very serious chal- Officers a n d committee!
gaer lenges: to find an alternate members of the organization
here. method of collecting money, are meeting during the sum-
The 35-member Michigan Stu- and to restore University stu- mer to consolidate plans for an
dent Assembly (MSA) is only dent government's image as a organized student resistance to
three months old, but it is heir champion of student causes and 1 the tuition hike, among other
to a long and stormy history of a credible representative of stu-
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MSA WAS BUILT on the average of nine per cent.
ashes of the old Student Gov- has been one of the few e
ernment Council (SGC), which 'tive channels for student a
was dissolved because its struc- over that decision, and it
ture had become hopelessly out- ficers say they are determ
dated and because a series of to aggressively protest the
outrageous financial scandals tion hike.
had gradually eroded student MSA committees are
support for the organization. pursuing student interest
in the fall of 1975, a final the Ann Arbor housing ma
blueprint for MSA was drawn in sex and race discrimin
up and presented to the SGC, within University organizat
w h i c h unanimously voted in University academic
to present it to the students for economic practices, and
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d it- fetielhop tocontinuestuden Employes Organization (GEO) during a February 1975
Uni- e l, strike rally. Over 1,000 GEO members participated in that
gentts gs and interests thiorderall, strike which crippled the University for four weeks.I
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