Eighty-Five Years of Editorial Freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Title Nine bucking sexist barriers Thursday, September 25, 1975 News Phone: 764-0552 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mi. 48104 Shake up palace guard ON THE HEELS of the shocking and unprecedented second Presiden- tial assassination attempt on Mon- day, comes the news that the Secret Service learned two days before the incident that Sara Moore had threat- ened to kill Ford. Apparently, she had suggested to local police in San Francisco that she might attempt to "test" the Presidenial security sys- tem. Her threat against Ford, which re- portedly included an assertion that she owned a gun, was regarded as im- portant enough to warrant an inter- view with Secret Service agents Sun- day, but they decided "that she was not of sufficient protective interest to warrant surveillance." Meanwhile the office of Senator Jo- seph Montoya (D-New Mexico) says that his Senate Appropriations sub- committee with jurisdiction over the Secret Service, will hold hearings next Tuesday in an attempt to in- quire into details of the assassina- tion attempt as well as the Secret Service's protective procedures. WE FEEL THAT this investigation is long overdue. The public clearly has the right to know how millions of dollars of tax monies are spent on the activities of thousands of agents. But another pressing reason for this investigation is the need to know why the Secret Service let Moore go when she had admitted to them that she carried a gun and might very well use it against Ford the next day. The incident raises questions of the most serious nature. If the agency fails to protect the president, as it apparently did this week, one is forced to conclude that agents have not been as. thorough in their work as they should be. And if agents are falling to carry out their tasks, it's time for the public to know why. A S LONG AS we our elected repre- sentatives feel an obligation to sneak to their constituents, and as long as our society if filled with vio- lence and hate, we will have assas- sinations and attemnted assassina- tions. But a truly effective Secret Service can do much to protect our most prominent citizens. TODAY'S STAFF:. . News: Lois Josimovich, Cheryl Pilate, Sara Rimer, Bill Turque, David Whiting, Margaret Yoo Editorial Page: Marc Basson, Steve Harvey, Paul Haskins, Debra Hur- witz, Linda Kloote, Theresa Mc- Cracken, Tom Stevens Arts Page: Chris Kochmanski Photo Technician: Pauline Lubens The members of Senator Montoya's committee have the clear responsi- bility of taking every precaution in their investigation to ascertain whe- ther or not the Service is doing its job and to suggest improvements that could be made if it is not. But, at the same time, it's even more important to realize that we must not give the Secret Service carte blanche to expand their sur- veillance activities to a much greater scale to the point that the agency would pose an even greater threat to the citizens than assassins may pose to the President. This investigation could serve above all, as the first real opportun- ity in years to be bring this massive agency under some sort of public scrutiny. Business Staff DEBORAH NOVESS Business Manager Peter Caplan ..................Finance Manager Robert F. Cerra ............Operations Manager Beth Friedman................Sales Manager David Piontkowsky......Advertising Manager DEPA. MORS. Dan Brinza, Steve LeMire, Rhondi Mae, Kathy Mulhern, Cassie St. Clair ASSOC. MORS. David Harlan, Susan Shultz ASST. MGRS. Dave Schwartz STAFF John Benhow, Colby Bennet, Margie De- Ford, Elaine Douas, James Dykdema, Nine Edwards, Debbie Gerrish, Amy Hartman, Joan Helfman, Karl Jenning, Carolyn Kth- stein, Jacke rammer, Anna Kwok, vicki May. Susan Smereck. Wayne Tang, Ruth Wolman SALES Cher Bledsoe, Slyvia Calhoun, Marilyn Edwards, Stevd Wright Editorial Staff GORDON ATCHESON CHERYL PILATE o-Editors-in-Chief DAVID BLOMQUIST ................ Arts Editor BARBARA CORNELL .. Sunday Magazine Editor PAUL HIASKINS ............. Editorial Director JOSEPHINE MARCOTY SundayMagazine Editor SARA RIMER................Executive Editor STEPHEN SELST...............City Editor JEFF SORENSON.......Managing Editor STAFF WRITERS: Susan Ades, Tom Allen, Glen Aerhand, Elen Breslow, Mary Beth Dillon, Ted Evanoff, Jim Finklestein, Elaine Fletch- er, Stephen Hersh, Debra Hurwitz, Lois Josi- movich. Do Kralik, Jay Levin, Andy Lilly. Ann Marie Lipinski, George Lobsenz, Pauline Lubens, Rob Meachum, Robert Miller, Jim Nicoll, Cathy Reutter, Jeff Ristine, Tim Schick, Katherine Spelman, Steve Stojic, Jim Tobin. Bill Turque, Jim Valk, David Wein- berg, Sue Wilhelm, David Whiting, Margaret Yao. Photography Staff KEN FINK PAULINE LUBENS Chief Photographer Picture Editor E. SUSAN SHEINER.....Staf Photographer GORDON TUCKER.. StaffPhotographer Sports Staff BRIAN DEMING Sports Editor MARCIA MERKER Executive Sports Editor LEBA HERTZ Managing Sports Editor BILL CRANE.............Associate Sports Editor JEFF SCHILLER,........ Associate Sports Editor FRED UPTON.........Contributing Sports Editor NIGHT EDITORS: Jon Chave, Andy Glazer, Al Hrapsky, Rich Lerner. Jeff Liebater, Ray By DOC KRALIK MARCIA Federbush is mad at Don Canham and Bo Schem- bechler Federbush, the Athletic Coor- dinator for the National Organi- zation of Women (NOW), be- lieves that there is gross dis- crimination against women in athletics at the University of Michigan. Moreover , s h e thinks Canham and Schembech- ler are attempting to mislead the public about Title IX of the Education amendments of 1972. Before taking up the cause of women's athletics at UM, Federbush worked for athletic equality at the elementary and secondary school levels. During the 1973-74 school year, she was consultant on sex discrim- ination for New Jersey schools. She held the same position in the Ann Arbor public school system in 1974-75. She claims, "I'm really just a concerned citizen, but I don't want only to complain, I want to offer the solution to the problem as well." Title IX prohibits sex dis- crimination in educational pro- grams and activities which re- ceive federal financial assist- ance. Last month, the Depart- ment of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) issued guide- lines for Title IX, giving insti- tutions three years to comply. The guidelines caused consider- able alarm at the UM athletic department. Both Canham and Schembecher told newspapers that a strictly enforced Title IX would endanger or destroy their program. REFERRING TO an inter- view Canham gave to The Daily on September 5, Federbush said, "Either he doesn't read well or he's forgotten what Title IX says or he's lying." The two points Canham and Schembechler emphasize in their attacks on Title IX - equal expenditures and equal scholarships - are also the points they have misinterpreted, according to Federbush: 0 On equal expenditures the guidelines state: "Unequal ag- gregate expenditures for mem- bers of each sex . . . will not constitute non-compliance with this section." In an interview with The Daily on September 5, Don Canham explained his view of Title IX's equal expenditure guidelines. "HEW was saying that you shall spend equal funds on men and women. You shall spend equal funds on your men's football team as you spend on your women's field hockey team. That's just ridi- culous. It can't be done." *With regard to scholar- ships, the guidelines state that aid should be given propor- tionally to men and women ac- cording to the size of each program. Canham's view of the schol- arship guidelines is equally ex- treme. "There's no possibility we could match the women's scholarships with our men's scholarships. We just can't do it. We haven't got the money and we can't do it." Why are Canham and Schem- bechler so afraid of Title IX? Federbush puts it in athletic terms: "They think we're try- ing to steal their balls." Although the athletic depart- ment will not have to change as much as they fear, Federbush believes they still have a long way to go. She says, "If the size of the woman athlete were dependent on the amount of money you spent on her pro- gram, she would be, say, five feet tall. The corresponding male would be 375 feet tall." FEDERBUJSH T H I N K S that women should be given the opportunity to participate in every sport in which men par- ticipate. "If the men have a swim team, the women should have one. Why shouldn't wo- men participate in cross coun- try, track, golf, tennis, and so on?" According to Federbush, there should be equal coaching (and equal coaching salaries), equal equipment, and equal opportunity for travel and ad- ditional expenditures. NOW's Athletic Coordinator also believes that a restructur- ing of the athletic department is fundamental to the achieve- ment of equal opportunity in athletics. She foresees an ath- letic board which would de- velop a single philosophy for' both men's and women's ath- letics. Further, Federbush sees a need for two equal athletic directorships: one for the men and one for the women. Not surprisingly, Federbush is extremely unhappy with Don Canham as an equal opportun- ity athletic director. In his pub- lic statements, Can ham has as- serted that he will fight rather than comply with the bill. Says Federbush, "Canham has a 'we' and 'they' attitude. He says, 'We even let them use our tartan turf.' In fact he is supposed to be the athletic di- rector for both men and wo- men." OF COURSE, the program most endangered by Title IX is the monolithic football pro- gram. It would be impossible to give nearly anyone else the opportunity, attention, and fi- nancial support which the UM football player receives. To re- medy this, Feder bush recom- mends that football be separat- ed from the athletic program and recognized for what St really is, a revenue-raising busi- ness for the University. Federbush believes that giv- ing women a chance will en- hance the revenue potential of University sports. "If you had the men's and women's basket- ball teams appearing on the same night, you'd have extra- ordinary revenue." Doc Kralik is a member of The Daily's editorial staff. From bathrooms to beaus By SYLVIA HACKER and NANCY GARWOOD Question: I use a lot of different bath- rooms on campus, and I was wondering if you can get VD in the bathroom. Answer: The only way to get VD in the bathroom is to have intercourse on the bathroom floor. If what you mean is that you're worried about getting it from a toilet seat, towels or a public drinking fountain, there doesn't seem to be evidence to support such possibilities. VD organisms need warm, moist surfaces to live on and- will die pretty quickly once outside the hu- man body. Question: Is there anyone I can talk to in person about a complaint I have about Health Service? Answer: We have a very lovely woman here who is our ombudsperson and inter- ested in all input. She was specifically hir- ed because of her broad shoulders on to which you are invited to heap complaints as well as compliments and suggestions. Just call Sheila Farmer, 763-4384, Monday- Friday between 10:00 a.m. and noon. Question: I've tried the pill and the IUD and unfortunately my body rebels against both. My boyfriend keeps saying that using a condom is like taking a shower with a raincoat on. Is it really so bad? Answer: At the risk of alienating your boyfriend, it has been found that those who voice the most objection to using the con- dom are usually the type who want to shirk responsibility for using contracep- he pulls out. For really great protection and even more fun, he should put foam in for you in a sexy manner after you've turned him on by putting the condom on for him. You can both learn the steps for using condom and foam by either reading the instructions on the packages or by the two of you coming to our gynecology clinic lectures. They are held M, W, TH, 3-S pm and Tues. 10-12 am. Question: I've given up smoking 4 times but this time I really want to give it up forever. Any suggestions? Answer: Our research team for investi- gating such things (which is us) has been in contact with the Michigan Lung Asso- ciation and has discovered that there are very effective groups around Michigan 'working on smoking cessation. We are now in the process of planning a program with them to bring to our Health Service in the near future. As soon as the plans have been made, we will be publicizing the meetings, charges, and other details. Question: I'm really confused about all the controversial stuff on marijuana and L.S.D. Any new information on their bene- fits or harmfulness? Answer: The Office of Student Services Counseling Service has just updated a nice little booklet on drugs with many things you'd want to know about them. The in- formation represents a good summary of present knowledge on various drugs and it is attractively presented. Drop in to their office (third floor of the Union) and for a _rice nia aacntrn lvarm religion To The Daily: WHILE WALKING through your campus the other day I no- ticed a flyer proclaiming "Je- sus is against Mr. Transcenden- tal Meditation," citing Bible verses to discredit the Maharishi Mahash Yogi, founder of the Science of Creative Intelligence. The T.C.T. is an entirely non- religious process whose basis is the practice of transcendental meditation. T.M. is a scientific- ally proven method of attaining a level of deep rest. I shall not sing its praises or proselytize, but simply clarify what seems to be either a misconception or a lie. Transcendental Meditation is a non-religious process, followed and acclaimed by priests, rabbis and many practicing Christians, Letters Jews, and believers and leaders in other faiths. It is not, as this sign blindly and presumptuous- ly asserts, "a course on salva- tion, Krishna style." I, like a growing number of others who practice T.M., find it a most relaxing, energy pro- viding, and awareness heighten- ing "exercise". It is no more a religion than sleeping, eating or brushing one's teeth. The ob- vious assumption of the flyer is that meditators worship the "Lord Krishna" and the Maha- rishi, who, along with the T.C.T., must form some demonic trinity in the minds of whoever distrib- uted the flyer. BUT MY POINT is not to de- fend "Mr. Transcendental Medi- tation". I expect he will be mis- represented for a long time yet. What I cannot palate is the bla- to tant misrepresentation of the Lord Jesus Christ, who any true follower of the Bible knows is not "against" anyone, but rath- er, for everyone . . . Even Mr. T.M. and even those who blas- pheme His name on ignorant, sensationalistic flyers., Jasmine Wise, - Kenilworth, England September 21 bargaining To The Daily: AS A MEMBER of the ex- bargaining team of Local No. 2001, I am writing to clarify the terms under which we were elected by the membership. Only 10 per cent of the member- ship attended the November 25th meetng at which the bar- gaining team was elected on an Th( Daily interim basis for the sole pur- pose of negotiating the first con- tract. We were not elected to be of- ficers, trustees, or stewards. We were not given the responsibil- ity or authority to negotiate loans on behalf of the member- ship or write by-laws for them. It was understood that upon rat- ification of our first contract, our term of office would expire. When situations requiring ac- tion arose, rather than approach the membership with the facts and proposed courses of action- the bargaining committee chose to make individual assumptions and determinations which would "resolve the situation quickly". This "time factor" has always been the excuse applied to deny the membership due process ac- cording to the democratic union- ism outlined in the UAW Inter- national Constitution. The members at the June membership meeting requested. application of the UAW Consti- tution. They were denied an electon of interim officers and a by-laws committee by Region- al Rep. Carolyn Forrest on the grounds that it was "too politi- cal an issue". Yet other new clerical locals at other univer- sities conducted elections for interim officers, an interim bar- gaining team and established by-laws prior to contract nego- tiions. Since Ms.Forrest is the well aware of the procedure. Such locals have an advantage that our local has consistently been denied - a functioning, democratic, structure. After denying the membership of 2001 due process, the Educa- tional Director of Region lE wrote a set of by-laws, admon- ished us to keep the drafts with- in the confines of the bargaining committee, and not to let the membership see them. I would like to quote an International Rep., Omar Dillingham, whose comments appeared in The Daily, Sat., Sept. 20 . . . "The first thing they have to do under the Constitution . . . is call a meeting to elect an elections committee to conduct the elec- tion of localunion officials. Of- ficials must then elect or ap- point a by-laws committee. That's the democratic way to do it." There appear to be discrep- ancies between the goals and ideals set forth. at the Interna- tional level of the UAW and the real way they are being applied at the Regional level. The rights for which we or- ganized into a collective bar- gaining unit have been lost in the shuffle since we were certi- fied last November. Our right to have input on an individual ba- sis as well as collectively about the policies and decisions which affect our lives is not being rec- ognized. We can achieve those goals and establish a democrat-. ic functioning local attuned to one another's need. Attend the June 28 meeting at SGC NOTES Volunteer time, ideas By DEBRA GOODMAN WE SHOULD HAVE some control over what happens to our money, not just Student Gov- ernment Council funds, but tui- tion money and housing pay- ments as well. That's why I ran for SGC. That's why we're try- ing to make SGC a workable body and an advocate for stu- dents. That's why I think all of you should get involved and find out what's happening with the dormitories, developing methods of publicizing ourselves, and we may establish an SGC newsletter. We are also ex- changing information and ad- vice with other universities and colleges. THE COORDINATING Com- mittee is communicating with governments of the seventeen schools and colleges within the University of Michigan and with rules, and bylaws and will keep the council files. The committee will also investigate and inform students on administrative pro- cedures within the University. There are openings on stand- ing University committees, and there are new committees form- ing all the time. We are looking for a director and several assist- ants to supervise the upcoming SGC elections.