Page 4-Saturday, June 9, 1979-The Michigan Daily Michigan Daily Eighty-nine Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Ml. 48109 Vol. LXXXIX, No. 28-S News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan IT t77I Presidents face- monumental task M ICHIGAN STATE University (MSU) has ended its tedious year and a half search for a new president, selecting Dr. Cecil Mackey, president and professor of law at Texas Tech- nological University. We wish MSU and Dr. Mackey all the best of luck in their cooperative endeavors to raise further the all-around status of our East Lansing peer institution. Dr. Mackey's background suggests a learned, competent individual who is accustomed to dealing with private and public administration. Several of the persons who have worked with him and below him have lauded his intelligence and leadership abilities. These traits are valuable to a university president, charged with orchestrating relations with a wide range of public and private interests, as well as a rapport with the state legislature. It is hoped that he can help achieve MSUs goals at this crucual time in the school's development. Dr. Mackey's policies were criticized when he was president of the University of South Florida and Texas Tech. His strength on affirmative ac- tion issues has been questioned by students and faculty from his former presidencies, but it is hoped that any previous difficulties stay behind him. Presidential selection is also a subject topping the agenda of this University. As the list of can- didates diminishes and the final stages commen- ce, it is hoped that extreme care is taken to make the wisest possible choice. The president will be this institution's guiding force for the next decade, and he must steer it deftly through the many social and financial-difficulties. Our next president will direct the overall em- phasis on research and teaching, as well as affir- mative action, tenure, and a host of other issues. We look forward to his or her selection and forth- coming leadership. SPRING EDITORIAL STAFF ELIZABETHSLWIEK Editor-in-Chief JUDY RAKOWSKY Editorial Director JOSHUA PECK ArtsDirector MAUREENOiWALLEY LISA UDELSON Photographers STAFF WRITERS: Sara Anspach, Amy Dianond, Julie Engbrech, John Goyer, Patricia Hagen, Vicki Henderson, Adrienne Lyons, Beth Persky, JohnSink- evies, Tim Yagle. BUSINESS STAFF LISA CULBERSON ........................Business Manager ARLENE SARYAN ...........Saes Manage BETH WARREN .. ..... ....... ..Display Manage MARKSCHWARTZ.....................ClassifiedAd Manager STAN BERKMAN .............. National Advertising Manager RANDY KELLEY.. ... Operatlons Supervisor PBTE.PEfFRSHN . .. _ . dy ertising-oOdatr* a 1 11t W1 MSU picks president TEXAS TECHNOLOGICAL University lost a president Thursday, when Michigan State University (MSU) announced the appointment of Cecil Mackey to its own top post. Mackey, a tall, lanky 50-year- old transportation policy specialist, had been a victim of a tense, tumultuous MSU presiden- tial search in mid-April, when he withdrew from the field of con- tenders after his name was published in a list of candidates. This leak came near the end of a series of breaches against the "confidentiality" and "privacy" the MSU search committee used to close its meetings to the public. After the April incident, the 17- member search committee-of- ficially monickered The Search and Selection Committee Ad- visory to the Board of Trustees on the Appointment of a President, an ironic illustration of the con- fusion surrounding the process-abandoned its task and claimed the publicity had destroyed its credibility. MSU trustees then appointed a select search committee to con- clude the process. Mackey said Thursday he agreed to re-enter the presiden- tial race after MSU trustees assured him there would be no publicity. Makey's April withdrawal and the hurried interview last week of Barbara Reagan, an economics professor from Southern Methodist University in Texas, made Mackey's appointment a surprise to many people. Some speculated that because Acting President Edgar Harden, a favorite in East Lansing, an- nounced he would leave June 30, the selection process that had dragged for 1 months suddenly accelerated. In his wake at Texas Tech and at the University of South Florida (USF), Mackey leaves a reputation dotted with both praise and damnation. During his 1971-76 tenure as the head of USF, Mackey faced no-confidence votes from his faculty, demon- strations from his students, and a state investigation into his affir- mative action policies. "My con- dolences to MSU," said one USG employee. Although Mackey's af- firmative action policies at Texas Tech reportedly were lacking, they did not cause the disturban- ces they did at USF. "Heis a strong person and will do a good job," said outgoing President Harden. "He is thorough and able on the basis of his record in working with a state legislature." Democrats tour Detroit MOVE OVER Big Apple. Step aside Philly. The Motor City wants all of the action. As the competition for selection of a site for the 1980 Democratic National Convention has become more intense, the three finalists-New York, Philadelphia, and Detroit-have stepped up efforts to woo the Dems (and their pocketbooks) to their respective turfs. So, this week, '* i.fmbes ' bf the Democratic Site Selection Com- BEK IN REVIEW mittee came to Detroit to check out the feasibility of having the city host their convention. Detroit, which already has snatched up the GOP convention, is anxious to see yet another major event take placetwithin its borders. Economically, the Democratic convention would give the shops, restaurants, hotels, and service-oriented businesses a big boost. Also, the selection of Detroit by the Democrats would help' reestablish a positive national reputation for the Motor City, both politcally and economically. Detroit is successfully regaining, life-by means of a "renaissan- ce"-and it is vital that its image be bolstered. Ann Arbor also is playing a major role in Detroit's pitch to the Democrats. Because the city and the University will be providing a total of 3,500 rooms for the Democrats, five members of the selection committee toured Ann Arbor Tuesday, sizing up the various planned accom- modations. Committee Chairman Donald Fowler said, "If there is a question (about which city they will select) it lies with hotel space." We can only hope the accom- modations offered by Ann Arbor live up to the committee's expec- tations, for the University and the city could surely benefit from a convention held in Detroit. University Regent Sarah Power. (D-Ann Arbor), who met with members of the Democratic Site Selection Committee this week, said "I think it's (Michigan) and important state, and people should realize that." Holding both the Democratic and the Republican conventions in Detroit is important to Michigan residents and to the nation. Child Care Center seeks site T HE CHILD CARE- Action Center (CCAC) has known its days were numbered since early Febraury. Due to the Depar- tment of Social Services' crack- down on fire code enforcement the University-affiliated day care facility will have to close its doors when its license expires. The Center currently operates under a license that will remain in effect for another year, at which time a temporary license of undetermined duration will be sought by the Center. The Center's directors say they do not expect to terminate CCAC upon evacuation, but they have no place to go. The University is unwilling to help the Center relocate. CCAC directors have of- fered to trade their 2,700 square feet of office space in the Education Building for a destination on another part of campus. If the Center does close its doors permanently, the 36 existing day care centers in Ann Arbor cannot pick up the slack. The city's centers are full and many have extensive waiting lists. The CCAC has a waiting list of more than 100 parents' names, with an average wait of one year. The shortage of day care resour- ces prevents women from joining the work force. Vice-President for Student Services Henry Johnson admit- ted day care is a fairly low priority, and said the office's obligation is confined to serving married students on North Cam- pus. North Campus is favored as a future site for the CCAC by its directors. Operational policy, ac- cording to Johnson, prevents North Campus general fund money from being spent on child care. He also claims that locating the Center there would raise ren- ts for married students. Week-in-review was written by Editor-in-chief Elizabeth Slowik, -Editorial -director -Judy Rakowsky, and Managing Editor John Sinkevics.