Judicial issue remains unresolved By STEVE KOPPMAN Daily New Analysis The long-standing controversy over the handling of cases of non-academic mis- conduct within the University continues despite the Regents' approval of a new judicial system. At their April meeting, the Regents approved a modified version of a system formulated after several months of study by a committee of students, faculty and administrators. The proposal would allow for "trial by peers"-student juries in cases of student defendants, faculty juries in cases of faculty defendants. This system will replace, on a one-year trial basis, the disciplinary procedure set up in April 1970 by the Regents to handle violations of the Interim Rules estab- lished at that time. Under that pro- cedure, a hearing officer appointed by the President of the University determines guilt and punishment-with possible pen- alties as severe as expulsion-in cases such as class disruption, use of force. damage to University property, and oc- cupation of University facilities. But, despite the imminent implementa- tion of the new judicial procedure the Interim Rules -themselves remain. Thus, the University community is confronted at least temporarily with the irony of a 'democratic' jury system enforcing rules and penalties prescribed by the Regents. It had been the original expectation of the committee planning the new judicial system that new disciplinary rules and new judicial procedures would take effect simultaneously. University Council (UC), a body of students, faculty, and administrators, was set up last year by a Regents by-law to formulate University non-academic rules. But before the UC rules can take effect, the by-law stipulates, they must be ap- proved by Senate Assembly, the faculty representative b o d y. Student Govern- ment Council and the Regents. Until this happens, the Interim Rules remain in effect, And so far, it appears that this neces- sary agreement may be very difficult to achieve. Both Assembly and SGC have considered the proposed new rules, and both have proposed modifications--modi- fications leading in opposite directions. The original UC proposal provides, for example, that the maximum penalty un- der its rules be exclusion-a temporary separation from the University. Also, it provides a rule against continued occu- pation of a University facility if such occupation "creates substantial risk of interference with a significant University function or a substantial risk of injury to persons or property." When Senate Assembly considered the proposed UC rules in March, it asked for modifications which would provide for See JUDIC, Page 16 page three r ENCOURAGING High- 5 Law-40 Sunny and windy Friday, May 7, 1971 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN News Phone: 764-0552 r y Women's commission considers bias study C an you top that? Students have collected these 1,020,000 bottle caps since last fall as part of an ecology project to show the need for pollution con- trol and dramatize the meaning of numbers. If placed side by side, the caps would stretch about 18 miles. Lynne Manson, one of the New Ulm Junior High School students kneels at right. SF IIABUJSTEII A NTIC IPIATED)- Senate debate opens on draft e xt By ROSE SUE BERSTEIN The University's Commis- sion on Women will today consider a proposal to re- quest further research on U n i v e r s i t y employment practices. The University c u r r e n t 1 y awaits approval of its "goals and timetables" for implementing an affirmative action program for more equitable employment of women. The proposal asks that t h e University release personnel re- cords for a study of University employment, and that it fund the study. The commission is to act upon this recommendation at its regular weekly meeting. The proposed research w ill analyze the records.of both men and women, to produce a detail- ed profile of employment at the University and to describe some of the factors that determine salaries. The project's stated aim is to help the commission advise the University on developing a nd implementing its affirmative ac- tion program for women. If the study is approved, its principal investigator will be sociology Prof, Bettye Eidson, whoe will work with the Commis- sion's Research Subcommittee, Last fall, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) withheld all federal research contracts with the Uni- versity, charging that the Uni- versity discriminated against women. In response to HEW de- mands that the University de- velop an affirmative action plan for correcting this alleged dis- See WOMEN'S, Page 10 Rogers and 58adat confer U.S. Secretary of State William Rogers (right) yesterday meets with United Arab Republic President Anwar Sadat. Rogers is scheduled to be in Israel, the last country on his Mideast mission, today. FO LD)WING F