' student power and the oss.: Foiled again? SGC asks compromise plan for control By ROBERT KRAFTOWITZ In an attempt to break the impasse over control of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), members of Student Government Council and key faculty members will ask the Regents to accept a plan which leaves thestudent role in running OSA up to the vice president in charge of the office. The Regents have already rejected a student- faculty proposal which would create a student- dominated policy board whose decisions would be binding on the vice president. sn Under the compromise plan, the relation- ship between the policy board and the vice president would not be defined, and control of OSA would remain a matter to be worked out between the two., However, SGC is expected to demand that President Robben Fleming replace Acting Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Newell with a permanent vice president who would accept policy board decisions as binding. The compromise plan emerged last month from a series of meetings between representa- tives of SGC and the Senate Advisory Commit- tee on University Affairs (SACUA), the top faculty body. SGC Exgcutive Vice President Jerry De Grieck said last night he expects the plan to be presented to the Regents at an open hearing in June. . The controversy over control of OSA orig- inated last January, when the Regents suggested a number of changes in a draft of proposed Regents bylaws, which had been approved by SGC and Senate Assembly, the faculty repre- sentative body. Under the proposed bylaws, the name of the office would be changed to the Office of Stu- dent Services (OSS), administered by a vice president for student services. The changes proposed by the Regents in- clude: -Revision of a section of the student-faculty draft which would give the OSS policy board the authority to make policy binding on the vice president for student services. The regental draft providesfor the vice president and the board to "Jointly" set policy; -Revision of a section which would require the vice president to obtain the approval of his policy board when appointing directors of the various units within OSS. Under the regental draft, the vice president would be obligated to seek the policy board's advice only. SGC contends that the vice president should essentially be an administrator of OSS who See SGC, Page 3 Influence of VP N By MARTIN HIRSCHMAN Editor Daily News Analysis While student leaders continue to press toward the long-coveted goal of control over the Office of Student Services, the office is suffering a continual erosion of authority in University de- cision-making. And if the trend goes on much longer, it could render student control of the office--and of the vice president in charge of the office- virtually meaningless. Two years ago, as Vice President Richard Cutler finished up his controversial term in office, the vice presidency was seen by Student Government Council as both a threat and an important object of conquest. But now, after 23 months of the acting vicea presidency of Barbara Newell, the office has lost much of its former impact on University affairs. The change has come both on structural and personal levels. A month before Mrs. Newell took what was to become somewhat more than the interim appointment originally announced, thet Regents removed disciplinary authority from the Office of Student Affairs. While the action was originally seen as a vic-1 tory for SGC, Council members have found thef successor procedures for student discipline even c more distasteful. Sewell dimiishing Last November, the office also lost its control over financial aids. With the appointment of a new vice president for student services then seemingly imminent, the Regents took the Office of Financial Aids out of Mrs. Newell's office and placed it under Stephen Spurr, the newly-pro- moted vice president and dean of the graduate school. And while these losses in structural power have weakened the Office of Student Affairs, the decline in the personal influence of the vice president with the other executive officers and the Regents is even more striking. The growing antagonism between Mrs. Newell and the Regents has been an ill-guarded secret in recent months. It was capped at the April Regents' meeting with an open split over the discipline question. As the Regents were about to pass new in- terim procedures which have since provoked anger aiong student leaders, Mrs. Newell took the opportunity to suggest that the new disci- pline rules were "regressive." Two Regents immediately turned on her and insisted they were proud of the new measure, and would not apologize for it. The new pro- cedures were approved by a unanimous vote. Vice President Barbara Newell See NEWELL'S, Page 3 PICNIC FOR PEACE AT SELFRIDGE AFB See Editorial Page Lilti~ialn a~aiiF WORSENING High-58 Low-35 Cloudy and colder and windy and dismal Vol. LXXX, No. 16-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, May 27, 1970 Ten Cents Four Pages University to appeal conviction Attempt to define legal position of 'counselors By LINDSAY CHANEY The University is appealing a Circuit Court decision to the Mich- igan Court of Appeals in an at- tempt to clarify the legal posi. tion of student counselors who re- ceive information in confidence. The appeal stems from a case involving former Assistant Hous- ing Director Shawn Tarrant whc refused to name one of four stu- dents involved in an alleged as- sault in West Quad in April. Called to testify during a hear- ing in District Court, Tarrant cited a state law protecting information given to student counselors. Dis- trict Judge S. J. Elden then found Tarrant guilty of contempt-of- court. ,This ruling was appealed to Cir- cuit Court Judge Ross Campbell who issued'; an opinion last week saying the student-counselor re- lationship had to give way to "the correct disposal of litigation." The decision by the University executive officers to appeal the case to the Court of Appeals was made after 'consultation with various University officials and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). Commenting on the 'University's decision to appeal the case, Vice President for Academic Affairs Allan Smith said, "the restrictive interpretation given to the statute by Judge Campbell is potentially very damaging to the University's counseling system." Assistant Washtenaw County Prosecutor Thomas Shea attacked Tarrant's position as a counselor throughout the four days of the hearing and charged that he is not included in any of the four cate- gories of the law. During the Circuit Court trial it was learned that Tarrant made several false statements under oath. Tarrant was subsequently tried and found guilty of perjury in Circuit Court. He was suspended with pay from his University job on April 20, and fired on April 28. Delay vote on U autonomy The state Senate yesterday postponed a vote on a proposed amendment to the Michigan Con- stitution which would place the state's public colleges and uni- versities under the control of the state government. The vote was postponed at the request of Sen. Stanley Rozyck (D-De t r o i t), sponsor of the am nmenf nrnnsnv'l. 1 'nhnl' I _ _ - -Associated Press Romney defends Cambodian invasion George Romney, speaking to yesterday's general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church describes the entry of U.S. forces into Cambodia as a necessary move. However, the secretary of housing and urban development and former governor of Michigan deplored initial U.S. involvement in Vietnam a a "tragic mistake." TO MEET WITH HARRIS: Students to seek representation on citys planning cormission Child care tproposal rejected Renovation of 'U School bars plans for center By HESTER PULLING The Child Care A c t i o n Group's proposal for a sum- mer day care center in Uni- versity School was turned down yesterday by Wilbur Cohen, dean of the education school. Cohen, who was appointed by President Robben Fleming to head a child care study committee, said the University School could not be used due to renovation of its of- fices and classrooms. The child care group submitted its proposal to Cohen earlier this month outlining a plan for the program. In March, Barbara Newell, act- ing vice president for student af- fairs, put in a bid for space at University School responding to the Child Care group's requests. The group then met in April with Fleming to discuss the proposal and a joint administration-child care group committee was formed. "All along the administration implied to us we could plan on having. room at University School, and we built our program around that implication," Marty Lowry, a member of thechild care group said yesterday. "We've been buffered about and shifted around by people who say they are interested and sympa- thetic-but their hands are tied," Miss Lowry a d d e d. "Everyone agrees there is a need for a center, but no one is willing to find us a place." Although the education school has no other facilities available, E "we are studying the situation," ICohen said. However the child care group "is tired of University adminis- trators running us around," Miss Lowry said. "We're holding a mass meeting next week for anyone in- terested and we'll plan our course of action there." -Associated Press President Suharto visits with Nixon President Nixon and President Suharto of Indonesia met yesterday in the chief executive's White House office shortly after the Asian visitor's arrival on a state visit. In remarks at a ceremonial wel- come, Suharto said his visit had come at a time when the need for realistic peace efforts in South- east Asia have become'even more pressing. NIXON STILL OPPOSED: Senate votes for rewording of Cooper-Church a-mendment By HARVARD VALLANCE The possibility of placing stu- dents with full voting privileges on the city's planning commission will be discussed with Mayor Rob- ert Harris "in the near future," ac- cording to Student Government Council President Marty Scott and Member-at-Large Bruce Wilson. The nine-member p 1 a n n i n g commission, which includes one Councilman, is an advisory body which makes recommendations to City Council on all zoning matters! and major highway programs in the city. It can also request to review proposals to widen or ex- tend roads, such as the controver- sial extension of Observatory St. which was approved by the Coun- cil Monday, Wilson and Scott met briefly with Harris after the Council! meeting. They said Harris ex- pressed interest in the idea of stu- dent representation on the com- mission, but that he made "no firm commitment" as to what type of representation he t h o u g h t mioht be feasible. Wilson said he hopes that stu-. dent representation on the com-' mission could help prevent a repe-! tition of the Council's decision re- garding Observatory St. which he said was "an atrocity in city plan- ning." Wilson and other oppon- Pntc f f1hP P ~n nlA4'rn that Three of the commission's nine tion on the commission as well as seats will be vacated July 1, and student participation in research- Wilson said he believed there was ing and preparing. opinion reports a "slight chance" for students to on various projects being .studied gain some representation on the by the department. board. "We didn't get involved in the He said he was optimistic that - Observatory St. project," Wilson City Council, which makes ap- said, "until the city had made a pointments to the commission, substantial commitment to the would eventually appoint some program." Speaking to Council student respresentatives. perhaps after the resolution had passed when three additional vacancies Monday, Wilson said that any occur next July. blame for poor planning in the Michael Prochaska, director of campus area "lies more in our the city's planning department hands than yours" because of the and a critic of the Observatory lack of well expressed student in- St. extension project, said that put into advisory and decision- he supports student representa- making processes at City Hall. WASHINGTON (P)-The Senate vises the wording of its preamble voted 82 to 11 yesterday to put to insert a July 1 effective date into conciliatory langauge the plus language saying the fund cut- Cooper-Church amendment to cut off was being enacted "in concert off funds for future U.S. military with the declared objectives of the operations in Cambodia. Action on President of the United States to the basic issue, however, seems far avoid the involvement of the off. United States in Cambodia after Meanwhile, administration sup- July 1, 1970." porters anhedmtefrtin ap-Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho) porters launched the first in a said "This new language should serisofe met ofthe pnd remove any shadow of doubt that amendment. the amendment is designed as a Yesterday's vote, the first since rebuke to the President." Sen. Ed- debate began May 13, leaves in- jward J. Gurney (R-Fla.) counter- tact the basic amendment but re- ed this view saying "it advertises NEW REGULATIONS PENDING to the enemy in cold, clear terms that after July 1 we won't be making any excursions anywhere except in the country of South Vietnam itself." The White House says the re- vised amendment still is unaccept- able, and the vote was considered meaningless by both sides. Church and Sen. John Cooper (R-Ky.) claim they already have a majority of votes, but in order to put their amendment into pend- ing military sales legislation they will have to beat off a variety of watering d o w n proposals - and then force a vote which some ad- ministration backers have threat- ened to delay until June 30-the date President Nixon pledged U.S. troops would leave Cambodia. Sen. Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.) introduced a rider to make the proposed amendment inoperative while U.S. citizens or nationals are held as prisoners of war in Cam- bodia by the North Vietnamese or Viet Cong. Asked if opponents of the Coop- er-Church amendment are stall- ing on bringing the proposal up for a vote he replied "We are not trying to rush it." Democratic Leader Mike Mans- field of Montana said he doesnt know when the basic amendment will be voted on. According to Re- niihlioan Lear ? Huh Scott. of Legislature may force By CARLA RAPOPORT the diffe University undergraduates may in-state be faced with a considerable tui- State U tion hike in the 1971-72 academic Universit year as a result of efforts by the irrationa state Senate to regulate and equal- Reacti ize the tuitions of the state's high- sion, Vic er education institutions. lations a The proposal for tuition leveling ' said last is included in a higher education the legi tuition hike erence of tuition paid by students at Michigan niversity, Wayne State ty and this University as i and unfair to students. ng to the pending provi- e President for State Re- nd Planning Arthur Ross night, "Rather than have slature mandate tuition T 'nurv.,1Anraf'r o wnrk tuition proposal, both sources would, in effect, be controlled by the legislature. "Tuition has always been under the decision-making of the Uni- versity," said Ross. "The Regents control over tuition contributes to their input to the overall Univer- sity program." Ross said that University of- h'. 'ate. J . " _ .