Page lTen THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, May 21:1977 Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, May 21. 1977 Regents study Open Meetin (Continued from Pge n be present and the law would the law may "in the long run appointments of Judith Bard- President Fleming indicated therefore not apply. Fleming make things more secret," be- wick as associate dean for stu- there are ways to get around said such a procedure was "de- cause, according to Dunn, "It dent academic affairs and the law and suggested one liberately left as a way to will force decisions to be made John Knott as associate dean which would have two groups of cope with these problems," by at the administrative level," for curriculum, both in the Regents, four in each group, state legislators. where the public has little in- Literary College (LSA). Their meet separately on such issues. Regent Gerald Dunn (D-Lan- put. appointments are for two years In this way a quorum would not sing) expressed concern that THE REGENTS approve the each. Business backs S. African apartheid (Contntfrom Page6) their involvement with defense of the government. If the need arises, the South Af- rican government has said it will take over the operations of many companies and c o n v e r t them to build war machines and software. The South African government now has nuclear capabilities as a result of U.S. involvement. U.S. corporate investment in South A f r i c a is responsible for making that country the most in- dustrialized militarily potent coun- try south of the Sahara Desert.- The benefits this stature brings are confined, only to the white popula- tion. The dangers this involves for the African continent are poten- tially devastating as long as the existing government remains in power. tn further action the Regents received a copy of "University policies in handling stock" from chief financial officer James Brinkerhoff in what may signal the beginning of a re- view of University holdings and relations with corporations deal- ing in South Africa. The disbursemnt of this in- formation comes in the wake of yesterday's public discussion session where four students at- tacked the University for sup- porting the apartheid policies of the South African govern- ment through its investments. STUDENTS asked that the University begin an in-depth study of its holdings and estab- lish some policies which would Wanted! people who can: gs Act work against the apartheid sys- tem such as voting against management or stockholders resolutions or selling stock. The stock policy statement, written in 1971, recommends "that University groups con- cerned with issues arising from voting of stocks held by the University direct these con- cerns to the Senate Advisory Committee on Financial Af- fairs." The document continues, "in situations where substantial controversy exists thiscommit- tee appoint an ad hoc commit- tee on a particular stock vot- ing issue consisting of mem- bers of the parent committee and additional knowledgeable and concerned persons." THE REGENTS Thursday, approved President Fleming's decision to merge the Minority Commission" and the Commis sion for Women into one Affirm- ative Action Office. Several Re- gents made statements saying they hoped the merger would strengthen the intent of these Commissions, not weaken them as some people thought. The Regents yesterday also voted to raise the daily service charge at University Hospital $10. The increase is intended to bring an additional $750,000 in federal money from Medi- care-Medicaid reimbursements. Brinkerhoff told the Regents the current charge is about $34 a day under what Medicaid - Mericare will pay back and added, the rates which are cur- rently being charged by other hospitals in the area, "substant- ially exceed" those of Universi- ty Hospital. The increase will bring the daily cost of a single room in the hospital to $140- $150. Vice President for Academi Affairs Frank Rhodes also told the Board graduate tuition fees next year will be made more equitable to "reduce the dispro portionately high financial bur- den" on part-time students." tI -PECAflLI- monday HAPPY HOUR tueidoy Mixed Drinks *Haf Price uwedneday PITCHER OF MIXED DRINK thur-da - Pitcher Night rday HAPPY HOUR faturday Ro Cover with Dinner rundoa 2lutiaq. Speckll FINE OIMING O3OAM-EIO~M DAy If you can spend some time, even a few hours, with someone who needs a hand, not a handout, call your local Voluntary Action Center. Or write to: "Volunteer" Washington, D.C. 20013 Weneedyou. The National Center for Voluntary Action.