Tuesday, May 13,'1975.,. THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, May 13, 1975 TI-It MICHIGAN DAILY I Page Three Regents to vote on GRC changes By SUSAN ADES The Graduation Requirement Commission's (GRC) recom- mended revisions in the literary school (LSA) Faculty Code will go to the Regents this Thursday for possible approval amidst ap- parent administrative optimism. The proposals which were in- itiated by the GRC in October 1972 were thoroughly reviewed by the LSA faculty over a period of more than a year and will undoubtedly have wide-ranging effects upon LSA students. THE REGENTS will consider such measures as incorporating pluses and minuses into the grading system and expanding pass-fail options to a 30-credit maximum a m o n g countless other recommendations outlined in the final report. GC Chairman Prof. Raymond Crew stated confidently, "The Regents are free to debate the issues but where it is a result of a two year debate over the Commission Report, I think it is unlikely that they will defeat many proposals. "It's not all new to them," the history professnr continued, adding that he had gone over the whole draft with the Regents 18 months ago. ALTHOUGH there have been two new Renents elected since that time, Greo- feels that it will have no significant impact upon this week's final discus- sion and vote on the issue. "Some pro-visions may raise lots of comlications but basic- ally they all seem feasible," the GRC chairman concluded. Further speculation on the Regents meeting proceedings came from the Cordinator of Academic Affairs, John Meeker, "I don't want to sound blaze but we don't expect any points to be particilarly controversial . . . I would anticipate that we should expect that the final de- cision will be made on Thursday and Friday." See GRC, Page 7 A MEMBER of the Ann Arbor Tenants Unio Inc. The group is protesting several alleged b By BILL TURQUE About a dozen members of the Ann Arbor Tenants Union (AATU) picketed the Huron St. offices of Campus Management Inc. yester- day afternoon on behalf of the rent-striking residents of 410 Observatory, a Campus-man aged property. According 'to AATU spokesperson Larry. Cooperman, tenants of the eight-unit apart- ment house, some of whom have been with- holding rent for almost four month, have been plagued with a leaky roof, an unsafe fire es- cape and over thirty other building code vio- lations. COOPERMAN called the worst of the leak- ing apartments "a winter wonderland." "It was more like Noah's Ark," countered Wendy Miller, a former resident of the apart- ient house. Cooperman said one of the living rooms was supplied with five garbage cans by Cam- pus Management to catch the leaking water, prior to attempting repairs in February. "THERE WERE so many cans in the living room you couldhardly walk there," said Coop, erman. "Not only that, but a lot of books .and clothes were ruined." Steven Hollister, a naval architecture stu- dent who still lives at 410 Observatory, said Campus' initial effort to repair the roof, after weeks of requests, was inadequate.- "They didn't do a very good job," said Hol- lister, "After a real heavy rain it started to leak again. In fact, it got worse after they fixed it." COOPERMAN said the roof was finally fixed at the beginning of April. Hollister added that the fire escape, which should extend to the ground only when some- one stands on it, is not structurally sound. "In a breeze or after a heavy snowfall it Doily Photo bv STEVE KAGAN 'n pickets the offices of Campus Management, ailding code violations. . wsild drop down," he said. 'OOPERMAN said the fire escape, which is directly-over a driveway, poses a serious s-ifety hazard to any cars in the area. "If it ever came down while a car was driv- ing under it," said Cooperman, "somebody coIld be killed." COOPERMAN said the windows leading to the fire escape are only 22 inches wide, eight inches short of the legal requirement of 30. In- adequate ventilation above apartment stoves and a shortage of hot water are some of the other tenant grievances, said Cooperman. Campus Management President D. V. Light- hammer could not be reached for comment last night regarding the dispute. Employes of the rental agency said they had no comment on any aspect of the demonstration See LANDLORD, Psge 7 Meany hits govt. economic policies By GORDON ATCHESON Special To The Dail WASHINGTON - AFL-CIO President George Meany yester- day lambasted Congress and the Ford Administration for fail- ing to stem the country's rising unemployment and claimed that "the very fabric of society" is being torn apart as a result. Meany told the Joint Congres- sional Economic Committee y that unless the jobless rate is lowered, "a human tragedy" will take place because crime, drug addiction and other ills are directly related to unemploy- ment. W H I L E accusing Congress and Ford of poor economic planning, Meany recommended increased federal aid to the un- employed - regardless of the effect on the national debt. M eiany See MEANY, Page 6 Area parks feature picnics and -sunshine By CATHERINE REUTTER Ann Arbor and southeastern Michigan may not be famed for its breathtaking scenery, but there dre plenty of city and county parks where you can spend a warm afternoon. Two enjoyable parks are with- in walking distance of campus: Nichols Arboretum and Island Park. Nichols Arboretum, or "The Arb", is honeycombed with paths to walk or bike along. ITS main meadow is often filled with picnickers, but there is a prohibition against fires, Entrances are located on Ged- des past Forest Hill Cemetery, and at the foot of Washington Heights. Another good picnic spot is Island Park, near North Cam- pus. The Huron River, running through the parkland,is popu- lated with ravenous ducks, so bring plenty of bread crumbs. If you're driving to Island Patrk, it's bounded by Broad- way, Cedar Bend Drive, and Is- land Drive. If you're walking, a network of paths connect it with Baites, Bursley and North- wood.__ ISLAND Park is part of a long green belt of public land which extends along Fuller St. River- side Park, at Canal St. and Riv- erside Dr., is just across the Huron River from the foot of Glen St. See AREA, Page 7 Clarificatlon Two key typographical errors appeared in The Daily's Friday story on the ongoing LSA dean- ship crisis that appeared to quote former deanship nominee Jewel Cobb. slamming the Uni- versity's hiring efforts as "not working for women and minori- ties." The statement was in fact made by Affirmative Action Di- rector Nellie Varner. Cobb has repeatedly declined comment. Also, the last paragraph of the story appeared to express our concern that the "Cobb af- fair" not be repeated. In fact, this was part of a statement by the Black Faculty and Staff Association.