,,, . "" ~ = 1 . " .,./ Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom 4Iai31 0- AML glol. XC, No. 1 i 1 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, February 14, 1980 'U' seeks answers for declining b By SARA ANSPACH enrollment and increased supportive and KEVIN TOTTIS services for minorities. With the In 1979, almost all regular campus widespread support of faculty and activities screeched to a halt for eight students - both black and white - the ays. Classes sidn't meet, the dorms group closed the University until its idn't serve food, and almost all demands were met. faculty, students and staff went on At the end of those eight days in Mar- strike. ch, the BAM leaders emerged jubilan- The people behind the massive strike tly from a 16-hour negotiation sessin called themselves the Black Action with University administrators. The Movement, later shortened to BAM. University had promised to provide Dissatisfied with the University's enough funds to ensure 10 per cent commitment to minorities, they sub- black enrollment by 1973 and it looked mitted a list of "demands" to then as if the '70s were going to be a decade University President Robben Fleming, rich in opportunities for blacks on cam- including calls for higher black pus. College recruiting similar Ten Cents Fourteen Pages lack enrollment continued its three-year decline to 6.1 shrinking pool of qualified black highe per cent - the lowest figure since the school students. report was first compiled in 1972. "WE TRY everything we can that we Frustrated and somewhat baffled, think appropriate to recruiting," said' University administrators say they will Lance Erickson, associate director of have to try harder to recruit and retain undergraduate admissions. These ef- L minority students. "We have to put forts include: the Minority Prospective more effort into the broad spectrum," Scholars Program which focuses upon said University President Harold recruiting out-of-state students; "Each Shapiro. "We have to work harder." One/Reach One," a program that "Trying harder" is a familiar con- enlists the aid of University minority cept to the Undergraduate Admission students, and the Detroit Adjunct Ad- Office. For the past three years the of- missions Office, a full-time office in' fice has been increasing the number of Detroit that works with the high schools minority recruitment programs in hopes of attracting applicants from a . See'U', Page 6 By KEVIN TOTTIS Although the percentage of black students varies greatly among the nation's colleges and universities, recruitment procedures at a sampling of institutions were found to be fairly similar, with a few exceptions. Most of the universities participate in the College Board Student Search, See UNIVERSITIES, Page 6 TEN YEARS and scores of support services, recruitment programs, and minority task forces later, black enrollment is declining. instead of in- creasing. The annual minority enrollment report that the Regents will receive at their meeting today says black enrollment from the fall of 1979' . fi *. Carter endorses review Shah's a panel.to ctions 4 Doily Photo byDAVID HARRIS Wavy Gravy, who spoke at the Michigan Union Ballroom last night, came to Ann Arbor to kick off his "Nobody for President Campaign." Wavy Gravy pushes From AP and UPI" President Carter endorsed last night creation of an international. commission "with a carefully defined purpose" as a step toward winning the release of American hostages in Iran. Meanwhile, Iran's president said Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini has approved a secret plan to free the captives. Carter did not define the purpose of such a panel, but its role clearly would be to look into Iranian grievances against the United States 'for past support of the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. r AT HIS FIRST White House news conference in 11 weeks, Carter also said Sen. Edward Kennedy, his challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination, has made statements "damaging to our country" in criticizing policy on Iran and the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan. Carter discussed - the hostage situation in an opening statement, and said he would answer no questions on the status of what he called increasingly delicate efforts to gain freedtn for the captives, held now for 102 days. His endorsement of the commission idea was an apparent effort to signal U.S. willingness to compromise with Iran's new president Abolhassan Bani- Sadr. THE ADMINISTRATION had insisted since militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4 that the hostages must be freed before any inquiry is begun into Iranian complaints. Carter did not reiterate this U.S. demand in his statement. However, he cautioned that despite recent "positive signs," past experience in the negotiations calls for guarding "against excessive optimism." THE MILITANTS who occupy the U.S. Embassy reiterated yesterday their demand for return of the deposed shah to face trial. However, Iranian authorities have already indicated their support for creation of a commission to consider grievances as an alternative. . "An appropriate commission with a carefully defined purpose would be a step toward resolution of this crisis," Carter said. His statement appeared to back up an ABC report that U.S. and Iranian 'An appropriate commission with a carefully defined. purpose would be a step toward resolution of this crisis.' -President Carter speaking about a commission to investigate the deposed Shah of Iran work on investigating the alleged crimes of the ousted shah. It also said that the hostages would be released into American hands and not handed over to a third party or an international organization. authorities' had agreed in principle on the plan that could free the hostages within a week to 10 days. ABC SAID THE hostages would be freed after the commission is named and formed but before it would begin its Carter would not go into such details, saying, "Our efforts have been particularly.delicate." CARTER SAID throughout the crisis, which began Nov. 4 with the seizure of the embassy by Iranian militants, the United States has followed a course that, would guarantee the safety and release of the hostages and the protection of national interests. Iran's President Bani-Sadr, in an interview broadcast on Paris' France- Inter Radio, declined to provide details of the plan but said, "I hope this plan will be implemented." On another subject, the president. agreed with a questioner that there had. been a "gross overreaction" by American youth to his call for rein- stituting registration for the draft. "I do.not anticipate calling for an ac- tual draft," he said. Carter added that; registration could save 90 days in the event of a mobilization, and thereby deter possible Soviet aggression. . the president also made these points; " The administration remains con-- fident that Yugoslavia "is a strong,, fiercely independent, well equipped nation that can defend itself." " He would strongly oppose any ef See YOUTH, Page 3 Nobody for By LORENZO BENET Nobody solved the problems of the poor. Nobody got the Soviets out of Afghanistan. Nobody keeps campaign promises, but most importantly, nobody cares. That's why Wavy Gravy, an eccentric clown, is once again spearheading the "Nobody for President Campaign." Gravy, who made an Ann Arbor stop yesterday in his national tour, said he Wxpects Nobody to do even better this year than in the first Nobody campaign in 1976. Gravy, who was born Hugh Romney, said he was a familiar sight in the major rock festivals and political demonstrations of the 1960's. But today, in addition to campaigning for Nobody, Gravy said he works in hospitals with terminal cancer patients and sponsors president a children's summer camp. DRESSED AS a clown with two-foot shoes and a rubber nose, Gravy said he campaigns in a costume because he was tired of getting beaten up at .demonstrations. "Clowns are safe," he. said.. "You never see a bunch of rowdies get together and say, 'Hey, let's go out. and kill us a couple of clowns'." Gravy maintained that people need humor to act as a release valve for our "pressure cooker society." "We are attempting to vibrate a chord of humor and imagination in people that will set them thinking about the world in which they live," he said. Asked what would happen if Nobody were actually elected president, Gravy replied, "If Nobody wins, Nobody loses." Daily Photo by DAVID HARRIS KNOWN FOR THEIR tendency to put things off until the last minute, many University students waited until yesterday to shop at the Community Newscenter for Valentine's Day cards for their sweethearts. Romance:. 5 bucks a dozen t BIG TEN RALLIES A GAINST REGISTRA TION: Cam protest draft By JAY McCORMICK such as the Michigan State Students Against the Registration and the D Draft Student groups on campuses around the Big Ten are gearing up to protest President Carter's plans for draft registration. Some 300 Michigan State University students participated in a demon- stration yesterday against the draft and registration. At the PIRGIM-sponsored rally, students linked arms and swayed as a group in expression of their anti- war feelings. Besides PIRGIM - the Public In- terest Research Group in Michigan - which is organizing anti-registration movements all over Michigan, groups Against the Draft and the Ingham County Coalition Against Registration and the Draft (I-CARD) are preparing their anti-registration programs. STUDENTS AT the University of Wisconsin are again marching in a manner reminiscent of the active anti- war movement that centered in Madison--during the late 1960s. This time the forces are divided. The Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade and the International Coalition Against Racism have formed the Coalition Against the Draft (CAD), while the local chapter of the Coalition (CARD) and People for Peace are beginning to combine under the CARD banner. At a recent rally at the University of Wisconsin, 300 students marched to the ROTC building, where they burned an effigy. The activist groups have collec- ted 4,000 signatures on anti-registration petitions on campus and 1,000 more from area high school students. A reporter at the Wisconsin Daily Car- dinal said the students there are "generally opposed to bringing back See BIG, Page 2 By GEOFFREY OLANS. Roses are selling for a steep $50 a dozen in Ann Arbor, but the flowers have .been moving like wildfire "as Valentine's Day has once again pushed pocketbook considerations aside in favor of the traditional need to display affection. At 3 p.m. yesterday, Louise Flowers and Gift shop on State Street was sold out for the day and closed its doors to everybody but those customers who were scheduled to pick up orders. The University Flower Shop in the Nickels Arcade, meanwhile, swarmed with droves of last-minute purchasers hoping frantically to get their orders in before supplies became totally depleted. Disappointment was clearly evident as the gaze of people waiting in line fell upon the transparent doors of the store's refrigerating unit. On these doors was a sheet of paper reading, "No roses, red, white or pink. No carnations." According to the University Flower Shop management "a stack of orders" had been placed by customers as early as a month ago, in anticipation of the present crisis. As a result, roses, which are by far the most popular Valentine's Day flower, were sold out a week ago. Drakes Candy Shoppe also swelled with activity yesterday. At Drakes, there was hardly room to fall over let alone move around. Rubbing bodies radiated heat as customers pushed and shoved as best they could to see what was available and place their orders. All sorts of holiday goodies fell into the hands of customers, from little valentine-shaped chocolates to large embellished valentine boxes filled with a panoply of scrumptuous delights. At a local card shop, customers crowded near the card displays and patiently looked for the appropriate card. "Most of the cards that students buy are the colorful and contemporary variety. They don't buy the mushy ones," said the store manager. Valentine's Day always seems to attrack a fair number of fund raising efforts on campus, and tis year has been no exception. Zigma Alpha Iota, a music fraternity, for example, has offered a singing Valentine service to students. For 50 cents ($1.50 for long distance) a student can have a Valentine message sung over the phone. According to Larry Penprace, a Zigma Alpha Iota pledge, one student had such a Valentine call placed to England. ______________________ I I i press release, Albritten turned down their invitation saying he was flattered that many of his Democratic constituents and colleagues have discussed the possibility of his changing political parties. "Nevertheless," he continued, "I plan to fulfill the responsibilities given to me by the voters of the 93rd district by continuing in the -same capacity in which I was elected." Q Shave and a haircut --I shops, in which stylists from across the state come to "show new styles and spread around new ideas," Hickey explained. Volunteers for the session don't lose out either - their shampoos and haircuts are free. Both men and women are eligible, and can volunteer by speaking to the owners in either shop. The next styling session is scheduled for this Sunday at the G&H Barber Shop from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. D The buck.. . Every merchant knows the age-old rule of merchandising - "If it's a slow mover, put it on sale." But the rule isn't working with the unpopular Susan B. Anthony I Administration (GSA) information director Rich Vawter says since his agency announced the sale of one million of the 19th-century coins, called cartwheels, switchboard and mailbox alike have been jammed. He said the GSA has gotten 500,000 calls and 100,000 letters from eager dollar buyers. The cartwheels - minted in Carson City, Nev., and sold through the San Francisco GSA office - are expected to go for $45 to $65 each, depending upon year and condi- tion. Q On the inside Dan Lerg, center for the hockey team, is featured on pr,"- 0 If you've been looking to get your tresses trimmed but Ann't havethe monev to Dav &rT1WANTED .cuLA aAND M9 I i