Subscribe to theDaily-call764-0558 t FREE' ISSUE e~4it IE aIIQ FREE ISSUE Vol. XCII, No. 2 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, September 11, 1981 Twenty-eight Pages Let them eat cake-all day MARKLEY MEALS CONTJINUOUS TOO~f rim - R00 :er I By JENNIFER MILLER Dorm residents frustrated by fitting classes around scheduled meal times may get some relief this year: Markley dormitory is offering a continuous meal service for all University dorm residents. Any student with a meal card can grab breakfast, lunch, or dinner at Markley between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. "WE REALLY don't know at this point how it will turn out, but we hope to continue it forever," said associate housing director Norm Sunstad. The housing office will study student response to the experimental plan, and may expand it to other dorms, he said. Most students interviewed by the Daily were positive about the new plan. "It's more convenient. If you come back from class late, there's no rush and there's fewer crowds," LSA sophomore Erick Remer said. JOHN SHAPIRO, an LSA freshman and Bursley resident, said he plans to eat lunch at Markley. "It's better than going all the way to Bursley from campus," he said. With the regular two-meal dinner card, a student can choose to have either breakfast and lunch, breakfast and dinner, or lunch and dinner is one day. A three-meal plan is available for an extra $225, or students can buy a 'spot-meal' ticket for breakfast for $1.65 at the Markley desk. Student response to a hot breakfast service has been am- bivalent in the past, Sunstad said, but parents want the dor- ms to serve breakfast. If there aren't many students using the breakfast service, it may be dropped, he said. THE COST OF a meal ticket will not increase this year, Sunstad said. However, if the continuous meal service is popular but raises operation costs, the housing office will ask the Student Rate Committee for an increase. But, Sunstad said; a hike in costs is not expected. "We've looked at some experiences with continuous meals at other schools. Western Michigan, for example, tells us that costs don't increase appreciably," he said. Although labor costs will jump somewhat, the cheaper cost of breakfast items will help to offset this increase, Sunstad explained. He said he also expects that there will be fewer rebates to students because more people will be eating with the extra hours. MARKLEY FOOD service manager Dave Kluck said he has hired only a few extra students for the meal service. Nancy Gussin, an LSA freshman, said she planned on using the breakfast option because 'her schedule has no lunch period. Remer said he liked the later hours because "I found sometimes I had to leave the library before I wanted to in or- der to have dinner." The experimental plan also includes extra dinner hours at See CONTINUOUS. Page 2 i ..-- ' 1\ n a \/ C' e t 'U'therapy program targeted for, elimination By ANN MARIE FAZIO The University's physical therapy program faces possible discontinuance following a recommen- dation by Medical School Dean John Gronvall in early June that it be cut. The program's administrators and'state physical. therapy officials have rallied in defense of the rogram and are preparing to go before top Univer- ity officials to support its continuation and enhan- cement. THE PHYSICAL therapy program is the second academic program to be targeted for discontinuan- ce in the University's retrenchment plan. The first, the geography department, was eliminated in June after a long controversial review process. Gronvall's recommendation came in early June, despite the unanimous opinion of a special medical school review committee that it be continued with *dditional University support, The decision now lies with University Vice President for Academic Affairs Bill Frye. Frye and See 'U', Page 6 <.I -a Likely state rollback may require m ore 'U,' cut Da dv Pho to by BR IAN MA SCK Fingers crossed Student Jim Pinard anxiously watches as a computer operator types in his schedule. See story, Page 3.' Ufr takes time. off f health By LARRY FREED For the first time since World War II, Michigan football fans will not be treated to the unique enthusiastic broadcasting of Bob Ufer, who is temporarily stepping down for health reasons. "The doctors told me, 'Ufer, the heart and mind are willing but the body's not up to it,' " Ufer explained. WJR Sports Director and Detroit Lion color commentator Frank Beckman will assume the role as the Wolverine play-by-play broad- caster until Ufer is physically ready to return. "People have been coming up to me and saying congratulations," Beckman said. "But I feel really bad for Bob, because I know how much doing the game means to him." Ufer, however, will not disappear completely from the broadcast booth. he will still "set the stage" with his pre-game show and inter- view with Wolverine coach Bo Help! Financial aid race gets a little hectic By MARK GINDIN More University programs could ultimately be cut back or even eliminated if the state follows through on plans to reduce appropriations to the University, administrators said yester- day. The observation followed an announ- cement yesterday by state budget director Gerald Miller that the state will reduce appropriations in an emergency move to balance its budget. THE STATE'S fiscal year ends Sept. 30 and the University was hoping to finish out the fiscal year without more reductions. But, state budget planners' announced the last-minute cutback, pointing to a continued sluggish state economy. Any such reduction would probably mean a loss of about $7 million in funds for the University and would be in addition to any cut in next year's ap- propriation-now tentatively set at a 12, percent increase. TheUniversity's fiscal year begins July 1 but the -Regents have delayed making final decisions on next year's budget because of the uncertainty of state appropriations. University Chief Financial Officer James Brinkerhoff said he was unsure the new reduction in funds would ac- tually materialize and said that even if it did, immediate retrenchment of cut- backs in faculty salaries would not be necessary. BUT, BUDGET director Miller told the Daily yesterday there will be a "significant reduction" in state funds to the University this year. Also plaguing the University is a belief held by nearly all University ad- ministrators and state officials that the promised 12 percent increase approved for next year will be cut back. Approximately 5 percent of the 1980- 81 appropriation would be reduced by the state executive order, which is ex- pected to be delivered to the legislature next Wednesday, according to Fred Whims, head of the education division of the state budget office in Lansing. THE STATE government has "known for some time that such a reduction order was likely, but it was hoping the economy would recover enough to eliminate the need for the or- der' Whims said. The reduction is fur- ther evidence of the "continuing deterioration of state appropriations to colleges and universities," he said. A LIKELY $7 million slash in current state appropriations to the University compounded by the probable rollback in next year's appropriation, could for- ce the University to take emergency measures to stay within budget, either by further retrenchment or by cutting back planned raises in faculty salaries or both. VicePresident for Academic Affairs Bill Frye and Brinkerhoff said faculty salaries probably would not be severely affected by the cutback. Frye said faculty salaries, as well as the rest of the budget, would be set at next week's Regents' meeting and added that if the state cut the University's appropriation Lfer -.- taking a break Schembechler. In addition, he will close each bradcast ; with a post- game show. Ufer, who is still recovering from last month's operation to remove a blood clot, is optimistic about this year's Woverines. "This team tasted both defeat and victory last season, and with that experience and a little luck they could capture the national cham- pionship." Since his track days at Michigan, Ufer has been a fixture in the Wolverine sports program. He was a track all-american in 1943 and began broadcasting Wolverine football in 1945. By DEBI DAVIS If you are among the 20,000 Univer- sity students applying for financial aid this year, Oct. 1 is an important date to remember. That's when new federal guidelines go into effect, changing eligibility requirements for Guaranteed Student Loans and increasing interest rates for National Direct Student Loans. If you haven't applied yet for funds for the 1981-82 academic year, chances are slim you will receive any of the quickly dwindling funds. Although the Pell/Basic Educational Opportunity Grant deadline is not until March, the name of the game is to apply early, ac- cording to Financial Aid Director Har- vey Grotrian. "LATE APPLICANTS may find themselves without adequate financial support" and have to turn to other sources of financial aid such as part- time employment in the community, Grotrian said. It is possible, however, that the Office of Financial Aid can get a loan ap- plication through to the guarantee agency by the Oct. 1 deadline, Grotrian said. He was confident that all ap- plications received before Sept. 1 would get through on time. Beginning Oct. 1 students whose. parents make $30,000 a year will not be eligible for GSLs, unless they can meet a "needs test." The "needs test," which still is being defined by Congress, will be more simple and liberal than those used for other aid programs, according to Grotrian. Forexample, a family with an annual income of $30,000, six children, three of them in college, still would be eligible for GSL funds. ALSO BEGINNING Oct. 1, a one per- cent increase in the interest rate for National Direct Student Loans will take effect, up from four percent to five per- cent. Grotrian said it is crucial that students pick up their NDSLs by Sept. See FINANCIAL, Page 8 See 'U', Page 6 ... reduction in state .Ior.A E -ML I A-A I Can you wait three weeks? HERE IS THE Arts Page today? You're pro- W bably wailing right now. Well, we've got some good news and some bad news for you. The bad news is there won't be too many Arts Pages this year-Maybe one or two a week. But the good news more than makes up for the loss of the Ar- ts Page. Starting Thursday, Oct. 1 (just three short weeks a away), Weekend magazine makes its debut. Every Thur- sity went up in the flight of Voyager II. Scientists at the University's Space Physics Research Lab contributed to the development of a Voyager II experiment which could determine why the planet Saturn releases nearly two-and- a-half times as much energy as it receives from the sun. Profs. Thomas Donahue and Sushil Atreya of the at- mospheric and oceanic science department recently retur- ned from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. where they monitored data from Voyager II. Though Donahue said it is too early to condense all the data received from the flight into theory he said he believes the hplinm nn the ringed nant is nrnhh1v nndensing and ternal environment. It will also see action in the Galileo probe of Jupiter set to be launched in 1985, Donahue said. Forward drive Sharing a department store dressing room with someone else may be an inconvenience, but sharing it with a car is downright impossible. Just as an unidentified woman began to enter a dressing room Tuesday at the J. C. 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