0' Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom I E Sf[I r41 l~alig WINTRY Partly cloudy skies today temperature around.30. with a high *Vol. XCI, No. 101 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan, Wednesday, January 28, 1981 Ten Cents Ten-Pages Native Americans lose appeal against 'U, GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT Chairman John Nystuen discusses the future of the department with graduate geography students yesterday. The program has been singled out by University administrators for possible discontinuance. Geo gra phy Py SUE INGLIS candidate who r Some students who had mapped out study here fromt plans to complete a geography degree Foundation. She s reacted with disappointement yester- received such a day .to the news that their program 'says that we'r may be discontinued after the 1981-82 right here." academic year. LSA Dean John "I think it's a political move," said, that the Universit Ph.D. candidate Bob Rice. "The accomodate all problem is an ignorance (of concentrators -s geography) on the part of the ad- the beginning a ministration." program. Knott a "I WAS PRETTY disappointed (by the 32 graduates the decision)," said Dawn McMartin, tinue to work wi an LSA senior concentrating in dissertations. geography. "The professors were But according t very dedicated. I really question the tment Chairman. amount of money they will save, con- year graduate st sidering the (academic loss to the difficulty complet University." LSA DEAN JO "I'm really amazed that this would Geography Chair happen," said Anita Caplin, a Ph.D. Monday that h cut eceived a grant to the National Science said the fact that she prestigious grant e doing something Knott said Monday ty may n'ot be able to 30 undergraduate specifically those at and middle of the dded, however, that students would con- ith faculty on their o Geography Depar- John Nystuen, first. Iudents would have ing the program. HN Knott informed man John Nystuen he and the LSA Executive Committee set the discon- tinuance proceedings in motion "after careful deliberationin the context of the severe budgetary cuts facing the college." Knott said he and the executive committee have considered moving forward with-such proceedings since last fall, and decided to go ahead with them "over the past few weeks." Nystuen met with about 25 geography graduate students yester- day to discuss the possible discon- tinuance of the department. He also outlined the key contentions he will present to the special review commit- tee to persuade them to recommend that the department be maintained. The special review committee, created in accordance with the . programdiscontinuance guidelines adopted by the Regents in October ;tudents 1979, will be comprised of Economics Prof. Harvey Brazer, History Prof. Sidney Fine, and Acting Chairman of the, Psychology Department Albert Cain, according to Dean Knott. Knott said he and the executive committee selected the review committee. FOLLOWING the review, the commit- tee will consult the governing board of the LSA faculty, and then the LSA Dean and the executive committee will decide whether to recommend discontinuance to Vice President Bill Frye. If the recommendation is en- dorsed by Frye and approved by the Regents, the program will be eliminated. Nystuen said. he w ould seek equitable and unprejudiced review. but cautioned that the department is "already at a disadvantage because we have been asked why we shouldn't continue. By LINDA RUECKERT The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that an 1817 treaty between the U.S. government and three Native American tribes does not require the University to pay for the complete education of Native American students. The appeals court decision, which follows nine and one half years of litigation, upheld a ruling made by a Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge in April 1979. Elmer White, the attorney who represented the three Native American tribes involved in the lawsuit, said that during the litigation "the University has educated more Indians from Bom- bay and Calcutta than it has from Cheboygan and Bay City. "IT'S A SAD commentary on the sen- se of values of the Regents that they would tolerate this injustice," White said. He added that he would consult with his clients about a possible appeal of the decision to the state Supreme Court. University Attorney Roderick Daane said the decision was not unexpected, "but it is gratifying to have the Univer- sity's position sustained by the appeals court. "Our position has never been that assistance to Native American students should be denied," he added. "The University awards scholarships and other financial aid to qualified Native American students, and will continue to do so. The only decision in the lawsuit was that the treaty did 'not create a trust in favor of Indian students. IN THE LAWSUIT, descendants of the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi tribes which signed the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs claimed that 1,920 acres of Native American land at three Michigan locations were transferred to a Detroit church and the "corporation of the college at Detroit," the forerun- ner of the University, for the purpose of ensuring the education of the tribes' progeny. The Regents never provided for the education of the tribes' descendants, the lawsuit:continued. Furthermore, the Regents sold the land, combined the land sale funds with other monies, and used those funds for purposes other than the education of Native Americans, as provided for in the treaty, said the plaintiffs in the case. "The University has pulled off the greatest larceny in the history of this state," White said. "In the nine and one half years we have litigated this case we gave the courts the opportunity to do justice. It's a sad commentary that the courts did not accept the opportunity to do justice, but then that's nothing new when it comes to American Indians.. . If the Regents had any sense of con- science they would be ashamed of themselves." See NATIVE, Page 2 'U oficials see hope iibALERT in Mlllken budge.t Rdociezw State police call nuke By BARRY WITT Stressing that the University is not yet over its fiscal problems, administrators expressed cautious optimism yesterday about the University's financial future in light of proposed state budget figures released Monday. Gov. William Milliken's an- nouncement ofsa $17 million, 12.4 percent increase in state ap- propriatioris to the University is still a ong way from certainty, however, since the entire budget must be reviewed and approved by the legislature later this year. AT THIS TIME last year, the governor proposed an increase over the previous year of nine percent which has since been cut to a three percent decrease because of the state's financial crisis. But based on projections for the coming year, the state expects its failing economy to at least "flat- ten out," according to Patrick McCarthy, assistant to the state budget director. "We think the scary part of the decline is over with . . . We're looking for a modest recovery," McCarthy added. VICE-PRESIDENT for Academic Affairs Bill Frye described the governor's proposal as-"very encouraging, but it doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet." Frye was echoing a statement released by Vice- President for State Relations >It's going to take us a good part of next year to reabsorb the costs of this year. ' -University Vice-President for Academic Affairs Bill Frye Richard Kennedy that "it, is a long road from this point to the actual passage of an ap- propriation." Frye said that the actual amount the University will receive "depends on how quickly the economy recovers and what the needs of other (state in- stitutions) are." He said it would be at least a couple of months before an accurate prediction can be made. Even if the proposed ap- propriation is kept intact, Frye said, "It's going to take us a good part of next year to reabsorb the costs of this year." Frye reiterated the need to con- tinue current budget cuts, despite the optimistic outlook from the governor. "If we do not, then either our programs will be fur- ther eroded or our students will be forced to carry an even greater proportion of the burden. Neither . . . alternative is accep- table," he said. Milliken proposed budget in- creases of between 8 and-15 per- cent for all the state's univer- sities. signs 'ho ax' By NANCY BILYEAU Two administrators of the University's experimental reactor plant said yesterday that the public is exaggerating the possibility of risk from radioactive waste transport. The officials' comments were in response to a blizzard of signs recently posted by a local environmental group along local streets and expressways. The placards infor- med motorists that they are traveling along the route from the University's North Campus Ford Experimental Reactor to a dumping ground in Aiken, S.C., and advised them to call State Police for evacuation plans. STATE POLICE have called the signs a "hoax," and have been busy removing them. The national environmentalist group Greenpeace recruited more than 50 volunteers Sunday night to plaster the highways with official-looking posters warning of "a marked increase in shipments of radioactive waste." According to a Greenpeace statement, "There have been more than 200 transport accidents involving the leak of radiation during the past 10 years." However, Arthur Solari, director of the University Radiation Control Service, said to his knowledge there has never been a trucking accident from the Ford plant, and the possibility of a future catastrophe is unlikely. See NUKF, Page 10 Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK About 1,000 of these signs, which alert motorists of radioactive waste ship- ments, were posted recently on Ann Arbor roads by a national environmen- tal group. State police say the signs are a hoax. TODAY- CRISPe d As the lines grew longer, tempers grew shorter on both sides of the computer terminals during the final day of LSA course drop/adds at CRISP yesterday. "I've got a class in ten minutes-God, I've got to get out of here," one student fumed. Further on down the line another student tried to squeeze around a table without showing anyone her forms. "Going somewhere?" a CRISP worker snarled. An elderly attendant said sternly, "The students at this univer- ._ __ L...- LT.. - . . . « .....% .... ~f A . - -- i The University's Institute for Social Research reports that each of these forms of drug use occurs most often among youth who spend the least time in institutions supervised by adults-schools, home, and church. Youths with poor grades and frequent truancy as well as those who spend most evenings "out" were reported as most likely to use drugs. Researchers, who surveyed about 17,000 high school seniors nationwide since 1975, say young women report less use of alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs than their male counterparts, but that is not true to cigarette smoking. Commenting on the sex differences, University social nsvchologist Jerald Bachman said. "If one considers concluded that not taking your spouse for granted is a vital link in maintaining an intimate, beneficial relationship. The Travises observed that although relationships usually manage to grow and become more meaningful before marriage, after the wedding (and frequently soon after) things begin to change. They cited two reasons for "the end of the honeymoon," or the beginning of the end of the meaningful marriage. First, "the business of marriage," such as redecorating the house, leaves couples with little time and energy for each other. The second problem area arises when married persons separate their sex lives from other aspects of their relationship. For such couples affec- Last Wednesday, Frankum, of Hartwell, Ga., bashed in the windows of his yellow 1973 Oldsmobile, poured gasoline over its interior, and tossed in a flaming paper bag. "Come on, foam rubber," he said, as a dense black cloud rose from the fiery hulk behind his garage. "Now you're going, you're looking good now," he coaxed the flames. Frankum bought the doomed auto two months before Iranian militants. seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran. He planned to fix the car and sell it. but decided later it should have a different destiny. He said he would have burned the Olds last April if the attempt to free the hostages had succeeded. "Maybe this will show people around here there's still people who Para .Gntit nth a.ri a a,'l " h s. ad r 4 :C 1,et. ..-r...i L.n . 1 I 1