N L Ninety-One Yea ofr Editorial Freedc irs 7 9 e~it 43U 1 ItiIQ CLOUDY Partly cloudy today, with a high in the mid-30's. Yol. XCI. No. 122 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, March 3, 1981 Ten Cents Fourteen Pages ,w h U AL LEAST IWe-RE IN 74#F- ToRt -A, -?, is c I __ ,.., i G f- T7- I tALL 1W~ EA LLs 1 I Ni-U- ~AFTS.I MSU 1, m ) 1,'~fal I,)t _____1 trw..... LIKE. WE, t/o f o M~ /1q,6f ILY/I'g may phase out 4 colleges, { ~ y 1 t --- - -- ----- ---- .. ._.--.__ ...J ... A housing: Variety of lifestyles brightens otherwise dim picture By PAMELA KRAMER Ann Arbor is certainly not the Fantasy Island of students' housing dreams, but the variety of lifestyles available here keeps the local housing market from being a full- fledged nightmare. There's something for (almost) everyone: Dormitories offer a life of convenience and social activity, while students will find a more private atmosphere with "real world" responsibilities in apartmen- ts and houses. MEMBERS OF the Greek system say fraternities and sororities offer a cross between a dorm and an apar- tment. Or, students may choose to experience the more unconventional life of shared rights and respon- sibilities in the area co-ops. The following analysistmay help students find a niche in the limited Ann Arbor market. Dormitories "The main drawbacks to living in a dorm are probably the in- stitutionalized lifestyle-the routine from which there is no extrication, and the noise," said LSA sophomore Dave Paton, a second year resident of East Quad. But dormitories, where about one- third of the University's students live, offer definite advantages, as well, he said. "FOR PEOPLE who want that receptive social atmosphere when they get here, dorms are great. And the convenience is also a big attrac- tion," Paton added. Students living in dorms pay a high price for the convenience. Residence Hall, room and board rates per student per month next year are: Single, $338; double, $285; triple suite, $285; triple, $251; economy double, $241; and economy triple, $225. "It's important to consider everything that's included in those rates," said Ed Salowitz, director of research and development for the UNIVERSITY HOUSING. Dormitories (Room and board per person per month, with utilities)' Single .................. $338 Double ... ... .. . ... . .. . $285 Triple suite ............ $285 Triple .. ...............$251 Economy double .......$241 Economy triple ......... $225 Co-operatives (Room and board per person per month, with utilities) Quad .................. $163 Double . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. $220 Family Housing (Rent per unit per month, with utilities) Onelbedroom..........$212 Two-bedroom ..........$261 Three-bedroom ........ $320 OFF-ACAMPUS HOUSING Apartments (Rent per unit per month, without utilities) Efficiency .............. $265 One-bedroom. . .......$300 Two-bedroom ..........$450 Three-bedroom ........ $600 Houses (Rent per unit per month, without utilities) Three-bedroom ........ $675 Four-bedroom .........$775 Five-bedroom .......... $995 Fraternities* ..............$250 Sororities* ................ $265 ICC Co-operatives* ......... $220 *Room and board per person per month, with utilities. housing office. TELEPHONE service charges, electricity, and heating are all covered by dorm room and board bills. Students living in dorms also have access to a library and inex- pensive laundry facilities inside the building. Dorm residents don't have to worry about finding someone to sublet their rooms during the sum- mer Salowitz added. And, often most important, they don't have to do their own grocery shopping or cooking, he said. Students must decide whether these conveniences, especially their time-saving value, are worth the cost, Salowitz said. Apartments and houses After living in a dorm for a year, most students choose to enter the Twilight Zone existence of finding an apartment or house off campus. There is a certain black humor present when thousands of people compete to pay exhorbitant rents for considerably less-than-utopic living conditions. But off-campus life has positive points, as well. "I APPRECIATE the ability to decide my own menu," said Engineering sophomore Darrell Davey, who lives in a six-bedroom house. "I can look forward to meals instead of having to fear for my life (at dorm dining halls), and shopping is a real joy. I'm a coupon shopper," he confided. "That helps. You know, we get the big bucket of Shedd's (peanut butter)." University Off-Campus Housing Office estimates of average rent per See STUDENTS, Page 6 fire fe By NANCY BILYEAU Michigan State University's College, of Nursing, school of social work, and three other academic units are recommended for future elimination to head off MSU's fiscal crisis, officials announced yesterday. The colleges may begin to be phased out within the next three years, officials said. The College of Urban Development, a natural-sciences college and a social sciences college are the other units slated for removal by MSU President Cecil Mackey's Select Advisory Com- mittee as part of the school's $7 million budget-slashing plan. SOURCES SAID Mackey himself ap- proved the phase-out plans yesterday, -which must be voted on by MSU's Board of Trustees later this month before the eliminations become official. "In our economic times, they (the five units) don't have the mature fun- ding needed," said an MSU ad- ministrator who asked not to be named. Between 70 and 100 tenured, and as - many-as 60,non-tenuredfaculty mem- bers could lose their jobs if the units are phased out, officials said. THE MSU College of Nursing, the second largest of its kind in Michigan, has approximately 50 faculty and clerical workers and 684 students, said Nursing School Assistant Dean Barb Given. The nursing school was targeted for acult elimination because of the increasing cost of administration, the lack of an on-campus hospital, and the availability of other nursing programs in the state, a select committee spokesperson said. "They think the nursing school is peripheral and non-unique," said Given, who cited the nursing school's "They think that all nur- ses do is take tem peratures. -Sue A valind MSU nursing student excellent placement record and the state-wide shortage of nurses as reasons not to' close the school. UNIVERSITY OF Michigan Nursing School administrators said they were shocked and worried over MSU's ac- tions. "It's quite a surprise," University Nuring School Assistant Dean Norma Marshall said. "They have such a strong school." A decrease in the number of graduating nurses, on top of the existing shortage, will mean low- See FOUR, Page 6 Regular food service restored to Betsy Barbour 'Regents OK defense "industry investments By BARRY WITT Without a word of discussion of the propriety of in- vesting in defense industries, the Board of Regents unanimously approved Feb. 20 the addition of five weapons manufacturing companies to the Univer- sity's master list of common stocks. The Regents, who listened to protesters argue the day before that such investments were "morally wrong," passed the additions as one part of the an- nual Report of Investments. THE ACTION MEANS the Loral Corporation, San- ders Associates, General Dynamics Corporation, McDonnel Corporation, and Northrop Corporation are among the more than 200 companies open to the University's financial office for investment. Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) explained yesterday the Board did not discuss the previous day's arguments because all the members were in agreement that investments in these companies were appropriate. Regent Sarah Power (D-Ann Arbor), who was absent from Thursday's meeting, abstained from voting on the report.i In other action, the Regents approved a revision in the Replacement Hospital Project that will scale down original plans in order to stay within the ap- proved $210 million budget. Project Administrators will return to the Board in the next few months for approval of each stage of the proposal. Construction is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1, according to University Presfdent Harold Shapiro. Shapiro said the University and the state are still in the process of working out the financing of the project. Shapiro said he hopes to have the financing finalized by June. By ANNETTE STARON Two straight weekends without food service last month ignited rumors at Betsey Barbour residence hall that the University's budget cutting ax was poised to chop up the dormitory's meal program. Six times during February the truck transporting food from West Quad kit- ches to the Barbour dining hall broke down due to the vehicle's faulty lift system. RESIDENTS OF THE all-female dorm were complaining that the erratic food service was in violation of their meal contracts, because each break- down forced students to make a three- minute trek to the West Quad dining hall for their meals. It's an "inconvenience," Barbour resident Jean Schwitzer said. However, the contract states that each student is entitled to receive "13 meals-seven dinners-six lunches," and makes no stipulation as to where the meals must be served. Over mid-winter break, the truck's hydraulic lift system was repaired in Detroit, according to West Quad Food Manager Ronald Yonkoski. "I don't an- ticipate any more problems," he said. Yonkoski explained that there is only one truck designed to haul the cooked food from West Quad to Barbour. If a problem occurs, the food manager calls University Transportation Services located near Crisler Arena for another vehicle. Unfortunately, he added, breakdowns generally occur when all the food is almost on the truck, forcing additional time delays. TODAY All good things come to an end LTHOUGH SOME die-hard soap opera buffs don't let anything interfere with their afternoon vigils, for many students, the end of spring break marks ,.Athe end of a week of consecutive afternoons spent in front of the boob-tube catching up on the most recent af- fairs. nreananciesq and breakingy un mirrias uht icollege I1111 mellng-11Illil11111a1111mgoregulates automobile emmissions,1 also1 responsible 111 for1mil Achievement awards So you feel like your efforts are going unnoticed? No one appreciates you? Well, nominate yourself (or talk someone into nominating you) for this year's Student Achievement Awards. The Awards, which were re-established in 1980 to recognize students for outstanding achievement in extra- curricular activities, will be presented in mid-April. Any undergraduate or graduate student enrolled during the 1980-81 academic years, who has made an outstanding con- tribution to an activity, organization, or project which McMullen, with wigs atop, are on display at the downtown wig show. The sculptures, which have unflattering figures and disproportionately large heads, are creations by SeFick, the "sculptor satirist." As a passerby triggers a floor switch, a.tape recorded voice says: "Are you under. . stress of a difficult job? Are you one of those women or men who are ... starting to lose your hair? Custom Wigs are for men and women who suffer from hair loss ... wigs for people whose heads have gotten bigger." 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