Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom hie lilt 43v ~Iailg USUAL Partly cloudy, high in the low 40s. - -Vol. XCI, No. 129 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, March 11, 1981 Ten Cents Ten Pages I w. MSU students protest cuts Daily Photo by JOHN HAGEN ROBERT BUTSCH, Director of University Exhibit Museums, displays a partially completed diorama to be used to help display the wonders of science through an artistic medium. Butsch has spent 35 years creating the miniature models, which tan be seen in the University's Natural History Museum. Indian history brought ,to roo life truhpo' hnd By NANCY BILYEAU Special to the Daily EAST LANSING-More than 500 Michigan State University students and faculty members waved signs and chanted "No more cuts!" yesterday to protest MSU President Cecil Mackey's $16.5 million budget-slashing proposals released Monday. To help head off MSU's expected $30 million shortfall for the next academic year, Mackey's report proposed eliminating the colleges of Nursing, Urban Development, two small residential colleges, and the Depar- tment of Urban Planning and Architec- ture. "WE'VE GOT TO stand together and keep the administration from destroying us," shouted a Save Our Campus Coalition speaker while other members circulated petitions opposing Mackey's recommendations. The petition, which calls for a state auditor general's investigation of the president's report, will be presented to the MSU Board of Trustees before they vote on Mackey's recommendations later this month. Administrators at The University of Michigan have been grappling with similar financial problems this year. In their attempt to carve $11 million from the University's 1980-81 budget, ad- ministrators have proposed cutbacks in such areas as the Department of Geography, the Extension Service, Recreational Sports, and Michigan Media. HOWEVER, MSU officials have been forced to take more drastic measures to solve their fiscal crisis, said MSU Prof. Gerald Miller, spokesman and liaison for the president's Select Advisory Committee. A three percent decrease'in 1980-81 state appropriations combined with high, inflation .and a :worsenin state. Belcher economy led to the Trustees' decision to declare MSU in a financial crisis last month, Mackey's report stated. Ten faculty members, selected by Mackey from a list of 18, made up the president's Select Advisory Committee which worked to compile a list of budget priorities and suggested cut- backs. vague administration rationale for budget decisions flew across campus. Officials from the College of Nursing cited a state-wide, shortage of nurses, the school's excellent placement record, and tle difficulty nursing students would have in transferring as reasons to spare the school. NURSING SCHOOL Associate Dean Barb Given said the select committee's decision, which she described as biased and irrational, proved that the MSU administration "has no conception of what nursing is." According to Given, Prof. Miller told a group of nursing faculty, "Nurses who can think and problem-solve are not needed as much as bed-pan dum- pers." However, Miller said his remark was made merely as an example of what outside people might think, and was not representative of his opinion. He said ' he was irritated by the misunderstan- ding. ACKNOWLEDGING the current ten- sion and resentful feelings across cam- pus, Miller said he hoped that in two or three' years, the administration's "painful budget decisions" will be seen as worthwhile. Yesterday, however, students and faculty members waving signs such as "Stop Mackey-Avelian tactics" and "Mackey for Fuehrer" reactpd strongly to the President's latest recommendations. S"They're killing us in there!" shouted Henry Matthei, a student represen- tative on the Academic Council, whose afternoon meeting many protestors at- tended. "WE JUST FOUND out yesterday that the landscape and architecture department is going to be totally can- celled," a student told the crowd of See MACKEY'S, Page 7 By JANE NEIDHARDT, tifacts, amounting to what may initially1 In an office resembling a unique appear to be no more than mere junk. , cross between an artist's studio, a BUT, FOR BUTSCH, this "junk" biologist's laboratory and a historian's takes on a new dimension. When placed library, Dr. Robert Bustch, director of on a miniature scale, the right twig can the University's Exhibit Museum, can become a tree,. and a pebble can turn be found amidst a wide variety of rub- into a boulder. ble. On the fourth floor of the University's, Partially olcompleted miniature Natural History Museum, these scraps animals sculpted out of wax and clay of nature uniquely combine to create 14 clutter the room, haphazardly strewn different scenes depicting North between twigs, pebbles and various ar- Armerican Indiaps, focusing largely 9on those native to Michigan. Each of these dioramas is a lifelike representation ofj tiny waxed Indians engaging in al traditional tribal activity. Butsch is the man behind these! scenes. He has been making exhibits for the University since 1946. The current Indian dioramas, made by him almost 20 years ago, took seven to eight years to complete. Butsch says he continually keeps his ,PaSeej'ge.? ;.... Mackey ...-proposes extensive cuts That interim report, released Mar( 5, called for the elimination of four MS colleges,, and department curtailment and consolidations, to make the $7 million recommended cut. ALARMED student and facult groups scheduled rallies, wrote letter; and held press conferences last wee protesting the committee's recommei dations. While the university waited for th release of Mackey's report, accusatior of favoritism, slighted.priorities, an ,'Faber Reagan *explores relaxing CIA ~restraints LANGLEY, Va. (AP) - A top official of the Central Intelligence Agency said yesterday a "changing world" has prompted the Reagan administration to explore whether to rescind some limits to CIA spying within the United States. The administration has launched an intensive study of legal and other barriers to intelligence operations to see if some can be removed by the summer to combat international terrorism, deputy CIA director Bobby Inman said at a rare public briefing at CIA headquarters here. THE SURVEY IS known to include consideration of expanding authority for the CIA to use break-ins, physical surveillance, and covert infiltration of American groups and businesses in pursuit of foreign operatives. } However, Inman said, "there hasn't even been the slightest hint, from anyone, of using a covert action capability in a domestic situation." REPUBLICAN I But at the Capitol, Sen Joseph Biden challenger Robe (D-Del.) said he understood the new morning. The d proposals would relax standards on decided early ne See REAGAN, Page 2 TODAY- Living easy RPERSONAL communication," the catch phrase of the 80s, has taken on a whole new meaning at the University of Maryland. Students are getting credit for living together in a state-owned apartment for a semester at a time. "Resident Experience in Interpersonal Relations" is not as easy as it sounds, says Mary Stephenson, course instructor. "There's a lot of work to do," she said. Six academic credits are awarded to each student successfully passing the class. debate to kick-off mayoral race By DEBI DAVIS Republican incumbent Louis Belcher and Democratic challenger Robert Faber kicked off the city's mayoral race yesterday with a subdued breakfast debate. The debate. soonsored by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce and broadcast on WAAM radio, touched on a number of recurring city issues ranging from downtown development to the proposed "'halfway house" correctional facility. THE DEBATE WAS the first public forum of the campaign that will culminate in the April 6 general election that will select the city's mayor and half of its City Council members. Belcher, seeking his second full term, is running on his past record, stressing city development and taxes. Faber, chair- man of the city's Democratic Party, assailed the mayor's record, accusing him of "glib campaign rhetoric. with no follow-through." Faber said that Belcher, in his 1978 campaign, promised to beef-up police patrols in the campus and downtown areas. But, Faber said, when Belcher took office the police force was actually slightly reduced from 1811/2 to 180 officers. (The half unit is for part-time employees.) "THAT'S A VERY easy way to buy a vote," Faber charged. Belcher, Vice President of First Ann Arbor Corporation, countered by citing the police department's good arrest and crime-solving rate. At 33 percent it is the 'highest in Michigan, compared to the 23 percent state average, Belcher said. On the issue of taxes, Faber said that while Belcher reduced the local millage by 8 percent, taxes still increased by 15 percent last year. He reproached the mayor for not doing more to change property tax assessments, which are determined by the state. BELCHER REPLIED that he and the Council of Mayors have met in Lansing to discuss and lobby for tax reform. He added that the city has "weathered the current economic crisis in the state by good planning and fiscal responsibility." Belcher proudly pointed to last year's $9.1 mi lion surplus in the city's budget and the reduction of the millage rate in each of the past three years of his administration. Faber, owner of Faber's Fabrics store, said, however, that he is "not interested in saving money by reducing the quality of life." He said the city must cover the loss of federal dollars that subsidize a number of city services. AFTER A BRIEF opening statement from the candidates, questions were submitted from half a dozen of the ap- proximately 70 local businessmen present at the event. Faber was asked to justify his avowed concern for down- town when he was "one of the first people to leave downtown when Briarwood was opened." Faber said he was "concerned with survival" of his fabric store. He said he has worked for downtown revitalization, but one person cannot do it alone. IN RESPONSE TO the same question, Belcher said the "downtown has never looked so good, so healthy." He cited the State Street renovation, the expansion of the Detroit Edison building, and new parking facilities as examples of his administration's achievements downtown. Faber said Belcher's administration has not actively recruited business to Ann Arbor. "To sit passively and react to proposals is not enough," he declared. He also charged that the Economic Development Corporation and other plan- ning agencies are "totally in the hands of conservatives." Both candidates agreed on the halfway house issue. Belcher said the city is prepared to sue the state if the Michigan Department of Corrections disregards local zoning ordinances and tries to set up a halfway house corrections center at 1700 Broadway. "THE ONLY STEP we (the city) have not taken is forming See MAYORAL, Page 2 Daily Photo by JOHN HAGEN NCUMBENT LOUIS Belcher (at podium) and Democratic rt Faber listen to questions during their debate yesterday ebate kicks off this year's mayoral race which will be ,xt month. dust as their replacement, the electronic calculator, in- creases its status every day. Kids are getting better at math, not worse, because of calculators, according to Dr. Ralph Heimer, professor of education at Pennsylvania State University. "Elementary school students still learn multiplication tables, and secondary students still learn how to work algebraic equations, but the difference is the students now put their knowledge to work by picking up their calculators instead of their pencils," Heimer said. "It would be a waste of time for students who have mastered the basic concepts not to use calculators." So why not during standardized tests? [] anti-drug groups from as far away as Iowa and Georgia whose members heard cocaine had been legalized. The of- ficial explained that people have misunderstood the ruling and all it has done is reclassify cocaine along with non- narcotic drugs similar to it and recommend relaxed penalties. So cocaine users, don't get your hopes up too high.E Living well I suppose when you can afford a $66 million vacation house, it's time to retire. But Crowned Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, the heir to King Khalid, it still waiting to become the leader of his country. In the meantime, he'll spend one Dave Williams was patient. Yesterday, the 101-year-old Williams married the former Mrs. Miller, 70 in a ceremony at the Forest Hill Nursing Home's Chapel in Columbia, South Carolina. The two rolled down the aisle in their wheelchairs to the altar, where they exchanged vows. Williams said he decided to get married again because, naturally, he was in love. "I just loved him," said the bride. "He had been courting me for so long I just had to make up my mind." The decision to tie the knot was far from easy. The couple feared their social security benefits might be cut off if they married. But a social worker told them the benefits would not be slashed. The social worker said they also were married because they were feeling guilty about i I I