The Michigan Daily-Friday, September 5, 1980-Page 3-A .................. . . . . . . . . ..u.f ". \ ..... . :' " ." "....",. ..t...0. . . ...........:....: ..-:..........;........... ~G 0 appeal litigation .continues By CHARLES THOMSON Both the Graduate Employees Organization and the University have appealed a July 14 ruling by a Michigan Employment Relations Commission ad- minsitrative judge which granted collective bargaining rights to some graduate student assistan- ts. GEO President Dave Kadlecek said the "most op- timistic" estimate for a decision in this round of the approximaley four-year-old court case is December. He added he "wouldn't be totally surprised" if a decision were not made until next summer. THE CASE CENTERS on the question of whether GEO members are to be considered "employees" under the Michigan Public Employees Relations Act, thus forcing the University, to recognize GEO as an official bargaining unit for graduate teaching, staff, and research assistants. The Univesity has claimed that GEO members are students, not employees, and that they, are not required by the act to enter into collective bargaining with GEO. GEO has claimed.its members are students and also employees as defined by the act. IN HIS LATEST ruling, MERC Administrative Judge Shlomo Sperka ordered that teaching and staff assistants, which combined comprise approximately 80 per cent of the GEO bargaining unit, are to be con- sidered University employees. However, Sperka ruled research assistants are not employees. Both GEO and the University have appealed that ruling to the full three-member MERC ad- ministrative board. Former GEO President Gregory Scott said the group had been prepared toaccept the July 15 ruling if the University did likewise, but filed its appeal after the University issued its objection. GEO negotiated its first contract with the Univer- sity for the 1975-76 school year after a month-long strike during the spring of 1975. GEO members have been working without a contract since the 1975-76 con- tract expired. THE LEGAL DISPUTE arose during negotiations for a contract to cover the 1976-77 school year. At that See 'U', Page 6 :S. LUMENAIRE SU PER SAVERS Table base model comes with 4-way mounting bracket. Sug. List -$30.75 Sale Price -$24.35 mi ";> ...; ..+...... ..... r"&'::.** 'Ys.... ... .. at.. ...... .. .. .. . .. . .,"::...::::::.:.. \...... .r. . . . . qt}. :" .... . . ...;: .t: "r:"vs''k . . . . . ..\ L:rr4:~{ :ir:. ::..: :". . . . . . . ,.. .% . ' : it.:""s .?.:.",:r.3: }".. ...s.,r.. '+k^.. .'".,s.. 1.x4.:. ..2..t'..k.r"a.:: r:Y...t.:t4~:.....::;.:"::r.............::t....,.......f.:............... ....... U' short on space; *freshpersons cope with overcrowding Where brighter ideas come to light MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE 549 E+ University at the corner of East U. and South U. 662-3201 n w Starving Medicine Cabinet .9 By MAURA CARRY The approximately 4,600 freshper- sons embarking on their four year trip- through the University are guaranteed one thing on their arrival-a place to ,.ive in a University residence hall. ome freshpersons, however, find these accommodations may not be exactly what they had hoped for when they mailed in their housing applications five months ago. The type of room a new student receives upon arrival depends upon the date his or her application was received, and many students who sent in late applications requesting a double found themselves in "converted triples" or lounges instead. ASSISTANT Director of Housing Leroy illiams explained that a converted triple means three students receiving a rate reduction are placed in a room normally occupied by two people. If one student is able to relocate later, the room is converted back to a double. Donna Pendergast, a resident ad- visor in Bush House of South Quad, said that there are four converted triples on her hall. "Most of them are freshmen, nd they're dealing with it pretty well," 'he said. She added that in South Quad, the rooms are large enough so that crowding isn't really a problem. Pendergast also said that many of the freshmen will not leave even - when given the chance later in the term. 'They get so close, they don't want to get out,'she said. MARY ACKERMAN, A freshwoman in South Quad, requested a double but is now in a converted triple. "It's not as bad as I thought it would be," she said. "But you trip over everybody," she ad- ded. Students who are still staying in con- verted lounges will be placed in normal rooms by Monday afternoon, Williams said. Approximately 25 students are now living in lounges in several residence halls and some have as many as three roommates, he added. "As soon as we get a cancellation, someone is moved out of a lounge right away," Williams said. There are no students now living with staff people (RAs and RDs), as has happened in the past Williams added. "The first night there were four or five students placed with staff. They were the first ones to get out. Staff rooms aren't something we like to go into," he said. THERE ARE NO freshwomen in temporary housing at this time, but about seven upperclass women are in lounges or other temporary accom- modations. Williams said there are still some problems with housing accom- modations for freshmen and about 25 upperclassmen are living in temporary housing in Baits. But, he added, they will all be placed in regular accom-. modations by Monday. Williams said that family housing was experiencing the same crunch as the residence halls, only to a greatert degree. The housing office hopes to be able to accommodate all requests by mid-September, he said. i" t #- Daily Photo by PAUL tROM r .. ENGINEERING JUNIOR TIrq LASKO rests after moving into his dorm room on the fifth floor of Bursely. LSA Graduation Procedures PLANNING To GRADUATE IN DECEMBER 1980? Submit your diploma application and senior concen- tration release form (for AB/BS candidates) or BGS Check Form (for BGS candidates): TO: 1221 Angell Hall BY: THURSDAY, OCT. 2 DUE DATE FOR ALL GRADUA *First lesson for new students: Settling in 1- TION MATERIALS. This will ensure that your name appears on the Tentative Degree List and in the Commencement Program. LAST DAY TO SUBMIT GRADUA- TION MATERIALS. By MARC CHARNOW Away from the throngs of students who have recently reinvaded campus, Carl Woodmore, a South Quad resident *felow, sat peaceably in his single room and picked up an inch-thick stack of room condition sheets. "These crazy things are a recurring nightmare with me. Everywhere I look, they're there," he said. While the University officially opened its academic doors yesterday, most dormitory students seemed all but set- tled in as the confusion of the yearly fall migration was winding down. Long lines, barrages of paperwork, and plenty of sweat could be found in any of the 13 dorms. Also common was chatter about making new friends, the' academic difficulty at the University, and adjusting to the Ann Arbor surroundings.., "It will take me some time to get used to it here," said freshman Kevin Maloney. "It seems like everyone knows everyone else." Among the necessities of life is nourishment, and learning about dor- mitory "hockey pucks" and "roast beast" is one lesson many newcomers approach with caution. "You can get a good meal if you pick and choose right, but stay away from stews,'' advised junior Al Klooser. Freshman David Wayne said he only hopes it's "better than the Navy chow," he had this summer. After spending much of the last few days hauling cargo and rearranging rooms, many students relaxed quietly yesterday afternoon with a nap, a game of cards, or a dip at the Central Campus Recreation Building. Others, however, continued to explore the exteriors and interiors of their new lives. See FROSH, Page 16 FRIDAY, DEC.12 ____ ____ ___ ____ ___ ____ ___ HAPPEN INGS FILMS Ann Arbor Film Cooperative-Three Stooges 1, 7 p.m., Three Stooges II, 10:20 p.m., MLB, 4. Alternative Action-The Front, 7, 9 p.m., Animal House, 11 p.m., Natural Science Aud. Mediatrics-Breaking Away, 7:30,9:30 p.m., MLB 3. Gargoyle Films-High Noon, 7, 9p.m., 100 Hutchins Hall. Cinema II-Grand Hotel, 7 p.m., Red Dust, 9 p.m., Angell Hall Aud. A., Cinema Guild-The Big Sleep,?, 9 p.m., Old A&D (Lorch Hall) Aud. Astronomy Department-Birth andDeath of a Star, 8:30 p.m., Angell Hall Aud. b. 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