Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom .r.ir igati iii& CLOUDY Increasing cloudiness this afternoon with a high in the, mid 40's. \'.' Vol. XCI, No. 67 Copyright 1980, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, November 20, 1980 Ten Cents Twelve Pages .h f Ninety percent of U'law bar exam - By ANNETTE STARON For about 100 University students each July, passing the state's bar exam is the la~w of the land. And this summer about 90 percent of the University students who took the exam received a passing grade. While those who took the July 1980 test did as well as those in the previous class, their success rate far surpassed the 74 percent national level and the 73 percent state figure, according to Dennis Donohue, the assistant secretary to the State Board of Law Examiners. OTHER SUCCESS rates around the state were: 84 percent for Wayne State University, 69 percent for Cooley Law School and The University of Detroit Law School, and 63 percent for The Detroit College of Law. "I am pleased that Michigan always leads the pack," said University Law School Dean Terrance Sandalow. He said the large variance in state-wide scores is due to the "different mix of people from the schools" taking the exam. "Michigan and Wayne State traditionally have better students," Donohue said, adding that "their students come in with the highest LSAT scores." THE EXAM takes two days to complete - one day is devoted to essays and the other is spent on multiple choice questions. Across the nation each July, bar candidates take the same multiple choice test. The state's schools usually score higher than the national average on this section, Donohue said. Each state has its own essay questions. Michigan's results in the bar exams rate it among the top "ten or twelve states in the country," Donohue said. He said the New York and New Jersey tests are probably harder, with California having "probably the hardest in the coun- try," citing its 52-53 percent passing rate. Michigan's bar exam is offered every February, as well as in July. The February scores should not be compared to the July scores, however, since the type of student taking the exam during the two dates is usually quite different, ac- cording to Sandalow. He specified that the February testing usually draws fewer students and more people who are repeating the exam. Kennedy offers. Reagan support Liberal pledges aid inrebuiding economy Fropm UPI and AP WASHINGTON - Ronald Reagan yesterday won a limited pledge of sup-, port from Sen. Edward Kennedy (D- Mass.), visited the Supreme Court, and addressed House and Senate Republicans at lunch in the Capitol. Kennedy, who symbolizes the liberal Democratic policies the president-elect has promised to end, and who is likely. to lead the liberal opposition to Reagan programs in the Senate, met with the president-elect at a government-owned townhouse where the Reagans are staying. REAGAN IS to meet with President Carter today. Kennedy played down the wide philosophical differences between him and Reagan, and said he hopes to help Reagan rebuild the economy, negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty, and eliminate waste in the federal gover- nment. But Kennedy stressed he could not support cuts that would create human suffering.. "WE HAVE TO be sensitive to the areas of human needs, the particular needs of many people within our society," he said. Kennedy, who requested the meeting, told reporters, "I believe the American people want cooperation and it was in that spirit that I came today." Earlier, Sen. John Tower (R-Texas) - reported to be the leading contender for the post of secretary of defense - met with Reagan but refused to com- ment on what was said. MEANWHILE, A Reagan transition team spokesman said the president- elect has hired a black former aide o help him hire minorities to his presidential staff. That aide, one of the few blacks on Reagan's transition team, said yester- day he expects no problem finding qualified candidates eager to join Reagan's conservative White House team. "Blacks are much more conservative than their voting record indicates," Melvin Bradley said in an interview af- ter his appointment was announced. And despite what he conceded is a common perception to the contrary, he contended that Reagan "is not that much different on the issues from most blacks." HE SAID JOB applications have been pouring in from blacks. Bradley said he expects Reagan to "break new ground" in minority ap- pointments, naming blacks and other minorities to high offices other than "the positions we traditionally get" in such departments as health and human services and housing and community development. He would give no specifics on what jobs blacks might get or on who might fill those jobs. But he said Reagan had a good record of appointing blacks when he was governor of California, "and I don't expect he'll operate any differen- tly here." Even Reagan's critics agree he hired more members of minorities than any previous California governor, °but none was among his six-member state cabinet or his inner circle of about 25 advisers. And critics such as Virna Canson, NAACP lobbyist in Sacramen- to during the Reagan governorship, contend many of the appointees were not representative of the minority community or its concerns. A AP Photo VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT George Bush, Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger, and President-elect Ronald Reagan walk outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington yesterday after their meeting there. " Regents to examine 'U' S.'Africa holdings, By SARA ANSPACH A once-fiery campus issue will be in the limelight again this week when the Regents conduct their annual review of the - University's investments in cor- porations that do business in South Africa. At tomorrow's portion of their mon- thly meeting the Regents are expected to examine reports of the South African labor practices of corporations in which the University has stock. They are also expected to vote whether to divest from one of those corporations - Owens- Corning Fiberglas - which reportedly does not follow University-approved standards of providing fair treatment to black employees. OWENS-CORNING Fiberglas, ac- cording to a report listed in this month's regental agenda, has refused to ascribe to the Sullivan Principles - fair labor guidelines that have been adopted by many American corporations doing business in South Africa. In September 1979, responding to student unrest stemming from the University's investments, the Regents amended an earlier policy to monitor firms in South Africa and to divest from those that do not ascribe to a set of minimum guidelines for fair treatment of black employees. This month's regental report on in- vestments says Owens-Corning Fiberglas owns 25 percent of a South African firm that has made "only minimal" efforts to improve labor practices. A separate wage curve is used for low-skilled black workers, leaving them with considerably lower pay than white employees, the report states. IN ACCORDANCE with the regental policy, therefore, the University should divest from Owens-Corning, according to University Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer James Brinkerhoff. Regent David Laro (R-Flint) said yesterday he will reiterate his position before the board that divestment is not a constructive way to: affect change in South Africa. He said, however, that he expects most of his colleagues to sup- port the current policy and vote to divest from Owens-Corning Fiberglas. According to Laro, the sale of the Owens-Corning bond could mean a loss of $50,000 to $60,00bfor the University. LARE SUGGESTED other, and what he called more effective ways to change the apartheid system of government in South Africa, including contributing time and money to organizations that are fighting the country's system of legalized racism. , WHile Laro is trying to convince his colleagues not to divest from Owens- PIRGIM proposes Laro ... to oppose divestment Corning a group of concerned students will be trying to convince members of the board to divest from all cor- porations that do business in South Africa. / The question of whether and to what extent the University should divest from companies with business -in South Africa has been the topic of more See REGENTS, Page 9 all night L By BETH ALLEN About 30 members and supporters of a local consumer advocacy group presented a proposal for all night Dial- A-Ride service for Ann Arbor residents to members of the Ann Arbor Transpor- tation Authority Board of Directors during their meeting last night. The Women's Safety Task Force of the Public Interest Research Group in Michigan, responding to growing public awareness for late night protection against assault in Ann Arbor, requested that AATA extend;Dial-A-Ride services past its present times of 11 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on weekends. THE TASK FORCE members, asking that the extension be instituted before January 1, 1981, added that AATA should investigate the possibility of ob- l ial-a -Ride, taming a subsidy from the University to fund the program. The group explained that many potential Dial-A-Ride customers are students who live off-, campus. Task force member Leslie Fried said she felt AATA is a public service, and that the proposed service is something the city needs. "To lock us in our apar- tments at night is unfair," she said. AATA board member William Mc- Connell responded to the proposal, saying the board has asked its executive director, Richard Simonetta, to estimate the cost of such a service. But McConnell also said AATA has limited funds, and in order for it to provide such services "something has to be cut out." The AATA board took no formal action on the request last night. .' .'.,.... . ~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Hi' I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Students grade profs leniently By DAVID MEYER Professors, who often are the strongest critics of grade inflation, are now the beneficiaries of the trend away from strictness in grading. The results of the Michigan Student Assem- bly's course/instructor evaluation project in- dicate that students were, on the whole, lenient in grading their professors. An overview of the results, compiled in a "Course Encounters" booklet distributed earlier this week, suggests that the average grade students assigned their professors was between and A- and a B. THE DISTRIBUTION of the free booklet is the culmination of almost 10 months of planning and effort, according to the project's co-coordinator Jay Fiarman. Although "Course Encounters" contains evaluations of only LSA courses, Fiar- man said the apparent success of the project will allow MSA to continue its work, eventually ex- panding the evaluations to cover all University classes and instructors. MSA President Marc Breakstone said the Course Encounters booklet is a "good first step" toward a more comprehensive project. "We wanted to see if (the project) is viable,", Breakstone told MSA members in their meeting Tuesday night. "Now, we're talking about ex- panding it, moving it into other schools and colleges." LSA-Student Government Vice President Jim Lindsay, who also helped coordinate the Course Encounters project, said the program might be expanded as soon as next semester. "The goal of the project is to expand it to a University-wide basis," Lindsay said. "Hopefully, we can do it next semester." But, Lindsay cautioned that several barriers remain to be hurdled before the project can be fully expanded. BREAKSTONE EXPLAINED that the project could not be expanded immediately "because we need time to evaluate the response" of students, faculty and administrators. Breakstone also ad- ded that expansion of the project would cost students more money. The total cost of the Cour- se Encounters booklets was about $11,000, accor- ding to Lindsay, who added that much of the ex- pense was due to "initial costs" which would not be incurred in any additional projects. Every University student paid about 15 cents for the course evaluation project, although Breakstone estimated the true cost of each booklet was closer to 35 cents. Many students seemed to respond favorably to the booklet, which was released just in time for registration for the Winter 1981 term. One student, who thought the results were "too general," noted that one of the surprises in the results was University President Harold Shapiro's relatively low grade. Shapiro, who taught Economics 588,' received a C + from his students. The Course Encounters booklets are available at the LSA Course Election Office in Angell Hall. IW, MIN .: O u.: Env% ' .....x. TODAY Buckeye blues EMEMBER THE familiar tune of "Across the Field," the Ohio State fight-song? The words for Ann Arborites went something like: "Liquidate Ohio State and humble Woody Hayes. They've got a lot of cattle in Columbus-send themout to graze. Car sick The citizens of Springfield, Ill. are making sure they don't take any rides in the perfectly normal-looking, blue 1979 Ford LTD parked in the city garage. The car is being avoided like the plague because five of 18 people who have ridden in the vehicle have come down with a flu-type illness, according to Springfield officials. The auto, dubbed "Typhoid Mary" by the local media, has city officials, Ford consultants, state chemists, and public health experts puz- ¢ r Talk of the town Navajo, Arizona is a 7.5 acre town with a motel, a service station, a trailer park, a grocery store, and 14 families. But if Elena Suhomlin has her -way, it will become the retirement home of aged strip teasers, go-go girls, and exotic dancers. Suhomlin, owner of Baltimore's X-rated Two O'Clock Club, has offered to buy the town from its owners for $657,000. "There would be a big demand for this. I could provide them with a place to stay-and make a little cement officials think so. For example, a key question in jury selection for a recently-ended Los Angeles mafia trial was whether jurors had seen the movie "The Godfather." According to secret transcripts of jury selection in the U.S. District Court, most jurors had seen the flick and were repelled by only one scene-a severed horse's head left in a movie mogul's bed. "My opinion of the mafia, from what I have heard, is not very good," one prospective juror said. "I really never heard anything good about them." Other unsealed government transcripts revealed that the gover- nment's star witness in the case calmly discussed commit- 1' I j