e The Michigan Daily-Thursday, February 11, 1982'-Page 7 U-Cellar's move from Union ends chapter in rocky history Reagan defends As the University Cellar prepares to leave its home 'of 10 years, many students who did not witness the store's genesis are unaware of its controver- sial history. The Regents' approval to fund a student bookstore was a product of the activism of the late '60s. Students at the time complained of uniformly high tex- tbook and academic supply prices charged by the local bookstores. Ac- cording to various histories written about the U-Cellar, few discounts were offered on essential items. Although several student groups had started limited cooperatives to take some of the bite out of high prices, ac- tivists believed a student bookstore would be the most efficient method of discounting'books and supplies. NUMEROUS proposals failed to gain the Regents' approval; the issue aroused so much concern on campus that students organized a sit-in at the Administration Building to protest the delays. The demonstration ended in 107 arrests and a University-wide student strike. In early 1970, the Regents approved the legal blueprint for the University Cellar. In addition to a one-time allocation of $100,000, the board allowed the Student Government Council (forerunner of the present-pay Michigan Student Assembly) to ask students to assess themselves five dollars-refundable when they left the University-to provide further capital for the store. AFTER A short while, the Cellar established 'a line of credit to expand from art and general supplies to major book sales at a competitive level. Soon the store was consistently underpricing local sellers, and by 1974 was offering textbook discounts. John Sappington, the U-Cellar's assistant general manager, said em- ployees consider the store relatively autonomous, financially, of the Regents and the University administration. "We look at it as that we've paid back the original capital through our rent payments to the Union," he said. -The U-Cellar moved into its current Michigan Union baserment location about 10 years ago. Previous locations included what is now the Union study room and, before that, a small area in the Student Activities Building. -Janet Rae From staff and wire reports WASHINGTON- President Reagan, refused yesterday to retreat from his policies for reducing in- flation in the years ahead, even though he acknowledged the nation must endure the highest unem- ployment in decades and aprecession along the way. In an economic report to Congress, the president also held firmly to his record deficit budget plan and predic- ted that his tax-cut medicine would nurse the nation back to a "vigorous economic recovery" later this year. The White House also flatly rejected, yesterday a Democrat's call for a vir- tual freeze on Pentagon spending while trimming by half the ad- ministration's three-year tax cut. BUT DESPITE the claim by presidential spokesman tarry Speakes that Sen. Ernest Hollings (D- S.C.) "hasn't put up," the Senate's top two Republicpn leaders found merit in the counterplan to Reagan's big- deficit budget. Majority Leader Howard Baker (R- Tenn.), in his most notable detour to date from Reagan's game plan, declared the Hollings proposal "in- te'resting and worthwhile." And his deputy, Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, agreed that "It merits a lot of con- sideration.", Hollings said his alternative could cut Reagan's projected deficit of'$91.5 billion for 1983 to $42 billion, and butdg produce a surplus in- 1985, the year Reagan forecasts a deficit of $&Z billion. THE PLAN calls for a one-year, freeze on defense spending at current levels, elimination of one year's cost of-living increases for Social Security and government pension recipients; and major reductions in the threeg year tax cut plan Congress approved last summer. In Ann Arbor, Economics Professor Gardner Ackley, an adviser in the Johnson administration, said, "I don't regard the (Reagan) budget as being- very satisfactory." The third stage of, the tax cut should be cancelled, he said. Cellar plans move by June 15 (Continued from Page 1) Cellar will remain affiliated with the University., "IT'S VERY important to maintain our ties," Caballero said. Since the U- Cellar was created as a service to the entire University community, she said,_ it should receive input from faculty and administrative personnel as well as students. Ats present, the U-Cellar is a non- profit corporation headed by a board of directors consisting of seven students appointed by the Michigan Student Assembly, three faculty members, two representatives of the International Worker's of the World Union (the of- ficial bargaining agent for U-Cellar employees), and one University ad- ministrator. The Board, according to theU- dellar's Assistant Manager John Sap- pington, has "ownership, per se" of the store. "THE BOARD EXISTS to satisfy the needs of students and the University community," Sappington said. "We view students as our stockholders, and we provide returns to them in the form of discounted prices." In response to concerns that the new site may be too distant to draw students away from central campus, the Board has discussed the possibility of organizing a free shuttle bus to the store from dormitories and fraternity- sorority areas during book rushes. They also said they hope to even further discount the price of textbooks to at- tract customers to the new store: "IF IT (THE shuttle) is a success, it would be nice to implement it year- round," Caballero said. "As of yet, there are no formal proposals before the Board but we are talking about it." Caballero said the Board also intends .to launch a publicity campaign to per- suade students of the importance of maintaining a strong student-run bookstore. "We want students to buy into their store," Caballero said. "We want them to realize that (by moving out) we did what we had to in the best interests of the students." THERE ARE advantages to the new location beyond financial savings, Caballero said. In the Union, the U- Cellar is not permitted to- sell insignia ("M-Go-Blue") items and the sale of all other items is subject to Cianciola's ap- proval. "The insignia people (wholesalers) are going to go wild," Caballero said. She said the board is also discussing expanding into a number of new mer- chandise lines, including clothing and more general audience books. In addition, the U-Cellar will be able to display textbooks year-round, rather than setting up a separate operation each term as had been done in the Union ballroom during book rush. Help Prevent Birth Defects - The Nation's Number One Child Health Problem. Support the March of ~Dmes BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION I STU DENTS a FACULTY STAFF NOMINATE OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, RESEARCHERS, AND COUNSELORS FOR A FACULTY AWARD: ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: For Associate and Full Pro- fessors. RECOGNITION AWARD: For Assistant, Associate and Junior Full Professors. AMOCO OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD: For Regu- lar Faculty Who Have Demonstrated Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD: For Effective and Creative Graduate Teaching Assistants. SEE YOUR DEPARTMENT CHAIR FOR NOMINATION FORMS OR CALL 764-8323 ALL NOMINATIONS DUE: FEBRUARY 19,.1982 Blood drive averts shortage By NATHANIEL WARSHAY Low turnout at the Alpha Phi Omega bloodmobile on campus this week nearly resulted in a "blood emergency" for much of southeastern Michigan, ac- cording to Red Cross officials. Thee emergency was avoided when yesterday's goal of 300 pints was nearly achieved, according to Neal Fry, blood coordinator of the Washtenaw County Legal battle begins over * 'U' prof's testimony (continued from Page 1) researchers, according to Davis. Snyder is "a stranger to the case and has a property right in his expertise and research, and can't be forced to testify," he said. The University is representing pSnyder because the. case is "a precedent from our point of view," said Bill McCormick, assistant director of the University's Highway Safety Research Institute. "Requiring a researcher to produce raw data has very many implications, especially if it (the research) is con- fidential," McCormick said. If Snyder is forced to testify, he explained, "any expert in any field could be required to, testify against this will." According to, Davis, AMC "has no standing, since they didn't file the sub- poena. If we lose there is the im- plication that anybody can be forced to testify," and this would be "an in- tolerable result," he said. Red Cross. The Red Cross depends on the cam-- pus bloodmobile to provide one-third of the -blood needed this week at Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and St. Clair counties, accor- ding to Fry. If not enough blood is donated, elective surgery must be delayed or cancelled, she said. Fry attributed the dependence on the campus blood drive to the severely depressed economic conditions in this part of the state. "We're feeling a great loss of donors because of the layoffs of the automobile industry," she said. "They were a large source of our sup- ply." The layoffs have severely reduced the number of donors at the auto fac- tories, she explained, and the campus drive must supply 300 of the 900 pints of blood used each day at the 75 hospitals in the five-county area. This week's drive has fallen far below expectations, according to volunteer Don Fellows. "Donations have been going down steadily," he said, while the demand has risen." op, b - 4 r r r Restaurant and Bar . / r _ A Genera HOSP~aI A :m A , v MAL SOFT ON SOAPS?* Don't miss the General Hospital Happy Hour Will Luke and Laura find happiness? Will Heather beat the rap? Will Lila lose the Quartermaine millions? 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