Ninety-Two Years of Editorial Freedom Sir I!JUII 1E aiI REALLY BAD Mostly clear and colder today with a high in the low to mid 30s. ... .. .. . . ! ... * I * *IO O~I% T L .- A: .L:. - - 1 .. . " ._ . . . _ 1 i . . Vol. XCII, No. 147 Copyright 1982, ThevMichigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, April 6, 1982 Ten Cents Eight Pages Democrats win two city counci positions Ann Arbor Democrats captured two of three contested seats on City Council in yesterday's city election, winning in the First and Third Wards- both heavily populated by students. In the race of theFifth Ward spot, the Republican incumbent narrowly defeated her Democrat challenger. All of the ballot proposals but one - Proposal C, which called for city funds to renovate the Farmers' Market - passed. Two of the proposals will sponsor road repairs for the city, two will give funds to the Michigan Theatre, and one will allow the city to acquire a public utility. UNOPPOSED Republican James Blow received 841 votes in the Second Ward, and Republican Gerald Jernigan, also unopposed, pulled in 888 votes to win his seat from the Fourth Ward. Democrat Larry Hunter (First Ward) overwhelmingly defeated Republic Jeffrey Gallatin, with a vote of 1,311 to 347. "I'm ecstatic," Hunter said. "I feel good because it shows hard work pays off." Hunter said he won because he was supported by both old and young Democrats, and by students and others who believe in his past record. GALLATIN WAS unavailable for comment. Democrat Raphael Ezekiel, an associate professor of social psychology at the University, defeated Republican in- cumbent David Fisher in the Third Ward with a close vote of 1,483 to 1,350. "We worked really hard," said Ezekiel, the winner of what is traditionally known as the city's "swing ward." "We talked good sense, serious issues, and people responded. ' will tear down Economies Building Daily rnoto Dy JErr rSCHR DEMOCRAT RAPHAEL Ezekiel (top, right) shakes hands with fellow First Ward Councilmem- her Lowell Peterson after his victory last night. Larry Hunter (bottom, center) stands with family members and campaign aides after defeating Republican Jeffrey Gallatin. By SCOTT STUCKAL The University yesterday announced it will raze the charred skeleton of the Economics Building, gutted by fire last Christmas Eve. The building will be leveled because the University cannot'afford to moder- nize or maintain it in compliance with current building standards, according to John Weidenbach, director of University Business Operations. Weidenbach'said he expects demolition to begin May 5. "WE COULD restore it, we just don't want to," he said. Essentially, Weiden- bach explained, "it's the wrong economic time" for the University to undertake such a costly project. Offices of the Department of Economics, now located in the old St. Joseph Hospital, may move either to Lorch Hall or to the West Engineering Building, accoding to Department Chairman Frank Stafford. Either of the buildings would have to be renovated to accommodate the economics department, Stafford gaid, but the cost in each case would be lower than the cost of restoring the old building. A RESTORED Economics Building would be short 15,000 square feet of needed space because of moder- nizations the University would be required to make, including handicap- ped facilities and a fire protection sprinkler system, he said. The oldest classroom building on campus, the Economics Building bur- ned last Christmas Eve in a fire which police say was caused by arson. Victor Arroyo, a former University employee, is charged with setting the fire. Architect Robert Darvas, who studied the building's condition for the University, said renovations "can be done, but it wouldn't be cost-efficient." According to Darvas, however, the historic value also must be considered. "How can you find dollars and cents costs for this building?" he asked. DARVAS' STUDY found the building's north bay and east wall in 'very good condition.' The remaining 70 to 80 percent, he said, is damaged to varying degrees. University architecture ' Prof. Kingsley Marsolf said yesterday that the building "deserved to be saved." Although he admitted that it would be too small for the economics depar- tment, Marsolf pointed out that another department could have used the historic structure. Economics major Rosalyn Dorking, a junior, said razing the structure "looks like a good idea. I don't think they need a new specialized building," she said. Many economics professors said they were not surprised by the decision. "There was no chance to patch it back together again," said Prof. Saul Hymans. The University currently is negotiating an insurance settlement with Industrial Risk Insurers for money to replace the lost building; according to Robet Winter, assistant director of Univesity insurance. Although no figure has been agreed on, Winter said he expects the University to receive between $1:5 million and $2 million to renovate another existing building for the economics department. 'U'spital funds may be blocked By LOU FINTOR Construction of the University's con- troversial $285 million Replacement Hospital Project once again faces the possibility of being halted. The project's funds recently have been put in jeopardy due to the State Building Authority's delay in selling construction bonds for other state fun- ded projects. The state must sell the existing bonds before they can issue another $140 million in bonds ear- marked for the University's new hospital. WITH THE possibility of these funds falling through, a new question has been raised about the hospital's future. Federal law states that if financial plans for the hospital project are altered in any form, the whole program must come up for review, according to Terence Carroll, executive director of the federal health systems agency, which is based in Detroit. CHPC-SEM is the federal agency responsible for reviewing all Michigan health care projects. If the hospital's construction is reviewed once again by CHPC-SEM, the project might not emerge in a favorable light, according to Carroll. "I never felt it (the RHP) was feasible," Carroll said. "Our persistentf feeling was that it was too grandiose." CARROLL added that while he believed a new University hospital is needed, the current project is simply too extravagant. While the hospital may or may not be the best in the nation after its construc- tion, "it will certainly be the most ex- pensive," Carroll said. He also questioned whether the project's large price tag will eventually lead to better health care. University Hospital Director Jeptha Dalston confirmed the possibility of the project coming up for :eview if state money falls through, but added that University planners have not yet given this option serious consideration. DALSTON added, however, that planners are trying to consider all possibilities for the hospital's future. University Chief Financial Officer James Brinkerhoff said earlier that the University would like to avoid the possibility of another CHPC-SEM review by quickly finding alternate See 'U' HOSPITAL, Page 2 CRISP planning: A long, ha By DAVID SPAK CRISP: Computer Registration In- volving Student Participation. Although registration for classes in- volves students, they are'only the final contributors to a system that is under constant change. COURSE numbers, descriptions, and room numbers are organized far in ad- vance of the first day of' classes, in some cases as much as two years earlier. Thomas Karunas, associate registrar for registration, is in charge of the por- tion of registration students are most familiar with, that of actually enrolling students in the various courses offered throughout the University. "We are only the end portion of the registration process," said Karunas, "but we catch all the hell." THE FIRST major step in the registration process is made through the scheduling office. According to Alfred Stuart, the director of scheduling, each school, college, and department in the University is respon- sible for submitting updated schedule information and returning it to the scheduling office. Except for LSA, each school also assigns classroom.space for each cour- rd haul - se. The scheduling office assigns classroom space to LSA courses. "LSA classroom assignments stay pretty much the same" for each class each term, Stuart said, with exceptions for dropping and adding old and new courses. He added that professors can request certain rooms and his office does its best to honor those requests when possible, "but some sort of priority is given for higher level cour- ses." ROOM assignments are currently made without the aid of a computer, according to Stuart, but he said that system would soon change. "We'd like to see all this information put on a com- puter system," he said. "Right now,. we're less than a year away from that." Even though LSA room assignments are done on paper, Stuart said there are only about five conflicts per term, but when they occur, "It's disastrous. I am amazed we don't get more (conflicts)," he said. The course information is collected and compiled into the University's Data See REGISTRATION, Page 2 Britain's Carrington resigns as assemble, yatFrom AP and UPI LONDON - Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington resigned yesterday over the "humiliating affront" of Argentina's ..,i seizure of the Falkland Islands and a -F ,.British armada sailed to the distant South Atlantic in a bid to recapture the crown colony. The aircraft carriers Hermes and In : Y - vincible sailed out of Portsmouth, England to lead the largest war fleet assembled by Britain in 26 years amid reports Argentina was feverishly AP Photo mounting troops on the islands. ARGENTINA captured the last six THE LARGEST British war fleet since the 1956 Suez Canal crisis, comprised of about 40 ships, set sail for the Falkland royal Marines on the Falklands Islands Islands yesterday in an attempt to recapture the islands from the Argentine government. It will take the fleet about two without a fight yesterday and poured in weeks to travel the 1,800 miles to the Falklands. more troops and weapons to defend See BRITAIN, Page 2 TODAY ISMRRD review NDIVIDUALS concerned about current budget reviews of the Institute for the Study of Mental Retardation and Related Disabilities (ISMRRD) will be given an opportunity to voice their opinions today. The first of two public comment forums will be held and Industrial Relations, has a public comment session scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, 1:30-3:30 p.m., in the East Conference Room of Rackham.E Surviving the elements of crime As a reflection of the growing fear of crime in today's society, a clothing firm is introducing "the ultimate in sur- vival clothing"-a line of bullet proof sportswear. Touted as "protective outwear for today's active lifestyle," the EMGO U.S.A. premier American line of protective vests everybody who has the need or psychological thinking to be protected against natural elements as well as other things like bullets and knives," he said. The removable protective panels are capable of stopping a .357-magnum bullet, and additional panels can also be bought that can make the packet almost impenetrable to Teflon-coated "killer bullets" which can pierce most other manufacturer's bulletproof vests. Norman Karr, executive director of the men's Fashion Association,.says, "It's a statement about the times, not about fashion. This is the ultimate in survival clothing." Q enough shoes, and they are too weak to "fetch and carry." " 1933- Room and board rates for the University's sum- mer session were lowered 25 percent, from $96 to $72. " 1959- Professor E. Wendell, Hewson of the civil engineering department insisted that spring fever is an ac- tual ailment, caused by an increased blood flow from the warmer weather.. / Iw t LA s iFd i 1 i