,t ,, P Alit i wu III aIV 3 Vol. XCII No. 1 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 9, 1982-Section A Eighty-six Pages 4-.'., University investments back ~~ nuclear weapons production' By BARRY WITT The University has used its corporate voting power to support the production of nuclear weapons, the construction of nuclear power plants, and the sale of oil to the South. African government, a review of proxy votes shows. But at no level of the administration, from the Regents to the executive officers to the in- vestment office, has there been discussion of the possible ethical implications of these in- vestment decisions. AS A SHAREHOLDER in more than 100 corporations, the University votes by proxy every year on a wide variety of shareholder resolutions concerning social issues. And almost without exception, those proxies are voted with management-against the resolutions, whether they come from the right, left, or center of the political spectrum. That means, for example, that last spring the University opposed the efforts of a group of General Electric Corp. shareholders who were trying to stop the company from managing a nuclear weapons facility in St. Petersburg, Fla. The University voted every share of its more than $1.5 million of GE stock for the management's position that it is not the place for private business to question the policies of the nation's elected officials. In voting with management, the University rejected the opposition's argument that com- panies such as GE are increasing the likelihood of nuclear war by producing the weapons of destruction. UNIVERSITY administrators say the in- vestment office votes with management because the Regents have never said to do otherwise. The only exception is for resolutions dealing with South Africa, but even there, the option to vote against management is restricted by a lack of bread- th in the University's policy. As part of a 1978 resolution on investments, the Regents approved a provision to appoint a committee to evaluate any issue that "in- volves serious moral or ethical questions which are of concern to many members of the University community." In the four years since that policy was adop- ted, no issue has inspired its implementation. In February 1981, when 250 students and other members of the community protested the ad- ditions of several defense-oriented cor- porations to the University's list of potential investnents, no such committee was discussed. The Regents approved the ad- ditions without comment. "THE REGENTS were obviously conscious of (the possibility of setting up a committee) at that time, but they elected not to address the issue," said James Brinkerhoff, Univer- sity vice president and chief financial officer. Unless the Regents or other members of the University' community are shareholders in these companies, it is unlikely that they would know that the University has a voice in these issues. The voting procedure is a routine mat- ter of the investment office, and the Regents customarily do not consider any of these issues. Thus, members of Brinkerhoff's staff are among the few people in the community who know which specific issues the University is supporting. Several of these administrators receive monthly reports from the Investor Responsibility Research Center (IRRC), which explain the issues at hand and report on how institutions across the country are ad- dressing them. As possessprs of that information, however, See UNIVERSITY, Page 10 ow, a superstar Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK A little boy stares in awe as the idol of many boys his age (and many boys a lot older than him) signs a football at the Wolverines' recent Photo Day. If things go as planned, Anthony Carter will leave a lot of people in awe-especially opposition defenders-beginning this Saturday. nother 5%. Tuition balloons again l 1 U'turn~s dorms.. . minorities ... Greeks.. . Union... CRISP... student groups... administration In the city litics ... crime. . . housing.. . shopping... igh technology ... transportation By BILL SPINDLE difficulty, but "You get what you pay for," reads can pay $6,00( the old adage. "Any tuit You've been told you're about to get especially ba the finest education available from a financial aid state institution. You also are about to LSA junior, W pay the highest price in the country for to have two a state school. meet from th THE UNIVERSITY Regents ' the other so 14 unanimously approved in July an Other stud average 15 percent tuition hike to make crease was ju up for what they saw as a lack of money "I'm disap from a beleaguered state budget. more," sai Undergraduate fees are up 16 percent student Dave over last year, and most graduate why the Boa tuitions have increased 13 percent. The tuition hike is needed to make up an anticipated $16 million in increased rer utility costs, University employee benefits, allocations for student finan- cial aid, and other expenses due to in- flation. t r THOSE COSTS combined with the expectation that the University will The next sea receive no increase in funds from the budget bal state this yearhave left student tuition wrangling inl as the only source of revenue available the future1 to balance the University's budget, University. University administrators said. After two1 So far, student reaction to the in- year and a def crease has been mixed. Some have said this summer, the increase was too steep, but others at educationa have said the hike was justified given the 1981-82 bu the University's financial position. fiscal year this "It's starting to get to the point where governor's off it's not worth going to school," said ALTHOUG Eric Rubin, an engineering senior. proposal has k MELISSA KEEHN, a junior in LSA, of cut into hi did not feel the increase was justified. guaranteed t "(the University) may be in financial month. Thec Funds shit to combat budget woes By BILL SPINDLE In the face of tough economic times, the University has embarked on a long-range financial reallocation plan which administrators say will allow the Univer- sity to improve, even as the state's economy remains bleak. The "five-year plan," as it was dubbed when it was instituted last February, will shift $20 million from the budgets of certain University divisions to other, "high priority" areas of the University. THE PLAN was developed as a response to the economic troubles facing the University and out of the desire to maintain the high academic and intellectual standards of the institution, said Billy Frye, vice president for academic affairs and architect of the plan. 'As state support for the University has fallen well behind the pace of inflation for more than 10 years- and all state budgets have been cut in each of the last two years-tuition hikes and low staff pay raises have t what makes them think I I in tuition?" ion hike is really bad lanced against the loss in this year," said another Wendy Shumacher. "I have jobs. One to make ends e loss in financial aid and can keep living here." ents, however, felt the in- stified. ppointed I have to pay d Rackham graduate Divait, "but I understand ird of Regents increased iding state aid cuts eaten 'U' finances veral weeks of end-of-year ancing and financial Lansing will be crucial to financial plans of the budget cuts earlier this ferral of nearly $20 million the state is again looking d cuts as a way to balance .dget before the end of its October, as is required by ice. H one budget cutting been defeated, some form gher education is almost o come by the end of this only real question is how much it will be. Early last month the University was notified that August state aid funds of more than $8 million would be withheld in preparation for a larger executive order budget cut to be issued from the governor's office. That executive order arrived late last month and included nearly $7.5 million in cuts from the University's coffers. Statewide $112 million was to be cut from education, but Milliken's proposal was rejected last Thursday by mem- bers of the House and Seante ap- propriations committees, because of its deep cuts to state schools. See POSSIBLE, Page 8 Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK Gettintg angry Tuition is skyrocketing, schools are threatened with elimination, and studen- ts are starting to react. Fears that the University is leaning towards technology over the humanities prompted student protests last year. For a report on Michigan's robotics craze, and student reactions to it, see Page 8-C. tuition. Students shouldn't be surprised that they have to pay for an education." MARK Badalamenti, an LSA fresh- man, agreed. "It's expensive, but I'm for it as long as everything possible is being done to keep the cost down and to make possible (budget) cuts." Tuition for in-state freshpersons and sophomores jumped $133 to $855 per term, while non-resident lower division students will pay $2874, $413 more than last year. Junior and senior residents will be charged $1106, $149 more than last year, See TUITION, Page 8 Kelly gets life for '81 Bursley idorm murders Sports football . ., basketball .. hockey. . . recrea- tional sports By GEORGE ADAMS More than a year after the tragic shootings of two University students in their Bursley Hall dormitory, Leo Kelly was sentenced' to life in prison August 13 following his conviction on two coun- ts of first degree murder. In a twenty-minute statement after the sentencing, Kelly told a packed courtroom he was treated unfairly by "a white, racist judicial system." William Waterman, Kelly's attorney, said he plans to appeal the decision, a process that likely will take many mon- ths. ALSO MAKING statements after the sentencing was a local activist group, called The Committee To Defend Leo rights groups. Jurors found Kelly guilty June 21, just hours before John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the shooting of President Reagan. Kelly attempted a defense of insanity as well. Witnesses testified they saw Kelly throw a Molotov cocktail down the hallway of the sixth floor Bursley Douglas Hall where he and one of the victims, Edward Siwik, lived. WHEN THE hall filled with smoke and the residents emerged from their rooms in response to the fire alarm, Kelly opened fire with a sawed-off 12- gauge shotgun, shooting several times and hitting Siwik and Douglas McGreaham, a resident advisor from : I I