University co-op council .'honors 50th anniversary The Michigan Daily-Saturday, March 26, 1983--Page,3; Aom 04 rtAJ yIC By JACKIE YOUNG Cooperative living in Ann Arbor celebrated its 50th birthday last night as 200 co-op residents packed into the First United Methodist Church for a celebration. Today's residents were brought up to date on what cooperative living was like in the past. Co-op membership coordinator Gigi Bosch, who came to 'Ann Arbor in the 1960s, presented a :slide show on her early days in a co-op :and dug even further back to describe how co-ops in town evolved. COOPERATIVE HISTORY began in 1933, Bosch said, when a group of men got together to rent a house on East Ann Street, charging co-op members $2 per week. By the end of the year, the men, who called their house the Michigan Socialist House, had a $200 surplus - quite amazing for the Depression era - Bosch said. a V! a 3, a t a4 a4 a 3. a4 "Students came to the University in the Depression without any cash," said Bosch. "They lived on cabbage and powdered milk ... Some days, co-op students would stay in bed and study all day without eating to save money," she said. Many of the people in coops were searching for a new solution to society's problems; they felt the capitalist system had failed them and looked toward the ideas of the socialists, Bosch said. AFTER THE Depression and the af- termath of two world wars, students were looking towards the cooperation alternative, she said. The co-ops united several groups of students with socialist and religious beliefs under the cooperative idea, she said. "Working together to solve practical types of problems," was the goal of the early cooperatives, she added. In the late 1940s and 50s, Bosch said, "co-op people were viewed as political activists." Marxist study clubs and socialist speakers often caused co-op members to be looked upon with suspicion. The year 1965 marked the cooperative coed living experience - although the room assignments were still separate. MARCEL SALIVE, newly elected In- tercooperative Council president, remarked on the progression of the co- op from its past history. "Twenty years ago, we were a few people with a car - now look where we are," Salive said. But for the future to maintain the stability of the cooperative community, Salive said, we must strive to remain progressive and avoid stagnation, statism.. . and death." I , I zf. Doily Photo by DAVID FRANKEL The Intercooperative Council's cake marks the celebration of 50 years of co-op living. In 1932, the first co-op began as the Michigan Socialist House. New hope for Social Security WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan applauded Congress yesterday for passing the $165 billion Social Security bailout, saying "a dark cloud has been lifted" from senior citizens and future retirees alike. "By working together in our best bipartisan tradition we have passed reform legislation that brings us much closer to insuring the integrity of the Social Security system," Reagan said about nine hours after Congress com- pleted work on the rescue packages of higher payroll taxes and benefit curbs. THE PRESIDENT is expected to sign the legislation during the week of April 10. For "all our senior citizens who worried about receiving their Social Security benefits, and for the present- day workers concerned about the solvency of that system, I think a dark. cloud has been lifted," Reagan said during a brief meeting with reporters in the White House press room. Congressional action and the president's signature on the legislation will mark the end of two years of bitter partisan conflict over the issue and a deliberate, two-month effort on Capitol Hill to carry out the blueprint of the National Commission on Social Security Reform. GENERALLY, the legislation follows thJ recommendations of the reform commission, including: " Higher payroll taxes in 1984, 1988, and 1989; " A six-month delay in July's cost-of- living increase in benefits; " A first-ever levy on benefits going to affluent retirees: " Mandatory Social Security coverage for new federal workers and employees of 'non-profit organizations beginning Jan. 1; and " A gradual increase of the retirement age from 65 to 67 in the next century. In 1977, Congress passed a rescue plan that was supposed to maintain the solvency of Social Security into the next century through higher payroll taxes. But a sagging economy and high unem- ployment that cut into payroll tax revenues and growing numbers ,6f beneficiaries has brought the systemi close to collapse. BACKERS OF the current legislatidn say it is different from that earlier plai because it is more comprehensive. Nonetheless, there was considerable grumbling in Congress over the package and support was mow grudging than the lopsided final votes would suggest. Ready or not summer subletting anxieties are here Belated Bumpers AP Photo Sen. Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.) has decided to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination despite a late start and almost no money, said political sources yesterday. Bumpers is expected to announce his candidacy next week. -HAPPENINGS- Highlight Billy Novick and Guy Van Duser will appear tonight at the Ark. The virtuoso) musicians perform everything from traditional Irish music to offbeat swing. Doors open at 8:30 p.m., concert begins at 9 p.m. at 1421 Hill St.' Films Alternative Action - Brief Encounter, 7:30 p.m.; Intermezzo, 9 p.m., Nat. Sci.Aud Ukranian Students Club - Pysanka, 2:15 & 3:25 p.m., Museum of Natural History. Cinema Guild - Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000, 7 & 9:05 p.m., Lor- (Continued from Page 1) Getting a security deposit of one-and- a-half-months' rent in advance is also a good thing to do so that the subletter doesn't end up paying for damages the subtenant incurs, Rumsey said. .Students should also be aware that finding a subtenant doesn't mean they won't have to pay any rent for the summer. Rumsey said that subletters can expect a 30 percent to 50 percent rent loss per month. FOR THOSE looking for a summer sublet, Jo Rumsey said that effficien- cies and one bedrooms are moving more quickly than three or four rooms this year. Generally, she .said, the summer tenant is a 'lone roomer"! looking for a room in an apartment or a house. Summer sublet buyers, Rumsey said, should be aware that "all renters are negotiable, and the closer to the end of the winter term, the more negotiable subletters get." Student Legal Services attorney Paul Teich stressed that renters should be aware that it is a breach of contract if they do not pay rent. ALTHOUGH tenants who don't pay their rents won't be jailed, Teichasaid, a landlord could file a civil suit against the tenant in order to collect back rent. But a tenant may file a counterclaim against his landlord if the landlord refuses to grant permission to sublet for reasons beyond financial ones, or if a maintenance problem is driving poten- tial subtenants away, Teich said. Tenants who can attribute their inability to sublet to a problem with the landlords can seek council from Student Legal Services or the Ann Ar- bor Tenants Union, Teich said. IN SOME CASES, Teich said, the tenant may get a reduced rent or early lease termination if he or she can prove the claims.' But all of these complications and hassles weren't a problem for senior Lisa Hoff. "It (subletting) was actually I very easy for me, she said. I put up about 40 signs around campus, in- cluding one in the off-campus housing office. The next day a person called and signed the lease," she said. Hoff said that because she didn't want to waste any time in subletting her efficiency, she took a little less than a 50 percent cut in the rent. GRADUATE student Janice Valmond didn't have any problems subletting her place, because she knew of a friend needing a sublet who is currently living in a residence hall. But LSA junior Mary Fideler said that she hadn't gotten any replies at all. and that her ad in the Student Activities Building has been up.for a week. Sue Duncan, an LSA junior, who has been advertising for a month and a half, said she has received a few calls, but "That's about it." Duncan said that slb feels people just aren't looking yet, aft$ she is worried. "I'll lose a lot of money if. I catt sublet," she said. "I can't stay in-iAtxi Arbor this summer." ch. CinemaIi -The Godfather, 6 & 9p.m., MLB 4. AAFC - Circle of Deceit, 7 & 9p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall. Mediatrics-Raiders of the Lost Ark, 3, 7 & 9:15 p.m., MLB Gargoyle - The Graduate,'7:30 : 9:30 p.m., Hutchins Hall. 3. To the Ann Arbor community We, the members of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, wish to express our sincerest apologies for any misconceptions concerning our March 18, 1983 Jungle Party. It was not our intention to create any racial overtones due to our choice of theme. Had we realized that a demeaning bias could have been perceived by the event, we would not have held it. We are aware, as members of the University community, that we have a responsibility to uphold the dignity of other members of the -community. Realizing that some elements of our party were portrayed by the Daily as having violated that responsibility, we offer our regrets to those who were offended. The Jungle Party was conceived as a variation on more traditional party themes, such as a Hawaiian party. This was no overt intention to parody blacks. Those who did paint themselves did not intend to mock blacks, nor did they realize that they could have been extending a stereotype. The lack of consideration for the percep- tions that could have been drawn from the party does not, however, absolve us from the responsibility to address the situation. The racial tensions and imbalance that exist in the University community are a concern to us all. Such misunderstandings as those emanating from this situation only aggravate the issue. Again, we can only hope that our apology is accepted by those who were offended. In the future, perhaps situations like this will not occur if an increased awareness of others' sensitivities exists. Performances Musical Society - Michael Lorimer, guitarist, 8:30p.m., Rackham Aud. School of Music - Linda Appel, flute recital, 4 p.m.; Mark Scatterday, bass trombone recital, 8p.m., Recital Hall. E.M.U.-State Solo and Ensemble Festival, 8 a.m., Alexander Music Building. U-Club- Soundstage, 9:30 p.m., Mich. Union. Canterbury Loft - NADA concert, 8 p.m., 332 S. State St., second floor. Dept. of Dance - Stepping Out: A Contemporary Dance Concert perfor- med by Michael Driscoll & Jill Donaldson, 8 p.m., Studio A Theatre, Dance. Building. Michigan Ensemble Theatre - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 8 p.m., Lydia Men- delssohn Theatre. Meetings Ann Arbor Go Club - Mtg., 2-7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall. Tae Kwon Do Club - Practice, 9-11 a.m., Martial Arts Rm., CCRB. Miscellaneous Coalition of Hispanics for Higher Education, Puerto Rican Student Assoc. - Fiesta with live music, 8 p.m. -1 a.m., Law Club. The Brecht Company - Auditions for summer productions, 7-10 p.m., Rm. 126, East Quad. 1M.mpim rf Art - Amerian ininn Rea d , niltwnrk Temnnstratinn. 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