Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 31, 1985 MSA fights for release of report IN BRIEF (Continued from Page 1) "IT'S A SHAME that the document isn't brought out in the University community for discussion among students, the alumni associaton, and faculty," said MSA President Scott Page. "It is important that on a document like this students are directly in- volved," he added. "They have the right to know what's going on.' Sudarkasa, Page said, "is probably very thorough, but more voices would improve the document." MSA'S resolution is intendednto pressure the executive officers into releasing copies of the report to the assembly and the public. Aramaki said Sudarkasa told the Council of Minority Concerns she wan- ted to recommend an increase of finan- cial aid for minority students. But she did not indicate to the group what in- crease she would seek. Dave Robinson, an assistant director of admissions, said the report also recommends doubling black enrollment within three or four years. The increase would bring black enrollment up to 10 percent, the goal set by the University administration in 1970 as a result of the Black Action Movement. The University has failed to meet that goal in 15 years. "I think (the goal) a realistic idea, but the timing maybe isn't realistic," Robinson said. Other executive officers declined to say when Sudarkasa's report would be made public. "I don't even know if it's going to come out, (or) when it is," said one administrator, who asked to remain anonymous. Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International ren rts #s 1. 'U' council agrees to take new approach on code (Continued from Page 1) "A VARIETY of outcomes, short of those mandated by court of law, seems very appealing," she said. Susan Eklund, an administrator on the board, agreed that the criminal* justice system may move too slowly to ensure the safety of the University community. "The point is, I think, that they're back at the University so fast," she said. "It's a matter of speed." EKLUND also suggested that the council consider extending the jurisdic- tion of a code to include off-campus housing. Past versions of the code have been limited to problems on University grounds. Student representative Eric Schnaufer, however, argued that the University shouldn't intervene in problems that don't occur on University property. "I think that the University has no jurisdiction over personal dispu- tes in off-campus housing," he said. The council also discussed the possibility of setting up a University- sponsored mediation service to settle grievances. ACCORDING to Donald Rucknagel, a faculty representative from the medical school, such a system "might be very effective." "The ideal way of resolving disputes is at the lowest possible level," he said. Nordby, however, said the system has its flaws. "Mediation really won't work if one party has a considerably larger power base," she said, such as conflicts between the University and students. Nordby said ad hoc mediation efforts have taken place in the University for quite some time, and they have worked "only in situations involving property and contractural disputes between students." Correction LSA Student Government will ask department chairs and professors to distribute surveys to students to deter- mine the level of support for after- commencement receptions. A story in yesterday's Daily incorrectly stated that surveys would be administered in the Fishbow l.t V C ^^~~ "y " tC HIM --- PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. Need some? FIND IT AT MSA. p0 Kirpatrick quits administration WASHINGTON-U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, ending the capital's long-running guessing game about her future, announced yester- day she is quitting the administration after a sometimes stormy tenure and returning to teaching and writing. Revealing her plans following a private meeting with President Reagan, Kirkpatrick adamantly refused to say whether she had been offered a neW job in the second administration. White House officials also declined. Asked if she was disappointed at not getting another top government posts Kirkpatrick said, "No. No, no, no, no, no. "If I had wanted a top foreign policy job in the second term, I would have remained as U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations," said Kirkpatrick, one of three women in the administration with Cabinet rank. # : White House spokesman Larry Speakes said that in Reagan's view, "Shels done a first-rate job, ranks among the greatest of U.N. ambassadors. He does wish she would stay but understands her reasons for leavii g." Senator attacks Meese's conduct WASHINGTON-The ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Commit' tee, in a sudden burst of emotion, told Edwin Meese yesterday that hjs behavior was ethical but "beneath the office" of attorney general. *'s "Who the hell cares" about the technical points, said Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, in response to Meese's answers during confirmation hearings to questions about his conduct. His voice cracking with emotion, Biden said, "It's an attitude. Why is it so difficult for you to go back and say in hindsight it was wrong to do such aqA such?" "I have said that," Meese, the presidential counselor shot back. Bidens comments followed hours of often repetitive questioning about Meese s promotion in the Army Reserve and the federal appointments given to people who helped him financially. Meanwhile, it was learned four days after writing senators that Meese violated no ethics rules, a government official acknowledged in a second let- ter that the attorney general-designate "created the appearances" of con- flict of interest. Meese, attempting to explain the financial mess that got him into trouble, noted his family and financial records are now in Washington and said he expects to be "considerably less busy" in the job of attorney general. Trade deficit breaks record WASHINGTON-The U.S. merchandise trade deficit reached a record $123.3 billion in 1984 and is likely to grow even more this year, the Commerce Department said yesterday. The worsening trade deficit-up from $69.4 billion in 1983-is the result of a $71.3 billion, 26.4 percent, rise in U.S. imports combined with an increase of exports of only $17.4 billion, or 8.7 percent. Economists say the trade deficit slows U.S. economic growth, reduces the rate of increase in employment and has turned the United States into a debtor nation for the first time since World War I. Commerce Department economist David Lund attributed the deterioration to faster economic growth in the United States than abroad and to continued strengthening of the dollar, which rose 10 percent against other major currencies during 1984. The report brought new calls from inside and outside the government for steps to reduce the $200 billion U.S. budget deficit, believed by most economists to be closely related to the trade deficit. Farmers warn Congress of Applications now Being Accepted for Chief Financial Officer ALL YOU NEED IS: " Enthusiasm " Familiarity with Accounting Principles msa michigan student assembly the university of michigan 3909 michigan union ann arbor, michigan 48109 (313) 763-3241 YOU'LL GET: " Excellent practical experience in small business management " Rewarding experience with other student leaders " Your own office! Applications due Monday, Feb. 4 For more info call Bill Mellin or Cherie Bullard at 763-3241 OR STOP IN AT MSA. SRTS { i .' FES. 2 -*- V.r I AERO. ENGIN. BLDG. (North Campus) Curious About AERO. ENGINEERING? - Tours - Presentations - Speakers - Refreshments All WelcomeI Info: 763-2857 impending financial disaster WASHINGTON-Representatives from the nation's agricultural hear= tland warned Congress yesterday that there is "a gathering rural storm" over the crisis in farm financing that threatens upheaval in America's food production and banking systems. "This disaster is of truly astounding proportions, " said Bishop Maurice Dingman of the Des Moines, Iowa, Roman Catholic Diocese and a founder of the state's Farm Unity Coalition. "Equally astounding is our federal officials who are unaware of, or do not care about, the gathering rural storm," said Dingman, who was among about a dozen spokesmen for farmers, banks and rural action groups speaking at an informal hearing on the farm credit crisis. The message, brought to Congress for the first time since it convened this month, was that farmers saddled by heavy debt are increasingly unable to pay it off because of declining values of their land and crops. OPEC lowers crude oil price 4 GENEVA, Switzerland-OPEC abandoned its $29-a-barrel benchmark price yesterday and reduced its crude oil rate by an average of $1 in a move that could yield small savings at the gasoline pump for American con- sumers. Foursof the 13 oil ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries refused to accept the cuts, signaling a possibly disastrous split in the cartel. In adopting the new pricing system, a majority of nine members agreed to drop the benchmark price of $29 for a 42-gallon barrel of Arabian light crude oil to $28. It was the second time in history that OPEC lowered its base price since the cartel was founded in 1960. OPEC slashed its benchmark price by $5 to $29 a barrel in March 1983 to avert a global pricing war. bhe 3irbigwn B af~ Vol. XCV -No. 100 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Tuesday through Sunday during the Fall and Winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday during the Spring and Summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Sub- scription rates: September through April - $16.50 in Ann Arbor; $29.00 outside the city; May through August - $4.50 in Ann Arbor, $6.00 outside the city. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. 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