Ninety-five Years of Editorial Freedom j:1; b E 41P ttn i~Iai1Q Aerobic Mostly clear skies with possibility of snow flurries. Highs in the low twenties. a Vol. XCV, No. 106 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, February 7, 1985 Fifteen Cents Eight Pages Consider insert 'Stuffer' defends extra articles By NANCY DRISCOLL A person who said he was responsible for putting unauthorized inserts in last week's Consider magazine said he did it because the magazine has a very limited viewpoint. "The Consider format in general is two views that differ insignificantly," said the person who spoke on the con- dition that he not be identified. "They claim it's unbiased. That's totally false," he added. LAST WEEK, hundreds of flyers discussing the issue of U.S. in- volvement in Nicaragua were inserted into issues of Consider after they were distributed around campus. The flyers were titled "Consider (Consider)." "How can he defend putting something he does under our name?" asked Consider editor Jeff Spinner last night. "No one has the right to publish under the name Consider, except Con- sider." Consider presents two articles each week to offer two points of view on a specific topic. "SHOULDN'T they present multiple views?" the 'stuffer' asked. "We are just presenting more views. PTD gA - -~ CONS PT/C ONSI P ER .. sf jca I D R)January 28, 1981 CONSIDER/CONID R - 0 d1 They should welcome it." He said the Nicaraguan issue is very important and very poorly understood. "This wasn't a personal attack (on the magazine). It had to be done. It was important to have (the views) presented together," he said. The person who said he was respon- sible for the inserts referred to himself as Captain John Early. The insert said Early is an American intelligence of- ficial working in Central America. The 'stuffer' said last night he wanted to see an issue of Consider in which he would write an article examining the value of the weekly magazine. He challenged Spinner to write an opposing view of the magazine for the same issue, and Spinner said he "might take him up." Spinner said "the insert was ob- viously partisan. It was disturbing. 'Mr. Insert' lacks understanding of what Consider-is." "Consider does not present itself as being representative of all the views of any issue," said Spinner. "What our purpose is and what we have succeeded in doing is to start discussion of issues" Daily Photo by KATE O'LEARY Anticipation Karen Morris relaxes on a sunny ride along W. Liberty on an AATA bus. Morris, a Kelly Services employee, was on her way to a job interview. PRESIDENT MAKES ANNUAL ADDRESS: Reagan calls for new tax plan WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan, in his fourth State of the Union address, asked Congress yesterday to pass - this year - a tax simplicfication bill that he said would help unleash "the tremendous pent-up power of our economy." Marking his 74th birthday with the annual evening address to both houses of Congress, Reagan said "we did what we promised" in his first term, and he described the United States as "renewed - stronger, freer and more secure than before." IN PREPARED remarks, Reagan barely men- tioned the record federal deficit or his controversial budget-cutting plan just submitted to Congress. Rather, he reaffirmed American support for freedom movements in Afghanistan and Nicaragua, stressed his proposals for helping the nation's law-income citizens, embraced guidelines for an overhaul of the tax system. He did not endorse the tax plan put forth by the Treasury Department in December; rather, Reagan said he was directing his Treasury secretary to begin working with congressional authors and committees to write bipartisan legislation based on principles of "fairness, simplicity, and growth." He provided guidelines that he said would ensure no "tax increase in disguise" - mentioning in par- ticular that he would not "jeopardize the mortgage interest deduction" for family homes. He owed a top tax rate of "no more than 35 percent, possibly lower," to replace the current top rate of 50 percent. TO ACHIEVE a lower rate, the plan would trim "many tax preferences," but he proposed at least two new ones himself - tax breaks for companies that locate in depressed urban "enterprise ones," and tuition tax credits to help families who send their children to private schools. Even before Reagan made his tax proposal, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-Kan.) said it would be "very difficult" to overhaul the tax system this year, given the lawmakers' preoccupation with Reagan's proposed spending cuts in the budget the president sent to Congress on Monday. In his remarks, broadcast nationally, Reagan declared "a second American revolution" of hope, opportunity, technological progress and the promise of a free and peaceful world. Of his first four years, the president said, "We have begun well, but it's only a beginning." }.".. .p.. -... .w".1 ..... . . . . .w v .w- .. .. ' ': v:::::4:4....... ..... ........* *~****..**...*.*.... . . ...: ::" :.v :.i:v::: :.: :. :"':::. : . .fSn 4. S . . V 4 V S . . . . ..Sst4.V4. t hW4.4.4V..~....... 1... ...S..... c::c.:.::........ ............................................." .h .. J4.4...41 .... 1 ... ..:{Y..:. .1 1 . 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Frye was unavailable for comment, and Lipschutz said that "someone will respond within five days," the maximum time allotted to respond to such a request. UNDER THE Freedom of Infor- mation Act, a public report is "a writing prepared . . . or retained by a public body in the performance of an of- ficial function, from the time it -is created." MSA President Scott Page said the report originally was scheduled for public release last Nov. 2, at which time the University's executive officers met to discuss its contents. According to Sudarkasa, the report is a discussion of the problems concerning blacks on campus, and a series of recommendations to increase recruit- ment and retention of minority studen- ts. UNIVERSITY officials have kept silent on why the report has been withheld, and also have declined com- ment on whether Sudarkasa's recom- mendations were approved or rejected by the executive officers. 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MSA questions McDuffie removal procedure By AMY MINDELL the procedure of the discussion until Some MSA members are not happy with the way Randy McDuffie was removed Tuesday night from his position as the Chairman of the Minority Affairs Committee. The dismissal of McDuffie stemmed from his handling of the International. Cultures Weekend. McDuffie was charged with misrepresentation of fac- ts surrounding the event, unauthorized disbursement of funds, and lack of professionalism. "I COULDN'T justify voting for the motion, considering the gravity of the situation, and a man's reputation at stake," said MSA member Mike Laber. The discussion was not a facade to the five people who were not too lazy or in- competent to research the facts for them- selves.' -Steve Kaplan MSA vice president Monday evening. BUT MSA Vice President Steve Kaplan disagreed with the complaint. "The discussion was not a facade to the five people who were not too lazy or in- competent to research the facts for themselves," said Kaplan. MSA spent 25 minutes of the hearing on Tuesday discussing whether or not to accept the format for the discussion. Later, another 15 minutes were spent on a motion to close discussion on Mc- Duffie's removal. Kurt Muenchow, an MSA member and the appointed chairperson for the See MSA, Page 3 By CARLA FOLZ Some wore navy suits. Others just jeans. But they all had one thing in common when they descended upon the Union yesterday. They were all students looking for employmentat the third annual Summer Job Fair. HUNDREDS JAMMED the Union lobby waiting for a chance to talk to the 80 recruiters on hand for the fair, which was organized by Career Plan- ning and Placement. "For many students this- is the first time to talk face-to-face with an em- ployer," said Amy Richter, director of the Career Planning and Placement Office. "It's a valuable experience and a confidence-building one." Attendance for this year's fair was up substantially over last year. One thousand students had pre-registered for the fair since Jan. 21, with another 400 signing up during the first two hours of the event, Richter said.. Last year only 800 students had pre- registered. THE TURNOUT pleased many of the employers, like David Himes, a recruiter from a YMCA camp. "It's a lot more comfortable here than at other schools where I've been," Himes said. "I'm impressed, the program is very well run." Some students were disturbed at having to wait in long lines before get- ting a chance to speak with recruiters, but most were pleased with the fair. "I WAS HAPPY to be able to get See STUDENTS, Page 3 "There were basic questions that were left unanswered," he added. "The trial was being used as a way to sanitize the whole affair," said LSA senior Nick Kabcenell, who was one of the four members to vote against the proposal to remove McDuffie. McDuffie, an LSA junior, said "it was a .kangaroo (court) at its best." He was given five minutes to state his case, which he said was not nearly enough. "If you play a game and want others to play with you, the rules should be known first," he added. MSA did not set TODAY Winter Cleaning -v r rl', , , ' , _ I. Happy Birthday PARKER BROTHERS threw a 50th birthday party yesterday for Monopoly, the game once dismissed as a fad that now has players wheeling and dealing for lots and hotels in 19 languages, under water, on mountain peaks, and in space. Since a few workers put together the first Monopoly sets in 1935, more than 90 million games have been sold in 38 countries, including Japan, Saudi Arabia, and England where low-rent Mediterranean Avenue has become old Kent Road, and costly Boardwalk is Mayfair. Penn., built a board bigger than a city block. The dice were large foam rubber cubes cast from a third-floor fire escape and players were informed of their moves by messengers on bicycles equipped with walkie talkies. Richard Stearns, Parker Brothers president, attributes the game's enduring success to the American ambition to get rich. "Everybody has that desire to make money, to be a land barron, so to speak," he said. "In that way, it's the quintessential American game. Other games come and go, but Monopoly seems to have a life ot its own." And he's right, Monopoly has monopolized the game market. i i i