Ninety-five Years of Editorial Freedom Lit 4wa IEIUIIQ Popsicle Snow, accompanied by blowing and drifting, likely. Single digit temperatures expected. ML Vol. XCV, No. 90 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Saturday, January 19, 1985 Fifteen Cents Eight Pages Art school rebuilds after budget review Editor's note: In yesterday's Weekend magazine the Daily ran the first of three stories examining the budget cuts to the Schools of Education, Art, and Natural Resources. The cuts are part of the University's plan to trim school and program budgets by $20 million over five years and to redirect that money into "high priority" areas to help maintain the University's reputation as a research institution. The schools of Education, Art, and Natural Resources were targeted for large budget cuts as well as special reviews of teaching, research, and student quality. Supporters of the plan said the schools would become "smaller but better." The Daily spoke with administrators, professors, and students at each of the schools, all of which are in the midst of downsizing. The im- pressions of those in the School of Education appeared in yesterday's Weekend. Below, the School of Art is examined. Tomorrow's Daily will feature the School of Natural Resources. By LAURIE DELATER After working 15 years as a professional photographer and instruc- tor, Fred Crudder decided to enroll in the School of Art to take introductory level courses in his field for the first time. Memories of bad experiences with teaching assistants during his un- dergraduate years at the University made him sure of one thing: He only wanted courses taught by full professors. But now, two years later, Crudder himself is a graduate student teaching assistant at the art school. If he had to start over, he says, he would not hesitate to register for an art course led by a TA. "THE TAs I have observed have taken the job very seriously and are responding very adequately to the needs of the introductory classes," he says. Crudder is one of a growing number of graduate students in the art school See ART, Page 3 Daily Photo by DAN HABIB Wendel Heers, acting dean of the School of Art, takes a break in his office. Heers plays a key role in restructuring theArt School while it cuts 18 percent of its budget. .Decade-old -notes .plan deception at Ford talk By NEIL CHASE Eleven-year-old notes discovered in a library on North Campus show that Gerald Ford's 1974 commencement speech at the University may have been met by a protest sign planted by the former vice president's staff. The notes, found in the Gerald Ford Presidential Library on North Campus, reveal that members of the vice president's staff wanted to have a sign at the May 4 Crisler Arena speech calling Ford a "neo-fascist." THE SPEECH FROM WHICH Ford apparently read at the graduation con- tained prepared remarks about the "neo-fascist" sign. They were in- cluded, according to Ford spokesman Bob Barrett, because the term neo- See FORD, Page 2 Students call for safety By STACEY SHONK A group of students, angered by comments a University administrator made about campus rape in this mon- th's Metropolitan Detroit magazine, said they will stage a sit-in in his office next week to protest his remarks. Henry Johnson, the university's vice president for student services, told a reporter from the magazine that the issue of rape is downplayed here on campus because it could hurt freshman enrollment. STUDENT GOVERNMENT mem- bers and other University students have formed an ad hoc group to protest Johnson's remarks. The magazine quoted Johnson as saying, "Rape is a red flag word - in many people's minds it conjurs up something that's unsafe, that's to be suspect at best - a very bad environs ment to be in. (TieUniversity) wants to present an image that is receptive and palatable to the potential student cohort," he said. He also likened rape to Alzheimer's Rape story spurs protest disease and mental retardation, saying it effects a small part of the population and may have to reach a crisis level "in order to get things done." JOHNSON said he did not forsee a centralized rape prevention and treat- ment center because of the University's financial situation. Johnson is quoted as saying: "Our responsibility is to provide, within our resources, a safe environment. Given the current (financial) climate, I just don't see something labled 'rape prevention clinic' or 'office' as necessarily germane to the mission of the institution. That's a cold thing to say, but it's (so)." Johnson could not be reached for comment yesterday, but is expected to release a letter clarifying his position to Metropolitan Detroit on Monday. The protest group has scheduled a sit-, in Monday morning at Johnson's office according to Anne Ryan, a group mem- ber. . THE DEMONSTRATORS will speak to Johnson about their concerns regar- ding rape on campus at the sit-in as well as outline actions they think are essen- tial to student safety, Ryan said. Ryan, a graduate student in the school of Public Health, said she does not think the University should down- play rape. She added that rape in- volved more than a small percentage of students. , "You don't solve a problem by down- playing it...Rape is a problem that ef- fects all women. The University has to address that," Ryan said. LEE WINKELMAN, and LSA senior and supporter of the group, said rape is not only a women s issue. "Men should look and see how they benefit from a violent society and look withing themselves to see how they con- tribute to it," said Winkelman. The group is calling for more lighting, particularly on North Campus and the mile radius surrounding central campus. They also want a better night- time transportation system and an organized escort service. University security should "protect people not only buildings," said Ryan. Ryan said the group will have a snow ball effect. "(Rape) touches such a deep chord of fear and frustration. I think we will find very wide based support." Ford .addressed University graduates N. Campus Light fixture falls in Lorch Hall corridor ,may boast Diag By ERIC MATTSON One of the great inadequacies of Nor- th Campus is its considerable distance from the great embodiment of Univer- sity life: the Diag. But under a plan presented to the University's Board of Regents at its meeting yesterday, students in engineering, music, art, and architec- ture may be able to enjoy warm spring days on a surrogate four-acre Diag known as the campus green. THE "DIAG II" plan is one of scores of changes North Campus and ad- ministration officials will be looking at over the next 25 years, and may even result in a cold-weather hater's utopia--enclosed walkways between the major buildings. } The key to the scheme is the College of Engineering, which will take up the bulk of developed land on the 800-acre campus. Most of the buildings fall into what the study calls the academic core area, a plot in the heart of the campus which currently houses the Art and Architec- See 'U', Page 3 By KERY MURAKAMI A Lorch Hall fixture approximately eight feet long fell yesterday, narrowly missing a student and scattering broken glass, chunks of plaster, and other debris outside a 4th floor office. Officials from the University's depar- tment of Occupational Safety and En- vironmental Health (OSEH) said con- struction workers, who were removing hot water pipes wrapped in asbestos on the next floor, may have jarred the tile switch that supports the light fixture. ONE OF THE inspectors, Ken Schat- zle, said that despite several large cracks left in the ceiling, the beams were secure and the ceiling was in no danger of caving in. Lorch Hall employees said they were only a few feet from the fixture when they began feeling vibrations and heard "pipes being banged" -minutes later, the fixture came down. LSA sophomore Reggie Brady, an assistant in the office of the National Study of Black College Students, said he had just entered the doors of the office when the fixture fell. "IT WAS A matter of seconds," said Adrian Garcia, a secretary who wat- ched the incident. "It was just luck that he wasn't hit." Afterward, employees expressed outrage at the accident. "This isn't the first time something like this has happened," Garcia said. "In December, they were doing jack- hammering upstairs, and we were get- ting a lot of dust and small chunks of debris. "WHEN THERE's work going on like this," said Tom Holt, director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, "things like this can happen. Why should we have to take the shor- tfall?" According to Holt, office workers and employees have been hindered by the construction around them over the past two months. "You're costing us a fortune," Holt told the OSEH inspectors. "We spend a lot of the time we should be spending on business running around, trying to find out what the next surprise is going to be." Holt said that he would ask Paul Spradlin, director of the plant Exten- sion Office, to stop construction in the building during office hours. Lorch Hall has been under renovation since November. Last month, workers removed asbestos found in the building's ceiling. Just desserts Associated Press Chefs from the New England Culinary Institute put the finishing touches on the Inauguration Cake at the Washington D.C. Convention Center. The garnish -- a mini replica of the U.S. Capitol. TODAY- Marchin' in the rain he Army is all wet. At least it will be next time it rains. It seems the top brass decided yesterday that its servicemen won't be able to carry um- brellas while in uniform. Army Secretary John Marsh and Gen. John Wickham, the Army's chief of staff, "have disapproved the use of umbrellas," according to Col. Miguel Monteverde.a nknkeman "The demin h h dn by men in uniform ever since its creation in 1775. The Air Force allowed the practice in 1979. Last year, the issue arose in the Marines. But top commanders nixed the idea, reportedly echoing a vow similar to that of Marsh and. Wickham. In other words, it would never happen while he was in charge. The Army decision means male soldiers can still put covers on their hats, but if rain or snow or sleet or hail falls down their neck, they'll just have to end up soaked. Happy days lingo...and do the Debevic walk." What is a Devebic walk? The walk is a, "how would you say, sashay," said waitress "Blondie," alias Barb Supple. For some, a visit to the diner is like a trip down memory lane. "One guy said, 'Hey, I think I worked here in high school,' "Supple said. There are some things at the diner that definitely do not harken back to the '54s: The prices. A hamburger goes for $3.35, while a malted milk with whipped cream cost $2.35. Junk the junk food f ..n- hfa r~ ., ant hn nnt i l r:n.. .. th:-- e t ~ e nl - ded school menu, eliminating foods high in cholesterol, sugar, salt and fat content. The students objected to such offerings as pre-sweetened cereals, french fries, doughnuts, and chocolate milk. Instead, they recommended wheat bread, baked potatoes, and baked chicken while retaining such popular items as pizza and macaroni and cheese. The class sent copies of their proposal to two district ad- ministrators, the city school board, the state board of education and the news media. They only received one reply-from the school district's food service director who assured them that the school diet meets federal regulations I 1 I I