C I bt Srtc 148V BIaiI4 Ninety-six years of editorialfreedom VoI. XCVI - No. 12 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, September 20, 1985 Ten Pages Panel to review research rules Two MSA ,nembers vi e for VP position By JERRY MARKON Paul Josephson, Michigan Student Assembly president, has narrowed blown his list of vice presidential contenders to two candidates as today's 5 p.m. deadline to fill the 'vacant post draws near. Amid a series of last-minute .politicking and negotiations yester- day, two longtime MSA members emerged as the only clear candidates still vying for the nomination. The two candidates may be asked to share the position and divide up respon- " sibilities, said Eric Schnaufer, MSA's bpersonnel director. THE candidates strongly being con- csidered are Phillip Cole, an LSA junior who has served on the assem- bly's Budget Priorities Committee for the past two years' and longtime MSA inember Bruce Belcher, who has ser- ved on three influential MSA com- mittees. Josephson is required to submit either one or two nominations to the See TWO, Page :3 By JERRY MARKON University officials are expected in the next week to ap- point a committee which will be responsible for a com- prehensive review of classified research guidelines. The University's research office plans to send letters requesting a list of students interested in serving on the committee, to the Michigan Student Assembly and other campus student governments, said Alfred Sussman, former vice president for research. The committee will consist of six faculty members, two administrators, and two students, Sussman said. SO FAR, no formal charge has been determined for the committee. The panel will look at "the general framework of reviewing the classified research guidelines," Sussman said. He would not comment further on the committee's task. The University's Board of Regents ordered a review of the classified research guidelines at its August meeting. The request was prompted by the rejection of an arms con- trol proposal submitted by Prof. Raymond Tanter, a political science professor. AT THE TIME, Sussman said that Tanter's project, which included strategies for arms control talks, violated the University's guidelines that forbid the limiting of publication of research results. The regents said the policy could prevent any professor from conducting research. The present guidelines, approved in 1972 and amen- ded in 1976, bar the University from participating in any research project in which the results and methods cannot be discused openly. THE GUIDELINES also forbid projects "the specific purpose of which is to destroy human life or to incapacitate human beings." Regent Thomas Roach (D-Saline), who proposed the review resolution, said yesterday that "the 1972 policy as I know it is the only substantive restriction of reserach on campus. It seems to me if someone wants to research something, they should be able to in the in- terests of academic freedom," he said. "Are we saying that knowledge is dangerous?" HE ADDED that the language in the guidelines, especially that which forbids the incapacitation of humans is "nothing but hodgepodge." Other portions of the guidelines are "overly cumbersome," he said. "Times have changed since the last set of guidelines were approved, and it's appropriate to look at ther in See 'U', Page 2 Regents discuss Daily Photo by TOD WOOLF Mason foreman Gren Nicholai watches as worker Dave Putman removes the brass 'M' that Nicholai helped to install thirty-five years ago. A snow plow supposedly broke a corner of the "M" last winter, but the chipped fragment was never found. Test takers relax, 'M'gone fro-m Diag By THOMAS M. KROEGER remove the100 pound brass M _ and TRISHA DRUEKE donated by the class of 1953 - frorr the concrete in the Diag. Rest at ease if you are one of those Dave Putman, one of the workers, who superstitiously avoids stepping said the M was damaged by a snow on the M in the center of the Diag plow last winter and is being taken out because of the myth that it will cause for repairs. He jokingly told one you to fail your first exar of the year. passerby that they planned to replace At least breathe easy for a few weeks. the M with an 0, referring to an actual Yesterday, University Plant Depar- stunt by some Ohio State University tment workers used jackhammersto fans who once painted an O over the See WORKERS, Page 3 By KERY MURAKAMI The Board of Regents last night met for over an hour in closed session but failed to reach a decision on the future of its legal battle over the University's investments in corporations that do business in South Africa. The issue is whether or not to appeal a recent court ruling upholding a 1982 state law which required state colleges and universities to rid them- selves of their South Africa-related holdings. IN 1983, the board voted 5-3 to divest 90 percent of the University's stocks in these companies. It kept about $5 million in holdings in order to challenge the state law. Roderick Daane, the University's chief attor ney, argued that the law violates the University's constitutional autonomy from the state. Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Caroline Stell last month ruled that autonomy applied only to educational matters. Regents refused to comment on the details of last night's closed meeting which centered on discussion about the appeal. It was held in President Harold Shapiro's conference room. divesting EARLIER IN the day, however, three of four regents interviewed said they would support an appeal. In order to continue the legal battle, a majority - five of the board's eight members - must vote for the appeal. Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit), See STUDENTS, Page 2 Regents approve $50 computing fee By KERY MURAKAMI The fee, which will begin next term, The University's Board of Regents will be $50 per student for the first yesterday voted unanimously to begin term and $100 thereafter. Students in charging a fee to all students in order the engineering and business schools to pay for campus computer irr- will not have to pay the added cost provem ents. S.ee 'U,' Page 2 R 0 hUal to records Dekes may rent out shant By AMY MINDELL Once a contract is reached between owners of the Delta Kappa Epsilon shant and the Stereo Center, customers testing out compact disc players will replace activities testing out pledges. Owners of the Stereo Center at 605 E. William are currently negotiating a contract with Deke represen- tatives on a five-to-15-year lease on the over 100-year-old building, which was the first fraternity building on cam- pus. AS A RESULT of the building's owners' failure to pay about $5,000 in back taxes from 1983 to 1984, the shant at 611% E. William was in danger of being auctioned off by the state. The cost of taxes and utilities were just too much to maintain the shant as a place for member initiation rituals and parties, said David Easlik, president of the Michigan Deke alumni association which owns the shant. "It is very sad that we have to do it, but from a financial standpoint it's the best thing," Easlik said. "We will get the house back at some point." BECAUSE the Deke shant is a registered historical building, the fraternity had to receive approval from the Ann Arbor Historical District Commission before they could make interior and exterior changes in order to meet city building codes. Last night, a potential hurdle to the lease agreement was overcome when the commission accepted the proposed changes. However, the commission set up provisions for the changes, including several which were designed to main- tain the original character of the woodwork and preserve the architectural beauty of the building. THE fraternity plans to finance the approximately $20,000 worth of renovations throughtabank mortgage, Easlik said. He said that the revenue generated by the mor- tgage will also go to improve the Deke fraternity house at 1004 Olivia. Les Harvey, the Stereo Center's co-owner, said he wants a "long-term lease" agreement on the Deke shant. Deke representatives, however, are looking to sign a short term lease, possibly a five year lease with options for two more five year periods. Harvey and his partner, Bill Leber, said they plan to build a disc shop in the shant which is completely separate from their current store on E. William. Harvey added that they would try to "maintain the fun atmosphere" of the shant. But Deke members expressed sadness at temporarily losing their shant. "It's unfortunate that we have to lose control of it. We had some really good times in it," said Deke David Roden, an LSA senior. S. Africa to leave Angola JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The military said yesterday that South African troops, who invaded southern Angola four days ago to at- tack rebels trying to gain independen- ce for South-West Africa, should be out of Angola by the end of the weekend. "The security forces not only suc- ceeded in disrupting (the guerillas') logistic lines, but also destroyed large - amounts of weapons and am- munition,"asaid military commander Gen. Constand Viljoen. In a separate development, Foreign Minister R.F. Botha acknowledged yesterday to officials in neighboring Mozambique that South Africa had aided Mozambican rebels in defiance of a peace treaty. But Botha also said Mozambique was harboring guerillas fighting to overthrow South Africa's white minority government. Inside South Africa, police reported that a black man suffered critical burns after a mob of several thousand blacks burned his home near Queen- stown, about 500 miles south of Johannesburg. Blacksbregularly attack other blacks seen as collaborators with the system of apartheid, under which 5 million whites dominate and deny the vote to 24 million blacks. Daily Photo by DAN HABIB The Deke shant, used for initiation rituals and parties, may soon house an Ann Arbor business. The Dekes may lease it out because of high taxes and other related expenses. b TODAY grand finals next spring at the Daytona International Speedway. Upon hearing the news, Coon said he called his mother and told her not to worry about the speeding tickets he has had to pay in recent years - he now has a chance to win a $5,000 scholarship and the free use of a 1986 Dodge Daytona for a year. Down under THE FISH OFF Palm Beach will soon have the most elegant artificial reef around. Hairdresser Greg Hauptner, 39, donated his 1967 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow coupe as the first item for the county's new ar- INSIDE- CAROLINA BOUND: Sports previews tomorrow's nationally televised Michigan football game at South Carolinia. See Page 9_ .L -w, s i 1 T"lr z snr fn w n I