OPINION __ Page Friday, September 20, 1985 The Michigan Daily MSAcontinues working tofillvacancy In the wake of Michigan Student Assem- communication between internal commit- many as three varsity football games The dorm residents, as expected, were bly Vice-president Micky Feusse's tee heads, and, as has been proposed recen- before they knew where their libraries hopping mad. resignation two weeks ago, MSA has spent tly, overseeing the Committee on C hquips were. So now the University's housing office has most of this week establishing a procedure Reorganization which is responsible for formed a committee to review its policy. to replace her. suggesting and implementing structural He also expressed disapproval of a plan decide to ban kes Although there was originally no means in .changes within MSA. Michigan athletic director Don Canham currently underway at Eastern Michigan fromth residencmmittee halls s dewho wins? the MSA constitution to replace an In allowing Josephson to nominate two a veritable University institution himself, University in which raises for varsity f resdnce suwno w ins? executive officer, the Assembly passed a people to fill the role, the Assembly con- confessed that he had once smoked coaches are determined by their teams Surely not the students, who will live inr siderably widened the number of potential a , won and loss records. He noted that factors fear of their resident advisors and the beer candidates. ampu Megeresd such as injuries and recruitment, which are Gestapo. Nor will the resident staff. Ask the Former MSA representative Philip Cole In the sometimes candidsometimesear- beyond a coach's ability to control, can ob- housing staff if they'll enjoy patrolling par- is considered one of the leading candidates. nest interview, Canham claimed that while scure an otherwise well-coached effort. ties to find kegs. Wrong again. He has the backing of minority groups on illicit drug use was clearly present to some campus. degree in the University athletic programs Beyond Cole, Rackham student and for- it was certainly minimal in comparison to Keg purge 'Today next month mer MSA representative Bruce Belcher ap- the degree of usage in the general com- pears to be a leading candidate. Belcher munity. resolution in its Sept. 10 meeting which has a great deal of experience with the He said that University athletes are sub- permitted President Paul Josephson to Student Legal Services board, and has ser- jected to random "spot checks" for drug Roll out the barrel. . . Seriously, folks, In a curous demonstration of the nominate a replacement who would be sub- ved on the Committe on Reorganization all usage anywhere from one to three times a roll out those barrels (or kegs if you prefer). paradoxes of time, Today show producers ject to a two-thirds confirmation vote by the summer. Belcher said previously that he year. You see, the University's at it again. spent last week on campus filming the was uninterested in the position because he yer full Assembly.s d itothave the n satio b see Kegs, those wonderful fountains of malted background for a special to run next month. This week, however, brought a new did not have the time necessary to serve as He added that he believed the bulk of the beverages that serve as the center of most A week ago, Today kicked of its college wrinkle to the matter. At its Sept. 17 the sole vice-president. On Wednesday, athletes who used drugs did so for "ex- dormitory parties, seem to have fallen from extravaganza, which also features Brown meeting, the Assemble passed a resolution when the possibility of a dual vice- perimentation" rather than as a habit. "It's grace with housing officials. University, by following LSA freshman that would allow Josephson to select a pair presidency arose, he said, "I feel that I am mostly alcohol and marijuana being used, Past University policy has specified that Cindy Brown around campus. of nominees who would together assume the well-qualified for the post." He added that not the most sophisticated drugs in there be no alcohol in public places. What Next month - that is, October 17- Today vice-presidential duties. he would be willing to work 35-40 hours a America, he said. went on in a person's room was his business, will show some of last week's footage (and The vice-president is responsible for week on MSA's behalf. He also said he would be in favor of retur- even if that business involved a keg of beer. presumably some of next week's) with chairing the Board of Directors of Student itned as possible halves of a vice- ning to an NCAA-wide policy which would But a new policy at Couzens Hall that Bryant Gumbel himself calling the shots Legal Services, overseeing the day to day incy include MSA pes enatves prohibit freshmen from playing in varsity bans kegs from the dorm could change from Ann Arbor. operations of the MSA offices, ensuring presidency Nisd Darepresentatives competition. Noting that the former NCAA everything. Any poor lout found with a keg There's no official word on the rest of the Lawrence Norris and Darryl Thompson' restriction was repealed largely through the in their room will be in trouble (except that shooting schedule, but Today will probably Week in Review was compiled by and Rackham representative Daniel efforts of smaller schools, he pointed out nobody really knows what kind of trouble be here throughout the next month, if niot Melendez. fot fsalrshos epitdot nbd elykoswa ido rul Daily editors Neil Chase, Joseph Kraus, Josephson is scheduled to announce his that freshmen at schools such as Ohio State because the dorm has yet to specify the con- tomorrow, which never seemed to get in on and Thomas Miller. nominee this fternoon, or Michigan State might have played in as sequences.) the act and always seems to be a day away nomiee tis aternonanyway. Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan AIL SMNE; Vol. XCVI, No. 12 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Editorials represent a majority opinion of the Daily's Editorial Board Missed opportunity W HEN THE United Nations turns 40 next month, the organization won't have much to celebrate. Once again, the U.N. is being sadly proven as one of the giant missed opportunities of the 20th century. Created in the post World War II spirit of international cooperation and diplomacy, the U.N. suffers tremendously due to the lack of sincere, enthusiastic participation of many powerful nations and, now, big business. This week, the U.N. held four days of public hearings regarding the involvement of multinational corporations in South Africa. 1,068 multinational corporations iden- tified by the U.N. as having a minimum of 10 percent equity holdings in South Africa were in- vited to attend the hearings; all declined. The potential for information ex- change and education on the issues of apartheid, divestment, black labor and the Sullivan principles, and the impact of economic san- ctions was tremendous, and is exactly the type of forum the U.N. was designed to facilitate. Unfortunately, however, like so many U.N. activities, the con- ference was rendered a sort of ideological silent movie - lots of frenetic activity that no one will ever hear about. Clearly, big business seems to be taking a cue from the attitude of the Reagan administration which has reinforced the idea among western nations that the U.N. is more trouble than it's worth. During the Reagan Ad- ministration, the United States has pulled out of the U.N.'s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, refused to participate in the World Court's Nicaraguan proceedings and has recently announced to further withdraw financial support. Indeed, the U.N. has largely deteriorated into an arena for Nor- th-South/East-West bickering: the advanced industrial nations vs. the Third World, the Soviet bloc vs. Western nations, and "everyone" condemning South Africa and Israel, and as President Reagan sees it, the U.S. The South Africa issue only ser- ves to underscore a reality that has haunted the promise of the U.N. throughout the past four decades: instead of having direct and vital impact on exploring, mediating and resolving the volitale issues of our era, the U.N. is becoming an increasingly irrelevant and im- potent international body. It's a say way to prove that a body is a terrible thing to waste. ROD CAW 57 LETTERS Jordanian arms sale t 4192. HITS N 210000000000,000 NATION AL r7xBt dE hreatens region s more likely due to AWAC-type fight on Capitol Hill mon fear of Syria than should also realize that the U.S.- esires for a negotiated Israel relationship will be un- h Israel. Weapons to necessarily strained by pushing 11 not help to define who the combination arms sale/peace considered legitimate process, which would be tatives of the especially untimely as you have ns for peace talks as an Israeli leader in office like een an issue ever since Shimon Peres, who for many on of the PLO by Egypt years has been considered a in 1964 and is currently "dove" when it comes to obstacle to future negotiating with the Arabs. ns. ally, in the 1970's, the There is no crime in wanting to d until after Egypt en- advance the peace process and nto direct peace secure relations with Middle ns with Israel before Eastern nations, but arms sales arms to the Egyptians. should not be looked at as ex- arms are provided to pedience means for getting before that country people to the negotiating tables, ace with Israel, it would particularly if it goes againsti nd incentive for King sound and consistent foreign to enter into peace policy. While these weapons ons. The Ken- might do a lot of politic inz resolution, which "talking" for some people i natures in the Senate, Washington, they would do a lot this same principle more than "talk" on the bat- be applied to Jordan - tlefields of the Middle East. s without peace ns. - Jeffrey Parness people like Richard September 19 nd George Schultz who ing up for another by Berke Breathed To the Daily: I commend your equating of the upcoming Jordanian arms sale and President Reagan's visit to Bitburg in your editorial en- titled "Hollow Gesture" (Daily, September 11). Both cases truly are foot-in-the-mouth scenarios as the President "swallowed" his foot in visiting Bitburg and where there is still time remaining to "remove" the foot from his mouth regarding the future arms sale. However, the editorial fails to fully highlight the danger of the pending arms sale to Jordan, another case in which weapons have become tools of diplomacy. Administration advocates for the sale of F-20 fighter-bombers, mobile I-Hawk anti-aircraft missiles and (the much talked about) Stinger shoulder-fire missiles to the Jordanians, have to their convenience, argued that these weapons are necessary to both meet Jordan's security threats and also to help bring about developments in the "peace process." Both of these claims should be looked at more carefully. In terms of Jordan's security needs, the sale of advanced air defense systems will do little to burden by forcing Israel to im- plement costly countermeasures. " Increase Jordan's war- making ability and therefore the likelihood of its participation in another war. Lastly; the Stinger missiles would be the ultimate prize for Palestinian terrorists residing in Jordan, as they are easily tran- sportable and highly accurate. Considering the fact that the bor- der with Jordan is both their longest and the most difficult to defend, if these Stingers were to fall into the hands of terrorists, the Israelis would not be able to insure the safety of military and especially civilian aircreaft flying in Israeli air space. It is also interesting to consider the "peace process" aspect behind the reasoning for the sale. The U.S. is desperately grasping for short-sighted accomplish- ments in the negotiations in- volving the Jordanians. Wanting to be as much of a partner in the process as we were in Camp David, Administration officials have been blinded to the fact that the recent marriage of convenience between Arafat and BLOOM COUNTY Hussein i their com to their df peace wit Jordan wi shoule be represent Palestinia this has b the creati( and Syriai a major negotiatio Addition U.S. waite tered i negotiatio supplying If these Jordan t makes pea remove a Hussein negotiati nedy-He has 73 sig highlights that must1 no arm negotiatior Finally, Murphy ar are gear ;: I